2. Ignoring the traffic signs. The green man indicates that you cross the road, but with eyes wide open as cars may just continue driving, and mind prepared with motorcycles or bicycles riding past you. So I suggest ignoring the traffic signs, just cross whenever there’s a chance to cross.

3. Left hand drive. The cars here are designed to be left hand drive instead of right hand drive as that in Singapore. It takes quite some time for me to adjust to the way the road is designed. Even the direction of the trains is different from that in Singapore. I’m still confused at times.

4. Oily food. OMG! The food here is super oily. Noodles, vegetables, meat, soup, eggs, everything is oily. Although the food here is more salty, the oily factor is much more irritating. Maybe that's why I got fat more easily here. Haha excuses.

5. Weird weather. The weather can drop 10degC in just one day. It can be 16 to 10 degC today but 5 to -2 degC the next day. I experienced this weather range and it was horrible! The wind was strong and the uncovered face became dry and pain and super duper cold. No more such weather before I leave, please!

6. Cold weather. It is a torture to bathe during winter. It is ok if the water is running, but when you turn off the tap and need to apply shower gel, omg, cold cold cold. Brrr. Can’t put hair conditioner during this period. Too tough to wait for 1 minute.

7. Taking train during peak period. Never ever take the train during peak periods unless you have no choice. You will be a tuna, sandwiched between 5 people. This is not the biggest problem. If you want to alight at unpopular stops, good luck! You have to squeeze out before people from outside squeeze in. People never let you alight first. It always seemed that the first person to enter the train will get a big prize. Don't understand the rush and I don't wish to understand.

8. Shanghainese dialect. Mostly Chinese strangers, people who want to ask for directions, shop keepers, colleagues, will speak to you in Shanghainese. Shanghainese doesn't sound pleasant to me. Kind of irritating and annoying. If they speak to me in Shanghainese, I always replied,“普通话！”

9. Being fierce. In order to get things done more efficiently, you must be fierce and loud. In order not to get bullied, you must be even fiercer. This is the way of life in Shanghai.

I submitted my final IA report to prof on Monday but he didn't reply my email. He replied my friend’s email but not mine. So I sent him an email today to ask if he had received it. You know what, he replied, “Marked already! Take care.” So he had looked through my report and graded it in 2 days?! Shrugs, whatever.

Anyway, I am so free now. I have 2h of free time between each experiment. Oh god, so bored. I'm thinking of what to do every now and then. Haha. I have been reading Baby Blues comics for the past 2 days, if you all are interested, the website is www.babyblues.com. It has all the comic strips from the first episode to the latest. Great! I used to read this comics everyday from the Straits Times, but once I am in Shanghai, I didnt read that. =(... but now =). haha