Singapore Food Fair in Beijing

This is a Charity Bazaar / Food Fair on one Saturday, 23 September2006! The Bazaar, jointly organised by the Singapore Embassy and theSingapore Chamber of Commerce & Industry in China (Singcham), is held at the Embassy grounds:Singapore EmbassyNo. 1 Xiu Shui Bei JieJian Guo Men WaiChaoyang DistrictBeijing 1006003. Part of the proceeds will go to the Singcham Charity Fund withspecial contributions going to the Beijing Tong Zhou Care Centre, anorganization that takes care of mentally-challenged and underprivilegedchildren. The Bazaar promises to be fun & lively, with games, live entertainment, merchandise booths, a garage sale and Singapore food stalls!

Autumn has arrived in Beijing

The autumn season has slowly crept in, driving away the hot spell of summer. I notice some changes during this transition of changing season other than the declining temperature. The night arrives earlier at around 6:00 pm as compared to the normal 7:00 pm. It means a longer night hour for resting and shorter daytime activity. In these days on the road off work is already pitch dark compared to bright daylight in Summer. This change is so subtle which was not felt before back in Singapore. I started to put on more cloth and jacket to work from this week onwards. It is interesting to see new fashion from the ladies on the streets with fur wear and high heel boots, men with nice coat and jackets. But for the less fortunate, blankets and over-sized torn shirts can be seen over their body.

Visitors to Beijing

My nephew and his girl friend dropped by my house on the 2nd Sept along his way back to Jilin. We went to the Temple of Heaven and some shopping at the Hongqiao Flea Market.

It is a rare chance to meet in Beijing as I hardly meet my China "close" relatives. My last meeting with this nephew was 5 years back in Hainan home town.