Chionggirl in Shanghai

i will let the pictures speak for themselves... :)

For those of you who are working really hard in Singapore, I apologise if the header sounds insulting. But it's the truth, we are currently enjoying 8 days of Chinese holiday now, with China's National Day starting out on the 1st of October, and the Mid Autumn Festival happening today. Some of the things that i have done since...

Day 1:

Finally sometime to have a decent breakfast.

It didn't went very well because my egg didn't manage to become half boiled like the Singaporean Kopi-tiam version (This is the umpteen times that I have tried, and it still turned out raw :( ) So in a bid to not waste the egg, I did a double-boil of the egg...

That is the remnant after my consumption. Yeah, I reckon it's because I have putted the eggs in a bowl and not in a mug like what they do back home. Nevermind, I shall improve it next time. I am a lil' reluctant to buy light soya sauce since i do not cook much, so I used butter as a replacement for taste.

After breakfast, I went out to do some banking. And since it was still early, I decided to walk back home. Walking home in the weather now is such an wonderful experience. It was quite a walk, but because of the fine weather, I didn't feel tired. The same distance would make me feel tired if it is in Singapore.

So anyway, I walked passed a little store selling watches. I think it is at Jiaozhou Road 胶州路. And since my own watch is down and I prefer to bring back home to replace the battery, I decided to take a look.

Apparently, they are selling watches that are made by a Shanghai watch factory that has stopped operated. The name of the watch is called Baoshihua 宝石花, and I learnt later from the internet that it is an original Chinese watch brand. Some of the designs were pretty antique and the prices are reasonable. Yep, I bought something from that little stall...

The one on the left cost RMB70 and the one on the right cost RMB50. I love them because they are the typical ladies watch, very Gu Niang 姑娘 looking, very dainty. And best of all, the second hand  runs around the clock face, and not jerk like the analogue watches nowadays do. I totally LOVE that! It's so antiquish! :)

After that, on the way home, I passed by the shopping centre where I get my toiletries and stuffs, and went soft on a yellow cardigan with star prints from Vero Moda (It was on a RMB120 off for RMB300 purchase promotion!). On the way back, I have to pull myself to be away from H&M, which is on sale as well. But I think someday I will fall for it as well (but wait, the Jimmy Choo collection is entering in November.. hmmm), since it is so near home...

It was a wonderful day, and later part of that, I went to a friend's house for a simple dinner with her friends, watched the National Day parade over TV and then went for a drink at Paulana Brahaus at Xintiandi. Got to meet some new interesting people and had a good time chatting with them.

It was a fruitful day. I will write more tomorrow about my holidays again. Seeya!