Hello, Hello Kitty.

Hello Kitty was such a big hit when I was in elementary and high school. It was so popular back then that some of my classmates didn’t mind spending on collecting the expensive Hello Kitty items. I was never a fan of Hello Kitty. I never liked Pink. I don’t understand the idea of liking a cartoon character of a cat and then spend money on a very expensive collection.

In Taiwan, they have a Hello Kitty Cafe. Everything is in pink. Servers wearing pink hello kitty aprons. Walls are with pink cushion or painted with pink paint.

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Finding Beauty Everywhere

You can be in any moment of your Past because you love all the memories you have made.

You can be in any moment of your Future because you can’t wait your dream to come true.

But in Traveling, you have to be in the moment of your Present because this is the only chance to experience anything in real time.

Street Food!

Appreciating local people doing their work

Food Stalling!

Watching local people cooking

Ate Jenny studying our map

Studying your way to your destination

Found huge art wall, parked bicycles and a black leather gang.

Looking for a huge art wall, parked bicycles and a black leather gang…well, accidentally.

Crowding. Hoho.

Being in the crowd but don’t forget to also look up.

Chit Chatting

Watching people having great conversation

Light and Local People

Observing local people during their usual day

All photos were all taken from Taipei City of Taiwan in 2010.

Meeting Filipinos in Brunei Darussalam

So we were on the road walking underneath the scorching heat of the sun. No taxis. Long roads. Silence.

After only three hours under the sun...

After only three hours under the sun…

There were barely people on the road. All we had was our well-kept strength for long walks.

And then… PIZZA HUT!

Who wouldn't be excited for Pizza Hut?!

Who wouldn’t be excited for Pizza Hut?!

Then we met two Filipinos in Pizza Hut.

Told them “Help us!” for we were already burning from the heat.

And yes, they did. They introduced us to another Filipino who can help us go around the city.

Two Filipino women we met in Pizza Hut. They were so accommodating and shared with us their stories on how they were able to get jobs in Brunei.

Two Filipino women we met in Pizza Hut. They were so accommodating and shared with us their stories on how they were able to get jobs in Brunei.

This guy is a friend of the women we met in Pizza Hut. He welcomed us by giving us a ride around the city for the whole day! =) He even let us in into one of the high-end hotels in Brunei. Hoho!

This guy is a friend of the women we met in Pizza Hut. He welcomed us by giving us a ride around the city the whole day! =)
We were chatting inside the car nonstop while enjoying our long drive. He even let us in into one of the high-end hotels in Brunei. Hoho!

Thank You….super. Salamat po!

Looked at how I was so Culture Shocked

Movies in Parking Lot

A first time to experience watching a movie in a parking lot.

You tune your car’s radio to a channel after plugging something to some pole in the parking lot. Hoho!

August 25, 2011 – Sydney