globetrotting

The Chao Phraya *Bangkok

2008-09-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

Thai: แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา

Cruising along the smelly chao phraya river, you can see other people on some other boats trying to sell you stuff that you do not need.

Food and shopping are good, provided you know where to go. Central World Plaza is cool. They have (m)os burger and (m)uji. yeah yeah, me and my m&m. So do your homework before venturing to the shopping experience in bangkok.

I like fishes at *Goldfish Street.

2007-07-28T09:33:00.000-07:00

I wanted to buy one goldfish, put it into my water bottle and bring him all the way back to kl. But damn, they imply a new rule. No water bottle on board. So I have to forget about my ingenius idea. Buh bye, bert. See I even named him.

Macau was nice too but rather hot. I love all the old buildings. It is like Malacca in a bigger scale, and cleaner too.

101 building *Taipei

2006-09-25T23:45:00.000-07:00

All major cities are racing for the title of the tallest building in the world and 101 Taipei is currently the tallest building in the world.

Language is an absolute barrier to me in this country. Unlike Hong Kong, I totally cannot converse in Mandarin. People are stunned (with funny expression) when I tried to speak a word or 2 in their daily dialect. This call for an act. Learn Mandarin.

Taiwan is not just about Taipei or Taichung, as it comes in a package. From highrise to scenic, from malls to night markets...blah, blah, blah... Different and yet familiar... this is how I would describe Taiwan.

Ye Olde Smokehouse *Fraser's Hill

2006-09-03T07:21:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful sunday morning and I decided to give Mr. and Mrs. Green a visit at the Smokehouse. They were having a lovely chat at the swing when I arrived.

Don't they look wonderful together?

It was so thoughtful of them to invite me into their cottage to have tea together. I really enjoyed their company.

Time "flies" when you were having a such good time and it was time to go. I bid them goodbye and drove off.

~THE END~

globetrotting n.

2006-03-11T21:04:00.000-08:00

When I'm on a trip, it always inspire me. When I go from one place to another, I gather bits and pieces of precious thoughts and memories.

Luk Yu *Stanley Street

2005-04-27T23:30:00.000-07:00

We tried to wake up early but our physically exhausted body just wouldn't allow. So we make our trip to this lovely yumcha place for brunch. Operating since 1933, Luk Yu is the most famous traditional teahouse remaining in the city. All the staff there are older people. Show some respect when you order.

This place captured the moment with its quaint wooden booth, black ceiling fan, marble table tops, rosewood furniture and spittoons { don't be grossed, it's not for you to spit, but for the waiter to pour away water }

Knowing me and the people whom I mix with, the waiter had to fill in the order form for us :) WE CAN'T READ CHINESE!

It was quite an experience.

Anne Frank Huis *Amsterdam

2004-12-21T23:00:00.000-08:00

I thought Amsterdam has nothing to offer besides sex and drugs. But the visit to this place really touches my heart.

They called this place Anne Frank House, a museum with a history.

http://www.annefrank.org/

Anne Frank is a victim of the German Occupation in Amsterdam.A group of 8 people including Anne Frank, who went into hiding in the Secret Annex were betrayed. She died just a few weeks before the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp.

She quoted this,"One day this terrible war will be over. The time will come when we will be people again and not just Jews."

There are millions of persons who lives were stolen or irrevocably scarred by racism. If only everyone will relate to people as individuals rather than as racial categories, the world will be brighter :)

Adelphi Theatre *London

2004-12-14T20:00:00.000-08:00

The only musical I'd been to was Annie at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. It was a concession ticket which i paid only $27.50 and the seat was really bad.

I got really good tickets for Chicago. I watched the movie and well, how should i phrase it...CRAP. I think some script are meant for musical and musical alone. Chicago is one of them. Let's not spoil it!

http://www.chicagothemusical.com

Before the musical: I get to go into the chamber at the British Parliament and listen to the everlasting, boring debate of the "green(house of common)" and "red(house of lords)" carpet people. The Baroness gave us a tour and it was really an eye-opener.