River Cruise 游船河

Thailand - Bangkok (The Chao Phraya River)

泰国 － 曼谷（湄南河）

What will most tourists do in Bangkok?

大多数旅客在曼谷会做些什么？

Shopping or Thai massage, would be the norm answer.

血拼或泰式按摩，将是常规答案。

Introduce another attraction of Bangkok and that is river cruise.

介绍曼谷的另一个景点，那就是游船河。

Diners have to board the vessel at River City Shopping Center.

食客必须在河城购物中心登上船只。

Experience a sumptuous dinner cruise along the Chao Phraya River.

体验在湄南河沿途畅游的丰盛晚餐。

Enjoy the romantic scene on both sides of the river.

享受河两岸的浪漫情调。

Watch live performance on the 360 degree panoramic deck.

在360度全景甲板上观赏现场表演。

The entire river cruise takes about two hours.

整个航程约需两小时。

Rating / 评分

Ambience / 气氛：4/5

Scenery along river / 沿河景观：5/5

Food / 食物：3/5

*Dinner price only include drinking water, alcoholic beverage and soft drinks charge separately.

*晚餐价格仅包括饮用水，酒类、饮料另计。

Prices of the dinner cruise range from 900Baht to 1,980Baht per pax, depending on the type of vessels.

游船河晚餐的价格从每人900泰铢到1,980泰铢，价差取决于船只的类型。

Verdict: For cruise plus buffet dinner, this price is still worth a try.

结论：游船河加自助晚餐，这样的价格仍然值得尝试。

Average Life Expectancy 平均预期寿命

The World Health Organization (WHO) latest report shows that the average human life expectancy is 71.4 years old (C), 73.8 years for women (F) and 69.1 years for men (M).

According to study, women on average live longer than men in all countries.

Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live if mortality rates at each age were to remain steady in the future.

The life expectancy is shown separately for males (M) and females (F), as well as a combined figure (C).

Japan took the first spot with the average life expectancy of 83.7 years for both sexes, while the average life expectancy for female is 86.8 years and male is 80.5 years.

Switzerland came in second with 83.4 years (C), 85.3 years (F) and 81.3 years (M).

Singapore in third position with 83.1 years (C), 86.1 years (F) and 80 years (M).

South Korea (11) with 82.3 years (C), 85.5 years (F) and 78.8 years (M).

Brunei (39) with 77.7 years (C), 79.2 years (F) and 76.3 years (M).

China (53) 76.1 years (C), 77.6 years (F) and 74.6 years (M).

Vietnam (56) 76 years (C), 80.7 years (F) and 71.3 years (M).

Malaysia (67) 75 years (C), 77.3 years (F) and 72.7 years (M).

Thailand (70) 74.9 years (C), 78 years (F) and 71.9 years (M).

Indonesia (120) 69.1 years (C), 71.2 years (F) and 67.1 years (M).

Cambodia (123) 68.7 years (C), 70.7 years (F) and 66.6 years (M).

Philippines (124) 68.5 years (C), 72 years (F) and 65.3 years (M).

Myanmar (129) 66.6 years (C), 68.5 years (F) and 64.6 years (M).

Laos (137) 65.7 years (C), 67.2 years (F) and 64.1 years (M).

世界卫生组织最新报告显示全球人类平均预期寿命为71.4岁，女性为73.8岁、男性为69.1岁。

根据研究，在所有国家里妇女的平均寿命要比男性长。

预期寿命是以一个人预期生活的平均年数来计算，并假定如果将来每个年龄的死亡率保持稳定。

预期寿命会以男性、女性以及综合这三个组别来显示数据。

日本平均预期寿命为83.7岁、女性为86.8岁、男性为80.5岁，排名第一。

瑞士第二，平均年龄为83.4岁、女性为85.3岁、男性为81.3岁。

新加坡第三，平均年龄为83.1岁、女性86.1岁、男性80岁。

韩国（11）平均年龄为82.3岁、女性85.5岁、男性78.8岁。

文莱（39）平均年龄为77.7岁、女性79.2岁、男性76.3岁。

中国（53）平均年龄为76.1岁、女性77.6岁、男性74.6岁。

越南（56）平均年龄为76岁、女性80.7岁、男性71.3岁。

马来西亚（67）平均年龄为75年、女性77.3年、男性72.7年。

泰国（70）平均年龄为74.9年、女性78年、男性71.9年。

印度尼西亚（120）平均年龄为69.1年、女性71.2年、男性67.1年。

柬埔寨（123）平均年龄为68.7年、女性70.7年、男性66.6年。

菲律宾（124）平均年龄为68.5年、女性72年、男性65.3年。

缅甸（129）平均年龄为66.6年、女性68.5年、男性64.6年。

老挝（137）平均年龄为65.7年、女性67.2年、男性64.1年。

Government Hospital 政府医院

Singapore - Yishun (Khoo Teck Puat Hospital)

新加坡 － 义顺（邱德拔医院）

A pond park.

池塘公园。

A bird sanctuary.

鸟类保护区。

At what price would you pay to recuperate in such environment?

你愿意以什么价格在这样的环境下修养复原？

What is the immediate impression of the general public for a government hospital?

对于政府医院，大众的直接印象是怎么样的？

Harsh environment? Dirty? Messy? Sub-standard?

恶劣环境？脏？杂乱？低水准？

What if I tell you, this is next to a government hospital, will you be surprised?

如果我告诉你，这些就在政府医院旁边，你会惊讶吗？

What if I tell you, citizens can pay as low as S$35 per day on ward fee, will you envy?

如果我告诉你，公民每天可以支付低至35新元的病房费，你会羡慕吗？

The Singapore government has put the surrounding environment of the hospital to a new level.

新加坡政府却把医院的周边环境提升到一个新的水平。

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) is built beside Yishun Pond Park.

邱德拔医院（KTPH）就建在义顺池塘公园的毗邻。

Although Singapore is not a welfare state, but its citizens are well taken care of when they are hospitalised.

虽然新加坡不是一个福利国，但是当人民住院时都会得到很好的照顾。

Citizens can base on their financial ability to choose the ward type.

公民可以根据自身的经济能力来选择病房类型。

No matter what ward type being opt for, proper treatment will be administrated.

无论选择什么等级病房都会得到应有的治疗。

Vesak

Vesākha (Pali; Sanskrit: Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day.

It is a holiday observed traditionally by Buddhists on different days in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam and in other places all over the world.

Although in Japan, Vesak Day is not a public holiday, it celebrations include pouring amacha, a sweet tea made from Hydrangea macrophylla, on statues.

Share a video from YouTube, about Sakyamuni Buddha.

Café 咖啡厅

Thailand - Bangkok (Casa Lapin)

泰国 － 曼谷（卡萨拉品）

Promised readers that this year will introduce more food-related blog.

答应读者今年将介绍更多跟饮食有关的博文。

On the way to a friend's home, found this exquisite café.

去朋友家的途中，发现这家挺精致的咖啡厅。

It is located near Ari BTS Station.

这家咖啡厅位于 Ari BTS 站附近。

The café decor has personality.

咖啡厅的装潢挺有个性。

It uses a lot of old furniture and recycled materials.

它使用了很多旧家具和回收材料。

Its cliental is white-collar personnel.

其顾客群是白领人士。

The price is moderate, is ordinary spending.

价格适中，属普通消费。

By the way, the toilet is also quite chic.

顺道一提的是，其厕所也蛮别致的。

Graffiti 涂鸦

China - Xiamen (Xiamen University Hibiscus Tunnel)

中国 － 厦门（厦门大学芙蓉隧道）

Hibiscus tunnel is located inside Xiamen University.

This tunnel is China's longest graffiti tunnel, and also the most literary tunnel, it is one of the main attractions in Xiamen University.

The tunnel took a year and a half to build and was completed in 2007.

Tunnel stretches from west of Xiamen University Campus Hibiscus Garden Students' Canteen, passing through Lion Mountain, to east of Xiamen University Students' Apartment Entrance.

The whole tunnel is 1.10km in length, 8m wide, 4.5m high.

These graffiti were "masterpieces" of Xiamen University students.

芙蓉隧道位于厦门大学内部。

此隧道是中国最长的涂鸦隧道，也是中国最文艺的隧道，是厦门大学主要景点之一。

该隧道耗时一年半，于2007年竣工。

隧道西起厦门大学校区芙蓉园学生食堂，沿途穿越狮山，东至厦门大学学生公寓门口。

整条隧道全长1.10公里，宽8米，高4.5米。

这些涂鸦都是厦门大学学子的“杰作”。

Saw the picture below from internet: Showing a rider fell into a pit.

The rider clutched his bike with one hand while single-handedly clinging onto the pit.

The posting is to encourage people never to give up no matter what kind of difficulties they encountered.

在网上看到下面的照片：显示一名骑手落入深坑。

骑手在深坑处一手抓着脚踏车，一手死命的抓着坑口。

帖文大意是鼓励人们遇到困难时别轻易放弃之类的话语。

If you rotate the picture to horizontal position, you can see the so-called "Rider fell into the pit", is actually rider in prone position.

"Deep pit" location is at the Xiamen University Hibiscus Tunnel.

The cyber world is really specious, as for his creativity, I still have to give a thumbs up.

如果将照片旋转到水平位置，你就能看到所谓的“骑手落入深坑”，实际上是骑手处于俯卧姿势。

“深坑”地点正是厦门大学芙蓉隧道。

网络世界真的似是而非，对于他的创意，我还是要给个赞。

Happy 4th Birthday 4岁生日快乐

Singapore

新加坡

North-South-Dong-Xi is FOUR years old!

2016 was a fruitful year as North-South-Dong-Xi had 56 articles posted.

Readers must have noticed that North-South-Dong-Xi is trying its best to write in bilingual.

Singapore is a multi-racial country, North-South-Dong-Xi had contributed its part by introducing different religious festivals celebrated in Singapore.

It was also first time that readers got to see North-South-Dong-Xi's author's face in "Writer Of The Week".

If by any chance that it had blinded any reader, then too bad.

Wathehaha!

Feedback from readers that they crave for food, so North-South-Dong-Xi will try its best to satisfy readers' taste buds in 2017.

Every year must repeat this phrase, hope that North-South-Dong-Xi has years to keep everyone company.

~*Happy 4th Birthday North-South-Dong-Xi*~

《North-South-东-西》四岁了！

2016年是个丰硕的一年，《North-South-东-西》刊登了56篇文章。

读者一定注意到，《North-South-东-西》正在尽最大努力用双语写作。

新加坡是一个多元化的国家，《North-South-东-西》为读者介绍新加坡不同宗教的节庆，做出了自己的贡献。

这也是第一次，读者们在《每周之作家》中看到《North-South-东-西》作者的庐山真面目。

如有闪瞎读者就不好意思啦。

哇的哈哈！

来自读者们的反馈，他们渴望食物，所以《North-South-东-西》将在2017年竭尽所能满足读者们的味蕾。

每年都必须重复这句话，希望在未来的时间里《North-South-东-西》可以一直陪伴大家。

～＊《North-South-东-西》4岁生日快乐＊～