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After visiting some of Beijing’s famous tourist destinations, I’ve decided that I could take a little break from checking out old Chinese palaces. I put on my shiny top, mini skirt, long-dangling earrings, heels and head to Beijing’s hip and happening Nan Luo Gu Xiang. When I got there, I saw…….more miniature Chinese palaces LOL! The place was totally cool, full of Beijing’s young, sexy and gorgeous…then there’s me. It was raining cats and dogs, my fab outfit was drenched, my used-to-be-pristine white heels were turned into unrecognizable black and grey, and my legs were covered thigh-high with mud. LOL

No worries, fabulousness comes from within, and determined by my raging desire to get some cool souvenir t-shirts from Plastered 8, Grifted and Passby…

Apologies for not properly giving everyone a chance to wish me “Bon Voyage” before my recent trip to Beijing. I was desperate to leave Hong Kong’s typhoonic weather, only to get stranded in the airport as my flight was delayed for more than 6 hours!!! Welcome to Hong Kong’s typhoon no 8 signal. But when I finally got to Beijing…

Oh wow! Beijing has changed A LOT since the last time I visited about 7 years ago. Fortunately, for the better.

These are some of the appalling things I won’t miss from the old pre-Olympic preparation Beijing:
- The beyond hideous public toilets (Hello pristine, air conditioned, fully equipped public toilets!)
- Countless beggars harrassing you non stop, get rid of one, here comes 1000 more
- “Persistent” i.e. the pushiest souvenir hawkers EVER. Yes, they do follow you to the toilet and no, language barrier do not deter them

Despite all of the above changes, there are some things which remained authentic. Such as the public toilets at…