Flowers..Photos..

Dear Readers,

The photo was taken using my new casia exslim camera (10 mega pixels) during my week end stay at a resort near puncak, indonesia. I don't know their "biological" names.


I believe this one very common one.

Taken around 3 PM, this flower falls off by evening.And new set of flower by the morning.

This is intersting photo like star flower. Look at them close, yes there is ant.

Reddish one...

Purple (Cone) flower..

See the rich of color...

This is one is another interesting photo. This is not a flower. A stem, it just started growing its leaves.

What you think..?

Red ones...

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Thank you, Readers

JS

Considering a job in HK

Here is quick calculation for running a normal life in HK (if you happen to have jobs in HK)

1. Food (normal food like Mc D will cost you 30 to 40 HKD, and a Chinese noodle on the road side would cost you 30 HKD, A good pasta in a spaghetti house will cost you 120 HKD with a Chinese tea. So I take average of 60 per meal so it is 180 per day. Thus, 5400 per month.

2. Transportation: of course it depends where you work and where you stay, MTR (Not MRT…he he) will be cheap mode or transportation. Considering worst case, taking 150 HKD / Day. So it is 4500 / Month

3. Housing. HK is really costlier and you might be packed in a small sized apartment with no free down. Keep 9000 / Month for staying.

4. Laundry and others: 2000 per month. Considering the cold whether for few months and hope that you wear some sweeter, you might save come cost.

5. Entertainment: 3000 per month, considering that you drink every Friday and Saturday (only to 3 bottles of beer) in a good, cozy bar.

6. Others – (!!@@%%%) – depend on you. Say 1500 per month.

Total comes to 25K. You can have to at least in a senior position (I am referring to IT – say senior system administrator) to cover this expenses. According to the salary survey by jobs db, a senior network administrator makes around 30K HK$.

Are you planning to re-locate HK? Check your deal before you decide.

Thank you , Readers,
JS

Recent HK Visit

Hi Readers,

Small article about my recent trip to Macau and Hong Kong.

As a regular visitor HK, few things came to my notice during my visit.

The spending on the decoration for the forth coming session is less compared with last year. I notice there is very little decoration done on the ocean terminal side towards the harbor front.

Last year, i was there exactly during 3 weeks before the Christmas like this year. However i found last year they had better set up then this year.

Less crowd this year, when compared with last year.

On the contrary i can see people waiting in the queue to get into the branded shopping center along side of the harbor city.

I don’t know what to say, looks like co-operates are feeling the economic crisis and spending less whereas the consumer and end users are not feeling that yet.

Is that correct?

Thank you, Readers,
JS

Some Special Temples / Places

1.Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley in Bhutan


2.Wat Rong Khun (a Buddhist temple) in Chiang Mai, Thailand

3.Prambanan is a Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia.
The temple was built in 850 CE, and is composed of 8 main shrines and 250 surrounding smaller ones.

4.No one knows exactly when the Shwedagon Paya (or Pagoda) in Myanmar was built.
Legend has it that it is 2,500 years old though archaeologists estimate that it was built between the 6th and 10th century.

5.Temple of Heaven is a Taoist temple in Beijing, China.
The temple was constructed in 14th century by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.

6.Chion-in Temple was built in 1234 CE to honor the founder of Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism.

7.In the 19th century, Dutch occupiers of Indonesia found a massive ancient ruin deep in the jungles of Java. What they discovered was the complex of Borobudur, a gigantic structure built with nearly 2 million cubic feet (55,000 m³) of stones.
The temple has nearly 2,700 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.

8.The Harmandir Sahib (meaning The Abode of God) or simply the Golden Temple in Punjab
is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.

9.The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tiruchirapalli (or Trichy), is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world. Ankor Wat is the largest of all temple, but it is currently non-functioning as a temple - see below.

10.Last but definitely not least is the largest temple in history
and the inspiration to countless novels and action movies of Hollywood: Ankor Wat.

Nice Picture

Very nice picture, sun set at the north pole

A night at PVJ, Bandung.

Dear Readers,

Here are some my photos taken during a night stay and wathing euro cup in Bandung. Place is Paris Van Java, Bandung.









Thank you Readers,
JS

Shri Veeramakali Amman Temple, Singapore

Dear Readers,

Some of the photos taken from Shri Veeramakali Amman Temple, Little India, Singapore Temple(I pay a visit here whenever i happen to be in singapore).






God Bless You.

Thank you, Readers.
JS

Light @ Cairnhill, Singapore Apartment...

Dear Readers,

I would like to share it with you about my personal stay experience in the "The Light at Cairnhill", Singapore. Though it has 3 MRT station nearby (distance from 0.6 KM to 0.9 KM) i dont really recommand you to walk up hill after your hectic business meeting all the day on singapore high humid weather. But getting done from the uphill is somewhat easy and fun to do.

The apartment is well located and has all shopping places (like Tang, Paragon, Wisma Atiri, old fashioned Lucky Plaza) and Mt.Elizabeth Hospital (if you plan to do your medical check ups).
With private lifts and all basic necessary facilites the apartment attracts many expats with monthly leasing charges starts from 9000 dollar for double bed room apartment.

Here is some of the photos our apartment.

Living Room....

View of Cairnhill Crest Aparment from my living room...


3rd..bathroom..
second small living room..

2nd Master bed room..
Another master bed room..
Another twin bed (bed) room..
Kitchen...

This is really nice and well maintained apartment and i enjoy my stay here..

Thank you, Readers.
JS

The Best Bus System in The World....

Dear Readers,

Java Island in indonesia is a race-track to eighty million motorcycles. And the world's best bus transportation system.

The Bus Transportation is divided into four categories. Plush air-conditioned cruisers, Executive Buses, Economy Buses and ankots(Covered mini-vans). They connect the whole island and ply in all villages; towns and cities.Ankots and Economy buses are staffed by a driver and conductor. They provide the ultimate in customer-service. They will die for their customer. Sadly, sometimes they do. Service on board Singapore Airlines pales in comparison.

Ankots and Economy buses stop anywhere for their customers. Even in the middle of a busy road or in the centre of an intersection. If they can't for some reason, stop, run alongside, and the conductor who hangs out of the back door, will sweep you up gracefully into the vehicle. Many Economy buses and ankots provide a mini live band for customer entertainment (I swear this is true). Customers pay a humble two cents for this. Iced drinks, snacks, newspapers and cigarettes are sold on board. You can even sometimes buy something as extraordinary as a Javanese speaking parrot.

There seems to be millions of buses. Especially Economy buses and Ankots. There is one born every minute. As a result transportation for a traveler is excellent. A wait for a bus in a town or city rarely exceeds five minutes. A great way to meet Javanese.

More personalized transportation is available.” Ojeks,” or motorcycle taxis are available to take you anywhere and especially where buses can't go. The fare averages around 50cents with including free use of the helmet. Traffic rules don't apply to “ojeks” therefore they take the shortest distance between two points, even if it means going against the traffic or leaping over road dividers.

Thank you, Readers.
JS
p.s Contributed by Mervyn. His full article on Java island can be read at http://www.trifter.com/Asia-&-Pacific/Indonesia/Java-Island.108811

Bandung Visit...Blitz Megaplex @ Paris Van Java, Bandung

Dear Readers,

I made a day trip (business trip) to Bandung. Bandung is capitol of west java and people from bandung are well known for their hospitality and one of the nice place to visit during your stay in Indoneisa. The new toll connecting Jakarta and Bandung makes your travel easier and couple hour of drive will talk you to bandung.

Here are some of my photos taken using my Handphone.

Rest area on the toll road...


Got into heavy rain on the way...


Rice fields..along side..

Stop over for a lunch at "Masakan Padang"..

Falling tower...

Blitz megaplex, Paris Van Java Mall, Bandung box office...

Pool area.. Esclator connecting the ground floor of the Mall and Stair case to the second level of the cinema..

Entrance to the auditorium in the second level..
Indoor cafe area in the First level ...

As usual, the trip was good.

Thank you, Readers.

JS