Hanoi-Halong Bay 16-19 Jan 09 Day1

搭大马时间6.30am Air Asia 廉价航空三小时十五分抵达河内8.45am. 河内比大马早一个小时. 这趟旅程六人行-阿倍,阿蓉,凯珊,彩云, Rita 和我.



在Noi Bai 机场拿了行李后见到了地接的年轻女导游,Nong. 接着就去酒店check in.

我們的酒店就在36老街内-Kim Tuc Hotel 三颗星.房间还不错，有冷气、电视机、冰箱，整洁舒适；冲凉房有热水、肥皂、梳子、牙刷等等，包括早 餐.从这间酒店走路15分钟可以去到还剑湖.
河内似乎很少交通燈，电单车多得可以用"恐怖"来形容!可是在车来车往不停的街道，却不时可以看到有挑着扁担卖的东西的人很从容的过马路.在河内虽然空气很脏很多灰尘，但因为天气凉所以也不会觉得很难受.

蛮多没戴头盔的人


河內很多都是这样简简单单的几样东西几张凳子就在街边开始做生意了。很佩服越南女生工作的毅力。基本上我们逛街时候看到做生意的也是女生. 无论男女老少，很多都是这样在街边蹲着吃，已经习以为常了.


屋子都是向上发展,两三层但窄窄小小间的.


复杂的电线,眼花缭乱.


胡志明陵墓（Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum)
我们去到时已经两点钟,是星期五,也适逢冬季,已經关了, 无缘瞻仰胡志明的遗体.
开放时间：星期二，三，四，六，日 （星期一和五关闭）
夏季： 7.30am-10.30am
冬季： 8.00am-11.00am
每年九月五日至十二月10日关闭.


文庙 (Temple of Literature)


文庙建于1070年李朝皇帝李圣宗之时，是用來供祭至圣先師孔子的。除此之外，是当时全國的最高学府.文庙的大殿是供奉孔子像的地方,里面还有一個大湖.文庙里的左右侧有一个一个的亭子.亭子下有很多刻有每一届状元名字的石碑.


一柱寺（One Pillar Pagoda)
也叫求子寺，我们说的送子观音庙,是越南最小的寺廟庙.原寺建于1049年，但现在大家看到的这个是1955照着原來面貌重建的！為为什么要重建呢？因為为在1954年被从越南撤退的法国军队炸毀，仅存石柱。所以这根柱子有近千年的历史哦！




Dong Xuan Market
Dong Xuan 是著名的批发市场.我在这儿买了约马币四十的寒衣.




Dong Xuan外面也有许多挡口.新年气息丝毫不输给马来西亚哦!




晚上在酒店附近逛逛.

2009 First Trip - Hanoi

Really looking forward for our 4 days 3 night trip to Hanoi - 16th Jan 09 to 19th Jan 09. After I graduated 3 years, this will be my first trip travel with my coursemates. Everyone busy with their lives. Sometimes have the intention to go travel together some how timing not really good. This trip we 'on' very fast. Within 2 days we already booked the Air Asia flight.

A bit troublesome is me and Rita need to take bus from SG to JB, meet Chai Hoon and together depart to KL then take cab to LCCT. Anyway, we can meet Chai Hoon that now working in JB (almost 3 years didn't meet her after graduated). We can chat along the way to KL. Not bad too!

My year 2009 first trip! Looking forward..

新年来咯!

2009年!牛年-牛转乾坤







真不愧是牛车水!红彤彤的新年饰品,腊味,不绝于耳的新年歌及熙来攘往的人潮增添了新年的气氛!告诉我新年来咯!

My Rabbit Died le

Through MSN, Carol told me our rabbit in Sekinchan died. We had reared it about six years and it was given by my uncle that now has shifted to Johor.

During my last trip back to Sekinchan, my mum told me that she had sent her to veterinary. The vet told my mum that it was too old and that may be the last treatment for it.

I thought I am mentally prepared for the day but some how when Carol told me about the news it died, I shed my tears. I found out from Carol it died in peace during sleeping. When my mum wanna feed it with its favorite GARDENIA bread then realised it already died. Now I am still assume it is still alive. Only I didn't visit it for long time. I know I am cheating myself. That why I prefer not to have pet. I really can't take it when the day has come, they have to leave me. They spend their life merely few years with us.Maybe I am too pessimistic.

Thank you my dearest rabbit for bringning cheers and happiness to us. I will remember you.

My New Year Shoes

My new pair of shoes for 2009. Just simply like it,very cute!

Passion Fruit 百香果

This trip back Sekinchan manage to see passion fruit plant behind my house. Mum took the seeds from grandmother during chinese new year this year. That time we were wonder whether the passion fruit can be grown in Sekinchan.

So far I haven't seen passion fruit grow in Sekinchan (actually I seldom go out when I back to Sekinchan, prefer to stick myself at home). I only find out from grandmother that passion fruit can be eaten straight as fruit. It can be used to lower her blood pressure and treat asthma as well.

I ate passion fruit when I was at grandmother house. It was about the size of a large egg, oval shaped with a purple-brown skin and contain a jelly like pulp inside with hundreds of small black seeds. However, this trip back I was not able to eat it, all the fruit on the passion plant still unripe.

3 more weeks later that I will back to Sekinchan again to celebrate 2009 CNY . Passion fruit, please wait for me! This time I must taste you again!

2008 Last Wedding

上星期日出席了名喜的结婚晚宴,也见到了很多老朋友.

这场婚礼是今年最让我感动的结婚晚宴.其实很多情侣谈恋爱然后谈婚论嫁,一切理所当然,已成了一种形式. 但晚宴上的影片及照片播映,朋友的祝贺语,名喜自谈自唱自己当年的表白歌曲, 都令我感动,显示出他尽心尽力为了这场婚宴.

自己很喜欢的一句话:执子之手,以子偕老,即温馨又不失浪漫.但又多少人能当如此?