the weather is sooo nicee..! woke up early for a friendly futsie tournament on grass - more like a little garden patch right beside national centre. we played 4 per team, and after beating 3 teams, my team got first! hooray! probably the first time ever i got first place in any sports i play. =P well, it's still in the spirit of the game no doubt. fun. fun. fun.
came back slept all the way till 9, finally got to speak to mum for a bit, still in a daze, hoping to do something fun for tonight, countdown or watever, but yea, looks like i might just b sticking at home, blogging. ha..
no 'deep' thoughts at the moment. only concern is to get this freaking profile video that hav been working on for the past one year DONE! o dear.. *pray hard*
merry christmas ya'all. =)
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
prelude to '3 little piglets'
been trying to put some photos of me and my two galfrens. wrote a little something about us. but lost it all. mayb i'll just wait till i *finally* get my broadband, and post the pics up. soon.
Friday, December 02, 2005
a Good day.
it is 2.55am, and here i am, cutting my nails!
tomorrow is christine and mani's wedding. yes, u heard me right for those who know them. after going out for 8 years, they are FINALLY tying the knot. so early tomorrow morning, me and the girls gonna b 'travelling' to the far, far away cyber lodge for their tea ceremony, and the usual pre-tea ceremony - the groom and his 'brothers' have to make way to see the bride by going through all sorts of games, tests, sometimes humilitations, to prove his love for her. haha, funny tradition, but it's always fun. so yeah, that's why i'm cutting my nails now, and that's why i came online to upload the photos in my camera coz i'll be taking more.
it's a loooong day tonight. went to work from 12-6pm, it's a decent edit job. 'decent' kerana it's not stressful, and i like the environment. rushed back for a fireside at night. navin's parents want to give a dinner to the 'young people' so we decided to invite some friends and some little discussion-based program was prepared. the theme was 'unity'. i was a bit tongue-tied when i was trying to invite my friends, like i said during the night, that the preconceived idea, or rather, the interpretation that people have when they hear the word 'unity' is usually more like a cliche. (or a government's way of inculcate nationalistic ideals) but anyway, 14 below-30s came. young and energetic, and very diverse bunch. with 2 new-kids-on-the-block-seychellesianz, a japanese, an indonesian who lived in malaysia, a half malaysian who grew up in australia, malaysians who were educated in singapore... fun, fruitful, healthy, discussion. :) as usual, we later break for mamak drinks at ming tien, and i found out teh o ais limau is now rm1.70!! *appalled*
it's a happy day i shall say. meeting new friends, getting to know old ones, and yeah, getting to talk about the Promise of World Peace made by Baha'u'llah in a non-formal interactive ways. COOL.
and yes, it's 3.05am, my eyes are going to pop out anytime. looking forward to the upcoming Baha'i Winter School in Port Dickson. good night.... *4 hrs of sleep coming up*
p.s. also adding to my already-perfect day, i received 2 emails from different corners of the world, friends who miss me. *blush blush* son, thanks for the cute mail u wrote, i miss u too!! sufie, thanks for the sweet poem u wrote, it's very special. and i've always loved ur poems...u're one of the few who still write poems! miss u lots too!! (rosh was editing the jiuzaigou videos and maaaan....miss it all!) =) aight....*crawling to bed*
tomorrow is christine and mani's wedding. yes, u heard me right for those who know them. after going out for 8 years, they are FINALLY tying the knot. so early tomorrow morning, me and the girls gonna b 'travelling' to the far, far away cyber lodge for their tea ceremony, and the usual pre-tea ceremony - the groom and his 'brothers' have to make way to see the bride by going through all sorts of games, tests, sometimes humilitations, to prove his love for her. haha, funny tradition, but it's always fun. so yeah, that's why i'm cutting my nails now, and that's why i came online to upload the photos in my camera coz i'll be taking more.
it's a loooong day tonight. went to work from 12-6pm, it's a decent edit job. 'decent' kerana it's not stressful, and i like the environment. rushed back for a fireside at night. navin's parents want to give a dinner to the 'young people' so we decided to invite some friends and some little discussion-based program was prepared. the theme was 'unity'. i was a bit tongue-tied when i was trying to invite my friends, like i said during the night, that the preconceived idea, or rather, the interpretation that people have when they hear the word 'unity' is usually more like a cliche. (or a government's way of inculcate nationalistic ideals) but anyway, 14 below-30s came. young and energetic, and very diverse bunch. with 2 new-kids-on-the-block-seychellesianz, a japanese, an indonesian who lived in malaysia, a half malaysian who grew up in australia, malaysians who were educated in singapore... fun, fruitful, healthy, discussion. :) as usual, we later break for mamak drinks at ming tien, and i found out teh o ais limau is now rm1.70!! *appalled*
it's a happy day i shall say. meeting new friends, getting to know old ones, and yeah, getting to talk about the Promise of World Peace made by Baha'u'llah in a non-formal interactive ways. COOL.
and yes, it's 3.05am, my eyes are going to pop out anytime. looking forward to the upcoming Baha'i Winter School in Port Dickson. good night.... *4 hrs of sleep coming up*
p.s. also adding to my already-perfect day, i received 2 emails from different corners of the world, friends who miss me. *blush blush* son, thanks for the cute mail u wrote, i miss u too!! sufie, thanks for the sweet poem u wrote, it's very special. and i've always loved ur poems...u're one of the few who still write poems! miss u lots too!! (rosh was editing the jiuzaigou videos and maaaan....miss it all!) =) aight....*crawling to bed*
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
in his eye...
well, i have a manual SLR u c. i've always liked to bring it with me when i travel. but let's just say, somehow i dun hav very good 'yuan fen' aka 'fate' with this thingy. i've experienced taking one whole roll of film in india, then realized i didnt load any film at all; i've once shot a roll but accidentally exposed it before finish rolling it up; i've also printed out photos i took but turned out like shit. so yeah, my story with my SLR. yaschia. 28mm. *looking for cheap 50mm n 24mm lense if anybody has one*
so, i brought it along for this trip anyways. i took most of my pics with the digital (can't afford to risk it again!), while love used the SLR. well well.. out of 3 rolls, there are some *interesting* ones. but mostly blur. some photographer *ahem* told him that if u put your focus on infinity, everything will turn out sharp. i think he misunderstood wat the pro meant. nways.
that's us.
me. blank.
i look so... contented. but, was i? hehe...
so, i brought it along for this trip anyways. i took most of my pics with the digital (can't afford to risk it again!), while love used the SLR. well well.. out of 3 rolls, there are some *interesting* ones. but mostly blur. some photographer *ahem* told him that if u put your focus on infinity, everything will turn out sharp. i think he misunderstood wat the pro meant. nways.
that's us.
me. blank.
i look so... contented. but, was i? hehe...
Monday, November 28, 2005
Town mouse vs. Country mouse
Just came back from a game of futsal. after 2 months of not playing any sports, my legs weakened during half of the game. but I must say I still did some good kick, and my stamina wasn't all that bad. Anyways, I came out of the court when I felt I might potentially get a cramp on my left leg. was looking at one of my friends, Julian, playing. he was here last year, playing faithfully every monday like how we used to. then he had to go back to where he's from. after a year, he came back and there he was, playing futsal with us again, as though he has never left.
When I was away, there were little little things that made me miss this place I live now. from the usual mamak stalls and the usual teh o ais kurang manis with nasi lemak kepak ayam, to futsal every monday at 9pm, I guess I enjoy the so-called 'lifestyle' I have here. there's never short supply of friends, mamak sessions, birthday parties, get2gethers.
But there are some things that I feel will not change. due to the pace of life, there's definitely more stress everyone has to deal with. people tend to be a lot more competitive, and usually we tend to wanna outshine the other. whether in our manners, conversations, or thoughts especially, we're constantly concerned of where we stand. Is her dress nicer than mine? Is my work better than hers? Is he earning more than I do? Is he more attractive and charming? THAT's the tiring bit.
When I travelled to all those smaller towns, life was much direct and simpler. Mayb I didnt stay long enough to 'judge', but just being in smaller towns gave me a sense of 'sufficiency' - that i don't have to keep wanting more, that i could live enough with just some basics. these probably isn't all that plus points because some might say that a slower lifestyle may cause the lack of urgency to develope/improve. Nevertheless, what I probably desire in a community life is one that all share, all give, and all care. that we strive *together* to improve the conditions around us, walking hand-in-hand towards a same direction and not pride on glory, that we're constantly in thirst to serve each other and always ready to embrace one another without any prejudices.
This is not an unachieveable Utopia. I have experienced it. The nature of the soul is to give.
And to give credit to all, I believe whether the soul is a 'town mouse' or a 'country mouse', they both have the capability to give. give. give.
When I was away, there were little little things that made me miss this place I live now. from the usual mamak stalls and the usual teh o ais kurang manis with nasi lemak kepak ayam, to futsal every monday at 9pm, I guess I enjoy the so-called 'lifestyle' I have here. there's never short supply of friends, mamak sessions, birthday parties, get2gethers.
But there are some things that I feel will not change. due to the pace of life, there's definitely more stress everyone has to deal with. people tend to be a lot more competitive, and usually we tend to wanna outshine the other. whether in our manners, conversations, or thoughts especially, we're constantly concerned of where we stand. Is her dress nicer than mine? Is my work better than hers? Is he earning more than I do? Is he more attractive and charming? THAT's the tiring bit.
When I travelled to all those smaller towns, life was much direct and simpler. Mayb I didnt stay long enough to 'judge', but just being in smaller towns gave me a sense of 'sufficiency' - that i don't have to keep wanting more, that i could live enough with just some basics. these probably isn't all that plus points because some might say that a slower lifestyle may cause the lack of urgency to develope/improve. Nevertheless, what I probably desire in a community life is one that all share, all give, and all care. that we strive *together* to improve the conditions around us, walking hand-in-hand towards a same direction and not pride on glory, that we're constantly in thirst to serve each other and always ready to embrace one another without any prejudices.
This is not an unachieveable Utopia. I have experienced it. The nature of the soul is to give.
And to give credit to all, I believe whether the soul is a 'town mouse' or a 'country mouse', they both have the capability to give. give. give.
Saturday, November 26, 2005
more...
the Mekong river
Vahid and Kavitha's kindergarten in Savannakhet. They're looking for volunteers, anybody?
after waking up late, we decided that we won't b going to Vietnam. So Pakse it is.
Mekong river in Pakse
The trios
Going to Don Det, one of the many islands of Si Phan Don
Circling around on the island, asking for direction
Searching for Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong river.
Crossing the crazy border!!!
Ben, playing the instrument thingy he made himself
Friday, November 25, 2005
Being back
It's been 3 days now I'm back in PJ. for the first 2 nights, I had difficulty sleeping. there's just a lot of thoughts running in my head - looking for a job, paying off bills, and basically getting back into life. was feeling rather unsettled, with all the uncertainties that are ahead of me.
But later i met up with some friends, they shared with me what they've been up to, or what plans they have for themselves in the coming year (yeah...end of the year is always a reflective period for many people), it inspires me to want to do lots of things. and YES, there ARE many things that still need to be done! especially as Baha'is, we believe that the old world order is falling apart, with that, there's a lot of work to do in order to establish a new world order. simple things like organizing devotional gatherings, teaching children' or youth classes and getting together to systematically study the Word of God... these are the foundations to building communities. (alright alright, i know i sound like promo a bit, hehe..) but yeah, being young and at the heyday of our lives, if we don't do it now.. when else.
career wise... there's many opportunities lying ahead, i could choose to do so many things and i know i can, but i'll just have to think carefully what is it that i want to do with my life. do i want to make films and go for film festivals? do i want to edit anymore wedding videos? do i want to do my masters and continue studying? do i still want to live in the same apartment that i've been living for the past 5 years? do i want to get broadband internet? do i want sambal for dinner? lots of choices! lots of decisions to be made.
i'm just glad that i have a direction to turn to, if not it's always easy to form a certain reality in our mind and do what we want to do most comfortably, yet not doing what is needed or what could serve a better purpose.
yeah..it's great to be back. =)
But later i met up with some friends, they shared with me what they've been up to, or what plans they have for themselves in the coming year (yeah...end of the year is always a reflective period for many people), it inspires me to want to do lots of things. and YES, there ARE many things that still need to be done! especially as Baha'is, we believe that the old world order is falling apart, with that, there's a lot of work to do in order to establish a new world order. simple things like organizing devotional gatherings, teaching children' or youth classes and getting together to systematically study the Word of God... these are the foundations to building communities. (alright alright, i know i sound like promo a bit, hehe..) but yeah, being young and at the heyday of our lives, if we don't do it now.. when else.
career wise... there's many opportunities lying ahead, i could choose to do so many things and i know i can, but i'll just have to think carefully what is it that i want to do with my life. do i want to make films and go for film festivals? do i want to edit anymore wedding videos? do i want to do my masters and continue studying? do i still want to live in the same apartment that i've been living for the past 5 years? do i want to get broadband internet? do i want sambal for dinner? lots of choices! lots of decisions to be made.
i'm just glad that i have a direction to turn to, if not it's always easy to form a certain reality in our mind and do what we want to do most comfortably, yet not doing what is needed or what could serve a better purpose.
yeah..it's great to be back. =)
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Balik kampung
Finally fell ill a day before i flew home from bangkok. (journey back was another adventure all by itself. will write if got time) glad to be back though, basking in attention and care. hiak hiak. mum made my favourite porridge, went see doctor immediately (and got free medication), no need to pay for anything, broadband n cable... but my sweet ol' piano is not there anymore. *sob* sold it 'coz it was being a white elephant at home.
CSI is gonna start soon, so quickly, will just post some random pics. so much to write! so many stories to tell!
Dale, the organizer of the Halloween party at Golee's house. she the angel, me the devil.
We didn't expect everyone to be so sporting! it was one hell of a party that night.
This is where the youth usually hangout. Golee's house - the centre of all activities.
we went to the river. it was cold. we saw fire. two men singing. thai folk songs. sad tragic stories. we made frens.
youth camp!
Huahin was flooded. everyone got stucked at the school, some almost missed their train.
took the train to escape traffic jam. a 3 hr road journey, turned into a 5 hr 3rd class train ride. the boys had to stand.
MORE PICS TO COME!
CSI is gonna start soon, so quickly, will just post some random pics. so much to write! so many stories to tell!
Dale, the organizer of the Halloween party at Golee's house. she the angel, me the devil.
We didn't expect everyone to be so sporting! it was one hell of a party that night.
This is where the youth usually hangout. Golee's house - the centre of all activities.
we went to the river. it was cold. we saw fire. two men singing. thai folk songs. sad tragic stories. we made frens.
youth camp!
Huahin was flooded. everyone got stucked at the school, some almost missed their train.
took the train to escape traffic jam. a 3 hr road journey, turned into a 5 hr 3rd class train ride. the boys had to stand.
MORE PICS TO COME!
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Back in Good Ol' Bangkok
finally settling in that i'm *finally* going back... this little 2 months travel has been great, met up with old friends and making new ones. will write more when back home. and i mean, home sweet home...
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Crossing the border of Laos and Cambodia
Guess what, i crossed the border by land from Laos to Cambodia!! that's really awesome. ehhehe.. it's a crazy-adventure day maaaan...
First, Vafa the Canadian wannabe African dude didn't have a visa to enter Cambodia. we asked around but couldn't get an exact answer if he can get it at the border or not. in the end, we decided to just go to the border and get the visa. if can't, he can come back into Laos, but he's pretty much screwed lah. the border on the Laos side is called Voen Kham. unlike normal border - expected markets, busy street with people selling stuffs all over and taxis, motorbikes, trucks picking people up n down, Voen Kham was the QUIETEST border in the world. (to me at least) the truck dropped us in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of laowai, and a khmer guy in spec n nice shirts who speaks good English started telling us what to do and how much to pay. everyone else had their visas done earlier except for Vafa and another guy (the same dude we met at the beach). we thought we'll cross the border anyway. and the border was just one small dirt road in the jungle. no other cars, no other persons, except treeeeees.
when we got to the Cambodian side, there was a little immigration hut that has "Visa on Arrival" written on it, and a small gate overlooking a long stretch of dirt road. but it was wider. no one lives there, no bus station as promised, nothing. we got our passport stamped, vaf got his visa made with Ben, then the drama starts. there's about 10 of us in the mini van, everyone else that has visas travel with this agency except us, so when the specky dude quoted us the price to go with them, we thought that it was too much and yalah-we took our bags down and say we didnt wanna go! (in my heart I was like: there's NO WAY we could get out of this god-forsaken place.) we took our chances anyway. finally, the lady let us on with 100Baht each while the actual price was a few dollars.
From Stungtreng, we went to Kratie (another drama with the taxi driver), and from Kratie we went to Phnompenh. the original plan of going to Siem Reap straight didn't work out. there's no road there yet. Arrived at midnight last night, with an additional kaki Ben, who's also Israeli (wat coincidence), and today we each rented a bicycle and cycled around Phnompenh. believe it or not, I did it! in this crazy traffic! woohoo!!
can't wait for a nice south-Indian food tonight, been craving for it...
First, Vafa the Canadian wannabe African dude didn't have a visa to enter Cambodia. we asked around but couldn't get an exact answer if he can get it at the border or not. in the end, we decided to just go to the border and get the visa. if can't, he can come back into Laos, but he's pretty much screwed lah. the border on the Laos side is called Voen Kham. unlike normal border - expected markets, busy street with people selling stuffs all over and taxis, motorbikes, trucks picking people up n down, Voen Kham was the QUIETEST border in the world. (to me at least) the truck dropped us in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of laowai, and a khmer guy in spec n nice shirts who speaks good English started telling us what to do and how much to pay. everyone else had their visas done earlier except for Vafa and another guy (the same dude we met at the beach). we thought we'll cross the border anyway. and the border was just one small dirt road in the jungle. no other cars, no other persons, except treeeeees.
when we got to the Cambodian side, there was a little immigration hut that has "Visa on Arrival" written on it, and a small gate overlooking a long stretch of dirt road. but it was wider. no one lives there, no bus station as promised, nothing. we got our passport stamped, vaf got his visa made with Ben, then the drama starts. there's about 10 of us in the mini van, everyone else that has visas travel with this agency except us, so when the specky dude quoted us the price to go with them, we thought that it was too much and yalah-we took our bags down and say we didnt wanna go! (in my heart I was like: there's NO WAY we could get out of this god-forsaken place.) we took our chances anyway. finally, the lady let us on with 100Baht each while the actual price was a few dollars.
From Stungtreng, we went to Kratie (another drama with the taxi driver), and from Kratie we went to Phnompenh. the original plan of going to Siem Reap straight didn't work out. there's no road there yet. Arrived at midnight last night, with an additional kaki Ben, who's also Israeli (wat coincidence), and today we each rented a bicycle and cycled around Phnompenh. believe it or not, I did it! in this crazy traffic! woohoo!!
can't wait for a nice south-Indian food tonight, been craving for it...
Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands)
After Savannakhet, we were supposed to go to Vietnam via LaoBao and enter Danang down to NahThrang then HoChiMinh. but but but, in the end, we sort of woke up late (hehe..) so we decided to go south, to a little town called Pakse. (oh yeah, Feast in Savannakhet was very small, but cozy) Met an Israeli guy at the bus station and travelled with him to Pakse, he recommended a guesthouse and it's a backpacker's lodge. The dorm was simple, with common bathrooms, and a nice hangout place for food, games, and tv. EVERYONE is laowai = farlang = foreigners. I'm the local-looking one who stayed there. *aherm* left the next day and got on a songtheaw = truck with two benches behind to carry passengers for 3 hours, made new friends on the truck and decided to follow one local lady to where she lives. Don Dhet. We were heading to this place called Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands), but since there's waaay too many islands, we couldn't decide where to go. later, made more new friends and got on a boat together to the island. niceeeeeeeeeee....it probably was one of the most quietEST place on earth, but too bad ít was all foreigners around.
The next day was 'check-out the island' day. cycled around and saw the Mekong river's waterfall. *Si Phan Don is where the Mekong River splits into few rivers, forming few islands* Found a quiet beach with only one indian-looking guy and a white chick chilling, then we all too jumped into the mud water. later we gungho wanna cycle to the pier to get a boat to see the Irrawaddy dolphins. There were many tour packages around, one was even USD20 for a day of kayaking and seeing dolphins! we were so proud that we did everything in less than USD4!
Seeing the almost extinct dolphins swimming at the horizon of the sunset, on a small sampan boat in the middle of the river separating Laos and Cambodia, quiet, chilled... no wonder in the Writings it says that city is the home of the body and country is the home of the soul.
The next day was 'check-out the island' day. cycled around and saw the Mekong river's waterfall. *Si Phan Don is where the Mekong River splits into few rivers, forming few islands* Found a quiet beach with only one indian-looking guy and a white chick chilling, then we all too jumped into the mud water. later we gungho wanna cycle to the pier to get a boat to see the Irrawaddy dolphins. There were many tour packages around, one was even USD20 for a day of kayaking and seeing dolphins! we were so proud that we did everything in less than USD4!
Seeing the almost extinct dolphins swimming at the horizon of the sunset, on a small sampan boat in the middle of the river separating Laos and Cambodia, quiet, chilled... no wonder in the Writings it says that city is the home of the body and country is the home of the soul.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Laos here I come...
finally left Yasothon, after saying goodbye few times to the youth thinking that will b leavin earlier, but keep changing plans. took at 6am bus to Mukdahan, and took a boat at 930am and got here. it's always interesting that two countries r just minutes away, divided by a border - whether a bridge, a river, or just a road, but they are both different. there's still similarity of course, they share some similar words in their language, most border-lived people can speak bilingual, etc. but oh yeah, the stuffs ain't that cheap after all! should hav bought more snacks from thailand before crossing. after converting the prices, a small pack of milo is about rm2.00, well, at home probably it's only rm1.20. Besides that, it feels really good to visit Vahid and Kavitha, whom I never really got to know them well, but just the fact that they are Malaysian pioneers in this small simple town, brought us to their home/kindergarten, it was very heartwarming, seeing the kids running around, and their daughter and newborn boy...
p.s missing rendang back home! :-)
p.s missing rendang back home! :-)
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Yasothon rocks!!
finally too lazy to write the captions for the last set of photos i put up. but ya, have been in thailand for the past 10 days, went for the Thai national youth camp, then chilled in bangkok for 2 days before heading up to Yasothon, my 'hometown' - sortof. hehe.. it's been great!! i was just thinking to myself about all the travelling and moving around, was hoping to stay put in one place for a bit and just enjoy the slow-paced life, meeting people and making new friends, visiting, and eating local yummie food. ahah..
meeting the local youth was the best, been seeing them for the past few years and only now i start to remember their names! (terrible...) but that's also because the turnover of people were so fast, every year were different kids hangin' out but now i could tell who have been around, running the workshops, doing ruhi, junior youth program, very inspiring! was sharing with them what Ablaze did about putting a production together. i sure hope they were somewhat inspired to do the same. they already have a set of dances they know like drug dance, abuse, step dance, etc.. u know, the maxwell-stuffs. :P
saw a book in a bookstore in bangkok's kinokuniya, called 'faces' i think, basically are up-close photographs of individuals. they are portraits of famous or unknown people. and i was all hyped, thinking probably i could take photos of the youth who're in the workshop n do a little exhibition thingy when i come back to malaysia. like a "Yasothon Night" kinda thing. it's also 'coz i wanna do a personal project for this trip, which i havnt really started on. *sigh* words with no action, empty. will see what i can do. -tryin to encourage myself here- =)
-- the cd-rom hangs at this point --
great,looks like i cant post photos.
aight, yasothon halloween party tonight! woohoo!! heading to laos, vietnam then cambodia. broke. broke. broke.
meeting the local youth was the best, been seeing them for the past few years and only now i start to remember their names! (terrible...) but that's also because the turnover of people were so fast, every year were different kids hangin' out but now i could tell who have been around, running the workshops, doing ruhi, junior youth program, very inspiring! was sharing with them what Ablaze did about putting a production together. i sure hope they were somewhat inspired to do the same. they already have a set of dances they know like drug dance, abuse, step dance, etc.. u know, the maxwell-stuffs. :P
saw a book in a bookstore in bangkok's kinokuniya, called 'faces' i think, basically are up-close photographs of individuals. they are portraits of famous or unknown people. and i was all hyped, thinking probably i could take photos of the youth who're in the workshop n do a little exhibition thingy when i come back to malaysia. like a "Yasothon Night" kinda thing. it's also 'coz i wanna do a personal project for this trip, which i havnt really started on. *sigh* words with no action, empty. will see what i can do. -tryin to encourage myself here- =)
-- the cd-rom hangs at this point --
great,looks like i cant post photos.
aight, yasothon halloween party tonight! woohoo!! heading to laos, vietnam then cambodia. broke. broke. broke.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Beijing memories...
Beijing wasn't all too bad in the end. I like the place, probably because the people were nice. the bus conductors, the waitresses, the cab drivers... being a capital, it didn't feel the rush and the hustle n bustle of a buzzy city, probably because of the place i stayed was away from city centre, or probably just the places i go were out of town, but i must say i'm glad i speak the language and managed to put it into good use during this trip. i can't imagine travelling in this country without knowing this language, so much i would missed!
these are just some of the snippets of the places i'd been and people i met: :)
we decided that we don't want to do the crowded badaling great wall, so after consulting with mr.lonelyplanet, we thought we'll b adventurous like some matsalleh and go to simatai great wall which was about 4 hrs away in miyun province. no regrets!
eating walnuts we bought on the way back with prassy and shabby
dinner with peking duck
it's my favourite sichuan huoguo! it's so spicy ur nose keeps leaking. but no worries, they have this syrup thingy that when u drink, it'll 'cure' the spice
this is 'Hou Hai', means 'behind the sea'. it's a lake surrounded with restaurants, shopping outlets, and livebands. nice place to just walk around
music was played in the background, and whoever feels like joining in can hop in, usually the oldies
bargaining for lanterns
The Forbidden City - a must see
Tiananmen Square in the evening
the new actress friend we made and her dog. that's her in the background
visiting the art factory. first, u have to walk across a pool of sponge
me. posing.
these are just some of the snippets of the places i'd been and people i met: :)
we decided that we don't want to do the crowded badaling great wall, so after consulting with mr.lonelyplanet, we thought we'll b adventurous like some matsalleh and go to simatai great wall which was about 4 hrs away in miyun province. no regrets!
eating walnuts we bought on the way back with prassy and shabby
dinner with peking duck
it's my favourite sichuan huoguo! it's so spicy ur nose keeps leaking. but no worries, they have this syrup thingy that when u drink, it'll 'cure' the spice
this is 'Hou Hai', means 'behind the sea'. it's a lake surrounded with restaurants, shopping outlets, and livebands. nice place to just walk around
music was played in the background, and whoever feels like joining in can hop in, usually the oldies
bargaining for lanterns
The Forbidden City - a must see
Tiananmen Square in the evening
the new actress friend we made and her dog. that's her in the background
visiting the art factory. first, u have to walk across a pool of sponge
me. posing.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
world's ancient soldiers here i come~!
left beijing n now in china's oldest capital. cant see my own blog, cant read others. nice fast internet access. cant wait for outskirt getaway, beautiful sceneries and connection with nature..
getting my name carved onto a stone
u see this everywhere, the muslim hui minority (wearing the white hats) selling bbq beef,pork,mutton..
FEAST! yummy...
Finally... the terracota soldiers...
getting my name carved onto a stone
u see this everywhere, the muslim hui minority (wearing the white hats) selling bbq beef,pork,mutton..
FEAST! yummy...
Finally... the terracota soldiers...
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