VirtualTourist Member kenyneo
| Page Views: 31,290 | let it be a fabulous year .... by kenyneo - last update: May 10, 2008  |
A Rendezvous in Paris- annual pilgrimage Whether its the immortalised Eiffel Tower ....or the famous Notre Dame ....Paris is a beautiful city of arts ...no... the art is the city .... Taking a walk in the Louvre ... an eye opening experience ... and a visit to Oscar Wilde or Edif Piaf's tomb brings back memories .... But the memorable walk in Paris will be with me forever ....never the same again ... To view my Paris page click here, Paris ) " Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
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Places I wanna go in China
1) Great Wall of China 2) Hanging Temple (Wu Ma), Yungang Cave, Wooden Pagoda, part of Great Wall in Datong, Shanxi 3) Forbidden City 4) Mount Wutai Shan , Mount Tai Shan 5) Great Buddha of Leshan 6) Putou Mountain ( Boddhi Mandala of Boddhisattva Avelokitswara ) 7) Yunnan ( Miao ethic ) 8) Yellow River 9) Terracotta Warriors in Xian 10) Wudang Mountain 11) Yellow Mountain 12) Maijishan Grotto - Tianshui 13) Jiozhaigou and Huanglong Scenic Spot in Sichuan 14) to be announced soon ....
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Good restaurants of the month list
Mar 07 La Mer ( French Restaurant - Ritz Cartlton Doha ) Porcini ( Italian Restaurant - Ritz Carlton Doha )
Oct 06
- Kai Restaurant ( neo Japanese) Manila- best restaurant by Phil Tatler - Mezze Resataurant ( Italian-Spanish) Manila- best restaurant by Phil Tatler
July 06
- Pushkin Restaurant (Moscow)
June'06 - Al Nafourah ( Emirates Tower Hotel, Dubai ) - Lebanese - Rib Room ( Emirates Tower Hotel Dubai ) - fusion
May 06
- Mecca ( Southbank ) - Fusion - The Point ( Albert park ) - Italian , French ________________________________________________________
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| Lover's bridge_Annecy, France |
|  | The Venice of France ? Poem during penned during my visit to Florence de renaisance cobble street, Sparkle when the sun sets The river glides slowly under bridges ... Unaware of the bustling human above The gentle breeze caresses the tired leaves... I forget where I am ... I forget what to do .... Just standing there ... - keny ( to take a look at my Florence page ,click here Florence ) ____________________________ I’ve almost gained my heavenly home, My spirit loudly sings; The holy ones, behold, they come! I hear the noise of wings.
- Traditional, "O Come, Angel Band"____________________________ VT members that I have met1) VT Kado ( in Khobar,Saudi Arabia ) 2) VT PehSan ( in Penang, Malaysia ) 3) VT Cheekychic ( in Penang, Malaysia 4) VT Kentishgirl ( in Canterbury, England ) 5) VT Galbayway ( in London, England ) 6) VT Mariocelli ( in Florence, Italy ) 7) VT Bkoon (in Cityhall, Singapore ) 8) VT Andri ( in Munich , Germany ) 9) VT Jenniferchin ( Malaysia ) 10) VT Audrey118, ( Malaysia )11) VTChiabh and Diana ( Malaysia ) 12) VT Quero and Sam_I_am ( Malaysia but now Thailand) 13) VT Sam ( Malaysia ) 14) VT Suzaila ( Malaysia ) 15) VT Jameswtc ( Malaysia )16) VT Peterkhtan ( Malaysia ) 17) VT Ardeni ( Malaysia ) 18) VT dragontml ( Malaysia ) 19) VT kenboy ( Malaysia ) 20) VT i_joo ( Malaysia )21) VT muddybok ( Malaysia ) 22) VT Tattugran ( from Australia ) 23) VT city_guy ( KL ) 24) VT fashionapple ( from Pakistan ) in KL 25) VT FlyingKiwi ( from NZ ) in KL 26) VT Flying Dolphin ( from malaysia ) 27) VT Zender ( from Singapore ) in KL 28) VT mylife ( in Muscat Oman )29) VT dar76 ( Kuala Lumpur ) 30) VT kyee ( from Houston, US ) 31) VT Yuridaje ( Kuala Lumpur ) 32) VT Stormrider ( Kuala Lumpur ) 33) VT P_yenyen ( Kuala Lumpur ) 34) VT Kaynisa ( Kuala Lumpur ) 35) VT Kaplan ( Kuala Lumpur( never have I thought someone would asked " Are you VT member kenyneo ?? ...." hahaha . Now thats cool ! ) ________________________________ ________________________ |
Where should I go ? Hmmm...after a busy travelling (or jet-setting lifestyle..some may say ) for almost 3 years ...I can look forward to a more peaceful lifestyle ...hey but that doesnt mean that the travel bug will not tick okay ...perhaps back to good old days where I pick where I wanna go ...and pay for my own food and accomodation ..lol ...I do somehow think that the food taste better when I had to pay for it using my hard earn money..(strange huh :-) .
But having assaulted my taste buds with some of the most unique, incredibly creative and delicious food in restaurants (fine-dining or otherwise), food courts and roadside stalls throughout Asia, Australasia, Middle East and Russia ...I think its time will give my taste bud a temporary rest ....
Dont know where I am going next ..thats why 2008 is still empty ...I will keep that option open for time being ...perhaps I try last minute escapade ....who knows ...and wishing all travellers a safe trip and always use your common sense
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- London (England) & Annecy and Paris (France ) - fingers crossed.
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Jan'07 - Switzerland (Geneva & Lausanne ) Jan'07 - France ( Paris ) Jan'07 - Holland (Amsterdam, Noordwijk ) Mar '07 - Qatar ( Doha )
Apr'07 - China (Beijing ) May - June07 - China (Beijing for another 3 weeks lol ) Jul'07 - Australia ( Melbourne,Torquay,Great Ocean Road) Aug'07 - Thailand ( Phuket, Kata Beach and Mai Khao Beach ) Sept'07 - Russia ( Yuzhno -Sakhalin Island)
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Jan'06 - Holland (Hague, Amsterdam ) Jan'06 - France ( Rhone Alps, Le Bessat ,St Etienne Paris ) Jab'06 - Penang ( my hometown for Chinese New Year ) Feb '06 - Australia ( Sydney, Brisbane, )
Mar'06 - Philipines ( Manila ) Apr06 - Malaysia ( Perhentian Island - at last ! Hurray ) May'06 - Australia ( Sydney , Melbourne) June'06 - U.A. E ( Dubai ) July'06 - Russia ( Moscow, St Petersburg) Aug'06 - Australia ( Perth ) Sept06 - Brunei ( Serai ) Sept06 - New Zealand ( Wellington , New Plymoth, Auckland ) Oct & Nov - Philipines, (Makati City)
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Feb'05 - Malaysia, Melaka March'05 -England, London, Teddington April'05 - Singapore May'05 - Singapore June'05 - Australia, Melbourne July'05 - France, - Provence, Avignon,Lyon and Arles -July - Spain , Barcelona and Sitges Aug'05 - Philipines, Manila Sept - Oman, Muscat Oct - Philipines, Manila
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Jan'04- Penang, Pulau jerejak Feb'04 - Indonesia, Bali Sept'04 - England , London, Canterbury, Cotswold, Cheltenham ), Sept'04 - France - Paris, St Etienne , Sept'04 - Italy - Florence, Pisa , Milan Oct'04 -Germany - Munich , Fussen , Neuschwanstein Oct'04 - Czech Republic ,Prague
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|  | meaning of a new year This new year I wish you ....
Good health always ... Always remember look at the positive side ... Will remember how fortunate you are ....and remember the less fortunate Will have new resoultions , new goals Will always remember those around you ...and cherish them NOW
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you my frens ...
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" When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies with yourself. "
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief
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what is a new year to you ? and does it mean to me ? Tide comes and brings away love ones , And earth shakes and brings home down , Rich people getting drown... for trying to reach a higher crown ...some banished to the Siberian town, some crumbles to the ground ... and some tasted the shackle's sound for a few zeros at the back of their bank account ...
Life is repetion of history , For man never learn from his ancestry , It is so boring to see , People just thinking about me , me and me , Sipping champagne or holding an LV , Human desire never cease , Going to the moon not for free, Blinded by passion to be seen, And now going around the globe for another fee, People just dont see , How money is being abused repeatedly , For a man's dream , a nation's passion ...how much can it be ?
Dont forget to say I love thee, For life is to short to see , you or I can just pass in a breeze , cherish everyone and do not forget to see beyond Me , Me and Me , what meaning can life be , unless we give more than we receive, forget good karma from your deed , forget about a place in heaven instead for life shines indeed. when a simple deed is a simple deed
~ Keny (1st Jan 2006)
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Neuschwanstein, Germany - Sept 2004 He was madly in love with thee, With legends and tales of fairy So passionate soaking in luxury ... Living in the world of fantasy... in Wagner's opera only he sees.... dancing with Mario Antoinette gleefully, The dine with legendary heroes... in dream castle of this ... in a dream never that never cease ... - keny click here to look at the castle Schloss Neuschwanstein____________________________ " A monk asked, “The mountains, the rivers, and the great earth-from where did all of these things come forth?”
Tiantai said, “From where did this question come forth?”
-Zen’s Chinese Heritage____________________________ UNESCO's World Heritage sites that I have been @- Historic Centre of Prague @ Bank of Seine, Paris @ Piazza Del Doumo , Pisa @ Westminster Abbey, St Margaret, Church, London @ Cantebury Cathedral, St Augustine Abbey & St Martin Church, Canterbury @ Tower of London @ Hictoric Centre of Florence@ Historic Centre of Avignon, France @ Roman and Romanesques Monuments in Arles @ The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona @ Work of Antoni Gaudi ( including Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell and Casa Batllo etc ) @ Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site Wurzburg Residence - Bavaria , Germany ____________________________ |  | |
| Bell is ringing ? Big Ben, London |
|  | Villages of Cotswold, England%c - Sept 2004 Hidden behind the hilly trails of central England, Covered by the leaves of green and red...of still Middle Ages Unknown to the modern world Little cottages here and there... Never so beautiful ... Never so breathtaking ....
-keny
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Some of the hotels that I recommend/dont recommend in some cities that I have been to
Grand Hyatt ( Muscat , Oman ) - Beautiful , By the beach, Middle eastern architecture, Good facility and excellent Italian restaurant, ( others like Chedi hotel is also cool ) Park Hyatt (Melbourne , Australia) - hidden, not high rise which I like, spacious and stylist room, huge triangular bathub that can fit 2 person (lol), good strategic location,good facilities as well.
Emirates Tower Hotel (Dubai , UAE) - tallest building in Dubai (now), good view of dubai, cool gym and pool facility, breakfast good variety, modern unique room, nice lobby
Marina Mandarin ( Singapore) - newly furbished , flat screen 42 inch tv , nice sand blast bathroom wall, location good as it is next to Suntec City, but anybody can see you when you enter your room becoz of the design of the hotel-weird / unique ?
Renaissance-New World (Makati, Manila) - good location and facilities, chinese restaurant is quite famous ( like Tin Hau Restaurant in Mandarin Oriental in Makati ), just next to the Greenbelt and the whole shopping paradise Glorietta , Landmark , SM etc Mandarin Oriental (Makati, Manila) - good chinese restaurant Tin Hau and breakfast /dinner restaurant Paseo Uno, best gym facility with excellent instructor, but location is a bit out.
Orchidacea Hotel- Phuket - nice hotel perch on a mild hill with very friendly staff, good view of Kata Beach which is not as touristy as Patong Beach and just 5 minutes walk. Bravo to VT Jenniferchin for recommending this hotel to me.
Phuket Marriots Resort & Spa
- this hotel is quite a pamper in Phuket, very classy and nicely furnished room, a huge area occupied by the hotel along Mai Khao Beach which is one of the least touristy beach in Phuket. So if you want a nice deserted beach, this is the place ...spoil yourself with the luxurious Mandara Spa or soak in their Tranquility pool or Blue pool over looking the Andaman Sea...or join one of their activities ( everyday ) like Muay Thai Boxing, Yoga, Batik Painting, and many activities for the kids as well.
" For the one who has no inner, angry thoughts, Who has gone past being a someone, a this or a that, That one is free from fear and is blissful. Even the gods cannot win such serenity."
-Udana Sutta
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Prague , Czech Republic - Oct 2004 Untouched by war, Perfected by artist, Linger with history , So rich with culture So overwhelmed by intricate sculptures, In even the most common house, Lavish with colours, Spoilt by the mediaval essence, Drowning in de Bohemian beauty
-keny
" Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.
- Kathleen Norris"
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| hanging on the cliff , Uluwatu temple, Bali |
|  | Bali , Indonesia -Feb 2004 ....its a land of purity and mystic ...land of devotion and belief...the presence of more than 10,000 Hindu temples on this tiny island in Indonesia .... the land where religious festivals is an everyday affair ....dont miss my Bali page if you wanna see its magic, its purity and its beauty ...the Land of Gods ...( see my batik shirt which is as old as me ? ) click here Bali to see the beautiful isle of Bali Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity. "
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama From "The Pocket Dalai Lama |
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ATLC Sun May 11, 2008 08:50 UTC Your Victor Noir tip on your Paris page was so funny. Thanks for a good laugh on Mother's Day! | shelnlin Sun Apr 27, 2008 02:20 UTC Hi Keny, it has been such a long time since any of us have posted a message on the forum but I thought I would drop by and say hello to you. I hope all is well at your end? | Johnny_CA Tue Apr 22, 2008 06:49 UTC hey keny! i see things much differently these days where even monastic chores are pleasurable. :) | Audrey118 Mon Feb 18, 2008 16:35 UTC Have retired from work - did lots of travel last year but slowing down this year.... hope all is well with you.... |
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