February 19, 2002

  • Friends


    Saturday, February 16, 2002 was probably one of the happiest days of my life.  Not only did Jay, one of my best buds, come to Shanghai, two other Torontonians (Gigi and Cheryl) also arrived in Shanghai.  Seeing them really made me feel good, a rush of feeling of home embraced me, I so miss Toronto.  To top things off, receiving Ming's call and hearing from him, Marvin, Ron etc. really brought a bit of home back to my homesick heart.  I love technology.  And guys, thanks for the birthday present, getting a personal written message is better than anything money can buy.


    So Saturday night, we went karaoke at Cashbox.  Kerrey came too,  a girl I met that I think is kinda cute but Jay, Gigi and Cheryl don't really like her.  I'm very self-concious about shit like this, and I do trust my friends so no, she's just a friend.  On Sunday night, I took them to Xin Tian Di and then to Budda Bar.  Then on Monday, we went to the Grand Hyatt for drinks and then to Rojam.  Cheryl thought I should mention this, since I tell everyone, and have told her a couple times, but the Jin Mao Tower (where the Grand Hyatt is housed) in Pudong is currently the world's tallest hotel, and apparently SH's best.  The Jin Mao building itself is 88 floors (if i remember correctly) and consists of mainly offices and hotel rooms.  For APEC, George Bush was supposed to stay there, but because of the tradgedy of 911, the US government felt it was unsafe for the president to stay in such a high building and moved him to the Portman's (Ritz-Carleton Hotel).


    So while here, Jay got picked up by a couple hookers, tried to pick up a girl at a club, got me hammered enough that I puked for the first time this year (I'm sorry Jay, but damn, it's just like old times I guess...), experienced life in my ghetto apartment (which he thinks is too cold).


    And Ming, don't worry about Cheryl.  All she's been doing is complaining about how the Chinese local guys here are so ugly.  Greasy hair, smelly, not clean shaven, rude-mannered, bad breath, ugly teeth, no fashion sense etc.  On top of that, I think she really misses you, a far cry from when you guys first started going out.  I envy you guys for having feelings of such.  Having it once in life, even if it doesn't last forever, is better than not having it at all.  And Ming, I didn't know you were so creative!!! 


    And Gigi is still Gigi.  Tall, pretty and bossy haha... Hearing her voice on my cellphone here, knowing that she was here in SH brought the biggest smile to my face.  Reminescent of when Mars and when Paul came to SH.  It's pretty cool being here in SH.  It's one of those cities that people have to visit.  Kinda like a New York, Paris or London.  So I am quite blessed that my friends and family have been able to come out here on average about once every 2 months.  I look forward to seeing the rest of you here soon, because I don't plan to go back to Toronto for a while (maybe for quick visit, but I'm afraid that's it - at least for now).  Miss you guys!

Comments (6)

  • Seeing old friends in new places is the best - I remember being able to hang with Waterloo friends while in Tokyo and although the surroundings were new, the comfort of being among familiar faces was truly enjoyable.

  • That Jay... up to no good already.... I swear when he gets back, I'll start up my crazy drinking again too!

  • Sounds like you have some great friends! 

  • i do!

  • well, i've been to ny, london, and paris - looks like shanghai is the next stop. by the way, you'd better have air conditioning in your apartment.

  • shanghai is up there with the rest of em bud.  see u soon.

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