my first disgusted spectator

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by Aussie Mike

I worked all over China back in the late 90's. From right up north in Harbin and on down south to Hong Kong.

I was thinking about it the other day and here's a list of the cities I've worked in as best I can remember.
Harbin, Yantai, Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen. There may have been a couple of others. Some of the guys in my team got as far west as Urumqi but not me. I got to go to Harbin in the winter. Everyone assumed I was Russian since it's so close to Siberia.

I was working for a company deploying optical fiber and telephony equipment.

I went back a few years ago and the place has really changed a lot. Cars everywhere and not nearly as many bicycles.

Where are you based?

Cheers

Mike, I'm here in Zhuhai, which is in Guangzhou, just across from Hong Kong and within walking distance of Macao. Spent nine years in Shanghai from 1986 onwards building three aircon factories then on to Tianjin setting up a pencil factory. Spent time in Harbin, Shuafenhur, on the Chinese Russian border, Chong Quing and Hunan. Did three years expanding factories in Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and India and now back in China working on my third expansion for a company engaged in making micro drills for PCB subcontractors. Lotta fun, loads of work, get to work my ass off seven days a week, but still loads of fun, you know the drill, it never ends.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

[Aussie Mike]

Originally Posted by tin-man

Mike, I'm here in Zhuhai, which is in Guangzhou, just across from Hong Kong and within walking distance of Macao. Spent nine years in Shanghai from 1986 onwards building three aircon factories then on to Tianjin setting up a pencil factory. Spent time in Harbin, Shuafenhur, on the Chinese Russian border, Chong Quing and Hunan. Did three years expanding factories in Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and India and now back in China working on my third expansion for a company engaged in making micro drills for PCB subcontractors. Lotta fun, loads of work, get to work my ass off seven days a week, but still loads of fun, you know the drill, it never ends.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

I did some time in Macao too but only at the Casinos

I know what you mean about working your ass off. I did most of my travel in 4 week blocks. You fly in, work like mad and then go home. I used to be away from home about 6 or 7 months of the year. Too difficult now with having a family so my trips are only a week or so at a time and only a few a year. I've done a lot of work around the APAC region over the years. Worked in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Japan as well. Seen some interesting places in my travels and others I never want to go back to.

Cheers (Gan bei)