19 September 2008

The week just passed

The Long awaited Mid Autumn festival weekend came and went... It was good to have the extra day of rest but it sure felt like a teaser as one extra day was not enough... But it sure beats havig none... The weather was fine for some of it, but we had a big dump of rain too which was a welcome relief.. The only thing was that the weather warmed up pretty quickly adter the rain which was not normal.... 

It was a busy weekend for me as my parents and aunty arrived... So it was a full house and that is a challenge when there is only one washroom... But all is well... Just take a number and wait your turn... 

We had the wonderful expereince of a Face Changing show... The pictures can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/joylim101/ChangingFacesShow 

Then on Monday, off we went to Suzhou... We went via the first Cass Train carriage from here to there... It was a really comfortable 30 odd minute ride.... There was a special entrance for the first class passengers- Soft Seat passengers... Wonder if the other is Hard seat or No seat??? 

Suzhou has a lot of gardens... I mean a lot!!!! But one has to pay alot for entrance fees too which is all right as a tourist... We got to ride on a horse drawn carrige, a boat, a trishaw and even managed to find a driver... So guess that covers just about every form of transportation... We had the wonderful experience of being caught in a rain storm too... Thank goodness we had our raincoats... 

I managed to get myself some more tea leaves and a silk duvet.... which will be good in winter- I hope it keeps me warm... Oh there is a special silk worm which is a couple cocoon instead of the usual single... Silk is so stretchable and hardy... it is amazing... 

The pictures can be found at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/joylim101/Suzhou
All in all, a great weekend plus a short week of work... 

One more week to the Golden Week holiday... Can't wait for that... Especially with my sandpaper for a throat at the moment and honking away... Not a good look at all....

Till next time....


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