Yeshua Mandarin Center - Kursus Mandarin

        Sepuluh tahun yang lalu tidak banyak orang yang menyadari pentingnya belajar bahasa Mandarin. Sekolah-sekolahpun lebih banyak berfokus pada bahasa Inggris. Tapi semenjak China mengalami terobosan ekonomi dan perkembangan yang pesat, pengaruh China di seluruh dunia sangat dirasakan. Sebagai negara dengan perekonomian terkuat di dunia saat ini, kebutuhan untuk berbahasa Mandarin sangat diperlukan. Bagi mereka...

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Western Han Nanyue King's Tomb Museum 西汉南越王博物馆 – Guangzhou, China

        Are you a museum traveler? I am, and you might consider me a bit awkward since unlike girls in general, I prefer going to museums instead of malls. Yes, indeed my hobby is a little bit extraordinary.. haha.. Every time I asked my friends to visit a museum, they would refuse with various excuses. They were not interested to go there for they regarded museum as a boring place where there are only ancient...

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Independence Monument – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

        On the second day in Phnom Penh, we together with our Cambodian friends took a city tour by tuk-tuk. The easiest transportation tourists could take to travel short-distance from one place to another in Cambodia is tuk-tuk because of its practicality and cheap price. We rented a tuk-tuk for US$ 20 for one whole day tour. The driver could speak some English and had destinations map to offer to us. I asked...

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Phsar Reatrey (Night Market) – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

        Prior to our trip to Cambodia, I suddenly had a gastric attack and felt extremely bad. I was staying in my cousin’s room for one night upon our arrival to Medan, Indonesia, after the flight from Vietnam. That night I was struggling with my stomachache. I was wriggling on my bed just like a worm trying to stand against that pain. The next morning, I still had this nausea and thought I would give up my...

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Mekong River Tour – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

          Another tourist attraction outside Ho Chi Minh City is Mekong River, which is the lifeblood of the country as it is the source of water that runs throughout Vietnam. Covering an area of 15,000 square miles, Mekong Delta is the place where the Mekong River ends its journey from the Tibetan plateau to complete its route to the South China Sea. The area around the delta is often referred to as the...

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Saigon Central Post Office – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

        Just across the city’s main church, Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, we visited another French architectural leftover in the form of a main post office called Saigon Central Post Office. The post office is not only a place to deliver mails but more than that it has become one of the most inspiring landmarks in the city.  ...

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Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

        Visiting church, the house of God, has always been an exciting thing for me. To my amazement, in a predominantly Buddhist country like Vietnam, a cathedral built in French style architecture is the city’s iconic symbol and one of the most prominent landmarks in the cityscape. We rode motorbikes to tour around the city and visited the strikingly beautiful cathedral in the middle of the busy streets called...

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Binh Tay Market (Chinatown of Saigon/Cholon) – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

        Almost all countries in the world have migrated Chinese population living there such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and many others. Wherever you go, you will always find Chinese people and the community they build that we often call “Chinatown.” Whether you fly to Europe or travel to Asia, the Chinese exist and they give significant contribution to the economy in that region. Vietnam is a country...

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People’s Committee Building – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

        We continued our journey to the city center where one of the stunning landmarks is located. Our friends took us to the famous People’s Committee Building near Dong Khoi Street.         Built between 1901 and 1908, the building is arguably one of the most prominent French architectures and the loveliest structures in the cityscape. It is located at the north-western...

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Vung Tau Beach – Vung Tau, Vietnam

        After exploring Jesus’ mountain, we went back to our room to rest. In the late afternoon, we went out to the nearby beach called the Front Beach. My husband and friends already prepared extra clothes to swim, but I refused to do so for I did not like to have sticky body after swimming in the beach. ...

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The Statue of Jesus Christ - Vung Tau, Vietnam

        From Ben Thanh Market, we took a tour around the city by motorbikes to enjoy the sightseeing. Then, we stopped at a ticket office to purchase bus tickets for four of us to go to a beautiful resort town called Vung Tau. They did not allow us to pay for the tickets. We were very thankful to have such good friends like them. Her husband even specially asked for five days off just to accompany us. What good...

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Ben Thanh Market – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

        What comes across your mind the first time you hear about Vietnam? Is it war, turmoil, rice land or what? Indeed, when my husband asked me to go to visit his best friend in Vietnam, the first thing I thought was a poor country often engaged in wars. Relatives and friends who heard that we were going to spend our honeymoon in Vietnam were surprised and advised us to be careful there. However, my husband...

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Maranatha!!!Yesus Kristus Datang SEGERAAAA!!!!

          Suatu pagi Tuhan mengingatkan saya untuk menuliskan sebuah pesan yang sangat penting untuk kita semua, yaitu bahwa kedatanganNya yang kedua kali sudah sangat sangat singkat. Tidak banyak dari antara anak-anak Tuhan atau orang Kristen yang percaya bahwa Tuhan Yesus akan datang segera untuk kedua kalinya. Bahkan tidak sedikit dari mereka yang sudah mendengar berita tersebut namun hanya menganggapnya...

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Universal Studios – Singapore

         On our second day in Singapore, we were firmly determined to visit the world-famous Universal Studios in Sentosa Island resort. Nowadays, it has been a travel trend for tourists to pay a visit to this theme park. Your trip to Singapore would not be authentic without a visit to this amusement park. Spreading over an area of 20 hectares within the Resorts World Sentosa on the southern island Sentosa,...

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Marina Bay – Singapore

        Singapore city has progressed tremendously since the last time I visited it in 2004. Once again the Singaporeans came up with brilliant ideas to attract tourists to come to this small country. The idea is manifested by the opening of Marina Bay, an integrated business, shopping and entertainment area. The present Marina Bay used to be a fishing village and swampy coastline at the mouth of the Singapore...

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Bugis Junction - Singapore

        Before we went to Marina Bay, we decided to have our lunch at Bugis junction. The foods here are known for their delicious taste and cheap price. We were sitting in one of the coffee shops in that area. While enjoying our meal, we watched people passing by. Bugis Junction is a famous pedestrian shopping mall that consists of three streets: Malabar Street, Malay Street and Hylam Street. Those streets are...

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丽江的白水河

    六月暑假时我跟妈妈和弟弟跟着团一起去云南旅游。我们参观了三个城市，昆明，大理，和丽江。但是，对我来说，丽江的自然风景是最漂亮的。导游带着我们到一个地方去看丽江最著名的河，称为白水河。 上面的图片展示丽江的白水河。白水河的风景特别漂亮。虽然是夏天，但是那儿的天气很凉爽，也可以说有点儿冷。从上面往下面看，可以看到众多绿绿的圣诞树被雾遮盖的景色。它们如同大观众正在往下看欣赏河水的美丽。河水的颜色是白跟蓝色混在一起，好像在大地散开的茫茫蓝天空，显得 很干净， 真让人羡慕。 白水河的水一点也不动，看起来像一位入睡的公主那样安静。不管在它的周围有多么吵闹，它却依然不吭声。河的周围有些牦牛吃青草，还有各式各样的石头，便加强白水河的美丽。 当你到这个地方时，闭上眼睛，深深得呼吸，你一定会呼吸到那儿的爽快空气，而且感受到上帝的伟大，然后可以卸下来自己生活的担子。总之，丽江的白水河是一个值得去参观的景点。...

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Chinatown – Singapore

        On our honeymoon last January 2013, we bought cheap flight tickets to Vietnam. The good news was the tickets were not direct ones but had transfers in Kuala Lumpur. Although we had four days before we flew to Vietnam, we chose to spend the most days in Singapore for we thought it was more fun in Singapore than Kuala Lumpur. We were right. I personally have visited Singapore in 2003 but I almost forgot...

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Taipei 101 台北101 – Taiwan, China

        Can you guess what is the tallest building in the world now? You will find out the answer if you go to Dubai. However, before the construction of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, from 2004 to 2010 Taipei 101 in Taiwan had fetched the crown as the highest skyscraper in the world. Formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, the building is located in Xinyi District, Taipei. It was awarded LEED Platinum...

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National Palace Museum 国立故宫博物院 – Taiwan, China

        The next day our friends took us to the National Palace Museum. Just like its name, the museum is a national museum of the Republic of China that exhibits almost 700,000 pieces of Chinese antiques and artifacts dating back from the Neolithic age to the Qing Dynasty including ancient bronze castings, calligraphy, scroll paintings, porcelain, jade, and rare books. Due to its huge number of collections,...

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The National Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall 国立国父纪念馆 – Taiwan, China

        Our next trip after the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall was the National Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. The Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall was constructed to commemorate the wisdom, benevolence, courage and spirit of the legendary revolutionary founding Father of Republic of China, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who are revered by both the PRC and ROC. Dr. Sun Yat Sen was regarded as the pioneer of the establishment of the Republic...

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The National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall 国立中正纪念堂 – Taiwan, China

        Of all the rainy days we had in Taipei, finally there was a good enough day for us to explore the city. Although it was not raining, the sky still looked a bit gloomy so it affected the result of the pictures. We grabbed our chance to visit the famous landmark in Taipei city called The National Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. I did not remember how to get there from our lodging because my friends guided...

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