Wednesday 2nd February, 2011

Ran into Russell Crowe on Chinese new years eve on The Bund, Shanghai, China tonight.

My girlfriend and i were walking and taking in the sights on CNY when we passed them on the street initially.

I turned around after we passed and he was wearing a black and red South Sydney Rabbitohs jacket. I was sure that it was him then.

My girlfriend and i decide to head back to the Bund 18, seems to be the only nightclub on that part of the strip that's half decent.

A while into the festivities at the place (and a 100Rmb/ea cover charge - because we didn't have a secret password) A couple of fellow patrons mentioned that Russell Crowe was about,

"Hey do you know that actor from Gladiator? well he's here but he looks like shit",

"Wow, cool he's here?"

"Yea"

I headed off to the toilet as he, Rick Yune and some big black dudes and the rest of his entourage exited the back door. Thought it was the end of that. Bit of a shame. I had grand plans to talk about idea of bringing the Rabbitohs to Shanghai for an exhibition match against the Tigers or Dragons. That would've been something, organising Aussie sponsors for maximum exposure in Shanghai media etc.

My girlfriend and i left shortly after, down the stairs and into the lift, no people in this lift. As the doors were shutting, a couple of people came in last minute.

Russell Crowe was one of them.

"Hey, you're Russell Crowe!", my tipsy (so was i) girlfriend says. Russell smiles.

"My boyfriend saw you earlier but i didn't recognise you!", (i might as well let this roll i guess)

"My boyfriend is from Australia as well!"

"Hi, yes, how are you going?" (i can't remember what i said)

"Ah yes, i can hear a little bit of the Aussie accent there", Russell replies.

"He works for nab!" my girlfriends then says, he smiles (i wouldn't think he'd give a shit though)

"Are you here to do a movie?"

"Yeah"

And then the lift ride was over.

After a breather, we went back up.

I then proposed to my girlfriend, with the two lines of Shanghai-nese i learnt before i came to SH on the balcony of the Bund 18 with the backdrop of the Cny fireworks. It was lovely.

(for the record i did plan it before i talked to Russell)

I'm needing to meet some hotter girls. Some hotter AND genuinely confident girls. Not ones that talk the talk but don't walk the walk.

I think i'm too 'much' for the 'normal' looking ones that i've interacted with as of late.

One thing being nice, but the friendly part i don't think i'll do anymore. Just gets complicated because they fall for you then start to avoid you to get over you (after i've been honest/straight up with them). Like a feeling of entitlement to more, as in, just meeting up as friends isn't good enough for them. I seem to be the guy who gets the girl....
....to make a quicker/snap decision to get with one of the guys who's actually been pine-ing over them.
I can only educate so many....mumma's raised me too well that i can't help be the good samaritan i think.
Maybe honest just isn't the best policy *smile*

Or maybe i'm just talking out of my a**.

But the best inner-trait i find attractive in a girl?
A girl who's Considerate.
(besides the typical talk of a body and look that catches my attention and turns me on)