http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/ying/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from ying en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:15:20 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:15:20 +0000 Pictures from my recent adventure in Mon State. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/blog-59787.html Letters from MyanmarDear all Irsquom sure many of you are curious about my wellbeing in Myanmar. All yoursquove seen are captioned pictures and probably would like to know my thoughts about the place the people and their culture.I arrived in Myanmar on 13 Aprilat the very start of the Thingyan festivalMyanmar New Year. It is a 5 day event where the whole conservative country let themselv http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/blog-54554.html Had some trouble logging in hence these pics are way overdue. They're in no particular order as well. EnjoyYing http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/blog-54548.html Two days ago my journey began with a bus from Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth and then onto a train right up to Krung Thep Bangkokthe city of Angels. The train ride even though extremely long was something worthwhile to write about. As much as I slept through the journey most of the time I also had a good time interacting with a kid whose dad's a Malaysian while his mum's a Thai and also with http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-52607.html Will write in detail later..meanwhile here are the pictures http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Burma/blog-53114.html Departure date looms in front of me. Next week will mark the start of another new beginning. It is as exciting as how travelling should be and as scary as how it will open up a stream of unpredictable circumstances.Jarred the Aussie dude that I was meant to hook up in Bangkok so that we can travel to Myanmar together couldn't make it due to family emergency and had to take the next flight out. Wh http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-50553.html Chinese practice a range of religious and cultural festivals that go back a long way. Over the years traditions associated with such festivals are handed down from generation to generation within practicising communities with very little changes introduced. One of such major events that marks the Chinese Calendar is Cheng Bengthe day to honour the departed ancestors and immediate family members http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-50094.html My head is reeling with excitment. I finally took the guts to hand in my resignation letter and prayed real hard after that hoping that boss wouldn't make a huge fuss out of it. Well boss being boss was a big bully as usual. He knew he couldn't make me stay so he decided to make the next two weeks after the event of resignation difficult for me. So for the past two weeks I underwent nothing b http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-49982.html I'm starting anew here and yet I know not how to begin with. Plenty has happened and a series of events happened one after another. All leading to one big adventurethe one that I've always been looking for.In short Jowynne sponsored me to attend Incovar. Met several people who inspired me to further pursue Buddhism. With that interest I attended several Buddhist talks over the weekend. Met Jef http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-47626.html