Fried kway teow

My first time to eat this! I didnt know it has oyster and i dont eat oyster :( but even so, i think this is a must-try!

Travel : Mekong Delta Vietnam, December 2011

This was my 2nd time to go to Mekong Delta. The first time we went here I didnt see much because it was already dark when we arrived because we had the Cu Chi tunnel trip first on that day. So this is almost like my first time to really see the Mekong Delta.

We went to different 'islands' in Mekong Delta and was introduced to different kinds of things.

These are the boats that bring people to one of the islands

This small boat will take you to the small 'islands' and lets you travel the narrow canals of mekong delta

The sights while paddling through the mekong delta canal

Honey and tea to taste

Locals singing Vietnamese folk songs

They make coconut candies here too!

Souvenirs you can buy on Mekong Delta

Snake wine

Beautiful wood carvings

Colorful bags!

And of course the food! Love it!

the making of a Vietnamese spring roll!

Here it is! Yum! (except for that one kind of leaf they add)

Of course, a tropical fruit!

Travel : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 2-5 December 2011

This is the chronicles of our Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam trip. I will make this a 3 blog post. For this post, this is the summary of our first day in Ho Chi Min City. We spent the day with the city tour. I love the structures in the city. There is a European feel to the city because of the structures and buildings since Ho Chi Minh was a French colony before.

The airport in Ho Chi Minh city is very nice. I can compare it to a smaller version of Changi airport of Singapore.

We booked Au Lac Hotel for this trip. This hotel is very new and the staffs are very friendly. Also, the location is very near the tourist attractions (by foot).

The first attraction that we visited was the Ho Chi Minh City Hall. It's picturesque and this looks like a building somewhere in Europe!

Next, we went to Emperor Jade Pagoda or the Tortoise Pagoda. There's a lot of figures inside and you can smell the incense all over the place. Outside the pagoda, there are vendors selling birds and tortoise, according to our tour guide, people who go to the pagoda offer birds or tortoise.

Next we went to the handicrafts factory. I'd love to bring one of the products but I stopped myself thinking what will I do with it. Maybe in the future. They are really really beautiful! I'd buy one once I have my own house! :)

Then we headed off to the Reunification Palace

Thich Quang Duc monument - He was a buddhist monk who burned himself to death as a protest against the raping of buddhist.

Notre Dame Cathedral

Ho Chi Minh City's post office

Ho Chi Minh's Opera House

And lastly, after a very tiring walk which we complained to the tour guide that forced him to get a rickshaw for us (well, I know the rickshaw ride was really part of the tour!) we finally had dinner on a big boat that sailed along the Saigon river. And I must say, I love the Vietnamese food!

And oopsss, before I forget, I'd like to share to you these pictures from Vietnam. Only in Vietnam where you get to see this :

Changi City Point Mall

It's been raining in Singapore the whole day. I was supposed to go to Orchard but decided not to because of the rain and the train service is always get interrupted these days. I don't want to eat at the nearest hawker centre so we went to Changi City Point Mall to see what they have since it's just around 5 bus stops from where we are staying. Changi City Point Mall is the newest mall in Singapore, so we are very curious of what this mall have. Well, I am glad to tell you that once you visit this mall, for sure you'll come back! hahaha. Why? Because they have a lot of outlet stores here! So, before you go there, bring your credit cards, cash, ATM cards or what have you for some bargain shopping!

Let's begin the outlet store countdown! haha!

Shoe heaven on the Nike Factory Store!

My 10-dollar Asics running shoes has been replaced by this!