Saturday, January 13, 2007
today went for some debate thingy at SRJC. quite ok... came back at about 5pm. i hate ppl who waffle and avoid the question being asked to them. then in the end, they give some crap answer that doesnt even answer the bloody question. you know who you are. there's also another thing that i dont like about myself. i always give chances, even when a person has done me wrong a great number of times. always. even when i dont want to continue on. it's just like, just give him/her one more chance. just one more. just one more. hate it. anw, on a lighter note, to continue on the CHINA trip...
31st December 2006 - Sunday
7.37am
in Victory Hotel in the old colonial part of Guang Zhou(Sha Mian Island) right now. last night left the 7th Heaven cafe at about 7.20pm. went to the West Street, the main shopping street(the one where we stayed at the first night in Yang Shuo). chehcheh and i had our faces painted onto shirts. mine doesnt really look like me. it cost about 30RMB. after getting the shirts, went back to the Oversea Chinese Hotel to collect our luggage. after resting a while there, went to the Holiday Paradise Travel Agency, where they took us to the bus. we had a sleeper bus. the bus had beds instead of chairs. 2 levels, like bunk beds, and 3 rows of them. boarded the bus at about 8.55pm. journey was really eventful except for the man behind us, who snored so loudly. reached Guang Zhou at about 6.15am. took taxi to Victory Hotel. gonna take a bath now.
12.20pm
in macs right now. left the hotel at about 9aqm. walked about, saw the pet market, then went to breakfast of dim sum at Lian Xiang Lou, a quite famous place. then we shopped a bit. now resting and toilet break. gonna go shop again then go for lunch afterwards.
1st January 2007 - Monday
1.25am
gonna sleep after this. after the last post, left macs, then went on shopping. bought quite a lot of stuff. went for lunch at a local place along Di Shi Bu Lu(10th walkway/street), the same street that we shopped on. the street is very long. had lunch of won tan mee, beef noodles, chee cheong fan, red bean paste. after lunch, which was at about 3pm, went on shopping on the way back to the hotel. reached the hotel at about 4pm. rested, slept, watched tv, used com till about 6.45pm, then went out again. took a bus number 1 to Bei Jing Nan Lu(Bei Jing South Road). walked down the road admiring the place. it was so crowded. it's like the orchard road of Guang Zhou. had dinner at another local restaurant. dinner consisted of chicken porridge, beef kway teow, some rice with meat and vegeatbles and some chinese eggnog. walked back, bought chehcheh's shoes(finally), then took a bus back to hotel. reached at 11.10pm. went to granny's suite to celebrate the New Year. ate fruits and moon ckae. watched tv then went back to charge phone, bathe and use com. internet broadband is free. spent the first hour of 2007 in the toilet and in front of the co. haha
2nd January 2007 - Tuesday
1.40am
woke up late at 8.45am this morning. had breakfast at the new Victory Hotel annex. after eating, went to check on the rates of the rooms in the new annex. found out that our rooms were more expensive because we're staying in Deluxe Rooms. walked around Sha Mian Island, so colonial. quite a nice place. it had a very nice, European atmosphere. the buildings were all so British style. saw the cannons that the Brits installed on the island. then went back to hotel for about 20 mins for toilet and rest. walked down to the restaurant Dai Thong for lunch again but this time at the dim sum part. had quite a lot of dim sum there. cannot rmbr cos we ate so much! haha. after eating, took a bus and a train to Liu Hua bus station. took the 4.15pm bus to Fo Shan. thought it was a small village/town, but it turned out to be so modern. seems that our perceptions of China is so backward. hahaha. walked around. went to the temple, the main attraction fo the city, but it was going to close and we had to pay for entrance, so we did not enter. then walked back. went to Bai Hua Plaza(White Flower Plaza). rested at the KFC there. ate a bit, then walked back to the bus station and took a bus back to Guang Zhou. reached Guang Zhou at about 7.35pm. took a train to Chang Shou Lu. shopped all the way back. by the time reached back at the hotel was at 10.45pm. went to toilet, packe bag, used the com, bathed, now gonna sleep. got a totally blocked nose. hope it will clear tmrw.
11.30pm
just boarded TR989. full flight tonight. have to sleep cos tmrw got sch. this morning woke up at 8.15am. bathed, then went out for breakfast. had won tan mee at a local place near Shang Xia Jiu Lu(Up Down 9 Road... i think. at least, that's the direct translation of the road name.haha) then walked down the road toward the Tan family temple/ancestor house. passed the jade market along the way. bought souvenirs for friends. didnt stay long at the temple, cos had not enough time. rested a while there then bought a chap tay and played with it for a while while eating chestnuts. took a train back. walked from the train station back to Victory Hotel. packed our shopping and stuff, then checked out at about 1.10pm. left our luggage at the concierge, then went to have lunch at Number 2 Shang Xia Jiu Lu. every restaurant's dim sum is different, although they are the same. haha. not making much sense. what i mean is, they have different styles of cooking and they taste slightly different from each other at differnent restaurants. then walked about and shopped around again. after that, walked back to Shang Xia Jiu Lu and ate again at Lian Xiang Lou. had suckling pig, fan tui, scallops, fried mee etc. Da Pao-ed 20 egg tarts to bring back home. after dinner, walked back to hotel. reached at about 7.45pm. took our bags, repacked our recent shopping, went toilet, then took taxi to the airport bus station near the China Hotel. took an airport bus for 17 yuan pax to the airport. reached at about 9.45pm. checked in, went through the customs or Frontier Checks, as they put it, and boarded the plane.
3rd January 2007 - Wednesday
the rest is history. reached back home at 3.40am. unpacked everything, bathed, then rested for 20 mins before going for school.
--------It´s been a long road, getting from there to here.--------
x It´s been a long time,
but my time is finally near
at 5:56 pm
