Monday, June 29, 2009 12:27 AM
highly literary, with occasional grammar slips
the need to fly myself away.
it is not a very good hobby to have at this age.
i have been most blessed when it comes to travelling. i don't know why, but i am somehow always 'that' daring to take the step to just go. so, within 2 years, i have travelled to 1. shanghai 2. guizhou 3. south korea 4. taiwan 5. hongkong 6. laos 7. cambodia 8. india 9. nepal. it is not a lot - but for someone of my family background, this is almost too luxurious to name.
i utterly enjoy and love travelling. it is probably because i did not get to travel when i was younger that now, i am making up for it. when i was in primary school, my friends would compare how many places we have been to before. and i would make up some excuse why i have not taken a plane before like 'nah, who likes to travel'.
so when i started to have some savings of my own, i knew immediately what i wanted.
i caught the travelling bug and it has brought me thus far. well, it has certainly brought my bank account thus far too... bleargh. but i do not regret making decisions after decisions to fly away because i know that every trip makes up an unforgettable experience for me. this post is probably my way of justifying my expensive hobby that i have to quite tiringly upkeep; but it is perhaps greater so, a reminder that i am so blessed by God.
but i shouldn't push things too far sometimes. haha.
here are some of my nepal and india trip pictures (i went with my good friends kelv, des and stacey); more on fb. nonetheless, enjoy!
[ed's note: i put up quite a few of my individual photos because i am being a big, big narcissist.]
beautiful and atas restaurant that we followed after
from Lonely Planet but really, it was just a nice place, nothing else.
New Delhi, Connaught Place Outer Circle 3.
the indian hospitality - us, when we arrived from nepal in india.
New Delhi, on a Tempo (van).
the boy whom we purchased a whole lotta bracelets from.
he has the best smile in india, better than shah rukh khan ok.
i nearly wanted to marry him there.
New Delhi (again), Street Market beside our hotel.
the elephant man whom we gave "elephant rate" ($50rupees) to.
pretty turban overlooking the fort.
Jaipur, at Amber Fort.
one of the times when we rowed out to the lake to nua.
perfect weather, perfect skies, and a very uneven suntan on my arm.
Nepal, Pokhara.
we ran up to the mountain at 430am to catch the sunrise
(we took 20mins to climb a 45mins route)
TOTALLY WORTH IT. BEST EXPERIENCE TO DATE.
Nepal, Sarangkot.
best, best sunrise. most inspiring and awe-stricking.
this is the few moments between morning darkness and the
breaking of dawn. beautiful.
Nepal, Sarangkot.
snowcapped mountains! a whole range of it ok.
it is called the Annapurna Range (2nd highest peak in the WORLD)
and i was there!!!
Nepal, World Peace Pagoda.
lovely sunset we caught. i would have loved to kiss the sun
but well, i don't mind a make-believe one too!
Nepal, Nagarkot.
good times man. next destination to aim for?
SWITZERLAND
where the swiss alps are!
