Here comes Summer!!! It's getting HOT in here! Perspiring everyday! >.<" well, haha, it's really very warm over here, think temperature may range from 29/30 to 35/36 degree celcius everyday, much warmer compared to Singapore zzZZZ.

TWK -> Vanessa - hehe van, i'm thinking of the 3-layer meat everyday leh, missing it but sometimes got eat la, though don seem enough everytime, wahahaha xD

TWK -> Marcus - haha, bro, the fats shiok man, eat into mouth and it kinda melted, lol. I've been craving for the 'san cheng rou'/ 3-layer pork everyday man. =p haha, I kinda miss the 'Zhu Zha Tang' (Pork Intestine Soup) stall and miss eating with you all.

Mum, I have taken photo of myself in the company uniform already. Ta Dah!

Me in GulTech uniform

Me in GulTech uniform with GulTech jacket

Me in Anti-Dust suit
(I'm not working in this section, just went in to take photos so have to wear)

During the weekends, we went to Xi Hui Garden on Saturday, Ling Shan Da Fo and Li Hu on Sunday.

We went to the zoo within Xi Hui Garden (main purpose there) and we saw Panda! But haiz, it's summer now and the panda is placed in a air-conditioned room. We could not get a good view of it though =( .

White Peacocks

Black Swan


'King Kong'

Blur picture of panda (coz of the room)

We went around Xi Hui Garden after visiting the Zoo and found a place to see reptiles. The place is a like a huge underground tunnel (lucky it's air conditioned). Within the place, we went to see the reptiles and a ghost house where you walk through places and there will be ghosts (mechanical) scaring you on the way. Man, it's scary as I got squeeze to the front of the group, lol, and always the first one to be scared by the ghosts *scream*. haha, the reptile place is disappointing as there are only a few small snakes, a fake python and crocodile to see -.- .

'Spooky' Tunnel Entrance

'Spooky' Tunnel

'Fake Python'

Went to Pizza Hut at Wuxi City for dinner. I ate 3 slices of pizzas from 3 different pizzas, garlic breads, calamari (with lotsa tartar sauce and mayonnaise) and drank ice Mocha. haha, couldn't eat more after.

Pizza Hut

King Authur's Pizza!

We visited Ling Shan Da Fo (supposedly the second tallest Buddha statue in China, though the place states it is the tallest in China). The scenery there is nice. We went to Li Hu (a lake) after that, initially having the idea of flying kites there, but the weather is hot Hot HOT so we dropped the idea.

Baby Buddha in Lotus

Baby Buddha Lotus (Closed)

I'm holding the building!

Big Buddha Hand


Stairs to Ling Shan Da Fo

Ling Shan Da Fo!

Li Hu (Lake)

Went around there awhile then headed back to dormitory and played a few games of basketball.

Wee.. going Shanghai this weekend! =D

Hmm..finally! finishing the company website already. BUT, there are tasks coming up after this, which is doing 2 intro videos for the company, one for each factory (both Wuxi and Suzhou factory). It's gonna be a seemingly new thing to me as I hardly work with creating video, but I'm sure gonna try and complete it ;)

During the weekends, we went to Zhou Zhuang on Saturday, a place near Suzhou for plenty of sight-seeings. Saw many ancient stuffs like farming tools, fishing tools and the old house considerably- rich people live in. Had their famous Wan San Pig's Trotter *drool*.

On the way to Zhou Zhuang

Zhou Zhuang entrance

Traditional farming tools

Took a boat ride around Zhou Zhuang

House of the considerably-rich people

Wan San Pig's Trotter (Friggin' Fat but NICE)

Went to Wuxi City to shop on the Sunday! Glad that I found S&K here and bought a knee-length shorts (sorry no picture), as I didn't bring my S&K shorts to China. Bought it for 125RMB, so it's around 25SGD. Price kinda ok eh? Had spicy steamboat for dinner, it was good =]. Well, no taggies to reply, so time for pics!!!

Spicy Steamboat aftermath

On the way home (sorry for blurry pic, ride was shaky)

Going to the zoo or should I say garden (not sure about the place yet) this Saturday!! =D

Hm..from last Tuesday onwards, I don't know why I'm not able to enter blogs at all, so I'm using yandao.net proxy server now, sianZ. So families and buddies, I most probably can only reply your taggies through posting here as I'm not able to reply using proxy server =((( but keep the taggies coming in ya?

TWK -> Vince - lol vince :shy:

TWK -> Alice -yea alice, Im still waiting for my surprise leh =p

TWK -> Family - lol, no la, jus took my weight on Saturday, 67kg, but wif my clothes on and all, haha, thanks min! have a safe, fun and pleasant trip to the Japan! =D

TWK -> Rodney - oh..bros, have fun at M'sia ya, mus take care of each other hor, haha, looking forward to going wif u all overseas soon! =D

TWK -> Marcus - thanks bro, hehe, DS!! hahaha, can't wait to play wif u all back at Singapore. hahaha

Now..back with the postings. Last Wednesday, 06/07/2007, had a fire drill at the factory. We all went to gather at the main entrance of the factory and watch the security guards perform putting out a fire in the shortest possible time (was kinda funny though). haha, and I also got my first salary (allowance) on Thursday, 07/07/2007.

Fire Drill

My pay slip and bank card (salary inside)

Went for a 2D/1N trip to Zhe Jiang (4-hour Bus ride) during the weekends. First stop is "Shuang Xi Piao Liu". It's a ride whereby around 10 people go on board a raft made up of bamboos, sitting on bamboo benches (no handles nor side railings, very traditional) and will be rowed by a person going through a river. During the journey, we started splashing water at each other on board and even started splashing water at other people on other rafts too. It was somewhat like a water-wars as people are splashing water from rafts to rafts using 'weapons' ranging from bare hands to water guns. In the end, everyone of us on board were totally drenched. I have to change into my short pants after that.
*Sorry I got no pictures for this because all of us kept our electronic devices in plastic bags to prevent water-contact.

Next up, we visited a valley. There are lots of sight-seeing and walking. Shall let the pictures do the talking =D. Headed to the hotel at Ling An City at around 1930. Didn't do much in the night, had our dinner, some water-melons, played few games of Dai Dee, watched TV then sleep already. Man, I saw the Mediacorp series 'The Love Concierge " there and it's being dubbed into China voices. It kinda sucked..hm..don't know why they don't want to use the original voices, it sounds much better.

On the way to Zhe jiang (free cap from tour)

Rode on this carriage to 'Shuang Xi Piao Liu'

'Zhe Xi Da Xia Gu' (Zhe Xi Valley)
(Me, Yeow Chuan, Daryl, Dexter, Kelvin, Chin Hong)

At the valley

Tranquil Mineral Water (very clean and icy)

Mini-waterfall

Long slide down from mountain top (10RMB per pax)

Hotel room

Hotel Toilet

Gathered and ate breakfast next day, 10/06/2007. This time, we are going to mountain top, not a valley. On the way up the mountain, there is an attraction whereby you will be inside a inflated ball floating on water and you can anyhow jump and run provided if you kept your balance. I played and I accidently kicked my own noes with my knee cap because the rebounce is kind of big. I'm so tired and sweaty after that. Being in the tour group, our own group of 10 are always the last behind, haha, so we got seperated kinda easily.

And so, we went on our own after we lost track of the other tour members but we are to gather back at 1130 at entrance then after. We went to scale a mountain again (everyday is exercise man, haha), this time, there is a sign asking if we got enough water, food and stuffs as it will be a very long way up. We proceeded..It takes alot of stamina and determination to get to the peak as we are walking up stairs all the way. It took us around 45 minutes to get to almost peak only. Well, our hard work paid off as the view on top is astonishing, and when you shout, you can even hear your own echoes!! Everything is just so natural!

Headed back to Wuxi (5-hour bus ride) and went to KTV again! but haiz..didn't sing well =( but well, still had fun.

Breakfast at a hotel

On the way to the mountain place

Inside the ball floating on water

Mini-waterfall again xD

Mountain entrance

Mountain top

Mountain top (damn exhausted)
(Me and Yeow Chuan)

Resting place on mountain top
(Mei Ying, Me, Yeow Chuan and Dexter)

Going back down to lower grounds

KTV

Went back to dormitory at around 2300 and rested for the night.

Back Again! ah..went to the toilet 3 times today, from around 0300 onwards till before work, haiz..worried that I ate the wrong stuff again. Felt ok for now though. Hm..now to post about my week 4 experience in China here. For the weekends, we went to 'Zhong Hua Kong Long Yuan'(Dinosaur Theme Park), Karaoke, 'Tai Hu' Lake, Pearl factory, 'Zi Sha' Teapot factory 'San Guo Cheng'(Three Kingdoms City) and 'Shui Hu Cheng' (Water Margin City). For both days, we went with a tour because it's more convenient for us. 'San Guo Cheng' and 'Shui Hu Cheng' are formerly places used for shooting various ancient chinese films such as Three Kingdoms and such. Took a ride at Dinosaur Theme Park which works like a pendulum, friggin' thrilling. Went for KTV on Saturday, from around 1700 to 2100. Sang lotsa songs and enjoyed it. Looking forward to go again! =D I believe some of you must have heard the news saying about Tai Hu being polluted heavily. Luckily, I'm able to visit Tai Hu as the pollution have lessen abit.

Outside 'Kong Long Le Yuan'

Malnutritioned Barney! xD (Look how thin he is)

The scariest ride here (The one I took)
(swings left and right like a pendulum)

"Argh! Save me!"

Jump!

A statue that looks like a Night Elf

Trying 'Chou Dou Fu' (Smelly Beancurd) for the 1st time

Dinosaur Bones for display in museum


Dinosaurs on the run!

KTV-ING

On the way to 'Tai Hu'

'Tai Hu' Entrance

Vast Lake 'Tai Hu'

Look at the 3 islands, what shape of a creature you see?
(answer: a Tortoise, tail on the left, shell on middle, head on the right)

On the way to the 'shell' of the Tortoise (middle island)

On the way to the middle island
(William, William's wife, Yeow Chuan, Daryl and Me)

On the island

The man behind is called 'Lao Zi'

Trying my luck to throw the coin on the shell for good luck
(Missed all =X but still will have good luck)

'Shui Hu Cheng' Entrance

Warrior from 'Shu Hu Zhuan' (don't know his name)

Old town streets

Our tour guide for the day!

Street Performance (Father and Son Combination)

Street Performance (Mother and Daugther Combination)

Pugilistic Stage Fight

Ancient device to tell time (direction of needle shadow on the circle)

'San Guo Cheng' Entrance

Outside palace

Some cool Ancient Battlefield-like ships

Huge Urn

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei versus Lu Bu show
('San Ying Zhan Lu Bu')

That's all for last week, I go slack slack first liao =p