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2006-10-31T00:16:00.000+08:00

Dear all,
I've created a travel blog: www.europaebs.blogspot.com :)
Weather in Germany has turned colder recently...
but the people are as warm as ever... i'm now at ebs... European Business School.
Cheers!

2006-07-19T11:16:00.000+08:00

Dinner!!! before a train ride back to Shanghai... I enjoyed the company of everyone during the trekking... and our lovely tour guide!
~dk

2006-07-19T11:15:00.000+08:00

Interesting water system in Hong Chun Village shaped like a cow digestive system... ha...
~dk

2006-07-19T11:14:00.000+08:00

We visited Hong Chun Village
~dk

2006-07-19T11:10:00.002+08:00

99 loves
~dk

2006-07-19T11:10:00.001+08:00

Visited Lover Gorge
~dk

2006-07-19T11:10:00.000+08:00

The scenery downhill was splendid... we took a cable car up the mountain but had to walk down due to the strong winds and the cable car non-operating.
~dk

2006-07-19T11:05:00.000+08:00

The sunrise teamz!
~dk

2006-07-19T11:04:00.000+08:00

Christabel and Dk
~dk

2006-07-19T11:03:00.000+08:00

Edison and Dk
~dk

2006-07-19T11:00:00.000+08:00

Tian Du Feng... one of the best view peaks on the mountain... but it was raining
~dk

2006-07-19T10:46:00.000+08:00

The Yellow Mountain... we travelled out close to midnight on 14/07... arriving at the base on the morning of 15/07.
~dk

2006-07-19T10:45:00.000+08:00

Safely in Shanghai... CA1361 was the only few planes that weren't delayed... heh...
~dk

2006-07-19T10:44:00.000+08:00

After visiting the "Splendid China"... i left for Shenzhen airport at Bao'An... off to Shanghai!
~dk

2006-07-19T10:43:00.001+08:00

And there's the big scale production that really awed me!
~dk

2006-07-19T10:43:00.000+08:00

They really love dancing & Singing... their courtship is through singing! wow!
~dk

2006-07-19T10:42:00.000+08:00

Me... ha... i travelled in sandals for the entire south-china vacation.
~dk

2006-07-19T10:41:00.002+08:00

Beautiful ladies playing chinese instruments...
~dk

2006-07-19T10:41:00.001+08:00

And of course there was the cultural aspects
~dk

2006-07-19T10:41:00.000+08:00

Heh... I
~dk

2006-07-19T10:40:00.001+08:00

Me at the Great Wall
~dk

2006-07-19T10:40:00.000+08:00

Flying Rainbow Pagoda
~dk

2006-07-19T10:39:00.001+08:00

On the other end of the attraction is the miniature of Chinese wonders... including the Flying Rainbow Pagoda.
~dk

2006-07-19T10:39:00.000+08:00

Taking a photo with a Tibetan lady... she's really pleasant! ^_^
~dk

2006-07-19T10:38:00.000+08:00

The Tibetan Cultural Show... where they taught us the basic Tibet words and the culture... and of course the dances... most of these tribal folks are really carefree and love dancing and singing... they have interesting rites and rituals and are often revolving around the beauty and splendor of nature.
~dk

2006-07-19T10:36:00.000+08:00

These 'actors' are really from the tribal villages.
~dk

2006-07-19T10:35:00.001+08:00

and there's more to see
~dk

2006-07-19T10:35:00.000+08:00

Ah!
~dk

2006-07-19T10:34:00.001+08:00

And there was much martial arts and horseback tricks
~dk

2006-07-19T10:34:00.000+08:00

And there was the grand show on Genhis Kahn... the entire display of strength was impressive
~dk

2006-07-19T10:32:00.001+08:00

A North Korean Tribal House
~dk

2006-07-19T10:32:00.000+08:00

The ShaanBei Caves... these tribal people actually live there!
~dk

2006-07-19T10:31:00.002+08:00

And the mongols
~dk

2006-07-19T10:31:00.001+08:00

I'm really amazed by the different cultures and heritage
~dk

2006-07-19T10:31:00.000+08:00

oh yah... this is the place which houses about 24 or so minority tribe villages (of China)... it's in Shenzhen...
~dk

2006-07-19T10:30:00.001+08:00

A tibetan village in the "Splendid China"
~dk

2006-07-19T10:30:00.000+08:00

Chee-Cheong-Fan at the Lao-jie in Shenzhne
~dk

2006-07-19T10:22:00.000+08:00

Carried my bag in front of me while travelling in Shenzhen
~dk

2006-07-18T16:41:00.001+08:00

Off to Shenzhen
~dk

2006-07-18T16:41:00.000+08:00

My small room!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:40:00.000+08:00

Nathan Road... where I stayed in Hong Kong
~dk

2006-07-18T16:39:00.002+08:00

I ate 2 shares!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:39:00.001+08:00

My yummy breakfast
~dk

2006-07-18T16:39:00.000+08:00

Avenue of Stars... Jackie & I
~dk

2006-07-18T16:38:00.003+08:00

Avenue of Stars
~dk

2006-07-18T16:38:00.002+08:00

Avenue of Stars... Andy Lau
~dk

2006-07-18T16:38:00.001+08:00

Arthur & Dk at Lan Kwai Fong!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:38:00.000+08:00

Beer at Lan Kwai Fong
~dk

2006-07-18T16:37:00.000+08:00

Central... HSBC... SCB
~dk

2006-07-18T16:35:00.001+08:00

Central... BOC Building
~dk

2006-07-18T16:35:00.000+08:00

Central... where the banks are!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:34:00.001+08:00

Dinner with Arthur! :)
~dk

2006-07-18T16:34:00.000+08:00

Since it's not the race season now, the race course is a recreation ground
~dk

2006-07-18T16:33:00.001+08:00

Happy Valley Racecourse
~dk

2006-07-18T16:33:00.000+08:00

While hunting for "Happy Valley" (the race course), i caught a view of two towers!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:32:00.001+08:00

Inspired by Starbucks
~dk

2006-07-18T16:32:00.000+08:00

Visited Lihui in Hong Kong! :) Thanks for lunch... :P let's catch up in Singapore... yeh!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:31:00.000+08:00

Tsing Yi Island Shopping Centre... Hong Kong Summer Sale now
~dk

2006-07-18T16:30:00.001+08:00

On the way to the Ferry Terminal (to board a ferry to Hong kong)... i walked past the peanut farms.
~dk

2006-07-18T16:30:00.000+08:00

Farewell to Val, Kit, Emily! :)
~dk

2006-07-18T16:29:00.001+08:00

An interesting dog in Nansha
~dk

2006-07-18T16:29:00.000+08:00

Chocolate...
~dk

2006-07-18T16:28:00.001+08:00

The Buffet Club
~dk

2006-07-18T16:28:00.000+08:00

The Nansha Folks... yummy buffet!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:27:00.001+08:00

Downtown of Guangzhou... Teemall... where we played bishybashy in arcade!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:27:00.000+08:00

Princess Bakery... one of the best places to eat cakes... breakfast of BoLoBao and Cheesecake...
~dk

2006-07-18T16:26:00.001+08:00

England! :)
~dk

2006-07-18T16:26:00.000+08:00

Yummy Tiramisu Cheesecake at a western restaurant where there's a plane inside the restaurant... and a live one-man band who sings various languages
~dk

2006-07-18T16:25:00.001+08:00

Val & Kit with ice-cream!
~dk

2006-07-18T16:25:00.000+08:00

By the way... there are various pavements along beijing road from different dynasties of China.
~dk

2006-07-18T16:24:00.001+08:00

We ate and ate... this is the Shuang pi Nai (double layer milkz)
~dk

2006-07-18T16:24:00.000+08:00

Visited Guangzhou over the weekend (after a thrilling 26 hour hard-seater train-ride on 14/07)... this is beijing road, which is the most happening street in guangzhou... THANK YOU to Teck, Val, Kit, Emily for showing me around!:)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:12:00.000+08:00

Trying to be funny... Too difficult to be right... ^_^ an update, I am heading for Shenzhen/Guangzhou for the weekend... to go into Hong Kong to settle some immigration matters, and after that I'll be coming back to Shanghai. it's going to be an interesting 25-hour ride by train there... i'm looking forward to meeting my friends! :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:11:00.000+08:00

Back to my roots... Kampung!
~dk

2006-07-06T18:10:00.001+08:00

Together at the Plague with Xiao Hou, who is now with CE Airlines. :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:10:00.000+08:00

A really wonderful husband of Shu Rui, my mentor in the company... :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:08:00.001+08:00

Peddle Peddle Peddle...
~dk

2006-07-06T18:08:00.000+08:00

Our bubbly and funny PA to Laoshi, Qian Neng, who is graduating! :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:07:00.001+08:00

Together with Su Dan on the top of a small knoll... she's a nutritionist... :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:07:00.000+08:00

Couldn't really figure out why the kids love the less than 1m depth pool on the island.
~dk

2006-07-06T18:06:00.001+08:00

Another colleague in the company, Wu Ping at a Youth plague... quiet girl... :) heh
~dk

2006-07-06T18:06:00.000+08:00

ChongGen, our IT expert, at the windmill... very humble and down-to-earth guy.
~dk

2006-07-06T18:05:00.002+08:00

The Nature Reserve
~dk

2006-07-06T18:05:00.001+08:00

At the 9-turns bridge, Shao Bo and I
~dk

2006-07-06T18:05:00.000+08:00

We cycled through the park on the island... Qianneng and I had a double bicycle... Su Dan looks on behind! :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:04:00.000+08:00

ShaoBo... :) Very nice guy from the Northern parts of China. Medical expert... student leader... wow!
~dk

2006-07-06T18:03:00.002+08:00

The bumper car ride was really fun... 3 rounds!
~dk

2006-07-06T18:03:00.001+08:00

At Chong Ming Island (off Shanghai)... where my laoshi brought us for a company tour to celebrate some graduating interns :)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:03:00.000+08:00

A wonderful Sunday with R&S
~dk

2006-07-06T18:02:00.002+08:00

Street Soccer at the Shanghai 80,000 Stadium
~dk

2006-07-06T18:02:00.001+08:00

The crowd as in full-force so the police had to be activiated to maintain order in xiangyang market
~dk

2006-07-06T18:02:00.000+08:00

Xiang Yang Market... famous for the imitations and bargains... closed on Friday just last week... aww...
~dk

2006-07-06T18:01:00.001+08:00

Another theme for Raffles City the next day (really fast right... reminds me of Raffles City back home in Singapore)
~dk

2006-07-06T18:01:00.000+08:00

A variety show at Raffles City in Shanghai... some singing competition for duets
~dk

2006-07-06T18:00:00.000+08:00

Breadtalk went on World-cup frenzy!
~dk

2006-07-06T17:59:00.002+08:00

The first SMU Gathering (Shanghai)!
~dk

2006-07-06T17:59:00.001+08:00

Trying hard not to laugh (At the RBT with Chenxin)... Andy refused to take photo. :P
~dk

2006-07-06T17:59:00.000+08:00

Scumptious meal at the Real Brewed Tea
~dk

2006-07-06T17:58:00.001+08:00

Real Brewed Tea (a nice eating place which I visited with Chenxin and Andy, both from the States)
~dk

2006-07-06T17:58:00.000+08:00

Quite a splendid sight above!
~dk