Comments on: 解决签证的困惑：MY CLEAR BAG http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/ Art and visual culture in Beijing, China Thu, 17 May 2012 22:28:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Marie-France http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-197 Marie-France Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:38:40 +0000 http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-197 Oh Anjing! Can't believe you finally wrote a paper on MCB. I remember you, being so well organized and clean on your side of the room, with your MCB in the second drawer of your desk, right under the med one. I remember felling lousy and messy without a MCB to hold on to and then, finally taking the decision of spending a 1.5 RMB to realize my dream of being well organized too. I still have it but it is sleeping in a drawer at home, with souvenirs of that year in BJ in it. I will be back in China in October and will then buy a whole bunch to put the traveling paperworks and other stuff for my job, so that I can think of you each time I see and use one of those wonderfully useful chinese piece of plastic! Loved your article! Keep up the good work! Oh Anjing! Can’t believe you finally wrote a paper on MCB. I remember you, being so well organized and clean on your side of the room, with your MCB in the second drawer of your desk, right under the med one. I remember felling lousy and messy without a MCB to hold on to and then, finally taking the decision of spending a 1.5 RMB to realize my dream of being well organized too. I still have it but it is sleeping in a drawer at home, with souvenirs of that year in BJ in it. I will be back in China in October and will then buy a whole bunch to put the traveling paperworks and other stuff for my job, so that I can think of you each time I see and use one of those wonderfully useful chinese piece of plastic!

Loved your article! Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Roger http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-193 Roger Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:02:43 +0000 http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-193 Oh, little sister you weave an erudite view describing a complex world of human condition and illusion. Proud of you! Oh, little sister you weave an erudite view describing a complex world of human condition and illusion. Proud of you!

]]> By: Cindy Carter http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-192 Cindy Carter Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:20:10 +0000 http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-192 Dear Lee, I think you've hit upon something here: the MCB as an icon of our age, a weapon in the struggle against ITCB (International and Transcontinental Bureaucracy), a cheap and effective antidote to ICFA (I-Can't-Find-Anything-itis). And let us not forget that cousin to the MCB, the CPH/OVA , a My Clear Bag for Chinese Passport Holders/Overseas Visa Applicants. This type of MCB typically holds reams of documentation needed to prove that you simply want to travel overseas and see the sights, and are not in fact an immigration risk. (Alas, if your destination is the United States, you may need to buy a bigger MCB). The only problem I've encountered with MCBs is their similarity to WMD: I know I've got a few lying around the house, but try as I might, I just can't seem to locate them. Or maybe they were never here in the first place... Dear Lee,

I think you’ve hit upon something here: the MCB as an icon of our age, a weapon in the struggle against ITCB (International and Transcontinental Bureaucracy), a cheap and effective antidote to ICFA (I-Can’t-Find-Anything-itis).

And let us not forget that cousin to the MCB, the CPH/OVA , a My Clear Bag for Chinese Passport Holders/Overseas Visa Applicants. This type of MCB typically holds reams of documentation needed to prove that you simply want to travel overseas and see the sights, and are not in fact an immigration risk. (Alas, if your destination is the United States, you may need to buy a bigger MCB).

The only problem I’ve encountered with MCBs is their similarity to WMD: I know I’ve got a few lying around the house, but try as I might, I just can’t seem to locate them. Or maybe they were never here in the first place…

]]> By: Anigh http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-191 Anigh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:07:02 +0000 http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-191 And all this time I though the Dang An Dai was the way to go... Transparency triumphs over the zhirrr! And all this time I though the Dang An Dai was the way to go… Transparency triumphs over the zhirrr!

]]> By: Ann Mah http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-190 Ann Mah Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:57:37 +0000 http://www.sinopop.org/2008/07/13/lang_enyour-secret-weapon-for-obtaining-a-chinese-visalang_enlang_zh%e8%a7%a3%e5%86%b3%e7%ad%be%e8%af%81%e7%9a%84%e5%9b%b0%e6%83%91%ef%bc%9amy-clear-baglang_zh/langswitch_lang/zh/#comment-190 Extremely valuable advice! Who knew that all I needed to restore harmony to my life was MY CLEAR BAG???!!! But now that I no longer live in China, how will I obtain MCB? Have you thought about starting an export business? Wonderful, witty post! Extremely valuable advice! Who knew that all I needed to restore harmony to my life was MY CLEAR BAG???!!! But now that I no longer live in China, how will I obtain MCB? Have you thought about starting an export business?

Wonderful, witty post!

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