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Clear blue skies greeted us when we touched down at the Beijing Capital Airport at a time when Singapore is, unfortunately, plaqued by the haze. It is definitely a pleasant surprise as my prior impression of China's capital city was one that has a perpetual cloud of smog hanging over the sky, much like other major developed cities of the world.
Look Ma, No smog! =)
It sure seems like the environment has improved by leaps and bounds since the Olympic games in 2008!
We reside at the 4th Loop of Beijing city, in an area known as Jiamingtongcheng - A quiet little town in the outskirts, which is just a stone's throw away from work.
Supermarkets and restaurants are very accessible where we live.
There's also a serene park lined with maple trees - It's autumn but the leaves have not turn brown and fall. Some of the maple leaves are as large as our faces!
It's about 15 degrees Celsius in the day, and 7 degrees at night. The autumn has just set in...
The workplace is a modern, spartan building that's located along Xiaoying Road:
The Beijing Traffic Control Centre (BTCC) is the central nervous system of the Beijing metro system that moves about 5.3 million people each day.
The lovely weather and scenery outside takes my mind off work once in a while:
And soon it is time to load up at one of our favourite places:
Fastfood - Chinese style. Braised pork belly with a cuppa orange juice with lots of pulp. =)
Sometimes, we take a lil' stroll about the workplace after meals.
Love the dedicated cycling lanes! =)
The wide footpath around the TCC.
Can't help but notice that recycling is serious business in China:
From the front, this truck actually looks like it's wearing a wig of white plastic containers!
