Wonderwoman says

Who bothers

2008-11-12T03:49:00.000-08:00

There's too many stuffs running in my mind. Certain things that overthrow my own philosophy to life.

Pretense

2008-11-12T02:12:00.001-08:00

Finally next saturday is the last day of intership in Shanghai. 4 days of holidays before my flight on thurs, 10.10am. Will be reaching sg at 3.30pm. I guess I will very much miss my working colleagues here. I don't know why. But somehow I see how sincere the both of them (my two closest working colleagues other than sean) treat us. We are just like a family. I see no motive behind them. Not a single of pretense. Not like any other people who see us from a different angle when we first stepped into this piece of land. Though I admited that I had never like the place when I first came, but it was them who changed my whole perception of the people here. And yes, the whole finance department people are so nice that they could be the reason for me to extend my stay here.

And now, I'm leaving soon. Waiting for the time to come where things will all be back in place or probably back to square one ... I reflected on what I had done throughout this whole period of 11 weeks in the company and of course, my days with the 3 other interns.

Since the day I had decided to fly here, it ain't that easy as I thought it would be. Be it people, surrounding or probably unexpected issues and events ... they are never within my control. Many times, I cried over the phone when it could only be a minor issue. I had seen and learnt the tactics of even playing with mind games. Not really to the the extend of playing with people relationship. But I certainly feel that the phrase, "Never judge a book by its cover" is so true that I started to be more aware. Being oblivious can really kills. And I guess the flexibility of the character is important. Reason being, I'm so used to being around people who got almost the same frequency and thinking as me that I become too comfortable. I used the same method of treating and talking to peope everywhere I go. And yes, I guess I encountered quite a few who I know I can't communicate with my usual way.

Sometimes I thought of giving up on these people who obviously do not belong to "my category" cause they are too tiring too handle. But what can I do if were to be put together with them one day? Just like how you can't choose your working colleagues. I got no choice but to adapt and be more flexible, I guess.

Continued- I guess there's a breakdown. I couldn't continue thinking along the line after my dinner. Anyway, the thought of having just 8 more days of work scares me. I will miss them as much as anything else.

Till next time.

Webcaming with a new friend

2008-11-09T07:46:00.000-08:00

Pearleen and me today! Another companion of mine besides dear rachel :)

18 more days to our sunny island.

18 more days to meeting my loved ones.

I seriously can't wait to be back.

One day

2008-10-10T03:30:00.000-07:00

I know i'm really slow and my 3 peeps had already posted about it. No choice. Reason being, Rachel and Hy get to use the net during their working hours, Sean got excellent internet connection over at his room. And well, I can only blog when i'm free and got the remaining energy to shift my lappy over to the guys' room at night ):

Hang Zhou, Day 1! I swear their train seats are so much more spacious and comfortable than airplane's. Clean and nice :D

The hotel room. Air-con spoiled and smelled bad. Good game ):

That night, Rachel and I shifted over to sleep with Xue Er cause our room was really bad.

Oh yeah, my manicure! Treatment+Manicure, 60 yuan (12 SGD)

Lunch after 1hr20mins train ride!

Exploring Hang Zhou!

Anna Sui concept store which is not available in sg. One piece of shirt after discount is about 500-600 yuan. Cheapest somemore. So imagine how expensive!

Hang Zhou, Day 2! Would very much want to post more pictures for day 2. But too bad, the internet connection went haywire ):

Yes, they are all CHINA PEOPLE way way way till the very far end!

Anw, sorry for the lack of updates. Reason being, days are rather hectic and the pace is catching up on me. Anw, the same old usual. The air in Shanghai is damn bad. My complexion is getting from bad to worse since the day i stepped into this piece of land. Bought some masks back home the day before (:

Been running around most of the time during my working hours. From boutiques to department stores, just to check and adjust the Vm on the winter collection. Yes, visual merchandiser to be exact. And so every morning, Sean and i will have to do some office work which include keying of sales/stocks record data till lunch time before we go out to visit the stores. The opportunity to further explore Shanghai and their shopping malls (: You will be surprised how fast this city of China has developed to keep up to the pace, as in globally. The pace here is even faster than sg. It's all about rushing here and there everyday. Walk fast, eat fast, work fast, play fast, shop fast ... cause time is short and there's way too many things to be done. And now, I realised being a small country is good. Having a smaller population is even better. Don't agree? Come to China then. Squeezing in the train is one thing that is more than enough to prove.

46 more days to my homeland. Very soon i'll be back to join my lovelies. And I'm starting to wonder how much i'll miss this place and the people here. Not to mention, the 3 usuals i face day in and out :D

Alright, got to get going! TGIS (Thanks God it's saturday!) :DDD

Till next time,
Princess Qian

L.I.F.E

2008-10-05T06:36:00.000-07:00

Alright, been quite some time since i last updated this cheena blog :)

Anyway, first day of work today after my 5 days of golden week holidays officially ended. It was great with the companion of my mates :D Counting down, 52 more days in Shanghai before i'm back with more actions!

Tues
Went to Qi Pu Lu again for cheap thrills, with Pearleen and Rachel. And as usual, couldn't resist my IPQ behaviour and bought some stuffs back ((:

Wed & Thurs
Hang Zhou (杭州) trip together with the htm girls, pearleen and my mates (10 of us)! The trip was half a disaster due to the overwhelming crowd and really HOT weather! Squeezing through the lanes with people and people still etc. Nevertheless, it was indeed an exposure and a test of tolerance for my "princess" behaviour. Managed to survive through cause i nearly died )):

Fri
Shopping yet again! This time round with Pearleen and i swear this woman is really terrible! She can really buyyyyyyyy :) Ktv at 1am till 3 in the morning. Walked all the way back with my usual 3 peeps. Slept at 5.30am :) One word, shag!

Sat
One of the greatest weekend ever in Shanghai! Lazing around and wasting the afternoon away with not much clutters in mind. The big chefs of the day, Hongyi and Rachel cooked lunch- curry chicken, veg and prata! And so the four of us sat down and had our first home-cooked meals. Watched my fav taiwan drama (finally) and another day gone! :)

Alright, pretty much to the extend that i know this post gonna bored you guys to death. I swear i had never wanted to blog this way. Too bad, lousy internet connection and i'm too lazy to think of how i should better put things across LOLS. Pardon me! Anw, life in Shanghai is damn good cause i got really good companions. It's just that i had got lesser nightlife here, and almost-zero drinking sessions which obviously, i couldn't stand it anymore ): I can't wait to join my lovelies back in sg! HAHA And lastly, thanks for the call that had been pass around from Bff to fiona to xiaowei to ahLong and then finally to bff :D It was soooo great to hear from you guys again!

P/S!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all October babies (Qting, ahFu and Briano!)
I still rmb your birthdaysss k! Though i 'm not physically there to celebrate your birthday, but do keep a slice of cake for me :D Anyway, do enjoy your day!

Till next time,
Princess Qian :D

Sunday night in Shanghai

2008-09-29T19:16:00.000-07:00

The dessert, peanut shaved ice from the hk cafe. Freaking nice!

By the way, we got ourselves new bedroom slippers :) Stupid enough, but it was enough to make me happy LOLS.

8.80 yuan each. Divided by 5. Cheap and nice! Alright, first day of my golden week hols. Cheap thrills shopping later! Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D

Can't be

2008-09-29T09:36:00.000-07:00

finally i managed to endure through the 8 torturing days. freaking tired to the extend i can simply fell aslp in the train/bus just within 5 mins. lols! anyway, embrace the 5 days hols ((:

had dinner with Rachel today at a hk cafe and walked around through the breezy night. yeah, just the both of us. the food was nice and the dessert was awesome. alright, happy people. wasn't feeling good these days which i don't really understand why. too tired to even think. too much clutters and all. getting sick of the daily routines.

nevermind. thanks for the companion anyway.

on the positive note, bff finally called and as usual, i managed to summarize everything and anything to her asap. i miss her machine gun voice like shits HAHA

can't upload images.

till next time (:

Make it right

2008-09-27T08:34:00.000-07:00

I don't feel good about things. I don't know why. I miss my peeps back in sg badly. I need to have some form of a lifestyle back, something that's enough to sustain myself. I could bearly tolerate if things were to continue this way. Anyway, work was relatively ok with the companion of great working peeps though it's really tiring. This is the first time I really change my perception of china people and that i can't see them as one of a kind. lucky enough, I met really nice people. but nevertheless, there are still a whole bunch of them who pretty much need some education on basic respect.

Work till monday before 5 days of golden week holidays (tues-sat) roll in. i can't wait cause 8 working days are seriously enough to kill. damnit. dead beaten. dead brain cells. I'm tired to the extend that I don't even feel like talking. I just wanna have a cup of my favourite coffee, sit in one of the nicest cafe, watch and listen. too bad, life doesn't work that way.

nevermind, endure.

I miss my wordpress blog alot! arghhhhhhh )): Blogspot sucks.

blue

2008-09-24T03:12:00.000-07:00

sometimes like how emotions caught me. i hope i could just stop for a moment. I don't know how i can go on walking ahead. cause i no longer feel the same.

Today

The bag that caught my attention with its black and gold combination. Freaking 1688 yuan. Divide by 5 and convert it to sing dollar yourself.

Our creation!

Ran around 3 stores to do up the vm for the winter collection. freaking tired and i got nothing to say.

Quick update

2008-09-23T06:28:00.000-07:00

Alright, i know my blog is going to rot soon. Just a quick update. Anyway, did some Vm tasks today on the winter collection which had just arrived today.

Days were rather hectic and i could hardly catch enough sleep. Eyebags, my nightmare still )):

The newly setup window display (winter)

Wore the winter coat, leopard prints. Heavy and thick! I think i look rather stupid here HAHA

The street that we roam almost every day and night.

It's like the orchard road in sg, so imagine the traffic flow.

Sierli's own showroom, mainly used for taking photos of their new collection etc. Our trainings on the merchandise and vm are conducted here.

Showroom

My office desk! HOHOHO

Cheap thrills in Qi Pu Lu! That place is crazy and it can really makes you shop till you drop. Just like sg's bugis but triple the traffic, merchandise, lower prices AND you really have to bargain! Resisted that IPQ (impulse purchase queen) behaviour of mine and just got myself a pair of GOLD sandals, bangle, hp lanyard and makeup pouch. I'm going back for sure :)

Rachel, Pearleen (new friend from marketing course) and I got the same bangle! And ONG SI MIN, I got that lollipop necklace for you :D You like it?
In the boutique (: Shopping after work

My daily companion

Miss my lovelies alot! Goodbye :D

Day 4

2008-09-16T03:36:00.000-07:00

Not in sequence, i know! Anyway, day 4 in Shanghai!

2nd day at work was rather interesting. data entry in the morning, product training on vm, an hour practical test that required us to dress up the 3 mannequins to form a concept, putting up the clothings and arrange them in terms of colours to create a flow :D

After work was some night activities, dinner, walking around and 1st time clubbing experience over at G+!

Preparing for the test after training!

During the practical test (Doing up Vm)

My center piece display

Grain and coffee colour range

Black, grey and white colour range

My creation!

Sean's

Clubbing at G+ in one of the Shanghai malls

blog again! sleepy :(

gdnite!

Day 6

2008-09-15T07:55:00.000-07:00

Went to Chan Huang Miao yesterday. A really nice place to shop and nevertheless, the overwhelming crowd! A pity that Rachel didn't join us, but she came after that for dinner and ktv! Bought a couple of stuffs. Then headed to see some famous night scenary which was really beautiful. Korea food for dinner, ktv, club :)

Hongyi eating Bin Tang Hu Lu

The big xiaolongbao that can allow the use of a straw to suck the soup out. Awesome!

Shanghai is indeed a really nice place. Esp for shopping. Minus the fact that the air here isn't really that good and people ain't that nice. the rest was quite alright. way more stuffs to buy as compared to sg.

Alright, got to go. Long day today. Went to a couple of places to get really cheap thrills :) And lastly, i really miss sg ):

work tml! AHHHHH ~

Day 2

2008-09-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

In shanghai now! Probably will be blogging in this site for the next 3 mths cause the internet connection doesn't allow me to access wordpress )):

Day 2, Breakfast!

My first purchase in Shanghai! Pink satin jacket LOLS. Damn freaking chiooooooooo! Too many pictures , yet too little time )): Anyway, i really really miss sg. I miss many lovelies!

First

2008-09-10T08:18:00.000-07:00

new blog! cause the internet connection here doesn't allow me to access wordpress. damnnn. anyway, just a temporary blog to allow some updates :))

first on the list, the apartment!

the apartment is really really nice. there's a balcony outside my room for us to hang our washed clothings :)) the bed is hard enough for me to sleep really really well :D the owners are really nice people. really really nice.

Shanghai's a nice place for shopping. i bought a pink satin jacket. IPQ (impulse purchase queen!) really! But i don't really like the environment here. the streets were dirty and people don't really dress well or get themselves really dress up. seldom see well-dressed people walking down the streets. not really awesome food. i miss sg badly. esp my bff, lovelies and loved ones. and by the way, don't really like my company and job scope. but still got to see how things go. anyway, 'endure' is the word!

baby, i miss you ((: