Bilingual

most s'porean are at least bilingual due to the education system...
70% of the s'porean is chinese...hence bilingual in english and chinese languages are common.
however, there are many negative reports on the proficiency of s'porean in mastering these 2 languages well at the same time. however, i am still proud of ourselves...coz not only are we bilingual, there are a large group of us who can speak at least one dialect and understand a few others...
and there is always this debate between 'Jack of all trades n Master of none' or 'master of one'...
i must say that a lot of time it depends on situation, depends on the need and demand and usage...
i personally go for jack of all trade...especially in today society...unless u r so passion abt something n do it really well...be the best master of it...why not be a 'jack' knowing 70% of everything...

some differences to share

meaning s'porean nutonghua (meaning mandarin used by mainland chinese)
close your eyes 关眼睛 闭眼睛
hot water 烧水 热水/开水
big size 大只 大个
(refering to pple)
一粒 (refer to any item irregardless of size)
一粒 (refer to only small item like a grape)

a lot of time, it is roots down to culture...upbringing...background...
I hv one moral to telling this story...in this world...it takes a lot of understanding...paitence...communication to understand one another...not only between countries...but also between races etc...to achieve PEACE

Animals

Can you see the creature among the camouflage?

This creature is common in S'pore. Btw, they are 2 different creatures in the pictures...

Sentosa

view from the southern tip

九寨沟 2005, June

Nothing beats seeing it real for yourself.
Of course the next best thing is picture speaks a thousand words.
So...here goes...

Right at the peak of Jiuzhaigou










Isn't it just like poster ^_^














Isn't it picturesque but wait...what is that arm doing over there...SXXX...what a waste...got to crop it :)










Isn't this like Mt Everest :)













Photos are Courtesy of Fuji Finepix 2800 Zoom
trip taken on Jun 2005. not a leisure trip. business with bosses :p

More on Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou is the national park located in Sichuan province, China

I lost count of the various lakes and waterfall...it is beautiful...
but there are some imperfections...
1) the number of pple...who jostle and shove and crowd round the place w/o giving a thought to others...it is this inconsideration attitude that irkes me...
2) the hygience...while admiring the scenary along the way, there are some part where u smell some really strong 'fragrance'...which really put a flaw to the whole experience...again the cleaning level and also the attitude in usage...

will i go again? unlikely unless.....hmmm...
these are something u will not get in some other countries with as beautiful scenaries...
therefore, given a choice...there are more beautiful places to choose from












entrance to the park

HuangLong 黄龙

notice the shape of a sleeping Buddha on the top of the mountain?