New land, New Life

Pudong International Airport

Flying along the way for about four hours and half, the air plane landed at the Pudong International air port, an international air port in Shanghai, China, a great world of diversity and the largest economy in Asia and the second one in the world after the United States. Arriving in the earlier morning at the air port, I felt a bit tired and so shock as this is the first time of my life traveling alone in a new land.

Generally required to do some obligations at the air port, I had to fill the arrival application card in order to get authority to live in this great land, so after having already filled in the form, I had to go to passport check place in order to get the visa sealed, then just went through to the ported-luggage check and found the transportation means to find my Khmer friend's house in Dalian road. You might need hotel or hostel if you don't have someone you know. 

Inside Airplane

Inside taxi

Shanghai Public Transportation Card

As structured with high technology, Shanghai, which has the busiest sea port in the world, is well-prepared in term of infrastructure  so that you can find easier and faster transportation means – taxi, bus, maglev (Magnetic Levitation Train), and metro – you like, yet as the new comer and unable to speak Mandarin Chinese even for a normal survival word, I had to take a taxi , even it is a bit expensive and as I am not accustomed to the environment and geographical area, to Mr. Rithy Meng's house. 

To live officially in Shanghai, we have to register our name into the district in which you are living. If not, you will be judged as illegal migrated person, so let imagine what happens then. What to bring with in order to be accepted for registration is to have a copy of visa, passport, and lease contract as they are the must-have documents for registration.  Therefore, you will feel fully peaceful and convenient to go anywhere else. 

Metro Station

View from Khmer students' dormitory

However, in order to keep safe with the money we have, we should have bank account – would be  good if you have ICBC account as Henkel company always transfers money to this bank – rather than carry a huge amount of money in hand; again, passport, visa, living address, and phone number are officially required at the bank. Enjoy a long journey of life.