the website has been updated, promo requests sent out, flyers made, facebook page posted, flickr pool filled… what else is there to do? oh yeah, and sammy made stickers and they look awesome. COME AND PLAY WITH US!
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some really great images from the SHANGHAI ALLEYCAT RACE this weekend courtesy of their FLICKRpool (the bottom two photos taken by my w+k mate leal).
was a really fun weekend and adrian & i managed to get massively trashed whilst fake dj’ing club anthems and hip hop tunes alike. next time, think we’ll have to cut the sound of the mic before allowing adrian anywhere near it… just sayin’. drunk asian boys and microphones don’t mix.
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some more images from my trip to xiamen last weekend.
we had alot of fun, xiamen is beautiful with it’s beaches and islands. however, being there reminded me how frustrating it can be to travel within china – after a couple of days, the hoards upon hoards of incessantly snacking (and then littering), pushing, shouting tourists end up driving me mad.
the architecture on gulangyu island is incredible as well, but everything is run down and it makes me so sad – john pointed out that it’s at least one saving grace that the buidlings weren’t torn down completely.
still, living in this country is an honour and a privilege, and you take the good with the bad. hmmmmmmmm.
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spent the weekend in xiamen on a whim, it was beaches and warm weather and palm trees, etc. more photos coming soon!
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i so rarely log onto my tumblr account, but when i do, there are always so so so many pretty images. thanks, internet! happy friday.
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after missing the first three opening parties (shanghai does love it’s soft openings, no?), i finally made it down to CHINATOWN this week for a night of burlesque madness. the food was amazing, drinks were well made, just strong enough and delicious, and the show was clever – lots of dancing and singing and also some comedy thrown in for good measure. a bit of a wild night out, but definitely worth it, norman & gang totally know how to throw together all the elements for a perfect club experience. go go go!
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sunday marked the official beginning of winter in shanghai, the temperature has dropped and suddenly, after weeks of t-shirt weather and sunshine, it’s cold and windy, gray skies and the rest. wintertime means more time spent inside, and i think this winter i’ll be cooking more than usual – over the last few months i’ve been making dinner two or three times a week.
last night i spent around 2 hours making a lasagna, which turned out really well, i cheated by using store-bought pasta sauce, w/ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan and cottage cheese but it was still tasty.
over the summer, i was making alot of salads, with a really simple garlic, salt&pepper, oil and vinegar dressing, as well as baked salmon on the regular, baked in tin foil, with a ton of spices topped with thin slices of lemon. also, vegetable soups from scratch!
now i’m looking for more recipies, ooooh, what should i make? please give me some ideas, oh it’s hard cooking in china.
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halloween this year was a very fun weekend, with a big Wieden+Kennedy rooftop party (more photos soon!) on friday and then a trip out to a water town about 40 minutes out of Shanghai on saturday.
one of the best things about living in Shanghai is the abundance of tiny little water towns on the outskirts of the city – they’re cheap, and you can ride boats down canals to the bar of your choice.
too sleepy on a monday to write anything else, so come back tomorrow how about?! xx
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[from neochaEDGE]
To support and celebrate Liu Xiang’s successful comeback for the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and China’s 11th National Games, Nike has released a documentary titled CHASE. The short film was produced by W+K Shanghai and is scored with three tracks from Chinese indie post-rock band and Neocha.com-user Wang Wen: Break the Car, Tian Jing (甜井), and 2005.1.26.
for more info: ENGLISH | CHINESE.
(ps. the photo above was taken on the w+k stairwell, where a liu xiang look alike hangs day in and day out, in perpetual mid-leap!)
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