Sleepless in Shanghai

All play and no Zzz makes 5 days one hellavu spit & speed, style & stink techno trip. No capital Es necessary! Ah-huh, think spit strewn streets playing host to an eclectic mix of 21st century architecture that Foster would either kill to demolish or add to his portfolio. But if it's speed you seek, head to the tracks for a glimpse the infamous red stallion whizzing pass at the city's first attempt to host the F1. Yup me thinks it lived up to all that ra ra & overhype. Too bad about 'em tyres Shuey...but me thinks a certain bloke who was translating for Juan Pablo Montoya couldn't care less having soaked in his 5 seconds of star treatment behind the scenes with 5 star hotel, endless supply of fine cheese & wine to cart home and 1500 euros richer. No guesses on where he'd splurge coz' Welcome to Shanghai, baby! Just take a shower before you try on those Armani threads eh?

M on the Bund is as close to heaven as you'd get unless you were at the big Hugo Boss bash where you get champagne flowing out of your ears as my bubbled-up friend so aptly puts it and where the models are drool city if your appetites aren't already whet by then. Err lemme rephrase that, since i didnt make it to Cloud 9, Hugo & M is as good as it gets for this chick. Eat ur heart out, Bond!

OK so maybe i was born a li'l too late for the decadent opium infested glory days that sealed the Bund's reputation. But hey, it's all good - from stinky airports to posh pads to time warped river towns from sun-up to moon down. It's been some trip eh fellas? What more can a chick ask for in a SYT personal tour guide who did more justice to Mandarin than i did beneath his white skin. Thanks to mr bigwig at the Dave Seaman party@ Park 97 for an invitation to the Jag party but unfortunately i've got a prior engagement at a not quite so beachy party that did culminate in "closet gay" frens with a nice pad & free porn *grin*. Xie xie generous Julie whose family i hope is still on talking terms with her now that they've met me. So sue me for being a livewire. I can't help it if my mum was on some really good s**t during her pregnancy. Hmph...green is so not ur color dah-lings!

p/s: Oh yes, even if i came this close to missing my flight no thanks to horrendous city traffic and world's rudest airport personnels, kudos on that mega fast magna contraption that took me to pudong in under 9 minutes at 430km/h and traffic-less diplomat counter manned by no speak english officers. Hey i'm no diplomat but i'm diplomatic! Made the gates with 5 mins to spare. Praise be.