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Gosh, It's been quite awhile since the last time I've updated on my life in Shenzhen. Long enough to make me pause for abit before finally recalling my password for Blogger sign in.

Anyhow, how are you guys doing? I'm doing very well over here. Settling down pretty alright. I love the food, the cheap shopping and the culture. No culture shock whatsoever, which is really unexpected.

Okies, I think I'll find it tough to update you on the tiny nitty grits of everyday life over here, so I'll just update on the major highlights starting from the most recent weekend (I think I missed 2 weekend updates, I guess. )

Happy Valley Saturday 2 June

Last saturday, We went to Shenzhen's Happy Valley (the largest theme park in China).

And it was really really fun! Superb!Haha! I love theme parks. Actually it was way better than what we've expected. Seriously, China packs alot of surprises. You just go there with minimal expectations, dont expect way too much, and you'll be delightfully surprised with what it has to offer. The rides were really more than decent, exceed our expectations. So thrilling that we screamed ourselves hoarse! Poor Qiu Xin is nursing a cough and a sore throat right now, cause she really screamed a great deal! I sat beside her for most rides. And boy, can she shrill and scream. Damn funny.

The most exciting ride was the Sky drop ride, Its 60 metres high and you get elevated to that height before getting plunged right down to the bottom. So figuratively speaking, your heart is still left at the top when your body is down at the bottom. I felt like I was being flown off my seat. I loved the adrenaline rush! Qiu Xin, Donna and I had fun just screaming our lungs out. Haha.

The suspension loop rollercoaster was really fun too! Basically, its not your conventional run of the mill sort of rollercoasters with you sitting in your seat. This time round, the seats are designed in such a way where you are hanging from our seats, so you feel as if you are flying around when you get plunged down the coaster. It's damn cool. I opted for the front seat cause the effect is really the best upfront. The view is fantastic; amidst all the screaming and upside down overturns, we manage to take a glance at the hills and mountains in the distance. We managed to queue for a second ride! Heh, lucky us, we took one hour to get onto the ride, the average queuing time is 2 hours max. We went on the right day since the school kids are preparing for their mid year exams.

A picture of the suspension loop coaster:

Thursday after work - A taste of nightlife in Shenzhen

[SoHo bar clubbing at -China's equivalent of Clarke Quay- Shekou]

Shekou really look very different at night. It's all lighted up with pubs, restaurants and clubs all strewn together. A unique feature of the place is the liner ship revamped into a hotel. Plenty of cartshops all around the liner. A little too touristy, I feel.

Anyway, the 8 of us made our way down to this club, Soho Bar with my colleagues from the marketing department. In total, the 12 of us rented this van to head down for some chilling out and dancing. We ate at Subway! How I missed eating at Subway. The vegetables tasted fresher and they were really generous with the helping esp the meats! But one major downside is the horrid tasting cookies. They only have 3 flavours and my favorites, Choc chip and macademia white chop chip cookies wasn't on the list. Well, we were still satisfied with the dinner. Too much chinese food for the past weeks, need some western flavour. =)

2 Weekends ago

Beer Party @ Adrian's Place

Friday night and we got nothing planned so we bought 12 bottles of Tsingdao, Kingway and Heineken from the convenience store near our apartments for a drinking session. Played loads of card games which are plain silly but really fun! Totally enjoyed the awesome and hilarious company.

Shopping at LuoHu

Counterfeit leather goods everywhere. Think LV, Coach, Longchamp, Prada and Chanel.
Loads and loads of them. Haha, eyes blurred.

Alright, that's all for now. Off to continue on my work. Plenty to do and I've slacked for too long. Bye!