China Trip 2010

I just came back from China last week. Visited Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shunde and Shenzhen. Overall, it was a nice trip. The food was amazing and I ate a lot. It was crazy having to spend 6 days with all those crazy people who makes you laughed your head off all the time. I enjoyed talking to them. They were so humorous and so entertaining. China trip is like that, you get silly people on board most of the time.

I was packing on the night before departure. As usual, I brainwashed the little fella. I told him that mummy will be working outstation and even showed him my luggage. This time he actually told me he wanted to follow me to work. Of course, I said NO, you can't follow mummy to work. The I told him why, because mummy will be sitting in aeroplane. Then he said he want to sit in aeroplane pulak. Believe it, he actually told me he wanted to sit in the aeroplane every single 5 mins while I packed. And everytime I had to tell him, NO, you can't follow mimi. Poor thing. That's the scenario everytime I have to travel.

I woke up at 5am the following morning because the cab picked me up at 5.45am. I was half way really sleepy in the cab when one of my mission's participant, namely, Keson called me on my mobile. He actually made me woke up! He told me he doesn't have a flight ticket. I told him perhaps he was not aware of it because now everything is E-TICKET. He told me, no way because he doesn't remember paying for it, so probably his secretary did not booked the ticket for him. He really gave me a shocked early in the morning. In the end, we found his name in the system anyway. I knew it would be fine because if it isn't, the China embassy will not issue a visa to him if he has not got a flight ticket. Keson is really the super duper blur type, but believe it or not, being the blur him, he is the most gentlemen of all. He helps with the luggage and all the stuffs. I really enjoyed having him around because he is really the helpful type, although really very blur and I have to watch out for him most of the time, like a mother watching for her son, afraid that he might get lost.

A thing about being a tour secretariat is that you have to ensure every of your participants boarded the plane safely. So, here comes my next award winning participant, Lawrence. When we were checking in, he told me he just reached KL Sentral, about to take the KLIA Express. Fine. When an announcement was made to board the plane, I still see no sign of him anywhere. I called him and he did not even answered my call. I was praying hard that he would not missed the plane. And there I was at my seat when I finally got a message from him, telling me not to worry as he boarded the plane safely. Phew!! This fella really last minute type. Introducing Lawrence Mun, the playful and really-likes-to-eat participant! He would find all the good food to eat and always say "this is delicious, this is delicious", like almost every food is delicious to him.

That's me @ one of the main shopping street in Guangzhou.

I didn't take many pictures because there was particularly no nice view in China. Just a few shots for remembrance.

Everything was basically eat, eat and eat in China.

There is a culture of washing all your cutlery, including your glass, bowl and plate before you dine in Guangzhou. I don't see a need for that but if everyone is doing it, then no harm following.

From left: Keson, Andrew (Shanghai office director), my boss and Mr. Tan (another playful participant).

Another dinner. That was a treat to the participants from my company. The bloody dinner cost RMB 2036 = RM 1018. Nothing special. The food was so-so after so many rounds of different food tasted. What cost a bomb I guessed was the environment. It was those high-class restaurant. But for RMB 2036, I think we can really have even more delicious food out there and eat until you puke!

Mr. Tan, the most hilarious participant of all. China trip will not be fun without him because this fella really crapped a lot of jokes.

In this picture, I asked him to put on his name tag to enter the exhibition. He told me, damn mafan so many tags, sometimes have to wear this, sometimes have to wear that. Then he put all the tags around his neck and said, just hang everything there and choose yourself la. That solve the problem. He even asked me to take a photo of him with those tags in which I did. :)

At the exhibition. In China, most of the exhibitors likes to hire "leng lui"s to either perform or to dress like a princess in order to promote the booth and attract attentions.

Another scenario that you will not get to see in KL. Please refer to the picture below:

A bunch of workers cleaning the window of the hotel. Hanging like spiderman. You don't see that in KL. What a team spirit!

The only drawback of this trip is that I suffered serious breakouts on my face upon return from the trip. I guessed probably because the air was very polluted in China. And I need at least 2 to 3 weeks for my skin to calm and settle down. Hope pimples will stop popping out. My face is in polka dots version now. Hope it will heal soon.