off to shanghai
May 14, 2010I’ll be off to Shanghai tomorrow for work.
But I’m most excited about the World Expo. I really hope I’ll have the time to visit!
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is the biggest Expos ever done (5.28 km2) and the most expensive one in the history of World Expos.
I’ve never been to a world expo before and I’m super excited to go there. No need to travel the world anymore. Just go to one World Expo and you can learn about the countries in the world! What an economical way to “travel the world”. Hehe.
Each country will have its own pavillion and in it, they will showcase their main specialties, be it their famous resources, cultural values or industries.
Malaysia Pavillion
So beautiful!
But there’s controversy because it was argued that the Minangkabau concept was from Indonesia…and there’s supposedly a golf course in there which has nothing to do with Malaysian culture. I shall report back on this! Hehe.
UK Pavillion
This was a whopping £25 million
USA Pavillion
60,000 sqf…I’ll need flats for this Expo.
Australia Pavillion
AU$ 83 million
Brasil Pavillion
Spain Pavillion
On Wiki, it says it will feature a giant animated baby installation. What on earth..?
Indonesia Pavillion
Total operation: USD 23 million
Italy Pavillion
Inspired by pick up sticks…quite cool!
Japan Pavillion
Resembles a living, breathing organism. It features automatic high-tech toilets. I know where I’m going if I need to pee.
China Pavillion
The most expensive pavillion US $220 million. Looks pretty cool huh? Very Kung Fu Panda. I likeee.
Can’t wait!
Am planning my outfits now. A lot of reds! Hehe. I should have little problem blending in since people mistake me as Chinese anyway!
Oh, can I just have a cheesy moment here and say Happy 43rd monthlyversary to Dean =))))
I received a box today of stuff from him. (perfect timing, Mr. Postman)
My present to him?
“Would you like to proof read my final paper?”
Long pause. “Is this going to be a threat?”
“Threat?! More like a treat.”
30 + pages….Oklah, why not. Guess I’m not bringing a book to Shanghai.
even i’m excited if i got to go to the world expo..u r so lucky. Blog about it once u back with lotsa pics.. i’m sure lotsa readers are excited to know more bout what’s happening there too…
This is very interesting news. I wonder how long its gonna take to absorb everything from every country. And my god 220mil for china’s pavilion? Could feed a lot of hungry people in indonesia. Teehee
hye vivy!you’ve been tagged!!:)
xx!
safe trip!
u really need a VERY VERY comfy shoes..its damn huge. and for china pavillion, there is limited ticket to enter the China pavillion. normally they will pass the entrance ticket at entrance counter.. but i think now back to normal.. not much visitor like during the opening of expo(disaster). and some more, drinks lots of water n do wear hat because it’s really hot during day time. enjoy your trip to Shanghai Expo 2010 🙂
i agree! the malaysia pavilion is not so malaysian laa..anyway, have a safe trip n dont forget to jot down everything n blog coz we want to know about it too
wah so big… i think u need weeks to absorb (or even take pictures only) everything. have fun PD! 🙂