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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
日本2007
又去咗公幹啦,由於今次個trip會連住個block leave,所以都幾有holiday mood,我仲plan咗stay behind兩日.今次的theme係盡情消費,想買便買,想逛便逛!
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Trips in 2007 so far
1. Phuket, Thailand, Feb 2007
-- planned, celebrate 3rd year wedding anniversary
2. Beijing, China, Apr 2007
-- unplanned, visit husband at Beijing during his business trip
3. Seoul, Korea, May 2007
-- planned but also unplanned as husband joined due to golden week in China
So, it seemed to me that I have gone on many trips with my husband just in 4 months' time!!! And don't forget that I am still having full-time job + part-time study. I am proud of my time management and planning. So, although he is on a 2+ month business trip, I have seen him 3 times during this period! We are so far but so near.
He will be back on Saturday. Hope he has a safe trip back home.
-- planned, celebrate 3rd year wedding anniversary
2. Beijing, China, Apr 2007
-- unplanned, visit husband at Beijing during his business trip
3. Seoul, Korea, May 2007
-- planned but also unplanned as husband joined due to golden week in China
So, it seemed to me that I have gone on many trips with my husband just in 4 months' time!!! And don't forget that I am still having full-time job + part-time study. I am proud of my time management and planning. So, although he is on a 2+ month business trip, I have seen him 3 times during this period! We are so far but so near.
He will be back on Saturday. Hope he has a safe trip back home.
Monday, May 07, 2007
第四次去首爾公幹
Seoul is wonderful for travelling in May. The flowers blossom and the sun shines brightly. I feel so good (even when I have come back). This time, the trip is a bit different, as it may be my last business trip to Seoul under ABN AMRO entity. If merger will be successful, who knows whether I will still support Korea. So, my Korean colleagues and I have the feeling of "saying goodbye" after this encounter.
This time, I have a guest joining me. This is good for both of us. But we missed to do a few things: having the grill eel meal and going to JJ @ Grant Hyatt. Anyway, we experienced many wonderful developments in Seoul and were surprised at how Seoul is trying hard to make itself an international city.
If I don't have the language barrier, maybe I would enjoy working in Seoul. Anyway, I think I am a pure Hong Kong person who loves to breathe the Hong Kong air so much.
Goodbye to my friends in Seoul!
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Thursday, September 07, 2006
明洞餃子 Myeongdong Gyoja
The Seoul office is just next to the Millenium Seoul Hilton hotel. So, we usually stay in this hotel. Given that Seoul Hilton is so close to Myeongdong 明洞, I visited Myeongdong every time. It is an exciting place for ladies, as you can quickly know the Seoul fashion trend by looking at the shops and the people. Also, they have some hawkers selling cheaper stuff e.g. accessories.
You can easily find the following stuff: necklace, hair clips, watches, belts, bags, shoes, sunglasses, socks, pantyhose, etc. In the Migliore department store, you can get all kinds of business shirts, skirts and coats. They like to wear dark blue, beige and white clothes a lot. Knitted wear is so common for summer time.
Other than Migliore, people can get variety of goods from 明洞衣類. Also, the Amore Star shop is where you can buy Laneige cosmetic products. The underground shopping mall in the Myeongdong station also sells cheaper stuff. I highly recommend a stall selling corn-taste small buns.
For food, there are not many choices. I heard that 明洞餃子 is very famous. I think it is true, as there are long queues for all the 3 shops inside Myeongdong. Since I was on my own, I could get a table easily. In my first visit, I thought dumpling (mandu) should be the most famous food so I ordered that. However, it was not that good. After some observation, I found that most people were eating noodle instead of dumpling. So, in my second visit, I ordered the noodle that was shown on wall. However, again, my decision was wrong. The one I ordered was cold noodle while others were enjoying the hot dumpling soup noodle (kalguksu). Too bad! I must go there again to try the hot noodle!
People can just order one noodle but can ask for unlimited kimchi and rice! People first ate the noodle and kimchi. After they finished the noodle, they just added the rice into the soup and mix them. Wow, they are not wasting anything.
This shop has one very good design. As I need to share a table with a stranger, they have installed a partition between me and the other customer. So, I can get privacy but at the same time can see other customers in the restaurant.
You can easily find the following stuff: necklace, hair clips, watches, belts, bags, shoes, sunglasses, socks, pantyhose, etc. In the Migliore department store, you can get all kinds of business shirts, skirts and coats. They like to wear dark blue, beige and white clothes a lot. Knitted wear is so common for summer time.
Other than Migliore, people can get variety of goods from 明洞衣類. Also, the Amore Star shop is where you can buy Laneige cosmetic products. The underground shopping mall in the Myeongdong station also sells cheaper stuff. I highly recommend a stall selling corn-taste small buns.
For food, there are not many choices. I heard that 明洞餃子 is very famous. I think it is true, as there are long queues for all the 3 shops inside Myeongdong. Since I was on my own, I could get a table easily. In my first visit, I thought dumpling (mandu) should be the most famous food so I ordered that. However, it was not that good. After some observation, I found that most people were eating noodle instead of dumpling. So, in my second visit, I ordered the noodle that was shown on wall. However, again, my decision was wrong. The one I ordered was cold noodle while others were enjoying the hot dumpling soup noodle (kalguksu). Too bad! I must go there again to try the hot noodle!
People can just order one noodle but can ask for unlimited kimchi and rice! People first ate the noodle and kimchi. After they finished the noodle, they just added the rice into the soup and mix them. Wow, they are not wasting anything.
This shop has one very good design. As I need to share a table with a stranger, they have installed a partition between me and the other customer. So, I can get privacy but at the same time can see other customers in the restaurant.
My Tokyo trip (2)
About shopping
Years back, I spent quite some money to buy Hello Kitty stuff in Japan. I also liked to visit Ueno 上野 to buy some market / household stuff. Before I set off for Tokyo, my husband had warned me not to spend money on useless stuff. I bare this in mind.
This time, I tried to look for reasonably-priced good-quality stuff. I bought the followings:
1. Burberry towels and handkerchief (can also be used as a small cotton scarf)
2. Ultra-light umbrellas
3. Porter bag for my husband (ace-company.net/~coolcat)
4. Samantha Vega bag for myself (www.samantha.co.jp)
5. Majolica Majorca cosmetics (www.shiseido.co.jp/mj/index.htm)
6. Anna Sui bracelet (+ phone strap as a gift)
7. Some clothes from Suzuya Japan
8. Hello Kitty x Anna Sui towel + Charmmy Kitty stickers
Originally, I planned to buy Burberry Blue Label bag / Agnis B bag. However, the prices were not as cheap as what people told me. Also, for Uniqlo clothes, there were only a few good choices but they were not cheap. I used to think that Japan department stores have summer sale from July to August. However, when I was in Tokyo near end of August, not many shops were offering discounts. The Sanrio shop at Ikebukuro used to have very lovely Hello Kitty stuff. But this time, the goods were just so-so. In the past, I mainly took JR Yamanote line 山手線. This time, as my hotel is close to Metro station, so I tried hard to take Metro as much as possible. This is really new experience for me.
Years back, I spent quite some money to buy Hello Kitty stuff in Japan. I also liked to visit Ueno 上野 to buy some market / household stuff. Before I set off for Tokyo, my husband had warned me not to spend money on useless stuff. I bare this in mind.
This time, I tried to look for reasonably-priced good-quality stuff. I bought the followings:
1. Burberry towels and handkerchief (can also be used as a small cotton scarf)
2. Ultra-light umbrellas
3. Porter bag for my husband (ace-company.net/~coolcat)
4. Samantha Vega bag for myself (www.samantha.co.jp)
5. Majolica Majorca cosmetics (www.shiseido.co.jp/mj/index.htm)
6. Anna Sui bracelet (+ phone strap as a gift)
7. Some clothes from Suzuya Japan
8. Hello Kitty x Anna Sui towel + Charmmy Kitty stickers
Originally, I planned to buy Burberry Blue Label bag / Agnis B bag. However, the prices were not as cheap as what people told me. Also, for Uniqlo clothes, there were only a few good choices but they were not cheap. I used to think that Japan department stores have summer sale from July to August. However, when I was in Tokyo near end of August, not many shops were offering discounts. The Sanrio shop at Ikebukuro used to have very lovely Hello Kitty stuff. But this time, the goods were just so-so. In the past, I mainly took JR Yamanote line 山手線. This time, as my hotel is close to Metro station, so I tried hard to take Metro as much as possible. This is really new experience for me.
My Tokyo trip (1)
I have not visited Japan for 4 years. This time, I spent 1.5 extra days to walk around Tokyo. I got to places like Korakuen 後樂園, Ikebukuro 池袋, Omotesando 表參道, Harajuku 原宿, Shibuya 涉谷 and Shinjuku 新宿. The hotel and my company's office are located at Roppongi 六本木. I also visited the future BCP site at Ariake 有明, which is close to Odaiba 台場.
It's my first time going to Omotesando Hills 表參道山 and Roppongi Hills 六本木山. These are pretty new shopping malls. I also tried a 居酒屋 at Roppongi which has a Western-style setting. I am so happy to see the Tokyo Disneyland on my way to Narita Airport.
The Japanese data centre is quite different from the Hong Kong ones. Their raised floor and rack doors are designed differently. Also, seems that FM200 is not a commonly-used fire control system in Japan.
It's my first time going to Omotesando Hills 表參道山 and Roppongi Hills 六本木山. These are pretty new shopping malls. I also tried a 居酒屋 at Roppongi which has a Western-style setting. I am so happy to see the Tokyo Disneyland on my way to Narita Airport.
The Japanese data centre is quite different from the Hong Kong ones. Their raised floor and rack doors are designed differently. Also, seems that FM200 is not a commonly-used fire control system in Japan.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
我的日本與韓國
I suddenly need to visit both Seoul Office and Tokyo Office in 2 consecutive weeks. It was so tiring for me as I did not fly directly between the 2 offices. I had to fly from Seoul to HK and then fly from HK to Tokyo the next morning.
It's my 3rd time in Seoul office and people were so warm to me. Also, I got exposure to their day-to-day work and I learnt why they are always so busy. They always tried to bring me out for lunch or even dinner / drinks.
It's my 1st time in Tokyo office and comparatively, they did not have much interests in visitors. Also, people were from different nationalities and there were so many expatriates who could speak fluent Japanese!
Funny thing is, the ladies in both countries will brush their teeth after lunch. For Tokyo office, whenever you use the ladies' toilet, you have to push on the "Flushing sound" 流水音 button. Don't ask me why. Maybe this is an etiquette to other toilet users. [Update: I later saw a similar thing but the kanji is 音姬. There was an english translation saying that the sound can muffle the toilet sound.]
In terms of office facilities, the most impressive thing was about drinks. Seoul office offered all kinds of bottled soft drinks in the fridge. Also, there were lots of hot drinks. In Tokyo office, they have a free vending machine that provides cold and hot drinks including CC Lemon, Coffee, Tea, Green Tea, Cocoa etc... I think there were more than 30 choices just in one machine!
These 2 trips gave me some time to escape from Hong Kong and can rest before school starts on 8/28. I have not visited Japan for 4 years, but frankly speaking, Tokyo is more or less the same to me. I am a bit surprised that the Japanese are dressing so casually to work! I was cheated by those Japanese drama! Seems that the Korean business clothes are more elegant and stylish.
It's my 3rd time in Seoul office and people were so warm to me. Also, I got exposure to their day-to-day work and I learnt why they are always so busy. They always tried to bring me out for lunch or even dinner / drinks.
It's my 1st time in Tokyo office and comparatively, they did not have much interests in visitors. Also, people were from different nationalities and there were so many expatriates who could speak fluent Japanese!
Funny thing is, the ladies in both countries will brush their teeth after lunch. For Tokyo office, whenever you use the ladies' toilet, you have to push on the "Flushing sound" 流水音 button. Don't ask me why. Maybe this is an etiquette to other toilet users. [Update: I later saw a similar thing but the kanji is 音姬. There was an english translation saying that the sound can muffle the toilet sound.]
In terms of office facilities, the most impressive thing was about drinks. Seoul office offered all kinds of bottled soft drinks in the fridge. Also, there were lots of hot drinks. In Tokyo office, they have a free vending machine that provides cold and hot drinks including CC Lemon, Coffee, Tea, Green Tea, Cocoa etc... I think there were more than 30 choices just in one machine!
These 2 trips gave me some time to escape from Hong Kong and can rest before school starts on 8/28. I have not visited Japan for 4 years, but frankly speaking, Tokyo is more or less the same to me. I am a bit surprised that the Japanese are dressing so casually to work! I was cheated by those Japanese drama! Seems that the Korean business clothes are more elegant and stylish.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
Germany+Austria+Switzerland Itinerary
Highlights of the trip:
| 5/25 | Hong Kong -> Frankfurt (Cathay Pacific) |
| 5/26 | Frankfurt tour |
| Frankfurt -> Rudesheim (Train) | |
| Rudesheim + Drosselgasse tour | |
| 5/27 | Rudesheim -> Koblenz (River Rhine Cruise) |
| Koblenz -> Heidelberg (Train) | |
| 5/28 | Heidelberg -> Stuttgart (Train) |
| Stuttgart tour (Mercedes Benz Museum, Palace) | |
| Stuttgart -> Heidelberg (Train) | |
| 5/29 | Heidelberg tour (Universitat, Schloss, Brucke, Haupt Strasse) |
| Heidelberg -> Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Car) | |
| 5/30 | Rothenburg ob der Tauber tour |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber -> Dinkelbuhl (Car, thru Romantische Strasse) | |
| Dinkelbuhl tour | |
| Dinkelbuhl -> Augsburg (Car, thru Romantische Strasse) | |
| Augsburg tour | |
| Augsburg -> Fussen (Car, thru Romantische Strasse) | |
| 5/31 | Fussen tour |
| Fussen -> Schloss Newschwanstein (Car + Walk) | |
| Schloss Newschwanstein tour | |
| Schloss Newschwanstein -> Fussen (Bus + Car) | |
| Fussen -> Munchen (Car) | |
| 6/1 | Munchen tour (BMW Museum, Karls Platz, Marien Platz, Maximillan Strasse) |
| 6/2 | Munchen tour (Allianz Arena, Residenz, Residenzmuseum, Schatzkammer, Maximillan Strasse, Viktualien Markt) |
| 6/3 | Munchen -> Salzburg (Train) |
| Salzburg tour | |
| Salzburg -> Munchen (Train) | |
| 6/4 | Munchen -> Zurich (Swiss airline) |
| Zurich -> Winterthur (Train) | |
| Winterthur -> Rheinfall (Train) | |
| Rheinfall tour | |
| Rheinfall -> Lucerne (Train) | |
| Lucerne tour | |
| 6/5 | Lucerne -> Alpnachstad (Lake Lucerne cruise) |
| Alpnachstad -> Mount Pilatus (Cogwheel railway) | |
| Mount Pilatus tour | |
| Mount Pilatus -> Kriens (Panoramic gondola) | |
| Kriens -> Lucerne (Bus) | |
| Lucerne tour | |
| 6/6 | Lucerne -> Interlaken (Train, Brunig Express Goldenpass line) |
| Interlaken -> Lauterbrunnen (Train) | |
| Lauterbrunnen tour | |
| Lauterbrunnen -> Wengen (Train) | |
| Wengen tour | |
| Wengen -> Interlaken | |
| Interlaken tour | |
| 6/7 | Interlaken -> Grindelwald (Train) |
| Grindelwald -> Kleine Scheidegg (Train) | |
| Kleine Scheidegg -> Eigergletscher -> Eigerwand -> Eismeer -> Jungfraujoch (Train) | |
| Jungfraujoch tour | |
| Jungfraujoch -> Interlaken (Train) | |
| 6/8 | Interlaken -> Bern (Train) |
| Bern tour | |
| Bern -> Interlaken (Train) | |
| Interlaken -> Brienz (Lake Brienz cruise) | |
| Brienz -> Lucerne (Train, Brunig Express Goldenpass line) | |
| Lucerne -> Zurich (Train) | |
| Zurich tour (Niederdorfstrasse) | |
| 6/9 | Zurich tour (Churches, Bahnhofstrasse, FoxTown, Airport, Hauptbahnhof, Airport) |
| Zurich Airport (Watch FIFA 2006 Germany vs Costa Rica) | |
| Zurich -> Hong Kong (Swiss airline) | |
| 6/10 | Hong Kong |
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Seoul Lifestyle Hotel (只需港幣約650元,包按摩池及各樣先進設施)
http://www.lifestylehotel.co.kr/
Lifestyle Hotel 有48間不同設計的房間,房內設施包括:42吋LCD電視,DVD機及2.1揚聲器,冷熱水機,水杯消毒機,空氣淨化機,按摩池,智能馬桶,按摩式花洒,免費寛頻上網,自助販賣機,分體式冷氣機,三種模式燈光控制(日,月,星)--房內先進的設施令人目不暇給,最奇妙的是,大部份設施都能透過一個遙控器便能操控.位置離首爾主要蒲點有點遠,但亦非常鄰近本地人蒲點永登浦區和樂天百貨.物照所值.
Lifestyle Hotel 有48間不同設計的房間,房內設施包括:42吋LCD電視,DVD機及2.1揚聲器,冷熱水機,水杯消毒機,空氣淨化機,按摩池,智能馬桶,按摩式花洒,免費寛頻上網,自助販賣機,分體式冷氣機,三種模式燈光控制(日,月,星)--房內先進的設施令人目不暇給,最奇妙的是,大部份設施都能透過一個遙控器便能操控.位置離首爾主要蒲點有點遠,但亦非常鄰近本地人蒲點永登浦區和樂天百貨.物照所值.
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