Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Planning for Guangzhou Trip (22 May 10 - 05 Jun 10)
Ok, to save me the need of asking each and everyone of you. I have decided to jot my rough plans down here so that you all can read and update.
I am organising a trip to Guangzhou and then from Guangzhou, I plan to proceed to Guangxi Province to go to liuzhou, Guilin, Sanjiang, Longsheng, Yangshuo and perhaps Nanning and onto the Vietnam border to see the Detian Waterfall. I'm still in the midst of planning so will update the full plans subsequently.
For now, I want to sort out the flight bookings first. For those who are interested, you can join us for the Guangxi trip from 22 May - 30 May. For a total of a 9 day trip, you will be required to take only 4 days leave as 28th May will be Vesak Day. For those who work on Sats, sorry that you need to take more days.
Anyway, initial flight details are as follows for those on a 1 week trip:
22 May, Sat, Tiger Airway, SIN - Guangzhou, 0620 - 1020. S$161.
30 May, Sun, Tiger Airway, Guangzhou - SIN, 1050 - 1450. S$221.
People on a 1 week trip are: Luling, Lunqing, Zhiming.
As for Shijia and Me, we are taking the following flights:
22 May, Sat, Tiger Airway, SIN - Guangzhou, 0620 - 1020. S$161.
05 Jun, Sat, Jetstar, Hong Kong - SIN, 2015 - 2350. S$136.
So when Lunqing, Luling, Zhiming depart Guangzhou on the 30th, Shijia and I will carry on to stay in Guangzhou perhaps till 2nd Jun and take the train to Shenzhen for a night. From 3 - 5 Jun, we will target to stay in HKG. Am aiming to check out this hotel call Butterfly on Prat. ~S$100 per night. If there is anyone who would like to link up with us in HKG from 3 - 5 Jun, please let me know.
I would like to now focus on the 1 week trip from 22 - 30 May. Upon arriving in Guangzhou, my initial plan is to take a domestic flight directly to Guilin. Well, I had checked www.ctrip.com this afternoon and the initial price was RMB260. When I was home, when I check, its still RMB260. However after I fill up all the particulars, the system said all tickets are sold out. When I retry, prices had increased. The same thing happen again until the prices reach a level, satisfied to the agent. I guess this is just a sale tactic. As such, I will be taking a risk here and will till the date is nearer, then I go and book the flight. It will be cheap if there are no takers for the seats and it can go as low as RMB170 per way.
Alternatively, we can take a 11hours bus from Guangzhou to Guilin for RMB160. I would suggest doing an overnight bus ride so that we can sleep on the bus and dun waste our day time which will be used for sightseeing. Besides, we can save on 1 night's accomodation.
Upon reaching Guilin where we will use as our base, we will of course tour the area. However, we will make day trips to Yangshou which is 1 hour away where we will visit some caves, rivers excursions. Should we be taking a bus from Guangzhou to Guilin, we will perhaps stop over in Yangshuo for 1 night first. Let me go plan and see how it goes.
From Guilin, we can go to Longsheng, which is further up north. There, you can see the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces which is a splendid sight, layering their way up till a 500m peak. There will be some trekking here which might take 4 hours and a visit to the hot springs if you guys want to.
From Longsheng, we can head to Ziyuan abt 1.5hrs for a wild rafting trip along the river. Otherwise, can see the Baoding Falls in Ziyuan also.
Alternatively, from Longsheng, we should head to Sanjiang Dong Minority Autonomous County. This is about 2 -3 hours away. Here, you can see the ethnic minorities. I believe most of you have not see the minorities before. Its like the aborginies. In Sanjiang, we can go check out the villages. If we have time, we can go from Sanjiang to Kaili, which is in the Guizhou Province, 3 hours away. Howeve, along the way, the journey will pass through some beautiful mountains.
Otherwise, we can head south to Rongshui where we can go see the Laozi Shan, or to the Yuanbao Shan which is 2100m high. From Rongshui, we head south to Liuzhou, 2.5hours away.
From Liuzhou, we can either head to Nanning, 2.5hours away, or if time does not permit, we go back to Guangzhou. Should we go to Nanning, which is west, we will then go to see the Detian Waterfall at the Vietnam border.
There are plentiful to do. The above just gives you an idea of what to expect.
Tips: Please travel light and bring like 3 dri-fit shirts and 1jeans etc. Expect to do your own laundry if you want to travel light. Yup, I did want it to be something like a backpackers concept, but I should perhaps phrase it as free & easy. But of course, due to budget constraints, I will propose we stay in some cheap hostel, which as a minimum requirement, will have clean sheets and a warm shower. I hope all of you can accept that. For some accomdation, I propose we will only book them when we arrive at the town itself. Don't worry. There should be alot of these accomodation available and I'm not worried about not getting one. This way, we get to see the actual condition before deciding. However, be prepare to do a little walking to check out the good deals for the accomodation.
Meanwhile, try to save up for the trip from now till May! I estimate, might cost abt $1200. Which for 8-9days, should be reasonable for the amount of entertainment we are getting.
I am organising a trip to Guangzhou and then from Guangzhou, I plan to proceed to Guangxi Province to go to liuzhou, Guilin, Sanjiang, Longsheng, Yangshuo and perhaps Nanning and onto the Vietnam border to see the Detian Waterfall. I'm still in the midst of planning so will update the full plans subsequently.
For now, I want to sort out the flight bookings first. For those who are interested, you can join us for the Guangxi trip from 22 May - 30 May. For a total of a 9 day trip, you will be required to take only 4 days leave as 28th May will be Vesak Day. For those who work on Sats, sorry that you need to take more days.
Anyway, initial flight details are as follows for those on a 1 week trip:
22 May, Sat, Tiger Airway, SIN - Guangzhou, 0620 - 1020. S$161.
30 May, Sun, Tiger Airway, Guangzhou - SIN, 1050 - 1450. S$221.
People on a 1 week trip are: Luling, Lunqing, Zhiming.
As for Shijia and Me, we are taking the following flights:
22 May, Sat, Tiger Airway, SIN - Guangzhou, 0620 - 1020. S$161.
05 Jun, Sat, Jetstar, Hong Kong - SIN, 2015 - 2350. S$136.
So when Lunqing, Luling, Zhiming depart Guangzhou on the 30th, Shijia and I will carry on to stay in Guangzhou perhaps till 2nd Jun and take the train to Shenzhen for a night. From 3 - 5 Jun, we will target to stay in HKG. Am aiming to check out this hotel call Butterfly on Prat. ~S$100 per night. If there is anyone who would like to link up with us in HKG from 3 - 5 Jun, please let me know.
I would like to now focus on the 1 week trip from 22 - 30 May. Upon arriving in Guangzhou, my initial plan is to take a domestic flight directly to Guilin. Well, I had checked www.ctrip.com this afternoon and the initial price was RMB260. When I was home, when I check, its still RMB260. However after I fill up all the particulars, the system said all tickets are sold out. When I retry, prices had increased. The same thing happen again until the prices reach a level, satisfied to the agent. I guess this is just a sale tactic. As such, I will be taking a risk here and will till the date is nearer, then I go and book the flight. It will be cheap if there are no takers for the seats and it can go as low as RMB170 per way.
Alternatively, we can take a 11hours bus from Guangzhou to Guilin for RMB160. I would suggest doing an overnight bus ride so that we can sleep on the bus and dun waste our day time which will be used for sightseeing. Besides, we can save on 1 night's accomodation.
Upon reaching Guilin where we will use as our base, we will of course tour the area. However, we will make day trips to Yangshou which is 1 hour away where we will visit some caves, rivers excursions. Should we be taking a bus from Guangzhou to Guilin, we will perhaps stop over in Yangshuo for 1 night first. Let me go plan and see how it goes.
From Guilin, we can go to Longsheng, which is further up north. There, you can see the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces which is a splendid sight, layering their way up till a 500m peak. There will be some trekking here which might take 4 hours and a visit to the hot springs if you guys want to.
From Longsheng, we can head to Ziyuan abt 1.5hrs for a wild rafting trip along the river. Otherwise, can see the Baoding Falls in Ziyuan also.
Alternatively, from Longsheng, we should head to Sanjiang Dong Minority Autonomous County. This is about 2 -3 hours away. Here, you can see the ethnic minorities. I believe most of you have not see the minorities before. Its like the aborginies. In Sanjiang, we can go check out the villages. If we have time, we can go from Sanjiang to Kaili, which is in the Guizhou Province, 3 hours away. Howeve, along the way, the journey will pass through some beautiful mountains.
Otherwise, we can head south to Rongshui where we can go see the Laozi Shan, or to the Yuanbao Shan which is 2100m high. From Rongshui, we head south to Liuzhou, 2.5hours away.
From Liuzhou, we can either head to Nanning, 2.5hours away, or if time does not permit, we go back to Guangzhou. Should we go to Nanning, which is west, we will then go to see the Detian Waterfall at the Vietnam border.
There are plentiful to do. The above just gives you an idea of what to expect.
Tips: Please travel light and bring like 3 dri-fit shirts and 1jeans etc. Expect to do your own laundry if you want to travel light. Yup, I did want it to be something like a backpackers concept, but I should perhaps phrase it as free & easy. But of course, due to budget constraints, I will propose we stay in some cheap hostel, which as a minimum requirement, will have clean sheets and a warm shower. I hope all of you can accept that. For some accomdation, I propose we will only book them when we arrive at the town itself. Don't worry. There should be alot of these accomodation available and I'm not worried about not getting one. This way, we get to see the actual condition before deciding. However, be prepare to do a little walking to check out the good deals for the accomodation.
Meanwhile, try to save up for the trip from now till May! I estimate, might cost abt $1200. Which for 8-9days, should be reasonable for the amount of entertainment we are getting.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Drama: Together
Have anyone watch this Drama by Channel 8: Together? 当我们同在一起?
This is really a very touching drama which I can relate to it in some ways, to see how my parents lived in the past etc...most of all, its the friendship that those kids have for each other...
many a times, i feel very touched by certain scenes...
《当我们同在一起》预告片首播
《当我们同在一起》精彩片段抢先看20 November 2009 卓燕翎 新传媒8频道年度台庆剧《当我们同在一起》精彩片段，通过新动网抢先看！ 《当我们同在一起》昨日举行记者会，新动网特地为网友献上刚在记者会上曝光的精彩片段，让大家先睹为快。 该剧由三生三旦戴阳天、黄俊雄、张振寰，欧萱、郭蕙雯和周颖挑大梁，故事背景设在我国动乱的60年代，讲述这6个年轻人之间的事业和爱情故事。 《当我们同在一起》出自《小娘惹》的制作班底，加上戴阳天和欧萱两位人气王的再度合作，因此备受关注。剧集也跟《小娘惹》一样，拉队前往马六甲取景，制作严谨、剧情紧凑。 就不晓得，该剧是否再次缔造《小娘惹》的骄人成绩？ 《当我们同在一起》从11月30日起，每逢星期一至五，晚上9时，在8频道播出。更多精彩内容，可前往《当我们同在一起》官方网站欣赏。
This is really a very touching drama which I can relate to it in some ways, to see how my parents lived in the past etc...most of all, its the friendship that those kids have for each other...
many a times, i feel very touched by certain scenes...
《当我们同在一起》预告片首播
《当我们同在一起》精彩片段抢先看20 November 2009 卓燕翎 新传媒8频道年度台庆剧《当我们同在一起》精彩片段，通过新动网抢先看！ 《当我们同在一起》昨日举行记者会，新动网特地为网友献上刚在记者会上曝光的精彩片段，让大家先睹为快。 该剧由三生三旦戴阳天、黄俊雄、张振寰，欧萱、郭蕙雯和周颖挑大梁，故事背景设在我国动乱的60年代，讲述这6个年轻人之间的事业和爱情故事。 《当我们同在一起》出自《小娘惹》的制作班底，加上戴阳天和欧萱两位人气王的再度合作，因此备受关注。剧集也跟《小娘惹》一样，拉队前往马六甲取景，制作严谨、剧情紧凑。 就不晓得，该剧是否再次缔造《小娘惹》的骄人成绩？ 《当我们同在一起》从11月30日起，每逢星期一至五，晚上9时，在8频道播出。更多精彩内容，可前往《当我们同在一起》官方网站欣赏。
A New Year....2010...
Hello Guys!!!!!
Wow...The last that I blog was like on 12 Oct!!!!! Oh my oh my....its really been a long long time...And so much have happened. And its already Year 2010. My goodness. Anyway, it really takes discipline to come here and blog, to write that love letter to myself or just type in gibberish...
anyway, just some update for myself over the last 2 months or so. Well, I was in Beijing from 23 Nov - 04 Dec...freezing cold there, but again, I didnt get to experience the snow....I have experience so many winter before but I am yet to see snow falling from the sky!! I would really love to experience it one day.... am still waiting....
December 2009 was somewhat a quiet month for me in terms of work with the festive mood round the corner.....needed to sort out my personal admin matters...spend time looking for wedding band, bridal package...attending friends weddings....Yup...I'm getting hitch soon!!!!
For Christmas 2009, I was spending it in thailand.... some pictures....
The sunset was taken in Phuket while the limestone was taken in Krabi. Hmm... quite a nice place to relax and I have relax so much that I do not want to go back to work again....
Step into 2010, well, it bang start with my niece going to Nursery!!!! She's really big now and is so fun to play with.... Then another buddy's wedding...it was a well organised wedding...enjoyed myself too, though its quite tiring.
Back to work on the 5th Jan. This weeks feels super long....am preparing to go India next Sun!!!! Its India again...haiz... also...have been chasing the TV drama Together.... tell u more in next post...
Well...seems like for 2010, things are gonna get pretty exciting for me.... events to look out for are my ROM in Feb, possible completion of my new place by Dec, traveling to new places for work, maybe a possible holiday to some nice place....
Oh well, my new year resolutions for 2010:
1. To ROM and wed Shijia as my legally wife.
2. Planning for customary wedding for 2010
3. Completion of bridal photo taking
4. Close completion of Park Central (To search for reno designs and furniture!)
5. To keep fit and be lean and fit
6. To complete my submission for CPA
7. To undertake and pass my Certified Internal Audit exams and be a qualified CIA
8. Hopes for a pay increment! (Bad economy in 2009)
9. To save faithfully as I need to pay my housing loan and for the wedding.
10. Very importantly, to re-connect with all my friends whom I have lost contact. Will be calling you guys up for meetups!
Well...sounds like quite a list.... hopefully I can managed it all....
Have a great 2010!!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sydney....
Some more pictures from my sydney trip....
Grand Pacific Drive....Lunch for 2 pax....super big portion...
Trip to Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves:
Katoomba - The Three Sisters...
This cave is at least 440million years old....awesome!!
Sydney...
Its been a farking long time since I blogged. Seems like this blog is dying... Finally found some free time to blog and bitch abit.
Had a super busy September 2009. Went to KL for an audit from 8/9 - 18/9, attending wedding in KL on 19/9, spend the weekend with my gf there in KL as well. Then 20/9...I flew back from KL to SIN....thankfully my uncle came and fetch me from airport...so I went home, unpack, repack, then off to airport again for a 7.50pm flight to Sydney. Was in Sydney from 21/9 - 02/10.... with audits in full swing, it was a darn busy month...
This was my first time to Sydney. It was very nice!! Experience the "red dust storm" which shoudded the entire city in a glow of red. It was amazing. I was quite blur...dont know what's happen...so didnt take any pictures...
went to do the grand pacific drive on sat....some pics...
My first glimpse of the entire ocean.....awesome!!! I really love the nature and clear blue skies!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Finally...Its FRIDAY!!!
Since Monday, I've been waiting for Friday. Since August, I have been waiting for September. Haiz, I wonder how is my working life going to be for the next 30 years. How will it path out.
Sometimes, I just wish to fast forward my life by 10 years or so. Really wonder what it is like down the road....
Anyway, lets just enjoy this weekend before I head to KL next week for the audit which I hate to do the most for this entire 2009.
God bless me.
Sometimes, I just wish to fast forward my life by 10 years or so. Really wonder what it is like down the road....
Anyway, lets just enjoy this weekend before I head to KL next week for the audit which I hate to do the most for this entire 2009.
God bless me.
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