Monthly Archives: February 2009

Dailypic 2/25/09: Kobe

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Propelled by the likes of Nike and Adidas, the NBA is like the ultimate aspirational brand in China and Kobe is its face.

Dailypic 2/23/09: Soup Dumplings

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For our first lunch in Shanghai we sought out Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings), apparently a quintessential Shanghainese snack.  For $3 we got 24 delicious dumplings + 2 bottles of coke – talk about recession proof.

Dailypic 2/19/09: Moving

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The romantic vision of our of triumphant move to Shanghai never included the turbulent trip of emotions we’re currently flying economy on.  For example, the surreal sight of movers hauling out 30 boxes with ‘Sea’ scribbled on them in thick … Continue reading