not travelling for the time being

mmm ... just realised i haven't blogged in a while... but if you have been paying attention to the twitter and dopplr column on the left, you will know i have actually finished shanghai and been to seoul and back already!


update about the nanjing massacre memorial hall: i didn't manage to get in.


the place was supposed to be closed on monday but for that week they changed it to tuesday because monday was a public holiday so they expected more ppl to be able to visit. problem was i think it wasn't made known to many ppl! the website didn't put up the notice. many locals were waiting at the door. a old man and his family (you can see them in the picture below) was trying to make an appeal, saying they made a trip from faraway province just to see the memorial hall. sorry, too bad. sigh.





















but anyway i think the architecture of the memorial hall is stunning! glad to at least have seen it...

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