Chionggirl in Shanghai

1) I have accidentally washed my contact lens into the sink.

I was wearing them in the morning, you know, right first, then left. Because of my small eyes, and my aspiring nails (learning to keep them long, but I am not sure how long can I hold on to it. They are especially irritating when I do typing on the keyboard), I have been having a hard time putting them in of late. Sometimes because of misplacement, the contact lens ends up on the corner of the eye, which to me its fine, cos I know I can push it in place. That was the case when I did the same ritual yesterday.

So I thought i had the left eye on. And guess what, when I step out of my tiny toilet, I realised my vision is still blurred. So I did a eye test, cover right, cover left. I can't seem to see clearly even from the corner of my eye. Great, I didn't put the left lens in. I went back to the toilet and try all sorts of ways to look for the lens, as it is quite likely that it dropped from my face and onto somewhere. It can't be found. Then I realised that before I stepped out of the toilet, I had washed my lens case.

Great. I thought there is a glimpse of hope and tried to shine a torchlight into the hole in the sink (it's rotatable; open and close). Nope, can't be found. And then I concluded that I have washed away my contact lens.

Fortunately for me, there is a Paris Miki outlet near my place, and I went to have the prescription done today. I have to wait for 20 days for it to be made. Good news is, the astyic (sp?) on the left eye has reduced by 25 (pt/marks/dots?!?) and the right eye has a lower power. Yippy! :) When I get my lense, I will go make a cheap pair of frames from the Shanghai Railway Station and have the lens done at Paris MIki. Yep, it is in the pipeline.

Hold on a sec, i will now go get the nail clipper...

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Ahhh... nice short nails. I like... :)

 

2) Good tidings from Singapore! :)

A good friend's hubby is in Shanghai, and I have requested them to help me bring back a bag of clothes from home (I miss some of my clothes and of course, some kia-su shopping I had done for autumn-winter wear). So I went to meet him at the Hongqiao State Guest Hotel this morning to collect the stuffs.

No photos here, but the Guest House is super atas lor! Very grand neh, a basic suite is USD$200 wor... You can check out more (though the website does no justice to the place) at www.hqstateguesthotel.com

And my lovely bag of things...

I saw it when my sister showed it to me on the webcam sometime back, but seeing it for real is most delightful! :) And you do see a familiar brand there, Sheng Shiong Supermarket carrier...

Yep, inside contains Nescafe Coffee and Laksa Mix (which I realised can be purchased has well, but at about 20% pricier) that dear friend has purchased for me.  Nice! It was a delightful feeling to be able to open up these bags and take out the contents inside. I smell home! :)

 

3) Did some cleaning up of the house today

... and I decided I shall replace my new profile picture to this:

It pretty much says about my life here, i feel. I have not engage an Ayi to clean up my place yet, cos I think I can still manage my place on my own, though it does get extremely dusty at times. Was tempted to show you a picture of the contents i gathered from sweeping the floor, but decided that it is not suitable for public viewing, hahaha...

Anyways, I think I can still manage all these stuffs on my own. Come October holidays, I will take the curtains to the laundromat and do more serious cleaning around the house. I do recognised that with the kind of long hours that I have been putting in, it is difficult to be regular with my cleaning.

We'll see how lah...

 

4) Went for full body massage today

And came back aching with pain. But super shiok!

I had a male masseuse (nope, I didn't realise that until we were about to start, but its ok, I was alert at all times to make sure I wasn't take advantage of) did my back for one whole hour. I tell you, it is most shiok because he really pressed hard on the muscles! I have never had such painful body massage before, but it felt great. The stressed up musciels on the shoulder and the waist feels painful even now, but I know, it is for the greater good... Definitely will go there again.

Yes, I went to Kang Jun again. If you don't have the reference, here is the post about my first experience there. If you are coming, I will definitely bring you there! :)

 

Alrighty, that's all for now. Till next time...

 

Massages is a one of the many things that Singaporeans enjoy doing in Shanghai. i went to one yesterday and totally enjoyed it.

The name of the shop is Congen Massage Healthcare Club 康骏会馆推拿足道. It is located at No. 436 Dagu Road 436号大沽路 （Tel: 021-6340 1161) Website www.shkangjun.cn

The centre offers services such as Full Body Massage, Foot Massage, Thai Massage and other wellness services. It is popular with my colleagues and they often go there for massages. Since I am with two of them, i decided that I should really try it.

We took the Foot Massage, and I simply love it! The masseuse are experienced and they allow you to enjoy the massage without talking you into buying the packages (unlike the salons, spas, massage places in Singapore), so it was a totally relaxing experience. I actually fell asleep during the massage, so you can imagine how enjoyable the experience it was. Ok, I can still remember the pre-massage foot soaking, the shoulder and back massage, and POMP! I was in dreamland... :D Definitely a must-go again. (Regular Foot Massage cost RMB80, while Foot Massage with Aroma Oils cost RMB110.)

I would also like to mention that before the massage, we had dinner at a pizza place at the quieter, not as touristy side of Xintiandi (I only recall it is opposit a box office of UME Cinema, I think), and try 3 glasses of wine between us for 98RMB at Just Grapes, a few doors away from Congen. There are also DVD shops littered around the area, so you can get your DVD fix too.

Dagu Road will become one of my haunting places because it's a fabulous place to chill out without too many people. It's a refreshing change to the very congested human traffic in the city. I like! :)

Next, money changing in Shanghai...