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The Best Photographer in Shanghai (杨学友)

Michael Robinson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:21:33 +0000

On the 8th we had our wedding photos taken, which I will describe in more detail in a later post. Right now I just wanted to tell the world that 杨学友 (yáng xué yǒu – Mr. Yang of Paris Bride) is one superb photographer. He took 340 photos over the course of the day, and [...]

Shanghai Art Museum, Bach & Pizza Hut, Shanghai nights #1 It may have been technically wondrous from a painter's perspective,...
Shanghai Aquarium "Oh glorious Mike, thank you for gracing my cesspool with...
Shanghai Town and Dinner I say lucky because guns are cool and they had...

Arrived in Shanghai!

Michael Robinson — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:39:10 +0000

Yesterday at around 7 AM we arrived in Shanghai! The airport seems to have been upgraded since we were here last, it looked very flash and was easy to navigate – all signs are in Chinese and English. The customs staff were as friendlyt as last time, and kindly directed us to where we wanted [...]

Shanghai Art Museum, Bach & Pizza Hut, Shanghai nights #1 It may have been technically wondrous from a painter's perspective,...
Shanghai Aquarium "Oh glorious Mike, thank you for gracing my cesspool with...
Shanghai Town and Dinner I say lucky because guns are cool and they had...

A Few Places In Shanghai

Michael Robinson — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:58:38 +0000

I remembered, about an hour ago, that I have Google Earth installed. I was pretty pleased to remember this, as I'm trying very hard to avoid my latest programming assignment. Those assignments are the only ones I avoid, because the hurt my little brain.

Shanghai Aquarium "Oh glorious Mike, thank you for gracing my cesspool with...
Shanghai Art Museum, Bach & Pizza Hut, Shanghai nights #1 It may have been technically wondrous from a painter's perspective,...
Shanghai Town and Dinner I say lucky because guns are cool and they had...

This Westerner’s First Chinese New Year

Michael Robinson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:27:32 +0000

If manliness is measured by the amount of foreign festivals one has experienced, then last Thursday I became entitled to a bushy lumberjack beard, as this was the first day of Chinese New Year. I'm not going to wear a lumberjack beard though, to Yvonne I'm hairy enough, simply because of my race. A lumberjack beard would be too much, I'll save it for the future, in case I ever need to "spice things up".

Dinner, Lunch, Old Shanghai, More Lunch, More Dinner ...declined an invitation to a karaoke evening last month, citing...
$2 park We bought the "vampire" kite, which is not a vampire...
Yu Yuan The place was called Yu Yuan, and is apparently the...

Igloo

Michael Robinson — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:08:41 +0000

Last post I mentioned that Yvonne and I made an igloo. That statement was true. Our tools were: one bucket and one spade. It took about two hours.

Been Awhile… I learned yet another way to say "but" - "ä¸è¿‡"....

Been Awhile…

Michael Robinson — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:26:57 +0000

I learned yet another way to say "but" - "ä¸è¿‡". Now I know about 4 ways to say "but".

Payment Problems She became more and more upset, and was crying by...
Enrolling at Shanghai University, More Shopping Malls Actually, he was just doing his job, refilling the city's...
Wild Insect Museum Another hideous beast of note was the large centipede. Everyone...

Payment Problems

Michael Robinson — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:59:23 +0000

She became more and more upset, and was crying by the time we left.

Been Awhile… I learned yet another way to say "but" - "ä¸è¿‡"....
Dinner, Lunch, Old Shanghai, More Lunch, More Dinner ...declined an invitation to a karaoke evening last month, citing...
Enrolling at Shanghai University, More Shopping Malls Actually, he was just doing his job, refilling the city's...

Yu Yuan

Michael Robinson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:35:54 +0000

The place was called Yu Yuan, and is apparently the only site of cultural significance left in Shanghai.

Dinner, Lunch, Old Shanghai, More Lunch, More Dinner ...declined an invitation to a karaoke evening last month, citing...
$2 park We bought the "vampire" kite, which is not a vampire...
This Westerner’s First Chinese New Year If manliness is measured by the amount of foreign festivals...

Cybercity (again…), Start of New Photo Series: ‘Toilets of China’, Some Work

Michael Robinson — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:14:27 +0000

Eventually she decided on a suitable monetary sacrifice, and received her blessing, a bag filled with special paint. I often see her kneeling alone in front of a mirror using these paints to "pray."

My China Start The site is split into various pages, with pages for...
Some observations about China Shanghai, at least, is not as dirty/crowded as I was...
Day Before We Went to China The day before consisted of packing, and then driving...

Dinner, Lunch, Old Shanghai, More Lunch, More Dinner

Michael Robinson — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:23:13 +0000

...declined an invitation to a karaoke evening last month, citing cultural differences. Actually I just don't like singing unless I'm really drunk, even then...

Shanghai Town and Dinner I say lucky because guns are cool and they had...
Empress’ House, Ruins, Return to Shanghai By now I had become somewhat immune to the allure...
Shanghai Art Museum, Bach & Pizza Hut, Shanghai nights #1 It may have been technically wondrous from a painter's perspective,...