Shanghai's Achievement

Things I learnt and gained in Shanghai:

1. Chinese?? <-- improvement rate: 10%-30%
2. Calligraphy - BASIC!
3. Shanghai's architectures, food, culture and lifestyle =.=
   
4. How to deal with the locals - more flexibility for Chinese speaking foreigners!
5. Great cheap shopping places
6. Good hangout places - bars, restaurants, lounges, spa
7. SuZhou-HangZhou beautiful sceneries
8. Better rates with Singapore debit cards!
9. It's a waste of time to study language in Shanghai

Places to visit in Shanghai:

1. The Bund a.k.a Shanghai Tan - most popular place
2. JinMao Tower, Cloud 99 Lounge - skyview nightlife
3. Cheng Huang Miao - Chinatown in Shanghai, selling jades and golds
4. NanJing Lu - always busy pedestrian road
5. Xin Tian Di - full of foreigners
6. XiangYang Market - infamous market for non-authentic goods
7. Shanghai Development Centre

Shoppings:

1. QiPu Lu - good bargain fashion wears
2. Cheng Huang Miao - wholesales of accessories, textiles etc
3. DongJia Du Lu - fabric & tailoring market
   
4. ShanXi Bei Lu no. 59 - AAA grade non-authentic goods, good price!
5. NanJing Xi Lu
6. NanJing Dong Lu
7. HuaiHai Lu
   

Restaurants:

1. Shanghai Ashu - Best Shanghai's restaurant
2. Din Tai Fung - Best Xiao Long Bao
3. Charmant - Affordable Taiwanese food
4. People 7 - Contemporary Cuisine
5. South Beauty - SzeChuan restaurant
   
6. Malone's - Great burger
   
7. Lapis Lazuli - Italian/French restaurant
8. Zen - Dimsum restaurant
9. HongQiao Lu - Korean restaurants
10. GuBei Lu - Japanese restaurants
11. HongMei Lu
    

Lounges:

1. People 7 - cool unique mysterious - impressive!
2. Barbarossa - sheesha lounge
3. New Heights - dessert lounge, PuDong view (best chocolate cake)
4. CJW - great jazz lounge
5. Senses - wine lounge
6. HengShan Lu
7. The Bund
   

Clubbings:

1. Guan Di - Wed night (supermodel night)
2. Pegasus - Thurs night (foreigners' night)
3. La Fabrique
   
4. Babyface
5. Club DKD (Dance Kill Depression)
6. Block 60
7. MaoMing Lu
8. TongRen Lu
   

Great experience:

1. SuZhou/HangZhou trip with dear
2. New Year's Eve with Jingz & Alvin at The Bund
3. Poormen boat trip PuXi-PuDong (best experience indeed!) - thanks Jingz!