When we reached to Hanoi, we also met our tour guide and checked into the Thang Long Hotel. The next morning, we visited Ho Chi Minh’s Former residence, Ba Dinh Square, where the declaration of Independence for Vietnam was made in 1945. We then visited One Pillar Pagoda – one…
Our trip to Vietnam – Part Four (My Tho)
Another early morning, we got on the bus and drove along Mekong River to My Tho, 80km Southwest pf Ho Chi Minh City, a quiet town in the Mekong Delta that offers riverside views, rice paddies and evergreen fruit orchards. Upon the arrival at pier, a board local motorized the…
Remember, remember 22nd December…
BAH! SEE YOU PEOPLE AT MUARA BEACH TOMORROW AH! JANGAN LALAIIII! UPDATE (19th Dec): To date, over seventy people have bought tickets for the BBQ ICE BREAKER this Saturday! If you are looking to socialize with past, present, and future students of Australia, THIS is the event! It’s still not…
Our trip to Vietnam – Part One (Ho Chi Minh City)
When the girls got back from their Vietnam holiday, I asked them to write an essay (which Neesha ended up writing) about their trip which I could publish here together with photos taken by Nia (using a Canon S45). So, without further ado, here’s part one of the essay: On…
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha
Pics taken during my morning walkabout at Mulaut Abbatoir while the sacrificial ceremony or ibadah korban was being performed. I missed the actual ceremony, but managed to capture what happened after the ceremony, when the slaughtered animals are prepared for distribution in bags similar to the ones below. Aidil Adha…
