2 weeks plus more and I will be returning to Singapore. Daryl and I are not able to continue doing the introduction video for the company currently because we are still awaiting informations from our Manager. I wonder if there is time to complete the video. Well, the weather here is sometimes warm, sometimes abit cooler. Some places of China were flooded, but fortunately my area isn’t affected. Daryl, Kelvin, Dexter and I have been eating out for dinner for the past 4 days (Mon to Thurs), the same eatery and the same dishes, having fried Pig Stomach, fried 3-layer Pork, Spicy and Sour Potato Slices, Mince Meat with Brinjal, and fried Onion Egg. Hahaha, we will be setting a new record if we were to dine at that eatery again (each person pay around 20 RMB (4SGD) per meal). Lol.

Hmm… Went to Suzhou last weekend on Friday night, 13/07/2007, after work. We reached the train station at around 2100, and came across a person who is asking if we need a car (comes with a fee for sure) for transportation (although there are always many people camping at train stations asking if we need a car or accommodation). We agreed to take his car and he arranged for us a hotel to stay. We will be renting his van for the rest of our trip too to save time travelling around. Our hotel is located at a city-like place whereby there are a few shopping centers around just like Tampinese. We all went down to have a stroll after settling down at the hotel rooms and stumbled across a movie theatre (looks like an old-time cinema). They are showing Transformers there! Haha, so all of us went to buy our tickets for the next night (Saturday night) at 2210.

Outside of our Hotel

Hotel Room

Hotel Toilet

Outside Movie Theatre

Inside Movie Theatre

We had KFC for supper and went to a small club (in a shophouse) called “Scarlet” later. Man, all of us were caught unprepared, as initially Luo Xue (who is already at Suzhou) was not coming to find us, so we ate KFC thinking we will be heading back to hotel to sleep after meal. But she came eventually and we didn’t have time to prepare and change into more presentable clothes, hence we went to club in Cargo shorts and T-shirts. Lol, first time experience. Luckily we are able to enter with our attire as the club is not strict. Guys are to pay 30 RMB (6SGD) for entrance and free entries for ladies. We ordered 1 bottle of Absolute Vodka and a few cans of Sprite to go along with. Went to the dance floor after having around a few cups of Vodka Sprite. The atmosphere and ambience is not really there though, not as fun and high as ShangHai but still can make it. We clubbed till around 0300 and went back. Thanks Luo Xue for helping me back xD.These are a few blurry pics taken by my N80 camera.

Went to Suzhou Le Yuan (Suzhou Theme Park) on Saturday, 14/07/2007. Some of us are still feeling abit groggy after last night's club. I didn't have much appetite after vomitting too much yesterday (Friday night at the club) so I had light breakfast only. I have always been afraid to take thrilling rides since young but I tried a few thrilling rides there like Roller Coaster, and for the first time, the Space Shot thingy whereby you will be shot high up suddenly. I also tried something new which is gliding through the air from higher ground to lower ground with you holding on to a bar attached to a kite. It was a nice experience. We also took the more relaxing rides like Bumper Car, Merry-Go-Round, boat taking you throught a small world.
"It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all,
It's a small small world!"

Groggy and tired~
(Daryl, Dexter, Me, Mei Ying, Yeow Chuan behind)

Suzhou Theme Park Entrance

Suzhou Theme Park ticket

Suzhou Theme Park

Suzhou Theme Park

Suzhou Theme Park

Daryl and I at the space shot!

Inside 'Omni-theatre' (Kelvin and I)

Swing~

Roller Coaster~

Cable Car to the top to glide down

Merry-go-round

Haha. We left the theme park at around 1700 and went to have dinner with Matthew's father (his father came on a business trip) and his colleague at a restaurant near our hotel. After that, we went for a short stroll around the area. There were many shops, roadside stalls and many lighted up buildings. The night life seems kinda busy here.

Night pic at Suzhou
(Kelvin, Me (front), Matthew, Matthew's dad, Dexter and Daryl)

Transformers time! We found our seats just in time and then the show started. OMG, THE SHOW IS IN CHINESE!!! We were fooled by the ticket-seller that the show is in english with chinese subtitles. The whole show is actually chinese-dubbed and no subtitles, Lol, but we stayed and watch finish the movie. Luckily I'm able to understand what Sam Witwicky, Megatron, Optimus Prime and gang were saying xD. The movie is so damn good, Barricade is soooooo cool, I'm lovin' it! The transformations were detailed, good storyline, many exciting moments, I will rate it 4.5/5 man. If anyone haven't catch the show yet, go watch! haha. Anyone wanna buy for me Barricade toy? hahaha =p

Barricade!

Barricade!

Went to Suzhou Yuan Ling (Suzhou Gardens) on Sunday. I heard it is a must-visit place if you were to go to Suzhou. There were many old-time houses, bridges and ancient monuments. Suzhou is known as the Water City as it actually has 1/3 of the Tai Hu waters and is known to many famous ancient chinese people. The food here in Suzhou is said to be sweeter rather than saltier. Ah man! I finally got to taste the famous and one of my favorite dishes here, Alice you should know =p the 3-layer pork! It's called "Dong Po Rou" here. For this dish, the fats is much thicker than the meat, but the fats is just fine.

Emperor's robe

Suzhou Gardens

Olden-day Pull Cart

Suzhou Waters

Boat we took
(Kelvin, Daryl, Me, Yeow Chuan)

Bridges (Plentiful of them in Suzhou)

Pagoda at Temple

Top-view from Pagoda

We also visited a silk factory to see the process of how silk is obtained from silkworms till the end-user product. Suzhou is famous for it's silk products.

Silk Process

Impenetrable Silk

Pulling silk

Headed back to Wuxi at around 1600 plus and by dinner time, my appetite is failing me again, maybe due to overtired. I had light dinner at a Korean restaurant only.

Me on Traffic Police Bike

We will be going on a sight-seeing trip to see mountains and waterfalls this weekend!
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