DAY 6 OF YUNNAN!!!
Woke up at 8 today which was the latest time throughout the whole trip. Had 4 eggs again since the restaurant didn't have much to offer. The meeting time for the whole group was 12 so we had loads of time to spare. My mum, aunt meow, Junxin and i went to walk along the streets to kill time since it was so boring. Dad stayed back at the hotel cos he was sick. At 12 we all gathered back at the hotel lobby and set off for lunch which was at some one's house-turned-restaurant. We had a hotpot which was quite cool. After lunch we went to the park which was up the mountain. Along the way, we stopped over at some place to get some medicine which supposedly helped relive the acute mountain sickness(AMS). Didn't really want to eat it cos it was a bright red capsule. Some bought those small little fire-extinguisher like tanks to breathe from. It's for those who "que yang" or lack oxygen. Omg, i only found out later that "yang qi", which the guide was mentioning all the while, is actually chinese for oxygen. I always thought "yang qi" is the yin-yang thingy in taichi or traditional chinese medicine?! So i always thought "que yang" meant lacking in the "yang" chi. No wonder i couldn't figure out how you could breathe in the "yang" energy. Hahahahahha Thanks to Junxin, i finally know what oxygen is in chinese. XD
The medicine to cure AMS! Didn't work for dad though.. Poor him..
Anyway, we had to switch to those eco-friendly buses once we got there. The buses would drive up the windy roads and you could choose to get off and start walking a few kilometres if you like. The temperature there was like sub zero so you could see some snow at the sides of the road and ice blocks floating on the river. There were millions of piles of yak poop all over.
The 1st stop
Ice blocks floating along the river.. It's dang cool!! So sad we can't see this here.. :(
I can read the tibetan words on the bottom.. It says "Green toilet" Hahahahha :P
At the 3rd spot, we decided to get off and walk. Poor dad was so sick due to AMS, he stayed on the bus the whole time. Awww, should have bought the small oxygen tank for him.. At that moment, my camera batteries went dead on me. So i had to borrow Junxin's camera. Cool they had this walkway that stretched all the way to the lake and you could step off the walkway and walk/slide on the ice. It was dang slippery and that is a very bad place to fall cos there's a lot of frozen yak poop everywhere. I wonder if falling on them will cause the poop to splatter all over or will it just remain the same like an ice cube. Didn't get the chance to experiment though so.. hahahahahaha that's what happens when you go to higher altitudes. Your brain is deprived of oxygen and you start thinking quirky stuff OR it's just me.. Hahahahahaha :D
After descending from the place, we went to the a "zang zu" person's house. "Zang zu" is one of the ethnic groups. Anyway we took a tour of his house which was real dark inside.
That's the house!!
That's the guy who lives in the house. Nopes, he's not dead, he's just sitting there watching us watching him while we watch him watching us watching him! Hahahahah :D
Animal skin we discovered in one of the walls. Looks like a raccoon or possum.
After that we went to a dzi beads shop where TongTong's mum bought her one. Hahahaha It's supposed to help in studies. Should have bought one. Hahahaha Yeps so we went back to the hotel.
That's our bus driver!! He may be old but he's real groovy. One of the best drivers i've met!! :D
After dinner, we had another party in which Janice suggested we bring pillows to her room for a pillow fight. Had no idea why that idea came to her but we all knew why in due course. So we played this game where we drew a card each and the one with the lowest card would be attacked by everyone else. When it came to Benjamin's turn to be hit, all of us but Janice couldn't bear to hit him cos he's so small. Janice literally went on top of him. Hahahahaha poor Benj. Omg never knew Janice could be so violent. (EDIT: K It wasn't that violent. Just a little tiny weeny bit. :D) After all, she seemed very sweet, shy and gentle. Hahahaha It's quite amusing seeing how siblings fight though cos i don't have one to fight with. Hahahahahaha :D
Anyway Day 7 has been updated!!
Aaron
The medicine to cure AMS! Didn't work for dad though.. Poor him..
Anyway, we had to switch to those eco-friendly buses once we got there. The buses would drive up the windy roads and you could choose to get off and start walking a few kilometres if you like. The temperature there was like sub zero so you could see some snow at the sides of the road and ice blocks floating on the river. There were millions of piles of yak poop all over.
The 1st stop
Ice blocks floating along the river.. It's dang cool!! So sad we can't see this here.. :(
I can read the tibetan words on the bottom.. It says "Green toilet" Hahahahha :P
At the 3rd spot, we decided to get off and walk. Poor dad was so sick due to AMS, he stayed on the bus the whole time. Awww, should have bought the small oxygen tank for him.. At that moment, my camera batteries went dead on me. So i had to borrow Junxin's camera. Cool they had this walkway that stretched all the way to the lake and you could step off the walkway and walk/slide on the ice. It was dang slippery and that is a very bad place to fall cos there's a lot of frozen yak poop everywhere. I wonder if falling on them will cause the poop to splatter all over or will it just remain the same like an ice cube. Didn't get the chance to experiment though so.. hahahahahaha that's what happens when you go to higher altitudes. Your brain is deprived of oxygen and you start thinking quirky stuff OR it's just me.. Hahahahahaha :D
After descending from the place, we went to the a "zang zu" person's house. "Zang zu" is one of the ethnic groups. Anyway we took a tour of his house which was real dark inside.
That's the house!!
That's the guy who lives in the house. Nopes, he's not dead, he's just sitting there watching us watching him while we watch him watching us watching him! Hahahahah :D
Animal skin we discovered in one of the walls. Looks like a raccoon or possum.
After that we went to a dzi beads shop where TongTong's mum bought her one. Hahahaha It's supposed to help in studies. Should have bought one. Hahahaha Yeps so we went back to the hotel.
That's our bus driver!! He may be old but he's real groovy. One of the best drivers i've met!! :D
After dinner, we had another party in which Janice suggested we bring pillows to her room for a pillow fight. Had no idea why that idea came to her but we all knew why in due course. So we played this game where we drew a card each and the one with the lowest card would be attacked by everyone else. When it came to Benjamin's turn to be hit, all of us but Janice couldn't bear to hit him cos he's so small. Janice literally went on top of him. Hahahahaha poor Benj. Omg never knew Janice could be so violent. (EDIT: K It wasn't that violent. Just a little tiny weeny bit. :D) After all, she seemed very sweet, shy and gentle. Hahahaha It's quite amusing seeing how siblings fight though cos i don't have one to fight with. Hahahahahaha :D
Anyway Day 7 has been updated!!
Aaron
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