Sunday, February 7, 2010

老挝之旅 : 第二站 - 万蓉 (VangVieng)

从琅勃拉邦(Luang Prabang)去万蓉 (VangVieng),要接近七小时的路程。我们原本打算搭巴士去万蓉。可是后来发现乘私家Van的价钱没什么分别,也比较快。就决定了乘私家Van。

一早,我们便出发了,我们的司机完全不会英文,所以不同如何沟通。一路上,真的开始觉得他们的生活很落后,一路上没有所谓的小镇,都是一些茅屋。由着山边的路程,也真的有点闷。就在路程的两小时后,我们也有点尿急。可是就是没有厕所,唯有泌尿大约两小时到达山顶的一个餐厅。在这,风景很漂亮,也看到有人拍。。。MTV吧!我们也在这休息的一会儿及午餐 ,然后又上路了。


我们大概三点中午到达 万蓉。找了间不错的酒店,过后不浪费时间,立刻到外边走走。

万蓉是个小镇,我们也打算只住一晚。在这个镇里,比较出名的是他们的大自然环境。他们的吸引力就是大自然。很多活动如Kayaking,爬山,rock climbing。。。。我们也在当天选了一个活动,Kayaking。大约两小时的行程,在Kayaking的行程里,最令我有兴趣的是“跳河”,不过由于天已暗了,我也只是跳两次而已。。。Kayaking的途中,我们发现有很多的特别地点,也很热闹!


吃了晚餐,我们便回酒店冲凉。其实大家都很累了,不过就是不想浪费唯一的一晚在万蓉. 过后又在出去走走(大约10点多吧),也顺便买了去万象 (Vientiane)的车票(后来便后悔,应该逗留多一天)。Tracy 和 Sylvia也因为太累而睡了。。。当我们到处走走时,才发现这的夜生活很精彩。过后有个游客介绍我们去一个叫Bucket Bar的地方,真得很不错,让我吓到了一下。没想到他们的Bar会那么精彩!全是些鬼佬,还有便宜的酒!不错的音乐,很high的气氛.... 当时我们就后悔买了去万象的车票....遗憾~


不过真的很累,过后一点多便回酒店休息.

隔天就在那环境清凉的河边享受我们早餐,过后便出发去万象 (Vientiane),老挝的首都!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

老挝之旅 : 第一站 - 琅勃拉邦

老挝之旅的第一站,就是琅勃拉邦(Luang Prabang)。我们并没有从首都开始,原因之一是我们也要从这回吉隆坡。

30/1,一到机场,我们就与早我们两天来的Sylvia会面,也第一时间去买到琅勃拉邦的机票。第一班机已满了,我们唯有等第二班机咯。他们的国内机场,也太。。。。。。过时了吧!既然还是用古老的量重机,而且还是人力搬动旅行包的。。。好吧,琅勃拉邦我们来了!

琅勃拉邦是位于北部,周围都是山坡。天气也比较冷,我之前没做什么资料搜查,所以没带厚衣来,还好我没那么怕冷,还顶得住。琅勃拉邦是个还蛮古老的地方,有超过三十间的庙围绕着。每天的早辰有三百名以上的和尚绕着市中心走,而市民也会恭些食物给他们。我们当然不会错过,但要早上六点前在街边等候。


琅勃拉邦也有每天的夜市,不过卖的东西都是大同小异,都是些丝绸布,没什么东西吸引我买。。。反而是吃的比较吸引我!哈哈。。。还有,他们的咖啡很香,买了包回家,不过还没自己冲来试 :P


琅勃拉邦是个比较静的地方,那边的生活也比较慢。而夜生活也没那么精彩,酒吧都没放些比较Hot的音乐,都是些慢歌。。。而那边的按摩也没那么好,都像没吃饭的,可能与他们生活习惯一样吧!

查一查他们的日游配套,也没那么多。而我们选了个配套,就是坐船去一个佛洞,和米酒村。还是个早上游,很冷也,我没带Jacket,可是也要顶住!


三天两夜的琅勃拉邦很快也过了,接下来就是7小时的路程去万蓉 (VangVieng)。

Sunday, January 24, 2010

DIY Macro Flash Diffusion

After the badminton this morning, have snap at the afternoon. And doing nothing after wakeup... so start my DIY Flash Diffusion which I plan to do it long time ago. What this for? to balance the flash light when shooting a macor insect or even for portrait. However, I just done and didn't really try out for real macro shooting.

My DIY Flash Diffusion



The Testing for Macro Shooting

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Poison?

I get a very serious poison recently, how to cure? I think it a little big hard...

2 months ago, start invest on my camera again. And find out I really too addict on it, almost everyday thinking where to shooting photo, curi ideas from other photographers... But... not really have time to go try out the shooting, only a few times, all are just thinking only. :P

However, it's a very expensive hobby. I just hope this "poison" will not make me over spend my money. What I more interest to shoot still natural scene, secondly should be model... So anyone want to be my model? just tell me :) ... Getting some new equipment and learning about Macro Shooting, but haven't really have time go experience it. Sure will try it out soon.

LAOS, I coming at end month, hope can get some nice photos back. so, wait wo... :P

Monday, December 21, 2009

A "delaying" food poison?

Some weird feeling in my body this few day... starting from last Thursday till now, don't know when it's going to stop.

17th, Thursday night

Having a company party, that time still feel fine, and still be able to drink some beer, everything going smooth. After the party, got another drinking session, for my friend's bachelor night. I didn't drink much that time, got to drive, and also start feeling wierd.

18th, Friday, Holiday
have a small gathering with Secondary friends. before going out with them, already feel a little bit unconfortable. Of course still meet up with them... we only met once a year, or 2 years.. haha..

19th, Saturday,
the wierd feel more strong today, having a wedding dinner. I didn't eat more, and even not drinking any Wine or Beer... the thing is, I get sweat under an air cond room... COOL SWEATING... shit, what wrong with me... I didn't feel fever, no headache, no flu... just some weird feeling inside my body... hmmm, never mind, may be after sleep 1 night should be fine

20th, Sunday.
no badminton due to the court have some function, so miss another chance for my exercise... The weird feeling getting strong and strong... afternoon, a friend call for yum cha, i'm thinking that going out might feel better.. who know, more wierd.. keep on cool sweating. feel no energy to walk... Trying to sleep at the evening still not help...

21th, today
Start diarrhea since the early morning, should said mid night, 2am++... now I know why I keep on feel wierd pass few day... but this is funny, it's took me few day to start the diarrhea? However, just hope the diarrhea won't take me more days... I been diarrhea for more than 1 week before, very terrible..

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Recently.....

The weather making me not feeling well, I have flu, headache and some light fever recently. I just worry is it relate to H1N1, I already have advise from doctor. Even he said don't have any sign of H1N1, but me just keep on light fever, light flu, light headache... Just hope to back to normal, really boring about those light light sickness.. haha

Guess what, I wondering how is my recent high blood pressure. almost more than 1 month didn't check for it... With those light light sickness, I already prepare to get a high reading from the machine, but surprisingly, my reading is normal... I really cannot believe it, now I'm heavy headache, light fever, serious flu yesterday.... how come the reading still will normal... is it the machine broken? unbelievable...

Wondering should I change another high-blood pressure machine.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Macau + Hong Kong + Shenzhen trip

Another trip again? yeah, actually this trip was plan last year. with the zero rate promotion :)
Suggested by Avis, I rejected at the first time, coz I went Hong Kong before and want to save money (but still travel a lot)

End up, we have total 9 person to go, and I only know 3 person only. Others are first meet during the trip. 5 leng lui, 3 handsome and 1 fatty (me).. haha

22nd - 23rd Oct, Macau
I so grad that Air Asia let us change our depart time to afternoon without any charges. So we can arrive Macau 4 hours earlier.

Macau, a small city. we only stay for 1 night, so the schedule a bit rush. As this is a budget trip, so we only took bus and not Taxi. haha, actually I also not sure the hotel location, just simply try try. Thanks to Small Chan, he have the GPS so we manage to know the direction to Hotel. If not according to the map, we sure get lost.
After Check in, we have our first meal. BUT.... we choose the wrong restaurant, the food really not nice at all... However, I still finish, dun want to waste.. Next, we wanna to go Venetian, again, we take bus... a bit adventure, coz I'm the only one who have the map, all are depending on me... really a bit stress.. :P. Venetian, really a big resort, this is the first destination, we really shoot a lot and spend more time there. After Venetian, there have some incident happen, we try to take bus back to Macau City again, but... the Bus Stop given the wrong information, we been waiting more than one hour for the correct bus.... from 1115 to 1230.. at last, the bus didn't turn up, so we just take Taxi back to Macau City (even wasted our time, but I enjoy it... more like backpack style, haha)

At 23rd, we went to those attractions places, but due to the weather a bit hot, so some of them just decide to stop exploring. haha, so me and Ah Bao continue explore ourself. Around 4pm, we were start depart to Hong Kong by Ferry... There have some inccident happen during the Macau Custom, Bao lost his internary form, so got to re-fill again, and we miss the first ferry and got to wait another turn....

23rd - 26th, Oct
First night, we reach Hong Kong a bit late, around 6++pm, so we decide to move directly to Avenue Star with our luggage, as there will have a lighting perfomance at 8pm. With our luggage, we watch the lighting perfomance, walk through the Avenue Star, and reach the guesthouse almost 10pm, almost all are tired that time, a long journey from Macau to HK. Mid night, me and ah bao go walk around that area, a lot Negro and Indian around. It's okay for, coz I use to it when I back to my house. haha.

24th, it's the most expected internary we want to go. Disney Land.... and there have some extra show during this season, open until 11pm (normally is around 7pm), halloween matches, ghost house... Really enjoy. Even it's a peak season, we need to line up a long Q, but still enjoyable. We back around 11pm ++, we still didn't visit all the attractions.


25th, actually this should be a free and easy day (Shopping Day), but I want to go the Giant Buddha for some photo, then all of them also want follow, so we just go together. And this really wasted our time, coz we need to line a long Q again, and we decide to take the Bus to the Giant Buddhe, and take the Cable car down back. When the time we reach the bottom, original plan is shopping there, but it's run out of time. coz our next destination is The Peak, so we got to skip the shopping and directly go for The Peak, again.... another long Q to take the train.... hai~ My mistake, didn't count in that it's a weekend, all attractions should a lot people....

26th, as plan, we should move to Shenzhen at the earlier morning. But because we didn't shopping at all during the pass 3 days, so we decide to delay the schedule, and have some shopping tours. Bao not a shopping kaki, so he go walk around himself, and another 2 guys (Small Tan and Eric) already depart back to KL at the earlier morning. So only left me alone to follow these girls....

Even we stay4 night at Hong Kong, but I still find the time not enough. I didn't do much for shopping, what a waste. However, it's really enjoy with these gang even this is the first meet with them.

26th - 27th, Oct
haha, in Shenzhen, nothing special. What I can say is, we skip the "Window of World", as all the girls want shopping only... so, let's shop within the last 2 days.....

As usual... girls will crazy when shopping, all their luggage are full even no enough space to put in... the lucky thing is, our luggage didn't over weight... haha.