The next day we visited two small caves.. Nothing much... can give them a miss... Anyway, Guilin's landscape is pretty much destroyed by its urban development... Houses everywhere... destroying nature landscape....
The two pagoda houses nothing much... Slightly shorter than Singapore's Chinese Garden..... Can give it a miss too.... Probably you can go to Chinese Garden to snap a picture or two when you are free.... the only thing nicer about them is that the pond water is cleaner and clearer than the ones in Singapore bah... and they have lightings at night...
Whole day wasted after which..... Persuading you to buy Chinese Medicine.. THE PUSHING METHOD... effectively used to deal with your stupid parents.... not effectively on those aged 40 and below...
BEWARE WHEN YOUR PARENTS GO... While they save and scrimp like beggars in Singapore, they spent like stupid naughty teenagers when they reach China.... So remember to convince them that they would be fools if they buy those heavily marked up products the day before they visit those tourist shops first that they would be stupid to buy them the night before they go to such places... =) so that they wun spend the next day.... HAHA.. And if possible... have a family meeting on how to handle such problematic money issues... how to avoid falling into their traps..
Anyway, this "doctor" was trying to get a lot of information about my weight... and wanted to "pa mai"... if under normal circumstances.. they will manage to persuade you to give out some info... so they can elaborate.. and force you to buy Chinese Medicine.... This is what you can do to save RMB400 (SIN$80)
They have ways to do it... first is... give you a free massage at a massage chair.. den start giving you a lecture.... saying all about health and all.... den... a doctor will come to each family and choose a family member to prescribe.... and pa mai... and last but not least... force you without any reason to appeal to buy the chinese medicine... tata... done... you may leave.... but there goes your money!
WHAT I DID THERE:
Doctor: So since when have you been overweight?
Junyang: Like that.
Doctor asks mum: Since when you child has been overweight?
Mum: Like that.
Haha... He "JI TAO SIAN DIAO"....
Reason being... my parents have been immune against being tricked to buy such chinese products already... lol.. tricked a few times before and my brothers have called our parents stupid stupid so many times... they now also know... how to avoid being stupid... be stupid to the doctor 1st! =)
Den he say the liver a bit of problem, but overall good.. lol.... NOTHING TO BUY... NOTHING TO SAY...
Under normal circumstances... say too much = buy a lot... cos they will say you are going to die... your liver is gg to die.. without medicine you are going to die... they will ensure you buy...
I jitao give him a.... "PLEASE FUCK OFF" FACE.... dun look at him... show him black face... and we saved RMB400 (SIN$80) ... the two other elderly couple... got ripped off RMB800 in total for saying too much...
TIP 1: NEVER SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR MEDICAL CONDITION.
TIP 2: SHOW AN EXTREMELY BLACK FACE
TIP 3: DUN LOOK AT THE SALES PERSON (INCLUDING THE DOCTOR)
TIP 4: SAY YOU GOT NO MONEY! I GOT NOBODY NOBODY BUT YOU (TO PAY FOR ME!)
2nd stop was to visit their Kitchen Set Shop.. a shop that is aimed at ripping you off again after demonstrating you how they cut apples.. lol.... And stupid... they introduce us a sccisors made in china that you can buy for SGD$1 here.. and they sell you at SGD$8.. as usual...
TIP in china is.... avoid saying anything... look for the nearest exit and toilet immediately after the demonstration.... as you are in a tour group.. they have their means to force you to sit there to listen to their demonstration.. but you can go to the toilet after tat!!!
In China, of course they drink Chinese Tea.... So they will CONFIRM bring you to teahouse and start ripping you off about RMB200 (SGD $40) at least on stupid tealeaves that you bring back home to rot and eventually dump it into the dustbin after 2 years...
TIP 1: Sleep during the demonstration and talk. Dun feel ashame... Just SLEEP!
TIP 2: Go to the toilet. Check out from the staff where is the toilet after the demonstration and hide there until other tourists have been ripped off....
TIP 3: Say you like Coffee.... Tea Sucks... and you have a lot at home... Say Last time my mummy buy a lot in China.... Now dunno which one to drink oso.. last month I go Yunnan buy now havent drink yet.... If they ask wich tea.. say dunno.... beri disgusting to drink... today your tea oso beri sucky... wan puke...
Tata... and with all those tips... my parents managed to save about RMB800 (SGD$160) from those 3 shops.... which is a normal spending your parents will spend if they are Mandarin speaking... Try it... Your parents confirm dumb enuff to get ripped off de.... =)
In Singapore, Mummy Daddy nag you for buying a $200 PSP.
In China, you nag your parents for buying $200 worth of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Tea and China Cutlery. =)
Anyway, lets do a small test.... I was standing on the street... and they have motorbikes and scooters travelling on the pavement.. ladies especially, beware... one sided shoulder bags are a no-no in China... You will get robbed within 30 mins in big cities... 10 mins in small counties.... 3 mins near hotels / railways stations... If you need a bag, make sure they sling around you neck... so its harder for them to target on you. Best still, dun bring a bag.. wear jeans with deep pockets.. and put your valuables all inside the pockets... so tat it is harder to rob you..... Never travel alone in China. Death Awaits you.... Die within 3 days... by armed robbery. Never wear jewellery when in China.
In China, always bring 2-3 rolls of toilet papers if you are a heavy user. Hotels only provide you with toilet papers that can last half a day.. twin person sharing room will not have enuff toilet paper... and it is chargeable at about RMB5 (SGD$1) per roll if you ask for more.
At night, watched Dreamlike Lijiang.. its a show... tat prohibits photography.. basicially Chinese acrobatics... stuns and all.... ok lah.. climax is there.. overall enjoyable.... but seats are like those of the 80s... which wasnt too comfortable... =)
