Yesterday, 5 August, was a long day of testing, interviews and marking. We had a Parent Teachers Meeting today and then some free time after that. I went to Dongmen (东门) and it was really a busy busy busy place. Here's a pic of one small corner of the place. Note the nice big MacDonalds sign in the middle? Looks like corporate America is really reaching into every corner of the world. There's also Walmart in Shenzhen and a couple of other cities that we've been to so far.



Dongmun is a huge place with plenty of shops. Unfortunately, most of them are fashion & home stuff, hardly of an interest to me. There was however this place called Comics City (动漫城) which was a wonderland to me! Basically, 2 floors of shops selling cartoon/anime/comic stuff. Found really cheap Totoro stuff. Of course, it's probably not original, but really, the quality is good and it onli costs like S$6... So, if u are a comic/anime fan and ever happen to be in Shenzhen, don't miss out on this place.