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Monday, April 27, 2009 @ 9:48 PM , day 7,8/26 of Suzhou Trip!!

and a wk passed just like tad.. ytd was a Sunday.. lab was until 3.. and seriously i kip forgetting it was Sunday.. i kept thinking it was a Friday.. anyway we had lab till 3.. den went bak to out dorms to cleanup.. and den dunno wtf happen la.. the toilet bowl just choked up liddat.. so scary lor.. when i flush.. den the water kept rising.. and rising.. till it overflows.. 吓死人了! anyway thx to Shujian.. the toilet bowl prob is done.. and den we were supposed to go out.. but after cleaning everybody very sian liao.. so in the end we decided to go for some exercise..

after some warm-up.. we decided to hav a fun and enjoying 4 * 100m relay!! and we were split into 3 teams.. and overall it was just so much fun.. and really.. running in a jacket is sort-of a first for me.. and i din even really break a sweat.. i can't wait for another round.. and anyway.. i seriously underestimated Melisa to be such a good runner.. i guess it's due to those legs u hav.. LOL.. i'm gonna get killed by her soon..!

anyway we went to dinner at a local restaurant.. the lady boss was really nice.. haha.. the food is on my fav list..!! really really gd food.. after tad.. we went bak to the hostel for some well-deserved rest..

and today is just dull and boring.. project's stuck.. day's boring.. we dunno wad to do.. 1pm got rehearsal for singing competition.. luckily i din tio.. initially i gonna tio one.. but in the end random pick.. so din pick me.. :) anyway.. we had 麻辣烫 for dinner.. which is "yong tau foo" in China lor.. lol.. anyway hopefully tmr will be a better day.. and tmr is the singing competition.. so we gonna go support them!! JY PPL!!

Sunday, April 26, 2009 @ 8:57 AM , day 5,6/26 of Suzhou Trip!!

i tink i'm gonna kip things short.. cos there are just too many things to tok abt..

day 5 is touring day! we went to 拙政园, one of the most famous gardens in Suzhou, or rather, China.. it was just alot of beautiful scenery, while listening to the tour guide toking abt the history of the garden.. it was also a rainy day.. it's been raining the whole day.. after tad.. we went to the museum.. there were just alot of relic and apparently, i'm not really interested in it.. but taking a look at the items was pretty cool..

and den we went to lunch.. we had abt a 10-course meal.. and everyone left with filling stomachs (i suppose).. den we went to the historic 虎丘.. it's an slightly leaning tower that is one of the trademark MUST-GOs at Suzhou.. it's a long trip to the top.. many slopes.. and stairs.. with the slight drizzle making the ground so wet.. it's just a difficult climb.. but in the end.. the scenery was marvellous.. and the tower was really nice.. after tad.. we went to the local silk factory.. and alr seen the process of making silk at Thailand, it doesn't really fancy me.. and the products are pretty ex too.. the place was pretty boring.. and the fashion show suxs too.. anyway after tad we can finally go bak to the hostel... we went to the local westernized cafe/restaurant for dinner.. a few girls had 麻辣烫 for dinner, which is just like the local "Yong Tau Foo".. i had a set meal which is priced at RMB$12.. includes.. a burger.. some "popcorn-chicken lookalike".. den a sausage.. and pieces of meat on a stick.. and a warm bubble tea.. RMB$12!! tad's pretty cool huh!! anyway we finished quite early.. and everyone turned in early.. becos..

Sat is Shanghai day!!the coach came at 7.45am!! the journey to Shanghai lasted abt 1hr 45 mins.. so meanwhile everyone tried to hav some rest.. den.. we hav reached Shanghai!! ok.. the weather was superb.. cold wind blowing.. was cold.. but yet nt TOO cold.. Shanghai was pretty cool.. however the prices were nt.. actually the things sold there were around the same price as Singapore.. so i actually din buy much.. we had a local tour guide, who was Eileen's fren.. and we brought us around.. to the underground mall.. to an Italian restaurant wif really cheap prices.. to the 城隍庙 there.. wif many shops wif very very local goods sold there.. however we are just nt really interested.. but the food there was really interesting.. and the 冰糖葫芦 there was really cool.. becos they hav the fruits one.. i bought one mix fruits one.. wif strawberry, orange, kiwi, pineapple.. and they are showered.. wif the malt candy.. and they are nt hard at all... very soft... very sweet.. just very shuang..

we had dinner at the famous restaurant.. but cos one table had 7 ppl.. and the serving was really small.. and we actually left nt really satisfied.. we gathered at the meeting spot and took the coach bak.. and meanwhile when we reached the hostel.. we decided to fight wif the girls for a spot at the washing machine.. and Kai Xiang and me really chiong up to get our clothes and chiong all the way down to the washing machine.. the girls chiong-ed too.. but still came up short.. and the 5 of them i suppose.. had to share one washing machine.. and the boys got one washing machine.. well.. hopefully they aren't angry at us..

den we met wif Weiqi and gang to get some banditos!! or rather.. 手抓饼.. nice hot food to hav in a cold weather.. den we went our separate ways.. and finally to hav some sleep.. wow.. i really typed alot for a "kip things short" blog.. today is the 7th day of the trip.. and 1 wk has passed like dat..!! JUST LIKE TAD!! and alot of work is yet to be done! OMG!

some room inside the garden

some exhibits..

outside the 虎丘..

the historic 虎丘 itself..

dinner for RMB$12!

Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 10:53 PM , day 3,4/26 of Suzhou Trip!!

hello hello.. ytd too busy.. no time.. so today den update altogether at once.. so ytd.. we started the same procedure we do in SG.. lab.. lunch.. lab.. anyways.. after the day is gone.. at nite we had dinner, at the place we had dinner on the first nite.. it was nt bad.. but nt very good.. bt anyways.. my huge bowl of noodles is like RMB$4.. y complain..?? and it's nt really bad la imo.. anyways.. we finished dinner like around 6 - 7++.. so den the girls came to our rm for tidbits.. den tok abit lor.. den.. wad did i do..!? actually i forgot.. cos nt many memorable things to rmb by..

anyway today is pretty diff. today we overslept.. after a quik breakfast.. den it's bak to the lab agn.. and as usual.. i nv do work lor.. cos cannot access youtube.. i super sad can..!! we had lunch.. den at around 1.30.. we went to the track & field there to take a group photo wif our China buddies.. and the buddies wif us are really really friendly.. we were actually pretty close to them alr.. den we got to slack around 3+.. so meanwhile we took many photos wif them.. and even funnier pics like jumping into mid-air.. really cool pics.. that i can only show after Eileen can upload them onto FB.. anyway we went to hav some badminton.. and it was really pretty gd exercise.. but hey.. when u hav a lab at lvl 6.. and the lift is out of service.. and u hav to climb the stairs everyday.. is alr enuff exercise le lor.. seriously.. and also today weather very shuang.. ALOT of cold wind blowing here and there..

den 5 we pack up go bak hostel.. got dressed and went for basketball.. i played at the beginners' side.. lol.. den we had a 3 v 3 match somemore.. cool.. great exercise.. we decided to hav a CUP NOODLES party... everybody had cup noodles.. but in the end the water dispenser wif hot water is nt really working well.. and like.. 10++ of us went to 4 diff. rooms in order to hav hot water.. but in the end some of our cup noodles are still undercooked.. so we decided to go to the canteen to get some supper.. den like.. the girls are crazy.. most of them wore FBT shorts and like wif the cold winds blowing.. and some even tried to run into the canteen.. i also felt the cold.. cos i only wore a tee wif berms and slippers.. cos i went to wash my jacket.. and tad's my only one.. but luckily i still can tahan anot.. hopefully wun fall sick lahs..

den the girls went to collect the laundry.. and the cold winds are super super scary.. super cold.. and they are forecasting rain tmr.. so it's gonna be freezing tmr.. somemore we going on tour tmr.. so everybody buy umbrella alr.. lol.. anyway the girls hav alot of clothes lor.. hopefully wun drop off.. pray hard..!! lol

gonna go slp now.. waking up at 7am tmr..!! tour to Suzhou Museum and 虎丘.. Shanghai on Sat!! woots!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 @ 10:33 PM , day 2/26 of Suzhou Trip!!

DAY 2!!!

we woke up at 6.45am in the morning.. and after a quick freshen-up, we went to the local canteen for some breakfast.. firstly the local students there dun really queue.. whoever voice can be heard by the person will hav their food first.. and after the locals hav finished.. we realised our students are all queuing.. so typical can! i had vege buns.. and it was really different.. the vege is very.. china-ish.. as in 四川菜 de feeling.. and the soy bean that some of them bought.. the taste really suxed..! i bought myself a bubble tea.. at RMB$2.50.. it's.. full of the coffee/tea mixture taste.. the drink tasted nt bad.. but the pearls sux.. and they are served warm..

so the whole morning were trips to various places.. but pardon me.. i actually forgot some of the places.. there was the Suzhou SIPIVT Industrial Place.. i tink.. nt really sure.. but we just visited the labs and c how the things work over there.. and also the collaboration between Suzhou and Singapore..

we went to a local restaurant for lunch.. which was abit of Hong Kong-ish Chinese cuisine.. we ordered 6 dishes actually.. we had 13 ppl at the table.. and total bill comes around RMB$11++.. which is S$2++ per person..!!! for a meal that includes fish.. chicken.. rice.. and meat.. lol.. den we went to our labs whr we will be working.. and it's dirty lor.. super dusty can! we listened in to a presentation by a lecturer who told us abt the history and culture of Suzhou.. den while the various ICs go for a meeting.. the rest of us are den in charge of cleaning up the lab.. we actually rotted around an hour++ in the lab.. so i spent the time toking abt history wif Wei Ting and Melisa.. toking from O' levels to PSLE results.. lol den we started discussing abt dinner..

we decided to go to a particular street named 灌钱街.. which is one of the streets with many things to buy, eat and shop.. so we waited for taxis.. and seriously.. i'm not saying the whole China.. but for Shanghai and Suzhou.. i can say the traffic control is seriously out of hand.. the drivers just to honk for nothing.. on the streets u can hear the honks just abt every second.. and practically there are nt many traffic lights.. and the zebra crossings there are like for nothing.. but really.. next time come China.. be careful of the traffic..!! REALLY..!! i'm warning everyone!! BE CAREFUL OF THE DAMN FUCKING TRAFFIC!!

anyway we got on a cab.. btw.. we split 5 cabs.. cool huh.. the cab i got on.. seriously.. the cab driver is an idiot lor.. he thought we were Koreans (ok la.. maybe nt me) at first.. but i told him we were Singaporeans.. and he is super biased against Singaporeans can! he say wad since our president is Indian, so our mother tongue shld be Tamil.. like.. ??? and like.. he just kips on blabbering.. and even our local guide in the cab cannot stand him also.. and told us to ignore him.. and he even told us his son is studying in Singapore.. shit can!! he say wad Lee Guan Yew go Suzhou to get all their money.. shit can!! he is just an idiot can!! and i cannot wait to get off his fucking car.. wad a SOB..

anyway we went to KFC.. 肯德基.. very simple and easy rite.. how abt PIZZA HUT?? 必胜客!! so cute can! anyway KFC was great.. the New Orleans Chicken Burger i ordered was simply superb..!! DELICIOUS!! den i tink after eating it was abt 7++.. den we went to shop lor.. it's like.. confusing lor.. very big.. and hav to kip a look-out for cars also.. dangerous.. and also kipping a look-out for pickpockets.. and very crowded place.. and we shopped around.. comparing prices.. bargaining.. and took many many photos.. 1 - 2 - 3 茄子!! anyway i bought some stuff for really cool prices.. they are gifts for some frens.. look forward!! and hmm.. the bubble tea at a shop called COOL! i tink.. i had a medium one for RMB$5.. and i really liked it.. the taste was just perfect.. and oh ya.. i got to interact more wif my clique of ppl.. and got to noe some of my 同胞.. MY BELOVED MALAYSIANS!! LOL.. but all three of them are mixed-blood.. i'm the only PURE-blood.. LOL

anyway tmr must start project leh.. so i'm nt really looking forward to it.. but hopefully the faster we finish.. the more we can enjoy this holiday.. cya take cares :)

and BTW.. something very impt that i saw on my tagboard.. tonite i was enlightened.. the always kind and helpful Melisa.. told me the chinese translation of COACH.. which is... 靠北.. ENJOY!

sch view from room entrance..

erm.. this is our entire sch from birdeye's view..

nth much to say..

i actually also nt sure la.. i tink it's whole of Suzhou.. or maybe just one part of it..

another view..

NYP - SIPIVT!!

必胜客!!

the sauces are pretty Mac-ish..!

Wen Jie's burger..

the burger itself..

my burger!!

and my burger..!! it tasted great btw..

Monday, April 20, 2009 @ 10:53 PM , day 1/26 of Suzhou Trip!!

hello everyone!! here i am at Suzhou typing this!! this is a great place.. nice weather.. so like this morning.. checked in at around 10+.. and arrived at around 3+ at Shanghai International Airport.. SIA service was excellent.. the food served was great too.. watched Marley & Me on the plane.. hmm.. sitting at the window seat was great.. i got to c the plane's movement and also the clouds too..! lol and i was sitting just near the left wing part.. so i could c the wing and the turbine thingy clearly.. it was a first for me..

after reaching Shanghai International Airport.. just the process of checking out took us near to an hour to get it through.. after tad.. we travelled by car to Suzhou.. the others went by coach.. by cos nt enuff seats.. so Mr Leung - the cher-in-charge, Wen Jie, and me took the car of the person who came to fetch us.. the journey was one of the horrible things that happened today.. it was so hot.. cos the guy din on the aircon.. and the journey is sooo long!! 2 hrs in the car!! i spent nearly 75% of the time closing my eyes.. resting.. and also cos my irritating headache is building up.. and like.. on the first day!! wad a turn-off! so i desperately waited till we finally entered our room.. it was better than i expected.. nt too shabby.. and the weather is nt bad too.. after setting up our laptops to connect to their routers.. we went down to meet our China buddies and went to dinner together..

on the way to dinner.. they were really friendly and sweet, they told us abt the places of interest.. wad is gd and wad is bad.. basically there are just very open.. and really friendly.. after dinner.. we went to a local supermarket.. to shop up on daily necessities.. and together Wen Jie and I spent a total of RMB$136++ over there!! tad's like S$20++!! but it's ok lor.. cos we really bought alot of things!!

hmm.. we bought washing powder.. oranges.. i bought a cup.. lipton's lemon tea.. milk tea.. lay's potato chips.. oreo STRAWBERRY.. coke light lemon.. and pepsi zero.. and the reason i bought these two is becos of the shape of the bottle.. so nice.. and also.. five diff. boxes of POCKY!! including nv seen b4.. MANGO!! RED WINE CHOCO!! TIRAMISU!! STRAWBERRY VANILLA!!

ok.. tad's all for DAY 1.. tmr will be a long and busy day.. soo.. c u tmr!

flight no..

plane!!

my dinner!! 宫保鸡丁rice.. and like.. for RMB$7.. less than $2 in SG.. the rice.. is like 2 bowls of rice..!! and i din finish the rice :)

OREO STRAWBERRY!!

the bottles are nice rite!

"i noe u wan me!!"

Friday, April 17, 2009 @ 10:01 AM , suzhou.. here i come!!

although it seems that my blog is dead, and it really is.. but well.. i'm going to Suzhou soon!! 20 April - 15 May..!! and in this period of time.. i will try to update my blog almost everyday.. to fill everyone with details on wad's going on over there.. soo.. look forward to it..!!