Asia Update: Hongkong Travel and Getaway

If you want to enjoy your travel and adventure then you must try visiting Hongkong, one of Asia's finest destination and tourist spots giving you the best of its own. Now let's start discussing Hongkong.

Every country has its rich cultures that make it distinct from other countries thus tourists often flock in these famous places. If you are in your holiday getaway with families and friends then choose Hongkong if you wanted a whole vacation packed with lots of shopping.

Temples are great views and expect a lo of these in Hongkong. Visit Po Lin Monastery that has the largest Buddha Statue and this is specifically located in Lantau Island Mountain.

Another great view of Buddha in the mountain just behind the Shatin Pai Tau village is the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. What you can see in this amazing place are four pavillions, pagoda, terrace, five temples, monkeys and of course 12,000 laws of Buddha.

I have this place in mind if ever I get the budget and chance to travel in such an amazing place. HongKong is one of my top picks and one of the place that I eagerly plan to visit for my first trip in HongKong will be Disneyland. Wondering how big and marvelous the events are in HongKong Disneyland.

This year would truly be great If I'd get the chance to travel to HongKong and be able to shop and tour to Disneyland. Been hearing a lot about this great place from friends and with the story that they tell, I am really sure that HK is one of the best place to visit.

Taking a Tour with Asia's Culinary and Its Best

When visiting Asia one of the most popular reason why people go here for a vacation is the mere fact that it has exotic beauty of beaches and a healthy wildlife adventure. In touring with different areas in Asia, we're able to uncover its hidden beauty aside from the fun and adventure that we get from this amazing place.

Do you ever wonder of how the food in different areas of Asia taste? To some who has the experience of traveling in this marvelous place for sure you have in mind the hints on how culinary in Asia are doing.

What's in the table when you get to travel anywhere in Asia are meals that will never be served without fresh fruits and other unusual wide selections of tropical fruits. Watermelons, mangoes, coconut are some of the samples of what's served and chilled during meal time.

When you are touring in a certain place, you can never missed giving yourself a treat for a hot coffee just on the streets.

Experienced a local cuisine depending in which Asian countries you are in. You can ask your tour guide or someone you know living in that place for their specialties and menus for you to try on. Experience a well known food delicacies that are very popular for you to really feel that travel experience.

Just a quick tip, for you to be able to know what food are you going to try, then try searching online. Read how it was done and the ingredients used for you to be aware and avoid in case you have some food allergies. :-)

Real Estate in Asian Countries

I am not a Realtor nor a Broker but I have experienced when it comes to real estate market. I have posted listings and got knowledge on how real estate work and as I have said, I am not a realtor. I can say that a real estate business is profitable and there's big money in it. That is why, I got a little interest in this kind of business and I hope to actually become part of this successful business.

You might be wondering how I got the knowledge with real estate, simply because I have been a VA (virtual assistant) for real estate properties. That's how my interest started.

So let's study real estate business in Asia. Wise investors are very much interested with properties that has potentials for businesses. Land and homes are the offerings in a real estate world. If you have the connection in any of the agents near your area, why not ask of the available properties that are perfect for investments. Positive income might be expected if you have invested to the right property.

Asian countries are not that fully developed when it comes to real estate market. Only few of the investors have been taking advantage of it. Vast amount of land and properties are waiting for lucky investors. Buying properties in Asia is the best option for those who has the money since it has affordable and very cheap choices.

New doors for investors are starting to develop and are offered for those who are interested. Be connected to realtors and agents in any Asian countries and start grabbing a deal now while there are still available options for you.

Let's Visit Asia – Go with Me at Singapore

Asia's one of the most visited continent in the world. It has countries with amazing tourist destinations. One of these is Singapore, small state in the Southeast Asia which has its own name when it comes to shopping centers and historical attractions that really captures an attention from visitors.

Having a vacation in a place full of surprises with the beauty that it possess, will mean a more meaningful and glorious getaway for someone whose planning to take a tour in this tourist destination's favorite place, Singapore.

Ancient Singapore is a great place to explore its extravagant temples built years and years ago, with monuments and shrines excellent for views. Below are some of the amazing views that you will enjoy looking at and appreciate the cultures and customs of this lovely state.

• Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
• Merlion
• Changi Chapel and Museum
• Church St. Peter and Paul
• Singapore Parliament House
• Statue of Sir Stanford

Singapore's also called as the “Asia's Food Capital” because of the wide range for restaurants and dining. Shopping is one great place in Singapore, traveling can never be complete without experiencing shopping. There are lots of luxury shopping centers and as well as local street-side shops to choose from.

Below are the best places for shopping in Singapore.

• Little India
• Chinatown
• Orchard Road
• Clark Quay

Other than China, Singapore is top 2 in my list of Asian countries to visit. Hope that I'd be able to get there by the end of 2013. Needing more budget for my shopping spree.

Let's Explore Asia's Major Belief System

Asia is the most populous continent in the world with millions of different people as well as following many different beliefs. Examples of major beliefs system in Asia are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity.

• Islam 

Islam has the largest adherent religion in Asia which consist of billion of followers all over Asia. There are 100 millions each of adherents found in south Asia and south east Asia, known as the home of populous Muslim countries, together with Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India having more than 100 millions of adherents each.

• Hinduism 

Hinduism has the second largest adherent religion in Asia having closed to 1 billion adherents and known as the oldest religion in the world. Hinduism is the majority religion followed in India and Nepal. Hinduism also has followers in Asian countries like Bhutan, Fiji, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Singapore.

• Buddhism 

Buddhism is the 3rd largest religion in Asia and 4th in the world. The root word of this religion is Buddha, that came from the founder named Siddartha Gautama which was also called Buddha. Exercising the most influence or control for this religion were seen in most countries like India, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, China, Japan, Laos and more.

• Confucianism 

 Confucianism was founded by the famous philosopher Confucius in China. This religion has tremendous influence on culture and history of East Asian countries that focuses on moral, social, political, philosophical and quasi-religious systems.

• Christianity 

Christianity is one of the most widespread strong minority religions in Asia. This religion has more believers in countries like Cyprus, Greek Orthodox, Philippines, East Timor, Armenia and Georgia. There are also large Christian community in Lebanon, Syria and China.

"When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator." Mahatma Gandhi

To Travel is To Enjoy and Chill

As a traveler, there are lots of things to be considered. The cost you will spend just for booking the ticket. The preparations, needed things for traveling and luggage for the long trip and lastly the time consuming for the vacation you are spending. Here are some tips to avoid some problems when traveling.

Since your purpose is just to travel for a vacation or a rest for a while, because of the busy and stressful work papers in your office. First you need to decide the place where you would love and want to. Second, know the culture, environment or beautiful spots of the place, so that it would be easy for you to manage your time where to go first and so on. Smart traveling is very important to avoid some delays, and not messing up during your trip. If you are traveling with your friends, it would help a lot if one of your friends have the idea about the place, but if no one knows and this is all your first time for this place? I would advice you guys to have a travel or tour guide. A travel guide knows exactly where he or she would take you, or if u just want to explore, it is also exciting that you all guys are naive. It would be a great adventure and so much fun.

Smart traveling is important. In case you want to save or want just to enjoy the place without spending much money. Do some research or explore the place and ask someone in that particular place where to find affordable souvenirs and restaurants to dine where the food is great and it would not cost that much expensive.

Be smart in choosing a place to travel. Enjoy, have fun and make it worth the travel.

Largest Continent and Most Populous – That’s Asia

Asia’s is one the continent in the world that has almost 60% of the human population all over the world. And with that perecentage, among other continents, this is considered as the largest and populous  of them all. Right before I have made a thorough research on how big Asia is, there I realized that I know not all about this continent.

Asia is composed of 48 known states and countries in the United Nation and below are the regions.

1. Southern Asia
2. Central Asia
3. Southeastern Asia
4. Western Asia
5. Eastern Asia

It’s really nice to know that from time to time we will be able to know a little something about the place we are in. This widens our knowledge on geography and new things are learned in this fascinating continent.

Here are quick facts on certain parts of the Asian countries.

The largest city in all Asia’s country is Tokyo which is in Japan.

• China, Kazakhstan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and India are the five largest nations in Asia.
• Most of the deserts are found in Asia to name a few these are Gobi Desert, The Arabian Desert, Kara Kum, Thar Desert and more.
• Did you know that the highest mountain that stands for 29,028 feet is in the Himalaya Mountains and is the famous Mount Everest, this is in Asia.

Here’s another great idea, 30 percent of the Earth area measures for Asia’s total land area. Traveling around the world is fun and be sure to know a little something about the place you are going to enjoy much of that place.

First-Time Travelers Guide in Exploring Your First Trip

Traveling especially when it’s your first takes you to a lot of preparation. So as to make it easy for you to manage all your things after you have booked a ticket for that trip here are cool tips I have read from experts in traveling. This is your perfect travel guide in order not to mess up on that trip.

Be a Smart Traveler.

Since it’s your first time to travel then you might be wondering what the definition of this term smart traveling is. For sure you got a little hint on the savings and wise buying. Your budget sometimes fails to buy all things needed for the trip, so as to save a little or more, then look for reservations or travel guides that offers a whole package for a trip going to your prospect and dream place. You can save more on travel guides for they know where to bring you and knows the whereabouts of a certain place, you may even ask him to bring you to an affordable restaurant.

To make you more aware of any affordable place to visit on that certain place, in case you have no travel guide and is traveling with friends, you can do your own research and take note of it.

Preparing to Travel.

Packing your luggage for a trip make it hard for you for you have to properly know all the details on how to pack wisely. Don’t worry, Google has the answer for that. See tips on how to organize your things so that it will be easy for you to search on things inside your travel bag. Be wise in traveling.

Why We Love Playing Mahjong

I have been tackling Mahjong topics since day one but I have never talk about why we love this game here in our country. We Filipinos were known to be a person who loves anything we find useful, enjoying and exciting. Since the time I learned to play this game, I always find time the time to spend at least 3 hours of my time playing during weekends, if we feel bored.

It’s nice to know and feel that even little knowledge on Chinese symbols is being learned. Just love how the blocks are being designed based on their suits. Among the suits of these tiles, I love the character tiles. This is because; I get to read the numbers which was written on Chinese writings.

Fun and enjoyment are the reasons why we love playing the game aside from the fact that you get to learn a bit about China, their writings and their games. It’s always a dream of everybody to visit and know the cultures of interesting countries and getting to learn at least some of their best games or customs is something that lets you feel as if you were experiencing their traditions. It’s like you were in a vacation touring around it’s healthy cultures. This is one best thing that we ordinary people could do, in order to be part of the country’s best.

We all live in different country, we all have different cultures but we all shares common interest and that is to enjoy the best of both worlds. Just enjoy what you love doing whether it’s not your own country’s pride.

Mahjong – One of China’s Accredited Game in Sports

Did you know that playing Mahjong has now an international rules. This is mainly because this game was considered as one  of the sports in China under it’s Sports Commission. The recognition was set last 1998 making this game as one of their recognized sport. Yes, it’s an original Chinese game yet versions in variety for this game was known in most countries.

Even though each countries has different set of rules in playing mah-jong yet similar of some of these rules were adopted to Chinese cultures way of playing this unique Mahjong games.

Standard mahjong tiles are in 144 tiles. And these suits are character tiles, circles and bamboo tiles. Honor tiles comprises of a wind tiles and dragon. Wind tiles are the North, South, East and West while the dragon tiles are the white, green and red tiles. Each tiles were made of 4 copies for each suit and honor tiles.

Counterclockwise is the order of the game played with four people. Each having it’s set of tiles. If you are one of those people who have not tried playing this fun game, try playing this online. Just read on the basics of the game and the rules on how to play this and you’re going to enjoy after knowing how this game is played.

There are different versions of the game online, but if you want to know and learn how Chinese people play this, just search for the original Mahjong online. Believe it or not, we at home bought our own tiles and from time to time, we play this game whenever we feel like boring and got nothing to do.

Mahjong – This Entertains Us

Others who might be reading this topic about Mahjong, might wonder what this game is. Some of us have read and have heard of this online but have never actually played the game. In case you get curious about how this game is played, you may look check this link and play Mahjong here. 

If we are to search on what Mahjong truly means, results may give you that this is a “game of hundred intelligences” as what Chinese people have been said. Every country which has Mahjong as their entertainment has set different rules in playing the game. Just like in our place, we have different rules as well. That's why I got a little confused the time I played it online. It's a bit hard for me to understand the proper way of playing it if I were to based the rules on how Chinese people play it. 

When we play Mahjong, our intelligence and best in luck are being tested. I have once read that there are also world tournaments held, I just don't know whether it's an actual game or it is played online. Just like the game solitaire, Mahjong is the kind of game that really uses your skills in thinking logically. 

 We at home, make it as our way of entertainment. We do play it usually on weekends. What's more fun is we do have time for more talks while playing the game. Sort of a family get together. And we are enjoying it. Hope you have tried too.

How-To: Beginners Guide in Playing Mahjong Online

Over the years, Mahjong has been evolving in different countries with different rules being followed when the game is played. The way you have been playing it in your place is different compared to the way it should be played online. As beginners you have to read on the rules and some of the terms that are being used before playing the game. This can refresh you up and give you ahint on how the game goes.

Having these as first timers to play online is needed for you to get used of the game. This is not an easy game so better be prepared, other rules also applied about how the game is actually played based on China's rules.

If you think it's hard for you to understand upon starting the game, then try searching it over Youtube for some tutorials. That might help you a lot. Or if it's of ease, you may as well read on the instructions in playing the game at the “How-to” page of the website. If there are forums available, then you may inquire for some hint also. I have tried playing it online and it's not easy, I tell you and this is what excites me. You have options for different Mahjong games to choose from as well. After trying out the classic Mahjong, go over some of the related Mahjong games to know more about it's categories.

Observation and proper understanding are two great ways on how to manage and play the deals on Mahjong. If you don't have at home the tiles, then try online. Check out for the beginner's guide, to learn more about it.

Knowing, Learning and Playing Mahjong

I have been seeing and reading topics about Mahjong and I can see the way that we played it is not the same as how it was played originally by Chinese people. Of course, I get curious on how the game was played . Reading the rules in playing the game, there are terms that were not fully understand but I am giving it a try to compare if the methods were exactly the same as how we play it here in our country.

Ancient times, Mahjong had started evolving in some Asian countries and that includes us here in the Philippines. Years have been passing and this game changes and were modified. Lucky are those who have learned the rel game Mahjong. Topics about the Mahjong history have been for years but still no fixed statement could tell where it originally came from or who really invented this game.

Here's a little overview of how it was played by the Chinese people. Four people in a table perfect for the tiles to be mixed up is needed. Much better if there is a powder, for a smooth play. Originally, each player receives thirteen (13) tiles. Some people have been playing Mahjong for gambling purposes, while others are for recreation alone.

If you are too curious about the game and wanted to learn it try playing it online or you can have someone to teach you. At first try, you may find it hard but as you absorb what is taught to you, you do not have to worry for it will be too easy for you and it's fun.

Traveling China with China’s Best Scenes and Tourist Spots

China, this unique and wonderful country can truly give you the best from its best when you are planning to take a tour in this glamorous place. Uncover your curiosity and discover the beauty of this Asian country. We’ll take a tour in this country now.

When it comes to China’s tropical beauty located in the Southern province of China, we can experience a beach ambiance with the famous Repulse Bay. The rich culture that this beach has will surely make your travel experience enjoyable.

Visit as well the famous Grand Buddha which was considered as one of the largest Buddha Statue in the World. This magical packed country has a lot of historical wonders to be proud of, and Buddha is one of these.

Visit Forbidden City in Bejing, which happens to be the capital city of China. One of the most loved attractions is the Ming Tombs and the ever popular Great Wall of China that’s worth the view to look at to.

Huashan Mountain is a great view as well to enjoy if you love scenic views and don’t forget to miss out Terracotta Warriors and Horses. There really are numerous places and tourist spots to be listed on your itinerary and spending just few days in this wonderful place is not enough to be able to completely tour around to all of it’s lovely and amazing wonders. Such rich not only in culture but as well as nature’s gift of wonders that not all country were blessed of.

Why Choose Asia – Just Here to Elaborate Why

There are so many lovely places on earth that's just so exciting and fun to go to. We have the beautiful and listed as most visited tourist destinations that all travelers loved going back because of it's uniqueness. Every person has it's own taste and preferences in choosing which place to visit.

Among the list I have seen on wiki, I have cited one of the best chosen venue and this is Asia. This certain continent is considered as the world's largest and populated area. You might be wondering why, what is there in Asia that makes it as one of the center for vacations. Here's why.

Noted as a place rich with different cultures, natural resources and as well as historical areas. It has the world's best scenes for beaches, mountain ranges and many other interesting beauties brought by nature's at it's best. It's a no wonder why travelers loved spending their special moments and trips in this area.

Visitors are captivated as well with how Asian people preserved their culture. This made them fascinated that somehow they wanted to know the culture of different people at different places that they visited. It is a new experience and new knowledge on the culture.

With respect to budget allocations, Asia has inexpensive charges for the commodities, thus if you are traveling in a budget then try going into these places. Enjoy every penny that you have at a worthy price. Next up, I'll be discussing on the different top locations in the Asia. So stay tuned.