shanghai birthday

I feel so disconnected with school.

I’m back. touch down at 5:30am, unpack, took a shower and headed off to school. Rushed through my assignment on the mrt ride. When I arrived at class, I realised it had to be handwritten. And I had 2 quizzes today, which obviously were not studied for.

My shanghai trip was an eventful one. I got conned by the cab driver when I arrived at Shanghai airport. He knew I wasn’t local and took a detour. What’s fuming me mad was he gave me a fake receipt which leaves me no chance of suing him to get back my $$.

Upon arrival at the hotel, there wasn’t any reservation under my name. Had to call Leon and luckily, he had the order reservation number. Next, I tried to topup my china sim card but it didn’t seem to work. Plus singtel didnt give me my roaming! Lastly, the Internet connection in my room was screwed up. What a night for my last day of my 21st year.

But thankfully for the lovely birthday present. The room was great! I soaked in the bubble bath to de-stress and had a good night rest.

Everything worked out well the next day. I got both phones working and Internet access.

And thanks to everyone who wished me!
I couldn’t possibly reply then. What’s more, facebook & wordpress were both blocked in China. I was really deprived of my leisure outlets. It was days later that I found a way to access Facebook!

Lunch at Paul’s was a disappointment. I had grilled scallops, lemon macaroon and raspberry tart. I didn’t feel the Parisian touch.

Went down to Kang Jun for a pampering massage session, sponsored by Kelvin. 60mins foot massage plus 90mins of full body! Totally awesome!
All for just $40.

In the night, Leon drove me down to Shi Men Yi Lu.
had my cravings satisfied @ Xiao Yang Sheng Jian Guan. We arrived at 10.45pm, just in time for the last batch of buns! My birthday bun! haha…

The hotel was great, apparently a 5-star. Totally loved the bath tub. I have no idea why it’s 2 queen-size beds. They have an indoor swimming pool at 26th floor that oversees part of the city.

The luxurious stay only lasted for 3 nights. I moved into miao’s place – a very drastic change.

There were alot of construction and road works going on in his area. Air quality was really bad. I could feel the dust in the air. I was looking for the iron and I found it in the cupboard, with a thick layer of dust!! These people don’t iron their clothes??? It probably laid in there since I left the house 3 years ago.