Thursday, May 22, 2008

Nashville musicstreet

It was comfortably warm in nashville, n broadway street has many little cafes & pubs with musicians who play for tips & a chance to be talent spotted.
My new friend, Kevin was a music enthusiast, & we had fun checking out bluegrass music, folksy upbeat with an irish influence. See e photo of e taps in e bars too, at least 20-30taps of fresh beer!
i also met a musician playing on e sidewalk, didnt take any photos of Jerrywager, but definitely enjoyed his music & company. Jerry looks a bit like Mike Jagger..

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Continental Cleveland to Nashville

Clouds on a plane ride..

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Cleveland : cathedral fr my window

There's a spire of a church fr my window (on e 5th flr), n its so beautiful to see e sun light touch upon e tips of e pinacle in e morning.
Look at e clock for e times in e photos :)

1. first rays (with special effects fr flash, reflection)
2. morning rays afterwards
3. in e evening, before sundown
*see e mini-false windows on near e top of e church spire.. cute & it blends in so well with the design.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Cleveland downtown




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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Red Robin

Lunch venue today, Red Robin - gourmet burgers..
The strawberry lemonade(with real strawberries) is e best! Free refils, i had it last year & this year too.

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

US May14-31

Hallo folks, i will be away e 2nd half of May.. yesterday e officer at immigration said,
"Welcome to America!" ;)

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mulu rainforest n limestone caves 2007

Date: Thur 20dec - Sun 23dec

Expenditure: ~S$600/person
More post-writeup to come..
Photo album (Thanks Vince!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnysgp/sets/72157603532010170/

And links: http://www.royalmuluresort.com/home.htm


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Tokyo big lantern temple





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Monday, May 12, 2008

Tokyo seagulls & waterways

Pics from a river cruise from Hinode pier to Akakusa temple..

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Tokyo Jan-2008

Tokyo : Fri 18jan - Mon 21jan (4-days)
Airtic: Mileage points
Expenditure: ~S$1000/person (accomodation, food, souveniers, misc)

My impression of tokyo, megapolis of highrise of glass & grays/browns in various shades. It seems to be a place of salary men & smart dressed women, a place mostly for work where e population live outside tokyo.

Finally, i see someone wearing red ! Otherwise, a half day of walking e city n underground trains on e weekday, i really stand out among e black n navy suits!

The food is fabulous (i like jap food!). There is a grace & care in pretty packaging & little personal gestures of ettiquete. Things are eXpensive! A bowl of e cheapest self-service- buttonpress order ramen costs like S$8. After 3 days, tell me its S$8/ramen, i go... so cheap ah! ;)

Weekends, e city is transformed with e vibes of shoppers ! Things are more colorful, and punk culture strutts along e sidewalk of e shopping street & in a meeting point.

There is also a cultural side to tokyo, Temples, Fish auction market, Sumo-wrestling, Specialty shops selling tea & local delicacies, Sushi shops. There is a hightech fun side, e myraid coin-vending machines, e electrical gadget street (akihabara) and a sporty side, baseball pitches in every corner of e city. And also a ...weird side to japan, maid's cafe, love hotels, hmm.

The weather was chilly (average 4-8degC in e day) and we took the train a lot.

Photos:
1. 1st time on a jap train
2. tokyo skyline fr hotel
3. alleyway at nite


(more photos coming up.. )

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