Today was another super hectic day. The morning was spent on marathon meetings - debrief from yesterday's store visits, one-on-ones with my Chinese counterparts, sharing sessions between our teams, etc.
Post the meetings and a quick rather disappointing wrap for lunch from Starbucks, we set of for what is usually my most favourite part in any market visit - meeting with our consumers!
We went to meet two consumers - girls in their early 20s - in their homes. This meant long drives through Guangzhou's various mostly concrete landscapes, sighting buildings of all shapes and sizes (there was one that is exactly like a doughnut - a circular building with a hole in between!), bridges, rivers, and what not. China's infrastructure never fails to amaze me.
It was enlightening to be in the consumers' homes and talking to them. I always find it fascinating when they open up to us, complete strangers, and share their dreams, aspirations, expectations and so on.
After that fulfilling experiences, we decided to hit a highly recommended Indian restaurant "Tandoor", which was a 15 minute drive away from our hotel. The wait for the taxi in Guangzhou's still and polluted evening air, the waiting time, the nerve-wrecking taxi drive, none of them were pleasant. And I really wondered whether "Tandoor" would be worth all that trouble.
Well, it was. In fact, "Tandoor" was more than worth all that trouble! I don't think I had such good North Indian food in a long time! Both their vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine were mindblowingly awesome! The only disappointment was the watered down masala chai, but I was willing to forgive them for that. I must also mention that they had a very unique decor in their restaurant and also a beautifully written concept on the menu. Nett, I left "Tandoor" a very happy person! Never expected any Indian food in China to taste this good!
Day two in China thus came to an end and tomorrow we make our way back to Singapore!
Post the meetings and a quick rather disappointing wrap for lunch from Starbucks, we set of for what is usually my most favourite part in any market visit - meeting with our consumers!
We went to meet two consumers - girls in their early 20s - in their homes. This meant long drives through Guangzhou's various mostly concrete landscapes, sighting buildings of all shapes and sizes (there was one that is exactly like a doughnut - a circular building with a hole in between!), bridges, rivers, and what not. China's infrastructure never fails to amaze me.
It was enlightening to be in the consumers' homes and talking to them. I always find it fascinating when they open up to us, complete strangers, and share their dreams, aspirations, expectations and so on.
After that fulfilling experiences, we decided to hit a highly recommended Indian restaurant "Tandoor", which was a 15 minute drive away from our hotel. The wait for the taxi in Guangzhou's still and polluted evening air, the waiting time, the nerve-wrecking taxi drive, none of them were pleasant. And I really wondered whether "Tandoor" would be worth all that trouble.
Well, it was. In fact, "Tandoor" was more than worth all that trouble! I don't think I had such good North Indian food in a long time! Both their vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine were mindblowingly awesome! The only disappointment was the watered down masala chai, but I was willing to forgive them for that. I must also mention that they had a very unique decor in their restaurant and also a beautifully written concept on the menu. Nett, I left "Tandoor" a very happy person! Never expected any Indian food in China to taste this good!
Day two in China thus came to an end and tomorrow we make our way back to Singapore!
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