Tuesday, June 8, 2010

black and white paper dolly






These are pictures of the cute Hansel store at Stamford House (and that’s my shopping bag on the table in the last picture :-)). i was there a few weeks ago with a UK friend, she’s a fan of Hansel clothes and never fail to get a piece or two when in town. It was months ago when i dropped by the last time and they were still in the mist of setting up. i love this paper dolly interior, it’s a really fun idea :-)

Saturday, June 5, 2010

bicycles everywhere





Shanghai, Spring 2010 & Winter 2008


Hangzhou, Spring 2010


Wuzhen, Spring 2010




Beijing, Winter 2010

i would love to ride on a bicycle, but only if its not in the city.

laundry everywhere

Shanghai, Spring 2010

Wuzhen, Spring 2010



Shanghai, Winter 2008


Beijing, Winter 2008

Hanging laundry in the public places are seen as unsightly, but at least it’s green.

picturesque westlake

The sunset, the boat ride, the company... almost everything was awesome at Westlake, Hangzhou.
(well, that is if i choose to remember just the good part...)

Hey there duckling!

Big head glowing under the sun :-p




Off we go!

Enjoying the breeze.

A homely decorated boat with lace table cloth and floral print cushion.

Cool fresh water.




This is only a small part of the lake and i would love to return to explore the other areas in future (especially the voted Ten Scenes of Westlake). HOWEVER, i am not too sure if i can brave through the scary traffic in Hangzhou again. The car accident that we met has sure top the list of ‘the most unforgettable’ on this cursed trip.

11am (curse no.1) : A very old 5-seater rented car instead of the agreed 7-seater arrived to take us to Hangzhou. The driver speeded at 160km/hr and the drive was hot and uncomfortable but at least we arrived unscathed.
1.30pm (curse no. 2) : The accommodation that we booked turned out to be fully booked and we had to move to another very rundown motel.
3pm (curse no. 3) : Can’t find a decent place to have lunch by the time we settled down as most of the restaurants were closed between 2 to 6pm.
4.30pm (curse no. 4) : It took forever to get a taxi to Westlake.
6pm (curse no. 5) : Again, it took forever (but slightly better) to get a taxi to leave Westlake.
8.30pm (curse no. 7) : Car accident in the middle of a junction on the way to the touristy HeFang Street.
9.30pm : Finally settled down to have dinner.
11.30pm : Back to the ugly motel

But i guess it wasn’t that bad afterall, at least we are all still alive and kicking.

– Day 3 in Shanghai (Hangzhou)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

lunch hour at cha

Lunching at the nostalgic Cha’s Restaurant.








– Day 2 in Shanghai

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

we walked


27 April to 9 May 2010, Shanghai

Friday, May 28, 2010

tea and coffee overdosed

Work is lined up all the way till mid July and yet i have no mood for anything except drinking tea and coffee. i have to force myself to work everyday (some days till wee hours) and it’s a torture. i am either still suffering from post holiday syndrome or have simply gone lazy.

“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.” – Elbert Hubbard.

And i couldn’t agree more.