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crazyOx

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Posted: Feb 15, 2004 - 10:10 PM
Post subject: What's your pastime in Shanghai?

Hi Everyone,

What are yor pastimes here in Shanghai? Anyone here who is in for inline-skating, bowling, basketball, badminton, tennis?

I'm hoping to find some activity partners.

Cheers

LeiFeng

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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 01:25 AM

Swimming (Sports Hotel Pool: a decent, relatively uncrowded pool for lap swimmers in central Xujiahui... the hotel also has a variety of Badminton, Squash courts, etc. for rent. Shanghai Swimming Stadium in the past, but it's simply too crowded at peak times); Physical for a general gym (again, prefer the Xujiahui - Mei Luo Cheng branch). Once you get to know the folks here, you will find out that there's a large contingent of the people from the Xujiahui that are all Physical members. If you are into Bike Riding and know some good routes, feel free to PM me (have okay-decent bike but nowhere to ride outside the neighbouhood).

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jackyhan

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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 01:45 PM
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crazyOx wrote:

Hi Everyone,

What are yor pastimes here in Shanghai? Anyone here who is in for inline-skating, bowling, basketball, badminton, tennis?

I'm hoping to find some activity partners.

Cheers

we play the tennise and badminton everyweek.welcome to join us.2 ar chinese,2 are foreigners.if u want to take part in.
contact me jackyhan660@sohu.com
i can tell u the detail time:)

MaomingMaster
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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 04:39 PM

Like LeiFeng I like to go to Physical gym 3 to 4 times a week. I do some exercise and gawp at the gym bunnies...

LF where exactly is the Sports Hotel Pool - I love swimming.

crazyOx

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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 08:02 PM

Great!!! Would love to join you guys for the racket games Smile

I'll email you soon JackyHan.

LeiFeng, MaomingMaster, what are the rates to join Physical Gym?

by the way, does anyone inline-skate around here? I saw some stores selling the skates, but none seem able to tell a decent place to skate..

jackyhan

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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 09:30 PM

crazyOx wrote:

Great!!! Would love to join you guys for the racket games Smile

yeap,we also play the skating sometimes at weekend,u can find the skating room at xinzhuang!very interesting!maybe u also can join us.but u should email me.and we orgnize our plan for the racket games and skating~ Wink

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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 09:50 PM

i know there is a Soprts Hotel on the Nandan rd.but i had never swam there.and the skating room is called:qi xing hua xue chang.u can take Line 1,get off at xinzhuang station.and then u will find some buses,they can take u to the skating room:)good luck

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Posted: Feb 16, 2004 - 10:15 PM

The rates have changed since I bought my card for Physical, but it's around 300 RMB per month if you pay monthly and around 2500 RMB for a year card (no sign up fees - most gyms don't charge any here).

I see a lot of people in-link skating at Shanghai Stadium, it's a big, round, flat area.... some hard core skate kids hang out at the weekends, occaisonally they even set up a ramp, etc. Take a look if you live in the general area, but I don't it's worth a trip across town for.

MaomingMaster, have we ever met (in a coffee meeting)? When are you normally in the gym?

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crazyOx

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Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 10:29 PM

*thinking out loud*

anyone tried organising a league for bowling/friendly racket sports competition here?

jackyhan

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Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 10:41 PM

crazyOx wrote:

*thinking out loud*

anyone tried organising a league for bowling/friendly racket sports competition here?

good idea.i want to organize a leagut about badminton!angbody wan to join this game???we play the badminton and tennise everyweek.so if u(crazyox) want to join our group,go ahead!maybe u can carry your friend to join us together.that's funny~
lol~~~~

SiaoKia

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Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 11:00 PM

where do you all play tennis? I am interested to join too, hopefully it is not too far from my place in Pudong.

jackyhan

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Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 11:10 PM

hehe.we are in the yuanshen gym play the badminton or tennise.u can take the no 1 subway to get off at the peoples squer and turn the no 2 subway get off at the dongfang road. it'll cost u 30 minutes to get the yuanshen gym:)

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Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 11:23 PM

jackyhan wrote:

sorry i am totally lost with the road, been to Shanghai many times but still not familiar with the roads, will only move into shanghai this wednesday,
but it seems close to my place, which is near Dong Fang subway or near the Hong Ta St Regis hotel right ?

jackyhan

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Posted: Feb 18, 2004 - 11:45 AM

oh,yes! that's right!near the hong ta st regis hotel! excuse me where u will be living in shanghai?may i know that? if u can tell me,probebely i could tell u how to get there~ Smile

jackyhan

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Posted: Feb 18, 2004 - 11:47 AM

crazyox will u join us? Smile

crazyOx

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Posted: Feb 18, 2004 - 03:51 PM

Sure thing. But when?

SiaoKia

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Posted: Feb 18, 2004 - 11:35 PM

jacky..sure...anything email me at reubenang@hotmail.com
it should be close to the place I live, I just arrive in Shanghai today, staying near the junction between Zhang Yan Road and Song Lin Road, is it indoor tennis court?