Xiaoqian's Space

I think most of the Cantonese somehow hv heard of the Penang. It's part of South Ocean, whereby many Cantonese went for a living a century ago, who later rtn to their hometown and brought in the Nonya utensil and the shophouse. South Ocean actually refers to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, which were called Malaya b4 Singapore's independence. Although i've been in Sg for almost 4 yrs, I've never thought of visiting this place until recently, when Ann and i were wandering around Bugis, i told her how much i like the tropical trees and shophouse and the moisture air. She said, you must like Malaysia then, where the buildings are without a lot of renovation. And then, we decide to visit the place with Old South Ocean feeling.

印度的小贩等等非常annoying，基本上游客都会被缠得不知所措，但阿华很厉害，用非常简单的英文就解决了问题。

－ 印度人从来不say no， 5 min might mean an hr. Tm means never.所以有人缠住我们买东西，我们就说later或tm，小贩马上走人

－ 在Orchha，那个租车的开了个高价给我们，虽然我们一开始同意了，但后来发觉开价太离谱， 想继续讲价。阿华和司机打电话，就说，My frds think i'm crazy to rent a car at this price. It's too expensive! Now they ask me to pay the diff...后来终于降下来了。

－ Khajuraho有个tutu司机一直缠住我们问我们去哪里，阿华说，去Eastern Group，那个人报Rs.600。阿华说，Too expensive! Rs.600 i can buy a big house!然后这个司机一直缠着我们继续说你现在去哪里？阿华说，Toilet。然后这个人又降了价，阿华说，I hv no money.到了最后，阿华说，You'd better go back and get another deal.这个司机只能说，Ok, i go back.

－ 在Khajuraho，有个人一直搭讪阿华，问他哪里来得等等。阿华说，What can i do for you?这个人说Nothing就走了

－ 早上在Varanasi，两个tutu司机

人物介绍：

小鱼：我最好的朋友，每年都要同行一次

Sam哥：与印度细菌同行了整一程，从他身上我终于明白身体健康的重要性

阿华：和印度人斗智斗勇的人

－ 第一天在Jaipur，阿华在大街上问包车司机, I want to go to the toilet. Where's the toilet? 司机说，Everywhere.阿华说，What? Everywhere? 司机说, Come on, this is India!

－ 我在Jaisalmer点了一杯柑汁，叫他们No water, no ice, no sugar。小鱼说，你不如跟他们说，nothing inside，最后就会上只空杯了；

－ 我们在Jaisalmer吃午饭，看见城墙上站了一个工人，可能是要把城墙的砖一块块拆掉维修的。我们吃了两个钟头，他竟然只拆了3块砖，而且还很满意地和自己笑。我们说，这样拆可能要拆5年才拆掉全部的砖，如果在中国，一天就拆完了；

－ 年初二那天，阿华说，我今天早上见到Sam哥，就觉得他”唔得喇“。我们说，死啦，一开年就话人地唔得喇。阿话说，他都不吃东西，身体怎么能恢复？！小鱼说，唔食嘢，都系唔掂嘎喇，通常都系。。。

－ 我和小鱼在Jodhpur喝lassi，有个乞丐问我们旁边的人讨了几个Rupee，然后也去买lassi喝。我和小鱼目瞪口呆，然后得出结论就是，我们和乞丐一起喝lassi；

－ Sam哥买了长城的门票就马上不进去，说在外边等我们，我们都不明白他为什么要买票。然后去到Udaipur的City

India has been my dream destination for long. I finally make this trip happening in spite of so many difficulties. This is also Xiaoyu and my annual trip this yr.

D0 Sg-Delhi

It's a horrible experience to get the India visa fr Sg. I almost thought i could not make the trip. Incredibly, i only manage to get the visa on the same afternoon b4 my departure.

Delhi Int'l Airport is very similar to Changi Airport, very new and clean. It takes me a min to pass the customs, but ironically, it takes me an hr to get an SIM card.

D1 Delhi-Jaipur

It's so cold in Delhi in the evening/early in the morning. To our surprise, the train sets off on time. We r served good food

今年回穗前很崩溃，因为一直都有公事私事忙忙碌碌的。

该死的机场快线不是说开到最后一班飞机运营时吗？我出来的时候已经没有回家的机场快线，只能坐到火车站的。害我一路提心吊胆，因为我已经n年无去过广州火车站附近了。。。事实上没有想象中恐怖，想想也是，临近春运，肯定加派警力啦。

我很佩服自己，走之前已经连续5个星期平均每天睡5个钟头了。结果到的那个晚上凌晨4点半才睡，第二天一早准时8点就起床去医院睇婆婆。她真的很厉害，93岁了，医院发出3次病危通知书，结果3个月后已经能站起来稍微走几步，而且也能讲话了。中午和姑姑一家吃饭，粤菜一如既往的好吃，价格虽然比以前贵，但还是可以接受了。下午在家收拾一下旅游杂志，才发现很多梦想已经实现了。晚上在家吃饭，然后和父母去了逛北京路，想起小时候父母总是拖着我的手去北京路逛街的。转眼间那么多年过去了。回家后和父母看了旅游的相。第二天一早和父母去了广州大沙河湿地公园，但因为是冬天，没有花开，很是失望。下次春天或夏天回来再去吧。中午当然是吃了我久违的肠粉，价格涨了25%但貌似质量下降了。下午做指甲，然后逛中华广场、流行前线、地王广场。我这个号称这次回来不买鞋的人最后还是买了。然后去医院 看婆婆。路上还进了新装修的城隍庙看了一下。晚上睇广州台的元旦晚会。每当看到屏幕下方观众的留言，我都觉得好感动，因为大家都是写“我爱广州”、“广州加油”这些话语。我实在是很爱广州啊！我超喜欢广州台一个短片的一句话：守望这个我们深爱的城市。其实每次回广州，我都觉得广州越来越好了。绿化好了很多，然后大家都自觉坐扶梯站在右边。这些貌似都是小事，但足可以看出一

Last yr, a frd of mine wrote: 2008 and 2009 was all about companies, while 2010 is about countries. I would say, 2011 comes to the regions. The political and economic unrest cause huge fluctuation in the mkt, and it seems to me there is still a long way for the problems to be solved.

This is a yr that i really love to cherish every one of my family members. I really admire the vitality of human being. Even with the declaration of dying for 3 times, my grandma finally manages to recover. The time I visited her, she was not able to talk or sit, let alone to stand, three months later, she can talk and walk, at the age of 93. She brought me up ever since i was little, and keeps telling

Back in 2008, b4 going abroad, my goal was to cover all provinces in China by 2011, but as i went abroad since 2008, my goal cannot be attained. There r still 3 provinces for me to complete, and i think that's already good enough. Aside fr these 3 provinces (山东、山西 and 河北), i still hv a few places that i wanna go very much. The frd i'm going to Hangzhou with triggers my determination to complete all parts of China.

It's a weird combination of these 2 places. Visiting the scene of Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon has been my dream for long, but i've never been able to make it in the past 10 yrs. After deciding a place for our annual trip, I was very surprised to hear i still hv 8 days off this yr for my annual leave, which is non-carried-fwd. That's why i decide to go to Northeast China right after Huizhou.

D0 Sg-杭州

It's my 3rd time this yr to be the last 1 to check in. There must be sth wrong with my timing... Unfortunately, 1 of Changi Airports' 2 airways could not be used, so i hv to wait on board for an hr, but i'm not worried at all, cuz according to my XP, aircraft can be really really

Today is the 90th bday for Zhixin High School, my high school. I'm so proud of being part of Zhixin and a lot of wonderful memories are recalled for my unforgettable 3 yrs there.

I'm proud of Zhixin not only cuz it's 1 of the most proverbial schools in Guangzhou, or even in China, but also the recognition among all alumni. Just as my frd says, we don't feel anything particular when we talk about other schools we once studied in, but when it comes to Zhixin, everything wud be diff. It's the shared memory among the alumni, the open culture and the proud stemmed fr its name that make it unique

Shame of me never went back after graduation. But it's really fr the bottom of my heart that

It's kinda like a milestone for me, cuz i've been to all countries in Southeast Asia:

Singapore

Malaysia

Cambodia

Thailand

Laos

Vietnam

Indonesia

Philippines

Brunei

Myanmar

I think i'll never forget the Ankor Wat in Cambodia, the frdly ppl in Laos, the colorful houses in Vietnam, the unique culture in Bali, the beautiful sea in the Philippines, the tropical forest in Brunei and the spectacular pagoda in Myanmar.

I'm also stunned by myself recently that in 20 days, i fly 9 times... It's as if i work for an airline company. More strikingly, when I am told i still hv 8 days for my annual leave, the first thing that

Finally, i'm going to the last country in Southeast Asia. Bagan has always been a mysterious place to me cuz i saw a photo on China National Geographic, showing the pagodas in the midst.

D1 Sg-Yangon

The fish provided on the plane really touches my heart cuz it reminds me of the Cantonese ways of fish cuisine. I hope so much to find the fish cuisine in Myanmar, and hopefully, Myanmar food would be similar to Cantonese food.

Yangon doesn't look as poor as i thought to be. Though there's dust everywhere, i still find Yangon very clean. We visit the Shwedagon Paya in the afternoon and are stunned by the sparkling pagoda. In order to experience local ppl's life, we decide