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day 6 Huế~~

November 2, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

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

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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~

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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~

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next, the Thien Mu pagoda

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yes… the rain just came on~~~

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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~

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



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danang day 5 part 2

October 10, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

been sooooo long huh…

so… this half day shall be short :)

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

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nicely lighted up at night…

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

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

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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’

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payback time~~~ :)


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day 5 danang~~ part1

August 22, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

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

n just walk around the hotel area first~~~

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rather busy lil street~~

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

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the cat found a nice corner in the provision shop!

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off to the danang museum of CHAM sculpture…

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

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sort of conservation as well…

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

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a painting of uncle ho?

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look closer~~ it’s silk embroidery~~~

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next… the pink cathedral…

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ssshhhhh~~~

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

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the Han market has almost everything~~~


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the most dramatic day~~~

August 2, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

it started quite well…

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

but hot~~~

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

cos the shoes were too tight…

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

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

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

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not long after we checked in… the rain came…

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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?]

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

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the view from the window!!!!!

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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~~~

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

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

alas maybe just not fated la!!

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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!!!

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

[the current general manager is a singaporean]


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day 3 @ hoi an…

July 12, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

i was pleasantly surprised to see a snorkelling day trip!!!

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but… i was totally unaware of this activity b4 departure… n hence i left my contact lenses n underwater camera at home~~~ but that’s not stopping me~~~ ;p

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the arrangement so far has not been satisfactory…

but i reminded myself… this is not spore, cannot expect too much~~

first of all… to cham island n a short walk  around the small fishing village~~

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yummy~~~~ says the fly~~~

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after the hot scorching walk, it’s time for snorkelling… but not before going to this island so that people can change into their swimsuit for swimming. [compare this with the swimming at the beach situation on day2 n it really puzzled me greatly...]

no underwater camera… hence…

then again the fishes are quite countable la~~

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the widespread for lunch~~~ [which is slightly different from the food served for vietnamese, n that left us wondering if foreigners n locals pay the same price?]

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taken with the miniature effect… the effect is so unreal…

yet so pro-like ahhahah

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he is the boatman… boat captain… a fellow vietnamese on the boat gave him the pair of sunglasses~~~ n his look inspired me to try this …

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n nope… i din not buy it~~~

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after a short break with an iced coffee, it;s time to head to old town again~~~

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the sunset… n the change of colours were fascination~~~

it felt like hokkaido’s otaru canal, some european town~~

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this charming old town awaits your arrival~~~


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#1 colour accent [both cameras]

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

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blues~~~

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yellow/greenish~~~

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

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red again~~~

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

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

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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]


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day2 @ hoi an

July 8, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

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大红灯笼高高挂~~

In 1999, the old town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences.

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Hội An attracts a fair number of tourists, also being a well-established place on the backpacker trail. Many visit for the numerous art and craft shops and tailors, who produce made-to-measure clothes for a fraction of the Western price. Several Internet cafés, bars and restaurants have opened along the riverfront. Hội An is famed for its centuries old cao lầu noodle. The town is also famed for its unique lanterns. ~ extracted from wikipedia~

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Hoi An, once known as Faifo, was a major international port in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the foreign influences are discernible to this day. While the serious shipping business has long since moved to Da Nang, the heart of the city is still the Old Town, full of winding lanes and Chinese-styled shophouses, which is particularly atmospheric in the evening as the sun goes down. While almost all shops now cater to the tourist trade, the area has been largely preserved as is, which is unusual in Vietnam, and renovation has proceeded slowly and carefully – it’s mercifully absent of towering concrete blocks and karaoke parlors.~extracted from wikitravel~

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Entry to all historical sites in Hoi An is via a coupon system, where 75,000 dong (US$5) gets you a ticket that can be used to enter five attractions: one museum, one old house, one assembly hall, the handicraft workshop (and traditional music show) or the traditional theater, and either the Japanese Covered Bridge or the Quan Cong Temple. Tickets are sold at various entry points into the Old Town, including Hai Ba Trung Street, and also at some of the attractions, including the Cantonese Assembly Hall.~extracted from wikitravel~

hmmm… to update u… in case u r going… it’s 90,000dong now le…

n hor… they never check if it’s museum or old house or assembly hall or whatever la… just any 5. n by right u should visit all 5 in one day cos the coupon is dated la… BY right… hmmm… but hor… they never really check the date tho~~ ;p

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after walking around the old town for several hours under the HOT sun…

we decided to do it their way too… go back to air-con room n rest~~~

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after a cold shower n a short nap ;p… it’s time to check out the area outside the hotel…

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like i have mentioned? we are at a beach resort…

n the cua dai beach is a v popular place with the locals too…

imagine all the motorcycles x 3/4pax each~~~

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it’s like a beach party or some carnival ongoing~~~

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n most of the locals dun change into swimwear or beachwear…

they go into the water in whatever they come with… n ‘air-dry’

then walk home or walk to the parking lot to get home on their motobike~~~

SO COOL~~~


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hmmm i think it’s some kind of ‘spring roll’… wrapped like the big otah in spore

the white part is like our chui kuey~~ the orangy part… i dunno hahaha

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this is yummy~~~ the soup is a lil like tom yum, but not so spicy~~~

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close up of ‘quang’ which is like 2 layers of slim slim kuey tiao…

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the ‘pale’ corn… not v tasty per my friend~~~

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it’s like chu mi fen soup~~~

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lastly… pho bo… 3 different noodles at the hotel’s buffet breakfast~~

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another speciality of Hoi An – Cao Lau!!! [what a name~~ ;p]IMG_0835a

cheap cheap~~~ i think VND10,000 is about SGD0.75

this is from one of the local restaurants in Hoi An old town~~~

suppose to have long queue but there wasn’t any~~~

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spring roll + grilled squid + grilled chicken + noodles + 2 drinks = VND180,000

the restaurant opposite the hotel… full dao~~~

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lastly… dinner at roadside stall 路边摊 @ hoi an ancient town

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the seasonings… the viet must have – fish sauce, lime n chilli

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it’s cao lau again~~~

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the grilled pork noodles… [somehow the pork is usu more chewy than tender]

but still yummy la… the noodles usu come with loads of mixed veggies…

maybe that’s y they are all so slim~~~

part 2 will feature food in danang~~~ *slurp*


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vietnam~~~ 26jun-3jul 2010

July 6, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

FIRST time in vietnam… some ppl say nice… some ppl say not nice…

well well well… it’s for me to find out!!!

first… it was supposed to be a 7am flight… then it was retimed to 10am…

well… at least there was notification via sms more than 12 hours before that…

but it affected our connecting flight to danang airport…

so… got a few hours to spare at HCM airport…

lunch!!!! is instant noodles with beef balls n 3 layered tea~~~

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so… all in all… plus a lil delay at HCM airport… n lots of babies crying on board…

we arrived at danang at 5pm i think… *yawn*

[danang is in central vietnam... almost mid point between hanoi n HCM]

right outside the airport… haggle for a taxi to go to Hoi An…

first the taxi driver insisted that we pay according to the meter… but the price was standard n agreed outside the airport at US$15 or VND290,000. [meter is 300,000++]

of cos we refused… gave him VND290,000 n wanted to check in the hotel…

TAR-DAH~~~ the gals at the reception told us… ‘sorry wrong hotel… your hotel is about 1km down the road’!!!! ||| so we hopped onto another taxi to get to our lovely hotel~~~

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the pillowcase n lampshade reminds u of where u are…

in case u wake up in the middle of the night n forget where u r? ahaah

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after a long day of JUST travelling… too tired to get out le…

even at the hotel restaurant… must eat local food… BEEF PHO~~~

~end of DAY 1~


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3 days of 周公&巫婆

June 20, 2010
posted by bukoh mary

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~~~radiobuilding


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