Hanging Meat
Now you see meat hanging outside all of the time. These were on our roof. I don’t think it’s cold enough to keep meat fresh.
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Demolition
I always carry my camera around with me for moments like this – when something interesting is happening on the street! This was about a month ago before Suzy and I did a tour. Look at the purple and orange rooms in the torn-down house!
Tags: construction
Demolition
by emily on January 7, 2010
52 Weeks, 52 Streets – Anfu Lu
On Friday, I gave my friends KC and Erica a photography lesson. We discussion composition at my house, looked at a few examples from my photos, and then all went out to Anfu Lu to see what we could find to shoot. There is always something – you just have to look for it!! I realized that I could also probably do “sculptures around Shanghai”, “Shanghai Dogs” and “Shanghai’s Dirty Laundry” for photo books too. Plus a book of textures.
Tags: 52 Weeks 52 Streets, Anfu Lu, Photography
52 Weeks, 52 Streets – Anfu Lu
by emily on January 4, 2010
Improvements for the Expo
Can you see the “ugly” object in this photo that’s been camouflaged for the Expo?
Really, the electric boxes are getting painted in camouflage. Camo doesn’t usually go so well with urban surroundings!
Tags: camouflage, expo
Improvements for the Expo
by emily on November 23, 2009
Shanghai Job Market for Foreign Professionals
The sign on this building says “Shanghai Job Market for Foreign Professionals.” Apparently there is a lot of unemployed expats and this company helps them find work? It looks like it went out of business!
Tags: job
Shanghai Job Market for Foreign Professionals
by emily on September 5, 2009
Dangling Feet
The other day I was talking to my friend Dan, when he told me that someone was dangling outside of his window and it was bit creepy.
Many of the buildings in Shanghai are getting a face-lift before the World Expo next year. This guy is putting a light coat of cement over all of the small (formerly) white tiles that are the buildings facade. Next it will be painted and the cheap, ugly tile is gone.
These guys must be fearless. They dangle from the side of a building (this is 24 stories up), just sitting on a board that is attached by a rope to something up top. No safety harnesses. (He is wearing a helmet, though I’m not sure how effective that would be this high up.)
A bamboo ladder, which they set on a lower roof level to get on the very top of the building. No roof access, apparently?
Tags: dangerous
Dangling Feet
by emily on September 2, 2009
Personal grooming
This girl is popping her boyfriend’s zits.
In public.
You see it often – just like you see people deliberately picking their nose, cleaning out their ears with a long fingernail, or clipping their nails. Personal grooming here is NOT so personal!
Personal grooming
by emily on August 8, 2009
Things locals do around West Lake…
… feed the swans (Does her t-shirt mean that her fashion is the latest fashion in history?)
… practice tai qi
… sleep (why would you get up at 6 AM to go sleep by the lake?)
… jog BACKWARDS around the lake (apparently it improves balance)
… stretch
Things locals do around West Lake…
by emily on August 6, 2009
Disturbing Images Ahead
If you have a weak stomach or are a member of PETA, don’t look at this photo. It’s pretty gross; gross enough I made it smaller than usual so you don’t have to see many details unless you want to click on it.
Frogs are sold as food here.
One vendor apparently will gut the frogs for you, using scissors.
This is one reason why you really need to watch where you are stepping in China!
Tags: Food
Disturbing Images Ahead
by emily on June 27, 2009
Pay Attention to Your Life
This sign was for a home furnishings store. However, I think it should be on all streets, crosswalks, and sidewalks in China.
“Pay Attention to Your Life” is a very important safety notice.
Pay Attention to Your Life
by emily on June 16, 2009
Stick Street Food
After the company Chinese New Year party and some Karaoke, Jon and Jon decided they needed a midnight snack. They bought 34 sticks of food such as chicken hearts, chicken wings, beef satay, pork, potatoes, mushrooms, and fish.
Tags: Food
Stick Street Food
by emily on January 19, 2009
to the Bookworm…
After getting wet feet and starting to get cold, we decided to go to a bookstore/cafe that is becoming famous among expats. The location apparently is not famous though, because the taxi dropped us off at the totally opposite end of the street where it was located at.
This pedi-cab driver wanted to take us there, and after calling them and have them give him the directions, we agreed to let him take us. We actually had to call them again when we got close! But, it was well worth the 10 RMB to get dropped off at the door – we were very cold, wet, hungry and cranky at that point.
Snacking on olives while waiting for our food, which was delicious!
After eating we walked around looking at the shops for a while. This sign was on the walking street.
No spitting, no littering, no digging through the trash to collect bottles, no dogs, no passing out fliers, no bikes, no using long sticks to carrying your bags across your shoulders, no sleeping, no picking flowers, and no smoking.
(Esther took all of these photos.)
to the Bookworm…
by emily on September 5, 2008
Qibao
Today, Esther flew in! She took a 2 AM flight from Bangkok to Shanghai and I met her at the Maglev station. After relaxing a bit, we met Jon for lunch and then went to Qibao, an area that is like an old water town. It was a little bit touristy, but we only saw 4 other white people in about 3 hours so it was quite local.
One of the thousands of guys who bike around, constantly ringing a bell, to remind you to bring all of your recyclables to him.
Baby birds on a stick… yum.
We’ve been following the situation in Thailand, as Esther should be flying back there Sunday. However, with the state of emergency and such, maybe she’ll be staying a bit longer! Who knows. We certainly wouldn’t mind!
Check out her blog here.
Tags: Food
Qibao
by emily on September 2, 2008
A bath on Nanjing Lu
I was a little surprised to see this guy taking a bath on Nanjing Lu. He was standing in his underwear and was using a hose in a planter to fill a red bucket, then dumping the water over himself. You can see anything on the streets here!
A bath on Nanjing Lu
by emily on August 2, 2008
Fashion Friday from a fellow blogger
This is probably the best post on fashion I’ve seen. Don’t miss it!!
Fashion Friday from a fellow blogger
by emily on July 24, 2008
Plastic surgery
The Propaganda museum is so close to our house that we just walked back. On the way we noticed this sign for “New Face Plastic Surgery.” I guess it’s great if you want a whole new face!
Plastic surgery
by emily on July 21, 2008
People watching
It was much more interesting watching the people at the aquarium than trying to see the fish!
Here we have a nice large man-bag, murse, or whatever you’d like to call it.
Red and orange – anything goes in Shanghai!
Most ladies here wear ankle-high nylons with their sandals or shoes. Another common thing is to wear shoes that aren’t even close in color to the rest of the outfit. (yellow shoes, pink shirt)
Most Shanghai girls wear their shorts short. The almost-mullet crimped hairstyle is popular too.
People watching
by emily on July 20, 2008
Sky in Shanghai
On Wednesday I saw tons of people taking photos in the street with their cell phones. A LOT of people. I looked up and saw a rainbow! Now, you’ll recall that almost none of my photos have a clear blue sky in them. Mostly, they are foggy or smoggy. So a rainbow was really special.
I couldn’t resist getting a photo of everyone else getting photos!
My co-worker Yvonne (she’s Shanghainese) said that she remembers seeing one other rainbow, when she was in elementary school. Just shows how special a rainbow in the Shanghai sky is!
Sky in Shanghai
by emily on July 7, 2008
Shanghai guys
As we were leaving Era, I noticed that Dan was carrying Wendy’s purse. You’ll notice many guys in Shanghai carrying cute little purses – mostly belonging to their girlfriends. I promptly complained about how Jon never carried my pink purse…. so he very grudgingly obliged and glared at Dan.
The moment was too good to miss. I don’t think Jon will ever volunteer to carry my purse. He thinks pink isn’t his color.
Shanghai guys
by emily on June 22, 2008
Pet Market & Sushi
(These are all photos Hanna took.)
We wandered down a small side street to find a pet market we’d read about. We didn’t find a real market, but the street definitely catered to locals looking for animals.
We wandered down a small side street to find a pet market we’d read about. We didn’t find a real market, but the street definitely catered to locals looking for animals.
After a walk down Nanjing Lu, we were starving.
In the metro stop is a Japanese restaurant with sushi going around on the conveyor belt. You just grab whatever you want to eat off of the belt. There are also hot water spigots between every other person so you can refill your own tea whenever you like. Fast and convenient!
After eating, Jon needed to go back to do some work on bidding documents, and Emily took Hanna and Henrik to the Pearl Market. Susan is happy to see everyone that Emily brings to her and gives them all great discounts – no bargaining needed, even!
After a rest at home, we decided to go to a little cafe that Emily had book club at once. It is full of unique items and all are for sale. The food is good, atmosphere homey and prices reasonable, so Jon and I think we’ll be going back a few times.
Tags: Food
Pet Market & Sushi
by emily on June 9, 2008
Bikes!
About a month ago Jon and I bought bikes. They are the one-speed, basket in front with a rack on the back typical Chinese bikes. It’s great to see our neighborhood from the bike lane!
The store we got them from – it seems that electric bikes are way more popular now.
This type of bike is really popular too. It has tiny wheels and folds so you can take it on the subway or store it in your apartment. I’ve never seen a foreigner on one though. 
It seems a bigger bike would be more comfortable and go further for your amount of pedaling.
Bikes!
by emily on June 5, 2008
"Head back-turn rate"
In China, it is not considered rude to stare, and since us foreigners look so different, we get stared at a lot. (More than we are used to, anyway.)
When we were in Beijing for a meeting, we had a group of Dakkies at a construction site. The workers were breaking for lunch or something, and I got a video clip of all of the workers doing double-takes as they walked past our group.
My co-worker told me that the term for this is “hui tou lv” meaning head back-turn rate. If a girl has a high hui tou lv, she gets a lot of second glances!
"Head back-turn rate"
by emily on May 23, 2008
Springtime!
I’m very sorry if you are in South Dakota right now, suffering through the blizzard! Here in Shanghai it is really nice. No-coat weather! Jon and I took a few walks this weekend.
This is a very common sight in summer. The guys just take a little nap whenever and where-ever they feel like it.
This is at Jing’An Park, which is just one subway stop down from our house. I’d never actually been in the park before.
Springtime!
by emily on April 26, 2008
Abram’s motorcycle
My co-worker Abram just bought a motorcycle with a sidecar. It’s a replica of one used by the military in Mao’s day. It’s pretty popular with foreigners – both Dan and Jon really want one! Yesterday we saw a whole family of foreigners on one. The dad was driving with one kid on the seat behind him, and the mom and baby were riding in the sidecar.
Jon S. and Abram.
Ning and Abram.
Abram’s motorcycle
by emily on April 23, 2008
Beijing
I was in Beijing for 3 days to meet with a client. Jon actually was in Tianjin and then got stuck in Beijing the first night, so we actually got to spend a night together during the week! :-)
The window washers here must be slightly crazy. No safety harnesses, just a rope. They swing around pretty good up there too.
Daktronics has a certain arena where certain games are being played at a certain big event in August. It was my first time to see our stuff in this arena. It was actually smaller than I thought it would be. Still cool though!
Yvonne, Aileen and Larry in the control room.
Beijing
by emily on April 12, 2008
Macau scenes
Me by the bridge going to Taipei. This spot is just to the right of the Wynn. Somehow we got lost in an underpass just before this and discovered a pool and fountain in the parking garage of the Wynn!
Adam was amazed by the scaffolding here – maybe bamboo, hanging over the street and no harnesses are OSHA approved?
Macau scenes
by emily on March 1, 2008
Walk around the French Concession
When Holly was here we followed a suggested walk in our guidebook. It took us all over the French Concession. It was cool to see that part of town and read about the history. I guess it’s a good thing to be a tourist in your own town every once in a while. We really had a good time but our legs were very tired by the end of the day!
A woman doing Tai Chi in the park.
You will always see people flying kites in the park.
This is a Russian Orthodox church. It is not in use anymore.
We discovered that you can go up to the 38th floor and then walk up a flight and out onto the roof! This is on the other side of our building. It seems much, much higher than our apartment!
Holly and Jon, freezing on the roof
A interesting fact is that a lot of buildngs do not have the number 4 on any of the floors. Our building doesn’t have a 4, 14, 24, or 34. 4 is a very unlucky number – similar to the Western belief that 13 is unlucky.
Walk around the French Concession
by emily on January 15, 2008
Street Meat
This guy was on the street one day and I said I wished I had my camera out quick enough. A few days later, my boss Dan got the photo. He said: Right on the main road. You pick out your chicken or pigeon, and he butchers it right there.Tags: Food
Street Meat
by emily on January 7, 2008
Around Yuyuan Gardens
Traditional red lanterns on the “street of small commodities.”
Street food – grilled chicken and squid.
Making bouzi… (steamed dumpling.) Very famous and tasty!
Tags: Food
