Vous êtes mon ange, miel.: 12 Days In Shanghai

Good news first !! com is back !! Yippie !!!

I'm back from gorgeous Shanghai !!!
It was a FANTASTIC VACATION !!!

Firstly, the weather is very cold. i never pespire, not even abit. i smelled nice throughout the day, just like my ' be delicious ' perfume. =)

Secondly, the stuff are damn freaking cheap over there. i'm like stashing prices lower and lower,
bargaining here and there.

Thirdly, walking along the 10km Nanjing Road with antique-looking buildings simply just blew me away, while at the end of Nanjing Road is the famously beautiful Wai Tan with breath-taking scenery which overlooks Pu Dong.

Fourthly, the people there always mistook me and Fen as Japanese or Korean. eh hmm. =P

I took gazillion photos and almost everyday i'm charging my digicam there.
Just imagine that.

Well, pictures speak a thousand words.

Here we go.

16th Dec :
reached Changi Airport Terminal 2. it was a long queue at Singapore Airlines check-in counter. after checking-in, we spent a long time shopping fer perfumes and cigarettes, walking from one shop to another. finally we were done and ran to the boarding gate cos the gate was closing soon. haha. we were the last few to board flight SQ 836. the flight to Shanghai was quite smooth except fer some minor turbulence.

Fen's bf Andy and his friend, Leaf fetched us at Pu Dong Airport. ( don't laugh at the name, its the correct spelling. ) we finally experienced what's the definition of ' cold '. checked in at motel 168. comfy and quiet. settled down abit before heading out fer some supper opposite our little motel.

- on flight -

- our motel -

17th Dec :
today was -4 degrees. its damn freezing the whole day especially at night. my fingers and nose was so numbed that at some point of time i thought i got a frostbite. i'm so cold that i can't talked properly, my words were like bluuurrrrrrr and i had to repeat myself twice. =(

went to XiangYang road to shop fer cheap bags, wallets etc etc. my gloves which i bought from winter time in Singapore was ripped at the forefinger. i had to get a new one. i saw a grey one and i pretty like it alot. when i asked fer the price, the guy said it cost RMB 180. i was so speechless that i just stared at him with a shocked face. my cousin took out the gloves and pulled me away saying its ridiculous fer a pair of gloves to cost so much. as soon as we walked away, he shouted at us saying what price we wanted. so we said RMB 25. he immediately agreed. gosh, RMB 180 to RMB 25. what a big difference. we can't stand the extreme cold weather and walked back to the shopping centre to have dinner. we had pasta, mushroom soup and fries at gino cafe. after which, we bought some dvds and cds.

- preparing to go out & xmas tree at Xu Jia Hui -

- Leaf & Andy -

- rosy rosy cheeks -

18th Dec :
such a long queue at the Bank of China. my stomach was growling non-stop. finally it was our turn after 45 mins of waiting. changed our money and went to eat sushi. reached Nanjing Road at about 1730. the sky was getting quite dark already. we walked along the route leading to Wai Tan, taking pictures of the buildings and streets. its was a cold day too. bought 3 souvenirs and took a ferry to Pu Dong. we had coffee at starbucks. people must be thinking we were crazy cos everybody sat inside the cafe except us. it was 1 degree to 8 degrees today. our chocolate truffle cake became so hard and have to warm it. haha. both of us was so tired that we took a cab back from Pu Dong.

- motel lobby & Raffles City -

- Nanjing Road -

- Nanjing Road 2 -

- Wai Tan overlooking Pu Dong -

- Wai Tan 2 -

- Pu Dong's Lu Jia Zui -

- Shangri-La Hotel -

- machiam like shooting porn, LOL -

19th Dec :
went to Xin Tian Di. nice buildings they have over there. xmas season is in the air especially with the cold weather. we just walked around taking pictures. our feet were in such pain that we sat down at Delifrance to rest. sipping a cup of cappuccino and chatting. i love this type of life. we went to Andy's place before heading down to sing at Haoledi. it was so fun with the guys. ktv session ended at 4.30am. by the time we finished washing up, its 6am.

- me trying to look stylish with this headband -

- Xin Tian Di -

- Delifrance -

- KTV -

20th Dec :
woke up in the late afternoon. all of us were so tired. window-shopped at foxtown which sells alot of branded goods at huge discounted prices. we had our first meal at Coffeelox. had spicy eggplant rice with hot mocha. bought 2 pairs of socks at the subway shopping area. drank at Hui Lau Shan before heading back to sleep.

- us at Coffeelox with damn tired faces -

21st Dec :
we went to Qi Bu Lu to shop fer boots and cheap stuff. its was damn crowded. everybody was like squeezing around. i bought my beige boots fer RMB 90. it was like SGD 19.10. isn't it damn cheap? hell yes man. we bought a pair of sneakers fer Shihui, shorts fer sis ( actually its fer me, but i can't fit in, so i gave her ), 2 bags, 6 cuteee handkerchiefs. ate the cheapest corn around, RMB 2. we went back to the motel to put our stuff before heading out fer steamboat buffet dinner. yummy yummy. i bought another pair of gloves to hang around my neck. cool.

- us, our boots and piping hot steamboat -

22nd Dec :
afternoon spent at Di Mei shopping area. i bought 2 watches, 1 necklace, wool hat and a scarf. must change image everyday mahz. haha. our clothes were limited so other small accessories must be different so to look at least a little Zan. Fen went to colour her hair at Cutting Edge. the guy who did her hair is no.1 colour and hair stylist in China, we heard. i did acrylic nails which cost me a bomb at RMB 385 after 30% discount. i almost puke blood. but the result is good !!

- us looking kawaii ne -

- Di Mei -

- my expensive acrylic nails -

23rd Dec :
we went to Wai Tan to take pictures again. this time was the day scenery. we had sushi nearby before meeting the guys. bought dvds and headed back to play Dai Di. i lost RMB 30. no luck in cards.

- us again -

- Wai Tan 3 -

24th Dec :
its xmas eve !! the weather was so cold. i decided to do a little dress up today. changed my black coat to a cream furry one. i looked like a tai-tai. ahhhh. new image. i love it. at People's Square, it was crowded with lots of people from one end to another, right to Wai Tan. think about 50 000 people? maybe even more. we took a cab to Qi Bu Lu again to buy my shorts. its damn difficult to hire a cb there so both of us walked back to Nanjing Road. we had our own xmas dinner. so shiok. after which we went to Jing An temple area to chill and shop at the Japanese shopping centre. i ordered a hazelnut coffee while soaking in the xmas atmosphere. we decided to buy some cakes back to have a little xmas celebration. =) btw, there were fireworks by the people, not the govt. beautiful.

- xmas eve -

25th Dec :
the whole day was spent at XiangYang Road. we bought so much stuff that its scary. lots of misc. stuff. Leaf is damn good at bargaining. so good that i'm like speechless when the person actually agreed on the prices he wanted. of cos he will asked us how much we were willing to pay. Andy's parents invited us back fer home-cooked dinner. ahhhh, so nice and sweet of them. i had a great time eating and eating. we watched some shows on computer before going back.

- posing -

26th Dec :
met up Fen's friend, Li Ya and went to shop at Di Mei. she really can stash prices very well too. damn impressed. i bought quite alot of accessories there and 3 bottles of Laneige's clear-c at Gang Hui. damn cheap. its like 39+ SGD, whereas SG costs $53. ridiculous. me and Fen treated them to steamboat buffet as a token of appreciation fer taking care and showing us around when they were free. the rest of the night was playing Dai Di with the guys and doing last minute packing up. we slept at almost 4am. damn tired.

- guys and girls -

27th Dec :
we will be leaving today. thus woke up early to prepare and pack other stuff. we had alot of luggages. we looked like we were there fer like one month. haha. went to Andy's place to take the mini van to Pu Dong Airport.
the parting scene was pretty emotional cos its like we were so used to the weather and had so much fun there. the vacation simply ended just by a blink of eye. i was so sad. Fen was even sadder. her bf is in Shanghai and she's in Sg.

Good Bye Shanghai.

boarded flight SQ 805 pretty late. 2 very good Singaporeans helped us to put our handcarry bags up the cabin. very thankful to them. the flight back was full of turbulence, mostly minor to medium ones. i watched 'the 40 year old virgin' and listened to my own playlist. played super mario and realised that i am so bad with games. i gave up!! i also dozed off every now and then. i bought a bear and 2 keychains on board the flight. after descending and out of the customs, i bought absout vodka apeach and beer. collected our luggages and went home in maxicab.