My Life So far..

That’s it…My place..

liOnce again, I went exploring earlier today and this time, I headed for Nanqiao.  I walked south from my place for about an hour this time(mostly cos I didn’t know which bus to take) and behold! A new place to walk around.  Ok,ok so there weren’t really any cool places to go to but the streets were filled with people!! & they had KFC & McDonalds..Heaven! Heheheh…

Anyways, I started to just see what this place had & it was basically full of shops selling the usual Chinese clothes, shoes, food & a whole lot of kids stuff..I would show you pictures but I forgot my camera so too bad!

I enjoyed the walk even though I didn’t buy anything for myself but at a point, I was upset because I saw a man walk past me with these really tiny puppies in a small basket( you know, the kind you put your toiletries in) without anything covering them.  I was upset because you could see that the puppies were freezing…Gargh!!I wanted to just kick the man’s butt!!

But whatever..it’s China..& I don’t wanna think too much about it anymore.  Anyways, good day overall.

Well, another year has passed & I am missing Hari Raya yet again..

I have already received a conference call from PowZ, Octavai, Anonek,Zie which basically means a whole of talking at once..Pow tried but has failed to make me cry!! Bwahaha!! Rilek sua babe!  I ain’t gonna cry no more!!

Anyways, I am feelin’ a bit down just cos it’s raya & I’m gonna miss the goodies again but hey, work is work eh? At least I still have some pineapple tarts that mum sent.  I guess that’s my breakfast for tomorrow..you know..just to have a "taste" of Hari Raya. 

So let me end today’s post by apologising to everyone I know (well, mostly for the people who actually read my blog (-_^))

I apologise if the words that came out of my mouth have caused you any pain, embarassment, whether intentionally or otherwise.  I apologise if I have been too physically rough to you. & I hope that you’ll be able to forgive & forget.  It’s best that you do or I’ll kick your asses when I get home!! Hehehe..just joking!!

Anyways, enjoy the holiday & Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir & Batin!

So what did I do today?  I went for a long assed walk in town.  I went to The Bund,  walked the whole length of the river and then proceeded to wander aimlessly for the next 3 hours.  Needless to say, my legs are aching now.  Heheh… I guess this means I’m going to have to start my walks again.  I mean, what better way to learn about Shanghai, right?^_^.  But this will only happen on weekends just cos it’s too much of a hassle to go anywhere from where I stay.  I should definitely take pictures of the area I stay in just so you understand why I get bored frequently.

Anyways, I was in desperate need of familiarity today.  I needed something that I miss, something that I wouldn’t be able to have as much as I want to.  After I finally gave in to my hunger, I saw….PAPA JOHN’S!!  Just what I needed!!  Yay!   

After I got my tummy all full on pizza, I started walking again but for just an hour this time cos it was getting late.

If I got all I needed today, why am I feeling this way?

Right now, I’m taking advantage of Big Bamboo’s Wifi & writing this & also doing some work for Monday while having a beer. ^_^!!  Bad girl!

1)  I finally found a couple of places that has WiFi!!.  I had to depend on this & this though.  Thank god for google!!  Basically they’re places where mostly foreigners hang out.  Well..I’m a foreigner right?!  I don’t believe that these are the only places so I’m making it my mission go search for more places which have WiFi.  But I’m gonna just stick to these places until I manage to find other alternatives. 

2) My dad came into town last week & he brought a whole lot of stuff for me!!  Mum’s the best.  Although..mum seems to be under the impression that there’s no cheese in Shanghai.  Hmm..still, it’s sweet.  So total count:

- 24 packets of Maggi mee curry

- 10 packets of Maggi Instant porridge

- 3 packets of curry powder

-15 packets of instant gravy mix.

-Powdered coconut milk

-2 packets of Ketupat

-Frozen Sambal Sotong & Rendang

-Chilli padi & Sambal belachan..

- Breacol, Panadol & Flu meds!!

Sigh..heaven!

I went to Xujiahui today after work with a mission.  To find a good coffee place that I can hang out at on the weekends or something.  Imagine my surprise when 3 hours of walking around the area has turned out to be just that..a whole lot of walking around.  Slossy tried to help out by searching online for any hotspots around the area but nothing came up.  There were a couple of links which refused to open.  Meh!  But on the other hand, he did find something like "Top 20 places to go kill yourself in Shanghai!" which I thought was hilarious!  But back to the topic of coffee places..I’m gonna head back to a different part of town tomorrow & search again..I refuse to believe that Shanghai has no place for me!

Anyways, this trip to town has been quite nerve-wrecking because there were a total of 5 guys who "accidentally" brushed against my boobs when I was in the subway & 3 ladies who kept pushing my back just to get to seats that were already taken up anyways.  Sigh…peeved! What to do?  Just bear,just bear…

It feels like I’ve been sleeping on bloody plankwood instead of a bed.  It’s a big queen sized bed with a mattress that could kill anyone if they jumped on it hard enough.  I’ve been sleeping early by my standards but seriously, what was the owner thinking buying a mattress like that?

Sigh..it sucks being sick..it sucks being alone..it sucks pretending..it sucks..PERIOD! I want friendly people around me, not hypocrites.

Felt real mellow today.  Had lunch with Nick, Matt & Ping at Annie’s.  Was happy that I got to have my absolute fav, Ricotta spinach(yes, I do eat vegetables!)

Then I headed back to the apartment  & helped Xiaomei correct some "imperfections". I even managed to make an important call although I don’t think I managed to cheer my friend up.  After that I headed for the airport where I proceeded to spill latte on myself while trying to avoid some Chinese dude from brushing against me.  Sigh..

Anyways, I was quite happy to find out that for the flight back to Shanghai, I didn’t have anyone sitting next to me! Bwahahah! Finally, two seats just for me!!  Even took some pictures of clouds(they can be so pretty!).

Anyways, so there.

Just another day filled with geekiness on my part.  Did nothing real interesting except for cook my curry for Xiaomei and Slossy..then did the inevitable when two geeks get together..We hung out at O’farrell’s.  At least I got some work done which is going to help me a lot over the next week or so..

So I’m heading back to Shanghai tomorrow.  I’m not really looking forward to it just cos it means that I’m back to being all professional and boring again.  Wish I had friends there.  Although, Sam just told me that her sis is working in Shanghai and actually knows where I work! That can be cool!  Any friendly face is good!

Or I could just follow Pumpkin Ass’s idea and search for this dude …^_^!

So I went to IKEA with Xiaomei and Slossy today.  It was fun. It has been a while since I last went to any IKEA anyways.

Slossy needed to get a dish rack and since we couldn’t get any outside, we went there.  IKEA was really packed and although I hate crowds, I still enjoyed myself.  I did take a few pictures of us messing around.

Well, that’s all..