I have been there.
Being alone in a unfamiliar city can be depressing.
Here are some ways to improve your situation!
1. Socialise with your colleagues
2. Join a gym/yoga class (I find yoga really effective)
3. Go explore aound Shanghai
4. Travel out to nearby cities like Hangzhou or Suzhou
5. Do the housework yourself (instead of employing the Ah Yi)
6. Search the web for meetups like shanghaiexpat.com or shanghaing.blogspot.com
7. Learn cooking for yourself
Live in the present!
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Mr and Mrs Bund
Somebody came to visit me in Shanghai and I wanted to bring him to one of the best and famous restaurants in Shanghai: Mr and Mrs Bund. I had always wanted to eat there so this gives me the perfect opportunity!
Some reviews online said that reservations for dinner were extremely difficult, sometimes 2 months full so I decided to have lunch and managed to make a reservation a week before.
The place was well decorated and we were seated just beside the window by the river. The view of Pudong would be spectacular if not for the rain.
The bread is good, but too large for a person's portion. A good suggestion would be to cut into a smaller size so we could eat easily and try more bread.
Foie Gras Light Crumble was quite good with the lightly toasted bread. Smooth on the tongue with a little bit of spices and crunchiness
The steak came in a clean white plate, no blood and I thought it was just average. Nothing to pick about, its just a normal ribeye.
Black Cod in Bag
It is cod fish boiled in a bag of herbs and beans. The piece of fillet was in the bag of sauces and the server cut it in front of us like a performance. The server placed the fish on a bed of jasmine rice and poured the sauce all over it. Very Chinese. The two sides that we ordered, spinach and mashed potato was just average.
Desserts were spectacular.
Lemon and Lemon Tart
The inside of the most famous Lemon tart
The lemon skin was exceptionally delicious, I have no idea how they made that thing. It contained blood orange, a little bit of fresh cream and other citrus mix.
"A lemon is hollowed out until the skin is translucent, then poached and candied in sugar syrup. As each order is placed, the lemon skin is filled with lemon sorbet, lemon curd, fresh orange and grapefruit slices, and vanilla Chantilly cream. The result of this 3-day process is a simply presented lemon with a delicate stick of sablé balanced dandily on top. Slice open the candied yet bitter lemon rind and out oozes the sweet-tangy blend of sorbet, curd, and Chantilly. It’s no wonder that this has been garnering oohs and ahhs from the patrons of Mr and Mrs Bund."
Molten chocolate cake in a sea of raspberry sauce. It was really really good. See how the lava just flow out of the cake. I have an urge to have molten cake whenever I see this picture.
The mains were just okay, but I would particularly go there for desserts.
Mr and Mrs Bund serves a late night Menu, which is exactly the same as the Lunch set Menu from Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30pm to 4am.
The price is the same, 200RMB for an appetizer and main or a main and a dessert; 250RMB for all 3 courses.
The place was well decorated and we were seated just beside the window by the river. The view of Pudong would be spectacular if not for the rain.
The bread is good, but too large for a person's portion. A good suggestion would be to cut into a smaller size so we could eat easily and try more bread.
Foie Gras Light Crumble was quite good with the lightly toasted bread. Smooth on the tongue with a little bit of spices and crunchiness
The steak came in a clean white plate, no blood and I thought it was just average. Nothing to pick about, its just a normal ribeye.
Desserts were spectacular.
Lemon and Lemon Tart
"A lemon is hollowed out until the skin is translucent, then poached and candied in sugar syrup. As each order is placed, the lemon skin is filled with lemon sorbet, lemon curd, fresh orange and grapefruit slices, and vanilla Chantilly cream. The result of this 3-day process is a simply presented lemon with a delicate stick of sablé balanced dandily on top. Slice open the candied yet bitter lemon rind and out oozes the sweet-tangy blend of sorbet, curd, and Chantilly. It’s no wonder that this has been garnering oohs and ahhs from the patrons of Mr and Mrs Bund."
The mains were just okay, but I would particularly go there for desserts.
Mr and Mrs Bund serves a late night Menu, which is exactly the same as the Lunch set Menu from Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30pm to 4am.
The price is the same, 200RMB for an appetizer and main or a main and a dessert; 250RMB for all 3 courses.
Monday, 3 September 2012
September
Its 1st September and the first day of school for the kids!
Traffic jams, late-for-work-mums, noisy kids in school field, the singing of their National Anthem etc.
And its Autumn!
When you are no longer greeted by a blanket of hot air once you opened the door in the morning, you know its gonna be a very good weather to go outdoors!
Traffic jams, late-for-work-mums, noisy kids in school field, the singing of their National Anthem etc.
And its Autumn!
When you are no longer greeted by a blanket of hot air once you opened the door in the morning, you know its gonna be a very good weather to go outdoors!
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