Australia, Day 14: Newcastle
It took me about 3 hours to reach Newcastle. First, I had to take a bus to Hornsby, then sat in a train. It was a very lovely travel because the train passed by the rivers, creeks, and lakes on the right side. First time I learned that a seat in a metro/train could change […]
Australia, Day 13: Bushwalking At Cumberland State Forest
As usual, my twin sis’d like to take a day off to rest. But yesterday didn’t wear me out so I decided to take a leisure stroll alone. And the destination I picked was the nearby Cumberland State Forest. I was at the bus stop around 10AM but had to wait for so long that […]
Australia, Day 2: The First Feel Of Sydney
After sitting for more than 8 hours, unable to sleep because of the cold, the “Pay To Play” airline took me to the destination. My big bro picked us up and drove us to his home. I kinda liked the mix of ancient and modern architecture of this urban city. In the car, I crossed […]
Australia, Day 1: The Longest Flight
A small story before the departure. “Due to engineering requirements your flight JQ62 09/02/2018 from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney is delayed. Your flight is now expected to depart Ho Chi Minh City at 6:30pm on 09/02/2018 and arrive in Sydney at 7:10am on 10/02/2018.” Because I was at the home airport, there’d be […]
Trekking Ta Nang (Lam Dong)
My company organized a 2-day trip to trek Ta Nang for managers. Despite advice to practice before the trip, I didn’t think it would be as hard a the hikes/treks I did in Kangding, Danba, or Garzê (all in Sichuan province of China) in 2009. Turned out I was wrong somehow. The day before the […]
Exploration
🏞️🧗⛴️ No mountain is too steep for those who climb, No ocean too vast for those who dare its tide. // 山高自有客行路，水深自有渡船人。 Shāngāo zì yǒu kè xínglù, shuǐshēn zì yǒu dùchuán rén. // Sơn cao tự hữu khách hành lộ, thủy thâm tự hữu độ thuyền nhân. // Núi cao tự có khách trèo lên, […]
Solitude Journey
👣🌊☁️ I’d go out for a walk alone when I so please, What a pleasure this brings, only I would know. I’d stroll to seek the fountainhead, And there take a seat to admire the sky and watch clouds grow. // 興來美獨往， 勝事空自知。 行到水窮處， 坐看雲起時。 Xìng lái měi dú wǎng, Shèng shì kōng zì zhī. […]
Freedom Empowerment
🙏🕊️🚫 Freedom is not doing whatever you want to do, but not having to do what you don’t want to do. // 自由不是你想干什么就干什么,而是你想不干什么就不干什么。 Zìyóu bu shì nǐ xiǎng gànshénme jiù gànshénme, ér shì nǐ xiǎng bù gān shén me jiù bù gān shén me. // Tự do bất thị nhĩ tưởng cán thậm ma tựu […]
Singapore, Day 3: Way Back Home
Because I went back to the hostel very late last night, I woke up late this morning. Finally found the place to eat near the MRT station, but the food there was not so good. We decided to stroll a bigger round of the Chinatown, visited a pagoda, bought some more gifts, and finally fed […]