After the apple incident. I decided to award myself with nourishing delicious dinner at 鼎泰丰。
I was really skeptical of 鼎泰丰 initially as I didn't find them really fantastic back then in Singapore. Worse are the outlets in Jakarta, the dumplings were actually filled with chicken instead of pork due to the halal restricition! -_-" However, many convinced me that 鼎泰丰 here is a must-try for those who seek to enjoy the ultimate 小笼包。Thus, I decided to give it a shot.
True enough, the 小笼包 were fantastic! It comes with three varieties: 特色小笼包 (steamed pork buns) RMB38 for 10pcs，特色蟹肉小笼包 (steamed crab roe meat and pork buns) RMB58 for 10pcs，特色迷你肉汤包 (steamed mini pork buns with soup) RMB58 for 20pcs。The dumplings had beautifully thin skins and succulent fillings of either pork or crab meat. The 虾肉烧卖 (pork and shrimp shao-mai) was really good as well.
Well I had to admit that the price is pretty steep compared to Singapore's ones, even a pot of tea was but the quality is unquestionable! Well, as the saying goes: 一份钱一分货 ；）
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Friday, October 21, 2005
Rotten Apple
It was late at night and I was watching Sex and The City when my stomach suddenly hinted strongly that it needed to be fed. I walked to my fridge, decided to grab an apple to fulfill my stomach's desire, and went back to my computer screen to continue the episodes..
As I munched the apple, I tasted some funny weird taste; however, I was too engrossed in the Sex and The City to bother about such thing. So.. *munch munch munch and *ouch.. I got the seeds I thought, so I threw it out, but my intuition told me that it was more than seed..
I turned on the lights and *GASPS! The reality hits me hard! I was so shocked that I just threw the whole apple into the bin without seeing clearly what was inside!
The next thing I know, I was holding the toilet bowl vomitting the whole apple! As I vomitted, I saw black things coming out from my mouth together with the crush apple pieces.. I had mixed feelings of relieved and disgusted.. Relieved because I could get those out from my body, disgusted knowing that I actually ate it unknowingly!
It was so traumatizing that I ended up with sleepless night! I kept on having funny feelings inside every part of my body, stomach, brain, shoulder, legs, everywhere.. I know it's all this mental thingy, but you can't help it when you know that you just had a rotten apple!
I'd just spare the details and let you guys see for yourself - seeing is believing
As I munched the apple, I tasted some funny weird taste; however, I was too engrossed in the Sex and The City to bother about such thing. So.. *munch munch munch and *ouch.. I got the seeds I thought, so I threw it out, but my intuition told me that it was more than seed..
I turned on the lights and *GASPS! The reality hits me hard! I was so shocked that I just threw the whole apple into the bin without seeing clearly what was inside!
The next thing I know, I was holding the toilet bowl vomitting the whole apple! As I vomitted, I saw black things coming out from my mouth together with the crush apple pieces.. I had mixed feelings of relieved and disgusted.. Relieved because I could get those out from my body, disgusted knowing that I actually ate it unknowingly!
It was so traumatizing that I ended up with sleepless night! I kept on having funny feelings inside every part of my body, stomach, brain, shoulder, legs, everywhere.. I know it's all this mental thingy, but you can't help it when you know that you just had a rotten apple!
I'd just spare the details and let you guys see for yourself - seeing is believing
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Nothing is Impossible in China
Nothing is impossible in China as long as you know the 'right' person!
The previous weeks, I enrolled for both Biz Chinese and Calligraphy, however the class was already full so I was rejected. I went directly to the Head Department of the Student Affairs and managed to get my Biz Chinese class, but not the Calligraphy lesson. The nice lady told me about how strict the teacher is about the numbers of students, so I had to give it up.
I wasn't prepared to give up my Calligraphy lesson as this is my only chance to get it here. I have only one semester here and I'm determined to make it worthwhile. Yesterday, I went to find the Calligraphy teacher and asked him to get me into the class. And YEAH I GOT IT! Ha HA HA!!
Studying MERE Chinese can be real boring sometime. I have three hours core lessons everyday: speaking 口语，intensive reading 精读，listening 听力，reading 阅读，composition 写作.
Now, I have Biz Chinese 商务汉语 (一） and （二）, and Calligraphy 书法!
Bwahahhahaha..
The previous weeks, I enrolled for both Biz Chinese and Calligraphy, however the class was already full so I was rejected. I went directly to the Head Department of the Student Affairs and managed to get my Biz Chinese class, but not the Calligraphy lesson. The nice lady told me about how strict the teacher is about the numbers of students, so I had to give it up.
I wasn't prepared to give up my Calligraphy lesson as this is my only chance to get it here. I have only one semester here and I'm determined to make it worthwhile. Yesterday, I went to find the Calligraphy teacher and asked him to get me into the class. And YEAH I GOT IT! Ha HA HA!!
Studying MERE Chinese can be real boring sometime. I have three hours core lessons everyday: speaking 口语，intensive reading 精读，listening 听力，reading 阅读，composition 写作.
Now, I have Biz Chinese 商务汉语 (一） and （二）, and Calligraphy 书法!
Bwahahhahaha..
Friday, October 07, 2005
城隍庙-豫园
A day at 城隍庙, visiting 豫园 and trying out the famous 南翔小笼包. Look at the crowds!
Fyi, the whole stretch is selling 南翔小笼包, but the famous one is actually in the 南翔 restaurant itself. One can easily find the restaurant as there's always long queue outside. The restaurant consists of three levels: first level is for takeaway 小笼包 at RMB16/8pcs; second level is for 蟹肉小笼包; third level is for both buffet and a-la-carte. There's min. spending of RMB25/pax for a-la-carte while buffet is priced at RMB60/pax.
The 小笼包 is real superb. It's a must-try delicacy when you're visiting 上海! I'd recommend 招牌蟹黄小笼包, where crab egg is added into the pork dumplings :) The price ain't cheap for the locals, RMB40/6pieces, but it worths a try as a tourist. Another recommendation is the 鱼翅汤包, where the bun is filled with soup and straw is used to drink the soup inside the bun.
豫园 is surely a great tourist attraction. Well if you're up to beautiful scenery, old temples, picture takings, quiet peaceful evening, then this is the place for you. It's surely hard to find this kind of place in such busy metropolitan city like 上海. When I was inside, I felt as if I were in a totally different place. The air is clean and fresh, time seems to pass slowly. One can find a feeling of peace here..
Picture paints a thousand words, so I'd just upload the pictures for your viewing. Check out the link ;)
Beautiful scenery in 豫园
城隍庙 at night
Fortune tree
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Girls Outing
Terrible dining experience at Xin Wang restaurant.
First, the waitress was rude and impatient in taking our order. She torn the order paper in front of us, gave us a pissed look and spoke in a rude tone!
There's a gap between the arrival of each dishes. It totally ruined our appetite. Imagine having to wait for more than 15mins for each dishes to come!
Posing in front of Xin Wang restaurant
Spent the night at Barbarosa. Cool place! Great ambience, great service :)
Tac, Anstice, Julia, Nana, Me and James
First, the waitress was rude and impatient in taking our order. She torn the order paper in front of us, gave us a pissed look and spoke in a rude tone!
There's a gap between the arrival of each dishes. It totally ruined our appetite. Imagine having to wait for more than 15mins for each dishes to come!
Posing in front of Xin Wang restaurant
Spent the night at Barbarosa. Cool place! Great ambience, great service :)
Tac, Anstice, Julia, Nana, Me and James
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
National Day Sale in Raffles City
National Day Sale is here islandwide! The best bargain, however, is in Raffles City with discount up to 80%-90% for many outlets! I got myself a nice black overcoat and cool indigo jacket, both for only RMB 300 (U.P. RMB 1500). Even CK was having 60%-80% clearance sale!
The branded goods are, on the other hand, more expensive than those in Singapore though, up to 20% difference. My advice: get it in Singapore! Else, there's always a cheaper alternative: Xiang Yang Market ;) heee :p
One thing cool about Shanghai is the fashion! Its four season climate contributes to the clothings variety here.. I'm getting excited myself to hunt for overcoat, jacket, hat, shawl, gloves etc for my winter wear! These are absolutely stuff that I won't find nor wear in Singapore! Which sane human will actually wear shawl/overcoat/gloves in Singapore?!
Raffles City at People Square
The branded goods are, on the other hand, more expensive than those in Singapore though, up to 20% difference. My advice: get it in Singapore! Else, there's always a cheaper alternative: Xiang Yang Market ;) heee :p
One thing cool about Shanghai is the fashion! Its four season climate contributes to the clothings variety here.. I'm getting excited myself to hunt for overcoat, jacket, hat, shawl, gloves etc for my winter wear! These are absolutely stuff that I won't find nor wear in Singapore! Which sane human will actually wear shawl/overcoat/gloves in Singapore?!
Raffles City at People Square
Saturday, October 01, 2005
China National Day
The picture below say it all..
Crowds at Nanjing Dong Lu -_-"
PuDong - viewed from The Bund aka Wai Tan
Crowds at Nanjing Dong Lu -_-"
PuDong - viewed from The Bund aka Wai Tan
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