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Yao Ming bought a house and a car

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by fwang, Oct 22, 2002.

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  1. fwang

    fwang Member

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    Yao Ming bought a brand-new house in Houston last week with 350 sq meters worth $500,000.

    Yao Ming ordered a M-Benz 430 when he was in Indy last August and Benz will refit the car for him and deliver that to his new home in Houston.
     
    #1 fwang, Oct 22, 2002
  2. Rocketability

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    WOW! Great! Where you heard this from? Is he living in Sugarland, where most of the Chinese population resides?
     
    #2 Rocketability, Oct 22, 2002
  3. JayZ750

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    My trusty calculator says that that is about 3676 square feet - good size.

    What kind of Benz, though. I'd assume the S430, given the CLK430 would probably be waaaaaay too small for him.
     
    #3 JayZ750, Oct 22, 2002
  4. rockHEAD

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    sources please... is this just heresay? did you read it somewhere? post a link? or do you have "friends in the know?"
     
    #4 rockHEAD, Oct 22, 2002
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    I bet it's the ML430, since he had mentioned earlier this summer he was interested in the Mercedes SUV.
     
    #5 pippendagimp, Oct 22, 2002
  6. Qball

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    What makes you say that most of the Chinese population of Houston Area lives in Sugar Land?
     
    #6 Qball, Oct 22, 2002
  7. Smokey

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    I'd say most of the Chinese population lives near Bellaire and the Beltway.
     
    #7 Smokey, Oct 22, 2002
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    It is a fact that a lot of Chinese live in the Sugar Land area. I am one of them. Some high schools in Sugar Land have 20% asian students.
     
    #8 TechLabor, Oct 22, 2002
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    Yao Ming is so big they probably offered him two zip codes.
     
    #9 PhiSlammaJamma, Oct 22, 2002
  10. TechLabor

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    Yes. There are a lot of Chinese lives near Bellaire and the Beltway. But a lot of Chinese go shopping there even though they don't live there.

    I'd say most of the Chinese population in Houston lives in the southwest area.

    If that is still not correct enough, I'd say most of Chinese Houstonians live in the greater Houston area.
     
    #10 TechLabor, Oct 22, 2002
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    i thought he didn't know how to drive and they were making him a special bike i read it inthe chronicle
     
    #11 knucklehead3321, Oct 22, 2002
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    Did he have to rip out the front seat like Hightower in Police Academy?
     
    #12 Chance, Oct 22, 2002
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    I bet the mercedes will have a roof top, so he can stick his head out when his driving.
     
    #13 ROCS4LIFE, Oct 22, 2002
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    I wouldn't be suprised to see him get a Hummer. The Chronicle reported that he rode to yesterday's golf luncheon with the Franchise in his. The Hummer would be a perfect choice, big rig for a big guy!
     
    #14 PCMILLS, Oct 22, 2002
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    not surprised either, nba players get lots of hummers. :D

    Thanks folks, I'll be here all week
     
    #15 mav3434, Oct 22, 2002
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    He is more likely fit in the G500 M-Benz SUV, which gives him and his parents a headroom.:cool:
     
    #16 KALIKULI, Oct 22, 2002
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    Thats never stopped thousands of other Houston drivers
     
    #17 DAROckets, Oct 22, 2002
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    You don't seriously think he was going to ride his bike everywhere he needed to go in Houston did you?
     
    #18 RocketsPimp, Oct 22, 2002
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    thats f*ckin hilarious!
     
    #19 swt939, Oct 22, 2002
  20. Free Agent

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    That's gonna make a great episode of MTV Cribs.
     
    #20 Free Agent, Oct 22, 2002
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