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Hello friends and followers. I know my updates aren’t as frequent as before but I’ve been very busy as you will read.

Recently much has happened. As you know I’ve been working in Shanghai for a few weeks now. The job includes sales, management and frequent traveling around China. Since I began work I’ve been to Hangzhou, Wuxi and Chengdu on business. On one hand this can be weary but on the other much more interesting than just sitting in an office all day.

fast train to pudong airport

On my last trip I was in Chengdu which I really enjoyed. Of course I didn’t have much of a chance to see the city as I was busy with work, but I found the people to be very friendly and the food was phenomenal.  We went out for dinner to an excellent restaurant well known for its “Ma Po Dou Fu”. This is an excellent dish which has cubes of tofu in a red slightly spicy sauce.

ma po dofu

Since I lived in Changsha for 6 months I’m already relatively accustomed to spicy food. Sichuan is also known for its spicy food only they use a spice called “麻辣 – Ma La” (numbing spice). This spice when eaten instead of burning your mouth – numbs it. The first bite is kind of strange, it reminded me of when I was young and used to eat that candy that pops in your mouth, but once you get used to it its very tasty.

From Chengdu I boarded a flight to Changsha, my old home town. I was invited by the Hunan TV station to participate in the opening ceremony of this year’s Chinese Bridge competition. For those who don’t know I participated in this competition last year and received a 6 month scholarship for Chinese studies in China. I was invited to sing (or more like rap) a Chinese song along with another former contestant and a famous Chinese boys band of four guys called 至上励合 (Zhi Shang Li He).

Dave in the 8th Chinese Bridge opening ceremony of the 8th Chinese Bridge on Chinese Hunan TV Rapping with Chinese boy band 至上励合 (Zhi Shang Li He):

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