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Applying A Passport for Asher

Posted by: Diana G.B on: February 25, 2010

Ben : Wamee, I need to go Shanghai.
Diana : Okay. Why?
Ben : I need to give a presentation.
Diana : Okay. When?
Ben : Early June.
Diana : Asher will be 8 mo. Don’t worry, I can take care of him by myself.
Ben : I know. Do you think I can bring Asher along?
Diana : ….(silent) My Visa [...]

Business Trip to Shanghai?

Posted by: Diana G.B on: March 20, 2009

Ben is quite reluctant to go on his business trip because
- He has been there.
- His stress level shot up when he was there for business trip in 2007.
- Tentative date is somewhere in May and I have appt on 22nd for my detail scan ( to see the growth and gender ).
- I need [...]

手信

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 12, 2007

Well, as usual, we got somethin’ (very local & not local) back for parents, in laws, siblings, friends and colleagues.

醉蟹,普洱茶饼,香肠,咸肉,辣椒油,花生糕。。。

Coach Skinny for N, some cute pouches for M and J.
Authentic Disney Pooh Bear hair pins for Cheryl.

苏州一日游

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 11, 2007

At 狮子林, the 迷宫
狮子林主要景点燕誉堂:燕誉堂为园内主厅之一,富丽堂皇,高大宏敞,装修精美。名取自《诗经:“式燕且誉,好尔无射”,表示名高禄重,荣宗耀祖。此堂建筑上为鸳鸯厅,正中用屏门一隔为二。染架一面用扁作,一面用圆料。南北二半厅地下、墙上图案各不相同,家具陈设式样各异;南厅有窗,长窗用透明玻璃。北厅无窗,长窗用彩色玻璃。燕誉堂是苏州园林鸳鸯厅中最佳的一例。燕誉堂前庭内,高大的白墙下筑花坛,牡丹丛植,玉兰夹峙,寓意为“玉堂富贵”九狮峰:九狮峰位于小方厅北亭院内。院内花坛内,有一座高大的太湖石峰。石峰多孔的巨峰,形态俯仰多变,气势雄伟。仔细端详依稀可见九头不同姿态的狮子,故名“九狮峰”。此峰用若干块湖石镶嵌接叠,而无斧凿痕迹,叠石技艺相当高超。 指柏轩:指柏轩是园内正厅,两层楼阁,高爽轩昂。指柏轩原为禅僧讲公案、斗机锋的场所,“指柏”是“赵州指柏”的简称。现为贝氏重建,底层有围廊,翻轩有挂落。轩内屏门正上方悬挂光绪进士王同愈所书“揖峰指柏”匾。轩内家俱陈设有天然几、花几、供桌、太师椅、正中置铜鼓,古色古香俗称“诸葛鼓”。登楼南望,可见对面奇石林立,兀峰矗立,即狮子林的假山群。 真趣亭:真趣亭为歇山卷棚顶,三面设置吴王靠。亭内悬挂金底绿字乾隆御笔“真趣”匾,是清高宗弘历1765年所题。亭内雕梁画栋、金碧辉煌,显示出与私家园林截然不同的皇家气派。此处为园中主要观景点,东品百狮山,南赏假山群,西观山林瀑布,低见画亭曲桥,犹如一幅徐徐展开的山水画卷,充满诗情画意。 To read more, click
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Top Left Corner : they claimed that there are 3 狮子, Ben & I found one only.
Top Right Corner : 乾隆御碑Top Right Corner : see the 铜钱 & 花, means 有钱花!Low Left Corner : see the 寿 & 5 蝙蝠, means 五福临门!

Then [...]

Light Dinner

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 10, 2007

Di was not feeling well + She was craving for hot soup = They had 过桥米线 for Dinner !江氏兄弟“桥香园”过桥米线连锁 was just nearby. Ben didn’t know what is 过桥米线 so I explained it to him.

To our surprise, it was so delicious that we almost order another bowl.

*why not? –>portion too big laR, will update [...]

Eat..Shoppin..Eat

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 10, 2007

Dimei Shopping Centre & Hong Kong Street Shopping Centres were just a stone throw so we went there after our 水饺.Ben was so nice to buy me Hello Kitty Keyboard and Mouse before I became a 小白帽. Weather was getting very cold and thanks to the little 小白帽. It kept me warm for whole day.

 

I [...]

Eatin’..Shoppin’..Eatin’

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 9, 2007

NO JOKES! This is a real pig head —> Smoked Pig Head

This is one of the shoppin’ centre along Huai Hai Road 淮海中路

Ben said he feels like he is in Sydney. Yeah, got that “feeling” but no Angmoh.

Went to 许留山,what else? Extra Large Mango Sago!!

Got some CDs

We walked to the bund [...]

孙中山故居,静安寺,人民公园

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 9, 2007

Cheeky Ben

No photos allowed so we can’t only take a few outside the resident.

静安寺

人民公园

孙中山故居

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 8, 2007

Just walk along 淮海路 towards the South, then turn to your left into 思南路 and walk straight. The houses along the street are different from those we’ve seen for the past few days, more to the European Style Bungalow.
Articles extracted from here在上海繁华的淮海路以南,思南路东侧的香山路上(原莫利爱路),坐落着一幢欧洲乡村式样的小洋房,这就是我国伟大的民主革命先行者孙中山和夫人宋庆龄1918年至1925年间在上海的寓所。  自1894年创建兴中会,孙中山先生就一直奔波于海内外策动起义、领导革命,自己却连个固定的住所都没有。为了支持孙中山的革命活动,旅居加拿大的华侨集资买下这栋住宅捐赠给他。这里是孙中山生活和从事革命活动的地方,也是他思想发展和飞跃的历史见证地:在这里,孙中山潜心研究革命理论,认真总结经验和教训,完成了《孙文学说》、《实业计划》等重要著作;在这里,孙中山会见中国共产党和苏俄代表,重新解释三民主义,完成了他思想上巨大的飞跃;在这里,孙中山召开会议,着手改组国民党,酝酿了第一次国共合作;在这里,孙中山举行记者招待会,向国人发出和平统一祖国的号召……  1924年,孙中山应邀北上共商国是,次年3月12日病逝于北京。宋庆龄料理完孙中山的丧事后回到上海,继续在此居住。1937年,侵华日军占领上海,宋庆龄接受中共方面的劝告,离开了这里。  抗战胜利后,宋庆龄将此寓所移赠国民政府,作为孙中山的永久纪念地。1949年上海解放,人民政府接管了这里。1961年3月4日,故居成为国务院公布的首批全国重点文物保护单位之一。  现在故居内的陈设,绝大多数是孙中山和宋庆龄使用过的原件原物,并遵照宋庆龄生前回忆按二、三十年代原样布置。楼下是客厅和餐厅,楼上是书房、卧室和小客厅,在书房和卧室前,有一间长方形的内阳台。楼旁是汽车间。楼前是一片草坪,围绕着冬青,香樟和玉兰等树木花卉。  上海孙中山故居是世人敬仰的革命圣地,党和国家领导人以及许多外国政府的首脑都曾到这里瞻仰,每年有数万外宾、海外侨胞、港澳台同胞和国内观众前来瞻仰。  每逢孙中山先生诞辰纪念日(11月12日)和逝世纪念日(3月12日),故居内外总是放满鲜花,上海市领导、各界人士和孙中山先生家属怀着崇敬的心情前来瞻仰孙中山故居,缅怀孙中山领导人民推翻帝制,建立共和的丰功伟绩。  孙中山在中国近代史上写下了光辉的篇章。上海孙中山故居,作为一个重要里程碑,将永远屹立在中国人民心中。 English Version:Just down south of bustling Huaihai Rd.,No.7,Xiangshan Rd.,to the verdant east [...]

The "Pissed" Hotel

Posted by: Diana G.B on: December 8, 2007

This is one of the famous hotel named 和平饭店 and it is suppose to be located somewhere around Nanjing East Road. I passed by the hotel last week and I was telling Ben just now that maybe we should just pop by to take some nice photos.
Ben was already quite tired and the bitterly cold [...]


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