I will be off to Hong Kong and Shen Zhen today till next Monday. Don’t miss me =)
Hopefully can get some electronics goods from either Hong Kong and Shen Zhen. Heard that handphone mp3, mp4 or mp5 player and other electronics also cheap! Want to try Hong Kong food too. It’s been long time since I went to Hong Kong and Shen Zhen, the last time I went was during my primary school time and the what I remember was their “Chap Fan” Mix Rice was calculate by the weight not like here in Malaysia will be calculate by how many dishes. Haha.
Hong Kong Tourist Attractions
Millions of tourists flock to experience Hong Kong’s wonders every year.
HongKong’s visitors seek out a wide range of natural, cultural andcosmopolitan attractions. The most popular attractions during the pastfew years have included:
Victoria Peak
From The Peak’s summit, visitors can gaze down on the jungle of skyscrapersand Victoria Harbour, where ferries and pleasure junks glide by. Atnight, the whole area becomes a dazzling spectacle of lights.
Open-Air Markets
Marketshopping is a fascinating part of the Hong Kong experience. Visit theLadies’ Market in Mong Kok for inexpensive fashion items or Yau MaTei’s Temple Street Night Market for anything from T-shirts toelectronics. As well as souvenir markets, visitors can enjoy marketsdedicated to birds and flowers.
Ocean Park
Ocean Park is one of the biggest entertainment complexes of its kind in Asia.Its reef aquarium, giant pandas, roller-coasters, Kid’s World andDiscovery of the Ancient World combine to offer a fun-filled day.
Repulse Bay
Repulse Bay is one of the most accessible and picturesque beaches on the south side of Hong Kong Island.
Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
Decoratedin a riot of colours, Wong Tai Sin is an excellent example of atraditional Chinese temple. Yellow latticework and multicolouredcarvings complement the temple’s red pillars and golden roof.
Aberdeen
Aberdeenis a scenic highlight of any trip around Hong Kong Island. Brightlydecorated trawlers, which double as floating homes for Aberdeen’sfishermen, fill a sheltered harbour whose hillsides are decked withwoodland and residential towers – not to mention Hong Kong’s famouslyglitzy floating restaurants.
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
TheHong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre is one of Hong Kong’sdefining landmarks, with its distinctive curved three-tier roof andvast expanse of glass walls creating a dramatic vista.
Stanley Market
Stanley Market is a delight for shoppers, filled with stalls, shops and innovative restaurants.
A Symphony of Lights show
EnjoyA Symphony of Lights show which has been named “The World’s LargestPermanent Light and Sound Show” by Guinness World Records.
Outlying Islands
Cheung Chau Island Tour
TheCheung Chau Island Tour gives you the perfect opportunity to explorethis beautiful island and soak up the culture and traditions as well asvisiting the historical sites. This tiny dumbbell-shaped Island is aunique world possessing a fascinating cultural heritage.
Pak Tai Temple
Thetemple is dedicated to Pak Tai, a Taoist god also called the ‘SupremeEmperor of the Dark Heaven’. Built in 1783, the temple’s layoutincludes traditional Chinese elements such as ceramic figurines on theroof ridges, murals containing auspicious motifs and stone lions in theforecourt.
Tung Wan Beach & Rock Carving
This is abeautiful beach popular for swimming, windsurfing and canoeing. The3,000-year-old Bronze-Age rock carvings are located near the water’sedge and feature geometric graphics and abstract animal images, whichare quite interesting.
Wooden Sampan Ride
Take a20-minute sampan ride and cruise around the typhoon shelter to see theold fishing community still living on their boats. The cruise includesWest Bay and the famous Cheung Po Tsai Cave, the hideout of a famouslocal pirate!
Tin Hau Temple
The temple was built in the17th Century. The temple attracts lots of followers and fisher folkscome to worship the Goddess of the Sea, especially during the annualTin Hau Festival.
New Lantau Island Tour & Ngong Ping
Takeone of these fascinating tours to experience traditional Chineseculture and the greenery of Lantau Island, the largest island in HongKong.
Lantau can be reached by either sea or road, so you havethe choice of taking a scenic ferry trip to the picturesque village ofMui Wo or starting the tour by coach.
A key feature of thesetours is Ngong Ping 360, Hong Kong’s latest attraction that includes astunning 5.7-km cable car ride up a mountainside to Ngong Ping Village.The 25-minute journey offers breath-taking panoramic views encompassingthe airport, South China Sea, lush mountains and valleys, and theawe-inspiring Giant Buddha statue.
The cable car takes you tothe culturally themed Ngong Ping Village, which incorporates threemajor attractions, Walking with Buddha, Monkey’s Tale Theatre and theNgong Ping Tea House, along with a diverse array of eateries and shops.
You’llalso visit the famous Po Lin Monastery nearby, and view the world’stallest seated, outdoor bronze Buddha sitting atop 268 steps. A shortwalk away is the Wisdom Path, an ancient prayer inscribed on a seriesof wooden columns.
Another highlight of these tours is a visit to the unique Tanka boat-people’s stilt-house fishing village at Tai O.
Sometours offer a vegetarian lunch prepared by the monks at the Po LinMonastery or a stop at the beautiful white sand Cheung Sha beach.
Fromtime to time, the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car service is closed forregularly scheduled maintenance. Check out Servicing Days for a list ofthese days in 2008. On such days, the tour will take alternativetransportation to Ngong Ping 360.
Sai Kung Coastal Treasures Discovery (including an UNESCO Award-winning temple)
SaiKung is fondly claimed as the “back garden of Hong Kong”, where citydwellers love to hike and camp in the bush green country park, fish orsail in the sheltered waters, BBQ or sunbathe on secluded beaches, swimor snorkel in the clear blue waters.
Beyond the tall skyscrapersand well away from the bustle of downtown Hong Kong lies Sai Kung,where majestic mountains sweep down to the blue ocean and thislaid-back haven.
You’ll first cruise Hebe Haven and PortShelter, peaceful waters for sailing, yachting, scuba diving and squidfishing. Then visit the historic Hung Shing Temple, an UNESCO HeritageSite on Kau Sai Chau. The cruise continues to Rocky Harbour for seacaves and scenic coastlines. Finally you’ll go ashore and walk alongthe waterfront promenade at Sai Kung Market Town lined with seafoodrestaurants on the landside, fishing boats and sampans on the seaside -more hidden treasures await.
Looking for Dual Sim Card Phone for those who own two phone and think it’s very tedious to carry two phone? Tv Phone? Radio Phone? Touch Screen PDA Phone? You may consider this Jinke E-100 China Phone. It’s cheap and a lot of functions.
Descriptions & Specs:
*Dual Sim Card Working On Standby For Receiving Calls
*Supports The Bluetooth Function
*TV Music Phone
*Handwriting-Two Cameras
*FM Dual Listening Feature Through The Headset And Speaker At The Same Time
*2.8 inch High Quality Flat Screen
*MP3/MP4 Media Player
*3D Speaker Dolby Stereo
*Recording Function
*Bright Keyboard Lighting
*Trans-Flash Card Slot Supports
*Long Standby Time
*Games Support
*Supports Variety Languages English,Melayu,Chinese
*Slide to unlock (cool it looks like iPhone, check the video for more details)
*STANDBY TIME : About 240-360 hours
*TALKING TIME : About 3-5Hours
** This package include
-2 battery(2600mAh) [Can last long]
-1 charger
-earphone
-USB cable
-256M TF
Rescue op: A Chinese rescuer carries a 90-year-old Malaysian tourist towards a waiting helicopter in Maoxian County. She had been stranded in Sichuan since Monday. — AP
CHENGDU: The 26 Malaysians who were stranded following the earthquake in China are expected to reach home early tomorrow morning.
They are expected to arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12.20am on flight MU539 scheduled to depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 7.45pm today.
The group was stranded in the earthquake-hit area of Maoxian in the Sichuan province for five days. They had been on a week-long tour of the province when the quake hit.
The group flew from Chengdu to Shanghai yesterday afternoon.
The travel agency that arranged the tour were still sorting out flight arrangements so all of them could return on the same flight.
Ipoh Golden Dragon Tours Sdn Bhd managing director Choy Wong Heng said the company and its Chinese counterparts had done their best to ensure the group’s safe return.
“We are grateful to everyone who has helped us in China,” he added.
The group, comprising 25 tourists and their tour guide, was airlifted out of Maoxian, about 40km from the epicentre of the earthquake on Friday.
When the earthquake struck at 2.28pm, the group was having lunch at a restaurant in Maoxian. They were evacuated and escaped unhurt.
They had been bound for Dujiangyan, one of the worse-hit areas in the most devastating quake to strike China in three decades. source
KUALA LUMPUR: Tears and hugs filled the arrival hall of the KL International Airport after the 26 Malaysian tourists who were stranded following the earthquake in China landed early Sunday morning.
They arrived home safely at 1am to cheers of concerned families and awaiting pressmen.
Also present to greet them were Perak state executive councillor for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Communication Su Keong Siong and Wisma Putra officials.
One tourist, Ang Kooi Sim, 41, could not hold back tears when she saw her cousin Koo Kooi Swee, 72, who had waited at the airport with his two daughters since 11pm.
“I’m so glad to finally return home. It has been a harrowing experience and there is nothing that I want to do than spend time with my family,” she said.
Grandmother Elizabeth Louie Wai Lan, 90, hugged her grandson and great-grandson who had travelled from Ipoh to get her home.
“I am glad to be back. What else do you want me to say?” she asked reporters.
Louie’s great-grandson Justin Goh, 14, said he would “make every effort” to spend time with his great-grandmother from now on. source
On Monday, May 12, at 2.28 p.m. Beijing time (6:28 GMT), a major earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, jolted southwestern China’s Sichuan Province. Several lower-scale earthquakes and aftershocks followed in the same area. The quake destroyed many buildings in the area, as well as infrastructure like communication towers.
According to the latest reports, more than 12,000 people have died and many more have been injured or are missing. Many schools were destroyed, including one that had at least 900 students in it. As authorities reach more remote areas, these numbers are expected to rise.
Chinese state media say more than 50,000 people have died in the earthquake that devastated parts of China on Monday. The warning comes after the government confirmed that the death toll had risen to 19,500 Rescue efforts continue to search for thousands still trapped. About 10m people across the Sichuan province have been directly affected by the 7.9 quake.
Chinese authorities say 60,000 quake victims have been rescued and that all affected areas have now been reached. The country is sending 30,000 extra troops to Sichuan to help the 50,000 already involved in rescue efforts. Some soldiers parachuted into the remotest areas, and dropped essential supplies from aircraft. Beijing says it will accept foreign aid and has agreed to help from rescue teams from Japan and Taiwan.
Sichuan University student takes video at 2:29pm in dorm.
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake shook Wenchuan County, Sichuan province of the People’s Republic of China at 14:28:04 local time (06:28:04 GMT). It had a magnitude of 7.8 Mw according to the State Seismological Bureau of China and United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the impact and Vietnam capital Hanoi.The closest major city from the earthquake’s epicenter is Chengdu.
The epicenter was at 31.084°N, 103.267°E, in Wenchuan County, Ngawa Prefecture, 90 km northwest of Chengdu, Sichuan, China, with its main tremor so far occurring at 14:28:04 local time (06:28:04 am GMT) on Monday 12 May 2008. Early reports of the earthquake’s Richter scale magnitude ranged from 7.6 to 8.0. Five major aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.0 to 6.0 were recorded within two hours of the main tremor.
Office workers in Chengdu reported a “continuous shaking for about two or three minutes”, with many people rushing outside.
I can feel the pain and after watching all the images and pictures and videos of the Shichuan, Cheng
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I have this iPhone Clone Look-Alike From China and it’s functional similar to iPhone. Model: AWANG A8
Mega Pixel Camera, tested the camera it’s not very clear compared to latest phone now but it’s conside ok lo.
The sound is superb, it’s like the phone has a sound card inside, when you listening to song while holding it, you will feel it. It has the function like Sony Ericsson too, shake it and the song will change. Haha .. =) not bad feature but I feel that it’s just for lazy ppl. no offence =p
This phone also come with dual-sim slot. Cool huh?
Features: SHAKE CONTROL & AUTO FULLSCREEN
- Shake Control : just shake the phone to change the music & wallpaper.. [The easy way to change your tune]
- Auto Full Screen or Rotate : just put the phone sideways and it automatically changes into fullscreen..
- Touch Screen (support hand writing)
- Multimedia Phone
- Dual Sim (Alternate)
- Bluetooth
- 3D Sound with Sub-woofer
- Multi Language
- Games
- Camera and VideoTools
Screen splendor
Horizontal or vertical – If u put the screen sideways it automatically changes into full screen! No need to press any buttons.. It work exactly like iPhone, like it will rotate =) cool
PHONE DETAILS:
Language: English, France, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Chinese
GSM 900/1800 (Dualband)Dimensions: 111 x 52 x 12 mm
Weight: 105g
Color: 3 inches WQVGA 240 x 400 pixels
16 x 9 TFT touchscreen
16 million color (Handwriting recognition)
1.3 Megapixels
Memory: microSD (512Mb included)
Bluetooth
Ringtone: 72 Polyphonic, mp3, mp4, midi, wav, amr
Vibration
WAP/GPRS/MMS/SMS/email
Computer Connection: No driver is required
Stand-by: up to 3 days
Talk time: up to 4 hours
CAMERA DETAILS:
Size: 640×480, 320×240, 160×120, 240×400
Image Quality: Normal, Low, High
Shutter Sound: Sound 1/2/3, offEV -4 to +4
Banding (50/60Hz)
Delay Timer (5/10/15sec, off)
Continue Shot: 1/3/5 shots
White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloud, Incandescence
Scene Mode: Auto, Night Mode
Effect Setting: Normal, Grayscale, Sepia, Sepia Green
Add frame: 2 different frames
CAMCORDER DETAILS:
White Balance (Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloud, Incandescence)
EV -4 to +4
Night Mode (On/Off) Banding (50/60Hz)
Video Quality: Low, Normal, Fine, High
File Size Limited: 95k, 195k, 295k, No Limited
Record Time Limited: 15/30/60 sec, No Limited
Record Audio: On/OffEncode Format (Mpeg4, H.263)
Effect Setting(Normal, Grayscale, Sepia, Sepia Green)
Entertainment:
Audio Player: Music plays by Speakers or Stereo headphone
VIdeo Player: Play Stereo 3GP/MP4 Video,
Full/Half Screen
Sound Recorder
Games
Image Viewer
Organizer:
Alarm
Calendar
To Do List
World
Clock
Health
Extra:
Bluetooth
Calculator
Stopwatch
Unit Converter
Currency Converter
Memory Details:
External Memory: Support T-Flash (512mb included)
Phone Book:
500 contacts Name, Number, Home Number, Company Name,
Email Address, Office Number, Fax Number, Birthday,
Associate Picture, Associate Video, Associate Sound,
Caller GroupCaller Picture, Caller Ring Tone, Caller Video
Package:
1 x A8+Touchscreen Phone
1 x Charger
2 x Battery
1 x Earphone hands free
1 x Manual
This is reviewed by China ppl, more pro video compared to mine =)
Overall the phone is ok consider it’s an affordable phone with loaded functions from China.
Want to get one of this iPhone Look-Alike From China as a new year present to pampered yourself or your loved one? It’s nice and cheap and affordable too!
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Ocean Park is one of the biggest entertainment complexes of its kind in Asia.Its reef aquarium, giant pandas, roller-coasters, Kid’s World andDiscovery of the Ancient World combine to offer a fun-filled day.
