Year 2009 is a great year, not to mention that i've got promoted, received a good bonus and met plenty of really nice friends... Our celebration this year remains the same as last year, having steamboat at Xin's place.
I hope the coming 2010 will be equally good!
Wishing all friends here a Happy New Year and May joy comes your way in 2010!
PS. Please bring your joy over and leave your unhappiness in 2009...
Thursday, December 31, 2009
China Tour - Hang Zhou 杭州 - 梅家桩
The Next morning, we tour the origins for 龙井茶, one of the famous farm in Hangzhou, 梅家桩. I heard the TVB drama, 茶是故鄉濃, filmed some of the scenes here.
We weren't interested in tea leaves...but the scenery and environment here is very nice!
This place is really nice and i can't help but snap more pictures...great sunlight with alot of glares...
Me me and more of me!
there will be one last post on Hangzhou...it is just too beautiful that i cant resist taking alot alot of pictures...
We weren't interested in tea leaves...but the scenery and environment here is very nice!
This place is really nice and i can't help but snap more pictures...great sunlight with alot of glares...
Me me and more of me!
there will be one last post on Hangzhou...it is just too beautiful that i cant resist taking alot alot of pictures...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
China Tour - Hang Zhou 杭州 - 西湖
Back to the trip, It should be Day 4 when we arrived at HangZhou and the most famous spot in Hangzhou should be it's famous West lake(西湖).
In the past, i only get to see the pictures on flickr of this beautiful lake.
The locals spend most of their time here and even people from the other areas also visit this lake to spend their weekends.
To the locals, this is not just scenery but a place where many many stories were told.
We reached there around 4pm which was sunset and according to the guide, we were lucky to avoid fog at the lake.
Sunset make the place felt warm..
This is where we board the boat ride..
Okay, its really tough to take a landscape picture when...
there is no subject mountain,
no foreground like stones, plants etc
no background, like blue skies, clouds
so this is the best shot i could do...the setting sun
This small girl is very cute..she is always beside our singaporean guide and i managed to snap a few natural shots. If there is still another competition on expression, i think i will win!
The boat bring us around the lake but were never near to the small islands.
We ended our trip and left for dinner early so as to catch the Xihu show at night.
Okay, Joshua mentioned to me about this wonderful show that i must catched and so i was full of hope for it from the first day i reached China. Indeed, i think it is one of the best stage play that i have saw in my life.
And of cos, my lens did me well with all these night shots.
Yue Fei's story
this is one of the best part, the laser that look real
The thousand hand buddha
There were a group of old japanese sitting infront of us, i think there were enjoying the show.
The finale
My cozy hotel room
The eerie toilet
Oh this basket can be found in most hotels we stayed...its meant to be a basket to throw in the used towels..and those hanging at the same spot will be deemed as clean or unused.
The night view of HangZhou
In the past, i only get to see the pictures on flickr of this beautiful lake.
The locals spend most of their time here and even people from the other areas also visit this lake to spend their weekends.
To the locals, this is not just scenery but a place where many many stories were told.
We reached there around 4pm which was sunset and according to the guide, we were lucky to avoid fog at the lake.
Sunset make the place felt warm..
This is where we board the boat ride..
Okay, its really tough to take a landscape picture when...
there is no subject mountain,
no foreground like stones, plants etc
no background, like blue skies, clouds
so this is the best shot i could do...the setting sun
This small girl is very cute..she is always beside our singaporean guide and i managed to snap a few natural shots. If there is still another competition on expression, i think i will win!
The boat bring us around the lake but were never near to the small islands.
We ended our trip and left for dinner early so as to catch the Xihu show at night.
Okay, Joshua mentioned to me about this wonderful show that i must catched and so i was full of hope for it from the first day i reached China. Indeed, i think it is one of the best stage play that i have saw in my life.
And of cos, my lens did me well with all these night shots.
Yue Fei's story
this is one of the best part, the laser that look real
The thousand hand buddha
There were a group of old japanese sitting infront of us, i think there were enjoying the show.
The finale
My cozy hotel room
The eerie toilet
Oh this basket can be found in most hotels we stayed...its meant to be a basket to throw in the used towels..and those hanging at the same spot will be deemed as clean or unused.
The night view of HangZhou
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Lomography
Let me take a break from posting all the China pictures. Quite a tedious process to run through the thousands of pictures.
My first roll of film, Primera 200, pictures taken from my diana mini. Its considered remarkable to have at least 12 pictures from the whole 54shots taken nicely.
Think i can improve further with this camera and the potential of this camera shld be much greater!
Half frame double exposure..
Love the color of this normal film...
These are all slides film i used on my Yellow Peace. Think i will need to get him a cover, the body is in bad shape after a trip to china..peeling and color changes..should have gotten the black color version..
Most of the pictures were underexposed
One of my favourite shot
Lastly, me in lomo
My first roll of film, Primera 200, pictures taken from my diana mini. Its considered remarkable to have at least 12 pictures from the whole 54shots taken nicely.
Think i can improve further with this camera and the potential of this camera shld be much greater!
Half frame double exposure..
Love the color of this normal film...
These are all slides film i used on my Yellow Peace. Think i will need to get him a cover, the body is in bad shape after a trip to china..peeling and color changes..should have gotten the black color version..
Most of the pictures were underexposed
One of my favourite shot
Lastly, me in lomo
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