ADU Dragoneers

I am really not a fan of sun, beaches, water sports and all that stuff but when a good friend of mine dragged me to join and do dragon boating, man I enjoyed it! Enjoyed it more than a cup of peanut butter infront of my lappy.

Anyway, t'was my first time to paddle and compete. Our university joined a regatta at Shangri-La. Unfortunately, we didn't win anything but hey, ADU's there to have some fun! We are awesome and we really had fun!

Thanks Rache! You brought me out of my shell, love. :P

ADU Dragoneers!

Goofing under the heat with Rache!

Oh Istanbul, Türkiye!

Since I was a little, t'was been a dream of mine to travel and see the world. This 2011 Eid holiday, I've been blessed to visit the capital of three empires where romance and traffic jam go hand in hand. :)

I went to Istanbul with my travel buddies - Kimi, Coco and Tin. We were so lucky to find cheap flight and hotel for 3 days and 2 nights!

Departing at Dubai Airport sucks a bit as our flight has been delayed; eventually, we arrived Istanbul at around 3PM. As soon as we got out of the airport, I felt the city's chilly weather and I liked it... a lot! Istanbul is divided into two continents: Asian and European. We landed at the Asian side and from there, a tour bus was waiting for us to go to the European side where our hotel is located. Travelling time is 2 hours because of the heavy traffic.

Day 1: Checked in at the hotel. Sightseeing nearby mosques. Dinner at a Turkish restaurant. Had some shots of vodka. Planned on going to erotic shop.

Dinner (Turkish style!) with the ladies at Artukoglu Sark Sofrasi

Day 2: A whole day Bosphorous cruise trip. Went and saw Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace, Guksu Pavilion, and Rumeli Kavagi. Searched for the erotic shop's entrance door but failed.


Wandering the street near our hotel

Galata

A must-try street food - PRETZEL!

Bbbrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Cruise trip

Nice view eh? That's Blue Mosque.

Pinoy family we bumped into

Jumpshot!

Birds. Lots of birds.



This veiled girl pulled me for a pic and thought I am a hollywood star. LOL



I know.. I know but NO, it's not made of cockroach's pee

Tram. One thing I miss about Istanbul

Day 3: Roam around the city. In and out of tram. Rode a buggy. Fed some pigeons. Became pescatarian for a whole day. Bought some souvenirs and presents. Peaked at the erotic shop and it's closed! :P

While waiting for the tram

Buggy ride

Pigeons

Busy street

So there! Tea-sugar-enderim - that's how they pronounce thank you in Turkish language. :)

Looking forward for my next trip!