Vietnam Retreat - Temple of Literature

This temple is a famous historical and cultural relic in Hanoi. It’s located at Van Mieu Street, which is within the city centre itself.

This is not just an ordinary temple, it is also Vietnam's first university. It was built in 1070 in honour of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, which is a moral figure in Vietnamese education.

The temple preserves historical vestiges of a 1,000-year-old civilization. The Emperor established a unique tradition; of carving the names of the laureates of the university on stone steles that were placed on top of stone tortoises. Im not quite sure why tortoise but its certainly cute.

To be honest, i'd love to study there. The place is just extremely peaceful. There were huge green area with beautiful water features and trees.


If you are planning to visit, check out the details:

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Vietnam Retreat -Halong Bay

I was told that one of the things to do in Vietnam is to visit the Halong Bay. Now that I have been there, I’d like to say it’s a must!

Halong Bay is beautiful beyond words. If you are looking for a place to relax and enjoy nature at its best, Halong Bay is the place.

It is made up of 1,969 islands of various sizes. This densely concentrated zone of stone islands, world famous for its spectacular scenery of grottoes and caves has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

While exploring the bay, you feel lost in a legendary world of stone islands. There is Man's Head Island, which resembles a man standing and looking towards the mainland. Dragon Island looks like a dragon hovering above the turquoise water. And there was also a kissing island (as I was told).

The best way to explore natural wonder is to take the cruise.

We took the Victory Cruise. It’s a comfortable 42 meter cruise. I took a day trip but if you are planning to spend a night there, the cruise has 21 luxurious cabins with private bath, air conditioning, etc. Well, you’ll get all the amenities and services you would expect from a three-star hotel.

Lunch looks good on the cruise as well.

But since I don’t eat seafood, and meat is usually non-halal, I had to go for the simple stuff…

It was one of the most peaceful place I have ever been. And I’d love to go back there with my friends (party on the cruise? Hell yeah!)

Let's check out some pics i took:

This girl jumped into out boat to sell bananas

This is a School. Hard to beleive? Yeap its true

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Top 40

I attended the annual Prestige's Top 40 Under 40. I was there last year but i think this year's event is much better. The set-up, deco, food, deejay & every little thing were simply fabulous.

Its about recognising the young generation and they have done it well. I had a chance to meet & exchange cards with some of them. Overall it was quite a splendid evening.

By the way, I went to the event with the beautiful Puteri Ayu Jasmin (who is recently appointed as a General Manager for one of the top event company in KL! -Congrats!)


There, i met another beautiful lady.

Rachel

I took more pics (including of Rachel & her super cool partner) but something went wrong with the camera. Too bad.

Congratulations to the Prestige's team (especially Marcus) for putting up a wonderful event!

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