Another fun-packed weekend!

The weekend kicked off with Jorge, Joseph and I going to Dongchang Lu to the cinema to watch Prometheus. Joseph managed to book our tickets online for 50RMB (not the usual 120RMB). I didn't realise it was in 3D and that it was a scary movie! Ok, so people told me it wasn't scary but it isn't the usual thing I would watch. It was rather dark... Also the atmosphere was so different from the VIP screen and people munching away so noisily I guess it made the movie a little less scary.

Afterwards we popped into Hagan Daaz to see what these ice cream mooncakes looked like. Wow the price was incredible - for 6 small cakes cost around 700RMB! That is almost £70! For 6 ice cream cakes?! Insane... As me and Jorge were in shock the waitress asked Joseph where we were from so he explained. As usual I hear the same old "but she doesn't look English", so Joseph explains my background. Obviously we left without ice cream and went to the metro.

We were supposed to change lines but we were so occupied talking we missed out station, had to exit the train at the next station, cross the platform, go back one station and change lines. We got to Shanghai Library station and called a taxi to Zapata's which is a Mexican restaurant (where Jorge wanted to go for his birthday). Berlinda was there already and got us a table outside. It was really nice to eat outside in this courtyard which is for these 4 restaurants. There is a bar outside, tables with umbrellas, people outside smoking sheesha and a kitchen outside where chefs are cooking pizza for Sasha's (one of the other restaurants).

Unfortunately the service was so very slow and we were rushed to order drinks because happy hour was ending in 5 minutes. The food took over 40 minutes to arrive. It is a little expensive but as I'd mentioned before, non-Chinese food is more expensive out here in China. Just as we were finishing up it was raining a little so we quickly paid the bill and left to get a taxi. In that 5 minute taxi ride it started pouring! That night there was a huge thunder storm and I was so glad I got back home just in time as there was a massive downpour.

Sunday

On Sunday we were meant to go to the Sunscreen event at Geisha Bar where they were showing an international movie and then playing board games. As this wasn't until 3.30pm we met up at Manabes for lunch. I met Berlinda and Karen there and then Jorge came, late as usual. Joseph we assumed was sleeping. After lunch it was pouring with rain so we waited a little until it stopped and Jorge came with me to buy a lightbulb. I was too short to change it in my room so he helped me out and we grabbed some DVDs from mine and went to Berlinda's to watch them.

We didn't make it to the movie screening and instead watched Men in Black 3 followed by some episodes of Lost, during which Joseph turns up and we continue to watch until we are hungry.

We go downstairs to Koala Bar to have burgers and enjoy a drink. We played some pool in teams and a man came in with his pet dog who was so cute and friendly! It was really chilled there and I really like it. We then went back to Berlinda's and watched Snow White and the Huntsman. The special effects were really good but I'd agree with most people, Kirsten Stewert isn't very good at acting...