The beautiful city of Shenzhen.

Yesterday my friend Aaron and I walked around Haishang Shijie (Sea World), the local expat hangout and scenic waterfront hotspot. It was beautiful. When you walk up to the beach front, you first notice this lovely statue of some water g-d who is making an offering of something to a g-d above or something like that. Basically, its a mermaid with boobs and since China has no real indigenous religion...its hard to say what g-d that really is. Maybe its just Ariel from the Disney movie.
Anyway, once you venture past this beauteous marble (or fake marble) statue, you make your way to the field. The rich green grass is offset with the rusty fence and broken down carts. Aaron tried to convince me so sit on the bikes...i almost did, but as I stepped up, I was like HELL no. I'm not getting near those things. Who knows whats on them! After we admired the stunning cityscape, we turned around to face the sea.

There were tons of people lined up, taking photos, and using the telescope to see the clear blue water. It was very hard for Aaron and I to decide the exact location that would capture the magnificent elegance of this fantasy wonderland. We decided to go with the garbage pile that best matched his shorts and hence, a photographic master piece was developed.

In case you weren't sure, I was being sarcastic. China can be so ugly...that it is disturbing.