Travel Life

Hey folks, This post is for the die hard gamers and techie try-hards. Granted COD is something folks can access on the computer and play via internet, but sometimes it is a pain to thinking about continuity between gameplay. Whether it be in controls or equipment within the game, people like having things the same. When people are on the go-on the metro, in a lobby or waiting in the back of a cab, sometimes a game of COD is a form of passing time. Mobile integration of first person live shooters in an arena battle royale as introduced by Player Unknown: Battlegrounds, revolutionized mobile gaming. COD gameplay on mobile devices has changed a lot for the mobile gaming industry by making it inclusive a much wider audience. Needless to say, it certainly caught my attention. I found myself gaming it a fair bit through the previous summer after a number of extremely satisfying rounds. I found the things that made a player successful in the game were screen size, finger dexterity and map...

Here are a couple news sites (internet based-rather than the wechat based Chinawire; HiDalian; Dalianlaowei; and Jobtube Daily). These are some alright and low quality looking sites, but provide news on what roughly happening in a timely manner. Expat access to local news is limited unless you understand spoken Chinese fluently and/or read fluent chinese. Here are the sites, worth reaching out to for expats who are interested in how the news is formed or where the opportunities are to be apart of the news development in these organizations. http://english.runsky.com/ https://www.dnaindia.com/topic/dalian

Found your old iDevice but forgot your password? Someone changed it on you? No worries, been there and unfortunately unsuccessful in getting the password back in all cases, but was able to get it unlocked when taking it to the apple store with proper registration. But right now for my iPad Air (over 5 years old), I want to unlock it but its hooked up to my old roommate's iCloud ID, unfortunately we are not in contact and I don't know where to begin looking for him. What to do? Well, today we are going to checkout out which websites actually were able to iCloud Unlock the device and which are just scams. The ones that worked...none. The ones that are basically just scams and can't even refund you all your money when you call them out on their BS ads, because of service charges by the credit card/currency exchange-ALL Never try to unlock iCloud using online servers, they basically just try their very best to hack the old account holder. There was a time when false ser...

UPDATED: I haven't returned to Shanghai, (been a couple times) but I believe the last time was when I was looking for the laser tag. I have since found laser tag AND airsoft in various other places. As I am sure Shanghai offers laser tag, there have been some really cool modified gun play and laser tag equipment used in Haizhu District (Guangzhou) where in which there are actual player scan cards that give player's guns particular attributes and home base modems that are apart of "seek and destroy" Foshan (GuangDong Province) is home to a very professional and yet amateur club of "War Games", in which there are varying levels of gameplay and equipment. With the alleged ban on airsoft guns, these venues have been thinking about how to adapt their services. People with the equipment are still very much interested in playing but the times are rough here in 2021 with regards to people to play with/places to play.  The future of "War Games" in China is ...

Well, here I thought this thread was done for after having a son, or at least taking a turn towards travelling parents rather than nomad thrill seekers. I got up this morning, worked on some French and was surprised to get an email from our superintendent of the school I work at. The email basically talks about Canadians being warned about travel to Hong Kong-and returning to China. I mean, to be Canadian in Hong Kong is no problem but if you are working in the mainland, be aware, it will not be fun getting back. With the political unrest in Hong Kong at this time, the borders are tight...to say the least. Here is the memo sent to our company today, "Canadian citizens working or travelling in China, Please be aware that Canadian travellers to Hong Kong will likely experience a heightened screening by customs officers due to the tension in Hong Kong.  Be reminded that your stay in China will be a wonderful experience if you comply with the rules and regulations expected ...

NOTE: This is a literally published the year before COVID changed travel around the world. How nice it was that one of the main things we wanted to ensure we had before heading out the door was deodorant hahaha It is available in China but it isn't cheap.  __________________________________________________________________________________ Here you are-on you way. A new adventure beginning, China. 24 hours to go, let's quickly check everything we absolutely MUST HAVE: Passport, money, clothes. Yep, all that is literally on my person during that list run-through. Really, everything else from here on, is "needed" for whatever personal/hygiene/preference reasons, but whatever lets do another list run through: -Advil/Tylenol -Feminine Products -Deodorant -Cellphone (unlocked for international use) -Suitcase -Backpack -Appropriate clothing based on purpose of travel Really everything else from here on, not really things that are impossible to find in China. If for...

Teaching for a coworker who was away today, wasn't really looking to get too into conversations, was looking to really just "sub" to the best of my ability. However, inquiring with a student about an article they were writing about a music group that was going to be in the city we live/work in, I was introduced to a student in the class, across from them with an extensive array of music in China that is around my taste and fine flavour (punk, metal, ska, etc.). Needless to say, I have been spending the better part of my day getting as deeply rooted into each of their "named genres" as possible in hopes of finding a live event to attend at some point before leaving China, here is to hoping. If you are interested here is a list of what I was given, and a link to the current "waiting" list on youtube I have them in before actually listening to them and categorizing them accordingly. Omnipotent Youth Society Miserable Faith Chinese Football The Sa...