Busy Day

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Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:36 pm Posted by f3ndy15

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Wat a busy day today!!


muz bring sis walk around when I wasn't in the best condition .... huff.... havent pack my things ... huff ... havent cut my hair ... huff ...


We went to grab a pair of ticket for Forbidden Kingdom early this morning for a seat in the afternoon. The movie was good. Overall it's nice but at some part it's a bit boring or should I say dragging. Jackie Chan and Jet Li was good but their part is a bit too short, well, limited time for two big movie star.

While waiting for the movie we went to Orchard Rd ... yeah so cliche but I like Orchard Rd :) bought a photo album in Muji. Then tried the Crispy Curry Puff with Original and Yam flavour .... yam so niceeee.... I likeeeee...... yum yum yum!!

Okie ... I gotta go now .... must pak my gear for HK & Beijing trip!!!! sibeh excited!!

Hoaa

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:20 pm Posted by f3ndy15

Huaaa.... today I went to the dentist to take out my wisdom tooth .... beri painful lor ....

then he still say abt root canal lar wat wat lar... i cant think abt anything liao ... i afraid of dentist the most until i told the doctor that he is nt scary but his profession is scared me out!!

huhuhu ...... huhuhu .....

PSP

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Monday, April 14, 2008 8:12 pm Posted by f3ndy15

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I finally bought my PSP liao!!!! woooo!!! bought it in Funan today and I'm happy with it :)

Here's a photo of my PSP *btw, i pick deep red color*

my beloved PSP!

I took the package which comprise of PSP, Memory Stick Pro Duo 4GB, Screen Protector. On the side menu, I bought cover and USB Cable too...


I'm playing Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes rite now ... :P already got God Of War games .. will play it soon too!!

上海(Part 2)

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 4:24 pm Posted by f3ndy15

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27 March 2008 - Thursday

Yesh!! I keep telling myself that after today I'm gonna spend my time to go sightseeing as today was supposedly the last meeting day :) But the day before, the client invited us for a dinner which ofcourse it would be just polite not to reject their invitation.

As usual, our morning was spent with breakfast, taxi rides to the meeting point, etc .... continue with meeting, meeting, and a factory visit (finally!!) but the worst thing was they never told us that they keep the factory temperature into 30 or 40 degree ... so we went there with 4 layer of clothes!!! become super hooootttt!!!! siao liao.

After the meeting ended, we were like ghosts who dunno hungry go where (haha!). So we headed back to our ex hotel (by that time we checked out liao) and had a drink till the dusk came and we walked to the restaurant.

This resto called ___ which just a stone throw away from our ex-hotel (yeah ... everything is just a stone throw away). The angmohs wanted us to order the food since only 2 of us are chinese who actually has a poor command of mandarin!!

Overall, the food was nice but the price can‘t be called cheap tho. It was arnd 1500 CNY for 6 person which comes to be 300 SGD for 6 person. gui bo? We finished our dinner arnd 8.30pm since we still need to take a cab to go to our new hotel in 浦西 area.

We headed back to our ex-hotel to get our luggage and take a cab together since our new hotel would be near one to each other. But this taxi driver is just another disaster ..... he dunno the way but say he know he know and dunno drive up and down but cannot see our hotel!! Then I guided him to my hotel 1st .... walao .... infact it's just very easy to reach.

I stayed in this hotel called Metropole Hotel (新城大酒店) near Nanjing Pedestrian Walk (南京步行路) and The Bund (外滩). Here's a pic of my room ...

I had this funny conversation with the hotel receptionist while I was in the bathtub enjoying my jacuzzi...

*ring ring*
F: "喂"
R: "您好！，你在你房间里面吗？
F: "对啊，怎么了？" *while scratching my head ...since I can pick up the phone, meaning I'm in my room, riteeee?*
R: "刚才我有敲你的门好像没人在阿， 顺便，我可以再借你的护照吗？"
F: "要做什么呢？"
R: "刚才我们细看得不清楚，完了以后我会还给你的"
F: "哦哦。。可以等一下才来拿吗？" *thinking ... woeeeiiii I'm in the bathroom leh!!*
R: "很快的，我现在上去跟你拿，可以吗？"
F: "好啊好啊" *angry and quckly wear sumthin*
*有人在敲门的声音*
F: "等一下！！！"
*我去开门，pass给他我的护照*
R: "我马上还给你"

Then I waited till he come and continue my bath .... without Jacuzzi thingy coz the water bo liao.... just cant think of why they so persistent until cannot wait mehhh .....

On that nite, I just tried the internet and can‘t connect also need to pay >,<" so I just charge my cam and handphone then go to bed .... zZzz....

28 March 2008 - Friday

Today is supposed to be my free day but they had arranged another meeting for me =.=" sibeh sue! but anyway, it was quite fun tho ...

I planned to go and take the metro, and less expect that 人多 is liddat!! super crowded u know ... But I'm trained with metro, mrt, or watever u called that mode of transport is ... so I didnt afraid of getting lost or watsoever .... (haha!)

I walked thru the morning brisk from hotel to Nanjing East Station (南京东路站) and it was a bit cold la... and the entrance to the station is a bit hidden. So I go one big round before found that metro entrace. Took the metro from this station then transfer to the line 1 in People Square Interchange (人民广场站). This interchange hor .... tell u .... sibeh toa!! walao ... I always complain if I have to transfer in Outram Park or Dhoby Ghout but this one is bigger!!
人民广场 Locality Map
My final destination is Chang Shu Lu Station (常熟路站) . So, upon arrival, I went to buy some bread as my breakfast and then head up to Evergo Tower to have meeting ..... When we finished with the meeting it was already lunch time so I did ask them for any makan places nearby.. and to my surprise they treat me lunch *eventho its not so expensive*

We had first dish was ... beef dipped in oil (but it was nice!) then second was ... a bowl of beef and veggie, third was a plate of veggie, then complimentary chinese tea :) took a pic of the wet tissue package which has the resto name....

After a while, we part and I promise him to treat him back when he is coming to Singapore. I went to Xu Jia Hui (徐家汇) and spend some cash huahaha ..... I bought this Black Jeans at Uniqlo in one of the upclass mall (the one in exit 14 i think). Tried so many things but seems not to like any of them ... until beri paiseh but i dun care since nobody know me over there hahaha ....

在徐家汇
在汉口路(人民广场附近)
Until 2pm, I then rushed back to People Square to meet my frenz ... then we went to ex-Xiangyang Plaza in ShanXi South Rd. (山西南路) to look see look see the fake goodies .... but sooo exxx ..... he bought but i didnt coz he ruin the price by buying in such a high price without bargaining!!!! so stupid. I still 光光的 until he ended his shopping. I told myself .... never go with ppl who cant bargain huahahaha!!!

So ended up we went to Parkson Mall in the opposite. They went up to the cafe and I spent my day shooping!!! I tried some nice jacket .. but so ex ofcoz ... and at the end I went to French Connection which had discounted items .... I bought a few from them :) so happy!!! hehe.... I like their jacket in the latest collection one actually .... if only i can afford that :)

Finished with shopping, my frenz asked if I want to join them for massage, *againnn?* and I said noooo .... I havent finished with my shopping yetttt.... then I bought some bread and off I go by metro to Nanjing West Rd (南京西路站), by the time I alight I realised thattt I took the wrong metro ... Actually I wanted to go to the East not the West!! but think over it again ... 算了吧！lets take a walk!! woooohooo... so long man..... I made a stop at Raffles Place (莱佛士方) and had my dinner at the foodcourt on the topmost floor. It wasnt that cheap here!!
南京西路！
Shopping Mall @ 南京步行路
Finish with dinner, I continued my journey to the east! till I reached Nanjing Rd Pedestrian Walk (南京步行路) and enter numerous store to try few more outfit eventho I broke liao!! But yeah nothing to my like fortunately. I headed back to my hotel.... making a turn in one alley then suddenly this creepy feeling surge out. this alley is completely different than Nanjing Rd!! here it was totally dark and few ppl only. So I quicken my speed ... and I arrived at the hotel safely :)

did the daily ritual before going to bed...... zZzz...

29 March 2008 -Saturday

Hurray!!! today is the day of my "going home flight" yepz ... I do miss Singapore :) And it was raining the whole morning make the weather cooler. Anyway, I checked out and then took a cab to Pudong Airport .. I see the driver also very siam one leh ... had this conversation with him...
Prepared for my ride home
Watching the rain ...

F: "去浦东机场"
TD: "好。先生，你要回美国吗？"
F: "不是"
TD: "新加坡？"
F: "也不是" *siam how come he know one leh ...*
TD: "那。。是哪里？"
F: *just smile and pretend dun understand what he saying ...*
TD: "先生，你的华语很好的"
F: *bleh .... 想我打你啊*

听他最后一句话，我就想笑啊。。。那有人讲我华语很好？开什么玩笑啊。。哈哈！

Arriving in Pudong ..... then I waited for the others to come.. After that we que .... Walao man! the que super long!! waited one hour for just a few steps.. isn't it super duper horrible??
Information Board in PVG
登机口23 :)
Another 5 hour flew and this time around I slept most of the time coz it was sooo tiring leh ... Soon upon reaching Changi and collected our luggages, I quickly get a cab and head back home ..... Oooooo Home sweet home!!!! wuakz!

:)

上海 (Part 1)

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Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:49 pm Posted by f3ndy15

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On the 24th I was supposed to come to office in the morning BUT ... o my my .... I was so tired and yet I havent gone to money changer. So, I decided to take a quick nap before I go out to exchange money and eventually drag myself out to airport...

Hmm.... it's now 1SGD = 5.05CNY which is slightly higher than the last time I buy CNY which ofcourse it was 2 years ago .... I went to this money changer at chinatown at the corner near jollibean ... always exchange money there for any currency since their rate is quite good.

okie .. so now come to the trip .... ;) hope u enjoy as much as I enjoy this trip!

24 March 2008 - Monday

I had to meet the other project team member in T3 (yes, it was my first time to use T3) and I was late for arnd 10mins (yes, so malu indeed). So, there we were ... 3 of us finished the check in and etc etc and waiting for the flight departure. Well, we decided to talk cock at the cafe area (opposite Burberry store) and lim kopi or teh & ciak kaya loti. Good thing that I like was none of them are smoker or else I would be dying for breathless!

Weird .... since we arrive quite early but we were the last one to enter the flight ... waks ..... kong until be hiau stop maybe?? haha ...The flight was SQ836 and it was nice and definitely better than the last time I took Garuda. It took arnd 5 hour and there is no time difference between Shanghai and Singapore
To be honest this is my 1st time taking SQ for quite a long flight (okie ... long for me horz... typical bo lui lang) and I enjoyed the flight hoho ...

Skali arrive in Pudong 要开始讲华语了！哈哈！after cleared our immigration and get our baggage, we burst out looking for the hotel ppl to pick us up and .... tada! there's someone holding our name in a board-like thingy ... oh, and I tell u its quite cold once u feel the breeze of the air.

We thought that we would be staying in Ramada Airport Plaza which is just a stone throw away from the airport, but we were wrong! We were goin to stay at Ramada Plaza Pudong which located in JinQiao Industrial District.. When we arrived there for check in .... I forced myself to practise my lousy mandarin and it was a success! Very fortunate of us that the deluxe room that they booked for us was all fully occupied so we were upgraded FOC into the next grade (superior i presume)

that nite ..... I soaked myself into the bathtub and relax before going to bed ..... wekekekeke .... A pic of my room below ....

Ramada Pudong Plaza

25 March 2008 - Tuesday

aiyo how to wake up .... it was super cold la for my standard! i was shivering under the blanket lor .... 真可怜不？ it was the 1st day ... so we confirm to met at 7.30 am for breakfast at 2nd floor ... huf huff ... besai besai .... i went down arnd 7.45 if nt 8am wakaka .... but anyway, we still finished the b'fast arnd 8.30 as agreed and both of them went up again to take their things while I was ready!! so .... 我先自拍咯。。

Me After Bfast

教堂

then I went out with the intention of looking at the surrounding ... 不过我冷死了！只有拍这个教堂 before i went inside again to met the other party... intro, short discussion, then we walked to the client office which also a stone throw away from the hotel. To our surprise, the meeting is nt scheduled to be there but in their factory which is a few blocks away... so we shared cab at the end :)

That day was filled with meeting, meeting, and meeting! sibeh boring lor .... till 5.30 or 6pm if i remember correctly. After that, we went back to our hotel and I burstout to take a bath and then took a cab to 科技馆站. The taxi driver just drop me somewhere and told me that the station is just opposite! and I was like ... where is it? cant see any building nearby wat .... that was good that there's this angmoh family alight there too .... so I follow them and ask the guy like where the station is and he told me its upfront....

My first intention after I was there is buying 交通卡 to make life easier in Shanghai... this card is designed to be use the same way as our EZlink card but this card can be used in railway, taxi, etc .... more powerfull isnt it? haha wait .... I went to the counter to buy this card and the office rudely said "新的没有了，旧的要吗？" I told myself that it shouldn't be a problem but before I reply the other officer shout at me "要还是不要？要的话，钱拿出来先！" I was like ..... walao ... sibeh rude. so I decided not to buy it from them!!!

Finally, I go and buy from the ticketing machine for a one way ticket from 科技馆 to 陆家嘴 :) it was 3CNY only.

the ride was okie ... the train was okie .... but Singapore MRT still a lot better and cleaner and brighter. If only shanghai metro makes their train brighter ... it would certainly be better.

Upon my arrival at 陆家嘴, I went to the counter and ask for 交通卡 and was served by this rude lady, but still nt as rude as the previous one. She said "没有新的，旧的要吗？" I keep quiet pretend not to understand .... haha .... then she was so bo pian and finally said "好啦好啦，给你新的就是啦". Then I start to ask 多少？she replied too fast till I only can catch "20块" so I paid 20CNY lor .... she furiously said "这张卡是20块，你要xx多少？" I cant fully catch what she said lor ... but assume that she asked for value to be stored there ... so I gave her 100CNY, she stare at me .... then asking "100块？" I thought 100CNY shouldn't be that much rite? anyway its only $20 lor....

I planned to go to Super Brand Mall (正大广场) opposite the pearl tower (东方明珠塔) to just take a look and then have my dinner there. The branded items is about the same price as singapore one lor ... so I end up 光光的 ... then when it was about time to had dinner ... I start looking for food court ... so I went to this Information Centre and ask the guy "food court 在哪里？" he seemed to think ... but only to return my question with another question!!! "food court 是什么地方？我忘记阿。。 " Alamax!! 我快就要晕倒了，如我知道food court 华文怎么讲，我就不会讲英文！！ okie lar .... then I asked "Supermarket 呢？好像家乐福这种地方" .... he replied ... "我不明白" OMG .... its so difficult to talk over thereeee ..... arghhhh ... I want to scream out loudddd!!!!!

finally I found a place to had my dinner .... to my surprise, it's cheap! and now its time to look for taxi stand ..... go to another Information counter at 1st floor near the main door and ask the lady "taxi stand 在哪里？" She seemed to be lost in translation ... so I came up with this word "等德士的地方" after that then she understand what I was asking :) and she said "你出门左右边都有德士。随便打啦。" And I ok ok one ....

Finally I waited for a taxi ... for almost 20mins u know ... I barely able to bear with the weather outside .. ckckck ... and okie after I up in a taxi I had this conversation with the taxi driver

F: "uncle, 麻烦你等一下给我发票" *thinking whether he understand wat uncle means ...*
TD: "好好。。那发票上面你要写多少？"
F: " 那边多少就多少咯" *pointing at the meter coz dunno how to say it haha*
TD: "好好，你要几张？"
F: " 一张就够了" *thinking wat is these question means ...."
TD: "我这边有很多发票，你要吗？送给你啦" *showing a bunch of receipt*
F: " 不用啦。。" *thinking .... walaowe ... simik lai e .."

Then this taxi driver drove so fasttt .... and drive in the pedestrian lane lorr.... was like fast and furious except that this taxi so ugly.

After saw my hotel from far away, I guided him how to get there ;) I'm very good with direction okie .... hehe

And I sleeppppp after thatttt .... very tired! That nite, I had both blanket used at once! and it sure help a lot :)

26 March 2008 - Wednesday

After feeling so tired the day before, I was very very late to wake up... we were supposed to meet at 8.30am in the lobby. And I finished my preparation, etc and arrive at the lobby 8.25am with none of them there.... so I go and get a glass of milk and a piece of croisant before rushed down. In the lobby, I met one of them and we were still waiting for the other one.... so I told him to wait for me and lemme had another round of bfast hahaha!!! And that was jussstttt nice, as I came down, the other guy also came down. :)

So we took a cab together to the factory.... and had meeting, meeting, and meeting .....

After the meeting, we head back to our hotel .... and we confirm to met arnd 7.30pm for dinner together on the surrounding..... We had our dinner in Red Rooster @ Maple Street. I took a pic of the Maple Street Directory as below ....
Maple Street Directory

And that closed my day ..... oops ofcoz last is sleep under the double blanket!

清明

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Friday, April 04, 2008 10:05 pm Posted by f3ndy15

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Its time for Ceng Beng (清明) time liao .... and this year mark my first ceng beng visit for my mum. People said that for the first year, it is to be done 2 weeks before the day. Btw, 清明 falls on April 5th every year.

I flew home on March 20th with Garuda Indonesia bcoz 21st is a public holiday for easter .. hoho. But it was very 巧 that my ama oso bring forward our trip to 外公's tomb a week earlier which means on the easter day itself...

21 March 2008 - Friday

So .... my 1st day was filled with this itinerary :) a trip to 外公's tomb and I drove .. It's located in Lumajang, 3.5 hour driving from Surabaya. All of my mum's family was there and we burn some incense, paper money, etc .... basically, all the normal things to do during the tomb sweeping day.

Here's a photo I took with my cousin ... and 外公的墓碑 with my mum's name written there ...
我和表弟在外公的墓碑前
外公的墓碑 (My mum's name in the blowup)
After that we went to my aunt house to relax and actually I also need to cool down after kena sunbath and take a pee .... After a while ... its time for lunch :) and everyone voted to go to a place called Sememu which is 30mins driving from the city ...

Its a village lifestyle ... got the paddy field, fish pond, etc .... but the price of the fish not much different than what we have in the big cities leh .... but okie lar at least its ho ciak :)

Here's a few photo I took over there ...
门口
Corridor
炸鱼
烤鱼
Sambal
结局
After chit chat-ing for a few hours ... then we all must say bye bye liao. I drove halfway till I felt very sleepy ... to let my sis took over hehe ... :P when we reached home I directly head to my mum's room and dozed off ....

22 March 2008 - Saturday
客厅
The whole morning I was preparing the paper money and things to be bring tomorrow to mum's tomb ... doing the paper money, my sis took my ama buy flower, etc ... the followed with a short trip to TP having lunch in Hachi Hachi ..... (pic as below), also bought a vest in (X),S,M,L and a slim tie :)
Hachi Hachi
Hachi Hachi

It was a lil bit rush since cece want to visit her fren at hospital ... so I waited for her in my aunt house and we also have to pick my koko at the airport .... sibeh rush!
Evening, me n sis went to church ... till after midnite ... huff huff ...

23 March 2008 - Sunday

Its time for us to go to mum's tomb which already half way thru the construction.. Ama keep on stressing that we must go early early in the morning ... the time where I haven't up yet or shall I say not yet fully up :s

My little cousin also there ... he's so cute ... with a jacket to avoid sunburn wakaka .... We did spent a lil bit of time over there ... 拜拜-ing, burning incense, burning paper money, paper clothes, etc ... in a hope that it will be sent over to mum in the other world. I think if mum see this she would be very happy too ...

Later on, we went to Sri Fried Chicken somewhere nearby ... I seated beside my cousin so that I can play play with him hehe ..... After finished with our bfast, we all heading home and I doze off after I touch my pillow .... and I spend the whole day staying at home .. uhm went out to Giant and had dinner ... since I was so tired ....

Here's some pic I took over that day ....

在妈妈的墓地

我和表弟

24 March 2008 - Monday

I had to leave my home again .... my flight was arnd 7am and yet I woke up late!! woahh .... still have to go to Ama's house to get my bfast and cake .... walao we... wa sibeh kanchiong one lerr... haha .... *as always*

I was so tired when I reached Singapore ..... yet I had to fly again in the afternoon .... tell u next time :)

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