Big J. wears his heart on his sleeve, and his backpack on the front.   Wallet in the front pocket. Looks ridiculous, but 99.999 % of these people won't see me again. Hides in an expensive and well-secured compound with confident, aggressive and abusive guards.

Sign says something like "If you don't want to be a burglar, invest in stocks." - City Police Department.

http://silkrc.typepad.com/chinablog/2007/06/a_theft_in_suzh.html

Thanks Will. We need to know about this and warn our near and dear that it happens in the bliss and sanctuary of SIP.

By the way, I don't live in a 'Dan wei' (work-unit) slum like in this photo, it's a much more salubrious apartment. However, I, ZZZ and XXX have lived in a slum like this.  Going to Nanjing to tie the knot is approaching. Discussed it today. Have to go to the Police Station to get a residence permit  for J. first.

A Permit to live where I live ? OK, Shut up Jamieson. You're in Rome now buddy, stick to the rules and you'll have no problems. The Kangaroo and Emu booklet will go about ... that far.

Where the bloody hell are you ? I'm in Suzhou, 200 + km from Nanjing and 80 km from Shanghai. Open the window in Anhui or Denmark, Western Australia, look at the night sky and see thousands of stars.

In Suzhou, you get the moon and a solitary planet, Venus, because it's the brightest planet in our solar system.   You don't get it, do you ? ONE, just ONE is visible through this shit. Can you believe it ?  ONE ?

ONE ? No wonder I cough so much, other 'foreigners' are sneezing like trains chuffing.

Jamieson.