Beijing, Here I Come!
Three Days In Beijing

2 June 2008

It took us one hour and fifteen minutes to fly from Zhengzhou of Henan Province to Beijing. After passing the custom, I remembered hard to help Irene and Mee Mee as they would transfer to another flight to Singapore.

We were at the Terminal Three which was in operation from 29 February. I initially planned to take an airport bus to go to Zhong An Hotel. As Steve, Julin, Chun Kit and Yang Kai were also staying in the same hotel, I kept them accompany to travel by taxi. Since we had many pieces of luggage, we finally took a minibus. When we got to the highway, there was a toll station which started to operate from 25 March.

I ever stayed in Zhong An Hotel with Hui Laoshi three years ago. I liked the cleanliness of the guestroom and good service provided; therefore I chose to stay here again.





The mini net cafe at the mini-market was not there anymore. But I had the notebook with broadband provided in the room.




After taking our lunch, Steve and three other friends went for window-shopping. I went back to the hotel as I had to meet my friend Yaya. I gave Yaya a call, she asked me to take a rest and she would visit me in an hour's time.

Yaya took leave and visited me around 4 p.m.
I requested her to buy the slides and cover slips for the microscope for me. But she took it as a present for me. It had been a long wait to have these more than three years ago. Solomon was interested in using the microscope but we were short of the slides and cover slips then. He is now more interested in photography. Anyway, the present fulfilled our dream.

I gave Yaya a cookbook which I kept for many years. She was overjoyed to have it. I brought her some VCD of Teochew Opera by Singapore Troupe. I bought a package of Henan famous product Red Date for her as she liked cooking. I also gave her some wheat which was given by Xue Wen's mother in Henan. She was touch when I handed over to her a box of mask which I hand carried from Singapore to Henan and then Beijing.

Yaya had to attend a training course on the following day and she could not accompany me to visit places of interest.

I sent her to the subway station after about an hour's chat.



I went back to hotel to view the guest books of my website. In the evening, I went shopping after dinner. I bought some local product I liked and also some playing cards.

The Beijing railway station was under maintenance. There were as usual crowds here and there as the Subway Beijing Station was also around there. I was in Beijing in July 2005. Beijing, here I came again!











11.06.2008