Monday 26 February 2007

youh cahnt get ihn!

i am going to tell you about where i am and where "work" is.



let's start with a little satellite picture:






the office is inside the building which was used by the emperor to change his robes when he proceded to the temple of the sun in ritan park




as you can see my appartment's location is just perfect



there's nice pictures from the inside on the office's webpage, along with the offices address in ritan park: http://www.robartsinteriors.com




this is the north gate of ritan park:




very calm, very peaceful, very ancient...


the gate leading towards the inner courtyard of the office:


a peek throuh the gate....








until....

...




YOUH CAHNT GET IHN!!!



yes... some chinese guy who would defend that gate with his life


it turns out they moved like a month ago.




ok, after a few phonecalls, this is the NEW situation:





it turns out they moved to jianwai soho, which i pinpointed in that very same satellite picture



luckily it's still the same "area" of beijing so i don't live that far away





remember ritan park? let me show you jianwai soho:







also a park... just not the same kind



i'll be in building 15, 19th floor





building 15






the white stuff? yes beijing's foggy today






a little zoom-out:




ADDENDUM: imagine the whole scene with vavoo wearing a new shirt and a tie after getting up at 7 am

Sunday 25 February 2007

luminous cracks

remember the view out of the bedroom?



i thought i might share with you what it looks like at night... those are actually real cracks where the lines are.



oh.. the fireworks? it wouldn't stop until tonight. chinese new year. happy year of the golden pig.



Friday 23 February 2007

china top brand

in china there is a seal you might encounter from time to time.

it's some kind of quality approval for products good enough to represent china.


the interesting part is the logo they chose... probably found somewhere on the net and "borrowed" just like most things here.



Thursday 22 February 2007

stolen time... where did it go?

jetlagged vavoo says:


"check out the view out of my bedroom balcony!"