Cosmetic Factory Tour

Brandon belongs to a group here in Shanghai called the "Guy Tais".  Tai Tai in Chinese means wife.  The group is made up of trailing spouses and/or stay at home dads that get together for a monthly lunch and different activities, usually involving beer.  

This week they toured a cosmetic factory or rather, 25 guys toured a cosmetic factory....

Regardless of content, they all had a good time and I got a small swag bag brought home :)

25 GuyTais in the Showroom!

Ladies working on the different types of cosmetic sponges, puffs, and brushes.

B said some worked at a leisurely pace and others really fast as they were paid by how much product they produced!

 

The factory even provided them lunch!

  

And disco entertainment while eating!

My goodies from the trip!

Pinkys Up!

Magpie - best Moscow Mule (or Hollywood Starlet from the wedding....) in town!

Lese!

Or....Trash!

Our Disneyland suitcase was on it's last leg when we arrived in Shanghai.  The fabric at one of the corners had torn so we sewed it up with fishing line for the move to Shanghai not wanting to spend the money on a new one.

For everyday trash, we sit a bag outside our door and someone comes around and picks it up for us.  We didn't think sitting the suitcase outside the door would be as successful.  B sent me this pic of how he got rid of the suitcase - he copied the Chinese characters and all!  Too funny but it worked!
And yes, we also have a brand new hardcase suitcase that B bargained for in one of the markets :)

Qibao

Qibao is an ancient water town forming part of greater Shanghai with a history spanning over one thousand years.  Brandon and another Disney husband (Brian, I work with his wife, Kathleen) took the hour metro ride out to the town while I was working.  Definitely some intriguing sights and history.  B told me he would take me there one day too!  My favorite part of the trip was receiving photo messages of the street food B was eating!  He's turning local fast!

 

 

Maybe we will take a ride in those boats when we go back!

Food time!

 

A mystery meat wrap he ate!

 

And an egg crepe thing that he said was really good!

 

And my favorite.....cooking on top of oil barrels!

We have a new use for all those Valvoline barrels!!!

 

 

 

For the strangest part of the day, B said in these alley ways there were women waiting on 'business' if you know what I mean.....they would duck into doorways when they saw him trying to take pictures...

Taylor

Sadly, there's not much country music out here.  If not playing it in our apartment ourselves, we can find it at a bar near us called Blue Frog and drink it in when we can get it.  

The fake markets, however, apparently love Taylor Swift!

 

Who wants one??!

...just draw on stuff and think about yourself....

As seen in the metro at People's Square:

 

Okay?

Week 15 in Pics