Month: September 2012

Thanks Eu Yan Sang!

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My treatment with Eu Yan Sang has finally come to an end. Physician Zhou has given me enough medicine to last me for another two weeks after my last visit to the clinic. I now do not have to take the medicine daily anymore, but more on a when-I-need-it basis – so I just need to make a hot mug of drink whenever I am having ‘stiffy’ neck aches. At my last treatment at Eu Yan Sang, Physician Zhou gave me a combination of treatment of acupuncture and cupping. I had a really stiff neck that day, probably because of my bad sleeping posture, and the pain was alleviated immediately after the two treatments! The acupuncture and cupping was also, as usual, done after a verbal consultation with the Physician to understand my current state of health. Physician Zhou also introduced me to a new technique for cupping where it will leave no marks on the body at all! She heated up the air in the cups, but this time round, instead of leaving the …

Haunted Hotels 101

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I was on Facebook the other day and I came across this article that states a whole list of things one should do before one enter a hotel room. I got a little spooked out and recalled of all the weird rules my Mom once told me about hotel rooms. How you place your shoes, should you put stuff on the empty bed next to you if you’re staying alone, should you off all the lights, and many many more. So out of curiosity, I went to Google about haunted hotels and the do’s and don’ts when it comes to hotel rooms. It’s pretty interesting so I decided to come here and spook all of you out too! I hope you are reading this late at night, preferably in a hotel room. (Hehe. Kidding!) i. Knock the door before you enter the room You can even ring the room bell if you want. This is said to “inform” the spirits that you are about to enter the room. It’s a polite gesture so the spirits …

PARIS II

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Before I begin on my travelogue, I want to share more about the PandaQuest competition that is super cute and meaningful! Amidst all the rave about Kai Kai and Jia Jia coming to Singapore, there is another Panda-related competition that caught my attention! The Chengdu Pambassador Program is looking for animal-lovers, environmental conservationists and travel enthusiasts! And their ultimate goal is to raise awareness about conservation of pandas and to return the pandas to the wild! Those who become Chengdu Pambassadors will have the unique opportunity to tour the world over five to six months, and visit the pandas in zoos around the world. Chengdu Pambassadors will start in Chengdu, pass through Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and return back to China. In each city, Chengdu Pambassadors will work with the zoo and engage with the local community to promote panda conservation. The Chengdu Pambassadors will also receive a US$20k stipend each as well as all travel and accommodation expenses covered! Want to do your part to contribute towards the conservation of these cute fluffy …

Paris I

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It was one of my greatest wish to travel to Europe when I was in university. I was always green with envy when I hear friends travelling to Europe for their graduation trips etc. In a nutshell, I just really wanted to go check out Europe for myself, and Paris in particular, is one of the cities I am dying to visit. Other than the world renowned Eiffel Tower, Montmartre in Paris is also on my bucket list. A and I didn’t make it to Montmartre on our previous trip because our trip was cut short due to unforeseen circumstances. But this time round, we finally made it there! Montmartre! The place where Amélie Poulain lived and worked in! *beams* We got our apartment from a Bed&Breakfast website and it is just couple stops away from the main Montmartre area. We picked the location because it was near the flea markets and we both loved flea markets! And according to the research we did, the area we stayed at has the biggest flea market in …

Munich | Austria

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It came as a little surprise when I was told that we would be crossing the borders and heading over to Salzburg, Austria! The first place we came to was Mirabell Garden where the film Sound of Music was filmed in the 60s. Quite sadly, my childhood was quite ching chong so I didn’t watch the show when I was younger. But I do remember snippets of the show, especially those classic scenes from videos I’ve watched over the years. Here are some pictures of the beautiful Mirabell Garden! The steps where the children in the movie sang “Do Re Mi” on! :p Our guide was this really cute Austrian lady named Ruth. The city was somewhat divided into two by the river. I have to say the atmosphere on the two sides is so different! The view on the connecting bridge was breathtaking too. And the buskers made the walking around extra enjoyable too! There are Mozart related souvenirs everywhere because this place is where Amadeus Mozart was born! And this was his birth …

Munich I

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I am finally back from the days of being internet-less! This Europe trip felt really different from the previous one but it was just as good if not better. It was a rather last-minute decision because it was actually A’s company retreat getaway trip. They were going to Munich and she thought it would be great if we could tag along, and leave Munich on our own to finish off what we missed out from our previous Europe trip. We came back about a week in advance from our previous trip there because of my grandmother’s demise. And it felt like we have came one full circle after we finally finished up what we set out to do in the first place. We visited Munich, Austria (for a day), Paris and Barcelona this time round. I must say I am very proud that we managed to spend very little on this trip (muahaha!). I am really poor now. REALLY POOR! Need to start working my ass off again! Nuff of whining! 😀 Here are some …