I met up with uber-blogger (how do you type the umlaut?) John Pasden of Sinosplice fame. We shot the breeze at a random tiny restaurant where he chided me for my lack of Chinese manners by not finishing up a bowl of rice. Still only 3 months into my long-term China experience; I have a lot to learn.
Indeed, another lesson learned -- do not bump into someone on a dance floor and not back down when they put up a front. I was wrestled to the ground by some dude with a personal space problem right into a puddle of beer. Luckily his friends pulled him off me, otherwise he would have had a face full of fist. Actually, the more likely scenario is me with a black eye and many words of explanation owed to my coworkers the next day. That pretty much ended the night, and so I headed back to get a measly 2 hours of sleep before my flight back to Beijing (and straight back to work right from the airport -- that day sucked).
Anyway, many thanks to John for finding time amid his study-crunch to hang out. He took me and my coworker out to see Cold Fairyland (thanks
Umm, no segue -- I already used anyway, just random Shanghai pics: