Archive for June, 2008
Photos from Jola’s Opening Party at Projection 216
It was a great night of art, fashion and hanging out with friends. Everyone likes Jola’s pictures of the Paris metro. Each picture was built on photographs, which were taken separately before Jola edited them together using painted images, scanning and photoshop post processing. The images remind me of rotoscoping where live action movies are [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2008 under China, Shanghai, arts, culture, fashion.
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Iphone in China
The 3G Iphone has just been unveiled by Steve Jobs at the WWDC. The world wide launch date is July 11th when it will go on sale in 70 markets including Canada, Hong Kong and Australia.
The inclusion of Chinese handwriting recognition suggests they have their eyes on the Middle Kingdom. If you ever go to [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2008 under Business and Employment, China, Shanghai, technology.
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UK Visa Office Rant
This audio file was recorded in anger and desperation after Jenny was sent home from the visa office after failing to bring her family’s red household book. She brought every other document you could think of including my bank statements and a letter of invitation from me, her husband. I spent an hour trying to [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2008 under China, travel.
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Summer Trainers from Multiplication Sign
Last week I picked up a new pair of training shoes from DK who is the designer/ boss for Multiplication Sign.
The shoes I bought remind me of the Dunlop Greenflash that I used to wear for PE lessons when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. He had others with toes cut [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2008 under China, Shanghai, fashion.
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Jola at Projection 216
Jenny has been busy setting up a photographic exhibition for Jola Kudela of Yolart.net, which will take place at Projection 216 on Sunday 15th June at 7pm.
Jola Kudela is a photographic artist based in Paris. This is her first exhibition in Shanghai. This is her bio:
“if loneliness has its God, Jola Kudela must be one [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2008 under China, Shanghai, arts, culture, fashion.
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Lotus Land
There is a new Indian restaurant in Taikang Lu called Lotus Land, which we enjoyed recently. I am going there tonight.
I like it, because the food is very tasty and reminds me of my favourite Indian food from the UK. The menu includes tikkas, biryanis, saag paneer and lassi yoghurt drinks. It has a hippy [...]
