Martina

Since I lost my old ipod in Amsterdam when I flew out to Shanghai, I just had to purchase a new one...I gotta have it when I work out. So I could blame the non-working-out-deal here with the loss of my ipod...I got the lime green =)

(Get ready of the longest blog entry ever made by me…)
And yes I know I'm late...this was supposed to be entered 3 weeks ago...

Friday
Since my friends had to study, Lan and Shamash were studying hard core…, I decided to go to the office for a few hours, since yesterday I didn’t finish everything with the accountant at the office. At 2pm I had to meet Lan and Shamash at the tailor, we were going to pick up our cloths, yay!

First picking up the shirts…2 of 4 was a match, so they had to fix them and then they would deliver them to us later that night to the apartment. Obviously my arms had become so much bigger that I couldn’t button the arms…or same problem as the buttons on the front …crocked. That’s way you should always try it on when you pick up your tailor made cloths so they can correct the small mistakes for you before you pay for it. My shirts were good comparing to Lan’s, hers had so many more problems and sowing mistakes than mine. But later that night when they delivered them to us, all of our 8 shirts (Lan 4 and me 4) fitted and were corrected.


Ok, back to the tailor. We went to pick up the dresses, oh wow they were so pretty…My olive green one, I just love it. She just had to take it out like 0,5cm under my chest so I could breathe in it, lol. The pink one, they took off 3cm so it became a lil’ shorter. They also corrected Lan’s 2 dresses, but she will go back next week to pick em’ up. After the dresses we went to the 3rd place to pick of the flower dress, but they weren’t ready so they would deliver that to the apartment the next day. Then last place, picking of the 3 dresses/shirts…and thank god, they fitted perfect. I love them.

Then it was Shamash turn to find some suits and shirts. The result was an order of 2 suits, 1 vest and 5 shirts for a total sum of 1500 RMB. I can’t believe how cheap it is, but I do know that if I had more time I would also made a few suits and skirts, you cannot find it that cheap anywhere…and its tailor made to fit you. Talk about loving shopping!


We got tired of the shopping and took a walk to see if we could find some of the delicious lamb skewers just a few blocks away from the tailor, and yes we did…1 RMB/ pcs. And this is the area where you can get any food that can be cooked on 2 wheels. Friday dinner about 10 RMB/ person, which is 13 SEK =) Then we walked right into the “old Shanghai” or I think it was the name of it. These old Chinese house which they have made a bit modern that the old original houses and they filled the whole area with small shops and restaurants.


After a whole afternoon, since 2pm…it was now 9pm and our feet where hurting so before going home we took a taxi to get a foot massage. 60minutes for 40RMB…I can’t complain that anything is expensive here so…we only live once and gotta enjoy it! Baby feet after those 60 minutes, didn’t walk on them, haha.



Saturday
Someone pushed the door up and yelled, Good morning, wake up…at 8.30am Saturday morning. It was not me because I was dead and I think Shamash was also dead in his room…so that leaves it to Lan. She was on something that’s for sure. Caffeine or maybe just life? Who knows…Anyhow we had to get up and get some breakfast…so we could make it to the gym and be back in the apartment before 11.30am, when they were coming to deliver the last piece of cloths. Rush rush rush, but at the gym they showed some NBA so being on the treadmill was a lot easier, Paul Pierce you’re my god!!! Lol


Saturday afternoon, what to do? We took a taxi to People Square and walked around for a few hours…we followed one of the “wanna buy a watch, bag, shoes?” but no lock of finding anything interesting. And thirsty we were, since it was over 30C degrees outside, we sat down to have a beer/wine and some snacks.


We heard that there as a market somewhere on this street but didn’t know where, so we called Markus, their friend and he gave us the address. We were at house number 58 and the market was on 508…Start walking people! Finally we found it and I could purchase the last stuff that I needed. My shopping was completed…or to say, my bags where filled and I couldn’t buy any more.


Got in a hurry when we realized that the time was so late, like 8pm…we had to get food and then visit Markus in the hospital. I got to chose since this was my last weekend, and we actually went back to the Teppanyaki place on Zhangjia Bang Lu. Gotta love the taste on that food. Hurry back to the apartment to get a shower, Shamash went to Tesco to get some stuff to Markus…it was after 9.30pm (I think) when we left the apartment to go to the hospital…we stayed until 12 midnight and by then the alcohol in our bodies started to go away and none of us really felt like going out partying at a club so we walked through Xintiandi and looked at some ppl before taking a taxi back home.


Sunday
Last day in Shanghai… We had set up a brunch with Andreas and Cormac at this Italian place, Dolce Vita, at 12pm. And before that I had to ship home the box with sloth that couldn’t fit in my suitcases…So, 3 jackets and 3 vests was hipped to a cost of 400. It will be in Sweden within 1 month. Not too bad. We had brunch with them in 32C degree heat, sitting outside…sweating. It was good to see them again and had a great pizza =)