Bangkok 25th - 29th April 08

Well Bkk certainly hasnt changed much since the last time i was there.. this time we spent a lot more time shopping.. bulk of our time went to Platinum, MBK, Siam Discovery, Siam Paragon etc.. and of coz Chatuchak and Suan Lum Night Bazaar.

Typical BKK weather is hot and humid.. or wet and gross. When its hot and humid.. we were in Chatuchak.. im glad i brought a fan along! when it was wet and gross, we were at Suan Lum! It was pouring and the roofs were leaking.. the pavements were flooded and the shops were closing. We decided to brave the rain and run into the nearest cab possible... not expecting the roads to be filled with mid-calf murky water. It was actually quite a funny sight to see 4 girls running into the cab.. splashing the water at each other.

I think the best shopping experience was in Platinum.. airconditioned.. with Dunkin Donuts and "manly" beef noodles. who can ask for more? the prices of the stuff were a lot better than the bazaars.. just that im so sick of hearing them say "3 piece whole sale price..." "one piece no discount" luckily we travelled with 'helpful' shoppers who didnt mind getting an extra piece.

i think the next time i go Bangkok, i'll probably be spending most of my time in Siam XX shoppping centres and platinum.. never MBK or the bazaars!

Outside Bangkok City Inn

Inside Bangkok City Inn with 4 girls

Platinum

Novotel Thai Food

Somboon Seafood
Siam Paragon

Central World

Bye Bangkok!

New York 22nd - 29th Dec 07

Weee!!! NY NY NY~~ shopping shopping shopping!! Its been a long time since i've seen my dear bro (actually only 9mths) so he graciously offered to fly me over and spend his cash! weeee i was lucky enough to get a large space with no on sitting beside me!

on the plane

just arrived at brother's apartment

my colleagues sponsored me two tix to Blue Man Grp!

comedy club

met a grp of SMU exchange students

times square at night

times square during the day

Fifth Avenue packed with people!

Taking a break in Tiff & Co. Nope didnt buy anything thing..

Rockefella Centre

Rockefella Xmas Tree

Erm..XXX Church

Empire State Building

Soho with Neil and friend

I AM LEGEND!! Washington Square Park

Ever seen puppys on display? Go to West Village.

It has Marc Jacobs Factory Outlet too.

This section is fully dedicated to foooddd... i think thats why i gained weight?

Sushi of Gari

Fatty looking Breakfast

Xmas eve Dinner! Very good indeed

Haha look at the Gingerbread house

Neil and company went to eat Indian Food in East Village.

Chickalicious! very good.. East village as well.

Japanese Tea at Takashimaya

Cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery at West Village. Very good i hear.. too bad i didnt have a chance to try it!

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Now i wish i could go back to NY to shop and eat and shop and eat.. spend like 2 weeks instead of 1... oh wells...another time i guess!

Sydney 8th - 11th Nov 07

Oh my first trip to Sydney!!!

Hunter Valley

Having a beer

Grp Shot

With Adam, Derek and Yas


With Fred
With Sydney!

With Lifeguards and Adam's "Beach"

With YM, Yas, XX and Adam's good looking brothers

Poker Night

Parting Shot


My last impression of Sydney. I sure had a great time! Explains why i wanna go to Aussie for my grad trip!

Vietnam 2nd - 9th Aug 07

Vietnam is one of my favoriate Asian countries. Cheap shopping, interesting sights and delicious food. I went to HCMC a few years back for YEP, and boy I had fun there. For those who havent been, you should really go soon! Its developing so fast, I wished it could just stop.

Hanoi

Our first stop was Hanoi, the oooolllldddd city. Hanoi itself is pretty small, but surrounded by many interesting villages, all named after what they are famous for. So there's like Noodles Village, Pots Village... yah but too bad we didnt get to go there! We spent most of the time exploring the Old Quarter, the Returning Sword Lake, went to the HCM Musuems and of coz, hunting for the most interesting food recommended by Lonely Planet. Only two things i didnt like abt Hanoi: The traffic is a killer , and the weather was so darn hot. I was like sweating thru my berms! Yucks i know. We walked along the small alleys, sat on those tiny stools drinking coffee along the streets, ate in the D graded street kitchens with 1.5m ceilings, visited those posh art galleries that were ironically situated next to those street kitchens... thats is vietnam.

Feeling cranky upon arriving in Hanoi. Tried and hungry.

What do u call that again?

ooh tibits

Famous Gate in Hanoi

Fruit Vendors

67 Hang Dieu Rd. Must try!

Returning Sword Lake

Shoe Shopping

Night Activity

Riding on the Xe-on


Some army museum

Eel Noodles

Water Puppet Show

Interesting dinner we had...

Halong Bay

Here we go on our 2D1N cruise along the Halong Bay.. the trip took 3 hrs i think? and when we arrived, the port was packed with people! Mostly ang mohs actually. Quite a drastic switch...We started our journey climbing onto the different junk boats, quite an adventure! We sailed for pretty much the whole day, finally docking in this quiet harbour. Did minimal swimming, maximum poker/dai dee. It was still very hot though!!! Not a highly recommended tour if u love the white sandy beaches and clear sea waters.. its something like Sentosa...

Ho Chi Minh City

Man so many things changed. I dont remember where my favourite hunts were anymore! The hotel we stayed in was like 10 times better than Camellia Hotel (met this grp of weird Singaporeans at the lobby and most prob the same grp during breakfast the next day. Possibly SMU kids! arh!) So we went to Ben Tham Market.. the boys made their suits, i just walked ard nothing much actually.. we tried to find that dvd haven but it was replaced by this mega big shopping mall now.. luckily we managed to find another dvd shop! $1 sgd for 1! how cheap! We also went for this ultimate 1st class spa at Qi Spa... damn good! its under shisedo.. after the spa we really didnt feel like doing anything.. except nuaaaa...

Ben Tham Market

Bo Tang Xeo

Outside the Post office

French Food