Dusty Windy Shanghai

Dusty Windy Shanghai, originally uploaded by maotai.

foggy hazy busy shanghai. just had my cuppa at my fav cafe across from the hilton. the setting is not quite perfect; the noise and pollution of the traffic here at hua shan lu is the biggest flaw.



but the facts are that;

.. i am in shanghai,

.. meeting her,

.. good dinners,

.. had a good night sleep and

.. will be eating hairy crabs at yang cheng hu tomorrow

make me happy and relaxed.

Dusty Windy Shanghai

Dusty Windy Shanghai, originally uploaded by maotai.

foggy hazy busy shanghai. just had my cuppa at my fav cafe across from the hilton. the setting is not quite perfect; the noise and pollution of the traffic here at hua shan lu is the biggest flaw.



but the facts that;

.. i am in shanghai,

.. meeting her,

.. good dinners,

.. had a good night sleep and

.. will be eating hairy crabs at yang cheng hu tomorrow

make me happy and relaxed.

Why I need a mistress/ to drink/ to get out of singapore... Reason 61106

drunk blogging entry deleted...

Beijing Ascott Starbucks

Beijing Ascott Starbucks, originally uploaded by maotai.

just relaxing away the morning after a long and stressful week in beijing. everyday was a rush here for meeting, rush there for meeting routine. every meal except for breakfast was a business lunch or dinner. gotten to the point when later in the week, fatigue set in and i kinda sat back and just ate without bothering to talk shop. i think i could be forgiven afterall i am here in beijing second time this month with only a three day break in between.



so a starbucks coffee, a relaxing morning then a 4pm flight back home. 3 nights in singapore and i am off for a hopefully relaxing holiday in bangkok. there is of coz work involved but one grabs what one can get ;-)

China Open

China Open, originally uploaded by maotai.

maotai is attending a tennis match in beijing. maotai knows nothing about tennis except that the ladies wear shorts under short skirts when they play.

the game is between venus williams and a spanish girl named lagoster.

right now at 8pm the score stands at venus 6:3 and 4:1.

and venus seems to be receiving some medical attention for her knee.

Beijing Houhai

Beijing Houhai, originally uploaded by maotai.

having the chinese original chivas and green tea. seems to be getting to be a good night out ;-)

In Beijing

In Beijing, originally uploaded by maotai.

yes, am back in beijing will be attending an IT event for the week..

Wala Wala

Wala Wala, originally uploaded by maotai.

am now at holland v waiting for makanguru and gang to turn up. though it started as a boys nite out we invited LMD as we would love to *cough*torture*cough* see her before she goes under the knife.

as usual i started early with older folks and did a bottle of cask strength 58% macallan, her 12 year old sister is the choice now. would love to do the 18 but they have a special on the 12 and i am a sucker for a bargain ;-)

An Espresso in Guangzhou

An Espresso in Guangzhou, originally uploaded by maotai.

am leaving tonight for singapore. this has been one of my longer trips. i can say a couple of things;

. business in china for me is really taking off

. hangzhou is beautiful

. good coffee can be had

what can i say, tired and happy ;-)

Xian "prata" in soup

Xian "prata" in soup, originally uploaded by maotai.

had this over the weekend in Beijing. walked into a hugely popular eatery. everyone was having the same thing and it seemed good. one was given a couple pieces of round flat bread that looked like prata only thicker and very very hard.

so one would have to tear these into tiny crumbs. when that you have bowl full of crumbs, mutton soup would be added.

must say in my most humble opinion that it was not really worth the effort. the soup was too salty and the mutton tasted rather strong. now, if the soup was to be replaced by soup kambing then it would be much better.

guess i must be missing singapore more than i care to admit :-)

Hangzhou - 西湖 & 西子

Hangzhou - 西湖 & 西子, originally uploaded by maotai.

it is the prettiest city in China.

Hangzhou - 西湖 & 西子

Hangzhou - 西湖 & 西子, originally uploaded by maotai.

it is the prettiest city in China.

Hangzhou - 西湖 & 西子

Hangzhou - 西湖 & 西子, originally uploaded by maotai.

it is the prettiest city in China.

3 weeks in China

3 weeks in China, originally uploaded by maotai.

off on my regular. will be a busy three weeks. shanghai, hangzhou, liuzhou, beijing, jinan and guangzhou.

Good Night.

may my love sleeps well tonight
dreams sweet of me her knight
the charging white horse neighs
carrying her through clouds nigh

You

people are many
i see only you
voices are loud
i hear only you
desires are strong
i want only you
passion is unwavering
i love only you

Where have I been?

been here, been there
been everywhere, been nowhere

Good Morning ...

Good Morning ..., originally uploaded by maotai.

i wake with a song in my heart

it is a joyous song

its beat is pure and simple

its melody is clear and uplifting

the song is you, my dearest love

good morning.

As we part

As we part, originally uploaded by maotai.

longing reflected from your eyes

stabs my heart with its steely blade

i fear to know the fullness of the pain

for as we part that it will surely be

Simple meal

Simple meal, originally uploaded by maotai.

simple meal for a simple man. hong wen mutton soup at beauty world plaza.

brings back memories of maotai and friends during pre-u days. when we would pontang the last session for the day and rush over to capitol cinema. there was a food alley there and the chinese mutton soup was divine.

most of you are too young and would have no idea that there was even a food alley there :)

so ask a respected elder like a parent or uncle or aunty. anyone who can help me track down that chinese mutton soup will get a bottle of maotai from uncle maotai. LOL