My Beijing Trip

I went to Beijing for a short trip recently.
It was my second visit. The first visit was due to an exchange program with a local school in Beijing in Nov 2005.

I must say that I am impressed with the transformation of Beijing.
The people are able to converse in English and the street names are in both English and Chinese, very visitor-friendly.


The Forbidden City


A Glimpse of the Great Wall (Badaling)

Even though this is my second visit and I see the same places twice, I am still awed by its rich history and beautiful scenery. Especially The Great Wall at Badaling and The Forbidden City. Other beuatiful places are The Ming Tombs (Shi San Ling Mu)and the Lama Temple (Yong He Gong). If you like to shop, you can always go to Wang Fu Jing and Xi Dan. They are all located near the MRT stations.


Lama Temple (Yong He Gong)

Happy Lunar New Year!

After the Christmas Break, our school is closing for Lunar New Year Break now! It is going to be another 2-week break! Envious? Hehe, the bad news is after this break, there will be no more long breaks until the summer break. Typical 'Enjoy now, Suffer later' scenario...

As the CNY (春节）is a big thing in China, our school had a grand celebration. The concert was awesome! The fashion show by the teachers was cute too!

The cutest of all is my colleagues' baby girl...

The lady in pink is her mummy and the guy in blue is my Japanese student, Kota.

It's cold in Shanghai!

For the past 2 days, the temperature in Shanghai has dipped to its lowest for this winter! It is -4 degree C now!

To make matter worse, I suffer from virus attack. Who says virus hibernate in winter? It is a myth! The good thing is I recovered rather quickly. Or else, my trips to the clinic will kill me (Coz it is just too cold out there!) rather than my virus...

Back in Singapore for vacation !!! (Part III)

I went back to GESS for a short visit on 30 Dec 2008.
So happy to see many of my ex-colleagues.
They are ready for the new academic year to start!
Good Luck & Take Care, fellows!

Keep in touch. All the best for 2009!!!