Friday, January 05, 2007
yeah.... finally got time to do this... sch life so busy... haha... LIKE IT! anw, here's how my CHINA trip went! went with my family and granny. took a diary with me, so posts are time-lined and are from a viewpoint that i had there and then.
26th December 2006 - Tuesday
7.25pm
wooh. plane has just taken off. experienced air pockets just now as the plane went through the level of clouds. on board TR988 to Guang Zhou. just got the immigration card from the air stewardess.. the whole immigration card is in chinese! no english! haha.
9.40pm
two and a half hours into flight. bored. trying to sleep but cant for the ppl behind, speaking so loud. in chinese too. typical chinamen! haha..
10.20pm
got this idiotic chinaman knocking on my seat. talk so loud and cant keep his hands to himself. must knock on my seat! how am i gonna sleep!? plane starting to descend already. seat belt light just came on and the stewardess announced that we're gonna have turbulance.
10.35pm
captain just announced that we will touch down in about 20mins. just passed Hong Kong a few minutes ago. temperature at Guang Zhou is about 11 degree C and slightly misty. cabin crew to prepare for arrival.
27th December 2006 - Wednesday
1.35am
landed at Bai Yun international airport in Guang Zhou at about 10.55pm. went throught the customs and everything, then took an airport bus to a station, then took a taxi to Furama Hotel(Fu Lai Hua). entered the room at about 12.45am. was like 'wow!' they had plasma tv and even a computer! and the internet rates are like 0.02RMB per minute! bathed then used the com for a while. tired. gonna sleep soon. didnt have much sleep on the plane thanks to the chinaman behind me on the plane... haha
9.25am
woke up at about 8am. went for breakfast. now in the room. gonna go out soon.
7.35pm
after leaving the hotel in the morning, walked to a nearby metro station and took a train to Liu Hua bus station to buy our ticket to Gui Ling tonight. after that, took a train down to Qing Ping market. wow. they sold dried snakeskin, dried seahorse, starfish, dried centipedes rolled into bunches and lots more weird animals. haha. then we walked back. on the way back, stopped at Dai Tong restaurant for lunch. had kway teow, fried Fan Tui(pig's trotters), goose, suckling pig, wo tip(gyoza like thing) and a peanut pancake thingy. after eating, at about 1.40pm, walked back to the hotel checked out, then depositedour bags at the concierge. then we started to go to Bei Jing Lu. but on the way, saw a market selling toy stuff and chinese new year stuff and the like. so went in, bought a few stuff then went on. but we were tired, so we stopped and rested at a place called "Village Of Gruel". we tried to order a few bowls of porridge, but found out that they sold porridge only by the kg! so bought 1kg of porridge at about 38RMB, and we managed to eat it all! haha. after sufficient rest, we walked on. went to a side street that seemed to sell everything. it was in the general direction of Bei Jing Lu, so we went in. inside, saw a young boy peeing in the middle of the street. the adults didnt care. just walked and laughed on. in a matter of minutes(as it was a relatively busy street), the pee was spread everywhere by the countless wheels and feet that rolled and stepped in it. so disgusting! but, hey, we're in CHINA! haha. after doing a bit of shopping, we didnt really have time, so just stopped at a nearby macs to go toilet then we took a bus 61 to the hotel. collected our luggage, then walked to the metron station and went back to Liu Hua bus station. now waiting at the bus station for the bus that will bring us to Gui Ling.
8.30pm
we're on the bus and off. wow. so suprising! the chinese are unctual! haha.
28th December 2006 - Thursday
8.50am
so cold. now in the hotel room in Yang Shuo. bus dropped us off at the bus terminal at about 6.20am... bus ride was ok. managed to get about 6 hours sleep. the bus stopped every 3 hours for toilet break. at least the toilets here arent so bad as in Kazakhstan. haha. will be going off breakfast soon.
9.45pm
wooh. just came back. anw, in the morning, after taking a bath in the hotel, went to walk around. had breakfast of some sort of mee at a local outdoor hawker stall. hope dont get diarrhea. haha. but it should be ok... wind was blowing. luckily we wrapped quite warmly. walked downm the street. had some paste thingy(sesame and corn) at a shop, then continued on. bought smth that looked like ang ku kueh, but was sweet and had a nice fragrance and with sesame paste inside. shopped around, then took the 11am bus to Xing Ping. upon reaching, took a tuk tuk like vehicle to the sorta quay. then took a boat down the Li river. the scenery was really nice. mountains(limestone hills) carved out by long gone water. ranges upon ranges of them. tall, but not too intimidating, covered with trees that look almost luminous against the misty background. hmm... i think i'm getting a little too poetic... haha. then the boat stopped at a tourist trap. ppl trying to sell their wares. bought only a few stones that were carved out like fishes. fishermen and women carrying cormorants asking if we wanted to take pictures woth the birds. didnt go near them cos scared of bird flu. haha. after about 20mins, we boarded the boat again. the boat was supposed to go to Yang Di, but becuase of some crap reason the boat ppl gave, we did not(we all kana cheated). so went back to Xing Ping. walked back to the bus station. saw the village. old fashioned houses, quite quaint... on the way back, stopped at a local restaurant that sold dog, snake, pheasant and other exotic animal meats. we had chicken, yam, beerfish and fried rice. after eating, took a bus back to Yang Shuo. left at about 3.35pm. reached Yang Shuo at about 4.30pm. shopped around, went to a market that sold dog meat, saw a skinned rabbit to be fried and even a fish head that was still alive thought the body had been cut off! went to a bakery to get some biscuits and some sweets. after that, went shopping along tyhe roadside. went back to the hotel for a while to put down our stuff(they were getting heavy) then walked about again, as our hotel was on the shopping street(i cant rmbr the name) itself. went to another local restuarant, wanted to order dog, but they said that they didnt have it in winter. so sad. haha. anw, had pig's ears, some beef noodles and tendons and pig's trotters. after eating, went to a grocery store and bought mineral water and some chinese wine. then went shopping again along the streets. came back about 20 mins ago. gonna bathe soon.
11.30pm
mummy, daddy and chehcheh came in just now so we can eat fruits. finished, then they went off to their room. i'm sharing room with granny. just took a bath. i NEVER like to take baths in winter. cos you dont wanna take off your clothes cos you know it's cold. then when you're bathing in HOT water, you dont wanna stop cos you know that once you stop, you're gonna feel cold again, if not colder!(the water loses heat very fast!)haha. you have to quickly dry and put on your clothes, lest you freeze. charging phone now. i hear a dog barking. maybe it's gonna be tmrw's lunch! hahaha...
i'll stop here for now... will continue my trip in the next post. no time right now... have to go for tuition.
--------It´s been a long road, getting from there to here.--------
x It´s been a long time,
but my time is finally near
at 3:45 pm
