Shanghai Skyline

In Passing..

Shanghai Climb

This is where I was yesterday, standing on top of the Lupu Bridge, which spans the Huangpu River and connects the east and west sides of Shanghai. At the time it was built in 2003, it was the longest arch bridge in the world.

Visitors to the "Shanghai Climb" (as the attraction is called) take an elevator from ground/river level up to the road level of the bridge. From there, you can climb the 367 steps along the arch to a viewing platform at the very top, 110 meters above the river, allowing for a 360 degree, panoramic view of the city.

More info here.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Sail on Silver Girl, 
Sail on by 
Your time has come to shine 
All your dreams are on their way 

See how they shine 
If you need a friend 
I'm sailing right behind 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will ease your mind 
Like a bridge over troubled water 
I will ease your mind

- Simon & Garfunkel -

I Suck At Girls

I just finished reading one of the funniest books ever. Justin Halpern, creator of Twitter sensation @shitmydadsays, one day announces that he's decided to propose to his girlfriend. His dad gives Justin some advice: before doing so, he should take a day off and think back over everything he's learned in life about women, relationships, and himself, before making his decision. So that's what he does - revisiting his pivotal experiences with the opposite sex, beginning with his first crush in elementary school.

The awkwardnesses, the first times, the high-five-to-self moments - they're all things we remember about dating (or trying to date) girls. The situations he gets himself into are hilarious. And with his dad's patented brand of no b.s. wisdom interspersed throughout, this book had me laughing out loud as I was reading it on the plane.

Bape x Marvel Comics Spider-Man

We're launching a Marvel Comics collaboration we did with A Bathing Ape, coinciding with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man movie. More details here.

Wasted Youth, Pt. 38

Your garden variety one hour delay out of Beijing..

Airline: China Eastern

Route: Beijing - Shanghai

Delayed flights: 38

Total time spent waiting: 2 days