I had a wonderful breakfast today for only RMB6.00 = RM3.00. I have not had such a full breakfast for ages and certainly nothing can top a RMB6.00 breakfast that consisted of two 包, one large bowl of porridge with meat and 皮 蛋, preserved vegetables and an egg. The best thing is that this restaurant is right behind my accommodation. However, I had to takeaway one of the 包 as I was too full and had it for my lunch. I took bus no. 826 to church, which is lo...

So, from the photos it is apparent that I had hotpot with my new Chinese friends, Qiqi and Joyce and my dear Malaysian friend, Doreen yesterday night. It was my very first time partaking in the customary Chinese hotpot. I had the opportunity to try the 麻 辣 "ma la" sauce which I have to say was not spicy considering our Malaysian spiciness standards. However, Joyce who is from the Szechuan province commented that the sauce is usually a lot spicier fr...

This is my fourth day in Beijing and wow, it has been a journey. Praise God that He has given me such an invaluable opportunity to learn Mandarin in China. I am guessing that most of you are wondering what I have been up to since I landed in Beijing. Well, this is just a short recap of my past few days. Day 1: Flight MH370 landed at Terminal 2 of the Beijing Capital Airport at 6.30am. I waited until 8.30am for the Welcome Committee but still no sign of them. ...