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Friday, May 11, 2007 @2:08 PM

China Trip - Day 2 (Hangzhou)

Woke up bright and early the next morning and it was time to leave for our day trip to hangzhou. As mike violently refuses to join us, it was just 3 of us taking this trip. we took a cab to shanghai south train station and asked for tickets to hangzhou. and the guy at the counter told us it departs in 5 minutes, so we quickly paid and started running towards the platform. was super funny as we ran. was just like amazing race, haha. but in the end cos we ran so fast, we were early, so we had time to take pics ard the station, haha! the train ride was pretty fast, just abt 2 hrs to reach hangzhou. as u can see from above, james n detong very hard at work, duno doing what while i enjoyed my sausage n relaxed, haha.

Welcome to Hangzhou! the above pic is taken at the famous West Lake. magnificent isnt it? well, the 3 of us signed up for this day tour on board the train so they'll take us ard the sights of hangzhou for a day. first stop was west lake where the view was just so beautiful. we had a boat ride to this man made island within the lake. (below)

Next stop was Yue4 Wang2 Miao4 which stands for Temple of Yue Fei. Yue Fei was this warrior who was super loyal to his country. he died after this 4 ppl betrayed him. this temple was built in his honour. it was also his tomb. the 4 traitor's sculptures are also inside and it is frequently spitted on by Yue Fei loyals. After the temple, we went to the silk production factory. we saw how silk was harvested from silk worms and got to know the fantastic properties of silk. super shiok to touch man! haha. cant resist but take a pic of the chinese (silk) bras..kinky~ =p (below)

Next stop is this themed park called Song4 Cheng2, meaning Song Dynasty. the themed park was modelled after the Song dynasty. we were supposed to eat there but we cldnt resist but end up playing the whole time there. there was just too much to do besides eating! det and i played dress up, den we went to shoot traditional chinese arrows and den watched ppl get dunked into the water, haha.

Presenting...Emperor Ryan and General Detty! Emperor Ryan china ruled from 19th April 07 to 19th April 07. Under his reign, nothing much changed cos there was just no time. his most favourite(or rather only) concubine was Lady Geri who cldnt reach the capital in time for his coronation. General Detty was Emperor Ryan's closest friend and despite his specs, he is known to be a fierce warrior during battle. his famous fallen enemies include ants and cockroaches. hahaha!

Cosplay at china's best! haha...

Shooting arrows..the traditional way! super hilarious n fun!

After playing so much at Song Cheng, we went to the tea house next, to taste Hangzhou's second most famous export besides silk - Long2 Jing3 Cha2. its actually green tea. was qt funny cos we all had free samples to try but in the end, nobody bought anything! and the woman was so pissed cos ppl just finished their drink and started leaving. was pretty rude of them, but that lady's pissed face was funniest! its the lady in the pic above. after the tea hse we went to this other shrine to see the monument of this deity. its something like the temple of Fate. so those who are able to come to this temple together have Fate, like james, detong and me! the below pic is taken with the word Yuan2, meaning Fate. at the shrine, all 3 of us had our fortunes read. mine was abt love and it was a good sign! it said to get married asap! hahaha! i liked it nonetheless, haha.

We got back to shanghai ard 9plus in the night and as the night was still young, we decided not to waste time gg back to mike's. instead, 3 of us headed over to Xin Tian Di, a place like clarke quay in singapore. it was where the nightlife was. the pubs and bars were so cool!! there were so many to choose from, along with starbucks and coffeebean. there was also a mall there with a club n cinema. the cinema's pretty cool. it has lady's night. meaning a girl can go for free on wed nights if an accompanying guy pays for his ticket. and i realised my dream of drinking beer outdoors at a cold country! haha..we settled at some pub along the street which has an outdoor drinking area. was so cool la..even after some time the bottle of beer was still cold! c'est magnifique!