and this is definitely is the longest post in my blog so far. haha try summarising a one-week beijing tour into a blog post. very mentally exhausting lor!
pardon the spaces between the pics and the words. cant help it. blogskin got problem.
Here's pics taken during the plane ride!
Getting ready for take-off....
woohooo! I'm flying!!
I'm quite fine with plane rides actually. dont get giddy or anything, and i look forward to plane food too [unless they're terrible la of course] ! :D
On the 1st day I was very tired, since I didnt sleep much the night before in s'pore. I was drifting in and out of sleep in the tour bus and I could indistinctively hear the tour guide saying something about water turning into ice if we leave a puddle of it on the floor overnight. haha so you can kind of imagine the weather there once i arrived. I wore three layers of clothes and still felt like a dumpling in the freezer. lols.
Then we checked in to the apartment hotel. an APARTMENT HOTEL! haha i've nv stayed in one before.
Apparenly an apartment hotel has a KITCHEN[!!], a living room, a bedroom..and of course the bathroom. :)
I like the walls deco! :) and another reason I like my apartment hotel is because there are many channels on tv. :D I watched the korean show, Full House, when I come back at night, and the next morning I will wake to the song of 'cai hong' by jay chou or sometimes selina and leehom's 'ni shi wo xin li de yi shou ge' on channel [v]. haha..not bad right.
I met S.H.E in Beijing can you believe it?!?!?!
hahaha okay thats crap. its just the name of some company.
There are millions of pictures taken at beijing and I will seriously go crazy if I try to upload all of them. so i'm just gonna put some here[ALOT!] in no order of sequence ok.
We went to Tiananmen Square! It is where thousands of people were killed by order of Mao Zedong many yrs back. btw I found out that mao's real name is Mao YuanZhi. haha! and also, there are 9995 rooms in tiananmen square, the local people actually spent more than a week to finish visiting the whole place. wow! haha..so the tour guide only brought us to a few areas.
Below are some pictures taken at Tiananmen Square and also from other historical sites such as Gu Gong and the Ming tombs..
I like my tour guide! She's from china. she goes beyond her call of duty[long story], laughs a lot and is very easily amused. :)
this huge pot is where people from ancient times dump their faeces. hahaha! i'm kidding. As the buildings are all completely made of wood, everything will be burnt down if there's a fire. so the pot is ued in the ancient times to store water so as to put out any fire. even though there are many of such pots around, it would still be every hard to put out any fire so they are quite useless actually.
It snowed two days ago before we came to beijing. such a pity we missed it!
Does this remind you of the scene in Winter Sonata? *depressing korean music plays*
The spot we're standing on is very interesting you know why? because it the Heavenly Centre Stone! *clap hands* :) haha.. it is said that the voice of a a person standing on it sounds particularly reasonant and sonorous.
damn it, I shld have tried persuading my parents to buy me a DS lite while I'm standing on it. -.-
*gasp* omg I see 1.8m tall shuai ges in smart uniforms!
hmmm.. which one shall i choose..?
OKAY LA! IT SHALL BE YOU THEN!
HAHAHA.
One of the places we've been to is a school, where we go from classes to classes to see future talents being nurtured..
look what they have to copy! so poetic! when I was their age I was still learning how to write 'zai yi ge feng he ri li de zao shang...' -.-
These kids are very adorable! :)
The drama class...
As an ex- member of CLDDS, I went forward and gave the children some pointers. LOL kidding la.my chinese isnt even half as good as theirs can. haha..but I did talk to a boy student who seems quite shy but he's very cute! :D
We also went to see the Giant Panda..
I feel so sorry for the panda! It looks really bored and emo. must be really frustrating to endure people taking photographs of it everyday. hais...
Another tourist attraction we went to is this place i shall call the Ice Palace. Everything is made up of ice[as if the weather isnt cold enough] and I WAS FREEZING TO DEATH INSIDE. I am so cold I can feel my ribcage shivering and my hands totally became numb. I'm surprised I myself didnt turn into ice.
The Beijing Olympic Games icons.. I know all of their names! haha.
These are two of the friends, Heather and Nicholas, I met in the tour group! haha one is crazy about taiwanese dramas while the other hates mandopop.
I also went to try on the icy slide..
And now...proudly presenting... THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA!! :D
Magnificent isnt it? :)
YES I AM READY TO CONQUER THE GREAT WALL! MWAHAHAHA!
I saw a caucasian carrying this little cute baby!
We had a wonderful view. :)
wah tiring man! haha.
My life is at risk here ok.
If i accidentally fall backward i'll definitely make the headlines.
haha choy!
its not my fault. my dad set a bad example.
hahaha.
Look! They sell Hero cards!
lols. its a card where you can paste yr
photo on it and show off to everyone when they
look into yr wallet.
Of course I didnt buy la!
want to show off also must find bigger proof that i've
climbed the great wall what!
card so small see what!
hahaha kidding la. I didnt buy the certificate.
Instead, my parents bought this rectangular metal
somewhat medallion thingy carved with our family
name. :)
yay! we've climbed the Great Wall! :D
and finally! time to relax and destress! we had body and leg massage at different places. shuang man! haha.
Leg Massage-
Body Massage-
:D
We were very excited to go snow skiing!
And now..for my favourite part of the whole tour..
Beijing's Theme Park- HAPPY VALLEY!
To me, its WONDERLAND, its just like the perfect theme park!
it is 100 times bigger than Escape, and even if i stayed the whole
day i doubt I can finish all the rides!
sadly, I only have two hours.
TWO HOURS! ='(
But I AM GOING BACK THERE AGAIN.
I MUST!!!
A nice group photo before we enter! :)
The second best thing about this theme park is that..
it is almost empty!
other than the ppl frm my tour group, there are only a few other
china people walking around!
Seriously, I think I can even count them!
haha.. I think this is most likely due to the expensive entrance fee.
I forgot how much it is but I think it exceeds 50 sing dollars.
=X
*GASP*
ITS THE ANACONDA! AGAIN! FOR THE THIRD TIME!
omg its freaky.
haha.
I tried this very interesting challenge!
I was the last second person to be booted out okay!
I think nic cheated. I saw him use bubble gum to stick his palms
down the spinning board.
LOL. kidding la.
Below is the BEST RIDE, besides the going-up-and-down thing
in Genting, I have ever tried in my 16 years of life.
IT IS SIMPLY AN OUT-OF-THE-WORLD EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
this is what I really call flying!
OMG I WANT TO PLAY IT AGAIN!!
WILL THE GUYS WHO CREATED ESCAPE THEME PARK
INCLUDE THIS IN ONE OF THEIR RIDES???
I will go to escape theme park everyday if they do.
LOL so kua zhang.
At night our tour guide brought firecrackers and we
made good use of them!
LOL they almost made me deaf.
Other random pics..
hahaha he is going to kill me when he sees this.
At one of the historical sites.
It is said that by shouting, the echo could be heard at the other
end of the wall..
I dun know if this is true since nobody was at the other end of the wall
to tell me if they heard me.
haha so i look like some fool talking to the wall.
This is nic's sister, vanessa.
this girl grow up comfirm alot of guys go after her one.
haha. I also want to go after her alr. LOL!
Cute right? bought it at the toy department store. :)
Okay tads all, too lazy to mention about other interesting events in beijing.
walao you cant imagine the amt of time i spent on this blog post.
haha okay byebye. :D
WELCOME:)
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saturday, july 18th, 2009.
Michael Jackson, King of Pop
If I were to write this post one week ago I wouldn't have got past the first few lines, without crying so badly.
Admittedly, the news of his passing did not bothered, much less saddened me because my impression of him was vague and as a child I wasn;t exposed to any of this songs or videos, just news from the press every now and then. Till a few days after his death. I went on Youtube and before I knew it I was clicking videos after videos, watching and in awe of this man who not only served to entertain, but strived to serve the community with his enormous heart. And as I watched on and knew more, so much more about what he've been through his life, emotions started pouring in. And when I least expected it, tears started to come. I was never his fan, but now I regret not being one. It is not just one of those idol craze or whatever no, it was true sincere admiration for his works and humanitarianism that touched me, that made me look upon him as a role model.
Its hard to believe that since the media had portrayed him as some wacko freak, paedophile, child molester..etc. but may I say, BULLSHIT. he is none of that sort. Other than being the greatest entertainer of the time and coming up with the most original dance moves that many stars tried hard (but pale in comparison in my opinion) to imitate, Micheal Jackson shares the love he has, especially to children, to people around him. He was a philanthropist, donating millions of dollars to the record 39 charities he supported, and raising more through his own Heal the World Foundation. He built NeverLand Ranch, complete with amusement parks, fun rides, a place where children dreamed of going for fun and laughter. From young, Michael Jackson had a childhood very different from others, where had to perform at a very young age. When he made mistakes, his father used to beat him, and not only with a belt.
To make up for his lost childhood, Michael had always adored children and he himself is somehow like a child trapped in an adult body (watch his documentary, ignore the stupid bastard interviewer who was plain bias and selfish to see that such a nature still exists in a man so great he just had to bring him down. shall not waste time elaborating on this backstabbing ass because he's simply not worth it. If you're interested, watch the documentary Living with Michael Jackson on youtube. I could'nt get past to the last few parts because I got so fed up with his narrow-mindedness and ignorance that I closed the window). So back to the point. Michael Jackson brought orphans to NeverLand, where they play freely in the theme parks and find joy and laughter, which he himself derive more than anyone else' from the happy looks on their faces. Children were invited for sleepovers at his place, because it was safe, secure. But when news of him being a child paedophile arose after being charged by one of the kids who slept in his room, he ended up paying millions of dollars aside from being publicly humiliated and disgraced. because he did nothing disgraceful of that sort. because a few years later the kid owned up that it was his parents who made him to do, succumbed to the temptation of money, something which Micheal Jackson do not lacked. The father was tape-recorded discussing his intention to pursue charges, where he said, "If I go through with this, I win big-time. There's no way I lose. I will get everything I want and they will be destroyed forever ... Michael's career will be over". It was painful. Yet Michael still persisted, years later, in bringing less fortunate children to NeverLand, because that was more important to him. Even though the pain and hurt he had gone through had probably never healed. His strength is one of the reasons why I admire him so much.
Then there was another incident, this time of him 'dangling' his baby over the window. 'omg he's crazy he wants to throw the baby down!!!!' maybe that's what it seemed like on tv and on papers, but what they didn't show is the crowd of fans below the hotel he's staying, yelling his name and wanting to also see his baby. So Michael showed them his baby, his hands wrapped under his baby's arms so tight and pulled him back as fast as he could. But what did the viewers see? A slowed-down version of him apparently dangling his baby in mid-air like a bad father. Its ignorance if people believed he was going to actually throw his own baby down the building. And at that time, I was one of the ignorant ones. I remembered looking at the pictures on some gossip magazine and felt slightly freaked out. But now I realise how much he loved his children, and how hard he tried to protect them from the media. And again, all these negative press and biasness probably was too overwhelming....how much pain can a person take? we would never know because we're not him, its hard to understand. But maybe all these people will leave him alone now, since he's already gone.
I bought The Essential Michael Jackson cd, a compilation of hit songs by him. My dad and I watched his concerts and performances and music videos and we were more than in awe, in fact I think thats an understatement. Newfound respect and admiration for the man who was so creative and original, who dared to do things not commonly seen, creating dance steps while he sang at those times when most singers just stood there and sung. He thought of challenging and exciting music videos where people had never seen the injection of extra footage to create a kind of story. And not to mention those crazy vocals, coordinated dance moves, the famous moonwalk (I never get tired of it) and this amazing 45degree tilt he does which simply blows my mind away. It was all his signature style, the gloves, the crotch-grabbing whatever. Every single performance was done in class and so much more. He was an inspiration to people over the world, different races, and especially to African-Americans. He was an icon and also their pride.
I can rattle on and on because there's too many things about him that are truly inspiring and simply awesome but sometimes words just cant fully express it. And yes maybe I do seem a little bias but this is what I truly feel. My only regret is that I have and will never get the chance to attend one of his mind-blowing concerts and be one of those lucky fans who felt the presence of Michael Jackson, the most successful entertainer of all time, the King Of Pop.
'Smile, even though your heart is aching.'
This is one of the lyrics from his favourite song 'Smile', written by Charlie Chaplin and was sung during his memorial.
I remembered someone said something like this during the memorial, 'Even though we need him here, but I guess God needed him more'. Even though we miss him so much, Heaven is probably the place he needs to be, away from any pain, suffering or cruelty. (rhymes!) He has already achieved so much and left behind a wonderful legecy that will pass down to generations after generations.
Thank you Michael.
