Living in Shanghai

Walking in Shanghai - Yan Chang Road

Andrew — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:42:35 GMT

First the new bread store:

The fireworks have already been exploded and now just the trimmings remain to be finished!

Just down the street, new signage ...

Then further on down we have food for sale - talk about fresh!!!

Umm ... it doesn't LOOK worried!!!

Then, OF COURSE, we have the all important dryer - the SUN!!!

Movin' IN!!!

Andrew — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:25:00 GMT

Domino's Pizza ... now on the corner - just down the street and on the same block as KFC and Pizza Hut!

Checking out the delivery "vehicles"! ROFL!

Delivery Vehicles!

Andrew — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:57:00 GMT

Just on the corner of the street is KFC with Pizza Hut nearby, we can see the delivery vehicles all ready to go!

Oh, here's a delivery guy now!

(Don't forget that McDonald's is just down the street and they deliver too! ... ROFL!)

Interesting Fish for Sale

Andrew — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As the sleet and rain continue to pour down ... the weekly trip to the grocery store produced this gem:

Shanghai Streets

Andrew — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:39:00 GMT

Renovating the Pharmacy on the corner!

Looking good ... then right down that street, Ping Xing Guan Road (my street but looking north, whereas my block is to the south).

About 7:20 am (see how fuzzy it is that early in the morning? grin) ... Then down to Middle Huai Hai Road and another Apple store!

And, of course, near where I buy my bread, a view of Tomorrow's Square top, the J.W. Marriot Building (above the sign for Changle Road).

Saturday in the Rain ... nice

Andrew — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:41:23 GMT

Nanjing pedestrian street near the end ... looks like it will be extended with a HUGE building - you can see one of the many cranes in the background. About 41 degrees F. at this point ... in search of the Bund Brewery - now defunct!!!

After a court in Shanghai ruled in favor of Apple, the iPad 2 can still be sold in Shanghai, here at one of the Apple stores...

And then we have a picture looking at the Tallest buildings in China, in Pudong Financial District across the Huang Pu River.

YES - Citibank and Aurora - no, they are just small buildings on the river front - the ones in behind are the big ones, grin!

Grocery Pictures Miscellaneous

Andrew — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:38:00 GMT

Over to Da Run Fa (RT MART) - the local grocery store (enhanced a bit for foreigners)

Squid anyone - fresh squid!

The Checkout lines - no worries this early in the morning!!

What's THIS??? Doublemint GUM??? M&Ms??? You betcha! grin ...
Not just McDonalds and KFC ... there are lots of American companies here!

Let's build a Block!

Andrew — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:15:00 GMT

Well, then ... we have to move the street, of course!!!

Which means the sidewalk is moved too ...

Which creates opportunities ...

Eh ...

Fun!!! ...

Fresh Cherries?

Andrew — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:45:09 GMT

On February 12, I am JUST back from the U.S. and here's a woman selling cherries!

Yuan Dan - Happy New Year in Shanghai

Andrew — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:22:37 GMT

元旦快乐!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

When Sun Yat-sen took office as the temporary President in Nanjing at the beginning of January of 1912, he set the 1st of the 1st lunar month as the Spring Festival while the 1st of January was set as the New Year, which was also called Yuan Dan.(from the Chinese Confucian Website)

Interesting Spreads

Andrew — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:40:54 GMT

Very interesting how the crude price, wholesale price, and retail price spreads change ...

Courtesy AAA

Water markets in 20 to 30 years ....

Andrew — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:17:58 GMT

“I expect to see a globally integrated market for fresh water within 25 to 30 years. Once the spot market for water is integrated, futures markets and other derivative water based water instruments – puts, calls, swaps – should trade over the exchanges and over the counter will follow. There will be different grades and types of fresh water just like the way we have light sweet and heavy sour crude oil today. Water as an asset class will, in my view, become eventually the single most important physical commodity based asset class – dwarfing oil, copper agricultural commodities as well as precious metals.”

Willem Buiter, Citigroup economist. (to me via Chris Carter ScotiaGroup email)

Hmmm .... maybe much sooner in certain countries ... we shall see

Halloween in Shanghai

Andrew — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:53:18 GMT

You can buy anything here in Shanghai! Da Ning department/grocery store RT Mart:

Steven Jobs on sale in Shanghai, Yan Chang Road

Andrew — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:46:13 GMT

Less than one week to hit the streets of Shanghai!

Ohhh ... advertising!!!

Andrew — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:38:00 GMT

ADVERTISING!

Oh my goodness ... WHAT ...

Andrew — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:42:00 GMT

... the heck????

Looks like RAIN! Tropical Storm Sarika!

Andrew — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:14:00 GMT

YEAH - hoping to totally end the drought!!!

Southern China receives much of their rain in the form of Tropical Storms. The weather forecast is for rain through Sunday.

Closer to home in Shanghai ...

Andrew — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:26:34 GMT

Right Now	Next 36 Hours

	Today	Tonight	Tomorrow

Fair	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy	T-Storms
97°F	90°	74°	81°
Feels Like: 101°	High	Low	High
Past 24-hr precip is only available for the contiguous U.S.	Chance of Precip: 10%	Chance of Precip: 20%	Chance of Rain: 90%
Wind: From S at 9mph	Wind: SE at 8 mph	Wind: S at 9 mph	Wind: SSW at 12 mp

The FIRST Tropical Storm - North America

Andrew — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:30:05 GMT

A birthday storm!! That's IT - just turned the double nickel!! grin

BACK IN THE U.S.A.!!!

Andrew — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:45:00 GMT