SHANGHAI TRIP! ( PICTURES TO BE CONTINUED LATER! )

I'm back from my Shanghai holiday!!!! Hmmm many interesting things happened during my trip there, well... it will be my first and i think last trip there =) apart from the good cold weather and historical sight seeings and shoppings, i was not impressed by the rest.. i wonder how Shanghai women can stand the Shanghai men over there because where ever they go they just spit on the floor and nobody gives way, it seemed that in their mind they have the right of way.. they will just bang you or even when taking a cab, unlike Singapore where people give way to those who had been waiting for a cab earlier on, they just run straight into the cab and pushing you away just to get into a cab. Thats why after 1 hour of getting robbed of my cab, i decided to do the same way and just ignore the manners. The drivers there do not obey the traffic lights and way of route! Even if it is red light they will still go through the traffic and even dare sound the horn at you to call you to get out of the way!

This are some things that makes me appreciate i live in Singapore where spitting is an offence, and courtesy is a virtue!!

On my second day i took a cab which i didn't realise it was an illegal 1 and the cash meter just rose every 3 seconds! and the driver actually brought me to another place instead of the hotel where i wanted to go. I immediately sternly told him to alight me and i took an official cab where the driver told me to be careful for all these illegal cabs where they bring tourist to other places and then rob them.. I was lucky it was in the day time where there are many people around... Thank God

Enough of the complaining, i shall upload some of the many pictures i took throughout my trip!

DAY 1

The hotel ( RAMADA )

This is how my hotel room looks like, the typical hotel room

The view outside the hotel room window

This is XIN TIAN DI, famous night spot for pubs and where the trendy hang out

1 of the beautiful pubs you can find there

Beautiful wine bar

The rain came but did not stop me from enjoying the cold air and beautiful scenery

Reminds me of Paris

1 of the cleanest place you can find in Shanghai already =)

After that a beautiful breakfast of Xiao Long Bao and beed soup ramen from the famous Dian Tai Fung over at Shanghai, their service is so much better then Singapore's and not to mention the food



Day 2

Day 2 was shopping time at my hotel area! The famous Nan Jing Street where you can find at least 5 or more shopping centers side by side!

Along the streets!

Just enjoy the view

The Bund where opposite is Pudong, another shopping district

A clearer view

I love this picture effect

This is 1 big ass thermometer

After that i headed to this posh Italian restaurent

Their butter lobster cabonara looked like HORFUN!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I'm off to Shanghai! I would like to wish everybody a blessed and fun-filled Merry Christmas with their family and friends! Too bad i can't celebrate with my buddies this year.

It will be 7 days of no gym for me!! OMG~ the hotel better have gym facilities so that i can hit the gym in the morning before i go off for my shopping and eating spree Lol.. Let's just hope i won't freeze over there because i was too lazy to shop for any winter clothes in Singapore =) IT'S ALL IN THE MIND~~~

Finally away!

Last week my sister had an impromptu decision to go Shanghai with me, she said that this year's christmas present will be a free 2 way airplane ticket and free lodging to Shanghai to shop! WoOHoOo~ Have not pack my bag yet but will do so after i buy my big crumpler bag for the trip too... today was a funny day, our motive was to go to Paragon to buy our crumpler bag, me and Weiliang already decided which to buy but Zongwei still could not decide which to buy, so we went for dinner and who would have known that after we finished our dinner and went back... THE SHOP HAS CLOSED FOR THE DAY!! I got damn pissed off, makes my whole trip down a waste, We went to Borders and Weiliang wanted to purchase just 1 magazine but because the person infront of him bought i think a library of books...we had to wait for like 20 minutes just so that he could pay for his 1 magazine... not only that we waited like for freaking 45 minutes for our bus to go home~ tomorrow i will waste no time... go into the shop, grab the bag, swipe my card and get the hell out!!! Lol today is really a day of WAITING WAITING WAITING~

Oh well, can't wait to go to Shanghai not because of the shopping spree and delicacies indulgence but because of the cold 6 degree celcius weather over there.. i just love extreme coldness =)

I'll be going off on 21st and coming back on the 27th, just in time to celebrate the end of the year countdown with my close buddies...

I have a few shopping list of stuffs that some of my friends want me to buy for them and 3 other friends that i will not mention "WHO!" called me to buy a bigger luggage bag so i can smuggle them to Shanghai to shop with me... Ahem! If you are reading this.. you should know who you are! Why don't you save the trouble and purchase a ticket and meet me there and i wouldn't mind for you to carry my luggage for me... =)

Top 5 Unluckiest Moments...SO FAR!!!

My Top 5 Most Unluckiest Moments...So Far!

5.) Training for my basketball tournament in secondary school for many months everyday even under the rain and when the time came..i fell sick zZzz!!!

4.) Had real bad knee injury in the past due to too much basketball trainings and i can not sit for long periods in small areas like cars, when i sat for a 6 hour journey for an overseas holiday, i could not stand when we reached and had to lay in the hotel bed for the entire trip and i missed out all the fun!!!

3.) When i was young i roller bladed while my neighbour was cycling behind me, i tripped and fell down and my neighbour behind could not stop in time and he rode his bicycle over my neck..

2.) Few days ago while bathing i thought to myself why all these years i've been staying at my house, there have never been a blackout while in the toilet, and true enough 2 minutes later.. MY ENTIRE BLOCK BLACKOUT FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR!!! and i could not see a single damn thing in the toilet!

1.) This i really have nothing to say but U-N-L-U-C-K-Y!!! I was making my daily 10 eggs, when i cracked open the 1st to the 9th egg, everything was going well... When i was happily cracking open the last egg, IT WAS ROTTEN! and it just fell straight into the bowl of 9 perfect eggs and i had to throw everything away!!! If only i cracked the last egg first... then i would have saved 9 eggs!!!

FOOD!!!!

This is what i call a GOOD meal after an exhausting gym work out!!!

I bought half of a honey roasted chicken and i made some salad with rasins and tomatoes and 1 big cup of steamed corn with bacon bits... Nothing beats a scrumptious meal on a cold rainy day after a good workout =) It not only fills your stomach and taste buds, it makes you happy too!

Tomorrow i shall grill my Salmon marinated in terriyaki sauce and cook a baked USA potato garnished with salad cream and bacon bits and melted cheese and 3 egg white omelette for dinner!

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

I immediately fell in love with this song, didn't know i have been missing out this good song which was released 1 year before i was born!



Turnaround,
every now and then I get a little bit lonely
and you're never coming around

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit tired
of listening to the sound of my tears

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
that the best of all the years have gone by

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
and then I see the look in your eyes

Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit restless
and I dream of something wild

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit helpless
and I'm lying like a child in your arms

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit angry
and I know I've got to get out and cry

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
but then I see the look in your eyes

Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

Thoughts

Confidence is a mental process that arises from considering if a person or thing is capable of something.

Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself when considering a capability.

Overconfidence is having unmerited confidence--believing something or someone is capable when they are not.

Self Confidence, something which i know that i lack in me. I used to think maybe it's because i used to think i am always incompetent and inferior to others in skills, so thats why i used to train so hard for my basketball and i not only wanted to be good among all that i know but to be the best. I thought this would make me have more self confidence, well i did work for me.. but it was only at a basketball court. I would be making decisions and plans to try and win the game which i was determined in every game. That thought of increasing my self confidence made me go on to train and play basketball with all my heart to learn for more then 10 years...

After that i got laughed at by my closest friends at that point of my life for being skinny and small size while the rest of them were so called "normal" and made fun of my appearance infront of the girls who adored them to make them feel good , they made it that way and i soon believe that they were right because they were my good friends at that time. I soon got very demoralized and my fist clenched at the hearing of the word skinny.. it was like a great insult to me, only guys who are skinny or were skinny will know how i felt... but i didn't do anything about it because i didn't know where to start

The final blow came when i was being the common target of ah bengs at that point of time, 8 guys unleash all the beatings they could do on me for no other reason then to show their gfs that they are fighters in life and cool for a reason. I had no reason to fight back... and i knew i could not either..

The following week i called my current close buddy, Weiliang, to follow me to the gym to just work out abit, soon we got hooked and we had sort of a silent challenge that who could make the most difference to our bodies... We would eat all the carbs and protiens we could see, i still remember we each ate a buddy meal at burger king, we had 10 pratas for dinner, we had 3 bowls of noodles for dinner, we just ate n ate with the focus of growing big... I was dying to get out of my 44kg body frame... i was literally eating, living, sleeping and dreaming about being "normal"

I remembered going back to my secondary school to have a gathering with all my ex classmates and teachers, the friends who laughed at me once.. maybe all of the training i put in was to prove to them?

I read this line from a show but i just can't remember where i have seen it... but it was sort of reflecting on me. A gal was telling the guy "Why are you trying so hard just to prove to others all these years? Why must you care so much of how other people look at you or think about you? Just enjoy life like it is..." It sort of struck a key in my mind...

From Left: Weiliang, Zengye and Me

Our "brothership" is going strong after so many years...

From Left: Me, Weiliang and Zengye

Mime Torn

This Guy is Great =)

I Would Give Up Anything Just For A Miracle To Happen...

The worst feared had came true when the report came out yesterday, my eldest aunt who complained of back aches and fevers had turned out to be because she is diagnosed with breast tumour and it is cancerous at it's final stages and it is feared that it had spread to her back already, tonight her sister's and brothers will all gather to have a talk with the doctor and see what can be done best to help her go through this hard time. It is a very big shock to all of us, everybody has cancelled their holiday trips to spend more time with my aunt, nobody has yet to let my sister know because she is overseas having her honeymoon. My cousin will wait for my sister to come back from her honeymoon then she will tell her about her mom's condition personally because we do not want to spoil my sister's mood right now. I pray that my aunt will be strong and with the support of us, her loved ones, she will conquer the disease.

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.

When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.

A New Beautiful Journey Ahead For My Sister...

Today is my sister's wedding... After months and months of planning and arranging she finally had a perfect wedding. First we had the church wedding in the morning, we had to wake up early at 6am so that my cousins, aunts, sister and my mom could have their make over done in time by my sister's stylist. I did not have to do any make over and could sleep till 8am instead but i volunteered to wake up at 6am to help everybody make breakfast and drinks for the long journey ahead. The church wedding was fabulously beautiful, everything went perfect except the pastor made the same mistake again like the rehearsals... he suppose to say to my sister to put the ring on her husband-to-be's 2nd finger but instead he said the 3rd finger.. the universal sign language finger!

After the church wedding was done, we had lunch at the lobby area and after that headed to my brother-in-law's house for the tea ceremony and then back to my house for the tea ceremony, it was very short for the tea ceremony at my brother in law's place because there was only his parents around... at my house all my relatives was gathered and the tea ceremony was about an hour, imagine the number of relatives and cousins i have... i was the camera and video man for the day, and i was so busy running up and down getting good shots for the newly weds...

After it was finished, everybody went back to rest for about 3 hours till the wedding dinner at UOB plaza, 60th floor restaurent... the food was great and the waitresses were very friendly. After a hearty meal and lots of photo sessions and chats we all head back home to rest for a day well spent and never forgotten. The newly weds went back to Fullerton hotel to rest and prepare for their honeymoon on Monday =)

(My gorgeous sister all nervous to walk down the aisle)

(Morning Attire For Church Wedding)

( Night Attire For Wedding Dinner )