Anyway, the place was nice and good. Lots of things for us tourists..
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
shopping part 1
This is in this building in Itaewon where they sell souvenir items and (ahem!) fake stuff. There was this woman who tried to sell us these really nice (and real looking!) fake watches...good brands and amazing copies. Asking for about B$106 a piece. I was tempted but no lah. What for?
Anyway, the place was nice and good. Lots of things for us tourists..
Anyway, the place was nice and good. Lots of things for us tourists..
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Itaewon
Itaewon in Seoul, South Korea. The guide took us here on our first day, to walk around and explore.
Its nice. The weather was nice and cool and everything was busy. People were rushing and hurrying and all over the place. The place was alive and busy. It was nice. It all reminds me somewhat of edgware road in the UK. huh.
These pics were taken when we got there. The first pic was us getting ourselves aligned...doing the headcount (haha) and making sure everyone know where the meeting point was. See the worried faces..
p.s. This was the only place where we saw plenty of foreign faces. Lots of Angmoh ler. We later found out that Itaewon is the place where foreigners like to hang out. Lots of restaurants (a few halal indian and arabic ones) and bars and shopping. Itaewon is also where the main mosque is located. And, as the guide told us, 90% of the goods you find there are fakes or copies. yeah...
Its nice. The weather was nice and cool and everything was busy. People were rushing and hurrying and all over the place. The place was alive and busy. It was nice. It all reminds me somewhat of edgware road in the UK. huh.
These pics were taken when we got there. The first pic was us getting ourselves aligned...doing the headcount (haha) and making sure everyone know where the meeting point was. See the worried faces..
p.s. This was the only place where we saw plenty of foreign faces. Lots of Angmoh ler. We later found out that Itaewon is the place where foreigners like to hang out. Lots of restaurants (a few halal indian and arabic ones) and bars and shopping. Itaewon is also where the main mosque is located. And, as the guide told us, 90% of the goods you find there are fakes or copies. yeah...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Kimchi-land
I am now in the land of the Kimchi. A whole week here! Left Brunei on Sunday and am now in my room struggling to upload my pics.
Beautiful here. Nice and cold. Strong winds here so it gets pretty chilly at nights. But thats okay. Brought along my jumper and coats and its pretty nice and snug. Spend the days working but the rest of the time is pretty much spent exploring Seoul. I am with a group of Bruneians so , yep, its pretty much shopping shopping shopping. (Why is that???) But i can get away and explore on my own.
These are just some of my earlier pics. The plane, my room and some early glimpses of Seoul.
p.s. One annoying thing...our GSM phones dont work here so those who sms-ed me, sorry.
Beautiful here. Nice and cold. Strong winds here so it gets pretty chilly at nights. But thats okay. Brought along my jumper and coats and its pretty nice and snug. Spend the days working but the rest of the time is pretty much spent exploring Seoul. I am with a group of Bruneians so , yep, its pretty much shopping shopping shopping. (Why is that???) But i can get away and explore on my own.
These are just some of my earlier pics. The plane, my room and some early glimpses of Seoul.
p.s. One annoying thing...our GSM phones dont work here so those who sms-ed me, sorry.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Paragliders
Okay. Gonna put the rest of the pics in.
Went to Pantai Seri Kenangan in Tutong on Sunday. Met some paragliders.. Good guys all. Nice and friendly. Let me and my partner hang around as we took some pictures. Then as they start coming down, realised that they're old friends. Hah! Turned out we have an active paragliding society (club?) in Brunei. So far, some 25 of them are flying. Takes a week to learn to fly them things. But as they say, once you're up there, the feeling is so unreal. Its flying, without the airplane.
By the way, the beach in Pantai Seri Kenangan is beautiful!!! Clean and beautiful. But dont take my word for it... go see for yourself. During weekends they have those Dunebuggy thingies there...fun lah..only $10 for 20 minutes. Go crazy!!!
Went to Pantai Seri Kenangan in Tutong on Sunday. Met some paragliders.. Good guys all. Nice and friendly. Let me and my partner hang around as we took some pictures. Then as they start coming down, realised that they're old friends. Hah! Turned out we have an active paragliding society (club?) in Brunei. So far, some 25 of them are flying. Takes a week to learn to fly them things. But as they say, once you're up there, the feeling is so unreal. Its flying, without the airplane.
By the way, the beach in Pantai Seri Kenangan is beautiful!!! Clean and beautiful. But dont take my word for it... go see for yourself. During weekends they have those Dunebuggy thingies there...fun lah..only $10 for 20 minutes. Go crazy!!!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Apa kan ni..
This was taken sometime lastyear. I was going through my folders and found these. We went 'fishing' in tungku beach. Just for the fun of it. Then we barbecued the little fishies. Was nice. havent gone much this year, but maybe will make the effort to go again soon. Kids love it.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Orchids
This is for my parents. They grow orchids. Lots of them. And they grow them beautifully. It started as a hobby i guess but over time its become more a passion. They're there among their orchids everyday. Me, i dont have the patience to be growing flowers. They're beautiful no doubt but like i said, no patience. Maybe one day. When i'm old. Really old. Realy really old... These pics are of their garden..
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