This is the final blog entry of the Cruz at Beijing series.

It was the last evening before the main group left. (I stayed on for two more nights.) We had so much fun getting to know one another in a week, and we ended the trip with a really big bang.

I led my new friends to the night market at Wangfujing… and unwittingly morphed into a reality show host wannabe…

The two guys in the first video are my schoolmates. More than one person commented the one with glasses resembles Jaycee Chan. You think so? He’s also from Hong Kong, by the way.

And I don’t know how we managed to gather a crowd for the second video. The Isreali guys and the Chongqing girls just stood around and stared. I wanted to try the deep fried stuff, but these strangers ate everything! Hah!

… And the King never fails to chalk up dramatic moments, even when he is in a land far far away…

This is the second time I’d resorted to buying a suitcase overseas. I went to Taipei a few years ago, thinking I had enough self discipline. I had to get a larger case four hours later, as a result of my shopping frenzy.

Argh.

《全球華語歌曲排行榜》是我職業生涯中一個非常重要的節目。它把我帶到很多地方：03年上海、04年台北、05年吉隆坡、06年廣州、08年香港… …

這幾年來，認識了各地區華人電台的朋友。大家都是喜歡廣播、喜歡音樂的人。每一回在頒奬典禮後台、或是會議場館，就算是初次見面，坐下來總是有聊不完的話題。

“你做廣播多久了？”

“你做甚麼節目？”

“那個歌手最紅？”

“最近有哪位新歌手引起你的注意？”

“我們電台有這樣這樣的規矩，你們呢？“

這次到北京，原是想和北京音樂台的老朋友朱雲吃飯敘舊，順道參觀他們電台。“你既然要來，就乾脆上我們《全球華語歌曲排行榜》吧。一個小時，咱門在空中聊聊。”

呃。不如就5－10分鐘吧？

“反正都來了。就上一個小時吧。”

哦… …

害我前一天緊張兮兮地上網查他們北京台的最新動向，和仔細察看最新一期《全球榜》15大歌曲。

當天，發現他們也同時匯報《933醉心龍虎榜》的成績。哇賽。沒在自個兒的電台主持節目，卻在人家的地盤念著龍虎榜榜單。好妙。

… … No, that statement didn’t come from me hor.

Apart from a regular caller of 6777-3777 in Singapore, I called 4008-517-517 three times in Beijing. 517 517 stands for 我要吃 我要吃. Haha!

It was one of those cloudy afternoons in Beijing. I was rather miffed with the tour guide for constantly re-juggling the itinerary. It was a huge disruption for me, as I had planned to skip several destinations and meet up with my friends.

I decided to return to the hotel that afternoon after he brought the group to a shopping mall. I love Beijing for its heritage, but shopping (and bargaining over overpriced items) in the city is a big no-no.

It was raining cats and dogs when I woke up from a short nap. That number I saw on the advertisement on a cab immediately sprung to mind. 4008-517-517 我要吃！我要吃！

In case you’re wondering why I didn’t order room service, I had already done so a couple of days ago. I don’t mind paying top dollar for good food, but the meals they serve didn’t warrant such a price tag.

I gleefully went online as I was savouring the burger that cold evening.

I thought sites ending with a .tw would be inaccessible from Mainland China, but it turned out I was able to log on to the Taiwan site for the hotline number.

There you go. Apart from being an ardent supporter of McDelivery Singapore, I patronised McDelivery China, and even got people ordering from McDelivery Taiwan. I am THE choice to be its Global Ambassador! Hahahhhhha.

HL uploaded this image of me in Facebook, demonstrating this useful trick for camera shy people.

Like me. Hahahaha.

Video shouting IT’S FRIDAY! Couldn’t upload this in time.

It was cloudy, and rained a bit in Beijing most of last week. A sandstorm threatened to disrupt our plans after lunch on Friday. The video taken at Tiananmen Square was inaudible because of the wind. Gosh, the winds were so strong I actually felt imbalanced for a split second. Really!

Then it got rather warm as we toured the Forbidden City. I’ve been there before, so I took a couple of videos, instead of concentrating on pictures.

Still at the Forbidden City. Don’t comment that I look fat. Who wouldn’t look bloated slouching like that. Hahha.

At Wangfujing

Thanks to cruzteng.com‘s Official Camerawoman HL!

本週末，沒主持自己的〈933醉心龍虎榜〉，卻跑到人家的排行榜節目來。哈哈。

星期天早上10點－11點，有幸和北京音樂台當家阿哥曉東一塊兒主持〈全球華語歌曲排行榜〉。

陌生的場地，熟悉的節目。希望一切順利。

要是起得來，請聽現場直播：http://fm974.rbc.cn/

星期一在酒店睡了半天
幸好沒錯過太多

祇安排參觀北京外國語大學
以及鄰近的幾個地方
海淀書局 水立方 鳥巢
還有品茶

嗯 睡懶覺還是不錯的選擇

密集的學習活動在星期二展開
只能用 大開眼界 和 滿載而歸 形容

那位講師比我小一兩歲 卻有十年的教學經驗
那位博士年齡跟我差不多吧 人家怎麼那麼厲害
還有那位蘇州來的女講師 聲音真好聽 笑容真甜美
姓丁的人好優秀 哈哈哈哈哈

／ 同學說 我怎麼拿著印有自己照片的記事本到處走
從公司儲藏室拿的 不用花錢 別想太多

好久沒試過從早上8點一路聽課到下午4點
剛開始還興致勃勃抄筆記
後來乾脆用相機拍螢幕上的幻燈片
我不是懶惰 我是善於利用科技的

當初說要念書
有人投以質疑的眼光
都快30了 還讀甚麼

第一次上課已見到父母級的同學
這回還有幾位白髮蒼蒼的學長同行
他們非常認真地聆聽授課老師們的每一句話
多麼具有啓發性的畫面啊

井底的青蛙要是跳不出那口井
又怎麼會知道外面的世界有多大呢
嗯 下來我不會胡亂找藉口逃課

P/S: 甚麼是文昌星呢？答案在此。