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The last post in 2010: ended with pic 1192.

Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

The seventh of seven parts:
You won't claim you were in Shanghai unless you had an evening stroll along The Bund. So much blings now compared to the old days, but the charms of those buildings have been preserved fortunately (at least on my eyes).

The first picture is the classic view of Shanghai (Pudong side), with its Oriental Pearl Tower as its landmark. As I love boats, of course I had to wait until there was a barge passing by :) The rest are all views of The Bund (Puxi side).

The Bund used to be the place for the night life in Shanghai. Still a place to go now, but there are many places in Pudong as alternatives. I decided to go to couple places in Pudong that night (that's why the title of these pics is 'Early Saturday..', ha!), and found out that I still prefer The Bund to those new places without characters.

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Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

The sixth of seven parts:
Mother and daugther in The Bund. I didn't manage to capture the magic unfortunately... but in real, the scene somehow touched me.

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Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

The fifth of seven parts:

People people everywhere. It is not a photogenic picture at all, but I feel I have to upload this picture of Nanjing Street with its visitors. And no, this is not near Chinese New Year at all.

Another is the picture of a very hardworking policeman. I was observing him for about 5 minutes from a double decker, and decided it was not an easy job at all, as he has to regulate both vehicles and people even though there was nothing wrong with the traffic light. At one point he asked a young woman who jaywalked to get back to where she was. Impressive.

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Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

The fourth of the seven parts:
Look up around Shanghai city centre. Apart from the Oriental Pearl Tower (the first picture), the rest were taken in Puxi side of Shanghai. It was a pleasant surprise to find out that they have Raffles City there :)

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Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

The third of seven parts:
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang, the longest river in Asia... Toward the end of its journey with Pudong and its modern skycrapers as the background. And huge barge going upriver with Puxi and old, grandeur, The Bund as the background.

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Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

The second of the seven parts:
Couple blocks behind The Bund (Waitan), I've found a bit of buzz that reminds me of China I was familiar with: sweet potato (it used to be my staple in Guangzhou!), stuff made from grains and nuts, halal mutton, traditional butcher...

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Early Saturday in Shanghai, Dec 2010.

It is eleven years to the month since the first time I passed Shanghai on my one-way journey from Guangzhou to Beijing in cold December 1999. Nothing I can remember from back then apart from the Oriental Pearl Tower and The Bund, which also have more blings now than the old days. Shanghai has definitely grown up.

The first of seven parts:
The nice part of Shanghai, so I am told. A wee park on the roundabout where the bird enthusiasts showcase their pets (enlarge the first pic and you can see those bird cages lined up in front of those people) and mothers leisurely stroll their only children.

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The seventh of seven parts: Christmas lights, Singapore 2010.
Merry Christmas everyone! Wish you a beautiful one with your loved ones..

From this disco ball...

...I've got these four...

(I think you have to see the enlarge version to see the differences)

...and these two (which apparently pretty similar to each other. doh!)

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The sixth of seven parts: Christmas lights, Singapore 2010.
Same shot, different white balance.

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The fifth of seven parts: Christmas lights, Singapore 2010.
Couple results from playing with focus.

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The forth of seven parts: Christmas lights, Singapore 2010.
ION Orchard from different angles.

I must confess that the tree and ION itself actually are nicer than I thought.

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The third of seven parts: Christmas lights, Singapore 2010.

Three pictures I kinda like a lot.

The first picture is more how Wheelock Place (well, Borders book shop) used to be one of fav places in Singapore. Still, kinda nice looking picture I might say.

The second; I just love the greenies, and the sparkling background. 

The third, I think this is the winner of the this series. I gave myself a task to capture that garish Christmas lights in Orchard Road, to be nice pictures. See the wee picture - that how garish the tree is.