Koh Yong Hong

Koh Samui – The Jewel of the Gulf of Thailand

Located off the east coast of Thailand, Koh Samui is an island known for its many beautiful beaches and attractions. Samui is what almost EVERYONE would call a must-visit if you’re island-hopping or just visiting Thailand in general. Here’s what we did during our 6 days 5 nights stay in Koh Samui
Hat Yai – City South of the Border

Located just south of the Malaysia-Thailand border, Hat Yai is known for its many night markets and culture, Hat Yai is what many people would call a “must-visit” in Thailand. Here’s what we did in both our one-night stopovers in Hat Yai
Cameron Highlands – Misty Mountains

Located 800-1600m above sea level, Cameron Highlands is located just off Kuala Lumpur, home to waterfalls, gardens, tea plantations and organic vegetable hotpots (We’ll get back to that.) A much more calming alternative to Genting Highlands, most of Cameron Highlands is situated in the mist-covered mountains, ensuring that you are almost always cool. Here’s what…
National Day Rehearsals – Its that time of the year!

As you may know, around this time of the year, all of the Primary 5’s get to go to the NE show for free! Conveniently, this time of the year also marks the start of the NE Shows/NDP rehearsals for August 9th, which is National Day (Akin to 4th of July for the USA). Since…
YH’s TIBUT – Pt 2 – Life after holiday

Hello and welcome to YH’s TIBUT, standing for “Yong Hong’s Things I’ve been up to”! This is a post that I will commonly write whenever I feel like there’s a need to recap what I’ve been up to and show you some pictures I’ve taken. I will still right independent posts when required, but usually,…
Penang – The Pearl of the Orient

Known as a regional food paradise and famous for its pristine beaches and UNESCO World Heritage site as George Town, Penang is a holiday destination that many people know of and visit. As of writing this, we were there two days ago with some friends for a stay spanning 5 days, which is quite long…
Vertical Urban Farming – GroGrace LJ

Hello there! A “not so” while ago, for a program in our school, we got the honor to visit a vertical farm in Singapore called GroGrace, Urban Farming Partners’ first vertical indoor farm in Singapore. We even got a tour by one of the directors Grace Lim (Hence the name.) So, as a subset of…
YH’s TIBUT – DSLR time + Iconic locations

Hello and welcome to YH’s TIBUT, standing for “Yong Hong’s Things I’ve been up to”! This is a post that I will commonly write whenever its been about a month or a few months to recap what I’ve been up to and show you some pictures I’ve taken. I will still right independent posts when…
Genting Highlands – The City of Entertainment

A premier travel destination in Malaysia, Genting Highlands is known for many things. Primarily, it holds the record for the biggest hotel in the world, with a staggering 7351 rooms! It’s been a while since I have been to Genting Highlands, so we decided that in last December, we would take a 4-day, 3-night trip…
Suzume – My thoughts on the movie

Quite unusual to see a movie review here, but I felt as though I wanted to speak my thoughts about this fantastic movie by Makoto Shinkai, arguably one of the best storytellers in the world. Speaking of Makoto Shinkai, let’s start with him. WARNING – I will be including spoilers to the movie, which, although…