又自作多情了

Should i be disappointed wif myself or u as a friend? Maybe to start from the beginning, i was never a friend enough for u to share your 喜怒哀乐. 是我又自作多情了.

Disastrous Beijing Trip

A family trip to Beijing to fulfill mum's wish of visiting The Great Wall turns into my worst ever package tour experience.

5 days tour package booked through Apple Holiday
Flew by HongKong Airlines which has transit flights in HongKong before landing Beijing.
Apple Holiday's local partner for the tour is 北京友协国际旅行社有限公司.

Our transit flight from HongKong to Beijing was delayed.
Bad start, bad sign In fact out of the 4 flights, 3 were delayed. How punctual can HongKong Airline be?
This whole flying experience with them was so bad i had to send a complaint letter to them upon reaching home.
Other than flight delayed, the service from the crews were lousy and i'm talking about basis services like serving drinks and food.
It was worse than budget airlines frankly.

Let me introduce my tour guide from 北京友协国际旅行社有限公司, Ms Sophia.
Only 1 word to describe her: unprofessional.
Firstly, her commend of English is weak.
Very often, we have to help her translate whenever she wants to convey message to a family from Philippine within our tour group. At times, we even had to help Sophia translate the introduction about those tourist attraction sights to them.
On a daily basis, she will "remind" us we have to spend at those shops that she brought us to as they are the sponsors for this China tourism until i got flared up and got into an argument with her.
But during attraction visits, she kept her mouth shut tightly with very limited description of whatever we are seeing. Very often, she just kept walking infront of us holding her umbrella.
No phototaking stops unless we own-self took the initiative to go take photo then catch up with the rest of the group. She doesn't even turn around and checked if everyone is following closely behind her loh.
i strongly believed her role at the co. is sales not tour guide. Throughout the 3 full days, we visited 8 commercial shops.
Jade, 景泰蓝 cloisonne wares, silk, 北京同仁堂, pearl, foot massage medical products, jewellery & Chinese tea. I was super duper turned off by the time she brought us to the 4 shops. Anyway, because our flight was delayed, the only thing we could do upon reaching Beijing on the first day was to have Peking duck.
It wasn't the most famous 全聚德 restaurant but rather we were brought to 龙潭烤鸭店.
i can only say the roast duck stall at my house hawker produced much crispy and tastier duck.
i have no comparison with other Peking duck restaurant in Beijing as this was the only duck i had throughout my 5 days visit.
So sorry to say the 道地 Peking duck failed to impress me In between the very packed schedule of bringing us to the commercial shops, we managed to visit the following attractions:

The Great Wall of China
Basically we just climbing many many steps of stairs.
The steepness of the stairs remind me of Angkor Wat.
人是多到 it's impossible to take any photos without 路人甲乙丙丁.
Now that we have been to 长城 we are now 好汉 liao!
Ming Tombs
where 13 out of 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty were buried.
To put it in simpler terms, it's a cemetery for the Ming Dynasty emperors.
i'm baffled why people take interest with visiting cemetery.
But it seems like a must visit in China. i'm reminded of the Xi An trip where i visited the Qing Dynasty cemetery. The museum within displayed some articles excavated from the tombs like crowns, ornaments, and utensils.
Beijing National Theatre
We were only brought there, viewed it from far and snapped a 到此一游photo.
i have no idea how it look inside and what's this place for.
Tiananmen Square
i learnt that within the Square, there is a Monument to the People's Heroes has been erected, the Great Hall of the People and the Revolutionary History Museum (now National Museum of China) were erected on the western and eastern sides of the square. Also can be found there, is a Mausoleum and a National Grand Theatre.
i learnt the above through wikipedia because sales person Ms. Sophia shared nothing much as we walked through the Square.

Forbidden City aka Imperial Palace
once the home of emperors of China.
It's just like a scene out of period drama. Think 环珠格格 or 金枝慾孽.
The crowd here was so scary for a moment i thought it's a public holiday.
Challenging venue to play hide and seek. The only memorable part about this place?
Oh! u have to jostle with the jam-packed crowd just to see how the interior of each 宫 looks like.
i was breathless and exhausted after the first bulldoze experience.
Summer Palace aka Imperial Garden
This 290 hectares plot of land served as a summer resort for Empress Dowager Cixi.
Very flashy lifestyle, no wonder she got China into deep debts under her control. this old man was writing calligraphy on the pathway using a mop looking brush
We also experienced Trishaw ride touring 胡同 and local old 四合院 local old 四合院 are traditional courtyard residences.
This 四合院 that we visited actually still has a family living there in a fusion style.
The decor and architecture are traditional yet the house is also well equip with modern appliances like hood & hob, oven, TV & aircon. The trishaw also brought us to this stretch of pubs along the riverside.
Very much like what we have here at Boat Quay.
In case u're wondering, no i did not have the chance to sit down and have a drink here.
天坛 Temple of Heaven
used for worshiping the heavens & prayer for good harvest during the Ming & Qing Dynasty.
Before reaching the main temples, u will first passed through a park and we noticed lotsa elderly idling their time there with all sorts of activities; tai chi, chess game, knitting, beading & gambling. another round of bulldozing to see what's the interior like at the main Temple my sis trying to 离开地球表面
After all the 老 koko attractions, finally a modern one!
Olympic Park where Bird Nest - National Stadium and the Water Cube - National Aquatics Center are.
Again, we only view it from the outside. No chance to see how it looks like inside. Kite sellers flying their kites high up to attract some monies from tourists Besides kite sellers, there are all kinds of street vendors there.
The most despicable among them must be those dressed in Disney characters mascots.
They took the initiative by dragging you to take photo with them and then demand to be paid.
All these without pre-informing. So many tourists were caught by surprised.
Watched an Acrobatic Show
Shopped at 雅秀 which looks like Platinum Mall in Bangkok & 王府井 street which is their equivalent of our Orchard.
Didn't bought any clothes.
Only 1 tripod for myself and some random stuffs as gifts for friends when i found something suitable.
Daily buffet breakfast at the hotel was so boring and predictable that i ended up having cup noodles with egg by the 3rd morning.
Every other meals are 10 courses meal.
Very wow~ until u see for yourself what are the dishes.
Chinese tea is a must
sweet & sour pork is a must
deep fried fish until very dry is a must
bland tasteless soup without any ingredient is another must
plus they can have solely fried onion 1 dish, solely fried cabbage 1 dish, solely fried capsicum 1 dish. *roll eyes* until the last dinner we had Coke & Sprite then we were all super excited and happy.
For someone like me who don't really fancy gassy drinks, i was happy to have that there and then!
That shows how deprived we were! And we tried their 糖葫芦 fruits version which was quite nice.
Sweet and sour so it's a nice combination. Unlike the traditional ones which is overly sweet. 1 last interesting thing to share, the hotel we stayed in changed the carpet in the lift daily.
This is the proof
To summarize, my flights were delayed, my guide was lousy, we had very limited time to shop and the food we had were nothing fantastic.
The only great thing of this trip was the weather.
Nice chill weather of about 18 to slight over 20 degrees but with sunshine!
Good for lomo!

Worst travel trip so far

This Beijing trip is bad.
Flight delay, flight delay, flight delay again!
Service from flight attendants sucks
Tour guide sucks
Hotel sucks
Even the Peking duck I had there sucks!
Never been so disappointed from a trip.
This experience hit and over exceed my threshold.
i will blog in details again.
Going to send complain letter now.

Resumed

090911 marked the end of my life as 50year old.
A senior relative is back.
Crossing my fingers the internal organs function normally without hiccups again
该流出的请别留下
谢谢

Whale Wars

Ever since i chanced upon the program "Whale Wars" on Animal Planet, i am infuriated by the action of these evil Japanese.
And i'm especially disgusted that the Japanese can claim that their whaling is legally accepted for research purpose. *roll eye*
That is so their usual practice.
If they can change their history textbook to "educate" the younger generation that they were the victim for WWII instead of accepting the full responsibility and face up to it.
It's nothing new that they can lie through their so-called gentle, mild manner trying to deceive the whole world.
Killing dolphins, Killing whales.
Japan totally deserve to experience more tsunami

Got Loathe again

Before we confirmed adopting to.to over, the previous owner brought him over to our house afew times just to see if he can accept us.
Before i confirmed with the home boarding, i brought to.to over to see if he will be comfortable there. Even if it's just for 5 days.

i'm not trying to be difficult.
It's not a matter of i trust who, don't trust who.
As the one who found the lost dog and took on the responsibility to ensure she is properly taken care of, i just want to ensure the dog ends up with a good home.
Is it too much to ask for that we would like to know more about the adopter?
Is it too much to ask for to bring the dog over to see how the whole family interact with it?
Is it too much to ask for just to see how the new home will be like?
i will do the same even if it's my own friend. Coz i may know my friend very well, but i don't know their family well.

i am just following recommendations from the dogs re-homing experts.
i just want to be responsible.
i just want to be assured.
i don't understand why i got loathe in the end.

busy like a bee

i have been VERY busy recently.
Colleague who just began to bond left which means i have to cover more work.
Made an important decision which left me very busy with planning.
Found a lost dog, couldn't bare to leave her on the street. Took up the responsibility of ensuring she is in good health & condition. What a sweet darling she is!
in a short span of time, i have the following trips confirmed:
Sep - Beijing
Nov - Hongkong (i gave up tracking how many times i have been there)
Mar 2012 - Cambodia
So pardon me if i have not been in touch & no updates in this space.

Bridesmaids

Just caught this movie and i super like it
There is real depth to the characters and friendships.
It is so funny yet also painfully real.
very suitable for ladies so my dear gfs go watch it if u have time.
Did i also mentioned i can't get the song out of my mind now


Hold On by Wilson Phillips
I know this pain (I know this pain)
Why do you lock yourself up in these chains? (these chains)
No one can change your life except for you
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
Just open your heart and your mind (mmm)
Is it really fair to feel this way inside? (whoa)

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye
Until then, baby, are you going to let 'em hold you down and make you cry?
Don't you know?
Don't you know, things can change?
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day?
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day!

You could sustain (you could sustain)
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness (no, baby)
You got yourself into your own mess (ooh)
Lettin' your worries pass you by (lettin' your worries pass you by)
Baby, don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind? (no, no)

Someday somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye
Until then, baby, are you going to let 'em hold you down and make you cry?
Don't you know
Don't you know, things can change?
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day?
Things'll go your way (oh, things'll go your way)
Hold on for one more day!

I know that there is pain, but you
Hold on for one more day, and ya
Break free from the chains
Yeah, I know that there is pain, but you
Hold for one more day, and ya
Break free, break from the chains

Someday somebody's gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye (say goodbye)
Until then, baby, are you going to let 'em hold you down and make you cry?
Don't you know
Don't you know, things can change? (know)
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day, yeah
Can you hold on?

Don't you know, things could change
Things could go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on?
Can you hold on?

Mmm, can you hold on, baby?

Won't you tell me know
Hold on for one more day
'Cause It's gonna go your way

Don't you know things could change
Things could go your way
If you hold on for one more day, yeah

Can't you change it this time
Make up your mind
Hold on, hold on
Baby, hold on!

濕濕的雨季

Worst than animal

Indonesia cattle abuse outrage: View videos here

Seriously. I cannot understand why can any human treat an animal that feed u in such an inhuman way.
Unless u're void with any sense of sensibility and emotion.
i'm so disturbed by the scenes that i cannot bear to finish watching the video.
How can these people carry out such act as if it's the most natural thing on earth to behave like this.

What's wrong with these Indonesian?
First they like to burn the forest and make neighbouring countries suffer with ashed-sky.
Then they get into the so-called "holy war" by going around bombing westerners which in the process also killed lots of their own people.
Now they can't even do a simple thing like slaughtering the cattle within seconds in minimal pain.
i'm very appalled with this.

New addition

Say hi! to 黑Yar

my new liability.

我和杰伦的喜爱

最近刚读了杰伦的图文书

发现我和杰伦有个共同点

还不清楚我指的是设么吗？
呐！ Zoom in 给你
我们都是偏爱 Film 的！
他喜欢用 film 拍 MV； 我喜欢用 film 拍照

Lomography 的盛行让很多digicam 和 iphone apps 都有 lomo 功能
可我却依然偏爱真正 lomo 相机用 film 拍出的质感。
还有那个 surprise element （因为你不会知道照片拍得如何，直到冲洗出来后）。

it runs in the blood

i'm not the only hoarder in my house.

i actually takes after my mum.
Today she showed me her hidden treasure that has been stashed somewhere in her wardrobe
goes to show i'm not the only one collecting all sorts of things for remembrance in my family.

168hours

Within the last 168hours, i have been very restless with emotion highs & downs.

Got high with Jolin Tsai Myself concert
这位舞孃还真的不是盖的
i would say 80% of the time she was dancing.
No wonder her opening speech she say tonight is disco night!
Despite her very high energy consuming performance, there was no tinge of panting in her live singing. *i'm impressed*
果然是位地才而非天才

The GE poll result evoked a fair amount emotion running.
i'm happy that opposition party has drawn down a fair amount of votes to "slap" the incumbent party to wake up.
i'm sad that Mr. Chiam though show-hand like Mr. Low; he did not managed to win big but lost all. my tears welled up as i watched him giving his thank you speech after the results was finalized.

Starting to feel the stress as my 老大 start pushing me to pull up my socks.
i also want to but give me longer legs lah.
Give me so short legs where got rooms for me to pull up my socks!

Met my personal banker from citi (i never knew i had one until this PB took over my account).
Goes to show the last PB must had deemed me useless customer so he/she didn't even bother to contact me.
At least now i know when i require banking assistance besides calling 6225 5225, i can also call my PB for help!

My emotion dropped to pit bottom down as we lost a dear boy in our group last night.
Though some of the time, we are disturbed by his loud barking, by his big size, by his greediness for food, by his shedding of fur all over the place; we loved him nonetheless.
And it sadden me greatly that he was supposed to have many more years ahead.
He was supposed to be basking in love from his owner for many more years ahead.
We were supposed to see him in silly acts for many more years ahead.
But before we knew it, he left us in a flash.
May peace be with him now.

Committed myself to a liability in the form of a car.
Expenses are going to move up north in exchange for better convenient, better comfort.
Crossing my finger that it will be a good buy with no regret.

serious dilemma

This year's election must be the most hottest ever election since long.
At least within my memory and knowledge.

i'm in serious dilemma
till now, i have not yet been able to make up my mind.
my brain tells me to cast my vote to them while my heart tells me otherwise.

of course they had done more good than bad.
And i'm happy with the condition of the estate i'm living in.
i appreciate that we are out of the recession so soon.
i'm grateful for the bursary awards received for 5 years during my schooling days which helped lessen my family's burden. i still remember the firm warm handshake from Mr. Lee coupled with an encouraging "Well done".
My frequent overseas trip especially to lesser developed countries made me all the more treasure what we have here in our homeland.

Having say all these, i also firmly believed we should have people from other side of the party to contribute by voicing out different perceptive.
Like most people, i would like the housing price to be more affordable (in heartlanders context, not in minister's salary context); with the ERP i was expecting traffic on CTE to improve (but the CTE jam is so famous it put taxi uncle off); i also look forward to the day employer contribution to our CPF will be adjust back to 20%, i am irritated by the influx of foreign workers in our little island (though i understand it's unavoidable as we need people to fill up such positions usually deemed too lowly by sporean.) and most importantly, a more apathy style of governance.
Oh! and i do mind that those who get get big fat pay check yet failed to deliver a respectful work.

Monopoly create arrogance.
有竞争就有进步
it's the same as business operation.
When 2 shops go into cut throat promotion, the ultimate winner is consumer.
In this instance, when there are competition to win a vote from us, the ultimate winner should be the citizens like u & me.

That's if the opposite parties have the substance against the incumbent party.
Not empty vessels.
Empty vessels makes the most noise. And that will be irritating.

So i'm at a serious dilemma.
Should i listen to my brain or to my heart?

"菡" 流不止

28岁的身躯
50岁的生理状况
等于
汗流不止，豆长不停。

rest

was on long mc since 16th Mar and sadly this will come to an end on coming 17th.
*thunder-lightning*

一个月的时间像是很长却不然
i suspect someone secretly fast forward my this 1 month rest.
If not how did it passed by so fast!
*i refuse to accept reality*

i luv such long relaxing days
me can choose to wake up anytime i want; watch drama all day, surf internet all day, read books all day, scrap all day or simply just accompany to.to all day.
no early morn waking up routine, no work, no sales stress, no crappy shits!
If only money wasn't of a concern who wants to work!
For passion? pui! definitely not me!

Siem Reap

10th - 14th Jan 2011 with Ong

This is a way overdue entry about my trip to Siem Reap in Jan this year

An impromptu trip which happened because we stumbled upon the promo airfare that Silkair was having.
And since Jan was essentially a holiday month for us both
What better opportunity than this to go Siem Reap!
(p.s. we have been talking about going to this place for many years)

Prior to the trip, we did lotsa homework.
Researching on hotels, on driver & tour guide, on the places that we should not missed visiting, on orphanages that we can do some charity
The main bulk of the weight was due to the things we have gotten for the kids there.
Sweets, Stationery, toothbrushes & toothpastes
the picture says it all
after 2hrs flight, we stepped foot in Siem Reap Airport
No aerobridge.
Gotta walk down the stairs & walk through the airport tarmac area to the arrival hall
Our mood was dampen by the hotel's oversight to send the transport to pick us.
We wasted more than half an hour and money to make international calls to the hotel.
And instead of a proper vehicle that came to pick us
it was a tuk tuk! *gulp*
it was a super dusty ride
Finally reached our hotel which was No. 1 recommended on Trip Advisor
It's a simple motel standard which served it purpose.
Their limited quantity of hair dryer pissed me off quite abit though.
Siem Reap Street view
Whoever says there's no shopping in Siem Reap?
Much raved about Spa place which we of course booked a relaxing pampering session for ourselves
This must be the most happening place in Siem Reap after dusk
Feeding our stomach at an eatery name - Temple but there is nothing holy at all.
Definitely not vegetarian either
Very very yummy BBQ (if only it wasn't overcooked)
Taking a walk after meal which ended up with having a local dessert.
pancake spread with butter, condensed milk, milo powder & banana!
Crisp & sweet~ me likey
fish spa must be the most "in" thing over there now.
But looking at the gigantic piranhas looking tank of fish, i have no guts to try it out.
No matter how cheap it was.
it's better that we stick to the traditional foot message by hand.
did i mentioned it's only USD$2 for a 60mins foot massage along the street??

Day 2
Early morn, our hired driver - Sam picked us up at our hotel for the scheduled tour of Angkor Wat
Now if u think that Angkor Wat is just 1 temple then u're wrong!
The Angkor Wat temple area is more than just 1 Angkor Temple alone.
There are actually more than 100 temples in the whole area.
But of course we are only interested with the more famous ones.
Even then, it will take more than 1 day for us to complete the tour.
Hence, we got a 3-days pass which cost us USD$40 each.
In actual fact, we only visited Angkor Wat for 2 days.
2 full days of temples after temples, stone carvings after stone carvings & steep stairs after steep stairs was more than enough for me.

Besides the driver, we hired a tour guide for the Angkor Wat tour.
Which frankly was abit wasted for us.
Cos most of the time he was sharing with us about the history of Angkor Wat, we were more interested with capturing photos
*tsk tsk tsk*
But it was quite difficult for me to make out what he was saying with his not-so-perfect-english
Not to mention the alien terms like
Suryavarman ІІ, Apsara, Vishnu, Avalokiteshvara
i only know these terms after i google about it! hah!

Throughout the 2 days of temple visit, we went to many temples.
Here are the highlights

My personal fav must be Ta Prohm.
It left me in awe with the power of nature, trees especially in this case.
And among all these temples, the most well-known & largest is Angkor Wat temple

At Angkor Wat, one thing not to be missed is the Sunrise
So we woke up at 4am, armed with a touchlight & camera, we reached Angkor Wat in the darkness at 5am to catch the sunrise
We were not alone actually.
In fact, we overheard that some of them actually come for the sunrise more than 1 day.
Very "on" tourists!
Human were not the only ones interested to catch the sunriseThe sunrise for that day was mediocre as it was too cloudy.
The sun was hiding behind the forest, refusing to come out
And as we nearly gave up, the burst of sun ray emerged from behind the temple!
Besides sunrise, one can also watched sunset at one of the tallest temple - Phnom Bakheng
Not the best sunset as it was cloudy too.
So no pinkish sky
All the temples have super steep stairs which require high concentration when ascending and descending.
The guide also brought us to this lil' village that make palm sugar as means of living
as we gave out some sweets to the kids, 1 old woman came up and ask us to give USD$1 to each of the kids!
Which we refused and walked away
Not as if u're handicapped or unable to earn a living.
Unlike these people, despite being physically handicapped, they earned a living by playing music at various temples in Angkor Wat.

Besides Angkor Wat, the other must visit destination is Tonle Sap
which we visited on Day 3 (finally! no more temples!)
Theme for Day 3 is children which u will know why later.
On the way, we see stilted houses on both sides of the road and rows of fishes laying on the ground "suntanning" which gave the whole area a less than pleasant smell.
we traveled for nearly an hour before reaching the jetty.
While we were unloading the things we have brought along for the kids at the floating school, we got "ambushed" by these kids.
As u look at them, it will be cold blooded to walk away without giving them some thing.
the jetty for us to take a boat out in Tonle Sap Lake and to the Floating School

It was a great pity that we did not get to visit the Floating School which i have heard so much about as school hours was over.

Apparently their school hours is from 7am to 11am.
Remember this if u're making a trip there.

According to Sam, the floating school is for children living at Tonle Sap, that is at the various floating villages. While those living at the main island will go to the city school.
As we have so much stationery along with us, we requested to visit one of the floating village.
Since we can't give the kids the stationery in the floating school, we give them at their village loh!

When we first stepped onto the village, there were only a few kids playing around.

But out of a sudden when we started giving out the stationery, i don't know where all these kids ran out from!
Suddenly, we were being surrounded by tones of children and it scared me.
i have never had so many kids fighting for a piece of me which in this case is the stationery we were giving!
Some of them were practically snatching from me!
But there were some who really thank us after getting the gift.
Looking at them, it was kinda sad.
Most of them were barefooted.
Even if they had shoes on, it's way too small for their feet.
Almost all of them were wearing dirty torn clothes.
i don't even know if these children will use the stationery for school purpose.
hiaz~

On the way back, we stopped by along the road where we saw those stilted houses on both sides of the road earlier on.

According to Sam, they too live by the Tonle Sap lake and so they would bath & cook & clean using water from the lake.
But somehow the kids here looked cleaner and seems to be clothes better
And they seems to enjoy being photographed!

Next stop, Orphanage

This stop makes me fully realized the importance of education.
No pushing & shoving & snatching
They wait for their turn as we go around giving out the stationery & toys
saying thank you with palm held together at chest level
And the farewell flowers they gave me nearly brought tears to my eyes.
The most touching flowers i have ever received. ever~

Some other places we also visited
Siem Reap Museum
where i learned that one of the holy object cambodian pray to is
which represent a male & female's reproductive system!
Too bad no photography inside the museum
The silk farm
now i know silk worms are feed by mulberry plant!
Artisan Workshop where they produced all sorts of handicraft products
paintings, wood carves, silver molding
Sam also brought us to watch this cultural dance performance which also served buffet dinner
the traditional dance which is very similar to thai traditional dance

Speaking of Cambodia Khmer food, here are some we have tried
Almost all eatery would recommend us to try Amok whenever we asked them what's nice.
But after trying, i found it just ok only leh.
By the way, on a side note that huge coconut which was bigger than my head tasted sour. *yuck*
we learned that mushroom over there are the abalone mushroom type when we ordered a plate of fried chicken with mushroom.
This must be one of our top fav among all the meals we had
We have totally different reaction towards that piece of lard
Cambodia style of BBQ cum steamboat
During & After (p.s. that piece in the center is lard!)
and we tried Cambodia curry too.
It taste a tad bit sweet like Japanese curry
And look at that big-head prawn! The head alone was longer than my finger!
Stew beef with noodle is good!
It taste very similar to chinese food and the beef chunks were tender & aplenty.
And the bottom shows the claypot noodle.
i'm sure it would taste alot better if there were no parsley.
their soup noodle reminded me of mama's cooking.
Very homecooked style
Beside all the interesting sights we have seen and wonderful slurp we had in Siem Reap,
did i mentioned we had massage after massage?
both atas type
and streetside type
streetside massage which offered beautiful sunset view & playing Angkor Wat documentary show on the projector screen
Night after night we returned to Pub street where we had our dinner, shop around, maybe have a massage before heading back hotel in tuk tuk for USD$2.
the night market just 1 street across Pub street where u can find the usual touristy stuff
we must have bought like at least 8 shawls here bah!
on our last night we chanced upon this hidden small lane which reminded me of our Haji Lane with lotsa local designer small chic shops
we spent a few hours going in 1 shop after another in just this 1 small lane!
and there was this cool cafe that me really love
Make Art Not War (nice one!)
level 2 is like a book heaven
all good things must come to an end.
5 days Siem Reap trip soon came to an end.
Before going home, we stopped by the local post office to send home a postcard
As we traveled towards the airport, the sun was setting for the day