Document Expiry Calendar for Chengdu Expats

Hey — a longer note on Document Expiry Calendar for Chengdu Expats, as if you were moving onto my street next month.

Don't optimize this like a spreadsheet in week one. Get a workable version first. Polish after you've seen your real overtime pattern.

My blunt tip: Your visa category is not a vibe.

Also: If a deal needs secrecy, walk away.

Please don't keep falling into address updates 'later forever'. I've watched that one burn weekends and goodwill.

When you're here, you'll notice a folder of scans. Let that be your reminder this is a living city, not a packing list.

If you only do three things

• Decide a default you can repeat tired
• Write the Chinese names / pins / chats somewhere searchable
• Revisit in thirty days — not every evening

When in doubt, choose the option closer to home. Travel friction compounds quietly.

Copying someone else's routine from a different district and different job is how people waste their first quarter.

If it only works when you're energetic and the weather is perfect, it doesn't work.

Write me (or anyone further along) after you've tried one real version. Adjustments are easier with scars than with theory.

— someone a few mistakes ahead