Suzhou and Shanghai Weekend

This weekend I went to Suzhou and Shanghai, Suzhou Sat and Shanghai Sunday. I arrived in Suzhou early in the morning. 7:40am.

At first I planed to visit some famous sites like the garden or the temples, but since I was taking a bus, I didn't know where's the bus station so I had to take a taxi, the taxi driver is a motor driver, coz nearby zhuozhengyuan, the road is being bended, so I had to take the motor cycle. But after I got onto the bicycle he tried to persuade me to go to Dingyuan instead of Zhuozhengyuan. Coz my colleagues went there before, and told me it's really not interesting, so I decided to try a new park. We got there 20minutes later since he's not really familiar with the road.

I recognized he took a parking ticket from my ticket set, I immediately knew it's for commition, but since he drove so fast, then I didn't say anything. He got at least 20yuan from each passenger he bring.

I went into the garden. There is a tour guide let us to waite inthe parlour. We chated for a while. Later the tour began. It's really not bad a garden. I even saw the tomb of Liubowen. the garden covers 130 mu2. Quite big a garden. I could sit on the boat to see the sites around. I bought 2 folded fans, 25yuan each~

Later the tour guide brought me to the flower temple, the taoist temple, they taught us how to worship, I was saying the Lord's prayer while learning their guesture. Later he told us to draw a piece of bamboo to tell our fortune. I drawed one. He told me I am everything fine except love life...Yeah, he's true. And he said my husband is not from the same place as me...He also asked if there's anyone I love, to test if we are fit, then I told him there's a boy, after his testing, he said I am fire life, he is water. So we're not fit...I knew we are not even if he don't say it...Whatever...I didn't ask for solve after it, I know I am a catholic, I should practice my faith of not believing in other gods.

Later I went to drink some tea, listen to the Suzhou opera, and I left there.

I planed to visit Hanshan Temple, coz it's not far, then I hired a tri-cycle to take me there.I found the driver's bad also. He took me to a very expensive market, I knew he was gonna take commision from me, then I didn't buy anything. So later we started out for Hanshan temple. The driver started to show his bad parts, he intended to invite me for dinner, for travel, for everything, he said he would pay for it. Shit! Everyone konw what's he meant. So I got down from the bike and ran to a taxi. He was grabing my hand and arm, intended to touch me. I shouted at him in pure Beijing accent bad words, and he gave up forcing me. It's very dangerous an experience. I would never go to suzhou alone.

I arrived hanshan temple afterward. It's not a big temple, even could be called small. I saw a lot of Japanese tourists there. I was just wandering alone boringly. I had a vegi-lunch there, it's very delicious and cheap. The nuddle is only 5yuan. I enjoyed a lot.

Later I wandered again in the temple, I nocked the bell there. 5yuan for 3times. The sound is very fine. I forgot to record it...so poor...

Later I came out of the temple and tried to go to the water town of Suzhou. Since it's the first time I got there, I didn't know how to go so I just walking on the street. Later I found a digital plaza nearby, so I went there and got a digital camera. Olympus mju:700. 710million pixels. Everything great! 2500yuan!

After shopping it started raining, I could only take the bus and go back to Kunshan, but see how crazy I was: I went to Shanghai instead of Kunshan in the heavy rain!

I got on the train and texted Christl, to inform her that I would be staying in her place that night.

After arrived there I got some dinner for two of us, and went to her home.

We talked a lot about her recent life since her ideal man was going to marry another girl soon... I consider it's a lucky thing for her since she didn't loose too much time on her crush and she'll have more opportunities in the future.

I kept chatting with Grace through MSN until 3am. And I went to sleep late.

The next morning I had to go for Mass so I woke up at 7am. Feeling dizzy and uncomfortable. We went to the Xujiahui Church. We missed the early Mass so we had to take our breakfast and wait for the other Mass 10 o'clock. We went to KFC to have breakfast, I got my favorite Congee "Century egg and meat Congee" and a shrimp roll. So happy!

Later we went back to the church to take our Mass. After the Mass we went to the Pacific digital building to buy my mobile. I didn't see my planed one but got a better super slim mobile. NEC-N923.

Later we went for lunch in the building and after lunch I got the train back to Kunshan.

After got home I started practicing my picture taking skill and enjoyed alot!

In the evening I watched the TV serias, the Lady's mother died in a accident...I thought of my mum, and sadly went to sleep with tears in my eyes...

Fortunately I was blessed by my mum in heaven, I had a nice dream! Wish my dady's happy too in Beijing! I love two of you. May God bless our family!