Originally Posted by DTCEPL (Post 11967291)

Bodi is at Pudong, Longyang Lu.......entrance is beside a hotel on the left side!

I am leaving SHA on Friday early morning, be back in two weeks time.

Nowadays I dont go KTV/Sauna/Clubs etc. anymore.....stayed at home most of the time watching TV. The most is ask some friends out for food or kopi or foot massage!

Originally Posted by DTCEPL (Post 11967300)

Hehe, last burst of fire before I go home leave:D!

Maybe we can catch up for kopi back home next week;)!

Originally Posted by DTCEPL (Post 11967214)

What I meant was, Heidian(s) are out to get one's money, they will abuse, verbal abuse, hammer, threaten, escort etc., and in the case of Shanghai, most these people (but not all, bosses probably got some friends/relatives/connection with the local authorities) comes from outside provinces. Their motives are the money and not after one's life, but one must also understand life is cheap in China, comes with a value and it is a very Big Country with a different culture, therefore sometimes reaction can be extreme or out of control.

Local Authorities/Gong An etc. are very lazy cum inefficient (but not all, some are really good), and they received tonnes of such complaints everyday, so you can bet that they will push your case around until Christmas arrived!

Do not and never use the SGP way of thinking to apply to the Chinese Context, it does not work here in China.

Most important everyone is safe and soundly left Ah Tiong Land. Be careful everywhere we go, not only in China, and even with recommendations from Bros here, also be careful (sorry to say, but no offence meant, some are also out to make some bucks out of fellow citizens), therefore have your own judgement, spend within your budget, and come and leave safely.

Originally Posted by lky_lky (Post 11967093)

the gangster landed a punch to one of the guy, albeit a soft 1 though, but definitely still had serious reasons to believe that harm would have been done if we did not follow what they told us to do.

definitely the payment under extortion will be disputed

Originally Posted by MichaelWinn (Post 11970716)

or call the nearest spore embassy duty hotline if your life is really under threat

Originally Posted by TonyCheong (Post 11971108)

Hahahaha I agree with all your points except for the above. :D

Good luck getting help from the "HOME TEAM". :p
Those who called before will know what I mean. :D

Originally Posted by DTCEPL (Post 11972709)

I seconded that!

Originally Posted by TonyCheong (Post 11973647)

Haha let our fellow Sinkies try if they don't believe. :p

Originally Posted by DTCEPL (Post 11963232)

Also, in some joints where one buys LD (lady's drink), do beware that when the bill comes, usually many more drinks are added into your bill. I usually do not expose this so much if the cost are still acceptable and we do not want to make a scene (but not because we are afraid) since we are there to happy and not argue. Such joints are unethical but not dangerous, no gangsters around, and they do not overdo such approach, so we take it as a 'good' tipping to them.

!

Originally Posted by newyorker88 (Post 11973922)

Yes, not only China, in Athens also. I have a friend who kena such nonsense as well. Paid in cash... Cannot make any police report on the drinks.

Originally Posted by Vertu (Post 11967213)

This remind me of an incident that a sillyporean reported that he was extorted in china by someone which " Wanted to show him some electronic stuff in BACK LANE " ............

Obviously he is going to BBS to view mms but somehow bad things happen to him and maybe he need to make up story to settle his CEO/CFO ......

Just play or party with care ... be it you are tourist , local or even "Ground Head Snake " . Never under estimate what will happen and take all things for granted .

Have fun !

Originally Posted by Hurricane88 (Post 11973931)

why mentioned so far away...you guys forgotten Batam and BKK also had and reported...already had such warnings...those who scare dun leave home lah..

always dun chiong beyond what you dun know...every where has...just dun be easy target...HCM is safe only if you know the place and language...otherwise stick to tourists places...