Category Archives: 上海

Achievement II

Posted on December 16, 2016 by d4vid

I’ve unlocked another achievement.  While in China, I saw The Great Wall.  No, not that one.  The movie. It’s about Jason Bourne (doing a sketchy Irish accent) and Oberyn Martell in China defending the Great Wall like it’s Helm’s Deep. … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on December 14, 2016 by d4vid

Cover version by Tori Amos: Lyrics by Tom Waits: Well the smart money’s on Harlow and the moon is in the street And the shadow boys are breaking all the laws And you’re east of East Saint Louis and the … Continue reading →

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Yuletide II

Posted on December 13, 2016 by d4vid

Last night, I walked in to the 7-Eleven around the corner from my apartment in Jing’an only to find all the clerks wearing Coca-Cola Santa hats and The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping” playing.  Felt like home.  

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Home II

Posted on December 13, 2016 by d4vid

“Skies change, not cares, for those who cross the seas.” –Seamus Heaney “Flight Path”

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Megatall II

Posted on December 13, 2016 by d4vid

Sometimes I sympathize with the Shanghai Tower.  After getting the “white giant discount” visiting M50, Debbie captured this shot of me standing next to an are-you-fucking-with-me doorway.  It reminded me of a few other Shanghai photos. This is me exiting … Continue reading →

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Thinking

Posted on December 3, 2016 by d4vid

There was one artist at M50 that Debbie and I especially enjoyed, a charming local artist named 韦萍 (Wei Ping, but goes by “Sunny” in English) who does large scale portraiture (and some landscapes) using the words “stop thinking” handwritten over … Continue reading →

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Art II

Posted on December 3, 2016 by d4vid

There is a complex of art galleries called M50 just north of where my apartment is in Jing’an.  I’d never heard of it. The reclaimed industrial space alternated between official galleries and graffiti art.    This collection reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Megatall

Posted on December 3, 2016 by d4vid

Safely back in Shanghai after Tibet, Debbie & I went to the (recently opened) observation deck at the new Shanghai Tower.  Looking down on the “bottle opener building” — which had been the tallest building when I first came to … Continue reading →

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Local

Posted on November 19, 2016 by d4vid

Finally got around to visiting the City God Temple of Shanghai (around the corner from Yu Yuan.)      This guy looks like he’s reading a newspaper on the toilet. The city’s goddess seemed to get short shrift, off to the … Continue reading →

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Shanshui IV

Posted on November 18, 2016 by d4vid

Visited the Shanghai Himalayas Museum (which, as it turns out, has nothing to do with the Himalayas.) I found the building itself quite Gaudiesque.  If not downright Gigeresque.   There was a multifaceted exhibit entitles “Humanistic Nature and Society: An Insight … Continue reading →

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Fall

Posted on November 18, 2016 by d4vid

  With work and country crashing down, it’s still nice to see the autumn colors.

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Monster

Posted on October 31, 2016 by d4vid

Monster Energy drinks have finally arrived in China!  I used to drink these a lot back in the States, but they never had them here.  Whenever I’ve been in Japan or New Zealand or back home, I’d drunk a whole … Continue reading →

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Teambuilding

Posted on October 22, 2016 by d4vid

Had great fun with ODW’s Pipeline, Infrastructure, and R&D teams at a team building outing.  Go carts.  Gasoline engines.  Indoors.  Got to love China laissez-fun attitude toward safety!

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Hazard

Posted on October 13, 2016 by d4vid

 Eye-level on my morning walk to the metro station.

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Pleasant

Posted on October 13, 2016 by d4vid

  A pleasant surprise.  I found two bottles of California red Zinfandel lurking in the back of a little used cabinet.  Brought them back from L.A. on my trip in March and forgot about them entirely.

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