Sunday, December 26, 2010

Business Trip to China

I'm back from China. Overall, the trip was ok. In fact there is some fabulous experience which I'm going to elaborate more later. :)

Overall summary on how I spend my days in China:

Day 1
The day before, I was worried like shit. My kns boss does not allow me to check-in my baggage as we need to rush to ferry port. We are taking ferry to Shekou Port, China. Anyway, Anyway, the hand baggage rules not really that strict for Cathay Pacific Airline. Btw, my luggage size just bigger a bit (like 10cm extra.. :p).

Before this, my colleague warn me that my kns boss walk really really fast. I was like, "How fast could that be?" And it turns out that he walked fast enough to make me hurt my leg so much that I hardly walk after I'm back from China. Poor me.

Anyway, the taxi driver that suppose to come and pick me up from my home arrive sharp and 6.30 am as promised and off I went to KLIA. Well, actually it's my first time to board a plane at KLIA. Normally just travel through budget airline. Hehe. My kns boss asked me to find him at VIP Lounge but I didn't. No point cos I can't go in. Might as well start reading my story book.

Thank god that I don't have to sit with him. It was the first time I'm on Cathay plane, so abit jakun and explore the buttons around my seat. The in-flight movie that I watched: Salt.
My lunch

After about almost 4hrs later, reach HKIA. That is the beginning of my nightmare. Running with my heels while carrying my hand luggage just to be able to get a ferry ticket to Shekou, China. The kns boss knew that I can't run that fast, and quickly take my passport to make the ticket purchase on my behalf while I struggling to see where he was. Ferry ride was superb boring with no entertainment and seems like forever. I am trying to find my focus point so that I won't puke. Thank god the ride was not rough.

When we arrived at China, the immigration people scan my passport for the longest time ever. I have no idea why he took so bloody damn long. The photo in the passport are the most recent picture as I have just renew them. I guess he must have thought that I am illegal immigrant with a fake passport.

Right after we leave the terminal, there is no sight of the driver that was supposed to chauffeur us to supplier company. The furious kns boss called them and scold them kao kao for being late. lol. And it turn out that the driver already been waiting but doesn't really recognize kns boss. lol.

We went straight to supplier company to have my stupid factory tour while kns boss left with another person. Probably go meet his lover. After the boring tour, I was finally being send back to my hotel to rest before the dinner. Well, I really hate the fact I have to have dinner with them. Boring like shit. The food sucks. Who said China food good??!! And that idiotic supplier smoke INSIDE the closed room with aircond ON. brainless idiot.
Finally at about 10pm, I can finally go back to hotel. Watch my HK drama. lol. No exploring cos it's damn scary out there.
Bed @ Haiyatt Gardens Hotel

Even thought the bed looks nice and comfortable, the bloody wall so thin. I can hear what's going on at the next room. I heard some China girl voices damn farking loud, giggling. And the door bell ringing non stop. Must be that farking prostitute looking for business. FML. I have restless night.


Day 2
Awake quite early cos I can't sleep well. Went to have my breakfast. I have no idea how those receptionist communicate with non Chinese. When I ask them where shall I go to get my complimentary breakfast, that girl pretend she didnt hear and insist I speak to her in Mandarin. wtf. At that very instant, I couldn't figure out how to translate complimentary breakfast in Mandarin. I keep on repeating breakfast for a few times and finally "zhao chan" in the end.
Yao char kuey with filling. The best thg compare to other stuff. But it was superb oily. I only can take half it.

Xmas deco at the hotel

Check out from hotel after breakfast and continue journey to Huizhou. Another supplier from Huizhou pick us up. There is a Japanese speaking China girl with us. The kns boss sibeh happy cos got leng lui chat with him in Japanese throughout the journey to Huizhou.

This time, I can finally check in to my hotel first and have our lunch (very oily lunch) before heading to supplier company. We were suppose to factory audit that company. The kns boss did all the thgs while I need to follow him walking like a F1 car with my one and only footwear, yes, the heel with other China engineer. By the time we are done, my leg was shaking while I'm seated. After wrapping up the meeting, kns boss asked the leng lui and driver to accompany me to do some sight seeing. Wah! Kns boss sibeh good wo. I was brought to Huizhou West Lake. Frankly speaking, it was the most boring tour ever and my leg hurt so much whenever I try to walk an inch. Furthermore, it's Dongzhi. Everyone closed their shop earlier and nothing much to be seen precisely. Ok. Maybe I dont know how to appreciate lake or china history. I dont even know who is Su Dongpo. But I knew who is Li Bai (cos watched HK drama.)

And its actually very famous place and must visit place according to chinatravel.com
Huizhou West Lake covers 3.2 square kilometers in total with 1.4 square kilometers of water. It is famous for the five lakes, six bridges and eight sceneries. Four hundred and more scholars in different dynasties in history with Su Dongpo as representative has ever traveled around Huizhou to appreciate West Lake and be inspired enough to create cherish cultural relics of West Lake. Once can not only visit various sceneries in the West Lake, but also appreciate the West Lake under the context of the whole Huizhou City. The most essential point is to understand the way the city and the lake integrate and the interacted beauty. One can also see Huizhou’s beautiful street scenery and nocturne to known about Dongpo Culture of West Lake (Su Dongpo is a famous scholar in Chinese history who has ever wrote many essays and poets to describe the beauty of West Lake).

The beautiful lake

Ok. I like the plant more than the lake. lol. but it's part of the lake?

By the time we reach there, almost sunset dy la. See what see la. haih.

Some pagoda which I refuse to climb cos my leg hurts.

Fat me and the pagoda.

View when the lights on

I think this is Su Dongpo statue.

Some high class restaurant. The reflection look nice.

We (Leng lui, driver and I) went to have our dinner at nearby restaurant before we went to "have a look" at the China shopping mall. I so wanted to buy those nice boots. I know I know. Malaysia no one wear boots de. lol. But the price damn expensive la. They brought me to the expensive malls. lol. Boring like hell also. Alot of cheaper stall all closed cos of the Dong zhi. Arrghhh. Wasted. Since I can't shop and my leg hurts, so I request driver to send me back to hotel. He can have his Dong zhi reunion with his family. (He keep on emphasis that day is Dongzhi and his family celebrate it much more than CNY). Oh ya. Most of the Huizhou local ppl speak Hakka. Haha. So, I speak Hakka with the driver. :p

My second hotel @ Huizhou

Haha... Condom n lubricant in the hotel.

Me wearing like sohai cos quite cold that day.

Day 3
Travel in car, ferry, flight whole day.
The fabulous experience is, I fly on business class from HK to KL. Fulamak. Sibeh syiok. The stewardess address me by my name. The food was totally different compare to economy class. They have prepare menu for today's dinner. And the desert is Haagen Daaz Ice cream. super delicious. And I can extend the seat till like sleeping position. omg. so so nice and comfortable. I was never hungry or feel thirsty throughout the flight. Plenty of replenishment. So nais. lol. Enough of sai meang dy. Ok. I also felt so embarass cos I dunno where is my screen. I was given headphone without screen. And I dare not ask anyone also. So, I pray hard that Aunty beside me will on her tv screen, which she did. So, I just observe and follow what she did. She must have been laughing damn hard at my stupidity. lol.

That's basically my 3d2n "trip" to China.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Business trip to China - Before

I am going to China for the very first time. It's not leisure. My kns boss and I will attend meeting with supplier and factory auditing. So, which means I just sit there and listen to them talk crap and yet have the chance to go China for free. And I assumed that meal will be free too. lol. So, basically all I need is to have enough cash or maybe card for me to go SHOPPING! Hopefully I can have extra time to do so. *Crossing my finger*

The meeting actually held in Dongguan where I got the chance to stay at Hyatt. Woohoo. It looks nice from the website. As usual, did some research on that area and discover some FML thing about Dongguan.

Source from Wikitravel:
As in all of China, be careful. You can be robbed, especially in less populated areas. Prostitution is widespread in Dongguan, and many men from Guangzhou, Shenzhen and especially Hong Kong flock here on the weekends. Karaoke bars are basically another word for whore house. The law on prostitution is not enforced ever. However, do not gamble! You will end up in jail for possibly, a long time if you are caught gambling, save it for Macau. Lastly, a lot of the police force is corrupted, but since the government is still watching over them, they are discrete. So if a policeman tries to get money from you, calmly reply to him to see a superior.

It scared the shit out of me upon reading that. Crime happening still acceptable to me. But heck prostitution. I am not against prostitution, but then I hate to see those China-hamsap-pek roaming around looking for target. Urrgghhh!! Their disgusting look! Puik! Shall I roam around alone when I am free?? I guess not. *Sad* I wanna go shopping. :(

No wonder kns boss LOVE to visit CHINA.

Friday, December 3, 2010

the final farewell

the road ahead will not be the same again without you...

you will always be remembered

Thursday, December 2, 2010

careless

My bad luck charm is BACK!!

Burnt my second right hand finger last Sunday.

Cut my middle right hand finger yesterday. Bleeding non stop for quite sometime and scared the shit hell of me as I though I will be dying soon. Then DD knocked my leg with Giant trolley and it hurts alot. And I accidentally banged my head on the steel cloth rail.

Today, my whole right arm NUMB. FML.