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Zhuhai
Night food of Zhuhai
Apr 10th
Usually when you go out to the club after several hours of partying you become hungry. In most countries in the world you are doomed to go with an empty belly, or visit McDonald’s at best. Not in China.
Usually when the clock strikes 10 PM tents are being raised at various streets and tables being prepared with different snack foods. These foods include calamari on stick (Squid), Pork/lamb meat on stick, Fishballs, cabbage in soy sauce, fried dumpling on stick and much more. These nightly food stands are usually open between 10 PM and 2 AM.
Each foodstuff comes with a price of either 1 or 2 kuai so its inexpensive. Beer to that (usually a local brand or Tsingtao) comes at a price of 4-5 kuai.
The places where the food is served are very simple with plastic chairs and plastic tables in the open air. Still, it has a nice atmosphere due to the fact that Chinese people hang around there, not only “tourists”.
You can also eat snack foods at the bars but its usually a lot more expensive. For example a portion of French Fries in MTC club would go for 20 kuai which is the equivalent of Ten lambsticks at a nightmarket stand.
McDonald’s in China is open 24/7 and offer food for the hungry after a bar night. The price is usually 20 kuai for a Big Mac set.
Personally I prefer the Nightmarket food.
Beach life in Zhuhai
Apr 4th
Zhuhai as you know is a coastal city. Almost every coastal city has a place where you can relax and listen to the waves or take a bath from the hustle and bustle of the streets.
Massage in Zhuhai
Mar 29th
When you are in China you cannot miss what is so typical of Asia, the ultimate massage experience.
Massage is an inexpensive way to have someone take care of your body. They offer two types of massage: One is a so called regular one when your back is rubbed and the other one is foot massage. Both cost the same though and last for one hour. Some male costumers even add a “Happy ending” at the end of the massage.
The best place in Zhuhai is near the XiangZhou bus station behind the Disco. It costs 20 RMB for one hour.
Enjoy
Getting a flat in Zhuhai
Feb 5th
After staying in a hotel in the Xiang Zhou district it was time to get an apartment. I felt quite stressed out because I know that getting a flat is a time consuming process and you could be denied. I was also afraid that they would not let me have a flat if I just stayed for 4 months. Me and Carl decided to go to the agency which lend out flats to see if there was any. To my relief the agent showed me an empty flat in the same building were Carl was living! And the process of getting the apartment went quickly I just signed some papers and the flat was mine. The rent was pretty reasonable 1700 kuai per month but then I would live on the 13th floor with a two room apartment with kitchen and a bathroom.
I was amazed how serviceminded the people in Zhuhai are and that everything goes so smoothly and quickly.
HOLY SHIT! The Apartment is Burning!
Sep 23rd
This morning I wake up at 11:25 to check the time, and as I was getting back to sleep, I noticed a faint smell of… BURNING! I try to ignore it but after a while the smell gets so heavy that I decide to throw on my clothes and run for my life.
PANIC! First, I check the peephole on my door. Indeed, the entire corridor is orange from flames. I open the door, the hallway is thick with light gray smoke. I turn to my right. WHAT, no fire?!? I turn to my left. WHAT is an old lady doing kneeling on the floor burning a big bunch of paper. She looks at me, I look at her. I close my door.
After 30 seconds I open the door to look at her, she looks at me. I close the door.
After another minute of confusion I understood that she was performing some kind of ritual, either because it was some kind of ghost holiday or that they’ve just moved into their new apartment.
As I put on my shoes and go down to tell the security guard, I’m thinking “Damn peasants, take your tacky traditions elsewhere!” After I told the security guard what was going on, he said “Damn Cantonese! They’re getting on my nerves.”
We went up, and by the time we’ve gotten there they had already cleaned up the fire. The security guard apologized to them, I looked like an idiot and went back inside my apartment.
And then I realized there was a lot of ash on the floor of my room. 
