Mar 27, 2012

Boudhanath, The Eye of Kathmandu

The amazing Boudhanath The eyes are located around the four sides This ancient stupa is considered one of the largest stupa in the world and even make it into the UNESCO World Heritage. This stupa is located at the heart of Kathmandu and surrounded by tourist buildings. According to our guide, this stupa is influenced by the Tibetan culture. Around this area, we can find a lot of Tibetans making Kathmandu as their home with mostly setting...

Mar 26, 2012

Scam

This has nothing to do with travel scam. It actually happened to me last week while I was in office working minding my own business. Suddenly, I received a call from Hong Leong Bank, at least that's what the caller told me. He said that I had a Hong Leong Bank credit card with outstanding balance of RM7,900++. I did not pay much attention to the exact amount as I was in shocked. Then I told the fella that I do not own any account, savings or credit card with Hong Leong. Surprisingly, he knew my full name and I/C number which was kind of scary....

Mar 14, 2012

Longshan Temple (龍山寺) @ Taipei

We actually stumbled into this temple by accident and didn't know that it is quite famous in Taipei, something like what Wong Tai Sin temple to Hong Kong. To get to the temple is actually quite easy. Even the MRT station is named after the temple and you definitely can't miss it. Stop at Longshan Temple station at the Ban Nan line. Once you walked out from the station, you will spot this temple. What we didn't expect that it would...

Mar 12, 2012

Wanderlust

How exactly significant travel means in my life? This going to be a long winded rambling. Though I have been country hopping for the past few years, the travel bug does not bite since young. I still remembered my first ever trip outside Malaysia was way back when I was just 12. Singapore doesn't count as outside Malaysia to me. That time, being able to sit in a plane to reach somewhere, that is what I called outside Malaysia. It was the trip my dad brought us all, my grandma included to Lake Toba, Indonesia. For him to bring the whole family for...