Daily Blog
Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:03
Written by Urbanatomy

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Napa Wine Bar & Kitchen has finally filled the months-long void left by chef Shaun Anthony with Matthew Ona. This guy has quite a resume: a degree from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, a Master Chef certification, an accreditation from the Tokyo Sushi Academy and some truly impressive stints at Napa Valley powerhouses like the award-winning Peju Provence Winery, not to mention a little restaurant called The French Laundry.

Daily Blog
Thursday, 11 March 2010 06:03
Written by Urbanatomy

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You might have seen them, new bike rental stands are cropping up in Xuhui. Shanghai daily says they're free for rides under 10 minutes, 2 RMB for one hour and 4 RMB per hour after the first two hours. And you can get a card to rent them Xuhui District Tourism Bureau. 

Supposedly, this month is a trial run and more bikes might be added if the rentals prove popular.   

Daily Blog
Thursday, 11 March 2010 02:03
Written by Xinlei Wang

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Meaning: People who spend all their income every month and have no savings at all

This is an expression created by young Chinese netizens in recent years, to describe people who don’t have long-term financial plans and spend their entire income every month. ‘Yùe’ means ‘Month’, ‘Guāng’ means ‘Using Up’ and ‘Zú’ refers to a group of people, as in the word ‘Zhŏng Zú’ (Race). The most interesting thing about this new slang expression is that ‘Yùe Guāng’ together has the original meaning of ‘Moonlight’. In the big cities of China, such as Beijing and Shanghai, Yùe Guāng Zú have become very widespread among urban youngsters due to a combination of changing social values and rising living expenses.

Example:
Justin: Hey Johnny, can you lend me 50 bucks?
John: What?! Today is only the 20th. You’re such a “Yùe Guāng Zú”!

Daily Blog
Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:03
Written by Urbanatomy

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Just when you were going to retire, move out of the city, settle in on Anji King Valley Country Club, 140 miles southwest of Shanghai - the government came in and bulldozed your dream lawn.

For 10 days in December, excavators ripped up turf and irrigation at the development. Shanghai-based writer Dan Washburn has an article in Slate about the PRC's on-and-off war on the rich man's game.

Article says about 400 new golf courses have gone up since 2004 - despite a moratorium on course construction - making China the only nation still in the midst of a golf boom.

 

Daily Blog
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:03
Written by Urbanatomy

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377 Tickets Sold

30,700 RMB to One Foundation, earmarked for International Red Cross work in Haiti

5,700 RMB to Habitat for Humanity, earmarked for Habitat's work in Haiti

Good job Zhijiang Dream Factory, Three Chord Truth, Studio 188, Duck Fight Goose, Wayne's Basement, Monroe Stahr, Lions of Puxi, Weghur, and everyone who came out to support good bands playing for a good cause.