A day in China say more than a thousand anywhere else...

Xiamen by night...




Chuars at 4am:)




Morning stroll next to the elevated road (above the ocean!) with almost no cars!!!





Breakfast outside in the morning sun. Fresh orange juice and English breakfast with Chinese prices :)






Schteeeeeeeeek!!! (Eng. "Fryyyyyyyyyyyyyy")







And Trade love it!!!! Is this really China???




High heels on the beach reminds us that; Yes, we are still in China...




This is how a terrace of a nice restaurant should look like!




Longest, cleanest and most astonishing beach in Mainland China! (even kicks some Hainan ass...)




The boardwalk stretches for miles and miles. With the fresh sea breeze from the ocean makes this the perfect place for a morning/evening run! And even the Chinese jog!?!!





The chuar selection is just as good as (or better than) Shenzhen. They even have the garlic zhezi! And it tastes even better at a beach restaurant. A warm and shufu day in January!

We are moving here in March. Anyone that would like to visit?! ;)

Yesterday the cybertalk of the year was released and it was my favorite fruit company that launched a new super hyped product. Now, everyone knows that I am completly in lovewith their stuff. Not buying into the hype, but its just great usability. And come on, their marketing is pretty damn nice!

Everything is just awesome but WTF... an iPhone on steroids? Without possibility for mulititasking? Without USB (and SD card)? With a big fat black frame around it? What was so new and magical about this? The only surprise is that it was way below most apple fanatics expectations...

Screw it...
Today I found a much better and cooler pad, also with touch screen! At one of the factories a kid was playing with this awesome iPad...

Now, this is magic!!!

Hofmaester on the way to the factory with some baskets...





The factory looks the same as always; like a calm chaos... The red Buddha altar is a given in these parts of China!




Baskets filled and waiting for transport back to our QC-office...

at least the got the top part of the text right;)

The not so little bastards invaded our privacy, so we went to counter attack...now they will think twice before entering our territory again!

Our new office building



View from the balcony.




Hofmaster on his "moto che" (motorcycle taxi) fastest but surely not the safest way to get around town.




Our newest investment; the firms first in-house QC table. Definitely not as cheap as it may look. Although the nice trike-messenger gave me and the table a ride home from the store... (also in this picture Hof and the Shishi production coordinator, Sam the man!)




QC already up and running, deadline to catch!!! Looong days and night...

Who's pimpin Christopher Kane's latest atomic collection!?


Katy Perry (I kissed a girl...) on an icy sidewalk in the England or J-man in a djungel in South East Asia?


Updated 20 Jan:
And it seems like we have a new, late but welcomed, contestant...

Ali "the high roller" Nosrati (however Svante looks really doubtful...)

The new pimpmobile...




Rinko thinks it too small for the tall fashionisto. Any votes? If all say yes, then they'll send for it!




I think it looks awesome! (for the money...1500rmb)

Delicious Chinese Hot Pot @ R&A's.



Delicious Swedish Kalle's Caviar on a piece of real-tasting baguette. Yum!

I wonder if this guy also owns a company producing bad Swedish pop...

...another visit. :)

Today she looked a little cold, but used these old yarnpiece to keep herself warm!




And naturally we had to check some re-made knitted sweaters.




I love this picture. It truly captures our everyday life; computer addicted Swede, Chinese coordinator on the phone and a cold factory worker trying to steal a few minutes to get warm by the tea kettle in a winter-cold office.

It seems like I have been doing this for all of my life and I can't remember when I last lived in one place for more than 1 year... Hopefully it will happen soon though! But not until august or sth, hehe. Next apartment hunt will take place in, yes you guessed it:
Shish!!!


Homeless but not bedless! Ali and Rinko to the resque!

Finally we can go to a place not totally crowded by Swedish charter tourists (like the godforgotten Thailand)...at least, this is what I hope. Only solution to not run into Swedes is probably to get that private island of mine...still workin' on it;)


OK, some of you might think it was not so long ago since we last went to the sunny beaches of another Southeast Asian country, but then I still had to work, everyday. While Joanna was chillin at the beach, I sat inside infront of the computer, looking out through the window...
Now it will be Chinese New Year and not 1 factory will be able to make anything = I am free and can probably get off the computer for a few consecutive days. Yeah!!!

Dinner...




Late night work...




Waking up to a sparkling bright day...



Now, heading to the airport for a flight back to a -15°C Beijing.

Somewhat surprising product extensions...A Louis Vuitton "Kleenex box" and a "Car Parfume" from Mont Blanc...only in China!?

...Tila :)

Today Beijing was once again covered in snow. Luckily the flight still took of on time!



In Shishi I was greeted by rainfall, smog and a delicious meal including fish-stomach, frog etc. 非常 delish!!!



My office for the night.

Almost the same?! right?!