The Great Wall of China, also known as 万里长城, is a massive stretch of strong walls built from as early as 200 BC, and then rebuilt, and maintained by the rulers of each dynasty and currently being restored by the chinese government. I made my way to Mutianyu. Located at HuaiRou, this part of the Great Wall is further from Beijing but boosts better views and less crowds. I was really excited about it. This is the second section of…
View PostHello! I am back and armed with sufficient knowledge about China (Beijing, Shanghai, Chengde and Suzhou) to give some advise and tips about what you can do if you were to go on a free and easy tour! Here goes! Day 1 in Beijing You can spend one whole day at Tiananmen Square, Tiananmen Gate and the Forbidden City. Just take the subway to the Tiananmen Square East/West Station for 2 yuan and get out at any exit that leads…
View PostYes! I am back from China! I am so happy to be back to a place where I can read signs, speak confidently, have ice cubes in my drinks, stand on the left of the escalator, and temperatures a little warmer. I can’t wait to tell you all about my trip! Luv!
View PostHello world! I am at Changi Airport Terminal 3 now. It’s 12.45am and I am feeling all hyped about the trip to Beijing! I’ve never been to Beijing before. So, great, great wall of China, here I come. This, my friends, is the BEST curry/belachan brinjal dish I have ever tasted. Seriously, it was THAT good. It’s FOC at the Krisflyer Gold Lounge! =D Yeehaa, I got entry! I had like a good 4 hours to kill in the airport.…
View PostAs seen at Beijing Airport. I stood there for a full minute staring at the sign. Haha! With such bad english signs in the airport, I guess there’ll be more to laugh at as I begin my China Adventure! P.s.: Yes! I’m at Beijing now! But guess what! Blogspots are blocked in China – BUT I can blog. What the hell right? Haha! Anyway! I’m enjoying myself and the weather is LOVELY here.
View PostExcerpt: Mr Lim Guan Eng, party leader of DAP was quoted in the Straits Times yesterday, “We may have no experience in running a government but we have no experience in corruption and abuse of power either! So that’s one up for us.” Damn bloody zai lor. I think there could be hope! :) Yes yes, all the newspapers are reporting these couple of days are all about the aftermath of the Malaysian Elections. And with good reason too –…
View PostWell well, I never thought I’ll be one to be talking about politics here. The truly surprising results of the Malaysia elections on March 9 brought me much hope and surprise for Malaysia. Even the votes of the malays have swung over to the opposition – and for damn good reasons too! I feel like I’m seeing history being made. Seeing that the opposition actually managed to win more seats than expected, is like knowing that truly, every vote counts.…
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