tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52937970547228485132024-03-14T12:24:53.994+08:00one little journeyone little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.comBlogger516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-35168008928932671862013-12-07T15:23:00.001+08:002013-12-07T16:32:04.499+08:00trekking mount rinjani – day 3 (the last day)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On the last day morning, the gals woke up at 1 am to get ready for the summit. i had decided the day before to save my energy for the descent instead... it was my first trek and i think i already did pretty good so far, so better not torture myself further (:</div>
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At 6 am sharp, my alarm went off and i jolted out of sleep. i crawled out of the tent excitedly for sunrise. The view was stunning! It was one of the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen so far.<br />
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Wrapped in blanket and trying to take a decent selfie shot. (i haven’t even wash up!)</div>
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Wowowowow check out THE VIEW!<br />
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More stunning views, it’s difficult to put down my camera.</div>
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Standing in front of this and feeling surreal.</div>
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Breakfast was good but definitely too much for me so i shared with the porters.<br />
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At about 9am, the gals started to return one by one. They had made it to the summit and returned safely! Bravo!</div>
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Our 3 cheerful guides.</div>
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Hello! i see you!</div>
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Cute rest stop.</div>
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Barely there but so beautiful. i took so many photos of the misty forest.<br />
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Our final lunch stop. The porters squeezing under the shade while preparing lunch.</div>
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Here comes the mighty strong porters again. They can sure walked fast.</div>
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The different terrains.</div>
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And finally, on a roller coaster ride back (with screams and laughters throughout) to the trekking centre, a perfect ending to my first trekking experience (:<br />
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Packing up to start our Day 2 trek. We will be going down to the crater lake and then up to the second campsite opposite. <span style="color: #999999;">(Photo by Lay Peng)</span></div>
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Group picture with our guides before moving off.</div>
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The route down to the crater was not only steep, it was also wet and slippery cos of the rain the night before. <span style="color: #999999;">(Photos by Lay Peng)</span></div>
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One of the mighty strong porters that zoom passed us despite his heavy load.</div>
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A short break to rest our legs and admire the scenery.</div>
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Looking very colorful!<br />
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Finally up closed with the crater lake and still energetic enough to jump, not bad at all!</div>
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After some rest, more pictures and fooling around – like pretending to fish with the trekking stick etc, we set off for hot spring. <span style="color: #999999;">(Photo by Lay Peng)</span></div>
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The hot spring was just right below. We can’t wait to jump in as we knew it was our only chance to ‘bath’ during the trip. <span style="color: #999999;">(Photo by Lay Peng)</span></div>
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Garlic bread, nasi goreng, pineapple, apple and orange (not pictured). What a spread!</div>
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Again, my guide had to help me all the way up else i couldn’t have made it. i kept telling him i have no more strength left haha. Once, we were in the middle of climbing up rocky surfaces, he pointed to somewhere far and told me to check out the view. i turned around, looked for a split second (no, i have no idea what i saw) and quickly turned back. Though i pretended to look cool, he could still sensed that something wasn’t right and asked if i’m afraid of height. i guess he must be thinking why the hell would someone who is afraid of height trekking a mountain?! <span style="color: #999999;">(Photos by Angel)</span></div>
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After another long day of tedious climbing, we finally reached our second campsite.</div>
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And i found crystals everywhere! On the spider web next to our tents...<br />
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Day 2 ended with this delicious chicken and vegetable curry dinner nomnom.<br />
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<i>i had to grab many pictures from my friends to illustrate the full story cos i had no free hand to use my camera most of the time. O</i><i>ne hand was with the guide, the other either holding the trekking stick or onto some rocks for my dear life. But yeay i survived Day 2! To be continued...</i><br />
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<i><a href="http://onelittlejourney.blogspot.sg/2013/07/trekking-mount-rinjani-day-1_12.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Day 1</span></a></i><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rinjani" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia</span></a></div>
one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-47551453022236476992013-07-12T20:43:00.000+08:002013-07-21T20:43:51.166+08:00trekking mount rinjani – day 1To trek Mt Rinjani was an impulse decision made purely based on a friend’s remark: if you don’t try, you will never know (if you can make it)... which i totally agree. So without much thought, i went online to purchase the trekking package and air ticket. And finally last month, i experienced my very first 3D2N mountain trekking.<br />
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Day 1 started at 4.45am and i only had 2 hrs of sleep the night before. It was a full day trekking ahead. i must be insane to sign up for this.<br />
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Beautiful village view from the trekking agency at 7.30am.<br />
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A short ride to Rinjani Trek Centre. In front of us were our guides and porters. <span style="color: #999999;">(Photo by Angel)</span></div>
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The terrain became more and more steep as we trekked. My legs were tired and i was sweating like mad even though the weather was cool. i had no idea why i had to torture myself like this. And finally, out of the heavily forested ground, we were greeted by this view of endless lush green landscape. It was beautiful! But shortly after, it was another challenge – trekking on steep rocky terrain which i thought i would never make it. My very patient guide had to hold my hand and lead me all the way to the top, i didn’t dare to look down at all.<br />
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After climbing the rocks for about half an hour (though it felt much longer), we reached a short narrow path where i can walk instead of climb. It was such a relieve. Even though there’s still more climbing waiting ahead but at least i can take a proper break and no need to hang onto the rocks for my dear life. Then i turned around, saw this breathtaking sunset view and all my fear and tiredness vanished by half.<br />
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Dramatic looking sky just before night fall.<br />
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Dinner in the tent. It was freezing outside! <span style="color: #999999;">(Photo by Lay Peng)</span><br />
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<i>i can’t believe after trekking the whole day, i didn’t have any appetite for dinner. My food was left almost untouched and i had trouble falling asleep (again) that night. So with only 3 hrs of sleep, i woke up at 6 am and get ready for my second day on the mountain. To be continued...</i></div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rinjani" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia</span></a></div>
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Thinking back, i did quite a bit of stuffs in October but seems like there’s nothing much worth mentioning... Well, i had quite a few long walks, mostly just wandering around my hood. Some volunteering work, celebrated my dad’s birthday and lots of coffee.</div>
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i have to admit that i’m getting lazier with blogging nowadays. Plus, with the recent template updates, it has messed up my layout and i was getting frustrated trying to fix it. i do update on instagram (@alynnteo) almost everyday, so if you are still not bored with my pictures, you might like to check them out there :)</div>
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Available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/86279338/3-pm-breaks-a5-calendar-2013"><span style="color: #999999;">here</span></a>. one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-51228087574442648792012-09-06T15:07:00.011+08:002012-09-06T16:18:01.743+08:00window with a view<div>Mongolia is one of the largest countries in the world and it was no surprise that we spent quite<br />a bit of time travelling in the coach from one place to another.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is what Mongolia was like through the coach window:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO89GJR8r9xa3YdnSmj4lGVsEdDoI2ANvu4gFE8pBcRt0V06b9rDJ4T__1rdYOZDmKbzngTk4slxy-wpDg28ViNh9_yfHGQuVPfMzoAmJS8BK8CYgKC0sn3siiezHDZcTQ2pqcg-TPUQ/s1600/IMG_8415.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO89GJR8r9xa3YdnSmj4lGVsEdDoI2ANvu4gFE8pBcRt0V06b9rDJ4T__1rdYOZDmKbzngTk4slxy-wpDg28ViNh9_yfHGQuVPfMzoAmJS8BK8CYgKC0sn3siiezHDZcTQ2pqcg-TPUQ/s800/IMG_8415.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784958447280810914" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TM3wEGMS0uikbqBzju1awZZtrtEp6u-BP5ZiQsbkC5hes1qB1wwsMMyLLfey3-X3IThgKvMsB_TzNRg9LwID2ALygBeJ9Bnx09EJVaq_8RUzxFWmfT35outNUiGkyNRfyTeoyvpkrG4/s1600/IMG_8495.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TM3wEGMS0uikbqBzju1awZZtrtEp6u-BP5ZiQsbkC5hes1qB1wwsMMyLLfey3-X3IThgKvMsB_TzNRg9LwID2ALygBeJ9Bnx09EJVaq_8RUzxFWmfT35outNUiGkyNRfyTeoyvpkrG4/s800/IMG_8495.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784958440386544178" /></a></div><div>The area became less and less populated as we leave the capital.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhIwBk4lXYzJIBWC6vlsakSB5pL6GRbXrXuL2URN1oiNx1-MJM1DlPv4I_PoCoGwDXe7fxhP69svfJEgsaqJJYvdzLj8qHyheHOnCPfGSKjbJ4XAtav3TzpuXUrLv11tmC0UB4Rk4o7Y/s1600/IMG_8417.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhIwBk4lXYzJIBWC6vlsakSB5pL6GRbXrXuL2URN1oiNx1-MJM1DlPv4I_PoCoGwDXe7fxhP69svfJEgsaqJJYvdzLj8qHyheHOnCPfGSKjbJ4XAtav3TzpuXUrLv11tmC0UB4Rk4o7Y/s800/IMG_8417.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784958436015940738" /></a></div><div>One of the toilet breaks from the 8 hrs drive on the first day.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYZVteaG2cIzE_H9y72m7Kl5CfZMPYr-ca0jBL8yh0sY64Vjr9BaeCOw7_fN_FuCNmvIwxGU3kNAmKd0ZDP1Smyf8nrOOyA-2V4ilf_mVyaOowM0TNCON11vKsxAJh9tGGM0HjAqDZsY/s1600/IMG_8441.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kCPjuGMzOdfZPfr4v_cPaMPtuu3uMftDYZ4gtBFiVpniKwJUi-58nyaThj3M2BeE2KhrVrLxMLW7MUqqz2y3D1JrgtiprAT3vuKkYd4cKFeaTh8UENaHA6WngGmQ4WC_TkrPKKgdoHo/s800/IMG_8438.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957631176694530" /></a></div><div>Similar low-rise style architectures in the provinces.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNkj66WzgS7EKdDaPME3R9wSkW5Ive17vDjlyegMWuweV1jNMDdmOP72-aofqkfvAGHhUKHU6h4PAgy-kdoWdkmSF3juQjmW7cVHzdZpS5p6xVZ86avm4tuUixRgeMSwskhFFs8fkTPU/s1600/IMG_5111.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNkj66WzgS7EKdDaPME3R9wSkW5Ive17vDjlyegMWuweV1jNMDdmOP72-aofqkfvAGHhUKHU6h4PAgy-kdoWdkmSF3juQjmW7cVHzdZpS5p6xVZ86avm4tuUixRgeMSwskhFFs8fkTPU/s800/IMG_5111.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957626974775938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm06Q4p147sHsby5DFprC13w504cPDZU8qQTBtDbaPKNBfZ2xrR21YyuyJuJayMCLgMcpWES8d6EfjZSJMWhJbLLwF84cCjQQ8TQ3caMyIKYs7VHDcV5AGtiJNrsq4CePxADpgV0D4D8/s1600/IMG_8434.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm06Q4p147sHsby5DFprC13w504cPDZU8qQTBtDbaPKNBfZ2xrR21YyuyJuJayMCLgMcpWES8d6EfjZSJMWhJbLLwF84cCjQQ8TQ3caMyIKYs7VHDcV5AGtiJNrsq4CePxADpgV0D4D8/s800/IMG_8434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957616990070082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGdOhHIWosbtVXdmHahBmM-6fe0FTsJAek_Bd0E2cGXOX647agwCYUxl4owlO75fW9J9cK92WGb5Jf2fh76csrjvJLG_KChVZHVPBgB4Huc3SklN0k0yKruv5vxDusc8wSeXTvhGXib0/s1600/IMG_8433.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGdOhHIWosbtVXdmHahBmM-6fe0FTsJAek_Bd0E2cGXOX647agwCYUxl4owlO75fW9J9cK92WGb5Jf2fh76csrjvJLG_KChVZHVPBgB4Huc3SklN0k0yKruv5vxDusc8wSeXTvhGXib0/s800/IMG_8433.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957606544833266" /></a></div><div>i really love the view of these residential areas. So colourful and cheerful looking.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cHpBeGNXQnF_-0u47IFh6Ka4vMKmkOwN7hDTm8_90yEEZawHIACtB6VuEK8MdeFQ0jZeetYmgLtA6Hdhrx7b_gKImJiPNfCQMYoA7xuN-rtPjFk84XZEcZybVBS3Ud64tv-a-iZxXrY/s1600/IMG_5360.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cHpBeGNXQnF_-0u47IFh6Ka4vMKmkOwN7hDTm8_90yEEZawHIACtB6VuEK8MdeFQ0jZeetYmgLtA6Hdhrx7b_gKImJiPNfCQMYoA7xuN-rtPjFk84XZEcZybVBS3Ud64tv-a-iZxXrY/s800/IMG_5360.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957387520627586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcseuNgK5NabyK68FjvHvmqikbEbsI_ZtOi5X6So4JD45doYQbBWXJkWky-QaSy5sZtxKJ7cjNBKXxSdjBJZ2ko44QfkNrokZ17jmhISDFAapJ0bCOiy3nmxLWup9IyhQ8mxTro1Vao8s/s1600/IMG_5384.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcseuNgK5NabyK68FjvHvmqikbEbsI_ZtOi5X6So4JD45doYQbBWXJkWky-QaSy5sZtxKJ7cjNBKXxSdjBJZ2ko44QfkNrokZ17jmhISDFAapJ0bCOiy3nmxLWup9IyhQ8mxTro1Vao8s/s800/IMG_5384.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957384589584882" /></a></div><div>Back to the capital. Traffic can be quite chaotic during peak hours as of any other large cities.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyjBfw_BEhXnG80-yiCbT_i12SH-9xJcNOf4nmHM-DG3hE08XBSXwjEN3G7sE6c3qYPOJgcD5Vdxi40O8CvFf1He6P4rrIQlCC3DCdd5tX4o-3qhLYFSShUDbT9wTqt4Vg0nUq7TaVL0/s1600/IMG_8414.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyjBfw_BEhXnG80-yiCbT_i12SH-9xJcNOf4nmHM-DG3hE08XBSXwjEN3G7sE6c3qYPOJgcD5Vdxi40O8CvFf1He6P4rrIQlCC3DCdd5tX4o-3qhLYFSShUDbT9wTqt4Vg0nUq7TaVL0/s800/IMG_8414.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957374592254690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6bGtvIcAxUCHfnWfRhDe449401CQgAJ4C0DdPKOg2uf2I1_UUCoB_jTo30Ia-O0cTZNtD28yL-2fXVEjvv8ybOHaP_nLr0IikV51D5sSwyEh5R-Fcb3N0lFtkvgiaDJlWXlfOoeapgE/s1600/IMG_8413.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6bGtvIcAxUCHfnWfRhDe449401CQgAJ4C0DdPKOg2uf2I1_UUCoB_jTo30Ia-O0cTZNtD28yL-2fXVEjvv8ybOHaP_nLr0IikV51D5sSwyEh5R-Fcb3N0lFtkvgiaDJlWXlfOoeapgE/s800/IMG_8413.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957374048226306" /></a></div><div>Modern looking buildings, very different from the sub-provinces.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRuaNlpPaSKg3rLPUEJ_RhmzcBQ7li7WJyF6whv4syloRqcgfh2K276o9IpAxhV7CVx9mN2-ij6XkgUplYbFf5IZu-PvPMHTXAVfuxfaYzPrmJAh_hhj4OPgf7rRU7y4woxA7ObT6IzQ/s1600/IMG_5361.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRuaNlpPaSKg3rLPUEJ_RhmzcBQ7li7WJyF6whv4syloRqcgfh2K276o9IpAxhV7CVx9mN2-ij6XkgUplYbFf5IZu-PvPMHTXAVfuxfaYzPrmJAh_hhj4OPgf7rRU7y4woxA7ObT6IzQ/s800/IMG_5361.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784957362277349282" /></a><br /></div><div>A typical vendor by the roadside.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#999999;">Arvaykheer/Zuunbayan-Ulaan, Uvurkhangai </span></div><div><span style="color:#999999;">Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-29051482346023488222012-08-27T22:06:00.011+08:002012-08-27T23:20:10.280+08:00on sightseeing<div style="font-style: normal; "><b>1.</b><span style="font-weight: normal; "> A small hill next to the town (Arvaykheer) where we stayed.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1PJfKi3Ef9dl6BGZddFq46N8X5f5X9KgV_UftbOjmbDVWUzWWnndEhXfQ-LRkIT3Ptsk0oim0p8FyY5m2krj992WGC_EYAD3zZYeP7Udg-6j9B6xQNXStbpLMRBJ9qJXYOOb1vm4yVY/s1600/IMG_8447.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1PJfKi3Ef9dl6BGZddFq46N8X5f5X9KgV_UftbOjmbDVWUzWWnndEhXfQ-LRkIT3Ptsk0oim0p8FyY5m2krj992WGC_EYAD3zZYeP7Udg-6j9B6xQNXStbpLMRBJ9qJXYOOb1vm4yVY/s800/IMG_8447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355391051383954" /></a><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Man-made steps all the way to the hill top.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg634HHT5jS380y10RcUna_ptg5EYG4pLxNgfuxgqpJCIp8JBm9w5Bm-mVVsk6fUZ5QxQmEBL3sjNTf-ngvJJXXSb3xrIAbGN60Kuf-HVIg_m2nwJFS4uqk-Ojeg9iqyYuAZMTSu4bAso/s1600/IMG_8448.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg634HHT5jS380y10RcUna_ptg5EYG4pLxNgfuxgqpJCIp8JBm9w5Bm-mVVsk6fUZ5QxQmEBL3sjNTf-ngvJJXXSb3xrIAbGN60Kuf-HVIg_m2nwJFS4uqk-Ojeg9iqyYuAZMTSu4bAso/s800/IMG_8448.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355370587288162" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Unrecognised Wordings.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-owrH3WfyXBs_wIcJg7Q5WExT0W9AgZyamTHh8pO24yqDy2l_O5pcUy60QnsDUtsNDrRPJJ-fu60ClpLZyPVzxBagzvXfT2cHqBnEdfQCYqUk1wNYcRaSXU8mPRybJZRYZ1iTcilFUw/s1600/IMG_8455.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-owrH3WfyXBs_wIcJg7Q5WExT0W9AgZyamTHh8pO24yqDy2l_O5pcUy60QnsDUtsNDrRPJJ-fu60ClpLZyPVzxBagzvXfT2cHqBnEdfQCYqUk1wNYcRaSXU8mPRybJZRYZ1iTcilFUw/s800/IMG_8455.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355363017072338" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Reflective roofs under the harsh noon light.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3JcJTJXCw3tRZF5koIwglop7wesdBIApTaPnSEzDLMaEPU1eDDg8yvy9FFNYd8l6Zc8XnMxrMhU2ux5hmfZOf4zauWTR2To9_sCl676-Hr6s229JYLrDqxkOmL3X8qXgnDknQEra0ac/s1600/IMG_5072.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3JcJTJXCw3tRZF5koIwglop7wesdBIApTaPnSEzDLMaEPU1eDDg8yvy9FFNYd8l6Zc8XnMxrMhU2ux5hmfZOf4zauWTR2To9_sCl676-Hr6s229JYLrDqxkOmL3X8qXgnDknQEra0ac/s800/IMG_5072.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355155916879650" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNWyouXYDsrGvr4zM3Uo_xnDfLI2ayQpw7co42Gt71sa8RKnbxEIp5ght-0lIRBEi8rbltdwinIFowrTc8kHThqVoCNHttmrJLo7egKcniFwiKXy9fticPNtqD_kDR_Ys7syI-13nIx8/s1600/IMG_5073.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNWyouXYDsrGvr4zM3Uo_xnDfLI2ayQpw7co42Gt71sa8RKnbxEIp5ght-0lIRBEi8rbltdwinIFowrTc8kHThqVoCNHttmrJLo7egKcniFwiKXy9fticPNtqD_kDR_Ys7syI-13nIx8/s800/IMG_5073.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355146056444322" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Despite looking warm and sunny, it was actually quite cold and extremely windy.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytIuFWTON3OGQstBMd_aaXn8TwqjEqdkWcZol4r-nAxEVG34sgwLPLnaGOuMtVjouWWyIw7JjRW6I_EJW2vw1EBGjohhUodLC3iBxo3maahK3jWsiJe3qDFr2OcJegh1Ls6vNl1CIJ9o/s1600/IMG_8456.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytIuFWTON3OGQstBMd_aaXn8TwqjEqdkWcZol4r-nAxEVG34sgwLPLnaGOuMtVjouWWyIw7JjRW6I_EJW2vw1EBGjohhUodLC3iBxo3maahK3jWsiJe3qDFr2OcJegh1Ls6vNl1CIJ9o/s800/IMG_8456.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355132437061746" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">A brick monument right in the middle of the platform at the top.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepHT1Ai7CnwHJ2ikdhEdSMRqEwuKnIiJmgiwRbUArQgDqojkypDXmGveOaVcB0rvjUg5k8-72XS0muvZ5CdZghbq3MD6Dt03z4CoQlDCI2jakSYpSGIXLF5CqSDwgqgSwZ3LMeUUDtGI/s1600/IMG_8453.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepHT1Ai7CnwHJ2ikdhEdSMRqEwuKnIiJmgiwRbUArQgDqojkypDXmGveOaVcB0rvjUg5k8-72XS0muvZ5CdZghbq3MD6Dt03z4CoQlDCI2jakSYpSGIXLF5CqSDwgqgSwZ3LMeUUDtGI/s800/IMG_8453.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355116968934562" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">A herder and his sheep passed by.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAqrCxUhYF0Du5Ezb2y_AFT7TXHAaaLTcgPPxEQosfWfC0Ia7Saae9MD04fJuUKfrd7A5qfTs0XxeGD8Cz8prAWZ3DOOD3CKxFrx4APTs7ohx3e5_x01mlpnrAbpC7RCnvbCEsSRAwSE/s1600/IMG_8445.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAqrCxUhYF0Du5Ezb2y_AFT7TXHAaaLTcgPPxEQosfWfC0Ia7Saae9MD04fJuUKfrd7A5qfTs0XxeGD8Cz8prAWZ3DOOD3CKxFrx4APTs7ohx3e5_x01mlpnrAbpC7RCnvbCEsSRAwSE/s800/IMG_8445.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781355087322618546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CfokX1gNaMZC7Ihg3uPIqao3_cfPpgcbM_NNYCX3MvqneUUHx8iqg8rRNGCldVPWuGA1G3ngP3HfttXFZPc42Z6dj6ox3sxmLye4Edi3gcV3BhzUgRgQj7ToI9EgYcQ16bN9vgWBRJg/s1600/IMG_8446.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CfokX1gNaMZC7Ihg3uPIqao3_cfPpgcbM_NNYCX3MvqneUUHx8iqg8rRNGCldVPWuGA1G3ngP3HfttXFZPc42Z6dj6ox3sxmLye4Edi3gcV3BhzUgRgQj7ToI9EgYcQ16bN9vgWBRJg/s800/IMG_8446.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354834561480930" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">At the foot the hill were these houses with coloured roofs – yellow, red, blue and green. </div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">i wondered if there’s any reason why these four specific colours were chosen.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><b>2.</b> A horse memorial site<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABbFD19w-SIjwF1cQv9511h4S3NrPyeamq1RdEvSnoltO-kmPddpvHZX5XtTOcAARygYAnm6vFGD4jJ16TkW7Wq0ZLSM2ARM2Q0Mool-DPRK-xvDZpEnKYQPAw26_hPwfVlhxcDnqCgo/s1600/IMG_4696.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABbFD19w-SIjwF1cQv9511h4S3NrPyeamq1RdEvSnoltO-kmPddpvHZX5XtTOcAARygYAnm6vFGD4jJ16TkW7Wq0ZLSM2ARM2Q0Mool-DPRK-xvDZpEnKYQPAw26_hPwfVlhxcDnqCgo/s800/IMG_4696.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354825267880338" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mm6iB8e6W5H6S3u9al8IluMv1q8tN4ikhyphenhyphenZfApS_g8XmqbDQ6BGUf50D9f-kLSqU2X5lUlANouhjxEobzqyyTQC3TZtk1tnq4ubb7hw2or8cBCZjroftp5oXBxB2N6iq7lXTSM_EooE/s1600/IMG_8458.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mm6iB8e6W5H6S3u9al8IluMv1q8tN4ikhyphenhyphenZfApS_g8XmqbDQ6BGUf50D9f-kLSqU2X5lUlANouhjxEobzqyyTQC3TZtk1tnq4ubb7hw2or8cBCZjroftp5oXBxB2N6iq7lXTSM_EooE/s800/IMG_8458.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354808525275858" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">What a view! Doesn’t matter that it was freezing cold :)</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM73KHJG_zPU2MCOiMbX4U_QS-u9RIVs4JnTFsxXhP8pi2eZsABGDfkYAkHGQAN87WcmFe4rUmaDtYcAqIq9P8BYEnG4H1fgqmbivzHXER9GAx_yxFmrHDYWAGonNw2dpnIuGQaVUlb0/s1600/IMG_8462.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM73KHJG_zPU2MCOiMbX4U_QS-u9RIVs4JnTFsxXhP8pi2eZsABGDfkYAkHGQAN87WcmFe4rUmaDtYcAqIq9P8BYEnG4H1fgqmbivzHXER9GAx_yxFmrHDYWAGonNw2dpnIuGQaVUlb0/s800/IMG_8462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354801899622978" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">i don’t remember much of its history except that it was built in memory of a very famous<br /><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">race horse in the 18th century. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><b>3.</b> Sukhbaatar Square</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwOAanqqPQvhVbLfiuwb8Sgk7EG1YI1E9ghH5_HnPsAGmU-FXrcox6vtkJkq3N6nC9P4DlPDvhQyJGla66s_6cDBJDVxJIB7QuraYNT4GxuGaOXfJWWq8Fu2aD6ed72QRxxmQAQYlceE/s1600/IMG_8471.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwOAanqqPQvhVbLfiuwb8Sgk7EG1YI1E9ghH5_HnPsAGmU-FXrcox6vtkJkq3N6nC9P4DlPDvhQyJGla66s_6cDBJDVxJIB7QuraYNT4GxuGaOXfJWWq8Fu2aD6ed72QRxxmQAQYlceE/s800/IMG_8471.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354797572659250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCavwo36vmei3MJSgbNk2qorLaqS_0iaESIItHM1kOXYNhS4dWlgTu8D4Olw9Knb91YdwTRrfNNG_X7X_EppY7Rqxe_c1dknXc8Pa6bwqWGR0zyJTuF_bYzlchxE3ka7zNQEannlSAmc/s1600/IMG_8465.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCavwo36vmei3MJSgbNk2qorLaqS_0iaESIItHM1kOXYNhS4dWlgTu8D4Olw9Knb91YdwTRrfNNG_X7X_EppY7Rqxe_c1dknXc8Pa6bwqWGR0zyJTuF_bYzlchxE3ka7zNQEannlSAmc/s800/IMG_8465.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354506233327346" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">It’s not difficult to tell which is the famous Chinggis Khaan statue.<br /><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">Not sure about the other two, could be his famous warriors?</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfO40_Qv-R4FsojBbHdzYpBpDwzAqCo5twXAJ5NxtLABjV2Llc0mYuJw6j3mVcRwjhUN_U2CZbSsGK1IXSLfO4U0HVd3Bp7Dcu1fsHHBDC0uLHR-PZtsdZchyphenhyphenhDl0I_EjcNWirzlYzfo/s1600/IMG_8467.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfO40_Qv-R4FsojBbHdzYpBpDwzAqCo5twXAJ5NxtLABjV2Llc0mYuJw6j3mVcRwjhUN_U2CZbSsGK1IXSLfO4U0HVd3Bp7Dcu1fsHHBDC0uLHR-PZtsdZchyphenhyphenhDl0I_EjcNWirzlYzfo/s800/IMG_8467.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354491870367410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjLBKKXH2_R755bplvALCw9FP-naUmsYt0A7hD4xG1cMIwFdBdQUJbJgaE7xMVJ6iZeiXFZsXkQHnKgQQaR45z9bSslnU6dKw8gV1UzdJkbg41QnpRA7a119VHn3-o12H_0JKoSZeH-A/s1600/IMG_8469.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjLBKKXH2_R755bplvALCw9FP-naUmsYt0A7hD4xG1cMIwFdBdQUJbJgaE7xMVJ6iZeiXFZsXkQHnKgQQaR45z9bSslnU6dKw8gV1UzdJkbg41QnpRA7a119VHn3-o12H_0JKoSZeH-A/s800/IMG_8469.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354484287167570" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">Buildings around the square.</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><b>4. </b>Zaisan Memorial<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1-a5e7q268lv44kaQgIJqLEH3Y7CqwFywU8blPIcV4Rz7_mexDuH0O51lcCC15oG0GM5cXyGXBZHcNCa7TY7AkLv4a_V90vxQtQnccBPkTpis9ko6MpuKxRd9hyphenhyphenJkY_o20mv95fKTkg/s1600/IMG_8477.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1-a5e7q268lv44kaQgIJqLEH3Y7CqwFywU8blPIcV4Rz7_mexDuH0O51lcCC15oG0GM5cXyGXBZHcNCa7TY7AkLv4a_V90vxQtQnccBPkTpis9ko6MpuKxRd9hyphenhyphenJkY_o20mv95fKTkg/s800/IMG_8477.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354472795123458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSTeKN-umTmcKQjKMcR7uvHnTtyuVi9EcjRbhfo4-bDAdQWUnipaf6p1ARab-_5YvC5VhzOK2eGmOFiu8I8wzN7HSZdOcN_GBH__JUTItYncmc1bT59_SzgEdvzgvtNn6PZM5uV4wGhM/s1600/IMG_8481.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSTeKN-umTmcKQjKMcR7uvHnTtyuVi9EcjRbhfo4-bDAdQWUnipaf6p1ARab-_5YvC5VhzOK2eGmOFiu8I8wzN7HSZdOcN_GBH__JUTItYncmc1bT59_SzgEdvzgvtNn6PZM5uV4wGhM/s800/IMG_8481.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354459542336418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DBL2__XNoxEaYSyPkTeSItAqq-olvu5PybYDCceIbyPml8Tb5WRX08zcOx_hL-dUZ-lQyzjbgKvpGSLuO2tNRbJMP_Q6zIId0-G021vx3gzibmm05RR-ocUXJ-ctAirsmrOyh9rtbMY/s1600/IMG_8494.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DBL2__XNoxEaYSyPkTeSItAqq-olvu5PybYDCceIbyPml8Tb5WRX08zcOx_hL-dUZ-lQyzjbgKvpGSLuO2tNRbJMP_Q6zIId0-G021vx3gzibmm05RR-ocUXJ-ctAirsmrOyh9rtbMY/s800/IMG_8494.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354272254691586" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">A circular mosaic wall mural built to honor soviet soldiers killed in World War II.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh910shwq75yJgUHPgT2nZSrxeJSkbSva3t1lEm_jYgHZFDebNkpbZ4EYAfwmHBu_3sgTxLeQdEUlTumCHftf7p0P3kJDI5gkaQSADx5mFrebdW7sQB7z-PvFW9rE_37nG-sWNvpJeMIC4/s1600/IMG_8493.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh910shwq75yJgUHPgT2nZSrxeJSkbSva3t1lEm_jYgHZFDebNkpbZ4EYAfwmHBu_3sgTxLeQdEUlTumCHftf7p0P3kJDI5gkaQSADx5mFrebdW7sQB7z-PvFW9rE_37nG-sWNvpJeMIC4/s800/IMG_8493.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354264700390450" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">Panoramic view of the city</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IjYJS7UTHcETTYR4OZfggDzW5QuAC-XnelTJBcYYFPnIXxrzRF4JDUOyY1wb9IGQ1worqM0-z_kN5kqmZsruzVYLTcw7pr3OlxoAbr_QiTArj1J1drb_6KxG420NhNRyYQlGn3bRQ0c/s1600/IMG_8492.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IjYJS7UTHcETTYR4OZfggDzW5QuAC-XnelTJBcYYFPnIXxrzRF4JDUOyY1wb9IGQ1worqM0-z_kN5kqmZsruzVYLTcw7pr3OlxoAbr_QiTArj1J1drb_6KxG420NhNRyYQlGn3bRQ0c/s800/IMG_8492.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354250304344290" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">Residential area right at the foot of the hill.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSwrLFmOGJaXQzueB7ygjy9dRIxDN8LmxlOsSq7_OUtUSbOqEMETWumGPolKPQ73xJQ5AiWy9xNtSFaiIFeTNcvPpRLJ0drAk5KgMV2lnxOwyG1T9g4UJ1d0AAgj3sU5m2HV3lAvUy0I/s1600/IMG_8475.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSwrLFmOGJaXQzueB7ygjy9dRIxDN8LmxlOsSq7_OUtUSbOqEMETWumGPolKPQ73xJQ5AiWy9xNtSFaiIFeTNcvPpRLJ0drAk5KgMV2lnxOwyG1T9g4UJ1d0AAgj3sU5m2HV3lAvUy0I/s800/IMG_8475.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354241407363938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzggFoTBfiaGiwISsWcCHkrT9XYVamswej-A71coTKf2CPDJwzRohJI07P4NfYgWdPlbxvl_KerjRXX8DpvRB-0Yy7K0ugM91zHMwADUSNusGvoWDv1nhg4KQlMPV-kseCoZnIrGrDfO0/s1600/IMG_8476.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzggFoTBfiaGiwISsWcCHkrT9XYVamswej-A71coTKf2CPDJwzRohJI07P4NfYgWdPlbxvl_KerjRXX8DpvRB-0Yy7K0ugM91zHMwADUSNusGvoWDv1nhg4KQlMPV-kseCoZnIrGrDfO0/s800/IMG_8476.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781354236948886162" /></a><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">Gorgeous view when walking up and down (about 500 steps) the hill.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div><i><span style="color:#666666;">We didn’t do much sightseeing during the one week stay (which was good!). i much prefer to see and experience the daily life of the locals... well except the toileting part. i need modern toilet facilities. </span></i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style="color:#999999;">1 & 2: Uvurkhangai </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style="color:#999999;"><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">3 & 4: Ulaanbaatar </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#999999;">Mongolia</span></span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-2599794728390040392012-08-17T17:25:00.011+08:002012-09-24T22:47:36.551+08:00eating in mongoliaImagine this: Mutton Every Single Meal For A Week. <br /><br />This was what i thought i will be having in Mongolia. The thought of it alone made me lost all appetite... and so, for the very first time, i decided to pack cup noodles* and biscuits for a trip. What a loser. Heh.<br /><br />But it turned out, we had lots of varieties! <br /><br />Breakfast<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wMM3TW7NnIRxXR97YOrRUsggzF_uW6cZKp7DHtcvWnsHYBk7V8-UTTqRSf1HLg-5MoeaizgsiEtVMA6iMRDMadVV09t7zWO9uiSJ8R2epEi7gx_RnarAiCaqk7EkrcsT_ILfGH61Nu8/s1600/P1290431.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wMM3TW7NnIRxXR97YOrRUsggzF_uW6cZKp7DHtcvWnsHYBk7V8-UTTqRSf1HLg-5MoeaizgsiEtVMA6iMRDMadVV09t7zWO9uiSJ8R2epEi7gx_RnarAiCaqk7EkrcsT_ILfGH61Nu8/s640/P1290431.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJZfv98cfX4P9qoeXwGkebj2J2F7XZensOWcp6akUjg6XcElNG5yVcKaguY4O8Lxe6qg2F0bwtqlOyOr4ffLcaZE5s2ISLTO1oDxV42ENYCpM9riQ7XbsCoFcAzz9uFQSUPG9GEutPJE/s1600/P1290738.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJZfv98cfX4P9qoeXwGkebj2J2F7XZensOWcp6akUjg6XcElNG5yVcKaguY4O8Lxe6qg2F0bwtqlOyOr4ffLcaZE5s2ISLTO1oDxV42ENYCpM9riQ7XbsCoFcAzz9uFQSUPG9GEutPJE/s640/P1290738.jpg" /></a><div>
This is not Spot the Difference. Breakfast for the first 4 days in Uvurkhangai were more or less the same. But as long as there’s bread, i am one happy gal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJZfv98cfX4P9qoeXwGkebj2J2F7XZensOWcp6akUjg6XcElNG5yVcKaguY4O8Lxe6qg2F0bwtqlOyOr4ffLcaZE5s2ISLTO1oDxV42ENYCpM9riQ7XbsCoFcAzz9uFQSUPG9GEutPJE/s1600/P1290738.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uQIjX00A9Y9Qk8SjGtXe2PDK1KgEfNpSr2vHw4PukMAjtXOZS6LZErbz_vUJ_uqPpgbbmJK_w3zhoCHVwSqVnu_HNjCm1MSZzo4ZKv5Yukfc9ZaHbmhdjyc3l-E2YBOubevMl83wnjY/s1600/P1300488.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uQIjX00A9Y9Qk8SjGtXe2PDK1KgEfNpSr2vHw4PukMAjtXOZS6LZErbz_vUJ_uqPpgbbmJK_w3zhoCHVwSqVnu_HNjCm1MSZzo4ZKv5Yukfc9ZaHbmhdjyc3l-E2YBOubevMl83wnjY/s640/P1300488.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5wYVr3nHvAUb1g-rSfeiKTgkm_qJf2pEhghgJVva0Zff41HcRpGmgXaUtEV7uY6zXXenTer7pN6pJ98Mm3JKusbowCD-iomFxfaXXUb5Hdhh7_ED_3NX1xzlN4GPqjnQ6LTu9ETRhwg/s1600/P1300655.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5wYVr3nHvAUb1g-rSfeiKTgkm_qJf2pEhghgJVva0Zff41HcRpGmgXaUtEV7uY6zXXenTer7pN6pJ98Mm3JKusbowCD-iomFxfaXXUb5Hdhh7_ED_3NX1xzlN4GPqjnQ6LTu9ETRhwg/s640/P1300655.jpg" /></a></div>
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Breakfast in Ulaanbaatar (capital city), like the hotel, was much more fanciful.<br /><br /><div>
<b><span style="color: #999999;">Salad</span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrwZYpP9HcE-ceBLVonjIhbk7kv_umWVvjWhYeIw-W2wX5X45YNwNhGZWAPauigVgNHXCo96WK-xTo5gyZecvS-d3G8PXBGBF6jy2xAh8DgqWIibLl7ZrY4fvxadr4xGRrsCDHjJC1LM/s1600/P1290733.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrwZYpP9HcE-ceBLVonjIhbk7kv_umWVvjWhYeIw-W2wX5X45YNwNhGZWAPauigVgNHXCo96WK-xTo5gyZecvS-d3G8PXBGBF6jy2xAh8DgqWIibLl7ZrY4fvxadr4xGRrsCDHjJC1LM/s640/P1290733.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIgzaE4__RQ8ifB3KZK29wm63UHJqtRn9AbaLtNsKl7p2TcuESHpKmqS8lyN7_DXR1MPghNoedjwn-7Tz-E39uRM3ICIFqNjsNzt5FKBaUH2ZANL29f899Rx7uzwuK3P5-MwGhb908_E/s1600/P1290732.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIgzaE4__RQ8ifB3KZK29wm63UHJqtRn9AbaLtNsKl7p2TcuESHpKmqS8lyN7_DXR1MPghNoedjwn-7Tz-E39uRM3ICIFqNjsNzt5FKBaUH2ZANL29f899Rx7uzwuK3P5-MwGhb908_E/s640/P1290732.jpg" /></a></div>
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Who would have thought there were salad for appetiser! They were so fresh and cherry tomatoes so sweet. Also, the pickled cucumbers in the last picture was very nicely done.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">Khuushuur</span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSF8iBUK3anmIEYYTU_-mzqs8_v96sSAgjJ0tNBsNoRxrPJce_taVQEllMb1VNQ_gYK_lK8DX8Bq_h_uoGh8eTDs4UnyDfvik1SNRfx5Ja0iINQXNxNdqPYAj66QS2J8RjCsCCW3U0MU/s1600/P1290934.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSF8iBUK3anmIEYYTU_-mzqs8_v96sSAgjJ0tNBsNoRxrPJce_taVQEllMb1VNQ_gYK_lK8DX8Bq_h_uoGh8eTDs4UnyDfvik1SNRfx5Ja0iINQXNxNdqPYAj66QS2J8RjCsCCW3U0MU/s640/P1290934.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyncJm12pSxH18YFMAp3VgF1G1akhlm75_83GN9axMf2mo9Z7Wx-J-o3IvZY5kubG1SYG3P3QjCm3R172BygDEQAgGAB1qa6rvmD42tomY-vz4MYcIDiNy3jdzSdp4VuP8XaBb0kkR1b8/s1600/P1290937.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyncJm12pSxH18YFMAp3VgF1G1akhlm75_83GN9axMf2mo9Z7Wx-J-o3IvZY5kubG1SYG3P3QjCm3R172BygDEQAgGAB1qa6rvmD42tomY-vz4MYcIDiNy3jdzSdp4VuP8XaBb0kkR1b8/s640/P1290937.jpg" /></a></div>
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A type of popular meat pastries in Mongolia. The fillings are usually beef or mutton. But to cater for our foreign taste buds, they did two other additional fillings – carrot & cabbage and potato.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnfIGAaxgEtz6vR_aWCaxv__N4HfJpDiRFu5UZRA-O17J9YBEOrcWHVlnHTfbuaHWM-dNhtG2y01fMA49hZR61ZMmtfdtiDnENaIDSevgQjEKcNImo4hsCVIJ5sAyEykayIJmEf_gHWE/s1600/P1290946.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnfIGAaxgEtz6vR_aWCaxv__N4HfJpDiRFu5UZRA-O17J9YBEOrcWHVlnHTfbuaHWM-dNhtG2y01fMA49hZR61ZMmtfdtiDnENaIDSevgQjEKcNImo4hsCVIJ5sAyEykayIJmEf_gHWE/s640/P1290946.jpg" /></a></div>
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We also tried our hands at making khuushuur and it was quite fun. Mine was the two marked with sad faces... not the ugliest of the lot i would say ;)</div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT98jBWm7V0RYP1pmANul2qFtxCSWBVuK17y7SQShGuxLGh8QrO6nZsvq2s2id_0ql1puc0FvBEJvUjnnSlgzKPBZvwQIskacsD4Y7W6YiTcBE4k43wbcE8GTVoqZ-5gxkOPJ2DCwaJ2s/s1600/P1290949.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT98jBWm7V0RYP1pmANul2qFtxCSWBVuK17y7SQShGuxLGh8QrO6nZsvq2s2id_0ql1puc0FvBEJvUjnnSlgzKPBZvwQIskacsD4Y7W6YiTcBE4k43wbcE8GTVoqZ-5gxkOPJ2DCwaJ2s/s640/P1290949.jpg" /></a><br />Helping to deep fry our masterpieces which consisted of all shapes and sizes lol<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rEGLvhUbE7yJINEHVfG5teZaCLNXMACtXGAO0dJYFr6nLUEop8gAzKTeGAkmV8_6tTF83UxB4sKCIU1wut4K_J_y2r0-4s_26eGQHGnTKo4jI_mN5ghhG7L77fyblQHDwQaw5kRdgyQ/s1600/P1290959.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rEGLvhUbE7yJINEHVfG5teZaCLNXMACtXGAO0dJYFr6nLUEop8gAzKTeGAkmV8_6tTF83UxB4sKCIU1wut4K_J_y2r0-4s_26eGQHGnTKo4jI_mN5ghhG7L77fyblQHDwQaw5kRdgyQ/s640/P1290959.jpg" /></a><br />Sad but so tasty!<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #999999;">Lunch and Dinner</span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3939K0vDxaoNwMnsPQ0Ha0yNkj7BFCRZu0r7OrQJ0di8DDLhJVoC_s1i78-WmwTdJP-4877p7aq_jvFur3ylIZ-viDVLu27eQ_spL1QxyEYbVX5dSygGuZKaojYuOR20euwXiP-Ckm1w/s1600/P1290288.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3939K0vDxaoNwMnsPQ0Ha0yNkj7BFCRZu0r7OrQJ0di8DDLhJVoC_s1i78-WmwTdJP-4877p7aq_jvFur3ylIZ-viDVLu27eQ_spL1QxyEYbVX5dSygGuZKaojYuOR20euwXiP-Ckm1w/s640/P1290288.jpg" /></a><br />This was our very first meal in Mongolia, a very westernise lunch. We had the choice of spaghetti with pork or fish fillet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3UnzymbamC70VoPE7xngpRpciDNqSla53xY4w4fqxODdM3aOtQ1jGitAaL0gWl_QoQm9gxksAAjMG19I1CmeJPdtKVpB3jSuHcsUo3vkn4wSopKC7Y9MqzYDP1AUrJoS-Jbnl4vv8YI/s1600/P1290408.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3UnzymbamC70VoPE7xngpRpciDNqSla53xY4w4fqxODdM3aOtQ1jGitAaL0gWl_QoQm9gxksAAjMG19I1CmeJPdtKVpB3jSuHcsUo3vkn4wSopKC7Y9MqzYDP1AUrJoS-Jbnl4vv8YI/s640/P1290408.jpg" /></a><br />After lunch, we started our 8-hour long coach journey travelling from the capital to Uvurkhangai. Thus, takeaway dinner – deep fried chicken with rice.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn8dQBoqk1uTgn_QSVwPwmdP1DDThjHgxDRh6M6I0Q7HFvPnfrPAwoNf6DtkD4dHHZLYMTzjCYmlcu92TTNBUp0ZfaHFC4FthbjeQE2v1zYeR6BA2k-68fgPg55sWiiCFeM3dzmtoxQI/s1600/P1290734.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn8dQBoqk1uTgn_QSVwPwmdP1DDThjHgxDRh6M6I0Q7HFvPnfrPAwoNf6DtkD4dHHZLYMTzjCYmlcu92TTNBUp0ZfaHFC4FthbjeQE2v1zYeR6BA2k-68fgPg55sWiiCFeM3dzmtoxQI/s640/P1290734.jpg" /></a><br />Mutton fried kway teow (flat rice noodle). The mutton taste was rather strong so i picked them out. Overall wasn’t too bad.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCQy3gVptzx_fyZCL3Lb6-XNXmv6ugHaKbXOR36P2VLnr1NjhHV0eGzDhM9bHauxV7XphpTRN1_UJRxj8z0auyH7QJtk9GGnN82EkQ1k_7JTTLmvk-4MPJESZs5cfkifU8SJ9HKmFZqI/s1600/P1300017.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCQy3gVptzx_fyZCL3Lb6-XNXmv6ugHaKbXOR36P2VLnr1NjhHV0eGzDhM9bHauxV7XphpTRN1_UJRxj8z0auyH7QJtk9GGnN82EkQ1k_7JTTLmvk-4MPJESZs5cfkifU8SJ9HKmFZqI/s640/P1300017.jpg" /></a><br />Steamed rice with (very tender) chicken, vegetables and fries.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pjCAeesNqwDd4rA8VBMug0fXc7ZNB-0ehembYsRDbfVPqXzgW-T5A30Lt1zOVpdcL2qlXRV8UlB4RbX0PY4fL4y_rdS_4Ea8SFelytnKcfbG8xQUjDS0uKGQ_RWXYVA5-3phaKKH2uc/s1600/P1300259.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pjCAeesNqwDd4rA8VBMug0fXc7ZNB-0ehembYsRDbfVPqXzgW-T5A30Lt1zOVpdcL2qlXRV8UlB4RbX0PY4fL4y_rdS_4Ea8SFelytnKcfbG8xQUjDS0uKGQ_RWXYVA5-3phaKKH2uc/s640/P1300259.jpg" /></a><br />Drumstick with creamy vegetable soup. A tad too salty but still good.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWZeWX40kC72H8PsEsVApTZ6hE1JF_jFK2byVyAvBRzJEEPu96hvp3v2wnOHWTJaDkHUPpcI3CX0_DwARVtSoe6R-U_-XeNUqjsLvTTN_Ev-4qEG1gc8RQcjpwRJ8w5M0Kdju_NkOBj0/s1600/P1300260.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWZeWX40kC72H8PsEsVApTZ6hE1JF_jFK2byVyAvBRzJEEPu96hvp3v2wnOHWTJaDkHUPpcI3CX0_DwARVtSoe6R-U_-XeNUqjsLvTTN_Ev-4qEG1gc8RQcjpwRJ8w5M0Kdju_NkOBj0/s640/P1300260.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buuz"><span style="color: #999999;">Buuz</span></a> (minced mutton dumplings). Very strong taste and i can’t stomach this at all. But at least it was pretty to look at. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTGj6e6qWHIhBhbXv7g2fbDc45jRttDtfIl2fTIxKnTihUyCCuMH0j_B_3-qTUZzC1SV7aSaC1MfcdIx-KnjNmO2ccNCK7NsVegpYEbgfMQqSmy0lDQHOSY2ab5yuPzCUezuS-079Kbo/s1600/P1300414.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTGj6e6qWHIhBhbXv7g2fbDc45jRttDtfIl2fTIxKnTihUyCCuMH0j_B_3-qTUZzC1SV7aSaC1MfcdIx-KnjNmO2ccNCK7NsVegpYEbgfMQqSmy0lDQHOSY2ab5yuPzCUezuS-079Kbo/s640/P1300414.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOITagTEgZAs8jmcK5xTvxSaTVm-YtL6J4Br6hHtjZLBciDai4_LGAY4rLSNPQoY4P4akuDe_OGyzdXyGe7USl9m1-x41Rhjw4si9y0iuYn3GGuu8sjnOb8Tn8jvtKtp0r5UHO_VH66Q/s1600/P1300419.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOITagTEgZAs8jmcK5xTvxSaTVm-YtL6J4Br6hHtjZLBciDai4_LGAY4rLSNPQoY4P4akuDe_OGyzdXyGe7USl9m1-x41Rhjw4si9y0iuYn3GGuu8sjnOb8Tn8jvtKtp0r5UHO_VH66Q/s640/P1300419.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorkhog"><span style="color: #999999;">Khorkhog.</span></a> A traditional dish of barbecue lamb cooked using hot stones and water. Very delicious! i think this is the only dish that i miss having.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBRa3Wh5mQLJUJZi3zwOcwV4AN5xNnPlv28t0aaSeiJ7cFM2JBej-SA_Oyn0D7SkALrsKevnJ_WsKQ8cf9G9lFmZD2_HpxvPPHJo9ykl4N9iadnwGOsp6pnp8dVTvdZl7Sz0d7VUcbLk/s1600/P1300451.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBRa3Wh5mQLJUJZi3zwOcwV4AN5xNnPlv28t0aaSeiJ7cFM2JBej-SA_Oyn0D7SkALrsKevnJ_WsKQ8cf9G9lFmZD2_HpxvPPHJo9ykl4N9iadnwGOsp6pnp8dVTvdZl7Sz0d7VUcbLk/s640/P1300451.jpg" /></a><br />Packed lunch on the coach (returning to Ulaanbaatar).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoGgunI6dRMuvA5Txq-o-Pi5LFsIAk5gPY3ru5_U8jlzslptlBK4hIk13mMS7i6Mq4KixZ8FbdKPRK9zpesMdxzkJ63c4CsxoCrNebdSgVsv0Y1LQEmi1KlShL48ZHHE6_AiOu6Jq2HM/s1600/P1300480.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoGgunI6dRMuvA5Txq-o-Pi5LFsIAk5gPY3ru5_U8jlzslptlBK4hIk13mMS7i6Mq4KixZ8FbdKPRK9zpesMdxzkJ63c4CsxoCrNebdSgVsv0Y1LQEmi1KlShL48ZHHE6_AiOu6Jq2HM/s640/P1300480.jpg" /></a><br />Back at Ulaanbaatar, we started having meals at different restaurants. The first was this barbecue buffet place. Basically, choose the meat, vegetable and sauce that you like and the chefs will cook it teppanyaki style.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxjEXsvZN_n-uDcHUU9ldkpYhTwShDuOs_9y_ksSFWmj1fXRLF0CnwqZ9g6SQthJv_x7rIDhgUeZXEJpazgFkYKEm7KguUUGmyGwpRX-Bdp_S_D6mdnTT3QxxQXoKAfc-q9px7PkfgBk/s1600/P1300567.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxjEXsvZN_n-uDcHUU9ldkpYhTwShDuOs_9y_ksSFWmj1fXRLF0CnwqZ9g6SQthJv_x7rIDhgUeZXEJpazgFkYKEm7KguUUGmyGwpRX-Bdp_S_D6mdnTT3QxxQXoKAfc-q9px7PkfgBk/s640/P1300567.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0puxq68Ed8ItTjD_C89mVuSdlQyD-j0bQjqH71sEZopNuxmJDYqwKGYqq8NCdAn-jq5by0b9WAqCp7HlluH9iHxLJ82ce6WUUl6WqMUQQb-mprED1NwdWa7tz6BDuiYji8f6eCnvB5Y/s1600/P1300568.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0puxq68Ed8ItTjD_C89mVuSdlQyD-j0bQjqH71sEZopNuxmJDYqwKGYqq8NCdAn-jq5by0b9WAqCp7HlluH9iHxLJ82ce6WUUl6WqMUQQb-mprED1NwdWa7tz6BDuiYji8f6eCnvB5Y/s640/P1300568.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S9aDr3-XT7Hbw-R-gAxANko-heSpH5TtSMXVZZBj1ZsfxZqQvV4FjdV4hXmxUbSOckdYHceJcrurayrGR343K7Rafnpc0nhm9X6PgOK3vVsn2zNIq6Mxtxf-Mj1FV4NyVgst0QJg-GY/s1600/P1300574.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S9aDr3-XT7Hbw-R-gAxANko-heSpH5TtSMXVZZBj1ZsfxZqQvV4FjdV4hXmxUbSOckdYHceJcrurayrGR343K7Rafnpc0nhm9X6PgOK3vVsn2zNIq6Mxtxf-Mj1FV4NyVgst0QJg-GY/s640/P1300574.jpg" /></a><br />Lunch at Seoul Club was good. Not surprising at all since there are many korean expatriates working in the city.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB7T8pI6pL_qMBuGIQLmdWaGoikNJIPpKqTsCRftS4j3-xbQkwQ5nVc8TXzKjsr6pi5ZH0GRMjV-Cjvh8IyGhCdAl8R7bVBc5MLRPlEgJ12FS6qk3ONLobXMHbXa_XWfmZvGr6AoQkjk/s1600/P1300643.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB7T8pI6pL_qMBuGIQLmdWaGoikNJIPpKqTsCRftS4j3-xbQkwQ5nVc8TXzKjsr6pi5ZH0GRMjV-Cjvh8IyGhCdAl8R7bVBc5MLRPlEgJ12FS6qk3ONLobXMHbXa_XWfmZvGr6AoQkjk/s640/P1300643.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWKDDFQDhYI88W9jQJKRTtqfu4nQoL4tbJRPwgZVTltee-Hcn5veax6-9kqzI5-p-3O-OHc46BXhiptzNg-aPvgUt4klzZWPlBixPOpnZyMpAODg_KtKhSJy0_CyYZIxWWBmPsynziLM/s1600/P1300651.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWKDDFQDhYI88W9jQJKRTtqfu4nQoL4tbJRPwgZVTltee-Hcn5veax6-9kqzI5-p-3O-OHc46BXhiptzNg-aPvgUt4klzZWPlBixPOpnZyMpAODg_KtKhSJy0_CyYZIxWWBmPsynziLM/s640/P1300651.jpg" /></a><br />Modern Nomads Restaurant. The traditional fried noodle that i ordered failed badly, the whole plate was left almost untouched.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sNQ-YKD39ocRo-_zcpGhbLVqxgMif_OnZnsz1AjEUQ-5ZVMwZQVKuMZUVP_p8qudUvSmJ4srjMVODaEv-oIAzt7rXhNcjv9D1ujHvB74gR_edpnq2_u5ns3ZL0nQX2PbhhWYcICvM6I/s1600/P1300650.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sNQ-YKD39ocRo-_zcpGhbLVqxgMif_OnZnsz1AjEUQ-5ZVMwZQVKuMZUVP_p8qudUvSmJ4srjMVODaEv-oIAzt7rXhNcjv9D1ujHvB74gR_edpnq2_u5ns3ZL0nQX2PbhhWYcICvM6I/s640/P1300650.jpg" /></a><br />Some of the rest of the dishes that my friends ordered. i ended up sharing the chicken with rice which wasn’t too bad :)<br /><br />*In the end, cup noodles were all given away. Yeay!</div>
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one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-46089385399829627662012-08-15T20:27:00.014+08:002012-08-15T22:36:46.474+08:00home of the nomads<div style="font-style: normal; ">My very first ger-building experience! </div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">On the third day of the trip, we helped... well, just a little... </span><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">to </span><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">build a ger* for a homeless family. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">This was how the ger was built step-by-step:</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbkD-6fkig0J8P-h8_4Crw5wuaDtT3p26iVDjcz7xvBhCx9m6x6r1EcGwML5yT0jtx6eOv_1aGEzBNJQ_9iZV6aRzDEuLVr63E6_BKutETj4UZNJX3IT4Oy_5DHan1vTWDjwYrzC_Ik8/s1600/IMG_5213.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbkD-6fkig0J8P-h8_4Crw5wuaDtT3p26iVDjcz7xvBhCx9m6x6r1EcGwML5yT0jtx6eOv_1aGEzBNJQ_9iZV6aRzDEuLVr63E6_BKutETj4UZNJX3IT4Oy_5DHan1vTWDjwYrzC_Ik8/s800/IMG_5213.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877735131768674" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jFH9l1-SZg2ZsFb89qg7o4wLtWUrhauG1fNFfFERNNgTTcizzcAxGLvCx34pcW8m6mFRxfiIrTvo9hwBzlxdPURLVbeZ2KBAeljLUZtLdxTvXfHFf9PNNc9B-xM4cvZJuOsgEk0w3a8/s1600/IMG_5212.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jFH9l1-SZg2ZsFb89qg7o4wLtWUrhauG1fNFfFERNNgTTcizzcAxGLvCx34pcW8m6mFRxfiIrTvo9hwBzlxdPURLVbeZ2KBAeljLUZtLdxTvXfHFf9PNNc9B-xM4cvZJuOsgEk0w3a8/s800/IMG_5212.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877732209603826" /></a><div><div style="font-style: normal; ">1. Attached the two centre pillars to the roof ring with ropes.</div><div><i><span style="color:#666666;">A roof ring lets out smoke from cooking fire and allows air to flow</span></i></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblhrj17FOvRVtNl6KHMSGYTWOpp6GG0OlDGhx4wGZwTL-vWjWhz1rj_nbaXOzzhKtzrnXQULj4wkXYLP7LJRUheeuRCAHUm8hYidcWgOtOP35JpZsvXOU6T0Rm4UjP8OQuD_bo6KbPZw/s1600/IMG_5102.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblhrj17FOvRVtNl6KHMSGYTWOpp6GG0OlDGhx4wGZwTL-vWjWhz1rj_nbaXOzzhKtzrnXQULj4wkXYLP7LJRUheeuRCAHUm8hYidcWgOtOP35JpZsvXOU6T0Rm4UjP8OQuD_bo6KbPZw/s800/IMG_5102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877726694523138" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">2. Set up the walls using criss-crossed wooden poles. </div><div><i><span style="color:#666666;">There are usually six sections (depending on the size of the ger) and need to be tied together </span></i></div><div><i><span style="color:#666666;">to </span></i><i style=" ;font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#666666;">form </span></i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#666666;">a full wall, with a door that faces south (away from the coldest wind). When a nomad </span></i></div><div><i style=" ;font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#666666;">family </span></i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#666666;">move on, </span></i><i style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#666666;">they can fold these sections and carry them easily.</span></i></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcbj1OU7USD4oVjSeuft7CDepOQXIs4LF78tlUAfmf-LGmj8LczgiM9GbzTuiE7oNPnbWQrscDyYz4Z_8_k6rFkCXnXL6xKXv_4bZBL15itcUlxB_mgDrm9FjprIMZs5w2TUEtgsIf5o/s1600/IMG_5100.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcbj1OU7USD4oVjSeuft7CDepOQXIs4LF78tlUAfmf-LGmj8LczgiM9GbzTuiE7oNPnbWQrscDyYz4Z_8_k6rFkCXnXL6xKXv_4bZBL15itcUlxB_mgDrm9FjprIMZs5w2TUEtgsIf5o/s800/IMG_5100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877723265153810" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">i can’t help but noticed the beautiful shadow and got a little carried away with shooting :)</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejIpmuwbyWCIiVhu8lFYM1S2_L9dmOptc3qq-dItNBsnZgdsJIS3ZU5bBj36F242-6XrSHtklRtKLnFVpk00RIaKh_YgEHIApBUarhKzS5V8RSV_fUO7wwpd_451I4kOm6owntzy0beA/s1600/IMG_7724.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejIpmuwbyWCIiVhu8lFYM1S2_L9dmOptc3qq-dItNBsnZgdsJIS3ZU5bBj36F242-6XrSHtklRtKLnFVpk00RIaKh_YgEHIApBUarhKzS5V8RSV_fUO7wwpd_451I4kOm6owntzy0beA/s800/IMG_7724.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877479124523154" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">3. Attached roof poles from the roof ring to the criss-crossed wall.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyMVUrpBZTOIhW0Q96WgxmCdoH_zQ-DyH_jSXnyga_XD6DiG3zziJd5XCfT0C_iB0Hb2wXHkpnLfZZLxl4LInmYnUbRmBtfU-Qkt49FwLJM4TmUKSaqhjdpJjQcWD-fiING345oGdBXw/s1600/IMG_7723.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyMVUrpBZTOIhW0Q96WgxmCdoH_zQ-DyH_jSXnyga_XD6DiG3zziJd5XCfT0C_iB0Hb2wXHkpnLfZZLxl4LInmYnUbRmBtfU-Qkt49FwLJM4TmUKSaqhjdpJjQcWD-fiING345oGdBXw/s800/IMG_7723.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877476766221298" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">4. Secured everything and ta-dah! the skeleton of the ger is up.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAuausJnIBJDiwygFcgYSDEJ_ViEjA0ouMslyoPDmsDi4eA6NiWYlPUvCAp90H8axoOx8PyHPBmbEiqyqrt5cxVapNLu4odlY7kKDV__QWIVDS8kXdnZXgdeo68c5dvfe0uNXXIVT4_4/s1600/IMG_7726.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAuausJnIBJDiwygFcgYSDEJ_ViEjA0ouMslyoPDmsDi4eA6NiWYlPUvCAp90H8axoOx8PyHPBmbEiqyqrt5cxVapNLu4odlY7kKDV__QWIVDS8kXdnZXgdeo68c5dvfe0uNXXIVT4_4/s800/IMG_7726.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877473336299010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzmlEt9Joow6qTZm8KCKIfLhntXH6WZ8i0LD54_ax2a8rm_-NpWoy7MpdQJzwYG_5NwXsIeBUZ4wURaQG2ByXeeEjPMOHcNsQ-F0yMsEjdV-QHUOb7whI0OlDBmOJ3IFWSr7tTdI-DK0/s1600/IMG_7732.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzmlEt9Joow6qTZm8KCKIfLhntXH6WZ8i0LD54_ax2a8rm_-NpWoy7MpdQJzwYG_5NwXsIeBUZ4wURaQG2ByXeeEjPMOHcNsQ-F0yMsEjdV-QHUOb7whI0OlDBmOJ3IFWSr7tTdI-DK0/s800/IMG_7732.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877463203686242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoviFcSj5ijw0W5242LS4Ai-Ez9XUCWJEpc9s-7J7D-uGdxzTm6N0PxB4BS8HV2Qa3qEj7x7eKQfxzBbm6_T3olC-Aaf_nUQ_oHVkHUBvyrHA1Hz0vHrjzY4kUTPeSrAfPZ7RWim-xO8/s1600/IMG_7728.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoviFcSj5ijw0W5242LS4Ai-Ez9XUCWJEpc9s-7J7D-uGdxzTm6N0PxB4BS8HV2Qa3qEj7x7eKQfxzBbm6_T3olC-Aaf_nUQ_oHVkHUBvyrHA1Hz0vHrjzY4kUTPeSrAfPZ7RWim-xO8/s800/IMG_7728.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877460978938354" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">5. Layered the exterior with felt and canvas, secured with ropes and t<span style=" ;font-size:100%;">he ger was completed!</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXps7oQ_ncpQUIKama4q8-L3TBsZhxDAi25ikyWr27b0-E5dEz7zyUlQSmfM_PdwhHE8tzO1lXUFPupzZ6EMi1VXLz2MtPMAu70zmgGOGZuZRk0zgq11jeyKDHz_C2xdTM_XETToES0TI/s1600/IMG_7731.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXps7oQ_ncpQUIKama4q8-L3TBsZhxDAi25ikyWr27b0-E5dEz7zyUlQSmfM_PdwhHE8tzO1lXUFPupzZ6EMi1VXLz2MtPMAu70zmgGOGZuZRk0zgq11jeyKDHz_C2xdTM_XETToES0TI/s800/IMG_7731.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877123965915026" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">Max excited when walking into the newly built ger. <span style=" ;font-size:100%;">This was how it looked like from the inside.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cjSDSUsPDxs4XZateH5qss1AEb22mGphVrxxOWFlr49whCncNVyyFdfl95vvb7tqP_1h_tvRNrqbz2xCOgGDM3ywB6CD7Cmjo9MQRfZvbaet9bN9l8p6RsQ5Dn5eEmJ6iE9hwJGh6_8/s1600/IMG_7735.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cjSDSUsPDxs4XZateH5qss1AEb22mGphVrxxOWFlr49whCncNVyyFdfl95vvb7tqP_1h_tvRNrqbz2xCOgGDM3ywB6CD7Cmjo9MQRfZvbaet9bN9l8p6RsQ5Dn5eEmJ6iE9hwJGh6_8/s800/IMG_7735.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877115458208066" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">The man of the family tied a traditional ceremonial blue scarf (which i guess was for good luck) to </div><div style="font-style: normal; ">the <span style=" ;font-size:100%;">roof ring. Now, the family can finally all stay together :)</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOsh6AAxvl7hsSLEe2RSwUQS8IGJmAqujNczOk4xsVpsif2VUct_croVIkhpnOoM_NW_IjLDSAy-aCFRnnGesmgQ2ZemcgjQbKE9DA2bXc3XJv-UM-5Mu7447qB5heKr72YHj7ApPbqU/s1600/IMG_7736.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOsh6AAxvl7hsSLEe2RSwUQS8IGJmAqujNczOk4xsVpsif2VUct_croVIkhpnOoM_NW_IjLDSAy-aCFRnnGesmgQ2ZemcgjQbKE9DA2bXc3XJv-UM-5Mu7447qB5heKr72YHj7ApPbqU/s800/IMG_7736.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877110732798962" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">Celebrating with cheese, yogurt, speeches and songs.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA6smtf8QXRZcTQ1FdW5O7KyFN5aBStyxhyphenhyphen_ILsyjzW_Tr-i7Ugvce9WmLIKp9bsu9qahpnz_1XQ9PPxj9Gn4a3sjnGkbvdZJDgsYxwBXn5z1_LVcKKgSEMXyfABXRZkBkq3rokk_gTg/s1600/IMG_7734.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA6smtf8QXRZcTQ1FdW5O7KyFN5aBStyxhyphenhyphen_ILsyjzW_Tr-i7Ugvce9WmLIKp9bsu9qahpnz_1XQ9PPxj9Gn4a3sjnGkbvdZJDgsYxwBXn5z1_LVcKKgSEMXyfABXRZkBkq3rokk_gTg/s800/IMG_7734.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877099422452962" /></a></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_EoI6W217c_bh2h95RbmDfUv19Ue-VORWDXT-Ig0v1-V-xPBzRsa4uCPAct8lvLAH2tTDq_0ZkwANybvafdCJLNaNFQ3wkOS38rtz0cZPkBp8NspHeXRaSKwezcwsjmrK5z2yWsZa68/s1600/IMG_7733.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_EoI6W217c_bh2h95RbmDfUv19Ue-VORWDXT-Ig0v1-V-xPBzRsa4uCPAct8lvLAH2tTDq_0ZkwANybvafdCJLNaNFQ3wkOS38rtz0cZPkBp8NspHeXRaSKwezcwsjmrK5z2yWsZa68/s800/IMG_7733.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5776877097223850578" /></a><br />One last look at the ger and it was time to leave.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; ">*A ger costs about US$1,000 and can be built under 2 hrs with a group of experience locals. And <span style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;">within this short period of time, we witnessed a small community with strong ties and spirits – </span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;">friends </span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;">and families were all very eager to help out.</span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;"> The building process was of joy and love, and i’m truly </span><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">grateful to be part of it.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; font-size:100%;color:#999999;">Zuunbayan-Ulaan, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-23846504812175733112012-08-02T22:14:00.007+08:002012-08-02T22:41:28.477+08:00olympics fever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu3kmp-H6xBr6xgvL14ecmGHgONdRe7m0S-Q6sfum2AAC1WsVTSsSZlQilmI8Vmf9Z1QutmGYe41mKYgz_Y7OSL_H_WimWc_qQLQMXppKH-jktmSyRDxB9mo0Zj_htN7V5Ap4uQfX3E0/s1600/P1300558.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu3kmp-H6xBr6xgvL14ecmGHgONdRe7m0S-Q6sfum2AAC1WsVTSsSZlQilmI8Vmf9Z1QutmGYe41mKYgz_Y7OSL_H_WimWc_qQLQMXppKH-jktmSyRDxB9mo0Zj_htN7V5Ap4uQfX3E0/s800/P1300558.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772079115055313650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n3WHTiz9RPPWhjtVd27acSGaoRopp0wM69MaqwnyGMJFa9DiFOULPUQnZ7sHl8NaWC-X4zoCSaGlpylJ9wRy2gCuMAPPPTjz0x0igyiInsT_LbDe89O2tw2RRAPZjUf6wLdy2IXCdEw/s1600/P1300564.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n3WHTiz9RPPWhjtVd27acSGaoRopp0wM69MaqwnyGMJFa9DiFOULPUQnZ7sHl8NaWC-X4zoCSaGlpylJ9wRy2gCuMAPPPTjz0x0igyiInsT_LbDe89O2tw2RRAPZjUf6wLdy2IXCdEw/s800/P1300564.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5772079108000613266" /></a><br /><div style=" ;font-size:100%;">i’m seriously lack of sleep now with so many games to watch every night. <span style=" ;font-size:100%;">That’s the reason<br />why the mongolia trip updates are taking forever. Ahhh... and there’s also pictures from<br />Beijing trip... i might need till end of year bleah!</span></div><div style=" ;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#999999;">Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-71502737687278399962012-07-24T18:07:00.011+08:002016-06-16T15:17:21.065+08:00to the middle of nowhere<div style="font-style: normal;">
On the third day, we travelled out of the small town to visit a herder family. There were no road signs (or road!), no shops, no people, except for the one family that we’re visiting. i have absolutely no idea how the driver knew his way around.</div>
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Vast grassland, gorgeous view... and it reminded me of Brokeback Mountain.</div>
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Ceiling of a ger.</div>
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Exterior of a ger is usually very plain and they looked almost identical. But inside, <span style="font-size: 100%;">each </span></div>
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and all so cute!</div>
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Spotted another herd of sheep from afar.</div>
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Then they started charging towards us and i panicked...</div>
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... luckily they made a turn just before reaching us.</div>
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And very orderly, they moved into their designated spot. i was impressed, very impressed.</div>
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meh~ meh~</div>
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By the end of the visit, we had also tried our hands on cutting homemade cheese curds, </div>
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shearing and milking sheep.</div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Zuunbayan-Ulaan, Mongolia</span></div>
one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-256232818228388422012-07-19T17:59:00.006+08:002012-07-19T18:31:38.745+08:00of blue skies, woolly clouds and rainbow smiles<div>The title basically sums up the awesome morning spent on this good model street.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-qkxwimpA18GDfAjX4C9ksfmifDx6cNKmKs1UUbKOKA4kkRMZQ_UNOMrTemoDbeV6YklkfAj80s0CCMTE3RlBDTVSYoc2yVUmZGjBNVOl4a0XN4j29iIG0oKXKKTIvlO4zNQGmwd0MM/s1600/IMG_4698.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; h" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-qkxwimpA18GDfAjX4C9ksfmifDx6cNKmKs1UUbKOKA4kkRMZQ_UNOMrTemoDbeV6YklkfAj80s0CCMTE3RlBDTVSYoc2yVUmZGjBNVOl4a0XN4j29iIG0oKXKKTIvlO4zNQGmwd0MM/s800/IMG_4698.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766819844760321282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAyudfEmaJTwZ8VAGDpXQt85mRpWo6u846UI8A2NlmXOP5OqmU5Vbz6amUDAV6-YzVr9epk83l0Payw6h4PmBPwgH9_zArzaWR0XpEDtpT2lHuwhxBLPdGpMkzHivoih33stOgM-Q47U/s1600/IMG_5220.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAyudfEmaJTwZ8VAGDpXQt85mRpWo6u846UI8A2NlmXOP5OqmU5Vbz6amUDAV6-YzVr9epk83l0Payw6h4PmBPwgH9_zArzaWR0XpEDtpT2lHuwhxBLPdGpMkzHivoih33stOgM-Q47U/s800/IMG_5220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766819840047002034" /></a><div>Sky was blue with soft fluffy clouds that i’ve only seen in children illustration books so far.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxNS8n7oYE6APSlzLDBE26lQR7N6xTKZQQDgb0a7eCpRwcsj-0wIkEngo36VjuXj_9ONFwnbHG2CC80jrji_O2-YCheqeJuNF454tWzMeddjqNii_XP7wt4Osv3rX7oXRSrzN0vC852o/s1600/IMG_5197.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxNS8n7oYE6APSlzLDBE26lQR7N6xTKZQQDgb0a7eCpRwcsj-0wIkEngo36VjuXj_9ONFwnbHG2CC80jrji_O2-YCheqeJuNF454tWzMeddjqNii_XP7wt4Osv3rX7oXRSrzN0vC852o/s800/IMG_5197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766819835789264866" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawxU3WYo_KQVQEv1YJNeUVMUo-I5ORJPvoNur6w4nzUkT5dz8_NFPK0jfHoCXssdPuhvCQw_z4rl1qcYlWMX1cJ_Da6fkCbKHdixD0LhUBEZvSlWJHMA3m9MNrZJp5ePDbIIqbR0KkXg/s1600/IMG_6615.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN7lJidILw-J5bZb2o_8ogusAu1v0eolZpf74a_Q1UjVyLDxv9pyrvDKUiRVbtr9hOJwviuFh-SEehnmQvg-Pz6LtpHUodj1VQAws4FYYDqctYOR_FRwddf-eQDVTxcfIAhBbXQZZpdk/s800/IMG_5300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766818263933066466" /></a></div><div>Love these cute little windows (or doors) along the fence that connect all the neighbours<br /><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">to this street.</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu8LjeaPzbTmccNV7pHCigtqLgL6-wPMgquc5r07K3TlXJ6SVkDwdXT6FBhsTlNduBOjAx0gDb3KuubQOWCdeWM9TXiMGrEqHE1Bh9yI71xr-4_lI9pExuKHo77qcDPJPtenEcQL9RRo/s1600/IMG_5206.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu8LjeaPzbTmccNV7pHCigtqLgL6-wPMgquc5r07K3TlXJ6SVkDwdXT6FBhsTlNduBOjAx0gDb3KuubQOWCdeWM9TXiMGrEqHE1Bh9yI71xr-4_lI9pExuKHo77qcDPJPtenEcQL9RRo/s800/IMG_5206.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766818259986248978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGRuaQb3gytdn4ZY-_oODZPEfXIDiEyp3Pkg4w6uiZmoP8dYgVnbfmBfXruYd1lK52jWg74q_6TW7v1RvYgPeWYqAtYjKfKvw226mdqnjmWX2LQxi-POP7Ita4wmLryBYMv0dnGc9zWc/s1600/IMG_5207.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGRuaQb3gytdn4ZY-_oODZPEfXIDiEyp3Pkg4w6uiZmoP8dYgVnbfmBfXruYd1lK52jWg74q_6TW7v1RvYgPeWYqAtYjKfKvw226mdqnjmWX2LQxi-POP7Ita4wmLryBYMv0dnGc9zWc/s800/IMG_5207.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766818256436432466" /></a></div></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size: 100%; ">Uvurkhangai, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-90313031859725933552012-07-17T22:15:00.011+08:002012-07-24T14:55:56.854+08:00mongolian hospitality<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh736xsNAI0xPjYwfO-Winsg8n77D_f9MSe5VpPj_-TgiIfEw585tgSmEfctPUiJYu7p-DGHT0Mg3YYJFybyOzQ81GzxJy_MCTrzVghHQPKNXl4JhkdCZOIScyuPdhlMPFybCigVNivgZ4/s1600/IMG_5283.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh736xsNAI0xPjYwfO-Winsg8n77D_f9MSe5VpPj_-TgiIfEw585tgSmEfctPUiJYu7p-DGHT0Mg3YYJFybyOzQ81GzxJy_MCTrzVghHQPKNXl4JhkdCZOIScyuPdhlMPFybCigVNivgZ4/s800/IMG_5283.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142685434279154" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadBIlBFmclynBHnDfrEBaj0V-bzuncGpJfBMwmtK-uiv7taNZi6cvkYrhc7gnbV5RxCeZW6yukSkAtaRzTE2RBAyaOsZZlAzlJC6soqk_4ZFvm7XdYtCAJ89KOkzGg2zXxFORdBc5RC8/s1600/IMG_6462.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadBIlBFmclynBHnDfrEBaj0V-bzuncGpJfBMwmtK-uiv7taNZi6cvkYrhc7gnbV5RxCeZW6yukSkAtaRzTE2RBAyaOsZZlAzlJC6soqk_4ZFvm7XdYtCAJ89KOkzGg2zXxFORdBc5RC8/s800/IMG_6462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142607914501138" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-size:100%;">A typical hospitality tray of homemade cheese curds and yogurt.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;">These are specially prepared to welcome guests.</span></div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylXxjDui_g0UXM_F_PVyXS37ILfSYmksxRqdz9vBdrV_r5apHjOYIxOQM2TAkZDhY2Kxbxf05L_JZRMf9aEqPmRy_w8ZXyItZf4wJkYQqiRCWmydW_cTAEqAkiROKYhwtkd34kuW0MW0/s1600/IMG_6463.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylXxjDui_g0UXM_F_PVyXS37ILfSYmksxRqdz9vBdrV_r5apHjOYIxOQM2TAkZDhY2Kxbxf05L_JZRMf9aEqPmRy_w8ZXyItZf4wJkYQqiRCWmydW_cTAEqAkiROKYhwtkd34kuW0MW0/s800/IMG_6463.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142601067792706" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqXocHnPJdAiMJFNfTWIQ-S7XOlnYOJ9NnwWomf89INevzrxaL8g8NQYr5rdnJNLcHRuRltGmmhCsBCqt1xvve1Bc69YK59_GN8W211NCDTPO34dbP_Mnmii7c10h_wsw1sbPcmH3lhg/s1600/IMG_6476.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqXocHnPJdAiMJFNfTWIQ-S7XOlnYOJ9NnwWomf89INevzrxaL8g8NQYr5rdnJNLcHRuRltGmmhCsBCqt1xvve1Bc69YK59_GN8W211NCDTPO34dbP_Mnmii7c10h_wsw1sbPcmH3lhg/s800/IMG_6476.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142596359173394" /></a></div><div>Preparation of cheese curds and yogurt in the ger. </div><div>Dried animal dungs are used as fuel (above pic).</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsvjWNo2tUD7Sl0Os0-YQ1yqLwafwBYL8VNFq2zwSO2cgEP6r0Bu-oWrGi_C5fC3CEh6e_ViGHNMHjmwS9N3w_ROL_SpHRVXI_KNmvbzBxloP_sUx6hFvIhx4TS1-rInPMGxulAPG9Dk/s1600/IMG_6464.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsvjWNo2tUD7Sl0Os0-YQ1yqLwafwBYL8VNFq2zwSO2cgEP6r0Bu-oWrGi_C5fC3CEh6e_ViGHNMHjmwS9N3w_ROL_SpHRVXI_KNmvbzBxloP_sUx6hFvIhx4TS1-rInPMGxulAPG9Dk/s800/IMG_6464.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142592538240274" /></a></div><div>We got to try our hands at cutting curds using a piece of string.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcqxSnLnFZALstCIeAE3btH_BBxqOq91UPEsiU5XUbcjfBnZTboYg-hX44Ox1lsgnHwgH9oyAZcaIV7FmPOvdIrJZyjmnO0HD_DEp5oFoq_W0k0j3P3ObsNzhr4-cZQRa6IqFRq1HPkM/s1600/IMG_6503.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcqxSnLnFZALstCIeAE3btH_BBxqOq91UPEsiU5XUbcjfBnZTboYg-hX44Ox1lsgnHwgH9oyAZcaIV7FmPOvdIrJZyjmnO0HD_DEp5oFoq_W0k0j3P3ObsNzhr4-cZQRa6IqFRq1HPkM/s800/IMG_6503.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142588498668802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v7bOb3bqoqLjpUIMINC7XmQRvN8D4XGI3yQHcr54qws66MTTIWazy5iJTL9ubP4nqkALl48kmmHaPkeKTx8BBD47MZI9DUDr7ntys53psJnYwyUI2isk3K1jWAWRJnfjkVpbd66EfW0/s1600/IMG_6469.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v7bOb3bqoqLjpUIMINC7XmQRvN8D4XGI3yQHcr54qws66MTTIWazy5iJTL9ubP4nqkALl48kmmHaPkeKTx8BBD47MZI9DUDr7ntys53psJnYwyUI2isk3K1jWAWRJnfjkVpbd66EfW0/s800/IMG_6469.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142268844095378" /></a></div><div>The curds are then left to sun for 3 days before consumption.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA5T8MvOx9i0udR82MsGWBDuCpwuyh8yKWWD4E0rVCxRdefTAbrIKCqhoUqgDyZlRUxiMcktpb_-NDAXZlMi4PoWiSgWIYLnFTvth9ZX4QxwggIXESdLLxSY3HGeXGpv11_7HFb9_d1w/s1600/IMG_6460.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA5T8MvOx9i0udR82MsGWBDuCpwuyh8yKWWD4E0rVCxRdefTAbrIKCqhoUqgDyZlRUxiMcktpb_-NDAXZlMi4PoWiSgWIYLnFTvth9ZX4QxwggIXESdLLxSY3HGeXGpv11_7HFb9_d1w/s800/IMG_6460.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142263155925874" /></a></div><div><span style=" ;font-size:100%;">A table full of tradition warmness from another family visit.</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2Va473uQt9Az2OFe0QOwr1t8-_Zjj7lBkTogRtuLdLbz8vIuM2gLxUTWP5sk6w9vblyRPthcIDIwb5AhRfSB-i2HwETSgFKCKI9YCi4LHD6b7WbOXht3kM3CCyRWtkpZTGP0ZL4HcJ0/s1600/IMG_6499.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2Va473uQt9Az2OFe0QOwr1t8-_Zjj7lBkTogRtuLdLbz8vIuM2gLxUTWP5sk6w9vblyRPthcIDIwb5AhRfSB-i2HwETSgFKCKI9YCi4LHD6b7WbOXht3kM3CCyRWtkpZTGP0ZL4HcJ0/s800/IMG_6499.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142249674046610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibamyc-JPxl2NgWJ4t-eRfZLg6Z5LWkfIZa2U5v9y_9XQSWiQRdwP1uuuydF0kzJzFfelvz_H0-xCiGFdwRjRX6V2_Wbgo3wkmj1bWaCLPj5YqSOE-Zod7tqA6727S-2rYFPZjVvx13Yc/s1600/IMG_6485.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibamyc-JPxl2NgWJ4t-eRfZLg6Z5LWkfIZa2U5v9y_9XQSWiQRdwP1uuuydF0kzJzFfelvz_H0-xCiGFdwRjRX6V2_Wbgo3wkmj1bWaCLPj5YqSOE-Zod7tqA6727S-2rYFPZjVvx13Yc/s800/IMG_6485.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142241710938050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabtpEmE5jH4_m1oWdg4WGk2HjqE7oZgss7Xk-IaujPsG90YmAwczP3oa3frglQpoDgF5RLVRLqgiGgcclDoUyzgd3JkJYhNshpE1KVS9goIeys0WX1Vx29wSxAYfJAAyrMowfqjHS0nQ/s1600/IMG_5383.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabtpEmE5jH4_m1oWdg4WGk2HjqE7oZgss7Xk-IaujPsG90YmAwczP3oa3frglQpoDgF5RLVRLqgiGgcclDoUyzgd3JkJYhNshpE1KVS9goIeys0WX1Vx29wSxAYfJAAyrMowfqjHS0nQ/s800/IMG_5383.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766142235174802370" /></a><br /></div></div><div>Variations of hospitality trays/bowls. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:100%;">Zuunbayan-Ulaan (pic 1 to 8), </span><span style="color:#999999;">Arvaykheer (pic 9 & 10) and Ulaanbaatar (pic 11), Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-74183843922434108712012-07-16T13:09:00.006+08:002012-07-19T18:23:07.049+08:00that’s all i can think of<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgtZC_fSf3p_JPhroT8RaY-T4J9x8U05CWSfJSMCLroZ8609iycC3LG7MrEy7Jh9PIXngZFJ5KEVsZCGNll3SPq-dER2vKsppvGXeTLLVWIXB9G3_yQasgfvwZ8fOrwr5E6_1go22dXI/s1600/omgimissyou.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgtZC_fSf3p_JPhroT8RaY-T4J9x8U05CWSfJSMCLroZ8609iycC3LG7MrEy7Jh9PIXngZFJ5KEVsZCGNll3SPq-dER2vKsppvGXeTLLVWIXB9G3_yQasgfvwZ8fOrwr5E6_1go22dXI/s800/omgimissyou.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5765630137977181122" /></a><br /><div style="font-style: normal; ">i really do.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div><i><span style="color:#999999;">Title taken and modified from Yoshitomo Nara’s drawing “Oh! My God! I miss you.”</span></i></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-66656590220525962862012-07-06T17:05:00.006+08:002012-07-06T17:18:52.671+08:00the most awesome colour ever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIM5HJgScZK3DxJkg0VAuYqqTYnhS_IlQ7yv6CF10ofWAZnP8dPYjpVrL_3C75XaD9ubZe1usU4MBSeXPQsidGbTv8-mEkc0k8hIgRsFCWUpYTbM6N6EOkuB4Tu9ieJnHNVVBecEGTp0/s1600/IMG_4694.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIM5HJgScZK3DxJkg0VAuYqqTYnhS_IlQ7yv6CF10ofWAZnP8dPYjpVrL_3C75XaD9ubZe1usU4MBSeXPQsidGbTv8-mEkc0k8hIgRsFCWUpYTbM6N6EOkuB4Tu9ieJnHNVVBecEGTp0/s800/IMG_4694.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761980825341724578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5JlPRkt2In2g9r9kzrUHD_ONcBfJdNs2fIPLM_GNpfr_0977FzkL-OEh6tXoyMjKuym3LB88-QN1HQdarx2qsrTpKym1JHj_Ptp40rNjdONOEH8C8-QNrj80HIS151cKJKmE2UYmMn8/s1600/IMG_5281.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5JlPRkt2In2g9r9kzrUHD_ONcBfJdNs2fIPLM_GNpfr_0977FzkL-OEh6tXoyMjKuym3LB88-QN1HQdarx2qsrTpKym1JHj_Ptp40rNjdONOEH8C8-QNrj80HIS151cKJKmE2UYmMn8/s800/IMG_5281.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761980820979627586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIuXqAmjh7vFCzf_sDfpgIvyHmK6ukTp6uQkagRmG2rUSbJFm3-7CRbPNT7bWS95XIWoboCGi2eQen_W2DVaBCNQrTLy7Yk54AskjBNVtJQm3BUvVP8s8O6O2nyU9H3l106424dX-E_g/s1600/IMG_5200.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIuXqAmjh7vFCzf_sDfpgIvyHmK6ukTp6uQkagRmG2rUSbJFm3-7CRbPNT7bWS95XIWoboCGi2eQen_W2DVaBCNQrTLy7Yk54AskjBNVtJQm3BUvVP8s8O6O2nyU9H3l106424dX-E_g/s800/IMG_5200.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761980818998767666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdj42Lg4YkAf5CTPM1kYHK9SKkcpAKJZaWvCdk_OZ0t2gnGiRHq9_srye-adKvK9_ONxrhrkVg7g5eVWacMLgz_WPNaaPp7UgBpVSIxoR-8o_xof99vnqpPTtghR-NAAZ4lnfKe_XTrNM/s1600/IMG_5269.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdj42Lg4YkAf5CTPM1kYHK9SKkcpAKJZaWvCdk_OZ0t2gnGiRHq9_srye-adKvK9_ONxrhrkVg7g5eVWacMLgz_WPNaaPp7UgBpVSIxoR-8o_xof99vnqpPTtghR-NAAZ4lnfKe_XTrNM/s800/IMG_5269.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761980812686198658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXNi3pPb60rlZ0wUekAcM1W5lyr-zjRE6CJwq1r_ifl16Bu2HF90pqnLDzexI0PwPQ97f2HK357H7Y9EfZ1NysMuu3ybtThs0rnUnHjUs5f0I69bEePVVwfL5u9TXEwRzly-KQiSaCQ4/s1600/IMG_5123.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXNi3pPb60rlZ0wUekAcM1W5lyr-zjRE6CJwq1r_ifl16Bu2HF90pqnLDzexI0PwPQ97f2HK357H7Y9EfZ1NysMuu3ybtThs0rnUnHjUs5f0I69bEePVVwfL5u9TXEwRzly-KQiSaCQ4/s800/IMG_5123.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761980807595832946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoYf3kKjzK2dJj73S-XGzkN_OuyyjQwW31siVh1oV-xtqhCfTJENdCRtrSkAQx-h941-cF3Ufj6XwP02tM6-OJoP2Z7CaOn4_Tw_whmkO4yp-WN5LLpEmqh3L4mOan75JCNAA5LVQcFI/s1600/IMG_5352.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoYf3kKjzK2dJj73S-XGzkN_OuyyjQwW31siVh1oV-xtqhCfTJENdCRtrSkAQx-h941-cF3Ufj6XwP02tM6-OJoP2Z7CaOn4_Tw_whmkO4yp-WN5LLpEmqh3L4mOan75JCNAA5LVQcFI/s800/IMG_5352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761980152205192818" /></a><br /><div style="font-style: normal; ">i’ve never love blue this much.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div><span style="color:#999999;">Uvurkhangai, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-56452678030900977332012-07-02T13:41:00.003+08:002016-06-16T15:19:54.438+08:00as we travelled<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1QTagcG2B8aXmw-Q18zrWtBKlI78PSgrWEPpb1G_H4ejhdZOE7WGu5nHt0cb8yT1ktMv3PpCvZ5sNhwC397bj5F1e27WKFcMN4nNwcVQrf7205VycjtMdLm9Q-_Ym6kSnr94btbbsaE/s1600/P1300820.jpg" style="font-style: normal;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5760443589312590946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1QTagcG2B8aXmw-Q18zrWtBKlI78PSgrWEPpb1G_H4ejhdZOE7WGu5nHt0cb8yT1ktMv3PpCvZ5sNhwC397bj5F1e27WKFcMN4nNwcVQrf7205VycjtMdLm9Q-_Ym6kSnr94btbbsaE/s800/P1300820.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; width: 690px;" /></a><br />
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one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-89284731007707526082012-06-30T17:27:00.009+08:002012-07-19T18:20:29.685+08:00almost desert<div><span>My Mongolia experience started on an 8-hr coach ride from its capital Ulaanbaatar to <span>Uvurkhangai, the province where World Vision Area Development Program is. Much of its </span><span>scenery along the way consisted of grassland with herds of sheep, horses and scattered </span><span>ger. </span><span>But this particular spot looked almost like desert, if you were to ignore the scattered </span><span>grassland in the faraway background.</span></span></div><div size="3" style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCrAmCi21sfHI68YYzWuC3yfyQ9mAP6k1D8J_epH69eY6GMxmeEdmP-T6iAO2PGgUR6vzaZwmrfeuSyW3wVCP2B0qQdyb6rl01-ou0J-8UBGhpsh5WRXVQaMcifS_3qX0Rp_vVX2lLMg/s1600/IMG_4541.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCrAmCi21sfHI68YYzWuC3yfyQ9mAP6k1D8J_epH69eY6GMxmeEdmP-T6iAO2PGgUR6vzaZwmrfeuSyW3wVCP2B0qQdyb6rl01-ou0J-8UBGhpsh5WRXVQaMcifS_3qX0Rp_vVX2lLMg/s800/IMG_4541.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759672803153874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaVmKE1vHRsqt_mLKCcjnZNzKI08aTbRyaZgrXiL989TcYwtDSjLoWyMIO7Cb7KbqhCd3jruIRG0MwIw-9DuRq3j1prl281f3xE2g_uKMBbYUgeR15vSk-0ZWGHgriRYck6tCZscfeos/s1600/IMG_5064.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaVmKE1vHRsqt_mLKCcjnZNzKI08aTbRyaZgrXiL989TcYwtDSjLoWyMIO7Cb7KbqhCd3jruIRG0MwIw-9DuRq3j1prl281f3xE2g_uKMBbYUgeR15vSk-0ZWGHgriRYck6tCZscfeos/s800/IMG_5064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759666664706626" /></a><div size="3" style=" ">At first, the camels looked kind of mysterious from afar, especially when against the light. </div><div size="3" style=" ">But after a while, the lack-of-shower smell took over.</div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk4Y7Ng5ti3y63v5v9xXkHKGxJgD_5AWteOJDDKOOn9OeZ1uswA5Bwx95y89EKjINf5GRMgifSAb4jAyDQKZV_4R6ji2ghmPReF_O27iyAGNdzu9FWK45J-a-nc5LyEXjPgjLME5NU7w/s1600/IMG_5520.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk4Y7Ng5ti3y63v5v9xXkHKGxJgD_5AWteOJDDKOOn9OeZ1uswA5Bwx95y89EKjINf5GRMgifSAb4jAyDQKZV_4R6ji2ghmPReF_O27iyAGNdzu9FWK45J-a-nc5LyEXjPgjLME5NU7w/s800/IMG_5520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759552978511026" /></a></div><div>A baby camel!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERoXopCc803ONVg0MwW03J5-wPhoHbkpkbNDB4ujstYGM-Hv-8by8ARlGeEpMbOi2mNsmb35OHZSr3BqqNp9tLrugOetwiYBddvATmCFiTyqLfvW8MSlGK-eqV-o8WwXc_7DcTIZWNnc/s1600/IMG_5523.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERoXopCc803ONVg0MwW03J5-wPhoHbkpkbNDB4ujstYGM-Hv-8by8ARlGeEpMbOi2mNsmb35OHZSr3BqqNp9tLrugOetwiYBddvATmCFiTyqLfvW8MSlGK-eqV-o8WwXc_7DcTIZWNnc/s800/IMG_5523.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759549010614674" /></a></div><div>i quite like the mood of this shot even though it turned out blurry</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyqEvwxIujkAi-vOweXUY6gmvA-YOMvmHlnDs92CpnGNV_cmZYsDTRswlRCWhFcIiOniiAxiEjjqSR_kgYB3BIlydqsI7BsTOzczvl-VCcO7PQ66gwk2mp5cSOyMD1eX_WF9R2OZcihU/s1600/IMG_5066.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyqEvwxIujkAi-vOweXUY6gmvA-YOMvmHlnDs92CpnGNV_cmZYsDTRswlRCWhFcIiOniiAxiEjjqSR_kgYB3BIlydqsI7BsTOzczvl-VCcO7PQ66gwk2mp5cSOyMD1eX_WF9R2OZcihU/s800/IMG_5066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759543805214962" /></a></div><div>The camel boys</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65oKOKGvNIDyDVhDO5SAyXOYZzpVSRQljocYl-mgye9UA-ARh7ILUiWKZaHw36bJUoOLibKm33_kMrSlWYU2inku3P1DRG83SyZXcW9ipx1oatc_R39CnR7fQOzBNeht4KKCwHfiexSo/s1600/IMG_5529.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65oKOKGvNIDyDVhDO5SAyXOYZzpVSRQljocYl-mgye9UA-ARh7ILUiWKZaHw36bJUoOLibKm33_kMrSlWYU2inku3P1DRG83SyZXcW9ipx1oatc_R39CnR7fQOzBNeht4KKCwHfiexSo/s800/IMG_5529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759541469666546" /></a></div><div>Super soft sand, all over and in my shoes. But who cares?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedqDpBXyKgi-VLzamO5YuwgEJxBljKSONgeZ_N5ZDG_nUgm0c5hxoHvACJBFp8Wmd50bSbSwMl6GzekXWSvzE6KwWL0dUXpQu3ya0ayWsiJGnskjumEOaO3FtmoKVz_ObfB3Mg5lOv8U/s1600/IMG_5532.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedqDpBXyKgi-VLzamO5YuwgEJxBljKSONgeZ_N5ZDG_nUgm0c5hxoHvACJBFp8Wmd50bSbSwMl6GzekXWSvzE6KwWL0dUXpQu3ya0ayWsiJGnskjumEOaO3FtmoKVz_ObfB3Mg5lOv8U/s800/IMG_5532.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759759535548110002" /></a></div></div><div style="font-size: 100%; ">Smelly but still adorable :)</div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="color:#999999;">On the way from Ulaanbaatar to Uvurkhangai, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-17802755791001482952012-06-28T16:54:00.005+08:002012-06-28T17:00:45.014+08:00back<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylDIyexCwJfunKD0iXn8-zhVPIDUfuLg7O0Hxw-Gj12Q4qHBqPoK3Gk6PdgxMRiAFHNpPmGZGldS2wnxn514N0b-57ojjP7OvDp_QuvWsJFmB5EDQoNuudQIWFVRQJK_3uKye_8L-Sv4/s1600/20120628+%257C+back.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylDIyexCwJfunKD0iXn8-zhVPIDUfuLg7O0Hxw-Gj12Q4qHBqPoK3Gk6PdgxMRiAFHNpPmGZGldS2wnxn514N0b-57ojjP7OvDp_QuvWsJFmB5EDQoNuudQIWFVRQJK_3uKye_8L-Sv4/s800/20120628+%257C+back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5759008730324394914" /></a><br /><div style="font-style: normal; ">i’m back from my trip and (hopefully) back to blogging. Soon.</div><div style="font-style: normal; ">So what’s everyone up to now? i’ve got lots to catch up.</div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div><span style="color:#999999;">Zuunbayan-Ulaan, Mongolia</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-84448108994633212452012-05-02T21:53:00.011+08:002012-05-02T22:39:55.463+08:00the rest of april<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOALse0Hr6gx0FEImkxCs_4O2FZTVfa6QL2zjBQ80-RlXBBmpMcObjU5qxpaDMWypxoRq6BBm6B_quqV4owEhk7B2E0Hh6lEP_FGRs7kPgabtWnyQxxKGHP2HV3grRQAQOP6gGUrrmT4I/s1600/IMG_1469.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOALse0Hr6gx0FEImkxCs_4O2FZTVfa6QL2zjBQ80-RlXBBmpMcObjU5qxpaDMWypxoRq6BBm6B_quqV4owEhk7B2E0Hh6lEP_FGRs7kPgabtWnyQxxKGHP2HV3grRQAQOP6gGUrrmT4I/s800/IMG_1469.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935385520930802" /></a><div>This is one of the many reasons why i can’t <span style="font-size: 100%; ">make up my mind to switch working</span><span style="font-size: 100%; "> fulltime</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW99d8tf_BWPrZSh7ixjGkDuWMrdZix-eCoOkEAzbUGoeHQJDx9ln8f8MzHl4ONhWS7lZQMGuqt_DmhsoqyPQuxjiFEGhRnFNw9e9_lyOdus8e7maAvc04GOhJ6y-Ellmjwqeg-1LYyc/s1600/IMG_1536.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW99d8tf_BWPrZSh7ixjGkDuWMrdZix-eCoOkEAzbUGoeHQJDx9ln8f8MzHl4ONhWS7lZQMGuqt_DmhsoqyPQuxjiFEGhRnFNw9e9_lyOdus8e7maAvc04GOhJ6y-Ellmjwqeg-1LYyc/s800/IMG_1536.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935384066700098" /></a></div><div>Mini easter (chocolate) eggs</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxGcwgw7J6DMBPaYKP7_fpuDWXM3Rh_d0zsfKw3XjronlhiWj2rSjjld7hWgdvR8RyjT1raxDMTxgpWem0PBkFRh17EWSYbAwHEPoxZVF0wFPN52Eb3gyXSVpmt-irnQi-V_Q2YM7464/s1600/IMG_1561.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxGcwgw7J6DMBPaYKP7_fpuDWXM3Rh_d0zsfKw3XjronlhiWj2rSjjld7hWgdvR8RyjT1raxDMTxgpWem0PBkFRh17EWSYbAwHEPoxZVF0wFPN52Eb3gyXSVpmt-irnQi-V_Q2YM7464/s800/IMG_1561.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935378519467506" /></a></div><div>Cupcakes that looked too pretty to be eaten</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-r_1doPdBE4ohgLzqUdw1SlqOOAglmRklvZz4ichtstNJAhPbNUt7prQAXH98LLWDP9QDQlrs40fy8-rmX-IVObGiVDLG1Lpr01hSriVEUjyFUTBR6BOINjCHdJsiV1qo8Fg1EtNxGI/s1600/IMG_2676.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-r_1doPdBE4ohgLzqUdw1SlqOOAglmRklvZz4ichtstNJAhPbNUt7prQAXH98LLWDP9QDQlrs40fy8-rmX-IVObGiVDLG1Lpr01hSriVEUjyFUTBR6BOINjCHdJsiV1qo8Fg1EtNxGI/s800/IMG_2676.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935372666002594" /></a></div><div>Gorgeous light on a sunday morning</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDeHC1wDsFVT1ja37-NPBMSafPCRExtbjf3aRhccGiYksP3lD68cQ42G7flY2bnYgTAaEJPPLy5_IzIqtNFlCVxdJMpYn8PeNi2qthU6FeaW2BCcLMAtHXfbAHITxHinw2OJrBTeMTWA/s1600/IMG_2370.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDeHC1wDsFVT1ja37-NPBMSafPCRExtbjf3aRhccGiYksP3lD68cQ42G7flY2bnYgTAaEJPPLy5_IzIqtNFlCVxdJMpYn8PeNi2qthU6FeaW2BCcLMAtHXfbAHITxHinw2OJrBTeMTWA/s800/IMG_2370.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935371570220178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEYBdr6YKK2GQJD9qRQQpsaLqAVXATptd4Acr6MdSTms9HgiNZi6X7lJ6Br9fgLeJkm5JzT02146jL_61txVIn46UFpt93KqSc5YanLRw364UX5ruCKOPDwXqOKF68WcEkFpQiQoQY_E/s1600/IMG_2269.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEYBdr6YKK2GQJD9qRQQpsaLqAVXATptd4Acr6MdSTms9HgiNZi6X7lJ6Br9fgLeJkm5JzT02146jL_61txVIn46UFpt93KqSc5YanLRw364UX5ruCKOPDwXqOKF68WcEkFpQiQoQY_E/s800/IMG_2269.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935102509289858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjHAaSlQk-hO4AucOMBH6smh3JjaXIWL6OryWmTVoAonfnP34B1pHubxe2Oi2ImXT1O2NnDxsKwxgNDeFwUjIs_pUelve2vc36bUQgszzIX_J27kkfxFSITrIfBz28oKFNc9XVIViKSE/s1600/IMG_1534.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjHAaSlQk-hO4AucOMBH6smh3JjaXIWL6OryWmTVoAonfnP34B1pHubxe2Oi2ImXT1O2NnDxsKwxgNDeFwUjIs_pUelve2vc36bUQgszzIX_J27kkfxFSITrIfBz28oKFNc9XVIViKSE/s800/IMG_1534.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935099129087650" /></a></div><div>Hood walks</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPK7r-nBP95M8-VW-vaG-s9qobg60Su0j7UrBQ9hjDokAsRsDqamNl6xzxJYmGSp6dxjowwQV5E4QUXJG_Z_t0NqamsBw3T9CI8we1vS7In2YO6yrlQEe_hV99zUfbeIvJ1ePAl6v3lU/s1600/IMG_2035.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPK7r-nBP95M8-VW-vaG-s9qobg60Su0j7UrBQ9hjDokAsRsDqamNl6xzxJYmGSp6dxjowwQV5E4QUXJG_Z_t0NqamsBw3T9CI8we1vS7In2YO6yrlQEe_hV99zUfbeIvJ1ePAl6v3lU/s800/IMG_2035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935092001641058" /></a></div><div>Nostalgic windmill flooring</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqAp4t-u0gmlsjAhCFH9OPrZxKBCBmxqgBI57vGsXGTqHthtdGo1x26ID9zdlSK-BLBW6IX9gHl2NY-JW2rRdfOyhfeuGYvaPfZJGzgwjFOK9EqcICMAH9AnIveOz5GphGIlzMXRQ2VE/s1600/IMG_1996.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqAp4t-u0gmlsjAhCFH9OPrZxKBCBmxqgBI57vGsXGTqHthtdGo1x26ID9zdlSK-BLBW6IX9gHl2NY-JW2rRdfOyhfeuGYvaPfZJGzgwjFOK9EqcICMAH9AnIveOz5GphGIlzMXRQ2VE/s800/IMG_1996.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935085104745410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK8xvyFqRdIhbCOVt08l3xOtUjNt5YjpCkKqdRjRos71f85G9yDSILWQL2mErUIOURujf0WhgDje9YNAlXPtcb6kFkuBl_6-FZhGMoxxdKJrfQEtOmV1lwJMAMYSv8imREiZvSp7PbkM/s1600/IMG_1987.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK8xvyFqRdIhbCOVt08l3xOtUjNt5YjpCkKqdRjRos71f85G9yDSILWQL2mErUIOURujf0WhgDje9YNAlXPtcb6kFkuBl_6-FZhGMoxxdKJrfQEtOmV1lwJMAMYSv8imREiZvSp7PbkM/s800/IMG_1987.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737935081144947122" /></a></div><div>Out on a rainy evening</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZqlbKVPYn40reJye4aQPAINuDutKnGTEzEY_jOjZsImTx-CYsq3X8Zm4FVXSoaQQMKeJkXx4ClwEg7QaSiEKDWZJt3aYR9kWcySQFSW4yTQsQw6XolDDMUVU7Yz5Kiz-EE5muUGlyGo/s1600/IMG_1516.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZqlbKVPYn40reJye4aQPAINuDutKnGTEzEY_jOjZsImTx-CYsq3X8Zm4FVXSoaQQMKeJkXx4ClwEg7QaSiEKDWZJt3aYR9kWcySQFSW4yTQsQw6XolDDMUVU7Yz5Kiz-EE5muUGlyGo/s800/IMG_1516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934792903667394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73Dyre3cib_amriExP-CF1tnQ_vbWS98AgsqGfGeONhHHLSzLntYrMvMW_o5V2C0pRATxygpMV6TFp6IeeIPo7S1_l2QY45-fr5xSJGWaA-Ajnu6AcNqHfMuW_AjZWn7ZM-6PwrqzDUg/s1600/IMG_2677.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73Dyre3cib_amriExP-CF1tnQ_vbWS98AgsqGfGeONhHHLSzLntYrMvMW_o5V2C0pRATxygpMV6TFp6IeeIPo7S1_l2QY45-fr5xSJGWaA-Ajnu6AcNqHfMuW_AjZWn7ZM-6PwrqzDUg/s800/IMG_2677.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934791555015602" /></a></div><div>Say hello to above</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjyvF3qIoYl_mMHIi-nL10jmLkWVNlhpF8ENlSMTWqTPAHWRlmkP8Emlf9REFMp3MI-3JgTxUG4mgiCepd4DZQAu_qJRtjulfIR9wP5Qym6glSpFr5K4Q_6c0U2YC_aFvAz9LqC4ZxGk/s1600/IMG_2697.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjyvF3qIoYl_mMHIi-nL10jmLkWVNlhpF8ENlSMTWqTPAHWRlmkP8Emlf9REFMp3MI-3JgTxUG4mgiCepd4DZQAu_qJRtjulfIR9wP5Qym6glSpFr5K4Q_6c0U2YC_aFvAz9LqC4ZxGk/s800/IMG_2697.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934780612786674" /></a></div><div>Sleeping kitty outside The Coastal Settlement</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkW2qvkR6H1Q_R1pnHXvkfBJ-Qp3gmn4XTqQoir3uTEX0tMhBMwqWtFy8GvwSXRbe3xVEHts5Ezm1hMsfvDHbEEtyh9EcK4XQBqycy6kT4hEeBD-OWcUghS1T-hqtdQGazx1dIoK5d0U/s1600/IMG_1628.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkW2qvkR6H1Q_R1pnHXvkfBJ-Qp3gmn4XTqQoir3uTEX0tMhBMwqWtFy8GvwSXRbe3xVEHts5Ezm1hMsfvDHbEEtyh9EcK4XQBqycy6kT4hEeBD-OWcUghS1T-hqtdQGazx1dIoK5d0U/s800/IMG_1628.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934774423428178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sDY8yLiYYIMH11bPHOyp-t1K7YuhNYYTK3V-bMpn31Syq6_mdDangVqEDpP67pSFURncI7Zqay8QJhzbuB7MIs0UOI0LHUC9Jov2SzRBQlTfyRDcTEmHp97efEJnXQBrB8sGFu7yjZo/s1600/IMG_1642.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sDY8yLiYYIMH11bPHOyp-t1K7YuhNYYTK3V-bMpn31Syq6_mdDangVqEDpP67pSFURncI7Zqay8QJhzbuB7MIs0UOI0LHUC9Jov2SzRBQlTfyRDcTEmHp97efEJnXQBrB8sGFu7yjZo/s800/IMG_1642.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934768477099426" /></a></div><div>Easter afternoon tea set</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJD5_VTL-utZ8h79t5raFqC5q-SvO5aE4dgqrUywnFI0oDzPAvrB7UaWl1r_tbtt0keWu2LRlRmUvna9clB0zovXeajzjECm28McF4atB6-7SoGy5zGpdHQtnu0SBbX61x9B73c2EPGg/s1600/IMG_2037.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJD5_VTL-utZ8h79t5raFqC5q-SvO5aE4dgqrUywnFI0oDzPAvrB7UaWl1r_tbtt0keWu2LRlRmUvna9clB0zovXeajzjECm28McF4atB6-7SoGy5zGpdHQtnu0SBbX61x9B73c2EPGg/s800/IMG_2037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934480590274018" /></a></div><div>Love the shadow on this</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jayx4p8gHzEOtk3mRhAT6D_kWyq9ts0N9V7P5YZq_ADuhqargI6jxIQZLYsv86PNWHmy6VXv602fPgra1PbsgOl_lTINMNMoHTCaQqPujHMEqIkjA1tFDyEwgGlVQxfI-vDKIAbwJ48/s1600/IMG_2028.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jayx4p8gHzEOtk3mRhAT6D_kWyq9ts0N9V7P5YZq_ADuhqargI6jxIQZLYsv86PNWHmy6VXv602fPgra1PbsgOl_lTINMNMoHTCaQqPujHMEqIkjA1tFDyEwgGlVQxfI-vDKIAbwJ48/s800/IMG_2028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934471583116850" /></a></div><div>Light or dark lager for you?</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehCIdp2tDSMrv8o9ZaAzz93meZz14-XCL0FuCQlq39lNAtddLiXA86Art9dwHq-I03hW6rUlLhaSBOQHRbPmVCPFFk6w3ktZmbxpO6PNPV2appvj9i8VwRQlDM6owxlZ7bhVSmfTQmKA/s1600/IMG_2696.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehCIdp2tDSMrv8o9ZaAzz93meZz14-XCL0FuCQlq39lNAtddLiXA86Art9dwHq-I03hW6rUlLhaSBOQHRbPmVCPFFk6w3ktZmbxpO6PNPV2appvj9i8VwRQlDM6owxlZ7bhVSmfTQmKA/s800/IMG_2696.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934467532908322" /></a></div><div>Pretty glassware</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sFmog78yU4TTxxVgGOtAVbdQ7IlDS6XUnHouy3alYYBqMow4IAy3M_FGU2OLjr1U2BBugPx3qqkAqX2WaTIrE0bHaobJ6XHRUgg8tpJFnmVBy5Y7bTMHQtxOMxAJ5ZhxaEUKXQy4RD4/s1600/IMG_2701.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sFmog78yU4TTxxVgGOtAVbdQ7IlDS6XUnHouy3alYYBqMow4IAy3M_FGU2OLjr1U2BBugPx3qqkAqX2WaTIrE0bHaobJ6XHRUgg8tpJFnmVBy5Y7bTMHQtxOMxAJ5ZhxaEUKXQy4RD4/s800/IMG_2701.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934464343374210" /></a></div><div>Skinny latte and truffle fries</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdW7OMj1gVPdUeEw6S6tjDg3p7xCQFmW_KeB0BNgoohDXfoqMx3_Y5E2CNk2ZWIHdFKkIRhFiwsF1Rwo_6Vg9P8FAmAjh7wkNAUweekuJcYkTO1gUlvKCvfsPg98Ek22xNLGzNU1C5Cw/s1600/IMG_2661.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdW7OMj1gVPdUeEw6S6tjDg3p7xCQFmW_KeB0BNgoohDXfoqMx3_Y5E2CNk2ZWIHdFKkIRhFiwsF1Rwo_6Vg9P8FAmAjh7wkNAUweekuJcYkTO1gUlvKCvfsPg98Ek22xNLGzNU1C5Cw/s800/IMG_2661.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934461514675650" /></a></div><div>My ‘usual’ order from Beppu, sashimi and edamame are for sharing</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOVoSlBQJpT82Zjh8j9SPlm_J6e1PjH6CHtSA8N9g4IxUOQaXun4YepAlrH-yBSmB4CNyKzyAxktL2OW6R6hh3D70x0z_Wf5nu-QxmMybuhKp7hucD2lS8b4TP48Lu-ukQI1QEvvwRnk/s1600/IMG_2606.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnFtjN9eR963PCj9FLhwuDK7IsQoIwrbYxg2mzAI9AFe09e3ALPQBkR6eGsOlk1EWEnmTSIu2YU87XrHAMAgwA-khwYxF3VK88qK1LxPW9NMLSvHL0CDk5BmKVvCy2ZlLvRKcTlf10nE/s800/IMG_2728.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934205728336098" /></a></div><div>Side-by-side at Changi jetty</div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHTSDxcU8SV8vwX474GenRbofTL8qjEAVz7C1gG4lIYj4Cs4NHRYhqG-gyg_SPDm2R93A-fcFhMSwVkzTQjN8mVUVuxy_DCnFlK9gOsB57pIJWgLRGXXU1CsHP-FFtxxLJJEpGZRWkGQ/s800/IMG_2372.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737934200119147234" style="font-size: 100%; cursor: pointer; width: 520px; " /></div><div>Finally, ending this long post with another gorgeous picture of tree and sky</div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-32339256575738963502012-05-02T15:19:00.003+08:002012-05-02T15:23:48.111+08:00greenness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_HGhzw8ikBcjudRWayGOq0PDiqRKywdX7Gi7LT7U6TplXZ9Ic-WjqcjJFF3G-Y2nUFO_xmLFZRfRnkUSWadMYhDD0zBuZ6Vj_ccR4wdjRr0faMv1HGlKCOHoUWsmGy4JplHHFdZs2xA/s1600/IMG_1851.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JeP6nkdvDMQ-sJQjTVn1DB6rjyoQ5fUyONJAb7y6dFsR-M0CZOSXxydIAAWzkdOKk2-xn83fYOsuts6GkFqjVnsZ6HpBKybBEKWHI8tFAtju-6NGGnuQhNqzl1XnPk3ndHCkJIVKoDA/s800/IMG_2658.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737827061211611618" /></a><br /><div>Same window. Same skyline. Very different feel. <span style="font-size: 100%; ">All in the month of April.</span></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-53997924041641506302012-04-23T17:40:00.004+08:002012-04-23T17:48:26.734+08:00growing beansprouts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsnECO1aLaLsCI38tS4_ElKzkvm3LUKc51U7uOAhX6qLyrEItT_VPktj1QK30Ik-twCWk1K0bVDBs-GHf4mMKzWknYgUGMfdXgIl7wpV-OnkVX5xDC1GvHVh3Q23Ehhaf26QfiwTY22M/s1600/IMG_0466.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsnECO1aLaLsCI38tS4_ElKzkvm3LUKc51U7uOAhX6qLyrEItT_VPktj1QK30Ik-twCWk1K0bVDBs-GHf4mMKzWknYgUGMfdXgIl7wpV-OnkVX5xDC1GvHVh3Q23Ehhaf26QfiwTY22M/s800/IMG_0466.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734529419293856386" /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSrlLqU_f6a03i84dEDzl-PpArnN_UMFCORFJHwHu0hjafl1C20nrwoRgVs9c921HJfpRWZ3drXXrOV9ND_8v3MkcgxFAjAt_chncnPMLH-4LxzW-L9RGpbpB1k0xo5cHNi5rNWZ6p0U/s1600/IMG_0472.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSrlLqU_f6a03i84dEDzl-PpArnN_UMFCORFJHwHu0hjafl1C20nrwoRgVs9c921HJfpRWZ3drXXrOV9ND_8v3MkcgxFAjAt_chncnPMLH-4LxzW-L9RGpbpB1k0xo5cHNi5rNWZ6p0U/s800/IMG_0472.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734528887251464546" /></a><br /><div>Initially, i thought the plant would probably last for about two weeks since it was growing on water,<br />not soil. But it grew beautifully and survived for nearly two months. Such strong determination :)</div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-37449661850885007852012-04-20T21:56:00.005+08:002012-04-20T22:09:41.418+08:00i can see my desk top now<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65eYw_AHlakYC8Xv18GXFmK4jbhqxxi1lweHQITbvE1u_Ywo66F4Vznz7hPeYihIBQG4w6H_zwoK5uSk7IqbFjVYmkWwWwNYiW_WuUpP0vNpH3EnIsrvrfkrE_JUnNXMgUE19ZYehbzs/s1600/P1290133.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 690px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65eYw_AHlakYC8Xv18GXFmK4jbhqxxi1lweHQITbvE1u_Ywo66F4Vznz7hPeYihIBQG4w6H_zwoK5uSk7IqbFjVYmkWwWwNYiW_WuUpP0vNpH3EnIsrvrfkrE_JUnNXMgUE19ZYehbzs/s800/P1290133.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733482024908585954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnneQgH92kJDaYLfpIhv9cw0BP0LukGTzAO69nUJ6q-LMwtpscyTOG9qwBJv-h1xea9qAXyxYqAiDOJq0fIn3Ovhd2A-f7bDb1GS7U5tXgi0iBEMNeRJMt7hanba-dtt5JnGJeq0aYg/s1600/P1290114.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 690px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnneQgH92kJDaYLfpIhv9cw0BP0LukGTzAO69nUJ6q-LMwtpscyTOG9qwBJv-h1xea9qAXyxYqAiDOJq0fIn3Ovhd2A-f7bDb1GS7U5tXgi0iBEMNeRJMt7hanba-dtt5JnGJeq0aYg/s800/P1290114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733481934211398290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qxz-hOazghvJC5XoHRzPjs5-acr6MZc2Qryvi9N8AIKgZwZLZKA2GQCn8tjSDa-Trng1lSR2bNt-dphK5HfOoewr_wIasd_RLFPh08Qa30AW72rQoyTq11a9VamvJVyRcy36Phh4ga8/s1600/P1290103.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 690px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qxz-hOazghvJC5XoHRzPjs5-acr6MZc2Qryvi9N8AIKgZwZLZKA2GQCn8tjSDa-Trng1lSR2bNt-dphK5HfOoewr_wIasd_RLFPh08Qa30AW72rQoyTq11a9VamvJVyRcy36Phh4ga8/s800/P1290103.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733481929287971682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNbas9F7VjxFrMIqLLZUOZKVC0MUJXlfPJ2VY8bVr2XV8GVtvCF-h_KAQxVFJX4zew3GLgVQvQCDkBrazoD0uY6G838W2vaUPYn3KPF_aKR3dZRuJmvLRZa59__P5-v-PPUQywUbTcCU/s1600/P1290110.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 690px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNbas9F7VjxFrMIqLLZUOZKVC0MUJXlfPJ2VY8bVr2XV8GVtvCF-h_KAQxVFJX4zew3GLgVQvQCDkBrazoD0uY6G838W2vaUPYn3KPF_aKR3dZRuJmvLRZa59__P5-v-PPUQywUbTcCU/s800/P1290110.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733481921938404162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEutUoOB_rTIihqDv6S9aFn3cB27klm8lyM_S-qngQ0yMk8aKKgI_TJWc4I9tA4Kab-U_lTMSwD4MFab4Nct_DhiibYckV6Bw0-XstTsQ7YlJuPvsXlYlp2Z8HUZ2cgb1foaiwhxaXk8/s1600/P1290112.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 690px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEutUoOB_rTIihqDv6S9aFn3cB27klm8lyM_S-qngQ0yMk8aKKgI_TJWc4I9tA4Kab-U_lTMSwD4MFab4Nct_DhiibYckV6Bw0-XstTsQ7YlJuPvsXlYlp2Z8HUZ2cgb1foaiwhxaXk8/s800/P1290112.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733481917723137618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5JmUOr85_7sTuph-ZpJ3PH0VEh9zAYjflty9KikdtOul8dPAfPoe1X69dsGTXOB6Jb8DiRY2J1V7lCiy2_4dzx2hdz7hAkeiSJZ_KyAAmCRnGN7o17KCdt-k2dpJ-OXu7sa9eRvTQgs/s1600/P1290116.jpg" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 690px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5JmUOr85_7sTuph-ZpJ3PH0VEh9zAYjflty9KikdtOul8dPAfPoe1X69dsGTXOB6Jb8DiRY2J1V7lCiy2_4dzx2hdz7hAkeiSJZ_KyAAmCRnGN7o17KCdt-k2dpJ-OXu7sa9eRvTQgs/s800/P1290116.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733481892997217810" /></a><br /><div style="font-style: normal; ">i finally did some packing for my work desk. So happy to see the spacious white desk top again. </div><div style="font-style: normal; ">Next on, book shelf! </div><div style="font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div><i>Happy friday, everyone :)</i></div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-16428882665005114352012-04-19T23:07:00.003+08:002012-04-19T23:33:00.123+08:00on arranging<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kUaThYrETT9qVjjmOBMx1aCWzcWGAm9XMH4VFTvgXYpBb6N-SxRfOY1hXojG2EA40ESL3_aZnInV8psh2iwBRzACiRWDvKCp3nycl0tLPBd3nxnG7og8ed3CS8wZXZTBnaK24XZAeVw/s1600/IMG_2072.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kUaThYrETT9qVjjmOBMx1aCWzcWGAm9XMH4VFTvgXYpBb6N-SxRfOY1hXojG2EA40ESL3_aZnInV8psh2iwBRzACiRWDvKCp3nycl0tLPBd3nxnG7og8ed3CS8wZXZTBnaK24XZAeVw/s800/IMG_2072.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733129043454292242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj2d8OUgIAh9BmtF0s73P2jjdDhhrd9sxIGcWcgju-wFhn9hOS8PWYr_gnXM38_U8lGI5T_4wD7Tnp4rAgXlo_jnp0lmaEql4h8nCljGlqPI9NWk6aLQuGezrExaxfd_5OjpzbKOu0J8/s1600/IMG_1718.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnj2d8OUgIAh9BmtF0s73P2jjdDhhrd9sxIGcWcgju-wFhn9hOS8PWYr_gnXM38_U8lGI5T_4wD7Tnp4rAgXlo_jnp0lmaEql4h8nCljGlqPI9NWk6aLQuGezrExaxfd_5OjpzbKOu0J8/s800/IMG_1718.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733129043929378242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSds9Ua262r6BOWkTg5rBYyfD5F4WmHUC5Xs2TEgSdJdz9rOx_fOKx2eOJe3EMXlj226HMjKuFjE-prFsw4dfvl3BTWRxMzF1wcoc4CxIerDgT4LoM4kfFe61bZ91D0Stdj7V2aZSmzg/s1600/IMG_2107.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSds9Ua262r6BOWkTg5rBYyfD5F4WmHUC5Xs2TEgSdJdz9rOx_fOKx2eOJe3EMXlj226HMjKuFjE-prFsw4dfvl3BTWRxMzF1wcoc4CxIerDgT4LoM4kfFe61bZ91D0Stdj7V2aZSmzg/s800/IMG_2107.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733129041672015170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido2gt7qb-jmXFH2qfSLHfpBpdSKPrXzqD1i_RnKDuk1LPZJiftjQc-aO5-Ht_Qzh4lQM67U_VduY4MddQgnE_SH-jCC9N7OO_RF987X9pQfxSqa3AE7hVvP11jgoKpINGjSH9X4eNVQM/s1600/IMG_1954.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido2gt7qb-jmXFH2qfSLHfpBpdSKPrXzqD1i_RnKDuk1LPZJiftjQc-aO5-Ht_Qzh4lQM67U_VduY4MddQgnE_SH-jCC9N7OO_RF987X9pQfxSqa3AE7hVvP11jgoKpINGjSH9X4eNVQM/s800/IMG_1954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733129036738629970" /></a><br /><div>i’m in the mood for arranging things recently. And it doesn’t restrict to just food.</div><div>More on my <a href="http://instagram.heroku.com/users/alynnteo"><span >instagram</span></a> :)</div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293797054722848513.post-72168419404391990642012-04-13T23:11:00.003+08:002012-04-13T23:15:44.000+08:00happy weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MG-r_yhFZf-J2LCuPf-UrBz-g7yPGIoEYVnTS2cjj87NOuWrrL3rHtSpzxrDf7dGABI7K_CiV_q62kpSFDx7ULNyVorjKnLPeDN9GXDvsJ-63eL3D8L-TySKBqB_uunEQsMIWiRGC9Q/s1600/20120413+%257C+happy+weekend.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 520px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MG-r_yhFZf-J2LCuPf-UrBz-g7yPGIoEYVnTS2cjj87NOuWrrL3rHtSpzxrDf7dGABI7K_CiV_q62kpSFDx7ULNyVorjKnLPeDN9GXDvsJ-63eL3D8L-TySKBqB_uunEQsMIWiRGC9Q/s800/20120413+%257C+happy+weekend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730903271818386082" /></a><br /><div>Yeay last work day of the week, i couldn’t be happier! Have an awesome weekend, everyone :)</div>one little journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05487588782395975490noreply@blogger.com0