Showing posts with label photo diary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photo diary. Show all posts

25.9.11

Bangkok'11 Photo Diary - Part 1

Bangkok seems so long ago now, but everytime I go through the pictures, I can't help but smile to myself. Its very rare for my family to find time to go on vacations together but this year, I insisted to organize one and it was one of the best family trips we've had in a long long time.

Hotel:



Hotel was fab! Don't get me started with the hotel beds, it was luxurious.

For Buttercream Bakery:



Cupcakes everywhere and the shops are soooo cute! I didn't try any of them cause I knew they wouldn't be as good as Buttercream. You have spoilt my taste buds.



This Secret Garden is so so cute. It was in the middle of the mall below our hotel. Everyday I'd walk past with a full stomach, wishing I hadn't had that much to eat so I could fit in a cake or two. On our last day, I finally went down for tea, will post up what I had in part 2.



This is another cafe, an organic cafe. It had a very vintage feel to it, they had special coffee blends and tea and a store next to it where they sold random stuff like scarves, pillows, bags... all hand-made. I wish there were cafes like these back when I was in high school, it's definitely a place you can study in. I didn't get to try it out, there were too many shops surrounding this coffee shop, could not fight the temptations.



Food in thailand - AH-MA-ZING.

Night Life:

Bangkok is filled with night markets, and I was so excited to find out that there was one close by to our hotel. A visit was a must...

Butt pants!! LOL 


Sea of Fake Shoes.



Out of no where, a stall selling Krispy Kreme! There were Krispy Kreme everywhere in Bangkok, I didn't quite understand why they were selling these at the markets. I didn't dare to try.

Temples

One of the highlights of my trip was when we visited the traditional temples. I have always wanted to visit one, and it was better than in photos. Everything was so golden, colorful and sacred. 

The statues were beautifully sculpted. This particular temple was called the 'Four-faced temple', the God has 4 faces so he? can see it all (I heard).


Elephants are sacred in Thailand, so there were statues everywhere. I wanted the baby ones to bring back to Hong Kong. They're so prettty!



These ladies sang and prayed for hours. I love the costumes and the pointy gold fingernails they had on.


Madre and I


This woman was selling cages of little birds by the temple, I then found out that it was a form of good deed, to purchase these birds and set them free at the temple. 



There's just too many photos for one post. Will post up the food and fun in part 2.

Hope everyone's having a lovely weekend.










12.8.11

Hong Kong photo diary 2

I SNAP Away When I see RED



 Parents watching over their kids taking swimming lessons



Chinese Graffiti

I love that RED rabbit. 

 JAA Bar / art gallery. Perfect place to go with good company

Off to Thailand in 2 days, will update when I return with all the juicy photos from Bangkok :)
Stay Tuned.

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1.8.11

Hong Kong photo diary




 







 highlights.
The City of Lights. the view from my bedroom window.
Afternoon Nap. this guy is clearly very organized - his things are neatly placed as if it's his own bedroom.
Just a pretty sink. Pretty. no?
 Lash Junkie. so far iv only seen the girls from shu uemura wear these but they look pretty cool - cooler on its own.
Hong Kong Island. the economic centre of Hong Kong ( will dedicate a post on that soon)
Plateau Spa. my mum treated me to a heavenly facial & massage at Grand Hyatt spa - highly recommend it.

and finally...
Home. 

It feels good to be BACK. It's been almost a year since I last came back, due to uni work and all that, it was wiser for me to stay focussed in England and leave all the fun till the summer.  
I've been here for 2 weeks already, time flies when you're in a city that never sleeps. There's always so much to do.. people to see, places to go - but I love it. So far, I have spent most of my days either with the family or my beautiful friends. Im determined to explore Hong Kong this summer, I'm hoping to show as much of Hong Kong as possible for you guys, I just need to decide where to start. 

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