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Tianzifang Shanghai – A Place of Unlimited Discoveries

By Shun Gui | December 2, 2011 - 11:40 am | Creative 2 Comments

I went to Tian Zi Fang ( 田子方) last week for a company visit to Shokay (the article on Shokay will be posted later) and took some pictures over there. Here's an introduction of Tian Zi Fang, quoting from here:

"Walking down the narrow lane of Tianzi Fang at Taikang Lu ('Art Street'), you'd be wondering if you were really in cosmopolitan Shanghai. At a glance, Taikang Lu features a mix of old and refurbished brick houses. However, do not be fooled by the traditional old lanes or wet clothes hanging on bamboo poles above your head. Taikang Lu sure deserves a second look. These days, many artists and local designers have set up boutiques and laid-back cafe is that have been drawing crowds of yuppies, fashionistas, designers and expatriates.

(by the way, can any photographers please tell me what use is such a big lens for?)

At the heart of Taikang Lu are many art studios and galleries. This area has been home to many artists seeking a reprieve from the threat of demolition of artist's villages and communities by property developers in recent years. These studios which are mostly situated at Buildings 3 & 5, feature many contemporary works of design, painting and photography."

Yep, they have cosplay in Shanghai too

Super big lens part 2

Super big lens part 3

Cute baby!

This is not Tian Zi Fang. Its a park which I discovered when I was randomly cycling the other day.

Yea man he's the Indian chef from Bombay!

Tagged Art Street, Taikang Lu, Tian Zi Fang

Hi Friends, This how How a Bank Run Looks Like

By Shun Gui | November 26, 2011 - 3:03 pm | Money Leave a comment

I am 23 years old this year. For my friends who are around my age, please refer to the images below to see how a bank run looks like. Basically, if you have most of your money stashed away in your savings account, you will literally lose everything you have when a bank run happens. \

A financial crisis of unmatched magnitude is coming very very soon.

Be Prepared

What is a Bank Run?

Source:http://goldsilver.com/news/pictures-from-a-latvian-bank-run-as-mf-global-commingling-comes-to-town/

If anyone is wondering why the collapse of MF Global after the discovery of its commingling and theft of client funds was the single worst thing that could happen to market confidence, then look no further than the small Baltic country of Latvia where precisely what Jon Corzine's firm did to its clients, has happened at the bank level. Businessweek Reports: "Lithuanian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas who are former shareholders of Bankas Snoras AB. Both men are suspected of embezzlement and document forgery, the Prosecutor General said in a statement on its website today. Baranauskas is also suspected of accounting fraud and abuse of authority, it said." Kinda like Jon Corzine, if not by the actual authorities, then by everybody else. And just like in the US where the lack of confidence in the system following the MF filing, so in Latvia the people have decided to hit the ATMs first and ask questions later. "“This money was the bank’s clients’ money,” said Irena Krumane, head of Latvia’s bank regulator, on Latvian Television last night. Krajbanka will most likely be liquidated because the bank doesn’t have the resources to meet depositor and creditor demands unless the Lithuanian government decides to recapitalize the lender, said Janis Brazovskis, the lender’s administrator, in an interview with Latvian Independent Television program 900 Seconds today…Depositors can withdraw 50 lati a day beginning today for the rest of the week, said Krumane at a press conference." At today's rate this is about $95. Which is why what happened next, as shown in the pictures below, was to be completely expected, and is a perfect indicator of the collapse in liquidity and credibility of our own system where commingling, unlike in Latvia, goes unpunished.