A bit more to mid September. This marks the eighth month I've been full-time working, and already so jaded. So old. Working on some changes in lifestyle. But anyway, that's for another post, this is about my 8 days to Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Guangzhou - 2 days in each city and it's as tiring as it sounds.
Obviously we went to the Forbidden City because that's the must-see in Beijing. As I walked around with our tour guide babbling on about the history of the Forbidden City, all I could think of is how this is like seeing Huan Zhu Ge Ge (fav primary school show, don't judge) come alive right before my eyes.
And then proceed to feast on xiao long baos and roast duck at various restaurants that I will never be able to afford if I were travelling China on my own. This was at Ding Tai Feng and we had crab roe xlbs. Also had truffle xlbs! Whuuut ikr but they have so many flavours we just kept ordering.
Some leftover Cultural Revolution building in Hangzhou in the middle of the West Lake (I think).
The Hangzhou weather was quite bad and all my pictures of the lake/greenery turned out ultra foggy ): so here's a picture of a random lamp post in the park.
And alas, I FELL SICK THE FIRST DAY IN SHANGHAI. 3am on the day we were supposed to take the train from Hangzhou to Shanghai, I woke up suddenly and threw up. And continued throwing up even all the way to the train station and at the train station. Needless to say, that wasn't a very pleasant train ride. Once we got to the hotel, I plastered myself to the sofa for three hours without even taking off my shoes before forcefully peeling myself off and concussed on the bed for 20 hours. .___. Being sick alone in a foreign place is the worst feeling ever!! But somehow, my body managed to repair itself and the next morning, I was alive and kicking and visiting the French Concession and drinking tea lol. Regardless of how I old-ish feel, I am (thankfully) still young. Thank God.
A tiny shopping street in Shanghai that's really, really cool. And then it poured for a couple of hours and we just sat and drink tea and went into a funny discussion about the gay culture in China and Singapore. Ok I also must add here that I've made some friends on this trip and they all made my trip more enjoyable whether is it I was laughing with them or at them (sometimes only).
Dimsum is aplenty in Guangzhou (Cantonese place) and I had my favourite chicken feet!!!! Nom nom, this particular one from a traditional Guangzhou restaurant is so so so good. I polished off the entire plate. Also had an ok-ish custard bun, though I would prefer Swee Choon's.
The cutest cat in Guangzhou. I was stroking its paws and shaking it and touching its neck fat and it didn't even stir. It just sunk lower into its neck fat and continued sleeping omg so cute, second only to the kitty Jotham and I "adopted".
Random shopping area in Guangzhou. Most impressive thing about this area is the aaaaamazing rooftop garden on the top of these short buildings. I can totally imagine people chilling out on the rooftop bbq-ing and drinking beer. That would be the life. Except the weather there is as sucky as Singapore's.
Anyway, that's about it. Everything else I've to save it to write for my travel story. Also, the third issue of EX is coming out and I am so excited because I've got a 10-pager for one of my story! And the cover is pretty rad as well :)
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