YUP Shanghai

Holiday Happy Hour Mixer @ 3TOP

Allen — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:54:42 +0000

English sites expats in Shanghai should know

Allen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:24:16 +0000

Sorry guys for inactivity… there will not be any events for a while…

But here’s a list of sites that you should visit to find other events, in case you don’t know these sites already.

One of the oldest sites serving the expat community. The forum on the site means you have a chance to interact with others and make friends. ShanghaiExpat also organizes its own events regularly.

SmartShanghai.com

Among this list of sites, SmartShanghai has the best site design. And to be fair, it’s got really good content, too. Definitely a good source of information to help you stay on top of what’s going on.

CityWeekend Shanghai

Like most of the sites here, it’s got a good listing of places to go and things to do. A good reference site if you wanna quickly find a restaurant or something…

City Moments

Same as others with listing of venues and events. Also has a lot of event photos so if you’re bored, go there and see pictures of scantly dressed girls in night clubs…

SH Online

More of the same for this one…

Then there’s Shanghaiist.com, a English blog covering what’s going on here in Shanghai. It’s got many sister sites covering other metropolian areas around the world… Shanghaiist hosts its own social mixers, too. EnjoyShanghai is a classifed ads site with a printed version. So go there if you need to place an ad…

Last but not least, there’s also the popular ChinaSmack which translates popular Chinese content into English for expats. It’s a good source of information, especially stuff that you’re not likely to see on traditional media, which, as we all know well, is highly controlled here.

Coffee mixer at Citta on Fuzhou Road on 5/9

Mon, 04 May 2009 17:39:40 +0000

Join us in Art Lab, MoCA on March 12, 2009

Allen — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:19:00 +0000

IRRECOVERABLE in MoCA Art Lab

Allen — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:07:56 +0000

Click to find out more…

Jazz Night in Brown Sugar (Xintiandi)

Allen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:57:59 +0000

This is a casual gathering… If you wanna take a break from your busy schedule, then join me and friends at Brown Sugar in Xintiandi.

No fees. Pay for your own drinks.
Relax, enjoy the music and make some new friends!

Show time starts 9:30. I’ll be there from 8:30. You can come earlier and chat if you wish. Ring me up when you get there.

Brown Sugar’s address is 上海新天地北里广场太仓路181弄15号楼.

Our first event… coming soon!

Allen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:32:33 +0000

We’re planning our first event for early March and it’ll be a weekday social mixer. At the moment we’re selecting a venue. Please stay tuned!

About this site…

Allen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:57:37 +0000

Initially I was debating if I’d use Ning.com to create a social network much like ShanghaiStuff.com or Shanghai Fun but in the end I decided that it wasn’t necessary because I don’t need people to blog or post pictures here and I will use Facebook and a Chinese SNS (to be determined) to promote YUP Shanghai anyway. So why set up our own online social network and carry the burden to have to grow it from zero?

I am thinking, however, to install a BBS later to post more Shanghai-related information there and to allow member interaction. And I’d keep only YUP Shanghai related information on the main blog (here). Anyway, once the BBS goes up, I hope you guys will actually use it!

Hello world and Happy Niu Year!!!

Allen — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:39:11 +0000

Happy “Niu” Year, everyone! It’s the beginning of a new Chinese year and YUP Shanghai is getting ready for an exciting year. 2009 looks like it’ll be a tough year for many people, but that’s more reason why we need fun and interesting social and business events. Stay tuned!