Wednesday, 6 Feb 08 Supposed to wake up early for Dim Sum but slept till noon. Most hawkers were closed for Chinese New Year eve and many people were doing their last minute shopping at Jusco shopping mall, the nearest mall to our home. I bought two tops from Padini at 50% discount, and gave…
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Thursday, 7 Feb 08 (First day of Lunar New Year) This was the first time we gave out “ang baos” to our younger, unmarried relatives. My single friends have been asking me to give them “ang baos” too! I gave them a No-No, because I want them to get a partner soon and give me…
Second Day of Chinese New Year
Friday, 8 Feb 08 Ipoh is hot all year round as it’s surrounded by limestone hills. It is also known as “san seng” which means “hill city” in the Cantonese. And finally, it rained. In front of the house is another range of limestone hills. There used to be a big pond on the right…
Bizarre Limestone Cave in Ipoh
Visit the bizarre limestone cave in Ipoh that let imagination running wild – “Kek Lok Tong” (极乐洞; Cavern of Utmost Happiness). When we saw this big cotton tree. Can you see the cottons hanging on the branches? Anyone knows what is the real name of this tree? Three children joyfully sticking out of the car…
Food and Movies!
Got to wake up early to catch the morning movie. We had breakfast at Xin Dong Qu (新东区) kopitiam again. My Hokkien mee – mind me, the soup for this dish is very thick! But a little too thick for me. Overall, it was quite good. I had tasted better Hokkien mee in Penang. We…
The “Hill City”
We would always buy “Hiong Piah” (香饼) back to Singapore. As I mentioned earlier, “Hiong Piah” is a flaky and crisp biscuit filled of smooth, thick and sticky sugar syrup. Our favourite “Hiong Piah” is from Yee Hup bakery and we would go to the outlet at No. 32 Lorong Gunong Rapat. I love to…
Fairyland Jiuzhaigou
I made my trip to Jiuzhaigou in the spring month of March in 2006 and the stunning beauty of the fairyland were photographed to leave fond memories here. Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟) is a valley, a nature reserve and is 330 km north of the provincial capital of Chengdu, Sichuan province of China . It is part…
The horrendous roads to Jiuzhaigou
The main hurdle to visiting the fairyland is the dreadful roads that lead to the Jiuzhaigou valley from Chengdu. We often hear stories about big rocks flying onto the road and hit tour buses. The roads are narrow, with only two lanes for either directions. So where ever the road bends, the drivers will horn…
The peaceful scenery with a sad past
We stopped over at the lake side to answer nature’s call. The toilets have no doors but with very low raised walls to divide into a few cubicles; no flush, dark, and so basically you do your business over a drainage while holding your breathe. Well, I had to temporarily shut off my brain processor…
A lovely Memorial Park in Sichuan
This is a memorial park for the Red Army (am I right?) in Sichuan. Everywhere was snow in this park. Our guide told us that highland natives have the distinctive red rosy cheeks and they are partly due to over exposure under the sun in the coldness, so not realizing that they got sun burnt….
