Monday, 31 December 2007

11th Dec 2007: Birth of Josephine Teo (小宝贝张思妍的到来)




First, it was a long 40 weeks pregnancy and now another painful 17+ hours delivering the baby. Going through the labour made me realize the greatness of motherhood. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Ying Ying for bringing me such a lovely daughter.

Sunday, 15 July 2007

14th Jul 2007: Jacky Cheung World Tour 07 / 学友光年世界巡回演唱会07




14th July 2007. It was truly a magnificent opportunity to witness the powerful voice of Hong Kong superstar Jacky Cheung. The three hours fill the audience with dances and familiar songs from the early 90s. The stage lightning was great but the bass was a little too strong for me. The ticket price is certainly worth it for this level of great performance…All the way Jacky.

Tuesday, 26 June 2007

24th Feb 2007: Italy / Rome 意大利/罗马




24th Feburary 2007. Rome is the last destination of our honey moon trip. 3 main places we visited was the Vatican city, Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain. We really enjoyed this trip very much and believe that all the photos taken will be a good memory in the future.

Monday, 14 May 2007

Ying Ying's Pregnancy




I am delighted that we will be having our own baby. It been an unforgettable experience witnessing Ying Ying's tummy getting bigger and bigger and our baby growing centimeters by centimeters and . Thank you for the hardship; my wife.

Friday, 13 April 2007

21st Feb 2007: Italy / Venice 意大利/威尼斯




21st Feburary 2007. The morning was drizzling and cold, spoiling our mood to Venice. Fortunately the sunshine appears at later day. We had the famous Squid spagetti or Black spagetti for lunch. Thrust me, no other spagetti in Italy taste better than this.

Thursday, 12 April 2007

20th Feb 2007: Italy / Sirmione




20th Feburary 2007. A few hours travel from Milan, we reach Sirmione, the southern shore of Lake Garda. Its just the right time to catch the warm sunset in Rocca Scaligera or so call Sirmione Castle.

Wednesday, 11 April 2007

21st Feb 2007: Italy / Verona 意大利/维罗纳




21st Feburary 2007. Juliette's house was a main attraction in Verona. It was filled with crowd taking shots with Juliette's bronze statue. Strangely nobody visited Romeo's house, which is just a short distance away. The shopping streets was really nice with a smaller version of Colloseum towards the city center.

Thursday, 29 March 2007

23rd Feb 2007: Italy / Siena 意大利/西耶那




23rd Feburary 2007. One of Italy's best preserved medieval towns, located in the heart of Tuscany. Siena, built on three hills and surrounded by well preserved walls, is filled with tonns of Gothic architecture.

22nd Feb 2007: Italy / Pisa 意大利/比萨铁塔




22nd February 2007. We reach the tower of Pisa with not much of a surprise. It was a small area cramped with tourist with the traditional pose. Well, we did it too. There are no more steel cables pulling the tower as the repair work have been completed. Guess what, we had Chinese food for lunch. It sucks but it is still better than Italian.

Wednesday, 14 March 2007

20th Feb 2007: Italy / Milan 意大利/米兰




20th Feburary 2007. Castello Sforzesco was our first stop in Milan. Though it has long historical background with some wonderful interior courtyards designed by Leonardo, it didn't impress us much. Next was Leonardo da Vinci's HorseIt was build to represent the appreciation of the Americans for the genius of Leonardo and the legacy of the Italian Renaissance. Not a fan of soccer but the AC Milan Club was "huge". Another great day with plenty of sunshine.

22nd Feb 2007: Italy / Florence 意大利/佛罗伦萨




22~23rd Feburary 2007. Florence is one of Italy's most atmospheric and pleasant city. It's here that we see the famous David (replica) statue and the famous Ponte Vecchio. Weather is cool and so walking on the streets is so relaxing. Our dinner was Italian: steak + some red wines. The restaurant's was owned by a 70 year old man and his behaviour was nothing more than weird. Our hotel room looks decent but the bathrooms was a no no.

Sunday, 11 March 2007

18th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Interlaken 瑞士/因特拉肯




17~18th Feburary 2007. Interlaken lies within lakes and mountains. The town is perfectly positioned as the gateway into the Oberland, linked into main train routes to and from Bern and Zürich.

Thursday, 8 March 2007

18th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Interlaken / Jungfrau 瑞士/因特拉肯/少女峰




The day greeted us with a cold morning, when we step out of our hotel. There were barely any sight of sunshine when we were travelling to the 1st and second stop. I suffered ocassion of gidiness at the top due to lack of oxygen. Ying Ying was however doing very well. When we reached the top, the sun was very strong and temperature drops beyond tolerable level, at leat for me. My standard expression in the open tells you how cold I am. How I wish I could hang out a little longer in the mountain area to take more photos.

Tuesday, 6 March 2007

17th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Bern 瑞士/伯尔尼


The Clock Tower (Zeitglockenturm) was Bern's first western city gate (1191 - 1256) and formed the boundary of the first city extension. Today it is one of Bern's most important sights. The ornate astronomical calendar clock was created in 1530.


The tower clock was the city's main clock and therefore had an authoritative function in Bern. It was from there that travel times indicated on the hour stones along the cantonal roads were measured. Length units - formerly cubit and fathom, today meter and double meter - for public inspection are displayed in the arch of the gate.


17th Feburary 2007. Bern (Berne) is perhaps the most charming city in Switzerland. The city is named after a pathetic bear (not the ones in the photos) that was killed by a Duke in 1911.

19th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Lake Geneva 瑞士/日内瓦湖




19th Feburary 2007. Castle of Chillon (Chateu de Chillon ), built on the water's edge, Chillon is unique with one side a fortress facing the ancient road to Italy, the other a princely residence facing the Lake of Geneva.

Monday, 5 March 2007

17th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Lucerne 瑞士/卢塞思




Famous attraction was the Lion Monument (Bertel Thorwaldsen's Lõwendenkmal) where it commemorates the Swiss Guards who died while defending Marie Antoinette in the French Revolution. Along the Ruess River, the chapel bridge was built in 1333 and is 200 meters in length and features 120 captioned triangular paintings from the early 1500s that chronicle the city’s history. The bridge was nearly destroyed in a 1993 fire and has been restored. Not to mention Burcherer, where you can get all the good watches you wanted.

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

16th Feb 2007: Germany / Titisee / Cuckoo Clock Villages in the Black Forest Resort




The Titisee lake is a kind of natural reservoir, whose water is dammed up by glacial moraines. It is two kilometres long and 700 metres wide and with that it is the largest natural lake in the Black Forest. It was presumably named after the Roman emperor Titus. The Cuckoo Clock is made in the winter time using soft wood found in the Black Forest.

16th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Schaffhausen / Rhine falls 瑞士/沙夫豪森州/莱茵瀑布




16th Feburary 2007. Rhine falls, Europe’s largest waterfall. They are truly magnificent, not so much for their height (a mere 23m) as for their impressive breadth (150m) and the sheer drama of the place, with the spray rising in a cloud of rainbows above the forested banks.

15th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Zurich 瑞士/苏黎士




15~16th Feburary 2007. The journey to Europe starts from Singapore to Doha, where we will transit to Zurich. Meals were generally good but the flight was long.

Monday, 26 February 2007

19th Feb 2007: Switzerland / Zermatt 瑞士/策尔马特




19th Feburary 2007. Snowy areas in Swizerland are always beautiful. You will never fail to get the clear blue and whites in your pictures. Zermatt is one of it.