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No.of Epis: 24
Year/TV Station: 2008/SBS
Cast:
Kim Rae Won ~ Lee Sung Chan
Nam Sang Mi ~ Kim Jin Soo
Kim So Yun ~ Joo Hee
Kwon Oh Joong ~ Oh Bong Joo
Synopsis:
Sung Chan is raised as the son of Oonamjeong’s current executive chef, Chef Oh, alongside with his big brother Bong Joo. Sung Chan and Bong Joo have a good relationship and behave like real brothers. Though Sung Chan lacks proper training, Chef Oh recognises him as a rare talent. Sung Chan meets Jin Soo, who missed a reporter exam and is determined to stay in Seoul and take another exam for another newspaper, and in the interim, she manages to score a job working as a server (in training) at the Oonamjeong. Chef Oh has decided that Sung Chan shld take over the restaurant as he's the real descendant of the imperial chef. This however, enraged Bong Joo who's expected to take over his own father. Later, Sung Chan left the restaurant and started selling his own food on his truck and travelled around the country. Joo Hee, who's Chef Oh's secretary, is romantically linked to Bong Joo, though they didn't date. Joo Hee seems to like Sung Chan too, but she didn't let her feelings be known.
As time passed by, Sung Chan has improved alot on his cooking skills. He decided to represent a company and come face to face with Bong Joo in a competition which requires them to prepare beef...
Slacker's review:
Gourmet is generally a drama about food and cooking. However, there are other sub-plots which make up an impt part of the drama. I enjoyed the scenes on the various competitions held in the drama. They're exciting, and u get to see korean cuisines, and know more stuffs about beef. Lolz..yeah that beef competition was quite intensifying. Now i know it's not that easy to cut various part of the cow meat ah...u have to be careful and accurate. Also, the quality of the cow must be really good in order to get nice marbled beef. I thought this drama's plot is very decent..covering various aspects..like food, restaurant crisis, family relationships, romance etc. Kim Rae Won, finally I am convinced that this guy can act...and he's suited for his role. I used to dislike his acting on emotional scenes etc. This time round, he's alot more natural. But then, romance is not a big highlight in this drama, nothing too emotional and u don't feel the intense emotions b/w the characters. Scenes b/w Sung Chan and Chef Oh were rathering touching, and KRW's performance when Chef Oh passed away was good.
Nam Sang Mi...performance was not bad..without her bickering with Sung Chan I think Gourmet wld be dead serious. Her chemistry with KRW was not bad, but her character Jin Soo was rather plain, not much in-depth developments. Kim So Yun...when will u be a main lead again? She's really really classy here..in her famous office look. Joo Hee is one character who has more developments in terms of romance...I wondered why she didn't tell Sung Chan abt her feelings..she's too reserved. And i wondered about her feelings for Bong Joo. It's not that clear cut.
Kwon Oh Joong...nice performance from him. I really like to see Bong Joo competing with Sung Chan. His chemistry with KSY was alright...maybe if the plot focused a little bit more on them, i think there wld be more sparks la. His emotional scenes were better when Bong Joo faced Chef Oh. He's like a son wanting recognition from his dad, who favoured Sung Chan more.
Thumbs up to the other supporting cast...they're good in providing comical relief from time to time.
There are two osts for Gourmet..but I didn't find the songs very impressive or addictive. KRW did sang a song in the drama too..
And finally, to those who like dramas on food/cooking themes..Gourmet is for you.

--Dharma Class--
Exam cleared. I was really worried abt it this time round, coz' the stuffs weren't familiar to me..lolz! Luckily, the questions were really the hints given by teacher..phew~! Last lesson next wk...so fast sia.
--Lunch--
Received a sms from E.W, saying she's gg to cook curry fish head for lunch! Wow! What's happening to her ah? Hahaha! So, I get to eat home cooked food again lo! Aunt Jo was here to join us...and we had braised duck wings and legs too...
How's E.W's curry fish head? Not bad for a first timer la, just that the curry powder wasn't good. Hahaha...shall ask her to cook again when Tuan returns.
Mr Chean was psychoing E.W to cook green bean soup too...so i just had 2 bowls..very full now.

--Dinner--
Well, E.W must be feeling good today to cook for us. Hahaha! Anyway, I'm always happy to eat my favourite dishes..hehe!
My favourite steamed pomfret!!! Arrgghh tasted super fresh and yummy!
Chili sotong!!! Very Q~! Mr Chean & I had canned peanuts too...lolz!
The next experiment by E.W will have to do with this...keep a look out for it. Haha!

--Blogskin--
My beautiful blogskin MIA earlier on...2nd time liao. Haiz.. This one nt as beautiful la..but still quite nice. Hehe!
--Music--
I was wondering abt the title of S.H.E's new song "宇宙小姐"..so it means Miss Universe la. I think I am more used to the term "环球小姐"..sounds nicer. Lolz!
--Tuan--
She's complaining abt her chinese language lecturer..lolz! That fella told my sis her compo was not original..must have copied from somewhere..no wonder my sis wld dare to go argue with him la. Hahaha! So, what's the reason leh? He said there's no mistake in Tuan's compo...faints~! Eh..u think foreigners don't know Chinese ah? Then he asked for Tuan's nationality and said he misunderstood..WTH. Ha! Don't look down on our Chinese std k?!! Good job Tuan!

No.of Epis: 10
Year/TV Station: 2008/TBS
Cast:
Takenouchi Yutaka ~ Moriyama Kohei
Kanno Miho ~ Tanaka Aiko
Ogawa Tamaki ~ Endo Saya
Jinnai Takanori ~ Hasumi Yoji
Synopsis: (edited from Dramawiki)
Moriyama resigned from his job as a doctor 8 years ago and now works at the city hall in a small city. Since he becomes a public official, he has become cheerful and optimistic. He is loved by everyone around him. However, his emotional wound from the past is not yet healed. He does not trust anyone but himself when it comes to important matters. One day, he meets a dedicated nurse, Tanaka. This encounter triggers his decision to re-establish a hospital. Soon, he realises that Tanaka's mother is the patient he has operated on 8 years ago...
Slacker's review:
This is my favourite summer drama this year, and partly it's because Takenouchi is back!!! OMG, he really looked good with his short hair cut. Haha! It's good to see Kanno again after "Hataraki Man". Actually I am quite bored with medical dramas la, though i still caught two of them (the other one is code blue.) Medical dramas are mostly about the various patients, the rivalry b/w doctors, hospital management etc. Tmr is no exception, but the plot has encompassed other issues like the problems of the small city. Somehow, it's not that boring or stressful watching Tmr. The plot is strong with character developments as we get to see how they struggled with the patients, their future, and the fate of the hospital.
Takenouchi hardly disappoints me..i really like his portrayal as Moriyama. He looked confident when he's at work, but he has his soft side too. There are quite a few memorable scenes b/w him and Tanaka. The guilt he had when he knew that Tanaka's mum was the patient who was involved in the medical accident (and he became the prof's scapegoat.) The scene where he told Tanaka about it was a little heartbreaking, because Tanaka nv expected the doc to be him, whom she trusted so much. But thank goodness Tanaka didn't hate him after the truth was revealed. Also, I think there were 3 scenes where he and Tanaka decided to work hard for the hospital..it's like a promise b/w them. And of coz...the last epi..when Tanka told him to see the sunrise together. I think i've gotten the hint..wahaha! I cld feel the bond b/w Moriyama and Tanaka, they're like the best partners in the hospital.
Speaking of Kanno...yes! She's perfect for her role Tanaka. A great sister and a good colleague. I really like the hospital staffs too, they're like a big family. Actually, Tanaka is a pretty standard role in any medical dramas la, but i guessed it's the development of the character that has made her a little more special than others.
Ogawa...ho! she's great! Though I didn't like Endo most of the time...but i think her acting was really good. She's the fella who wanna change the general hospital into a specialist hospital, very arrogrant and decisive. She has a sad past too....but luckily she finally let go of it. The twist here was when the city mayor decided to close down the hospital. I bet Endo didnt participated this outcome too...so all of them were on the same boat, and against the mayor. (that's a nice twist btw.) Speaking of Ogawa, she really doesn't look like a typical Japanese woman. She's tall, looked very professional and confident.
Jinnai's Hasumi was alright here..thanks to him, the hospital cld finally survived. His character showed another side of the viewpoint- there must be sacrifices to let the city prosper again. So, sometimes, ppl are very much in conflict.
OST is great...nice ending theme "Hikari" by Hoshimura Mai.
It's one of the must-watch medical dramas this year.

如今我还是没办法活得很聪明
我并不是一个那么机灵的人
不过至少有一件事我敢说
今后我也会继续抬头挺胸
在这条路上走下去

忘了如何飞翔的小鸟
总有一天会再次展开翅膀
就像我会开始行走一样

---excerpt from "Winding road" by Hamasaki Ayumi

送给寻找自己的你和我。

--Concerts--
Checked out the webbies of SCO, SSO & Esplanade for upcoming concerts & performances. Only a few concerts caught my eye...sadly none from SCO. Haiz! Well, SSO has one upcoming concert at Far East Plaza next month! The songs they're going to perform are quite interesting (at least i know some of them...lolz!). Also, they have 2 upcoming Beethoven concerts @ VCH.
As for Esplanade, saw the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's concert and the LA Phiharmonic with Esa-Pekka Salonen and Sarah Chang for the Sun Festival. Hmm.....both Philharmoic orchestras are world famous...and of coz Sarah Chang la. Prices of the tixs are also "quite nice"...Wahaha!
Looks like I'm going for the SSO @ Far East one...too bad Tuan is not here to accompany me~

P.S: Missed out Nafa City CO's Top Ten Classics Concert tmr! Tixs left Gallery behind stage! Wah i dunno behind stage can sit ppl...I shld have checked the site one mth ago~~!!! Arrghh!

No.of Epis: 16
Year/TV Station: 2008/MBC
Cast:
Lee Sung Jae ~ Han Min Kook
Lee Soo Kyung ~ Woo Yi Kyung
Ryu Soo Young ~ Byun Hyuk
Han Eun Jung ~ Lee Ae Ri
Synopsis: (edited from MBC Global Media)
Yi Kyung is a secretary at a major law firm when she fell head-over-heels in love with Byun Hyuk, a rising star attorney in the firm. They fell madly in love with each other and ended up living together for three years. However, one day, Byun Hyuk decided to leave her for the States, and all she had left were his law school books. The despaired Yi Kyung studied day and night with Byun Hyuk’s books, and soon passed the bar exam herself. Yi Kyung ends up opening her own tiny office with no employees. Her first task is to represent Han Min Kook, who winds up in a huge divorce lawsuit that could cost him an incredible sum of $100 million dollars. This case also lands Yi Kyung in a funny, cute tale of romance. Meanwhile, the story takes an odd twist when it is discovered that Han Min Kook’s ex-wife, Lee Ae Ri, is Yi Kyung’s good friend, and the lawyer representing Ae Ri is none other than Byun Hyuk himself. At the end of the day, Yi Kyung is left with the challenge of facing a showdown with her friend, Ae Ri, as well as her first love, Byun Hyuk.
Slacker's review:
Honestly, I'm watching this for Ryu Soo Young. Butta, it's a pity that he's not the main lead here, and he didn't get the girl! Arrggh! Actually I thought this drama was average in terms of storyline, but i was impressed by the performance from Lee Sung Jae. (He's more of a movie actor). Initially I didn't like his character HMK..not handsome, the way he speaks just irks me, and he didn't treat AR well etc. However, I gotta admit HMK was a funny fella when he met YK. I like their scenes together. The best scene was when YK said upteen times "YES" to MK's question. Back to the plot, the problem here is it's just simply too plain. We cld already expect what will happen next, and what's the ending. It's just sad that our BH & YK cld only remain as friends. (How i wish they cld end up together!) Just one gd e.g. on how typical the plot was..BH didn't explain why he left YK for the States. Kdrama fans sure can guess he must have left for some gd reasons...(and so he did...to save his dad..)
First time watching Lee Soo Kyung...I thought her performance was alright, nothing too unique or spectacular from her. Her chemistry with LSJ was not bad, but i thought she looked better with RSY. Hehe! Many ppl in soompi commented on how unethical YK was...coz' she shld nt have fall in love with her plaintiff (that's MK). Also, she continued to stay with BH, who's AR's lawyer. Just not quite right. Well, all i cld say is...the storyline still have room for improvement la.
Han Eun Jung..from the day i saw her in "Successful Story of a Bright Girl" up till now..she still hasn't change much, in terms of image, choice of character, acting. AR is not a devilish woman..she's quite pity actually. But i didn't see much improvement from HEJ, perhaps AR did not have much character development ba. I really hope she cld pick something more interesting or daring, and shed her classy rich sexy woman image.
As for RSY...I didn't know why he wanna pick this role. (This role is more suitable for 2nd rate or newbie actors). Well, I like all the scenes b/w BH and YK. Yeah..they quarrelled alot after BH returned to Korea...but i still cld feel the lingering feelings YK had for BH. I am pretty glad that they didnt become dead enemies in the end, but again, if BH had explained why he left her for 6 yrs, YK wld have returned to his side. (That's what YK told him..) Btw, this is the 3rd drama RSY had cooperated with HEJ. Though they didn't end up as a couple here, i thought their chemistry was quite good too.
The ost is quite ok...I like the sub-theme "Home sick" very much. Nice rap & vocal from Pk Herman & Song Ji Eun.
Is this drama worth watching? (that's really hard to say..) I cld only say that it's watchable, but it won't be a must-watch. The storyline is simply too predictable, and the theme of the drama (focused on the divorce case) wasn't interesting from the start.

Felt a little weird to go to sch today...but i guessed it's because i have slacked for too long. Lolz!
Had some spare time before i go to CGH for appointment, so smsed SC & GC for lunch.
It has been ages since i last went to Lau Pa Sat...and Raffles Place made me feel a little "uncomforable". Mainly because I am not in working attire. Lolz! Stressed~!
Had North Indian Cuisine for lunch...think i still prefer South Indian food..lolz! The gals reco a TW pearl milk tea. They added sour plum stuff inside, but their pearls were not good...too soft. And it costed me 2.50 ah. (I suay la..the gals said the pearls were much better last time...diaoz.)
Continued my journey to CGH...maybe starting a new treatment after i am done with Phototherapy.
Well, shall meet up with the other gals next time.....if i happened to pass by..lol!

Sch starting tmr....and gotta go down to CGH after that.
Haiz~

Honestly, Ah Ching hardly believes on her instincts.
But after reading your entry on blogspot, instinct told me what u wld be announcing to us.
And so...I'm right...just that it came with a little surprise too.
Well my gal, whatever decisions u have made,
I'll support you ya.
Hopefully you have met the right one....
All the best!

and to the rest...Have a Happy Mid-autumn! 中秋节快乐！

sunset @ 6.55pm
Special "carrot" mooncakes made by Aunt Jo.

No.of Epis: 8
Year/TV Station: 2008/KBS
Synopsis/Cast: (edited from Dramawiki)
Epi 1 - Return of the Gumiho
Myung Ok (Park Min Young) & Seo Ok (Kim Ha Eun) find out that their sister In Hong, who is to get married, was dead in the sedan. Soon, they discovered the terrible secret of the females in the Lee Household. The Lee household is said to be cursed by the nine-tailed fox (gumiho), thus they have to check if the females wld turn out to be one. Seo Ok is caught and sacrificed, but she didn't turn out to be a gumiho. Lee Hyo Moon (Kim Tae Ho) finally knows the real reason of killing the gumihos, while Myung Ok, who knows too much of the secret is locked up, and hatred turns her into a gumiho.
Epi 2 - Baby, Let's Go to Cheong Mountain
Dang Gol Ne (Jo Eun Sook) is a sorceress who tells a noblewoman, Yoon (Wang Hee Ji), that in order to save her sick child, Young Hwa (Kim So Hyun), she must feed a baby's liver to Young Hwa. She hires Chun Soo, a man who digs up dead corpses to help her find the liver. The baby's mother realises that she was tricked and goes in search of her baby only to find her child dead. Devastated, she commits suicide. After Young Hwa recovers, strange things start to happen. All this while, the mother's ghost is still searching for her baby.
Epi 3 - Curse of the Sajin Sword
This story portrays the holy 'Sajin Sword' which involves the royal family and has fell twice into war. Yoon In (Choi Soo Jung) is a very resourceful detective who is sent to a village to investigate the death of the blacksmith who made the important Sajin Sword. Moo Ryung (Sa Gang) and Sung Goo (Lee Jung) accompany him on his journey but they soon feel uncomfortable as they found the blackened corpses.
Epi 4 - Ghost Letter
King In Jong (Kim Young Jae) suddenly dies after ruling for nine months. After his death, several deaths occurred. Certain people believe that this incident is similar to a popular ghost story called "The Legend of Seol Gong Chan." The former king's childhood best friend, Sa Hyun (Ahn Jae Mo), is a cold-hearted and righteous prosecutor who tries to figure out the matter of the mysterious deaths.
Epi 5 - Oh Goo the Exorcism
Min Yoo Rim (Lee Young Eun) is a young girl who loves an exorcist, Yoon Ki Joo (Jae Hee). But due to an unfortunate accident, she was hanged. As an exorcist, Ki Joo is able to distinguish between life and death. He arrives at a village in search of Yoo Rim's soul but finds that the village is in need of his help. Just when Ki Joo thought he had lost Yoo Rim, he meets another girl, Lee Chae Ok (Lee Young Eun), who resembles Yoo Rim. Together they try to figure out what is behind the mysterious deaths in the village.
Epi 6 - Gisaeng House Ghost Story
Kim Won Ik (Lee Duk Hwa) and Hyo Rang (Lee Min Woo) are aristocrats who caused the death of a Gisaeng. She comes back from the dead to seek revenge on them. The story is about human greed and violence that emerges from the bottom of one person's fears.
Epi 7 - Demon's Story
The story is about a death messenger (Lee Won Jung) who loses a book containing the names of people who are going to live and die. He enlists the help of a thief to help him steal the book from the governor but things are not as easy as he thought they would be.
Epi 8 - Returning Lady
Soo Yeon (Lee Jin) is married to Jung In (Kang Sun Min) but on their wedding day, she was forced to go to Shimyang. After being held captive, she escapes from the enemies' soldiers and returns to her hometown only to be ignored by her in-laws. Her mother-in-law fabricates a lie saying that Soo Yeon's carrying another man's child in order to throw Soo Yeon out of the house. Soo Yeon returns home only to be poisoned by her illegitimate half-brother and mistress. Soo Yeon and her sister-in-law become vengeful ghosts and seek revenge by seducing men and then killing them. Jung In has become a royal inspector who is assigned to find out the cause of the men's mysterious deaths. However, on the mountain ridge where all these deaths occurred, he sees the ghost of Soo Yeon...
Slacker's review:
This can be seen as the Korean version of "Liao Zhai". Most of the stories are rather sad in nature. However, they are not scary to me la. (Depends on ppl tho.) In fact, epi 7 is quite funny..haha! There are some big names here who u may know, like Park Min Young, Jae Hee, Ahn Jae Mo, Lee Min Woo, Lee Jin & Choi Soo Jung.
My personal favourites are epi 1,2,5,6 & 8. However, i gotta comment that their ghosts are really too pretty and not scary la. If they can build up on the eerie atmosphere and on the ghosts' make up, i think this drama wld be much better.
Well, this drama is quite entertaining, so for ppl who like horror stuffs, don't miss this drama.

--Pizza Hut @ Tampines Mall--
It's been quite sometime since i last saw SC. Dun worry...still the same. Ha! We were walking around, wondering what to eat for lunch when we passed by Pizza Hut, and saw their set lunch offer. It was cheap sia...but then we were told that there's student set lunch offer. Cheaper wor! Gd deal...but their food ah...not always delicious. I think SC's set lunch costed abt 6.90 while mine was at 7.90.
Soup of the day: Cream of chicken.
Our side dish..honey wings..(not included in the set lunch).
SC's BBQ Chicken supreme.
My beef lasagne.
Went into Artbook...the shop selling Korean notebooks & organisers. Wah lao i really love their stuffs...just feel like buying all of them. Haha. Had a hard time trying to decide which organiser to buy sia. There were some with really nice designs, but i decided to stick with my brain (rather than my heart..lolz!) and picked one which has bigger space for me to write.
SC was also stuck choosing which notebook..lolz....very hard to choose hor?
--IKEA @ Tamp--
I havent been to their tamp branch..very lag right?
Checked out the famous Swedish meatballs and they're really damn delicious!
Walked ard the showrooms...it's really nice...but the thought of fixing ur furniture DIY is really sianz...lolz! Anyway, SC wanna check out a coffee table and a lamp...quite cheap, but gotta fix the table herself lo. (Take a pic of them when u buy ah sc..hehe!)

@ 7.01pm.

--Morning--
Well, initially i wanna cover "Qi Bao Ancient Town" today la..but E.W & Aunt Jo didn't seem to be interested, plus the dist wasn't near. So, we had a slacky day 5. Lolz.
Went to KFC to have my breakfast..didn't realised i ordered a pork burger with egg. Tasted quite different...may be i nv tried pork burger b4 la..have to get used to it. Their KFC breakfast menu was really quite cool, dunno why ours are so boring. Their strimp popiah was quite delicious. Also, i enjoyed non-stop canto music during my time in KFC. So Shanghainese also likes cantopop lo? Cool.
--East Nanjing Road--
The authentic car and trishaw beside Yong An Dept store.
Italian restaurant in a old tram...i shld have tried it.
--Tuan's Hostel--
Before reaching her hostel, we had a long "journey" travelling there. E.W was saying it's ex to take taxi to her place from our hotel. So take mrt lo. If i know we had to walk so long at Shanghai Train station...i wld definitely choose line 8 and take a cab. Basically, we took line 1 to Shanghai train station, and wanna change to line 3. Who knows, line 3&4's station were so far away, though they are connected to line 1's station by underground. There were tons of ppl with luggages and u can imagine the long queues just to purchase a metro card. What's more? Their metro system is really diff from ours. The card we used for line 1 cld nt be used for line 3. That means, we have to get out of the station, walked over to line 3's station and purchase the card again. So conclusion is...go and buy a transportation card (like our ezlink) if u're gg to use their metro frequently. Our journey hasn't end ah..finally we decided to give up taking line 3 and take a cab instead. Walked out of the station, and we found ourselves at a small road. Saw signs showing where to board buses and taxis..but u know how far we need to walk there? Lolz..fainted. Finally we reached a main road after walking n mins under the hot sun. Took a cab, and the taxi driver very bo liao leh. He expect me to recognise the road which i had only been once ah? Wah lao eh...then he thought that i was forgetful. I actually wanna tell him the other taxi driver took another way to reach the hostel. But i am lazy to bother with him la...diaoz.
Tuan's room...neat & clean. Hehe!
--Ajisen @ Wujiaochang--
Didn't know where we wanna go, so went to Wujiachang to have our lunch first. Oh their ajisen is bloody cheap! They got so much to offer on their menu lo...It's a must-eat if u come to Shanghai k?
Aunt Jo's kumamoto ramen.. (can't rmb the names)
This..u can't find in SG...My calms ramen....
Tuan's scallap ramen...
Our side dishes..
So, 3 bowls of ramen, plus 2 plates of side dish, and 4 drinks...only costed us 173 rmb, that is ard 35 sgd only. With this amt, i can only afford 2 set lunches in sg sia.
Their menu also have special set meals like 2 bowls of ramens with a side dish, cost abt 73 rmb. However, u dun have a choice to choose the ramen or side dish la.
Went to the "Shanghai Book City" branch...and read a shanghai guide book. I think the info is new ah...now no need entrance fee to visit museum. (not cfm ah...) So, E.W asked if we wanna go....
--People's Square--
We reached Shanghai Museum at 4 plus, but too late to enter la. So, it's a wasted trip. But I am still happy to take a pic of the museum which has a shape of an ancient bronze ding.
The Shanghai Grand Theatre.
Backview of the museum.
Shanghai City Govt office.
City view.
City view 2.
--Bakerzin @ Raffles City--
I've nv step into Bakerzin in SG before...but what attracted us was the high tea set @ 38rmb (abt 7.8 sgd). That's really cheap!
My ice coffee...i think i shld have ordered the hot one..lolz~!
Mum's veg sandwich.
Our high tea set....quite delicious.
--Aftermath--
Have to return to hotel by 7.30pm. So we sent Tuan off at the metro station. The driver then drived us to Pudong Int'l airport...which is really quite far away. Waited for quite sometime to check in our luggage...lots of Chinese nationals again. There's hardly anything to shop at the departure area, no comps to use also. Cld only sit down and wait...
11.55pm, took MU543 back to SG. There were quite a few turbulences on our way back, didn't feel comfortable. Haiz...I really dun wan to sit on MU again. We didn't have a proper meal on plane...what we had? Light snacks! Wah very sianz leh..paid so much but that's only what we got?! I only finished up a muachi & a a big bar of kit-kat. Saw lots of stars too....long time didn't see liao...it wld be better if the sky was full of stars. Ha!
4.40am...reached T3. Our airport is really efficient...our luggages were already out when we reached the belts. Pudong really have to catch up.
Call me bias...but i really feel so happy when i saw our carpeted terminal, glassy gates (waiting rooms) and nice bright lightings...it's just made me so comfortable sia. Changi is really one of my fav places in SG. Hehe!
I bet Tuan wld feel the same when she return next Jan.
--Thoughts--
Honestly, I didn't feel excited at all for this trip. Two things that affected me were...1st of all, d-day is coming...lolz. 2ndly, Tuan is leaving us again. Though she wld be back for her vacations, 4 yrs...are still a great amt of time. Of coz, i still get to see her everyday thru msn or webcam, but it's just sianz to have 3 ppl at home. Haha!
As for Shanghai...impression was nt bad, though Shanghainese are not that friendly. Also, i got to see ppl who dun like to lock the doors when they were using the toilets. I dun like their traffic and transportation system...horrible. (so we get to appreciate what our govt has done for us..we're really spoilt by govt liao la. Lolz!)
I am quite contented la..i have wanted to visit Shanghai ever since I went to Beijing. I wanna see China's biggest city. Hmm....Now the next destination I wanna go is Hainan lo, but no more China in the near future...Lolz!

--Jade Buddha Temple 玉佛寺--
Took a taxi to the temple which was located at Putuo district. The main attraction here is to see the jade buddhas which were carved out from one piece of jade.

Da Xiong Bao Dian. (the main hall)

This is the only jade buddha which i was allowed to take pic. There's another one upstairs, in the sitting position. The other buddha's jade is fine green in colour..very different from this one.
"Religious Article Shop"? Sounds odd to me..
There are lots of "portraits" hung up on the walls here..didn't take a closer look at them though.
The buddhas at the main hall.
Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva behind the three big buddhas in the main hall.
Went to their canteen to have little snack while E.W had her lunch. Not as big as I thought..their desserts have milk or stuffs in them...which I wondered why.
--Duolun Road Cultural Celebrities' Street 多伦路文化名人街--
Ha...what celebrities are u thinking of? Not modern day popstars hor...
Xiang Heng Hotel...and who's that guy out there? Kong Yi Ji!
Doland Museum of Modern Art.
Mao Dun (1896-1981). One the eminent leaders of the new cultural movement. He's also a writer & social activist.
Hong De Tang...a church.
Feng Xuefeng (1903-1976). One of the founders of revoluntionary literature & art. Uchiyama Kanzo (1885-1959). Owner of Neishan bookstore and a close friend of Lu Xun.
Guo Moruo (1892-1978). One of the eminent leaders of new cultural movment. A writer, historian & social activist.
Osage Gallery.
Shen Yimo (1883-1971). One of the pioneers of the new cultural movement. A poet & calligrapher.
Ding Ling (1904-1986). Well-renowned write & social activist.

If you're tired, take a rest at this Old Film Cafe.

Ye Shentao (1894-1988). Well-known writer, educator & publisher.
Shops by the roadside...
Shanghai Wen Wu Shang Dian.
Mao Zedong Xiang Zhang Cang Guan.

Rou Shi (1902-1931). One of the five "Left Union" martyers.
Qu Qiubai (1899-1935). One of the senior leaders of the communist party of China, one of the founders of revolutionary literary cause of China, theorist & publicist. Kong Gong Guan.
Duolun rd is located next to North Sichuan rd, another shopping area in northern part of Shanghai (Hongkou district). Walked to the next junction, we found ourselves just outside our next destination, Lu Xun Park.
--Tang Cha Hui 唐茶会--
Before continuing to our next destination, we had a rest at this cafe... It's main menu isn't really on coffee, but more on drinks and ice whirls.
Nice interior design..
E.W & I had our Citron ice whirl while Aunt Jo had her blackcurrent ice whirl. The citron smell really nice and reminded me of my fav Korean Citron tea. Hoho.
--Lu Xun Park 鲁迅公园--
The South entrance to the park. This entrance is the nearest to the Lu Xun memorial hall.

Lu Xun memorial hall. Dunno since when the admission fee was wavied. That's a gd news though. Just walk to the counter and get the free admin tix and u can get in liao. Couldn't take pix la...there were lots of Lu Xun's novel and handwritten stuffs in the museum. Also, there's wax figures of Lu Xun and a few others having a discussion, 11 days before Lu Xun passed away. We also got to see a video on Lu Xun's funeral and the relocation of his tomb. On the ground floor, there's another exhibition of Lu Xun's wife, Xie Guang Ping.
Lu Xun Statue at the ground floor.
Hongkou football stadium is just next to the park...there's also 2 metro lines here.

Lu Xun and his friend?
This is Lu Xun's tomb. His tomb was relocated to this present site in 1956.
The inscription on the wall was written by Mao Zedong.
--Qu Yang rd Carrefour--
F&E is the time when I have to walk n metres/km to reach the next destination. Surprisingly, I am not that tired after so much walking. But i can't imagine myself walking such a far dist back in sg. Lolz! As I don't want to risk taking buses which i am not familiar, we cld only walk to Qu Yang rd lo. Actually it's not far from Lu Xun park on map...but u know the dist is really much longer than we see on map. Hahaha! The carrefour was much smaller compared to walmart. Luckily didn't bring Tuan to shop here. But we did found something for Tuan though...didn't waste a trip.
--Raffles City--
We are back at Food Republic for our dinner.
Super cheap salmon & beef steak with vegs & egg, plus rice and soup...for 20 plus rmb. However, i had a hard time eating the beef steak, just tasted & looked diff from what we have in sg and the salmon filet...had bones inside! Tiring leh...
Aunt Jo's niu du wok...not sure about other ingredients inside..it's really cheap also.
--East Nanjing Rd--
Aunt Jo wanna buy stuffs..so we're back here again.
Shanghai Fashion store..didn't check it out tho.
Shanghai No.1 Food store...flooded with humans!! I got to see lots of mooncakes here...and u cld buy dried mushrooms and stuffs in here too. But i dun think it's that cheap. If you're hungry, there are stalls selling food inside too. Amazing...but it's simply too crowded to stay inside for too long.
A mega thermometer above the Giordano store. Not very cold leh!