Hello!
It feels like forever since i last updated my blog..'ve been planning to update but like everything in my life, i always procrastinate..=p
Last week..(13-16 Jan 2010) my family and I went to Hangzhou and Shanghai, China. It's a nice place *any place in d world is nice as long as we go there during winter time..=p* The weather is great *really cold, actually..but i always loved winter..i like d feeling of feeling warm under d protection of heavy winter clothing n believe it or not..i kinda like putting on 2-3 layers of clothes before going out..=)*
D highlight of the trip? It's the TV Tower! It is one of the highest tower in d world..n inside the tv tower there is this one level where the floor is made of glass..so it is see-through..you can see d view underneath d glass..and it suppose to make u feel like you're floating in d air..*but apparently i dun feel like i was floating as d glass is a lil' bit dusty..so d view underneath it is not exactly crystal clear..=)*
Our tourist guide is also a hottie! A married hottie..unfortunately..=( But seriously, he's kinda cute..my sis said he looks like Kim Junho (TVXQ's Kim Junsu's twin brother) n i admit he kinda looks like Junho at first glance..=p This trip is kinda weird as we had 2 tourist guides (one in Hangzhou n one in Shanghai) n it kinda cause some prob in d end when it is time to pay d tips..but whatever! We had a really great time there.
Mom said it would be her last trip to China as she had visited China many times. She had been to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou. Me too..except Beijing. So maybe i'll come to China once more as I really want to see the Great Wall of China..anyone care to join me? =p
Last December, I went to Hanoi and Vinh, Vietnam on a trip sponsored by Bridges Across Borders SEA (BABSEA). This trip was a new experience for me. It was d first time I had gone oversea alone and I kinda like it. Maybe because I wasn't in Vietnam for a holiday but for a workshop, and it made me felt closer to d locals as it was Vietnam National University students who had been accompanying and taking care of us during our 7 days there. Their hospitality was superb! =)
Comparing d hospitality of the Vietnamese and d Singaporeans *I went to Singapore on a study trip shortly after I returned from Vietnam*, I kinda like the Vietnamese better. Not to say that the Singaporeans did badly, I had a great time there too. Some of them even deeply moved me, and I would like to thank them, nevertheless. Maybe it was because of the fact that in Vietnam, it was only 7 of us (Malaysia and Laos) so they were able to take a good care of us, to tend to our needs. Meanwhile, in Singapore it was 16 of us plus d Japanese *not quite sure how much were they* so d hosts in Singapore didn't had time and d manpower to take good care of us, unlike Vietnam. Having said that, I enjoy both my trips to Vietnam and Singapore *one of d Japanese guys looks like SHINee's Key and he spoke superb American accent English! I kinda had a crush on him during the trip..=p* and I really hope I would get another chance to join something like this again in d future.
Want to see pictures? Visit my FB! Hehe..till then, sayonara! =)
