Saturday, October 25, 2008

~~Fall season -- October~~

Is October and is Autumn NOW!! Hehe, my first Autumn. Start to feel cold, the temperature is around 18 degree to 12 degree. Is consider cold for me...but when winter time will be -10 degree....dying :(
Looking outside from my office window, leaf is turning red d~~This really is Autumn time.Soon all the leaf will drop and Winter will start soon

So now have to wear more, can start to wear long jacket and boots and scarf...hahaha... All this + winter clothes = PKing !!
Now still can smile, not sure still can smile in winter time :P

Will wrap myself like a dumpling ver soon...hahaha

Monday, October 20, 2008

~~Months of Celebration -- Colleagues Birthday~~

October also a celebration months, coz 4 of my colleagues is celebrating their birthday... So we have a small celebration party for them :) Easy for us....all together...hahahaha....so bad :P
From left: Sam, Christina, Ben, and Philip...4 birthday people in the office
"Happy birthday to u, Happy birthday to u, Happy birthday to u, Happy birthday to u~~" All sing together...

Then we also have a dinner birthday celebration for Christina!! We went for a Thai dinner, nice food but really too focus on eating until forgot to take the food photo :P ...just remember to take out the camera when is "Cake" time...
~~Happy Happy~~

Saturday, October 18, 2008

~~Beachside Holiday -- 北戴河~~

10月1日 is National Holiday here in China. Me, Echo, Alex and his girl friend when to 北戴河(Bei Dai He), a beachside 3 hours from Beijing. We took the bus from Beijing early monday morning. First time to bus station here in Beijing, is much more scary than in Pudu Raya, will never go there alone...
After a long long journey....but most of the time i sleeping on the bus :P We reach the bus station near 北戴河(Bei Dai He), Hotel arrange car to pick us up. After we reach hotel, refresh abit then we all went to have lunch coz too hungry d....Cant wait for the SEAFOOOOOOOOD~~
The hotel that we stay in for 2 nights

Everyone come here to eat Seafood since Beijing is not by the sea side, so seafood is our main target this in visit and i also miss beachside so much...but here actually just something like Port Dickson, not as nice :P
We choose the fresh Seafood from the restaurant then they cook for us, but have to becareful coz some of them will switch the seafood to not good one. This is really China, even Echo bring her own Scales(秤)
The prawn that we had

We went to the beachside after that, so cold coz windy... is consider autumn now~~No one in the water coz is cold cold now, but the water also not looking good...abit too dirty, hhahahaaaaa...
Look at my hair, the wind so string...is cold although is sunny:P
The sea view~~Looking out to the sea here in China, yet miss my family and friends in Malaysia...
Here also got sampan...hehehe
Statue of the place name in the middle of the sea

Go back to hotel to rest a while then when almost sunset i come out to take a walk at the beachside with Alex. So long didnt take a slow walk on the beach....miss the time in Redang pula :P....We walk until nite time then go to a park to take a nite walk pula. The tower inside the park, we climb up to have a good look of the nite view.Hang around until 9pm plus then we go back to hostel, so tired and sleep loooo...
The twer in the park

The last day morning, we go to watch sun rise!! We wait there from 5am++, until 630am++ we thought that the sunrise is not going to be nice for today and plan to go back. Lucky we take a slow walk along the beach again then suddenly we saw a nice Sun rise infront of us!! Damn long didnt have the chance to watch sunrise!! Nice nice~~ love it so much, but if with bf lagi bagus :P
Sunrise!! Lots of people taking photo...
Nice nice sunrise~~

Monday, October 13, 2008

~~Inner Mongolia Trip~~

This Mid Autumn Festival, our Team Microsoft went to Inner Mongolia. Friday after work we take train to Inner Mongolia then Sunday night back to Beijing. Is about 10 hours train to Inner Mongolia, so the train we took is 4 person per room, is bed, we can sleep during the 10 hours and it is much more better than what we thought :P
This the the room's in the train

We reach Inner Mongolia around 7am in the morning, so cold~~ Our travel guide ady wait for us there and bring us for breakfast in town before heading to the grassaland.Is still very different between city and rural areas. We travel another 2 hours to the grassland and when we reach there, they are having a welcome party for us...hehe, welcome drinks = alchohol...damn strong :P
All have to drink straight away getiing down from the bus

The view is so nice, the landscape of the grassland, the blue blue sky, everything is so peacful and clam......beautiful~~ but abit cold, hehehe...
The view of the grassland with the Mongolia tent
After we get into our tent, we saw a group of cow passing through, so all rush to take photo... moooooo~~
This is the tent that i stay a night for...What a different experience

After lunch, we all went for the hourse ride with the famous 成吉思汉 (Ghinggis Khan)hourse. Accident happened during the ride, Ben being kick by the hourse!! The kick is so strong, his leg straight away start bleeding...horrible...My first hourse riding!!Is scary yet fun, although whole body is painful after the ride.
Me with my white hourse~~
Me and the grassland~~happy happy~~

At the dinner, we order the BBQ whole Lamp, is the must try if u go to Mongolia, but is really "lamb"...hehehe...some of them dont like the "lamb" taste :P
During the ceremony --> cutting the lamb~~
Night view at the grassland~~

The next day, we travel around 5 hours to the nearest desert!! Is so amazing, from grassland to desert,so contrast!! I thought it will be very hot in the dessert, but actually is still ok, just abit windy...
Walking so hard to reach the top
Group photo~~yeah!!
Christina, Michele and me together
Me and alex go to take photo with the camel. Abit scary coz camel too tall
Me playing the sand sliding...wah!! damn scary!!

Such a great trip. My first time taking a night train, hourse ride, sleep in the Mongolia tent with such a cold weather, step on a dessert, sit on a real camel, sand sliding......so much fun!!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

~~Bye sis!! ~~

OMG!! time pass so fast!!9 days just pass like that...I have a fun trip with my sister around Beijing. But we all have to get back to the reality, she end the holiday and went back to Malaysia.

So fast, wish she can stay longer or i have more holiday to go back... ...After my sister visit, will be another round of challenge for me--->miss home so much, family, friends and food~~

haiii....anyhow, i will go back to Malaysia during CNY (22 jan 09 until 6 feb 09), so all my friends, please be ready oh!! Short time pack schedule, hahaha~~ Just want to celebrate my birthday with all of u'll again!! Miss all of u~~

Friday, October 10, 2008

~~Sister in Beijing Day 8 -熊猫 ~~

Today we went out abit late. We took subway to the nearest station then go to the Zoo with taxi. Feel abit tired coz of yesterday damn pack schedule.Hehehe, but still have to go to visti panda~~
Infront of the Zoo
In the Panda House
See see!!Panda sleeping...so cute :P
Giant Panda
Panda in action~~

After that we went to 景山公园,but is close when we reach there. Coz today is the openning of the Paralympic. Both of us nearly being trap in the Tian An Men area. Lucky we manage to walk out after 1 hour. Damn tired and frustrated!! Then we went to 西域饭庄 to try out the nice 新疆 food that Hoko introduce. We order lots of food and yet all very nice :D and is super cheap, each of us just pay 40RMB for the dinner!!
肉包子
Special dish that i try it for the first time, Sticky rice with Jujube
!Sweet sweet but i like it too
Must order BBQ Lamp Rib~~ yummy!!
Beef, but i forgot the name of the dish~~
Famous 大盘鸡(Big Bowl Chicken),spicy spicy!!

Thursday, October 09, 2008

~~Sister in Beijing Day 7 - 神路,定陵,黄花野长城,慕田峪长城~~

This morning we wake up early in the morning and prepare to go to The Great Wall, and Michele going with us also. The taxi driver come to pick us up at 8am then we went to pick up Michele. Finally heading to the Great Wall. Our first stop is The Sacred Pathway of Ming Tomb 古神道, then is the The 13 Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty,we went to Ding Ling 定陵. After lunch we first went to The Wild Great Wall at Huang Hua Zhen 黄花野长城,finally we went to Mu Tian Yu Section of the Great Wall 慕田峪长城.

About 2 hours travel, we arrive at The Sacred Pathway of Ming Tomb 古神道.The place was so nice, so fresh-- i mean the air :P....A long long path with all the statues along it. Have a great time walking through the Pathway and for sure busy taking photo with all the statues.
The entrance to the Sacred Pathway
Me pose with the crouching elephant
Huge statues~~I look so small infront of it

After a long walk at The Sacred Pathway of Ming Tomb 古神道, we on our way to Ding Ling 定陵.We visited the underground tomb, so amazing!! how can they build it back in the old time?? Ding Ling is the biggest and still kept it well among the 13 tomb...
walking out from the underground tomb


After having not such a good lunch, we on our way to the great wall.The scenary along the way was so nice!! Cant take my eye off it~~ After another 1 hour++,We arrive at The Wild Great Wall at Huang Hua Zhen 黄花野长城. We stop by and taking photo, but is so scary for me...i scared of high!! the dam is so high, i was shaking while walking toward the wild great wall, but since i'm here, must go near to take photo!!
Yeah!! i manage to take a snap shot here!!
Can see the dam? i was standing there just now!


Finally, we are here!!Mu Tian Yu Section of the Great Wall 慕田峪长城!!We took cable car to the 6th fire tower and walk from there...The cable car is open, something like sitting on a "hangging chair" hahaha!!
Me and my sister took the Slideway when coming down from the greatwall....hahaha....so fun!!

After a tired day, we went to have dinner with Christina,Alex and Helena at 沸腾渔乡 near 工体.Is all spicy food, so is my sister favorite :P When we are there, Alex ady place all the order...haha, just go and eat!
Outside of the shop...abit look like a club than restaurant
This is the famous dish here...水煮鱼(water boil fish"direct translate")--actually the "water" mean oil!! Dont be cheated when you here in China
干锅娃娃菜--claypot small cabbage...spicy but is damn nice!!

After dinner, we went to clubbing near Alex's house there. My first time clubbing here in Beijing and we had fun!! So long never dance and drink d~~ Don't know when only will have to time and gang to go clubbing again...