My videos
My blog More entries >
-
40lbs after
Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:46PM / Members only
so some of you out there have been giving me grief about my profile picture being misleading. ok, well it is. it's from 5 years ago and 40lbs ago.
so here's my most recent picture from a few nights ago. yes, i've aged. yes, i've gained about 40lbs over the last year. it's a pic with 2 college classmates (GO BEARS!!!), Wei-Jean (who's now married to another good friend, Jason Garland who's an airforce fighter pilot) and Charlotte (one of the people i respect most in this world) at Racks Shanghai.
oh, and happy birthday Andy On! and happy birthday AnD! tomorrow's gonna be crazy. drink up!
-
my new ride
Thursday, May 8, 2008 12:50PM / Members only
the last 18 months have been the most unhealthy of my life. in addition to opening a bar, a club and drinking every night in excess, i've not had any time to enjoy the sports and activities that i used to - namely skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, surfing, playing volleyball, basketball, soccer, martial arts, etc.
so i've finally decided to do something about it. i was going to buy a car in Shanghai, but i've opted for the healthier option - i bought a bicycle. and not any ole bike, its a pimped out Giant lowrider with fat tires, extended, long frame, low profile seat and...painted flames.
i've been happily cruising around on my bike all week in Shanghai instead of taking taxis whenever possible. check it out:
more pix in my album -
HK or SH?
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 2:09AM / Members only
so since i've been splitting my last 8 months between HK and SH, people have been asking me the same question, "which do you like better? HK or SH?" that's a tough question to answer because to me its comparing apples and oranges.
i used to live in Shanghai back in 2001. i loved it then. i dont know if i love it now. there are things i love about Shanghai or Mainland China in general - i get to practice my Mandarin, massages are cheap (i get at least 1 a day, sometimes 2 or 3), maids are cheap, food is cheap, taxis are cheap, there are lots of things going on, happening, its fully of energy and excitement, etc. that said, i'd take 2001 Shanghai over 2008 Shanghai any day. things that get to me include: more traffic than ever, a shortage of taxis, more prostitutes, people still spitting everywhere, more pollution, more eurotrash (i stay clear of the bund) and most of all... the complete disregard for preservation, culture, history and compassion to save relics of a long-gone era that remains mostly only in the architecture of modern Shanghai.
here are some pictures i took today while cruising around on my new bicycle trying to capture some of the Shanghai that i first fell in love with. i dont know if any of these pictures will mean anything to anyone, but i know people who used to live in these neighborhoods. i feel like part of me is being destroyed as they raize neighborhoods to make way for the newest, fancy 5-star hotel, commerical highrise, residential tower or retail shopping mall. dont get me wrong, i'm not against modernization and development, i just wish Shanghai would take a little time to consider what they are doing and make some effort to preserve a bit of the past.
there are more photos in my album if anyone wants to see...
-
finally...another blog entry
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 12:31PM / Members only
-
in Shanghai
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007 1:29AM / Members only
