Articles By: Christopher

Merry Christmas!

Mr and Ms Santa We wish all readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! To our Chinese readers, 圣诞节快乐! To our Japanese readers, メリークリスマス! ( クリスマスおめでとう！) To our Korean readers, 즐거운 성탄절 되세요! *Japanese and Korean translated via google’s...
December 25th, 2008 | Announcements | Read More

Shanghai Day 10

Alas, my holiday in China was coming to an end. Did my packing the night before. My luggage bag was at 14.8kg – my flight ticket only allows me a maximum of 15kg. A relieve definitely. Woke up at 5 AM still in a trance. Have been deprived of sleep the past few days. Bernard and I prepared ourselves...
December 24th, 2008 | CoffeeTravels | Read More

Making 汤圆 (Tang Yuan)

The Winter Solstice Festival (冬至) was celebrated a few days ago. As far as I know, the celebration is to mark the day when the sun spends the shortest time in the sky! Perhaps it is to usher in the new season – winter. One tradition that still lives on is the making of glutinous rice balls...
December 23rd, 2008 | CoffeeTaste | Read More

Shanghai Day 9

My days in Shanghai were quickly coming to an end. Before I knew it, it was already my ninth day there. Day nine was a rather relaxing day as most of the buying was done the day before. As for me, I had one final task – to buy souvenirs for my friends! We returned to the Yu Gardens to do our last...
December 22nd, 2008 | CoffeeTravels | Read More

FGA USJ Christmas Celebration

The choir singing My church, FGA USJ is having their annual Christmas celebration from the 19th to the 21st of this month. Trying to avoid the crowd, my sister and I decided to go for one on the 19th. Besides, all the performers would be fresh and we would get a great show! The percussion team I was...
December 20th, 2008 | Events | Read More

Shanghai Day 8

I can’t remember whether my eighth day in China was a hot or cold one. Whatever it is, it definitely still beats the hot weather back in Subang Jaya. The eight day was of very little sightseeing. It was mostly on last minute shopping. I had a “long” list of items to purchase. In the...
December 19th, 2008 | CoffeeTravels | Read More

Shanghai Day 7

On our seventh day in China, we decided to get close to nature. What better place to be than nearby Hang Zhou? We left for Hang Zhou early in the morning to beat the traffic once again. The trip took Hang Zhou took about 2 hours. Our first destination was 西湖 (West Lake). 西湖 is famous for many...
December 17th, 2008 | CoffeeTravels | Read More

Shanghai Day 6

Woke up to a slightly warmer morning. Didn’t require the gloves anymore! After hearing much of the terracotta warriors, we were finally going to see them in person! We “flew” a long distance of approximately 1200 km from Shanghai to Xi’an – all in a few minutes! However,...
December 16th, 2008 | CoffeeTravels | Read More

Shanghai Day 5

It was Sunday. Ambient temperature was higher than Saturday. There went my chances of experiencing snowfall. We woke up slightly earlier than usual hoping that we could beat the heavy traffic. Our destination? 佘山 (She Shan). Most of the workforce were off on Sunday. They took the opportunity to...
December 15th, 2008 | CoffeeTravels | Read More