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Friday, November 24, 2006

Please U-turn carefully

This incident happened this morning and made me boil when i think of it.
I was on my way to a course at Sims Ave...happily driving along. I was coming down a straight road, and 2 lanes merged into 1. Of course, there's a 3rd lane to my right. So, imagine the picture. Ahead of me is 3 lanes, of which 2 are merging lanes, and I was travelling along the left most of the merging lanes.
THENNNNNNNN.....this driver had to make a u-turn. Where ? On the oppsite side of the road. U-turn to where ? Onto my side of the road. Is it a good U-turn ? NOOOOO ! She made such a wide turn that she cut into my lane that I was travelling on ! And what made me mad is the fact that I was coming down fast, and she should have better judgement not to turn till i've passed.
That's not the end. I did an emergency brake, and by the time my car stopped fully, and by the time she had made her slow and dangerous u-turn, we nearly hit. I was soooooooo pissed. I horned many many many times, flashed at her many many times, and from the mirror, she made some hand signals at me.
Was i one to be trifled with ? Of course not. I drove right up to her, pulled beside her, and gave her double.
What a way to start my day.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

More Pictures of China







This is taken outside 岳王庙。It's a place to pay tribute to the late hero 岳飞。









This is a picture taken at night at 上海滩。















These are just some of the beautiful trees lining the bank of West lake.

One of the beautiful parks that we went to.

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Monday, November 06, 2006

10 days in China




I've always wanted to go China....esp when there's a saying "上有天堂,下有苏杭"...i've finally seen for myself the beauty and tranquility of these 2 places during my 10 days of school immersion programme.
It was a good learning experience. It's a chance to see how schools in China teach their students. The people there are very friendly, very hospitable. I can't get used to the food in the hostel though, but food in Shanghai is good..
It's a trip without much shopping, i was so tempted by the shops along 豫园in Shanghai...i think i will go there again in future, just for a shopping trip heheh...

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