i could show you in a word, if I wanted to,
a window on a world, with a lovely view,
from close up inside a single room,
with an open book aside, like you read in school -- roxy music
From Beijing, I went to Hong Kong and extended my China trip for another three days. My girlfriend, Mel, and I tried to saved some money (better spent on shopping) and stayed in a hostel I frequented along Nathan Road in Kowloon. It was her first time to stay in such a place and turned out to be quite an adventure for her. Anyway, the place was clean enough for her taste and the people handling the low-cost guesthouse was very friendly and accomodating. They even have online reservation, making it easier to get a room in advance. We got a corner room with two windows. The top photo is a shot of Nathan Road with the Holiday Inn in the left side. The other photo is an ongoing construction site where the old Hyatt Hotel used to stand. Yes, it was quite noisy in the morning.
Hotel: USA Hostel, Mirador Mansions Room: 85/8th floor Date: April 20, 2007 Time: 10:35 AM Press Coverage: none Camera: Kodak EasyShare V570
This is my first time in Beijing. Didn't see much because I had to attend a forum, which was my priority. Not much to see around the hotel as well, except that we're located within the Olympic Village where a lot of construction is going on in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I saw the infamous "Bird's nest" stadium still being built in its final phase. Unfortunately, it was behind the hotel and I couldn't get a good shot from my hotel room.
Hotel: Celebrity International Grand Hotel Room: 1117 Date: April 17, 2007 Time: 8:00 AM Camera: Kodak EasyShare DX7590 Press Coverage: Intel Developer Forum 2007
My second trip to KL and the world's second tallest building is right behind the hotel. I took this shot from my hotel room window, which was not even half the height of the famous Petronas Towers. A beautiful work of modern construction, indeed.
Hotel: Mandarin Oriental Room: Date: March 6, 2007 Time: 3:00PM Camera: Kodak v803 Press Coverage: Yahoo! Asia
The place is called Baal Taal in Tagaytay City. A private resort for the well-off; not that I'm one on them, just had the opportunity to stay a couple of days with my friends from the press. Nice view of Taal Crater Lake and Taal Volacano (the small lump on the right side of the island; also considered as the smallest volcano in the world, very active too).
Hotel: Baal Taal Room: 3rd floor private suite Date: February 2007 Time: 2:00PM Press Coverage: Smart Communications and Sun Microsystems Camera: Kodak EasyShare DX7590
The Peninsula Excelsior is obviously one of the older hotels in Singapore, located near City Hall. If you need to grab some gadgets, the Funan IT Mall is right beside the hotel.
From Beijing, I went to Hong Kong and extended my China trip for another three days. My girlfriend, Mel, and I tried to saved some money (better spent on shopping) and stayed in a hostel I frequented along Nathan Road in Kowloon. It was her first time to stay in such a place and turned out to be quite an adventure for her. Anyway, the place was clean enough for her taste and the people handling the low-cost guesthouse was very friendly and accomodating. They even have online reservation, making it easier to get a room in advance.
