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    ByJacky Peng

    视觉功厂里陈列的几个罗马金人跟我在新加坡闹市区看到的类似–很多时候这些表演已经融入生活，成为景致的一部分了。我在深圳的东部华侨城也看到过好多金人，形似差不多，不过更像是一种摆设。也许时间久了，大家习惯了，会变得更自然些吧。 倒是想起一件有趣的事情。 记得那天给一个金人拍照的时候，见到有个女的对金人那镀过金后金亮浑圆的后臀很好奇，不由自主地走过去轻轻地摸了一下。金人立马变活，回过头来，瞪着眼睛，还要保住脸上的金妆，只能低低地喝着， “摸什么摸！只能看，不许乱摸！”金人屁股摸不得的。 那个女的愣了一下，却也不怕，只是捂着嘴在笑。   这就是我们那受了委屈，而犹带余怒的金色艺术家。 以后金人前面都应该挂个牌子，“眼看手勿动！” 动则罚款1000。

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    新加坡总统府开放日

    ByJacky Peng

    – Istana Open House 新加坡的总统府叫 Istana，Istana 在马来文是“宫殿”的意思。新加坡总统府开放日就叫 Istana Open House。 新加坡总统府通常在新加坡国庆节或者其它的一些重要节日期间会开放给公众参观，公众可以通过新加坡总统府的网站上查到具体开放时间。 前天是 Istana Open House，天气不错，于是就跟康康他妈带着康康去 Istana 逛了一圈。 大门 （The gate) Istana 位于新加坡商业中心乌节路的一头，就在Plaza Singapura的旁边，从外面看来并不很大。 新加坡国徽（Singapore national emblem） 开放日对新加坡本地人免费，对外地人收新元一块。其实并没有人查证件，基本上是自觉交费。 艺术展（Some arts） 艺术展 2（Some arts 2） 新加坡政府提倡艺术，很多地方都可以见到小型的艺术展，总统府也不例外。 草坪（Lawn） 这样的草坪令人心旷神怡。 整个总统府位于闹市中心，占地约100英亩。

  • 要去德里走走

    ByJacky Peng

    后天的飞机，刚跟德里的朋友通过电话，朋友真诚的提醒我，印度的卫生条件不是一般的差，是极差，是一般中国人想象不到的差，所以： 要多带些药，拉肚药，感冒药，退烧药，一般用得上的药； 要多带些卫生纸； 千千万万不要贪吃印度街边小吃，不然要拉肚N天； 不要喝酒店的自来水，要喝外面的矿泉水； 最好自己带床单，枕头套。 看来情况严重。我原来想德里怎么也是印度的首都吧，也许有点大意了，原来只打算打一个包包的Gadget，再加两件衣服。感谢朋友的关心。不过要带床单，枕头套是比较困难的。宁可带个大点的本本。 朋友还建议我到印度买张电话卡，用那边的网络会便宜点，一张卡只要300卢比，算到来7美刀，而且是打入免费的，比国内的便宜。听起来不错，不过他又加了一句，网络信号不是很好。 前几天另外一个朋友也给我讲了好几样注意事项： 到了德里就在机场内订出租车，不要坐机场外的出租车； 不要搭理走过来跟你介绍东西的人； 小心行李。 这几点有点象国内，不过朋友说，印度比较不那么暴力，偷东西多，不怎么抢。 不管如何，到了印度再说。 期待印度。 PS: 刚刚收到另一个朋友的提醒，In general, the trick in India is (the same as China) to look as if you know  everything and are confident about yoursurroundings. If you look like a tourist they will try to take advantage of you. 印度我还没去，不过这位朋友对中国的理解非常到位。 多谢拉！…

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    Happy holidays!

    ByJacky Peng

    Last Friday was Good Friday. It was a big day for Christian. It was public holidays in Singapore and Hong Kong, but not in Islamic countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia. People worked as usual in those countries. The holidays reminded me an interesting complaint from my cousin. My cousin lives in the US. We…

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  2. Thanks! It’s quite difficult to access my own site here. As China has changed so much, I get lost in most of places. 🙂 And it is difficult for me to find a wireless host-spot here.

  5. Welcome to China! It’s a so nice Autumn here. I like the song “Hotel California” very much, thanks for your detailed information about it. 🙂

  9. Nice to see you here. 🙂

    >>Why can not see what I wrote?

    Sorry, your comments were captured by the Askimet just now.

    >>Welcome to China! It’s a so nice Autumn here!

    I am in Guangdong now. It is hot here.

  14. hi celn, i wish i could visit your place this time.

    i’ve been to xiamen 10 years before. it is a beautiful, charming city. i want to go there again.

  16. hi david, well, XiaoQiao Podcast is introducing Shanghai now. 🙂 Hope we can deliver Shanghai episode Part 2 in another one week’s time.

    by the way, i am not able to access your blog here. looks like it is blocked by the chinese gateway.

  17. Hi, Jacky, will you visit Shanghai this time? If needed please send me a mail.

    Shanghai changed dramatically in last several years. Shikumen is phasing out of ordinary people’s life. For me, taking Shikumen as a symbol of Shanghai is some nostalgia. If there is some reason to reserve Shikumen, it is for tourist. If you want to introduce real Shanghai to westerners, they will find it is a city of little difference from their own. Thus you have to create an old scenario to attract them which no Shanghainese today lives.

    wordpress.com is blocked in China. In fact, the GFW blocks most of famous blog provided by foreign company. When I setup my blog in wordpress.com, it was not in the blacklist; however, it entered the list after a short period. Anyway I can access it via company proxy so I keep it as it is.

  18. Hi David,

    I take this as an invitation then. 🙂 I am back in Singapore now. My schedule was too tight in this trip. Anyway, Shanghai tops my list. Hope I can meet you there some day.

    I hope there are some better ways to balance between making new and reserving old. The memory of a city has been broken as those old, humble buildings, such as Shikumen, have been replaced by some fashionable towers.

    I’d thought your site had been blocked because of your articles on Tibet. I can access your site now.

  21. 请看我的blog上转载的这个帖子：

    西藏：失落的旅游天堂？

    这个帖子无关西藏，讲的是旅游者和旅游地之间的关系。

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