My Shanghai Trip

Was looking forward to this trip, though it was meant to be a "business" trip. Heard so many interesting and happening stuff in Shanghai. But, my trip didn't start off well.. it burnt a super big hole in my pocket!

Literally, I was being deported. Was supposed to fly on Sunday morning.. but I couldn't check in! First time in my life I went through this hoo-hah. Phew..so drama-mama..

Why? Coz I did not have visa for China and I've forgotten that Malaysian needs visa!! Since no passport no is required during the booking, so the travel agent did not know I need a visa.

What to do? I had to do my visa the next day, then upgrade my flight and fly on Monday midnite - ALONE! All these fuss cost me $470! argh.. heart pain liao.

Anyway, the purpose of this business trip was to conduct market reserach interview. The interviews went quite well. But didn't have the time to shop.. so, I did not buy anything at all. Just managed to get fake Paul Smith shirt and Kenneth Cole shirt for my bro and dad!

Just a few photos taken, as I was paiseh to snap photo fanatically in front of my boss. Haha..

Whole street of pubs at Tong Ren Jie.

Judy's Too - this was the place where I almost drunk for 2 nights! Here, I had learnt some dice games, drank "black labelled green tea", where I happily drank until the point where suddenly I flet so tipsy and yes, high!

I think throughout the whole trip, I drank more liquor than water!

The Bund aka Wai Tan

With Little Alvin & Adelene

With our bossThe signature landmark of Shanghai - Oriental Pearl Tower(More pictures when I get from Alvin)

The scenery was superb and magnificient! When I reached there, it was like another side of Shanghai - so modern and developed. However, apart from the beautiful sight, it was accompanied by a saddening fact. Witnessed some old ladies and man carrying infants, as young as 1 yr old, standing along the street in cold and chilling day begging for money! and some were so poor that they were homeless.. So, do modernization and development benefit the people?

Well, on our last day in Shanghai, before we left, we went to shop for chinese tea at dunno-wat-temple street. (haha, can't remember the name of the street).

Tang-bao aka Soup Bun

"Colourful balls" of different flavours

Well, that's all I have for my first Shanghai trip. My conclusion - Shanghai is the place of polluted air and noise, lots of bicycle, and nearly killed by inconsiderate drivers,exciting night life, yummylicious and cheap food, lots of imitation goods - opps I mean replica goods and not to mention - beautiful gals.