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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petty Crimes
When I was away with my family in Penang to pay final respects to our late uncle, the other family members who were left at home were in for a nasty surprise. My third aunt was having tummy upset the whole night so she didn’t get a good sleep. When she was awake at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Hangzhou</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 5, 24th October 2009, Saturday
It was pretty hectic day on Saturday. Most mornings were wasted at those specialty shops. The trick to visiting China’s specialty shop is – to be the last one to get your deal, you would end up having the best deal. When we were visiting the green tea shop, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shanghai Skyline</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 4 – 23rd October 2009, Friday
After breakfast, we made a stop at the Taihu Wuxi pearl factory. Tai Hu (Tai Lake) is also producer of fresh water oyster pearls, amongst other things. On how to detect real pearls, you just need to rub pearls against a mirror and there would be powdery substance emerged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suzhou Silk, Wuxi Teapots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 3, 22nd October 2009 Thursday
Another early day. We went to visit the Lion Forest Garden right after breakfast. The place was packed. Almost everywhere you go, there were people and it’s really hard to get a shot without people crowding in. The Lion Forest Garden survived since the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 A.D) has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xihu, Longjing Cha, Dongpo Meat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 2, 21st October 2009, Wednesday

Tranquil Xihu
Morning call was at 6.30 am. Seriously. I never like traveling in tour because having to wake up so damn early. I don’t even wake up this early to go to work. Haha! However, it was all good because everybody was quite punctual. Well, if you are 15 minutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hangzhou at Night</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 1 20th October 2009, Tuesday
It was a 5.20 pm Air Asia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hangzhou, arriving at 10.20 pm. The moment we got to the check in counter, there were sea of people. Since the first counter stated “Open”, there were people lining up there as well only to find that, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild, Wild River</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was on the bus with some family members and other people whom I not known. We were traveling to the crocodile farm. Upon reaching the place, suddenly the bus driver stepped on an emergency brake and sent everybody in the bus flipping all over the place, except for my family members whom I held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ms Kai
There is a new receptionist in my office. She addresses me by my middle name – Ms Kai. I am not sure if she has any Chinese friends. We don’t address people by their middle name!  I told her not to call me Ms Kai and please address me by my surname. Then, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hom Mama Hom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After open heart surgery, one has to lie down flat on the back to sleep. I cringed at the thought. My friend who had just underwent the replacement of the valves, said she cannot sleep on either sides in order not to crush the ribcage. Yikes! Pretty scary! Lying back flat can be quite uncomfortable.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysian Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, I called up a local bank to enquire about my credit card. I received notification telling me to stop using the current card as they will send me a new credit card. So I waited till two weeks later, I decided to call up the bank because I have yet to [...]]]></description>
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