Showing posts with label Out n About. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Out n About. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

God Spilled a Bowl of Icing Sugar

... a very very large bowl of it.

Just wondering around the other day in the pure whiteness and chanced upon Bloesempark (Amsterdamse Bos) on the way down to Amstelveen, the sheer size of it is amazing.

Icing sugar? Snow on logs,... isn't that how Christmas log cakes came about? Staring at logs made me hungry, even snow on twigs reminded me of pretzels with icing on it... sigh. I'm such a glutton.





























Saturday, September 04, 2010

HK Day 2 (Back log)

Feeling better after much needed rest, I'm sure many out there understand that once the flow of work gets interrupted, it's a bitch to get back to it seeing all the back logs. Yes its one of those days.

On the first day of arrival I've uploading my first batch of photos, while on the second day Cow actually hogged my laptop... and hence from then all updates are nothing but painful back logs...

Second day here in the land of Dim Sums (ironically we've yet to try them) managed to meet up with Ian and his missus, she's such a gem. If only they stayed longer, some girly time around here would be nice.

Since we were still recovering from the two flights, strolled around the habour area down at the cultural hall followed by supper and ended our day out short.

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If there's one word to describe what type of traveller I am, ... I'd say I'm a rat.

I like to explore alleys rather than grace through high street,I prefer local delights rather than sitting in some fancy restaurants sipping champagine, I would rather stay in a B & B than in some posh five star hotel.

I'm a rat, one of those rat with more guts than sense.

Since this is a back log (lol) I'd like to fast forward time to our fifth day here. Walking down the back streets and unwittingly stumbled upon the night market down in Temple Street, one Indian fella mumbled "copy bags?" and the Cow lost sight of me. After ten minutes of calls from him, I reappeared from a dark corner. Yes he gave me a good scolding, but that was just fun.

That's how I like to travel, like a rat....

I never liked travelling with tour groups, walking around gives me a better feel of the country I'm in. Free and easy IMHO is the best way to travel if time allows. Next week I might just make plans to venture out on my own when the Cow's in school.,provided I can drag myself outta bed early enough to do that.















Thursday, March 18, 2010

Things that I Missed (1)

The next few posts are gotta be way overdue, The Cow and I had been busy since we came back to England, running errands.

Apart from dealing with a particular troublesome individual, which I almost tore my hair off, things are good.

Coming back made me realised the little things I missed about this place. Be it a little robin dropping by the garden for visit, to a dead badger by the side of the motorway (though I prefer to see a live badger and never had that luck).

A drive down the motorway admiring all the con-trails, staring at the night sky making wishes upon shooting stars. Those were the little things I missed.













Sunday, January 17, 2010

Taipei Day Five

Am glad to be able to meet up with a girlfriend of mine up here in Taipei, popped by Ximending for dinner before heading out to Shilin night market for supper ... how convenient.

All the walking makes us crave for food where ever we go.