http://www.vinyl-group.com/
I applied for one of two graphic design positions at this interior design/architecture firm. Check out some of the bars they did in the PROJECTS>INTERIOR DESIGN>BARS&CLUBS...
Cool stuff. I def want to hit those places up for a drink at some point. To those visiting, let's go!
April 29, 2008
Apartment Hunting
So, today I went apartment hunting in Shanghai with an agent, Linda. Very nice lady. I took my friend, DTR, to tag along in case I had questions or issues he could translate better and also for his advice. Linda, showed us 3 apts initially. The first, a nice IKEA-like apartment, which i loved after seeing the other two. And the current tenant was going to leave some appliances, furniture, and her internet connection, which she had already paid up to August. I told Linda this was the one I wanted. So, we left to go home and I was all set and happy to have this apt. So, i'm waiting for the train then Linda calls to tell me that the landlord already got a new tenant who paid the deposite right away. F*ing bummer! boo-hoo... Anyway, so it's late and Linda tells me to leave the train station and come back so she can quickly show me 2 more places. I actually liked these other places too. One was a 2 bedroom for about $500 USD. The other, a 1 bedroom for about $400 USD. I liked the 1 bedroom 'cause it has a flat-screen TV on the bedroom wall and a sofa bed (for you guests) in the living room. Only thing is, it's a little farther from the subway - about 12+ minutes walking... but it's not thaaat bad...
Apartment hunting will continue on Thursday. Wish me luck!
Apartment hunting will continue on Thursday. Wish me luck!
Dinner Hong Kong Style
Jamaican Me Hungry
"Jamaican Me Hungry" is the title of a menu section at this coffee shop that specializes in serving Jamaican Blue mountain coffee. I know Shanghai is a very international city, but even I was shocked to see anything Jamaican there!
Street Fashion / Codes Combine
Twice I was stopped so photographers could take photos for street fashion/sceen on the streets type of things. First time was on my first day waiting for my friend, DTR at Raffles City. The next time was when i was exiting H&M. Yeah, they have an H&M here (and you're damn right i went there). The close weren't so exciting though. But this store "::Y by Codes Combine" across the street was hot! I mean the clothes were my style. Here's the link to their site, http://www.codes-combine.com/intro.asp , though the site seems to have a bug and doesn't really work in my browsers (maybe it will in yours).
First Meal at Raffles City (Laifushi)
Met up with my friend, DTR, at Raffles City mall to go upstairs to the huge food court. Great food and great price!
April 26, 2008
OOC Airport Drama
Well, i arrived at the Shanghai Pudong airport 2 hours ahead of schedule. It was like 3:50 AM in Shanghai. The airport was basically empty. So, the money exchange was closed; no one was at "Information". So, i knew getting to the hotel was going to be a challenge seen i could not write the address in Chinese. Anyway, got money from the ATM, went outside to find a taxi. Went with a driver who seemed to know how to get to the hotel, but 2 minutes into the drive he realized he could not. Then he u-turned back to the airport to ask for directions. I'm sitting in the taxi and then my driver gets into some argument with a group of other drivers. One driver even held my driver by the neck and also slapped him hard in the face - WTF, OOC! So i was like "oh i can't deal with this shiz" and got out and got my suitcases and went to look for another driver away from all that. So, i got another driver who was not sure about the hotel either but was confident we could figure it out. So after about 1 hour or so we got to the hotel after driving to the wrong streets, trying to call the hotel (wrong number from Hotels.com), asking other hotel staff... Anyway i ended up paying only about $20 USD. Soooo cheap, huh?
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