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A foreigner`s
Adventure
February May 2013 2013
In china
Photo: Marit Rambech
QINGDAO EXPAT MAGAZINE Editor in Chief qingdaoexpateditor@yahoo.com Creative Director Marit Rambech Editorial Team Cathy Ben-David Preeti Chaudhary
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Musings of the Creative Team The spring weeks have brought bursts of blossom and also activities; see the community pages in this issue for upcoming information and post-event photos to show you what is available for people here. Whether you are aged 18 or 88, and whether you are a total newbie or an older-timer like me here (!) you MUST enter the Remarkable Race!! Never before has there been such a day! It is based on the TV show watched and loved for many series (of a similar name!). You need to register with friends and form a team of 4 participants. The race will take you to some different corners of our city; give you a range of challenges to stretch the brain, your muscles and sense of humor. Please see page 24 and sign up as soon as possible. The event will end up at a secret destination for all to laugh and look back on the amazing day. Please email info@qingdaoexpat.com if you would like to take part but do not have a complete team of four – we will help match you to a group. Saturday 1 June – Remarkable Race – Don’t miss it!!
Photo: Steve Mather
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IN THIS ISSUE What’s cooking in QD? Bool Go Gi 4 Spicy Stir Fired Pork 5 Qingdao Sailing China’s woman’s Racing Team 6 Qingdao Boat Show 7 Clipper Round the World 8 Extreme Sailing Series 10 Qingdao Expat Charity The Committee 12 Expat Travel A foreigner`s aventure in China
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Out and About Events in May QICC - Events in May
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QICC - Recent activities QICC - Soccer club Hair tip from The Hair Doctor The Remarkable Race Get Your Questions Answered Post Work Mixer Coffee Morning
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Expat Birthdays Birthdays in May
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Expat Home Cooking:
BOOL GO GI (Korean Beef)
IngredienTs
SHOPPING LIST
½ pound of beef thinly sliced 1 and ½ big spoons of soy sauce 2 teaspoons of sesame oil 3 teaspoons of brown sugar ½ piece of fresh pear 6 big spoons of water
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Beef Soy sauce Sesame oil Brown Sugar Pear
METHOD
1) First mix all the ingredients into a big bowl. 2) Toss all ingredients with your hands. 3) Put in the refrigerator for one hour.
4) Prepare a big frying pan with a little spoon of sesame oil. 5) Mix it together and roast the beef and ingredients.
Each month we will add recipes from a different country. This month we have decided to focus on Korea Qingdao Qingdao Expat Expat Magazine Magazine --46 4
(Jeyuk Bokkeum)
IngredienTs
SHOPPING LIST
1 pound spaghetti 500g pork (fillet) 2 onions
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Seasoning
2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp red pepper paste 2 tbsp ground red pepper 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp white wine 1 tbsp edible oil
Spaghetti Pork fillet Onion Sugar Soy sauce Ground Red Pepper Red Pepper paste Garlic Sesame oil White Wine
METHOD
1) Cut the pork thin and slice the onion as thin as possible. 2) Blend all seasoning.
3) Add all of the seasoning to the pork and sliced onion.
4) Fumble them by hands to soak deeply and then marinate for 30 minutes. 5) Preheat the pan and oil. Stir-fry the marinated pork on high heat. Qingdao Expat Magazine - 5
What’s Cooking in QD?
SPICY STIR FRIED PORK
S
ummer (gold medal winning Olympic sailor ) and her team of women sailors (who were selected from all over China) went racing in Sanya. The team participated in the Sinan Cup. They represented the Sanya Yalong Yacht Club and did so with distinction. The ladies raced on a 48 feet Far Nova yacht against men’s teams who have just finished the Hainan round island regatta amongst other professional regattas in the Asian circuit. For some of the women it was their first time on a keel boat and for others it was their first time on a boat. Under the skilful helm of Summer and the watchful eye of Enrico (their Italian Master Coach) the girls put in a creditable series.
The team had some time to train prior to the regatta and were racing against some seasoned competitors in vessels up to 60 feet long. The weather was hot and the wind was up. Most days the wind kicked in at about 15 to 20 knots. In the first series
of races the wind never got under 20 knots and made its way up to 25 knots. Perfect for the girls as it gave them an even playing field. With a reefed main and some strong gusts they sailed tactical races to get two third places and a podium finish. In the next series of races the wind dropped and so did their expectations. With 15 to 18 knots it was imperative to run a spinnaker. The skilled helm of Summer meant the team sailed a fast and impressive series. It promises to be a dynamic and skilled group of women sailors who will be pushing the men’s teams as they made their way around some of the more presitgous events in China and hopefully other international events .
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By Leonie Corcoran
Qingdao Boat Show
Qingdao Sailing
May 23 - 26
The Qingdao Boat Show will be in displaying all things nautical once again this year. We are expecting a bigger and better show with more exhibitors and a wider variety of marine equipment and boats. Beneteau (Cape 10) will be there representing the luxurious power boat Barracuda. If you fancy going fishing, enjoying the beauty of the Qingdao coastline, or just relaxing with your friends come and see this powerful and elegant boat on display. The newly formed Qingdao Boating and Sailing Training School will be conducting fun sails and training sessions during the show. Come down to the area in front of Marina City and look for the guys preparing the newly slipped Flying Tiger Yachts and go for a sail. They will be only too happy to give you further information about their sailing programs.
Some of the exhibitors will have “try� sessions so you can more fully experience the features on display. The show will run from the 23 to 26 May. Entrance is free and there will be heaps of activities for the whole family to participate in. So come and see the most fabulous power and sailing boats and be a part of this vibrant annual event. By Leonie Corcoran
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The next generation:
Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race
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he elite group of 12 professional skippers who will lead 650 amateur sailors on the world’s longest ocean race has been revealed. The twelve skippers for the ninth edition of the famous biennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race include a mix of youth and experience, international challengers and home grown talent as well as some familiar faces and only the third ever female to skipper the race. The group, who went through a rigorous selection process over months, were selected from hundreds of candidates to take on the challenge of leading twelve amateur crews on the adventure of a lifetime. They will also be the first to race on the new fleet of Clipper 70 yachts.
Vicky Ellis, 30, from Bristol, will be the only female skipper on the race and, having worked with Clipper Race crew as a training skipper for over three years,
is now looking forward to the challenge of working with her own race crew.
“Clipper Race crew all have a spark about them that makes them different to the rest of the world,” said Ellis. “It makes them stick their neck out and pursue this wild dream when the rest wouldn’t dare. That’s what I love about the Clipper Race and I am really excited about getting my race crew.”
Such is the attraction of the Clipper Race to sailors around the world that the next edition will feature skippers from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Ireland, as well as the UK. Damian Parnham (48) and Chris Hollis (33) both come from the East Coast of Australia and are looking to build on the growing tradition of Australian success in the race after the last two editions were won by Australian skippers. Eric Holden (33) hails from Vancouver in Canada, and having originally been introduced to the Clip-
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per Race after his sister took part in 1999, brings a wealth of experience to the table including a stint as weather forecaster for the Canadian Sailing Team at London 2012 Olympics. Patrick van der Zijden, 43 from Vogelenzang in the Netherlands will be the first Dutchman to skipper the Clipper Race and brings his passion for teaching people to sail to the race. While Irishman Sean McCarter (31) is looking forward to racing into Ireland and being welcomed by a home crowd on the race. The British contingent features a mix of experience and young chargers, keen to make their mark on the sailing world. Matt Mitchell (26), Oliver Cotterell (27) and Richard Gould (26) are all looking to emulate the success of the Clipper Race’s youngest ever winning skipper, Alex Thomson. While returning to the race are Gareth Glover (36) and Pete Stirling (47). Gareth skippered New York during the Clipper 11-12 Race while Pete led Jamaica Lightning
Bolt in the 09-10 edition of the race. Simon Talbot, 43, from Essex, completes the line-up of British Challengers.
The twelve skippers will now begin the task of taking the Clipper Race crew through their final training ahead of the race start in the summer. At 40,000 miles this is the world’s longest ocean race and takes almost a year to visit 15 ports on six continents, including Qingdao. The Olympic sailing city will also boast an entry again; the fifth time the Chinese city will be represented around the world.
By Clipper Ventures Plc/OnEdition Find out more about the Clipper Race at: www.clipperroundtheworld.com
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Qingdao Sailing
12 BRAND NEW 70-FOOT OCEAN RACING YACHTS, A 40,000-MILE CIRCUMNAVIGATION, 15 RACES, 13 COUNTRIES, 1 WINNER.
Extreme Sailing Series™ 2013
A faultless Alinghi win Act 2, Singapore
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organ Larson and his Swiss team Alinghi sailed a faultless regatta at Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Singapore on one of the most memorable stadium race courses the Extreme 40 fleet have ever sailed on to claim overall victory in this truly spectacular Asian city. Only one race was sailed on the final day in typical light wind Singaporean conditions but it was one of the mosttense final races ever in the seven-year history of the Series with any of the teams capable of a podium position going into the race.
Shortly after the fleet left the dock and due to the lack of breeze, Race Committee made the call to run non-points scoring exhibition races, and as the racing was all but abandoned the wind filled in, and the committee were able to complete one more race which changed the face of the Act results. According to the SAP analytics, at different stages during the final race, four teams including Alinghi (SUI), Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT), SAP Extreme Sailing (DEN) and Realteam (SUI) were all in podium positions with the constant shuffling of the leader board making it anyone’s game. Morgan Larson, who has led the pack since race six, was unflappable and his Swiss team claim a deserved win, their first win since Almeria in 2011. “We’re ecstatic! It’s just been a great week for the team. We had a great time here in Singapore which really helped us to perform. It’s a great city, with tough sailing conditions, but that’s the same for everybody and we just had that little bit of luck along the way and we also did a great job.” Roman Hagara’s Red Bull Sailing Team posed the biggest threat to Larson today, but Hagara knew it was a big ask to overhaul the Swiss in a single race and did well to hold his nerve to finish second, equalling his result from Act 1 in Muscat. “It’s
always tough when you don’t know when the last race is going to happen, but it worked out well for us and it’s great for the team. They did a great job on the boat. I think they really deserved it and it’s great for the overall standing now.” Red Bull Sailing Team are now tied on points with Alinghi at the top of the overall Series leader board. Four days of challenging, light winds on Marina Bay required patience, nerves of steel and a cool head from the Extreme 40 sailors, which SAP Extreme Sailing Team had by the bucket load. The Danish squad came into the final day tied on points with The Wave, Muscat in third place after their best performance on the Series to date yesterday, and a third place in today’s race saw the team secure their first ever podium position in third. Co-Skipper and tactician Rasmus Kostner was beaming after racing. “It’s fantastic, I think it is a real milestone for SAP Extreme Sailing Team and we’re really happy with a podium finish here. We’ve been looking for that for a long time.” The icing on the cake for the Danish team is to upgrade from seventh to fourth on the overall Series leader board. Jérome Clerc, in what is only his second Extreme 40 Act at the helm of Realteam, may have had a hard start to the regatta finishing the second day in seventh place, but over the last two days the 2012 D35 champion hit the accelerate button and a second place in today’s race ultimately led his team to a fourth place finish overall. “We really didn’t expect to see these kind of results so early on in the season but it’s really great! We’ve made a lot of improvements since Oman, the crew did a great job the last two days and I think after today we can confirm we are really improving as a team! We can play against the best for the podium position in the light wind conditions, so now we will have to see if we can manage this in Qingdao.”
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The invitational entry Team Aberdeen Singapore, supported by Local Event main partner Aberdeen Asset Management, were the local stars of the show, with the Singaporeans coming out to support them in their thousands, as well as the fans watching the racing live from home on national broadcaster Starhub Sports Arena. The entertainment was non-stop in Singapore with the NeilPryde Windsurf Racing Series and a public Race Village which over the course of the event had live music and performances from local acts. Helm of the local team Robert Greenhalgh, who returned to the Series this year after a five-year hiatus, summed up the feeling amongst the fleet. “It’s been great being in Singapore, it’s a great venue for this format of racing. There’s been lots of locals watching the racing and I’m sure next year will be bigger and better!” Watch a video as Team Aberdeen Singapore take a ride on the world famous Singapore Flyer here. Next, the global road show moves on to Qingdao, China’s Olympic sailing city, a regular on the Extreme Sailing Series as the fleet return for the third consecutive year, 2nd-5th May 2013.
Extreme Sailing Series™
Extreme Sailing Series 2013 Act 2, Singapore standings after Day 4, 23 races (14.04.13) Position / Team / Points 1st Alinghi (SUI) Morgan Larson, Stuart Pollard, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey 198 points.
2nd Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Roman Hagara, Hans Peter
Steinacher, Matthew Adams, Pierre Le Clainche, Graeme Spence 163 points.
3rd SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Kostner, Pete Cumming, Mikkel Røssberg, Nicolai Sehested 161 points.
4th Realteam (SUI) Jérome Clerc, Bruno Barbarin, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Cédric Schmidt, Bryan Mettraux 159 points.
5th The Wave, Muscat (OMA) Leigh McMillan, Ed Smyth, Pete Greenhalgh, Musab Al Hadi, Hashim Al Rashdi 153 points.
6th Team Korea (KOR) Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Mark Bulkeley, Sungwok Kim, Sung Ahn Jung 144 points.
7th GAC Pindar (NZL) Will Tiller, Brad Farrand, Stewart Dodson, Harry Thurston, Matt Steven 143 points.
8th Team Aberdeen Singapore (SIN) Scott Glen Sydney, Robert Greenhalgh, Andrew Walsh, Justin Wong, Rick Peacock 127 points.
Extreme Sailing Series 2013 overall standings after Act 2, Singapore Position / Team / Points 1st
Alinghi (SUI) 18 points.
4th
SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 12 points.
2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 8th
Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 18 points. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) 16 points. Team Korea (KOR) 11 points.
Team X Invitational 10 points. Realteam (SUI) 10 points.
GAC Pindar (NZL) 9 points.
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Qingdao Sailing
The biggest surprise of the day perhaps came from The Wave, Muscat. Known for their ability to fight back on the final day, today’s single race just wasn’t enough for skipper Leigh McMillan and a poor start ultimately cost them the podium as a deflated McMillan explained, “That race was all decided on the start. We thought we had a good strategy, it just didn’t quite pan-out for us. The fleet got away and there were no options to come back into the race so it was decided there and then.”
Qingdao Expat Charity (QEC) - The Committee & How We Help
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istorically QEC has lead education scholarships and schooling support for rural children to continue their education, despite unforeseen difficulties. However, with the changes in the government’s access to schooling for Primary and Middle School, QEC has sought more ways to support the local community. Medical issues have been a key focus for a while now. For the last couple of issues of our community newsletter, QEM, we have shared with you a few stories and photos of young children who have been granted financial aid and support from QEC. This vital lifeline of help then ensures the necessary surgery. Usually the committee faces applications from the parents and hospital doctors, in close liaison, when the hospital staff feels they have a strong case for appeal. Heart defects are often the cause for application but we have also discussed cases of corrective foot surgery. The committee meets monthly, taking one evening to gather in the business centre of the InterContinental Hotel, compliments of Mr. Wassermann who whole-heartedly supports our efforts. Presented with a case, the committee submits an application form to the doctors for a diagnosis and prognosis. This leads to conversations
with committee liaison members directly with the hospital. The family’s personal situation is assessed and the committee agrees a donation amount. Payment is made directly to the hospital accounts department under the patient’s name. A receipt is kept for QEC records. Our records are carefully maintained. Members of QEC will make a couple of visits to the hospital around the time or the recovery period of the surgery. Our QEC liaison will be in telephone contact with the doctors to hear about progress. QEC committee would like to welcome new people to join the group; if you have a little time to spare, would be able to assist in the meetings: we welcome you:
“QEC committee would like to welcome new people to join the group”
- Schools and hospital visits - Fund raising at a couple of events a year - Book keeping - Creating any new idea of support
Please email info@qingdaoexpat.com to find out the day and time of the next meeting or to learn more directly from a committee member.
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By Cathy Ben-David
Qingdao Expat Charity
Committee members: Top row, left to right: Dan, Tash, Emma, Dong, Selina, Linda Middle row, left to right: Christiane and Debby Lower row, left to right: Suse and Cathy.
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The Humble Administrator’s Garden
A Foreigner’s Adventure in China
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uzhou is only two hours by train from Shanghai. The Rough Guide to China had given me the impression that the city was compact enough for us to be able to walk from one garden to another. Not so – but taxis were plentiful and cheap. Having been a ‘humble administrator’ myself, I was intrigued to visit ‘The Humble Administrator’s Garden’. The title betrays false modesty, or perhaps a tongue in the cheek. We spent three enriching hours there, visiting pavilions with evocative names such as ‘The Far Away Looking Pavilion’ and ‘The Listening to the Sound of Rain Pavilion’, whilst admiring the Chinese genius for repose, order and beauty. ‘The Master of the
By Gordon Thynne
Nets Garden’ was equally rewarding.
So far, we had done what all visitors to Suzhou do. Now, we struck out adventurously. The Rough Guide had drawn my attention to Dongshan, a peninsula projecting into Lake Tai Hu. It’s about 35 km from Suzhou. We went to the Railway Station where drivers congregate. Catherine, our daughter, engaged in negotiations. The upshot was the three of us travelling in a decent mini-bus, for which we paid 500 yuan (£35 at the then rate of exchange) for the whole trip. Before long, we were driving beside the lake, with islands looming out of the haze. We asked the driver to take us first to Zijin An, a former temple or nunnery. We were the only vis-
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itors. The place emanated peace. In a glass case in a hall were lifesize clay modelled figures of the sixteen ‘arhats’ (sages), each with a distinctive face, centuries old.
Next stop was a temple, Longtou Shan, on top of a low hill. It turned out to be a special day for prayers. Six women were seated around a table inside chanting, whilst others, and one man, awaited their turn on the terrace. Far from regarding us as intruders, they made us welcome, and Catherine got involved in somewhat baffling conversation.
Our driver began to show his resourcefulness by finding a lakeside hotel where we, with him, enjoyed a lunch which included local fish. More negotiations, this time with a ferryman, who took us
Back on the mainland, the driver told us to follow the ferryman, who took us along a path through orange groves. We emerged into a village street in Luxiang, a ‘heritage’ village. The ferryman had done us the good turn of enabling us to avoid paying a fee at the official entrance. The driver knocked on the door of a friend. We were invited inside, and given bottles of water to help us recover from the heat and humidity. The friend then escorted us along the narrow streets and into ‘halls’ – residences of historical significance. One,
Huilaotang, had been converted into a luxury hotel: an unsuspected treasure behind such unassuming walls.
Then back to the comfortable Bamboo Grove Hotel in Suzhou. Our driver had well earned his 500 yuan, and had revisited an old friend. As for us, we had seen the countryside, crossed a bit of the third largest lake in China and sampled Chinese hospitality.
The month was September, and we had found the main gardens in Suzhou busy. On the last of our four days, it was a relief to find a small garden where we were almost the only visitors: Shuang Ta, with white columns, lovely bonsai and twin pagodas. In corridors on each side were brick and stone carvings, one of ‘No.1 scholar lingering along the street’. We felt like lingering, too.
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“So far, we had
done what all visitors to Suzhou do. Now, we struck out adventurously”.
Driver’s friend at Luxiang
Shuang Ta
Qingdao Travel
in his small boat with an outboard motor across to the island, Xishan. Poles sticking up, indicated channels, as in the Venetian lagoon. In a large cave was a polished carving of a Buddha. Catherine and I climbed past the ‘Crane Haunting Pavilion’ to the top of the cliff with a view over the misty lake.
Events May
2013
Street Hockey Club A few Expats and locals have started a Street Hockey club and play every few weeks near Tian Tai stadium. Some Expats are teaching their Chinese colleagues how to play and having a lot of fun. If you are interested please contact Kirk Fleming via email kirk.fleming@resourcepro.com.cn to be added to their email distribution list They have the equipment that they all share and the only cost is upto 20 RMB/head to help pay for the field (shared costs amongst the players each time)
dy o b ry ! e v E join n ca Coffee Morning
Musical Monkeys
At Starbucks Marina City
Music Room at YCIS Qingdao Camps Building 7, 36 Laoshan Road
Wednesdays 10.45 am
May 10th and 31st
Come and join us for one of our Expat Coffee Mornings to make new friends, mix, mingle and catch-up with old ones. See page 26.
If you have a child aged 1 to 3.5 and you would like to continue with music for young children – this is for you!
Fore more information contact: info@qingdaoexpat.com
Post Work Mixer
r o f ng
thi e Som ges! all a
2nd & 4th Thursday from 7 pm May 9th & 23rd. At Thai Me Up, #20-6 Yanerdao Lu Mix and mingle with other expats working in Qingdao. Special offers on food and drinks for all expats. See page 26. Fore more information contact: info@qingdaoexpat.com
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9.30am Music Session (free of charge) 10.15am Snack & drink picnic (fruit provided) 10.15 – 11.00am Outdoor play 11.00am Shuttle bus return A basic shuttle bus will be provided: Jin Hai 8.50am & Surf Plaza 9.15am (other pick-up places can be considered) For further details, please email enquiry@qd.ycef.com
Running Evenings
Tuesday evenings at 7.15 pm
For everyone who is interested in running but is tired of running alone, come along for an easy run of about 60 minutes!
For more info or to get onto the mail list contact: qingdaohhh@gmail.com
Qingdao Hash House Harriers- Runners and Walkers
“Culture Club“
Thursdays 1 pm - 4 pm
Walk Inn Japanese Restaurant 4F Xinwen Zhongxin Buildning, 50 Hong Kong Middle Road
Saturday afternoons at 1 pm
Regular HHH runs for 60 - 90 minutes.
Fun and cultural entertainment whilst learning this Chinese ancient game. Each player donates 20 RMB for the Qingdao Expat Charity.
Meet in the lobby of the Crown Plaza. Cost: 10 RMB to cover bus and beers.
For more information contact: eileenlamb@hotmail.com
For more info or to get onto the mail list contact: qingdaohhh@gmail.com
Table Games Afternoon Thursdays 1.30 pm - 3 pm
At Qingdao Community Centre Gather to play the ancient Chinese game of mahjong and other board games of your choosing. The lounge area is open for adults to join for a casual afternoon. For more information contact: info@qingdaocommunitycentre.com
Qingdao International Business Association (QIBA)
Qingdao International Christian Fellowship
Wednesday May 22nd at 6.30 pm
Sunday Mornings 10 am - 11.30 am
QIBA meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month
All foreign passport holders are welcome!
Hotel InterContinental 1F
InterContinental Hotel Auditorium 3 F,98 Aomen Lu.
Cocktails 6.30 pm Meeting start at 7 pm
For more info visit www.qicf.org or send an email to info.qicf@gmail.com
For more information contact: info@qibaglobal.com
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Out & About
Meeting place alternates between Red Sculpture on May 4th Square and Shi Lao Ren SPR.
Upcoming Events CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS
Parent & Toddler Playgroup
Are you interested in learning Chinese in a relaxed informal setting? Lily Wang will be giving lessons every Monday from 1pm to 3pm. Each 2 hour lesson costs 80RMB per person. Please email info@ qingdaocommunitycentre.com if you would like to register for these lessons.
If you are a parent with a preschool child, toddler or baby and would like to meet others, please join. This is a weekly casual, self-run social session for you and your young child. Some toys and activities provided but please join to contribute your ideas and thoughts.
COOKING CLASSES Anna Wu is currently offering two types of classes. You can attend a 4 week cooking class where Anna will teach 4 dishes per class.
Each lesson will be 150RMB per person, which includes all ingredients. She will need a minimum of 4 people for these classes. Anna also offers a single class for a minimum ADULT BASKETBALL of 6 people per class. These classes Every Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:30PM will cost 170RMB per person. in the YCIS QINGDAO gymnasium. Bring your friends from work and The classes will take place in the come and join. We welcome begin- Qingdao International Community Centre in Huangdao. All her classes ners to advanced players. are in both English and Chinese. TAI CHI LESSONS
Every Tuesday from 4:00 – 5:00pm in the QICC a certified Tai Chi instructor will give lessons. 1 lesson per week will cost 500RMB per person per month.
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Mondays 10 am-11.30 am For more information contact: info@qingdaocommunitycentre. com
If you have any questions or que-
ries regarding Qingdao’s first ever Community
Centre please email:
info@qingdaocommunitycentre. com
We always welcome feedback and would love to know what type of activities the Expat community
May
SOCCER CLUB Our Spring soccer club will run from 4-25 May 2013. We will have a club for children aged 3-6, which will be held at YCIS Qingdao Campus and a club for children aged 7-13, which will take place at QICC in Huangdao. A shuttle bus will be arranged to transport children
from Qingdao to Huangdao, early booking is essential as there will only be one bus this season. Email info@qingdaocommunitycentre. com for more information. We still have some spaces available so email us as soon as possible to register.
YOUTH CLUB Calling all aged 11+ to teens! Come and hang out in the QICC with your friends twice a month. Next Youth Club will be on 10 May 2013 from 4:00 – 6:00. Supper will be provided for 40 RMB per person and we will have a tuck-shop available where children can purchase treats. Transport home can be provided for a small fee but this will need to be arranged via the QICC team. Please email us to register: info@qingdaocommunitycentre. com
The Kinder Club The Kinder Club has arrived!! Weekends just became more exciting for the youngsters of Huangdao. Beginning in June the QICC will be the home to a new club for parents and kindergarten children aged three to six years old. The club will engage children along with their parents in a variety of creative, fun, physical and enriching activities. These will include stories, crafts, cooking, outdoor games and much more. Each session will require pre-registration
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as well as a small fee for materials and other miscellaneous items. The Kinder Club will be hosted in English only and will be open to foreign passport holders. Registration via emai to Laura on kinderclub00@yahoo.com Date and Time: 8th and 15th June from 10:00-11:30am Address: QICC 72 Tai Hang Shan Lu, Huangdao. By Donne Liddiard
Out & About
would like to see in the QICC.
Recent Activities:
EASTER FAMILY DAY - IN QICC
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Out & About On Saturday 23 March 2013, QICC hosted an Easter family fun day. Children of all ages attended with their parents and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon. There were craft activities for the children to partake in, a bouncy castle, soccer, a balloon man and a delicious afternoon tea provided by the Sheraton Jiaozhou Hotel. Keep checking our website for more exciting family events in the future!
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hair tip from the Hair Doctor
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Home hairstyling for longer hair is never easy and often time consuming. Here’s a tip to achieve volume and wave in the hair when you style your hair in the mornings. At night lightly spray your hair with water or moisturising spray then tie your hair into a “twisted top knot”, secured with either bands or pins. This keeps the hair off your face as you sleep and when released in the morning will give your hair natural volume and wave, which can then be easily styled into place. This tip is good for the beach too, keeping the hair out of the way and looking cute while you swim or sunbathe, and then creating an instant tousled, voluminous look for the evening, saving time and always looking good for the right occasions. For free lessons and tips about this ask the Hair Doc during your next appointment. Stay looking healthy and sharp for the coming summer! All the Best, Steve -The Hair Doc
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As hair conditioning is always important, you should always use a good hair conditioner, especially if you have any colour or highlights in your hair. To improve the performance of your hair conditioner, leave the conditioner in your hair for a least 5 minutes and then rinse it out with cool water and never rinse with hot water. The cool water helps to smooth down the cuticles of the hair, thereby trapping more of the hair conditioner inside the hair, this will increase the effectiveness of your hair conditioner. Hot water lifts the hair cuticles and allows more of the conditioner to be rinsed away making it less effective.
qingdaocommunitycentre.com/the-remarkable-race A physically and mentally challenging one-day event in which participants will run, ride, walk and crawl back and forth across Qingdao. Participants are arranged into teams of four, and each team faces a series of 12 challenges. Each challenge takes place at a different destination throughout the city and teams can only move on to the next challenge by solving the clue they receive when they complete the previous challenge.
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Scan or email to sign up. Advance registration only. You will be contacted. ADULTS ONLY info@qingdaocommunitycentre.com
Our Expat Representatives will answer your questions! Gerd Burkard
Preeti Chaudhary
Cathy Ben-David
Pia Vinchon-Tahon
Leo Van Echelpoel
Alex Schroeter &
Germany (Business Related) Phone: 139 6395 6259 E-mail: burkard.g@ger-lin.com France Phone: 139 6398 5712 E-mail: piavinchon@yahoo.fr
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India England Phone: 150 5322 7805 E-mail: catherinebendavid@ E-mail: preetichaudhary1@gmail.com yahoo.com Belgium Christlane Lawo-Fu Germany Phone: 136 7889 8189 E-mail: leo.vanechelpoel@gmail.com E-mail: deutscheinqingdao@ hotmail.de
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Questions about living in Qingdao?
QingdaoExpat Group presents:
POST WORK MIXER! 2nd and 4th Thursday of a Month
In May: 9th and 23rd of May 2013 . Mixer Location: Thai Me Up Restaurant, #20-6 Yanerdao Lu Directions/Lost: Call + 86-532-85038579 Starts from 7 pm. Special Offers for all expats! 10% discount on food ordered between 7:00 -9:30 PM. A big glass (0.33cl) of Thai Margaritas, Strawberry Margaritas, Pinacoladas, and Mojito’s at 25 RMB/glass. No RSVP required, just turn up at the above venue to mix/mingle with other fellow Expats living and working in Qingdao. But if you want to make sure to have a table for dining before 8 pm, please reserve it directly with Thai Me Up. Questions? Clarifications? Kindly email: info@qingdaoexpat.com
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Join us on our Coffee Mornings! Are you new in town? Or do you want to meet up with old friends? Come and join us for one of our Expat Coffee Mornings to make new friends, mix, mingle and catch-up with old ones or just to enjoy the stunning downtown view in some great company! Every Wednesday at Starbucks (next to H&M) Marina City, Olympic Sailing Marina. Begins at 10.45 AM.
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Happy Birthday! Sheng Ri Kuai Le!
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