Since I have so many things that happened over the past few weeks, i would just summarize everything.. (photo updates please go check FB.. felt its double work to be posting lotsa photos that people have seen already)

Hmm.. Lets start with exams’ week. Completed three papers in the spread of three working days excluding the weekends… Hopefully results would be ok. haha.. Didn’t want to waste the already short term break, I flew to Norway the night after my last paper. Was my first time to Norway and also the first time I did not do any research about the city that I was visiting. Thought Mr. Tall would be there to be the tour guide (which he did) and all the studying for exam paper just left no extra space in the mind for holiday notes.. haha

Off I went to this foreign land where I knew 1 person out of the whole population.. Reaching bout 10-ish 11pm didn’t worry me because I was told the Express to the city only takes 20 minutes and last train leaves past midnight. Happily I went on the train ride looking forward to see Mr. Tall in the train station as arranged earlier but but but the nature of the industry we are in just likes surprises. Work took longer than expected and I was waiting in the station like some clueless lost kid with no sense of directions and bearing… It was cold and dark outside, the station has so many exits. I was instructed to wait at where i got down from the train and he will FIND me… sounds like its a big place that I might get lost. So I sat and read the novel i brought along till he sneak out from work to get me (Which was like three minutes walking distance) I could have managed to get there myself if i were slightly more into getting to know the basic directions haha… For once I was a lil scared waiting alone… Learned my lesson.. hehe…

The following days spend in the humble city of Oslo was superb. The city gives a warm impression and I would say its a nice city to live in. Its a city but practiced quality lifestyle (through my observation that is) Did my sight seeing, and met new friends that further extend their Norwegian hospitality to the small Asian girl. Overall, it was a good trip on my mid sem break. Two albums of filtered photos already in uploaded in FB , so go check there and i will only put up a few that I like here—>

A Church in near Greenland metro station that I walked past everyday to get my 7-Eleven Cappuccino.  Don’t know why but this is my favorite among all..

Visit to the Sculpture Park

The evening view from the fortress overlooking the main sea passage to Oslo.

The port where that have nice yacht, boats of all kinds…

And of course one with the friendly host..

The short one week was a good getaway from my daily stress from school.. Enjoyed it very much..–> Thanks to my awesome host, Mr. Tall.

So that was the first trip out of Switzerland. I came back for a week of classes and off again to the Queen’s Land, where I have expected to be drinking English tea everyday but my oh my how wrong I was.. I was fed with Chinese , Korean , Japanese, Malaysian cuisines throughout my stay.. And I felt like I was back in Petaling Street when I was in China Town.

The main purpose of the visit was to meet up my ex classmates who were there for many years now (damn that sounds old).. Managed to get  a good flight price but the timing was rather short though.. Nevertheless, I enjoyed myself so much and am very happy seeing the faces that I’ve not seen in years after college days… Not so much of sight seeing and my biggest regret was not able to manage the time and visit Madame Tussauds..  Again, photos were uploaded in FB—> *click* so here are the few highlighted ones—>

The 6’s in China Town

The daughter that came to meet up..

Fellow KDU-ians (missing Justin)

While waiting for the metro and just being us.. 38!!!

The little sight seeing that I did (never mentioned shopping hahaha)

And  my two host, Kiki & Aik that not only provided shelter for me, but also fed me well throughout my stay..(Thats how i get those extra KILOS)

Thank you so much for the wonderful weekend!!! Truly enjoyed it and look forward to the next meet up.

JUNE/ JULY ‘10??

I wana go on with the events that happened but guessed its a lil too long to go on so will leave it to the next post.. Stay tuned.. (no promises of the publishing dates though hahaha )

OkBai

Hmm a little update about my current place. Checked into a single room with lake view top floor ‘what more can i ask for’ Fully equipped apartment with two bathroom. Cool housemates so far. 3 rooms still unoccupied. Big spacious common area with boxes and boxes of my housemates stuff.. Looks like 8 person’s stuff but in fact its only for ONE. I dunno how to start clearing or where to start. Eventually it will dissapear when PA marks starts running haha.. As off now, internet connection is not sucky. FB the utmost important daily duty.

Went off shopping for some NECESSITY for the room and myself and ended up with some shower gel, some food, 3 bags and 2 pairs of shoes. Kill me already. Its only how many days again?? Gosh I’m officially starting to hate going to town or walking thru old town or even the train station. Shessh..

Activated my sim, which was given to me by a kind cutie pie. Topped up and found out it cost 1CHF for 5 minutes call bk home and 0.09CHF for calls to the same network. Hmm quite cool rite. Wanted to try out the rates but noonw back home picked up my calls.

Met some cool people and went to the airport the second day of my arrival to send off a friend. Crazy isn’t it? Lend my SDcard to the friend so i have no pictures of the day to upload and show off here. She will be bk in a month and hoping the photos will appear in FB before that.

Thinks Swiss regulations are bias cos they say i’m OLD!! and starting to hate the number already. Found out few hours ago, my room number is the number i hate. Application for ‘young independent traveller’s card’ rejected.. *hate hate hate*

Making plans to meet old friends and still in search for MARCEL AKMAL.lost his contact number together with my old phone and he would hate me if i came back and didnt call. Anyone with his mobile num please let me know.

Dont know what i’m posting up now cos everything is so random and i’m still very excited to be back. Can’t believe next monday i have to be back in school.. Felt young again.

Till the pictures arrive. Tchuss!!!

Ok Bai

Before I leave for this trip, my mom kept on telling me there are a lot to shop in Guang Zhou. (my uncle used to work there), and can get even roti canai because there are demand for Malaysian food. But when I was there, ‘tak perasan’ also. And toilets are still the same, I shouldn’t comment cos its known to all.

When everyone was busy shopping, we took photos around of the lightings and the crowded street.

First night only the Street No.9 walking around, we head back to the hotel. Checheck in, shower and lepak in the girls room. The next morning, we were allowed to sleep in later (till 7am) and after breakfast we depart at 8am for our city tour. Destination was not the highlight. Went to some memorial, park and then more SHOPPING in Beijing Street (yeah we were in GuangZhou but we get Beijing too)

So pictures were more entertaining so lets proceed.

When everyone was busy shopping, we took photos around of the lightings and therowded street.

First night only the Street No.9 walking around, we head back to the hotel. Checheck in, shower and lepak in the girls room. The next morning, we were allowed to sleep in later (till 7am) and after breakfast we depart at 8am for our city tour. Destination was not the highlight. Went to some memorial, park and then more SHOPPING in Beijing Street (yeah we were in GuangZhou but we get Beijing too)

Guess where is that???

Dr. Sun YatSen Memorial

Then we went to the famous ‘five goat hill’. Why and how they named it like that, go google it

(whatever that is written on the hill was supposed to be the name of the place I guess) We spent some time in the park letting the students experience the local cultural. Every morning and evening or in fact whenever they are free, (the locals older generation) they will hang out in the park and ‘exercise’ while socializing.

The students are typical city boys and girls, never experience any of this before and wanted to challenge the local crowd. I prayed hard they don’t malu-fy themselvesand true enough after a few rounds of practice among themselves, they gave up. Should have seen how flexible those ‘uncles’ and ‘aunties’ with that ‘bulu tangkis’.

The maybe correct way, at least they can pass it around to three people before it went into the bush or hit another crowd.

Next will be the WRONG way…

The stylo-mylo but never got the tangkis style.

The I close my eyes and turn to the back so i can imagine better style.

The ‘who said high heels cannot do sports’ style.

And many more styles they have created that i have no idea how to explain. some treat the tangkis as football, some as tennis ball so people just imagine how much sweat and what is the smell of the bus once we got back on the bus.

Later we were brought to the ‘Tan Library’. So they said it was build by the Tan families that were in GuangZhou to let they children have a place to study. Every Tan family contributed in the fund raising and some in construction to build this library and their kids can utilized the facilities.

What do you expect from the library? Books rite? but i found none and only an old structure with a lot of history behind it. After like two minutes walking around we went a lil restless.

And this gurl just did that and ask us to snap a photo.

Then two wanted to take a ‘jumping’ shot

Then i wanted to jump into the pond with the gold fish.

Then one was just posing with whatever she can see.

Then we went around and find interesting stuff to make pictures look not so boring.

Went to the garden and took group photo.

and Check out my part time boyfriend.. OMG so ‘hiao’ to the max..

The rest of the day was not too picture productive. Went for the river cruise and one girl got so sick i had to skip the discussion session and went back to the hotel with her. Missed out the birthday batch celebration after the discussion and got a good rest for the next day’s journey back home.

Early morning check out and here i am, back in where i’m supposed to be safely.

p/s:Oh ya, Burberry in the airport was cheaper and i almost got the handbag but should i say ‘luckily’ or too bad i was in a hurry to catch the flight..Bye Bye Burberry..Anyone going to GuangZhou?

]]> http://www.shinzz.com/2009/04/29/guangzhou-maximum/feed/ 1 http://www.shinzz.com/2009/04/20/where-work-brought-me/ http://www.shinzz.com/2009/04/20/where-work-brought-me/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:57:38 +0000 Shinzz http://www.shinzz.com/?p=932 The first time when i announce my work position to my friends, they were in the ‘aww’ , ‘OMG’ and the ‘Are you serious?’ tones. And then i question myself, would this be the right choice of line. A close friend then asked me, ‘Are you gonna just stay put and work? I thought you would be in those line that would require you to travel half the month to some place half way round the globe.’ My answers back then was simple, I wanted to travel but I have to start some where with my career line and its not easy to find a traveling position. The only official one that i know is waitressing in the air and i was not about to throw my hard earned certificate away.

Well little did i know when i accepted the offer, that my work scope ’sometimes’ allows me to travel. I can say I’m pretty lucky to get to a few places along the way after my acceptance of this position. Some times it maybe local places but certain times I get to fly further and more than 2 hours.

This time round, I was arranged to accommodate 60 plus students on an International Tourism Trip to Macau and GuangZhou. I don’t have to do much though, the class organizing committee were pretty efficient in getting things in place. (well they have been planning for this since the beginning of the year!) All together there were three of us accompanying this trip to oversee 20 odd students each group. It was an educational trip, exposure and learning outcomes are highlighted. (subject based)

So we left for our first stop, Macau early Wednesday morning with a series of drama to follow till the day we got back. We were to meet up at 4am ..4 freaking AM when its the best time to stay in the comfy blanky. (don’t be surprise for thousand of photos up next)

(My group leader doing all the work)

(Everyone half awake but excited)

(This bunch were the camwhoring boys all the way)

We got to the airport more than 2 hours ahead of time (bout 5plus and flight is ’scheduled’ to be 8AM.) And upon reaching, like 100meters before drop off point in LCCT, our tour guide got a sms saying the flight delayed till 11AM. Shesshhhhhh.. but we proceed to checking in anyways.

And at the check in counter, the kind lady told us ‘NO DELAY’ and everyone went..’YEEHHAAAA’ and tried to check in as fast as possible cos McD in LCCT tasted better than any other outlet la konon-nya.

It took about 1hour to be done with everyone in line and short briefing on instructions on boarding time and before we turn around to have a head count, everyone went missing. (so much fun goin for trips ya) I went to McD and saw half of the college there, some already eating, some still queing, some just  standing thinking if they should be ordering anything.

After the trouble of chasing the little chickens like a mother hen to the boarding area, we finally heard the stupid announcement saying our flight was indeed delayed till 11AM but the blardy notice board still shows, ETD 8AM. But on a happy note, LCCT is now much cleaner and nicer than the old ‘container’ style low cost terminal.

Waited and waited and waiting still they announced, its further delayed to 11AM.. and at 11AM they announce ‘ Attention to all passengers flight AK smth smth, please proceed to the boarding gate,  TO GET REFRESHMENT’ What the hell, I thought we are taking off at 11.  Once ‘refreshment’ were distributed out, they made another announcement to further delay till12PM. Everyone was like@#@!$!@#@!#@!$#~@~~ but its beyond our control.

We finally board and flew off at 12.45PM and guess whats the reason of the delay? ? Toilet overflow or cant flush or smth was just wrong with the WCs.

And finally we are near Macau.

(the plane with the kaput-ed toilet)

Went thru immigration with more dramas (shall leave it for another post) then boarded the bus and headed to Wynn Hotel as the staff were still waiting patiently for us after such delay.

(the street of Macau)

(the famous Mother Mary looking ‘Kuan-yin’)

(and a tower that looks like KL tower)

And reached Wynn had a long presentation with great information about the hotel and by the time we finished, the sun was no where to be seen. And everyone was dying of hunger which very much forced us to proceed to dinner in some restaurant and rescheduled all sight seeing plans to the next day.

This is part 1. More to come in the next few days and i’m rushing for class now.

Ok Bai!!

This particular group of friends are close to heart and ever so encouraging. Making me learn new things, experience different perspective and also ‘baby sit’.. The outing two weeks ago was a plan dinner shoot-session with two objectives;

1. shooting of course.

2. celebrate two members birthday (one of them happened to be MUA)

A reservation was made in this very nice ‘Oriental House’ restaurant serving only the freshes seafood steam that could explain the price they charge. I didn’t get the name right but I think it is called ‘The TEA house’. Located behind McDonalds in Telawi Street Bangsar.

Lets see what have we got that day:

Tea house of course with some rite?

Me being the ‘not-very-serious’ kinda person, it was a whole more difficult that i’ve expected. Expression had to be a certain feel and posture must be correct, tummy has be hidden of course and lightings are also important because it was indoor shot. All in all it was hard but fun at the same time and i realized it may be to restricted for me. No happy jumping around, go crazy shots and all feel shots.

Thanked all the ‘photographers’ la to live up with my i dunno what to do expressions. haha.. More photos on the way but may not post it up here. maybe in FB. currently I’m only having eric’s photos (that explains the number)

The photos are a few of my favorites. And I’m still waiting for the rest of the people to put it up in Multiply. Okai I guess that should be enough for this post and i shall end with my ultimate favorite!!

So thats the first objective we were there.. below is a few more photos for the second reason there—>

The Gang

The Happy and Hyper People

The Suprise

The Birthday People

Thats All..

Ok Baii..

So during the last holidays (better not mention which holiday), I made a short trip back home (thats a year after my last trip) The small town has changed so much (which doesn’t bother me cos i prefer my other hometown better haha) I always like TI because of the people I’ve met and the food that I can get there. So no big Hoo Haa of  what is new and what is not. Sorry no photos, I was really only back home and nowhere else…

Since I’m already on a break, might as well be back in Cameron as well rite? Thats what I did. I’ve been ‘requested’ to plan a trip to bring people around my hometown. So there goes a very last minute thing where there were supposed to be ‘a lot’ of people but ended up only 8 of us.

I didn’t know what did the rest expect out of the small township up in the highlands but for me its always relaxing to be back and the nice weather makes me move slower than i normally do. After 14 years of growing up in that place, i do not know what is the specialty or where is the best food except SteamBoat. (which we had for two consecutive nites) Barbecue was out of the topic due to the lack of raw ingredient (sorry, we do not have cold storage ok and it was during some festive season.)

Apart from the nite market and the 24 hours mamak, where else to go?? and what else to do??

We stayed home and gamble…

They made their way up to the tea plantation on the second day which i skipped due to bad tummy day. So no photos from that.  And later that day we repeated the same activities.. Steamboat dinner (a better place this time), nite market for some sweet corns and head home to gamble summore.

Its only for a short 3days 2 nights trip and we head back to the concrete jungle. The nice weather and near to nature feeling is revealing the adventurous side of this city people. We stopped by the waterfall, one that i stop visiting after people start polluting many years ago and one that i’ve been passing everytime I traveled on that route.

Lata Iskandar.

Very potong steam, cannot get a picture without heads or butts on the background..

See the almost perfect photo but but but seeeeeeeee….. geram..

Ha.. thats much better and sometimes i think its the photographer’s fault la.. how come when its the guys group photo then its nicer??? I shall not go any further on that.

*unintentionally captured who was behind those lens*

Just dipping our legs in the icy cold water was not enough for us. So, we brave the ourself and got changed and….

It was a fun experience.. No photos of us in the water cos everyone wanted to get wet haha

Once we got up, the discussion to either get into our dry set of clothing or proceed to venture to the hot spring 20 minutes aways from the waterfall.

and the girls–>

Camwhored la…

Before reaching a final decision… At last, we decided

To get changed and head home so noone fall sick and hope traffic would not be as bad..

We changed by the roadside ok.. damn challenging haha

By the stalls where all the makcik(s) watched us…

So that was the short break after my return from the land of unimaginable people..

This post is now being typed out while i’m having my foot massage rite in the middle of my apartment’s living room.. total relaxation. Sounds good huh but the other days that i’m not doin this, i’m working my ass off in the House Of Switzerland.

Well to cut the intro short, i would jus link what Mr Caldwell has already blog about.. and there are some pictures too… –>*HoS*

There should be no pictures in this post due to the extensive work hours that i’m having here.  Its slavery, but again we are in China.. I’m here already here in Beijing for one and a half weeks and i;ve only manage to get my feet to silk street which is a shopping paradise for cheap and also pirated stuff.. and HouHai, a lake with alot of bars and also good small restaurants. apart from that its always working and working setting up the House. The whole House was a mess (even now) due to the late completion by the construction workers. (i blame it to the organisers being too nice and not push for the due date.) most of us arrive here expecting things to be ready for work but the whole interior of the house is still under construction and we service people have nth much to do as we cant do anything because of all the dirt. We polish milions of glasses just to get it all dusty again the next day even though we use lotsa cling wrap to ‘protect’ ‘em..

So, since its slavery here, of course we dont get off work jus because we have nth to do in the service side. Most of us were being sent to the kitchen to help out. (for one week i was Chef Wong hahhahahahahahahha) i had so much fun in the kitchen despite the long working hours.  Everyone in the kitchen is soo coooolll.. (Mr Hor, just for your info, i didnt turn potatoes only ok,..i also peeled some onions and sauted some.. hhahha and some other mise en place as well…)

Olympic is supposed to be a BIG  thing but so far i’m here, i havent have or felt anything yet. The tv is airing so many updates that is nowhere to be seen. The only feel was few days ago when the Swiss atheletes arrived..(even though i’m busy running around like a mad chicken, i still notices la…) on the streets are all quiet and normal. the people are also normal with no special olympic atmosphere..dont really know how to explain it..its weird..

Apart from work and minor complaints on the hazy weather almost everyday. Its damn hot here and pollution is so so so terrible. How la Olympics gonna happen??? i really wonder sometimes. yesterday was the only day i could see blue skies, only awhile..The only good thing here for the time being is the apartment we are staying. its so comfy and furnished basically.. and centralized air conditioned haha..

ok the foot massage is done, and i’m gonna go get ready to leave for the city to meet my aunt for dinner.. lets hope that i dont get lost somewhere near Suzhou hahaha.. (the taxi drivers here are always great, they will say they know the place and later after 15 – 20mins ride they will ask where is the location that we wana go and then we get lost and then we spend another 15 mins in the taxi going round n round.. but normally it only cost about 30RMb for all four people so we wont mind so much. hahah)

Tschuss zusammen!!

Well i’m trying my best to sit to blog at least once a week but even that is so much of a difficult task.. isk isk.. Nth i could say to be exact but here is the recap for the happenings last two months i guess. Lets hope i get a little diligent and would be disciplined and also motivated enough to be updating frequently.. Cryst, Est & Lek are my motivation caused they damn rajin updating all the time..

So i’m hoping to get back into the blogging mode again..need motivation, not complaints ok people. I shall start with a full of photos recap to lessen the mountain high back dated piles of events that took place. (I shall just forget about those small mini mini stuff)

Reading Est & Lek’s updates, they always have smth happening with their colleagues made me think of how happening my own work place is. Well not that bad that till we only come to work and off we go. Every month we have staff’s birthday celebration, a get together session and also a ponteng/curi tulang broad daylight.

So far i only brought my camera out once during the celebration days (and for my own month, i didnt snap.. )

For The April Babies..

At the back of the office in our MINI Pantry…

Those orange plastic bags are bags filled with food we catered from one of Ms. Puteri’s contact. We cant afford to have buffet lunch as most of us have different schedule for classe, so best is to have food for all even when they have to rush back to classes after the cut cake session..

Selamat ‘Belated’ Birthdays!!!!

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Apart from colleagues that brighten up my days, the best part of my job is to get all the wonderful ‘daughters and sons’ along the way. Following is a day out with my ‘huang nu er(s)’

In MFM with Ann

Jenny and Rachel.

Its fun to hang out with them cos it makes me get grip of fun & crazy things that i’ve kinda stop doing except when i’m out with Cryst or Winnie.

See…

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Apart from hanging out, the past months I did not forget to pamper myself.. From shopping to traveling.. thats not something I would forget though haha.. but there are different things that i’ve tried—> (please be advice the picture below might be highly addictive, viewers discretion is highly recommended)

My SEXY legs.. (Kenko Fish Spa in Pavillion)

Fat People’s Fat Leg with alot of ‘Garra Rufa’. See the difference, one alot of fishes and the other less.. We were told that the fishes will nibble away dead skin so the more fishes nibbling your feet means alot of dead skin larr..

My friends and I recently came across this topic about Pedicure and Fish Spa. Its really very subjective to conclude which is better than the other. I believe both contribute to a certain positivity. I think its fun and natural way without much stress to the skin. Here a link if you wana find out more about it —–> *click*

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Winnie’s birthday simple lunch meet up.

Simple isnt it? Our table was filled with FOOD!!

I sacrificed half day leave to make this gurl happy. We went to Kura, in One World Hotel for lunch. I rushed my daily tasks and joined Winnie and CCL for this scrumptious meal.

Me and my ex-roomie..

Its a hearty meal but only three of us.. really miss the time when we used to celebrate with that group of friends who are now all in SINGAPORE (and now Winnie oso leaving.. *sob sob*)

No cake for her but i bought her a ? bag as pressie. Nice?? Pretty similar to the one she chose for me on my birthday haha..

Thats the once awhile short lunch meet up that we can afford out of our Stressful & Busy schedule.. haha.. damn pathetic right???

As per mentioned earlier, my job created opportunity for me to meet great people but also every few months, it would be emotional time cos have to bid farewell to graduating students. Everytime you know them better, thats the time they would be waving bye bye and saying ‘ I’m stepping into another level in my life.’

This semester i went to my first Farewell dinner of the year, CULA 7. This class i could remember the sweet girl, Stella who always around the photocopy machine in the office. The very small class and friendly people. The time here and there we would bump into the others around college and exchange nods and smiles. And now they are all off into the industry..

All the best people!!

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KDU 25th Anniversary- In conjunction of the 25th anniversary celebration, this year our annual dinner was held in One World Hotel (mentioning OWH twice dy, like no other place to go rite??) and the theme of the night is VIVA SILVER. Well we are to dress up as silverish as possible but not many actually understood the colour. Silver is not a normal colour i would wear or have in my wardrobe. Searching for a decent enough dress was pretty difficult and much to my disappointment, many didnt even bother to follow the theme.. Where la the team effort?? @!#!~!@~

I was seated together with all the bosses of my department and being one of the naughty ones its not easy to pass the two hour event okay.. and all the time my camera was nicely seated in my ’silver’ clutch. No Pictures from Annual Dinner?? I dont know what to say to myself.

Only managed to snap 4 pics at the end of the night before we departed to Long Bar. Out of 4, 3 was taken with Don same place and time just different brightness and clarity. Duh…

The best out of 3.. which is still not good… haih…

Don got a coffee machine from Lucky draw. Everyone of us got this photo album as door gifts. We were each given a box with an album inside with an individual photo but you wont get your own photo unless you are damn lucky. In order to get yours, everyone was asked to run around the ballroom doing ’system-barter’. Well a good ice breaker i would say..

Last one with Kenneth.

Thats about all on the annual dinner.

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The rest of the photos are from meet ups and Friday nite out. Lazy dy, read captions la…

During Salah’s visit, we went to Redbox. Me n Mama Jee

Me and Izzo

Photographer wannabe.

Rest of the people either smoking like a chimney or discussing worldwide politics.

Crazy two in Laundry.

Pee-Ka-Boo in Decanter Hartamas

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Thats all.. phew.. i’m tidying up so that i can start on the past long ago S’pore Trip. hhaha..

Ade!!!

Well this is a seconded post as Cryst posted up before me. The Sleepover Weekend or can also be The Total Camwhore Weekend. Whichever rings your bell ok.

As MOST of OUR FRIENDS ventured to SINGAPORE leaving the two miserable back here in isolated KL, we have no choice but to meet up occasionally and make each other happy somehow.. (aiyah.. not like some ppl in SINGAPORE always can meet up and go SHOPPING la…*jeles jeles*)

We normally meet up on weekends to catch up and most importantly, SHOP, that’s why after every outing we would stay home and eat roti for a week. Last weekend was nothing extra ordinary except we had this BIG BIG photoshoot the next morning which leads to Cryst sleeping over in my place.

Cryst brave through the routes that she never remembered travelling to reach my residence to pick me and off we go. (btw I stay near where we used to study and she told me ‘I dunnoo laaaaaa.. WHERE???’ pengsan-ness)

First destination, The Curve to visit the Flea Market that we didn’t managed to visit the last trip we went. Happily we walk and spend money like noone’s business. After hours or walking round and round under the hot sun, we then decided to go over One Utama as she need to COD smth.

Picture stolen from Cryst’s Friendster.

The photo tells everything.. we went in to shops and tried dresses, tops, pants, short & whatever that caught our attention but ended up not buying anything cos all sizes either too big or too small.

Saddened by the truth we didn’t get any clothing we proceed to footwear shopping. And less than an hour later, we were both carrying two boxes of new heels and sandals each. *faint*

And then we remembered we were not utilizing our cameras that much. Cryst with her ‘bedazzled’ snap snap everywhere and we went to the place we like the most… LADIES where the lighting are always superb. I sometimes wonder why..

Comparing the lighting??Toilets always better okaiiiii…. (check out my siao siao while waiting for Cryst in the fitting room?? speechless rite?? me too…)

Then we continue walking till our ‘knight in shining armor’, Ram called up to remind us of the meet up later that night. Check our watches, nope not enough time to go home and try on the new dress and so we went straight AGAIN to The Curve to meet up with the rest.

Notice the only two siao-ded ones??

Met up with our ex college mates. Had a drink (ice lemon teas, ice mocha latte, lime juice & etc) strictly no alcohol which was very weird with these people. Then we knew that these ppl all ‘trying’ to quit drinking <say only, nex round straight to Scarlet.. speechless>

Photo from Cryst again.

By the time we finished yakking and yakking for hours, it was nearly 12am and so we rushed home to get our beauty sleep for our nex day. But but but.. we dont do this ’sleepover’ that often so we talked talked talked till kingdom almost came. I passed my bedtime and too ‘kan cheong’ mayb, ended up watching that siao po sleeping soundly..*isk isk*

Hmm both of us concluded smth by the end of the day,

The Curve à One Utama à The Curve = SIAO-NESS

Nevertheless it was a fun day!!

Psssstttt.. next up–> Angel & Devil Day

Lek: be grateful… see i’ve uploaded (even though its outdated)

Est: my hair is slightly longer.. planning to visit the saloon again soon..

As from where i left the last post, it was only the third day.. i spend six beautiful days in Jakarta, how am i to finish?? can i simply short cut everything?? can la..so.. here goes…

Third day we droved all the way from Jakarta to Bandung (well Pak Bas drove actually, we were all pigging in the car) Bandung is well known for its factory outlets. The weather is similar to Cameron Highlands but the traffic almost same to Jakarta. Our main purpose to Bandung is to shopped and we DID.. Shirts are very cheap although we sometimes question the genuineness. The one place that we love most is ‘Rumah Mode’, spent very long hours going thru their stuff and also loading up the car. The rest of the day was spent walking around shopping and competing who shopped the most.

Mit Linardy und Maya in Rumah Mode Cafe.

They have big , fat & friendly fishes in there.. and we were like total ‘jakun’,got all excited bout the fishes..

We did not have any hotel reservations so we went around checking for the best rates and ended up in Hotel Gemilang. Affordable rates with fantastic rooms. Pool view, clean to the max and best of all we only paid RM40/per pax (three in a room) only downside was the heater was not working well and water icy cold.

Our rooms facing the pool..Cool..

RM120 for this.. very good bargain.

Later at nite, Pak Ken took over the wheels and we headed to The Peak. It was a long and scary journey to nowhere but when we reached our destination, speechless. The view from that place, SUPERB. Its hidden in some village route that tourist might not wana travel but definitely worthwhile. We had our late dinner and it feels like I’m having dinner in some posh place like ‘Smoke House’.

Before the ‘training’ session begin already looking like this.

The Peak and their appetizing menu.

Pee-Ka-Boo???

Interior of The Peak.

While waiting for our food. See what happens when we are hungry…

Chris also started cam whoring..

No photos of the food cos we gulped it down as soon as it reaches our table..

Nex day we went to the ‘Sampan Tumbang Mountain’  (if i’m not mistaken).

I think its still alive..the volcanic mountain i mean..the smell of sulfur was so strong.

How can i miss a chance to snap snap snap right??

The tourist.

On the way down.

We stop by the road side for ‘Sate Kelinchi’. This must be the cause of my food poisoning.

The chefs just cant leave it alone.. i think its in the blood stream.

 After the food..Sate and Indo Mee, we went back to Rumah Mode to grab some more stuff…

Picture says it all…… I LOOOOVEEE SHOOOOPPINGGGGGG!!!!

Pak Bas and us bk in Maya’s residence.

Pak Bas The Best laaaaa.

Very lazy to type dy.. cos its so outdated… can I jus post photos?? The short cut is getting shorted.. hehe…

Whatever happens after that is all in the photos… my last two days was horrigeeeble cos food poisoning.. at that moment I only hope to be home in my own bed…

Last day visit to chocolate factory.

Krispy Creme.

Our Krispy Creme….

The hosts and us before leaving bk for KL.

If it was not the vomiting and staying home alone with Susie, the Jakarta trip would be a splendid one…

 Thank you, arigato, danke vielmal… lets pray for my nex post to be soon okaiiii…