My Frappuccino Moment

The summer frappuccino (Soy Strawberry & Cream, Extra Coffee Caramel and Low Fat Mocha) trio are back.  You can opt for low fat, healthy or strong frappuccinos to suit your lifestyle.  For healthy option, you can try the Soy Strawberry & Cream which is made up of strawberry syrup, soy milk, ice topped with whipped cream.  For a strong, pick me up, you can try the Extra Coffee Caramel which is made up of Starbucks Frappuccino Roast coffee with whole milk, ice topped with whipped cream swirled with caramel syrup.  The Low Fat option is the Low Fat Mocha which is made up of Starbucks Frappuccino Roast coffee, light milk and ice.

Pastries and Dumplings

There are five pastries available this summer:  New York Cheesecake, Blueberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Truffle Cake, Tiramisu and Double Chocolate Brownie.  These pastries are available in regular and bite sizes.  If you were to ask me, I’ll pass up on the pastries as they’re not that great.  I haven’t encountered good pastries from Starbucks yet.

You can now order your favorite sticky dumplings to give away for the Dragon Boat Festival.  Each basket consists of 3 dumplings each of mango, green tea & bean, strawberry & cream and coffee almond flavors.  Each dumpling weighs 60g.  A basket costs RMB 108, a price increase of RMB 10 from last year’s RMB 98.  The baskets will be delivered between June 11 to 23.

Merchandise

The summer merchandise in Mainland China except for East China region is a bit of a letdown.  No special designs nor are they something you would wish to collect.

The light blue tumbler (top row, 2nd to the left) retails at RMB 90 and is see through towards the bottom part.  The steel tumbler (bottom row, right) is a create your own tumbler.   The tea mugs (top row, left and 2nd to the left) retails at RMB 75 and 8 oz in size.  The shape is not your typical flat on top but slightly higher on one end.

However for East China, the merchandise is prettier and more desirable to the collectors, they name the merchandise “Summer Flowers”.  On top of the ones above, they have the following:

Promotions in Eastern China

Even though items in Eastern China are more expensive than the other regions, their promotions are much better and interesting.  For this summer, they have the following:

• If you purchase any summer flower merchandise, get a free bookmark or add RMB 30 and get a free limited edition Starbucks bag.  Till supplies last.
• From May 15 to July 9, when you purchase a MSR card, add RMB 20 for a free coaster or RMB 40 for a free limited edition Starbucks bag.  Till supplies last.
• From May 15 to July 9, if you purchase 3 to 5 of any of the summer frappuccinos in a single receipt, you’ll get a free ornament (4 designs only).  If you purchase 6 to 8 summer frappuccinos in a single receipt, you’ll get a free 8 oz logo mug.  If you purchase 9 or more summer frappuccinos in a single receipt, you’ll get a free 12 oz logo tumbler.

That’s it for now this summer!  I’ll keep you posted with any updates from Starbucks.  Stay tuned!

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Bullet Train to Tianjin

From Beijing, head towards the Beijing South Station to purchase your tickets to Tianjin.  Travel time is roughly 30 minutes and several trains leave every hour except late at night.  Ticket costs from RMB 55 (second class), RMB 66 (first class) for C trains.  You will need a valid ID for each passenger when you purchase a ticket.  First train leaves at 710am and the last train departs at 11pm.  Your destination would be Tianjin Main Station (天津站).

To return to Beijing South Station, the first train leaves at 650am and the last train leaves at 1045pm.

Things to do and see in Tianjin

Since Tianjin is a port city, a lot of Beijingers who visit this place make it to a point to eat fresh seafood and the famous Gaobuli Baozi (steamed buns).  I can’t recommend a very good restaurant as I go to a different restaurant every time I’m in Tianjin.

Attractions in the city center includes:

• Ancient Cultural Street is a stretched of road from Gongbei Avenue in the north and Gongnan Avenue in the south.  It’s almost similar to the shops at Yu Garden in Shanghai.
• Five Main Avenues (五大道) hosts to approximately 2000 garden-style villas built in 1920s and 30s resembling European architecture.  You can either join a tour on a horse drawn carriage, rent a bicycle or drive around to view the different villas.  Most of the roads in this place are one-way so driving might be tough to do and navigate.  There’s a Gaobuli restaurant in Mu Nan Dao (睦南道).  The place is similar to Eight Great Passes in Qingdao or Central Street in Harbin.
• Italian District is very near Tianjin Railway station.  This district is once a concession to Italy.  Italian architecture abounds this place with the famous Marco Polo Square.
• Tianjin TV & Radio Tower is the fourth tallest TV tower in the world.  You can try the restaurant at 248m and get a bird’s eye view of Tianjin.

If you’re into brand names, Tianjin has an outlet store location similar to the ones in Japan, Beijing or Florence.  Florentia Village is patterned after Venice, Italy and located north of Qianjin Dao in Wuqing County.  The stores are accessible by train from either Beijing or Tianjin.  Get off at Wuqing station and walk 100 m from the exit to reach the place.

My Latest Trip Experience

During the Tomb Sweeping Festival, some friends of mine decided to eat some seafood in Tianjin.  My fiance and I took the bullet train so that he can experience it here in China.  Two other friends drove their way to Tianjin and picked us up at Tianjin train station.

When we arrived in Tianjin around 11am, we passed by the Italian district and headed to the Japanese restaurant my friend wanted to try.  After lunch, we drove through the Five Main Avenues and trying to find the famous porcelain house.  Since I’ve been there before and have seen real European architecture, the place didn’t hold much thrill for me anymore.

After going around the Five Main Avenues, we drove our way to Florentia Village.  We spent most of our afternoon there looking through different shops.  Alas, I came out empty-handed as the shoes that I wanted to buy was not available there.  Towards sunset, we drove back to Beijing and had dinner at Friday’s.

Pictures from my previous trips:

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For pre-paid plans, you can choose either shenzhouxing or mzone.  Mzone caters more to the teenagers and young adults who tend to send more text messages and download music than call.  Shenzhouxing caters to professionals who do not want to be charged a monthly bill for the use of the phone services.

For post-paid plan, China Mobile offers Gotone.  Signing up is easy as you only need to bring your passport, SIM card fee and at least RMB 500 to any China Mobile service hall all over the city.  For a prepaid amount of RMB 500, you are restricted to domestic roaming only.  For a prepaid amount of RMB 1,000, you will be able to enjoy international roaming.  If you’re not in a hurry to use international roaming, opt for the prepaid amount of RMB 500 and return to the service hall after 3 months to have your international roaming activated.

Here are some of this month’s promotions which will help you save some money from your monthly mobile phone expense:

Rebate on E-load or Online Payment

From April 28 to May 31, 2012, Gotone subscribers who pay their bills online or purchase reload cards for their mobile phone from the Beijing China Mobile website will get the following rebates:

• For RMB 100, you’ll get a rebate of RMB 3.
• For RMB 200, you’ll get a rebate of RMB 8.
• For RMB 300 and up, you’ll get a rebate of RMB 15.

For Mzone and Shenzhouxing subscribers, the rebates are as follows:

• For RMB 50, you’ll get a rebate of RMB 1.
• For RMB 100, you’ll get a rebate of RMB 3.

You can only claim the rebate once for every mobile phone number.  To access their online payment system, click here.

Free Shopping Vouchers for Stored Value Amount On Your Postpaid Plan

From April 9 till further notice, Gotone subscribers can get free shopping vouchers for making a deposit to your postpaid plan.  Here are the steps to avail the promotion:

1.  Proceed to the nearest China Mobile service hall and bring the following:

• Mobile Phone
• Cash or Credit Card or Debit Card
• Chinese Identity Card or Passport (must be similar to the one you use to register for the postpaid plan)

2.  Depending on your status and your monthly usage, choose from the table below on the amount you would like to deposit.  Note: The minimum monthly amount will be charged or deducted to your deposit whether or not your monthly usage reached that amount.

3.  Once you’ve chosen an amount, advice the service representative on which option you would like to do with the deposit amount:

• Option 1:  Keep the whole deposit amount intact and be refunded of the amount after 12 months.  This is best for subscribers who need a receipt monthly for reimbursement.
• Option 2:  Have the deposit amount deducted monthly with the minimum required amount.  If your monthly bill is over the minimum monthly deduction, you will only pay the excess amount.

4.  Choose what type of shopping voucher you would like to avail.  They have shopping vouchers for Wu Mart, Merry Mart, Gome, or Gasoline Stations.  You can only choose one type and the voucher will be sent via text message.

Join now and avail of the freebies you’ll get.  Stay tuned for more promotions in my future posts!

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1.  Avail of Promotions, Discounts or Coupons

Group buying sites such as tuan800.com or dianping.com can offer you discounts or coupon at restaurants.  Local credit card companies also tie up with restaurants offering discounts when using their credit card for payment.

2.  Don’t Use the Packaged Utensils and Wet Tissues

If you’re up for an adventure or think that the restaurant you’re eating is hygienic, inform your server that you will not use the packaged utensils and wet tissues.  They usually cost from RMB 1 to 5 and is added directly to your bill.

3.  Skip the Soda, Wine and Juice

Soda, juice or wine might go well with whatever you’re eating but they put additional cost to your bill.  Instead, ask for water which is usually free.  Note:  the local restaurants normally provide free hot water. 

4.  Bring Your Own Tissue

In some restaurants in the city, a packet of tissue will cost an additional RMB 1.  Instead of shelling out this money, try to keep some from restaurants who give it for free and put them on your purse or pockets for emergencies.

5.  Eat Desserts at Home

A cup of coffee or tea with pastries would be a nice way to end your meal but is it really worth the extra RMB 20 to 30 that you pay for it?  Instead, skip dessert and have a brownie, cake or fruits at home.

6.  Bring Your Own Take-Away Bag

As prices everywhere is increasing, some restaurants ask for an additional RMB 1 or 2 for take-away.  If you do pay for it, make sure you recycle and don’t throw it right away.  Better yet, just order enough that you won’t need to bring any food home.

Well, I hope these money saving tips will help you save some money while dining at restaurants here in Beijing.  It may be a small amount but if you do dine out daily and add it all up, it will sum up to a huge amount.

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Starbucks card introduced in China are different from other countries.  They can’t be given as gift cards as they don’t hold any value.  Cards are purchased and comes with a matching sleeve.

Here’s a look of the different cards which were issued and how it evolved since they were introduced:

1.  Coffee on Ice Card (Spring/Summer 2009)

The Coffee on Ice card is said to be the first-ever Starbucks card released in China.  The card can only be used in Beijing and Tianjin stores with an expiry date of September 30, 2009.  Released date is possibly in Spring or Summer 2009.  A taobao seller is selling this card for RMB 6,888 (USD 1093.33) + shipping.

2.  Joy Card (Fall 2009)

The Joy card was released for Christmas 2009.  The card costs RMB 88 and acts as a discount card.  Cardholders can get a 10% discount when they use this card for beverage, food or merchandise purchases.  According to buckscards.com, only 17,750 cards were made.  I misplaced my card somewhere in the office and a taobao seller is selling this for RMB 468 (USD 75) + shipping.

3.  Chinese New Year 2010 (Winter 2009)

The Chinese New Year was released in winter 2009 and costs RMB 88.  Similar to the Joy card, cardholders can get a 10% discount on their store purchases. According to buckscards.com, only 24,250 cards were made.  I gave mine away to a Starbucks collector friend.

4.  Step Into Your Oasis (Spring 2010)

The “Step into your oasis” card or Summer 2010 card (right photo, card to the right) was released a few weeks after the expiry of the Chinese New Year card.  It costs RMB 88 and offers cardholders 10% discount on in-store purchases.  A seller on taobao is selling this for RMB 88.

5.  Mid-Autumn Festival Card (Summer 2010)

The Mid-Autumn Festival card (upper right photo, card to the left) was released in July 2010 with expiry in November 8, 2010.  The card costs RMB 88 and offers cardholders 10% discount on in-store purchases.  The card comes with a matching sleeve.

6.  Christmas 2010 (Winter 2010)

The Christmas 2010 card has a similar pattern to the merchandise released in Winter 2010.  It costs RMB 88 and offer cardholders 10% discount on in-store purchases.  The card comes with a matching sleeve.  This would be the last Chinese card offering 10% discount on in-store purchases.  I still have my card and won’t be selling it as souvenir.

7.  My Starbucks Rewards Card (Spring 2011)

After discontinuing the 10% discount cards, Starbucks launched a rewards program to its loyal customers, My Starbucks Rewards Card (picture below, leftmost card).  In order to join the rewards program, a card worth RMB 88 must be purchased.  The card has initial e-coupons such as three buy-one-get-one beverage, free upsize and one tall morning beverage.  These e-coupons expires within 3 months.  Once you’ve reached 25 stars, your regular MSR card will be converted to a personalized gold card (photo below, second to the left card).

8.  Christmas 2011 My Starbucks Rewards Card (Winter 2011)

On their first ever Starbucks VIP night, they launched the Christmas version of the MSR card (photo above, right-most card).  Similar to the earlier version, this card costs RMB 88 and offers the same benefits.

9.  Chinese New Year 2012 My Starbucks Rewards Card (Feb 2011)

To celebrate the year of the dragon, Starbucks issued the Dragon My Starbucks Rewards card (above photo, second to the right card).  The card costs RMB 88 and offers the same benefits as a regular MSR card.  It has a free sleeve similar to the Chinese New Year envelopes.

I hope this helps the Starbucks card collectors.  Most of the cards are no longer available in stores and can only be purchased from taobao.  Chinese people tend to throw the cards away once it expires.  I hope the next batch of cards would be gift cards or the return of the discount cards.  I will keep you posted on future card offerings.

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Inseparable (May 4, Friday)

Inseparable stars Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu and Beibi Gong.  Daniel Wu plays Li, a young man who works as an artificial limbs designer and who is going through a difficult time, his parents having died in a car crash, his wife Pang (Beibi Gong) having suffered a miscarriage, and his boss putting pressure on him to lie at an upcoming hearing about a malfunctioning product. The film begins with him attempting suicide in his apartment, only to be interrupted by neighbour Chuck (Kevin Spacey, an American ex-pat who apparently makes a living by playing the stock market. The two forge a close bond, and Chuck pushes Li to overcome his problems and renew his relationship with Pang through a variety of odd methods, including dressing up as superheroes and trying to take down corporate criminals.

Avengers (May 5, Saturday)

The most-awaited team up of superheroes will hit the big screen this May 5 in 3D, 2D and IMAX format.  Stars include Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Samuel Jackson (Nick Fury).

Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who’s who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster.

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (May 10, Thursday)

Warriors of the Rainbow is a Taiwanese historical drama epic film starring Masanobu Ando, Junichi Haruta and Sabu Kawahara.

The story is about an indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature who find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrived with the intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.  The film depicts the Wushe incident, which occurred near Cilai Mountain in Taiwan during the Japanese rule.  The chief of the Seediq people led their warriors fighting against the Japanese.

Puss In Boots (May 15, Tuesday)

Puss in Boots is an animated film produced by Dreamworks Animation.  It was released in the US in October 2011.

Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) must clear his name from all charges making him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from the infamous criminals Jack (Billy Bob Thornton) and Jill (Amy Sedaris), the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek), who leads Puss to his old friend, but now enemy, Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis). Memories of friendship and betrayal enlarges Puss’ doubt, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant’s castle, nab the golden goose, and clear Puss’ name.

Men In Black 3 (May 25, Friday)

The third installment of the sci-fi action comedy Men In Black series returns to the big screen.  Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones is joined by Josh Brolin in this back in time plot to save the planet.

In MIB 3, agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back in time.  J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticient partner.  But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right.  J discovers that there are some secrets to the universe that K never told him – secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency and the future of humankind.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (May 29, Tuesday)

The latest installment of Madagascar is back to amuse the kids and kids at heart.  Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman (David Schwimmer) are still trying to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. They travel to Monte Carlo where they attract the attention of Animal Control after gate crashing a party and are joined by the penguins, King Julian and Co., the monkeys and a new arrival: a performing llama. How do a lion, zebra, hippo, giraffe, four penguins, two monkeys, three lemurs and a llama travel through Europe without attracting attention? They join a traveling circus.

Sorry Hunger Games fans!  No Hunger Games this month.  Let’s see what next month has in store for us.  As for myself, I’m off to Sanlitun to watch “Avengers” on 3D.

Photo credits: IMDB and official websites of the films.

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The Chinese social insurance system is consists of five insurance payment:  retirement, medical, work-related injury, unemployment and maternity.  Both employees and employers must pay the contributions.  The employers will deduct the employees share from their salary and will pay both contributions to the local bureau.

Retirement insurance benefits will be available after the employee has reached retirement age (55 for women and 60 for men) and has made contributions for at least 15 years prior to retirement.  Both employer and employee must contribute.

Medical insurance benefits allows the employee to defray some of the costs of medical expenses in the event of illness or injury.  When you register to participate in the social insurance, you will choose from a list of hospital to visit in case of medical emergency.  Both employer and employee must contribute.

Unemployment insurance benefits can be received in the event that an employee becomes unemployed and has made contributions for at least one year.  The benefit can be received for a maximum of 24 months.  Both employer and employee must contribute.  At present, it’s still undetermined how can a foreign employee avail of this benefit when their stay in the country is tied to their employment.

Maternity insurance benefit is a lump sum amount to defray some of the costs of childbirth.  During the maternity leave from the company, the maternity fund will cover the salary of the employee.  Contributions are made only by the employers.

Work related injury insurance contributions are made only by the employers.  In the event that an employee is injured at work, the employer will collect evidence concerning the injury and associated costs and apply for reimbursement from the occupational insurance fund.

Here’s the table for the contribution rates for Beijing and Shanghai when the law was drafted.  Shanghai has yet to implement the social insurance law for foreigners.

Latest update:  As of 13 April 2012, Beijing released the 2012 Social Insurance Wage Base.  The salary cap was increased to RMB 14,016.  Employee and employer contributions will be adjusted accordingly.  Employee contribution starting April is RMB 1,429.63 while employer contribution is RMB 4,597.25.

My cousin also informed me that you need to add RMB 3 for Medical ER contribution.

Photo and table credits: settlingmagazine.net and KPMG

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Here’s a list of marathons across China till the end of the year:

Marathon 1:  Dalian International Marathon

• Date:  April 30 (Monday)
• Venue:  Golden Pebble Beach, Dalian
• Race Distances:  42km, 21km, 4.2km
• Fee for Foreigners:  USD 10 (4.2km), USD 20 (21km), USD 30 (42km)
• Fee for Locals: RMB 20 (4.2km), RMB 40 (21km), RMB 50 (42km)
• Fee Inclusions:  race bib, T-shirt
• Additional fee: RMB 100 deposit for timing chip
• Website: www.dlmls.org

Marathon 2:  Great Wall of China Marathon

• Date:  May 1 (Tuesday)
• Venue:  Jinshanling Great Wall, Luanping county, Hebei
• Race Distances:  42km, 21km, 10km, 5km
• Fee:  RMB 1,250
• Fee Inclusions:  food, drink, transport, timing chip, T-shirt, entrance to the Great Wall and after-party

Marathon 3:  North Face Challenge Beijing

• Date:  May 12 (Saturday)
• Venue:  Juyongguan Great Wall, Ming Tombs Reservoir, Beijing
• Race Distances:  100km, 50km, 10km
• Fee:  RMB 150 (10km), RMB 400 (50km), RMB 600 (100km), RMB 300 (companion trekking)
• Fee inclusions:  race bibs, gifts, north face items, goodie bag and runner’s guide book
• Website:  http://www.thenorthface100.com.cn/en/

Marathon 4:  Great Wall Marathon

• Date:  May 19 (Saturday)
• Venue:  Huangyaguan, Ji County, Tianjin
• Race Distances: 42km, 21km, 10km, 5km
• Fee:  RMB 1,500 (plus RMB 100 late fee)
• Additional fee:  RMB 290 for the timing chip
• Fee inclusions:  transport, food, drink, entrance to the Great Wall
• Website:  http://www.great-wall-marathon.com/Default.aspx

Marathon 5:  Grassland Extreme Marathon

• Date: June 30 (Saturday)
• Venue:  Xiwuqi, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia
• Race Distances:  42km, 21km, 10km
• Fee:  RMB 200 (RMB 50 discount for students)
• Fee inclusions: insurance, t-shirt, food and drink
• Other info:  They also have a 3-day bike race
• Website: www.grasslandextrememarathon.com

Marathon 6:  Beijing International Marathon

• Date:  October 21 (Sunday)
• Venue:  Tiananmen Square, Beijing
• Race Distances:  42km, 21km, 9km, 4.2km
• Fee: TBA
• Website: www.beijing-marathon.com/en

Marathon 7:  Toray Shanghai International Marathon

• Date:  December 2 (Sunday)
• Venue:  Nanjing Dong Lu, Shanghai
• Race Distances:  42km, 21km, 4.5km
• Fee:  TBA
• Website:  www.shmarathon.com

Hope you enjoy the challenge and see you in one of the marathons.  If you’re not joining, take time to exercise and eat healthy.

Photo credit: www.thesun.co.uk

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By Bus

Since there were 20 of us in the group, we opted to rent a bus to take us there and back to Beijing.  Due to the Chinese New Year holidays, bus rental was at a premium.  We rented a 39 seater bus for RMB 11,000 exclusive of the driver’s meals and accommodation.

The drive took roughly 8 hours with several pit stops for lunch and bathroom.  Luckily for us, it wasn’t icy and road conditions were good.  It was actually smooth driving to Pingyao.  The view, nothing worthwhile.

By Train

From Beijing, you have the option to take the slow or fast route.  The slow route will take you at least 12 hours and will depart from Beijing West station to Pingyao train station.  Two trains depart daily at 7:03pm (1163) or 515pm (K603). 

If you want the fast route, you can take the fast trains to Taiyuan and take an hour bus to Pingyao.  The fast train (D trains) to Taiyuan takes 4 hours. 

By Plane

The nearest airport to Pingyao is in Taiyuan.  The flight from Beijing takes 1 hour and 15 minutes.  Regular fares are RMB 590 + taxes one way.  From the airport, take a cab or train to the long distance bus or train stations.  From there, you can take a bus or train to Pingyao.

Around Pingyao Ancient Town

From the bus or train stations, ride one of those environmental-friendly battery operated carts.  Cost is RMB 1-3 per person.  No buses are allowed inside the town, so the bus we took was parked outside the town walls and we transferred to the carts.  If you don’t have a car, you can rent a bike or hopped on the carts or go by foot to go around.

Tough eh?!  That’s the fun of exploring a new place! If I plan to go back again, I’ll use the slow train route.

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Initially, we were thinking of doing a combination of Datong and Pingyao.  However, with kids in the group, we opted for Pingyao only due to its cultural significance and being a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Here’s the plan:

• Day 1:  Beijing to Pingyao by bus.  Visit Qiao Family Courtyard.  Check-in at Yide Hotel.
• Day 2:  Go around the ancient town.  Return to Beijing by bus.

Simple right?  The bus ride was boring and it cannot enter Pingyao itself.  We had to transfer to an electric cart to go around the city.  The downside, it’s too cold to enjoy the scenery.

I’ll tell you more on my next few posts!

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