On 18 August 2014 I was invited for the opening of restaurant bar Cappuccino, at the corner of Sanlitun Street and Dongzhimenwai Street (Beijing).

The staff was pretty lost that night and I hope they now know where to find the beer. Luckily the person who invited me was super kind and attentful.
It was fun to see the show with the belly dancing.
In Beijing, pretty much anything is possible. Did not return there as it seems no more shows and the food was not convincing.
That location has gone through several owners and restaurants. Once Mexican, than Scandinavian, now? Let’s see how long they will last. Beijing is a tough place for a restaurant… Ask Temple Restaurant… Now pretty much doomed…  See: TRB: www.trb-cn.com/

The webmaster of beijingcream.com got back to me (thanks Anthony!) to apologize for the delayed deletion of the vulgarities of a certain troll, who also tried to impersonate me. For decency I will not repeat the words he used. I guess he must have a PHD in vulgarity, fine-tuned through visits to the “famous” nightclub Maggie’s.
As beijingcream.com spread the troll story all around, many people, including friends, confirmed the identity, as that person has been doing this on several websites and has “built a reputation”.
Happens I knew (?) that fake noble English guy. I still think “his” company Dezan Shira & Associates is doing a pretty good job (I even referred clients to them!). Fortunately for that company (and the rest of the community) he seems to have vanished though his name is still on the website.
The reason for his deep hate against beijingcream.com is pretty obvious, as it had exposed some of his weird stories. He should see a doctor.

Read it all here:
The troll has left!
And
Find the troll!

Enjoy!
Beijingcream has since changed the way comments can be posted. Good move.
Sad to see some expats do not deserve to be welcomed in China.
And the reputation of Beijingcream is restored!

I had earlier referred to:
http://beijingcream.com/2015/01/arrested-local-gang-alleged-to-have-targeted-foreigners-with-bats/

Turns out this site is full of vulgarity, impersonating others, the lowest of the lowest.
So I wonder if the article I used as a “reference”  merits any credit after all.
The people who write comments there are of the lowest vulgar level, even trying to impersonate me (and others?). Oh well, I pity them. They must be terribly frustrated, never get to enjoy a healthy relation, sitting in front of their screen, far away from the real world. Are they local Chinese? Overseas Chinese? Foreigners? Difficult to know as they hide their identity.
Extreme vulgarity is unfortunately not unusual on some blogs or bulletin boards. I have seen the worst on both Chinese websites … and U.S. websites. Chinese attacking foreigners, Americans attacking other races. Normally I drop out of those immediately as arguing is a waste of time. I just thought this website was a “normal” one. I already deleted and unsubscribed from that site.

IMPORTANT NOTE: see newer posting that explains it all, and gives Beijingcream credit!

The Association (WRSA) now has a new branch: Branche France & Belgique (Association des anciens étudiants chinois retournés de l’étranger).
On 10 January I was invited as the “European Chamber Delegate and Belgian delegate” for the Chinese New Year celebration, held in the complex between the Beijing Hotel and the Forbidden City.
Our Belgian Ambassador Michel Malherbe was also present and gave a speech, there were also representatives of the French embassy.

We had over one hour of performances, pretty well done. We had African music and dance (Cameroon), Italian Opera, ballet by the ballet school “Arc-en-Ciel de Jeunes” of Beijing, wushu demo, fashion show by the senior ladies group of WRSA, and more.
I liked the ballet done by the Oh-so-cute little girls and the shows by the senior ladies – much like the Chongyang Festival performances.
We all noticed the ballet of the “four swans” being carried out by … five little swans…