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19. March, 2007Jun's housewarming partyMy Korean "sworn brother" Jun - is back in Shanghai and found himself a nice apartment close to汶水东路站,and he took personally good care of all the girls - always a gentleman. Written by Shanghaiet @ 05:39. 0 comment(s) Playing the lute to a cowMy girlfriend recently used an interesting idiom (成语), "playing the lute for a cow (对牛弹琴)" which means choose your audience - i.e. a cow is not able to appreciate music. She recently took me to an theater performance (戏 剧), but alas I was not blown away... nor understood a word. Written by Shanghaiet @ 05:31. 0 comment(s) Sichuan magicI recently went to a SiChuan restaurant with great food and interior, besides it's very famous for it's show with an artist changing masks - 变脸 -(so fast you cannot see it happening). Try it! BaGuoBuYi restaurant DingXi road 1018, 巴国布衣,定西路1018号, tel 52397779 Written by Shanghaiet @ 05:24. 0 comment(s) High and lowDuring 10 days in Shanghai may parents were high and low (literally when ascending the Oriental Pearl The tower is not the highest, but has the very nice Shanghai historic museum in the basement that my parents were very impressed by. Besides the current highest building is being surpassed by an even higher Japanese building project just a block away. And with this photo I'd like to say thanks for their visit. Written by Shanghaiet @ 05:09. 0 comment(s) Textile market and tailorTailor made is nice to buy in china as labor costs are so low. Here some curtains for mum. The fabric was “Thai silk / 泰丝 ” , more about that: http://www.bangkok-thailand.com/about-thai-silk.htm#thai Written by Shanghaiet @ 05:03. 0 comment(s) Peking duckIn place of going to Beijing, we decided to go to a Beijing cuisine restaurant especially famous for their Peking Duck. Nice,.. but where's the sauce? The restaurant was QuanJuDe - HuaiHai middle road 786 *全聚,淮海中路786号 Written by Shanghaiet @ 04:47. 0 comment(s) Pearl bonanzaBuying "big" in the pearl market, export potential? Mum is carefully examining the merchandise. Written by Shanghaiet @ 04:40. 0 comment(s) Nightmare in ShanghaiA boatcruise on Huang Pu was the worst experience of my father during his stay in Shanghai, 45 minutes on a ice cold and petrol smelling boat, and a waste of money! Written by Shanghaiet @ 04:36. 0 comment(s) Not impossibleXiTang, where mission impossible were produced partially. However at one time Tom Cruise jumps from a window in this quiet village and ends up in the heart of Shanghai, that kind of stunts are only possible on film! Written by Shanghaiet @ 04:33. 0 comment(s) Next Page |