Chengdu/Jiuzhaigou/Beijing?

My recent trip to Taipei and Yilan have been not too bad. This time round, I had the opportunity to travel luxuriously with my aunts and what more can I review on? Those are the luxury which comes with a price and for sure the reviews are to be superb! (Will upload the photo in the soonest possible)

So, after my relaxed trip..I am now back to the world; filled with solvents, chemicals and uncertainties. Although I am just started on my journey in getting my first masters...I already felt like quitting and getting back to the workforce. Working is so much more fun...and rewarding...yes it is. Anyways, I shall set my heart on the stone and be determined to complete the course in one year. Ehem.

That aside, I am already looking forward to my next adventurous travel (in modesty). Initially I was thinking of a trip from Beijing to Chengdu and then JiuZhaiGou and finally back to Malaysia from there. Now, on a second thought, that would be pretty hectic if not suicidal and a waste of energy to pack these routes into a mere 10 days. I was thinking of a more reasonable route from Malaysia to Chengdu and JiuZhaiGou and back.

This blog is pretty clear in its review. I'm hoping to read more of such detailed blogs...do recommend if there are any good ones!

Jiu Zhai Gou Valley (a thought and a plan for now)

"I enjoy photography as well," Bunny said enthusiastically. "And I do think certain places in Malaysia can be as beautiful as that of across the ocean!"

"... I don't think so! Can any places in Malaysia be compared to New Zealand? Can any part of Malaysia be as breathtaking as Jiu Zhai Gou? I think the only 'beautiful' place in Malaysia lies underwater...Sipadan, maybe," he said.

"Well, for one, Malaysia doesn't has meadows like those in New Zealand but then again, let's compare the sky. You can see as many stars shining brightly against the black dark sky in Pulau Redang. As you lie on your back listening to the waves, you can view a beautiful sky up above with stars scattered like diamonds! Not only that but you can even see meteors! It is as comparable as that of Her Huan Shan in Tai Chung!"

He hesitated and bounced stubbornly. "No, I still don't think anywhere in Malaysia is comparable to scenic places abroad. Look at Jiu Zhai Valley, nothing can compare with that!"

I paused and then asked curiously, "Where is this Jiu Zhai Valley?"

tik tak tuk. "There."

Whoa...I thought. "There I said it, we don't have such valleys or lake to be compared with. We can't compare things which we don't have." It's like comparing an apple with a durian. 

That was how I came about this place. Jiu Zhai Valley is located in Chengdu, China and honestly, IT IS BEAUTIFUL...and beautiful alone is not enough to describe how wonderful the scene is. I am as mesmerized with it as I was with Angkor Wat. As if it was not enough, I came across a documentary on that place when I went back home on that same day. It was almost like a calling.

I told myself, no matter how difficult it is, I am saving up for a trip to Jiu Zhai Valley next year. Next year...

For this remaining months of 2011, I will work my arse off to isolate my (idiotic stupid time consuming freaking troublesome bloody) pure compound. I need to be FAST FAST FAST and FAST so that I can choose any month that I wish to spend my 8 or maybe 9 days in China...Chengdu...Beijing...OMG...I told you travel bug's bite is infectious...however, if the economy is any more worse, I'm afraid even if I'm bitten dead, I can't even step out of Malaysia :((
Sad...so freaking sad...