Here it is, our very first post.
As students do, we procrastinated from writing this post. We ain’t gonna lie, because we want to start this new blog on a right note. We ain’t gonna tell you that being on NOC is going to be easy, or that life in Shanghai means plenty of travel opportunities; we are going to provide you with the most honest opinions, so that you (yes you and you) can read this blog and feel comforted that all the shizzle that you’re gonna face in this beautiful chaos called Shanghai, your seniors have had their fair share of it. From delayed flights (for 24 hours, mind) to endless house hunting and residential administrative matters, to scams, aggressive locals, and wantonly-aimed spittle, to crazy deadlines, crazy weekends, crazy travels and crazy crazy - we’ve had it all. Everyone’s journey here is different, and you will have the privilege of hearing from all of us. Listen in to our Conversations with your current seniors here in Shanghai on NOC and what each of them has to say about their company - is it challenging? How’s the company culture? Look out for takeaways from our monthly SHEN Speaker Series, where guest speakers - leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals - are invited to share truthful, engaging and hopefully inspiring entrepreneurial experiences. Look out also for our LifeHacks, oh dear Shanghai Virgins, for we will provide you with the most detailed guides so that you can try to prevent from making the same mistakes as we did. Our wise words will include how not to get cheated in Shanghai, how to shop on the online miracle that is Taobao, how to bargain like a chinawoman, how to ride the Shanghai metro like a seasoned veteran, how to traverse the Chinese internet unconfined by the Great Firewall (via VPNs) and many more. If you are still not sold by us, then you are a hard nut to crack. But that’s good, because we need hard nuts to survive on NOC. That’s right; all of us here have hard nuts, so to speak. But do stay tuned nonetheless, because we assure you this blog will be your dose of daily China.
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申城 (shen cheng) is an ancient name for Shanghai.
As a group of NUS and NOC students who are in Shanghai for a year-long internship programme, we have named our student organisation as SHEN (Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs). Archives
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