Shanghai Inns - Comments and Reviews

strengthening core muscles
Stopping his conversation, Putz took a step forward as Nitro told him his specialized workout plan for the day: run sprints and focus on strengthening core muscles. “That’s awesome,” said Putz, with perhaps a bit too much enthusiasm. “Awesome.” Jose Reyes, on the other side of the 20-pl...

Having joined the gym for 70euro for a year (ha!), I've decided the goings-on in chinese gyms are too hilarious/ shocking not to share! Day One: Two guys eating burgers whilst on the treadmills! Day Two: Guy chatting up one of the girls while she was on the bike at a fast speed, her replying in Chinese! Day Three: Girl exercising in her pyjamas ...

I had planned on going to Shanghai on Thursday so that I could catch Friday's practice sessions, but I was too busy trading the huge volatility of the economic meltdown that Bush's policies have inflicted upon the USA and the world to make it. I took a break from the market on Friday so I wouldn't miss Saturday's Qualifying. I didn't expect the ...

Note : For those of you who are eager to see entries with pictures, I do so hate to disappoint you, but the internet cafe I'm at seems to have neither the capacity for my memory cards or to plug my camera in via USB cable, so, guess you'll have to wait a bit for pictures. Duibuqi. :) * * * When I first looked at how my trip would lay itself out,...

The past few days in Shanghai have been about food and family. There have been numerous family dinners since we got back from Beijing. Ting has not seen her family for 2 1/2 years so there has been a lot of catching up to do. Thats not counting the fact of the first white fellah in the family. For those that have not experienced it, you should m...

Very nervous today as we were finally heading for China. For a girl from the north Queensland bush, this felt pretty special. Hong Kong airport, queues, customs, boarding. A DC9 plane, the air hostesses (as they were then) didn't have a standard uniform but the food was good. Down below lots of green, mountains, rivers and houses. Then Shanghai!...