Life, Travel, GRACE

Came out from Norway Pavilion, no plan where to head. Next to Norway Pavilion were Sweden Pavilion and Latvia Pavilion. Denmark Pavilion was nearby too. Hmm...it was getting dark, so better decide soon.

The theme for Expo 2010 Shanghai is "Better City, Better Life". So one may think each country would project or present its interpretation based this theme. Now I can't comment what's the them for Malaysia Pavilion as I didn't manage to pay a visit. But report has it saying Malaysia Pavilion does not meet the theme, looks like pasar malam , and even the brochure has wrong English spelling. No comment on that. Norway Pavilion has it's design focused on minimalism; even the building itself looks nothing extraordinary. The entrance is spacious though. As you step inside the main hall, there's big screen projection about Norwegian people and it's interpretation of better city. On the exhibition are Norwegian costumes, utensils etc - daily stuff which used by Norwegian. One must not forget Norway's biggest export - Nokia. It's on display too. Rather than showing the latest mobile phones, it only shows the concept of future communication.

When you are in Shanghai, you should not miss out the most happening event of the year - World Expo. I planned for an evening visit. Why? Cheaper entry price, lesser crowd and cooler weather. After got out from the subway, the impression was - HUGE. I was in EU's pavilions zone. First stop - Norway pavilion. Note: The entire trip in Shanghai was captured using prime lens 35mm f/1.8 .

You know why some people are loving the iPad? Because they can't get the Macbook. So they get the simplified version of it. Joined the queue in Apple store. Luckily was not in the long queue like those iPhone crowds. The queue was less than 5 minutes though. Then asked for the stuff and paid. So why this? After using it for 2 weeks, the owner find it's best for book reading and mobile surfing. Have downloaded lots of e-magazine to enjoy. Worth it. I think the owner will underuse his aged iPhone.

Apple Store, IFC Mall, Shanghai. This is a good place to hang out. You can play all the gadgets there. No one will disturb you. Even taking photograph. A happy new iPhone 4 owner is trying his new gadget on the spot.

iPhone 4 was launched in China on 25 Sep 2010. So I took a trip to Apple store in IFC mall, Shanghai. Guess how many people were there? No wonder the company is making good profit.