Thursday, February 12, 2009

chin swee cave temple






**how to get to chinswee:

once you're in genting highlands, there's a FREE shuttle in one of the hotels there...i think the bus can be found across the parking lot fronting genting hotel ... just ask from the hotel's staff.

the bus ride is around 10-20 minutes, winding down the mountain's slope. during our visit, it was very foggy ... we even experienced occasional rain showers.



sharing some of the pictures during our visit last october 2008.

**TAN SRI LIM GOH TONG Hall Marker**

**Happy Buddha**


**GOH TONG Hall Door**

**Paintings and Carvings**


**Journey to Enlightenment**



**Donation Box**

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

pasig river cruise: structures


some of the structures on the riverbank.



*Manila's Post Office Building*


*Guadalupe's Housing Project*


*Tanks at Seaoil Depot*


*Tower Cranes going to URC Area*


*Noah's Sugar Refinery*


*Old ... Worn Out Building*


*Escolta Station*


*FEATI University*


*Cardinal Sin's Village*


*Isetann Department Store*

pasig river cruise: bridges

London Bridge Is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down.
London Bridge Is falling down,
My fair lady.







London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Take a key and lock her up,
Lock her up, Lock her up.
Take a key and lock her up,
My fair lady.




How will we build it up,
Build it up, Build it up,
How will we build it up,
My fair lady?

Build it up with gold and silver,
gold and silver, gold and silver.
Build it up with gold and silver,
My fair lady.



Gold and silver I have none,
I have none, I have none.
Gold and silver I have none,
My fair lady.

Build it up with pins and needles,
pins and needles, pins and needles.
Build it up with pins and needles,
My fair lady.



Pins and needles bend and break,
Bend and break, Bend and break.
Pins and needles bend and break,
My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, Wood and clay.
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.



Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, Wash away.
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.

Build it up with stone so strong,
Stone so strong, Stone so strong.
Build it up with stone so strong,
My fair lady.



Stone so strong will last so long,
Last so long, Last so long.
Stone so strong will last so long,
My fair lady.

* from wikipedia

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

pasig river cruise: boats and ferries

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.





how many versions of this famous nursery rhyme do you know?



*Alternate Version:
Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Up and down the stream

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a waterfall
Don't forget to scream

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the river
If you see a polar bear
Don't forget to shiver

Row, row, row the boat
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion
Don't forget to roar

Row, row, row the boat
Gently in the bath
If you see a spider
Don't forget to laugh

Row, row, row the boat
Gently as can be
'Cause if you're not careful
You'll fall into the sea!

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the lake
Don't stand up and rock the boat
That's a big mistake!

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
Throw your teachers overboard
And listen to them scream!

Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently down the stream
Watch out, give a shout,
Into the water you go!

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream. or Underneath the stream."
Ha! Ha! Fool'd ya all!
I'm a submarine.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the brook.
If you catch a little fish,
Let it off the hook.



*King Friday XIII's version as shown on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood:
Propel, propel, propel your craft,
Unforcefully down the liquid solution.
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is merely an illusion.



*Don Music from Sesame Street Version:
Drive, drive, drive your car,
Gently down the street.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a treat.



*Mr. Bean in Bean (film) Version:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to scream.
Argh!



*Lit.George in Blackadder goes Forth Version:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Belts off, Trousers down,
Isn't life a scream.
HEY!





*from wikipedia

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