A Date With Hangzhou / Suzhou (我与杭州、苏州有约)

Day 2 in China~
Today after the breakfast in hotel, we went to a tea farm~
Ehh, before that, we received a bad news~
It actually raining in Hangzhou that time~='(
Well, this scene was considered common there~
Given the fact that The City of Hangzhou was being granted the name of "Rain City"~
As in a year of 365 days, it will be raining for about 200 days in Hangzhou~~

Hmm, that's for another info on Hangzhou~
Next, the place we went is a famous tea farm named as “梅家庄”~
It was known for theproduction of the famous "西湖龙井茶" which had attracted many big names to come here to taste it~

* The leaves of the tea tree*

Here's how it looks like at ”梅家庄“~

One of the big names that was here to taste the tea before was the famous novel writer, 金庸 and here's his comment about the tea~

Seing what he wrote, suddenly feel like wanna have a taste of the tea~

And thank god, the tour granted my wish~

This is because we were being brought to a show room later~

Where there is a person who will demonstrate on how to serve the tea, the functions of tea and most importantly, "A glass of 西湖龙井茶"!!!

* 西湖龙井茶*

Hmm, what's so special about this tea?

Well, according to the expert there~

The tea helps in:-

1. Has a strong role in the elimination of harmful free radicals. (具有很强的消除有害的自由基作用）
2. Anti-aging effects (抗衰老作用）
3. Anti-radiation (抗辐射作用）

Hmm, i guess that's what makes it so popular amongst all those teas in China~

And for your info, it was not that cheap too~

There were various package of tea on sale and the cheapest would costs you around 600RMB (人民币)~

That certainly highlights how good the tea was~

  *The tea polyphenol capsules~It will costs u around 1000 RMB with four of these *

Due to the price of the tea, my dad just bought 1/2 kg of the tea packages which costs us around 600 RMB (人民币）~

However, we did bought ourselves something to eat~

We managed to bought some cookies, sweets, etc..

Thus, with the visit to the tea farm, we officially finished our tour in Hangzhou and headed to the next city~

About 2 hours of driving, we reach the city of Suzhou/苏州~

And here's a brief info for the city of Suzhou/苏州~

1. The birthplace of many pretty girls like Carina Lau (刘嘉玲)~There was a saying that people purposely went to Suzhou just to see the pretty girls around~（丫头）
2. The manufacture place of graded silk that was being used by the ancient emperor (绫罗绸缎）
3. Produce a kind of rice being named as the "Pearl Rice" （珍珠米）

So, that's all u need to know about this city which had a population of 6 million people~

Once we reach Suzhou, we were taken to an ancient Chinese temple~

The name of the temple was "Han Shan" (寒山寺）~

What's so special about this temple?

*A scene nearby the temple*

*Take a photo with dear bro before entering the temple*

Well, according to the tour guide, every new year there will be millions of people gathering at the limited compound here to celebrate the Happy New Year~

Why so? This was because the temple will ring the bell for 108 times, where each time carries the meaning of one problem~

As soon as the bell had been rang for 108 times, all the 108 troubles or problems according to the Chinese custom will be gone~Hmm, interesting, huh? =)

And here's the surrounding of the temple~

 * Ancient furnace being spotted! *

* The rain didnt stop all those devotees to offer their prayings here~*

 *A pagoda inside the temple*

 *A view from the pagoda above*

*It looks like an ancient residue for the rich for me* =p

And found a Buddha statue here~

* The one with a lotus in his hand was a monk named Han Shan while the one with a bottle in his hand was his brother Ming De..Together, they try to convey the message of P.E.A.C.E to all~*  

We stay there for 1 hour~

After that, we were being taken to a restaurant to have our dinner~

And at there, we managed to have a taste of the "Pearl Rice" i mentioned above~

Sorry for not posting the photos, but the rice was just nice~

It was pure white in colour, a bit oily, possess a sweet taste and is full of nutritions such as proteins~

Conclusion: U cant miss out on this when U r in Suzhou!!

So, when we finished eating our dinner, it was already night in Suzhou~

Therefore, the tour guide just brought us to the city area, gave us some time and allowed us to have a look at the view there~~

And here's Suzhou at night:-

*Not bad huh? Attracted to the scene as soon as we went down from the bus* =p

 * Dad & Mom Posing*

 * Lights anywhere 1*

 * Lights anywhere 2* XDD

*Managed to capture this before leaving~Pretty cool huh?*

So, that's all for my day 2 in China~

Do stay tuned for my next posts folks~
Till then, c ya~ =)

*A Date With Suzhou / Nanjing (我与苏州、南京有约)*

A Date With China/ Hangzhou (我与中国、杭州有约)

Continue from the previous post, I'm heading towards China~

And the first place that I'm gonna visit would be the city of Hangzhou (杭州) in Chinese~

Hmm, received a new on the plane stating that the flight to China wou;ld took 5 hours~

So, we were expected to reach there by 1pm..

Ehh, so what we do in the plane?

Some of us read...

Some of us sleep..

Some of us chit-chat with others..

And some of us..

Camwhore!! =p

And here's what we got!

* This is the first time that I had a view from such height*

* I had no idea where was I when capturing these photos*

5 hours pass by, and our plane landed on the land of China!

Wee, so excited that time~

Getting out from the airport, we gather with our tour organiser and meet our tour guide of course~~And after putting our's luggage into the travel bus, we began our adventure in China!!!

* Our 8 days tour guide! *

Hmm, so what's our first place of attraction in Hangzhou, China?

Well, we actually went to the ever famous West Lake (西湖) there~

Hmm, what so special about the lake?

For your information, HangZhou is actually one of the cities in JiangNan(江南)~

1. JiangNan (江南）had already exists for thousand years~
2. There's a sentence in Chinese which sounds like

• "皇帝下江南” = The emperor paid a visit to JiangNan
• “皇帝游西湖" = The emperor take a tour/walk along the Western Lake
• This place was also the birthplace of legendary stories such as 白蛇传、梁山泊与祝英台 and also the legendary 岳飞！
  

And to the old sayings, the main reasons that the emperor decided to take a tour along the Western Lake was mainly because of the beautiful scenery here~And here's are some pictures regarding the West Lake~

* Captured along the way before boarding a boat to tour around West Lake*

* The boat we took! Cool! =)*

* 1st Family Photo in China*

* Now I realise why those emperors like to rest at here! *

* The temple was being known as 城隍阁, a place we will visit after this*

* All the ancient things around here were still under good condition!*

* West Lake is not small at all, this was taken at the garden there*

* In love with this place, so calm & peaceful! *

* My lil bro's idea...Ehh, i know we still need to improve on this aspect* =="

* Quote of The Day! It means that if we had the awareness of lushery of greeness in heart, then our feet will keep those lush of greenery~This actually remind people not to step onto the grass*

Ehh, we took about 2 hours and more walking around the West Lake~

So, next stop would be the temple named as "城隍阁" that i mentioned above~

Ehh, the temples consists of 6 storeys~

And we actually went up to the 6 storeys through lift to:-

* Have a bowl of 莲藕丝 -- Some sorts of lotus desserts that works well to help cooling down our body~*

* Camwhore-ing at the top of the temple, behind was the overview of the city of Hangzhou*

Meanwhile, down the temple, we CAMWHORE again! =p

* Lil bro immidating the pose of the mascot~ It was the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai Expo for your info * =P

* Me posing*

Hmm, that place end our 1st day~

After visiting the place, we went to take our dinner before the tour guide sent us back to our hotel~~And even though there is no access to Facebook in China, but still, MSN functions properly! So, chat with my dar in Malaysia before sleeping!

And that sums up my 1st day in China!

Stay tuned for the next post:-

A Date With Hangzhou / Suzhou (我与杭州、苏州有约)

A Night At LCCT~~

你好！ =）

Haha, can U guess where am I heading to by the word above?

中国！

Yeap, it is China!

The word above, "ni hao" actually carry the meaning of "How are you" in Chinese~\

So, finally get what I had dreamt for for so many years~

A trip abroad+ A chance to board the plane!

2nd of June was the date~

The date where me and my family take the bus to LCCT in KL~

For your info, LCCT was another airport in Malaysia that deal with international flights other than KLIA~But, all the planes here were of the company of "AirAsia"~

And, here's how it looks like in the airport!

*Gosh, it was only 5am when I took this*

* With dad & mom*

Gosh, I had really endured an unforgottable moment there~

We reach there about 11.00 pm, and our flight is on 8.10am the next morning!

OMG, that means we had to stay overnight there~

Seriously, there was not a good moment at all, all of us were so tired yet, we didnt sleep much~

The couch there was not that comfortable at all~

And we didnt bring our sleeping bag! (To any one of U, remember to bring a sleeping bag if U had to stay overnight at the airport) =="

After staying awake for most of the times, soon it was 6am in the morning already~

Therefore, we began to search for the tour organizer there and gather together as a group~

We are the early birds that time as not many show up~

Hence, we settle our luggage first~

And for your information, for all of those who plan to visit Malaysia or for those who plan to board a cheaper AirAsia, these were the rules:-

1. *The maximum weight that was allowed for each luggage (departure flight) weighs at 15kg.
2. The maximum weight that was allowed for each hands-on luggage weighs (departure & return）at 7kg.
3. The maximum weight that was allowed for each luggage (return flight) weighs at 20kg. *

We took quite some time there settling our luggage as there are quite many people heading to HangZhou that time·

And when it's done, it was about 6.30 am.

So, we waited for another 30 minutes before entering the immigration part~

And we spent another 30 minutes there~

And soon, we were told that we can board the plane already~

And so, I bid farewell to my homeland & country, Malaysia for the second time (I been to Singapore before) !!

*Posing before boarding*

* Once more, "soaked" with some Malaysian sunlight before leaving! XD *

* The plane to HangZhou= My Plane! =) *

So, that's my experience in the airport~

Do stay tuned with me for the next post~

* A DATE WITH CHINA/HANGZHOU* 我与中国、杭州有约

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Meet Her Friends & Fast 5!!

Hey guys, I'm BACK!!

After 12 days off, I'm really sorry to keep U all waiting~

Thanks for all those who visit my blogs, and thanks for those who help me to click the advertisements~

Hopefully U all will keep on following my blog here! =)

Well, continue from what I had left 12 days ago~

Apart from meeting her family, I had actually went to meet her sistas a.k.a friends too~

Hmm, I still remember that day fall on the 1st of May which was the Labour's Day of Malaysia~

So, generally, all people choose to stay at home or went to the shopping malls, cinemas or KTV's to have some splendid moments with their loved ones~

And indeed, it turned out to be so~

At first, we planned to went to a shopping mall to have a game of bowling~

But, it was just too crowded there~ Therefore, we had to think of another plan else~ =="

So, we decided to went to another famous shopping complex around Johor Bahru---------------------> "City Square"

Hmm, that's not my first visit to this place~

I still remember clearly that I been there before with my dear dar and her friends in January~

So, not much to describe about this shopping complexes~

Just a big one, with 5,6 or 7 floors not many restaurants apart from branded shops here~

* An overview of City Squares*

So, when we arrive there~

Of course we went to search for lunch~

*And, we went to eat some pasta and spaghetti~*

*And of course, the mango blended ice as dessert~! (Highly recommended here)*

And, of course, having some camwhore that time~ =p

*And, of course, having some camwhore that time (Dar with her sistas)~*

There's actually 3 of them but slightly unfortunate that one of them was having test that time~

* Dar & Me~ (Match?)*=p

Hmm, after the lunch, we went for some shopping there~

Frankly speaking, the main difference between here and Pavillion would be that~

Pavillion was mainly designed for those rich people~

Whilst here was for all people~

The things here werent that expensive and most importantly, the interior design of it makes it looks like a high ranked shopping malls~

* Captured with dar's Canon IXUS 115, the design was just awesome! *

Hmm, after that, we went for a movie~

The movie was one that I like and one which I had followed previously~

It was " Fast and Furious 5"!!! (I rate 4 stars over 5 for this one) =)

What shall I said about this movie?

For me, it was definitely one of the best from the Fast & Furious movie!

What makes it so unique and worth to watch was definitely "Dwayne The Rock Johnson" taking part in the movie!

* Vin Diesel & Paul Walker was the criminal, The Rock was the cop~The chemistry between them ROCKS!! *

* Let's applaud the KING OF HUMOUR in the movie! =)*

Cant wait for Transformer 3: Dark of The Moon (He did take part too for your info)

* One of the epic scene in the movie-- Vin Diesel saying " This Is Brazil" to The Rock as The Rock try to capture him*

Hmm, the movie was just brilliant!

Here's the trailer! =)

Hmm, not much to do after the movie~

Just went for a dinner at a local Japanese restaurant~

Ehh, the design is okay, but still prefer Sushi Kings in terms of the food~ =p

* Dar's food, no offense, but I still prefer Sushi King's one =p *

So, that wreck up my date with her sista's~

Firstly, thanks for driving us home to her sista's~

Next, thanks for my dear dar's family for all the treat include accomodation, food and others during my stay at her home! U all are such a good company to be hanging around with =)

Time to off, but will hoping for another visit to her home sooner, and one more,

" I LOVE SKUDAI! " =)