feel so restless these few days.. maybe cos i not working , sleep whole day... but i m so glad i can afford to have these kind of days... i need a break. but at the same time, i feel i m like wasting my time. driving car on this thur.. so excited yet so worry. my dad taught me a bit, but of cos with the engine off!

anyway, Welcome to Jaren's Travel Award 2006
The nominees are (countries visited) :
- Canada
-United States of America
- Turkey
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- India
- Sri lanka
- Vietnam
-Cambodia
- East & West Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Australia
-Thailand
- Laos

And the awards goes to ...

* Country which attracted most no. of Tourist: EGYPT

- Wherever u go, there are swamps of tourist. at time, u do wonder if u are in Europe. cos all are ang mo. They depend heavily on tourist. that explains why in 1980s, many tourist dies cos of terrorist attacks

* Country which offers the best food: THAILAND
- The food suits our taste buds. and moreover, it's cheap compare to Singapore. there a bowl of sharkfin, brid nest is like S$20. u cant eat it in Singapore. and is so thick...

* Country which has the most no. of Extoic food: CHINA
- The extoic food range from bird to penis to Ants. i try their black ants before... oh my god.. i not gotta eat it again. but least i can say is i try it before...

* Country which offers the best Man made attraction: EGYPT
- It is none other than the pyramid. it's so huge. so pretty. and so mysterious. i cant imagine how the people build it. i got to admit it beat Great wall of China. Dont ask me what is inside the pyramid, u got to see it inside yourself. To get down there, you have to bend, crawl your way thru the tunnel. it goes down then all the way up.

* Country which offers the best Romantic spot: CANADA ( Vancouver island)
- Romantic if you dont want so many people. there the sea gull fly above your head, facing the Pacific Ocean which has no boundaries, with the one u love together, freezing tempature, embracing each other, hotel by the beach...

* Country which i Encounter LIfe & Death : EGYPT
- I was at this well known market in Cairo. And the next moment i can remeber is a loud blast.And what i see later was police all over, sirens sounded, panic all over. it was really like i was a BCC World news reporter. People crying. and later knew it was a terroists attack aim to cripple the tourism industry. At Changi Airport, the people check our names and cancel it so as mean we are alive. 2 tourist dead, and the terriost blast themselves off.

* Country which has the Worst hotel : CHINA (in Tianjin)
- my aSS..i cant believe. i din sleep for the whole night. 2 stars rated. when u enter the room, so smoky. cockroaches and ants greet you at the door.. bed bugs on the bed!!! the carpet so black. toilet bowl nv flush. EVERYONE CANT SLEEP. we lave that place at 6am in the morning.

* Country which offers largest amount of food: CHINA
- oh. every meal u will tink it is like having wedding dinner. Standard: 8 dishes, till the table u dunno where to put, till they stack up the dishes.

* Poorest Country which really touch my heart : CAMBODIA
- 7 wonders of the world: Angkok Wat in Siam Reap. beggers along the tourist spot. torn dirty clothes. people sleeping down the streets.

* Most Extoic food eaten: CAMBODIA
- ate the snake meat. in thailand, ate cricket, grasshoppers, flies...

*Extoic but nice food : CHINA, VIETNAM
- Dog meat!! try it! i m loving it...

* Scariest moment : CANADA
- walk along World Biggest suspension bridge in Vancouver. is shaky, long, big... high!!

* Most beautiful girl: VIETNAM

* Worst Road travel: CAMBODIA
- firstly, i dunno if that is call a road. is all mud and sand. the country too poor to build road. holes... can travel to max speed of 20km/hr!! cos the road is too (torn) many many tyre shop! my butt pain till we rather walk then sit car.

* Coldest climate : CANADA
- on top of the mountain, - 20 C. so cold. till my hand cannot function. cant walk. freeze. snow till i cant see what is in front of me. the car park for 1 hr, later u cant find your car. all white.

* Hottest climate : EGYPT
- 45C that explains all in a dessert.

* Most difficult road to cross: EGYPT
i dunno how to cross... the police help us. i bet singaporeans will be shaking their head...

* Most Security tight Country: EGYPT
- they have tourist police ( NOT police for your info) all over... no matter where u go, hotel, shopping centre, tourist spot, restaurants

* Most Crowded Country: INDIA

* Best border : USA & CANADA border...
- They no need to chop their passports. u can just pass... but if they just stop u randomly

* Unbelievable Border: THAILAND & CAMBODIA
- Ducks, Bull, animals, farmers bring along to cross over the border... 1 yr old boy just walk across... not much control. u can go where u wish to. if u dont want to queue up, just give them Cash $ and u can cut queue!!

xxxxx jaRen –Yong jiA--

xxxxx 20 yrs old

xxxxx TemaseK polYtechniCcc

xxxxx Tourism Student (hospitality)

xxxxx Kem football club member

xxxxx Sentosa Academy football club member

xxxxx Wheel chair ( lammers)club

xxxxx SEA River Club

xxxxx Jersey no: 11, 3

xxxxx ex-manjusri wushu club

xxxxx love his ah ma