Goodbye!

I have moved to...

http://pukka.tumblr.com/

Cambodia

I am back from Cambodia for more than a week after an eight day trip there. Of all the countries I have visited so far, I can safely say none match the wonderful memories I had in Cambodia. I have posted some of the pictures. What I won't be able to post is the real kindness I received, the genuine affection that I have come to develop for some of the locals. I will truly miss the people at the centre which I stayed. They made me feel like family my entire stay.

I am so thankful I was able to make this trip in this lifetime. The memories of the clouds, of the paddy fields, of the cows, of the palm trees, of the stars at night, and of the friends whom I cherished, I will guard these in my heart forever.

rainbow.

Bird!

I miss you too!

I fed it with rice.

It's so cute!

It tried napping on my shoulder.

I'm happy to know that it has a very nice owner.


Aww,

I miss you.

I miss my days in Cambodia.

The market in Kampong Speu.

A child carrying guavas on his head.

It's time to say goodbye,

I marveled at how the smallest things could make my day:

A Child who decided to bestow a smile on me;
Kids who freely give me many hugs;
Newly acquainted locals showered me with letters;
and a few drawings too;
A keychain from a 14 yr old boy;
and a jar of stars made by an 18yr old girl for someone she really loves;
A 500riel note folded into a pair of swan by a 19yr old boy.

This is their public transport.
They used a van instead of a bus.
This guy was calling for passengers.

Bbq banana.
One should give this a try.

Palm sugar.
They used this for cooking.
That's why their food always has a sweet taste.

Traditional dance.

The kids in the childcare centre.
Some were streets children which have been brought back,
so that they could go to school to study.

Flying off to PHNOM PENH tomorrow.

Will be back in a week.



Byebye (:

Korea Summer 09 Part 2

Bringing you to Anguk-dong.

This is the auto toilet we saw right after we came out from the subway station.

Many pine trees in Korea.
I like it.

All the shops here sell similar souvenirs.
You can get all of them here.

At Ssamziegil.
Expensive place.

The yellow one is a car lift.
Koreans seemed to like corns a lot.
I dont know.

They like to sit on mats.
Many Koreans sleep on mats too.
Just a part of their culture.

This smells terrible.
But they like 'em.
It looks like worm.
It is some kind of insects...parasite?

I forgot. lol

This is Korean traditional biscuit.

As long as you bite out the love shape perfectly,
you will get another piece for free.
hahaha.

We tried this.
I prefer the plum tea with a bit of sour taste.
While our korean guide prefers the pink one.
I dont know what is it called in english.

This is the place where people play baseball.
Just for practice.
It is quite cheap.
I mean...really cheap.
1000won for.....i forgot how many balls.
around 17 I guess.

I played once, but hahaha.
No hits.
Would love to try again next time.

Here is Gyeongbukgung Palace.

The main gate.

You can get here by getting down from Gyeongbukgung Station, Line 3.

Korea 09 Summer Part 1

Shopping streets in Myeongdong.

It's very crowded.

Many japanese tourists like to shop here.

From street shops to lotte department store.

You can get almost everything here.

Pic below is taken at Dongdaemun.

It has 24hours shopping.

This is the subway station in Korea.

They have more than 9 lines.

It is very convenient to travel around.

Cost 1000 won for most of the single trips.

It is quite clean

but not all is modern.

I think singapore's subway is still one of the best.

Life in Korea

I miss home.

I miss Malaysia.

I miss my bed.

I can't believe im actually looking forward to go back KL.

Well, I have had fun here, it's not like there's no fun.

But at the same time, Im bored too,

when nobody is free to hang around with.



Well, my luggage is packed like dunno what.

I have one super large trolley and one medium one.

I really dont know how am I going to carry them back.

Haha...guess it's gonna be overweight.

What to do....

Everyone is demanding for souvenirs. lol

Counting down

Soon I'll be there.


yesssh!