tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40766772024-03-13T13:00:04.747+08:00La Bloggie de La DanaI am blogging because I want to be heard. There is no better way than this to exhibit out my desire to expose my inner self, mind you, inner thoughts not the body. Why are you here then? Are you lost or are you curious just like everyone else?Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-45384908990714511352011-07-31T09:15:00.001+08:002011-07-31T09:15:30.622+08:00Posting from BlogpressHave not posted for a while, maybe will be able to post more often since have an App on the phone now...<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-12652271786827892522010-09-10T00:37:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:45:04.838+08:00Excellent Ballet and Acrobat Performance<object height="344" style="background-image: url("http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/GsTqmEeBKhw/hqdefault.jpg");" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GsTqmEeBKhw?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GsTqmEeBKhw?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-67733383512844354872010-05-28T01:52:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:47:24.925+08:00Jewel - Model of my new Nikon D5000Like a Jewel, she has shine my life with her love...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1<span style="font-size: small;">,没有十全十美的工作:无论在那里工作,你都会遇到这样或那样的实际问题。心态要务实。在入职前,尽可能多了解未来岗位的情况,找一份可以克服其缺点的工作。<br />
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2,任何时候对职场建议都别盲从:探讨职业话题的文章和书集可看,从中汲取自己需要的营养,但绝不要把它们当作应当记在心的教条。并非所有建议都适用于任何人。<br />
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3,永远从工作中获得乐趣:即便最令人厌烦的工作也会给人带来不少乐趣:并肓作战的同事、已经解决的那些问题、积累的经验。假如某一天你无法从工作中找到任何一件让你高兴的事,那就另某高就吧。<br />
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4,制作几份不同的简历:尽管它们实际上内容一样,但理应根据不同的场合和职位,设计不同的版面,突出不同的重点。<br />
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5,拒绝只有薪水令你心动的职位:过两三个月,高薪的吸引力就会渐渐褪色。倘若没有其他动力,这份工作就会变成折魔。你也许会为了弥补自己而大肆消费,连高薪都挥霍一空,届时你就什么也没有了。<br />
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6,面试时积极讨价还价:面式官尊重勇敢而独立的应聘者。况且签了劳动合同之后,你就没什么谈判余地了。但别忘记,谈判是游戏,不是争执,要注意态度,谈得宾主尽欢才好。<br />
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7,做成功者:有些人寻找解决问题的方法,有些人寻找不解决问题的借口。你属于第一类还是第二类?别指望等到天时、地利、人和再行动,那种情况永远不会出现。<br />
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8,像成功人士一样自信:举手投足、风度、气质等外在特征不只影响他人,也会影响自己。模仿成功人士,不知不觉间,你的事业越来越顺利。<br />
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9,与同事保持友好融洽:这有助于解决很多工作问题。<br />
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10,各退一步,海阔天空:假如你和同事的观点存在重大分歧,最好商定都作出一些让步,然后继续前进,这比在僵持不下、争执不休中丢掉时间和面子好多了。<br />
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11,按时完工比尽善尽美重要:在期限不允许时,通常宁肯稍微牺牲质量也要按时完成工作。<br />
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12,提出改进意见:不要老等到上司提出要求时,才发表对公司情况的改进建议。但也别越权事事插嘴,管好自己的一亩三分地。<br />
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13,对集体游戏规则要宽容:虽然主管慷慨激昂的鼓劲讲话让你昏昏欲睡,个别规章制度繁杂琐碎,你还是打起精神,严格遵守吧。公司的某些管理手段固然无益,但也无害。<br />
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14,关注职业发展:在工作生涯中,自始至终都要做到这一点。这是你个人的需要,别等别人催促,主动阅读专业书籍,了解业内发展动向,否则没准那天你的位子就会被别人抢去。<br />
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15,教育是手段不是目标:别以搜集各种证书为乐。尽快学会岗位所需的知识比考取五花八门的证书有用。如果光是纸上谈兵,不付出实践,拿得证书再多也不过是摆设。<br />
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16三人行必有我师:主管、同事每个人身上都有可学之处。办公室里最笨的同事也能当你的老师:以他为鉴,你至少能学会怎样才能少犯错误、少走弯路。<br />
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17,向专家求教:工作上的事,公司的总裁也不见得万事都懂。应当打造自己的“非正式专家团队”,多向身边懂行的人请教。<br />
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18,倾听业绩优秀者的建议:躲开理论家的高谈阔论,聆听实践家的观点。如果一个人在事业上毫无建树,那么无论他看起来多么睿智他的建议也一文不值。相反,事业有成者的建议可谓一字千金。<br />
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19犯错不可怕,可怕的是一再重蹈覆辙:没犯过一次错的雇员未必是优秀员工,通常只是逃避任何风险的平庸执行者。但倘若有人一次又一次地出同样的纰漏,那就说明他不称职。<br />
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20,制定未来几年的职业规划:即使目前还没考虑清楚未来的职业发展目标,也要不断前进,随便朝哪个方向都行。方向随后可以调整,糟糕的计划也比没有任何计划好。<br />
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21,不会休息就不会工作:选择积极的休息方式。躺在沙发上看电视不是好选择,要多活动、多见识新事物。周未休息得越好,下周的工作热情和效率就越高。<br />
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22,只评论自己懂的事情:对自己一无所知的事评头论足,难免会说出让内行人笑掉大牙的傻话。<br />
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23,通过工作质量赢得威信:靠拼工作量来搏得赞赏,并不是好战术。过不了几个月,你就会疲惫不堪,忙中出错。上司可不会因为你做得多,就忽视你犯的错。<br />
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24,抛弃嫉妒心:你工作能力很强却末受赏识,不如你的人反而步步高升?这种情况也许会出现,但与其疾妒他们,不如反思一下:能从他们身上学到些什么?<br />
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25,先找到新工作再提出辞职:倘若你不这样做,新雇主开出的条件会比较差,因为他们觉得你无处可去,没法讨价还价。要是他们还认为,你是个在原公司呆不下去的“麻烦”角色,那就更糟了。</span></span>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-45450369050447379162010-04-18T17:47:00.001+08:002011-08-22T10:47:05.576+08:00Phuket tripMark was back at KL for a holiday, and we decided to spend few days in Phuket, Thailand. Really not much going on, it was meant as a quiet relax laid back kind of holiday.<br />
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Stayed at Asialoop G-hotel (not sure why this name), opened by an Italian that probably has a Thai girl friend or sort. Never really see much of him, think he is not sober half the time anyways.<br />
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Not much place to eat around the hotel, and Patong beach is like a 15min walk under the hot sun.<br />
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We Asians are like a minority here, westerners roam around this place like Key west in their rented motorbike, mopads, whatever you call it. I think it is really scary for them to ride these bikes around here, as the road are narrow and they are used to driving on the right side of the road in their home country.<br />
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Had to fill the stomach, so ended up eating Fuji at Jungceylon Mall in Patong Beach, which was really not that great compare to our Sushi King and Sakae Sushi while cost more. (Bento + Yakiniku + Garlic fried rice + 2 drinks = 650baht)<br />
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It is really hot like KL, ate DQ at the end in the same mall.<br />
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We spend quite a bit of our time wandering in the small 7-eleven next door, replenishing our water supplies, get our nata de coco yoghurt, hot ham cheese and egg toast for breakfast.<br />
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Rented a Suzuki 4x4 that is very bad shape for 1000 baht and drove around the whole of Phuket, took nice pictures at Cape Panwa (about 10km from Phuket town)<br />
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We then ate Sizzler (our favorite joint in Thailand) at Central Festival Phuket, which is like a 13km drive from Patong Beach.<br />
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The mall offer free parking, so it is good.<br />
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Sizzler is really big with the westerners and locals! Order your main course, and the salad bar is eat all you want!<br />
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I had my ever favorite BBQ glazed smoked pork ribs, which really is great everytime I eat it. Two person eating here spent 1200baht<br />
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Next day, while we still have the Suzuki 4x4, we drove to the sourthern most point, passby a lookout point at Karon - Kathu Beach.<br />
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And took more photos at the Cape Promthep. As usual, VERY HOT!<br />
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Next day, had enough of feeding the Suzuki 4x4 more than 1000bath worth of petrol for a mere 250km drive, we decided to take the Toyota Yaris for 1100baht.<br />
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Drove a scenic drive from Phuket to Krabi, it was really awesome!<br />
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Had a tough time finding for food in Ao Nang Beach, Krabi coz Mark can't decide what he wants. Ended up eating The Pizza Company, that was not cheap. (Medium Pizza + Bread stick + 2 drinks = 600Baht).<br />
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Anyways, we had a great massage at a rather professional looking place named Sophie (owner had her cert on the shop window front!) for 200baht/hour. So it was good.<br />
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Drove around a bit more, went to a spooky lookout point that has all the looking spot covered by trees, and return to Ao Nang for dessert at Tante's before driving 3hours back to Patong, Phuket.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Lucky have filled up the car with petrol (This time spent 1000baht for 600km drive) at Krabi, as after 9pm all the petrol kiosk are close all along our drive back to Phuket!<br />
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Arrived Patong at 12 midnight, only to realize that we still haven't had dinner. Was upset cannot find a cheap road side thai food that is authentic, we start roaming around a little until we found this roadside place at rat-u-thit road. Had 3 dish + very tasty tomyam seafood for 310baht, a price that I am finally familiar with?<br />
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We spent our last day in Phuket at the Central Phuket Festival again, had Swensen, and another even better thai massage in the mall. There are two cheaper massage place right under the 3 floor food court and we tried one of them for 200baht/hour, it was better than the one we had in Ao Nang.<br />
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My thought about Phuket? Over priced food / lodging that is meant to slaughter the westerners. I think next time I will just plainly go Bangkok to get my massage fix. Heh.Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-61430965284696745072010-02-14T13:16:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:47:51.734+08:00It was my birthday - Alexis Bistro, BSCIt was my birthday, 11th February that is.<br />
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Age? Undisclosed.<br />
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I was really busy this week as CNY was around the corner. So I was really not in the mood of celebrating at all.<br />
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At the end got dragged by my colleagues to Sushi King near my office, and had this pic...<br />
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Thanks Choong for giving us a treat.</div><br />
So... didn't manage to go to gym, therefore decided to go home. My brother then insist that we should go celebrate even though it was already 10pm. Thus I decided to bring them to my favorite hang out -- Alexis Bistro in Bangsar Shopping Center.<br />
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</div>Decided to bring our new Nikon D5000 for the night..<br />
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Had a very very good warm pecan pie (RM16.00), crunchy with good caramel on top.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/4355547492/" title="Alexis Bistro - Bangsar Shopping Center by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="Alexis Bistro - Bangsar Shopping Center" height="332" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4355547492_e05b8b0e3e.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />
Had a very very good tiramisu (RM15.00) with real sponge finger, decided next time I don't want it to come with Strawberry sauce next time.<br />
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Ice cappuccino (RM11.00) was good as well.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh well, but we are really getting sleepy nonetheless, :D</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906606133/" title="ScandFront by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="ScandFront" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2906606133_01fd2493af_o.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><ul><li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/09/welcome-to-gamla-stan-stockholm-sweden.html">Sweden : Welcome to Gamla Stan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/09/stockholm-day-2-gamla-stan-during-day.html">Swedem : Stockholm Day-2 : Gamla Stan during day time</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/11/viking-cruise-over-night-to-helsinki.html">Viking Cruise - Over night to Helsinki from Stockholm</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/09/helsinki-home-of-nokia.html">Finland : Helsinki - The home of Nokia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/01/oslo-norway-next-stop-bergen.html">Norway : Oslo, next stop - Bergen</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/01/arriving-bergen-very-late.html">Norway : Arriving Bergen very late</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/09/norway-in-nutshell-life-time-experience.html">Norway In A Nutshell - Life Time Experience</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/01/sanden-pensjonat-lrdal.html">Norway : Sanden Pensjonat, Lærdal</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/03/aurland-snow-road.html">Norway : Aurland - Snow Road</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/04/briksdal-glacier-briskdalbreen-en-route.html">Norway : Briksdal Glacier (Briskdalbreen) - en route to Lom</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/05/farmstay-strind-gard-lom.html">Norway : Farmstay : Strind Gard, Lom</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/10/around-oslo-museums-akenhus-fort.html">Norway : Around Oslo : Museums, Akenhus Fort, Shoppin</a><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/10/around-oslo-museums-akenhus-fort.html">g</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2008/11/to-copenhagen-denmark-via-gotenborg.html">To Copenhagen, Denmark via Gotenbörg</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/12/copenhagen-multicultural-metropolitan.html">Denmark : Copenhagen, multicultural metropolitan city - Day 1</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/12/copenhagen-multicultural-metropolitan_19.html">Denmark : Copenhagen, multicultural metropolitan city - Day 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danachow.blogspot.com/2009/12/legoland-billund-denmark-plus-hc.html">Denmark : Legoland Billund, Denmark (plus HC Anderson Museum)</a><br />
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</ul>The pics are all located here at Flickr:<br />
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After seeing the city two days in a row, it is time for us to see the beautiful countryside of Denmark, laden with gentle rolling hills, dotted with cozy looking wooden house, just like from the fairytale.<br />
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We first drove to Odense, where Hans Christian Anderson was born, just to visit a museum of him to pay tribute to the melodramatic pessimistic stories he have written.<br />
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Wikipedia:<br />
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<span class="vcard" id="Hans_Christian_Andersen_Museum"><span class="fn org"></span></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="vcard" id="Hans_Christian_Andersen_Museum"><span class="fn org"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hans Christian Andersen Museum</span> -</span><span class="description"> A museum dedicated to the city's most famous son, author and poet Hans Christian Andersen, most famous for his fairy tales and in particular The Ugly Duckling and the Little Mermaid. Part of the museum is located in the house where Andersen was supposedly born (though he would never confirm it). The impressive collection is mainly documents from his life and times, period furniture, and many drawings and paper clippings he is famous for at home. </span> </span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906572905/" title="P1060877 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060877" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2906572905_78f65794dc.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><br />
There wasn't really much there, so we continue further, crossing another main bridge and came to Billund - Where LEGOLAND is at!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907424064/" title="P1060891 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060891" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2907424064_08132d7403.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is much more fun than HC Anderson Museum</span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906578473/" title="P1060888 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060888" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2906578473_280bcbcf68.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ticket booth</span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906578355/" title="P1060886 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060886" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2906578355_7e1a78ce23.jpg" style="height: 339px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Entrance</span></span></div><br />
Was lucky that by the same we arrived around 4pm, we waited for about an hour, and went into the park for free! No time for rides (not that it is suitable for adults anyways), we just charge inside and snap too much photos!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907424970/" title="P1060896 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060896" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2907424970_b3ea2a2005.jpg" style="height: 339px; width: 449px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906578781/" title="P1060892 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060892" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2906578781_e6cb31ebc3.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our dear friend working quietly at one corner... kih kih kih</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaking leg at Nyhavn...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Legoland looks even better in Autumn with red and yellow colored trees</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906588187/" title="P1060961 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060961" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2906588187_541acf8ed7.jpg" style="height: 339px; width: 450px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Miniature Amalienborg, all made up of Lego blocks</span></span></div><br />
That's the end of our trip to Denmark really... there are just so many things to see and do here, which I am sure if I were to see everything in details that will take at least a month!! For that I can say that I definitely will come back again to see more of Denmark in the future!<br />
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This concludes my 16 days trip to Scandinavia. I am relief to have finally blog this trip here, which actually took me more than a year to do this. I have been very busy the past whole year, and was not really in a mood to do this. But now that I have finished blogging here, I will try to updates on my trip to Dubai and Oman coming Christmas. Do tune in!Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-6076846736308100032009-12-19T22:38:00.004+08:002011-08-22T10:49:49.923+08:00Copenhagen, multicultural metropolitan city - Day 2<span style="font-weight: bold;">24th September 2008 - Sunny, again~</span><br />
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So many things to see, so little time. And the uncle and aunties take their own sweet time to head out!<br />
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By the time we reach Copenhagen city center again, it was already around 11am...<br />
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Since there were so many things to see, we don't even know which one to begin with. We quickly rush to the Rosenborg as our first stop.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906568763/" title="P1060839 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060839" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2906568763_2fc300a0b6.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rosenborg Castle and Treasury, Copenhagen Denmark</span></span></div><span class="vcard" id="Rosenborg"></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="vcard" id="Rosenborg"><span class="description">Rosenborg Castle is not only a beautiful historic renaissance palace, it is also a fascinating museum of cultural history, which houses some of Denmark’s greatest cultural treasures, not least the Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia. And exibits about the Danish monarchy through 300 years.</span></span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906566889/" title="P1060823 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060823" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/2906566889_35d5281b91.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The beautiful garden right next to the palace</span></span></div><br />
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No photos within the palace, as bringing camera in must pay extra. Knowingly museums like this always cost a bomb (remember how a can or tuna cost me RM15?). After visiting the place, we decided make ourselves comfortable by starting to dig into the food bag for lunch sandwiches. Hehe... the sun was warm today, what more can we ask for?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906568371/" title="P1060836 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060836" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2906568371_1f8c1ef2b8.jpg" style="height: 339px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906568981/" title="P1060840 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060840" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2906568981_081f50a209.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surrounding Rosenborg is a beautiful park.</span></span></div><br />
After that, we started wandering through the Latin Quarters. One of the oldest areas in the city, it is full of 17th-century buildings that were built by the architect king, Christian IV. Although there have been dwellings here since medieval times, most of them were destroyed in the disastrous fire that spread across Copenhagen in 1728 . Today, the Latin Quarter is a lively and bustling student area brimming with shops and cafés.<br />
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The Latin Quarter is also home to Copenhagen’s university, where Latin used to be the spoken language.<br />
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Past by an ice cream kiosk, bought two with much enthusiasm, only to find it was own by an Italian *roll eyes*<br />
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We eventually came back to Strøget again from Latin Quarter.<br />
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Then walk out to the main area where the city hall is at<br />
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By this time, we wasn't sure what else to do. So we wanted to see few more museums with our Copenhagen 1-day pass before it expires.<br />
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Was looking forward to see the famour Ny Carlsberg Glypotek.<br />
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<span class="vcard" id="Glyptoteket"><span class="description"></span></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="vcard" id="Glyptoteket"><span class="description">Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek houses over 10,000 works, divided into two principal collections. One is of works from the Mediterranean cradle of Western culture, including classical Egyptian, Roman and Greek antiquities and Romanticist sculptures. The other of Danish and French art from the 19th and 20th centuries, which includes paintings by Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cézanne and van Gogh, as well as several bronze sculptures by Degas. The building, completed in 1897, is quite impressive - it is an attraction in its own right, especially the sub-tropical winter garden.</span></span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907417854/" title="P1060873 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060873" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/2907417854_bd7531accd.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><br />
But it was close early! SIGH!!<br />
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Then we decided to see the free <span class="vcard" id="Nationalmuseet"><span class="fn org">Nationalmuseet</span> (<span class="nickname">The National Museum</span>)</span>, which was very good actually and close later at 6pm.<br />
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<span class="vcard" id="Nationalmuseet"><span class="description"></span></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="vcard" id="Nationalmuseet"><span class="description">This museum that portraits the national history of the country, is regarded as one of the best in Europe. Apart from a huge, well laid out and informative collection of national artifacts, the most impressive being the ones from the Viking age. It also holds a collection of classical and oriental artifacts - including an Egyptian mummy</span></span></blockquote><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907416934/" title="P1060866 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060866" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2907416934_99230d1e4f.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Good thing is we can actually bring our camera in!</span></span></div><br />
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Was very tire with all the walking throughout the whole day. So by the time we reach the Copenhagen central train station to take a train home to Hilleroed, we were reluctant to walk nearer to the other end where to main building is at.<br />
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Stock photos from Virtual Tourist</span></span></div><br />
As the train came, we realize we were too far away from where the train stopped. Alas! The train actually left without us. Luckily as I've say, there's a train every 30min, so we just have to wait for the next one with patience. But that just show you how big and busy the train station is!<br />
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As I woke up to a Sunny Morning, I realize it was going to be a great day with loads to see.<br />
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We quickly had breakfast, officially check ourselves into this apartment with the front desk. The guy in front was great in helping us to decide on how to get into Copenhagen city center. He told us that we should go to Hilleroed Station where there is a direct train to get into the city center.<br />
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From Wikitravel:<br />
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<blockquote>Indre By is the downtown area of <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a>, bounded by the lakes circling the inner city and the habour, it reflects the entire city’s extent during the reign of King Christian IV, when the town was fortified. As the historical center, it is the home of most of Copenhagens attractions, nightlife options, and hotels.</blockquote><br />
We were advised not to drive into Copenhagen since like most of the European countries, parking is really a headache in the city center.<br />
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Decided to get the car fueled up before heading out.<br />
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Was wondering why petrol kiosk would sell carrot in big bags like this. Apparently it was for the horse!<br />
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Then drove to Hilleroed, was a headache even to find parking there (coz it was free). We quickly board the train that leaves every 30min.<br />
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Not surprise, the train are actually are in great tip top condition, looking so modern and clean. There were automatic doors between compartment, and some compartment require passanger to be quiet and no handphone allowed.<br />
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Some people came up to the train with the bicycle, and they were only allowed to stay in front of the entrance, between to compartments.<br />
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As we alight from the main train station, we were tad bit lost. Tivoli Park was just right next to the train station, but it was closed during winter times. I figure we didn't loose much, coz it just look so small from outside!<br />
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Walked past the Christianborg Palace that was under renovation.<br />
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Not sure where to go at first, so decided to go under the Christianborg, apparently the palace was build on top of the old one. Was quite interesting to see the old walls and wooden pipping + sewage left to rot underneath unknown to many.<br />
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<blockquote><span class="vcard" id="Christiansborg"><span class="description">This Neo-baroque palace, completed in 1928, after 11 years of construction - is unique in the world, housing both the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power of Denmark, in a single building. It is the 5th construction at the sight, and the ruins of the original castle dating back to the 12th century - was excavated during the construction of the current palace, is open to the public, along with the halls of the parliament itself.</span></span></blockquote><br />
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Since we came by to the dock where the DFSF canal tour was operating, we decided to see the city by boat.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907395734/" title="P1060695 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060695" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2907395734_d64776c566.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Børsen, the former stock exchange from 1640</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907395958/" title="P1060699 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060699" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2907395958_44e3934cef.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906551187/" title="P1060712 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060712" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2906551187_9daa550d35.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Nyhavn, once a poor loaded port, and where Christian Anderson used to do stay while searching for his breakthrough in theater play.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907397360/" title="P1060723 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060723" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2907397360_025b6a7907.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Was this the new convention center, or theater again?<br />
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Having enough with the boat tour, we got out and started walking around. We eventually reached Strøget, which claimed to be the biggest outdoor pedestrian shopping area in the world, regardless of whether this is true or not, it is a shoppers paradise, and the historic buildings as far as the eye can see, makes it a welcome alternative to any shopping center.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906552977/" title="P1060730 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060730" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2906552977_3f1efea477.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%; font-weight: bold;">The Danes love their bicycle, especially that city parking is hard to come by.</span></div><br />
We came out from Strøget, and started walking more, passed by the <span class="vcard" id="Det_Kongelige_Teater"><span class="fn org">Det Kongelige Teater</span> (<span class="nickname">The Royal Theatre</span>)</span><br />
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Passed by the Amalienborg<br />
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<span class="vcard" id="Amalienborg"><span class="description">Amalienborg is the the Royal residence, and consists of four identical classical mansions, facing an octagonal courtyard. At the Queens birthday at the 14th of January, and at other highlights in the lives on the royal family, the square is jam packed with people waiving Danish flag, and greeting the Queen.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="vcard" id="Amalienborg"><span class="description"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907403340/" title="P1060772 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060772" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2907403340_b9b3bf8f8f.jpg" style="height: 338px; width: 450px;" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="vcard" id="Amalienborg" style="font-size: 85%; font-weight: bold;"><span class="description">Real crystal or what?</span></span></div><span class="vcard" id="Amalienborg"><span class="description"><br />
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It is interesting at here, people are welcome to wander around palace ground. Guess that's why the Danes love their "people-friendly" royal family so much.<br />
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Behind the Amalienborg is the Marble Church<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="vcard" id="Amalienborg"><span class="description"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2907403652/" title="P1060775 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060775" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2907403652_b84bbdfc65.jpg" style="height: 450px; width: 339px;" /></a></span></span></div><span class="vcard" id="Amalienborg"><span class="description"><br />
My mom thought she was in England, can go disturb the guard. SIGH!<br />
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And finally, we end the day by saying Hi to the little mermaid, a story by Christian Anderson.<br />
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We have agreed that today, we will drive down to Copenhagen via Gotenberg. Originally we wanted to cross over to Denmark via the long bridge, which cost around USD90 per way. Then we decided that through Helsingor and Helsingborg, it will be way much nearer to where we gonna stay.<br />
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Half way through, we stopped by at Gotenberg for lunch.<br />
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</div>Passed by a local Asian grocery shop, to our surprise, we met someone from Malaysia that came to Sweden and have a Malaysian restaurant here. He was very enthusiastic to meet someone from Malaysia there, and offered to show us around Gotenberg. We politely thank him but told him we had to rush down to Copenhagen before night sets in. He seemed a little disappointed, but still showed us quickly to a nearby market where we can have lunch there.<br />
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Since we have been cooking our way throughout Scandinavia, we didn't have much chance to eat out really.<br />
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This is our first time eating stromming... which really translated to deep fried fish with mash.<br />
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Also, we have order pan fried beef (with lingonberry, just like the one for their kottbullar), and a chicken chop. Somewhat remind me of a typical cheap fast food, hmmm...<br />
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We then quickly continued our journey, passed by some wind farm, looking majestic from afar.<br />
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Soon we reach the ferry terminal, and quickly board on it to cross over from Helsingborg to Helsingor (erm, was it the other way round?)<br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helsingor</span></span><br />
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Then it was another 30min or so to get from where we alight to Feriecentret Rågeleje Klit - the place where we will put up for the next few days.<br />
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Sigh... what a relieve to know that we won't have to pack every night to move from one hostel to another. Dad managed to book this place through RCI timeshare exchange, pretty much in a very tight time frame.<br />
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This RCI timeshare is located right next to the seaside, and at a very quiet neighborhood. There are some wild birds very big in size. My mom was very daring to feed them some rice on one of the day.<br />
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By the time we reach here, the guys that maintain this place has long gone home. Since it was a long day for us, we decided to cook something easy then retire early for another long day tomorrow.<br />
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It has been a while since I last update on this trip. I guess it is about time I finish off on this trip, and perhaps I will write a little about Dubai as we will be going there coming Christmas.Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-52010485950539566972009-12-17T10:15:00.001+08:002011-08-22T10:50:42.247+08:00当猪开始独立的时候<h1></h1><div class="times"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>来源:</b> <b>作者:</b>洛克菲勒 <b></b></span></div><div align="left"><style>
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</style><span style="font-size: small;"> 亲爱的约翰:<br />
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我已经注意到那条指责我吝啬,说我捐款不够多的新闻了,这没什么。我被那些不明就里的记者骂得够多了,我已经习惯了他们的无知与刻薄。我回应他们的方式只有一个:无任他们如何口诛笔伐,我都保持沉默、不加辩解。因为我清楚自己的想法,我坚信自己站在正确的一边。<br />
每个人都需要走自己的路,重要的是要问心无愧。有一个故事或许能够解释,为什么我很少理会那些乞求我出钱来解决他们个人问题的人,更能解释让我出钱比让我赚钱更令我紧张的原因了。这个故事是这样的。<br />
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有一家农夫,圈养了几头猪。一天,主人忘记关圈门,便给了那几头猪逃跑的机会。经过几代以后,这些猪变得越来越凶悍,以至于开始威胁经过那里的行人。几位经验丰富的猎人闻听此事,很想为民除害。但是,这些猪却很狡猾,从不上当。<br />
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约翰,当猪开始独立的时候,就会变得强悍和聪明了。<br />
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有 一天,一个老人赶着一头拖着两轮车的驴子,车上拉着许多木材和粮食,走进了野猪出没的村庄。当地居民很好奇,就走上前问那个老人:“你从哪里来,要干什么 去?”老人告诉他们:“我来帮助你们抓野猪啊!”众乡民一听就嘲笑他:“别逗了,连出色的猎人都做不到的事你怎么可能做到?”但是,两个月以后,野猪已被 猎人关在山顶上的围栏里了。<br />
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村民们再次惊讶,追问那个老人:“是吗?真不可思议,你怎么抓住它们的?”<br />
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老人解释说:“首先,就是去找野猪经常出来吃东西的地方。然后我就在空地中间放一些食物做陷阱的诱饵。那些猪起初吓了一跳,最后还是好奇地跑过来,闻食物的味道。很快一头老野猪吃了第一口,其它野猪也跟着吃起来。这时我知道,我肯定能抓住它们了。<br />
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“第二天,我多加了一点食物,并在几尺远的地方竖起一块木板。那块木板像幽灵般暂时吓退了它们,但是那白吃的午餐很有诱惑力,所以不久它们又跑回来继续大吃起来。此后我要做的只是每天在食物周围多竖起几块木板,直到我的陷阱完成为止。<br />
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“然后,我挖了一个坑立起了第一根角桩。每次我加进一些东西,它们就会远离一段时间,但最后都会再来吃免费的午餐。围栏造好了,陷阱的门也准备好了,而不劳而获的习惯使它们毫无顾虑地走进围栏。这时我就收起陷阱,那些白吃午餐的猪就被我轻而易举地抓到了。<br />
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这 个故事的寓意很简单,动物要靠人类供给食物时,它的机智就会被取走,接着它就有麻烦了。同样的情形也适用于人类,如果你想使一个人残废,只要给他一对拐杖 再等上几个月就能达到目的。换句话说。如果在一定时间内你给一个人免费的午餐,他就会养成不劳而获的习惯。别忘了,每个人在娘胎里就有被“照顾”的需求 了。<br />
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在很久很久以前,一位聪明的老国王,想编写一本智慧录,以飨后世子孙。一天,老国王将他聪明的臣子召集来,说:“没有智慧的头脑,就像没有蜡烛的灯笼。我要你们编写一本各个时代的智慧录,去照亮子孙的前程。”<br />
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这些聪明人领命离去后,工作很长一段时间,最后完成了一本十二卷的巨作,并骄傲地宣称:“陛下,这是各个时代的智慧录。”<br />
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老国王看了看,说:“各位先生,我确信这是各个时代的智慧结晶。但是,它太厚了,我担心人们读它会不得要领。把它浓缩一下吧!”这些聪明人费去很多时间,几经删简,成了一卷书。但是,老国王还是认为太长了,又命令他们再次浓缩。<br />
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这些聪明人把一本书浓缩为一章,然后减为一页,再变为一段,最后则变成一句话。老国王看到这句话时,显得很满意。“各位先生,”他说,“这真是各个时代的智慧结晶,而且各地的人一旦知道这个真理,我们大部分的问题就可以解决了。”这句话就是:“天下没有白吃的午餐。”<br />
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智慧之书的第一章,也是最后一章是:“天下没有白吃的午餐。”如果人们知道出人头地要以努力工作为代价,大部分人就会有所成就,同时这个世界将变得更美好。而白吃午餐的人,迟早会连本带利付出代价。 </span><span class="Ysv813">字串4</span><br />
<div class="Ysv813">字串4</div><span style="color: white; font-size: small;">字串4</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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一个人活着,必须为自身与外界创造足以使生命和死亡有点尊严的东西。<br />
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爱你的父亲</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-49259013383476457692009-10-05T20:20:00.004+08:002011-08-22T10:52:05.688+08:00Unlocking Lokatoo GPS to use Garmin Mobile XTScrew Malsingmap, I will post my own findings in my own blog here.<br />
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Recently my brother bought his brand new Proton Persona and was given one very crappy GPS named Lokatoo.<br />
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Not convince with the crappy map that have, I spent over the weekend trying to break into the system and eventually prove my thoughts that this is on a WinCE platform.<br />
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The whole GPS software was set to run on this Guider.exe at first start, so that is why you won't see the WinCE desktop. In order to break open to that, you will need to:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1.</span> Insert your SD card into the card reader and find this file: GpsRunfile.txt<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2.</span> Open this file in using notepad, then change from:<br />
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//this file is set path of the file of navigator<br />
"\SDMMC\Guider\Guider.exe"<br />
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to<br />
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//this file is set path of the file of navigator<br />
"\SDMMC\CECMD.EXE"<br />
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This tells the WinCE to run CECMD instead of Guider (which is the original GPS crappy software)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3.</span> So, where to we get the CECMD then? What I did was I went to this website Navigo Hack and found the hacking method is similar to lokatoo.<br />
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<a href="http://navigo.wikispaces.com/Navigo+WinCE+Hack">http://navigo.wikispaces.com/Navigo+WinCE+Hack</a><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Note : </span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I have followed the old method, which was said to be very tricky but it works for Lokatoo.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Also, I did not do an ActiveSync prior breaking into the Lokatoo because I can't find how to work it. It has something to do with the baud rate setting.</span></li>
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So Please be very careful as you might be very well turning your GPS into a brick, then I don't know how to help you after this.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4.</span> So, by now after you have play with the registry, you will already be starting your WinCE everytime your turn on your GPS.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 5.</span> I've then proceed installing the Garmin Mobile XT (warez from torrent site) and never look back since then!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 6.</span> Where to get free maps? Where else by Malfreemaps?? Screw Malsing again. Heh...<br />
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Still not sure how to do it? I will offer to crack for your for RM50/unit. PM me, thanks.<br />
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Edited*<br />
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Looks like a lot of people are interested to crack their Lokatoo and use Garmin Mobile XT instead.<br />
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I have found another site that this guy is doing similar approach like me, he also has done the part to adjust the screen size as well. So, do have look!<br />
<a href="http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1160071/+200"><br />
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1160071/+200</a>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-84281529020586068912009-06-07T21:00:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:51:50.274+08:00动物结婚<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.stardustkids.co.uk/acatalog/card-avanti-penguinwedding.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.stardustkids.co.uk/acatalog/card-avanti-penguinwedding.jpg" style="display: block; height: 330px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 330px;" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">来源:青年文摘·绿版 作者:王庆纲<br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 蚂蚁和大象准备结婚,大象跟蚂蚁商量:“咱们是不是就不办酒席了?”蚂蚁问道:“为什么?”大象看了看厚厚一本书的客人名单道:“你们家的亲戚实在太多了啊!”蚂蚁哼了一声道:“我们家的亲戚多怎么了,我们家这么多亲戚加起来,还不顶你们家一个亲戚吃得多呢。”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 驴和骡子结婚了,过了好几个月,驴对骡子道:“你是不是应该去医院看看啊?”骡子问:“怎么啦?”驴道:“我怀疑你有不孕不育症。”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 蛇和蜈蚣相亲,蛇看了一眼蜈蚣道:“哎呀妈呀!你咋这么多腿呢?这得花多少钱买鞋啊!”蜈蚣一听不高兴了,“哼,小样,还嫌我腿多,我没嫌你四肢不全就不错了!”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 白头翁和猫头鹰结了婚,猫头鹰整天唉声叹气道:“唉,我真倒霉,竟然嫁给了一个头发花白的糟老头子。”白头翁也气哼哼地道:“你倒霉?我还倒霉呢!你白天睡觉,晚上是整夜整夜地不睡觉,还咕咕地叫,弄得我每晚都失眠,搞得我神经衰弱,你说我的头发能不白吗?”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 癞蛤蟆先生娶了蚊子小姐,晚上睡觉,蚊子抚摸着癞蛤蟆身上坑坑洼洼的皮肤道:“你得赶紧去做皮肤美容整形了,你看你身上一个包一个包的,让外人看到还以为是我叮的呢。”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 鹅和大雁结了婚,大雁对鹅道:“你看你胖的,该减减肥了,不然有翅膀也飞不起来。”鹅听了把眼一瞪道:“都结了婚了,你还想飞到哪去啊?给我在家好好待着吧。”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 寄居蟹和蜘蛛新婚之夜,寄居蟹害羞地问蜘蛛道:“告诉我,你娶我不是看上了我的房吧?”蜘蛛也问道:“那你告诉我,你嫁给我不是因为我们家能上网吧?”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 长颈鹿和猴子结婚了,晚上洞房里面,猴子性急地规划起他们孩子的未来了。猴子对长颈鹿道:“你说我们的孩子将来干什么好呢?”长颈鹿害羞地一笑道:“傻 样,看你急的,我早想好了,将来我们的孩子可以去打篮球。”猴子道:“哦!为什么?”长颈鹿道:“这都不明白,我的身高加上你的弹跳,这孩子将来肯定是个 姚明二世。”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 苍蝇和蝴蝶订的是娃娃亲,他们从小就认识。新婚之夜两人坐在窗前一边赏月一边回忆小时候的事。苍蝇对蝴蝶说:“没想到一下子我们都长大了,还记得小的时 候,你是一条小青虫,没想到现在变得这么漂亮了,真是女大十八变啊。”蝴蝶幽幽地叹了一口气看了一眼苍蝇道:“是啊,你小时候倒是白白胖胖的挺讨人喜欢, 没想到长大竟然变得这么黑了。”</span><br />
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<wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><wbr></wbr><span style="font-size: small;"> 山羊和猪准备结婚,山羊对猪道:“你看你该减减肥了吧?我怕你这么胖婚纱都套不进去。”猪小姐听了老大不高兴,也不甘示弱地教训山羊道:“还说我,你看你整天邋里邋遢的,不讲究个人卫生,一点也不注意个人小节。胡子都这么长了也不知道刮一刮。”</span>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-62633735639214443412009-05-27T22:10:00.001+08:002011-08-22T10:52:23.207+08:00Around Oslo : Museums, Akenhus Fort, Shopping<span style="font-weight: bold;">21st Sept 2009 Sunny</span><br />
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Came to Oslo finally and we checked back into the guesthouse we use to stay when we first arrived.<br />
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Decided we should at least walk around in Norway before we move down south to Denmark.<br />
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Took advantage of the Oslo Pass (around NOK240) where we gain access to few museums.<br />
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First went to the Viking Museums<br />
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Passed by a supermarket nearby and decided to buy take away lunch.<br />
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SPAR is very common here. The cashier has no access to the money because notes and coins get slot in like a vendor machine<br />
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Quickly head towards The Fram (Forward Museum)<br />
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Fram ("Forward") is a ship that was used in expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912.<br />
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After that, we walked across the parking area to the Kon-Tiki Museum<br />
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Kon-Tiki is the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Kon-Tiki is also the name of the popular book that Heyerdahl wrote about his adventures.<br />
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Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, that there were no technical reasons to prevent them from having done so.<br />
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Then was the Norsk Folkemuseum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.<br />
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More relics building are seen here. Most of these were relocated from all part of Norway in effort to preserve the old world architectural heritage.<br />
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There's a Stave Church and this time it is free to look around side. It looks very small from outside but inside it is quite spacious, can probably sit 50 people or more.<br />
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Traditional sauna, a bit hard to see here.<br />
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Arove out then went hang around in Vigeland Sculpture Park<br />
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Poked around the Akershus Festning (Fort) just like what Lonely Planet says.<br />
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Then went to buy souvinirs at Karl Johans Gate, again found that souvinirs shop in everywhere is usually run by foreigners who might be just like you and I, asians, indians...<br />
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Bought some food at the supermarket then went straight home to make dinner.<br />
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We had good pre-packed shrimp salad, pan fried salmon and marinated chicken wing.<br />
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Took us a long time to figure out how come we don't see the salmon at the open cold display area when Norwegian Salmon is well known around the world. Apparently all the while you can only find them at the Frozen section, where the Ice cream are placed. Ha!<br />
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That concludes our beautiful and expensive Norway trip. Tomorrow we will head down to Copenhagen, let see what awaits us there.Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-10837090087737666152009-05-13T21:56:00.001+08:002011-08-22T10:52:34.658+08:00Farmstay : Strind Gard, Lom<span style="font-weight: bold;">20th September Rainy</span><br />
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Yet we arrived to our bed late again after what happened in Bergen! This time it was worse as we only manage to reach the dark front gate at about 11.30pm!<br />
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Perhaps we should thank the GPS leading us to this rather isolated place at this ungodly hours? Perhaps we should actually leave the GPS under the wheels and be crushed over in a satisfying cracking sound, when that it actually leads us high up the mountain on with the bright waxy moon on the background, instead of showing us the original route was the correct road to take???<br />
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ARG!!!!! I am going nuts with this "gadget".<br />
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We left the Briksdalbreen at about 6pm was anticipating to arrive in Lom at 9pm or so. Things start to go very wrong when the GPS pointed us to an offroad going up hill. I talked with confident telling my mom and aunt saying this is exactly the route to take. DUH! Should've consulted the Michellin Map as well!!!<br />
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And so we drive and drive, with tar road turning more and more narrow, deep revine looking from the left, eventually the road disappeared into pebble road! Drove over some very narrow bridge with rather deep ditch underneath as well, and there were wild hare hopping alongside. My aunt said she saw some very majestic snow mountain not too far away under the moonlight. It was even better than those we saw in Aurland.<br />
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I tried not to look everywhere coz I was very very very very terrified really. I felt my leg trembling and tried not to let my mom know as she was already making remarks like "Oh dear, what if the wolves attacked us!" LoL<br />
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My dad just insist that we continue drive ahead. Luckily the tar road started appearing again. It just feel very weird you know on this isolated part of the world. When you think you are almost alone on this moon-like surface, and suddenly you saw some dimly lit light from camp not so far away. The wind blew so strong here that it must be very very cold for those hardcore outdoor addict to stay overnight here.<br />
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Finally we reach Lom and quickly found the farm stay place. As we drove into the parking, the porch suddenly lit up and the owner came hurried down to say Hi to us. Mr. Trond Dalsegg whose in his early 60's looking smile to us warmly saying he had thought we are not arriving since it was so late of the night.<br />
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We were quickly shown to our apartment, which is situated at the main building underneath where the owner stay. Looks very cozy and comfortable, very clean too for NOK700/night. As we were all cold so we turned up the heater around the house to full force, that caused the fused box to drop down. For that we have to cook and eat our maggie mee in dark, no one really in the mood to shower. We all tugged in quickly after dinner (supper?) that night.<br />
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But the next morning was really a blessing! The murmur of the waterfall next door, the clanging sound of the bells hanged on the sheeps, the view of tall green mountain right in front of us. As we open all the windows, crisp clean breeze filling the whole house, it really feels great to be around here. No one is rushing to go anywhere, as the road right outside the farm remain quiet half the time.<br />
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Sulpture or Kitchen Ware?<br />
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We quickly showered and have breakfast so that we can go walk around the farm.<br />
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But this farm, as told by Trond, has only Sheep. Doesn't even have chicken at all... but he say opposite farm has horses and pigs as well.<br />
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Took loads of pictures around this petite yet nicely kept farm. There are few other cabins got rental as well surrounding the main building. Took a peek inside one of them and found it is equipped with modern appliances looking very comfy too.<br />
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There's a tool shed that seemed very old, with heavy equipments. Must've existed since ages ago.<br />
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Came to the small running waterfall here, I can imagine the water must be freezing as was told the water comes from melted ice from the top of the mountain.<br />
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Anne, the lady of the farm says she take a quick dipped in the waterfall every morning before she starts her work. My mom shaking her head cannot believe this. Anne is also in late 60's told my mom it feels great after quick cold treatment and she can quickly warm up with wool clothes made from sheep in their farm.<br />
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Since Anne enjoyed outdoor, it is not surprising she and the husband goes on trekking to look for their sheep during end of autumn. It can take up to 5 days just to look for their sheep, which by that time newborn baby sheep will be seen tagging along as well.<br />
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When winter comes, then they will go out skiing nonstop, just outside the house the snow would built up to be 1 meter deep or even higher. There will also be time when the moon is full, that snow is reflecting bright light so much so the night is no longer dark, Anne and her family will then do a midnight cross country skiing trip with her family members for few days. My mom again shake in disbelieve, I sort of think she would faint if we make her stand outside with snow for 10min.<br />
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It was great talking to Anne, she showed us many photos she took around the farm and outing. She makes me feel that she genuinely love this place she is staying. The house upstair that they are in, are filled with so many relics past down from their ancestors. Looms, spindles, cooking stove, and few large framed pictures detailing their ancestral line.<br />
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We really enjoyed our stay at the Strind Gard, and we must come back again for few days the next time when we are in Norway again.<br />
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<div class="framside_adresse">Strind Gard</div><div class="framside_adresse">Anne Jorunn og Trond Dalsegg</div><div class="framside_adresse">2686 LOM</div><div class="framside_adresse">Telefon: +47 61 21 12 37</div><div class="framside_adresse">E-post: <a href="mailto:p%6f%73%74%40%73tr%69%6e%64%2d%67%61%72%64.%6eo">post@strind-gard.no</a></div><a href="http://www.strind-gard.no/">http://www.strind-gard.no/</a>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-1762038051529774952009-04-26T14:50:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:52:43.256+08:00Company Team Building - Cope AdventureSeriously... I hate Jungle very much, and I don't understand how a 2 day 1 night event can help improve team spirit between colleagues. I believe if the spirit is never there at the beginning, it cannot be forced into it.<br />
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But I did enjoyed myself at the Cope Adventure last weekend. It was fun, especially we get to know all our colleagues better since all of us are in the office at random times, sometime there just isn't enough time to get to know each other better.<br />
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Think the charges was at RM170 including a nite stay at the air-conditioned camp (?!)<br />
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With lunch, dinner, morning tea, afternoon tea<br />
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Loads of games, both outdoor or indoor<br />
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Used to hate the Jungle tracking like hell, but this round think I actually enjoy it a lot more, albeit with loads of sore muscle the next few days (Hate the stairs too, and going to toilet!).<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3474616887/" title="3S Cope Adventure (10) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (10)" height="340" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3474616887_cedbdb2aff.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3475429954/" title="3S Cope Adventure (11) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (11)" height="340" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3475429954_eb2c56dcd5.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">So much for spraying too much Bygone on the track suit to prevent leeches adhering. First thing first made us track inside the river.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3475437680/" title="3S Cope Adventure (9) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (9)" height="340" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3475437680_4ac8bb8379.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3475435104/" title="3S Cope Adventure (12) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (12)" height="450" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3475435104_e24794c504.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br />
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First time came out from the Forest at night, feel like ages since we last see civilization. Many of us have to dump our wet and trashed sport shoe after the jungle ordeal. Some of these shoes were just bought anew!<br />
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Night arrive with more laughter as we play the passing-the-massage game, and short script play cross dressing. Haha...<br />
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I was knocked out almost immediately after that, but some people just don't sleep.<br />
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Playing cards, a must during company outing everytime.<br />
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What, midnight slam dunk?<br />
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Ah, Karaoke is an old favourite<br />
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Some ran up to the viewing tower nearby at Lookout Point and take picture<br />
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Awaken next day with silly but fun Banghra Dance (Hindustan style, woo-hoo!)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3474611047/" title="3S Cope Adventure (33) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (33)" height="340" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3474611047_79ebe1e854.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />
Be disturbed by a flasher monkey, :P<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3474612065/" title="3S Cope Adventure (34) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (34)" height="340" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3474612065_5f9e7d37e0.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />
And play more games<br />
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Including miniature Amazing Race, which I was made to eat a whole lime raw, a whole egg raw, raw green chili and worst was the bitter gourd eaten as whole! Almost puke on the spot.<br />
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But as I've said, I am glad I came as I really did enjoy myself, still don't think the team spirit has improve -- that is because it was all the while exisiting there already mah!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3474613891/" title="3S Cope Adventure (40) by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="3S Cope Adventure (40)" height="340" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3474613891_80ede484a1.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-71041444826722087672009-04-12T01:35:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:52:59.290+08:00投资大师对女儿的忠告<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">投资大师对女儿的忠告</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
转贴:《投资大师罗杰斯给宝贝女儿的12封信》<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/30650000/30652505.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/30650000/30652505.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 270px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 185px;" /></a></span><br />
<ul><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">永远不要问别人赚多少钱,也不要告诉别人你有多少钱。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">永远不要问别人这个东西多少钱买的,也不要告诉别人你的东西是多少钱买的。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">渐渐长大后,你得处理男孩子的问题。要记住的基本原则是:他们需要你远大于你需要他们。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">狂热追求时,男孩会告诉你上百万个故事,但你不要理会那些故事。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">听到无稽的诺言、奉承的话语时,要保持清醒。不要追随一个男孩子到其他学校、城市,或其他场所。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">任何“必试”“必读”的东西能免则免,尤其是流行的东西。记住,有一半人口的智商在中位数之下。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">直到至少年满28岁,对自己和世界有更多认识前,不要结婚。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">小心所有的政客。在学生时代,他最出众的是在课后休息时间;毕业后,他就很少能做出卓越的事情了。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">那些看起来可以做你父亲或祖父的男人,其实并不会把你当女儿或孙女看待。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">在单身酒吧你得不到任何东西,只有调酒师会比你学到更多经验、赚到更多小费。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">下班后,不要每天晚上跟你的死党出去喝酒。老板们不会这样做,这正是为什么他是老板的原因。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">几乎没有什么理由要你跟老板单独出去喝一杯,更不要说出去与他一起用晚餐。工作和生活要泾渭分明。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">避免办公室恋情,这对双方的个人和职业发展都是灾难。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">参加公务午餐时,不要喝酒。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">准时还钱,尽可能一有钱就还掉借款。好信用很重要,坏信用如鬼魅,会经年纠缠着你。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">购物之前,一定要先填饱肚子,才不会买过头了。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">永远买高质量的东西,它们经久耐用,更能保持价值。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">长时间驾车或在公共场合出现前,一定要先上洗手间。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">学会打字和缝纫。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">精通算术和数字,这样你会比其他人更有优势,更能注意到其他人忽视的异常之处。</span></li>
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">照顾好自己!没有健康的身体和充沛的精力,你要想成功那就太难了。 </span></li>
<span style="font-size: 130%;"> </span> </ul>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-35376749135675257962009-04-05T17:08:00.002+08:002011-08-22T10:53:28.483+08:00Briksdal Glacier (Briskdalbreen) - en route to Lom<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">20th September - Sunny & Nice</span><br />
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After we got off from the Aurland snow road, it was already near 1pm. We hurried to continue our journey up north to Lom, our plan for the rest of the day was to see the Briskdalbreen (Briskdal Glacier) in Stryn before we arrive at Lom for the night.<br />
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We had to drive back that longest tunnel again back to Laerdal, before we board another ferry (again!)from there to cross over to Sognefjord.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906814990/" title="P1060308 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060308" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2906814990_7f5954eabd.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">On the way to Lom</div><br />
Quite lucky as there was a ferry just in nick of leaving. Otherwise would've to wait for 30min I think.<br />
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Then we have to drive the mountain pass, along a privately constructed road and pay a toll like USD30. I was like eh?! Private Road?!<br />
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And eventually saw the sign to Briskdalbreen, located within the Josteldalbreen National Park. Everyone was getting very excited to see the Glacier, except my Aunt that has no concept of what Glacier is.<br />
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Drove along some farms, came to a crystal, erm more like turquise colored lake with people fishing there. We stop and ask what did one of them caught, and this norwegian guy spoke with great American accent says "Trout!" Haha!<br />
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By this time, we could see a Glacier right in front of us from afar.<br />
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To distant from where we turn in at Stryn center till Jostledalbreen National Part was not exactly a short drive. When we reach there, it was already at around 5pm. At this time of the season, usually things close at 6pm due to low tourist turn out, as well as the sun set sooner.<br />
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Further to that was that the Glacier we saw from afar was not the Briksdal glacier but instead the Melkevoll Glacier. we were tricked! My dad suspected that was not the real real Briskdal Glacier as we read somewhere that the real Briskdal Glacier could be view from a very near distance.<br />
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So we keh poh chee (busy body) and drove up to the Briskdal Glacier Centre to see what's there to see and viola! We found that this is the start point to go up to the real Briskdal Glacier. It requires a good 1 hour of uphill walk (look very steep to me, I swear!)<br />
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My mom and dad was struggling on if we should pay NOK200 to take the Troll car to go up since the real Briksdal Glacier was hidden from a hill right in front of us. I was pacing left and right at the entrance to see if there was anyway that I could get a glimpse of it, perhaps in hoping I could be done just with that.<br />
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Oh well, eventually the NOK200/person was paid, and we had this old retired uncle that seemed very happy with his job and drove us up. He look so old that his face hand neck all wrinkled too much.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905972499/" title="P1060348 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060348" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2905972499_f91493d132.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />
We begin to climb uphill on the Troll Car, as we go up we crawl into the revine that was hidden from us at the main entrance. The view changes.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905972595/" title="P1060350 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060350" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2905972595_9d99e26f6a.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>Up up to the edge of the glacier! Jostedal Glacier National Park<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905972725/" title="P1060353 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060353" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2905972725_b4c35b8d09.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waterfall formed from melted glacier, look blushish actually</span></div><br />
We continue to climb and it was quite a while before we took another right turn and the Briskdal Glacier finally come into view! All of us was like sigh in its magnificant standing...<br />
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The final 1km walk up to the end of path has to be done on foot. It is perhaps a measure to reduce pollution near the glacier itself I think.<br />
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Briksdalsbreen (The Briksdal glacier) is one of the most accessible and best known arms of the Jostedalsbreen glacier.<br />
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The Briksdal glacier lies in the Jostedalsbreen National Park. Briksdalsbreen terminates in a small glacial lake, Briksdalsbrevatnet, which lies 346 meters above sea level.<br />
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Taking a closer look at the Glacier, it is not as clean as you might want it to be. Pollution, exhaust from vehicles, you name it and they all contribute to the grime formed on glacier.<br />
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As the glacier melts, a pool form right in front of it, with the same mystifying turquise color.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906093829/" title="P1060382 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060382" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2906093829_c3156344fb.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906093965/" title="P1060385 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060385" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2906093965_02b3371550.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>A piece of small Glacier floating on the pool, issit too much if I ask for Ais Kacang ABC here?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906819434/" title="P1060386 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060386" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2906819434_e3ac9bafdc.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">My mom looking so small compare to creation of mother nature</div><br />
Being around at higher latitude is actually very cold, not to mention the constant wind blowing to our face. As the sun begin to set, we too return back to the base saying good bye to such beautiful scenery.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906094801/" title="P1060418 by danachow, on Flickr"><img alt="P1060418" height="350" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2906094801_ddddd0e391.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-38807877342279775042009-03-23T22:06:00.000+08:002009-03-23T22:06:52.405+08:00Aurland - Snow Road<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">20th September - Sunny & Nice</span><br /><br />As we parted with Sanden Pensjonat the next day, our journey for another day begins.<br /><br />Life during travel is so simple. Wake up, eat, see as much as we can, then rest. I wonder if I would've done this for 3 months, what would I turn into. Someone with wisdom? Or nothing but a brainless idiots that doesn't even exercise a single brain cell...<br /><br />Anyways, while I was thinking we should quickly cross over with the ferry, my dad thought we should try again with the Aurland snow road. This time round we start from the other side of the road.<br /><br />Surprisingly it was nothing terrible as what we saw yesterday from the other side.<br /><br />The scenery, it is different from what we saw yesterday and look just as gorgeous.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906805398/" title="P1060195 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/2906805398_1d8bae4aba.jpg" alt="P1060195" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aurlandsvegen</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905961409/" title="P1060199 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2905961409_569cd768f9.jpg" alt="P1060199" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906806608/" title="P1060207 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2906806608_a774e8f4b6.jpg" alt="P1060207" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />While we are still on our way up, there are some sheep still munching here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905962075/" title="P1060205 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2905962075_f552d6b1fd.jpg" alt="P1060205" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />Their owner will come search for them on a 3 day hike before winter returns. I ask the question why don't the owner just put gps tagging on the sheeps, especially these sheep are so vulnerable to predators like wolves, so the owner can find for them sooner, but I guess it is just the way how Norwegian love doing things just like their ancestors did. Tradition, in many ways, is a thing they tried to adhere as much I felt.<br /><br />Snow road as its name depicted, this area has snow the whole year round as it is on the highland. But at the end of Autumn before Winter returns, there was very little snow left. I can imagine how high the ice must be to be able to supply snow the whole year round throughout hot warm summer even.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906080971/" title="P1060212 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2906080971_45e53e67c4.jpg" alt="P1060212" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906807132/" title="P1060210 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2906807132_f330f9d31b.jpg" alt="P1060210" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906081293/" title="P1060214 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2906081293_2a530de996.jpg" alt="P1060214" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906082315/" title="P1060223 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2906082315_9cd90d2f74.jpg" alt="P1060223" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906808702/" title="P1060221 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2906808702_473cd94876.jpg" alt="P1060221" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />As our car climb higher, the scenery changes too. From lush greenery, surrounding gradually change to small short shrubs, wind blow very strong here. Eventually we reach plateau with large pieces of stone, with lakes made up of melted snow in between.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905965839/" title="P1060241 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2905965839_04247e6925.jpg" alt="P1060241" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906084671/" title="P1060251 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2906084671_bb90c11155.jpg" alt="P1060251" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />It feel like we are no on earth anymore, more like on moon as if...I feel so small in the universe after being in the Norwegian fjord.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906085131/" title="P1060255 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2906085131_caab186a09.jpg" alt="P1060255" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906085715/" title="P1060263 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2906085715_7719d8f2f8.jpg" alt="P1060263" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />I feel so insignificant, like I am nobody here compare to great mother nature. It is like paradise on earth really, like a place you'd never know it would exist at all, then you are here and when you see them everywhere you just sigh with the creation of mother nature...<br /><br />Soon we started to decent, the view from top to down in the car is magnificent...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905968053/" title="P1060274 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2905968053_949dfb917c.jpg" alt="P1060274" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />We then reached the At Stegastein, dramatically located with a spectacular view over Aurlandsfjorden, is the award winning viewpoint, designed by architects Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905968151/" title="P1060276 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2905968151_96fa2809df.jpg" alt="P1060276" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906087159/" title="P1060283 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2906087159_8be1188105.jpg" alt="P1060283" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906087267/" title="P1060284 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2906087267_d47808d9c3.jpg" alt="P1060284" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906087735/" title="P1060293 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2906087735_b318ffa0e1.jpg" alt="P1060293" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />Took many pics here, then we decided to have a picnic here. Live like the westerners you see.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905969803/" title="P1060299 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2905969803_b7c5af381e.jpg" alt="P1060299" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />It is really not a choice as food is expensive, nearby no restaurants nor cafe, we are always on the go so it is no time for finding restaurant for lunch.<br /><br />Notice that we are well equipped here with a large thermo flask as well. My mom initially detest the idea on me carrying so many things in my luggage, and she made sarcastic remarks if she could offer her fridge and microwave to tagged along as well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906088563/" title="P1060300 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2906088563_a77b5a6014.jpg" alt="P1060300" width="340" height="450" /></a><br /></div><br />Look here at the end who was the smarter one? :P<br /><br />Later we continued downhill back to town, stopped by at the supermarket to refill on food supply. Still nice scenery, even just outside the supermarket. SIGH!!! People here must be living a long life!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906089171/" title="P1060307 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2906089171_79f017c354.jpg" alt="P1060307" width="" height="340" /></a><br /></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-25443879001364719822009-03-14T16:54:00.000+08:002009-03-14T16:55:01.492+08:00Sanden Pensjonat, Lærdal<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">19th September - Cloudy</span><br /><br />After the exhilarating experience at Norway in a Nutshell, we continued our journey towards the east side. We were wanting to get there through the Snow Road which was said to be very nice with views from high atop of the Aurlandsfjorden. Coming from Aurland side, we try and try to search for the road and our GPS keep pointing us on some off road through some people's backyard which is kinda scary since it look totally inaccessible by our car. I thought that road must be like a 4x4 experience.<br /><br />So... as the end we had to cross that longest tunnel in the world, like 45km or so, and not see anything but a pitch dark cave all the way to Lærdal.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905949047/" title="P1060138 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2905949047_5cce18cc7a.jpg" alt="P1060138" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />With such a small population of 500 people, it didn't take us too long to find Sanden Pensjonat in this small village. It is located just right next to the tourist office. And the whole small old touristy Lærdalsøyri area is empty with us.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906916220/" title="P1060163 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2906916220_c457aede51.jpg" alt="P1060163" width="340" height="450" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906071525/" title="P1060160 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2906071525_d98b46e58c.jpg" alt="P1060160" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2906803370_9590a3daac_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2906803370_9590a3daac_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Though the our lodging looks very petite from inside, but this old wooden building was very well preserved and stayed by a couple doing some artistic work. The rooms are very very cozy, fit for a smurfs! Not forgetting the bathroom, all revamped with nice hot shower and heated floors too.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906793052/" title="P1060128 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2906793052_cf239b7d23.jpg" alt="P1060128" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905948657/" title="P1060129 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2905948657_ddf7d07d1e.jpg" alt="P1060129" width="340" height="450" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905958829/" title="P1060152 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2905958829_d8a5192444.jpg" alt="P1060152" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906792974/" title="P1060127 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2906792974_0f1f0a3e89.jpg" alt="P1060127" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906070889/" title="P1060147 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2906070889_1d659dd2eb.jpg" alt="P1060147" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906802620/" title="P1060146 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2906802620_2e5431539b.jpg" alt="P1060146" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />We had very early dinner, as there was another couple waiting to use the kitchen too. I think they were amused with the amount of cooking we were doing. Can see their eyes rolling wide as I saw they were only planning to have only pizza and wine that they've got from the supermarket nearby. My mom on the other hand was just dishing out the yummy beef rending she prep the night before.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905948759/" title="P1060131 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2905948759_0fbb399666.jpg" alt="P1060131" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905948885/" title="P1060133 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/2905948885_32a428d778.jpg" alt="P1060133" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">View from 2nd Floor<br /></div><br />There are not much to do here at night. We just took a walk to the nearby river and took some pictures. Loud Malaysian like us spoke like thousand horses roaring over, and I thought we did startled some old folks that still stay around here. Haha...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906072967/" title="P1060177 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2906072967_d50b69f379.jpg" alt="P1060177" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905959863/" title="P1060171 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2905959863_5a5aa4d581.jpg" alt="P1060171" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905959597/" title="P1060167 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2905959597_2e2429f005.jpg" alt="P1060167" width="340" height="450" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2905960037/" title="P1060173 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2905960037_756163b77a.jpg" alt="P1060173" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />We had some great time spent up in the attic throughout the night, with my mom gulping beer away and my dad cannot be parted with his free wifi access. I was just doing nothing scanning through pics that I've taken today.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/2906793682/" title="P1060145 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2906793682_b303417924.jpg" alt="P1060145" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-78248971586540249922009-03-05T23:27:00.003+08:002011-08-22T10:54:02.907+08:00SickIn actual fact, I feel fine most of the time. But neither do the doctor (2 of them) nor I can pin point exactly what when wrong with my head. I feel very very very dizzy when I start to lay down on the bed.<br />
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Maybe god is trying to tell me that I rest too much, therefore it is time for me to be awake more often, so that I can get more work done.<br />
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But anyways, I am getting a day off tomorrow under doctor's recommendation so I am all ready to rest and was told to relax. :PDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-47711882744676677572009-02-22T15:14:00.007+08:002011-08-22T10:54:51.406+08:00Guang Zhou Food Hunt - 广州银记肠粉店Rachel's friend came meet us up while we were walking around the Beijing walking street mall 北京路步行街.<br />
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She then lead us to this shop which I won't have any idea how to get there unless someone tells us where it is. There were like thousands of shops around and I could have miss this shop easily.<br />
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银记肠粉店 (Yin Ji Chang Fen Dian, directly translate as Yin Ji steamed cheong fun shop) is where she led us to. It is just behind the Beijing streetmall.<br />
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The shop was filled with people for breakfast, lunch and dinner selling on few things.<br />
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Hand made steamed chee cheong fun, with cabbage and stirr fried beef inside. The cabbage and beef combination is gives really surprising good flavoring, coupled with thin but stretchable steamed rice skin. I have not tasted good Canton style steam cheong fun for very long and I really like this.<br />
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The Canton porride is known for their savory tasting and has combination on century egg + mince pork, or just fish, or plain chicken. The main character of a good cantonese porridge would be the finely boiled rice till a point you don't see the grain. This shop has very good porridge that is hardly too salty, very healthy.<br />
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Of course, Cantonese porridge won't be complete without the deep fried You Tiao 油条.<br />
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We had a very good appetizer as well - Stewed beef brisket in secret sauce (I named it myself, heh)<br />
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Even the HK food critic Choy Lan, 蔡澜 came here before. This place has won many awards and they decided to hang it all up. Heh...<br />
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A must go I'd say when you are ever around this part of the town.Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-30015635719360984142009-02-22T13:55:00.003+08:002009-02-22T15:14:37.775+08:00Posting from Guang Zhou China<span style="font-size:100%;">Came to here for a week as we were having a Gene Expression instrument training. I was already knowing this is not gonna be easy when I search the Wikimapia and found the training location is at a distance from the main Guang Zhou city...<br /><br />It is lcoated at this University City 广州大学城, which is like an Island between the river, with like few universities all moved into this new place. Rather spacious, rather isolated.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299637748/" title="17022009568 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3299637748_f60bdab290.jpg" alt="17022009568" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298804733/" title="17022009560 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/3298804733_f8f8afce16.jpg" alt="17022009560" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Very quiet here, since students have yet to return from holiday.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298806211/" title="17022009565 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3298806211_14cb374f9c.jpg" alt="17022009565" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I don't think anyone cares if I decide in the middle of the road, no cars, no taxi, bus comes irregularly...<br /><br />To my surprise, the hotel is actually decently built. But still the breakfast is bad... imagine for chinese breakfast you are given watery rice porridge, as well as a plate of noodle fried noodle (.i.e. mee goreng kosong?)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298804027/" title="17022009557 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3298804027_e20df8553a.jpg" alt="17022009557" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299636576/" title="17022009566 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3299636576_2a57a596dc.jpg" alt="17022009566" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">To walk to class, it is 15min.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299635466/" title="17022009561 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3299635466_5e151c513c.jpg" alt="17022009561" width="340" height="450" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mango Tree</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />To walk to nearest store, is 10min<br /><br />To walk to nearest eatery, is 20min<br /><br />To walk to nearest subway, is 30min.<br /><br />My leg aches on the last day I am here.<br /><br />We hurried to town on Wednesday, by first walking 30min to subway station, then change train 2 times, and then took a 10min cab to find civilization. Came to this famous Cantonese restaurant 彩衣酒楼 at 天润路.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298811025/" title="17022009576 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3298811025_2b2752e999.jpg" alt="17022009576" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Think Anthony (orange shirt) and Tony feel great relieve with decent palatable Cantonese cuisine is served. Anthony is quick to snatch the menu to order great food. I think he deserve a credit for that.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298811739/" title="17022009579 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3298811739_5ee2d1a329.jpg" alt="17022009579" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />But the food didn't come cheap, we paid like RMB 600 for such few dishes... but Anthony thinks it is normal...<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299642308/" title="17022009581 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3299642308_2cc0ef5530.jpg" alt="17022009581" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cantonese style mushroom soup</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299642926/" title="17022009582 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3299642926_9f16cbbae0.jpg" alt="17022009582" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guangdong pride fish - Guai Fah Fish 桂花鱼</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299643620/" title="17022009583 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3299643620_2963842ecc.jpg" alt="17022009583" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298814099/" title="17022009584 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3298814099_c925e60e48.jpg" alt="17022009584" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stewed Chinese Bun</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299625966/" title="17022009585 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3299625966_357880c2e4.jpg" alt="17022009585" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Strange food serve here again, crocodile meat for soup...</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />But class was fun. Managed to learn many important yet new things. Met some nice people from here, like Tony from Taiwan, and few China base staffs, and customers<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298807071/" title="17022009567 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3298807071_434cb520da.jpg" alt="17022009567" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299638442/" title="17022009569 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3299638442_4ac9109470.jpg" alt="17022009569" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299639222/" title="17022009570 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3299639222_e619db6315.jpg" alt="17022009570" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299639920/" title="17022009571 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3299639920_178f2e0bde.jpg" alt="17022009571" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298797893/" title="18022009591 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3298797893_327e0be9db.jpg" alt="18022009591" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299627272/" title="18022009587 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3299627272_7607cd5b8b.jpg" alt="18022009587" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298796639/" title="18022009586 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3298796639_8713e84db2.jpg" alt="18022009586" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Almost like having a Chinese cultural crash course. Finding Malaysia mandarin are so rojak that I must always translate the word in english to chinese so they can understand me. Learn many new chinese science terms too, haha...<br /><br />Since this place is out of no where, pretty much have to get lunch delivered to us. Though isolated, there's a fairly big shopping malls for the student about 5km away that has fast food restaraunts.<br /><br />Some days we had this Chinese fast food call Zhen Kung Fu 真功夫. It emphasize on their food nutrient is maintain as they are all steam. Set usually comes one meat dish, veg, rice and a bowl of double boiled soup. Taste good actually.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298810291/" title="17022009572 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3298810291_24f66edd3a.jpg" alt="17022009572" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299625262/" title="17022009575 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3299625262_1b33975d1d.jpg" alt="17022009575" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299624406/" title="17022009574 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3299624406_9570c1e31e.jpg" alt="17022009574" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298793711/" title="17022009573 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3298793711_22de8127eb.jpg" alt="17022009573" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This month promotion, mushroom abalone sauce as appetizer</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Some days we ended up with KFC. I think China people actually like to eat fast food as I have a feeling that these junk foods are a luxury around here.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299644894/" title="19022009595 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/3299644894_c7d5931978.jpg" alt="19022009595" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />KFC here doesn't taste good at all, the coating taste nothing but bland. But the chicken taste better without the chicky taste. Thus I like their zinger burger actually.<br /><br />We went to town again on our last day here. Managed to walk around and shop too.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298799557/" title="20022009601 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3298799557_d304c6cc78.jpg" alt="20022009601" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >At Beijing Walking Streetmall 北京路步行街</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299628472/" title="20022009599 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/3299628472_010ce52ec6.jpg" alt="20022009599" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rachel's favorite, double-skinned steamed milk custard 顺的双皮奶<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I was happy to get some chinese novels. Book price in China is really hard to beat. I'd load my whole suitcase with them if there wasn't this 20kg weight limit from Airasia. Apart from that, I've also bought a lot of tidbits and instant mee. I know I know, don't start me with the China made goods are dangerous okay... :P<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299630128/" title="20022009605 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3299630128_d9a50134e6.jpg" alt="20022009605" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rachel's routine grocery shopping in China ?!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />We went for foot massage on our last night as well in town.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299647608/" title="20022009617 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3438/3299647608_bdd1e2e6ec.jpg" alt="20022009617" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Foot massage center here are very different from Malaysia, it is more like a health club.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3298818027/" title="20022009618 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3298818027_bd0f41ff02.jpg" alt="20022009618" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Blame its bad quality on the incapability of Nokia N73, grr...<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299648606/" title="20022009620 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3299648606_95816f1fb6.jpg" alt="20022009620" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3299649228/" title="20022009621 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3299649228_2a3405f58f.jpg" alt="20022009621" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Its front is a tea selling counter, and behind they have foot massage room, mahjong room, card game place room which can also be a discussion place while sipping tea. I suspected gambling is a known activity around here... heh.</span>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076677.post-66433162744236792652009-02-15T02:25:00.006+08:002009-02-15T03:25:55.251+08:00Wandering in Xiamen Morning Market 廈門逛菜市I came to Xiamen for a short meeting few days ago. My colleague and I found ourselves rather unsatisfied as we spent most of our time in the Sofitel. It might have been the best hotel within Xiamen for the last two years, but most of us would agree that international chain hotel generally have very little local flavors offered. It is not surprising that we were actually fed poorly by the hotel cafe, be it the morning buffet breakfast or the lunch and gala dinner later on.<br /><br />We had a whole morning free on our last day prior our flight back to KL. Lew, my colleague suggested that we could take a peek at the local life and the best place for that would be at the local market!<br /><br />Clever him too, that he thought about asking the tour guide on our city tour where we could find a wet market that is full of local flavor. The guide told us to go to Area No.8 market (第八區菜市場). It is actually just nearby the Zhongshan Road shopping strip as well as the jetty to Gulang Island.<br /><br />The next day, we quickly had simple breakfast in hope we could find something nice to eat at the market. Got on to the taxi and told him that we need to get to this market. He didn't seem too please why tourist like us would want to go to dirty wet smelly market.<br /><br />When he dropped us off at this old looking area, the outer open air part of the market was already hustling and bustling from afar.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278629765/" title="12022009518 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3278629765_9f1046e066.jpg" alt="12022009518" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279454558/" title="12022009520 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3279454558_089f66d6fb.jpg" alt="12022009520" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />So many things on sale here. This market is very very well known for its live seafood trading. We caught glimpse of many unknown fishes, clams, shrimps, and even worm... Lew said he saw on tv before that these worms were actually made into seafood salad and taste like chicken feed kerabu. Hmmm... I don't know if I would eat that really.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278633177/" title="12022009521 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3278633177_2a6b3ef280.jpg" alt="12022009521" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278630927/" title="12022009519 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3278630927_dbe02d805b.jpg" alt="12022009519" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279458274/" title="12022009523 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3279458274_edc33da69b.jpg" alt="12022009523" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278637737/" title="12022009525 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3278637737_7e61a9e5a0.jpg" alt="12022009525" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278638657/" title="12022009526 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3278638657_71bd10860a.jpg" alt="12022009526" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278652119/" title="12022009544 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3278652119_53677990a4.jpg" alt="12022009544" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278655941/" title="12022009550 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3278655941_4c1a638d68.jpg" alt="12022009550" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278655021/" title="12022009548 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3278655021_526c4093da.jpg" alt="12022009548" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Selling fresh seaweed. Lew says soup made with this taste pretty good</span></span><br /></div><br />There are specialty stalls too...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278639723/" title="12022009527 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3278639723_9b4b6458e7.jpg" alt="12022009527" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278645145/" title="12022009533 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3278645145_6623212dc7.jpg" alt="12022009533" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Just selling bamboo shoots</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279464620/" title="12022009529 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3279464620_27cae55837.jpg" alt="12022009529" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And concentrade on mushrooms and nothing else.</span></span><br /></div><br />Vegetables here are so cheap, pricing lingering on RMB 0.50 for like 1kg or so.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279463266/" title="12022009528 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3279463266_e9df5be9a3.jpg" alt="12022009528" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279470526/" title="12022009536 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3279470526_bce18cc546.jpg" alt="12022009536" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279472344/" title="12022009540 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3279472344_ab6884e407.jpg" alt="12022009540" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />Lew and Kong ended up finding great quality dried scallops at RMB80/500g, they quickly bought some while I just continue lurking around like a genuine tourist.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279465428/" title="12022009530 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/3279465428_a53de52c55.jpg" alt="12022009530" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279468486/" title="12022009534 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3279468486_0434541cf8.jpg" alt="12022009534" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278636663/" title="12022009524 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3278636663_d47d765ab9.jpg" alt="12022009524" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278644047/" title="12022009532 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3278644047_c3407c6ddc.jpg" alt="12022009532" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />Rare food source are found here for sure, sigh. Which includes Pigeon, frogs, rabbits, peasants, quils.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278651253/" title="12022009543 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3278651253_d5843e17b3.jpg" alt="12022009543" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278628749/" title="12022009555 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3278628749_a6c7abb594.jpg" alt="12022009555" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><br />I like my duck meat, but not enough to see it killed right in front of my eye since it look beautiful like this. Hypocrite me... want the whole cake and not eat it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279475362/" title="12022009545 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3279475362_7c184097c1.jpg" alt="12022009545" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ok, these birds are not for food but for hobby use...</span></span><br /></div><br />The main market was not that large, but it gets extend to the open air area right till alleys where local stays.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279476328/" title="12022009546 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3279476328_2a509b6afb.jpg" alt="12022009546" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278657711/" title="12022009554 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3497/3278657711_c01d18c837.jpg" alt="12022009554" width="340" height="450" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278658975/" title="12022009556 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3278658975_90185ee2da.jpg" alt="12022009556" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3278649217/" title="12022009539 by danachow, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3278649217_6c593e81a5.jpg" alt="12022009539" width="450" height="340" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danachow/3279472638/" title="12022009542 by danachow, on Flickr"><img style="width: 322px; height: 450px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3279472638_bd4fcb0a73.jpg" alt="12022009542" /></a><br /></div><br />We wander all of this market trying to look for a decent place for seafood-on-the-spot but there is just none around. Even the steamed dimsums and roast duck was for take away. Nonetheless we really enjoyed our visit here, and that makes us remember Xiamen in its unique way rather than sterile tall buildings that looks the same everywhere in metropolitan China.Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746049354839516703noreply@blogger.com0