These are some of the pictures taken in Manly. Last Sunday was such a beautiful sunny day, so we took a ferry from Circular Quay and reached our destination about 20 minutes later. Lovely clean beach and the water was so clear. The weather was a bit warm with plenty of cool sea breezes. A really good get-away on the weekend. 
A friend told me to check-out Paddy's Market and so we were there last weekend. It is a place to visit if you need to buy small souvenir item for friends and families. 
Last week my partner and his kids and me all went to Penang also known as the "Pearl of the Orient" for a holiday. We stayed at Bayview Beach Resort Hotel located at Batu Ferringhi and were quite pleased that they upgraded our standard room to superior room without any extra charges. The room is clean and spacious with adequate toiletries provided.
We flown to Singapore on Thursday morning and returned on Saturday night. It was a short trip because my partner was meeting his son on his stop-over flight from Frankfurt. Since we have done some sightseeing during our last trip, we spent the 3 days walking and shopping in Orchard road and had a very nice buffet lunch in the Marriot. The hotel (Copthorne King) provided shuttle bus services to Orchard road and vice-versa which was good. What I really like about the hotel was that the room is clean and has comfortable pillows and bed. With the current exchange rate of 2.50 it makes shopping a bit stiff but did manage to get a pair of nice sandals, 3 belts, a pair of shorts, a t-shirt and a lovely chain. Overall it was a pleasant trip and most of all my partner was able to spend time with his son as they have not seen each other for about half a year since his last trip here.
I have always wanted to visit America at least once in my life time. My dream finally came true when my boss was kind enough to allow me to take almost a month's leave. With my bags packed I was ready to go, first to LA and then to Houston. We spent about 2 weeks travelling on the road. My brother-in-law drove us from Houston right up to New Orleans and back to Houston. One of the stops we made was Florida, DisneyWorld for 5 amazing days. Really had a fantastic time. One of the food that I really enjoyed eating was the unforgettable Turkey Leg in DisneyWorld. Huge and tasted so good...mmm.....
These pictures were taken at Galvestone, Texas in January 2008, one of the few places I visited while visiting my sister, brother-in-law and nephew in Houston. The weather was cold and windy never the less I felt so excited and happy to be there.
Recently I was in Langkawi for a 4 days 3 nights vacation with some friends from Australia and Germany. We had such a terrific time. We took a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi with Air Asia which offered reasonably good rate. Upon arrival, the hotel staff picked us up in a van as this was pre-arranged earlier with the hotel (Berjaya Resort). It was nice for a change to stay in a chalet overlooking the sea. The beach was great. Plenty of deck chairs under big umbrellas and water activity sports such as jet skiing. On our first day, we did nothing but lazed around at the swimming pool and beach.
