December 13, 2003
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So Much To Do
I have been finding it very difficult to strap myself down and be a good boy staying at home, reading etc. Granted I have been out much less due to various reasons, there are so many functions happening in Shanghai that it's very hard to sit still. Right... twist my rubber arm.
Shanghai's an interesting city for expats because it seems that many of us are pretty much in tune with what's going on in the scene. Also the fact that I work at a marketing company helps keep us in the loop of things. Fashion shows, store openings, product launches, music concerts, club functions, there's something going on here every week. Last night was a CD launch party at JA and some international DJ was at Fusion Club. Tonight, Miss Sixty's launch party, and 2 anniversary parties. Next Friday's party at Fusion, the Durex party, will be interesting too - Grand Prize, a one night stay / stand at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, one of the most prestigious in Shanghai. It's also kinda funny, all these events we're invited too, open bar, free food etc. It almost seems as if the more money you have the less you have to spend. Why buy a bottle of wine when you can get plastered for freeeeeeeee!
So many people think China is such an exotic place. Many don't notice just how modern things are in some cities here in China. Granted there's still a ways to go, but walking into the subway labrynth after lunch the other day, I couldn't help but think how exciting things are here, and look forward to how much better things will be in the next few years!
Shanghai's Downtown Area
Just look how cosmopolitan Shanghai is! Buildings shooting up everywhere. Cars all over the place. Last week, the Shanghai municipal government decided to ban all bicycles on the major streets in Shanghai. And events, events, events. This Monday, Takuma Sato is coming to Shanghai for a press conference in advance of Team Honda's F1 event here next year. 2004 will definitely be a crazy year, the F1 is coming to Shanghai!!!
So when are YOU going to visit the Paris / NY of the East???
Comments (9)
U trying to get us to visit u already? hehe
u think shanghai is busy in 2004? think about shanghai in 2008 chinese olympics! oh..which btw im going to
well, aren't you the busy boy? i wonder if you missed the crazy lifestyle when you came back to toronto...i'd be running to a quieter city...
i won't be coming for a while...unless you are paying! ha!
nice site man
have a nice day
hehe, i went to china in 2001 and they were getting me all ready for culture shock, talking about how it's SO different from the U.S... and yeah i was in a sheltered little dorky tourist group (heh, a group of 40 americans in china, we didn't blend too well) but it wasn't so different as i was expecting it to be. actually i was kind of disappointed by that.
Shanghai is beautiful.
Been there twice.
wow, and to think , you're going to be pretty darn rich and living a good life with such good weblogs and the things you talk about on there...*sigh* i wish i could turn out like that
dude, you've got the best job in the world! it makes me sick!
hahahaha. i come by your site after not visiting for so long and i see that you are still the same old simon. partying up with mamasans and their mamas. damn. i thought that was a vancouver vietnamese mother thing, to take e with your children and have a grow some green in the basement. didnt know shanghai was like that too. you should have gone home and had a threesome you wouldnt forget. muahahaha.
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