BabyFace

Now that most of us out here have got jobs secured back home (just one or two others waiting for the call - fingers crossed) I think most of us have decided to un-wind a little for the last few months and try and have a good time before the *serious* work starts in September. This doesn't mean we are working any less hard, but might mean that we are just a little more tired when we are working.




BabyFace is China's most succesful Clubbing Chain. We visited one in Beijing when we were there and this one in shanghai is almost identical in every aspect - music, decor, clientele - but it is still fun. It is open everynight of the week and whilst the weekends are the most popular nights (for obvious reasons) it seems to be consistently busy throughout the week. The music it plays is the usual mix of chinese pop, R&B, Hip Hop and then mega dance tunes. They also get world famous DJ's to play there every now and again - DJ Tiesto, Judge Jules, Armand Van Bueran et al. Whilst this isn't exactly my cup of tea, i can dance to it every now and again if I've had enough to drink.



The best things about babyface though are that it is in the same complex as a McDonalds so ideal for relieving those 4am hunger pangs, there are millions of girls there, and it is only 2 minutes walk back to my house - so no need for a taxi afterwards. The worst thing is that, like most chinese clubs, they have a minimum spend policy if you want to sit at a table - that basically requires you buy a whole bottle of spirit with mixers (a long way away from Mazzo club in Shijiazhuang where they used to let us drink for free) and on a friday and saturday night it is like a meat market with far,far too many foreigners.

Other clubs we've been to in Shanghai are Muse, Muse 2, Shelter, Richy and DKD (drink as much as you like for 100Y every night). So there are plenty more for us to check out in our remaining couple of months here. I can feel the headaches just thinking about it now.