Now that Kaelyn is back and Kaatje still working feverishly at the fashion shows, Kaelyn and I went out for dinner. We went to a place in the SML Center that specializes in beef called WoCow. They have a very yummy burger for 48RMB ($9CAD). I had 100g of steak. After dinner we walked through the mall and it’s impressive to see their snack vendors that are...
Read MoreKaelyn worked all day at the beach and left around 4pm to head back to Beijing. The plane left at 9:30pm and arrived in Shanghai around 11:30pm. She took a taxi back home and went to bed. I can sleep better now that she is back.
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Kaelyn is off in Beijing and Kaatje had a few breaks during the day, so I walked down to visit her. It’s about 5km to see her, but well worth it. The area she is in is plastered with posters for the fashion...
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Kaelyn is heading to Beijing tonight for a 2 day job in Qinhuandao (3hrs east of Beijing on the coast). She is flying out tonight, the client will pick her up at the airport to bring her to the hotel, then at the hotel in the AM to drive her to the shoot location. I don’t think it gets easier, even though I’m sure she is totally familiar with everything...
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Kaatje said that during one of the shows someone from Vogue introduced herself and said HI. Well, Kaatje’s ‘surprise’ today at dinner was really to show us the exciting news – she was on the cover of the Vogue Shanghai Fashion Show!!!! We are so excited and happy for her. Congrats sweetie.
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Kaatje had several fashion shows so Kaelyn and I had the day together with just one casting at 1:30 for Honda. We zipped over to Sephora to find some rose serum and thankfully, it was in. Expensive though compared to home, $70 at home, $130 here. We took a taxi to the casting and I waited outside. Here is a typical street in Shanghai: It was raining (and has been...
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Kaelyn told me she went to lunch with one of the models at a sushi restaurant in the SML Center. It sounds like a traditional sushi restaurant you hear about with the moving food you just pick which you like. So she agreed to try it again with me. The food was good and an interesting experience for sure. The cost wasn’t bad, 6RMB ($1.15CAD) per plate. In the...
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Kaelyn had no castings or jobs today so she and I hung out. Around 11am Kaatje called and said she had a 2hr break and wanted to meet up and have lunch – some of that yummy Pho Soup. She walked back to meet us at my apartment and off we went to the restaurant by the SML Center. We had a lovely slow lunch and walked her back to her show. It was a fairly long...
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On our walk back, Kaatje was just finishing up and look at that crazy...
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So a little back story – the shoot Kaelyn did for Budweiser made me desperately want to find one of those cans. They told her Family Mart or 7-11. Well, there are like 10 Family Marts around me, so no problem – but no go. We tried both malls that had specialty beer and 2 ‘beer’ type stores. I was really determined to give up. But tonight on a...
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