Nanjing trip 南京!!

Moi just contributed S$200 for my brother's new spec.. and its doesnt make things any better when i opened my UOB credit card bill.. S$2361.13!!! *gasp*
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Nanjing trip 南京!!
First and foremost, its moi last team flight with my team!! 好伤心喔！！
i still can't believe the company took moi (and some others) out of the team

Hmmph... gonna start a petition to get them to put moi back into the team or start a demostration at Suntec!! HAHA

Anyway, its moi first trip to Nanjing 南京 , one of the six ancient capitals of China. It is also the administrative center of Jiangsu Province. Situated at the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanjing has numerous tourist attractions available

Dinner was at this resturant 南京大牌 located at 狮子街。。。

Check out the interior of this place...it's like going back to the Qing or Ming Dynasty!!

It even comes with entertainment ==> playing the Er hu and "i have no idea what the other musical instrument"..
Nobodys paying much attention to them except moi!! Haha...never see somthing like this in Singapore mah!!

This is moi taking a photo with the Xiao Er!! 点菜啊！(for the record, the food didnt taste nice..or mabbe its my tastebuds)

The next day, we joined a day tour that takes us around Nanjing

First stop:
The Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen
It is so bloody hot in Nanjing at this time of the year! 37degrees (Along with Wuhan and Chongqing, Nanjing is often referred to as one of the "Three Furnaces" along the Yangtze River, due to the historically high temperature in summer. According to the city government's website, the best weather of the year occurs from September to November.)
I almost got heatstoke! especially after i saw the steps up to the Mausoleum!!! *faint*

Yesh! I made it to the top....finally~ *phew*
The coffin of Dr Sun lies here inside this marble hall for viewing.. It is disrespectful to take a pic of the coffin so i guess you guys can view it for urself when u're there..Second stop : We went to the beamless hall..

I dun really understand what's the big deal abt the place being beamless..But if this is a national historical relic, then it's worth the time to make a trip down here

Next, we went to the "Tower of Super merists and virtues Tablet". Again, its a historial relic...didnt pay much attn to the place (i like the tortorise though!)

Finally! Time for lunch! head down to this resturant recommended by the tour guide..
(in the bus, on our way to lunch!! yaay *food*)

WOW!! I love this place! All the food comes with pictures (especially when my mandarin is really really bad!!!) just point at the picture and order..fun!

Yesh, i know people..it sounds so cruel to eat small cute pigeons...
Btw, they are really tasty!*droolz*
(arhh! cant believe i just said that! sorry pigeons)

After lunch, we head down to the 600-year-old city wall of Nanjing. It is the longest surviving city wall in the world. It took 21 years for the project, which involved 200,000 laborers to move 7 million cubic meters of earth.

Can you imagine the bricks are stuck together with a mix of glutinous rice porriage and lime white! and it actually lasts for decades... (google search :The walls were packed layer by layer with broken bricks, gravel and yellow earth. All the brickwork joints were poured with mixed lime, water in which glutinous rice had been cooked and tong oil because the coagulated mixture was very strong. That is why the city wall has stood for a long time.)*impressive*

Inside, the Nanjing historical museum of Ming Dynastic city wall, we saw a mock-up of how Nanjing city look like back in the Ming Dynasty. If im not mistaken, there's 13gates surrounding the Nanjing city. Notice the square on the right side of the picture? That's supposely where the Emperor and his wives lived.

We then head down to the Number 1 garden in NanjingThe water is kinda murky if you ask me

Come with entertainment at the teahouse

The truth is out!! This is so FAKIE!!!
I could made out the blue tack stuck to the plates!!! I mean i'm sure there's people out there in the world with real skills who could spin the plates without using BlUETACK!!

BUT THIS IS TOO FUNNY!! and the faces of the performers looked so bored while they are doing it..at least pretend to concentrate abit lah...

I didnt clap after this show..hmmph, FAKIE!!!

Everyone is concentrating on what's the tour guide is saying except moi and Eliz..HAHA
Just happily snapping pictures after picturesAfter visiting the garden, its time to head down to Nanjing Confucius Temple. Nanjing Confucius Temple is for consecrating and worshipping Confucius, the great thingker and educator of ancient China. In 1991, the Confucius Temple was elected the "Forty Best Scenery Spots".

I sure there's more to see in Nanjing or Jiangsu province but its a pretty amazing feat that we managed to cover so many interesting places in a day!
I'll be back Nanjing!!

Inkmate? what?

while browsing through Mango at Isetan, i came across this vest which i really like and subsequently bought..

When i got home, moi immediately tried it on and happily modeled infront of my mirror.. While putting on the hood, my fingers brushed against something plastic..

It's a security tag!!! (you know the kind that make the irritating "BEEP BEEP BEEP" if you happen to bring the tag too close to the metal dectector)

My first thought was "hmm, how come it didnt BEEP when i walked through the Isetan doors"
it was kinda weird...

Was it just a fake security tag to deter people from shoplifting?
The security tag malfunction?

I wanted to try pry it open till i notice the warning label on the tag



SHIT!! i had to go back to Isetan and get the staff to remove it for me!

The next day, armed with my vest and receipt, i approached one of the salesgirl and explain my problem

Salesgirl : Ohh, i'm so sorry madam!!! i'll remove it right away!!
Moi : Its alright...btw, i'm just kinda curious...when didnt the alarm went off when i walked out of the doors?
Salesgirl :well, these are actually plastic ink tag. The metal detectors at the doors will not be able to detect these.
Moi : okayzzz (with a dubious look)


a google search turns out the following:

EAS tagsInkmate®
The most popular 2 vial dye tag that is built to withstand accidental breakage but deters the forceful pull Compatible with most E.A.S. tags.

Specifications:Size:1.5" x .3/8"



I guess the reason they use the INKMATE instead of the regular metal tag is because REGULAR METAL TAG ARE DAMN ANNOYING!!!

ask yourself, how many times have you accidentally activate the metal dectector just because you'll holding the clothes too close to the metal doors

(not that we wanna make a quick exit with the unpaid clothes! we are law abidding citizen mind you!!)

With the InkMate, even if you stole the clothes, there will be no way you gonna wear them..
I mean, c'mon, you'll look so dumb with the InkMate tag visible to everyone around you..It will call out "HEY LOOK HERE!! I STOLE THE CLOTHES!! HAHAHAHA"
How embarrassing can that be?

Especially if you're a typical "wanna save face" Singaporean
And you're not gonna force them open cos they are really really gonna stain the fabrics!!

the regular security tags that moi is familiar with are usually like this====>

Supertag®
This is the tag to use when you are looking for the highest level of protection. Super Tag is designed to defeat the most highly trained shoplifters.

Familiar?

So the next time, when you're out shopping..just take a look at the security tag....

Sorry bro~

My brother aint talking to me

In fact, he's kinda pissed with me...

Why why why? u asked...
Simple reason: I stepped on his specs yestie nite and broke it
(flimsy spec!!!..hmmph)

the thing is, it's not really my fault...well, i mean yesh, it was my foot that stepped on his spec and broke it.. but if you think about it, he's partly to blame because HE LEFT IT ON THE FLOOR and the room was pitch dark! HELLO!!! I don't have night vision or watever you called the thingy that enable you to see in the dark

So my brother is partly to blame...
and Tom is sharing the blame too...
TOM??? Yesh, cos i was talking to him on the phone when i stepped on the stoopid specs.. he distracted me from seeing the stoopid specs which was left on the stoopid floor!!

it doesnt help when i started laughing hysterically the moment i picked up the broken specs.
My brother simply refuse to talk to me after that..

Even this morning...it's like im invisible (i dun mind having the talent/power actually).. i did feel abit bad when i saw him trying to glue it up with superglue...its probably worse than the time when i accidentally kicked the power to his lappy and cost him to lose his assigment(which he didnt save)

Im Sorry~ dun be so petty lah
and its about time you buy a new specs anyway rite?

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf is a neighbourhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco
On our way to Fisherman's Wharf (driving in SFO is like riding in a roller coaster!)

UP we go!!!

DOWNHILL!!

Try taking Powell-Hyde cable car lines which runs to Aquatic Park, at the edge of Fisherman's Wharf and experience the thrill of having the wind blowing in you face (fyi, don't confuse the Powell-Hyde cable car with our Sentosa cable car!)

At Fisherman's Wharf....
We came across this fruits stall and saw the most amazing Strawberries! The price are pretty amazing as well! 7 STRAWBERRIES FOR US$7.25!!
That's rougly S$1.70 for one strawberry (of cos we didnt realise it was that expensive until we paid at the cashier)

Nice shop selling fruits dipped in chocolates...Yummies
This frozen banana with chocolate is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! (could i fit the whole thing into my mouth?? keke *wink wink*

Fisherman's Wharf has numerous restaurants that serve seafood, most notably the dungeness crabs

The clam clowder which moi is holding is really good....out of this world

Johnny Depp!!! What happen to you!! why are you just a skeleton!!!

Sea lions at Pier 39

Seagulls.....in a distance, u could rougly make up the Golden gate bridge

a zoom up view of the Golden gate bridge...the name Golden is kinda misleading becos the bridge itself is not gold in colour..but RED!!

There are ferries operating from Fisherman's Wharf to the famous Alcatraz Island. Of cos its no longer a prison but a tourist attraction

The view of San Francisco from Fisherman's Wharf

Pretty isnt it?

Lunch at cheesecake factory!

Located on the 8th Floor of the Macy’s Building in the heart of Union Square, downtown San Francisco is "The Cheesecake Factory"

If the name "cheesecake factory" brings to mind a factory-like place with tons of machinery and conveyor belts filled with cheesecakes in the making, and people running around in white flocks...Oh Boy, look what u miss!!! *shake my head* tsk tsk..

The Cheesecake Factory is a unique, upscale casual dining restaurant offering more than 200 menu selections including Appetizers, Pizza, Pasta, Seafood, Steaks, Salads, Sandwiches, and more. The menu also features specialty dishes like Chicken Madeira, Miso Salmon, Cajun Jambalaya Pasta, and The Factory Burger.
But save room for dessert! Try one of their 50 delicious cheesecakes and desserts such as the White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle® Cheesecake or our new Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake with a cappuccino or espresso.
The Cheesecake Factory serves much more than just cheesecake!
(taken from their website)
http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/

First and foremost, the place is really really crowded...BE prepared to wait at least half an hour for a table (which we did!)
Thank god the owner(s) of Cheesecake factory came up with this brilliant idea of giving the customers a pager-like device as shown below

How it works!
1. tell the staff how many people is coming
2. they'll roughly inform you of the waiting time and hand you one of the pager like device
3. in the meantime, shop around Macy or hang out at the outdoor area where you can enjoy the view of San Francisco from the 8th floor..
4. Pager will start beeping once a table is available
5. Walk back to the entrance where the waitress will bring you to the table..

They even provide you a copy of the menu while waiting so you could have an idea of what to order later...
How cool is that?
much better than getting a queue number from Din tai fung and waiting impatiently for them to call your number...


This is all of us enjoying lunch! Check out the amount of food we have on our table!!
(btw, the portions are huge!! Not kidding!! So its wiser to share instead of ordering a main course each)

It will be a total sin not to order their cheesecakes!
Dessert Time!!! *woo hoo*

TIRAMISU CHEESECAKE
~theWonderful Cheesecake and Tiramisu Combined into one Amazing Dessert!

CHOCOLATE OREO® MUDSLIDE CHEESECAKE
Chocolate Oreos Baked in our Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake with a Chocolate-Almond Brownie Crust
GODIVA® CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
Layers of Flourless Godiva Chocolate Cake, Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake and Chocolate Mousse (This is simply the BEST of the Best!!!)

My really wonderful team~mates!!
Moi gonna miss you guys so much...After one and a half years of sticking thru thick and thin, thru nasty crew and horrible passengers, thru fun laughter peace and joy!!
Arghhh..i still cant believe the company took me out of the team *angry*
gonna miss you guys *XOXOXO*


This is moi wearing Eliz's polka dot hairband.. She's really into polka dot right now...
polka dot shoes, polka dot accessories, polka dot dress

Anyway, i feel so retro wearing it...like living in the 70s...

Finally, the Bill is here!!

Well, its about S$30++ per person..not too bad for a fantastic meal like that...
So if you're in US, just head down to "The Cheesecake Factory" for a meal or just a drink to soak in the atmosphere..
You'll not be disappointed...

Intellifit!! totally cool~

While moi was browsing through one of the Levi's store in San Fransico, i came across this interesting booth in the store

I think i heard about it in the news a few weeks ago.. but having it just right infront of you is like jaw dropping *Wahhhhh*

Boys and girls, lemme introduce you to the future, The Intellifit

Intellifit what?

Intellifit helps you quickly find clothes that fit while it also helps clothing brands and manufacturers create clothes that fit more people. Finding what fits saves time and money for you, your favorite stores, and your favorite online clothing source -- because you know the fit is right before you even take the time to try on the clothes.
HERE'S HOW:You walk into a see-through Intellifit booth that's 8' high and 7' wide. In 10 seconds, Intellifit uses a totally safe radio wave to collect numerous, accurate measurements of your body - while you remain fully clothed. Next, you receive a confidential computer printout listing those brands and sizes that fit you best.
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
(i extracted this from their website http://www.intellifit.com/")

Isnt this totally amazing???? i mean how cool is that??

imagine not having to to try either x-small or small for the same garment to find which one fits better?
(especially when some stores only allow you to try max 3pieces of garment===>so if i know im a size S, i could try more clothes!!! yaay~)

The Queen then decide that she wanna step into this "Intellifit booth" to get a feel what's it like! At the same time, to find out what size moi should be wearing for Levi's jeans!! It sounds really silly, but moi cant wear Levi's jeans (laugh all you want people!!)
I just can't!
I can't zipped up in a size 25 and size 26 is like "fits nicely in the butt but loose at the waist line"
Blame it on my big hips!! Grrr..or the manufacturer's fault for making jeans that can't fit me! HA!

So anyways moi wanted to try it until i saw the stoopid piece of paper stuck onto the computer monitor


Out of Service!!!

Oh man!!! i guess machine do fall sick sometimes...

too bad~

hope they have this in Singapore soon~

The truth is out!

The truth is out!!

Rem the clueless jigsaw puzzle Tom gave me on my birthday?
The one that comes with no box and no pictures!

After spending a couple of days piecing everything together, the masterpiece is OUT!!!

*drums rolling*

tata!!!

Awwww, so sweet *touched*
This picture was taken on our Krabi trip in March 06!
We gonna look around for a nice frame and frame it up!! woo hoo~

So if anyone wanna make a jigsaw puzzle and suprise your loved ones, just drop me a message and i could get the contact from Tom!