Saturday, July 08, 2006
7th of July in Shanghai
7th July 2006
We hit start the day by taking a cab down to PuXi (city area of Shanghai) via NanPu Da Qiao to shop for computer accessory. It is a place called DigiWorld near 香港广场 at Huai Hai Lu. It is very similar to our Sim Lim Square where we can get a whole range of “cheap” stuff. Ha the open and close inverted commas are there because you must know how to bargain in order to enjoy the cheap stuff. There are things that are going at the same price as Sim Lim so ha, no poing getting it here. One interesting fact though is that people in China have the impression that Singaporeans are very rich. In the process of bargaining, the boss told us that and we went “crazy”, trying to defend that we are not. As in not every single Singaporean is rich. Ha, it was quite a fun experience and got to know how people in China thought about us. (Though it is some misconception, but at least we cleared it up, humm, here for cultural exchange anyway) At the end of it, we went home with web cam, headphones, thumbdrive……etc
After which, we headed for 人民广场 which is within distance from Huai Hai Lu. We took a picture infront of Shanghai Grand Theatre which is located at 人民广场. We then proceed to人民公园 to take some pictures. I was told by one of my friends that this is one of the parks that people can enter freely due to historical reason. I was told that during the Japanese Occupation, Chinese were not allowed to enter人民公园 .Thus after the war, China opened up the park to the public. Humm, the park looks like our Yu Hua Yuan, quite a nice place. . We took a few photos there before heading to Raffles Place, ha, a place that is close to our heart, because it is like a small Singapore inside.
After having dinner at Zen , we proceed to Nanjing Ave. It is place for high end shoppers so all we can do there is window shopping. But I have to say, it is a very brightly lighted area. Lots of neon lights , big buildings, antique looking hotels………tram moving in all direction…….well, bustling place, just to let you guys know, the noise pollution here is quite bad such that they have a noise detection system that measures decibal.(Thought that it was quite interesting).
We ended our day by enjoying the night view of Shanghai famous Oriental Pearl Tower. On our way back in the Taxi, once again, we hear of the legendary “RiCH Singaporean”. Ok then, hear from me tomorrow…………..
P.S(Did not have internet connection till yesterday night, so can only post up my stuff now........)