Monday, March 9, 2009
rave on.
大家好！it's been so long since i last blogged i almost forgot my username. but considering how its been a month since i've arrived in 上海, i decided it's time to share what i can about the Exchange Experience:firstly, china does NOT block blogger/blogspot. but they do, however, block wordpress (and livejournal and bloglines).
secondly, all those tales about steaming hot delicious xiaolongbaos and tangbaos the size of your face being available at any random street corner and from any friendly street vendor are merely MYTHS. its been nearly a month and i can count the number of times i've eaten xiaolongbaos on one hand and none are experiences worth remembering.
thirdly, shanghai is a loveless society. just today, munloh and i were out on the streets when we saw an accident happen right in front of us. a motorcyclist skidded and fell onto the path of an oncoming SUV. the SUV driver, through a sublime piece of skillful driving, miraculously manages to jam on the brakes and stop just before he slams into the motorcyclist. then after stopping for a split second, the driver must have realised he has better things to do in life than stop and help someone he nearly killed so he proceeded to swerve around the motorcyclist (who is still lying on the floor futilely attempting to get his bike off his leg) and continue on his way while all other motorists behind him followed suit. tough luck man, we would have loved to help but unfortunately, mummy says no helping strangers in china.
fourthly, genuine DVDs are extinct so i guess the chinese aren't to blame for not owning the real thing. on the other hand, stores here have fully computerised systems where you can enter the title of any show and do a search on its availability in the store and its other branches - beat THAT jb pirates.
fifthly, uniqlo is EVIL.
sixthly, the ceramic pillows from the qing dynasty might be out of vogue now but guess what? they've been replaced with china mattresses so hard and uncomfortable i swear i can count the number of coils of spring just by lying flat out on it.
so i should think that sort of sums up the first month spent here. but i'm just nitpicking, it really isn't all that bad:
(for the rest of the photos, pls see facebook. i'm too lazy to upload more, especially since china isn't THAT approving of blogger and it's taking ages to load.)
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michelle at 4:04 AM
Friday, February 8, 2008
won't you open up your eyes.
Hey, Jude, don't make it badTake a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey, Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better.
And any time you feel the pain, hey, Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
Well don't you know that its a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Hey, Jude! Don't let her down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember, to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better.
So let it out and let it in, hey, Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey, Jude,
You'll do, the movement you need is on your shoulder
Hey, Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
michelle at 4:47 PM
Monday, February 4, 2008
cocaine skin.
i'm collecting your lettersand putting them in a place
that you dont know
and these winter words are the next big things
we'll put on a show
so if you leave
you cannot go
it's your key
i guess i'm not
some woman's face down with a mexican
on the side of the road
and she said "its time for the strongest groups of coolness
to let go"
so if i leave
will you come?
so i dream
if they really want
it's a firing squad
it's a firing squad
michelle at 8:43 PM
Monday, January 21, 2008
fake empire.
you know how when you look through a telescope everything which was far away initially suddenly seems so close you can almost actually touch and feel it? the building which was so distant and boring and grey suddenly seems so much more interesting upclose because now you get to see the people within the building. finally, you get to see all the activity within something that could have been so mechanical and you quickly realise theres a thousand different perspectives simply waiting for you to discover. this is what its like when somebody shoves you the telescope and forces your eye to it. even though you never wanted to look through it and see anything up close. because sometimes theres no need to look that closely and maybe this was just one of those times. there really was a kaleidoscope of colours and perspectives lying in wait for some brave soul to let curiousity and/or stupidity win the battle. and now this box can't seem to shut no matter how hard i force its lid down.michelle at 10:36 PM
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
the end has no end.
ok since i have nothing better to do while i wait at starbucks for cach the tardy pangsai, i might as well blog about the last few days of hols now that the first two days of school have ended. school is draining as usual, early morning lectures and trekking up the hill. trust me, trying to keep awake, pay attention and read blogs all the same time is no easy feat. especially when surviving on 5 hours of sleep. i must try to get my body clock back to school timing before i fall asleep while walking.anyway, caifen's 21st was on the last sat before school started and she had her party in a hotel room on the 53rd floor of swissotel. but by the time i got there i was greeted by a very drunk birthday girl and her posse of extremely high friends who were all playing some funny card game involving embarrasing forfeits, all performed on the birthday girl. but because i'm such a stellar friend, i won't post any of the videos taken that night. but i shall post up this pic:
caifen after countless shots and on her 4th trip to the toilet bowl.
us on the balcony while trying not to fall off.
the view from the 53rd floor.
so HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAIFEN! i hope you had fun being drunk. and that you enjoyed the chips i contributed. hahaha. pls dont kill me for posting up your puking photo. its only ONE harmless little photo. hehheh. and thanks for the very nice hotel room!
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He want it easy,
He want it relaxed,
Said I can do a lotta things, but I can’t do that,
Two steps forward then three steps back.
michelle at 2:04 PM
Friday, January 11, 2008
chasing pavements.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FISHBALL!!!
oh ooops wrong photo got confused hahah.
happy 21st uni khng!
i hope you liked your bracelet and earrings! and you better be damn touched i'm dedicating a post to you! especially since i've already wished you ten thousand times plus once at 2am in the middle of zouk. <3<3
michelle at 5:39 AM
Sunday, January 6, 2008
stop & stare.
break all my thoughts hit the floor, like i'm making the score, i'm the king of the world, i'm a popular man, count by zero's to ten, if you can't, well i can, don't let anyone wake me, don't let anyone shake me, i'm the dream maker, the make-believer, the freaking lyricist, a plagiarist. i'm the freedom fighter, and right now there's a war between the vanities, run for your lives yet all i see is you and me, and the fight for you is all i’ve ever known.michelle at 6:55 PM