Pun of the day:
After the face-changing master dropped his mask, he quickly did some funny stunt to save face.
Sichuan Trip Day 6
We left beautiful Jiu Zhai Gou.
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And took a domestic flight back to Chengdu.
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Our first stop was the Dujiangyan irrigation system.
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The irrigation system was built more than 2,200 years ago when the city was threatened by frequent floods caused by the flooding of Minjiang River.
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The place wasn’t very interesting la, but i was fascinated by the little stone statues there. They reminded me of Spirited Away.
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Even the dustbins were cute statues.
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Kids adore the statues.
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Then we visited a temple to bai bai, blah blah blah… Usual stuff.
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After that, we walked across a hanging bridge called the “Husband and Wife” bridge. They say that if you walk across this bridge hand-in-hand with your spouse, you will live happily ever after blah blah yea right shit.
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I hated it. It was swinging like crazy and it was so scary! >__<
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*inhales*
*mantains balance and composure*
But still needed to pose properly for photos la. Wahaha.
Then we saw something…
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Runaway bride? 0_o
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Oh. There was a wedding photoshoot in session.
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I had my photo taken with one of the cute brides. ^_^
At night, we went to Qing Ming street.
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We watched the famous Sichuan Face-Changing performance.
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They served chinese tea with kuaci. So old-school! 
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Some little video recordings for you.
Whoa one face master damn geng, he could go down stage and change face right in front of your face. Lucky his face-changing skill was perfect. if not really lose face la.
October 27th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
Hey..another nice set of photos and memories you’re sharing!! You yourself looking good in the photos and love that hat, so cuuuute!! Have to laugh at the Spirited Away comment but too true ne..
Another big laugh for the photo of the statue and the speech bubble “hands off my boyfriend wei”.. ROFLMCAO!! Hehehe…I see you managed to cheese your way into the bridal shoot..haha.. showing them how its done eh?
The Sichuan Face-Changing performance was nice, wouldn’t mind seeing it for myself someday!! Thanks for sharing the videos
October 27th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
wow….nice photos….nice statues…nice girls…..thank you….i feel deprieved already..hahaha
since you mentioned the “bian lian” art….apparently…they are only about a hundred performers in china who knows the authentic art of “bian lian”..and only boys could be apprentices to the masters….andy lau offered a HUGE sum to a master to seek apprenticeship with him….only having the government of China intervened and stopped it for reason that this art is not for sale……good huh?
October 27th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
Andy Lau paid 3,000,000 Reminbi for it. But im dying to find out the bian lian secret. I mean, at least a rough idea how it is done. Anyone knows?
October 27th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
This is the closest i could find.
October 27th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Porkie pay 3m Reminbi for you to find out then…ekekeke.. yah yah.. I know.. SIAO again
October 27th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
wow thats amazing my fav pic is the 13th pic!
October 27th, 2006 at 5:21 pm
no wait its the 19th
October 27th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
look!! i can do bian lian.
:I 
O_O O_o {={0 {:{) o
October 27th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
U actually manage to trick me into believing that the wooden house had cheeserland.com on its sign board… -.-”
October 27th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
i saw a great you tube clip which show a magician doing change dress trick much like the chinese change mask trick. that is also unbeliavable how they can do it. i think that is more difficult then change face. too bad i cant remember the url to post here.
anyway cheesie, thanks for the great sharing of your trip.. feel like going there already..
October 27th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
oh wait.. found it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Y_80dLTMc
enjoy
October 27th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Dang! I like the dustbin…
I’m gonna fly to wherever you took that picture and steal it…
XD
October 27th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
hahaha..eh cheesie?? u purposely choose a bride that’s shorter and not as pretty as u leh?
so that u’ll stand out in the pic?? 
kekeke
October 27th, 2006 at 10:38 pm
i like ur first pic.. “little house in chengdu”
to me, it portrays solitude and determination in whatever harsh environemnt.
very strong character, very lonely. what an excellent snap shot. bravo.
October 28th, 2006 at 12:10 am
love ur pink top.. good match with the necklace
October 28th, 2006 at 1:02 am
Blah: You are so observant
October 28th, 2006 at 1:09 am
Simply adore your pink top cheesie! May i ask where you got it from if you don’t mind?
THANK YOU!
October 28th, 2006 at 1:10 am
Casey: Got it from Guess. Might put it up in Wardrobe soon.
October 28th, 2006 at 10:08 am
which lenses (for ur canon) did you use or you would recommend? thanks dear
October 28th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
aaah..X3 I fancy going to chengdu and gosh Sichuan Face-Changing perf! I really love to see it…haha…nasib he no loose face..hehehe…X3
and that bride with you is very very cute..I love her hair.
October 28th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
it would do nice to post up a map of where the heck is it in china
googling for the location seems a bit daunting and it would spice up your blog considering you’d add some funky caption to your images anyway.
October 28th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
the mystery has been revealed! no one can fool in front of me… the trick behind the face changing is…
October 29th, 2006 at 8:16 am
Nice top!
Whoa, I’ve seen one of those many-masked people perform in Malaysia!
It looks like it took ages of practice, so go work on your altercheesegoes first. Oh and in a spammy note, my latest blog entry might be of interest to you as it has two mentions of you.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:12 am
I must apologize if my comment is perhaps a little unrelated to this specific post. I am a Chinese American, i.e. I was born and raised in the United States. As I speak Mandarin, I can usually understand most of the terminology that is used in this blog. However, there are certain terms, such as “hor” that I am unfamiliar with. I am wondering if anyone around here can provide me with a definition.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:52 am
Albert: You sure had fun. Haih i missed Halloween for the 22nd year.
Jeff: Sei for. How to explain hor leh? Anyone cares to help ma?
October 29th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
I will help with Hor.
Now, there is un-doubtedly more to say about Hor. But, here is two informative pages.
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/5egypt/5sidor/5hor.htm
http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=167
One Quote -
“Hor, gatherer of oils, priest of Montu, opener of the gates of heaven in Luxor, son of Ankhori and son of Karem; Hor, at one with Horus and Thoth, enshrined with Atum and carried to the cemetery with the Apis Bull; Hor stood silent in the dark corner.”
You can also learn of Ba, Ka, and the All important Akh in the second link.
Enjoy!
Khukhabu…
Peace, Light, Love to You All!!!
October 29th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Was going to add in the last post, only just found current verifiable info…
Hor is also a short for Horus. Heru and Hor… ALso was the above pharoah ^
If you see a hawk; Hor is near, just feel - comforted ->
http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/1egypt/index.htm
Can get a bit confusing…
Since I am spouting links - Seshat is one of my personal favorites.
http://www.crystalinks.com/seshat.html
All good and proper! /// But what is kuaci? They look like pumpkin seeds??
Once again your photos really stand head and shoulders above, Cheesie! Qing Ming Street looks like a really fun place. How late do they wander around there?
Peace and Love to You! +
October 29th, 2006 at 2:42 pm
‘hor’ is nothing to do with what whatever ur talking about John.
October 29th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
John: What are u talking again man!!! NOt funny at all !!!
Jeff from LA : “hor” is just a local slang… so are lah, bah, lerr…
all these are an expression of “puntuations”
U can ignore them if u want and still understand the conversation…
Examples
A : hey.. arent u gonna eat??
B : no lah… just had s’thing before i came out….( u can substitute lah with lerr or bah.. eg: no lerr… just had s’thing.. or no bah, just had s’thing…) It’s just a slang..
In English..
A : hey.. arent u gonna eat??
or u can say… No dude, just had s’thing.
B : no man.. just had s’thing before i came out..
get it??
“hor” is more of an expression of question mark…so if u put hor behind a sentence… usually u’ll articulate the sentence in a question form.
example..
A : U wont leave me for another girl hor???
B : of coz not lah… i love u so so much lerr!!
Hor = ??right
A :u wont leave me for another girl right??
B : of coz not dear.. i love u so so much honeyBun!!
Get it Jeff??
October 29th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
Haha! that’s a nice explaination of “Hor”
October 30th, 2006 at 12:34 am
Assumptions!
Not correct?
Read again - I wrote first line - “Now, there is un-doubtedly more to say about Hor.”
And not funny? well, I suppose thats a matter of view is it not? It obviously has “newer”
meanings, some of which are not funny. It is easy to ignore, much rougher to face freedom of relation. You may think what you like of Hor… One simple word can mean a lot.
“Hor = ??right” Now, that is correct.
Love YA!
October 30th, 2006 at 2:01 am
cheesie: You better be my succubus this Tuesday night.
“Hor” in this context can be replaced with “riiight?”
“You won’t leave me hor?”
“You won’t leave me, riiight?”
October 30th, 2006 at 8:39 am
KelvWithaSmile, Albert Ng, thank you for answering my question.
As for John, I must say, you sure do have a weird sense of humor. Oh well, to each his own.
October 31st, 2006 at 5:28 pm
Thanis : haha.. thanks
Jeff from LA : anytime man…
November 1st, 2006 at 12:08 am
that bride reminds me of Jacqueline