Hangzhou (for the fifth time).

The company outing to Hangzhou was good. It was a nice weekend getaway from Shanghai. I mean, I have pretty much fallen in love with Hangzhou and it is about the only place that I won’t think I’m in a hurry to dislike yet.

Reached Hangzhou on Sunday morning and checked into the hotel. The hotel room seemed decent enough, and after a quick rest we went to the Yellow Dragon Cave to check the place out. The scenery was really great, just that it was a bit too hot for everyone’s liking – apparently the temperature hit 37 degrees yesterday afternoon. Well in any case there was this Temple of the God of Romance and I went with the rest of the guys and drew two lucky lots, one for relationship and one for career. The one for relationship apparently was a good one, as the lot said that “the one” for me has apparently appeared and this girl would be someone that would be with me no matter what happens – now that was really comforting to hear, though I have yet to figure who she is. As for the career one, it was kinda accurate as well, as the lot said that I may meet with a lot of hypocrites in my work and sometimes they may backstab me without me knowing, so I cannot be too outstanding in my work such that these people would have a reason to attack me. I think that’s damn true.

After the Yellow Dragon Cave we went to the Xixi Wetland National Park, but due to the sky high entrance fee and the scorching sun, we decided to take a u-turn and went back to the hotel. What followed was a three-hour nap for me. It’s a waste to be sleeping on a Sunday in Hangzhou, but then the weather was just too hot and I was just way too tired. After the nap, the whole lot of us went to meet our boss for dinner. Went to Nanshan Road after dinner for a bit of clubbing with our boss and I had quite a bit to drink. Quite an interesting day.

Then today basically was kinda a working day for me, as I accompanied my boss to meet a few business people. Talked to quite a few of them and realised a lot of things also – it’s safe to assume that one of those bosses has already taken me as a friend – and I think with a bit of luck I would be going back to Hangzhou for more business in the future. That works for me just fine.

Back to reality here in Shanghai, and to be honest, I’m beginning to miss Hangzhou. It’s really a good place to go to when I want to get out of all the trashy things that I’m experiencing here in Shanghai. Sometimes it’s stress from work, sometimes it’s stress from dealing with people, then I have to endure with seeing people that I’d rather not see, etc etc. It’s good to be away from Shanghai.

The entrance to the Yellow Dragon Cave.

View of the Yellow Dragon Cave.

The Temple of the God of Romance.

The view inside the Cave.

The Xixi Wetland National Park – it’s not on my recommended Hangzhou destination.

The view of the Park from the outside. Considering that it’s new, I think that’s about what we are going to see inside.

So who is “the one” for me? If you know who she is, or if you think you are the one, please drop an email to the usual email address.