Forest in the city. City in the forest. The main hall of Kiyomizudera Temple, stands in the wooded hills that offers you a nice view over Kyoto city. Below the terrace, you can taste the spring water that believe to have healing power. Kiyomizudera ("Pure Water Temple") is one of the most celebrated temples in [...]
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Umeda Sky Building is a spectacular highrise and modern architecture is a landmark in Kita area of Osaka. It is also know as The Floating Garden Observatory. The 173m tall building consists of 2 towers which are conected with each other by the "Floating Gardern" at the very top, which is the 39th floor. Standing [...]
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One of Osaka’s most uncompromisingly modern district, this business center of Kyobashi is home to its most imposing historical monument – The Osaka Castle named Himeji-jo. The original form of the castle remains almost intact and is an excellent example of Japanese wooden architecture reflecting the ultimate combination of beauty and functionality. Himeji-jo castle is [...]
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I touched down at Kansai International Air terminal yesterday…. the word Kansai International Air Terminal is very very familiar to me. I did a research on it last time for a project in Uni and it’s designed by a very famous Architect – Renzo Piano . And now…. I can’t believe that I was stepping [...]
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Ok, Nellie and I was so excited about this photo that we took during our site visit. A beautiful and peaceful scenery with a bicycle under the tree… The first things we did was change our desktop photo to this pic, haha!
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Back from Beijing. It’s freezing !! Well, the construction site is actually located beside Beijing city, 2 hours drive from Beijing Airport. A so call “hotel” that we are staying was the lousiest hotel I have ever stay in! It’s just like a motel with broken ceiling… but we are told that’s the best hotel [...]
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Just a quick post… will be going outstation to Beijing later for a Golf Club House and Hotel project. I am now writing this blog while waiting for my driver to fetch me to the airport at 6am later. Well, it’s winter time and guess Beijing will be colder than Shanghai.
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Arrived in WenZhou for a business trip early in the morning today. Wow, I can’t believe that i was treated like a Queen when I’m there. On arrival, there was a VIP shutter just to fetch me to the VIP airport lobby where the driver was already waiting at the entrance. Oops, did I told [...]
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Nanjing, located at the eastern part of China, is the capital of Jiangsu Province which is developed in economy in China and an important central city on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtse River. Nanjing is a famous ancient capital in China, the capital of 10 Dynasties; it is one of the historical [...]
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Just a short post, since I posted this in my Sony Image Station album. HangZhou is one of the important tourism cities in China, about 2 hours train from Shanghai, is famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages. Will be heading to Nanjing tomorrow.
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My name is Bibi Liew and I'm a third-generation oversea Chinese. I'm born on the 3rd of November and that makes me a typical Scorpio. I stayed in several countries and ended up in Shanghai for reasons that are still not entirely clear to myself... I came to China and work as an Expatriate in 2004. I am an Interior Architect and design Hotels and Club Houses in many Cities in China. Ron and I will relocate to Nanchang in March 2010 and I'll be a WAHM!