Things to Bring Checklist (girls version)

 Packing Checklist

Essentials
passport / visa	wallet	car rental info.
air / train tickets	first aid box refills	travel insurance
foreign currency	emergency phones	keys for home
mobile phone + charger / alarms / watch	travek beck-pillow

Clothings
jacket / raincoat	slippers & pajamas	face masks
hat / bandanna / gloves	socks & shoes	sewing kit
extra bag for dirty clothes	swimsuit / scarf	handkerchief
jewellery	sport bras / tank tops / nippless	sunglasses

Toiletries
comb	hairgel	mirror
shower gel & shampoo	deodorant	cosmetics
toothbrush & paste	napkins / pantiliners	sunblock
facial cleanser	pills	contact lens
insect repellent	tissues & wet tissues

Miscellaneous
electricity converter	games / books	knife / spoon / chipstick
travel iron	snack, coffee, yakult	cups / bottle
camera , batteries	warm pad	tower for pillow
map	antiseptic handgel

June 2008, Shanghai - Go-kart race (2)

This is the team: MAPLE LEAF  This was about 10p.m. at night with loads of mosquitoes and crabs.

There's the board of results

Other teams' stalls

Toad that crawls not hops

The China National Go-Karting Race is of course nothing like any other international race, let alone F1

Ready for the race

And after the race

道德警察

公共汽車上，有人進食，有人喧嘩，你會：
A. 出言勸阻
B. 漠視
C. 加入
D. 乘搭其他交通公具

响餐廳內有人將 9 份報紙攞走，然後用 cell-phone 煲粥。作為其他顧客，權利受到剝削，你會出聲嗎？

一般市民有權或責任作出行動嗎？你會做導德警察嗎？

我會。但 1. 睇心情，2. 睇情況。

好多朋友都會話「駛セ為呢啲人嘮氣！」或「你可以改變到啲セ吖？算啦！」即係選擇 B.

我唔系英雄，亦唔係咩導德警察，但我唸 大部份文明嘅城市人都唔想坐一陣味或嘈喧巴閉嘅巴士或地鐵。致少我會為我所想做啲嘢。佢唔理係一件事；甚致殊多藉口係佢有問題。我唔系要講嬴佢 (嬴硬，有條例嘛，咁大個 sign)，我只系提醒佢。我可以問「先生，攞份明報睇吓得嘛？」「你個麵睇落好好食咁，不過呢到唔比食嘢。你都係 la la lum 啦。」我嘅經驗係致少 7 成人會你講セ，佢照做。(That also explains why most people choose B.) 5 成嘅人會表示歉意。即使當時人覺得無 face，野蠻地狠狠地响我噴一面屁，我會笑－－因為佢在意。下次佢會 think twice before (s)he does it again。咁唔系幾好咩？

講真。其實大多數人只系久而久之就 take it for granted。一個少少嘅 friendly reminder，分分鐘正系佢需要嘅。This may not be a big deal, but certainly, no one would want to embarrass oneself because others are too selfish to remind him/her. 尤其是小朋友，要從少養成好習慣。成人就真系面斥不雅。

June 2008, Shanghai - Go-kart race (1)

People: Me + Andy + 2 technicians (+ staff/cousin)

We hit the road on 27th June, just after the typhoon 風神 passed HK. We stayed at in 沙井, 深圳 for a night (to arrange the stuff for go-kart racing at the race track garage). Next we went to 平湖, then 汕頭 for another night. Starting a looooong journey the next morning at 7:35a.m., we headed to Shanghai and reached 南匯 (where the go-kart racing track is) at about 2:30a.m. We had already taken the new highway 杭洲灣大橋 (about 36km long) which only took about 20 minutes to get across with these wheels ...

It is supposed to have shorten the journey by half from 寧波 to Shanghai. The old route meandered along the incurved land. The bridge now goes straight over the sea. If not, we would have stayed a night in 温州. Anway, we ended up, of course, in a shitty "business" hotel - '03 Hotel. At least the bedsheets were white! I literally had to close my eyes bathing. 眼不見為淨！You know.
Next day, we checked out like prisoners. Well, this is some universities zone, so you can probably guess why there were all these teens checking out Monday morning (girls and boys of course). We tried the delicious 3 noodles, fried dumplings and soy drinks (牛肉麵、酸辣湯麵、炸醬麵、鍋貼、豆漿) around RMB20 for 4 people! Around the area, a huge outlet with Esprit, Escada, Adidas, Nike, Fila ... you name it -- time for shopping spree! I was dropped off to my sis's place in SH city that night. So, there's another crazy shopping the next day which I shall make another blog about it.
This is what we've been eating along the trip...

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