Here we go people. Another year is done. It’s crazy how time flies... Remember
when Wayne said “and they say time flies/well,
mine’s first class”... I kinda feel that pretty much
describes my last year... My home is over here now, I managed to surround
myself with people who are straight up amazing, I got myself into situations
and into places I wouldn’t ever
dreamed of... I still don’t know
what I want out of life but whatever is happening around me, it definitely
makes the energy consistently better... So in no particular order... Shout out to my
Shanghai crew (y’all some dope ass
motherfuckers), shout out to my day ones back in the Czech Republic (it’s love 4ever), shout out to my fam (say hi to Gin, can’t wait to meet my nephew who is well
on his way), shout out to my people all over the world who I still keep in
touch with... Shout out to Maroลก, I
hope you’re doing good up there... You
were the best fucking dog anyone could ever ask for and the tattoo of you has not faded one bit.. Shout out to my
vegan peers over here... Matterfact, shout out to my vegan peers all over the
world... I know we try to live some fucking utopia but sometimes you need a bit of
that... Keep it up! I still got a little piece of perfect world in my DNA, ya dig? It's all fucking love... Even though
sometimes you can’t see it clearly though all
the bullshit or some tears when shit goes bad for a minute... It sounds
corny and all but I really feel super blessed having all of you around... Even
when my ass is sometimes M.I.A. for months, I see y’all.... It is what it is....
Aight so let me sum up my last week of 2018 for you... Since
I don’t really do Christmas much, I
didn’t really do any shopping or
plans... On Christmas Eve, a friend of mine dropped by, we did some pancakes a
chilled for a bit... Kinda perfect evening... No stress at all.... The day
after, we followed up on our tradition we kicked off last year. Me and some of
my classmates and their friends met by the Church at Hengshan Lu for a
service... I still honestly don’t give
a shit about anything those people preach, because I feel there’s so many issues more pressing than
repeating we are pieces of shit and only unconditional love for God can fix
that.... Only so we can go eat some steak or do some shopping right after... Okay,
I’m not even gonna... Christians, do
what you gotta do... Maybe I just don’t see
it... Anyways, it was cool seeing all the people again and doing lunch at that
awesome Chinese restaurant on Wanping Lu..
On Wednesday, I headed to the campus for our midterm assessment.
I still don’t feel most of us know what
we’re doing with our research but I
guess everyone kinda passed... Who the hell knows... The fun started after that
tho... For reasons that are beyond me, I got picked for a Dean’s List this year which comes with a
proper ass glass award and a plaque. So during a small ceremony, I received
that, hung out with some of my classmates who are crazy enough to actually live
in Minhang, and got a dinner which was supposed to be vegan but they dropped a
hardboiled egg on it. Maybe they gonna do it right at least once before I leave
this motherfucker... I still give them props for an effort...
On Thursday, I met up with my biking partner whom I haven’t seen in a while. Even though
Shanghai is freezing, we went for some cool ass ride which took us to the ferry
dock by Nanpu bridge, to the opposite bank, and eventually to the China Art
Museum (yeah, the big red building). It’s
definitely one of the must-see galleries around here but I had kept postponing
the visit because you know... If it’s right
in the city, the opportunity gonna eventually present itself. The
gallery contains Chinese art from ancient calligraphy all the way up to modern
age cartoons... It’s massive, free of charge,
and pretty interesting... It’s also
in the former EXPO area right next to the Mercedes-Benz arena.... Definitely
worth a visit... We wrapped the whole shit up at the peanut noodles spot...
After that, I stopped by for the doggie and went to my Monte Negro girls’ spot for some drinks... Christmas
spirit, you know?
Friday was kinda crazy. I had stuff to do for the whole day
and I also had to clear out the spot that become my home for pretty much the
whole December as my friend was returning Saturday early morning. I managed to
do an awesome dinner at this Vegan Hotpot place with one of my veggie friends,
and then headed to French Concession to do one last walk with the dog. My
Macedonian bro stopped by for a beer, I cleaned up a little, and after a real
long time actually spent night at my spot in Jing’an.
On Saturday, I went to the Powestation of Art for this year’s Bienalle. I still remember going
for the one two years back. Crazy... Got accompanied by one of my
friends from Monte Negro... For a cool 10 RMB you get to check hours’ worth of art pieces, and even though
I’m not exactly an art expert, I
really think there’s lotta cool shit displayed
over there. Another thing y’all
might consider doing while it’s on...
By the way we did the whole thing on bikes too... Cause that’s how the fuck we roll... We had a dinner at Jen Dow (another hot pot) and went on to get a beer around the corner from my
place with some other peers...
And then there was Sunday. Again, I was kinda busy the whole
day but in the evening, I made my way (through a fucking blizzard) to my
Lithuanian friends’ spot. Fucking gang reunion.
We did secret Santa, we did some games, we talked shit... As a thank you for me
being a guardian of the animals and the apartment for a month, I got a big ass
package with vegan hams, cheeses, sausages, tofu, chocolates and sweets... Bottle of some liquor...
God damn.... My friend made tons of food and huge part of it was vegan too...
I got stuffed with incredible potato salad with veggie mayo (hadn't had that in ages)... There was some
poppy seed milk with crackers... I mean, she did incredible job making the
whole thing perfect. Love!
So yeah... We got 2019 on deck... I don’t really do resolutions but well... I’m just gonna keep on doing whatever I
feel like I should cause it’s
somewhat working I guess... And for all of you guys... I just hope you gonna
get to whatever place you wanna get without making too much damage on
yourselves or others... Just be safe, healthy and keep that shit positive...
To me, the world seems like a sinking ship for the most part, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying...
Thanks for following this blog (I’m still
not sure what makes you do that) and see y'all next year!
Highlights:
- The cold. The fucking cold. Everywhere, all the time.
- While I was working out at Luwan Stadium, I helped this old Chinese lady up on a bar and had a really basic conversation with her. You have no idea how great that felt.
- First run at Jing’an Workers’ Stadium in like a month. Those old Chinese guys seemed quite happy to have me back there. My senior workout squad...
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