Category Archives: 上海

Answer

Posted on October 9, 2016 by d4vid

Today is my birthday.  I turned 42 so I’m considering this year my “Answer Year.”

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Sports

Posted on September 11, 2016 by d4vid

My Mandarin teacher and her husband lived in Japan for several years as he studied at a university.  Their daughter is in second grade now and attend the Shanghai Japanese School, an elementary school which teaches classes entirely in Japanese. … Continue reading →

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Photogenic

Posted on August 21, 2016 by d4vid

I continue to be impressed by how graphically interesting Shanghai is from every angle.

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Middle

Posted on July 21, 2016 by d4vid

Flying from the Middle Kingdom to Middle-Earth. Two week vacation in New Zealand.

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Adolescence

Posted on July 21, 2016 by d4vid

 Strange to see a painting of the album cover for Jane’s Addiction’s “Ritual de lo Habitual” — a band that meant so much to me in high school — hanging by the bar at a Mexican restaurant in Shanghai. At … Continue reading →

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Morlocks

Posted on July 14, 2016 by d4vid

  Outside the office building at work is a perfectly respectable mall.  Korean BBW, noodles, sushi, even a Hooters. But under the office building is a bizarre labyrinth of food stalls & restaurants that never seem to appear twice. Robyn and … Continue reading →

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Muzak

Posted on July 13, 2016 by d4vid

A small part of my brain is constantly scanning the background for any hint of music, tuning in, and trying to place it.  The Muzak they play in the Shanghai Metro stations is always eclectic, but as I walked to the train platform … Continue reading →

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Dandy

Posted on July 5, 2016 by d4vid

I’ve capitulated to the Shanghai summer and started carrying around a handkerchief.  A handkerchief to mop my brow, like some sort of Southern dandy.  Well, Southern Chinese dandy, I suppose.

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Dominoes

Posted on July 1, 2016 by d4vid

Here’s Xavier lining up a, frankly, ludicrous number of Jägerbombs.  You topple one shotglass of Jägermeister into the glass of Red Bull and the rest follow, toppling over like dominoes. Eli, Xioahan, Carol, Xavier, and Andrea all left Shanghai in … Continue reading →

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Flock

Posted on June 28, 2016 by d4vid

We had the Kung Fu Panda Dubai Ride wrap dinner at a Xinjiang restaurant.  We ordered four whole roasted lamb for the crew.

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Brigadoon

Posted on May 29, 2016 by d4vid

  

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Disneyland

Posted on May 28, 2016 by d4vid

Shanghai Disneyland officially opened June 16, but — thanks to my coworker Carol’s husband, who has been working on the Pirates of the Caribbean Ride here for years now — Eli, Xiaohan, & I got a chance to visit the … Continue reading →

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Hubris II

Posted on May 19, 2016 by d4vid

 Eli and I lost a bet.   We were supposed to lose a bunch of weight.  We missed our targets.  We took our comeuppance. Eli was supposed to eat a whole durian.  I was supposed to half a durian and … Continue reading →

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Mahjong

Posted on May 19, 2016 by d4vid

  Months ago some coworkers tried to teach Eli & me how to play mahjong.  Since then, I’ve played a handful of times and Eli has played tons with his in-laws. Our coworker Xavier’s apartment building sits atop a mahjong den. … Continue reading →

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Kabletown

Posted on April 28, 2016 by d4vid

Comcast, via its subsidiary NBCUniversal, is buying DreamWorks Animation.

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