waded through 1 feet of boogerized water, weaving through bikes and cars and buses, in the rain, covered in a plastic sheet, to get to rum and raisin ice cream...
had super yummy vietnamese fare consisting of a variety of rice cakes, pho ("fer"), vietnamese coffee, beef steaks, wan tan noodles (ok... that's chinese) with humongous wan tans, sanwiches with beefy floss, ....
checked out the hcm post office which was super huge and had telephone booths which are air conditioned! and nice looking tiled floor...
swam in ocean, ate yummy fresh sweet steamed? crab on Vung Tau beach, then ate (again) yummy food in a beautifully landscaped place overlooking the sea... called binh an ("peace")
ate yummy fresh shrimp on rice flour cake fried in lots of oil, sitting on short short stools
saw handicapped ppl made amazing looking lacquer ware with egg shells! and mother of pearl...loved the USD3300 partition.... so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
waddled through a tiny tiny tunnel, used by guerilla during vietnam war, which resulted in achy thigh muscles for the subsequent 3 days
massage and pampered from head to toe in an amazing spa called dragon's nest, under very trained and practised hands... with rosemary scented oil...so nice...
met nice new friends sim (from hcm) and rie (from japan)
had vietnamese fare in Gold Fish with waiters who were speaking to us in japanese, and we (malaysians) replying in vietnamese and japanese, together with a pretty japanese girl who speaks to waiters in japanese and to us in english.... so globalised...
so good...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008
more dubai
there are no drains here... i suppose that's not needed in deserts. :)
lamb, garlic cream dip, chickpeas cream dip, bread, olives, goat cheese, lamb....lamb brain, lamb tongue...
just learnt about UAE which has 7 states - dubai, ajman, sharjah, ras al-khaimah, fujairah, abu dhabi and umm al-quwain.
no potholes..
it's really rather nice spending chinese new year in dubai. got to know my sis in law better. turns out she's a pretty darn cool chick. she's does the farniest impersonations. knows alot about labels. makes a mean tiramisu. cooks yummy food. have superb sense of directions... yea... pretty darn cool chick.
dubai has a cool place next to the creek. which has floor to ceiling windows. i love floor to ceiling windows. just like the ones at the vineyard yuen brought me to in Yarra Valley. it was luuuuuuurrrrvvvllyyy. the ones at the creek was also lluuuuuuuuurrrrrvvly. had a great view of the yatchs. the creek. the city skyline. amazing. beautiful. :)
lamb, garlic cream dip, chickpeas cream dip, bread, olives, goat cheese, lamb....lamb brain, lamb tongue...
just learnt about UAE which has 7 states - dubai, ajman, sharjah, ras al-khaimah, fujairah, abu dhabi and umm al-quwain.
no potholes..
it's really rather nice spending chinese new year in dubai. got to know my sis in law better. turns out she's a pretty darn cool chick. she's does the farniest impersonations. knows alot about labels. makes a mean tiramisu. cooks yummy food. have superb sense of directions... yea... pretty darn cool chick.
dubai has a cool place next to the creek. which has floor to ceiling windows. i love floor to ceiling windows. just like the ones at the vineyard yuen brought me to in Yarra Valley. it was luuuuuuurrrrvvvllyyy. the ones at the creek was also lluuuuuuuuurrrrrvvly. had a great view of the yatchs. the creek. the city skyline. amazing. beautiful. :)
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
dubai... surreal
it's surreal. it's almost like one stepped into another world. a fantasy world. the playground of the filthy rich.
the cars (like car magazine - only they are on the road). the villas. the people. the kite surfing. the beautiful beaches. the indoor ski slope. the palm. the growth rate. the rate at which things are being built. it's simply amazing. it's so fast.
i tot to myself. where have i been?? what is holding me back? why am i not here? i suppose it's true. if you have not seen it, you would not know what you have been missing. then i tot. i want these. all these. then i tot. do i really want these? would it make me happier? then i tot. do i really not want all these? or am i just thinking that i don't want these because i am not sure if i can get them? then i tot. how to be contented again?
someone told me that comes with age. when i get older, i will know how to be contented. so i should just go for it now. but what if i chase and chase and chase, and in the end realise that i have been chasing nothing? i can hear it now. why think so much. just do it laarrr
scared ma. what if chase wrong thing?
can one have it all? family, friends, love, money, cars, kite surfing, lurrrvvvly clothes...???? must prioritize and balance to make sure no regrets. must chase and not worry about regret. must know how to be thankful, so can learn to be contented. yet must not complacent. so many things to keep in mind.
note to self : start multitasking.
back to dubai. dubai is nice. lebanon food is yummy here. al hallab is anyways. cars are beautiful. being here makes one feel like it's possible. to be travelling around in the cars that one tot one will only see in car magazines. the rate at which buildings come up. one would think you just have to put a pill in the ground and water. buildings sprout like taugehs. so fast. makes one wonder what would happen if dubai stops building? where are they going to find people to occupy all these buildings when it's all completed?? if artic melt, what would happen to palm? can it float? the size of the villas and the grounds. they must have buggies to ferry servants to and fro servant quarters and villa. i think sell grass also will be darn loaded liao.
everything is so different. it's a different world. would it be my world? will keep you ppl posted :) now have to go out for breakfast...
the cars (like car magazine - only they are on the road). the villas. the people. the kite surfing. the beautiful beaches. the indoor ski slope. the palm. the growth rate. the rate at which things are being built. it's simply amazing. it's so fast.
i tot to myself. where have i been?? what is holding me back? why am i not here? i suppose it's true. if you have not seen it, you would not know what you have been missing. then i tot. i want these. all these. then i tot. do i really want these? would it make me happier? then i tot. do i really not want all these? or am i just thinking that i don't want these because i am not sure if i can get them? then i tot. how to be contented again?
someone told me that comes with age. when i get older, i will know how to be contented. so i should just go for it now. but what if i chase and chase and chase, and in the end realise that i have been chasing nothing? i can hear it now. why think so much. just do it laarrr
scared ma. what if chase wrong thing?
can one have it all? family, friends, love, money, cars, kite surfing, lurrrvvvly clothes...???? must prioritize and balance to make sure no regrets. must chase and not worry about regret. must know how to be thankful, so can learn to be contented. yet must not complacent. so many things to keep in mind.
note to self : start multitasking.
back to dubai. dubai is nice. lebanon food is yummy here. al hallab is anyways. cars are beautiful. being here makes one feel like it's possible. to be travelling around in the cars that one tot one will only see in car magazines. the rate at which buildings come up. one would think you just have to put a pill in the ground and water. buildings sprout like taugehs. so fast. makes one wonder what would happen if dubai stops building? where are they going to find people to occupy all these buildings when it's all completed?? if artic melt, what would happen to palm? can it float? the size of the villas and the grounds. they must have buggies to ferry servants to and fro servant quarters and villa. i think sell grass also will be darn loaded liao.
everything is so different. it's a different world. would it be my world? will keep you ppl posted :) now have to go out for breakfast...
Monday, August 13, 2007
animal lovers we are.....
on the way back from PD, we stopped by the ostrich farm...
terence riding the ostrich...
terence riding the ostrich... 
bbq in pee dee (part II)
shopping for bbq was fun. drive down was nice. starting fire was hard work. bbq-ing was fun too! but marshmallows were missing :( pictionary was fun. banana boat was fun. ostrich farm was interesting. drive back was a blurrrrrr... most importantly, being with friends was very fun! :)
1) ancasa all suites : ****
nice, clean, spacious.
1) ancasa all suites : ****
nice, clean, spacious.
2) ostrich farm : ***
goats were cute, ostrich(es?) looked dirty, pony was small, parrot was pretty, turkeys (?? were they turkeys??) were ugly. baby croc was tortured (by terence).
3) pd beach : **
need the following : light source, fine white sand, clear blue water
4) fire starters from carrefour : -*****
DO NOT buy fire starters from carrefour. Not useable.
5) charcoals from carrefour : -****
cute but damn difficult to light. should be heart shaped.
bbq in pee dee
walkie for communication... super canggih rite? 
setting out... it was raining..... 
luckily it was blue sky and breezy in PD!!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
sleepless in bei jing!
on 14 June, de, may and i, packed our bags, and with lots of enthusiam and high hopes, flew to bei jing for a long awaited holiday. Because we don't speak mandarin well and after listening to the many horror stories about being conned in china, etc... we decided a tour group is probably our best bet. and so, we naively signed up with Summit Holidays which had the tagline "Beyond travel expectations"...
little did we know, we would be still be conned, but by the tour!!
we stayed near brothels in rooms which are either small/ smells funny/ had no aircond/ had no windows, brought to shop in jade/crystals/pearls/diamonds/ tea shops where they probably earn commission, rushed through all the historical places (so that we can spend more time at the above mentioned shops), ate cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes and omellete e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y!!!, guide spoke mandarin most of the time though we opted for english speaking tour because majority of the tour group can speak mandarin (god knows why they opted for english speaking tour... does this mean they should neglect the minority??? did we not pay the same amount of money????)...
so, be warned... tours with Summit Holidays ?? think twice... three times... alot alot of times... before committing. we paid RM2,178. Not a cheap tour for off peak season (summer time)... might as well pay another RM1k and join a more reputable tour company. better yet, learn mandarin and go on your own.
how oh how... how do we seek recourse... is this what the government had in mind when they started MATTA fair?? is this value for money???
little did we know, we would be still be conned, but by the tour!!
we stayed near brothels in rooms which are either small/ smells funny/ had no aircond/ had no windows, brought to shop in jade/crystals/pearls/diamonds/ tea shops where they probably earn commission, rushed through all the historical places (so that we can spend more time at the above mentioned shops), ate cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes and omellete e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y!!!, guide spoke mandarin most of the time though we opted for english speaking tour because majority of the tour group can speak mandarin (god knows why they opted for english speaking tour... does this mean they should neglect the minority??? did we not pay the same amount of money????)...
so, be warned... tours with Summit Holidays ?? think twice... three times... alot alot of times... before committing. we paid RM2,178. Not a cheap tour for off peak season (summer time)... might as well pay another RM1k and join a more reputable tour company. better yet, learn mandarin and go on your own.
how oh how... how do we seek recourse... is this what the government had in mind when they started MATTA fair?? is this value for money???
Sunday, May 27, 2007
ola!!!
loved barcelona!! loved barri gothic area, loved paella, loved gelato (though i guess that more italian), loved ratafia and avellana liqueur, loved the weather, loved the people, loved the chocolates, loved museu picasso, loved gaudi's work, loved the vineyards, loved the tapas, loved the coffee (... which wasn't really spanish - but loved the quaint little shop that served it!), loved the clothes, love it all!!!
next stop, china... let's hope i don't roast there....
next stop, china... let's hope i don't roast there....
Thursday, May 10, 2007
If it's your first time...
... visiting Malaysia! then the have-to-dos are :
1) visit the pasar malam - night markets found in suburbs... where you'll find lots of yummy local food, where you can munch and walk around, and blend in with the locals! If you are in KL/ Selangor : Wednesdays - Cheras, Fridays - Puchong, Sundays - Subang Jaya.
2) Eat durian - seasonal, it's an acquired taste...
3) have a mamak session - al fresco cafe... we malaysians love sitting out in the open air... order limau ais, satay, roti tisu
4) Perhentian/ Redang (east coast of Peninsular Malaysia) - lots of sun, sea and sky and everything nice! nice tan, nice food, nice dive, nice sitting by the beach doing absolutely nothing ... 3 days would do...
5) go karaoke? - not sure if that's a fav past time where you are from... but here, we have many aspiring malaysian idols!!
6) go clubbing - for nice sarong party girls, i heard Beach club is good... for fun, Laundry, Savahn, Poppy
7) go fishing in RM5 per hour man made ponds - at wee hours in the morning... a fav past time amongst some provided you catch something.
8) white water rafting? - only if it was raining for the past 4 days or so... otherwise, it would be a quiet cruise down the river...
9) go stay in a long house - if you are visiting east malaysia
10) caving - if you are visiting east malaysia
11) mountain climbing - if you are visiting kota kinabalu (east malaysia)
12) golf paradise, a friend said - so, go golfing... apparently there is a nice place in awana genting for golfing...
13) genting - gamble the nite/day away!!! contribute to the malaysian economy... nice air cond like temperature....
any other suggestions from my beloved friends?
wish somebody would write me a list for Barcelona...
this should probably get me some hits :) ... if somebody who is about to visit malaysia google for things to do in malaysia, nice food in malaysia, fun, sights, interesting places... did i forget any other key words?... kakakakaakakaaka... i'm cheating!! :) but i did provide a pretty good list... so.
1) visit the pasar malam - night markets found in suburbs... where you'll find lots of yummy local food, where you can munch and walk around, and blend in with the locals! If you are in KL/ Selangor : Wednesdays - Cheras, Fridays - Puchong, Sundays - Subang Jaya.
2) Eat durian - seasonal, it's an acquired taste...
3) have a mamak session - al fresco cafe... we malaysians love sitting out in the open air... order limau ais, satay, roti tisu
4) Perhentian/ Redang (east coast of Peninsular Malaysia) - lots of sun, sea and sky and everything nice! nice tan, nice food, nice dive, nice sitting by the beach doing absolutely nothing ... 3 days would do...
5) go karaoke? - not sure if that's a fav past time where you are from... but here, we have many aspiring malaysian idols!!
6) go clubbing - for nice sarong party girls, i heard Beach club is good... for fun, Laundry, Savahn, Poppy
7) go fishing in RM5 per hour man made ponds - at wee hours in the morning... a fav past time amongst some provided you catch something.
8) white water rafting? - only if it was raining for the past 4 days or so... otherwise, it would be a quiet cruise down the river...
9) go stay in a long house - if you are visiting east malaysia
10) caving - if you are visiting east malaysia
11) mountain climbing - if you are visiting kota kinabalu (east malaysia)
12) golf paradise, a friend said - so, go golfing... apparently there is a nice place in awana genting for golfing...
13) genting - gamble the nite/day away!!! contribute to the malaysian economy... nice air cond like temperature....
any other suggestions from my beloved friends?
wish somebody would write me a list for Barcelona...
this should probably get me some hits :) ... if somebody who is about to visit malaysia google for things to do in malaysia, nice food in malaysia, fun, sights, interesting places... did i forget any other key words?... kakakakaakakaaka... i'm cheating!! :) but i did provide a pretty good list... so.
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