【Thailand】 Pattaya has only the beauty of purity and freshness and no ladyboy, no alcoholic

November 22, 2017 yuning Leave a comment

I am glad to be back in Thailand after a lapse of 5 years, Thailand keeps me addicted, I am still preoccupied with it after my return.

It takes two hour to fly from Kunming to Bangkok.

After the flight lands, I step out of the aircraft, I feel a hot wind blowing, with its familiar scents. I get through the customs and claim my baggage, I buy some food at the airport and go directly to Pattaya.

At last I will meet the captivating seaside city again.

I go to a city, I climb up to the top of the whole city, from whence I look about on all sides, it has become my habit on the journey. I always think that enjoying the scenery of the whole city is to have the city.

So is Pattaya, the small hill is not high at all, I climb up to the top of the small hill in about twenty minutes. There is a red Radio and Television Tower on the hill, in addition, at the top of the hill stands a tiny temple, which stood in flowering shrubs, there are many bronze Buddhas and the best wishes for their parents or reletives or friends in the Buddhist followers’s hearts. Of course, there are many tourists from all over the world.

Here is almost a prime destination for tourists, who come for the beautiful and spectacular Pattaya Bay.

My whole body is wet with sweat then is dry after exposure to the breeze. I follow a tour group down the hill, we march down the main road towards the seaside, then go straight on, Pattaya Walking Street is at the end.

In the daytime Pattaya Walking Street is the starting point of the coastal Avenue, on either side of the street, shops, restaurants next to one. Shopping and dining or seashore leisure, nearly all Thai villa resorts are concentrated on both sides of the street.

Here is also the most popular beach for the tourists in the world. People take part in beach revelry, snorkeling or swimming, and sit on the ground under the coconut trees, the time of Pattaya is free and casual.

After nightfall, Pattaya starts to fade the serenity of the daytime, and reveal to us her wild and unrestrained side. The pedestrianized street in the daytime is already the scene of debauchery, swarmed the heads of men and women, the wine tastes and music that spreads everywhere in the air.

The night life in Pattaya is only beginning.

The empty street in the daytime is filled with people at the moment, the din of music, chatter and clinking glasses is continuing around. We follow the surging crowd, keep on moving, only breaking off occasionally to press the shutter release on the camera.

The noisy night like this isn’t suited to me, but personally I’d prefer to record the wonderful moments of another world.

We walk down this street to its end and arrive at Pattaya Bay.

When the night approaches, streetlamps begin to light, Pattaya Bay comes out looking differently on the other end.

People gather at the pedestrian street, the seaside at night is extraordinarily quiet. Faraway ships and tall buildings, colour neon lights are flashing, waterfront scenery beautiful.

The cool sea breeze blowing through, I sit by the sea for a while. There are no sounds other than the soft murmur of the waves rolling on the beach, the spoondrift looks softer, that is exactly what I want, I take photos of the quiet sea.

In Thailand, how could I enjoy the fun in the water. I find Ramayana Water Park, it is a favourite afternoon of my visit to Pattaya.

Ramayana Water Park is a mere thirty-minute drive from the centre of Pattaya. All the way forward, we gradually move away from the hustle and bustle of the city, we go with mountains and beautiful fields. More and more open field of vision, the air becomes more delightfully fresh, I am a little puzzled, where does Ramayana Water Park, ranking No. 1 in Thailand and No. 3 Asia hide?

The car stop suddenly, Ramayana Water Park appears in sight.

Ramayana and Mahabharata are Indian two big epics. We don’t even go inside Ramayana Water Park, we can feel that a tinge of historical crossing breath is walking towards us. The crumbling wall, the mythological figures carrying dharma-vessels, can’t help letting me some excited and I am to embark on adventure with Rama.

Ramayana Water Park, with twenty glide paths, divides into four adult areas and two children’s areas, and the biggest wave pool and the whitewater rafting in Thailand. Whether a couple travel with children or the lovers travel together, it makes everyone have fun.

I stay a long time in the park. On this side of the park, covered with green trees and colorful flowers, the tourists drift down wooded canals, they can enjoy the brilliant sunshine and marvelous scenery, on the other side, water splashed everywhere, screaming again and again, and in the distance I can see people descending nearby high place, the whitewater rafting is so tense and stimulating, I get really nervous and I can hardly speak as I stand by and watch.

To Thailand, where natural and ultimately, to taste the local cuisine. Pattaya food attracts diners from all over the world for its various types, fragrance, pleasant tastes and reasonable nutrition composition.

My friends who have been in Thailand for many years say they often drive their car to come over and have a meal in Pattaya, after dinner, they make the journey back. First, the living costs in Pattaya are lower than in Bangkok, second, clean air and fresh food material. Though counting in roundtripping gasoline costs, all expenses already exceed vegetable prices, Pattaya keeps them addicted, also, as I watch their satisfied smiles, anything was worth it.

My favorite foods are Thai food that are a strong spicy fresh flavor, especially the foods that use fresh local ingredients, normally served with a green coconut or a cup of aromatic Thai milk tea, I feel that I eat the whole summer.

Asia, Singapore

The story of Chinatown in Singapore

October 3, 2017 liuli Leave a comment

Each time I go to Singapore, I like to stroll around Niu Che Shui. I can not only experience Singapore folk customs, but also taste delicacies from Singapore’s Chinatown. But what you may not know is that there are two oldstreets which held those stories lurking in Niu Che Shui.

Chinatown in Singapore is named Niu Che Shui, the origin of this name reflected a piece of history of overseas Chinese in those years. At that time, overseas Chinese who lived in Singapore had no running water, so they sent water by bullock carts every day, it was heavy traffic on the street. As time passed, people called it Niu Che Shui. Today Niu Che Shui has become a collection place for Chinese Singaporeans, there are all kinds of snack food in China, the night market is ablaze with light and noisy with voices, just like temple fair.

The general area of Niu Che Shui, north to Singapore River, west to New Bridge Road, south to Maxwell Road and Kreta Ayer Road, east to CecilSreet. Whenever you come to Niu Che Shui, the sidewalks are bustling with people, not just for overseas Chinese, but for numbers of foreigners love going to Niu Che Shui as well, they come here to feel the folk custom in the Chinese-speaking world.

Early in 1819, to develop Singapore economy, the British Government enrolled large amount of labors from overseas, in a few short years, the population of Singapore was increased from several hundred people to tens of thousands of people, the number of Chinese workers from Guangdong Province and Fujian Province, who had more proportion in all Chinese laborers. At that time, Chinese laborers lived at the entrance to sea of Singapore River and did heavy carrying work on the docks. To sweep the dusty road, the big bullock carts loaded with water and washed it clear with water every day.

After the British Raffles landed in Singapore in 1819, more Chinese people came to here, most of them lived in Niu Che Shui. Raffles made Niu Che Shui designated as Chinese residential area. In those years, Singapore had no running water and all the water that the whole city needed was sent to downtown area by bullockcarts from outskirts, then water was transferred to various areas of the city from downtown area. Because Chinatown was located in the centre of Singapore, so the water-supply area, which people in Singapore sent water by bullock-cart was called Niu Che Shui.

There is a sumptuous Buddha Tooth Relic Temple sitting in Niu Che Shui, founded by ShiFaZhao Buddhist master in 2002, a statue of the solemn Buddha was worshiped in the main hall of the Buddha Temple, also known as the future Buddha or Metteyya Bodhisatta. In the temple there are the buddha’s tooth and thousands of golden Buddhas.

In the temple, religious men and women stream in and out every day, people come here and burn incense to Buddha for blessing their own family. Small and large gold Buddha statuettes are countless, an atmosphere of golden color is quite impressive.

Niu Che Shui is inundated with various small shops, wandering in Niu Che Shui, I feel so affectionately. Niu Che Shui has gone through many vicissitudes, but overseas Chinese still remain true to the original that religious belief and family tradition.

This is a durian fruit franchised store, the boss is obviously good at business, this store area is not large, in his store one of wall is covered with the pictures of the boss and his customers. Food products made using durian inside the store are various, and make us enjoy ourself so much that we forget to go home.

This is a tattoo shop, the boss is very enthusiastic and shows us a variety of tattoos in his arm, short-term tattoo can still maintains 2 to 8 days, the cost of tattoo is 5 to 20 Singapore dollars according to tattooed pattern size.

Nanyang Old Coffee, there is a sign in the doorway which said, “adhering to tradition, presents natural good taste of Nanyang coffee. Like the smell of Nanyang, like Nanyang amorous feelings, I stroll around Niu Che Shu, I feel Overseas Chinese traditions and fine food, my heart is full of happiness and joy.

Niu Che Shu is the old street of Overseas Chinese, there are countless sad stories of Overseas Chinese here. The stories of Prostitutes Street and Street Of The Dead make me deeply impression.

Smith Street’s red-light district located in the corner of Niu Che Shu, brothels were everywhere at the beginning of the 20th century, due to there are a lot more legal male immigrants of the time than female, so the prostitution was thriving in colonial Singapore. In those days, most of whorehouses were managed by Overseas Chinese, two whorehouses were managed by Japanese, prostitutes here led an extremely miserable life, few of them got out of there alive.

Not far away from Prostitutes Street was Street Of The Dead. Before, on both sides of the street were funeral parlors, at that time, the place Singaporeans lived was remarkably narrow, the house wasn’t big enough for the living person, let alone made room for the dead. So funeral parlors came into being, funeral parlors not only provided a dwelling-place for the dying men but also arranged appropriately their funeral.

Still later, the government of Singapore banned brothels and funeral parlors here, Nowadays, we see that these two streets have been replace by the flourishing stores, at the corner of the street there are now two signs which tell us the stories that once happened here.

Germany

The Porsche museum

September 10, 2014 yuning Leave a comment

In this modern society, many people dream of owning a his own favorite car. The Porsche museum is a place where you gallop on dreamy road.

The Porsche museum, located in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of the most spectacular car museums. When seen from afar, theme colored in white, the main architecture of the museum shows irregular polygons, filled with sense of modern times and dynamic fashion. As if Porsche company business card, this museum reveals the unique characteristics of Porsche and great self-confidence in the future. Just above the doorway that leads to the Porsche museum, the glass ceiling refracts dreamlike light and shadow, has a unique charm, and sends people endless imagination.

Interior of the Porsche museum, its 5600-square-meter exhibition hall is designed to be spiral ramps like strips of expressways and flyovers, and displays numerous Porsche classic cars. Sports cars and cars are just like the exquisite sculptures, the style of Porsche automobiles can divide into fashionable style, restore ancient ways, traditional style, and so on, all without exception are crafted and put on ambilight. This type of exhibition not only demonstrates Porsche’s history, but also shows Porsche brand’s charm and diversity, these cars are often in dazzling at the same time, stimulates the audiences’ interests and hobby.