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Michael
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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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May 16, 2006 - 04:05 PM |
 
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Post your nominations for each of the the following categories. Any category with less than 4 nominations will not move to the next step.
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Cheap
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall
Best Golf Course
Best Taxi Company
Best Apartment/compound - Under 8000
Best Apartment/compound - 8000 - 15000
Best Apartment/compound - Over 15000
Best Tourist Attraction
Best Running Path
Best Park
Best Hotel - Budget
Best Hotel - 5 star
Best Spa
Best Manicures-Pedicures
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling)
Best Massage Place (legit)
Best Facials
Best Place for dance lessons
Best Tattoos
Best Mandarin School
Best Travel Agency
Best KTV
Best Local Banking
Best Local English Magazine
Best Vet
Best Sports Option ( participatory)
Best Gym or Workout Place |
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drummissimo
LoopKicker
Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 942
Location: French Concession
Status: Offline
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May 16, 2006 - 05:35 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn - french concession
Best Taxi Company - dazhong
Best Apartment/compound - ambassy court
Best Tourist Attraction - yu garden
Best Hotel - 5 star - grand hyatt
Best Spa - mandara (marriott)
Best Manicures-Pedicures - frangipani
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling) - ambassy club
Best Massage Place (legit) - mandara spa
Best KTV - party world
Best Local Banking
Best Local English Magazine - City weekend
Best Gym or Workout Place - ambassy club |
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Irvinelinds
Barker
Joined: Sep 21, 2005
Posts: 163
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May 16, 2006 - 05:40 PM |
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is it too late to add a nomination category? 'best art gallery'
Art Scene Warehouse, Moganshan Lu.... |
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thewalrus
Board Royalty
Joined: Apr 28, 2004
Posts: 7340
Location: i'm halfway up to the bottom of another bottle of my next best favourite friend...
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May 16, 2006 - 05:42 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - French Concession
Best Golf Course - Silport...but they are TOO EXPENSIVE
Best Taxi Company - Dazhong..."our service number is 62580000"
Best Apartment/compound - Maoming Fang 0 - 8000 RMB
Best Apartment/compound - 8000 - 15000 - "sifeng xincheng" julu lu
Best Tourist Attraction - none in shanghai
Best Running Path - say what?
Best Massage Place (legit) - ...nice touch
Best Local English Magazine - Shanghai Talk |
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krez
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Joined: Apr 28, 2005
Posts: 344
Location: Shanghai
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May 17, 2006 - 10:34 AM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Cheap
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - French Concession
Best Golf Course - Binhai
Best Taxi Company - Dazhong
Best Apartment/compound - Under 8000
Best Apartment/compound - 8000 - 15000 - One Park
Best Apartment/compound - Over 15000 -
Best Tourist Attraction - The Bund
Best Running Path -
Best Park -
Best Hotel - Budget - Hengshan Hotel (it's all relative)
Best Hotel - 5 star - Grasnd Hyatt Pudong/Portman Ritz Carlton Puxi
Best Spa - Evian Spa
Best Manicures-Pedicures -
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling) Toni&Guy Shanghai Center
Best Massage Place (legit) -
Best Facials -
Best Place for dance lessons
Best Tattoos
Best Mandarin School
Best Travel Agency
Best KTV
Best Local Banking - HSBC
Best Local English Magazine - City Weekend
Best Vet -
Best Sports Option ( participatory)
Best Gym or Workout Place - Mega Fit |
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Magnolia
Board Biatch
Joined: June 01, 2004
Posts: 31071
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May 17, 2006 - 01:41 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Cheap - Xu Jia Hui
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - French Concession
Best Taxi Company - DaZhong
Best Tourist Attraction - Garden at Yu Garden
Best Park - Century Park
Best Hotel - Budget
Best Hotel - Grand Hyatt (Pudong), Four Seasons (Puxi)
Best Spa - Evian or Banyan Tree
Best Manicures-Pedicures - Fiori Nail
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling) - Eric's
Best Mandarin School - Ease Mandarin
Best Local Banking - Bank of China
Best Local English Magazine - City Weekend
Best Vet - Shanghai Paw |
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Lesi
SuperStar
Joined: July 03, 2005
Posts: 1362
Location: XujiaHui
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May 17, 2006 - 02:51 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Cheap - XJH
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - French Concession
Best Taxi Company- Da zhong
Best Tourist Attraction - Bund?
Best Running Path - Century park
Best Park - Century Park
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling) - Maxims
Best Local Banking - Bank of china
Best Local English Magazine - City Weekend
Best Gym or Workout Place- Physical |
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Michael
Moderator
Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5274
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May 17, 2006 - 03:19 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Cheap - Xu Jia Hui
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - French Concession
Best Taxi Company - Da Zhing
Best Apartment/compound - Under 8000 - Hua Shan Garden
Best Tourist Attraction - Yu Garden
Best Park - Shanghai Botanical Garden
Best Hotel - Budget - Motel 168
Best Hotel - 5 star - Westin or Grand Hyatt
Best Travel Agency - Ctrip
Best Local Banking - China Merchant Bank
Best Local English Magazine - Shanghai Talk |
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Teddi
LoopKicker
Joined: July 25, 2003
Posts: 821
Location: shanghai
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May 17, 2006 - 04:29 PM |
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Best Local English Website- www.Shanghaiexpat.com  |
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lemongrass
StreetBeater
Joined: Jan 15, 2005
Posts: 2324
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May 17, 2006 - 08:57 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall Jing An Temple
Best Taxi Company Hai Bo
Best Tourist Attraction Yu Gardon
Best Park Century Park
Best Hotel - Budget Home Inn
Best Hotel - 5 star Four Season
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling) Again
Best Travel Agency Ctrip
Best KTV Party World
Best Local Banking China Merchant Bank
Best Local English Magazine Shanghai Talk
Best Sports Option ( participatory) Badminton
Best Gym or Workout Place Fitness First
Best Jazz bar - JZ club |
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greenmark
Ranter
Joined: July 28, 2005
Posts: 556
Location: Location Location
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May 17, 2006 - 09:17 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - Yu Gardens Area
Best Taxi Company - Da Zhong
Best Tourist Attraction - Yu Gardens
Best Running Path - Bund (very early in the morning)
Best Park - Fuxing Park
Best KTV - Partyworld, near Yu Gardens
Best Local English Magazine - City Weekend
Best Sports Option ( participatory) - Cricket |
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GK05
Talker
Joined: Sep 01, 2005
Posts: 82
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May 17, 2006 - 09:45 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn FRENCH CONCESSION
Best Tourist Attraction YU YUAN, WALKS IN FRENCH CONCESSION, MASSAGE, RESTAURANTS
Best Park FUXING PARK AT 7-8AM
Best Hair Style(cut/color/styling) ERIC
Best Massage Place (legit) GREEN MASSAGE
Best Gym or Workout Place PARKS IN THE MORNING |
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palala
Barker
Joined: Mar 31, 2006
Posts: 149
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May 29, 2006 - 08:31 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn - French Concession
Best Taxi Company - Aqua Blue DaZhong
Best Tourist Attraction - Yu Garden
Best Hotel - 5 star - Four Seasons
Best Spa - JW Marriot
Best Manicures-Pedicures - CHEAP - Myself
Best KTV - Cash Box
Best Local English Magazine - City Weekend
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Nathalie25
Board Legend
Joined: Aug 24, 2004
Posts: 10387
Location: Shanghai
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May 30, 2006 - 05:48 PM |
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Best Taxi Company-Da Zhong
Best Apartment/compound - Four Seasons Apartment
Best Apartment/compound - Yu Jing Apartment
Best Apartment/compound - Villa of Shanghai Botanical Garden/Shanghai Yuan Lin Hotel (Great villa & very big kitchen and 2 very comfortable bedrooms)
Best Tourist Attraction- She Shan
Best Park- Shanghai safari park
Best Hotel - Ru Jia/home inn ( only 168 Rmb per day)
Best Hotel - 5 star-four seasons Hotel-5 star- good discounts (one of my friend she is working in it)
Best Place for dance lessons-Ivo he is a good dancer and always teaches his dance to locals in here.
Best Travel Agency--Shanghai Shun(Spring) Qiu(Autumn) travelling Agency
Best KTV--Qian Gui KTV
Best Local Banking --Bank of China |
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tafnap
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Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 59
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May 30, 2006 - 06:55 PM |
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sorry 4 being off topic, but where exactly is the Frech Conncession located? as im buying a place soon |
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arigato
Barker
Joined: Mar 05, 2005
Posts: 129
Location: Xujiahui
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June 05, 2006 - 04:00 PM |
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Best Taxi Company - Dazhong..."our service number is 62580000" |
Dazhong's # is 96822
62580000 is Qiangsheng's #! |
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subhashis.basu
Reacher
Joined: Dec 28, 2005
Posts: 342
Location: India - Shanghai
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June 05, 2006 - 04:11 PM |
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Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Cheap - Fuzhou Lu, in between Bund & Peoples' Square (It has to be best, since I live there)
Best Neighborhood to LiveIn -Overall - French Concession
Best Taxi Company - DaZhong
Best Tourist Attraction - Bund in the evening (more so with recent lights)
Best Park - Century Park
Best Hotel - Grand Hyatt (Jin Mao Tower)
Best Local Banking - ICBC
Best Local English Magazine - City Weekend |
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