Nope. I did not blog everyday. Hee… Cos I have so little time to do anything. This is what I do everyday for about a week now.

6.30am – WAKE UP.
6.45am – BREAKFAST!
7.30am – Go back to my room to change and get ready for work.
8.00am – Company car is here to fetch us to work.
8.30am – Reach office, start working.
12.00pm – LUNCH TIME!
1.00pm – Continue to work.
7.00pm – Go back hotel.
7.30pm – Reach hotel
7.45pm – DINNER!
9.00pm – Go back hotel room.
12.00am – SLEEP.

Boring right? It IS!!! The only place where I can walk around is around my hotel. But, is really nothing much. Small stalls peddling food, fruits, imitations, etc.

Local Branded sports shoes are really cheap when converted into SGD. But considering the salary they earn here. At about RMB250 to RMB 350 a pair, it is really a luxury to most of them.

29.08.08
Yesterday, when I went to the weighbridge to have a chat with some of the people there. Hmmm… Was being offered Longans… Freshly plucked from a tree some where by one of the workers. It’s small in size but really sweet. Its not like the big and juicy ones we have in SG lor. Wanted to buy dried longans but was told the stock now are from last year’s. Cos now is the season for fresh longans. Have to wait for at least another month before I can get freshly dried ones.

Tomatoes… I have been eating tomatoes almost everyday as a fruit. Tomatoes here are really HUGE and ‘meaty’. Hahaha…. Makes me happy. But have been suffering from gastric since Wednesday. Now feeling better but got to eat on regular basis. Cos if too hungry, would come back again.


30.08.08
Hmmm… had Tomatoes again. Hahaha.. the ppl here already know I like tomatoes. Order fruits will specially order 1 for me. Don’t need to buy liao. Had MacD last night. Its teriyaki chicken thigh. Very yummy. They have Original, Spicy and Super Spicy type. My set consists of Teriyaki Chicken Burger, Medium Fries and Hot Chocolate. RMB23.50. Its like almost S$5 only. Finally saw lots of ppl. Perhaps its Friday night ba.
Getting sick of Hotel breakfast already. Everyday eat the same thing. This morning, I looked at the spread… =( Its even worse. I only had a small bowl of sweet potato porridge, 1 fried egg, 2 slices white bread, 2 slices ham and half a fried fritter. Coffee, butter and pineapple jam for the bread.

Suppose to work till abt 1pm today then go out de. But… my colleague says… lets work till 2-3pm. Haiz…. No choice lor… There is no way I can make my own way home, so I just go round the whole plant (only the outside cos I don’t have safety helmet), then observe. The sun is SOoo freaking hot and prickly. Lucky I had my UV block moisturiser and SPF130 sunblock on. If not, sure kena burnt.

Actually, things here are relatively cheap. But it depends on what you are looking at. Hmmm.. went to Kappa shop last night also. Hmmm… a pair of shoes is also almost S$100. T-shirt also from S$40 onwards. No wonder not many ppl in the shops. There are more ppl in Local brands shops.

Went to Zhong Shan Lu, Bu Xing Jie (忠山路 - 步行街). Bought a couple of things tonight. Had a great dinner and the tastiest Muah Chee ever. Its so so tasty... just a simple Muah Chee, with black sesame, peanut and some sugar, then coated with either peanut or black sesame. Is so Qqqqq... and is RMB1 for each Muah Chee. Tried the other "Must Try" 土笋冻. Don't really fancy the thing. Its cold, sweet, salty, sourish... hmmm... like the sauce that goes with it better. 6 for RMB5.

Bought a Wind Breaker from Li Ning. Jus read from their website, apparently this is a listed company in China. And the boss, the one who lighted the Olympic Tourch on 08.08.08. Its a good sales gimmick lor. Spend RMB200, get RMB30 off + 2 free pairs of socks. Can use it for travel anyway. Hee...

Really looking forward to Sunday. Cos really going for sight-seeing. To GulangYu (鼓浪屿). Not sure what to look for, but apparently there’s a shopping mall there. Got 2 Catholic Churches here in Xiamen. One on mainland, One in GulangYu. But is off the ferry terminal. Anyway, I’ll just pray myself.

Till tomorrow...

1st night in Xiamen

Well, its not as bad as I thought it would be. Ppl here relatively nice. At least for my colleagues here. Everyday fetch to work and back to hotel. Hmmm... not the type of treatment I'll receive when I was in my previous company though.

At least there's internet access to keep me entertained and I can still listen to 933fm. Makes me feel more at home. Hmmm.... Got 娱乐百分百also. hee... OK la... TV program not that boring also. Got HK & TW variety shows too.

Hmmm... going to start my work proper tmr loh... staying here for a good 2.5 weeks before going back to SG. Hmmm.... thinking of how to celebrate my bday alone here. I got Pringles, instant noodles, chocs, etc. Have to find a proper 便利店to replenish my goodies soon. Cos I can only self sustain for like.... a week?

Till then.... Think I have more time to blog. hahaha.... This is abit 废 I know. But what to do? Hmmm... everything is communicated in Mandarin. I have to practice writing my chinese characters also. Looks like wriggly worms... ;P