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Macau – Lemonade out of Lemons Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 13, 2008
Whilst in Hong Kong, I went with a friend of mine to 澳门 (Macau). We went to the Sands and Venetian casinos. They had 二十一点(blackjack), 百家乐(baccarat), roulette, and others. I stuck to 二十一点 while my friend played the 老虎机（slots）. I changed 500 港币 (hong kong dollars) into 筹码(chips) and hit the table. The lowest bet…
Visa Fun! Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 9, 2008
Greetings readers! I have just come back from 香港(Hong Kong) because of an issue with my 签证(visa). A multi-entry visa will let you 多次入境, but only for 60 days at a time. I went to the 出入境管理局(border entry-exit administration) at Andingmen, where I found that they could not effectively 延(extend) my visa because I didn’t…