Wrong flight

I can't believe it.

Within 2 week return from Shanghai I booked my next flight back to Shanghai yesterday and I'm flying in less than a month's time. I was checking my ticket the day after I bought my flight, which was yesterday. I wanted the 4pm flight on Monday but the ticket said 2am instead of 4pm and I was completely horrified.

Stupid me, I was so concerned about the departing flight from SG that I didn't check if I clicked the returning flight properly and I booked the wrong return flight. I tried to call Zuji so many times. Now I have one night less to spend in Shanghai.

I called Zuji this morning and turns out I have to pay $226 just to change my flight to 4pm and I'm not going to do it. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. This is the first time I bought the wrong flight it's so annoying and I'm so frustrated that I have to reach the shanghai airport on Sunday 12midnight instead of Monday 2pm.

I can't believe I'm so careless. Well, things happened and I'm not going to fork out more money to get the flight right. I guess I just have to manage. Oh wells. I hope things go uphill from here.

By the way, the Zuji customer service totally sucks, she hung up on me when I asked is there any alternatives. I don't think I'm going to book from Zuji from now. This is my resting bitch face.

Shanghai 2018

After 2 Cathay flights including 2 meals and 2 movies, I reached Shanghai and I totally forgot about the China crowd. It took me an hour to get through the immigration and collect my bags and get out of the airport, then I took the train to Shikai's place. The first thing that hit my nose when I get outdoors is the cigarette smell all over the place, which I totally detest. 

After another hour to Shikai's place, settled in at 7.30pm , took a cab to meet Danielle and her friends for dinner, then Shikai came, then we went to hit the bars clubs woohoo! First drinks was at a cute bar with teddy bears, then we went to the club. Joycelyn was waiting there for us, Shikai introduced his Thai friends and we went crazy. 

The music was unusually good according to Shikai, and he disappeared a few times with Luke, while I hung out with Tao and before we went back Joycelyn pulled us to dance on the stage like WUDDDD it was crazy. We went back at 3am and I had to wake up at 7am for my flight to Wuhan the next day.

Fast forward to Wednesday, I came back from Jingzhou, had dinner with Shikai at Wai Po Jia, went to shop a little bit then went back home. 

The next day I went all around the shopping districts, but there's nothing much to buy, a lot of hippie stuff and shops though. I had the mind blowing Heytea, it was totally amazing. 

At night dinner was with Tao at a good steamboat place and we went to drink at his place. His place is beautiful. It's a serviced apartment owned by Shangrila. The next amazing thing was: we wanted to drink gin tonic but didn't have ice and tonic so he ordered online and it was delivered in freaking 15minutes. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, and they had Fevertree Mediterranean tonic WOW I am super amazed.

Friday I met Jenny Ni in my ex-company, most people left, but the place and Jenny looks the same. We couldn't have lunch so I met Tao for lunch around the area, then I went back to Jingan for Heytea again, shop, went to west bund for the Long museum but didn't have time, then went back to meet Shikai for dinner near our place, which serves really good Chinese food. Went to drink at a sake bar after, then we went back. 

The next morning I met Jenny Loh near the bund, she treated me to a wonderful Peking Duck lunch, and we took the boat across the bund and I explored Lujiazui, went to the touristy Starbucks Roasteries which is a total tourist trap. $12 for a cup of coffee? Seriously. Tao suggested we go W hotel for the view and afternoon tea so we went for coffee and drinks. Amazing view and company. Then went to hit the club again with Shikai, but it was boring this time.

Mercato dinner after.

Sunday we had brunch at Nest, really good brunch food, then off to the airport!

Wow I initially thought my trip is going to be super boring but it turns out, it was one of the most happening trip. Jingzhou, Enshi, Clubbing etc, the people I met were super nice and hip, the food, the weather were all very nice, it all fell into place naturally. The air quality was super good because they shut down the factories for the expo the following week. 

I met super lots of friends who made me miss Shanghai and I want to work there now. The Sg and Thai bilateral relations are really super good and diverse hehe. Very much thanks to Shikai for hosting and introducing me to Tao and Danielle and friends, I'm in love with Shanghai again.

Jingzhou Enshi 2018

After I booked my flights to Shanghai, I kinda regretted because my hair stylist was asking me what's there at Shanghai ad I said nothing. Then I remembered Michelle asking me to visit her if I ever went to Shanghai and I met her for a Korean dinner and she said she will be in Jingzhou and asked me to go there. I didn't want to spend a whole week in Shanghai so I booked my domestic flight to Wuhan.

Second day early Sunday morning I had to take the 9am flight to Wuhan, her driver was there with a Audi SUV at the airport waiting for me and it was a 2 hour ride to Jingzhou where I met her, and had cakes. The cakes were expensive for China standards, around $8 per piece and she ordered 5 different ones for me, paid for everything.

From the moment I met her, she paid for everything and her driver drove us around and she refused my money. She was my Sugar Mummy at Jingzhou.

We went to see some Jingzhou relics, the river, the biggest guanyu statue in the world, ate Jingzhou local food. She bought a bottle of local Baijiu just for me to taste, went to see the ancient walls of Jingzhou, then went to her company to see, and then I checked into the hotel.

The next morning we met for breakfast and sent me off to the train station, and went shopping around the train station to get supplies like food water etc (she paid for everything as well), and I was on the train for a 2 day tour at Enshi.

I kinda regretted joining the tour because they were all elders and the first day was kinda boring. We visited some king's palace, some touristy street and that's it. I had dumplings for dinner and slept in a less-than-average hotel.

The second day was more cool at the cave. It was so cold in the cave in the morning and I was so glad that Michelle's colleague brought me a thick jacket.

The cave was wonderful, I really loved it.

Then back to the train to Jingzhou, Grace picked me up and we went for Chong Qing Grilled Fish dinner which was seriously fresh. The fish we picked was swimming in the tank a few minutes ago. Sorry fish but you were wonderful in my tummy. I really love the food in Jingzhou, it was a bit spicy and sour but not overly salty or oily. The burst of spices in your mouth. Oh and I had their famous lotus root soup as well.

The next day we had beef noodles breakfast and I was on a 6 hour train back to Shanghai with all the supplies Grace bought. The train ride was torturous. The person sitting in front of me was talking loudly on the phone, the person beside me didn't bother to pick up the phone and it kept ringing, and the person behind me was SINGING. ARE YOU KIDDING ME SINGING ON THE TRAIN. I didn't get a good sleep.

Anyway, I am really grateful to my sugar mummy for bringing me around, the driver driving me around and my tummy is perpetually full. I will try and visit again, and explore the Enshi canyons next time. Now, back to exciting Shanghai.

Resigned

I threw my resignation letter on Tuesday evening. Well, not threw but I told my manager I'm resigning because I found a better opportunity from another company, and emailed the letter to her the next morning.

It felt so good. I feel soooooo relieved from that crazy person. I have 1.5 months to the end, then I have 12 days break before I start my new job. I have more details but right now I'm packing because I'm flying to Shanghai tomorrow morning at 8am.

Yes I'm heading back to Shanghai after 4 years. Will be back next Sunday! Bye!

Updated: She started to do funny things after I threw letter.
1 She asked my team mate if he knew before I threw letter and if he knew where I was going
2. She asked my other team mates if they knew where I was going
3. She sent me a list of things saying "since you have 9 working days in Nov, trust you can complete this list of things" Wow. I rolled my eyes.
4. She claimed that she's very nice to give me my reservist leave. Wow. Are you more powerful than the ministry of defence?

Cindy's Wedding

One of my closest cousin got married yesterday and I just can't believe it. She and I grew up together, went to the same secondary school together and I went Boston to stay with her when she was studying there. When she walked down the aisle I just couldn't believe we are all grown up and having family.

Her husband's mum works at the hotel so we had a really wonderful dinner.

Have a blessed life, Cindy.

One week overnight

Sunday - went back to work, went to Jalan Besar to meet Kim for dinner and Bugis to meet my cousin to drive me home then into JB. We reached Port Dickson at 5am in the morning and found out that some of my cousins are still awake LOL, then went to burn the papers.

Monday - went to sleep at 8am, woke up at 2am for lunch, then went to beach and Starbucks, then back for the rituals where me and some cousins caught up with each other with her funny colleague harassment stories, then after that was mooncake time, then back to bed and there was a thunderstorm in the middle of the night.

Tuesday - In the morning we went for breakfast - really really fresh and good prata omg I miss it so much now. And then afternoon rituals, then the burial and went back home.

Wednesday - Gym in the afternoon, then Netflix till night, and went off to JB at 9pm, went to my cousin's place to play with his dog, watched skyscraper and a bit of bleach, went for dim sum supper, then ktv to drink till 5am, then I went home straight at 6am.

Thursday - The jam at the causeway is crazy. I passed at 6am and got home at 8am, then immediately crashed. Dinner and liquid buffet with Xian, and went to hit the ktv bar, met her SQ friend, and we drank till 3am. 

Friday - Gym in the morning, Soup Curry dinner with Woon and delicious brown sugar pearl milk after.