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Christopher James Burgess
The Early Days
Chris was born on 25 March 1981 in Sydney Australia.

A 'global citizen', he has lived in Australia, Indonesia, and China, and hopes to add more countries to the list in future. He speaks fluent English, Indonesian, Japanese, and is currently learning Chinese.

He attended the University of New South Wales in Australia, achieving Honors in Advanced Science and Mathematics.

Current Life and Career
Chris currently works for Microsoft (Shanghai) as the Field Deployment Lead Manager, heading up operations across Asia Pacific and Greater China.

He loves the great local food in Shanghai, and is proud to be able to order his favourite dishes fluently in Chinese!



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Beverly Wenli Chua
The Early Days
Beverly was born on 31 October 1981 in Singapore.

She has since lived in Australia and has recently (early 2009) been relocated to Shanghai together with Chris , seeing it as a great career opportunity as well as an opportunity to learn about Chinese culture and language.

She has attended 6 schools during her formative years - 3 in Singapore, 3 in Australia. She attended the University of New South Wales in Australia, majoring in Computer Science and Psychology.

She considers both Singapore and Australia her home, as that's where her friends and family reside.

Current Life and Career
Beverly currently works for eBay (Shanghai) as the Regional Marketing Manager, looking after Asia Pacific and Greater China. She adores eBay, and has worked for the company for 5 years, and has been an eBay member since beginning (13 years and counting!).

Her passions are cooking and baking, and she can often be found on the computer surfing the internet or chatting with friends online.



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The Fur Kids
And how could we forget the little ferrets that Beverly and Chris hold so dear - Star and Misty! They are 4 and 5 years old respectively now and have brought Beverly and Chris so much joy (and insanity) these past few years, and hopefully many more to come.