Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:26 PM
ohaiyo!!! back from China SHanghai and Shantou!!! so glad that im back, home is still the best place! in fact im back on thurs at ungodly 530am!!! cuz we decided to take a midnight flight back!! super cant tahan the coldness in Shantou where the rooms are without heaters even at a temp of 30 degrees celsius! must be they purposely tekan auditors la.. anyway shall not bitch about them too much afterall they played pretty good host by bringing us to seafood restuarants everyday. Comparatively, i feel much more comfortable in Shanghai than in Shantou probably cuz the client in Shanghai is much friendlier and can communicate betta. In Shantou, is very much about socialising and drinking, dun really enjoy such kind of entertainment.. Though i enjoyed their cold lame jokes about language and dialects.
Seen a stark contrast betwen Shanghai and SHantou. Shanghai of cuz is much more developed and with all the billboards and crowded streets that resemble Orchard Rd. People there well.. no comments.. typical cheena la though better than those in the capital.. hee.. have always heard that Shanghai males are typical family men and superbly nice, but i dun seem to share the sentiments cuz of the guys i see along the streets who seem to have glib tongues instead of a loyal heart. Anyway.. in Shantou, i see the less fortunate community living in dilapidated buildings that are in need of refurnishing and changing of pipes and major clean up at their doorsteps. Was feeling very fortunate that my hometown is Spore and Sporeans are just too spoilt by choices and comfort. I dun enjoy seeing beggers going up next to every driver on the road just to earn a few cents but that's just how life is in the backward states. Just how pampered Sporeans are esp the yuppies and onwards who have no experience of e toughest lives of our elders. Anyway it's not preaching time but just some general thoughts i have after the trip.
Many others went through my mind and i even wrote them down like a diary every night. Not that i was slacking but staying in e room all by myself, i have some quiet time to recollect myself and think things through. Life was slightly better than in Spore while on job cuz most had been completed in Spore and so 30% was left to be done in China.. Jo could tell that i enjoyed vouching and i was much happier in China than in Spore but that only painted the first few days of my trip. Life is nvr smooth sailing and subsequently hiccups began to surface but life still goes on. Was driven to the wall but managed to bounce back. Ugly thoughts went through my mind but i sifted them off. Thanks for all the well wishers who sms n called to encourage me and catch up a while with me. Tho X, will not mind paying cuz u guys meant well. But then if u wanna share the cost, i wouldnt reject too.. hehe
can we claim OT with this evidence?
Take a peep at the service apartment i stayed in Shanghai.. almost the size of a 3-rm flat here and...
... a walk-in wardrobe...
...with a living room...
... and a balcony with splendid view
not too bad a room in fact esp the walk-in wardrobe.. Didnt take any pics for the roomin Shantou.. hated the room so much that i cant stand any single minute in the room cuz it's just too COLD...
managed to take some time off in the weekend to shop around and grabbed some cheapo stuffs
Taken with the xmas lightings at Xu Jia Hui which is similiar to the Orchard Road and Clark Quay filled with shopping malls and classy restaurants and pubs.. my client said EY hired child labour.. Grrr... compliment or sarcasm.. shall not speculate
Taken with the coffee machine at client's place
Rest of photos still with Ryan.. cuz my camera went bust during the trip..guess it's time to change a new one.. that reminds me.. my hp is still on the waitlist... shheessshhh
No commets as to whether i will want to have anymore China jobs... time will tell