Category: Tsc Tempest Photography
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Dobin Mushi
#TodaysTea, #今天的茶, #JīnTiāndeChá, #Tea, #茶, #Chá. When I first came to Shanghai in 2003, Gintai Teppanyaki was an all you could eat and drink Teppanyaki Bar just off Nanjing West Road in Jing’an. After a while a couple of sub branches opened up due to its popularity and value for money. So good was the…
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Lockdown, A Cautious Retrospective
So… today… Three calendar months ago, we were put into quarantine control and, “Stay at Home” Lockdown. This past week has been a cautious, “Liberation” to some respect. There are changes to how we interact in the community, and staunch recommendations that few pay more than, lip service to. Here are a few photos from…
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Liberation Day!
For many, today is Freedom Day, our long awaited Day of Liberation. From today onwards, normality is to be restored throughout Shanghai. We have been let out of our compounds, and we are allowed to travel again. But, some are fearful, still. Life is returning to the plaza at Fashion Park; Parents bring their children…
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Day Eighty Five of Lockdown
Today is supposed to be our last day in Lockdown. From midnight tonight, we should be unlocked fully… with an exception. Yesterday, I thought my pictures would be the last of the volunteers but we are PCR testing again today… just for luck. The residents gather to lineup for testing; the voluntary medical staff man…
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Day Eighty Four of Lockdown
The big news is that Shanghai has authorized the opening up of the city and phase out of restrictions from June the 1st. Minhang still has positive cases, so we may or may not be a bit delayed – we shall see what we shall see. Today we are PCR Testing in preparation for an…
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Day Eighty Three of Lockdown
Like every day, we have to do self testing, morning and evening; I love drinking Dian Hong cha; These days are so strange, we hash in a virtual online circle… We have a new GM, we have some new Hashers out in the street; we also have a new Hash song… enjoy the song!
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Day Eighty Two of Lockdown
The rain has the nurses undercover at the South Gate Rotunda, the line is several households long; A volunteer checks each household off a register; This volunteer calls the residents to join the line; More volunteers supervise the testing at the rotunda; Two little girls greet each other in the line; This man walks smartly…
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Brunch.
Smoked Pork Luncheon, with Steam-fried Eggs on toast, and pan seared Vine Cherry Tomatoes, seasoned with Sea Salt and Cracked Black Pepper.
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Day Eighty One of Lockdown
[Yesterday, again…] Today caught me by surprise, I was not ready for it: I was still in “Thursday” mode.Some pPeople exchange a few words in the compound; This morning there are few people around; Toby does, The Shake; A sudden knock on the door, without notice, we are being let out this afternoon – how…
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Day Eighty of Lockdown
Another milestone passes: This almost one year old pup (apparently, according to the Vet, he’s 4 years old…) is despondent, it wants to go out but it cannot; concrete and steel in the daylight; The grass grows tall around the fire hydrant; Looking around the compound there is detritus everywhere; Steel that was good for…