Po from the movie Kung Fu Panda is adorable, but he comes nowhere near the charm of real-life giant pandas. Meet Le Le and Ying Ying from Ocean Park in Hongkong! These 2 lovable giants are mainstays at the Amazing Asian Animals complex. Pandas are proof that huge and cute are two words that go together. One look at them and you know you just can’t resist that hug-inducing feeling. I could not stop gushing as I felt like a kid
Category: Rest of the world
It has been a year since that trip and I still could not come up with apt words. You know that quick judgment that you make the moment when you first set foot in a new place? That Ahh, this place is laid-back or This one feels busy and fast-paced.. that did not happen with Myanmar. I could not put my finger on it at first. The country is poor but not depressed, quiet despite of people chattering, and a part of
Day 1 in Singapore was Turista-sa-Sentosa Day. We started the day early by having a huge breakfast at Killiney Kopitiam. I had second thoughts on visiting Universal Studios Singapore. I don’t know where I got the idea that USS was Disney-ish, with mascots and cute kiddie cartoons stuff. (A little backstory: in choosing between Ocean Park and Disneyland in Hongkong, we picked Ocean Park.) I want rides, rides, rides. I want the kind that gives me a sinking feeling in my
I absolutely enjoyed Singapore’s food. Everything suited my palate, from the coffee, kaya toast, and soft-boiled eggs breakfast at Killiney Kopitiam on my first day, up to the sumptuous steak lunch at Marche’s on my last. (That’s everything except for KFC’s hot and spicy chicken, because ours taste better). KILLINEY KOPITIAM Breakfast was the first order of the day. A few blocks away from the hotel was Killiney Kopitiam. An unassuming, traditional coffee shop lined up with the other restaurants along