Category Archives: How-to

Where to buy glasses in Shanghai

By Cankles | October 26, 2009

Need new peepers? If you have your script handy there are plenty of places around town to get a stylish pair of glasses at a fraction of the cost you’d pay back home.
When I was a wee new expat I was scratching my head at some of the asking prices of glasses around the centre [...]

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Where to buy musical instruments in Shanghai

By Cankles | September 25, 2009

One of the great joys of being a consumer in Shanghai are the areas dedicated to certain goods. There are tech malls, bathroom fittings malls, camera malls, fabric malls, fake stuff malls, and so on. For the musically minded Shanghai doesn’t disappoint either. There are a few music streets and areas but one of the [...]

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Taser tennis, anyone?

By Cankles | August 11, 2009

For one reason or another it seems like this summer we’ve had quite a few bugs visit our apartment. For a couple of Australians this isn’t such a big deal – back home you grab a bottle of mozzie spray and poison yourself and others around you so the bastards don’t eat you alive at [...]

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Alternatives to satellite TV in Shanghai

By Cankles | August 9, 2009

Chances are, if you had a western satellite TV provider then lately you may have noticed that just about all the channels have been blocked. Before forking out between 3000-5000RMB for an ‘authentic’ system – these won’t come with any guarantees by the way – maybe think about divvying up your budget with these alternatives. [...]

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Even more crazy ways to keep cool in Shanghai’s summer

By Cankles | July 20, 2009

Sweating your arse off? Me too. Being a ginger I get all beetroot- faced at just the thought of the dial hitting 30 degrees. This week it’s been clocked at over 40 – well over ginger exploding point.
To help the stupid foreigners our apartment complex recently distributed a magazine in English with a helpful article [...]

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From the mailbox…

By Cankles | July 9, 2009

Every week I get literally thousands of emails from fans. Almost all of them giving insightful tips on how to be bigger, thicker, larger, and last longer. Oh, and the ladies! Boy, some of them aren’t backward about coming forward…
In between all of this I received two emails which struck me during the last week. [...]

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5 tips for renting in Shanghai

By Cankles | April 26, 2009

After being here almost a year we’ve been going through the process of evaluating our living arrangements. With the current economic climate (ugh, yeah I just wrote that) rental prices have dropped quite a bit. Luckily our landlord agreed and we’re staying put for a bit less cash.
Anywho, as a backup we looked around [...]

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