在宿舍埋头苦读准备期末考的当儿， 乘着离下一科考试时间还有一段喘气的距离， 闷闷的我按着按着电脑，一个不小心地“游”到了亚航的部落格网站。 一看， 成都部落格征稿游戏已经进入第三周了！！！ 再看航班出发时间， 竟是准确无误地落在我的假期中。。。 此时此刻乃是月圆人团圆的八月十五中秋节， 只身坐在案前的我不禁遥想成都的中秋节是否有着更浓厚的佳节气氛？
独在异乡为异客， 每逢佳节倍思亲就是我此时最佳的写照。 思绪飘到远在家乡、好久没有回去探望的父母。 如果我可以带他们一起到成都， 顺道游走重庆长江三峡， 这一个即将来临的假期， 肯定意义非凡！ 虽然我无法全程赞助他们的出游费用， 但至少我可以通过亚航 成都部落格征稿游戏所赠送的免费机票， 再加上我这个做足功课的“导游”， 肯定令他们留连忘返！
春、 夏、 秋、 冬， 无论在哪一个季节拜访成都都会带给我的父母不一样的惊喜。 要是可以在成都住上一年， 一并体验那里的风土人情就再好不过了。 不过现在亚航已经开启飞往成都的航线， 我们不用在那里长住， 一样可以选择日子到那里和成都民众一起庆祝节日！
看着照片里的彩灯高挂。 为正月十五庆元宵而举办的灯笼节有着浓浓的春节气息。 要是选择避年而来到成都， 不单可以体验当地热情庆祝农历新年的方式， 还可以尽情地玩乐呢！ 来到春季里花儿开始绽放的农历二月十五---成都花卉节， 看那装饰成熊猫模样的花花草草， 不是那么爱花草树木的我都会忍不住驻足观赏。

农历五月初五端午节， 除了吃粽子当然不能少了龙舟赛。 欢乐谷的龙舟赛是真正让人可以感受到参赛队伍们的激情与奔放。 有多少人知道龙舟赛始于伐舟出海寻找屈原的躯体呢？ 我相信成都的粽子肯定和马来西亚的不一样！若是我们选择入夏的七、 八月到成都， 可别以为夏日炎炎成都就没有什么庆典。 我们可以到成都国际熊猫节， 和万千游客一起与熊猫拥抱， 想象被熊猫围绕的感觉就让我感到特别的兴奋。

那我们即将出发的冬天呢？ 虽然妈妈很怕冷， 但我一定保证让她做足保暖功夫， 让她可以尽情地玩。 我们一定不会这个每一年冬季都会在龙池举办的龙池冰雪节， 那银色的世界， 有如诗画的仙境， 绝对会让我的父母毕身难忘。除了可以看到开展的冰雪项目中的冰雕、雪雕、越野滑雪、自由滑雪、高坡雪橇、滑雪、马拉雪橇、冰雪摄影等，我还可以和爸妈一起玩打雪仗、堆雪人、雪地拔河、雪地赛跑、冰球射门等冰雪运动。 那种外寒内热的感觉可不是在赤道成长的我们所能体验的。

来临的周一是我这个学期最后的第二张试卷。 希望我可以如愿过关， 也希望考试结束后亚航可以捎来兴奋的消息。。。

WHAT is a holiday without FOOD especially tasting local cuisines !

Who doesn't LOVE to EAT when going on holiday?

Well, many like myself will try to eat as much as I can when abroad to enjoy the mouth-watering delicacies as I don't go abroad that often and it might be another few months wait before going abroad!

So, let's start CHOMPING on our delicious & delectable food (with words ) !!

If you don't eat this in Chengdu, this means that you missed the local famous hot sizzling food which you won't survive without a cup of cold chilling water.

Yes,I'm sure you know what I'm referring to : Szechuan Hot Pot that is a pot filled with hot spicy oil and surrounded by raw meats and vegetables !!!!!!!!!

It's so terribly spicy and hot , bringing out the local unique flavour ! Well, lucky for those who couldn't accept hot spicy dishes, the Szechuan Hot Pot is seperated into two : One half is filled with the spicy oil, and the other is filled with a delicious broth for those who are not a big fan of spicy foods.

I guess if I were to visit Chengdu , I will sure try the SzeChuan Hot Pot but not too much of the hot ones because I will sure result my temperature blasting to more than 40 degrees especially eating it during Autumn !!!!!!!

Therefore, the best time to enjoy this local Szechuan Hot Pot is during winter when the temperature is cold , which will make our body warm and boiling for other activities within the day!

Moving on to the Second dish, DAN DAN Noodles is again another mascot for the local dish!

Hot and spicy noodles, it is a common dish that any visitor can source for throughout Chengdu! Acting as an appetizer or main dish during an time of the day, it is a classic favorite dish that both the local and visitors love.

Although Dan Dan Noodles are easily available in many Chinese restaurants worldwide nowadays, nothing beats having a bowl in its place of origin…the taste and authenticity triumph it all.

After all the HOT and SPICY food, it is time for us to COOL down !!

Here comes ..

Kefir Yogurt tastes sour and bubbly like milk ! It is quite a cool dessert with various flavours, accompanied with sweet colourful toppings like red bean and black plum!

With the hot weather during Autumn and after hot sizzling dishes that make your eyes pop out, why not enjoy a cool sweet Kefir Yogurt?

SzeChuan Lai Tang Yuan are common delicacy which we usually eat during dong zhi and they are balls made of glutinous rice flour. What makes a delicious tang yuan is a thin skin, delicious stuffing, sweet taste and a good smell which is smooth when bite and crunchy with the peanuts fillings oozing inside your mouth !

So, if I visit Chengdu, I MUST go to the dessert store for SzeChuan Lai Tang Yuan as it is liked by the locals and where else dares to boast to be better than its roots -Chengdu ?

And do you know that if you are a tea lover and loves to enjoy your holiday with relaxation and tasting different tea , you won't be disappointed if you visit Chengdu.

Reason being that there are so many tea houses and tea plantations within Chengdu , so the next time you visit Chengdu, don't just rush through your schedule but enjoy a warm .

Listening to the chatters,soothing bird churping sounds, the click clack of spoons lightly on hot tea cups with the cool weather during summer makes a great combination for you to enjoy your warm tea with your friends and family members at Chengdu!

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Of course, these words just can't describe how great the food at ChengDu is.

I really wish to have the chance to experience and indulge myself with the beautiful scenery in CHENGDU which plays a hugh part that affects your mood and taste bud sensations as well as tasting different cuisines to know the real taste of Kefir Yoghurt ,Szechuan Hot Pot and Dan Dan Noodles which I have not eaten for my whole life till now.

ChengDu, HERE I COME !!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 'Chengdu Here I Come' Week 1 & 2. It has been very interesting to see how all of you are geared up about Chengdu :) Oh, and we especially love those Mandarin entries.

So, we've got one more week till we finally decide on the winner for each week. But before that, we are opening up the contest for a final week, with a different theme: Events in Chengdu!!

We've got entries about things to do, and the glorious food available in Chengdu, now... let's see how you can weave up a great blog entry with Events in Chengdu :)

It's really simple to participate, just follow these steps:

1. Check out the pictures below on events in Chengdu
2. Tell us ur dream vacation in Chengdu based on the pictures
3. Send us a blog entry here (simply register & submit ur entry)
4. Pray really hard we love ur entry above the rest... n wait for the announcement of winners! (which is next week)

Photos here, so impress us with your entries! :)

Dragon Boat Race (Image Source: Show China)

Lantern Festival (Image Source: China Daily)

Longchii Snow Festival (Image Source: expatinsechuan)

Chengdu Flower Fair (Image source: chengdujournal)

Chengdu International Panda Festiva (Image Source: Prlog)

And Chengdu is also a gateway for you to enter the modern Chongqing! (Image Source: panoramio.com)

We look forward to your entries :)

It was quite a sight, having a couple of pandas roaming around. A few people were quite terrified too. We didn't really know how and why there were here... but when things were more calm, we managed to sit them down and they unraveled their story.

This is TongTong. He was found frantically walking around our office. Our security officer tried to calm him down, and we got the story out of him.

According to TongTong, both himself and NiNi are from Chengdu, China. That's where the Panda Research Base is, and most of their friends are there. They don't remember much of what happened, but visions of being shoved into a large box, and a lot of darkness. We suspect they were kidnapped by hunters who wanted to sell them illegally.

Somehow, when they awoke and tried to break out of the box, they are already on ground. Not sure of where they are, they made the dash of their lives and realised they were in a big place with a lot of planes (we have explained to them they are at LCCT, Kuala Lumpur - beats me how they ended up here!).

Funny thing is, as they were wandering around, looking for help, they bumped into some buntings promoting our new route to Chengdu, China!

We gave them T-shirts too!

And now, after relating their story to us, all they really want to do is to go back to Chengdu, and wants our help to send them back to Chengdu. The fastest way for them to go back is to travel by flight, as only AirAsia flies direct to Chengdu, China from Malaysia; and our inaugural flight has been set to be on 23 November 2009!

After some talks & deliberation with the management, we have decided that we will send them back to Chengdu on our first flight out on 23 November 2009, with ONE condition. They both need to get at least 500 supporters to take pictures with them, and we'll send them back!

In other words, 500 pictures with supporters who says, "Yes, AirAsia, send them home to Chengdu!"

So, TongTong & NiNi has got a plan. They will be camping out at The Curve (Fashion Walk 3, in front of Metro Jaya), Damansara this weekend (25 - 27 September 2009). No, not to do shopping, but to get as many supporters as possible to take pictures with them so that they can return to their homeland.

Here are more details:
Venue: Fashion Walk 3 (in front of Metro Jaya), The Curve, Damansara
Date: Fri - Sun, 25 - 27 September 2009

Will you help TongTong & NiNi?

We will also throw in 2 x Return Flight Tickets to Chengdu for the best pictures with TongTong & NiNi. So, you can also accompany the both of them home on our inaugural flight to Chengdu, China!

So, get the word out & be at The Curve, Damansara this weekend to help TongTong & NiNi with their 'Send Me Back to Chengdu' Quest... they really, really need your help.

P/S: All the pix taken with TongTong & NiNi will be uploaded into AirAsia's Facebook Fan Page, and open for voting from 28 September onwards. The supporter with the most 'Likes' for the picture will win the return flight to Chengdu with TongTong & NiNi :)

Look out for more information on TongTong & NiNi's endeavours with us!

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What a week it has been! And we're glad to see that there are many of you who's so excited about Chengdu. Trust me, we're equally as excited, if not more... coz we're rubbing our hands with glee, deciding who to send to Chengdu as winner of Week 1. Woohoo!

While we do that, we've put together a set of pictures for "Chengdu, Here I Come" Week 2 Contest, and the focus is FOOD! Oh, glorious food!! Tell me now, which of you out there do not appreciate food?

If ur reading this for the first time, welcome! We'd love to hear your dream vacation in Chengdu (and be in the running to win yourself a Return flight to Chengdu, yeahh!!), or if you just feel like submitting another blog post on your travel stories with us, we'd totally love that too.

So, are you ready for "Chengdu, Here I Come" Contest Week 2? Here's what you need to do:

1. Check out the pictures below on the yummy-licious Szechuan cuisine available in Chengdu
2. Tell us ur dream vacation in Chengdu based on the pictures
3. Send us a blog entry here (simply register & submit ur entry)
4. Pray really hard we love ur entry above the rest... n wait for the announcement of winners! :)

There you go, the pictures!! Have a blast conjuring your dream vacation, y'all!

Szechuan Hot Pot
Dan Dan Noodles (Picture source: FF the Broiler)
Kefir Yoghurt (Picture source: Eat Drink Chengdu)
Szechuan Lai Tang Yuan
Wash it all down at the many Tea Houses available throughout Chengdu
Not only can you go to Tibet from Chengdu, it is also a gateway to XiAn, China! (Picture source: Wikipedia)

All the best, and lookout for Week 3!! :) Oh, and Selamat Hari Raya from all of us here. Have a great one!

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