好清香酒楼

大年初二的午餐，我们来到好清香酒楼。  看到酒楼里的人客还不少，就知道这一餐应该味道还不错。Lunch on 2nd day of Chinese New year, we went to HaoQinXiang Restaurant. I think the meal will taste good when see the restaurant is crowded. 

第一道：看似肉圆的东东。  外层包的是糯米团，里面是肉（吃不出是不是猪肉）还有土豆。不是很喜欢它的味道。First dish: Meatballs. Outer is glutinous rice, inner is meat (not sure if it is pork ) and peanut. Not really like the taste.

第二道： 薄饼。外层炸得酥脆，里头包的馅没什么味道。也许是天气冷的关系，吃的时候有点冷。不习惯吃冷掉的炸食。吃了一颗就没再吃了。2nd Dish:  Poh pia. Outer layer is crispy fried, the inner part not really taste anything. Maybe because of the cold weather the food is not warm.  Not really used to it, so stop after one bite.

第三道：酒香蒸虾。我一路来就喜欢吃海鲜。这一道酒香够醇，一连吃了好几口饭呢。The third dish: wine steamed prawn. All the while, i like seafood very much.   I can smell the alcohol when i eat the prawn. I like it. 

第四道： 猪脚。瘦肉好吃，肥肉就谢谢了。Forth Dish: Pork.  The lean meat is great. 

第五道：鱼丸汤。第一次吃到腥味很重的鱼丸汤。看一看只有几根葱去味，那怎么行呀？！所以，只喝了一碗。Fifth Dish: Fish ball soup. This is the first time i have so heavy smelly fish ball soup. So, I only drink one bowl of soup.

第六道： 酸甜鱼。一样是冷的，所以没人动。Sixth Dish: sweet and sour fish. It is not warm, so no one taste it.

第七道：米粉汤。没吃，因为啃饭啃饱了。Seventh Dish: Beehoon soup. Well, i have enough of rice, so, i don't try it out. 

第八道：鸡蛋豆腐。小孩子们爱死了。我觉得味道淡了一些，不过小孩子们就别吃那么咸了。Eighth Dish: egg tofu. Kids love it because it is not that salty.

总的来说，这一餐，还不错。只是有些味道我不习惯。In overall, the meal not bad. I just not used to flavor.

足疗 Food Massage

逛了鼓浪屿，脚有点酸， 因为走了很多路。

导游就带我们到下一个购物景点。忘了叫什么名字，反正就是一间用藏族文化和气功所开的养生堂。

刚进入大厅时，的确被这大大的藏族壁画给摄住了。久久都不愿离去。

后我们被引进一间小房间里。听着解说员对我们说着藏族医药的好处，心理有个谱了。在她解说的同时，我们就享受着脚下热腾腾的医药足疗+按摩。还蛮舒服的。

后来，讲着讲着，就聊到气功去了。慢慢的几个气功师就进来了，而且每队夫妻都有一个气功师服务着。没办法给气功师看了手掌，他就说我的颈项神经不是很好，且是因为我长久坐着办公的关系（其实我那天晚上刚好落枕）就帮我电疗了。Walaoleh，痛到我想骂粗话，眼泪还没办法的一直流。没有多久，他就停了。说要开药给我，一帖药要马币3000，要吃两幅，还问我是要刷卡还是付现金。还说刚才的电疗只是做一半，如果我买了药就替我做另一半。听到价钱，我还不闪啊？！而且，每个人都被他们讲到有病。大年初二，好端端的来个旅游，还会被人电到，还被人触霉头说有病，真的还蛮衰的。

解说员看我们不是很想买药就开始用怀柔政策，说这些按摩师都没抽佣啦，希望我们可以买一些药膏给他们冲冲业绩啦，可是一罐药油就要马币70。好贵哦！只有我那好心肠的老公才会傻傻的给他买。他说是给我家婆买的，看他是一片孝心就不多说了。可是，回来到现在，我也没听我家婆说好用。:P


After Gulangyu, the tour guide took us to the next shopping attractions. I have forgotten the name, but anyway, is a shop selling Qigong and Tibetan culture.

Well, i was indeed impressed by the big Tibetan mural when entering the hall.

We then, were lead to a small room. While listening to the assistance's explanation of Tibetan Culture, we enjoying the hot medical foot massage. 

Then, she started promoting qigong and then, we saw few qigong masters came in and each  couple were assigned with one qigong master. There is no where i can escape, so, i let the Qigong master to read my palm.  He said, my neck nerve is hurt because i keep sitting in the office (in fact, the night before I just twisted my neck).  Then, he started his electrotherapy. Walaoleh, it is so painful until my tears just burst out like that.  Not very long, he stopped. Then, he told me that I need to buy drug @ RM 6,000 and asked me whether to pay cash or credit card.  Am i crazy?  Just twisted neck and need so expensive medicine?  Sure, i escape lar.  

The assistant start consoling us when we have no intention to buy the drug. She told us that those massage master do not gain commission if we don't buy the drug.  Then, because of my hubby's kindness, he bought one massage oil @ RM70.  Since he claimed that it is for my mil, so i don't complain much.  But I have been returned from trip for 2 months, and yet I didn't hear anything from my mil about the goodness of the massage oil.  :P 

鼓浪屿

第二天一早，吃过早餐后，我们就前往鼓浪屿去了。

要去鼓浪屿，得坐渡轮。在中国春节，因为国内游客多，所以导游特别叮嘱我们上船时要小心安全。最好赶快冲到二楼去。虽然我们已经加快脚步了，可是还是慢了一步。幸好小孩子和年长者都有位子坐。

好不容易下船了，看到海天蓝一色的海景，心情有点愉悦。

在等待爸妈上厕所的同时，导游跟我们说这一行程主要是要看以前鼓浪屿在鸦片战争后 （1842年）被英、美、法、日、德、西、葡、荷等13个国家在岛上设立的领事馆。

说真的，我倒是没什么兴趣。因为这些建筑物都被封刷过，而且商业味已经很重了。随便要参观那一个馆都要付费，真的很市侩。而且还要排很长很长的队。
不过沿路上，却是听到不少不错的表演者美妙的歌声。鼓浪屿音乐岛这个地方真的是人才济济。

一路上走走看看，倒是拍到不少奇特的景色。比如说像门和恐龙的气根，用特制榨橙机榨出来的橙汁，看起来很假的珊瑚，还有咖啡馆上得意的招牌，都好有趣。

The next morning, after having our breakfast at hotel, we went to Gulangyu by Ferry.

While waiting for my parents out from toilet, the tour guide told us that the main purpose of this trip is to see the consulate that built by Britain, the United States, France, Japan, Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries after Opium War at 1842.

Unfortunately, i am not that interested to see the building but there are lots of good and talented performers who sing very well along the road.

Besides, there are more fun to take photos to the aerial roots that looks like doors and dinosaurs, special orange squeezer, fake coral, and funny sign board outside the cafe.

鼎湘城

在中国的的第一个晚餐，我们来到鼎湘城餐馆。

入夜的厦门真的冷了。我们在下车前，就拼命的穿得暖和些。进了厅堂，里面布置的蛮富丽堂皇的。只是大年初一的，也许是还要值班的缘故吧，招待员脸上都没了笑容。


我们玩了一天，也挺累得了。饭菜端上来时，大家都抢着吃。因为想把食物快点吃完，要回酒店休息。

  

导游叫了8菜1汤，我们都吃不完。我最爱的就是他们的白米饭和黑木耳。真的很好吃。


We had our 1st Dinner in China at Ding Xiang City Restaurant.  


We started wearing our warm clothes before we leaved our van.  It was too cold outside.  The restaurant is quite grand.  But the service of the waitress are not so good because they have no smile on their face.  Maybe  it was because they have to work in the 1st day of Chinese New Year.


Altogether we had 8 dishes that night but we really cannot finished it.  We rush eating because we hope that we can go to bed early.  :)  


I like their white rice very much.  

南普陀寺 Nan Pu To Temple

观光第二站 - 南普陀寺。

在车里，导游就对我们说着南普陀寺的由来。也许是没睡够，精神有点低潮，我也没什么去注意听。只知道南普陀寺建于唐代，距离现在应该有千年了吧？！

回来后，在写这篇网志时去百度查了一下，才知道：
南普陀寺在厦门岛南部五老峰下。始建于唐代，为闽南佛教胜地之一。寺内天王殿、大雄宝殿、大悲殿建筑精美，雄伟宏丽，各殿供奉弥勒、三世尊佛、千手观音、四大天王、十八罗汉等。藏经阁珍藏佛教文物丰富多彩，有经典、佛像、宋代铜钟、古书等，明万历年间血书《妙法莲花经》和何朝宗名作白瓷观音等最为名贵。寺宇周围保留众多题刻，著名的有明万历陈第、沈有容题名石刻和清乾隆御制碑。寺后崖壁“佛”字石刻，高一丈四尺，宽一丈。寺后五峰屏立，松竹翠郁，岩壑幽美，号“五老凌霄”，是厦门大八景之一。

说真的，百度上所说的一切，我一个都没看到。因为我看到的只有人，人，人！  我站在伟大唐朝的建筑物前面，被千千万万的人包围着，我才真的明白老人家说的“中国人随便吐一个口水都可以把我淹死”这句话到底是什么感觉，也深深的感觉到这可不是一句玩笑话。

好不容易找到一处比较清静的角落，才发现到如果人没那么多，这里真的很适合修行。阿弥陀佛。

白鹭洲公园

下飞机后，中国的导游就带着我们开始了5天4夜的行程。

我们是在古晋向BELAIR订的在地团。大人每人消费RM780,小孩RM680，司机和导游每日的小费约RM150。所住的房间是3星级的。 这一团就只有我们一家7大3小，因为我们最终的目的地和别人的不一样。每个晚上都是2人1房 （小孩当然与父母一起住）。

第一个景点是白鹭洲公园。

一下车就觉得为什么太阳那么大，虽然有冷风，但是温度并没有很低。我想是在17，18度左右吧？！按耐不住天气的酷热，我们都把寒衣给脱下了。可是，这一个举动却让我们成为众人的焦点。每一个人都回头看着我们。也许他们认为我们是外星人吧？！这么冷的天还穿春装。哈哈。

说真的，这个公园有什么好看，我真的不知道。不过，小孩子们真的是玩得很开心。

  

第一次看见那么大用灯筑起来的摆设品，还挺新鲜的。我想晚上亮灯了应该很美。可惜，我们没机会欣赏。

We booked our 5 days 4 night tour from Kuching Belair.  It costs RM780 per Adult and RM680 per child.  This excluding the RM150tips/day to the driver and guide.  We stayed at 3 star hotel every night with twin sharing room.  This tour only consists of us (7 adults and 3 children) because our final destination is different with others. 

The tour guide pick us up at Xiamen Airport and our 1st pitch stop is Egret Park.

Although the cold wind is blowing but we still feel warm when stepping out from the small van.  I think the temperature is about 17-18 degrees.  We decided to take off our warm clothes but this make us become alien to others.  I am sure 100% of the people there turned their head and looked at us when we passed by.  I think they can't imagine why we can bear with the cold temperature.  But we really almost melt~~~

Frankly speaking, i am not fond of this park.  But the kid enjoyed very much. 

First time I see this huge lantern.  I am sure it will be very beautiful when it light up.  Unfortunately, we have no chance to enjoy.

厦门机场 Xiamen Airport

2011年春节，我们又避年去了。


大年初一凌晨4点钟，我们就驱程往古晋机场去。办好了手续，开心的在候机室等待飞去吉隆坡的飞机。

经过漫长的飞行，我们在下午1点多左右到达厦门机场。因为是春节的关系吧，到处都挤满了游客。  

厦门机场给我的感觉还不错，蛮干净的。


We went to Xiamen China during Chinese New Year this year.  


On the 1st day of CNY, we started our journey at 4am.   After checking in, we waited happily in the airport for the flight to KL.


After a long hour flight, we finally touched down to Xiamen Airport at around 1pm.  Probably due to CNY, there are lots of visitors.  


In overall, Xiamen's airport is quite clean.