[[Shizo]]

Yo!

I finished writing my article about my trip to China.
You can find it on my website: http://www.pawn-o-matic.com

It's brand new, so let me know if you find any bugs

[Drunken Monkey]

awesome... sounds like soviet russia. same shit different Hieroglyphs. What are going to do now? can you crush walnuts with your bare hands yet?

any chance those pics would be clickable?
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[Impaler]

Haha, too awesome.

Edit: Oh yeah. Takes a lot to inspire me these days, but when I look at what you did in one year compared to what I did this past year, I can honestly say that you've inspired me to make more out of my life..
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QED, sort of.

[Max]

I am totally impresssed man. Awesome!!!
Fascinating, astonishing, frightening and sometimwes very funny article.
I really got some great impressions, you described your life over there very well.
I have to agree with Impaler, very inspiring. Respect!!!

[balistic]

look at you all goin' to china and shit

so what are you going to do now?
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[seth1]

Thats wicked man! Read it all. I really wanna hit up that trip when im older.. I was woundering with money situation did you bring visa cards, are did save up and have a shit load of cash? Think you will start training in a doju now or teach?

[Capt. Fred]

you write well man, sounds like an invaluable experience.

[watmough]

very cool.great read.

[[Shizo]]

Thanks dudes!

I appreciate your sweet comments! *in tears*

I keep reading it over and over and making it easier to read, and less offensive too (some people might get upset if i write shit about them, but you know.. it's all good).

Right now i'm not doing much. I applied for a job at UPS as a part time loader. Later i'm gonna ask around at some gyms in Atlantic City to be a trainer if possible. Plus, at my brother's casino there is an opening for a valet - parking cars. Good and bad things happened already. My family bought a house, and we moved in from our old apartment. We were planning to pay it off in 20 years (lol) but my parents caused a car accident while moving some stuff. I don't know how expensive that will be, but now we need MONEY MONEY MONEY!

I did save up some money in the past 6 years (since i came to America). I think $25,000 it was before going to China =] Hey, don't rob me though, i don't have too much money left since it all went into the downpayment for the house. In China i used VISA credit card, but couldn't use it in ATMs, it needs a PIN which my card doesn't have. Also i used a VISA debit card, which worked ok. When you use it in ATM, sometimes it works as savings/checking/else.. use any of them to get your money, it doesn't matter. The limits are different everywhere, but 2000Y a day is a normal limit. Also, don't open bank accounts in China. You can't use your account anywhere else besides the city that you opened it in.

I keep training though. Not as much, but i try to run 15 mins a day and stretch a lot. Also do some Sanda kicks and things. Hey, i can do splits now!

The article is not as thorough as i wish it was. I could've added almost as much to it. Later i might add more, and i want to add clickable images for full size photos.

Thanks again for your comments. Respect.

[Lunatique]

That mofo was in China for a year, and he didn't even swing by the south to say hi. What a cunt. No vodka for you, comrade.

[[Shizo]]

Next year, brotha.. next year

SOUTHSAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!!

[[Shizo]]

I just found a very funny timeline about Chinese politics.. with cartoons!
http://www.globecartoon.com/china/timeline.html

[Andromeda]

that was a most excellent article... i admit, when i heard that you're going to china to learn martial arts, i imagine clean shaven heads, waking up at 4am every morning, an almost military-like regime or worse, strict discipline, master and slave treatment etc etc .... but i'm glad its non of that. You trained and you got to do stoopid things at the same time ! how marvelous ! hahahhaha... met new people, got to know places, learned new things...

for a while there, i had this crazy idea of going to the US or Canada with nothing more than my meager skills. I just wanted a change... i wanted to study there, but i dont even have money to do that... maybe work there ? Some locals cant even get a joh, what chance do i have... but if i go it'll be a one way ticket, and i'm not prepared to go anywhere right now, altho the yearning is still there... generally, its easier for a westernner to move eastern countries than the other way around. So theres a lot working againts me if i choose to move... i'll finish my studies here first and see where i go from there.
whine whine whine ... lalalala ..

Anyway, how about you do a small bit about your life now, do a 'Sijun Geographics' !! that'll be fun =]


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AND here we have some of my fav quotes ...

[[Shizo]]

Wow Andromeda, i should come to Singapore just to kiss you for these sweet comments!

As far as gangsters, i'm not sure. I came up to the girls while their guy was talking to the club owner (hehe) and i asked questions like "hello comrades! how ARRR you?" and they were answering like assholes, so i left them. Plus they all looked very grim and moody.. I just know that there is a lot of dirt buzzing around port cities like Yantai. Especially Russians man.. they're in China to do gangsterism! lol

[Andromeda]

Hahahahah ... you dont wanna come to singapore man .. there really is nothing to see , unless you just wanna shop...
computer stuff is really cheap and you can bargain for cheaper ! the government has been trying to stamp out piracy, but its still around, if you know where to find it ...
otherwise its a workaholics paradise. (something like tokyo, but tokyo is a workaholic's paradise on crack)...

but i dunno, i had to friends who were foreigners (one from ireland, the other US) who decided to come backand stay for good. maybe they see something i dont .. to each his own.

PS: If you do come here.. go kiss Godwin, hes much cuter. hahahhahaha !!

[[Shizo]]

Yo!

Check out what i did yesterday when me and my brother went to a Virginia race track. BMX baby yeaaaah!!! I never tried this stuff on a bike before, and it just goes to prove that after gongfu you can do anything.. ANYTHING!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!

http://www.pawn-o-matic.com/bin/files/bike_bmxbabyyeah.avi (3.83MB)

PS: I just might start practising this stuff.. i like it!

[pb]

Cool article, sounds like a great trip. Got any plans to do more travelling?

Jesse "The Dragon Slayer" (Elsewhere) - Jesse was a local drug addict. Being a baji people, he didn't train. Instead, he sat in his room smoking that shit and "meditating." He was known to go to "the other side," where he would slay monsters and evil spirits. Magic sunglasses stayed on his face at all times

haha this guy sounds brilliant


respect for the attempted gungfu bike skills

[Godwin]