It is very convenient to travel around in Shanghai with the well-organized subway system. I was able to get around places, and of course I visit the famous “bund” I love the neon lightning and the busy shopping streets, also I shop like crazy at “Xiang Yang” market place, I bought so many stuffs until the stall closes and ran out of cash.
On the first night in Shanghai, I was too naive and got cheated by some “beggars”, an elder couple suddenly walk up to me and beg me for some food, claiming that his wife has been sick and that they had not been eaten for days, asked if I could buy some food for his wife. I look at his wife and took pity on her (often time when I have beggar asking me for money, I would rather give food), so I went into the Macdonald to grab 2 chicken burgers for them, thinking that they should be ok, but next moment the elder lady ran up to me and asked for some cash to take transport home, I sensed amiss so this time I ignored her. Later I found out from some friends those were some common stories that beggars in Shanghai like to cook up.
Met up with Gabriel (a fun-loving friend from Singapore, who is working in Shanghai but can’t wait to go back Singapore) for church on Sunday at the Church for Foreigners. The church had strict regulations that do not allow local Chinese to attend and only foreigners are allowed. But I truly enjoyed the worship and sharing (was preached by volunteer expiates).
From Shanghai, I went to Suzhou for a day and Hangzhou for 2 days trip. Well, both places were not as I had expected it to be. They are quite touristy and in actual nothing much to see (well maybe I have seen the most beautiful part of China already). In Hangzhou, I got my hair cut and colored at about 9pm (almost closing hour for Singapore hair saloon). Wuxi river is one of the main attractions in Hangzhou and it is quite nice to just stroll by the river to enjoy the breeze and scenery.
Back in Shanghai again, I went to Yu Garden to try the famous dumplings. There was a long queue for the dumplings, actually it was rather cheap (20 dumplings for only Y8) but of course I can’t finish it and also it doesn’t taste good at all. Later in the evening, I met up with Kok How and Dot (Shaz ‘s friend and also a Singaporean working in Shanghai, but she has a calling to be in China – not her wish though) for my farewell dinner on a boat. It was a pleasant experience.
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