Thursday, July 02, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Breakfast On A Summer Morning
One of the (many) joys of being an adult is in having a whimsical meal of a breakfast as and when you feel like it. Today, I had cold watermelon scooped out by the spoonfuls followed by stir-fried green vegetables, name unknown but with deliciously crunchy stems. I'm sure mommy would have approved, it's healthy and wholesome despite the strangeness of it all.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Weekend Up-Tos #35

Drank more than I should have at Dishuidong and maybe it was a good thing that they ran out of beer when we reached Boxing Cat Brewery. Still, no self-respectable brewery should be in that situation... on a Friday night too, shame ! Not sure if the Cat calls for a re-visit despite my faint recollections in between hellos to Korean-Chinese girls and sips of A's beer.
I decided to skip Beaver after since I had imbibed enough for one night and it was gym day the next day. S and I strolled through the former French Concession then I got into a taxi for the remaining part of the way home.
Gym was a little tedious as I'd woken up with a headache and I struggled some.
We spent Saturday evening over BBQ and ice cold beer to mark the birthday of our favorite Mexican girl in full-blown summer fashion with Latino pop, Paquita la del Barrio and Michael Jackson on the speakers. I also realized the importance of spicy homemade Mexican-style salsa in a party, taking the guilt out from excessive consumption of tortilla chips.
I'm trying to spend less money by cooking more at home. Total grocery expenditure during my weekly visit to the market totals RMB 13.80.
The spunky local hairdresser told me my hair is too dry and recommended that I not wash my hair for two days. No ! so it looks like my hair may need some vo5 loving soon.
Having a male roommate makes me appreciate that J is type A. While I may tease him incessantly over it, seriously I can't imagine being with a sloppy anybody else. It's enough effort trying to clean up after one male and my mom is probably laughing at me as I type this.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Not Working
First it was gmail and google, now the blog. Page views are zero and photos don't seem to load properly, this much I'm trying to figure behind the great firewall. Really really I've got to speed it up on moving to a new blog and a new domain. Go go gadget hands ! Notwithstanding, a mosquito just bit me on the forehead. Bummer scratch scratch scratch.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Weekend Up-Tos #34

The weekend began on an incredibly good note which failed to hint of the heat and rain that are to follow. Was expecting street food to be cheap local eatery since A's ghetto style consists of rampant distrust of real food on the street. I'm glad his friends think otherwise so we ended up by the streetside out in Putuo district digging into tasty kebabs, crayfish (still in season !) and grilled oysters topped with chopped garlic/chilli bits plus lots of cheap cold beer.
Too many people squashed into a tiny space at the Nosaj Thing show. Everyone's packed in, there's no room to dance or shout-talk to friends by the bar and the set seemed a little short. My photos were crap except for this one with the lo-fi hands. I like !
Weather was at a low, marked by a combination of unbearable heat and humidity with thunderstorm and non-stop rain. I switched the air-conditioning on in my room pretty much all the time.
C and I went to catch a play on Saturday evening. I've always wanted to watch The Vagina Monologues since I read the script years back. It was funny in Chinese, especially with the localized 屄 (bī) though I was very sleepy at certain parts. Also got bitten by tons of mosquitoes at the theatre NGHGNGHG !
Major boo of the weekend: I shrunk a favorite dress. It wasn't expensive but it was so versatile in recent weeks after I snipped off the bubble-skirty part at the bottom. I'm guessing it must be the tumble-dry (even though I'd already put it at the lowest setting). See, doing laundry at home never pays off.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Hey Ho ! Let's Go To The Mountains And Countryside !
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Present Day Propaganda Vs. Propaganda From The Past
Friday, June 12, 2009
Traditional Hindu Wedding Galore
Note: I had posted this on my 'new blog' a month back. Now that I'm still sticking around for a while, I suppose no harm re-posting it here.






























































































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