Pak Kret, the greater Bangkok, Thailand

All right, from my last trip, I was brought to Pak Kret for checking some local food. Before introducing those local food, I would like to post some photos I took. I was told Pak Kret is like a cradle for Bangkok and its rooted history can be seen over there, like the old time rickshaw!

1. pier at Nonthaburi [we took 1.5 hours from Saphan Taksin (Silom line terminal station at the river side on Sathorn)]

2. an interesting hut with pier when we almost got to Nonthaburi.

3. a residential house on the water in Pak Kret. That reminded me of my grand mother's working place in Alrich Bay, Shaukiwan (now it's a Government housing estate). Alrich Bay used to be a place for fishermen and lots of houses were built on the water like this one.

4. A view to the upper stream of Chao Phrya River from Wong Hong Seng Restaurant.

5. see how relaxing those people having their snacks and drinks from the boats.

6. shuttle boats between Pak Kret and Koh Kret - a very short distance as you can see.

7. A view to the houses from Baan Kelabok (a tea house to be introduced later).

8. Wouldn't you want an icy water at 4:30pm by the river and enjoying a warm sunshine. Look at the far (top left) - there is a white dome. That's the landmark of Koh Kret (I was at Koh Kret in March 2007 and it's such a lovely island on the River). Some of you may have watched my movie last year about this island where I bought some nice local handicraft.

Barishka Russian Blue Breed cat "Larushka"

Photos at courtesy of Jaime

My friend is a cat lover and lately he has adopted a Russian Blue cat. The proper term is Barishka Russian Blue Breed and his cat is named as "Larushka' (in Russian it means bright, light and cheerful, named after a Russian princess). Larushka is a very friendly cat and her fur is like silk and velvet blue/grey - a very unique color. That really enchanted my eyes. So at the courtesy of my friend Jaime, I gotta post her photos in my blog for sharing with my friends. Thanks Jaime! P.S. I like the 3rd photo. All the 4 kitties just look at the same direction but with different eye sights.

Disneyland Hong Kong part 2

Disneyland Hong Kong part 1

Since Disneyland HK was opened in 2005, I could only pay my visit last weekend with my sister's family. So we went there at 10:30am and left there at 10:30pm. Among all the above photos, I like the 2nd last one as the 2nd cat seemed to look at me when I took the photo. By the way, I don't know most of the characters' names. Can anyone tell me what the name of this white cat is?

Ap Lei Chau seafood market, Hong Kong

Ap Lei Chau market has become my top 1 seafood market place. They have quite a lot of wild catch fish and seafood. The prices are very cheap and the seafood is so fresh! Check the 3rd photo. I used to fish a lot of this kind of fish outside Ah Kung Arhm (after Shaukiwan) in a small boat with my father. The fish is called "blue girl", but it looks good but doesn't taste good (or actually it's almost tasteless). So again don't tell from the appearance.