Family
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Xitang & Suzhou
Oct 18, 2018 to Oct 19, 2018From Shanghai, we traveled 2 hours west to Xitang, an ancient water town with more than a thousand years of history. Known as the “Venice of the East”, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou form a triangle consisting of ancient towns that mostly built around the complex canal systems, rivers and lakes. Xitang, together with with Zhouzhuang,… Read more…
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Shanghai
Oct 17, 2018Since we arrived a night before, we had a whole day to explore Shanghai. Similar to the tour setup in Beijing, we had a different set of tour guide, driver and transportation to cover the upcoming 4 cities: Shanghai, Xitang, Suzhou and Hangzhou. We spent the entire morning wandering along the Shanghai Old Street and… Read more…
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Beijing
Oct 12, 2018 to Oct 16, 2018We finally made it to China! It all began with Angelina’s dad wanting to revisit China. After taking a few months to plan this intricate 13-day trip, we were able to make it a reality. There were 13 of us: parents, San Gu and San Gu Zhang, Yien Gu and Yien Gu Zhang, Eng Gu,… Read more…
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Genting Highlands
Feb 10, 2017 to Feb 13, 2017Spent a few days at a spacious and luxurious 4000 sqft glass house in a secluded location in Bentong, which is located about 1.5 hours away from our hometown. Every morning, we were served with simple Malay dishes for breakfast by the caretakers. We also requested a BBQ meal where they provided the ingredients for… Read more…
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Kuching
Feb 3, 2017 to Feb 8, 2017A 6-day excursion to Kuching. The drive from Sarikei to Kuching took about 5 hours, with an additional hour to reach Permai Rainforest Resort, which is located by the seashore and at the foot of Mount Santubong. We reserved an interesting treehouse for us and a cabin for our parents. These accommodations are tucked in… Read more…
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Sarikei
Jan 29, 2017 to Feb 9, 2017We flew back to Angelina’s hometown in Sarikei to celebrate her grandma’s big 9-0 birthday. Her actual birthday was later this year but was move up to allow everyone to celebrate both her birthday and Chinese New Year at the same time. It was a huge deal with several long distance relatives from China and… Read more…
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Klang
Jan 19, 2017 to Jan 28, 2017This year, we flew home to celebrate Chinese New Year with our family members. The last time we were in Klang for the new year was 9 years ago. So, it was rather exhilarating, to say the least, to come back home and celebrate this special occasion with loved ones. We joined dad for morning… Read more…
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Langkawi Island
Jun 6, 2015 to Jun 9, 2015A family trip to Langkawi Island. Visited this place once when I was a kid, so I had no recollection of any attractions there, which made this trip rather exciting. Upon arrival, we rented a vehicle for the whole trip since the attractions are located throughout the island. We stayed at the Westin Langkawi Resort… Read more…
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Dad In Law’s Garden
May 29, 2015A compilation of photos from two different days taken in dad in law’s garden. The last time we visited here was in 2013 and the whole area was rather bare. Fast forward two years later, there is a house now surrounded by lots of detailed landscaping work… a very impressive feat considering the fact that… Read more…
