Through Cedric's viewfinder

1min aperture time, 1 flashlight and here you go :

faces

small streets

and art dealing

Every weekend, parents of shanghainese youth gather in People’s Park in order to find their heir a wife or husband :
You can see ads like this pinned on trees, or on the wall :

“young man, 26′s, 1.85m, bank accountant, looking for youg woman, max 26 years old, > 1.6m with goodjob”
or vice-versa.
If interested, then you can ask the parents standing nearby for a picture of their child and discuss important things with them, before organizing a blind-date!

on Monkey Island, QianDao Hu (thousand islands lake), Zhejiang Province

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MC HotDog – drugs

for LYRICS check there:  http://ethen.cn/index.php/p/78/

MC HotDog

(Chinese: 姚中仁; pinyin: Yáo Zhōngrén; Wade-Giles: Yao Chung-jen, born November 27, 1978, Taipei) is a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. Some consider his music to present a gritty, realistic picture of life, while others claim that it is not suitable for younger audiences. He is known for his two famous hits – 我的生活 (My Life) and 韓流來襲 (The Korean Invasion).

In 2001, his four mini-CDs sold over 220,000 copies. In 2004, he toured with Chang Chen-yue in the North American Kill Kitty tour. In 2006, MC HotDog released a new album “Wake Up,” which contains a popular hit 我愛台妹 (I Love Taiwan Girls), sampling the main melody from The Spinners 1972 hit, “I’ll Be Around”. “Wake Up” was both a critically acclaimed album as well as a commercial success, as it provided MC HotDog with crossover appeal.

(source: Wikipedia)

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Track01 – 冷血动物 Cold Blooded Animasl !

some pano-shots of our new appartment, including a terrace and even a guest-room

our street : YongJia road, and the entrance of the compound

The entrance of our house

first step in : the kitchen

then the sunny living room

and our comfy bedroom

which communicates with the bathroom

which itself communicates with the kitchen ! loop complete.

climb up the stairs to….

our terrace.. tadaaa !

heaven in the city ! (when weather is better than today)

and we even have a guest room !! (when cleared of boxes and all)