day trip to hue… not pronounce as h-you but hua~~

first stop… hai van pass… ie 海云关

Translated into English, Hai Van means “ocean clouds”, and thus the pass is known for its misty vapors rising from the sea, reducing visibility. The twisting road on the pass has long been a challenge for many Vietnamese drivers. ~wikipedia~

Huế is well known for its historic monuments, which have earned it a place in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.The seat of the Nguyễn emperors was the Citadel, which occupies a large, walled area on the north side of the Perfume River. Inside the citadel was a forbidden city where only the emperors, concubines, and those close enough to them were granted access; the punishment for trespassing was death. Today, little of the forbidden city remains, though reconstruction efforts are in progress to maintain it as a historic tourist attraction.~wikipedia~

next, the Thien Mu pagoda

yes… the rain just came on~~~

Khải Định tomb~~~ It was built for the Nguyen Emperor Khai Dinh. It was built from 1920 to 1931 taking 11 yeears to complete. The tomb is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.~wikipedia~

impressive~~~ must go if u are going Hue, Vietnam!

been sooooo long huh…

so… this half day shall be short

the bridge that links to the other side of the danang river…

nicely lighted up at night…

met an englis speaking trishaw rider… n went on a leisurely night ride

dinner time!! went past this place that was rather crowded… n since we were with a local… let’s try~~~

it’s almost like the korean style where u wrapped the meat n acar-type veggie in the green veg~~ n that’s our ‘driver’

payback time~~~

after a disastrous yesterday, it’s time to take it REAL easy…

n just walk around the hotel area first~~~

rather busy lil street~~

looks scary at first… esp when u want to cross the road~~

the cat found a nice corner in the provision shop!

off to the danang museum of CHAM sculpture…

for those who prob hv no time for My Son sanctuary~~

sort of conservation as well…

a sneak view of the lovely view outside… from inside the museum

a painting of uncle ho?

look closer~~ it’s silk embroidery~~~

next… the pink cathedral…

ssshhhhh~~~

then cross this road to get to the market~~~ *phew*

the Han market has almost everything~~~

it started quite well…

we finally checked out the beach area just opposite the hotel~~~ nice..

but hot~~~

spent more time waiting for my made-to-order shoes… which was rejected previously by me…

cos the shoes were too tight…

finally~~~ on our way back to danang… the 4* resort in the mountains~~~

to get to the hotel… need to take 2 trips of cable car up!!!

n THAT”S OUR HOTEL~~~ like genting~~~ nice hor~~~

not long after we checked in… the rain came…

i felt like an idiot when i couldn’t turn on the tv… the pink list show ALL the channels that i could see

so… we wanted to call front desk n ask for help…

OOPS… there’s no dial tone!!!

[ the hotel staff claimed that it's due to the RAIN!!! so if it's raining at night, n sometimes happens? m i suppose to turn up at the front desk in my pajamas?]

the ONLY toiletries that the 4* hotel provided!! it’s a room for 2!!!

the view from the window!!!!!

after a bit of hoo-ha, we decided we dont want to be ‘trapped/stranded’ here~~~

the view was rather nice n air cooling… BUT~~~

ok… BYE… cable car down within hours… totally diff feel just like the weather!

frankly… the scenery was rather amazing… with the rain… the clouds n all…

alas maybe just not fated la!!

luckily… there are vacancies in the hotel in town~~~

the view was great too… the irony… we could see the mountain all the time from the hotel room!!!

so… if u r visiting danang, stay in HAGL hotel~~~ *thumbs up*

[the current general manager is a singaporean]

#1 colour accent [both cameras]

pick a colour u want to emphasis~~~ n the rest is black & white/grey~~~

blues~~~

yellow/greenish~~~

brick-ish~~~ basically… any colour that u point your camera at~~~

red again~~~

#2 fish eye effect {can choose S/M/L for the intensity}[sx210is]

fat coke? no~~~ medium effect~~~

check my facebook for the max fish eye effect on humans~~ it’s hilarious!!

loads of fun~~~

#3 nostalgia [s90]

#4 miniature effect that i love!!! show u the photos in another post…[sx210is]

[btw, i brought 2 cameras this time round - s90 n sx210is...

to differentiate from the photos, the ones with date n time stamp is from the s90]

well well… it was not planned for…

n took various factors to be in place for ZG&WP to come onto the morning time slot… one to be on mc… one to be leading tour … n one important client…

waking up early was tough… n staying awake through the day was even harder…

but i had fun… from the sms to the tweets… THANK YOU!!!!

[thanks to those who refrained from sending us negative feedback too]

hahahaah maybe it went straight to the boss ;p

but i cleared a question that i had for a long long long time ahhaha

i found out what’s the kee in ‘kee zang’ ahhahaah

[it's 碱 as in akaline solution]

thanks to knowledgeable 933 listeners out there ahhaha

also on wed we got funny names for the pandas…

i liked the ping ping pang pang n pan pan da da~~~ so funny!!!

on fri… everyone exchanged childhood memories… i really never ‘ka rubber’ b4… but i played AEIOU n sang ‘top of the world’ hahahhaha n of cos we had our special moments at van cleef aquarium n haw par villa~~~

there’s the ‘dua bey-long’ ‘tok kar’ n zero point!!!! [ so the last part y call sally ah? anyone?!? which reminds me some other game also go~~ sally sally lom cham pass???]

not forgetting five stones, catching [ ya someone reminded got 'home' one]…

happy family, donkey and old maid… tho i dun really recall how to play until ZG say ‘u have to ask if so n so is at home one?’

oh oh there’s pick up sticks too~~~ n lotsa more…

feel free to share it here if u missed the morning show~~~

cheers to the memorable n beautiful period of our lives~~~

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動物園新來了一隻獅子。

在餵食的時候，其他的獅子都吃牛排，這隻新獅子只分配到一根香蕉，

起初這隻新來的獅子以為自己資淺，不以為意。

但隔了幾天，牠實在受不了，就開口問了其中一隻獅子：

「為什麼你們每天都在吃牛排，而我只能吃香蕉？」

資深的獅子回答說：

「因為我們這個動物園，獅子的人事凍結，你佔的是猴子的缺。」

…… 這是什麼狀況? > *_* <

這隻新來的獅子再問了其中一隻獅子：

「為什麼隔壁那隻土狗子也在吃牛排，而我還是只能吃香蕉？不能換個缺嗎？」

「因為你佔的是猴子的缺。他佔的是老虎的缺，最重要的是 -………………………………………………………….

那隻狗是園長介紹來的！」

職場上的不公平

你花很長時間做一件事時，就是「動作太慢」

上司花了很長時間做一件事時，就是「思考縝密」

你做事不細心，就是「粗心大意」
上司做事不細心，就是「事情太多」

你赴約遲到叫做「不守時」
上司赴約遲到就是「因為太忙」

你犯了錯，是因為「你是個白癡」
上司犯了錯，就是「因為他也是人」

你和同事打成一片，就是「搞小圈圈」
上司和同事打成一片，就是「平易近人」

你加班就顯示「效率太低」
上司加班表示他「廢寢忘食」

你在上班時間講笑話，會「影響工作」
上司在辦公時間講笑話，可以「活絡氣氛」

你做了不屬於你該做的事，就是「越權了」
上司做了不屬於他該做的事，就是「富有主動精神」

你堅持自己的立場，就是「太固執」
上司堅持自己的立場，就是「講原則」

你忽略了某項規章，就是「違反規定」
上司忽略了某項規章，就是「不拘小節」

你討好上司，就是「拍馬屁」
上司討好他的上司，就是「配合度高」

你不在辦公室時，被罵「到處閒逛」
上司不在辦公室時，一定是「忙於公事」

你在社交應酬中喝多了一點，就成了「不識大體」
上司在社交應酬中喝多了一點就是「很豪爽，沒架子」

你因病請假一天，就被批評「怎麼老是生病」
上司因病，一天沒來，就「一定是病得不輕」

你若請假，就「一定是去做別的事情了」
上司若請假，就「一定是太勞累了」

相較之下，你會覺得很不公平吧？那當然囉！
實際上，職場上根本就沒有真正的公平；
更確切地說，上司與下屬之間沒有真正的公平，
這也是亙古不變的真理！

面對這種不公平，你也許會感到心理不平衡，
但是?我們必須走出這種心理不平衡的泥淖，
應該以正面心態，看待職場上的不公平，
提高自身的抗壓力，勇敢面對現實，
以積極、樂觀的心態去面對!

「世上沒有永遠的公平」
上班族對這一點都應有清楚的認識、並做好準備，
才能讓自己有能力去承受不公平的壓力。

當然……這就是人生…..這就是成長

extracted from internet~~~

家有喜事～～

转眼间，孩子长大，娶老婆了～～

几时轮到他们呢？

lastly… a group photo of the 长辈～～

after staying a night in the old town of cesky krumlov…

we got up early so as to seize the day~~

‘we are on the road again~~~’

i hate waking up early… but i have to admit sometimes u get amazing pictures with the change in the morning lighting

various colours n weather on the way to prague~~

first things first… old town square~~

up to the prague castle~~~

next must-go place : charles bridge

u prob noticed 2 diff lightings, yes i went back to prague town the next morning…

yes… it’s another xmas market~~~

i went up the astronomical clock tower… those ‘dots’ were people gathered to watch the astronomical clock…

for the less-than-a-minute action at the top of the hour~~~

my fave food in europe~~~

~THE END~ of the winter europe trip i mean…

after several days on the luxurious ‘floating’ hotel, it’s time it docked n bid farewell to us~~~

so we parted at linz~~ bye~~~

we spent some time at linz~~~

then it’s time to move on~~~

before hitting prague, stopover at cesky krumlov!!

Český Krumlov is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, best known for the fine architecture and art of the historic old town and Český Krumlov Castle. Old Český Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was given this status along with the historic Prague castle district. ~wikipedia.org~

but it was raining~~~ quite heavily~~~ n i had no umbrella!!!

look carefully n u can prob spot droplets…

check out the view at night~~~ nice hor~~~ but still raining!!!

lastly… a familiar brand in cesky krumlov~~~

next stop : prague, final stop of the winter europe holiday~~