By Korea From Korea

It's not about Korea trip at all coz I haven't been to Korea yet. It's something related to Korea. Korea is getting lots of public attention after the famous Korean drama series, Winter Sonata. Since then, everything is Korea; visit Korea, Korean foods, Korea movie and drama and etc.

During my trip to KL for my Advanced Diploma convocation, Andrew brought Vincent, Marina and I to have a taste of Korea cuisine. Somewhere near Ampang and where we reach there, there was lots of Korea restaurant. At there, can consider as Korean village. I forget the restaurant that we choose but I know it was my first time to taste Korean food. Hehehe...

Vincent and Andrew

Marina and I are holding something

By the way, what are both of us holding? My diploma classmate, Adeline went to Korea for her company trip. So cool, man! How I wish my future company could organise a company trip? I just love trip. Adeline purposely came down from Melaka to attend the convocation. It was really touching. So from her trip to Korea, she bought sourvenir for us. Below is the small but cute gift from her.

Looks like Year 2008 is something from Korea to me. Besides Korean cuisine and Korea sourvenir, I also get to know a friend from Korea. If you had read my post on Paris, you will know her. Yes, Kyung Hee. Until now, we still keep in touch with each other via MSN. It's so cool and fun to get more friends from different places especially those with different culture and languages.

Last January, while chat with her, she told me that she had the intention to come Malaysia to pay a visit. And suddenly she asked "Are your place located in Kota Kinabalu?". Gosh, it a huge shock for me as not much people know where is Kota Kinabalu located. I didn't means Kota Kinabalu is not famous among visitors but if you compare with Kuala Lumpur, which one most people know the most? She told me that Kota Kinabalu is famous among Korean people. Maybe this is because there is a direct flight from Kota Kinabalu to Seoul, Korea. I still remember when I was on my way back to KK for holiday, I took MAS and the guy sit next to me is Korean. Our own local stewardess try to communicate with him but failed. At the end, a Korean stewardness appear. At that moment, I realised that this flight is transit flight from KL to KK and from KK to Korea. But so sad that Kyung Hee told me lately that she can't come to KK due to some reasons behind. Anyway, Kyung Hee, you're welcome anytime!

Our first night in Berlin, Germany

Last but not least, a small gift from Kyung Hee as what she consider "friendship gift". Hahaha.

At last, I got pair. The left side, guy is given by my Girl Guides junior and right side, lady is from Kyung Hee. Both are 100% made from Korea

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CNY Eve Dinner 2009

It's coming and it is less than few hours. Everyone is waiting to receive the red packet fill with "ka-ching". Wear red clothes, visit friends and relatives, play fire crackers, and not forgeting gambling which will happens tomorrow.

Tonite is Chinese New Year Eve and every family is having reunion dinner. Wanna know what my family having for dinner this year? Prepare for yourself....

Bai Kut Wang or Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs

Mix vegetables

Curry Chicken

Fried chicken, fried prawn & fried fish

Roasted duck

Fish ball, cuttlefish ball, prawn ball, prawn ball, chicken ball and veggie for steamboat

Fried mee with char siew, egg, fish cakes, veggie and mushroom

AND MORE FOODS!!!! All is cook by my mom!

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Around Europe in 20 Days [Part 7 - Italy]

28th - 29th September 2008

This will be my last post of Italy. Let me introduce 2 wonderful city of Italy

Verona

Verona is a city in the northern Italy. It is one of the main tourist destinations in north-esatern Italy, due to its artistic heritage, several annual fairs, shows and operas, such as the lyrical season in the Arena, the ancient amphitheatre built by the Romans.

City of Verona and Verona's Roman Arena is on the right.

Besides that, we visit ancient Verona, where Romeo and Juliet played out their tragic love affair. From there, we could visit Juliet's balcony as well as Juliet statue. You must grab this chance to touch Juliet right boob as they believe you will find your true love. Believe it or not, just touch it!

Juliet's balcony

Remember to touch Juliet's right boob at Verona

Venice

Last city of Italy that we visit. This is one of the place that I looking forward besides Paris. Venice has been known as the "City of Water", "City of Bridge" and "City of Light". It is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Venice is world famous for its canals as it built on an island.

St. Mark's Square and Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs, Doges Palace, the Campanile and Rialto Bridge are the main sightseeing of Venice.

St Mark's Basilica

Venice trip is incomplete without a ride through the canals in a gondola. Gondola is the classical Venetian boat which now is mostly used for tourists, weddings and other occasions.

Gondola

Our ride in gondola

Besides gondola, Venice is famous for its masks and pigeons.

Different typical masks worn during the Carnival of Venice

The friendly pigeons

After our ride in gondola, we walking around for few hours for shopping spree and shooting time again. Then at last, we decide to go back early to our camp to have a nice sleep as we were too tired. The funny thing about Venice is there is no sign board and we simply keep walking, turning left and right and at the end, we end up going back to the same place we were just now. So at last, we decide to take waterbuses. A boat looks alike bus on the water! It is quite interesting anyway.

At night, this is the first time we joined the other tourmembers to the pub and bar. They had persuaded us many times to join them but we refuse. But this night is special as we being requested by Pete Murray to dress up in Toga using the white bed sheet. What! Dress up in bed sheet. At first, we felt a little bit insecure to join but we had promise Ms Sarah that we will join them. So, in order not to dissapointed her, we join at last. So here is how we dress...

I really had a wonderful and unforgetable moments at Venice. If I had the chance to go Italy once again, Venice will be my choice.

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Around Europe in 20 Days [Part 6 - Italy]

27th September 2008

Vatican City

Early morning, we had to do exercise before going to the Vatican City. What I means was we were run again because our Miss Sarah scare of the long queue. This time the whole tourmembers run together and suddenly Andrew said a funny words. He said "Looks like we are signing for running tour." It was really funny. When we reach, it is really almost long queue and the tour haven't start yet. We were so lucky that time coz on that day, it was "TOURIST DAY", which means every entrance fee is FOC! Vatican city is the smallest state in the world by both population and area. Overall, the tour is quite boring :P.. However, we had the have the opportunity to see some of the finestworks of art in the world - the paintings in the Sistine Chape.
VATICAN CITY is the only country in d world that can LOCK ITS OWN GATES AT NIGHT!!

Though it is d SMALLEST COUNTRY in d world, It has its own phone company,radio,T.V stations,money and stamps.
It even has its own army,the historic SWISS GUARD..

"Sources: soldier 7"

Rome

Exactly at 12 pm, the tour finish and we continue our journey to visit Rome's ancient monuments. Besides that, we were on our way to meet Liong Sung and our senior, Gan. While waiting for them, we take this chance to enter Colosseum as it is free. If it wasn't free, the entrance fee cost 11 pound which approximate to RM55.

At last, we meet Liong Sung and Gan. After meeting them, Liong Sung said he was hungry and want to have his consider lunch. On the way to find some nice and cheap place to eat, we visit Victor Emmanuel Monument. This is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, who is the first king of a unified Italy.

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Lunta Island - Krabi Thailand‏

I was checking my hotmail and I received this mail from my diploma classmate, Sherlie. So, I decided to save those pictures and post at here.

Nice right? Feel like relaxing and have a peaceful mind at there.

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Around Europe in 20 Days [Part 5 - Italy]

26th September 2008

Orvieto

Orvieto is the third city of Italy that we visit. It is a historic hilltop city. We took cable car which almost looks alike Penang Bendera Hill's cable car but we didn't need to change twice to reach to our destination. The main focus of Orvieto is the Orvieto Cathedral or known as Duomo di Orvieto. The cathedral’s façade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the 14th to the 20th century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors.

Rome

Next, we heading to Italy's capital, The Eternal City of Rome. After been through this wonderful and enriching tour, I think the day my foot step on Rome was my unforgetable day. There were 2 stories that I like to share with u all. We reached Rome on 26th September 2008. This date is special because is was my Queen of my heart birthday. Besides that, it was my classmate and also my housemate, Liong Sung birthday. So, we gave him a call to wish him. He told me that those who join Ken Air tour maybe somewhere around Rome. I was like is it impossible for us to meet them at Rome? OK, before I continue with my story, let me introduce some interesting places of Rome. First of all, Miss Sarah introduce us the Spanish Steps. These set of stairs is the longest and widest staircase in all Europe. It is also the craziest step which was crowded with people.

Spanish Steps. Alamak, so many people!

Next to the Spanish Steps was the Barcaccia Fountain. Miss Sarah told us that it is safety for us to refill water from this fountain.

Andrew refill his water to his bottle from Barcaccia Fountain.

Now the story continue from here. While waiting for my tourmate to refill their water, I was thinking of what Liong Sung told me. My eyes are keep searching and my mind is keep on thinking that will I able to see my other friends who join Ken Air tour? Suddenly I saw a gal that seems so similar was taking the fountain photo. Is that Jing Ying? Then I saw a guy and he is waving to me. And that guy is Joe Tan. I was so shocked and I shouted to Vincent, who was beside me that time that I saw them. It was really them. We were so happy when we ran to them and everyone is looking at us. It is so suprise to see them. It is impossible to see them as their tour was started from the Netherland while we started from Paris.

Us and the Ken Air tour members

Miss Sarah asked us if we had the intention to join them. We really wish to join them but it is better to join back our own tour as we unsure either Ken Air tour guide allow or not.

One of the place that u shouldn't miss when visiting Rome was the fountain. This is the fountain I was searching for, Trevi Fountain. Few movies as well as drama had been taken here. If you are TVB lovers, you should seen this in the drama Triumph in the Skies where Flora Chan makes her wish and throw the coin at this fountain. Besides that, the teenager superstar movies such as Hilary Duff "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's movie "When in Rome". Not forgeting a few scenes of Bon Jovi "Thank You for Loving Me" music video was also taken here. Gosh! This place was totally crowded with lots lots lots lots of people and it is very hard to take a nice and beautiful picture unless you are very professional. While strugging to take photo, I found out lots of people was sitting at this fountain with their ice-cream in their hands while enjoying the view. Suddenly I feel like "I need some ice-cream".

Trevi Fountain

After finish with our shooting, we go meet our tourmembers and some of them also eating ice-cream. They told me that ice-cream was sold for 3.50 euro for 5 flavours. Without thinking too much, I straight ran into the ice-cream shop and order my favourite dessert. Andrew, Nicole and Kyong Hee were following my footsteps too. However, 4 of us were unlucky. This is where my second interesting and funny story came. My tour had gone! Miss Sarah gone! All gone! Left these 4 people holding ice-cream in their hand? What should we do? We keep calling Felicia and Vincent for help but it seems impossible for us to find them since both of them also unsure where Miss Sarah gonna bring them. We haven't finish our ice-cream and yet, we need to run like mad Ox to meet the others. Luckily Kyung Hee is so smart and she guess that the next place was Pantheon. Luckily we find the right place and when we reach there, they are having 30 minutes break. Thanks Lord or else, we need to run again!

Fuh!! So tired after run like mad people

The Pantheo and I'm still holding my Gelati

The final places I gonna introduce (By the way, it's was not final but I will continue in the next post as I was too tired to type) is non other than Colosseum.

Me & my tourmates in front of Colosseum

Final part of Italy will be post in the next post. Chiao and Grazie for reading my non-sense post :P!

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