We have been alerted to yet another visa scam that is using our site to advertise. Please DO NOT respond to anyone advertising visa services in our Classifieds sections, particularly Jobs or Personals. If you see a Visa ad there, please assume they are criminals and stay clear, or report the ad to us so we can remove it. Thanks to ChinaJoe for alerting us to the latest scam. He wrote:
"Subject: So-Called Chinese Australian Visa AgentI got burned by...[read more]
This week we celebrate our 201st issue of EnjoyShanghai Weekly, the magazine. Four years ago we published issue number one - a larger newsprint style publication with fewer pages that focused entirely on classifieds. We called it EnjoyClassifieds, "the only classifieds you'll ever need", and it succeeded astonishingly quickly in setting the standard for Job, Property, Buy & Sell, and of course Personal classified ads in Shanghai.
EnjoyClassifieds started on the premise that the website was the engine that would drive...[read more]
Join us at Manifesto tonight for our weekly Enjoy Happy Hour from 6PM! We had a massive turnout last week, and this time we'll have the resident manifesto DJ spinning, 3 bars in operation, and some complementary tapas for all! Enjoy card holders get their first drink for free, but everyone is invited for some complimentary tapas and drink specials from 6-9PM. If nothing else, this is a good chance to meet someone new and wonder,...[read more]
A big thank you to everyone who came down to Manifesto for the launch of our Enjoy Happy Hour last Wednesday. It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces, as well as lots of new ones. We were completely overwhelmed by the enthusiastic turn-out - quite literally! Apologies to everyone that had to wait a long time for their drinks, you have our promise that next Wednesday we'll be ready for you! Despite the hiccups, it's great to hear...[read more]
Well, it could have gone a little smoother. We aimed for August 1st, and at the time of writing this (3am, August 5), this site still has a few problems to sort out. We've changed the name of our magazine (EnjoyClassifieds in print is now EnjoyShanghai Weekly) and this website is now up with a major new design, enhanced features, and new content. Many of those features and content are a little slow arriving. Thank you all for your patience...[read more]
EnjoyClassifieds magazine is now a Friday publication and focuses on event coverage for the current weekend. Distribution starts Thursday afternoon, and will be delivered to all of the nearly 500 locations before Friday evening. Grab a copy now and find something to do this weekend. If you have trouble finding a copy at your favorite venue after Saturday or Sunday let us know here: [distribution AT enjoyclassifieds DOT com ]. The deadline for event or classified ad submission is...[read more]
Frankly, that last post about the visa scammer depressed me. To those of you who wrote us directly to notify us, thanks for your assistance, and hopefully you've helped many others from falling for the same scam. But I'm still depressed. Here at Enjoy, we're all about Enjoyment. I'm hoping you'll help me out and share something positive about your experience using our classifieds either online, or in the print weekly. I once received feedback from a man who said...[read more]
If you are looking for a visa service company DO NOT trust the person who has been posting ads in our job section offering visa services. He is not legal, and we have had mulitple reports that he is running a scam. Our Jobs section is for jobs, period. If you see any service other than a job posting there, assume it's illegitimate. Thanks to those of you who reported this - we do our best to keep these listings...[read more]
I've just finished Mark Kitto's book, China Cuckoo - How I lost a fortune and found a life in China. If you're new to Shanghai, Mark Kitto was the founder and owner of that's Shanghai before a pair of his senior Shanghainese managers decided otherwise. A little disclaimer - I've known Mark since 1997 when I first arrived in Guangzhou and later worked with him at that's Shanghai until the coup in 2004. So I had been looking forward to...[read more]
The latest issue (#123) of EnjoyClassifieds is out. Get your copy at the usual locations. This week's reviews include two Italian restaurants, Bella Napoli and Luna Bianca Trattoria. Maria finds peace of mind at the Mindfulness Workshop at Community Center Shanghai, the Gourmet Girls let champagne go to their heads, and resident Barfly Janus raves about her new YogaAlive! suit.
In our FYI Shanghai review of Grace Hair & Aesthetics we incorrectly listed the...[read more]
The latest issue (Monday, March 23) just came off the press and is being distributed now to one of these locations. City Shop is usually the first place we get to on Fridays, so you might try there first. Jules Kwan of URBN Hotels is on the cover of the latest issue. Why? Why not. They're recruiting lots of people, including a Sales Manager, and our designer thought he was good looking. Also in this...[read more]
The new EnjoyClassifieds is out and it looks a little different. We've gone to a glossy cover with a redesign that better reflects what we've been all about for more than a year now. With more information, entertainment and services, packed into a well organized, easy to browse weekly publication, it's everything you need to enjoy Shanghai. EnjoyClassifieds is now Shanghai's only weekly events, listings AND classifieds publication. You can find a copy of EnjoyClassifieds at one of these...[read more]Posted: Monday, March 09, 2009 under General
I have two tickets to give-away to ChopSchticks, the improvisation comedy show by the Chicago Improv All-Stars for TONIGHT. These guys are very funny, very good at what they do. These two tickets, worth 290RMB each, are yours if you write me and ask for them. But there's a catch. I want you to write a 300 word review afterwards that we may reprint in an upcoming issue of EnjoyClassifieds. There's not much time left - show starts tonight at...[read more]
Picture this: a man is standing in the hallway of your office building while you wait for the elevator. He farts. A heavy cloud of noxious blue gas rises up enveloping the man in a thick haze. Startled, you step back a bit, to avoid the expanding blue cloud. He farts again. You retreat further but there's no escaping this cloud. He farts again. The man's odor has wafted throughout the hallway, you're smelling it, so you know you're breathing...[read more]
We've just been notified that our data center will be performing network maintainance of the extraordinarly disruptive kind during the middle of the day, Thursday, between around 11am and 2pm. Apparently, they reason, this is a good time as people are eating lunch. I'm looking for the 99.9% uptime guarantee in our contract, and I'm having a little trouble finding it just now. I've got a free Enjoy 2009 kit for the first wag to correctly identify my state of...[read more]
Hi Folks! We're back. Thanks for your patience and understanding. If you have no idea what I'm thanking you for, then you can read yesterday's blog, or carry on as though nothing happened. Actually, nothing happened. Carry on.
To all of you who turned up to our Enjoy Client Appreciation Night at Mesa last night (Tue, Jan 13) I'd like to say thank you. It was a great turnout, and a great night all around. Special thanks to Charlie and Steve who really know how to cater an event. The canapes were superb, the free flow flowed freely until well after 11, and the space was perfectly suited for an intimate gathering of about 250 people....[read more]
Here at EnjoyClassifieds, we like to celebrate the New Year with shiny new web servers. We made the move on New Year's day, and today the site seems to be working just fine, only faster. If you notice something wrong please use the contact form (down at the very bottom of this page) to send a bug report. Thanks, and happy new year!
With all the dire economic indicators pouring in these days warning that we are entering the sort of deep financial crisis that very few people living today have ever experienced, I am beginning to feel a tad pessimistic. And not for the reasons you might think.
If you believe, as I do that global warming is the start of an ecological disaster that is going to make our current problems seem quaint to our grandchildren, then you'll understand my pessimism. Where...[read more]
To all of you Americans out there who participated in the political process, through your votes, donations or time volunteered, to end Republican rule and put Obama in the White House, thank you. And congratulations. Not only do you have a President-elect who can articulate himself in clear, coherent, and thoughtful language, he may very well be someone you'd want to have a beer with.
Are you happy with the result of the election? Please use the comments below to...[read more]
The latest results of our super accurate EnjoyClassifieds Election Poll has the Obama/Biden ticket comfortably ahead of McCain and his winking sidekick by 60 points. Of course with a margin for error of at least 30 points we can't entirely rule out the Mac coming back to tie this one and sending it to the lawyers to decide once again. Nonetheless, we're going to bravely climb out on a limb and call this one for Barack Obama, the next President...[read more]
The news oozing out of the US of A these days is not encouraging. After the dramatic collapse of major American financial institutions exposed the soft underbelly of capitalism; with credit markets still largely frozen and governments scrambling to restore confidence in the free market with massive government intervention, you might be forgiven for expecting the U.S. presidential election campaign to take a turn towards serious, sober, possibly even intelligent discussion. You'd be absolutely wrong of course.
At the risk of...[read more]
EnjoyClassifieds is now 36 pages of compact, ultra organized, information packed magaziney goodness. Okay, so "magaziney" may not yet be a real word but it returns 3650 Google results, so its good enough for me. If you haven't seen it yet, look for us in one of these locations, or give Vivian a call (6446 2440 ext:119) and she'll mail you a copy today. Or send an email to homedelivery AT enjoyclassifieds DOT com.
While you're at it, check out...[read more]
Our new Forum is ready and though it is completely empty at the moment, I have no doubt your intelligent, insightful comments, questions and answers will be filling it up in no time at all. This Forum has been a long time in development and delayed more than once while we pondered the prevailing winds of paranoia that have put a virtual freeze on most things fun these days. However, we're pretty confident in releasing this now. Most if...[read more]
Well, it has to be said, the exodus of visa challenged expats has had an upside. The Buy & Sell section has been an absolute treasure trove of awesome deals these past few weeks. Perhaps you're kicking yourself for missing the Cannondale bike or the pair of computers with 17" flat screen monitors for 1000 a piece or that nifty bunk bed for kids with the slide (I'm loving that) that went for a song, but you can take...[read more]
We got this email forwarded to us yesterday for an urgent request for blood. A westerner in Beijing underwent an operation to stop internal bleeding but lost too much blood. He is in desperate need of A negative blood from a western donor. They are urgently seeking a donor who can donate blood in Beijing. Anyone that can help, please contact Li Li on the number listed below.
Dear CANCHAM member, One of our members has a desperate need for type A...[read more]Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008 under General
Dear CANCHAM member,
One of our members has a desperate need for type A...[read more]
The manager of Red Beat bar on Tongren Lu sent word to us yesterday that local authorities have instructed them to close from August 1 to August 5, due to "The Games". Weirdly, they can open between the hours of 1am and 8am!
Last night at 10pm the local authorities instructed the bar owners on Tong Ren Lu to be closed from August 1st to August 5th due to the Olympics. However bars are allowed to be open during this period...[read more]Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008 under General
Last night at 10pm the local authorities instructed the bar owners on Tong Ren Lu to be closed from August 1st to August 5th due to the Olympics. However bars are allowed to be open during this period...[read more]
I've been studying Chinese recently. Seriously. And this time I can claim actual progress made. To the core, I'm a rotten student but I've got a great teacher from Ease Mandarin and the coolest software on my Treo that's helping me overcome that.
If you're studying Chinese AND you've got a PDA or smart phone you should take a look at PlecoDict. It's a Chinese dictionary and study tool for your Palm or Windows handheld. With fast search...[read more]
Okay people, enough is enough! I'm starting to get calls at the office, on the telephone, from unhinged individuals asking me to ban other unhinged individuals from posting personal ads. For those of you who missed it, the personals page was hijacked this morning by a few highly excitable individuals who seem to think their own personal frustrations are of interest to the rest of us.
Please, if you're out there now, taking offense to something some jackass wrote in a...[read more]
Kiki from HighNote records just stopped by our office with a CD of Anthony Pappa's new release on the HighNote label plus a bunch of free drink vouchers for his upcoming show next Wednesday (July 16) at Club G Plus. Anthony Pappas has been described as the "DJ's DJ," and is one of the more respected DJ's on the international circuit. It should be a good show, it's free entry, and I expect several of the EnjoyClassifieds crew to...[read more]
