Saturday, July 28, 2012
It is hot...
It is a week-long stretch of beautiful, pollution free, sunny days in Shanghai. The sky is blue, the cloud is fluffy, and the breeze keeps the pollution away.
But the sun is pretty intense. I think I got a tan yesterday just by walking outside for a couple of blocks.
Last weekend we walked into the long anticipated LV flagship store in Plaza 66, just a stone flow away from my apartment. It is BEAUTIFULLY done. It is the type of design that our Chinese developers hope to see in our hotels. Designs should take notes. The counters were all packed with people making purchases. I realized the bags, briefcases, and the suitcases we now see on the streets of Shanghai are no longer fake. Shanghai people use the real ones! This is not limited to the ladies. There was this guy walked out from the shop carrying a Hermes briefcase in one hand and a shopping bag containing a new LV briefcase in the other hand. So jealous! I bought a fabulous Mandarina Duck from Japan and that was a big deal for me. I may faint if I ever throw down my credit and to buy a Hermes briefcase.
But the sun is pretty intense. I think I got a tan yesterday just by walking outside for a couple of blocks.
Last weekend we walked into the long anticipated LV flagship store in Plaza 66, just a stone flow away from my apartment. It is BEAUTIFULLY done. It is the type of design that our Chinese developers hope to see in our hotels. Designs should take notes. The counters were all packed with people making purchases. I realized the bags, briefcases, and the suitcases we now see on the streets of Shanghai are no longer fake. Shanghai people use the real ones! This is not limited to the ladies. There was this guy walked out from the shop carrying a Hermes briefcase in one hand and a shopping bag containing a new LV briefcase in the other hand. So jealous! I bought a fabulous Mandarina Duck from Japan and that was a big deal for me. I may faint if I ever throw down my credit and to buy a Hermes briefcase.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
We went to Japan for 5 days with Serina, Thomas, Ivy and Michael. It was a fun trip.
Food was absolutely fabulous. The real sushi and sashimi were just not the same. The sushi we had at the restaurant by the Osaka Central Market was just the most authentic. The toro sushi at Sun Kitchen and Bar restaurant was out of this world. Gion Emon in Kyoto is equally wonderful.
Then there were some nice sight seeing. Japan is still the clean and tidy place, packed with many pretty things in department stores. Unfortunately, all clothes are cut so small that I practically burst the seams.
I finally found the bag I have been looking for. It was like the sky parted for me.
Food was absolutely fabulous. The real sushi and sashimi were just not the same. The sushi we had at the restaurant by the Osaka Central Market was just the most authentic. The toro sushi at Sun Kitchen and Bar restaurant was out of this world. Gion Emon in Kyoto is equally wonderful.
Then there were some nice sight seeing. Japan is still the clean and tidy place, packed with many pretty things in department stores. Unfortunately, all clothes are cut so small that I practically burst the seams.
I finally found the bag I have been looking for. It was like the sky parted for me.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Snake
I didn't see one live. I just ate some the other day.
It was served broiled. The snake was butterflied, and then chopped into 4" sections. So each piece is about 4"x4". It was served with the skin up. So it was a bit like fish, except for the black scales sprinkled with some golden scales. It actually can be a nice carpet pattern. But it is not so nice on my food. It tasted like eel. But the part that put me off is that it came with bones.
It was a week of traveling with a Senior director of Brand to see both my opening projects. It was a successful trip, yet tiring.
Friday night, I went straight to a restaurant from the airport, with luggage in toll, to meet some friends for dinner at the Cool Dock. It really is the Old Dock. But the Shanghainese developer smartly calls it the Cool Dock instead. A fun night indeed. It is also nice to have real friends that we social with.
It was served broiled. The snake was butterflied, and then chopped into 4" sections. So each piece is about 4"x4". It was served with the skin up. So it was a bit like fish, except for the black scales sprinkled with some golden scales. It actually can be a nice carpet pattern. But it is not so nice on my food. It tasted like eel. But the part that put me off is that it came with bones.
It was a week of traveling with a Senior director of Brand to see both my opening projects. It was a successful trip, yet tiring.
Friday night, I went straight to a restaurant from the airport, with luggage in toll, to meet some friends for dinner at the Cool Dock. It really is the Old Dock. But the Shanghainese developer smartly calls it the Cool Dock instead. A fun night indeed. It is also nice to have real friends that we social with.
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