X'mas Eve and New Year Eve Dinners 2007

Plentiful of foods, wines and grandfather port for the two dinners at family gatherings at my sis-in-law's house. X'mas-drank the golden dew wine (golddust inside sweet golden wine, cost rm 100 from Oz) and ate turkey, loong foong ducks etc. Drank grandfather port from oz too with secret recipe cake. daughter back from melbourne with many white cherries and red cherries to eat too during new year eve.
Merry X'mas and Happy prosperous and healthy new year to all! Kampai..

Philly and Newark - Nov 2007

Protest (bring back our kids from the warzone in Iraq and Afghanistan) beside Visitor Center, City Hall with William Penn Statue on top. Stayed at Newark Hilton Elizabeth beside Budweiser Beer factory and Newark Airport, and shopping at JerseyGarden and X'mas tree with Santa are there for kids to take photo with.

Philadephia - Nov 2007

Philly-2nd Bank of USA, Independence Hall from the back's view, The Signor etc. Shitting at Omni Hotel, lobby's toilet and got scared when saw a face staring at me from the marble floor on the left of my foot.
It was raining leaves and rain at Bryn Mawr near Villanova University and the fall's brown and orangey leaves on the trees were colorful and pleasant to view. No photos yet on this.

New York City - May 2007

Day trip to NYC again and saw a golfer, Spiderman with goodies bag & some funny characters on the street. In Times Square and TQ Toy R US store too.

New York City - March 2007 (Day trip)

Wandered around Time Square, NYC and saw Jesus-look-alike walking on the street, who take photo with you for USD 3.

Philadelphia USA - Feb/Mar 2007 (Chinatown etc)

Was in Philly's Chinatown during Chinese New Year's festival. Went to Macy to shop and when was out, it was snowing and had to use umbrella to walk back to hotel. Photo shows Independence Mall and The Signor in snow.

Philadelphia USA - Feb/Mar 2007

Went to Ben Franklin's old house (iron frame only) and his post office which is one stone throw from my hotel, Omni. The job poster is for applicants to a post office mailboy riding ponies to deliver letters. That's Ben Franklin, the famous politician, inventor, newspaper publisher etc. Franklin Court and its underground museum is worth visiting to know Ben better.

Atlantic City, New Jersey USA (March 2007)

Was in AC for few days. This is the casino city of US east coast. Been here few times now, as can get free shuttles from Philly to here (1.5-2 hours ride). Very cold and windy.

ChiangMai - Dec 2007

Golden Triangle, Mae Sai (Border with Burma), Hilltribes

North Thailand - Dec 2007
Visited Golden Triangle (stepped foot on Laos Island), Mae Sai (border with Burma) and then, visited the long neck native (Karen) and other hilltribe natives village.

Chiang Mai, Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai Dec 9 to 12

Thai King's Birthday decoration near Chiang Mai, visited old temple at Golden Triangle (infamous opium plantation runs by General Khun Sa, who passed away few months back). ride speedboat along Mekong River