Registration, Placement Test ( 20 Weeks Regular Program )

Registration Date is on 13th - 15h of September (Fall 2010 program). All my friends came on Sept 14th, so we decided to have registration on Sept 13th on the morning. The line was already long from the morning.

Prepare your JW 202, and your Temporary Residence Form for registration. Then you will pay the school fee on the 2nd floor. Better pay with cash, because it is easier and won't take much time. After pay school fee, you need to pay the medical insurance. I never get one, so I don't know the procedure really well. Just prepare the money and passport.

After pay the fee, go downstairs, and go to the International Students Office, to take your student card. Prepare every form you've got on the building, and your passport and 2 photos of your. And It's done. Simple and Quick.

__________________________________________

After registration done, just go and see your name for the placement test, the room, the building, and the class they placed you. example : Last Semester, I had my test on 210, Run Run Shaw Building, they placed me on B1 Class.

On the placement test day, they will give you test according to your chinese level. If you are beginner, ask for the A test. The A test is filled with english and pinyin, so don't worry. If you already know some chinese, ask for the B test. The B test is filled with simple and easy hanzi.

First, you do the written test. Later, the teacher will give you conversation test. If you can't understand what the teacher said, just said " Ting Bu Dong! 听不懂！“ ( I don't understand ). Answer as long as you can. After conversation, the teacher will give you Reading Test. Last semester, I failed on these test, that's why they place me on B1. These semester, I skip these test, since the teacher know I'm from B1 last semester. Another student also skip these test, with the same reason as mine.

That's it. The day after, just saw the announcement. And go to the class, to receive your book and your first day. On the first week, you can still keep change class, upgrade or downgrade.

My tips is don't downgrade your level if you think you still can handle. The first few weeks, you need to study harder to keep up with your classmates, but after that it will be easier. 

For intensive program, I heard from my friends. They had conversation test on the morning, and HSK Test on the afternoon.

Extreme Weather

From wearing shorts to jacket with only 2 days.. Many of my friends fall sick because of these extreme weather, including me.

From : http://www.wunderground.com/

300 RMB for a week

Just checked my bank account and found out that I just have 300 RMB right now, because my father parents forgot to transfer my money before they went holiday. So right now, I'm waiting my parents back holiday.

A little bit "early birthday present", maybe this is the experience for me to save a lot, before turning the big 23 on these week. But surely these will be really interesting experiences, since I need to learn my lesson of "spent money". 

I'm not that spoiled child, that my parents can give me everything I want, but until right now, if I need something, there always been there. But right now, they on holiday, it would be troublesome for them to go to the bank and waiting on line to transfer me some money. They're also in China, but on the southern place of China.

So I need to stay on my feet, to keep these 300 RMB for a week. It's a lot if you think of it. But I still have many needs to fulfil, and I think I can do it, as long as I spend max 40 RMB per day. Well, I post these blog to remind me to save money!!! Hahahaha.. 

Food Inside BLCU

These post are related to the food situation before the new dining halls are finish built. Right now, the old canteen and including Diamond Restaurant and Muslim Restaurant were already moved to the new places.

These is the situation when I was studying on spring semester 2010.

_________________________________________________________

Inside BLCU, there are also many restaurants to try.

Diamond Restaurant

With selection of International Dish, from Japanese food to Indonesian food, they serve Indonesia's Oxtail Soup too. :) With price range up to 40 RMB. The First BLCU Restaurant, I went to eat.

Indonesia Sop Buntut ( Indonesia's Oxtail Soup )

BLCU Canteen

BLCU have 2 canteen, but it's connected, the old one is the one near South Gate, it's local student canteen serve chinese foods. It's typical canteen, where you choose which one you want to eat. On the 2nd floor, it's like food court, with many counter. 

If you want to eat in these canteen, you need BLCU Food Card. To get the food card, click here, it has been posted by another blogger.

The other one, is located on the back of the old one, they said it is International Students Canteen. The two canteen building is connected. On these canteen, on downstairs, the same typical ordinary canteen, where you choose what you want and pay.

On the 2nd floor, there are restaurants located there. There are sandwich places, Japanese food restaurant, and chinese restaurant. I love the food there.

There are many selections of sandwich, pizza and salad there. 

If you buy sandwich on the evening, they give discount.

And in afternoon, they give free drinks.

The Japanese Restaurant is called Momoya,

It's the same restaurant chain with Momoya Restaurant inside Xi Jiao Hotel, behind BLCU.

My Favorite Dishes on Chinese Food Restaurant on 2nd floor.

The Sandwich and Japanese Restaurant are managed by the same management who owned HOPE,the restaurants located below dorm 4. They also manage the Karaoke room near gym and coffee shop on library. There are same selection of food in their restaurants. But not everything.

Hot Pot

There is another restaurant behind Coretto Bar, shabu shabu restaurants. The concept is the same with Xiabu Xiabu. And the price is almost the same. 

CC Restaurants

On the first floor of BLCU Conference Centre, there are Chinese Food Restaurant and Japanese Food Restaurant. The Chinese Food Restaurant is managed by the hotel, you also have breakfast there if you stay in CC. And the Japanese Food Restaurant is the same with the one located near East Gate of BLCU, the one near KFC.

My Favorite on CC Restaurant

The sushi are half price on the evening, the reason why I want to have dinner on the restaurant near KFC.

I don't know if the new one on the first floor of CC is have the same promotion or not.

There are another restaurants inside BLCU, like Muslim Restaurants, Coretto Bar and the one near Friendship Store. But I'm not yet tried the food there. The Muslim Restaurant, I had tried. I like the bread, my friend love the caramel apple they have.

Food around Wu Dao Kou part 2

If you like Korean Dish like me, there are another places you need to visit, from South Gate of BLCU, go right then go straight until you see U-Centre, before Cinema, there are intersection, then go left, straight, the restaurant complex are in the end of the road, you just need go across the street. ( another intersection after Bank Of China ).

I never remember the name of the restaurant, I always follow my friend to go there. But these some photos of the food served there.

The 2nd restaurant on the right.

The Japanese restaurant on the left, with wood interior.

Korean BBQ Restaurant, on the left side, but i dont know the exact location, I just knew. 

In front of BOC, there are also many Korean Dish Restaurant there, along the street, one of them is Goerak, i don't know the right spelling, the restaurant is located beside Pepper Bar. It's another Korean BBQ Restaurant, but these one is the best one. My Korean friend also love it.

After turn left on the road before Cinema, you can go to the Red House, on the right side of the road, they serve great pizza and cheap beer, many foreign students love to go there.

Food around Wu Dao Kou

P.S : It takes a while to gather all the photos, and WuDaoKou have a lot restaurants.. These is the list I can gather for short time..

Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu and Curry Rice, price : 20-40 RMB

From BLCU South Gate, turn right, then go straight. You will find it after KFC and Subway Station.

Pizza Hut
Another branch of fast food chain. You can get discount with Student Card.

Pyro Pizza
All you can eat on lunch time until 2pm, only 39 RMB with 4 selection pizza and soft drink free flow.
From BLCU South Gate, go right, go straight after subway, then turn left, go straight

LaBamBa

Mexican Restaurant, located above Propaganda Club, with great promotion of Hamburger on Monday, Sandwich on Wednesday, and Buritos on Friday for only 10 RMB before 7 pm. Crowded on lunch time.

From BLCU South Gate, go right, go straight after subway, then turn left, go straight until you see Propaganda Club, there will be door on the left. After Pyro Pizza.

Subway

Next to Labamba, Subway.. :P~

Jajangmyeon

I don't know the name of the restaurant, but they popular with Jajangmyeon, the korean dish of black soybean paste on top of noodles. You should try it!! And with price less than 20 RMB.

From BLCU South Gate, go right then go straight until Cinema, Wu Dao Kou Dian Ying Yuan 五道口电影院, on the back of the cinema ( just walk to the left corner of cinema building ), there are many korean restaurant there, go inside the building ( the restaurant, not the cinema ), on first floor or 2nd floor, same restaurant, or in the front of the building. 

Bibimbap

Inside the same building, on first floor, the left shop, you will find amazing korean dishes. I love to eat there..

Bibimbap is the left one, the rice with many vegetable on top. Try also gimbap, korean sushi. They have many selection you can choose.

Crystal Korean BBQ

On the same building, there are small door to basement, where you can find nice korean bbq, cook with crystal plate. There are new place on the same building, on 1.5 floor. 

Holdak

The crispy deep fried chicken korean style, with great free salad. It's so delicious. Just write these post, made me hungry and want to eat there. And I can't find the photo, It means I always come there and eat directly. I think. 

On the same building, on the highest floor, 2.5 floor.

Xiabu Xiabu

You can find it everywhere, it's franchise restaurant in China. You will  find it one on every shopping mall.

I love xiabu xiabu, usually eat at HuaLian U Centre. and it always crowded with many people.

Usually, I'm going there on evening, take number and went to BHG, buy drinks, then wait in front of the restaurant again.

颐和园 Yi He Yuan (Summer Palace )

After I post the TianYi Market post, I just realized I never post something with labels shopping, and I shop much in Beijing.. Ow bloggiee.. Hahahaha.. :) So I plug in my hard disk, and let's get started, I will see photo by photo to get inspiration.. More blog posts coming..

_____________________________

I already went here twice, but these park still to big to explore every corner of it, so I might going here again in the future.

Crazy Adventure of 3 girls lost in Summer Palace ;)

And a good place for fooling around.. -.-;;

O Ba Mao O___o;

No Comment on These Obama Shirt. -.-;;

Don't try these at home or anywhere else on earth...!!

These is why you can't help fall in love with China.. :)