Finally manage to upload some pics..The most recent ones are on top,from bottoms up..My time in MAlaysia was fun.I know I blogged about them,so as promised,some pics..Later on I'll post up my Hong Kong pics..Be patient k??
Karaoke between sempai and kohai...
Lee Hom in his fifth outfit..
JJ and Lee Hom dueting..
JJ Lin as guest artist
The dancers and Lee Hom..Sorry!!!I couldn't take any better cuz I was sitting so far..
Very blur but that's Lee Hom there waving the flag...
Say cheese
My hols continued with me going to Genting on last Monday til Tuesday.Got an insight on how Genting Casino was like with my cousin.Won RM40 on the first night and lost all of them the next morning with an additional lost of RM110.."-__-Well,the casino was not something I thought it would be.I thought it would be quite a hustle bustle in there but suprisingly it's relatively quiet..I wonder why they say you could get addicted in there and all those stories about having 'small ghost' under the table to make you lose..Cuz it all seemed so normal to me.No ghost no hanky panky,just a lot of old auntyies and uncles quietly putting their bet..
Wednesday was the dayI woke up late since I arrived in Malaysia.Cuz there was no program,that is until Chee Wei called me out for the first time.Pretty suprise seeing that usually I'm the one doing the asking..Went for lunch with him at Mid Valley at Kim Gary's and then I had to rush to get Soo Sing from KL Sentral.After some one hour we went back to Mid Valley and do some window shopping til my mum arrived and had dinner...Again at Kim Gary's..That night Chiang Shen and Kim Shing came over my house to stay for a night.We had mamak and played tarot cards til 2am in the morning..Soo Sing and the guys had a great time talking til 4am while I went sleeping early due to my headache..
Thursday morning..After breakfast we took our sweet time to PPKTJ by taxi.May Ching couldn't join us at the last minute so we didn't have to rush that morning.Along the way we were worried that we wouldn't have anything to say to the kohais or senseis but what do you know?We spent 2hours plus there merely talking.
First we saw Pn. Ros who didn't change one bit.We chatted for about 15minutes before moving to the Japanese senseis namely Eikawa sensei,Atsuko sensei and Ito sensei..The rest of the senseis has either went backed to Japan or ended their term contract.From them I heard that the kohais could no longer get into syosen and that architecture is no longer offered.and I in returned told them about how my kosen works all those..My syllabus..The conversation there took the longest time.
Suprsingly Cik Min still remembers me and along with Kim we chatted quite some bit too..Chiang Shen was very quiet but Soo had no problem chatting with Ishikawa Sensei and Atsuko Sensei.After the short reunion,we went for karaoke at Neway.Before that we had our long-missed KFC,which was superb I tell you.The skin was so crispy albeit oily but hey,KFC in Japan where can compare-lah??THIS is really finger lickin' good man...
Karaoke was super fun,I was suprised at ourselves for fighting over the mic in front of our kohais which includes Teong Rong,Eric and Gane.Last time we used to like give way to others to sing etc,now the scene was like..
1st person:"Shui dian de?"(who chose this song)
2nd person:"wo"(me)
1st person:"but wo ye yao chang"(but I want to sing also)
3rd person:"wo ler???(how bout me??)
4th person;"wo ler wo ler???"
......
It was fun..haha..really fun..Then the guys split up with Soo Sing and I while we rushed back for dinner.(they went for CC games til the next morning..siao eh..*shakes head)Had dinner at Foodcourt...with variety of dishes..My mum just love to feed us..Had lobak,grilled Thai fish,chicken wings,ying yong mien etc..Gemuk gemuk..
Friday was the day I went to Times Square with Soo Sing again,to accompany her for some shopping.She bought quite a lot that day,converting everything to Japanese yen,she could actually buy a lot with a mere RM200.After sending her off,I went for Laksa dinner at the pasar malam with mum and sis..missed it a lot.then walked home after getting my favourite carrot cake dish and cold leng chee kang..Enjoy enjoy..
Then..Packed for Hong Kong!!Saturday morning 3am,got up and went to my aunts place,all cramped in one car and off to KLIA..to be continued..Hong Kong trip..
The thing about me blogging almost everyday show's you how bored I am..
Current status:In my pajamas,resting and blogging after sweeping and mopping the floor by orders of The-Great MUM..
Almost finished packing on Monday(took me 3 hours to pack some necessities and chuck away some for my sister),had great fun yesterday so...more blogging now..haha
Miri trip..hmm...Reached the airport,saw Teck Soon and his twin,his mum and Kim Shing.Teo was at home sleeping it seems..Chin Leong was all excited and happy once he saw Wong and his family.Guess cuz he came before and was pretty close with him that's why.Seemed like a dead fish in Labuan..haha.Then we hopped on his mum's Bas Mini(a van to pick up kindegarden kids to school it seems)and within 2minutes reached his home.Quite isolated place.Had karaoke session while queing up for our turn to bathe.Found that all Teck Soon siblings can sing superbly well too..0_o"..me paiseh sing in front of them..
After that we head to a park with nice and romantic lightings.Me grumbled(sounded like scolding to them it seems) about Chin Leong not telling me to bring my camera.Xin Ning told me I sound pretty angry and rude but actually that's just me doing things without thinking again..sigh,when will I learn to keep my mouth shut at the right time?Its just that the view was splendid,the bridge and stuff,thought it was pretty wasted not to snap any pics of it..Oh swell..Went for walks on the rocks too,say it was good for health?Kim and Teo went crazy by thinking of doing fireman's lift there..giler..then there's the lame attempt to climb out a pole at the childrens' playground,started as a dare from me to Teo then Wong joined,he was the first to got up,followed by Teo.Kim and Chin Leong couldn't get up especially Chin Leong who tried numerous times yet failed to even go halfway.Claimed that the pole was slippery...he went back disappointed like a small kid who couldn't buy the new toy he sees on the rack..hehe
Next day we went to Gua Niah where we need to walk 4km of wood planks before we could finally reach the mouth of the cave..Had a great breakfast where we got to taste the local dishes..could never forget "teng peng ngu" and the 3 layer teh-C..visit here for pictures..Chin Leong was fighting to walk first on the way to the cave,cuz he knows the direction..goodness..He and Kim went all the way walk in front while I stayed at 3rd.hehe..May Ching they all was like:"goodness,are we in a hurry??""Enjoy the view mar""wait up for Teck Soon's mother"..*grin...Reach an intersection where we went to see the longhouse village then souvenir buying.Damn mahal...Then went on..The mouth of the cave stinks like hell with swallow's droppings and we saw the Paleolitic settlement house,the one we saw in our Sejarah textbook?Well,it seems that it has a major function nowdays too...As a public toilet..Wonder is this how they treat all major NATIONAL TREASURE????
This is the continuation of my 8days in Borneo..Labuan trip..after KK...
We took a 2and a half hour ferry to Labuan.On the way we had slept well through choppy wters and nuisance from other passengers.We also entertained ourselves with a horror movie from Thailand which was pretty good.After reaching Labuan it was about 7 in the evening and wondering what to do we walked around aimlessly til we found the ticket booth to buy our tickets to Miri.However it was already closed thus we looked for our next priority,accomodation.We called Global Hotel a 2star hotel and also some budget hotel to confirm the pricing of rooms.Seeing that the pricing was the same so we decided to stay at the 2star hotel thinking it might be better than the budget hotel(whta's the difference I have no idea).It was a walking distance so we stayed at Global Hotel..
Had some conflict on what room to get.For we felt bad letting Chin Leong sleep the floor but we soon decided that's the best option.Went for dinner at a Chinese Resturant also nearby and had a different variety of Kuey Tiow there.Then had bought some grocery and spent the night playing cards for we were too tired to go out.Besides,this town shuts down freakly early.We were there at 8pm and yet almost all the shops were closed..One thing we moticed that's for sure,it gets day light early as 7am and it gets dark early too..At 7.30pm its already like 9pm..So we had no problem waking up early there.
The next day went for breakfast nearby again and then ead to the Jetty where I remember seeing a rent-a-car service.Since it was also the Air Asia counter we asked for tickets to Miri.To our dismay,Air Asia has not started a domesic flight from Labuan to Miri.And since we don't have our passports,we cannot get any public transpot be it on land or by sea to Miri cuz we'll have to pass by Brunei,and no matter you're Malaysian or not,we need our passport to pass through Brunei.GREAT!So,we rent a Ford car since there was no more Kancil and it was only RM10 extra,we went to the Airport.To my delight it was an auto and Chin Leong doesn't know how to drive one so I took over*Yee haaa...(he claimed he knows but we soon found out that he has driven an auto ONCE and he made the car jerked suddenly so we agreed I took over since I'm an auto driver.*he looked so reluctant..hahahha)The car was such a beauty and I didn't mind paying an extra RM2.50 for it.We pumped petrol and headed to the airport.
We waited for almost an hour for turn at MAS airline and was really worried about the pricing of our ticket thought it'll be smething like RM200+ plus tax..We were relived to find that it only cost Rm84!!haha..All the anger for waiting too long was vapourised into thin air(got 2 counters,one efficient Chinese lady was going super fast while one AH PEK took 40minutes to handle a client!!shit him man...imagine we have 30people in front of us!!)After getting our tickets we went vsiting around some tourist sites we found through the brochure.Every place was so damn near and after travelling for the whole day the fuel was not even half used!!We saw Chimney,birds at bird pack,the weather was killing,had coconut,went to the Beach,had chicken wings,Chin Leong was weirdly quite,went to Peace Park,the weather super duper killing.Then we head to a shopping mall,looked around,got some junk food,went to viallage on the river,went for dinner,went back to hotel for toilet,then head to the beach at Peace Park again for sunset.It was gorgeous.I managed to take every minute of its setting(ok,so its not every minute but you can see the difference of the sun setting each time)Saw Dragon and Phoenix as well.No not the real thing but almost,the clouds were formed into the shape of both legendary creatures and all 4 of us saw it.It was breath taking all right.
Now what did we do after that eh...I forgot..oh yeah,we bought liquor and spent the time in the room again.Chomping away junk food and playing Hco Dai Di,watched a great movie on Astro,Chin Leong got drunk while May Ching's camera went haywire prompting May Ching,Xin Ning and I to press here and test there.We soon got tired and slept.(Aiseh everyday kena sepak...hehe)Woke up the next morning,packed everything and then head out for sports shoe shopping.Almost got a ticket for illegal U-turn but thanks to May Ching and Xin Ning's superb fast thinking,I got away with it..
"Kita tak tau sebab kita dari KL,kena cari jalan balik hotel"
"Tak nampak pun tanda no U-turn itu.."
"Baru datang hari ini,tak kenal jalan lagi..."
Fuyoo,respect...*What are you smirking at Chin Leong????*grumble grumble...
After returning the car we walked to find some sports shoe shop,came to conclusion that there's only one that sells the real thing.Me tried some but came back empty handed,either its no size or not beautiful.Chin Leong got one for himself and his father while May Ching got one for herslef and her sister.Really damn cheap lar the sports shoes,every seen RM80 NIKE shoes??shit..No my size..Me went back earlier with May Ching while Xin Ning and Chin Leong headed to the liquor store and got some liquor for their families.Me came with one back went to Mir with also one bag..they all,fuyoo..shopped quite a lot ler..After vegetarian lunch at Global Hotel's restaurant and spending time there playing cards again we headed to the Airport at about 2pm..Shit,and our flight was 5.45pm.Took a cab there and that grumpy old man murmurred non stop when I accidently bumped my luggage bag to his taxi.(my luggage more damaged then your car man,besides its inside the car boot,who'll go and see if there's and dent???)spent our time getting free sauna at the airport,playing cards while it was May Ching's turn to get super quiet...the weather killing us all..Spent hours playing cards(Thanks to Teo's card for saving our lives from boredom) and finally checked in and took our flight to Miri.
Took about only 45minutes,belum habis minum refreshment..belum tutup mata lagi to rest:
"Ladies and gentleman,the buckle your seat belt sign is on,please fasten your seatbelts as we'll arrive to Miri shortly,thank you..."
-____-""""""""..so fast one....
Reached Miri safe and sound...Joked about how straight Chin Leong is and could never so senget..Will never break rules etc..After that we soon met Teck Soon and family....and the story continues.....
Welcome to Malacca....
Its kinda hard to be able to online so since I have the chance so I'm going to upload some photos here...Had a tiring day so decided to come back early for some rest..Been thinking about too much things lately on my trip,really isn't good thinking too much..What I was thinking about?Maaaa...something like what I've stated in my previous blog..No chance for anymore spontaneous trips with friends here..Mostly about my friends anyway..I really think too much..
MMU's Emerald Park(hostel) and MMU..super chun University
Being too streesed is so not good but I really can't help myself.This Thursday we'll be having testo again,next Sunday will be 2kyuu..Yet I'll be going to karaoke with Min Ley this Saturday and watch Harry Potter..Again,the irony..I was the one who invited them but felt a bit guilty for not studying..After my trip to Malacca,I realised a few things and have been looking high and low for somebody to pour out to but was in vail.Deliberately wanted to blog here but its kinda hard to pen my thoughts for now having a major headache...Trying...
We got to take picture with it before the Uncle said:"Want to go around?RM6 only""Errr...We prefer walking"*scramble off...
始めは恥ずかしいけど、恋人のことだ。もう１９歳なのに恋人が一人もいなかった。実は私は今まであまり気にしないけど、何となく最近はよくこのような疑問が出てきた。それが思ってきたといても、今できれば速く恋人を探すつもりはない。ただ日本へ行く日が近つきと、何となく悲しくなり、ちょっとの寂しさを感じる。可笑しいじゃないの？こいう考えを持ている私。
Then there's the weird feeling of falling out..Not only in studies wise though I admit its one of the main reason for my mental stress..I put too much pressure on myself,I admit,but have to,as THE exam is every minute getting nearer.Falling out in..I sound pretty silly but I'm also afraid falling out from my circle of friends.I admit I'm quite sensitive when it comes to friendship stuff,I'm afraid that meeting up with friends,especially ones that were once so-dear to me will no longer be those who will share the bitter and sweetness with me.They will have their own circle of friends with topics and common interest where only they can understand etc.Though I might know most of them,we might be still be the good gang of girls,but how much I can share my conversation about that teachers' lesson sucked or STPM paper Question so-and-so?Going to Japan for 5 years,how many of us will actually keep in touch?悲しいなあ。。。
日本へ行って、友達が作れる?良い成績ができる？生活に慣れる？普通の心配というものは、最も苦しい心配だと’思う。
A superb collection of Coca-cola products
I noticed that I'm so not the feminine type of gal,in fact I have a tendency to challenge what guys can do,"I can do it",I usually say to myself.So don't expect me to don the mini skirts here,I seldom will do so.In fact why bother to look super nice for....whom?As long as I'm comfortable,I wouldn't care less..Its nice to be able to get some help from guys,but I will not be those who will cling to guys 24/7.What I mean is,I've noticed that I'm have a stubborn and irritating character with loads of ego and kiasu-ism.Not healthy eh?And to say I need all this to survive life here would be a lame excuse huh?Studying here,one have to fight for survival to go to the front line,and its the only chance that girls gets to get equal with guys and no double standards will exist.Its a fair world,and in return,it turned me to a ruthless study machine.Scare all the boys away..haha.Again,baseless rants.Just thinking,thinking....
ここで一杯書いたけど、あまり気にしないでください。ただ頭を休ませたいだけで。からかわないでね。。恥ずかしいから。。＝ｐ
Hmm, visited my 'uncle' today and his house was like... well, I think you can be the judge ^.^ The pebbles were so orderly laid and on the right was a stone-made-fountain with water- lilies on the water surface as you can see
(if you look closely). The well maintained carpet grass was so soothing to the eyes. What a sight it was! The interior was mostly made from wood.
Well, like every other home you go too, we Malaysian will always love 'makan' sessions and the dinning area was like...
But too bad we were too shy to dine in such an awesome place so we settled for the old time fav of...
The yummy taiwan mee (left) and the well-known heaviest mee that weights one ton, wantan mee (right). 
~Later
After the meal, we headed to St Paul's Hill to witness history during the times the Portuguese took over and defended with the might fort 'A Famosa'. It's amazing how our beloved Malaysia was actually started from this historical place yet Malacca is still undeveloped till today.
That's Kelly in the pic (if you didn't know) =P with a guy which is still unidentified till this point of time.
Ops, back to the story... We were having a good time experiencing history on the land we stood on till we stumbled on... 
A little fellow who had lost its way who was on its journey to the Straits of Malacca which ended up at the town centre. Haha, what a time we had trying to communicate with 'him'. Then, being the good-responsible-Samaritans, we decided to lead this poor baby to its destination.
Wanting not to burden us more, it was stern on walking on its own even though we offered to carry 'him'. '
What a cute fellow' I thought.
Don't you think so?
Anyway, manage to find a ship (hope you can see) which strangely had no
sails but still it managed to helped us return mr duckling (well, I think it's a duck) back to the sea.
Okay, I'm out of pictures so I guess the day ends here. Hope you enjoyed reading. Till next time, it's the one and only Lexander signing off.
*Please close one eye if you find any errors in the story cause I'm too tired to check adi.
~Oyasuminasai
---Take Note--
This story is merely for your reading
satisfaction and has nothing to do with the
lives of people mentioned.
The sun rises as I awake, embracing a new day, I gathered with my group mates for PMS discussion.
*I actually know 4 people that were born today.
I had a quick bite before going back to bed.
When I woke up, the sun had already gave way
to the night and I sat in front of my computer watching the advertisements by Petronas throughout these years. I found most it rather touching.
Finally it was time to pick the VIP (you know who) from the bus station and we headed for dinner. Portuguese food really does open tummies. Hehe, the cooking styles are just excellent. Too bad they didn’t offer mayonnaise but their chili was real good.
Jonker was closed by the time we managed to
get there. ~Wasted =(
Oh well, pantai kundor wasn't that bad after all...
i manage to caught hold of three "lenglui" hanging around the ares looking blanky towards the open sea. Though they treated me as cold as ice, i still insisted to construct a bond of friendship between us. It was starting to work out but the police had to disturb our conversation by asking...
"Eh, you bertiga buat apa? Tengok ID!"
And before you know it... they we taken in. So memalukan but what happened next i'll leave it for another day. *tired out*
Came back and now I’m blogging while some people are out there stabbing my back.
Everything that starts well, ends well.
*Ps:PMS is the code for malaysian studies.
It was Monday,exactly one week,I'll be finding myself rotting in class again,or will it be I'll be exchanging holiday stories with Aizat?I wouldn't know until then and I'm so not looking forward to it..Since its already Tuesday,I can now start counting down the days til I return to my ever-so-hectic life with dread..Thus,I shall again,start narrating my itinerary of the holiday for this week..
Monday..Went along a spontaneous idea of my mum to head to Genting Highland..Yeah I know,I know I have been there for like a million times already since Vivian introduced the safe and convenient way up through the Shutter bus at KL Sentral.The ever crazy me decided to drag Alex with me up this time and he good naturedly agreed!I was like,shocked that he agreed,just like the time May Ching agreed to go to Pangkor Island with me spontaneously..I have a bunch of great friends who likes to humour my crazy ideas..haha..
Went there super early at 7am just so that can secure the earliest tickets which was at 8am so that we enjoy our full day there..Had cheapskate mamak-stlye bee hoon at the Medan Selera there while waiting for Alex to arrive..the bus took only an hour to reach the cable car station.Caught myself looking at a vey beautiful looking horse at the ranch there..Pure white,like a Unicorn minus the horn..Too bad I was in the bus,didn't manage to grab a picture of it..wasted.Well as usual,went up through the cable car while we chatted a little with Alex(mum and I lar,who else?)then it was like,whole day there..And yesterday we learned the virtue of Patience....
The thing is,there's still one more week before the official school break starts so I was not suprsied to not find any teenager there(actually more of people our year)but I WAS suprised to find so many Indians there and also uncle-aunty,ah Pek and Ah Mahs there(believe me,it was hard to see and leng lui or leng chai there..And trust me,we searched all day..no choice,long queue,gotta find some entertainment..sadly,there was none)..And again,the lines were like..too much..Impossibly and ridiculously long lar...For space shot itself,we queued for one and a half hour for a 2minute adreleine rush..Plain sillyness..And my,who would have thought I can get a slight fever and sunburn,not from the usally-u'll-get-sunburn beach but Genting HIGHLAND itself?Too hot and no sufficient liquid H2O caused me to get dehydrated and resulted getting cracked lips,dry throat and flushed cheeks today..(I dun mind the cheeks,hehe,add colour to my already-sickly-pale looking face)[perasan giler]
And we had only taken 5 rides..5outta,dunno lar..there's one we had to pay too,the Flying Coaster.(cuz that was the ride with no queue,Malaysians,have to pay and they'll say,"forget it")All in all,spent a bunch,only to spent most of the time queing up and learned PATIENCE.Though I really liked the rock-climbing at First World Plaza,I was quite out of breath and didn't make it to the very top.But Alex did,and I helped him to take a picture to prove it too=p..Next time,I shall and I will..5 years later haha..To sum it up,I had an almost great time,had it not the lame queing and sun-tan..(tan still ok,not sure got burnt or not) and also the super-noisy Indonesian kids behind my seats on the bus on the way back..Hanging out with Alex was fun compared to some *cough mood spoiler *cough who I brought up last year around this time..Well,mum seemed to enjoy the antics of my brother here too..haha,she couldn't stop laughing the whole day.Wonder is it her winning from Uncle Lim or she was amused by Alex like she claimed so to be?I have no idea..=)
The end of the day..Its was the first day I was able to sleep soundly at 12.30am..
Tuesday..I'm BORED!!!And I'm chatting with Alexs' brother..haha
Our Merdeka countdown was held at home,where Chin Leong was upstairs catching up with his One Piece while May Ching and I,though looking like a zombie,stay put to the sofa,watching Live television from KLCC and Sunway City in KL,the magnificent display of fireworks.Lame as it sounds,we even thought of standing upright in front of the TV when the National Anthem was played.WE didn't however..Too tired kana..Plus,it does look silly doesn't it?2 morons or zombies in this case,tired out and can barely stand trying to stand in front of the TV?Nah,if we are patriotic,it doesn't matter lots if we do or not stand upright when the slow pace National Anthem is being played..My last year Independance Day celebration in Malaysia,spent in Ipoh,not a bad memory I think..For even if not,I'll be only glued to the TV at home too,like all years..I've learned to feel gratitude towards Malaysia,it's people and culture,the resources it has offered and so on so forth.It's a blessing actually,to live in such harmony and peaceful country,if we were to compare to other countries...As Anak Malaysia,I would even if I'll be in Japan(hopefully),promote Malaysia,think and feel for Malaysia..For this is my home,my country,where my heart will always be with,even through its ups and down..Anyway...
Day 2..woke up approximately at 9am,just as Chin Leong wanted us to..For his family were all in due to the public holiday and we headed off to have our breakfast of Yong Tau Foo..Only this restarant serves mostly fried stuffings where one of Chin Leong's uncle is helping out..Thus we had lots of "VIP treatment"..and as you all would have expected..it was again,spenldid!The food was all fried there and then making it hot and crispy..thus,it was consider "fresh" and I have a no problem trying out one of almost each.But we had noodles with it too,so I didn't managed to eat more,lack of space..haha..I was not really fond of fried stuff for breakfast but this was to hard for me to resist,after all,what's the point of going to poh to try the food and resist eating them?After that t was errr,my "luckiest" day..
WE head off to the Lost World of Tambun..It was actually a Water park by Sunway City(yes,related to the KL one) where we can even find Sunway College here..I finally found the foothill of the moutains I see everyday!!haha..This is where the water park was built,adjacent to the foot of those hills/mountains..People,I promise I would put up the pictures once I can upload my pics..It was like a mirage in the jungle..totally breathtaking..well,we were very eager to try out the rides so off we went after putting our stuff in the locker(very comuterised ones too) and head off to the Spinner,the swing like ride just like the one in Gentng Highland.The only dfference is when we are spinning,we are facing outside instead of facing the person in front of you..I can see my legs shimmering while I was up there(yea,I persuaded them to put on Sunblock,hey,you have any idea how bright and sunny that day was??It'll prone us to get skin cancer faster if not careful,you know=p)Then we start to get wet!!woohoo..What is much better than to plunge yourself into cool water in this kind of hot weather?
So we went to the tube rides,the ones that looked most appealing..Appealing is the word alright...We were chattering gayfully,and I went up with May Ching first,two to a tube you see..It was smashing!the tunnel was fast and unexpected,and I thought I was going to fall off at some sharp corners..Well,down there,it was decided that I go up once again,to accompany Chin Leong for his tube..Wrong choice..For this is where..I got injured..damn..no,it was nothing much,just a scrap of skin gone and some scratches..I got it when I tried to get off the tube,wth Chin Leong still at the back(heavy ones at the back)..sigh..It hurt lots but i ignored it and continued our "journey" to the ride "next door"..The one where we slide down,go up a slide and go backwards again until we finally settle down and get off..The life guard there told me to get some first aid,seeing my scratches and the tiny trickle of blood.."Tak ape,tak sakit pun.."I assured them..Ok then,off we go..boohoo..May Ching and I didn't got up high enough and we didn't even went backwards!!My fault,my falut..too light..sigh..We were walking off when I decided to heed to the advice of the lifeguard and decided to spray a little medcine to prevent infection..And my,I was walking alright but going up the stairs..OUCCCH!!!@%^@&$%!@$#!^
The lfeguard in the first aid room was looking around for me as I waked towards the first aid room with May cChing and Chin Leong after the lifeguard from the ride walkie-talkie-ed him.He was pretty nice with me and helped me cleaned my wound.."tak ape ler,sikit aje...lepas bersih,spray sikit mcm plastic ni..boleh main lagi..."he told me..I was relieved..Simple huh?The worst was yet to come..after he cleaned my wound,and let it dry(need to,before spraying the "plastic' to protect from water and bacteria),chit-chatting with me along the way...He tried to spray the "plastic" after it looked dry..Guess what?I already expected it to be cold,and it was..But hell,it hurts like siao after that!!He said,if it hurts,means the blood is not dry..That's when my 'mischievous" red blood cells decided to play games with the lifeguard..once he dried the blood,spray..Out comes the blood again,trickling and oozing non stop!!Hell,he cleaned it a few times already,sprayed a few times already(and it hurts everytime,but I gaman...)yet the bleeding won't stop..Reminds me when I went for blood checking when i had Dengue,everytime the needle was pricked into my flesh,the nurses had a hard time finding my veins to draw my blood out ..What is wrong with my blood??waa...after finally I was free to go on with my games,we went back to the tube rides again.."holy shit.."yeah,blood is out again..like pimples dying to pop out..So I sat,like a loner whowasted her money to even think of going to the water park,while May Ching and Chin Leong went up for 2 rides,hoping by then,my blood will clog up and I can go on..
People come ,people go..Unlike the mums and grandmas,sitting down waiting patiently for their son and daughters having fun(they pay to go in to wait??rikaidekinai...),I was there sitting,watching youngsters having fun,couple of people staring at me wondering what the heck I'm sitting there drying myself..Oh well,I enjoyed the songs being played,sing along,silently cursing the non stop flowing blood,my ill-fate and enjoying the breeze.. even helped a group of people take care of their rented tubes..not bad huh?=pI was totally dried and after (true enough) 2 rides,my blood clogged up and I went up wth May Ching,tryng out the more challenging tunnel of the four..It WAS smashing!!nice and nice ...out of words to describe already.my leg looks okay,so went with Chin Leong agin,while May Ching sat out of this,having played so many times,she got a little dizzy..Why do i feel so guilty?Maybe I felt it was my fault she had to play the rides numerous times?But I prefer them going ut to play and enjoy than accompany me,wasting their time and cash ler..Went to the 'next door" ride again,and manged to go up and backwards!!Quite high too..hurray..but yeah,blood is here to stay again..sigh sigh sigh.We caught a tiger feeding show,with me limping but trying not to show,hate people staring..It was huge,both of the tigers..Too bad left my camera at the locker..After that we went to the "onsen" which was near the First Aid room..They went to try it while I sat there,hoping the wind will dry my blood faster,but not going anywhere near the water..
"apesal x henti-henti ni??"yup,the lifeguard was joking with me."makan byk ke ,moi?""err...x ade lar..mane ade..minum air byk kut.."I replied..haha..well,it was obvious my blood was not stoping so he put on a plaster for me,ask me go get something to eat and go back in 10minutes time..After shoo-ing them to go on with the Waves,I walked slowly to get myself a snack..And 10minutes time..he peeled off the first layer of plastic and I was wincng each tme he o so.."bknnye tarik kulit,tarik plastic je..""oh,ok.."but still..It works better then vaksin huh?Got free hair removal service..=p..He was joking with me,while carefully cleaning the wound..Felt really bad cuz both of them was there waiting for me while the lifeguard was doing the first aid..guilty guilty..though they said they don't mind,but still,had I be more careful,we wouldn't have to deal with this mendou..Oh well,time to leave seing the lifeguard can't do much and hey have done with the rides..too bad I didn't managed to take a picture with the lifeguard..He was such a nice guy..Oh people,the bathroom?The toilet bowl part where you pee?It has an open air wall,meaning,they had an open-one-wall cubicle facing some plants at the back of each cubicle....Super cool but need time to adapt..=p.On the way back,saw TANKS!!yea,military tanks,ON THE ROAD!!Indepndence Day maybe..Got pic of it,post later...lucky or what?And we saw a lot Patriotic people with flags on thei helmets,2 Inidain kids about 7 carrying a malaysian flas,and the usual,car full of mall Jalur Gemilang waving in the wind..super nice
Went for Rojak at Medan Selera Greentown,with me still wet..the rest had changed..I decided not to,cuz have to take my time to clean up in order not to touch the wound..funny how a little wound can cause so much trouble and trickle so much blood..sigh..then,we got tickets(then god no one was staring at the clung-into-wet-clothing me)home and then head back for some rest..I onlined while waitng for my turn to bathe while May Ching doosed off..Chatted with some sempai who tried to be helpful and told me about some kousen but the fickle-minded me has again,yet to decide where to go...And school is 2 days away from now..OMG!!Haven't memorise Speech..die die die..Anyway,then we had inner(one can never get hungry here) and then guess what?Supper again.We were super full but still dragged ourselves to have a look at Low Sensei's sister's cafe..I was utterly speechless for the cafe was very neat and cool,like those cafe you can find in KL..And of course,the price was "cool" too..I regreted a little calling the Long Esperesso.It was downright bitter and damn small cup ler!I can only take in one teaspoon at a time,for it was strong and very damn bitter!!Well,at least I won't finish my drink so fast soon huh?After that cup of truly original bitter Espresso,we head back home for a night of PS games and Anime..They dragged me into it!but it was enjyable..I was the one who suggested not to sleep early cuz of the strong caffiene and last night in Ipoh,but I was the one also,to call the night off at 230am..haha..
I was awoken by the sms at 4.16am,and replied it at 6.40am..Managed to catch Chin Leong's brother going on with their school life..Head back to sleep and got p for more activities at 9am..Went for breakfast first of course..no idea where was the place but my..this noodle is really tasty,delicious,refreshing..you name it..it use Yee Mee but unlike others,the soup had a dose of alcohol and smelled great..It has chewy fish paste too..Neve will I forget that noodle..Then we head off to perak cave where I seem to feel that it was too comersialised..You know May Ching had to pay RM20 to get her fortune told?That is broad daylight robbery!I got to thank my leg for not able to kneel,if not I almost wanted to get my fortune told too..The cave drawings of Chinese God and Goddess were remarkebly good and I was tranfixed and awe with the beauty of it..We didn't get up to the top of the moutain where we can see,2 "ting zi" overlooking Ipoh..Oh,its was my fault again...ish ish..of all things that happened...the narrow staiway was long and steep that's why..It'll take ages for myself to limp up and maybe crawl down..=)
Well,got our delicacies and its time to head home..Chin Leong was so nice to see us off,actually..he waited til the bus leaves the platform only he leaves..how nice of him..Our sms of asking him to leave first proves futile for he stood there,after 20minutes then only went off after we did..My,my..felt realy gratitude,a bit paiseh..kacau him so many days..Hmm..but it was a nice trip,very very "yummy" one..Oh well,wonder how long it'll take to heal then?This stubborn wound of mine..hard to sleep oso..ish ish..
For those who didn't know already,I've just came back from a trip to Ipoh..One thing for sure..it is truly a food haven!VERY SUPER NICE!!!!the first thing that hits me when I reached the bus station of Ipoh was that,true to what I've heard,Ipoh is really surrounded by hills and mountains terrain..seriously,every where you turn,it's surrounded by the soothing scenery of green..Chin Leong was a sport by picking us up in his car and drove us straight to our first sigh seeing of the day..namely.San Poh Cave.I've been there for a short visit beginning of the year,when it was Chinese New Year,where it was already less pack..However this time around,except for the pity sight of the very few vendors and temple caretakers,we are the only visitor of that hour presumebly..Just step out of the car and we were gushed by the "kangkung" seller,asking us to buy the vegetables to feed the tortises,say what,pity them and just do some charity by helping them buy the bunch of RM1 vegetables..blah blah blah..Only Chin Leong was kind hearted enough to actually buy that thing..And my the were like,pretty aggresive,non stop asking us to buy their drinks etc..whoa..And we don't even look like wealthy or those tourist with plenty to spare...in fact,we looked more like err..kids just looking around.How to put this ler...Komatana..
Never mind that..We did managed to see the giant turtles and tortises,took some pics and enjoyed the cave breeze while listening to Chin Leong explaining about the caves,its origin plus his life in Ipoh etc..long story there..never mind..I managed to take a beautiful picture of a yellow waterlily,and was pretty physched about it..Yeah,call me nuts,but I've seen pink but not yellow ones..so took this oportunity to capture this fully blossomed beautiful yellow lily..hmm,maybe post it up later,when I upload my photos.. After strolling around the God-knows how many acres huge temple,bowing and praying along the way(Cuz its also a place where a lot of statues of GODS were found),we decided it was enough of sun-bathing and went on to the next cave called Kek Lok cave..
Unlike San Poh cave,where it was mainly built along the hills and mountains,using only little of the caves,Kek Lok Cave is also a Buddhism related temple-cave with cave drawings and statues of Gods here and there..but this time the waterfall has dried up,much to my dismay..I was looking forward to see it again,near the huge Kuan Yin statue,but now,the mossy path were the waterfall used to be was now the territory of the much gleeful monkeys..In fact,it looked as if it was infested with them..No hard time looking for monkeys here..Must be the water catchement up the hill has dried up..Took some pretty scenery pictures here,and also some of the beautiful lime stones(i think its call staglamite is it?)Finally,after voicing out our hunger,Chin Leong took us to our first meal of Ipoh...Wan Ton Mee..it was pretty far from the cave and our stomachs were,by then,rumbling in hunger..The noodles were great and I can understand why it was so famous,it was simply too delicious!Both of us tried the white coffee too and the aroma was great,the texture of the coffee smooth and creamy..the foam and ice just add pleasure to our throats and thirst..After that satisfying lunch,we head back for some rest and met his brothers of age 11 and 7..We still need some adjustment to speak in Cantonese with them..I found myself stuttering Cantonese here!!!Why?God knows,maybe,biasa speak Mandarin with May Ching and Chin Leong so it seems weird to speak in Cantonese with his family..
After some rest (actually more of like trying my hands on PS),we went to visit some parks.The first one was ..oops,forgot the name..but it has beautiful scenery and breath taking view as well..took more pictures of the wooden platform etc..then we went to another park called D R Veenisagam i think..where more people are found jogging around etc..the difference between 2 parks is that one is for people taking a slow strool etc whereas the other is for the more serious people who intend to get some exercise done..Along the way,May Ching was having a hard time convincing her parents to let her go Cameron Highlands the next day,where acoording to Chin Leong only takes approximately 1 hours..sigh,too bad May Ching lost the "debate of persuation"=p.That day itself we went to have dinner for the REALLY famous and symbol of Ipohs' food namely the Tauge Chicken Rice..We were consider lucky cuz the shop usually doesn't open on Tuesdays but because the next day is Independance Day,we got "kou fu" and tasted the splendid meal..
The Tauge or bean sprouts were crunchy and juicy and we even ordered an extra plate of that..We had the chicken of course,tried the meatball and May Ching and I tried it with Hor Fun instead of white rice.Everything was soo nice,it's really hard to describe in words,no wonder Clement and the gang spoke so highly of these dishes..I would even give it a ten myself..So of course I was fully bloated after that meal but nevertheless,really satisfied..The night was still young so after catching our daily dose of Love Story In Harvard and some time out for our stomachs to digest dinner,we were out again..Can you belive it,barely 2 hours later,we went out for more food..This time we went to some hawker stall and tried the "chap kor xuet"..it was something like the loh-loh we can find in KL only this was,whoa..they really gave us a lot of fruits and for only Rm3.30,we feasted on variety of fruits,local ones like mango,papaya,watermelon,rambutan,jack fruit...and overseas ones like,kiwi,longan...the list goes one..it was a mouthful and topped with an ice cream,it was smashing,simply smashing..May Ching and I managed one while Chin Leong had his melt into liquid cream before drinking it up after finishing the fruits..gross..this time around it was my treat cuz felt bad having Chin Leong paid for everything..how noble of him..He doesn't let us pay for any snack or meal,so it was practically like..A game of who draws out the money faster thing already..hehe..After the late night supper,we had some online chatting and Anime watching before finally doze off..(cham lo,sleep in full stomach,sure fat ler!!=P)ok,too long already..to be continue in the next entry..(actually,my sis want to online now..so i got to say..matane...)
I'm back after a tiring days trip to taman negara..namely the national park which everyone goes oohhh-ahh about..i seriously dun see whats the hype about it,but i did enjoyed my trip there anyhow..the day starts all spoilt wen we went down too early for our own good..we went down n saw the Malay guys so they told us to teman Matsuse Sensei first at the guard house cuz he arrived way to early..and thats wen my mood of going to National Park was dampened..as usual after the normal greeting and chit chat,we quiet down n i hissed to Min Ley to start a conversation to Sensei cuz its damn awkward to be quiet at the whole time..and guess wat?she asked (no suprised there)about our god damn results..and my mood was all downhill from there..why?i got above 10th position..thats y..i suck big time now..i dun mind my results usually as long as its within the top 10..but no,this time,i sucked..big time..
So,the journey to National Park was not a pleasant one for me..yea,i was cheerful alright,before and after we head off..but during..sigh,the 3 hours seems longer than the 5 hours of bus ride to Penang..the 3 hours was like eternity,i switched between half-asleep n awake,feeling all bored when i'm awake.And i got irked by some ppl,namely...nvm.why do i have to go down with her to the convenince store,wen i went di?is going alone something unbeareable?can't she see im reading the paper,wen i say i dun want anything from the store,which part of the language she doesn't understand??i'm not broke k?i just dun wan anything,dun offer to belanja me as if i'm some cheap fren wanting to jump at every "belanja" offered,its an insult..and do u hv to stick to me like a leech???argghhhh..nm nm..calm down calm down..side track di..
Anyway,we finally reached the destination,dragging our oh-so light luggage with us.and we checked into our rooms after lunch..it was not what i had in mind,the Terasek Motel..i thought we'll be surrounded by trees,in the middle of the park,but no,it was kinda like a small village n we have to cross a river to actually go to the park.And as expected,Digi has no line while the rest of the Hotlink n Celcome users were like smirking like idiots..i know some who did k..while others breathe a sigh of relief as if not using handphone is like the end of the world..And my,the route downhill to the river was pretty steep and there's a clearing with rocks n uneven shores,and curse the damn rock that cut my toe..ouch..and as usual,i got a room wtih min ley,thank goodness it was an air-con room..advantage of being a gal..haha..some guys got non,and share a double bed(in this case,even Matsuse Sensei n Nakamura Sensei..eww...)and before that a dragging session of Chinese history with sensei after lunch while the malays went for their prayers,dun ask me how we got there..i think it begins with us asking Clement to write his Chinese name in Chinese characters..+)
Anyhow,the first activity after lunch was briefing n more briefing,and went to a small river for some cooling down..thats where we went half jungle trekking cuz,damn!the river was far!and we were all in slippers,and it made the journey hard cuz it was slippery,the route..anyhow,we finally made it there and was all sweaty and ready to jump in..it was a little dissapointment to see that its all murky but luckily it doesn't stink so..it was clean but the colour doesn't look inviting..the gals were all so hyped about jumping in while i..for the first time was the reluctant one and hold back before jumping in..cuz i heard enuf stories about leeches in rivers so...haha..anyway,yoshida sensei wanted to actually swim so i..followed her upstream where all the boys were undressing *ahem! and was already in the river...well,i was a bit reluctant cz the water was so...nvm,i went in anyhow,brave it through cuz sensei seems like,persuading me in..so off i went after her(this Aqurian ego or shall we say independence is really killing me..=p)..man,i really salute her,how can someone swim in an ankle length skirt??!!?my,and pretty steady too,lucky i went with the flow and manged to go across the river to the bundle of rocks opposite..usual cheering of guys from behind,it was kinda spooky cuz i never expected the current to alter me from the straight line i intended to..learned from physics so,can managed to swim slowly but steadily across..the route back however was not all so smooth-sailing,damn i got nervous when reached the boys and i still can't land my feet,it was still deep,and the current is taking me away..and Yoshida sensei's voice like,"tasuteage tasuketeage!!"made me felt more nervous n i struggled while panicking..i know i can do it but,i panicked and went down for awhile and the guys saw this as a sign and Arif pulled me up..no,i din drown,i was up the whole time so i need to go under awhile to swim over,holding my head up was too tiring.yeah,i was a little afraid to cuz the current was strong..i din swim the second time...sat there like a fool..and stop asking me why Min Ley was not there with me lar!!arrgh,i'm not her nanny for goodness sake and its not weird to be the oni 3 female there k!!Cik Min n Yosida Sensei there wat!!well,i had my usual bit of fun chatting with the guys n knowing them better..i even tried skipping rocks on water..managed a pathetic 2 but was happy with it!!haha
Then it was back to the motel where we clean up..on the minor part,i was going quick,getting sick of the boring few who is acting way too immature for their own good(n i was not suprised to see them act that way..guys,grow up!)n joined the malay guys instead..That night after dinner,we had a night watch of deers..this time it was pitch dark n u can hardly see ur five fingers or..the person in front..thank goodness for Luqman who stayed by me as we walked the narrow trail with the guides in front..they din tell us to get ready torches so it was like,Luq,Kim Shing,Chiang Shen,James n I sharing 1 torch..damn,and i nearly tripped a few tmes..it was pretty nice having some fren who care about ur welfare,reminding u to take precaution every step u take..thanks Luq,for the"romantic"walk that night..haha..well,we did managed to see the EYES of the deer then nothing...we head back n slept..after spending almost 1 hour searching for the damn deers with the deem shadow of the 3 so-not powerful torch lights..and again Luq made sure i reached the end of the trip safely while he went off later cuz he din signed up for the night safari which cost a cut-throat RM25!!(but it was later downed toRM20)thanks a bunch to him..i was pretty touched n flattered by his gentleman gesture unlike the immature bunch..side track side track..
And my,Day 1 din end there..we waited a whole 2 hours for the goddamn jip to arrive to fetch us for the night safari and almost went to bed pissed off..it was already 11.30pm wen they promised us 9pm!anyway,i again detached myself from the gang of Chinese and opt to follow the Malay gals instead(in my case,i like no strings attached n like to find new...er..."routes" be it friendship or my routine..ironic huh?)..and though our jip was the lousiest one..it was worth it..the guide used a super strong spot light to spot the night animals while sitting on the rooftop of the jip!i feared for his safety while the guy seems less so..whoa..anyway,the breeze was super duper cooling n refreshing as we hit the road..and my the stars that night!It was AWESOME!!its lke the whole galaxy of stars decided to show their best that night and i cud almost swear i can see the cloud of the milky way..super duper awesome..even if i saw no animals that night,i wudn't have mind paying the 20bucks..but "night life" we did saw..a whole lot of them too...
First we saw a grey leopard,a cub actually,but cudn't really see it clearly cuz it was dark..i actually learned from the guide that wen u shine light to these animals,they won't run but stand still...well,we can hardly make out the outline of the red eye mammal (female) or was it blue?(male) but only shadows of it..hmm..then we saw quite a lot,including snake,bird,2 super cute stripped cat family mammal which i dun remember the name..bulls...and I was the only one that went berserk seeing those bulls..it was a huge group of them,all white n i can see clearly their long curve horns..why was i the only one?cuz the rest saw almost everyday in their hometown..ouch..yeah yeah i know,i'm more kampung than them and it was idiotic of me to actually get so excited,but hey,it was dark and it took like...sometimes half n hour before the guide can spot anything that moves...so..i was yeah,i love to admit,pretty excited to see all WHITE bulls..i mean,i saw bulls before,ugly brown ones..this is beautiful!and we saw a mammal like erm,dunno whats its name,feasting and it was so cute!!it was like the overseas er...squirrel like cat and it has small hands.definetly cute..and we saw deer,an owl taking flight and the eyes of...musang..splendid i wud say..i wud say our jip was better cuz our guide,seeing we're his last customers n locals,gave us n extra n took us to a spot where he noticed an animal where even he doesn't know its name...too bad our luck ran dry there..and we din see the cute animal he claimed..by then,it was already 1.30am and we soon head back..on the way,we gave way to fatigue and except for Matsuse sensei n Min ley,the rest of the heads were already flowing with the rhythm of the wind as we leave the rocky n bumpy mud road n hit the smooth tar road home to the motel..suyasuya neta..and i really cherish every single moment there,the wind of the cooling breeze,the animals we saw,the jokes we shared,the dissapointment that the animals escaped,the young guides' explanation..every single moment of the Night Safari was there,carved in my mind and i will savour every single second of it...even the straight plopping down on the lousy bed due to exhaustion but felt fulfilled n grateful to be given the chance to enjoy the nature..
As for now,i'm tired out about day 1,and i've just came back today..will cont day 2 in the next blog..so...nites ppl..
Like wat May Ching said and i find it really super fitting:"we went to Langkawi just to buy chocolates!!"u know why??another disaster!on Monday after my previous blog,i arrived safely at Langkawi but there was an uncomfortable feeling in my guts as compare to my flight to Kuching,this time around,the air turbalance was more frequent and the plane was not as steady as the previous..and my,how my ear hurts wen i landed..really really painful,and its oni on the left side ear the window..Well,the disaster was another earthquake at Sumatera,and parts of the Penisular can feel the tremor too,yes,including my dear holiday spot..Langkawi islands..goodness..it was 12.09am,while all of us just finished watching Wong Fei Hong starring JAckie Chan,and were about to fall asleep due to tiredness (and some drunkness,me,hehe,tried a bottle of gin n lemonade,nice)wen i felt tat it sudden shakes too much..i woke up and asked the others in the room whether they fel it too??and lucky i spoke too cuz mum,may n mis...wan tought they were dreaming..soon,the rest of teachers at tat floor were all questioning each other whether they too felt the tremor..and all agreed its best to go down to the lobby..WEll,seems we were not the early birds,lots of the teachers were already there..one looking practically silly cuz he mnaged to get his bag,luggage n all,but clad oni in sarong n wthout slippers!!haha..anyhow,the teachers start to quetoion n like wat they are well known for,make hell of a noise there,chatting about the tremore,demanding to see the hotel manager,the authorites for not taking action etc..may ching called her father and we got some latest news bout the earthquake..ritcher scale 8.2 and all..my gosh,when i heard about the new that there might be a tsunami in 2 hours or 3 hours later,i start to panic..
Maybe they think i'm some kinda paranoid but,arrghhh..this is our life man,why sit there and wait for the almighty killer wave to arrive??shouldn't we grab something,and move to higher ground??though its just a warning but the authorities..walau,they rather sit there,talk about the possibilitis,the quake n stuff n not budge!mom!!if u had let me rent the car that day,i wud have moved before u can even say :"tsunami!"arrghhh,frust..and so,we sat there,feeding the mosqutoes for 3 hours,occasionally going up the room again,hear the stupid newscaster repeating the same old news over n over for the 4th time..well,wen she said,its advisable fo ppl includng the LANGKAWI islands,then oni mum start to budge,great huh?walau,i really panicked gila and been sms-ing friends around..one stupid fella think i'm playing a joke somemore,another 2 din reply at all..and another one...dunno wat to say lar..some really sweet friends like Ghai Leong,Min Ley n James really called to check upon my condition,and really appreciate Emerson,Chee Wei and Kar Yee's concern too..like what May Ching said,it really is the most suitable time to ask silly questions about nature disaster tat we thought will never befall us like:"What if a Tsnami hits right now,wat will u save?"hah..believe me or not,i was wearing my contact lenses at that moment,and i said,CONTECT LENSES!!haha..well,it was a good experience,having to do some many stuff
in the name of emergency evacuation,like i was really suprised that i packed some chocolates,water n even changed to sports shoes (run for my life marr..)this is the time where nobody really cares how u look or wat silly gimmicks u are doing,ppl have no time to care..well,as usual,the Malaysian authorities gave word that immediate action will be taken but lo-and-behold,the van of "superior" authorties oni came like..2hours later?Malaysian style..anyhow,after everyone was quite certain(i don't)that the tsunami won't hit the hotel(or just plain stupid ignorant)we all went back to our rooms,watched the news..as the newscaster play a tennis-match-like of passing here to u,Nizam,back to u,Charles thing,we were getting too exhausted to care and doozed off..stupid newscaster..(no points for guessing who stayed the lastest to listen to any updates about the earthquake)
well,we had no choice but follow my "super" mom's order and come back with her by bus.(of cuz not without some "battle")that cost us,2air tickets,and an aching butt for sitting in the bus for 10solid hours!gosh..and my all-wrong sleepng time now..gotta faint soon..well,due to my lack of sleep to this worry-too-much-syndrome (woke up a few times of any sign of tsunami or strong winds)and the bus was too bumpy,slow and made too many stopsi'm gonna dose off now..so,just glad to be back..like the show in the Million Dollar Baby,we "fly there,drove back",and on the way back,i thought of many things..If i were to die at the tsunami(God forbid),moments before it,who wud i like to meet and what wud i like to say?scrolling down to family and friends,and i found that the answer..no one..(sad to say..)no one is really that dear to me right now,that i felt really care enough for me and will deeply miss me shud i be gone..sad,really sad...
yupz,3rd day n last night here before i leave for KL again tomorrow..woke up feeling damn hot cuz the air-con was off,had to turn on again..then,another startled woke by Clement who knocked the door loud enough for the whole wolrd to hear,or so it seems when i'm so damn drowsy from my sleep..nobody bothered to answer the door so i did..Xin was like:"clement,would u please let us sleep til 10am n switch off the lights please??"haha..we were all so tired and it was oni 8am in the morning..again,after all the brushing up,breakfast..this time we had the most scrumptious breakfast..gor again different varieties of food,can never remember the names..got lar,the usually-can-be-found-in-KL carrot cake..the rest,i have no idea what are the names..we had lots,n imean,lots..got this another similiar to carrot cake dish.4bowls of noodles in some gravy(similiar to yee mee),a dish of kuey teow in sweet sauce,n another two sour soup(i think in vinegar??)noodles..didn't quite like that one..well,we were so full there n then,n swear we couldn't take any lunch(eventually we didn't)..
today is so much better than yesterday though yesterday was already great..first of,its the lovely weather..oh,i never knew the warmth of the sun is so lovely..made our travels way much easier..super cosy..if i'm not mistaken,(having short amnesia)we first went to The Cultural Village..ther journey was a very long one..as we just had our breakfast,we were feeling very drowsy and soon enough the 3 gals sitting behing were nodding their heads off..as for me,i chatted we Aunty cuz it was a long journey and i think its better to keep her company than to follow the others and nod off..well,quite enjoyed the long journey,saw various n pretty sightings of the city,tress n more trees,the Santubong mountain peak n the sea..was kinda shock to find that way before the roads were built,ppl have to travel (namely Aunty) to the sea by boat for 7 long hours!!!Imagine that,now in only take like..20 minutes??evolution..whoa...
We arrived after a long n bumpy ride of 45 to 50 minutes??(the road was straight but pretty bumpy,like roller coaster ride)After sorting out the payments n stuff,off we went to the Cultural Village..first of,the Rumah Cina..yupz,the olden days look of the Chinese occupants..the guide there(in the house) told us how pepper was made n etc..more pics were taken..then we rushed off to watch the Cultural Dance..it was pretty fascinating..as usual n expected,all the dancers were donned in the traditional costumes..there were some fast ones followed by some slow ones..there was one prettty neat one was that the performer had this long blowpipe..(sumpit,o think)n he can actually shoot from a pretty long range..that show was the best..he even got an audience upstage to try out some moves n the blowpipe..was pretty hilarious,n the poor gal was even smacked at the buttoch by a parang..haha..that show really got the audience excited i should say..the rest of the dance was pretty cool too,n i even manged to get a few shots n videos..evn went on-stage to dance too,but of cuz without proper training,we look like Humpty Dumpty with foolish dance moves..haha..
Of cuz after the show,we had more sight seeing of long houses,Iban houses,n even tried the bamboo dance..very super cool exercise i would say..we really had fun then..and eugghhh...at the place where they show us how to get sago,James n Teck Soon actually ate those squirmish maggots ALIVE!!!U know that kind where u see in Fear Factor shoes,the squiggly white fat slugs???Gross,Xinning actually wanted to eat one and was actually chewing one while Chin Leong was about to get one to eat..until they were told that these slugs can't die..haha..well,i didn't watch them eat actually,i was far away exploring the Tanau ( i think)tall house..the steps were pretty steep n i went up pretty cautiously..nearly had a hard time getting down,but i knew since no one there would be around,i gritted my teeth n climbed down slowly from the 2nd floor..the rest was still watching the disgusting slugs when i went to find them..euuuggghhh..thne,more house visiting n i took more pics..can u believe it that ppl were still living in this houses??cool huh??really got the feel of living there..we even tried to shoot with the blowpipe n it was pretty fun..the things,namely pots n pans and other stuff there were still well intact n preserved..cool..Min again was in her silent mood,had no idea why,she oni cheered up wen we had the bamboo dance..haha..soon after,we were laughing crazily again..she really have mood swings,guess she's too exhausted,she can never travel or walk too far or sleep late..oh well,o just have to get use to it n adapt to it i guess..
After that,we went for a few short stops at Holiday Inn n Damai Beach Resorts to have a look at the magneficent view of the sea..however the waters were pretty choppy at that time,reminds me of the Tsunami attack..i was like" usually the tides are already this high wen the winds are rough n this choppy,how distrastrous Tsunami is..i dare not think"..i said to myself..well,then next we head to the Cat Museum..this time around,i too,was dead exhausted n was snoring away in the car,but vaguely i can still hear May Ching talking on the phone..haha..guess i'm half-asleep..the cat museumhad a lot of exhibits of cat history,myths,n LOTS of decorations..usually are those ceramic cat models n stuff..pretty neat..the cat museum was located at the DBKU,on top of a hill..Tariq again smsed me..argghghghghgh..can;t he get the que??he called yst night n Min was like told him that was not my number,yet he still sms??HAH!!yeah,friends have been saying,if i'm so exasperated with him why try to act nice to him??i know i sound so much like a pretender,being nice to him in front and talking bad bout him at the back but hey..i didn't ask for him to like me right?can't he just stick to being the hi-bye friend n not ask for more??n why can't ppl accept that i'm SOOOO NOT good in declining ppl's wishes??its just me lar,n yeah,i talk pretty loud,if u can't accept it..by all means,DON'T!!!!arrgghhhhhhh....hate to abide ppl's wishes yet can't help doing so..gotta learn my lessons n stand up for myself do n not drag these so call friends who complain bout me being a burden..HELL!!!
By then it was 3plus n our hunger starts to kick in..so we stopped by for some snacks..at a famous shop which is popular because of its rojak n desserts n fritters (tohu made)..and i dare say it was great!!!!really!the place was pretty packed n we had too wait quite long before we finally get a place to sit..we had rojak,cuttlefish with spinach,fried fritters of tauhu,yam n prawn crackers,ABC n ohhh..the chicken wings..eveything was super nice n again,my stomach was well satisfied..tummy growing since i came here..ate non stop,but seriously can't help it..we were praising the food there non stop..really crunchy lar the fritters,the ABC's beans were superb,the chincken wing delicious..haha..then got the boys tickets to Sibu..
Next stop,pottery factory..we were suprised wen we were allowed to try to make the pots but alas,sad to say after a few attempts..Xinning n i managed nothing..except getting clay all over my jeans n our hands were pretty like the model of clay hands..it was really hard however easy it looks to be..really really hard,we can't even get the shape of it..hmmpph..had to wash of all the clay on my jeans,what a nuisance..my legs were like so heavy n clod then..that doesn't matter what i afraid was all the inconvenience caused to his mum's car..scared it'll dirty the car..felt sooooo guilty..anyway,we head home straight after that an seeing my state..of cuz i was the first to dash in to the bathroom to cleanse n bath..after that,dinner again..But not after some tug-of-war of money involving Clem,Xin n i..that fella,no idea why he just won't let us pay the damn cake??his mother birthday tomorrow mar,so we thought of buying her a cake after all the inconvenince we caused n all the food she paid n the places she brought us..n no,he just won't accept our money..i was practically screeching,no scratch that,i was SCREECHING n SCREAMING for him to accept MONEY!!(thats' the problem with me,gets too agressive n gets out of control n turned out pretty loud sometimes,have to learn to control d)great huh??ppl wanna give him money he don't wanna accept..well,we didn't get into any agreements n soon head for dinner..
Again,dinner is like usual,an event worth mentioning cuz the food is always that good..really..n by the end of it,i would have gained another 2kg i suppose..we even ate sea food,n her birthday cake..a happy event..back home,dunno waht happened to to us gals,we were joking n laughing hilariously,this time all 4 of us,at some lame jokes again..haha..our laughter was so loud till can hear all the way downstairs..haha..so in the end,we saw the boys off to Sibu n the day ends here again..so,leaving tomorrow..gotta think where to bring the gals..n going back school on thursday to(finally) get my Spm cert..great,hve to prepare myself to accept critics that i've gained weight..sigh..so,till tomorrow..yet another day
The air was crisp cool not from the morning breeze but from the air-con of the room..had a little tough night sleeping in an air-con room..woke up on the middle of the night with running nose,in fact i dun intend to wake up so early..But shikatanaku,Xinning had pull me up cuz we really have to get ready to start our 2nd day trip here..drowsy or not,i was suprised i ,anaged to drag my legs all the way to the bath room n washed up...Soon we found ourselves in a nearby coffee shop trying out the Laksa here..it was not hot at all,just the gravy was thick n with a lot of coconut milk,taste more like curry mee to me then laksa..
First stop,the World Life Rehabilitation Centre..where we WERE supposed to see Orang Utan's feeding..why do i say suppose??cuz we DIDN'T see any Orang Utan thats why..dunno what's wrong,the Orang utan just won't give us KL ppl face n just din turn up..great huh??yeah,well,n after i strictly abide the rules of no loud talking,laughing or giggling while waiting for the mammal..great,just great..well,after all the jungle trekking,we soon left as there soon was a dteady doenpour..sad to say,this is the weather here for the past 2 days we've been here..it can rain from day till night..serious..sad case huh??
WEll,after the dissapointment in the Wildlife Centre,we head to the Sunday market as the downpour gets annoyingly heavier..well,there we went,rain n all,shopping for souvenirs,the umbrella,of not much help,made us even more drenched then we could have been..well,got a few shirts n pens,that's the problem,i have no idea who to give or not to give what kind of souvenir..choices,choices,choices..after,the "Rain Shooping",more food.can really gain lots of weight here,but since its part of the holiday,can't help it..talking bout the restaurant we went,it took us 5 minutes to get a place,another 5 to order our drinks..but 15minutes later,to get our FOOD ordered..and another say..30 minutes for the food to arrive..the place was small n humid n cramped but we enjoyed our meal anyway..it was pretty nice except that i dun wat half of the things in the bowl containing parts of pigs..oni took the meat,not the stomach,intenstines nor liver..gross..
Next stop,Museum..haha,i even managed to took several pics before being warned cuz actually we were not allowed to do so..i mean,come on,here i am,maybe just this once n only visit to this museum,what can a few pics harm to these beautiful crafts n artifacts??well,went to the Museum Islam,and some 2 more museum which i can barely recall the name..that's the problem with me,i'm sooo not good at memorising names,especially long n complicated ones..well,was really ompressed how well preserved all these things were..i even started imagine how ppl those days were using them,n can picture them using all the stuffs exhibited..really cool stuffs,though i admit i'm not the History lover kind..it really is cool seeing all the beautiful carvings n creation of our ancestors n ppl way back then..really cool,n i seriously wondered why i thought Museums are the lousiest places on earth n the last place i'll visit on earth..haha
Travelling in Kuching can be pretty inconvenient without a car i should say..the public transport here is so totally poor but the road structure n stuff are pretty neat,for cars to use anyway..n ppl here actually travels pretty fast i should say too..on the way,i msg my fren who asked me to fulfill a small requirement of my senior in school..a pretty small favour i should say but errgghhh..all my hair was practicall standing when i got the reply..it went like me typing:all the best in the exam,may all of u all sempai will pass with flying colours.good luck"or something like that sort..can't pretty recall what i wrote....well,the reply i got really was too much for me,i think..say like,:really happy to receive ur msg,was hoping that u will sms..felt happier(better or is it merrier)to receive ur msg hope to con't msging u.."gross..and all i said was good luck..sheesh..
We then went to an Orchid Farm but sad to say it was close..however i do enjoy the cheapest ride i had of 30cents on a sampan..the boat was practically bobbing up and down..was glad i din felt nausea or seasick..was really renjoyin the ride cuz it was my first time seating ina boat like this..like those u see in TVB movies,the old n raggy type n can almost topple at the hit of a wave..so..it was a cool experience..
Enough of that,next was Civic centre where we had the most spectacular view of the city Kuching..it was pretty much like a view from KL Tower in KL..the view was definetly breath taking..the breeze there actually reminds me of the breeze at sea..really felt so carefree there n then..no worries or whatsoever..even the ppl here who usually are the tops scorers,seems so harmless then haha..guess i pressure myself too much..haha..well,on the way back,we saw some Wushu competition..the children were pretty goos..really enjoy watching them showing of their skills..really impressed that the can show of with full of energy n aggresiveness n confidence..really impressed..
Home at last,after a cooling shower,had a few games of TV game..u know,the battling against 2 characters ones..really enjoyed n it was pretty nostalgic cuz i used to play all these games as well..Dinner was next,this time joined by our host's father..really enjoyed this meal as well..very scrumptious this meal.then we had a few long talks while i had a game or 2 with May Ching..then we sudden;y heard a small outburst from Chin Leong about helping Teck Soon n the rest of us AJKs were not helping out..i was of course pissed off by that remark..cuz it was TS who din ask us a favor or to ask us to help out..so how do we know he needed help??we psychic or wat?May Ching n I was like..defending ourselves,whole TS told us his side of story..i was indeed a little too agressive i admit n seriously hope i din hurt his feelings or whatsoever...die lar..well,after dinner,here i am..blogging again..not before a crazy ride in the car while Min, James n I went wild playing silly games and laugh or heads off we silly remarks n more tickling n bashing..haha..another memorable moments as we laughed hilariously at the only-funny-tthen-jokes..haha..k,gotta end here..play games luu...
Yup,i am currently in Sarawak,enjoying my hols here..(hopefully)..The journey started yseterday,n seriously,i can't believe it has oni been one day,like it has been ages..satrted of from yesterday k..went to Pudu,n petaling street yesterday to get domething for Clem's mum cuz can't come here empty handed rite??after a long walk,had Ipoh Hor Fun after the shop i intended to bring Min to was close down for renovation so had no choice..thank good ness she likes it,was afraid she doesn't cuz we had been walking for ages and sweat was like pouring n dripping non stop from our bodies..Saw Idris,Azizol,Azlan n Nizam on the way home..as usual,they asked for omiyage..so did Khalid,Look n Saniy..haha...i really like these ppl,though can be a little bad mouthed..thier attitude,i like it cuz unlike certain Chinese they,like today's proverb in the News Straits Times wrote,might look or sound friendly but its not what it looks to be...seriously,ppl have always ben acting as if they dun really mind or give a damn bout wat decision u made or said but yet,just turn around and they go bad mouth bout u..love to hate these ppl..
Where was i??oh wateva,played a lousy game of tennis yesterday n actually hit a ball up the balcony of a PPD boy's room..now have to figure out how to get back the ball or repay one to my sempai,imagine how flushed i was yesterday n had to appologise non stop to my senior yesterday..geesh..anyhow i finally got onto the van that drove us all to KLIA yesterday night..was seriously really happy cuz 2 of my dearest friends actually called me to ask me wat i want for my birthday n 1 friend whom i've not heard for a long time actually tooked the effort to sms me yesterday..n another friend ave me an early Chinese New Year card..can u imagine how ecstacised i was??i mean,wow,wen i least expected it,all my friends suddenly contact me..as my horoscopes will put it,little things makes me happy especially wen it comes from my friends..had this warm feeling in my heart,n i do realise my friends (real friends) actually do exists..
Well,after we arrived at KLIA there was not much to do actually so we took in more food n realised on horrow that we were supposed to stay obernight at the benches there..well,before there we wandered off around n went to see the track n aeroplanes..made us thought of switching to aeroneoutical engineers..haha,but this is serious,we can't just make the decision out of the blur without weighing the consequences..sheesh..well,had a tough nite at the bench,woke up several times due to the anouncements n the loud advertisements..the rest was ok..it has been long since i took a flight and seriously i was a little too eager to get on the plane..haha..finally got on the plane,and was impressed with the view which was such an amazing gift from mother Nature,really cool..very nice..too bad couldn't stay up long enough to enjoy it,was fast asleep due to exhaustion,but managed to shoot a few photos before i fall into dwwp slumber..n oh,the air hostess was really good-looking..in a way,if oni they wouldb't apply that a much make-up..
We dashed to the first stall available once we got out of the taxi wen we reached the centre of Kuching cuz we were totally famished!!!the noodle was so-so,but cuz we were hungry,so it doesn't reall matter..Min was tired again after food n we can't actually go anywhere cuz Clem was not around yet n it was raining so..we went into one of the complexes n made ourselves comfy at the foodcourt..seeing that Min dun intend to budge anymore,after seeing her asleep n left in safe hands off James n Teck Soon, i soon made a venture of my own..wandered off cuz,luck was by my side,the rain stopped just as i made my own exploration..i wandered off to a few complexes nearby n there was actually nothing much to see, cuz its really a lot like KL,it IS a city so whatcha expect??n soon,have to rush back to meet thr 6 of them cuz they decided to kill time by warching a movie while waiting for Clem..so off we went,luggage n all,creating a scene whatsoeva,at the cinema..can u brlirvr it??at the first half of it,oni the 7 off us dominated the WHOLE cineplex!!!oh, we watched Bridget Jones sequel..bot bad,but the first half was damn boring..the second half was was too good til i can't helping yelping with glee n even shouted a remark in the cinema,(though i doubt any1 heard given i'm born with a soft voice,hehe)it made us felt realllllyyyy good..
That was just the peak of the noon,then it went downhill after that..they went for more food at KFC while i was debating for half n hour to or not to get myself a meal of KFC too..cuz i was not hungry at that moment n the food look good..so in the end,i managed to control my impusive act n not oni saved a bunch for myself,saved myself from all the guilt of eating too much n gain weight..i wandered off again as they sir down to wait til Clem touchdown..read half of the book di wen they called n say he's comin,in the end,the joker wasn't even out from the house yet..great huh??we were now all exhausted n can even sleep standing,no joke..anyhow,at last we manged to settle down n head for dinner..it was SUPERB!!!very nice,wen i first arrived i planned on eating the delicacies here which cannot be find in KL,and my desires were totally FULFILLED!!!! had a very full dinner,n was twice glad i din take KFC if not would have no appetiete for this wonderful meal!!all in all..that's the summary of today's trip n errrrmmm,a few thoughts..haiz,cc,is always not the best place to pen my thoughts,so till next time..
