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October Holidays å一国庆节 :: Huang Long 黄龙:: Day 4
Woke up early again and checked out of that hotel. Today, the trip would bring us to Huang Long (黄龙). We first had to go to Chuan Zhu Si (å·ä¸»å¯º) and then take the other path towards Huang Long. On the way to Huang Long, we made 3 stops. 1st was at a Crystal Wholesale…
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October Holidays å一国庆节 :: Jiu Zhai Gou ä¹å¯¨æ²Ÿ:: Day 3
Woke up early at 7 am to have breakfast at 7.30 am to prepare to head off to Jiu Zhai Gou at 8 am. It was COLD! Our Hotel Entrance fee was RMB 220 but we got it for RMB 170 cos’ we were students. There was also a fee for the bus ride (RMB…
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October Holidays å一国庆节 :: Chengdu æˆéƒ½ to Jiu Zhai Gou ä¹å¯¨æ²Ÿ:: Day 2
We woke up early and packed our stuff and met our Tour Guide @ the Hostel. The tour guide was calle Jiao Qing (焦庆) or Xiao Jiao (å°ç„¦) or Ah Qing (阿庆) since we were all around the same age and calling Xiao Jiao seems weird. So, our journey begins. We were in a 9…
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October Holidays å一国庆节 :: Chengdu æˆéƒ½ :: Day 1
Going to Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Airways – Hmm … not the best flight to take, but no choice … it was one of the cheaper flights liao …!!! And we arrived in Chengdu … We hopped onto a van that was … they were actually a tour bus, but since they could not…
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October Holidays å一国庆节 :: Shanghai 上海 :: Day 0
Preparing for the Chengdu æˆéƒ½, Jiu Zhai Gou ä¹å¯¨æ²Ÿ, Huang Long 黄龙 Trip was done through a tour agency located in Chengdu. I had to make numerous calls to them to bargain the price for our little 7 persons tour. The night before the trip … lazying around, counting money and watching movies at Da…
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Huang Shan 黄山 (9 – 11 Sept 2006) Part 2
The morning began at 3 am. Yups!!! That was when we started to crawl out of bed and slowly began to prepare for our day ahead. First stop for the day was Guang Ming Ding (光明顶) – just like in the Martial Arts story (å€šå¤©å± é¾™è®°) … 我们æ€ä¸Šå…‰æ˜Žé¡¶äº† !!! Ha Ha! On top of the peak,…
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Huang Shan 黄山 (9 – 11 Sept 2006) Part 1
Amidst the mist, the sun shines down upon the lush greens and bold mountain. We stand upon the majestic mountain and look down on creation. We exhale … we … pause in awesome wonder. 9 Sept 2006: Heading Off 19 of us departed for Huang Shan at approximately 10:50 pm (some people come late, lah!).…
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Shanghai with my Mum 上海与我妈 :: Part 4
Finally, it was time for my mum to go back. I had too much mixed emotions about the trip. On 1 hand, I just want to make her happy, on the other I get very upset when I see her stuck in all her unhappiness she builds up herself. Well, nonetheless, it was a good…
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Shanghai with my Mum 上海与我妈 :: Part 3
My mum stayed a long time in Shanghai, and thankfully, she was ok going around herself while I was at work. Met up with her for dinner each night and that was about it. She also had a friend in Shanghai, Julie, who brought her around occasionally. On this day, Julie treated us to lunch…
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Hang Zhou with my Mum æ州与我妈 :: Part 2
We took the train to Hang Zhou over a weekend, so I did not have to take too much leave. Us sitting lazily on the train, waiting for the train to depart from Shanghai (梅龙站) It was a HOT summer, quite uncomfortable to be walking around so much. We visited the same few scenic places,…