It’s
unbelievable. My second Christmas in China and time still flies like crazy. So as
for this year’s Christmas talk... I’m still on my shit. I hate all those
decorations, I hate all that shopping and consuming, and I hate all the animal
slaughter. China is kinda a place to be tho. They don’t take it too seriously here, so unless you really want to
inject a dosage of any of the above by going to malls or dedicated Christmas
markets, you barely know Christmas is happening. No days off, all Chinese still
run their dumpling spots, restaurants, shops, schools... Business as usual...
And me? I finished most of the work for the semester and
even managed to submit a paper for a conference in the U.S. in March. I
honestly think there’s no
chance of it being accepted but if a miracle happens, I would not be mad at
all. Making a little trip like that...
Last Monday, we made a trip to a VR research center ran by
our university and it was probably to most entertaining class I’ve had ever. They let us play this
racing game on their simulator, we tried out some VR goggles both for
scientific and gaming purposes, played with human anatomy, shot some zombies;
it was cool as hell.
On Tuesday, I met up with my friends for some beers at Papa’s which has definitely become our
spot. One of the best places to hang out at for sure. The day after, I paid a visit to this tattoo artist. I met her throught a friend a she runs this small studio in Xuhui. I really like her stuff so yeah... I'm getting my first ink in Shanghai in two days. It's still way more expensive than back home but also way more acceptable than the major studios around here. Honestly, I can't wait... On Friday, me and my
cycling partner teamed up again for a gallery ride. We started at Ming Yuan Art
Center at Fuxing Road for this small exhibition of paintings and then proceeded
to the Powerstation. They have some new stuff over there, mostly media art, and
is dope as usual. We wrapped up our little trip in Jen Dow with kimchi hotpot.
Spot on.
I had quite a lot to do over the weekend so my social life
got a back seat, on Christmas Eve (yesterday), I went on and joined my
classmates at Ellen’s – this cheap ass bar by South Shaanxi station for some
beers. I’ve been there once before and
it’s still the same crap. Not totally
unbearable but the need of low cost bars to play their shitty fucking tunes as
loud as possible so no one can really talk is just amazing.
When I got back home, I skyped with my fam. They just
finished their dinner. So yeah, we got some family time too. When I wake up
early in the morning today, I felt like eating something sweet to get into the
Christmas mood a little, so I got out and got me some sesame dumplings and some
hot soy milk from the stand across the street. It was still dark out, but those
stands run from like 5am – one of
the beautiful things around here...
So there you have it. I believe this is the last blog entry
this year (it's also the 50th one btw). So enjoy the time with your loved ones, enjoy the time with your
hated ones, get crazy over all that useless junk you’ll find under the Christmas tree, and overdose on food. You
know... Keep the spirit of Jesus alive!
Highlights:
- Quavo & Travis, Gucci Mane. Another two dope albums dropping last week.
- Chili peppers I got from the veggie market. I’ve been throwing them into everything I've cooked for like past two weeks. Some top notch shit right there.
- Christmas Eve run at the campus. Me being the only international motherfucker over there.
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