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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Back from trip number 2! Went to China, Sichuan Province :)
Not really a well developed and flowery city, but good enough and a not too bad part of China, in terms of food, cleanliness and people. Most of the time was spent on the highlands (tibetian plateau), at least 3000m above sea level, luckily we didn't suffer from any altitude sickness. Dad, Bro and me were doing well thru'out the 8 days! We were also blessed with good weather which enabled us to view the scenary in perfect condition.
On this trip, there are some really unforgettable experiences, frights, laughs and all, which I shall now recollect and share with all. Photos wise, just view them from facebook!!

Experience 1:
When we first arrived in Chengdu airport, we needed to get out of the airport and meet the guide for breakfast before we check in again to catch a flight to Jiu Zhai Gou. Not so carefully, while exiting the arrival hall, dad dropped, let loose of his waist pouch from his hands!!! Of course we PANIC!! Because all of our travel expenses $$$ are in that pouch!!! Without that, 3 of us can no need to buy food, see panda (optional tour, need to pay $) and buy souvenirs!!! We told the guide, who kindly told the customs officers and gong-an for us and they were so nice! They replayed the CCTV, check where we dropped and whether anybody picked it up and ran off. They also helped us check with the airport cleaners and inspected the toilets, cause we went to the toilet too and broadcast on the PA and walkie talkies. After 30mins, we concluded that if it was a chinese who picked it up, seeing the cash and dad's handphone, that thief would probably have taken any of the domestic flights and flew off already! So we decided to case close, anyway bro and I got some cash and worse come to worse, use credit card. We went for our breakfast, but as we were walking outside the airport, the gong-an came running after us and say someone picked up our pouch and deposited it at the 'left baggage' counter!!! WOW!! We were totally stunned and amazed and overjoyed, given that, in China, a kind soul made a report and said that someone from Air China flight dropped the pouch! THAT'S US (daddy)! For so long, years of travelling, dad experienced for the first time he lost his pouch and money-less! We never felt so "RICH" before when we got the pouch back!

Experience 2:
We went to Mount E-mei, climb our way up and walked thru' the clouds and wet above the clouds! (up to heaven?) On the return, in the cable car, there was this group of buddhist followers, about 40 of them, chanted non-stop while the cable car was travelling down the mountain. Bro and I felt so enlighten and knew that the cable car sure to be blessed!

Experience 3:
For 2 meals a day, lunch and dinner, for the 7 days.......the table sure to have.....fried eggs with tomato, stir fry cucumber with pork, purple spinach, kang kong, veggie soup, mushroom with ham in soup, stir fry cucumber with carrot, tomato with eggs and seaweed soup.
Conclusion, no more economical (cai fan) rice for me and bro for the next 1 month!

Experience 4:
Who ever said that pandas can only take black and white photos? One the day that I was going to visit the pandas, dear sms me and requested that he wants a coloured panda photo! OK! According to the qian bian question, pandas can't take coloured photos. To satisfy and beat dear flat, I changed my camera setting to SEPIA mode and I took a photo of a panda (black and white) and TADA, it's REDDISH! No speck of black nor white!

Experience 5:
Dad tried the Tibetian qigong and it's really WOW!!! Bro and me saw right infront of us, that the doctor just mustered his Qi and HA! on dad's body, did cupping and the spot, and after that....."bad" blood that was black permeated from the skin...there was one that was a bloodclot too. If after 2 months, with chinese herbs, dad feels better, I could probably organise a trip back there, bringing mum and granny to cure and take away their pains and ills.