My once every half a year shanghai is here again
This time round, it was so nice to catch up with Keng Fei and wendy for an authentic shanghainese dinner followed by drinks at xintiandi...
Many thanks to the both of them for the small little present that they got for mi
I may had travelled to slightly more places, but to a place with friends, hard to come by
many wheat beers and lagers to come!
aliying
the final preparation phase for the next chapter of my life
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Istanbul revisited...
the year of 2007 had passed and we welcomed the year of 2008. Writing had not been productive till now, but I will try..always
sick on the first day of the new year with a high fever. Not really the best thing to start with..
Here are some photos to share in transit from 2007 to 2008
Hands of protection
Hot Turkish tea on a cruise
Blue mosque evening lights, Istanbul
Dear Kitty kitty, come to daddy...
:)
aliying
sick on the first day of the new year with a high fever. Not really the best thing to start with..
Here are some photos to share in transit from 2007 to 2008
Hands of protection
Hot Turkish tea on a cruise
Blue mosque evening lights, Istanbul
Dear Kitty kitty, come to daddy...
:)
aliying
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Cape Town...the living paradise on earth
I must say that I am very impressed with Cape Town...not a place for retire cos I still prefer Singapore with my loved ones and friends. Cape Town came across to mi as a place that is hardly imaginable....is there really such a place on earth? Can I stay on the Table mountains(1086m) if global warming continues and melt down the ice caps?
I am still tryin to get used to my Canon EOS400D. And most of the better taken pic are snapped at the Table Mountains.
Let my pic do the talking for mi.
Cape Town, I will be back....Table mountain, Robben Island, vineyards, V and A waterfront, 2 ocean aquarium, sun flea market, signal hill, cape of good hope...
Is that a Boeing 777 approaching the cape town airport?
The chosen one
Dusk
Gathering inspiration from Mother Nature
Eer....you are looking at?
Who the *&^&%^& is that crawling out?
Cape point, the most south western tip of South Africa
Where is Mr Whale coming to the town of Springbok?
Good view from the top of the Table Mountains
Frodo Baggins in the making?
:)
Aliying
back in SIN
I am still tryin to get used to my Canon EOS400D. And most of the better taken pic are snapped at the Table Mountains.
Let my pic do the talking for mi.
Cape Town, I will be back....Table mountain, Robben Island, vineyards, V and A waterfront, 2 ocean aquarium, sun flea market, signal hill, cape of good hope...
Is that a Boeing 777 approaching the cape town airport?
The chosen one
Dusk
Gathering inspiration from Mother Nature
Eer....you are looking at?
Who the *&^&%^& is that crawling out?
Cape point, the most south western tip of South Africa
Where is Mr Whale coming to the town of Springbok?
Good view from the top of the Table Mountains
Frodo Baggins in the making?
:)
Aliying
back in SIN
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Rome
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Perth - back to basic
Revisiting Perth is like revisiting basic...This is the place where I learnt how to fly...This is the place where I got the nasty chicken pox, alone in the isolation box...This is the place where Huimin spent a total of 25days for her holidays.. So much feelings for Perth, and it is all coming back to mi like to "Tidal wave"...
Armed with EOS400D that i recently purchased, took a train to Fremantle and had my dosage of Kaili's fish and chip.. not too bad, still tasted good....supposedly plan to catch a dosage to Littel creature pale ale, but looking at it....Nah, i will not die if I do not drink beer for a day....
Additional info - Perth is known to be the most remote and isolated city in the world. Slow pace of life and everything shuts down by 5pm....
Enjoy the pic
Top to Bottom :
1 Lone busker
2 "Mine Mine"
3 Looking at it while drinking my mocha latte
4 Lenses cover
5 A yellow man @ the train station
:)
aliying
Armed with EOS400D that i recently purchased, took a train to Fremantle and had my dosage of Kaili's fish and chip.. not too bad, still tasted good....supposedly plan to catch a dosage to Littel creature pale ale, but looking at it....Nah, i will not die if I do not drink beer for a day....
Additional info - Perth is known to be the most remote and isolated city in the world. Slow pace of life and everything shuts down by 5pm....
Enjoy the pic
Top to Bottom :
1 Lone busker
2 "Mine Mine"
3 Looking at it while drinking my mocha latte
4 Lenses cover
5 A yellow man @ the train station
:)
aliying
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Zurich with Ben Poon KK
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Holiday!
It had been a long long time since I updated my blog...I was away from sillypore for a good 18days.. hong kong,new york,KL and batu pahat...the makan is so good.... Definity the highlight of the year! Came back from leave, got myself settled down and it felt so good to write an entry..let my pic talk!
Holiday in Hong Kong with my family - Dim Sum, shopping, ladies market, da yu shan
Holiday with Min @ New York - Statue of Liberty
Our wedding bro and good friend - Stefen Chow, boat ride to Statue of Liberty
Our wedding bro and good friend - Colin Mark Holmes, Chinatown, NY
Bryant park, NY
Holiday 3 of 3 - KL
Got the waffles and root beer!, KL
Butter hey po, begger chicken, etc....
JB makan b4 we made our way back to Sillypore - sitting : Aliying and Ah Frey
standing : Alimin and peanututu
the nex two weeks is kind of critical to mi as I am undergoing a series of "exams" so to speak.. here are some things to look forward for his month..
NuS class outing,
spend time with Min,
attend lum & sizhen wedding,
meet up with vincent.
hope to clear the exams "soon soon smooth smooth steady steady"
:)
aliying
Holiday in Hong Kong with my family - Dim Sum, shopping, ladies market, da yu shan
Holiday with Min @ New York - Statue of Liberty
Our wedding bro and good friend - Stefen Chow, boat ride to Statue of Liberty
Our wedding bro and good friend - Colin Mark Holmes, Chinatown, NY
Bryant park, NY
Holiday 3 of 3 - KL
Got the waffles and root beer!, KL
Butter hey po, begger chicken, etc....
JB makan b4 we made our way back to Sillypore - sitting : Aliying and Ah Frey
standing : Alimin and peanututu
the nex two weeks is kind of critical to mi as I am undergoing a series of "exams" so to speak.. here are some things to look forward for his month..
NuS class outing,
spend time with Min,
attend lum & sizhen wedding,
meet up with vincent.
hope to clear the exams "soon soon smooth smooth steady steady"
:)
aliying
Saturday, June 09, 2007
life in NY...great so far!
Dear all,
life in NY had been great to mi so far....here are some of the things that had happened till now...
5 jUN 07
Did my personal best of a continuous flight to NY direct... a total of 18.5hours of flight time. Min and I were very lucky to be able to get on board the flight as the flight was really full. The airbus 340-500 ULR flight was really impressive, in terms of the aircraft type and the service rendered to us... So many people are snacking away with bread, tibits and eating instant noodles...tough job tough job for the cabin crew.
Finally arrived at Newark, then took a while to figure out the way to Penn station and took a cab to Stefen's place. My first impression of NY are - fast pace, modern, artistic...
fast pace because all the New Yorkers seems to be rushing around all the time...I hardly see anyone standing around or chatting with people...they just move!
Modern because there are so so many high rise buildings - gothic yet modern
Artistic - hip hop dancing in the subway, yang qin + trumpet + guiter performance, rapper, art pieces, library(the NY central library ie NYCL is such a cool place to be in to create a fashion statement)
Efung just came back from his photography lessons and it was such a great feeling to be able to meet up with a good friend overseas...Hugs and kisses
06 Jun 07
We made our way to the statue of liberty. I am actually expecting it to be bigger...but nevertheless, "been there done that" is our mission for that.. The statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of America. Temperature wise, although it is summer, it is still rather cold with the wind chill factor, say 14-22 deg. we walked to Times square and had a coffee at Bryant park. It FEELS so good to be able to relax our legs in the middle to the city, have a coffee and spend quality time catching up. Had yakitori near NY University to round up the nite.
07 Jun 07
Factory outlet shopping the whole day - Man, 220 shops to choose from - the list of boutiques, you do not want to know...shop shop shop...never shop the whole day in my life b4. Start at 10am, end at 830pm.
08 Jun 07
Fri is "visit the museum free"day. Will be making our way to Museum of Modern Art, Gul museum, check out the music scene at Cafe Wha tonite, with finger food, good live music and beer. Supper may come at the Corner Bistro - serve cheap burgers, fries and drinks at approx 10USD.
Things to come
Central Park
Union square
Empire state building
Brooklyn Bridge
Chinatown
:)
aliying
life in NY had been great to mi so far....here are some of the things that had happened till now...
5 jUN 07
Did my personal best of a continuous flight to NY direct... a total of 18.5hours of flight time. Min and I were very lucky to be able to get on board the flight as the flight was really full. The airbus 340-500 ULR flight was really impressive, in terms of the aircraft type and the service rendered to us... So many people are snacking away with bread, tibits and eating instant noodles...tough job tough job for the cabin crew.
Finally arrived at Newark, then took a while to figure out the way to Penn station and took a cab to Stefen's place. My first impression of NY are - fast pace, modern, artistic...
fast pace because all the New Yorkers seems to be rushing around all the time...I hardly see anyone standing around or chatting with people...they just move!
Modern because there are so so many high rise buildings - gothic yet modern
Artistic - hip hop dancing in the subway, yang qin + trumpet + guiter performance, rapper, art pieces, library(the NY central library ie NYCL is such a cool place to be in to create a fashion statement)
Efung just came back from his photography lessons and it was such a great feeling to be able to meet up with a good friend overseas...Hugs and kisses
06 Jun 07
We made our way to the statue of liberty. I am actually expecting it to be bigger...but nevertheless, "been there done that" is our mission for that.. The statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of America. Temperature wise, although it is summer, it is still rather cold with the wind chill factor, say 14-22 deg. we walked to Times square and had a coffee at Bryant park. It FEELS so good to be able to relax our legs in the middle to the city, have a coffee and spend quality time catching up. Had yakitori near NY University to round up the nite.
07 Jun 07
Factory outlet shopping the whole day - Man, 220 shops to choose from - the list of boutiques, you do not want to know...shop shop shop...never shop the whole day in my life b4. Start at 10am, end at 830pm.
08 Jun 07
Fri is "visit the museum free"day. Will be making our way to Museum of Modern Art, Gul museum, check out the music scene at Cafe Wha tonite, with finger food, good live music and beer. Supper may come at the Corner Bistro - serve cheap burgers, fries and drinks at approx 10USD.
Things to come
Central Park
Union square
Empire state building
Brooklyn Bridge
Chinatown
:)
aliying
Thursday, May 31, 2007
My holidays had finally arrived!!!
This is my time of the year! After tomo flight, I will be off for my journey to rest and relax
01 -04 Jun : Project Hong Kong 2007 with my parents and ys
Will be visiting the peak and lantau island' catch some dim sum and some shopping
05 - 14 Jun : Project NY with Min
Will get a chance to take the SQ airbus 345 direct to New York with Min. will Visit Efung who is based in New York as a photographer. Statue of liberty, shopping, fifth ave, Times Square, Manhattan, drinking bud, etc
15-17 Jun : Project KL with Ah Frey, my, Min and myself
Had not been there for a while. Will be catching up on some food, and I hope to establish contact with my sec school friend, Big Bear Xionglim over there.
19 Jun : Back on flight to Zurich
:)
aliying
01 -04 Jun : Project Hong Kong 2007 with my parents and ys
Will be visiting the peak and lantau island' catch some dim sum and some shopping
05 - 14 Jun : Project NY with Min
Will get a chance to take the SQ airbus 345 direct to New York with Min. will Visit Efung who is based in New York as a photographer. Statue of liberty, shopping, fifth ave, Times Square, Manhattan, drinking bud, etc
15-17 Jun : Project KL with Ah Frey, my, Min and myself
Had not been there for a while. Will be catching up on some food, and I hope to establish contact with my sec school friend, Big Bear Xionglim over there.
19 Jun : Back on flight to Zurich
:)
aliying
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Our next adventure
This year is definitely the year of travel...Huimin and I are looking forward to our next adventure - to the eastern coast of USA, New York....
Got the heads up from Efung....come come come come come come....
Yet to check out the aircraft loading....keeping the fingers crossed...
If the above is settled, I will declare Project NY 2007 open!
:)
aliying
Got the heads up from Efung....come come come come come come....
Yet to check out the aircraft loading....keeping the fingers crossed...
If the above is settled, I will declare Project NY 2007 open!
:)
aliying
Friday, May 18, 2007
Osaka 2007
Min and myself
Whale shark
Turtle
Dolphins
Jellyfish
Took some time off to go for a short holiday with Huimin.
This time round, we went up to Osaka for some good food and shopping. A very short trip with just two nite's stay. Min could had spent more time there, but because of mi working, we can only stay for two nites,.
It had been really great - lots of eating and shopping! Here is a typical makan schedule. Osaka may be city like, but there is absolutely no lacking of food!
1030hrs - coffee and cheese cake
1200hrs - Soba / Udon / Ramen
1400hrs - chicken wings and cream puff
1600hrs - okonomiyaki
1800hrs - Sushi!
2100hrs - Kirin draft beer
Managed to get two Gundam units at a good price.. This will keep mi accompanyed for a while... As for Min, she got herself some ear rings, clothings and compulsive buying at 100yen shop....
Not wanting to make it a pure shopping trip, we took a while to understand the railway system and made our way for a half day trip to Osaka aquarium. From the above pic, it contained a decent collection of the underwater world. What stands proud is the whale shark kept in a nine storey tall aquarium. A very impressive feat. It feels a bit cruel to keep it under capitivity, in my opinion, but the aquarium does serve as a good place for eco - conservation and educating the general public abt the underwater effort.
Arigato!
:)
aliying
Thursday, April 12, 2007
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