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Theres this bbq place on the 2nd floor, above the Pug. The bbq is GREAT!!!! I went there after rugby practice… The cost… 32 Yuan a piece for unlimited bbq! I spent 2 hours there, was worth every penny (i paid for everyone, 4 peeps). Def worth it! If anyone wants to do a bbq get together this would be a great place.
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Good and funny post to read in regards to pizza.
Yea, i just miss great pizza and home heh. China blues? Dont take anything away from the Pug, its a wonderful place, ill prob be there once a week or something (thurs?). Jameson is calling me and im not a drinker!
First time I been to the Lazy Pug.. Got lost too. They should advertise that its on the basement floor.
Anywho, I love the ‘Pug.’ There are allot of Expats there, so it felt like home (mostly Americans, while other pubs are allot of British peoples). So the pub had the look of a lounge. I would rank them to a good lounge in NYC, the vibe was very similar; not too loud music, very knowledgeable staff and western toilets!!!
I could not comment on the food, because I had pizza. The pizza was ‘Mikes Pizza.’ Not sure if its common for ‘Mike’ to tend pizza there, but I thought he cooked out of his apartment.
If he reads this, he might know who I am, I asked him briefly about New Haven pizza, since pizza was originated there.
My review on the pizza, as compared to US pizza would be 6.5-7/10. I am a pizza dude and know my pizza well. It obviously ranks above the crap shit pizza known as pizzahut and dominos. The reason why I rank it 6.5-7 is that I had the best pizza in the world, Modern, so its hard to judge pizza against those standards. Heck, I even had ‘NYC’ style pizza which Mike keeps mentioning, but NYC is too broad. Not sure if he meant Manhattan or Brooklyn pizza, because there is a HUGE difference between them Brooklyn pizza. But nothing compares to Modern, Sally or Pepe’s, and #4 Bar pizza, all of new haven. I would say its a general bar quality pizza (Not a restaurant called ‘Bar’ thats in Downtown New Haven). Which isnt bad by any means.
Though what I do like about Mikes is that there isnt any heavy ‘after taste’ like most pizza parlors has. They use fresh ingredients so that their pizza has that higher quality taste. That is something I notice first and foremost. The pie was 12 inches, which is about a ‘small’ in the states. Price is about 11 US for a personal 12 incher (yea say that without a giggle), so thats similar as well.
Yet on the flip side, since its the only good quality pizza around, I would give it 8.5/10 for China pizza. Hopefully its common for Mike to cook pizza at the ‘Pug.’
Now mike as a person; Since I mentioned the New Haven style pizza, he kinda had an attitude. He might have been asked allot in regards to pizza, which I can understand, but hey, when someone misses pizza from home, theres no reason to look down on their customers. Not only that, he was in a band that was playing. I asked him to play some ‘Jason Mraz.’ He did not take kindly to that… Meh, I guess im not ‘white’ (im Asian American) to make an impact on him (excuse me because I had a few Jameson in me). Yet since hes the only OK pizza dude around, ill just have to suck it up and go to him, until me and a local New Haven county person here can try to mimic New Haven style pizza!
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Tis be mines. Contact me if ya want, wont be on much (besides work time). And if youll bring up pizza in any convo, ill either love you or cry, im emo when it comes to pizza!!!
Also, im head instructor of the local BJJ. Mostly expats who trains. Great work out, msg me for info.
I love me some good halloween party, its the only true holiday that i really celebrate!!! Plus the climate here is more bearable than the states, meaning i can skim to make my outfit more realistic!!
Freak, couldnt make it.. I got lost again… MAN, this is frustrating! Then Ebike ran out of juice….
Ill talk to my bud to go to the DJ tonight. But he might bring me other places. Sick of living too far from…. life…
Which i might get bumped over again… New school opening near the panda base, further east… Ill consider leaving this company once my contract is over.. Unless this company gives me perks 😛
Say if i get asked by cops for some documentations, or if need to see ID at the bar (like the states).
But yea ill be at Hemp bar around 10-11 with a bud of mines. He speaks chinese, while i speak english. No one would know it if you see it.
I hav STRONG VPN. Yet i was unable to log onto FB. Can someoen check on their system. The internet providers are Great Wall. If not, then ill get China Telecom to be my provider.
Not sure on this, but can someone confirm it for me. So its possible to update facebook in China? I have a new bud, whos an Expat, that was unable to update status in FB, read messages and others. Just able to see the interface of it. Can someone confirm?
I want to check stuff like this out… :'( Need to find a way to get into the city world! Not sure if ‘riding in style’ with an eletric bike to these venues would be hip, heh.
Yea totally. Computer City is about 1 mile due north from Bookworm.
Just found out that the local ‘taxi’ gyped me. Paid 100 RMB to get to bookworm. And the ‘off duty’ real taxi really screwed me more, 120 from book worm to home.
Then today rode in a real taxi. Paid… 57 Yuan! Yes nearly 50% less. And i gave him a tip, just to say thank you. I guess real taxi’s that are on duty is the way to go. But none of them come around my area… So today, still paid 200 (and change) Yuan for taxi service. 150 to get to the hospital and 50 (and change) to get back… I guess being an american (or any westerner), they do take advantage of you.
Yea i guess i was wrong about the password. The waiting staff said ‘Bookwormbookworm.’ So natually i went on that..
Ill probably go there again after being situated with work and what not. Just dont want to venture out without knowing my work life would be like.
Now i want a PS3, thats my next step and probably get that next month heh.
Chengdu is ‘relaxed.’ Thats the feeling i get. I mean, the reputation that Chengdu has is that everyone enjoys their lives. There was a photo of an Apple worker that was shown as ‘dead,’ with her head on the table. The US went ballistic on this notion. But the real meaning was that she as on her break and was taking a nap, as all those who takes their break do, a little nap time.
Heck even the dogs dont bark at you, the city is ‘relaxed.’ But just been here for a few days, cant really understand all that much from that.
Also the apt complex will shape your understanding. My complex is gerat, i mean.. Its WONDERFUL! Never had anything like this ever. Still lots to explore, thankfully its the holiday week, its something to cherrish.. then its work from here on out.
I am wonderig, there are tons of dogs roaming the streets, can i pick up a stray dog and say hes mines? I mean hes is already docile, and prob knows how to use the bathroom. There are tons of dogs roaming the out-skirts of CD.
Yea thank you all!
I wouldnt mind biking, but its about 10 miles from where i live to Downtown Chengdu. A motorbike would be good.
I really never bargin…. I dont know, its the american in me, i pay cover heh. But need to start soon (on how to bargin).
I just picked out some work out equipment on taobao. Not sure where i can find inversion boots, but taobao has it. Once i get a bank account, ill buy these! Not sure how to pick it up, and how large packages are handled in my complex.
Buses might be good, need to learn the system… Yet i have a doc app in DT CD at 12.. Guess i have to dish out 30 USD again…
