Horrible

It's juz horrible

And becos of it, I cried

Cried when bathing

Cried when sleeping

Cried whenever I thought of it

No choice

Nothing I can do about it

It's my fault

Horrible

Nothing goes well recently

Getting teary again

Are u having fun with my camera?

U this asshole pickpocket

-XiangNing-

Yoshii.... genki minna?
Right, it's near the end of July, and also means I only have less than a month over here at my new 2nd home in Chengdu. Shopping and preparation for the take off got to start le ah...

Very fast hor, it's already 4 months I've left Singapore. Do u all miss me? Or at least pop up my name during ur conversation or thoughts? Haha, not sure how u all feel, but I really did miss many of u all, and hoping to be involved in most of the happenings that happened....lol.

Anyway, my return flight have been confirmed. It'll still be on the 26th August. The plane will be taking off at about 4pm, and after 5 hours of flying, estimate will reach Singapore about 9pm. Quite late le ah, but for that day, it's already the earlier slot as the other one would be a midnight flight.

Flying.
Daisuki ne.

Haha, seems a little early, but did some packing up last night....Haha, juz as I expected, luggage almost full. And still got many stuffs waiting to get in too... Lol. Only have about 4 weekends left, and most probably, may get leave for the last week as well... Planning to go jiuzaigou with the 5 guys, but I'm thinking twice about it...depends on the other group whether there are any other plans...

Thou we leaving soon, but work and tasks seems piling up as well... All of us each busy with our own projects, including myself. Had OT last week till 9pm and Saturday also. Not sure if tml need OT, depends on how "hardworking" the SCS Singapore colleagues are... always give last minute work and first minute deadline. However, the ME project people seems to having OT tml, so that left only me and paul from the TPAS project. And paul got something on tml as well. So there's left me. Hitori, sabishii ne. Yoshii, shall find some programs by myself tml... Maybe juz anyhow shop around... Anyone wanna accompany me? Gee... (",)

Alright, got to go see how's the generating of my report le... Take care ya... & See u soon!
*huggies*

Jyaa

XiangNing
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Hiya minna, tadaima. (",)

Thanks for everyone's concern and wishes ya. Arigatou. Sugei ureshii ne. I'm fine ya, really. And everyone pls take care too! Dun lose to this irritating weather ya.

And also, as promised, I've juz updated my yahoo chengdu album with pics of my previous trip to the Wolong Panda Center and the Qiang Stockard. So, please checked it out ya... Enjoy!

Oh well, had a really tiring and bumpy journey to these places, but still enjoy it ya. Minna, Otsukare sama deshita.

Yoshi... So what's about this trip? Hmm, it's my first time seeing pandas. Haha, really cute animals. Playing around, lazing around, climbing logs, playing slides and enjoying the warm sunlight. Heh, good life right? And if the weather got too atsui, there's still the cooling fully air-conditioned rooms prepared for them. That's the national treasure for you. Btw, heard of this little panda joke? What's panda's biggest wish in their life? Hands up? Anyone? Haha, their wish or dream is to be able to take coloured pics. Lol.

Right, after visiting Mr Panda, we head on another long and bumpy ride to this Qiang Stock or Tao Ping Qiang Zai. It is to say the oldest and famous stockard family in China. This clan are well-known for their cleverness, especially in building and architecture. All concepts of bridges comes from them. They are say to have a history of few thousands years or more. So, we had a chance to experience their life. We stayed for the night in one of their house of one family, which are usually provided for tourists, not a hotel btw. An interesting thing of their shelters are that it's all made up by stones of different sizes, built up piece by piece without any blueprint beforehand. Thus, this show how skilled they are and also their experience. It's nice to experience for a night, but please dun ask me to stay there for good. Alright, I'm a spolit kid.

In the night, we also went to watch their night activity. Thou we reached there alittle late, but still enjoyed watching them, singing and dancing around. You noe, like those kind of tribal people who's had fun dancing and singing round a campfire. Some of them even join in the dancing too.
The very next day morning, we also tour around the stockard, visiting other people's homes. They even have their own towers in their house. Cool. Thou it's tiring to travel around the house, as there's alot of climbling, but still it's a very interesting home.

After leaving the Qiang Stockard, on our way back to Chengdu, we also have a chance to go rafting or Piao Liu. Really cool and fun. All of us took on a banana boat and went "sailing" down their Min River aka Ming Jiang. Haha, we gonna really wet after the ride, inside out. It's really fun riding the waves up and down and having cold water pouring all over u. Hope to ride it again someday.

Right, after the journey back to Chengdu, all of us gathered again at Chunxi. Went to this posh chinese restaurant which offers a very good and cheap dianxin buffet. Yep, also celebrated YS's birthday. Thou downright tired, but still enjoyed alot. Happy belated birthday again YS!

Right, another trip ended. Is there another one? Hmmm... seems like not much time left, still about 5 weeks more here. Excited? Haven really feel anything yet. Maybe when the day draw nearer bah.

Alright, think dun hold u all here any longer, go ahead and enjoyed the pics ya... And take care too, see u all in few weeks time! Miss ya.

XiangNing
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Summer
Hot
Humid

Hi all... how's everyone doing? Feeling well i hope, cos I'm not.
Due to this unbearable 40 deg C weather I think.
Juz came back from the panda and Qiang stockard trip yesterday.

Promise to blog about my trip here. Wanted to too. But sorry, got to postponed it. Not feeling good at all now. Practically lying on the table typing this out.

Feel hungry, but dun feel like eating. Contradiction.

Having headache, head feels very heavy, body feel weak. Heatstroke.
Signs of falling sick I think.

Hate falling sick.

Summer

Why can't you juz go away?

6 weeks left
Countdown timer activated
Preparation started
Gambatte yo

Atsui => hot
Haizz, it's getting really hot nowadays ya... Getting sticky and sweaty immediately after shower. -_-" Not good. I dun like this weather. *Crossing fingers* Summer pls leave soon and Autumn pls dun be late! Promise?


Right, it's friday again. Marks the end of this week. Alright, I mean almost the end * glance at time*, still about 3 hours more to knock off time... Been spending alot recently as well. Spendthrift.
No good.
Alright, will try to save as much as possible ya... Maybe in bargaining? Hmmm...
Right, juz ytd went shopping at the streets near our neighbour area. Yep, spend alot, but save alot too! *Grinz*
Why? U're asking?
Alright, here's why....
Was shopping with Shan & Simon. Went to a bag shop. Woo.. nice bags.. gonna get one for Mummy! Shan had the same thoughts too. *wink* Right, after a while both of us KIV a bag each.
Eh... 168 for each bag... Ex leh.
Oh, sorry the price too high... Can cheaper?
Hmm.. 148? Nah, still too high... Lower?
Eh...Lowest price u can offer is only 128 ah?
Ermm... it's ok, we come next time. Thks.
(Start walking toward shop entrance)
* * *
(Seller start panicking)
Hmmm... let's see, how much we willing to pay?
50 to 60 rmb?
No way? 70 rmb ? Nah, no thks.
(among ourselves loudly)
Hmm.. 70 rmb... How? Want to buy?
Nvm, we shop around first...
Dun worry, we're not in a hurry, still got plenty of time mah..
Alright, den let's leave.
* * *
Reached the entrance
Left the shop
One
Two
Three
*grinz*
* * *
Really, so 60 rmb for each bag?
Ok, we'll take it. Thks!

Victory

~ End of case study ~

Haha, yep, that's about the situation ytd. But the actual transript is much longer than this. We wasted much more saliva bargaining as well. Phew. Atsui. Tired. Thirsty. And the uncle is also more agressive and loud also, or maybe he's juz being too enthu. Got abit scared too. But, we save about 200 rmb right? If u not sure how much it is. 200 rmb = S$40.

Right, that all for the 1st shop. Eh. ya, I mean the 1st shop. Did repeat this method for a few shops after that. And it still works. Gee.

So pick up any learning point from the above? But hor... maybe it dun work in Singapore hor. Haha. And be prepared to be called aunties too. *Glance at those stupid OPP guys*

LOL

Though we got used to the directions. But sometimes still will get stares and looks from the locals. Ytd walked into this dark back alley, can really see how the poorer locals live and make for a living. But feel weird and funny as those locals man keep staring.. so did not stay there for long. *Phew*

* * *

Alright, change of topic.
Did i mentioned i'm going to see pandas this weekend?
Yep, already confirmed and booked the tour.
Will be leaving early morning tml. Gonna pack up tonight.
Aright, gonna go back to my lines of codings...
Will updated bloggy on my trip and also my pic album after I'm back ya.
So, guys, check out again! Jyaa.

*huggies*
XiangNing
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Taidaima, mina-sama.
Genki desu ka. Atashimo dayo (",)

Anyway, things getting fine over here and very soon I'll be back in Singapore... Ohh... starting to miss Chengdu already... Haiya ne. Warai.

But the summer weather here is quite unbearable as well... Heard maybe it's due to heatwave or something like that... Hontoni atsui, kono denki wa. Demo sa ima kara daijoubu. *Looking outside the window* There's like a heavy storm outside right now...Lol. I can hear the wind howling very loudly also... Scary~ *Increasing my music volume* Funny ne. On how the weather changes this very minute and the next. Omg, lightning and thunder just join in the party too... -_-. Sugoi kowaii. Cos I sitting right next to a full length window. Yeah, on the VIP window seat. Previously, I was not here, but zannen desu, Paul wanted to change seats, so being in the same project team, our OIC wants us to be seated together. So shou ga nai, both of us now uses our laptop and remote connection to our office desktop. Chotto omoishiro ne.

Recently, frequent western restaurants. There goes my diet plan ne. Nvm, anyway, the food are oishii, deserts are umai, environment is yasashii. Btw, when I was at Peter's (name of the restaurant) last week, met a very kawaii boy there. He's a nihonjin. Ne ne, he's a little kodomo (kid). Peter's was really an international place ya, dunno how many nationalites of customers there, lol. Each table seems like speaking different languages..haha... So, when this boy was playing in the kid's corner, I got a chance to actually speak with him... Yep, in nihongo. Alright, at least he understands and responsed to me when i chatted with him. Iko-chan sugoii kawaii ne.

Right... so it's fun ya... Still hopes to travel to Japan one day... Watashi no yume dayo.

QQ

Right, minna heard of QQ? Me neither when i juz came here. But now, I'm a QQ user too. It's basically another online chatting method similar to MSN. But it's a very cute and more graphical kind. Very colorful too. It's quite interesting ya... But, seriously, I've about almost 50 contacts on my QQ list, of which i only noe 5 people. Right, the 40 contacts are just strangers. Till now, i dunno how they managed to find my contact. -_-" Nvm, anyway, me also juz anyhow chat with them... And none of them actually believe I'm a Singaporean. Haha.

WorldCup

Yoshii, finally the last two teams are out le ya... Finals this weekend, France and Italy. Who's going to be this year winner? Who do u are support? Hmmm... France guys more shuai.. haha.... no lah, may the best wins ya.

OPP

Oh... heard from my polymates that the next OPP selection and interviews are starting next week ya... Eh... did i hear wrong? Chengdu again? Right, some of them ask me for my comments on how is this OPP... Haha, not sure how to say also. There's pros and cons ah... Ask my OPP family for their comments too.. They ask me back. " Pros? Name me some pros of this opp? I dun see any at all." Ha Ha. Right, honestly, opp is not really that enjoyable and interesting and fun as most of u all expected or think it'll be. There's many things u just need to accept as it is. Nevertheless, it depends alot on urself. So, good luck to all who are undergoing these interviews ya.

Oh well, guess this two weeks gonna be quite slack and less stressful. U asking why? Well, my oic just left yesterday back to Singapore. Yep, he's on leave.. Ahhh.. so good. Anyway, our next trip plan is also coming up. Main theme are the cute pandas! Yep, should be next weekend, we are planning to see these cute animals. Can't wait!

Gomen ne, this entry getting way too long already, guess u all may be tired reading up to now... It's still raining outside, samuii desu. Everyone who's busy and working hard right now, Ganbatte kudasai.

Minna, Otsukare sama deshita.
Jyaa, Shitsurei shimasu.

XiangNing
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