SerpentZA

This Typhoon is hammering the city!

A quick update to let you know that Sasha and I are safe, internet has been cut and water has been cut too, a large amount of the trees surrounding my home have been uprooted and or broken but it seems like the worst is over (unless it starts back up again), power is still on and we’ve kept the water from coming into the apartment pretty well! Ill head out early tomorrow morning if the storm has...

Things just got really interesting!

Hey there guys, if you've been following along with these behind the scenes Patreon exclusive Documentary updates, you'll know that I had a flight to catch to get to Shanghai, and yes we made it but arrived super late, almost at midnight, the taxi drivers in Shanghai are the rudest in the country from my experience and are always trying to pull li...

Driving around in Canton/Guangzhou

Here's another update on the documentary and I can't tell you just how awesome it is to have our own car to cart around all of our gear! There are four of us in the team and even with the four of us we're all overloaded with gear wherever we go! 3 tripods, a boom pole, standing lights, a massive drone, three camera bags loaded with stuff, four backpacks and of cou...

A substation burnt down and ruined out shoot!

Guangzhou has been quite the challenge! But so far we have some amazing stuff to show you!

Today we'll be driving out really far to see something quite fascinating!

Stay tuned for more updates!

https://youtu.be/YQAUiHfWa5s

- Stay Awesome!

SerpentZA

So much hassle!

This is the first Patreon exclusive update about my upcoming documentar (more to follow), currently running to the high speed rail station to hop on a train! Will keep the updates coming!

https://youtu.be/IbdPa00u-9Q

Stay awesome!

SerpentZA

Tomorrow begins another Adventure!

So as hinted before, I'm about to start the filming of another documentary (this time completely self funded) which will take me through the four first tier cities of China "Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing" but it's not the locations that are the interesting part, it's the people that I have arranged to meet with along t...

Can you have an adventure with us?

We get asked fairly frequently if it's possible to come and have a ride with us in China and although we've done it once or twice in the past, the risks are just too high, it's mandatory to have a Chinese license (international won't work) and the roads are incredibly unsafe for the uninitiated! BUT WE HAVE A SOLUTION! in this Patreon Early Access...

Patreon Exclusive - I'm back from Taiwan!

Hey there guys! What a trip Taiwan was and I can't wait to tell you more about it and share some exclusive photos and videos. As it stands I've just arrived back and I'm completely cream crackered (knackered). I'll put together something for you guys over the next few days as I get all my ducks in a row!

2018-08-22 11:22:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Can I hit all the targets?

C-milk and I decided to take up the challenge of the local Taiwanese Carny, he derided us and told us that foreigners couldn't hit all the targets.. we proved him wrong!

After watching me shoot, if you want to see how C-milk faired, check out his page: http://www.patreon.com/laowhy86

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Something useful!

So we're stuck into our Taiwan trip and have just had the most spectacular ride today, an entire day of beautiful mountain roads and we shot a lot of footage today including some epic drone stuff! (I got up super early to fly the drone during sunrise and can't wait for you all to see the footage).

2018-08-10 15:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Hello from Taiwan!

Hey there guys! Exciting things are on the horizon! Come join me for a short little ride: 

https://youtu.be/D9fdJCTMsaI

Can't wait to see you in the next video! 

- Stay Awesome

SerpentZA

What does a young Chinese man think of my videos?

You may have seen my friend and subscriber MD at the end of my last video, he had come to meet me along with another subscriber for my usual Saturday morning coffee meetup. While we were chatting he mentioned that he wanted to share his opinion as a Chinese citizen about my videos:

https://youtu.be...

A massive cheers to all my Patreons!

Guys! Your support of late has been staggering and I wanted to give you a little shout of appreciation as it is you who make what I do possible! You're making SerpentZA, Hu knows and also by extension ADVChina a reality.

There are some big plans on the horizon which I can't divu...

Another Vaccine scandal has broken here in China...

When will domestic Chinese companies learn that it’s okay to cut corners and make substandard goods as long as they don’t affect people’s health! The public here is very forgiving of shoddy quality goods but if anything affects the health of their Children or families then forgiveness will never be an option.... Look at the milk powder (infant formula) scandal from a decade ago, still people...

Why do they appear so heartless?

I got contacted by someone who's going through some turmoil in his relationship with his Chinese wife, after having a child in the USA, her parents came to visit on tourist visas with the plan to stay for 6 months to which he agreed... When the six months were up he was amazed to find out that his wife had gone behind his back and extended their v...

Did the Nationalists cancel my Visa?

I've been a bit of a nervous wreck as of late! Let me explain why:

https://youtu.be/HhsRlfxfD0A

Time to make some fresh China content!

- Stay Awesome!

SerpentZA

Why your support keeps adverts out of my videos

Something I've been agonising over for a while...

https://youtu.be/a9VOG56YTWY

Thank you for helping me and for making my way of life and continuation of these videos and adventures a reality!

- Stay Awesome!

SerpentZA

Tea and Summer

Yesterday I spent the day with a TV crew from the state-run China Central Television organisation. I usually would have refused to work with them (they have contacted me in the past numerous times) as firstly they never pay a cent, secondly they want to dig into your personal life i.e. want to interview your wife/girlfriend, interview your friends and follow you t...

We met a "DaiGou" in Japan, why do they frustrate me?

Daigou (代购) Is slang for a person or job (it can be a noun or a verb) who basically buys desirable goods overseas usually for tax or quality reasons and then sends said goods back to China putting on a markup and making a living doing this.

The sorts of people that end up being daigou are usually overseas Chinese students, b...

The BEST Chinese Street Food in Tokyo!

This was a fun video to make, a long time subscriber of mine who also happens to be a YouTuber in Japan took me out for what turned out to be Chinese Street food and then for a tour of a Chinese wet market below the streets of Tokyo...

https://youtu.be/rUhhMBiFIvU

We did get up to all sor...

A change of scenery

So this Patreon Exclusive Streets video is not in China, but in Japan! And in one of the coolest parts of Japan (if you're into nightlife anyway), Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo. 

https://youtu.be/KCt3T3-xdWY

I hope you guys enjoy this change of scenery and I do plan to take more of th...

I promised you something different.. so

Here it is, this is one of the two full feature videos I shot whilst in Japan. I organised with a friend of mine (he is a bit of an abrasive blow-hard, but still a good guy underneath it all) to take part in and film a "Live House" in Japan and get a first hand look at the underground metal scene there, it was a lot of fun to be honest and somethi...

Back to China!

My time in Japan is sadly coming to an end... As I wait for the train to the airport I can’t help but describe my feelings as a bit of a mixture of melancholy sprinkled with a little joy.

As a young man I was fascinated with Japanese culture, and truth be told it is the reason I ended up in China having the mad adventures I have had up till now and certainly will in the future. Having me...

The public Plot in China to assassinate me!

Hey there guys, I have some fun and interesting videos coming your way from Japan and I have seriously needed this holiday! I am also surprised at how many times I have been recognised on the streets here in Tokyo! (I've been making sure to get some good b-roll and video of interesting things for you all whilst here). Before I left on my holiday I made this rather...

A look at life in an Urban Village

Since I got a positive response from you guys the last time I posted a 5min street scene, I went ahead and decided to do more, this time I went to an urban village called Shawei 沙尾村 which loosely translates to "Tail of the Sand river village" the time is around 6pm and people are just going about their business, I can tell you that almost any time of day you...

Chinese INVENTOR makes the perfect camera?

As luck would have it, I was approached in the shops by someone who recognised me from my videos, also a fan of Naomi (Sexy Cyborg), turns out that he's developing an interesting camera so I invited him to be in a video! As you all know I don't do paid product reviews, but if I see something interesting that I think you'll like I'll always cover it! 2018-06-11 14:45:36 +0000 UTC View Post