Busy weekend and new plans

Was a really full weekend... Rob's best friend from home, Kevin, who lives in Chengdu (capital of Sichuan) with his girlfriend Wang were here in Shanghai. On Friday we went for a nice dinner in the nice Indian restaurant, with Liya as well, and then we all went to Charles's birthday party- which was crowded and great... I got to meet all the ppl I never get to meet... But today's exam was on my mind, since it was the last exam (except for the listening exam tomorrow and the conversation one on Wednesday- but they don't count- there's not a lot to really study for them). I knew that I had to wake up at a certain point on Saturday, and study. So we went home "early" (3am) and I studied the next day, while Rob met the guys in town to walk around, and I met them for dinner in a really nice small Chinese restaurant. Working there was an 80 years old woman who helps her family so she wont get bored... She lived in Shanghai all of her life, and never wanted to leave even in the wars and cultural revolution when her parents and siblings left the big city. She had seen the city change from a prosperous city of the east in the 20's and 30's, to a place where the monthly salary was a pound of rice, and back to a developing city with commercials everywhere and rich ppl in every corner. She knew a lot of English (but we know all this from our friends who spoke Chinese to her) and you could see on her face that she is a gentle woman, with lots of humor and wisdom. I always look at ppl's wrinkles- this way you really see which expressions they used most of their lives. If a person was usually happy and smiley- you'll see these wrinkles, and the other way around. After dinner Rob and I went to the Eric Clapton concert (we got the tickets from his bro and sis for x-mas) and even though I was never one of his biggest fans, we really really enjoyed it- thanks to his great talent. It's amazing to see this 60 something year old man playing the guitar as if it's more natural to him than breathing... It was a great show- and apparently, as I learned after the concert- it was his first time ever in China...
On Sunday I stayed home studying for a little while when Rob went shopping for food- so we could cook dinner for Kevin and Wang. It was a really nice evening, and they stayed until late - which would have been even better if I didn't have to wake up at 6am today- to be on time for my exam.
I went shopping with Liya today after the exam (which wasn't easy but wasn't too hard) and I bought some nice stuff... I figured that in Europe and Israel these things like coats and such are much more expensive and that I should buy it here for the years to come, just the same way I did 2 years ago. It payed off- I have a new big coat- very nice one, and it was only 26 Euro (after bargaining it from 50...).
I was looking at the Shanghai cultural website and saw that there's a Roger Waters concert soon here in Shanghai. Dorian my dear has been talking about this concert on her blog for ages (she's gonna see it in Germany) and she made me so jealous that I decided to see how much it is here... I called and decided to book two tickets - it's on February 12th- and I just can't wait. Sitting in the Eric Clapton's concert made me wanna go to a concert I know the words of it's songs and can relate to. It made me wanna go to the Roger Waters concert even more... I'm so excited!!! I'm actually gonna see him on stage!!! I've been listening to Pink Floyd since I'm about 17-18 (well till then it was Beatles and the same kind of Alternative Rock I still like today) and till now they are my absolute favorite- that I thought I'd never see on stage. So I'll settle for Roger Waters alone, and I'm sure I will never regret... My sister is gonna be SO jealous! can't wait to tell her...