FT

north, west, or northwest
metal and water = good.. des means "F" no ok, "B" ok..
invest in others! mai kaki lai!
apparently 34 is the magic number.. HUAT ah!
younger than me!!! nOOooO!!!
think, think, talk - still valid!!!
all the way until 70..

well, as they say.. 算命的, 骗你十年八年!

we LAOs niangs say: Happy National Day Singapore!

very proud of my creation here, we actually got comments on FB from people thinking this was a souvenir tee we bought in Laos and wants us to buy for them! sorry hor! this one is i design one hor!

definitely not a LAOsy trip! - guess whose perky butt this is? :)

laos: luang prabang

i just had to take a picture of this uncle and his sibeh jialat condition fan! i see him peng kang the meat with the lok kok fan beside him i also feel damn hot liao.

we joined an eco tour which brought us on a 4 hour trek in the jungle with a brief stopover in one of the local villages. not sure if they kids go to school but they were pretty much hanging out even though it was a weekday.

the trek was fun only because it started to rain really heavily halfway through! the kuangsi waterfall which was supposed to be the highlight of the trip was a clear disappointment simply because the rain brought all the mud into the waterfall :(

i kept slipping and falling due to the rain and mud, after a while i just gave up! i sat on my butt and started sliding down the slopes instead. as they say, if you cannot beat them, join them!

best you've never seen a wooden ATM machine!!

we stayed in the Luang Say Residences, i have to say this can be one of the best accommodation i have ever stayed in! the room was classy, food was amazing and the service is impeccable! of course all these come at a price, thank god we got a good deal this time :)

laos: vang vieng

after a four hour bumpy bus ride, we arrived in Vang Vieng and checked into our first decent resort. (NO!! i do not want to be reminded of the hotel we stayed in Vientiane!!) we were told Riverside Boutique hotel was flooded just one day before our arrival and the pool was quite murky but that did not dampen our spirits at all because of the amazing poolside view; limestone cliffs!! this must be one of the best pool view i have seen.

we rented the resort bicycles (for free) and took a ride around the small town. so.. i have come to realize that "甜蜜密" is actually quite siong in real life. all I know is, either my friend needs to lose weight or learn how to ride a bicycle on her own!! we gave her 2 months to learn and she still CMI. grr..

day 3 we went caving, this view of paddy fields was taken just before we entered the cave.

this caving experience is so different from the "caving" experience in Guilin, even though it was also a limestone cave. this one is very much kept to its original state, we had to use torchlights and it was slippery so we had to watch every step we take.

we just kept following the guide and before we know it, we went really deep into the cave! when he switched off the torchlight it was PITCH dark. i could not see my fingers with my hand in front of me. i cannot imagine what would we do if we lost our light and our guide there! such a terrible situation i do not want to be in!

we made it out nonetheless! in the safe hands of our guide! he had a good camera steady hand too haha (he took this shot for us)

laos: vientiane

based on "i don't know what decision making process" we decided that the holiday destination would be LAOS! haha, i am sure JY has a lot to say to this!! anyways, first day and last day was supposed to be Vientiane - it is kindda like a pit stop almost. and it is only a pit stop for a reason: there is nothing nice here except for the Luang Prabang Bakery that serves up the best croissant i have ever tasted!!