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Monday, September 15, 2008

caught in the Mid Autumn Festival long weekend in China,

travelling with a huge mess or mass of ppl is no joke. after i reached the shanghai train station, i was simply overwhelmed by the number of people moving at the same time.

managed to get train tickets by booking myself day tours at a local agency - i'm not sure if it's a good idea or not. Eg. i'm staying in this hotel, booked by the agency, that doesn't do proper housekeeping, for one. But it's also a good way to experience the "local way of life".

The first thing i realise about them is they are pretty self-centred. For example, when it comes to photo-taking, they are rather insensitive towards others. After taking their picture at a certain hotspot, the photographer will walk towards the person to check the picture so that they "chope" the position if they still need to retake. This simply blocks everybody else and creates alot of unnecessary frustration.

oh well... finally done with all the day tours and will be going to the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum tomorrow. more longer days ahead. seeya soon

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