Day: February 6, 2006

Last Updated on February 7, 2006 by stlplace

Just as I felt pretty good about working & living in Shanghai, I lost my digital camera on a taxi. See, sometimes I can not feel too good about myself. It’s mostly my fault. I put the camera in my coat pocket because I took pictures whenever I saw something interesting. It’s very easy for the camera to slide out of the pocket.

I took about 100 to 200 pictures in Shanghai: from subway to shopping malls. I was amazed to see the penetration of luxury brands in China. I saw “Burberry” in 3 places in Nanjing Rd; in St. Louis there is a small counter in Plaza Frontenac. I remember one summer I saw a leather coat on sale at Chicago Burberry store, but I hasitated a while and went to another store. When I came back, the store was already closed (Sunday evening the store closed at 6PM). That’s one reason I remember the Burberry brand.

Losing a new camera certainlly is not a happy thing. I did manage to call the taxi company right after the loss, I am not optimistic about the outcome. Usually I take another look at the seat before leaving taxi. But today I did not. I did not take the receipt, which makes the investigation more difficult.

I will try to keep all the wonderful things about Shanghai in my memory.

Last Updated on February 6, 2006 by stlplace

Today is the second day I work in Shanghai. Taking the subway (metro, underground) from Xu Jia Hui to Jing An Temple was not too bad. It took me about 45 minutes from my hotel to the Kerry Center in W. Nanjing Rd. I chose No. 3 and No. 2 subway. The reason I did not chose No. 1 subway and People’s Square for transit was that I got scared by the number of people in People’s Square last summer. I spent about 20 minutes walking, 25 minutes riding the metro. Good exercise. The down side is: yesterday afternoon it started raining. It’s difficult to get a taxi in a rainy day, especially during rush hour. Today the weather is really cold. Only at those times I miss my car.

Food-wise, it’s fantastic. I went out for lunch with my co-workers. For RMB 10-15, you can get lots of stuff, real Chinese food. Yesterday we got “He Fan”, which has pork, fish, vegetable, soup and rice; today we went for “Northwestern” food: lamb and noodle.

Work-wise, I also got something accomplished. I even talked to my coworker in India, to help him with his problem. When I was in the States, we had a big time difference; now India seems much closer.

I did missed the super bowl and commercials, but I guess it’s OK. Because my home team St. Louis Rams is not in play.