Yunan Jun 23 - Jul 7, 2011

Kunming 昆明 ( Dong Chuan 东川红土地 + Jiu Xiang Cave 九乡溶洞) – Lijiang 丽江 – Shangrila 香格里拉 – Lugu Lake 泸沽湖.Photo at Picasa Public Album.


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中国的公厕有点脏,门锁坏了,冲水坏了,或遗留粪便及血液。如加上味道,就最倒眉。氧气不能带上火车。表演观众迟到,吵闹。中国很多烟民,到处都闻到烟臭。很多地方都在发展,污染可悲。人民总体卫生意思不高,随地吐痰和到处喝神(河/湖)水。吸烟处隔离差,巴士师机也抽烟。机场免税商店竟然要求客人快一点,因为他们要结账。的士师机开车吸烟,也不帮忙提重行李。
Reluctant to write in my own words, so here's the Google translate (poor translation):
China's public toilets a bit dirty, broken door locks, flush bad, or left feces and blood. And with the taste, pour on the brow. Oxygen can not bring the train. Show the audience late, noisy. Many Chinese smokers, smell the smoke smell everywhere. Many places in the development, pollution sad. People's overall health means not high, spitting and drinking God everywhere (river / lake) water. Smoking at the isolation is poor, the bus division machine also smoking. Airport duty-free shop and he asked the guests a little faster, because they want to check out. Smoking machine to drive the taxi division, not to mention baggage help.

Final words, I enjoy the travel, wishing Yunan can keep her charm in spite of the development.

Idling in Johor Pontian Kecil, Tanjung Piai & Kukup

Need a break away, it was so thankful that SL invited me over to JB. I took the new bus AC7 from Yishun Interchange, it was quite a nice ride (less crowded and no change of MRT-bus) with a flat fee of SGD2 (ezlink).

After Woodland custom, the bus wil be waiting at bus bay straight after the stairs. For journey from JB to Malaysia, it is good to pay by cash (cash RM2 but ezlink SGD2). After Woodland custom, the bus will wait at platform 2.

Visiting JB, is eat eat eat.. Eat alot during this weekend and need to detox after that. All the food is nice :)

SL became my tour guide, and brought me 去吹风 -Tanjung Piai(The Southernmost Tip of Mainland Asia)& Kukup (a small fishing village near Pontian). TX SL :)

Finding waterfall in Singapore Botanical Garden


This is my 3rd visit to Singapore Botanical Garden. First trip was full of expectation (disappointed to see the landscape), second trip was for a concert, and this trip, just to shoot waterfall (human made fountain) using my new ND grad filters.


Made many mistakes today: not shooting in RAW (changing white balance is a problem) & not cleaning my lens (can see mark on the photo). Some photo appears tinted in yellow (explanation for these? and solution) and i have to use GIMP editor to fix them.
Dirty lens where the mark is so visible >< !
I will shoot more, perhaps a real waterfall at my hometown!

2010 Christmas in Bangkok

2010 Dec, i booked myself flight and a budget inn (The Saladaeng Inn THB2400), went to Bangkok.

Don't find the Thai people as friendly as before, hardly see any sincere SMILE! Before Bangkok, i went to Singapore for some Christmas light, i think atmosphere in Bangkok is better than Singapore, at least for photo shooting. I took the walking route recommended by many: started at Ratchadamri station, passing Four Season Hotel, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Erawan Mall and Amarin Tower

Via the skywalk, passed by Intercontinental Hotel, Gayson,Central World. Further via skywalk, got to Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery and MBK. It was tiring, a massage was my next call :P
Photo album