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Post  Posted: July 22, 2008 - 08:03 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

jeannie5 wrote:
hi..i m back on the board but it doesn't seem active here..where's everyone?


everyone is still alive! waiting to enjoy Beijing Olympic 2008. Razz

how are you jeannie5?

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Mrjazz wrote:
Hi all,

I'll be New in shanghai. Very Happy


Hi there...welcome to Shanghai. Smile

Malaysian or Singaporean? Intro a bit lah....gal or guy, where you stay? Then those people nearby can contact you. Razz

age, marital status all no need to disclose...hahaha!

Cherios!

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cacky: been awhile MIA too....seems thread combined. Whack only lah..

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Ash Welcome back mate...Hope u ok now...

I expected Shanghai to be hot n humid in summer, but din expect it to be tis bad...jialat...hotter than back home Sad
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ash: Yah, I wonder why they combined the 2 topic threads. Anyway ... how have you been in this hot hot summer???

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essen: yah...getting better! very hot indeed and it's making me having headache almost everyday. Sigh! Need panadol supply....hahaha

cacky: to make it more organized i guess. All-in-one. Look at the name of the thread itself...standardized.

MAS having this low fares...RMB299 from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur!!! I think I'll get some and fly during the cold season in Shanghai.

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Ash yeah...drink more water man...funny thing here, they dun have people selling "leung cha"...

got oneself one of those low fares from KL back to SH tis Oct hols...incldg taxes, its abt RM600...
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essen: yummy....i'm gonna get one also. somewhere in November I'll 'run' back to Malaysia. Razz

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Ash yeah...I'm really looking forward to tasting local food again...haven't eaten crabs, wonton meen, roti canai for ages... Razz 2 more months to makan time....
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ash & essen: The prices quoted are in ringgit and not reminbi right? Think ash had a typo error there. How can it be just 299rmb??? Budget airline also not so cheap leh. Hhahaha.

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cacky hi, yes, its in ringgit...yeah, its good that the airlines hv these promos, kind of offset the spike in fuel surcharges...

Ash tink its typo right?
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cacky wrote:
ash & essen: The prices quoted are in ringgit and not reminbi right? Think ash had a typo error there. How can it be just 299rmb??? Budget airline also not so cheap leh. Hhahaha.



RMB299...RenMinBi299 as in advertisement, CNY299

please visit http://www.malaysianairlines.com---> promotion only until 27th July 2008
*price exclude tax!

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essen wrote:
Ash yeah...I'm really looking forward to tasting local food again...haven't eaten crabs, wonton meen, roti canai for ages... Razz 2 more months to makan time....


here also got....yesterday, me and 2 more friends had Roti Kaya and Teh Tarik for RMB15 only!! Afternoon tea!!!

Yehaaa~

*there's another restaurant in Gubei area...Yili Nan Lu by HuangJing Chen Dao(new one)....Orang3 (this is the restaurant name)
they have roti kaya and half boiled egg for breakfast!!

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If Air Asia...you fly from Senzhen to Bangkok....RMB139 one way
but this one can only fly until end of August.

MAS and Air Asia now FIGHT.....!! hahahahhahaa
same like in the parliament...FIGHT!!

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Wow...roti kaya n half boiled egg for breakfast....long time no eat liao... Razz I was actually thinking of buying some Kaya back to SH when I balik this time...

Yeah, after taxes and surchages, shd be at least RM600...which is cheap enuff...Remember those for CNY are really expensive
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Haha..a lot of shady stuff involving Air Asia, the usual wastages.... Shocked

yeah, but from here to Shenzhen, cost abt RMB1000+ ?
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yah..from Shenzhen should be around 1K plus...

better straight from SH to KL. I've checked...no more 299RMB, taken most of the 1st deal. They're doing like Air Asia. So, it's RMB1000 now. still...it's cheap.

Welcome to Malaysia!

essen: buy kaya, chili sauce(Heinz or even Kimball), minyak kapak, panadol, magazines(english) and bolster! hahahahhaha...that's what i got from KL

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Ash bolster...haha...yeah, dun tink it can be found outside of Mal/Sg...yeah, n though I can't cook, sambal belachan paste....English books n magazines, maggie mee and indo mee

curious abt Shenzhen...never been there...shd be more comfy over here? As in Cantonese being spoken instead of Shanghainese...

yeah, right after i booked my ticket, MAS raised the fuel surcharge, lucky me Smile ....tat's why its abt RM1000....agree tat its still cheap...
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I ask these people here last time about bolster....they never imagine such pillow. maybe we should open a shop here selling bolster..."Comfy Hug While You're Sleeping" Razz

yah..me too, never stepped into Shenzhen. But heard it's havoc place, like Taiwan. I don't know, we shouldn't believe others until we ourselves see it.

Yah, fuel is high priced now. I thinking to get a motorbike and ride it to work. Driving is costly, heavy traffic and parking fees is expensive. But, I don't think motorcycles that I like is legal here in Shanghai. Arrrggghhhhhh...tension!

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Haha...someone once told me that there are some 15,000 both Mal/Sg here in SH, perhaps, there's a ready market... Razz

yeah, but its supposedly less havoc than Guangzhou...U r right, gotta visit it for ourselves but its prob not anyone's idea of a vacation spot...haha

Yah, prob gonna walk around in KL when I get back...fuel now very expensive Sad

Yeah, just take taxis in SH...not worth the hassle and cost of driving here
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i took the public transport in KL last month when I'm back there...gosh, terrible!!
The Komuter was so slow, no air-cond..people sweating and smell all over. Alamak...really cannot tahan.
The LRT is more efficient. Those to Sungei Wang area. To MidValley, i rather wait until my brother come back from work and drive there.
Taking taxi is hilarious....the driver bring me around. When I scold him.."Ah Ne, nabeh...mana lu bawak I???!!!" He then responded with a shocked-face.."Aiyak, wa ingat lu orang China!"
That's crap man....they'll cheat if you're foreigner? Hahahahaha....what an attitude!

Yah, many Malaysian/Singaporean here in SH. Also in Suzhou...many of them. You should join us for Merdeka Night end of next month. Smile

I might go to Taiwan in October. Go for few days...

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Haha...sounds familiar....Malaysia got a lot of conmen...tipu here, tipu there...in Boleh land, they try to con everybody...Think of the scams being carried out at the highest places of..... Mad

Yah, the monorail that goes to Sungei Wang area is pretty good during off peak times...I normally take it if i go to B.Bintang area...

Yeah, public transport back home is terrible...its a disgrace...

Hehe...lets sell bolsters to them...Merdeka Night? Hmm....ok, pls keep me posted man...

Good...can eat beef noodles in Taipei...
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Post  Posted: July 24, 2008 - 05:41 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

hahahhaa...Malaysia Boleh! LOL

Previous trip, i didn't have much time to visit S.Wang. Managed to visit the new Sunway Pyramid, quite big now.

I'll mail to you regarding the Merdeka Night. PM me your email...

Cheers!

Dinner time....

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Sek Fan..... Very Happy
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Din hv the time to visit the new Mid Valley's wing and that of BU as well....

Hope to hv the time to check it out this time round....
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