Archive for July, 2008

Mongolia – Urine Therapy »

Have u ever drink your own urine or your own children urine? Unbelievable, right? This is something amazing that i discovered from my Mongolian friend. One day, my friend was not feeling well and she told me she needs to drink her daughter’s urine when she got back. She told me that when her daughter [...]

Mongolian Ovoo Ceremony »

Ovoo? "Ovoo" – what does that mean? This is the first question i asked my colleague. She was surprised that i don’t know about it. I told her all i know about Mongolia is about the cold winter, Chinggis Khan and some basic facts about population and economy in Mongolia. I knew nothing about the culture and the way the [...]

Ulaanbatar – Gateway to Mongolia »

Ulaanbaatar (Red Hero) is the capital of Mongolia. It is located at 1351 meters above sea level & in the central region on the banks of the River Tuul. It has about 250 years of history. The first capital of Mongolia was Urguu which is located at the Da Khuree Monastery at Arkahngai aimag(province). Ulaanbaatar [...]

Korean language in Mongolia? »

As i was learning Mongolian now, I also learn the Korean language. Why and How? hehehe…That’s because Korean has great influence in Mongolia too besides Russian. There are two Korean channels at my apartment. Besides HBO, Cinemax, National Geography, BBC, CNN, AXN and others, the two Korean channels are the  only channels that have English [...]

Mongolian Language »

Can Anybody speak or read Mongolian language? Have u ever thought whether they will be any problem if you have reached a country where u can’t communicate?   Frankly speaking…i never thought that would be a problem as I have been to Italy and Spain as a tourist. I don’t see any big problem with [...]

Tsagaan sar – Mongol new year »

Hmm…Any interesting events during winter in Mongolia? Yes..the winter starts somewhere during the month of October and get colder in Dec & Jan & even Feb sometimes…Guess what..The Mongolian celebrate the Tsagaan Sar…What is Tsagaan Sar..it is almost the same as our Chinese New Year in Malaysia but it is one day later cause they [...]

Winter In Mongolia »

How cold is Mongolia? The winter here is dry and cold. If u asked me, I would said it is quite cold compare to Malaysia but not as cold as the winter in New York which I have once experienced. It is freezing and I have bad neckache due to the cold weather. I could [...]

Mongolia Travel Blog »

When I was asked to work in Mongolia, i knew nothing about this country. All i know about this country is only the famous Chinggis Khan. I tried to surf the net about information about this country. Then i found out that this is a country with a population of about 2.9mil and its winter [...]

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