Jiuzhaigou is best known for its splendid multi-level waterfalls and the brilliantly coloured lakes. When the guide told us the Tibetans affectionately call the Jiuzhaigou lakes as “Hai zi”, we thought it was “孩子” or “children”. The correct one is “海子”, which means “sons of sea”. Nuorilang waterfall / 諾日朗瀑布 – reportedly the widest highland…
Tight jeans… World record sexy pair
Additional note: Many keep looking at the girl. Silly! It’s the dude!! Pity it.
Kimchi Hour
Do you know? South Koreans often say “Kimchi” when taking photos, just like we say “cheese” to get this face -> 🙂 The most popular type of kimchi is the chinese cabbage type, fermented with seasonings. The taste is spicy and sour. Many non-Koreans (like me!) like kimchi, but some just don’t like it. In…
Going Wild on ATV in Jeju island
ATV stands for All Terrain Vehicle, and yes, like what it stands for, you can ride on ATV through rough terrain and slopes. The best thing is, to all babies out there, you don’t need a motor license to ride on ATV *blink* *blink*… at least that applies on Jeju island… circuit. You just need…
Meet Dae Jang Geum (대장금 | 大長今) in Jeju Folk Village
Situated in JeJu island in South Korea, this is an exhibition style village that displayed the living environment of Korean folks in the past. The Korea drama “ Da Chang Jin” (Dae Jang Geum / 大長今) had featured JeJu island as one of its famous filming sites. What happened? What happened?!! The Pungmul (or Nongak)…
Nami island – hear the “Winter Sonata”?
Kelly recounted her island trip in Korea during Spring 2007. Nami island is an offshore island in Korea. To reach there, I had to take a ferry that lasted about 20 minutes. The beauty of this island was finally unearthed when a popular Korea drama “Winter Sonata” had its filming there, where such scenic and…
Sangoo Herb Land… eating fresh flowers!
How often do you get to see so many colours in your food? Wee Lai shares her experience on eating fresh flowers… Yes! Fresh flowers with ants still crawling on them: I had tremendous excitement before trying such dish in Sangoo Herb land. Yet, no preservatives, no food dyes, just plain’o creation of Mother Nature!…
Tokyo Mega Web,Sensoji Temple,Tokyo Tower
Guess Kelly was trying to shop for the latest car model, but realised that she had not gotten her driving license yet at that time… Every visitor can enjoy different car driving simulators, admiring at the latest models of cars and buying them at the Mega Web, a giant multimedia amusement and exhibition centre of…
Kiyomizu-dera temple & Osaka Castle
This is another UNESCO World Heritage listed site in Japan – Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera, literally means “Pure Water Temple”), one of the oldest Buddhist temple in Kyoto. The flamingly beautiful autumn leaves at Kiyomizudera. Osaka breaking news: A mysterious sighting of a humongous “Spider-crab” making its way up the building… … and a Singapore…
Shirakawa-go Village 白川郷
Kelly visited Shirakawa-go Village, one of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in the world. This small traditional village, located near Takayama, is also one of the snowiest places in Japan, with 95.7% of Shirakawa covered by forest. The uniqueness of Shirakawa-go Village is its showcase of distinctive Japanese style of buildings called gasshō-zukuri, literally means…
