Archive for September, 2005

I’m getting so old, I forgot what it was like to be in a surprise party. Chace and Anabela organized a surprise birthday party for Lucy yesterday at Mesa (pics here), a schmancy restaurant that let us book the private dining lounge upstairs. About ten of us were huddling in the sofa area signing the [...]

“Chace, I didn’t know you had it in you,” remarked Crystal, though deep inside we all knew he did. Pics from a wonderful surprise birthday party for Lucy in late September in a private room at Mesa. Tears, wine, great food and great conversation, all thanks to Chace and his credit card. Happy Birthday, Lucy, [...]

Lately Chace has been sending nearly double the amount of “Whoa Ah Nee” text messages to my cell phone, which is his way of saying “I Love You” in Chinese. I called him up last week and he said that he had been worried about me after reading sushipanda.com, and displayed his usual restrained demeanor:
“Man, [...]

This past Saturday evening I was in a cab looking for a KFC when I came upon an enjoyable sight. As we pulled up towards a corner, I saw two men, one skinny and one brawny, engaged in an animated argument. Suddenly, the shorter one jumped up in the air and slapped the bigger one, [...]

Just yesterday I was having lunch with Clint and Quiana. Clint was Judy’s friend who came out to Shanghai to visit over a year ago, and now is here until January “studying Chinese” at Jiaotong University, which is really code for “buying DVDs and drinking every night.” Clint mentioned that a lot of the ladies [...]

Standard party weekend in Shanghai, starting off with a night at the new Babyface, followed by a few marathon Cash Box sessions. Good healthy fun for all

I’ve been shifting around my room this past hour doing nothing in particular. One minute on the bed, the other minute getting water, another few minutes reading the web and ignoring the tons of work I have to do. The mood here at Casa de Eric is simply melancholy, and I guess I can attribute [...]

Oh Intel, how do I love thee?
Enough to trudge through the aftermath of last night’s typhoon this morning at 6:40 am trying to hail a cab so I could catch a shuttle to commute the 50 minutes to work so I could try to save Intel some money that no one is really going to [...]

Last night I found myself at Guandii between two visits to the new Babyface (yes, that’s Shanghai party jargon for you). I had a good dosage of whiskey and a sizable joint at the new CLASS Bar (opened by the the old staff at the now defunct La Disco bar – aka Eric’s favorite bar), [...]

Just got back from Chengdu, and my strongest reaction has been: Oh no, another potential city for me to go and wreck myself in. In the spirit of China’s “Go West” push to increase investment in the inland provinces, both Intel and I have signed on. The spicy food, the beautiful women, and all the [...]