Dalian

Yesterday, we got up while the sun was still dim and sleepy. After a not up-to-standard meal, we went to an oak flooring factory. It was interesting to see how oak flooring was cut, made, and laquered. We had a late lunch in a fantastically large room with a equally large table. The food, however, was worth the wait. We then took a plane to Shang Hai. Upon arriving in Shang Hai, we had dinner, then retired to our quarters.

The next morning, we had a Mcdonald's breakfast. We were planning to catch a bus to Zhou Zhuang, an ancient chinese village but missed it. In the end, we had to endure a three-hour long taxi ride to Zhou Zhuang. It was an eye-opening experience for me.

After the trip to Zhou Zhuang, we went to a place the locals call the 'copy market'. The things there were all fakes. Although everything there was outrageously cheap, I did not find anything to my taste. The next morning, we flew back to Malaysia.

This trip to China was a very enjoyable one. It gave me buckets full of experience and insight of a bussiness man's life. Futhermore, it took my relationship with my father to a higher level.

China Trip

Today we woke up rather late compared to the last few days. I woke up with a cheeky April's fools mood in the morning. After partaking of a lovely Chinese breakfast,which included the famous fried sweet-buns with condensed milk, we caught a 1 pm airplane flight from ShenZen to Dalian. The flight however was delayed by 30 minutes. According to my father, who was a regular on such flights, it was pretty normal to have a flight delayed in China. The sun had already set by the time we arrived at our destination. It was very cold there in Dalian so we decided to have 'hot pot' (steamboat) for dinner. We then retired to our rooms after a day mainly spent on traveling.