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Giant Statue Of Qu Yuan In Singapore
2008-06-08 10:52:00
In conjunction with the celebration of the Duan Wu (Dumpling) Festival , the giant statue of Qu Yuan was set up at Waterloo Street, Singapore .The building behind the giant statue of Qu Yuan is Rochor Centre. The height of this giant statue is about 2 levels of a building.Qu Yuan (340BC--278BC) was a Chinese patriotic poet from the State of Chu during Zhan Guo (Warring States 403BC--221BC) period.Qu Yuan was a loyal minister of the State of Chu. Under the influence of his political rival, he was exiled twice by the king of Chu. He was desperate when his homeland was conquered by General Bai Qi of the State of Chin. He jumped into the Mi Luo river to protest against the corruption of his country. In order to keep fish away from Qu Yuan's body, villagers threw zong zi (dumplings) into river for fish to eat. Today (fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar), Chinese all over the world celebrate Duan Wu (Dumpling) Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.
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Singapore Dumpling Festival 2008
2008-06-04 17:45:00
My wife and I went to Singapore last week.We stayed in South East Asia Hotel for this trip. South East Asia Hotel is located at 190 Waterloo Street. Waterloo Street is flocked with tourists day and night. It's coincident that at this particular time the community around Waterloo Street is celebrating Dumpling Festival . The Dumpling Festival celebration is from 29 May to 8 June. Waterloo Street is brightly lighted at night. There are stalls selling dumplings along both sides of Waterloo Street nearby South East Asia Hotel. I couldn't resist the tasty dumpling, so I bought two dumplings and shared with my wife. We enjoyed eating the dumplings with lipton tea in the hotel room.
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Malacca Expo 2008
2008-05-25 15:16:00
Midyear school holidays started on 24 May. Don't just sit in front of the computer monitor for the whole school holidays. Where to relax yourself ? Well, I think go visiting Malacca Expo 2008 is a good suggestion. Malacca Expo 2008 Date : 24 May to 1 JuneTime : 11 am to 10 pmVenue : Malacca International Trade CenterMITC is located at Air Keroh, Malacca. It's less then 5 minutes drive from Air Keroh Toll.Besides exhibit various commercial products, expo also offer stage shows, bid the best, grand sale and daily lucky draw. The performances are "Snake Challenge" and "Aqua Show".The exhibition venue has several stalls that serve food and beverage. Have a refreshment if you are tiring of walking around. You can enjoy your drink at Orange Cafe in case you are unable to adapt the noisy environment.Malacca Expo 2008 admission fee and parking are free. So, what are you waiting for ?

 Singapore Cafe Iguana
2008-05-03 15:34:00
I asked James (the hotel receptionist) where to go at night. One of the suggestions given by James was to have a drink at Cafe Iguana of Riverside Point. Cafe Iguana is next door to the Jumbo Seafood. According to James, Cafe Iguana is a famous Mexican restaurant and bar in Singapore . If you like alcoholic beverage, Cafe Iguana is the right place for you. Enjoy your favorite drink with your friends at Cafe Iguana and make your visit to Singapore a sweet memory.
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Singapore Jumbo Seafood
2008-04-18 13:40:00
Jumbo Seafood is a Jumbo Group of Restaurants in Singapore . It has a total of six outlets in Singapore. If you like live seafood that prepared in Singapore and Hong Kong styles, Jumbo Seafood is a good option.This is the photo of Jumbo Seafood Singapore Riverside Point outlet. Its business hours for lunch is from 12:00pm to 2:30pm and dinner is from 6:00pm to midnight. Since this Jumbo Seafood outlet is in Riverside Point, you can have a walk along the riverside after taking your dinner. That is a great idea because it is good for you.
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Singapore Riverside Point 01
2008-04-16 05:55:00
Singapore Riverside Point is located along Singapore River bank near Merchant Road. The above photo of Riverside Point was taken from Clarke Quay when I went there for river cruise. Riverside Point is just opposite Clarke Street on the other bank of Singapore River. Riverside Point is a favorite dining place for foreigners who are working in Singapore. There are many food available at Riverside Point. The food range from Chinese, Indian, Indonesia, Western and local delicacies. You can take a stroll a long the river bank at Riverside Point before you make any decision.
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Singapore River Cruise
2008-04-11 14:16:00
In the Singapore Clarke Quay post I mentioned about taking a bumboat ride to discover the scenic Singapore River . Now, I am going to write more detail regarding Singapore River Cruise in this post. There are two choices for tourists to take a bumboat ride.The first option is 30 minutes cruise which is offered by Singapore River Experience. It starts from Clarke Quay to Clifford Pier and returns to Clarke Quay. The fees are $13 for adult and $8 for child.If you prefer a longer ride, you can take the 45 minutes cruise which is operated by New River Experience. It starts from Robertson Quay to Clifford Pier and returns to Clarke Quay. The fees are $18 for adult and $10 for child. I and my wife boarded a bumboat at the Clarke Quay. The friendly steersman allowed me to stand at the front part of the bumboat to capture video of the charming Singapore River.The Singapore River cool evening breeze and gentle light of the buildings along the river banks made this river cruise a sweet memory...
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Clarke Quay C Clinic
2008-04-03 06:28:00
According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Special Price Edition), clinic is a special place where specialized medical advice and treatment are given to visiting patients. Clinic is also an occasion in a hospital when students learn by watching how a medical specialist examines and treats his or her patients. Although you can see there are patient beds with operating theater lights and table with wheel chairs in the above photos. It's really interesting that Clarke Quay C Clinic has nothing to do with any medical problems. You can't find any doctors, nurses, students or patients but there are waiters, waitresses, bartenders and chefs in C Clinic.Actually C Clinic is a bar & restaurant that serves food & beverages. It's located at Block B of Clarke Quay in Singapore. Feel free to visit C Clinic's web site http://www.theclinic.sg/ to satisfy your curiosity.
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Singapore Clarke Quay
2008-03-31 16:39:00
Singapore Clarke Quay is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Singapore. If you take a taxi to Clarke Quay from any location in Singapore, the taxi driver will send you to the right destination without any enquiry.Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay in Singapore. It is located nearby the mouth of Singapore River. It was a fishing village and later developed into bustling commercial centre. The buildings and warehouses along the river had been restored as restaurants, wine bars, entertainment spots and retail shops. Take a stroll within the Clarke Quay compound in the evening to find a restaurant that suitable for your taste. There are a lot of choices of food range from Chinese, Indian, Indonesia, Western and local cuisine. You can dine at the waterfront restaurants or the bumboat restaurants if you like the river view.After dinner take a bumboat ride to discover the scenic Singapore River. When the sun begin to set, you can enjoy yourself at the nightspots that are...
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Singapore Chinatown
2008-03-22 06:17:00
Singapore Chinatown in Chinese is "Niu Che Shui" (???). "Niu Che" means bullock cart and "Shui" is water. It is located opposite Singapore People's Park Complex. There is a flyover for pedestrians to get to Singapore Chinatown from Singapore People's Park Complex.You can go to Singapore Chinatown by taking the North-East Line MRT. Alight at Chinatown Station (NE4) and exit at Pagoda Street exit.When you arrive at Singapore Chinatown, take a stroll along the streets to explore the unique shops and stalls. Check out the fascinating souvenirs and bring back your sweet memories. The commodities that available in Singapore Chinatown ranging from handy crafts, handmade ornaments, electric and electronic goods, traditional and modern clothing, Chinese medicine to amazing antiques.Singapore Chinatown Heritage Centre is located at 48 Pagoda Street Singapore 059207. It opens 7 days a week from 9 am to 8 pm. The admission fees are $9.80 (Singapore Currency) for adult and $6.30 for child. Thi...
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South Korea Cherry Blossom
2008-03-10 07:47:00
These two photos of cherry blossom (sakura) were taken by my son. He has been in Seoul South Korea since 2005. He came back for his winter holidays in December last year.These two photos were taken along a busy street in Seoul. According to my son, cherry blossom start flowering in March during spring. The spring temperature in Seoul is around 10 ° C to 20 ° C.Feel free to visit Yeuoido Spring Flower Festival--first attempt for more information regarding cherry blossom in Seoul.
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Singapore People's Park Complex
2008-03-03 17:56:00
We spent around 3 hours in Singapore Science Centre. After taking a few of photos outside Singapore Science Centre, we took a taxi and heading to Singapore City. We alighted in front of People's Park Complex .I had been to People's Park Complex when I was working in Singapore for few months in 1973. People's Park Complex was a popular shopping centre as well as famous landmark in 1970's. With more giant skyscrapers and shopping malls rising up, People's Park Complex has lost its cutting edge.People's Park Complex is located in Singapore Chinatown along Eu Tong Sen Street. The lower part of the building is for shopping outlets and the upper block for residential usage. There are variety of retail shops in People's Park Complex. Besides retail shops, there are many travel agencies in People's Park Complex. Remember to bargain for the items that you wish to buy and bring back your sweet memories.
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Singapore Science Centre
2008-02-26 05:41:00
I went to Singapore with my wife on December last year. We stayed there for 3 days 2 nights.We went to Singapore by express bus. It was raining heavily when we arrived at the express bus terminal at Queen Street. We had to shelter at Rochor Centre . After taking our lunch at Rochor Centre, we went to a budget hotel by taxi. That afternoon, we couldn't go any where because of the heavy rain.We planed to go to Clarke Quay the next morning. The friendly taxi driver told us not to go for river boat tour early in the morning. According to him, it's better to go in the evening. So, we changed our schedule and went to Singapore Science Centre first.Singapore Science Centre is located in Jurong. Its address is 15 Scinece Centre Road, Singapore 609081 and web site is www.science.edu.sg. The Jurong East MRT Station and Jurong East Bus Interchange are nearby Singapore Science Centre. Since both of these transports are available, it's easily to get to Singapore Science Centre.Singapore Scienc...

Chinese New Year At Jonker Walk
2008-02-10 10:03:00
Jonker Walk is the glittering jewel of the historical town of Malacca. You should go to Jonker Walk when you are visiting Malacca. Otherwise, it's just like leaving a jewelry shop with empty hands.Jonker Walk was decorated with numerous of lanterns during Chinese New Year . Visitors started flocking to Jong Walk when the sun began to set. The night of Jonker Walk bustled until the excited crowd left Jonker Walk at midnight.Before becoming a popular tourist attraction, Jonker Walk is a narrow street with a few antique shops. It's totally different now. Jonker Walk is a busy street during daytime. Tourists stroll along the pedestrian walkway in front of the shops. Jonker Walk turns into a bustling street at night from Friday to Sunday. Hopefully it would be seven nights a week in future.The stuffs that available at Jonker Walk range from local delicacy, souvenirs to antiques. If you are in Malacca, remember to witness yourself the night fever of Jonker Walk.
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Gong Xi Gong Xi
2008-02-07 03:19:00
We greet each other "Gong xi fa cai" when we meet during Chinese New Year. "Gong xi" is wish and "fa cai" means to be rich. You can greet "Gong xi fa cai" to adults but not to children. You should say "Xin nian kuai le" (Happy New Year), or "Xin nian jin bu" (To have better achievement in new year) to Children. These are some examples of Chinese New Year greeting that commonly used.I would like to wish my adult readers "Gong xi fa cai", "Xin nian kuai le" and "Shen ti jian kang" (To be healthy). I also wish my young readers "Xin nian kuai le" and "Xin nian jin bu".
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Shopping Rush
2008-02-05 18:28:00
A large number of shoppers flock to most of the shopping malls in town these few days. Shopping rush is just like hot cake. You can see how the shopping rush was from the above video clip. It was recorded last Saturday. This hyper mart opens from 8 am to 11 pm on Monday to Thursday and from 8 am to 12 midnight on Friday to Sunday during this festive fever.I went to this hyper mart twice to shop for Chinese New Year stuffs.. I bought a full trolley of food, cookies and snacks for each trip and spent few hundreds ringgit.Wang Xiao Er guo nian, yi nian bu ru yi nian. Nian nian nan guo, nian nian guo. These two sentences are in Chinese. Wang Xiao Er was a poor man. He became poorer year by year. However, he had to celebrate Chinese New Year no matter how poor he was. This means that Chinese New Year is a special festival to Chinese. I am as poor as Wang Xiao Er and have to shop for celebrating Chinese New Year too.
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Nian Gao 02
2008-02-05 04:19:00
My blog reader Kang Yong posted a comment after reading my previous post : nian gao 01. He enquired whether I really knew how to make nain gao. I am glad to say "Yes". I still remember the ingredients, procedure and tools of making nian gao.With the urbanized of living environment and time factor, now people seldom make nian gao for themselves. They mostly buy ready made nian gao. Unless they are from kampung or new village and free to do so. Although steaming of nian gao can be done at the back lanes of terrace houses but it's inconvenient and not suitable. Besides that, grinding of the glutinous rice is a problem. It's not only takes time but also has to possess a grinder and to keep it.Nian gao is nice to eat when it's still warm. It's sweet and sticky. Nian gao will become hard when it's cool. Cut the harden nian gao into pieces and keep it in the fridge. When you are thinking of eating nian gao just take it out from the fridge and steam it until it turns soft. You can take...
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Nian Gao
2008-02-03 16:12:00
After buying minced chicken dried meat yesterday, I passed by a pastry store. I bought a few pieces of pastries. There are quite a lot of nian gao displayed for selling. I took a few shots of nian gao for sharing with you.It's not easy to make nian gao. The ingredients of nian gao are glutinous rice and sugar. The glutinous rice must be soak in water for few hours before being groung into powdery paste. Put the powdery paste inside a flour sack. A heavey object will be placed on the flour sack to press out the water.Mixed the dried powdery paste with sugar. Pour the mixture into various sizes of cans. The cans are lined with a layer of banana leave or plastic. Finally, steam the mixture in a big wok until it turns brown in colour.Chinese believe that by taking nian gao, children will be healthy, adults will be promoted in profession and become wealthy. Nian gao also for serving kitchen god before the god returning to heaven. With sweet and sticky nian gao in mouth, the kitchen god ...
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Minced Chicken Dried Meat
2008-02-02 15:37:00
I post another video clip for my blog.I went to Muar this afternoon. So coincident that I passed by a minced chicken dried meat shop. I just dropped in to buy half kilogram of minced chicken dried meat. I asked for permission to record a short video clip. The shop assistant gladly allowed me to do so. This is the video that I captured this afternoon.I like to eat minced chicken dried meat but I only buy once a year. The most is twice a year. Normally, I buy minced chicken dried meat during Chinese New Year. You can take minced chicken dried meat with beer or Chinese tea as a snack. You can also make sandwiches with minced chicken dried meat.This minced chicken dried meat outlet is new in Muar. It is located at Jalan Meriam. Any Muarian interested can have a try.
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Seaweed Snack
2008-02-01 13:14:00
Chinese New Year is just around the corner. My wife started making cookies and snacks for Chinese New Year. She makes cookies and snacks at night after taking her dinner. Although she is busy with her daily work but she enjoys making cookies and snacks because my son is celebrating Chinese New Year with us this year. My son was in South Korea last year. He didn't come back during Chinese New Year. However, my the other son can't celebrate Chinese New Year with us this year. He is in oversea.The snack that she already made is seaweed snack. The ingredients of seaweed snack are popiah skin (spring roll), seaweed and egg white. Making of seaweed snack is very simple. First, use a clean Chinese calligraphy brush to paste the seaweed and popiah skin together with egg white. Then, cut it into small pieces (2cm x 5cm). Finally, fry the stuff until the popiah skin turns light brown. After cooling, the crunchy seaweed snack is ready to put into your mouth..The seaweed snack is so crispy a...
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Korean Seaweed 02
2008-01-31 16:35:00
This is another variety of Korean seaweed. It's totally different with the one I mentioned before. The seaweed that I wrote about in my previous post is in thin slice form but this seaweed is in particle form.From the second photo you can see that the seaweed is mixed with other ingredients. The bigger size substances and red in colour are shrimps. The oval shape objects and light yellow in colour are sesame seeds. The black dark portion of the photo is seaweed.Needless to say, this seaweed is more tasty because it's added with shrimps and sesame seeds. You can take this seaweed with your meal. You can also sprinkle it on the bread and take with coffee or tea. I prefer to take it with a glass of beer when sitting in front of television watching my favorite program It's so relaxing and enjoying.
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Korean Seaweed 01
2008-01-30 16:51:00
Do you know what is the stuff in the above photos ? That is Korean seaweed.If you have taken sushi (Japanese cuisine) before then you should familiar with seaweed. Japanese uses seaweed to roll up rice with fish and vegetables to make sushi.Korean uses seaweed to make food too. The name of this food is kimbab. The ingredients of sushi and kimbab are different. Korean use seaweed to roll up rice with egg, cheese, vegetables and fish or beef to make kimbab. The fish used for making kimbab normally is tuna. Kim is seaweed and bab means rice. Kimbab and sushi not only different in ingredients but also in sizes. Kimbab is longer in size and cut into smaller rolls when serve. Kimbab is Korean fast food. You can find kimbab at Kimbab Chonguk which is a chain shop in South Korea.At present I don't have any photo of kimbab. I will write a post about kimbab later. My son will return to Korea after Chinese New Year and send me the photo of kimbab.
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Harry Potter In South Korea
2008-01-29 04:07:00
Harry Potter had been to South Korea . Really ? The above photo is an evidence. Harry Potter was posing in front of a building in Everland Theme Park.Actually, I am just kidding. That was a Harry Potter movie poster that placed outside a cinema. The letters of the poster were in Korean except the second line. Honestly, I can't read any Korean word. I only speak a few simple words of Korean. According to my son, the first line at the top is "Victoria Cinema Program Information". The largest words mean "Harry Potter". Please inform me if I had wrongly interpreted.I have no idea this poster is about which series of Harry Potter stories because I am not Harry Potter's fan.
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The Caring Korean
2008-01-28 02:42:00
This korean man was busy clearing the frozen snow from the ground. He was an employee of Everland Theme Park. The roads inside Everland Theme Park will be covered with snow during winter. They are wet and slippery. You have to be careful when walking along them. The caring korean will keep on removing the snow to ensure the safety of the visitors.I still remembered that a lady of my tour group slipped on the frozen snow. She complained her back and buttock were so painful for the whole journey. If you don't have any winter life experience before just like Yan Hong then you have to put on a pair of shoes with good friction base when travelling in South Korea during winter. Otherwise, you have to beware of falling down and your buttock have to suffer. Adapting of climate is very important when travelling in a country with climate that is different from your homeland. That really will be a horrible nightmare if you are unable to do so.
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Everland Theme Park 02
2008-01-25 15:40:00
Hui Ming is a young blogger from East Malaysia. She went to South Korea last month and brought back an amazing sweet memory. Before her departure, she enquired me some stuffs of South Korea. I told her to refer to my blog posts because most of them are about South Korea.I contacted her after she was back from South Korea. She was very sastisfied with her trip to South Korea. Tourist attractions of South Korea really impressed her, particularly Everland Theme Park and Lotte World.Everland Theme Park is a world level theme park. You shouldn't miss this popular attraction when you travel in South Korea. I visited Everland Theme Park too during my trip to South Korea in 2005. I wrote a post with few copies of photos regarding Everland Theme Park last year. Unfortunately, I didn't go to Lotte World.These two photos of Everland Theme Park are different from my previous Everland Theme Park post. They were captured by my son who came back from South Korea recently. I put up these photos w...

Cold Winter In South Korea
2008-01-17 15:41:00
My visit to South Korea during winter in 2005 was really unforgettable. After a few hours flight, I had to adapt myself to a totally different climate. Wow, that was an amazing experience.The winter temperature of South Korea is below 0 C. I am from a tropical country with hot weather for the whole year. The daytime temperature is above 30 C and the temperature is around 30 C at night. There is a great difference in temperature between my country and South Korea.I had never spent my life in winter before I stepped on the land of South Korea. That was my first experience in my life. The winter of South Korea is too cold to me. I had to put on four layers of clothing and looked like a clumsy astronaut.This photo was captured from the window of the hotel that I stayed when I was travelling in South Korea. As shown in the photo, the top of the buildings were covered with snow. You could imagine how cold it was.
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Sokcho Beach
2008-01-11 16:35:00
Sokcho city is in Gangwon Province of South Korea. It is located along the coast of East Sea in north east of South Korea. Japan is at the other side of East Sea. Mt. Sorak is a popular tourist attraction nearby Sokcho City. Tourists that pay a visit to Mt Sorak will visit Sokcho city as well if time is permited.Sokcho City is famous for its beach. Sokcho Beach is one of the South Korea beach that worth visiting. Its white soft sands and crystal clear water attracts many local and foreign tourists to visit. There are various facilities such as campsites, showering booth, dressing room, parking lots and lodging available for visitors. Sokcho Beach is one of the site for celebrating Haemaji (sunrise greeting) festival on 1st of January of every year.
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Mt. Sorak 02
2008-01-03 05:04:00
I write about Mt. Sorak of South Korea again. This is my second post regarding Mt. Sorak. The first post was written in December last year. My impression of Mt. Sorak was so unique. That is the reason I write this post.Mt. Sorak is an attraction that tourists should visit when travelling in South Korea. Base on the travelling reviews that I had read, the best time to visit Mt. Sorak is during autumn. Mt. Sorak will full of numerous colourful leaves in autumn. If you like the beautiful falling season scenery then go ahead to visit Mt. Sorak around September to November.The above photos of Mt. Sorak were taken in winter. The first photo looks like a Chinese painting. It's so artistic. The second photo shows the valley of Mt. Sorak fully covered with snow. Snow is nothing special for anyone from countries with four seasons. For those who have never seen snow in their life in tropical countries then the winter white snow of Mt. Sorak sure would be amazing.
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Happy New Year 2008
2008-01-01 02:39:00
Happy New Year to my friends and readers. Wishing all of you enjoy reading and writing blogs in 2008. I managed to complete 37 posts last year. I will write more this year. My target is 10 posts per month. Hopefully, I can do it. I have tons of photos and video clips of various countries but I write as slow as a snail. So, you have to be patient if you are interested in reading my posts.
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Soraksan Hot Spring
2007-12-27 13:23:00
If you had read my recent posts then you should know that I had put up three video clips for these posts. Two of them are about Christmas Parade In Perth of Australia. The third video clip is regarding Christmas Celebration In Portuguese Settlement in Malacca, Malaysia. I still have some Christmas festive video clips of other countries but since Christmas was over so I have to keep them for next coming Christmas.After writing a few Christmas celebration posts, I am going to write about Korean stuff again. If without the post tittle, do you know what are the two photos of this post about ?That is an outdoor hot spring at the foot of Mt. Sorak nearby Sokcho city of South Korea. The first photo is a full view and the second photo is a magnifying view of the hot spring. As you can see from the photos, there are many cars and a bus parking outside the compound of the hot spring. So, patrons just drop down from their vehicles and walk to the hot spring. Imagine that you soak yourself in ...
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