Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Low Class Income Level


This is a recruitment sign outside a restaurant. The full time position for the manager of restaurant is around $1000 yen per month. That's translated to around AUD $150. Can we survive on $150 a month in Australia?

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Primary Transportation


Bicycles are one of the primary transportation in China. Car is getting affordable and popular recently.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Train Station - Rice Bag

Rice Bag as Luggage
This photo was taken on the platform of train station while we were looking for our designated carriage. What is interesting is that people is using the rice bags as luggages. I guess it's cheap, light-weight and durable.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

New Apartments VS Old Flats

Old Flats


New Modern Apartment

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Mushroom Restaurant


This is a really interesting deco in the hotpot restaurant. This place is so cheap!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

TVs in the Bus


This photo was taken in the bus. Notice the LCD TVs overhead? This is luxury!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Selling Chicken...


This is the meat section in a supermarket. From the photo, you can see all sorts of chicken parts can be purchased here. With the exchange rate of 7 to 1, it costs around A$2~4 per kg. Enjoy the meal!