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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Cliche
The woman sitting next to me in BART from the Mission back to Berkeley is reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Crystals. Not a joke.
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Bourgeois V
Yet another little surprise. I’ve always heard about the Hong Kong airport’s lounge — complete with a stylish noodle bar — which leaves other airports’ lounges paling in comparison, but I’ve never had long enough between flights to enjoy it myself. I … Continue reading
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Route
I have taken cabs from Puxi to the airport in Pudong dozens & dozens of times. But this time — as I go to the airport to move back to America — the cabbie surprised me by taking a northern … Continue reading
Symmetry II
For my last dinner in Shanghai, I went to the Boxing Cat Brewery in Xintiandi. This is where Eli & I went for dinner the day I moved here.
Posted in 上海
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Walk
When people ask me what I’m going to do after returning home from China and leaving DreamWorks, I tell them I plan to “walk the Earth.”
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Seal
At my farewell party at ODW, my Chinese teacher Li Jie and everyone gave me this Chinese seal with my Chinese name: 大卫杨 (Dàwèi Yáng) One of the greatest gifts I have ever received.
Guānxì
One of the most important things — perhaps the most important thing — in Chinese culture is the idea of 关系 (guānxì)
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Scouring
They painted a caricature of Trump on the wall at Lobster + Chicken. I can’t believe the America I’m going back to. Reminds me of the Hobbits coming home from their epic journey only to find Saruman befouling the Shire.
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Evolution
A lot has changed since I first came to Shanghai in 2013. We moved into the 15th & 16th floors of Greenland Center and then expanded onto the 12th floor. The 12th floor is now deserted. This wall of QR … Continue reading
Mogwai
A Chinese friend of mine likes the Scottish band Mogwai. The band named themselves after the creatures in the American film Gremlins. The creatures in the movie, in turn, were based on 魔鬼 (móguǐ) meaning “monster” or “evil spirit” or … Continue reading
Yenta FLASHBACK
Saturday and Sunday afternoons, the walkways of Shanghai’s People’s Park are crowded with parents & grandparents trying to marry off their single children & grandchildren, each represented by a little resume with birthday, age, income, etc.
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Playlist
As I come home to America, I’ve been thinking about these songs a lot. (And, yes, two John Denver songs in a row. Because reasons.) “Calamity Song” The Decemberists “I’m Afraid of Americans” David Bowie “Eve of Destruction” Barry McGuire … Continue reading
Autonyms
The Chinese usually choose their own Western name (unless family give them one when they’re little or foreign friends christen them with a nickname or something.) Some just pick something normal: Andrew, Carol, Frank, Stephanie, Alex. Others prefer something that … Continue reading
Toponyms II
One of my favorite parts of the urban planning museum was a sleepy exhibit on one of my favorite things: toponyms! My first visit to Shanghai back in 2013, I exhausted my Chinese coworkers by constantly asking them what every … Continue reading