tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65750521943281740382024-03-06T11:09:20.083+07:008815 in Bangkokrandom happenings/musings of my life8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-27966577030272505602014-03-02T00:11:00.001+07:002014-08-12T19:17:56.033+07:00What?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Diarrhea and still able to swim.. These persons must be good. =)<br />
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Spotted at the Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey.<br />
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Till my next blogpost, stay healthy! =)</div>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-38558891612205968102014-02-14T21:36:00.000+07:002014-02-15T08:18:14.938+07:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today's a real special day! It is the Western and Chinese Valentine's Day! Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">15th day of Chinese New Year</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> which is today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many years ago, today, when I was based in Malaysia for work, some single girlfriends and I threw oranges into the river on in the hope of finding our life partner. I found my life partner (now the love of my life, my best friend and father of my son) a couple of years later. =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you have found that someone special, embrace his every cell, don't try to change any part of him and build a beautiful life with him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Till my next blog post, tell someone 'I love u'! =)</span></div>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-54837472512217283682014-02-03T08:19:00.000+07:002014-02-03T20:33:53.592+07:00Happy Year of the Wood Horse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's the fourth day of the Chinese New Year today and hope it is not too late to wish all 'A HEALTHY AND PROPEROUS YEAR OF THE HORSE'!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Till my next blog post, everybody lo-hei! =)</span></div>
8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-10126400636890429542013-12-29T15:44:00.001+07:002013-12-29T15:44:46.297+07:00Switzerland Hotels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hotel accommodation is very important to me when I go on my holidays. For business trips, I can still tolerate mediocre hotels but not for my own personal holidays. I like to know that I am going back to rest and relax in a nice hotel room after a day or sightseeing/hiking/shopping/eating. I do not need the hotel to be luxurious or 5/6-star rated but at least it should be modern, clean, comfortable and located in a safe area.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do my research and ask around for recommendations when booking hotels. Most of the time, I am happy with my choices but once in a while, I do have to live with disappointment. =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some friends have been asking me about my accommodations while in Switzerland earlier this year, so I have summarized it here. Hopefully, it can be of use to you as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FYI: You can find my trip itinerary <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/08/summer-in-switzerland.html" target="_blank">here</a> and the map below.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed at the Walhalla Hotel which is very close to the Zurich HB. My sister and her family have stayed here before and she recommended it to me. We had room 501 which, I think, is one of the very few rooms that can take 3 and more people. The room faces the evening sun and days are long during summer, so we found the room to be too warm for us. We asked for an extra fan to cool down the room. I booked the hotel directly with the hotel's website and it is CHF261 per night for a triple economy room with breakfast. Being an Asian, I am used to having a minibar and fridge in the room but this hotel does not have both. So, if you are looking for a cold beer at night, do buy some from the convenience store on your way back to the hotel or go to the pubs nearby.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed at a tiny hotel called Alphorn Hotel. The rooms are also tiny and the extra bed that they have put in for my 11-year-old son looks like it is more suitable for toddlers. Nonetheless, my son said the bed is actually quite 'comfy'. Location-wise, the hotel is a bit farther away from the main tourist areas but it is within walking distance from the Interlaken Ost station. The plus point about this is the hotel is very quiet with no traffic sound at night. The lady who runs the place is quite fierce but efficient (very Swiss). The room is CHF180 per night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed at the Dufour Hotel. This is my favorite hotel for this trip. The hotel has no lift but the strong lady owner helped us carried our luggage up to the room! G<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">ood-sized room with a balcony which opens up to a majestic view of the Matterhorn. The service and breakfast were excellent. I will definitely recommend the hotel to friends and return to stay if I visit Zermatt again. The room is CHF228 per night.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed at the Best Western HotelBern. There are a few Best Westerns in Bern and I think I chose this one because of its price and close proximity to the train station. This is my least favorite hotel for this trip. It has no character and is typical of a chain hotel. I think it caters to tour groups as well which is something that I don't like. The only good thing about this hotel that I can remember is the room that was allocated to the 3 of us was a larger room with an extra area for round table that made it feel less like a chain hotel room. It is CHF212.50 per night per room with no breakfast.</span></span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-26847442259141934472013-12-28T21:14:00.000+07:002013-12-28T21:14:04.914+07:00Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My son went on his school residential trip last month for a week and since I have no mummy duties and I desperately need to take some time off my work, I rewarded myself with a girlfriend trip to South Korea. My best girlfriend is awesome and a great travel partner.</span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continuing my summer holiday in Switzerland.... On day 9, we went to Lucerne. We did not go to Mount Pilatus or Mount Rigi or the lake cruises (we had our fair share of hiking and mountains at <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/09/hiking-ebenalp.html" target="_blank">Ebenalp</a>, <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/09/interlaken-and-jungfraujoch.html" target="_blank">Interlaken</a> and <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/10/zermatt-where-people-go-and-see.html" target="_blank">Zermatt</a>) and so, we decided to wear our city shoes and clothes and did the city walking tour.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a 'break' of 2 blog posts totally unrelated to my summer holiday in Switzerland, I am now back to continue with days 5 to 7 of our adventure.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We spent 3 days in Zermatt to enjoy some more hiking and the fantastic views of the Matterhorn. We were lucky that we had beautiful sunny days. It started to rain heavily only towards the end of our stay in Zermatt. =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Day 5, we travelled from Interlaken Ost to Zermatt. We checked ourselves into Hotel Dufour. It is a beautiful hotel. Good-sized room with a balcony which opens up to a view of the Matterhorn. The service and breakfast were excellent. I will definitely recommend the hotel to friends and return to stay if I visit Zermatt again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Day 7, we took the train up to Gornergrat. It was freezing up there and it rained a bit. We took the train back down to Riffelap and hiked from there back to Zermatt.</span></span></div>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-3631538359179886792013-10-12T21:34:00.000+07:002013-10-12T21:34:02.570+07:00Photo App from A Beautiful Mess<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wrote about <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-favorite-photo-apps.html" target="_blank">my favorite photo apps</a> last August and 1 year later, I am still using Labelbox and less so of the other 3 apps.</span><br />
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I am in love with the photo app from A Beautiful Mess right now. I love the very unique and handmade fonts that they have. They turn normal pictures into something meaningful for people to remember. I love jazzing up my pictures and send them to my friends for a good laugh and smile. =)</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-84277629749402682472013-10-10T15:58:00.001+07:002013-10-10T15:58:43.359+07:00Making more rubber stamps ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I discovered the joy of <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/06/making-your-own-rubber-stamps-and.html" target="_blank">making rubber stamps</a> a few months ago and am still loving it. I am still doing letters and words. Sharing with you some of the rubber stamps that I have made ...</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-59512784629381831682013-09-17T12:07:00.001+07:002013-09-17T12:07:45.408+07:00Interlaken and Jungfraujoch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The highlight for me was the boat trip from Brienz back to Interlaken. I loved it! It was very relaxing, the weather was great and the wind blowing at me made me feel so light and happy. </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our first hike in Switzerland was an easy hike at Ebenalp. We took the cable car up to Ebenalp and took a short loop hike - Ebenalp-Wildkirchli-Ascher-Ebenalp. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hike is supposedly to take 50 minutes. But we stopped numerous times to have lunch and ice cream, take photos, drink water, enjoy the views, watch the hang-gliders, etc, that it took us more than 2 hours to do the loop. But, no regrets. We had a great time. =)</span></div>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-30709570724072281252013-09-07T15:37:00.001+07:002013-09-07T15:37:55.620+07:00Appenzell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our second day in Switzerland was spent at Appenzell, a small village about 100km east of Zurich. Our agenda for day was to check out the richly decorated facade of the buildings in Appenzell, have some Appenzeller beer and to do some easy hiking around Ebenalp.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our main modes of transport in Switzerland are the train and our feet. We bought the a pair of Swiss Passes and my son was given a free pass (Free Family Pass). On the hindsight, we should have planned our trip more carefully to maximize our return on the passes. The Swiss Pass is available for 4, 8, 15 or 22 days. And we were in Switzerland for 11 days. We should have gone for 8 or 15 days.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The village is a small. Other than the beautiful, fariy tale-like facades, also look for the shops selling cheese and the Appenzeller Brewery.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I went in here with then intention of buying some cheese.<br />But, oh man! I don't think I can work here, the smell was too over-whelming for me.<br />Smell from a slice of cheese vs smell from a whole shop-full of Appenzeller cheese is very different.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Inside the Appenzeller Brewery.<br />There are audio tours in various European languages and a short video.<br />The actual brewery that brews the beer is off limits.</span></td></tr>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-87974410404555476192013-08-27T08:07:00.001+07:002013-09-10T08:18:38.150+07:00Rhine Falls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My first tourist attraction in Switzerland, Rhine Falls. Europe's largest plain waterfall. It is easily accessible from Zurich via the train. It is super crowded but it is very spectacular and standing at the platform right next to the mighty torrent of water is worth the visit. =)</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-25483886098342415452013-08-25T15:40:00.001+07:002013-10-28T08:46:51.031+07:00Summer in Switzerland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent 10 beautiful summer days with my family in Switzerland last month! It was one of my best holidays so far. I did not checked my work email and my colleagues were very co-operative and did not call me at all! I did not think about work, I just took it very easy, relaxed and enjoyed. It's so liberating!! =)</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 2: took a short hike around <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/09/hiking-ebenalp.html" target="_blank">Ebenalp</a> and explored <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/09/appenzell.html" target="_blank">Appenzell</a></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 3: travelled from Zurich to <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/09/interlaken-and-jungfraujoch.html" target="_blank">Interlaken</a> in the morning, visited the Swiss Open-Air Folk Museum at Ballenberg in afternoon and went on a boat cruise from Brienz to Interlaken</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 4: went to <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/09/interlaken-and-jungfraujoch.html" target="_blank">Jungfraujoch</a> (Top of Europe)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 5: travelled from Interlaken to <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/10/zermatt-where-people-go-and-see.html" target="_blank">Zermatt</a> in the morning and did a short hike from Zermatt to Gorner Gorge and back in the afternoon</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 6: took the underground furnicular, gondola and cable car to Rothorn and hiked downhill from Rothorn to Sunnegga</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 7: Took the train up to Gornergrat and hiked from Riffelalp to Zermatt</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 8: travelled from Zermatt to Bern, waited for the rain to stop and explored the city of Bern</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 9: travelled from Bern to <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/10/photos-from-lucerne.html" target="_blank">Luzern</a> and did the self-guided walk around Reuss River</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day 10: travelled from Bern to Lausanne and explored the Old Town and Ouchy</span></li>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-74208672543957340212013-06-15T16:35:00.000+07:002013-10-10T15:59:48.068+07:00Making your own rubber stamps and loving it!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I am stressed, I find working with my hands to be very therapeutic and relaxing. It takes my mind off my stress and I just concentrate on getting my piece of craft done. I get a sense of happiness and achievement when my craft piece is done. My latest craft / hobby is making my own rubber stamps. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started off with craving on soft rubber blocks or erasers with a regular pen knife but that did not turn out well. I can only do straight lines and that is quite limiting. So, I ordered the Speedball Linoleum Cutter from Amazon and now I am really enjoying the craving! =)</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stain your rubber block with an ink pad. This will make carving much easier because you can see that areas that you have craved out. Allow time for the ink to dry or you can stamp the stained rubber block on a piece of paper a few times to fast track the drying.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Transfer your image from the tracing paper to the rubber block. You do this by laying the tracing paper faced down onto the rubber block and rub the back of the paper with your finger tip.</span></li>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-50913298233348487922013-05-30T14:46:00.000+07:002013-05-30T14:46:58.447+07:00Coke and its sharing can<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this! Can't wait for it to come to Bangkok! Must try when I get back to Singapore next. Hope they have it in my favorite Diet Coke and it is here to stay, not just a fad!! =)</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-82322088460060468002013-04-17T16:00:00.000+07:002013-04-17T16:00:17.800+07:00Green tips ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came across the H&M magazine while waiting at the bank some weeks ago and saw some green tips in it. That set me thinking about the green things that I do to create less waste in this world.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">NO. I do not do this. I just buy. Although .... most of my clothes are in boring black, white, blue and brown that anything I buy would match with most of my clothes, shoes and bags.</span></td></tr>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bring my own light-weight bath towel when I stay in hotels. Not because I want to reuse the same towel for my entire trip but because I have heard horror stories from my colleagues about what they use hotels' bath towels for.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I only use the hotels' shower gel and shampoo. I pack and bring the rest of my toiletries.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I am checking out at hotels, I tell them NOT to put my hotel bill in an envelope.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do not take receipts from ATM machines and tell my banks not to send me paper statements.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At work and at home, I use both sides of my plain paper. I print what I need on one side and use the other side for other purposes .. like my son's maths practice.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I jog outdoors, not on treadmills.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is still a LOT that I can do, like ... use less toilet paper, use a cloth towel and not paper kitchen towels, walk and not drive to work, buy soft drinks from a fountain/tap instead of buying them in cans/bottles, etc.</span></div>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-30741036218304514852013-04-07T09:21:00.005+07:002013-04-07T09:21:43.308+07:00My Seoul Snacks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Food is a big thing in our lives. When I share my Seoul travel experiences with my friends and colleagues, it is inevitable that the food question will pop up. I will highly recommend that they go to my favorite <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2012/11/samgyetang-in-seoul-tosokchon-vs-korea.html" target="_blank">ginseng chicken restaurant</a> (Korea Samgkyetang) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and also ask them to pop by Lotte Mart at the Seoul Station to stock up on snacks.</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-19391117275845679532013-04-03T10:09:00.003+07:002013-04-03T21:04:24.639+07:00Top of mind mentions for Singapore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I say 'Singapore', what comes to your mind? Most people, I believe, will say "Merlion, Orchard Road, Changi Airport, Sentosa, shopping, Marina Bay, chicken rice, Universal Studio, Night Safari". </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During my recent trip to Seoul, we had a taxi driver who drove us to the Pyeongchang Trout Festival. His name is Mr Park and he spoke English. We told him that we are from Singapore and the first thing he said was "Ah! Singapore! Jumbo!". JUMBO?!? Are you kidding me? Jumbo Seafood Restaurant is top of mind for Singapore to Mr Park! I guess their chili crab must be quite good to have left quite an impression on Mr Park. =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I spoke to a few foreigners and locals and apparantly Jumbo is like a tourist attraction in Singapore. So, when you visit Singapore, a one-day family adventure will look like this: Botanical Gardens in the morning, the Singapore Zoo in the afternoon, dinner at Jumbo, followed by casino at night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like the chili crab, fried man-tou, scallops in yam ring, stuffed you-tiao and mee goreng. Loaded with calories but good. My husband likes the pepper crab but I don't. And do wear the bib that they provide. =)</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-87888774185748444712013-03-30T16:55:00.000+07:002013-03-30T16:55:06.510+07:00Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When in Seoul, try going to the Noryangjin Fish Market for some fresh seafood. =)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is easy to get there - just take the subway to the Noryangjin Station and walk along the overhead bridge. It takes you to a carpark and then to the upper floor of the market (where the restaurants are). Walk down the stairs and there are many, many stores selling fresh seafood. We went in the winter and so there is no fishy, smelly smell. We reached there at about 11am, so there is no crowd which makes exploration of the market more relaxing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Walk around, get a feel of the surrounding, smile at people, pick a store that has a good and fresh variety and start selecting your desired seafood. Sellers here can quote you prices in Mandarin which makes bargaining easier for me. =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are 3 of us and we bought some octopus, a medium-sized lobster, some scallops and abalone. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had 2 portions of the octopus - one portion we had it stir fried and the other portion, we ate them still wriggling and live. Other than the experience, the live octopus with wasabi tasted good.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Till my next blog post, have some omega-3! =)</span></div>
8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-68142343750730084582013-03-25T12:00:00.001+07:002013-03-25T12:00:49.626+07:00Skiing at the Phoenix Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The day after we did some <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/03/pyeongchang-trout-festival.html" target="_blank">trout fishing</a> in Pyeongchang, my girlfriends and I had ski lessons at the Phoenix Park Ski Resort. We signed up for the 'family package' for a full-day lesson with a English-speaking instructor. Cost Won330,000 for the 3 of us, including the rental of equipment. Lessons were in 2 two-hour session, between 10am & noon and 2pm & 4pm.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was about 3 degree Celsius that day and the ground was somewhat icy which made it more slippery than usual. I did not mind skiing (or sliding and falling, for me) down the slight slope but the walking sideways up the slope in those heavy boots and skis killed my knees. It was an exhausting day! My back and knees hurt like hell but it was a good experience and we had fun! =)</span></div>
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-967771163017929172013-03-21T07:56:00.002+07:002013-12-28T13:51:05.925+07:00Pyeongchang Trout Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In January 2013, two girlfriends and I did trip to Seoul. I have always visited Seoul in the fall and winter is so different. In Seoul itself, there was no snow towards the end of January and everything looked quite brown and dull. Shopping is also not as lively. Shops at Myeongdong were closing at about 10pm. So, we ventured outside Seoul for some winter fun! We booked ourselves at the Phoenix Park Hotel in the Pyeongchang district for some skiing and ice fishing.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2013/03/skiing-at-phoenix-park.html" target="_blank">Phoenix Park</a> is easily accessible to and from Seoul. There are buses that run from the hotel/skiing facility several times a day. When we arrived, it was too late to participate in the skiing lessons and so we went off to Jinbu for the Pyeongchang Trout Festival for an afternoon. The annual festival takes place during winter and for this year it was opened between 22 Dec 2012 and 3 Feb 2013. Other than trout fishing, there are also other activities like sledding and 4-wheeled ATV rides.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The festival is held over a frozen stream. The ice looks like it a about a foot thick to me, so it is very safe to jump and stomp around. =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is our first ice-fishing experience and there is a LOT to learn. I learnt that there are different types of bait. The people there gave us some plastic fish and worm baits. For different baits, there are different techniques to move your line and bait. For the worm bait, the up and down movements have to be short and fast . For the fish bait, the movement has to be a slow, long dip followed quickly by a quick jerk upwards. Of course, we were NOT aware of this and we went around just jerking our fishing line up and down randomly for the first freezing hour. Mistake #1. Then a very kind chap came and enlightened us. Also he said that we are fishing at the wrong area. We should be fishing near to the banks of the stream, not in the middle, as fish swims closer to the banks. Mistake #2.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As advised by the kind chap, we then shifted ourselves closer to the bank and started using the right technique. But I think something is still not quite right as we still did not get any fish. Oh well! It's our first experience. No fish, no big deal. But it hurts a little when I see other people have 2 or 3 fish in their plastic bag. I reckon that if we have more time, we might be able to get something but we are frozen after about 2 hours and decided to call it quits.</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-42582018993723061732013-03-15T21:09:00.000+07:002013-04-05T07:33:52.522+07:00World of Coca Cola, Downtown Atlanta<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gosh! It has been ages since I posted something! Madness reigns! I really don't know where time went and it is now the end of Q1! Hmmmm .. let me paused for a while and think, in January, I took an extra week off from the holidays and started the year a week late, then I went on a short girlfriend trip to Seoul and did some skiing, then it was Chinese New Year and I had several reunions with family and friends, and then I fell really sick and have been coughing till now. In between, life is packed with my work, my son's life, my husband's life, car problems, friends visiting Bangkok, etc. Some days, I kept calm and carried on, some days I just screwed calm and screamed my head off. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to Atlanta for a week earlier this month for a business trip. The good thing was I arrived 2 days before my meetings and had a fantastic time shopping, catching up with friends and visiting the vicinity. I spent an afternoon in Downtown Atlanta, ate at Hard Rock Cafe, went to the World of Coca-Cola and did the CNN Studio Tour. I skipped the Aquarium as I have issues with animals kept in captivity.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember this song? This song hit me in the 1980s (I think) and I became a COKE fan from then. So, when I went to Atlanta, I have to, have to visit </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the World of Coca-Cola</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">COKE is a world-class marketing organization and the World of Coca-Cola is all about the experience ... the visuals, the suspense, the secret, the vault, the flavors, the show are all there for you bond with the brand and so, when you take a sip of COKE, you become part of their secret. I mean, it's a carbonated drink, it sells for 13 Baht a can at 7-11 for goodness sake and yet they do so much. Guess this is how you can make 20% OP.</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-67606727230582051542013-01-23T18:14:00.001+07:002013-01-23T20:35:55.786+07:00Happy Birthday, my friend!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my very best friends is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. I will be sending her my favorite pro-aging birthday wishes ... =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Till my next blog post, celebrate life! =)</span><br />
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8815inbkkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04985901240468530141noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575052194328174038.post-23674203410106823402013-01-20T09:19:00.000+07:002013-03-31T09:34:40.022+07:00Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Took a short hike at the Bukit Timah Hill in Singapore last month. I think this is the only hill in flat Singapore, standing at a hight of about 164 meters.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Relative to the <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2012/11/made-it-to-top-of-achasan-but-where-is.html" target="_blank">Achasan</a> and the <a href="http://8815inbkk.blogspot.com/2012/03/bukhansan-national-park.html" target="_blank">Bukhansan</a>, Bukit Timah Hill is a baby. =)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A warning about feeding the monkeys. But I did not see any monkeys at all.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Nothing much at the summit. Just a pavilion for people to catch their breathe and a boulder for picture-taking.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Short hike. Easy climb. Good workout. Suitable for all ages. Fantastic way to spend a Sunday morning! =)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Till my next blog post, go hiking!</span><br />
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