看来那篇有关英文教数理的文章是被投篮了。
应该是不够精确，要把它再增删一下，再出发，可以转战光华日报。
要加油呀！
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Many traps while traveling in China
Hi Hongling,
It is now very easy to go to China. For me there is a direct flight from Penang to Macau. And from Macau to Zhuhai is so near you can even swim across! And the cost is very affordable. If booked early during promotion by Airasia, a return flight to Macau can be less than RM300 all in. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT!
The public transport system in China is also very good now. From Zhuhai you can take a bus to Fuzhou direct.
While I am still healthy and able to walk distances I will continue traveling. In fact, there is plan to go to Xian(西安) to see the Terracotta sculptures (兵马俑)this coming May.
This time around I learned a few things which I like to share with you. In China, while the security situation is good as far as our safety is concerned, we should be alert not to fall into the many traps we are likely to encounter.
The first trap is the forged RMB. My friend and I took a taxi to hotel which fare was RMB10. When my friend produced a RMB50 note to pay, the driver returned it and said "no change" and so I took out RMB10 to pay. My friend found out later that the returned note was a forged one. The driver was able to play a trick to exchange the RMB50 note with a forged one!
The second trap relates to exploitation of our sympathy. We met so many "beggers" in the form of baby-carrying mothers and also young girls who would come to us and ask for money. They said they need money to buy food for the baby who had been starving the whole day.
The young girls would say they came to the city to look for jobs but could not find one and they are starving too. They only asked for money for one meal but if you give only a few yuans they would say not enough. The trouble is they all say the same thing as if it came from the same scripts.
Of course there are other traps that we must be aware of. One good way to avoid falling into these traps is to shun the desire to get 'cheap- and-good' or 'once-in-a-lifetime' deals. And we must not let GREED gets the better of us!
And I will definitely travel to KL and Sin.kok on a regular basis.
Cheers!
Dajiu
It is now very easy to go to China. For me there is a direct flight from Penang to Macau. And from Macau to Zhuhai is so near you can even swim across! And the cost is very affordable. If booked early during promotion by Airasia, a return flight to Macau can be less than RM300 all in. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT!
The public transport system in China is also very good now. From Zhuhai you can take a bus to Fuzhou direct.
While I am still healthy and able to walk distances I will continue traveling. In fact, there is plan to go to Xian(西安) to see the Terracotta sculptures (兵马俑)this coming May.
This time around I learned a few things which I like to share with you. In China, while the security situation is good as far as our safety is concerned, we should be alert not to fall into the many traps we are likely to encounter.
The first trap is the forged RMB. My friend and I took a taxi to hotel which fare was RMB10. When my friend produced a RMB50 note to pay, the driver returned it and said "no change" and so I took out RMB10 to pay. My friend found out later that the returned note was a forged one. The driver was able to play a trick to exchange the RMB50 note with a forged one!
The second trap relates to exploitation of our sympathy. We met so many "beggers" in the form of baby-carrying mothers and also young girls who would come to us and ask for money. They said they need money to buy food for the baby who had been starving the whole day.
The young girls would say they came to the city to look for jobs but could not find one and they are starving too. They only asked for money for one meal but if you give only a few yuans they would say not enough. The trouble is they all say the same thing as if it came from the same scripts.
Of course there are other traps that we must be aware of. One good way to avoid falling into these traps is to shun the desire to get 'cheap- and-good' or 'once-in-a-lifetime' deals. And we must not let GREED gets the better of us!
And I will definitely travel to KL and Sin.kok on a regular basis.
Cheers!
Dajiu
Trip to Macau and Guangdong
Hi everybody,
I am back from a trip to China. This time I had the chance to see more places in the Guangdong province and Macau. I had wanted to go to Fujian and Hongkong as well but the weather was not so favourable. It was raining and the temperature was around 16 degree.
Foshan(佛山) is near within the greater Guangzhou and the main attraction was the Ancestor's Temple that also houses the Huang Fei Hong and Yip Man Museums. The 2 Gongfu masters draw a large number of visitors. It was worth the while since we were also entertained by wushu, lion dance and cultural performances.
Panyu (番禺) is another city close to Guangzhou. We took a Metro trip that costs only RMB7. There we visited the Safari/Zoo which is also very popular among tourists and locals because of the presence of rare 150 white tigers and 10 Pandas. The entrance fee was not cheap at RMB150 though as senior I enjoyed a concession rate of RMB80.
Zhuhai (珠海) is just next to Macau, a beautiful city having long coast lines and bountiful seafood, fresh and cheap. Its connections to various parts of China is easy through buses. A coach ride to Guangzhou is just over 2 hours. It is here I even saw buses with sleeping berths to longer distances like Fuzhou and Hunan. Trading activities in Zhuhai is brisk, you can buy so many things here that you do not need to go to Guangzhou unless you required bulk purchases. A hot item for sale now is the clone iPhone which only costs RMB750.
This trip being free and easy allowed me and my traveling partner to enjoy quite a sample of good food. Cantonese food is my favourite. For so many mornings we were enjoying the Dim sums at teahouses, very traditional ones especially in Guangzhou. We tried all the famous Cantonese dishes in the various categories like Noodles, Dimsums, Sarhofun/Chicheongfun, Tantong(steamed soup) and Tongshui (deserts).
Luckily for me this time around I did not put on weight because we went for quality rather than quantity.
I shall stop for now otherwise this mail becomes too long winded!
Dajiu
I am back from a trip to China. This time I had the chance to see more places in the Guangdong province and Macau. I had wanted to go to Fujian and Hongkong as well but the weather was not so favourable. It was raining and the temperature was around 16 degree.
Foshan(佛山) is near within the greater Guangzhou and the main attraction was the Ancestor's Temple that also houses the Huang Fei Hong and Yip Man Museums. The 2 Gongfu masters draw a large number of visitors. It was worth the while since we were also entertained by wushu, lion dance and cultural performances.
Panyu (番禺) is another city close to Guangzhou. We took a Metro trip that costs only RMB7. There we visited the Safari/Zoo which is also very popular among tourists and locals because of the presence of rare 150 white tigers and 10 Pandas. The entrance fee was not cheap at RMB150 though as senior I enjoyed a concession rate of RMB80.
Zhuhai (珠海) is just next to Macau, a beautiful city having long coast lines and bountiful seafood, fresh and cheap. Its connections to various parts of China is easy through buses. A coach ride to Guangzhou is just over 2 hours. It is here I even saw buses with sleeping berths to longer distances like Fuzhou and Hunan. Trading activities in Zhuhai is brisk, you can buy so many things here that you do not need to go to Guangzhou unless you required bulk purchases. A hot item for sale now is the clone iPhone which only costs RMB750.
This trip being free and easy allowed me and my traveling partner to enjoy quite a sample of good food. Cantonese food is my favourite. For so many mornings we were enjoying the Dim sums at teahouses, very traditional ones especially in Guangzhou. We tried all the famous Cantonese dishes in the various categories like Noodles, Dimsums, Sarhofun/Chicheongfun, Tantong(steamed soup) and Tongshui (deserts).
Luckily for me this time around I did not put on weight because we went for quality rather than quantity.
I shall stop for now otherwise this mail becomes too long winded!
Dajiu
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