Author Archives: d4vid

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 →

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 →

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.

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.”

One of the most important things — perhaps the most important thing — in Chinese culture is the idea of 关系 (guānxì)           

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.

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 →

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.