OK.
so. basically China was.
funfunfunfunfunfunfunfun.

my addiction to travelling is.
reinforced.
weeeeeeeeee.

of course, SIA's
in-flight entertainment system
shut all the students up.
we flew Boeing 777 by the way.
(abit of SIA promotion over here).

i guess its just one of those trips.
i wont forget.
got to know alot of people
better i guess.

other than my roomates,
got to know shamim's gang better.
zarina, audy and all.
eating with them was funny.
oh, and kanna. ahah.

aka maryanne.

I ONLY like the food at the
muslim restaurants.
somehow, they're just nicer.
meal time entertainment
was usually hilarious.

well,
i know steph's blog will be filled
with all the stupid jokes.

because 75% of our time there
was spent on laughing.

and shamim's will be filled
with blow-by-blow details.
sooo. i shall give a brief summary.
ahahaha.

it was fun, damnit.
waking up everyday
to catch some breathtaking
tourist attraction.
ahhh.

but we always overslept though.
always.

kanna came up to our room,
banging on our door.
we thought we were early.
but apparently the we got
the timing wrong.

so the one day we thought
we were early,
we were late.

breakfast was standard everyday.
and then we'd go to some place.

example.

forbidden city- naked emperors.
the great wall.
i didnt know we literally
had to CLIMB the wall.
ahaha.

temple of heaven,
summer palace.
beautiful architecture, really.

long qing gorges.
super relaxing. ahhh.
<3.
excellent scenery.

some development centres.
OK. china really is expanding.
set for superpower-dom for sure.
they're really hyped abt the Olympics.

we passed by the Olympic Garden!
HA.
i thought we were going to visit it.
but no, passed.

all the funny stop overs.
like.
the pearl factory,
the jade museum,
silk factory,
foot spa place!

relaxing man.
andddd.
the Tea House.
where we drank all sorts of tea.
and where we found this
cuteeeeeeeeeeee
beyond cute chinese girl.

hoho.
and of course, the night market.
where you bargain and
splurge.

the procedure is as follows.

how much is this?
the usually hantam one
ridiculous price.

510 RMB.

510?! WAH. so expensive.
nonononono.
walk away.
face must be super attitude.

okay okay! hey you!
okay, you tell me.
you tell me, how much you want?
whips out a calculator.
urges you to insert some number.

100 RMB.

100! NO. 100, you kill me.
i lose money. nonono.
i give you best price.
okay, we are sisters.
best price. 180RMB.

dont want ah.
walk away.
they will drag you back.
literally, by pulling your arm.

wait, wait. hey you, wait.
okay, you tell me.
maximum, you can give.
how much?

100 RMB.

100 i lose money!
okay. best price!
i give you best price!
150 RMB.

no, 100.
walk away.
as far as possible.

OKAY OKAY!
i give you 100RMB.

smile gleefully.
your bargaining is a success.
ahahah.

in china, i believe there is a
five times policy.

everything is.

five times cheaper.
place is five times cleaner.
people speak five times louder.
fives times more dishes are served.
buildings are five times bigger.
people are five times more open and honest.

for goodness sakes,
some toilet cubicles have no doors.
and the people are perfectly
fine with it.

people are five times fairer.
hee. racist sak.
life is five times more relaxed.
there are five times more
bicyclyes! seriously.
and.
1 S$: 5 RMB.

so you see, the policy stands.

i loved the trip.
its the most culture shock i got.
and its an eye opener.

i guess its time to study now.
hee.

<3.

mmm wadyou say?
that you only meant well
of course you did
of course it is -imogen (: