What is RSS?This is not an ad for Estee Lauder but wow..they must have a very impressive budget for their campaign.
Did anyone notice the lines of repetitive and repetitive and repetitive ads (the same one) across easily 50% of the advertising hoardings in most metro stations? If you are flying in and out of Shanghai, you would not miss it too at the airports.
I bring you some exclsuive photos of the China Grand Prix :
Photos courtesy of Mercedes Benz
Spotted at a busy street corner with heavy human traffic.
Fast, effective, environmentally-friendly and costless.Who needs a marketing campaign anyway ?
Just after a quick tour around Cool Docks, I took a walk with a friend and took some photos of the views around the Bund. I have not been to the Bund since the renovations were completed. There are now a lot more visitors friendly touches and photogenic spots.
Just near Cool Docks, there is a newly opened bar with a small man-made beach, beach beds included ! I guess this is a great idea for the summer but definitely not a good one for winter! No wonder there is no one there when we took the photos.
For those of you residing out of Shanghai, do you know where this place is?
This is one of the most common meeting point (at least for me) when meeting up with friends for after work dinner, with friends that have never been to Shanghai or with net friends that you have never met before.
Why? Prime reason is because this place is relatively central and its not difficult to look for entertainment, food or coffee a few minutes walk from there. Moreover, this structure is unique and quite big so you would not have to worry about people not getting to the right place, missing your description or getting lost.
Where? Just outside Jing An metro station.
So next time you are thinking of where to meet your friend, try here.
Following the cute Hello Kitty car which I spotted earlier, I spotted a Snoopy car too.
What happened to all the fierce rides in Shanghai?!
This week is F1 week in Shanghai!
From 13 to 15 April, all the frenzy and action would revolve around the 4.51 km track.
I bring you some exclusive photos from the Mercedes F1 team:
Post race update : Nico Rosberg won it for Mercedes in Shanghai! It was a long long time since Mercedes last won as an outright team.
Do you know that the Spring Festival is actually 15 days long? So keep celebrating!
Some very cute hong baos (red envelopes) I came across this year:
If you missed the World Expo in 2010 and you intend to visit Shanghai, do you know that you still can have a taste and glimpse of the Expo?
Yes. Some pavilions from the World Expo held in Shanghai in 2010 has not been dismantled yet. Even the official gift shop there is still open for business. If you would like to take some pictures of the pavilions itself, you still can go there though most of the interior exhibits have been removed. For example, the China Pavilion is still there and serves as a exhibition center and other events.
Some time back, Regine and myself went there to have a look and toured the Picasso Exhibition held at the China Pavilion. The immediate thought that struck me was the irony. Italian masterpieces being displayed in a pavilion that is suppose to represent the best of China? It was just like the first time I went to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Some of the exhibit and national treasures were proudly displayed as "Exhibit sponsored by American Express ". Anyway, that is a separate thought all together.
The moment we got out of the metro station, we were swarmed with touts asking us to buy expo memorabilia, fully stamped expo passports and cheaper tickets to the exhibit.
One tout followed us for a good one hundred yards. Another offered a fully stamped Expo passport for only RM10. Despite their eagerness to close the sale, we ignored them and bought the tickets from the booth.
Sorry, no photos of the Picasso exhibit as we are not allowed to take pictures inside. However, I managed to see a few people standing in front of the masterpieces and copying/drawing the same thing. One of them was quite and elderly lady and she probably did it out of interest, what she close was really close to the real thing!
Overall, I would say it is a fairly good day trip. A place I would recommend still for all the shutterbugs out there.
I thought it would be a good idea to share what camera gear I use. I use a Canon EOS500D with EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens and EF 50mm f/1.8II. 
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