Concrete Jungle

July 7, 2007 Leave a comment

It is Felicia and Elkan’s last weekend in Shanghai (in less than 24 hours, they will be flying back to Singapore!). Wanted to do something really new today. Francis suggested bringing us to the beach. (Yes, the beach club at Shanghai!) But the heat wave may be too harsh on Little Elkan. We decided to check out the popular Shanghai Science Centre. (Lucky we all didn’t go to the beach cos’ it was raining pretty bad in the afternoon).

The Shanghai Science Centre is REALLY HUGE! Not only it is huge, they built a real tropical forest right inside the building! I was totally amazed by the way they showcases their stuffs. It was modern, interactive and very well-thought. We climbed and explored this indoor tropical forest. We saw people playing archery against a robot which never miss the bull-eye. And we visited many experiential zones of insects, fishes and dinosaurs. There was even a spherical dome where you get to watch a 4D-movie!

It is indeed a great place for kids and families. Even the adults are excited about it!


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Found the New “Xiang Yang” Market

July 7, 2007 Leave a comment

Found this on our way to the Shanghai Science Centre – the rumour of a new Xiang Yang Market is true! Fully aircon, (a little too clean and orderly), full of "fight-the-piracy-and-support-the-fakes" Ang Mohs and located just right beside the subway station! Haaa… this is where the fakes went – they went UNDERGROUND! Haaa…what a lucky day (07.07.07) for shoppers like me!

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The Big Hangzhou Gathering

July 7, 2007 Leave a comment

 

It was quite a big and unique tour group. 2 Shanghainese, 7 Singaporeans and 2 Hongkies. We had a hot and sweaty time at beautiful Hangzhou last weekend (30 Jun – 1st July). And my little monster is REALLY a BIG TERROR. (He terrorised all the uncles and aunties on this trip). Imagine carrying a sandbag (weigh 14kg), walking under the hot summer sun – 38 degree all day long! It is an interesting and back-breaking trip for me. 

We crossed suspending trip at Dragon Well Hill, watched sunset at West Lake, spat at General Yue’s temple, last-minute bikinis and trunks shopping (for night swimming), eating famous rice dumplings at Jia Xing, shopping at Hangzhou’s fashion wholesale center and riding sedan the Chinese Way.

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Sandman “stonified” Spidey

June 17, 2007 Leave a comment

(Photo Taken: A wall statue at Xu Jia Hui, Shanghai)

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Fami”liar” Brand

June 17, 2007 1 Comment

(Photo Taken: Huai Hai Lu, Shanghai – FamiLIAR Logo. FamiLIAR Tagline. Yes, it is POSSIBLE to copy big brands without being sued.

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Kevin Here in Shanghai

June 9, 2007 Leave a comment


For some reasons, the two of us never get to meet up in Singapore. We met in Taipei and recently at Shanghai. Like the true spirit of "LOST", things happen for a reason. Kevin’s visit sparked off 2 key discoveries – Money and Woman.
That night, we have a long chat at Xin Tian Di (we chatted from 11pm till almost 4am!) Like a god-send finance advisor, Kevin shared with me his secret recipe of how to join the million dollar club. And we found out that Xin Tian Di becomes a "Hooker Street" after 2am at night.

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Soldiers First.

June 9, 2007 Leave a comment

(Photo Taken – China Mobile Shop, Shanghai – They sure treat their soldiers well here.)

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Hot in Shanghai

May 26, 2007 Leave a comment

Redefining the meaning of "HOT"
Pronunciation: hät

Yes, the weather in Shanghai is HOT. Not the top-naked chick in this photo.
(Photo taken: Huai Hai Lu)

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Piracy Disclaimer

April 22, 2007 Leave a comment

 

It is a poster that says "Don’t Buy Fake Stuffs". And guess where I found this poster?
In a complex (100 over stores) selling fake Nike, Gucci etc. A smart disclaimer indeed.

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Freedom comes with a Price

April 22, 2007 Leave a comment

 
There is this bridge at Zhu Jia Jiao where you can buy fishes at RMB20/fish to free them. While the intention is good, but I think it doesn’t make sense at all!

Question 1: Why are they caught in the 1st place?
Question 2: The bridge is at least 5m tall. Throwing the fish off this height will kill them.
Question 3: Those are "gold-fishes" which 100% cannot survive in that polluted river.
Question 4: Does it mean that the more fishes we freed, the more the local will catch to sell us?

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