Blogs from Huangpu, Shanghai, China, Asia - page 5

I really was going to write this on the night but am instead writing it the following day with the result I almost cannot remember what the details were. However the general details always involve virtually setting an alarm for 9:30 AM to have a quick shower before heading up for the breakfast deadline at 10 AM. Being a Sunday there were more people who were having it late (completely different story at the same time on Monday -- only a very few at that hour). Anyway with one thing and another, despite knowing that the sun sets at around 4:45 PM, it was really only at about 2 PM that I got going. I have really only had a very general idea of what I am doing and that usually involves picking an area to ... read more

Mijn eerste week in Shanghai zit erop! Afgelopen weekend was een extra lang weekend, aangezien gisteren een Chinese feestdag was, genaamd het Moon / Mid Autumn Festival. Het is een soort Chinese versie van het Amerikaanse Thanksgiving, waarbij iedereen met z'n familie gezellig gaat eten. Maar voor mij betekende het een extra dagje vrij! Prima! Daar was ik ook wel aan toe, want de eerste week was toch wel behoorlijk vermoeiend! Al die nieuwe mensen en indrukken en het wennen aan een enorm drukke stad! Aangezien ik in mijn eentje nieuw in Shanghai ben, ben ik bezig met het leren kennen van nieuwe mensen. Afgelopen donderdag ben ik naar een borrel van de Benelux kamer van koophandel geweest waar ik een aantal mensen heb leren kennen. Het is natuurlijk altijd een beetje ongemakkelijk om naar een ... read more

Visiting Shanghai you realize that you are not the only tourist.... Actually, Shanghai is the center in a 400 million people area of China.... And all of these 400 million people wants to go to Shanghai, to see the sights and sounds. And to shop at Nanjing Rd. Or so it seems. There are some spectacular views in Shanghai though. Standing near the Huangpu, a tributary to the great Yangtze river, looking over to the skyscrapers at Pudong - you wonder if this vision of the future will be the dominant one in the coming years. Surely, the house of the bund (old colonial neighborhood) - just behind you - are the past. But the future - Well, we will have to wait and see! -Simon ... read more

July 22nd- It seems like the whole program has been passing around a bug. We haven’t traveled around the city much due to the heat and our sickness. We did manage to go shopping at a new mall on the other side of the city. We visited an apple store which was packed! There is shopping everywhere in Shanghai but all the clothes and shoes are too small to fit us. Sam bought me my first Frapacino at Starbucks, guess I’m city folk now. We tried to go out and hit the city but every bar we go to is filled with smoke. You’re allowed to smoke in the bars which are difficult for the group to handle. July 23rd- We visited the counter fit market again today. I picked up a lot of little trinkets ... read more

July 16th- We visited the counter fit market today. I purchased a beautiful purse and clutch. I tried to get shoes but the lady informed us they didn’t have large sizes. I am on a size 8! July 17th- We took our second trip to the fabric market. There I bought two suits! I am so excited to get them back and see how they fit. We spent the rest of the day preparing for our SAP presentation. We spend 9 hours on it! July 18th- Monday was difficult. I found one of my bras missing. Spilled my cereal all over the floor and bought rotten milk. We also had to present our SAP projects which might have been the hardest assignment all semester. Luckily we nailed it! It was very hot in the room and ... read more