the panda zoo

flowers in the courtyard














a nice cozy cafe in the garden....fancy having breakfast in the middle of a bamboo 'jungle'?













another disappointment! after all the hasle, this is all i got to see of the famous panda..........nothing but a lump of hairy panda backside! bet you can't even spot the damn thing!

the ming tombs

layout diagram. sandwiched between mountains, the fengshui is supposed to be good









the alter?









some of the artifacts on display. i was told that this is just a replica....how dispointing!

overall a very disappointment outing!

The Place, CBD Area

the place at night. the roof over the pedestrian area in between the 2 tall buildings is in fact a huge TV screen










close up view of the big screen













another close up view. imagine having to watch a movie with your neck looking upwards........not that comfortable, but it's cool man!

China World Apartment, CBD Area

view at night.....peaceful, safe

beijing in winter

taken from a room at the ascot, beijing. not much of a scenery, but enough memories of the hard beijing winter........

beihai park

silver mountain pagoda

ritan park

tai chi enthusiasts practising in the park

tien anmen square

great wall at badaling

room with a view

beijing's iconic cctv building from outside china world trade centre tower 2, next to the east wing office block

IQ test

read the sentence below and count how many Fs there are. count once only.

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.








if you count only 3, consider yourself an average sort of person!

mother's day dictionary

today is mother's day. i hope it is or i am in trouble!

impregnable - a woman whose memory of labour is still vivid.

bottle feeding - an opportunity for daddy to get up at 2am too!

whoops! - am exclamation roughly translated as, "get a sponge"

Jingshan Park

entrance to the forbidden city from the jingshan park end. early morning.......tranquil, quiet.















entrance to the forbidden city from jingshan park end - peak hour, not really a nice place to be.


































senior citizens practising ballroom dancing at the park




































species of peony, at least that was what i was told































another type of peony





























more peonies

entrance to the park

fantastic way to spent your saturday morning...........

Beijing's Zhongshan Tan

Blooming flowers at zhongshan park, next to the
Forbidden City






























A scenic spot in the park















I really really like this kind of traditional doorway..Hmmm, perhaps I should have one done back home next time!














More folwery stuff.

Beijing style motorbike anyone?

What about this Beijing style bicycle?

Huohai

Starbucks Joint in Huohai by the lake.















I really like this cute entrance to their public toilet!

And eating in a cafe like this, watching the world go by is really something...