After breakfast, which consisted of a bag of soy bean milk + a sweet and spicy chicken sushi roll (for me) and a pack of mini sushi rolls (for Calista) courtesy of OUR (we call it ours because we pretty much live there) Family Mart, Calista and I caught the subway to the People's Square (人民广场).
On our way to the FenShine markets yesterday, we noticed that there was a massive underground mall adjoined to the People's Square Metro Station. It was massive and full of the sorts of shops you'd expect at Harujuku in Tokyo. So we spent our morning getting lost (many, many, many times) while wandering through the myriad alleys and backstreets of the underground mall. We admired/lusted after the pieces we couldn't afford, laughed at the stupid clothing/things for sale (we even found a hilarious sex shop) and tried on clothes that we could afford but didn't really want to spend the money on.
I ended up buying 2 different hairpieces (fringes) made out of real human hair. I got a blunt full fringe and also a side fringe. So coooool, I can't wait to wear them! Calista reckons I look like I'm about six years old with my bowl-cut fringe. I think its ad-or-a-bubble! haha
We also ended up getting out nails done. Calista got acrylics+ OPI nailpolish for $80RMB ($16AUD) while I just got a manicure + OPI nailpolish (matte white of course) for $40RMB ($8AUD). Gotta love the cheap labour in China!!
Our nails. (sorry for the bad lighting, this was taken in the dim lighting at the Bluefrog bar we went to last night)
I also got my eyelash extensions for the total sum of 150rmb (30AUD). There were also the option of cheaper ones for 100rmb but they were faker and made of plastic, while mine is real hair. I really do love them: it's so natural-looking but at the same time it gives you that extra "wow" factor. (Also no need for mascara everyday). I wish I could get them done for so cheap in Australia.
(Note: the process takes around 1 hour and it doesn't hurt or anything but if you are sensitive about your eyes you will need to really work hard to relax, I found that if i got too tense I would start blinking rapidly and it was hard for the poor girl to glue the eyelashes on.)
For dinner/drinks Calista and I decided we would go to the Bluefrog bar and restaurant because it had a lot of good reviews and also because it was mentioned in my travel book. Unfortunately however, after we go off the subway station we realised we forgot to look up what number it was on Maoming Rd. So we were at the middle of the road and had to decide to go either North or South with no idea how long the road went for and where the actual restaurant was. Add to that the fact that it had been raining previously and it looked like it would storm. Luckily we chose to go down the right direction first and found it JUST as it literally poured down (torrential rain-like). It really was one of those "moments"- like finding a gold nugget =p. Calista saw the restaurant first and exclaimed in delight, only to find me running off across the road towards it screaming at the top of my lungs as it started to rain. (I have to admit i squealed like the big girl that I am.)
Anyways, it was excellent because it was 2-for-1 drinks + 2-for-1 burgers as well. So I got a Peach Margarita (50RMB) and an Apple Margarita and Calista got 2 Apple Margaritas. (sooooooo delicious!!!!!!!!!) The burgers were also scarily massive.
Calista with her Apple Margarita.
Me with my Peach Margarita.
Calista with her Aussie Burger (typical).
Me with my Montana Burger- look at my shocked (edit: down syndrome) face! I only posted this so you could see how massive the onion rings were. The same size and thickness of the meat patties!
Us exploring the streets after dinner:
(Calista has a slight obsession with Haribo the World Expo Mascot *sigh*)
(Me infront of the Bluefrog Bar, unfortunately you can't see it properly)
The cutest dog eveer (I can't wait til i get back home and buy my own ^^). I found him and his owner sitting outside a department store enjoying the night. Calista was embarrassed by the way I was gushing over it. This was the best photo I could take coz it didn't like the flash :(.
On the corner of some street infront of the Cathay Theatre. We plan on going there for a matinee one day.
Calista loves the fairy lights on the trees on either side of every street.
Me with my old-school phone in our hotel room. Lol
Calista on our way to dinner, about to enter the subway and brave the peak hour rush. We were literally doing the stereotypical subway ride that you see in the Asian/Indian films. If my hands weren't nailed to my sides by the thousands of people surrounding me and totally invading my personal space I would have attempted to get my camera out and taken a snapshot.
xox
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