The Spouse Market aka Marriage Market
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8063777.stmIn Shanghai it's good to know that there is a market catered to all of your needs, wants, and uttermost desires. From fruits and veggies, to fake bags and shoes, bedding, fish, crickets, fabric, electronics, and even nuts and bolts... Shanghai has it all. On a regular weekday you can get a custom sequin dress made for you in the fabric market, and then take a 3 dollar taxi to buy a Gucci clutch in another market, of course you can grab some chicken in another market for that supper you'll be making for the blind date your grandpa hooked you up with in

MoCA
Amy and I went to the Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday. What a little gem this place is, right in the middle of People Square. The exhibit this month is "The Fifth Dimension-Art of Fiber and Space", where the creative works of each artist was supposed to "touch the area of visual sense and psychological experience, which traditional sculpture doesn't capture". I'm not sure if the pieces "touched my area of visual sense" as well as affected my "psychological experience" but it was certainly well worth the 20rmb entrance fee (so cheap!)Check out a few peices that I liked or found interesting.

Halloween in China!
Halloween is not a holiday in China, although some of the western restaurants in Shanghai had a few decorations to impress their foreign customers a few weeks coming up to the actual date. Many western holidays are starting to infiltrate Chinese culture and Halloween is coming around, albeit still dragging its heels.I had the joy of teaching Halloween to my students this October. I was a little daunted at first; not knowing how to approach or introduce the topic but soon got into and had loads of fun with the kids. And I'm pretty sure they just loved learning about/ acting out the scary monsters. They learnt Mummy, Vampire, Ghost, Pumpkin, Black Cat, Bat,

Rain, Rain, Go Away...
It's official. Summer is long gone and the cold winter rains have washed the last of the warmth out of the air.I must admit, Shanghai's summer heat and humidity can be a little suffocating sometimes but I still loved it and now wish it would come back as the chill sets deep into my bones. I find myself reminiscing of the hot summer days that seem to have been stolen away by a cruel winter witch and think back on a few things that will remind me of China Summers for a long time: Summer Fruit.I have already gabbed on about the Waxberry, which I'm sure I'll probably go crazy looking for back in Toronto, but there have been a few other "star fruits" that have been a grea

World's Greatest City: 50 reasons why Shanghai is no.1
CNN recently rated Shanghai as the world's greatest city. Of course I have no objections and couldn't think of a more wonderful place to live in right now.Check it out:http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/none/worlds-greatest-city-50-reasons-why-shanghai-no-1-590704/?pks=ggl+Shanghai+No+1# 4 sums it up I think: "Shanghai’s energy is what makes it one of the greatest cities around -- it's the American Dream “a la Chinoise” where everything and anything is still possible."love!xx