Why Is It Nocera "Inferiore"

Here on the photo is Nocera Inferiore, a little "town" on one side of the "plate" with the center of Vesuvio, volcano. The mountains are situated round the Vesuvio, about 10 km from it. So if you post the volcano on the right of this photo and go more right, you will arrive to Sarno and the mountains over it.

Here on the second photo is the part of Nocera Superiore. With Vesuvio on the background. And there is Nocera Inferiore too.

So you can understand the difference. Nocera Inferiore ("low") are many very little settlings in the lower part of the valley. Nocera Superiore ("higher") are many settlings situated on the hill part of the territory of Nocera.

If you are interested in the antique history, the territory of Nocera was the place of many impressionant and tragic human stories. And was very important town from IX cent. BC till around VII century.

News...

FIRST NEWS: My blog was launched less than 2 months ago. Many of you are so sweet to support and welcome me to the wonderful blog world. I really appreciate that. And, I just got my first award by two lovely bloggers: Mina and Akina. Thank you both for the award. You all should check out their lovely blog.

The rules are:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the blogger to let them know they have been chosen.

I would love to pass this award to:

1. Em Linda
2. Fashion Cappuccino
3. Princessimp's Pedestal
4. Couture Carrie
5. Fashion Moment
6. Phi Style
7. We Wear Things
8. Extraskinny
9. Head Over Heelz
10. Fashion Chalet
11. Florilege D'Esthete
12. Denim on Denim
13. Cheap Thrills
14. The Clothist
15. In love with Fashion

SECOND NEWS : surprise!!! I'm leaving town for Paris and Strasbourg tomorrow. I'll be back home on June 7. I will try my best to update my blog when I'm there. It all depends on the convenience of Internet access. If this will not happen, please be patient with me and I would share with you guys when I'll be home ;-)

THIRD NEWS: Let our summer be more exciting. I have a game called " THE GAME OF JUNE". It will start on June 1st and end on June 30th. The winner will be announced on July 1st and be contacted by email for their address. The winner will be the one who has the most comment counts. If we have a tie, it will be a random pick of the winner. It will count 1 comment on each post for per reader, doesn't matter how many comment that reader summits. The prize will be $75 dollars gift card at Topshop. If where you live do not have Topshop, you could use it for online. Anyone can play this game and good luck to you all!!!


I wore Rick Owen dress/jacket and Burberry pumps. Rick Owen is well known for using many different materials for one piece. He used silk, stretchy cotton and mesh in this one. It can wear as a jacket for cooler season with turtle neck top underneath it and skinny jeans or legging. For warmer seasons, I can wear it as a dress with a short skirt, like I did in the photos, or shorts for a more casual look. I deeply love this awesome piece. It has a zipper at its sleeve creating a pocket and that's so cool.

I hope you all have a happy weekend!!!!! kisses....from Hanh ;-)

Upeh Guling Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor

Upeh Guling Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor. (N2°30.736' E103°20.993')
This is the nearest waterfall from Kuala Marong. It's about 560 meters away from Kuala Marong and it's located between Kuala Marong and Batu Hampar Waterfall.

"From Kuala Marong campsite, a short 15 minutes away is the Upeh Guling Waterfalls, with a series of whirlpools formed by ancient volcanic rocks – supposed to be the oldest existing landmarks in Malaysia at 240 million years old! The waterfall is rather wide and short but we saw at least 4 levels/cascades.
Good place to get a free massage from the falling waters. Interestingly, there were odd-shaped holes at the falls which resembled natural bathtubs. It has it's own legend too..."
-By Snail-Works

The Main Fall of Upeh Guling

The Upper Fall of Upeh Guling

The Upper Fall of Upeh Guling

The natural bathtub by ancient volcanic rocks

The natural bathtub by ancient volcanic rocks

If I cannot reach Buaya Sangkut Waterfall, at least....this is the closer waterfall I can visit! :)

The above photos are provided by Snail-Works. Thanks!

Waterfall at Johor :-
* Pulai Waterfall, Johor
* Sungai Bantang Waterfall at Bekok, Johor
* Batu Hampar Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Buaya Sangkut Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Kota Tinggi Waterfall, Johor

Waterfall at Perak :-
* Lata (Waterfall) Iskandar at Cameron Highland

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Direct TV Moves With Me

My husband can't live without TV. He passes hours and hours with this his "friend". So, we were interested to fnd a dealer that will offer us many channels, good quality and good costs. Collegues told him about www.DirectSatTV.com and we've sweetched to it. We are content: we have over 130 digital quality picture and sound channels (except others) and the costs are beyond all doubt more interesting as we had before.

I'm not interested in sports and games that are featured in www.DirectSatTV.com, it's my husband that is a fan of them. I don't understand men: everyday he has to watch all the news and Sunday is now a Holyday, all dedicated to sports. He watches every game of NFL SUNDAY TICKET every Sunday now.

Well, the good news was we will find www.DirectSatTV.com in California when we move there. Customer service is one of the best nationwide. And than we had free installation in 4 rooms and free handling and delivery because ordered online. I can watch my HD documentaries and local channels and my husband has his sports and news at any time he wants them. Happy family with happy TV solution. Do you think, it's a joke? No. It's reality.

Ha Long bay, Vietnam

Ha Long Bay is in northeastern Vietnam, includes some 1,969 islands and islets, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars in various sizes and shapes, located at Quang Ninh province. It is about 170km, 3 hours by bus east of Ha Noi capital. It's a tropical sea of islands with 2 seasons: hot and moist summer, dry and cold winter and perhaps the most popular travel destination of Vietnam. Seafood in Ha Long is diversified and fresh with cuttlefish, oysters, prawn, crab, squid...

We were there years ago. It was not easy to get there because of transportation issues, but it's worth it. I hear the transportation is improving now. We had a 2 day tour, slept overnight on the boat, a Chinese junk. It was awesome. The food on the boat was excellent and fresh, prepared right there for us. The crew was helpful and the landscape was picturesque.

Here are some photos.

ALAIA

I wore this Alaia top sometime last week. It was on sale with a big discount at the store called 4510. Alaia is rarely on sale but this time is different because of the recession, I guess... So, it's a good chance to collect them. I wore with Givenchy shoes, F21 legging, cuffs and rings.

I love its structure and the detail.

Thank you for your support and have a great day!!!

Please come back to visit this Friday, I'll have more exciting news!!!;-)

xoxoxo..from Hanh!

Buaya Sangkut Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor

After about 2 hours trek from Batu Hampar Waterfall, Snail-Works and the team finally reached the Ultimate Buaya Sangkut Waterfall (N2°29.835' E103°19.192') of Endau Rompin National Park.

"The journey required to climb 3 Steep Hills (Samanggong Hill - about 50° steep and approx. 2307 feet) during the jungle trek. And guide is compulsory for the trekking above Kuala Jasin.
This is one of the spectacular falls in Malaysia. Buaya Sangkut is the main attraction of Endau Rompin National Park. It's quite a something to behold in it's sheer height and vastness. In terms of numbers this waterfall is 30 meters wide and drops 17,000 gallons of water per second from a height of 120 meters.
This fall also famous with it's own legends." - By Snail-Works.

From the side of the Fall

Front of the Fall

The Legend Of Buaya Sangkut Waterfall
According to legend, the Jasin River and the Endau River were dwelled by thousands of dangerous crocodiles. The man-eaters often endanger people in the area. Several attack cases and near death experience were a common story among the people who use the river for their daily activities.
The ‘Orang Asli’ (aborigine) believe that the fear might be over if they could kill the crocodile king. After hunting for a period of time the ‘Orang Asli’ finally catch the crocodile king and then throw it at Seganggong hill. The crocodile was unable to move as it trapped at the rocky hill. The trapped crocodile causes the water to change it direction to the Endau River. Finally the crocodile died and the waterfall then named after the sank crocodile or known as the ‘Buaya Sangkut’.
Source from : http://www.myoutdoor.com/eco/eco.htm

Close up

From the side

An advise from Snail-Works : "Beware of the slippery rock surface. 'Kampung Adiddas' is very useful here. You can buy it at Kahang Town. If you fit enough, you can complete the trek to Buaya Sangkut Waterfall in one day."

Enjoy!

The upper fall of Buaya Sangkut

The above article and photos are provided by Snail-Works. Thanks!

Waterfall at Johor :-
* Pulai Waterfall, Johor
* Sungai Bantang Waterfall at Bekok, Johor
* Batu Hampar Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Buaya Sangkut Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Upeh Guling Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Kota Tinggi Waterfall, Johor

Waterfall at Perak :-
* Lata (Waterfall) Iskandar at Cameron Highland

Related post :-
* Explore in Endau Rompin National Park, Johor.

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Batu Hampar Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor

"Some of the famous waterfalls in Malaysia are found here, ie. Buaya Sangkut, Upeh Guling, Takah Tinggi... This time i went in from Peta entrance, only manage to visit Buaya Sangkut, Upeh Guling, Takah Kunyit, Batu Hampar & Tasik Biru." By - Snail-Works

Batu Hampar Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
(N2°30.261' E103°20.639')

"Beside Kuala Marong, this is the another campsite with toilet and kitchen facilities." - Snail-Works

I noted from the GPS map....Kuala Marong (N2°30.829' E103°21.282') is about 2.3km from Kuala Jasin. Batu Hampar Waterfall and Campsite is about 1.6KM from Kuala Marong. They camp at Batu Hampar campsite for a night and continue their trekking journey to Buaya Sangkut Waterfall in the next day...

During their way, about 1.8KM away from Batu Hampar Waterfall, they passed by this small fall named - Takah Kunyit Fall (N2°29.560' E103°19.949')

The journey continue to Buaya Sangkut Waterfall in the next post....

The above article and photos are provided by Snail-Works. Thanks!

Waterfall at Johor :-
* Pulai Waterfall, Johor
* Sungai Bantang Waterfall at Bekok, Johor
* Batu Hampar Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Buaya Sangkut Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Upeh Guling Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Kota Tinggi Waterfall, Johor

Waterfall at Perak :-
* Lata (Waterfall) Iskandar at Cameron Highland

Related post :-
* Explore in Endau Rompin National Park, Johor.

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Snake Skin

The weather was beautiful yesterday. We took the kids for a walk and brought along the camera for taking pictures. My husband who usually doesn't like taking or having his picture taken has graciously been volunteered to take my picture because of my blog. He doesn't have any experience in this field and he just tries to do his best. Thank you my darling for taking my pictures and I'm very proud to be his wife. He's a sweet man.

When we were walking along the park. I wore flat shoes, of course. I wore these new Marni shoes for the photos and these are super comfortable because of its thick platform. Anyway, I just bought these python pumps for 40% off, plus no 8,25% tax at the store 4510 and I love them very much. I always love Marni shoes because of they're comfy and flattering on the feet. In these pictures, I wore snake skin printed Prada S/S09 top, Prada python belt that I bought 5 years ago at Neiman's last call, Forever 21 shorts and rings, cuffs/bracelets are from F21 and Target. I'm usually not a big fan of snake prints and this is my first purchase.

Hope you all have a fabulous day!!!xoxoxo....;-))

Sungai Bantang Waterfall at Bekok, Johor

Sungai Bantang Waterfall (N2°20.991' E103°09.388') at Bekok, Johor.

"There are two good reasons why Hutan Lipur Sungai Bantang is a top choice for family outings or adventures. The first is the Endau Rompin National Park and the second is an award it has won for being the Best Recreational Forest in Johor.

Since it shares the same ground with the centuries-old national park, a trip to Hutan Lipur Sungai Bantang comes quite close to a trip to the national park itself. The furthest accessible waterfall, Takah Putri, leads to the western section of Endau Rompin.

There is a wide rocky river that ‘splits’ into two at the secondary forest before rejoining downstream. These two `branches’ have created an island that offers many great spots for camps or picnics.

If you find Sungai Bantang too tame to give you an adrenalin rush, try the number of interesting and challenging treks with hiking times of between one and six hours. The treks lead to several waterfalls." - By Snail-Works

The main fall

The above article and photos are provided by Snail-Works. Thanks!

How to get there :
If you drive from Johor Bahru C.I.Q., approximately 150km to reach Bekok town, then another 6.3km to reach the junction to Sangai Bantang Rainforest (at your left).

* Next will be Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park of Johor.

Waterfall at Johor :-
* Pulai Waterfall, Johor
* Sungai Bantang Waterfall at Bekok, Johor
* Batu Hampar Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Buaya Sangkut Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Upeh Guling Waterfall at Endau Rompin National Park, Johor
* Kota Tinggi Waterfall, Johor

Waterfall at Perak :-
* Lata (Waterfall) Iskandar at Cameron Highland

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