Monday, 15 June 2009
Road trip to Pulau Banding (2)
Here is Part 2 of our Pulau Banding trip to the Belum Rainforest Resort. We have arrived on the island and just started on our jungle trek cum boat ride adventure. Join us to catch a glimpse of the flora and fauna of Pulau Banding.
Road trip to Pulau Banding (1)
We needed a short break from all the hussle and bussle of city and work life. So when the opportunity came for an "eco-trip" as organised by VAGSG and VAGMY. We jumped at the chance! So here are some pictures of our short trip to the Belum Rainforest Resort, Perak.
Sunday, 19 April 2009
R&R in Hong Kong 2009 (4)
On our final few days in Hong Kong, we managed to visit the Hong Kong Flower Show 2009 at Victoria Park and our favourite dessert place, Sweet Dynasty (糖朝).
Saturday, 11 April 2009
R&R in Hong Kong 2009 (3)
There are tons of things to do in Hong Kong and the best part of it all? It is all accessible by public transport! Sure, the journey may be long and arduous but it was fun exploring Hong Kong! Follow us as we visit Stanley market and Hong Kong Disneyland...
Sunday, 05 April 2009
R&R in Hong Kong 2009 (2)
We spent our first few days in Hong Kong visiting the many sights and sounds of Lantau Island and one of its oldest theme parks, Ocean Park. The weather was very kind to us and we were very lucky to enjoy clear weather once again.
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
R&R in Hong Kong 2009 (1)
It has been a few years since we last visited Hong Kong and I must say that the fantastic experiences of good food and shopping still remain.
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
R&R @ Genting
Genting Highlands is a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia and is home to a number of mountain resorts by the same name. It is also accessible by the world's fastest and SEA's longest cable car called Genting Skyway. People come here to visit its highly touted casinos and themeparks.
Saturday, 27 December 2008
Revisiting My Roots (2)
On our day off, our uncles kindly organized a tour around some of the more famous HaiNan landmarks for us, first-timers to HaiNan island. It was a real eye-opener, considering the amount of history that goes behind these places. And also, how many times you are asked for money either when merely pointing your camera at a certain object or just by walking into a tourist spot.
Revisiting My Roots (1)
Hainan (with a literal meaning of South of the Sea) is the smallest province of China. It also known as the Hawaii of Asia because of its pristine beaches and clear waters. Mich had a chance to visit her paternal ancestral roots when the whole family went back recently to participate in a ceremony which resulted in the placement of her grandparents' tablet in the ancestral hall. An event, usually reserved for a selected few in a whole generation.
Sunday, 19 October 2008
APRC 2008 - Malaysia
The Malaysian leg of the APRC (Asia-Pacific Rally Championship) 2008 found itself at Bandar Tenggarah. Though it was literally a wash out, we still had fun running in the muddy conditions and through painful spiky Palm tree plantations. Low lighting made it tough to get good pictures. But hey, if Mich managed one nice shot on her Ixus. Impossible is nothing... :-)
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Roaming around Tachileik
My road trip to Thailand in 2005 included a short but interesting visit to the border town of Tachileik in Myanmar. This gallery contains a small fraction of what I saw. Another minor incident during this visit was that we were held up at the custom for some silly reason. By the time we were allowed to pass, the gate on Thai side was already closed. Luckily for us, the officers were kind enough to let us climb over the fence and return to the Thai side safely. :-)
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Trip to Pulau Langkawi
Langkawi is also known as the Jewel of Kedah and is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. "Lang" comes from the Malay word helang which means eagle. In the past, the land was a home to innumerable eagles and "Kawi" is Sanskrit for marble, which is found in excess in this part of Malaysia.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Singapore Motorshow 2008
The Singapore Motorshow 2008 was a disappointing event, with most of the big players opting to spend their advertising dollars on the world's first Forumla 1 night race. Whoever expected to see a local bike distributor like Polygon there? Nonetheless, the lowered ticket prices tempted us to visit the exhibition. And we were kept happy by the stunt performance in Subaru cars driven by the Swifts' father-son team.
Friday, 26 September 2008
Super Import Nights 2008
Here are some photographs taken during the recent Super Import Nights, an exhibition showcasing rides brought in by parallel importers or heavily modified performance cars. The scale of the event this year seems smaller and not as interesting as the previous one. We hope the organisers can put up a better show in future to justify for the cost of the entry ticket.