http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs Tangy Orangy Content! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:09:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's the Chinese new year and of course no new year celebration to welcome to Lunar new year is complete without the inclusion of food! And lots of them. This year's celebrations was held at the Queens college junior combination room. I've never been to Queen's JCR before, only their ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2012/01/23/happy-2012-lunar-new-year-of-the-dragon All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. It was the December holidays, stretching all the way to January at least before the start of the upcoming Lent university term. With Portal, Skyrim, and TF2 boring me out these days, why not get back onto some RPGs like ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2012/01/07/world-of-warcraft-chilling-in-the-new-january Happy New 2012! A whole new year, a whole new area of possibilities! The fireworks at London was fantastic even when viewed on the TV as broadcasted by the BBC. The sparkles lasted just over 12 minutes right after the midnight chimes of the Big Ben. It was a grand ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2012/01/01/thats-all-for-2011-hello-2012 And so it's December and time for a much needed blog post on the happenings so far here. Guess I was just too busy with stuff and the end of the that I had not found much time to share the happenings here as of date. The sad fact is ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/12/27/merry-christmasy-from-not-too-cold-cambridge And heyho! Summer break's over, it's the my third year in college and the start of Michaelmas now. A whole new world of exciting studying, homework-rejoicing and sociallife-killing fun awaits! Oh bummer. Third year engineering here in Cambridge is where the specialization in your field actually starts, as you actually get ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/11/01/starting-my-third-engineering-year-in-college Hey hey, I am back in the United Kingdom just at the start of my third year in college. My 2nd year was fairly good given my various commitments during school term, but otherwise still mostly study study study. I guess my year 1 made me better prepared for year ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/10/02/start-of-university-3rd-year-hm-singapore-cancellation-of-night-safari-halloween-horrors Tryouts were on tonight at the Hilton Singapore for a media showcase of Activision's newest cross platform action-fantasy adventure game- Skylanders Spyro's Adventure. As with all adventure games, gameplay involves controlling your character through a full 3D universe, with various baddies to beat and areas to explore. The game takes ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/27/activisions-skylanders-spyros-adventure Cedar Point, the name synonymous with almost any theme park goer or thriller seeker around the world. With more than 17 major roller coasters located in the theme park, it is literally America's roller coaster capital, spotting the world record for the most number of roller coasters in one park ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/10/cedar-point-americas-roller-coaster-kingdom-sandusky-ohio Located in the Pennsylvania state, downtown Pittsburgh is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Pittsburgh. It is colloquially referred to as the Golden Triangle and is officially the central business district of the region. The city is the headquarters to several major global financial institutions including PNC, the nation's ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/09/pittsburgh-pennsylvania Miami, Florida is a Resort City located in the Miami Dade County, Florida. It is incorporated into the United States on March 26, 1915. You should be no stranger and familiar with the typical beach and resort style setting of the area which the city is popular for. The municipality ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/08/miami-florida-south-beach-and-aventura-mall This post covers my day trip to the Universal Studios Florida. The "studios" portion of the park is one of the 2 universal parks in the Universal studios Resort. It is located just north west from downtown international drive and a short 10 minute drive just off from there. The ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/07/universal-studios-orlando-florida The Islands of adventure is one of the two theme parks located in the Universal Florida Resort. Instead of having one big park which is impossible to cover altogether in one day, the park is split into 2 different independent parks, one the Universal Studios Orlando featuring various film related ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/06/islands-of-adventure-orlando-florida The NASA Kennedy space center (KSC) is a space launch facility for every United States human space flight since 1968. It is located on the Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida with both public and off limit space facilities. Given the need for remote launch sites literally in the middle of ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/05/nasa-kennedy-space-center-merritt-island-cape-canaveral-florida The Disney Hollywood (MGM) Studios is one of the 5 theme parks here in Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida. Parks here include the Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach water parks and the Animal Kingdom Zoo on top of the flagship Magic Kingdom park. All these parks span a huge ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/04/orlando-disneyland-hollywood-mgm-studios My journey to Orlando begins with a flight on 17th June from Washington D.C. It's a connecting domestic flight, so no passport immigration is required for internal travel, unless if you wish to use it as a proof of ID at the counters, which can be alternatively by done with ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/03/orlando-florida-and-magic-kingdom-at-walt-disney-world-resort The National Air and Space Museum (abbreviated NASM) is one of the museums operated by the Smithsonian Institution located just off the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum is home to the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world and was established in 1976 as a ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/02/smithsonian-national-air-and-space-museum-washington-d-c The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington DC, United States. It opened in 1910 as was known back then as the United States National Museum to meet the growing needs of the Smithsonian Institution ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/09/01/smithsonian-institution-national-museum-of-natural-history-nmnh-washington-d-c The Arlington National Cemetery is located in the Arlington County, Virginia just off Washington DC. It is the nation's most sacred shrine established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House. The cemetery itself is well served by the DC Metro Blue Line heading up to the ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/31/arlington-national-cemetery-washington-dc The National Gallery of Art is a national art museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The gallery itself can be accessed via the north entrance from Constitution Ave & 6th Street in addition to the National mall south entrance. It's one of the main museums along the ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/30/national-gallery-of-art-museum-washington-d-c The Newseum is one of the new modern boys on the block here along Pennsylvania Ave right here in Washington DC. Opened in 1997, it's essentially a museum focused on the news, thus the name New-seum. Decked in a modern glass and beam facade, it's one of the only few ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/29/newseum-washington-d-c Washington, D.C. is formally known as the District of Columbia (D.C.) and commonly referred to as Washington or simply just "The District". My trip in Washington starts with an overnight 11pm bus ride over from downtown New York. Besides domestic air travel, you could be better off taking an overnight ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/28/washington-d-c The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 and houses a variety of nature related exhibits covering areas such as Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology of the past and present. It's a large museum located on the upper west side of Manhattan just beside Central Park ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/27/american-museum-of-natural-history-new-york So what other way to waste the night lazying around at night at New York but spending your time at Times Square. On the streets in general, New Yorkers, though friendly are not as cheery as their Californians counterparts as a whole, and yes the people culture here is still ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/26/new-york-hudson-river-cruise-wall-street-and-rockefeller-center Good old New York City, the pumping heart of the United States which never sleeps. New York is a metropolitan area located on a large natural harbor at the mouth of the Hudson river. New York itself is mainly located on the Manhattan island and is shaped like an elongated ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/25/new-york-city-brooklyn Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention, was held this weekend with the last day being today. As the name suggests, it's a convention featuring an assortment of Toys, Comics and Games, Cosplayers with creepy photographers included. If I am not wrong this con is roughly into just over it's 5th ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/21/singapore-toy-game-comic-convention-stgcc Whew didn't know putting together hundreds of photos together can be such a tedious and tiring task. After sorting, ploughing, stitching and uploading almost a year's worth of panoramas, behold, the largest panorama update on the site ever! With a whole new section (United states and Europe) and various other ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/11/site-us-european-panorama-gallery-update Hey hey! Guess what's keeping me busy from the blog over the past months? Travel! Yup, lots worldwide, it had been a rather fast 2nd year in uni, together with all it's opportunities and challenges alike. What other better way to let off all the post exam stress than with ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/08/09/ultra-massive-trip-photo-update-north-america-and-europe The Clearwell Caves is an iron ore mine at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is still an operational mine, which much of it functioning as a mining museum. There are 2 aspects to exploring the caves, via the visitor center where nicely laid paths and guard ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/03/29/exploring-the-clearwell-caves You should be no stranger to the "The Rock", with the island being featured in many movies, TV shows, cartoons, books, comics, and video games alike. Located in the San Francisco Bay, The Rock (Alcatraz) is an island about 2.4 km from the shores of downtown San Francisco, California. It ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/02/23/on-the-alcatraz-the-rock Legion of Honor Museum (Link: Museum website) The California Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum is a Fine Arts Museum located in Lincoln Park, San Francisco and is the largest public arts institution in the city. The name is used both for the museum collections and for the building in ... http://www.shaunchng.com/blogs/2011/02/22/san-francisco-legion-of-honor-museum-at-lincoln-park