WEEK 8

 

It's finally week 8! Labour day falls on week 8 - No work for us!! We wanted to go out on that day... However, it's a public holiday in China too. We were warned by our colleagues that it's better for us to stay in the hotel because everywhere will be very crowded. We went to yan chang lu ( a mini town near our hotel ) for dinner & dessert.

 

 

 The day before labour day, we went to a restaurant(Molokai) in french concession for cantonese cuisine! I found this restaurant on a website ( time out ) and the ratings for this restaurant were not bad! It was quite affordable for the quality of their dishes.
Afterwards, we went to captain bar to chill. Since it was a public holiday the next day, we didn't manage to get a seat on the rooftop. We found a seat inside the bar and we were not very pleased with it because it was very stuffy and we didn't manage to have a good view of the bund. Thankfully, the waitress was nice and she alerted us when there is an empty seat on the rooftop. Once we were on the rooftop, we get to have an amazing view of the lengendary The Bund. We ordered some drinks and chit chatted about our life, work and school...

 

 

On Friday, we went to eat 鸡公煲  with our colleagues. Basically, we were supposed to eat the chicken meat in a clay pot first. After that, the boss will add some soup into the clay pot and we can add other food we want into the clay pot. So basically, we are eating hotpot as well!

 

 

 

Sat - We woke up quite late on Saturday as we wanted to rest more. Afterwards, we went to cha can teng for xia wu cha. We walked around the area and we went to The Bund to enjoy the view again.

 

 

 

 

Sun -
We went to Jian Guo 328 on Sunday. "The homey Shanghai dishes are cooked with filtered water, quality oil and never any MSG. A few details distinguish this miniature dining room with a little lofted second floor from the average casual eatery, such as the framed glass window front and comfortable lighting instead of fluorescent tubes.
" This was written on the time out website. True enough, the food were incredible as well as the furnishing of the shop. Afterwards, we went to 田子方 for chocolate cake. Oh, who can resist chocolate cake for dessert? 

Shirlyn

WEEK 7 IN SHANGHAI

It’s finally the seventh week in Shanghai! How time flies~ I remember I used to hope for time to pass faster during the first week in Shanghai because I couldn’t get used to the weather, food, working life and everything. However, the next thing we know, it’s the seventh week! Working was quite tough in the beginning because I wasn’t able to express myself for all the IT technical terms in mandarin fluently. There was a lot of information about the systems Fedex is offering to its customers. Hence, I wasn’t able to absorb this information in a short time. However, as long as we preserve, everything will get better :)

We originally planned to go a park on Saturday! We heard from our colleague that the park is famous for it’s scenery and we can go there for relaxation after a hectic week of work. However, to our dismay, it was raining on Saturday. Hence, we had to stay in the hotel. We went to meet our colleagues around 4pm at supermarket for grocery shopping! We went over to her place and prepare our dinner. It has been awhile since we had home cooked meal after coming to Shanghai. In addition, the dishes were really yummy so I had 1 bowl of rice and 1 and a half bowl of noodle :D

It was raining on Sunday too :( We had Pizza Hut for dinner again because the standard of the pizza was really good as compared to Singapore. While we were waiting for the train to go home, we happened to see fireworks!! It seems like it's actually a common thing in China for someone to put fireworks... We were so excited when we see the fireworks, however, the locals over here treated it like it's nothing much. 

Since a picture is worth a thousand words... Here are some of the pictures taken over the week!

Shirlyn

                           WEEK 6 IN SHANGHAI


We are half done with internship now! We start work when the sky is still bright but when we end work it is already dark.  Time flies, in a blink of an eye 6 weeks has past and soon we will be back in Singapore.

RARE BRIGHT SKY WE SEE AFTER WORK

 There are lots of good food here. We tried the Pizza Hut here although Singapore has it as well but the taste here is exceptionally nice! Very fresh crust and the sauce on the pizza is done perfectly. We save up for the weekend to try real yummy food!

KOREAN BEEN FLAVORED PIZZA

SPICY CHICKEN BURGER @ BLUE FROG

On our first public holiday here, Peter brought us to have some dim sum in the morning. Thanks for the treat and bringing us there Peter!^^

COLLAGE OF THE GOOD FOOD WE HAD IN A DAY:P

Photos are taken to be looked back as memories of the good times we had together....

SHIRLYN || SHI JING

SHI JING || JACKIE

CY || JACKIE || MINMIN || SHIRLYN || SHI JING

It has been raining a lot as SUMMER is coming. We had some fun time on a bridge doing crazy things like taking photos and laughing loudly. 

US AND UMBRELLAS

One of the MUST TRY in Shanghai is 生煎包. Other foods are 小笼包 and 臭豆腐. 

FAMOUS 小杨生煎包 in Shanghai

We have enjoyed our whole Shanghai trip till now. We will continue to enjoy it till we have to head back home...


Signing off... Shi Jing
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 WEEK 5 IN SHANGHAI

Time flies and we are almost half done with internship! I am starting to realize food in Shanghai is quite nice even if it is convenience store food! 

LAWSON CONVENIENCE STORE BENTO

Work might be tiring and stressful at times but we learn how to take a step back, look at the bigger picture and calm down. We treat ourselves to some desserts to reward ourselves after a long day of work!

MAGNUM HERE IS CHEAPER^^

Breakfast here is either some bun or bread or sometimes we get some drinks from our colleagues and we have a hot drink in the morning!

CHOCOLATE MILK TEA FROM Minmin! NICEEE! 

Friday's we will find some place to sit down and have a hot drink and chit chat :D

CARAMEL MACCHIATO 

They drinks here are really nice and we are all addicted to this bubble tea shop available around Shanghai -- COCO! Compared to Singapore's bubble tea shop it is much cheaper here and it taste so good! (THUMBS UP)

PEARL MILK TEA 

We went to eat some Guang Zhou food and the soup reminds me of home :'(

煲汤

We also enjoy going to bars and have a drink and chill~

Shi Jing. Jackie. Corona.

Weekends meal are mostly better at restaurants. Some dishes can be done quite well.

Spicy stir fry crab

Just us and a selfie with Min Min to photo bomb behind!

Jackie. Shi Jing. CY.

Even though we are so far away from home but we are looking at the same moon. This is just a reminder that even though we are far away we still think of our family and they will miss us as well. Soon, Singapore we will be back.

MOON

Signing off~ Shi Jing

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WEEK 4 IN SHANGHAI

It is the 4th week in Shanghai and we are starting to get used to the life here. Everyday 9am-6pm working life might be tedious but the colleagues here are very friendly and AWESOME people to work with! 

VIEW WHILE HAVING LUNCH AT C-STORE :P

Flowers are starting to bloom in Shanghai as SPRING is here! The weather is much better as compared to when we just arrived in Shanghai! 

PRETTY WHITE FLOWERS ^^

We have dinner together at places near the company or near the hotel we are staying at:)

INTERNS WITH CY(our colleague aka MUM) keke

过桥米线@RT MART

We also tried a street side store where they sell really delicious fried noodle and fried rice! There are really quite a few street stalls here in Shanghai. When we see how hard this people work just to support their family, it is really a chance for us to learn to appreciate what we have. 

Auntie who was focus on cooking:)

WEEKENDS are our time to relax, chill and enjoy some tea time^^~

SMILEY FACE PANCAKES

Thanks to CY we get to eat some home cooked food even though we are at a place a few thousand miles away from Singapore! This meal was only complete at 11pm!

YUMMY HOME COOKED FOOD

First time we went for KTV and also steamboat for dinner!!!

火锅

CY,JACKIE,SJ

Signing off~ Shi Jing
END OF WEEK 4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8-March-2014 12:55am.....It's time for Shanghai!! After waving goodbye to our families, we finally boarded the plane and off we go!! The plane's lift off flagged the start of our three-month intern ship journey haha so let's get this journey started....

The first week at Shanghai was pretty amazing. We explored several places such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Yu Yuan Garden where we see both the modern and the not-so-modern architect in Shanghai.

During our second week at Shanghai, we went to places like the French Concession and the Cha's restaurant. We tried several delicious food over there including some of the famous dishes at Cha's restaurant. Big portions, tasty food, cheap prices!!! 

Week three is a lot more fun compared to the first two weeks. We went to a lot of Shanghai's well known locations to explore as well. One of which was Shanghai's famous restaurant - Jessie's restaurant. We also went to 上海外滩, also known as "The Bund", to take a stroll. Although it's like out third time there so far but we still enjoyed the scenery and air. 

Dinner at 田子坊

上海外滩