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"I feel a lot of pressure as a volunteer, because I worry that I'm not doing a good enough job. For a while I wanted to quit, because I get sick often due to the pressure. However, I keep fulfilling my duty, because I just can't let it go. I've been to the Puxi side two times, but I haven't yet been inside the Urban Best Practices Area. All of the volunteers stick to one rule: we never mention Oct 31, because that is the day when the Expo ends. Just thinking about it makes us cry."

Gu Qianqian

a volunteer who has worked inside the Expo Garden from March describes her reluctance to see the Expo end, despite the hardships the job entails.

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"Before I came to Shanghai, I did some homework by researching the background information of the various pavilions. I browsed the Internet and decided that I must visit the Oil Pavilion, no matter how much time I needed to queue to get inside."

Ma Lin

a visitor from Wuhan said he was determined to see inside the Oil Pavilion at all costs. Some visitors have complained that it takes longer to visit the pavilion than a typical working day.

(China Daily 10/15/2010 page)