Barely a week after Beijing, I was travelling to Shanghai on work on the second week of December 2018.. It was my first work trip in the new company which I joined after coming back from Beijing..
It was also on this trip that I picked up my China-issued laptop, in total complete Mandarin, and it took 2 days for the IT guys to reinstall all the softwares and reprogram everything back to English.. Except Chrome, which unfortunately is still in Mandarin..
So I flew with Malaysia Airlines to Shanghai Pudong Airport, and from there, I took Didi for the hour long 50km journey across Shanghai to Hongqiao where the office is, and where I would be staying for 3 nights..
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| Boarding Pass |
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| Awaiting departure in KLIA |
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| I prefer a window seat on flights that are lesser than 6 hours whereby I don't need the toilet |
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| Breakfast.. nasi lemak yang tak telanjang |
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| OEM ice-cream as dessert |
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| Arriving in Shanghai Pudong in the late afternoon |
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| In Didi car heading towards Hongqiao |
For 3 nights, I was put up at Mercure Shanghai Hongqiao, which is a 10-minute walk to the Linkong SOHO, and next to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport..
It is a cool 4-star hotel with crisp decor (the banner above is shot here on the sofa).
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| Entrance door and sink |
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| Semi-frosted toilet and shower |
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| Living area and bed |
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| I looked out of my hotel window and there it is.. Linkong SOHO which houses my company HQ |
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| Free minibar replenished daily! |
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| Remote control for the toilet, and it has a bidet! |
Breakfast is included in my room, so here's the restaurant in the morning.. seating was kinda limited though..
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| Cereal |
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| Restaurant seating from the entrance |
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| Hot food |
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| Hot and cold beverages |
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| Pastry and porridge |
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| Lobby |
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| Reception |
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| Lobby |
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Staff checking breakfast eligibility
She's wearing a tee with an image of a huge pig |
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| Dumplings and bao |
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| Ramen... ok I think I overdid with the coriander and spring onions :) |
After breakfast, I walked to work, in the cold..
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| Freaking cold ok |
Just me, walking and doing a video recording
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| There's a cool tea shop at one of the office lobbies (we have about 18 lobbies) |
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Work day 1 was spent in this tea shop, there's plenty of conference rooms for staff to work..
I ordered the pomegranate tea, which is very delicious..
And it's on the house or rather the company paid for it.. |
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We also have our lunch here..
I ordered the salmon and tea was poured into the bowl for the taste to infuse with the rice |
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Inside the office.. You must know your way or you'll get lost inside the building..
About 30,000 staff works here |
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From the rooftop overlooking Shanghai Hongqiao Airport..
The buildings behind are also part of our HQ complex |
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| Must selfie on the rooftop! |
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| It also comes with a jogging track all along the rooftop.. |
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| Lobby #16 |
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| Somewhere in between the blocks |
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| More in between the blocks.. |
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| One with the sign |
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| The main plaza or Lobby #18 aka Pavilion |
Next.. my weekend in Shanghai..
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