Fire Burning
I wanna shake some ass!
♥ M
Peking duck
Thursday, a day that we planned in the office, It wasn’t planned that I was going to be there today, from the beginning, but as the training took longer than expected and I had the time we decided that this day was necessary. At 6pm we had to leave the office for the dinner they planned with the sales staff, Cormac and Andreas, who just arrived from Sweden. I never had Peking Duck, but oh my…it as good. Kinda like tacos, you have your “burrito” bread and then take the duck and all other stuff to fill it, on with the sauce and you have yourself a yummy piece of food…lol. After a super good dinner, we said bye to the TC staff and Cormac, Andreas and me went looking for somewhere to sit and have a few drinks…easier said than done. Well, not like at home that there are bars and restaurants that serves most alcoholic beverages, but restaurants where you eat and no bar…and we weren’t really sure where to look so we walked around for a while. Then finally we found something that looked like a bad, but in the bar they only had tea…but on the menu we found 1 page with something stronger than tea. And I couldn’t resist the mango ice shake. Everything that contains any sort of “exotic” fruit I need to have…mango, pineapple, water melon…etc…a shake, and ice cream a ice shake…you name it but I gotta have it, just love it. And when you travel to warmer countries (than Sweden at least) all these fruits are so cheap =) Talking the taxi home that evening was going to be a test, I had no note on the street the apartment was so I had to remember the names or the crossing and trying to say it in Chinese so the taxi driver understood me…Let’s say like this…I made it my first attempt…wohooO! Ok I can’t even spell it but know how to say it…ask me the next time you see me, hehe.
Still waiting
Ok, still waiting to go home...still @ the hotel...Ease Hotel...kinda nice but now I just wanna go home. Checked in, and now I will take my "small" ags and leave to the departure hall.
See you at home!
♥ M
♥ M
Pudong Airport
Sitter here and waiting on my delayed flight...due the svineflu they need to inspect all passangers and what not before they leave the aircraft from Amsterdam...shit I hope I will make my flight when changing in Amsterdam...
I bought some noodles for lunch and they price, 78 RMB for some noodles and a the smallest bottle of Evian I've ever see...[No like!] lol. I also wanted to get my nails done a last time, but they wanted 100 RMB for a re-fill...I wouldn't think so!
My flight was supposed to departured 4 minutes ago...but the ppl haven't even got off the plane from AMS, so I guess about 1 more hour...since 500 passangers needs to get off the plane, the plane need s to be cleaned and all that. Lucky me who found some bad internet connection so can blog a lil'.
I bought some noodles for lunch and they price, 78 RMB for some noodles and a the smallest bottle of Evian I've ever see...[No like!] lol. I also wanted to get my nails done a last time, but they wanted 100 RMB for a re-fill...I wouldn't think so!
My flight was supposed to departured 4 minutes ago...but the ppl haven't even got off the plane from AMS, so I guess about 1 more hour...since 500 passangers needs to get off the plane, the plane need s to be cleaned and all that. Lucky me who found some bad internet connection so can blog a lil'.
♥ M
Chillin' at Zhaojiabang Lu
We haven't bee doing much today, we stayed in the whole day and about @ 5pm we went out to play some hoops. Me and Lan went to the court and rented the basketball, played for 1 hour then ran a few laps on the tracks next to the court. I made a few push ups, like 20 and I think I stretched my left chest muscle a lil'. haha, I need to do push-ups more frequently =)
And for dinner we thought we'd get out of the house and went to this Kantonees place where all other Chinees ppl planned their dinner exactly when we where. Almost full the whole place but we got a table and had another delicious meal. Chicken, beef with vegetables, spring rolls, dim sum, spinach sallad and melon shake to drink...what can I say, I love the food here! Not unhealthy or so, only meat and vegetables...ok some of it is fried but still.
Our standard dinner pic =)
And for dinner we thought we'd get out of the house and went to this Kantonees place where all other Chinees ppl planned their dinner exactly when we where. Almost full the whole place but we got a table and had another delicious meal. Chicken, beef with vegetables, spring rolls, dim sum, spinach sallad and melon shake to drink...what can I say, I love the food here! Not unhealthy or so, only meat and vegetables...ok some of it is fried but still.
Our standard dinner pic =)
On the way home from the dinner, we passed this place and I wanted to do my nails so in we went...I did min ugly nail biting nails to nice long once 180 SEK, Lan did a manicure 30 SEK and Shamash got his beard shaved 15 SEK.
Finally pretty nails!
♥ M
♥ M
Smart Shanghai
Dragons
Congrats to the GOLD, Sundsvall Dragons, Swedish Champions 2009! Finally you got it!
And speaking of bball...
I hope that B's knee surgery goes well today.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
♥ M
And speaking of bball...
I hope that B's knee surgery goes well today.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
♥ M
Korean BBQ and Xintiandi
Their 3rd roomie Markus is in the hospital, since 1 week back. They haven't put a diagnoze on him yet, but he's not well, so I joined Lan and Shamash to the hospital to say hi. After that we took a taxi to get some food...feels like I'm hungry 24/7 here...but it doesn't matter cause it's pretty healty if you stay away from the rice, really good and cheap.
Not sure wht was going on yesterday but we had BBQ in the evening too. lol. This time a so much better bbq, KOREAN BBQ. WOW that was so frekin' tasty, I love it. Dinner for 3 and a bottle of wine, 80 kronor each. A whole plate with lamb, chicken and shripms...and all other assorted small plates with stuff. One of my favourites are as always Kimchi...
After dinner we deceided to talk a walk to Xintiandi. Very nice small area, but oh pricy...comparing to what we've been up to before. But maybe a visit here Saturday or so?
They are just sitting in McD and sleeping...
So we took a pic of Lan blessing this guy's head...hahahhaa!
So we took a pic of Lan blessing this guy's head...hahahhaa!
The 3 muskiteers =)
Have a great day!
♥ M
♥ M
BBQ for lunch
Craving BBQ, we went looking for this bbq place for lunch. And about 10 minutes fomr the apartment we found this place where you bbq at the table. We barbecued all kinds of food: Lamb-, beef-, chicken-, mushrooms- and aubergine scewers.
Just realized that everyting is about food...lol. We live fo it, plan the day after it and constantly talk about it. lol.
Just realized that everyting is about food...lol. We live fo it, plan the day after it and constantly talk about it. lol.
I love food!
♥ M
♥ M
New glasses, aoooch!
Good morning everyone, I'm up early today...if 9.00am is early then yes. lol. One pair of my new glasses is hurting my right side of the nose...hmmm, I guess I'm just not used to wearing glasses since my old ones are like 5 years and I don't see shit in them, which was the reason why I wasn't wearing em' haha. But starting from yesterday, I will have glasses for at least 2 times a week...gotta start saving my eyes from the contacts.I'm getting sleepy again...it's 10.39 m now...should I take a nap perhaps? Yes maybe I will, since Lan and Shamash is sitting on the balcony writting their paper.
I love vacations =)
♥ M
♥ M
Shanghai Ya Tai Xin Yang Market
Lan and Shamash went up early to go for an intervju today, while I was sleepin in...so long that they woke me up at 11.30 when they got back to the apartment. Oh I love having vacation. We decided to go to the gym and lift some weights so across the street, on th e5th floor their gym was located. Kinda dark, no air condition even though it was 25C outside, the sun was burning...but we got a good work out and was sweating a lot. After working out we went home and cooked the yesterdays left overs, just had to make some noodles for that and we had a whole meal for all 3 of us.
After lunch we decided to go to the market Micke P told me to go to. And OMG they had everything. i wanna go there again that I say. We took a taxi there, to Pudong, about 15 min from the apartment, the taxi ride was 40 CNY...wish it could be this cheap at home. Then I wouldn't have a car, but a personal taxi driver...hahaha. OK, so finally I have some pictures to post. Lan's and Shamash's cameras. Yay. This is how our day looked between 3pm-8pm:
After lunch we decided to go to the market Micke P told me to go to. And OMG they had everything. i wanna go there again that I say. We took a taxi there, to Pudong, about 15 min from the apartment, the taxi ride was 40 CNY...wish it could be this cheap at home. Then I wouldn't have a car, but a personal taxi driver...hahaha. OK, so finally I have some pictures to post. Lan's and Shamash's cameras. Yay. This is how our day looked between 3pm-8pm:
I bought so much stuff that I have to send it home my post, a big box with the post cause all of this won't fit in my bag. What I'm happiest about is my 2 pair of glasses. They are kinda similar to eachother but 1 par is more classy I think...what do you think? Can you see any diifference @ all?
I still want to shop more, I wanna go back to that market again...buy more more and more...I'm never getting sick of it and also getting better at bargin. Even though that lan has to drag me out of the store until they come runnig after you and you will get it to the price you first gave them. Tirering but oh so fun.
After the market we where tired and hungry and broke so we didn't want to eat something expensive but kinda close to the house...so we went to McDonalds =) A really gourmet dinner with grilled chicken and a banana pie as desert, lol.
After the market we where tired and hungry and broke so we didn't want to eat something expensive but kinda close to the house...so we went to McDonalds =) A really gourmet dinner with grilled chicken and a banana pie as desert, lol.
Just finishing my Chinees tee, then it's Good Night from Shanghai!
♥ M
Why all these blog entries?
Cause I have more free time here and not always stressed when I'm home...vacation baby!!! But since you all know I forgot my cord so I can wire the pictures from my camera to my computer, I can't add any photos to the text I'm writing. So, I will start using Lan's camera so I can update you guys on what we're doin here. I should get a brand new camera while I'm here, since my old beloved Sony from 2005 is getting tired and old. Still going strong but it looks like it's been to war. lol.
Need to win the lottery!
♥ M
Hoopin in Shanghai
Got up at 9am to play some hoops. We went ran to this street court about 5 blocks from the apartment, and man, did people look weird at us? Ok, normally they look weird at us, but today in running gear, running on the sidewalk...I don't wanna know what they thought of us. lol. We could play on the court for 5 CNY/hour. So we stayed there quite some time, the 3 or us and 2 kids hoopin on a basket...you should have seen us. Girls in tights playing basketball...imagine that. lol.
Then we decided to go or a walkand see if we could find something interesting to eat. Well, everything is interesting here in China, but seing new things everyday when I'm here, that's a-have-to. We passed this bright pink skyskrape on our mission to find food. Hah, sounds like we're out hunting for food...but we kinda where. I also saw some huge frogs, bull frogs, that people eat. All these animals are alive and you can pick the one you want and bring I guess. Gotta say it's nasty, eeeeeww, i can hardly look at all the alive eals, frogs, fishes, turtles, clay fishs and snails...just waiting to be chosen and die. Either at the restaurant or in someones home.
And today, first evening, we didn't go out and eat. We went to Tesco and bought some grocerys and cooked a delicious dinner @ home. Great success! Oh, and we also got this thing to the toilet, can't be flushed...we needed something to loosen up the big "plug" in on of the toilets...well, let me say it's still "boiling" in it...maybe a call to the plummer one of the days should be on our list, so he can come here and work some magic =)
Then we decided to go or a walkand see if we could find something interesting to eat. Well, everything is interesting here in China, but seing new things everyday when I'm here, that's a-have-to. We passed this bright pink skyskrape on our mission to find food. Hah, sounds like we're out hunting for food...but we kinda where. I also saw some huge frogs, bull frogs, that people eat. All these animals are alive and you can pick the one you want and bring I guess. Gotta say it's nasty, eeeeeww, i can hardly look at all the alive eals, frogs, fishes, turtles, clay fishs and snails...just waiting to be chosen and die. Either at the restaurant or in someones home.
And today, first evening, we didn't go out and eat. We went to Tesco and bought some grocerys and cooked a delicious dinner @ home. Great success! Oh, and we also got this thing to the toilet, can't be flushed...we needed something to loosen up the big "plug" in on of the toilets...well, let me say it's still "boiling" in it...maybe a call to the plummer one of the days should be on our list, so he can come here and work some magic =)
Now, I'm gonna eat some fresh pinapple and melon!
♥ M
♥ M
We Own The Night
Ok, so I forgot to write we watched this movie tonight...We Own The Night. It was a good one, nothing special but a good movie to watch. Gotta se em' all!
I love Joaquin Phoenix btw...
♥ M
Shanghai Shi Liu Pu Cloth Market
Woke up at 9 am and had a panncake for breakfast, Lan had been out this morning and got 3 panncakes. Yummie! Then we read on www.smartshanghai.com to see what we could do today and we decided to go to the tailor, Shanghai Shi Liu Pu Cloth Market. It was 4 floors of fabrics, tailors and cloths. You could find any fabrics you wanted here, they will make anything for you...a paradise basically.
Address: Shanghai Shi Liu Pu Cloth Market
No.168 Dong Men Road
Me and Lan found this food market if you can call it that...a lot of small places outside where you can get all types of food. Noodles, bread, dumplings, bbq, drinks, tee...anything that you can cook on 2 wheels or under a sun umbrella, lol. The best was definitley the lamb sticks, for only 2 CNY a piece, which is 2,3 SEK...hells yeah I could eat it all day, every day! Healthy cheap food, me like!
We planned on going to play some hoops today, but it started to rain. So we went home had some tee and then took a nap...woke up hungry and then Me, Lan and Shamash went to this super good restaurant where the chef cooked the food for us on the big cooking bench in front of us, Teppanyaki.
That food was was the tasties that I have tasted so far. Ok I say that to everything but you know, new food everyday and always find something that beats the other...hehe.
It's been a pretty good day!
♥ M
♥ M
10...
Ok, last entry today...just found this and thought I'd share some totally useless information with ya'll...ain't I nice? It's 12.30am and I'm writing this...when I should be asleep. lol. Here we go...
10 things you have done today...
1. Watched a movie
2. Looked up a tailor
3. Checked some kids play some hoops
4. Tried to learn some Chinees
5. Had Indian food
6. Went grocery shoppin at Tesco
7. Seen turtles, ducks and snakes
8. Window shopping
9. Blogged
10. Read a guide about Shanghai
9 first...
1. First best friend - Lisa
2. First car: The current Peguegot 307
3. First love - David
4. First pet - The dog Ville
5. First vacation - Denmark I think
6. First job - I was a nanny
7. First bought CD - Lisa Nilsson
8. First piercing - Ears
9. First concert - Jay-Z
8 latest...
1. Last alcoholic drink - Red wine
2. Last car ride - The taxi home last night from the club
3. Last movie seen - Closer
4. Last made phone call - Lan
5. Last bubble bath - Hagabadet
6. Last CD played - Brandy - Human
7. Last time you cried - Last week
8. Last meal - Chicken tandoori
7 things you are wearing...
Tank, boyshorts, earrings...(cmon, I'm in bed)
6 Have you ever...
1. Dated one of your best friends? Nope
2. Been arrested? No
3. Been in love @ first sight? Yes
4. Got stuck the look in someones clevage? Yup
5. Told anyone you loved em' without meaning it? Mmm
6. Crank called to someone? Oh yeah
5 Favorite things...
Travelling, chill, spend time with the fam, shopping and try new things
4 people you feel you can tell everything...
Mom, Jeanette, Jennifer, Anton and Yannick
3 choices...
Blue or red? Red
Summer or winter? Summer
Chocolate or Chips? Chocolate
2 things you wanna do before you die...
1. See the rest of the world
2. Make peace with my mind
1 thing you regret...
"Never regret anything that ever made you smile"
10 things you have done today...
1. Watched a movie
2. Looked up a tailor
3. Checked some kids play some hoops
4. Tried to learn some Chinees
5. Had Indian food
6. Went grocery shoppin at Tesco
7. Seen turtles, ducks and snakes
8. Window shopping
9. Blogged
10. Read a guide about Shanghai
9 first...
1. First best friend - Lisa
2. First car: The current Peguegot 307
3. First love - David
4. First pet - The dog Ville
5. First vacation - Denmark I think
6. First job - I was a nanny
7. First bought CD - Lisa Nilsson
8. First piercing - Ears
9. First concert - Jay-Z
8 latest...
1. Last alcoholic drink - Red wine
2. Last car ride - The taxi home last night from the club
3. Last movie seen - Closer
4. Last made phone call - Lan
5. Last bubble bath - Hagabadet
6. Last CD played - Brandy - Human
7. Last time you cried - Last week
8. Last meal - Chicken tandoori
7 things you are wearing...
Tank, boyshorts, earrings...(cmon, I'm in bed)
6 Have you ever...
1. Dated one of your best friends? Nope
2. Been arrested? No
3. Been in love @ first sight? Yes
4. Got stuck the look in someones clevage? Yup
5. Told anyone you loved em' without meaning it? Mmm
6. Crank called to someone? Oh yeah
5 Favorite things...
Travelling, chill, spend time with the fam, shopping and try new things
4 people you feel you can tell everything...
Mom, Jeanette, Jennifer, Anton and Yannick
3 choices...
Blue or red? Red
Summer or winter? Summer
Chocolate or Chips? Chocolate
2 things you wanna do before you die...
1. See the rest of the world
2. Make peace with my mind
1 thing you regret...
"Never regret anything that ever made you smile"
GO MAD AND FUCK SHIT UP!
♥ M
♥ M
Closer
Guess whne I woke up today, or more to be correct, when Lan knocked on my door to wake me up...2.30pm!!! Yes, I'm Mr. sleepy heads twin. Dont know what was going on but i was tired as hell. At 5pm we decided to go and have some Indian food...yummie, that I say. Then we went looking for tailos that can make us bags. Found one so now we're searching the net for more inspiration. Me and Lan found this basketball court so tomorrow we'll go and shoot some hoops! To buy a Molten Fiba ball, will be 85 RMB, which is about 90 Swedish kronor...talk about cheap. lol.
Don't you just love it?
♥ M
Tonight, we watched a movie, Closer. It was a very weird one...
I'm so tired and it's not even 11pm here, but I think I will do some more "dumb surfin' " then I'm actually gonna hit the sack. Getting tired of doin nothing. But it doesn't matter really, I'm on vacation and when you're on vacation you're allowed to do whatever.
Don't you just love it?
♥ M
