I've been Shanghaied!

Moganshan Mountain:

A place of tranquil beauty... If you ever want to feel at one with nature then this is the place to be! Our team embarked on a treacherous hike across the endless green terrain. It was beautiful. But as you may know beauty and danger dance together...

Cascades of greens, blues and yellows overwhelmed my human brain. The aromas of the forest filling me with thoughts of happiness and camping back home in the states. The air so fresh; not like Shanghai at all. It was good to be away from the smog of the city. My lungs did appreciate the break.

A wanderer back home, these sights were not too strange to me. However once we entered the random farm village my thoughts were. What the hell is this? Where am I?

Confusion... We had no idea where we were going... But as they say. The Journey is the Destination man...

I had stopped and asked for directions around. This was a good idea, though the locals (who all sported the same hats) did not seem to have any clue what I was saying.

The Great Wall:

Incredible... Simply Put... Incredible...

I wrote this on my Facebook cover photo.

Lunch Before the Wall

Right before The Great Wall all of our bellies felt like The Gobi Desert. Empty, Barren and in need of some serious nourishment. So, Lets stop and fill up! Exactly what we did, Take a look at all of those tasty goodies we shared. Theo and Jocelyn ordered some pork and a Freshly caught fish, killed on the spot at this restaurant. While Pear was thinking long and hard about eggplants and Natalie ordered some meat too.

Train Ride To Beijing:

In a wild rush we all bolted to the subway to get to that Train station where our 11 hours together on a local train were to begin. Everyone was a mix of excited, frustrated, nervous and overjoyed. But none the less we had places to be so, we were all in a rush.

Once on the train we all had looked the 2 level bunk rows that we were to share. We took our places in the different bunks ang got settled in. Luckily I was in the party car. Theo, Ashley, Ariel, Sue, Kim and I shared one car; #Bolo crew. We had a variety of snacks and drinks to keep us occupied on the train. So the adventure begun.

About an hour into the ride, once we all had really settled ourselves in and figured out exactly what was to be done to pass this 11 hour ride we all broke out some brews and began to play games.

Theo came up with this crazy game that just baffled me the whole time, It was like slap, clap, snap then say a word and make a face at people. Basically thump-er but with Theo rules.

I was so out of it. I didn't even want to play at one point because everything confused the hell out of me. But whatever, after a few rounds I got the hang of it. And that game is still on big takeaway from the trip to Beijing. All the clapping and saying funny words kept the entire train awake. Muhahaha, ain't no one gonna tell us Americans what to do.

Lauren also came up with some game, it was called In the Glass Green Door. I didn't like it though because once again, I had no idea what the hell was going on. Then I figured it out, it's all about double letters and the name of the game is the hint.

Natalie and other visitors kept swinging by, and Kim braided Natalie's hair. It came out super awesome. I wish my hair could be braided, but I don't think it is long enough yet...

Whatever though, it was a cool way to pass the time in the end. After a few rounds of each game and a few more brews we all got sleepy and took our places on the bed.

Ariel has a funny picture of me and Ash sharing a bunk, with me face down on one side and her on the other. At least we were both comfy. Theo and Sue had claimed the top bunks on either side and Kim and Ariel on another bottom bunk.

My Phone Sucks for taking pictures

Cirque Le Solir

Total success! What a fun, Fantastic and Fabulous club. Highly recommend it to any of you that are traveling this way to Shanghai. Its so close to the hotel that we walked there and back, no problems. 

We even met some cougars (well one, the other was a granny) along the way. But they were also looking for the same club. In my mind, I was exploding with laughter. 

Inside the club though I had a chat with them about why she is at the club with her mom. It actually was her mom so it wasn't rude or anything. But yeah, big hit with the cougars! HOORAY.

So were the girls though. As soon as we stepped into the club, we got the general manager slinking over to us. "Hello Ladies" and immediately we get escorted to the table for some bottle service.GO GIRLS!! It was also ladies night, so they were passing me sips of their free booze. Gotta thank them all later.

REMEMBER THURSDAY= Ladies Night

Ok, so back to the topic at hand. At first the club was pretty empty I kind of just watched all the sexy dancers with this New Zealand dude. CAM, he was some rich old guy but we hit it off pretty well while watching this one heavily tatted dancer. 

Then there was the breakaway and a massive crowd poured into the club. Dancing has begun! Super cool! Everyone was hotter than molten lava on the dance floor. Way to shake it everyone!! I got lost in the music. 

Theo was killing it out there for sure too! Shout out to my roomie! 

Game one was today. I missed it...

BUT HEY I WAS THERE IN SPIRIT!!

Thank goodness for Google keeping live updates on my Hockey. But it was still a fluke in the end. The stupid L.A. Kings got a goal in overtime. Those sneaky mofos... Whatever it was just game one... 

LETS GOT RANGERS!!

DO DO DODODO DOOO!!!!!

The Pearl Tower, one heck of a sight! Just don't look down when you are up there. It's the biggest thing in Shanghai! and my my my what  a great 360 view of the city from the tip top.

It's good to be on top, no?

Not really, we went on some glass floor type deal that is located at the very top and I had a heart attack. Literally it was pounding out of my chest. I began to shake in my boots as i looked down at all the cars below my feet just passing by, like colorful little bugs. There was a breeze too, a breeze of certain death, as I remember it. It bugged me out to the point that I ran around the whole circle trying to get out. 'WHERE'S THE WAY OUT!!!!"

My classmates all went on the glass no problem... Me, hah, I took baby steps then realizing that this was one of those things that I might actually die from, decided to wuss out.

But healthy encouragement from local Chinese people gave me a dose of courage to walk on air. Psych, It was all Jeannine; luckily for me, she pretty much let me grapple on to her and walk across the glass floor. I was shivering in my boots, but it was way comfier than if I had gone alone. 

Shout Out To Jeannine!!!!! Thanks for rescuing me from the BOLO TOWER OF CERTAIN DEATH!!!

otherwise the place is cool, they have a lot of space themed attractions. Apparently there is also some kind of roller-coaster. But after that experience, I can do without ever seeing it.

I'm a Photographer man...

WOW! AWESOME!!!

Haha ok, so maybe more like awesom without an E. (Get it?) but still a pretty cool place. 5 floors lined with fake and nock off clothes, scarves, cellphones, random junk.

I had a blast! Really, brought in the New York experience to these people selling the junk. Basically all you have to do is, talk them down and then with a little smile and healthy attitude look em in the eye and say; "Do you want money or not?", they always fall for my game haha.

I bought a lot of random junk though, I will totally go back and get more =P.

4 clubs, 1 party bus, and a happy smiling mofo (me). What's the highlight?  I danced with those fine Ukrainians, and I got some French girls number. Not to mention discounted drinks.

If anyone is ever in Shanghai, pub crawl party bus is highly reccomended. I had a blast! Someone stole my hat though.... Pics to follow

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That's a nice selfish, buddy!

Yes, yes, we sell fish....

Look at these cuties!!!!!!! Its a family photo of me and my baby Tito. I miss him so much. Poor kitty kitty kitty, living in New York all by his lonesome; not really though... He's got big momma taking good care of him. 

She emailed me today actually, telling me that Tee misses me. And that he ate all of her Szynka Domowa (home made ham). Hahaha what a little champion!!!!!!!! The best cat ever, I love Tito the mostest!!!!!

I do miss the scamp though. We cuddle every night for bedtime. He usually sleeps on my belly all night, and gives me kitten kisses in the morning. Better than any high tech alarm!!!!