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Friday, December 09, 2005
Zoological Trip / 3:51 pm

Its been dinosaur ages since I've last visited the zoo...well....now that I've got my wish...haha...its free anyway since i used the moe corporate membership card. I've been looking forward to the Great Rift Valley of the Ethopia. Indeed, its the best exhibit of all.



Its only a couple of days left to the long-awaited trip to Macau...however, due to many disputes & debates about which accomodation to choose from, the acc. was only booked last minute, rejected, and now another request is still pending. You see...there are pros & cons for living on which island, we narrowed down to either Taipa or Macau. When we eventually settled on Macau Island for convenience, another problem arose...near central? ferry terminal? facilities? rates? too many factors to balance. Worse still, each of us have been changing perspectives.


Sadly, the opulent Landmark Hotel which I favoured was out of the question...i juz love the Pharaoh Casino..the glittering jewels & the chandeliers. Any hotels near Hotel Lisboa (the most famous in Macau, with its biggest & grandest casino) was selected, but it was again ruled out due to the spatial factor. To top it up, different websites have different hotel rates & availability & responses usually take some time...soooo many dilemmas.



Oh, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministrial meeting will be held at HK from 13-18 Dec 2005. Lotsa barricades have been installed near Wan Chai..from roads to overhead bridges. Even the banks have covered their glass windows with wooden boards. Almost the whole Wan Chai area is sealed. The HK exhibition & convention area is closed, incl the Wan Chai Ferry Terminal. -__-!!! Protest marches were anticipated...goodness me...at this point of time when im about to visit Hong Kong Island (since the earlier trip to HK was focused more on Kowloon & Lantau). The plan to HK is now brought forward to 12 Dec 2005...another unexpected change...

yesh...I was supposed to plan the whole trip throughout...now it seems stalled. Too many amendments here & there. Did a check on Tiger Airways flight status to Macau for yesterday's flight...TR 803 was delayed 4h!!!! well...after all this is a LCC -__-. i hope it does not happen to my flight.



Since its a budget flight, i propose to take bus/mrt to the airport instead of taxi rides...after all, its a Sunday morning..traffic will be smooth. And its a 0930h flight. Till now, lotsa dilemmas...i just hope everything will run smooth....real smooth.



I've learnt a great lesson, never book accomodation & flight tix at the 11th hr...prices fluctuate & more uncertanities will arise.



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[Republik Indonesia]:
*Java* - Jakarta
*West Java* - Bandung
*Sumatra* - Kepulauan Riau

[Federation of Malaysia]:
*Johor* - Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi
*Malacca*(Melaka)
*Pahang* - Cameron Highlands, Kuantuan
*Penang* - Butterworth, Georgetown
*Perak* - Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur

[Kingdom of Thailand]:
*Bangkok* (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)
*Ayutthaya* - Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
พระนครศรีอยุธยา
*Chiangmai* - Mueang-Chiangmai, San Sai, Doi Saket, Phrao, Son Pa Tong
*Chiangrai* - Meuang-Chiangrai, Mae Suai, Mae Chan, Mae Sai
*Chonburi* - Pattaya
*Phuket* - Mueang-Phuket, Kathu, Thalang
*Songkhla* - Hat Yai

[Lao People's Democratic Republic]
Champasak

[Union of Myanmar]
Taunggyi (Shan)

[Hong Kong S.A.R. districts] 香港特別行政區
Central & Western
Kowloon City (九龍)
Kwai Tsing
Lantau
Sham Shui Po
Southern
Wan Chai
Wong Tai Sin
Yau Tsim Mong

[Macao S.A.R.] 澳門特別行政區
Coloane (路环岛)
Cotai(路氹城)
Macau Peninsular (澳門)
Taipa (氹仔島)

[P.R.C. China]
*Anhui* - Hefei (合肥), Huangshan (黄山)
*Guangdong* - Zhuhai (珠海)
*Hebei* - Chengde Shi
*Jiangsu* - Nanjing (南京), Suzhou(苏州)
*Sichuan* - Chengdu (成都)
*Zhejiang* - Hangzhou (杭州)

[China Municipalities]:
Beijing 北京
Shanghai 上海
Tianjin 天津

[China Autonomous Region]: 自治區
*Tibet*西藏自治區
- Lhasa Prefecture(拉萨)
- Xigazê (Shigatse) Prefecture (日喀则)

[Prefectures of Japan]:
Aichi 愛知県
Chiba 千葉県
Gifu
Hiroshima
Hyogo
Kanagawa 神奈川県
Kyoto
Nara
Okayama
Osaka
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokyo 東京都

[Tokyo Municipal Wards:]
*Chiyoda* - Akihabara, Ginza
*Meguro* - Roppongi
*Shibuya* - Ebisu, Harajuku, Aoyama
*Shinagawa* - Shinjuku
*Sumida*
*Toshima* - Ikebukuro
*Taito* - Ueno, Asakusa

[South Korea 대한민국]:
*Seoul* 서울특별시
*Gyeonggi-do* 경기도
*Gangwon-do*강원도
*Jeju* 제주특별자치도

[Republic of India]:
*Delhi* - Old/New Delhi
*Harayana* - Fatehabad
*Rajathstan*- Jaipur
*Uttar Pradesh*- Agra

[Republic of Turkey]:
*Istanbul*
İzmir
Bolu
Bursa
Çanakkale
Tekirdağ Province
Aksaray
Ankara
Nevşehir Province

[Commonwealth of Australia]:
*Queensland* - Brisbane, Gold Coast



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Flight Log :)

* denotes codeshare flights

[Air Canada]:
AC 9874*

[Air Central]:
NV 3201

[Air China]:
CA 0403
CA 0404
CA 4401
CA 4402

[Air France]:
AF 8090*

[Air Japan Airways]:
NQ 902*

[Air Madagascar]:
MD 1081*
MD 1180*

[Air New Zealand Airlines]:
NZ 4109*
NZ 4173*

[Air Nippon Airways]:
NH 0019
NH 0901
NH 0902
NH 3201
NH 5961*
NH 6269*
NH 6288*
NH 6289*

[American Airlines]:
AA 6076*
AA 6100*
AA 6111*

[Asiana Airlines]:
OZ 0751
OZ 0752
OZ 8904
OZ 8931

[Austrian Airlines]:
OS 8563*
OS 8610*
OS 8611*
OS 8612*
OS 8817*
OS 8818*

[British Airways]:
BA 0016
BA 4576*
BA 7352*

[Cathay Pacific Airways]:
CX 0415
CX 0418
CX 0690
CX 0711
CX 0715
CX 0736
CX 0737

[Continental Airlines]:(new!)
CO 6333*
CO 6334*

[Finnair]:
AY 5896*

[Gulf Air]:
GF 6302*
GF 6310*

[Iberia Air]:
IB 7623*

[Japan Airlines]:
JL 5911*

[Jet Airways]:
9W 4052*

[Lufthansa Airlines]:
LH 9728*
LH 9902*

[Malaysian Airlines]:
MH 0652
MH 0659
MH 9695*

[Northwest Airlines]:
NW 0005
NW 0006

[Qantas Airways]:
QF 0052
QF 0319*

[Royal Jordanian Airlines]:
RJ 9401*
RJ 9409*
RJ 9410*
RJ 9412*
RJ 9614*
RJ 9615*

[Scandinavian Airlines System]:
SK 8600*
SK 8601*

[Singapore Airlines/Silkair]
MI 0186
MI 0187
SQ 0490
SQ 0491
SQ 0805
SQ 0806
SQ 0815
SQ 0816
SQ 0825
SQ 0826
SQ 0981
SQ 5652*
SQ 5659*
SQ 5751*
SQ 5752*
SQ 5901*
SQ 5902*

[Swiss International Airlines]
LX 0182
LX 0183

[Thai Airways International]:
TG 0109
TG 0110
TG 0201
TG 0202
TG 0315
TG 0316
TG 0401
TG 0402
TG 0403
TG 0404
TG 0405
TG 0409
TG 0410
TG 0412
TG 0614
TG 0615
TG 7102*
TG 7103*

[Tiger Airways]:
TR 0802
TR 0803

[Turkish Airways]:
TK 8866
TK 8867

[United Airlines]:
UA 9675*

Travel Wishlist
Everest (Mt. Qomolangma) Base Camp; 5020m
Ho Chi Minh & Halong Bay (Vietnam)
Bali & Lombok
Sailing down the Amazon river and upon the Machu Picchu
Visit Salar De Uyuniin Bolivia
Mumbai-Kerala-Goa
Shigatse(Tibet)-Kathmandu(Nepal) on jeep
A long haul ride to Toronto/Montreal
4WD Desert sand dunes ride in Dubai
A ride down the Nile River to Luxor
View the magnificient Hermitage of St. Petersburg & St. Basil's Cathedral of Moscow
Safari Rides in Nairobi
Pristine beaches of Maldives

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