A late-night supper turned into a hilarious car conv under my block. it was great to catch up! :) Changes made us uncertain, and uncertainty was what bonded us together again when we consulted each other.
I suddenly find myself being very protected and well-loved! thanks guys, i felt like i gained two big brothers over the night who will do anything to shield me from harm. though the metaphors were kinda stretching it, but i get the gist! hahaha! it's a really good feeling to know that people are genuinely willing to stand up for you. :) I will do the same too!
Ahhh spanish test on wed!!
and i have a date for today! :D movie marathon! some friends are too precious to let tests get in the way. haha!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Making time for oneself
I want to _____ this week:
- study for my spanish test
- complete a long belated present and see the person's expression when it is presented!
- settle all my outstanding deadlines including fyp, Cathay proj, spanish oral plus lots of graphic work to do for family and friends
- watch 500days of summer becos vick strongly recommended it! :)
- watch my sister's keeper with miss stm
- watch julie & julia
- sing k (7 bucks offer for kbox's 7th anniversary, only valid for next week mon to thurs!)
- train for marathon
- have a durian fest
So many things to do, so little time. :(
- study for my spanish test
- complete a long belated present and see the person's expression when it is presented!
- settle all my outstanding deadlines including fyp, Cathay proj, spanish oral plus lots of graphic work to do for family and friends
- watch 500days of summer becos vick strongly recommended it! :)
- watch my sister's keeper with miss stm
- watch julie & julia
- sing k (7 bucks offer for kbox's 7th anniversary, only valid for next week mon to thurs!)
- train for marathon
- have a durian fest
So many things to do, so little time. :(
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Flash Mobs
There's a flash mob at raffles place today! Saw the link on fb and it's wayyyy cool! I would love to be part of it man. heh. What a good way to entertain those working adults.
and the sound of music in belgium. Awesome!
and the sound of music in belgium. Awesome!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
thou shall not lie
the very funny ethical story recounted by my prof during media law lecture today is very realistic in fact. i'll forever remember the word 'snuggles'. hahaha!
poor regina and i fell sick at the same time, and just when i thought i'm getting better, the flu bug caught up to me again and decided to stay with me for good. urgh. the flu tablets seem to help a bit, but not a lot though. =(
i'm really considering a backpacking/farmstay grad trip, maybe to new zealand. or europe if airfares are 800bucks. it is possible though. i don't mind japan too. but i want a local flavour in it. some homestay/immersion plans would be good. :D
thanks to ZC for your gifts today! :) ur photoshop skills not bad eh. maybe one day we'll really work in germany/finland (but i don't want to be fishing all day long) /sweden. thanks for being inspiring!
here's a very nice song jinli shared with me:
学会 - 许慧欣
几片落叶孤单的很绝对
九月的风让心很累
我走过分手那天的街尾
纪念我深深爱过的人是谁
爱像指纹印在心里真的很美
应该忘了你可是我学不会
别再问我那一天才能学会
我要的世界你不能给
有些爱情会给时间一些香味
它迟了一点却把我的心灌醉
谁看见我流过了几次眼泪
它滴在心里让我学会
每段故事都有属于它的收尾
它偶尔可以提醒我自己不能退
回忆让季节拿走他的颜色
走着走着你就会忘记我
I realised jinli is one person who has very similar music preferences with me, so much so that i totally trust her when she recommends me new songs. haha!
nope, i'm not gonna be a filler. thanks to the ones who made me realise that.
poor regina and i fell sick at the same time, and just when i thought i'm getting better, the flu bug caught up to me again and decided to stay with me for good. urgh. the flu tablets seem to help a bit, but not a lot though. =(
i'm really considering a backpacking/farmstay grad trip, maybe to new zealand. or europe if airfares are 800bucks. it is possible though. i don't mind japan too. but i want a local flavour in it. some homestay/immersion plans would be good. :D
thanks to ZC for your gifts today! :) ur photoshop skills not bad eh. maybe one day we'll really work in germany/finland (but i don't want to be fishing all day long) /sweden. thanks for being inspiring!
here's a very nice song jinli shared with me:
学会 - 许慧欣
几片落叶孤单的很绝对
九月的风让心很累
我走过分手那天的街尾
纪念我深深爱过的人是谁
爱像指纹印在心里真的很美
应该忘了你可是我学不会
别再问我那一天才能学会
我要的世界你不能给
有些爱情会给时间一些香味
它迟了一点却把我的心灌醉
谁看见我流过了几次眼泪
它滴在心里让我学会
每段故事都有属于它的收尾
它偶尔可以提醒我自己不能退
回忆让季节拿走他的颜色
走着走着你就会忘记我
I realised jinli is one person who has very similar music preferences with me, so much so that i totally trust her when she recommends me new songs. haha!
nope, i'm not gonna be a filler. thanks to the ones who made me realise that.
Monday, October 19, 2009
funny conv
oh it's so fun chatting with siew about future husbands and pre pre-nuptials (double negative is delibrate) and predicted life and CPF retirement plans. hahahaha!
too bad i can't copy and paste the conv here for future enjoyment cos I would need to censor some stuff and the conv won't look as funny already. =P
But I can recount a funny thing that happened during dinnertime!
And so, my dad is banned from eating chicken and eggs 'cos he's coughing
Jings* con te partiro says (10:52 PM):
but he secretly took one piece of seaweed chicken to put on his plate of rice during dinner
then i went "ehhh you cannot eat that"
Jings* con te partiro says (10:53 PM):
then he said "rubbish." and took a bite, then putting the other half back on his plate
and went to toilet
then i koped that and ate it
and quickly distributed the rest of the seaweed chicken pieces
so he couldn't take more
then he came back, realised that his beloved chicken is missing, and went, "eh! my chicken!"
?Fresk!Idio't says (10:53 PM):
LOL
Jings* con te partiro says (10:54 PM):
and he mumbled, "my chicken disappeared leh"
too bad i can't copy and paste the conv here for future enjoyment cos I would need to censor some stuff and the conv won't look as funny already. =P
But I can recount a funny thing that happened during dinnertime!
And so, my dad is banned from eating chicken and eggs 'cos he's coughing
Jings* con te partiro says (10:52 PM):
but he secretly took one piece of seaweed chicken to put on his plate of rice during dinner
then i went "ehhh you cannot eat that"
Jings* con te partiro says (10:53 PM):
then he said "rubbish." and took a bite, then putting the other half back on his plate
and went to toilet
then i koped that and ate it
and quickly distributed the rest of the seaweed chicken pieces
so he couldn't take more
then he came back, realised that his beloved chicken is missing, and went, "eh! my chicken!"
?Fresk!Idio't says (10:53 PM):
LOL
Jings* con te partiro says (10:54 PM):
and he mumbled, "my chicken disappeared leh"
Friday, October 16, 2009
meaningful conversation
A casual dinner meet-up with mavis and lala turned out to be one of the most insightful conversations I've had these days. Then again, I've had a number of meaningful conversations lately, with all my steamboat eating habits. =P speaking of which, I actually developed rashes after a steamboat dinner with siew -.- how can a shrimp be allegic to shrimps?!
guess it doesn't matter what you eat (cos we had soup spoon), but rather who you are with. so it's still the people that matter! :D
many ethical discussions came up during out chat, and i'm glad to have learnt some stuff from you girls, and also hearing the very interesting story you have ah vis! hahaa. glad you made the right decision in the end, though it might be painful, but it's still in the best interest for both parties. :)
I think finding out who you really are and being able to hold on to your true self is very important. no wonder self-actualization is so hard to achieve. lol.
so let me post a question to you all: how long do you think it takes to know a person's true nature/innate characteristics/life history?
P.S: i'll be waiting for more juicy details on next sat night! ;) lala, don't act blur!
guess it doesn't matter what you eat (cos we had soup spoon), but rather who you are with. so it's still the people that matter! :D
many ethical discussions came up during out chat, and i'm glad to have learnt some stuff from you girls, and also hearing the very interesting story you have ah vis! hahaa. glad you made the right decision in the end, though it might be painful, but it's still in the best interest for both parties. :)
I think finding out who you really are and being able to hold on to your true self is very important. no wonder self-actualization is so hard to achieve. lol.
so let me post a question to you all: how long do you think it takes to know a person's true nature/innate characteristics/life history?
P.S: i'll be waiting for more juicy details on next sat night! ;) lala, don't act blur!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
With love, the toy cameras
I've officially fallen in love with toy cameras and the above pictures can testify to that. :)
I love the grainy feel of the pictures, the pin-hole effect that focuses your attention, the vivid colours that are unpredictable, the effect of capturing a moment on film, the anticipation of waiting for the photos to be developed, the joy of looking at each and every single one of them, the rush of memories that were brought back, and lastly, the happiness brought about by sharing them with others :)
Check out the full range of photos on my facebook profile!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
steamboat - again
steamboat and it's healing properties worked its way on me (and siew) today! cost of this cures-all medicine? $17.90nett per person.
Not for eveyday use, but once in awhile, to catch up with old pals, it's a money well spent. heh.
Also, it's one of the better steamboats I've ate, and trust me, I've ate in a lot of different steamboat restaurants. haha! They have dispenser drinks (one that i'm grateful for), cooked food (nice man tous and chilli crabs), fresh prawns (we ate a bucketful of them as usual), endless supply of golden mushrooms (a must-have), great ambience (not very crowded, just the right pace of crowd), and most importantly, AWESOME music played!!!!!
when we were there, they played a cd full of random chinese pop songs from jj lin, jay chou, classic duets and various oldies. a perfect combination in my opinion :)
Find it at bukit timah, near ala meem, the row of eateries beside courts. it's opened till 3am everyday.
man, i should get a free meal for endorsing them haha! i plan to visit there more often soon! yay, now siew and i have other choices apart from ala meem and it's pattayas. hahaha
but i better not have more of those 'steamboat craving' days soon. will burn a hole in my pocket.
i'm itching to sing though =( i've been deprived of it for weeks!
Not for eveyday use, but once in awhile, to catch up with old pals, it's a money well spent. heh.
Also, it's one of the better steamboats I've ate, and trust me, I've ate in a lot of different steamboat restaurants. haha! They have dispenser drinks (one that i'm grateful for), cooked food (nice man tous and chilli crabs), fresh prawns (we ate a bucketful of them as usual), endless supply of golden mushrooms (a must-have), great ambience (not very crowded, just the right pace of crowd), and most importantly, AWESOME music played!!!!!
when we were there, they played a cd full of random chinese pop songs from jj lin, jay chou, classic duets and various oldies. a perfect combination in my opinion :)
Find it at bukit timah, near ala meem, the row of eateries beside courts. it's opened till 3am everyday.
man, i should get a free meal for endorsing them haha! i plan to visit there more often soon! yay, now siew and i have other choices apart from ala meem and it's pattayas. hahaha
but i better not have more of those 'steamboat craving' days soon. will burn a hole in my pocket.
i'm itching to sing though =( i've been deprived of it for weeks!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Halloween horrors
Celebrated bestie's belated birthday at the night safari yesterday night, and didn't regret a single moment of it!
Granted, it's rather expensive if you pay for the full sum (admission - $22, train of terror tram ride - $13, total $35) But for us who were blessed by the birthday girl's luck, this very nice lady who queued behind us offered to help us buy our tickets at half the price, as she had some discount coupons. :D :D so we got our half-priced admission ticket in the end, plus the not-discounted tram ride, it's only $24 for an awesome evening!
Since Halloween is creeping up to us (31 oct is the exact date if i'm not mistaken), night safari has planned a whole Halloween experience for its visitors starting from random undead figures who went around scaring people from their backs to a walking trial that looks very much like our orientation camp's fright night! (with better props though, since they have the moolah). Though i'm not exactly a fan of horror movies (i loathe them), I quite like being scared in real life. wahahaha. fun!
*note: disturbing pictures may be seen soon, if you don't wish to see them, please skip to the middle of this blog (use your scroll at the right side of the screen and scroll really fast) to view my very serene and joyful kinabalu trip instead.
all ready? here we go!
welcome to night safari!
acting cute really doesn't work for me
thirsting for your blood
this is brilliant work from ben&jerry's!
jings and ze smiling pumpkin
wenz and ze same smiling pumpkin
undead joker?
i wonder how much are they paid to go around to scare people. i would love that kind of job hahaa
the 2 storeys-high machine monster
creepy cinderella!
witch wenz
great set-up :)
oreo cookie cheesecake! with a crooked candle
a smiling bestie!
getting ready for our tram ride to the hell's gates
tombstones found along the way...
bloody
theme: scary tales - a twist in the fairy tales
happily never after hahahaa. i like that quote!
in the midst of scaring people
i like her black brolly :)
their props are of high quality for sure
looking stoned instead of scary
walking trail
HAHAHA his tongue is way cool!
and... to end things of in a sweet note, b&j's ice cream!!! :D
Granted, it's rather expensive if you pay for the full sum (admission - $22, train of terror tram ride - $13, total $35) But for us who were blessed by the birthday girl's luck, this very nice lady who queued behind us offered to help us buy our tickets at half the price, as she had some discount coupons. :D :D so we got our half-priced admission ticket in the end, plus the not-discounted tram ride, it's only $24 for an awesome evening!
Since Halloween is creeping up to us (31 oct is the exact date if i'm not mistaken), night safari has planned a whole Halloween experience for its visitors starting from random undead figures who went around scaring people from their backs to a walking trial that looks very much like our orientation camp's fright night! (with better props though, since they have the moolah). Though i'm not exactly a fan of horror movies (i loathe them), I quite like being scared in real life. wahahaha. fun!
*note: disturbing pictures may be seen soon, if you don't wish to see them, please skip to the middle of this blog (use your scroll at the right side of the screen and scroll really fast) to view my very serene and joyful kinabalu trip instead.
all ready? here we go!
welcome to night safari!
acting cute really doesn't work for me
thirsting for your blood
this is brilliant work from ben&jerry's!
jings and ze smiling pumpkin
wenz and ze same smiling pumpkin
undead joker?
i wonder how much are they paid to go around to scare people. i would love that kind of job hahaa
the 2 storeys-high machine monster
creepy cinderella!
witch wenz
great set-up :)
oreo cookie cheesecake! with a crooked candle
a smiling bestie!
getting ready for our tram ride to the hell's gates
tombstones found along the way...
bloody
theme: scary tales - a twist in the fairy tales
happily never after hahahaa. i like that quote!
in the midst of scaring people
i like her black brolly :)
their props are of high quality for sure
looking stoned instead of scary
walking trail
HAHAHA his tongue is way cool!
and... to end things of in a sweet note, b&j's ice cream!!! :D
Friday, October 09, 2009
steamed-boat dinner
Steamboating is becoming a regular verb in my dictionary now.
It represents:
- plates of yummy food (must always include prawns. and corn. and crab meat)
- long hours of chatting and sharing session with your dear ones
- gallons of laughter and revelation moments
- plenty of analyzing going on and also shaping of certain definitions
- unforgettable memories!
thanks to reina for the very entertaining steamboat dinner in canteen B just now, though we somehow managed to burn a piece dang hoon and almost caught fire ourselves! hahaha!
can't wait for our next session next week! heh. :)
It represents:
- plates of yummy food (must always include prawns. and corn. and crab meat)
- long hours of chatting and sharing session with your dear ones
- gallons of laughter and revelation moments
- plenty of analyzing going on and also shaping of certain definitions
- unforgettable memories!
thanks to reina for the very entertaining steamboat dinner in canteen B just now, though we somehow managed to burn a piece dang hoon and almost caught fire ourselves! hahaha!
can't wait for our next session next week! heh. :)
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Country story
"Zainab Banu just took some of your crops in country story!"
Omg. the fact that my fave sec sch teacher steals crops from me in the online virtual game is downright hilarious!
Omg. the fact that my fave sec sch teacher steals crops from me in the online virtual game is downright hilarious!
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Kota Kinabalu trip 29 Sep - 1 Oct
It all begins with a harmless check on jetstar's website for juicy deals that will let me fly to destinations for under $100.
Which ultimately became an awesome sponsored trip to Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia from 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2009! :D
Let the story unfold with 156 pictures in total...
Wait wait! Before everything, I'm supposed to show how best I can spend the RM60 allowance given to us (cos we flew jetsaver light and saved on the checked-in luggage fee!) on 5 things, but I think there are more than 5, so I'll just list them here and you can spot them in the following entry!
1) Shopping at central market, filipino market, handicrafts market - RM5 for very yummy keropokes
2) Buying a pair of beautiful sunglasses at RM10 after spending nearly an hour in the shop chatting with the nice sales girls.
3) Devouring Bak Ku Teh at the famous shop on Gaya Street - RM15 (inclusive of Bak Kut Teh, rice, you tiao, veg, mushrooms, tao fu, meatballs and delicious chinese tea) not bad right?
4) Speedboat ride to Pulau Manukan for snorkelling - RM15 for the snorkelling equipment
5) Whisky dry drink at BED pub @ the waterfront - RM15 (excluding taxes)
Total: RM60 exactly! heh. of course I spent much more than that =/ but that's basically the highlights. :)
Queuing up to check-in at an unearthly hour of 5.20am. but it's good in a way, we get to have an extremely long day ahead.
smile, you're on camera!
i have this fetish of taking photos of boarding passes. guess it kind of certify that i'm actually flying. :)
introducing the main leads for the story... we are a lucky team 7!! that's shuhui, my kai xin guo!
and mornings make me hyper. it's me, jing!
aww... we spotted a pair of elderly couple holding hands and immediately acted like paparazzi, trying to get a photo of their hand-holding activity. :P so sweet!
shuhui had that 'i'm in heaven' look, which is literally true, in a way. haha!
thank you sabah tourism board! for the stuffed proboscis monkey, countless of maps that made my dad a very happy man, and the lovely hospitality bestowed on us!
Imperial International Hotel, our sleeping quarters for the trip. it's a super deluxe room, which is just one level lower than their suite, and is HUGE. check out that lounge chair/sofa, I almost fell asleep just lounging on it. I almost wanted to cart it back to SG, but my luggage allowance won't allow for it. =P
spacious area with tv and a study table.
beautiful bathroom!!! I feel like Her Majesty here.
that's the court jester wahahahaha!!!
full length mirror! we're sooo pampered
a very cool all-in-one drinks making machine. the tiny kettle is damn cute
see how far our door is? and I took this photo from halfway across the room, not even at the end of the room
and that's the other half of the room. heehee
my first purchase - a rather bland double choc ice blended at centrepoint mall
a hearty lunch that costs RM7.50!
a very hungry shuhui
they allowed us to pick and choose the quantity of various dishes available. so i can get one piece of cai xin, and one piece of curry chicken, and one piece of potato and one garlic... you get the gist. :) don't really know how they count though. maybe it's just a rough gauge
fresh corals for sale!
how their dry market looks like
i bought a packet of keropoke here though I know it's a rip-off. well, i'm easily swayed by nice service. :)
BOO
toad bags - they were once alive - 'nuff said
to quote shuhui: "no wonder they all look different from each other!" will you carry a dead toad around with money inside? I guess i can post the same question to people who carry genuine crocodile leather bags
cute guitars at their central market
the filipino market had me feeling like a prey being hunted while we strolled down the narrow aisle while trying our best to ignore all the "pretty girl, come buy!" "konichiwa??" in the end i bought a fish which I didn't bring back. wanted to use it for our starjump shot, but didn't manage to. haha
this place is picture perfect in an unique way, but it stinks
our beloved sunglasses shop!!! all for RM10 each! will definitely go mad in here
the cool us
i like their lamp posts
state council
mandatory clocktower visit - looks just like the one in the guide book -.-
this is more exciting - the court house! hee hee. we sneaked in (or rather, walked in with a "blur" look) but kena chased out after awhile. boo.
huge packets of chrys tea!
was so excited to see a kit-kat cone cos i love kit-kats but it turned out to be rather disappointing
see the kit-kat stick? it doesn't taste like one at all. haha
the only dog i saw in the entire trip
a very popular chinese yam cha place. people do nothing but sit there and chit-chat or play farmville on their laptops. i'm dead serious. keke. it's called fook seok yue or sth along those lines. found it at the asia city complex
there were a lot of hand-crafted bags but all at a very high price =(
guess who
it's a toilet roll holder.
me lah
siew, this is for yew :D
oh oh i love this shop - so dainty and flowery
i wonder how much do i have to pay if i knock it over....
we found a gem! a korean mart hidden in the midst of everything
i bought plenty of instant noodles again hahaa
our welcome dinner by the sabah tourism board - i love this place, with all the wacky performers and fantastic dishes *drools*
quite romantic eh?
clam-clam-clam
it's simon in yellow! he saved us girls by telling us to participate in the first on-stage activity because the rest are scarier. phew
shuhui loves her coconuts
the performances
blissful looks cos our tummies were happily filled
ATTACK!!
prawns - my fave!
that's the sabah choy (aka sabah asparagus 'cos they look alike) on top
chicken with sesame - yum!
more prawns!!!
mingle mingle
kena hijacked halfway through the meal
me: can i wear your headdress?
guy: sure! but don't bring it home
me: i am so gonna bring it home
guy: then you have to bring me home too
HAHAHAHA!
coconut jelly - it's my fave kinabalu food i swear. the texture and the smell.....
together with our new friend, elaine!
whatcha lookin' at!
and so, here goes my attempt at the star jump shot because i love the coconut jelly so.
i was extremely happy, as you can see
take two after a bout of immense laughing from both shuhui and i. i'll leave her to post the jump shots of herself in case she wanna censor some pics haha
DAY 2
Breakfast!!!!
donuts! *grins*
it was a scrumptious spread i must say. :) thumbs up!
man, the potato gratin rocks! muffin was quite bad though =( not chocolate-y enough
fibre was badly needed
peach crumble i believe. tastes really great. :D :D too bad they don't have it on the third morning
setting off to manukan island! (at the rather smelly place)
riding in the speedboat was fun!
where's rose?
and there's issac thinking that he's not in the pic hahaa
i really like this picture, cos it has depth of field. hahaa! that's winston teaching the rest how to starjump
ready?
GO!!! that's our best starjump shot. so here's this for you, jetstar! :)
the whole lot of us trying the impossible
nope, didn't make it =(
it's okay, we had fun :D
as you can see, the waters were not very clear that day, so when we went snorkelling, we couldn't see much stuff actually. and i was terrified at the fact that schools of fishes were surrounding me trying to get food. =/ okay i don't like slimy scales. i would much rather look at you all from a safe distance. plus the fact that i totally can't trend water and i'm in the open sea with only a life jacket to save me. gulp. but it was quite an experience hahaa!
yay i'm finally in the air!
our unicyclist friend :)
the not-so-nice hazelnut ice cream. i think both shuhui and i gave up on finding nice ice cream in KK.
while we were chatting, we did each other's hair! hahaa
trip back
aiya, should have photoshopped the guy out. i'm in control of the speed boat!
look at my coconuts! :P
winston, trying to earn money by selling coconuts because we only got RM60 to spend for 3 days hahaa
trying to take some artistic shots
pippin hot buns!
that's our bak kut teh place :)
they say it looks like singapore's coffee shops 30 years ago
our pot of chinese tea
disinfecting the utensils
meatballs!!
it's a really nice feeling to drink tea while eating bak kut teh
to feed a whole army. now you see them...
now you don't! hahaa
while shopping at wisma merdeka, we saw this shop selling miniature stuff and i couldn't resist but to take a few shots
delectable!
mini nodders
aren't they cute!
more cute stuff :D
shuhui looks murderous hahahaa
RM2.70 takoyaki!
oh this was hilarious. we wanted to see if winston's in front waiting for us, but with our naked eye, we couldn't really see him, so we decided to use binoculars instead. hahahaha! and that's xiao li, our model!
try the takoyaki! though it's erm, fried using dubious looking oil, it still tastes great :D
they put wasabi sauce on it! and chili powder. and all kinds of stuff
fake vodka in a supermart. hahahaha
Jim Berry.
night market! the place whereby the cockroach incident took place. a gigantic flying cockroach flew to xiao li's arm (i think) and we all screamed and created quite a scene haha. i would die on the spot if the cockroach dares to even lay a leg on me. Grrr.
as they say, you'll find the best food in the worst places
take a seat!
tiger prawns at RM7 per piece (~$3 sing dollars)
did you see the teeth?!
all puffed up
they are crabs
mega huge watermelons
BED pub
my whisky dry
:D
cheers!!
chin chow with honey :) i bought a whole block of chin chow for only RM2! we camped in xiaoli's & winston's room for supper + late night chats.
i wish i could find that in singapore. maybe i can haha
how our room looks at night - super cosy!
greeted by the sea every morning!
third day's breakfast - the bee hoon is 5-star quality man. i took seconds and thirds. haha
da girls! i'm really glad to know you all and spend a wonderful three days together!
the great guys too!
bye bye kinabalu! i'll be back to climb your mountain soon!
nemo!
nemo! dory! and that chief!
whatcha lookin' at? grumbles
i'll headbutt you
back to reality soon...
back to projects, fyp, tuitions, and my home sweet home. :)
to sum it all up, i never ever regretted clicking the 'send' button to submit my application because the yearn to travel overpowers most stuff haha. it was a wonderful trip filled to the brim with really friendly people who clicked though we are all from different backgrounds and are of different age. :) i really cherish the times whereby we cracked jokes on how to earn money to offset our expenditures (sell honey in sticks and sugared chin chow water hahaha) and also just having the time of our lives. :)
Thank you everyone, for the unforgettable memories, and maybe one day Jetstar will fly us all to some other place again for free!!!! hopefully taipei! *crosses fingers* (I'll gladly do a twenty-page blog on that)
speaking of which, I'm still in the process of creating my travel-only blog filled with tibits of useful info on all the places i've been to, plus my itineraries for all to use, and of course, truckload of pictures! do stay tuned for it! :D
Which ultimately became an awesome sponsored trip to Kota Kinabalu, East Malaysia from 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2009! :D
Let the story unfold with 156 pictures in total...
Wait wait! Before everything, I'm supposed to show how best I can spend the RM60 allowance given to us (cos we flew jetsaver light and saved on the checked-in luggage fee!) on 5 things, but I think there are more than 5, so I'll just list them here and you can spot them in the following entry!
1) Shopping at central market, filipino market, handicrafts market - RM5 for very yummy keropokes
2) Buying a pair of beautiful sunglasses at RM10 after spending nearly an hour in the shop chatting with the nice sales girls.
3) Devouring Bak Ku Teh at the famous shop on Gaya Street - RM15 (inclusive of Bak Kut Teh, rice, you tiao, veg, mushrooms, tao fu, meatballs and delicious chinese tea) not bad right?
4) Speedboat ride to Pulau Manukan for snorkelling - RM15 for the snorkelling equipment
5) Whisky dry drink at BED pub @ the waterfront - RM15 (excluding taxes)
Total: RM60 exactly! heh. of course I spent much more than that =/ but that's basically the highlights. :)
Queuing up to check-in at an unearthly hour of 5.20am. but it's good in a way, we get to have an extremely long day ahead.
smile, you're on camera!
i have this fetish of taking photos of boarding passes. guess it kind of certify that i'm actually flying. :)
introducing the main leads for the story... we are a lucky team 7!! that's shuhui, my kai xin guo!
and mornings make me hyper. it's me, jing!
aww... we spotted a pair of elderly couple holding hands and immediately acted like paparazzi, trying to get a photo of their hand-holding activity. :P so sweet!
shuhui had that 'i'm in heaven' look, which is literally true, in a way. haha!
thank you sabah tourism board! for the stuffed proboscis monkey, countless of maps that made my dad a very happy man, and the lovely hospitality bestowed on us!
Imperial International Hotel, our sleeping quarters for the trip. it's a super deluxe room, which is just one level lower than their suite, and is HUGE. check out that lounge chair/sofa, I almost fell asleep just lounging on it. I almost wanted to cart it back to SG, but my luggage allowance won't allow for it. =P
spacious area with tv and a study table.
beautiful bathroom!!! I feel like Her Majesty here.
that's the court jester wahahahaha!!!
full length mirror! we're sooo pampered
a very cool all-in-one drinks making machine. the tiny kettle is damn cute
see how far our door is? and I took this photo from halfway across the room, not even at the end of the room
and that's the other half of the room. heehee
my first purchase - a rather bland double choc ice blended at centrepoint mall
a hearty lunch that costs RM7.50!
a very hungry shuhui
they allowed us to pick and choose the quantity of various dishes available. so i can get one piece of cai xin, and one piece of curry chicken, and one piece of potato and one garlic... you get the gist. :) don't really know how they count though. maybe it's just a rough gauge
fresh corals for sale!
how their dry market looks like
i bought a packet of keropoke here though I know it's a rip-off. well, i'm easily swayed by nice service. :)
BOO
toad bags - they were once alive - 'nuff said
to quote shuhui: "no wonder they all look different from each other!" will you carry a dead toad around with money inside? I guess i can post the same question to people who carry genuine crocodile leather bags
cute guitars at their central market
the filipino market had me feeling like a prey being hunted while we strolled down the narrow aisle while trying our best to ignore all the "pretty girl, come buy!" "konichiwa??" in the end i bought a fish which I didn't bring back. wanted to use it for our starjump shot, but didn't manage to. haha
this place is picture perfect in an unique way, but it stinks
our beloved sunglasses shop!!! all for RM10 each! will definitely go mad in here
the cool us
i like their lamp posts
state council
mandatory clocktower visit - looks just like the one in the guide book -.-
this is more exciting - the court house! hee hee. we sneaked in (or rather, walked in with a "blur" look) but kena chased out after awhile. boo.
huge packets of chrys tea!
was so excited to see a kit-kat cone cos i love kit-kats but it turned out to be rather disappointing
see the kit-kat stick? it doesn't taste like one at all. haha
the only dog i saw in the entire trip
a very popular chinese yam cha place. people do nothing but sit there and chit-chat or play farmville on their laptops. i'm dead serious. keke. it's called fook seok yue or sth along those lines. found it at the asia city complex
there were a lot of hand-crafted bags but all at a very high price =(
guess who
it's a toilet roll holder.
me lah
siew, this is for yew :D
oh oh i love this shop - so dainty and flowery
i wonder how much do i have to pay if i knock it over....
we found a gem! a korean mart hidden in the midst of everything
i bought plenty of instant noodles again hahaa
our welcome dinner by the sabah tourism board - i love this place, with all the wacky performers and fantastic dishes *drools*
quite romantic eh?
clam-clam-clam
it's simon in yellow! he saved us girls by telling us to participate in the first on-stage activity because the rest are scarier. phew
shuhui loves her coconuts
the performances
blissful looks cos our tummies were happily filled
ATTACK!!
prawns - my fave!
that's the sabah choy (aka sabah asparagus 'cos they look alike) on top
chicken with sesame - yum!
more prawns!!!
mingle mingle
kena hijacked halfway through the meal
me: can i wear your headdress?
guy: sure! but don't bring it home
me: i am so gonna bring it home
guy: then you have to bring me home too
HAHAHAHA!
coconut jelly - it's my fave kinabalu food i swear. the texture and the smell.....
together with our new friend, elaine!
whatcha lookin' at!
and so, here goes my attempt at the star jump shot because i love the coconut jelly so.
i was extremely happy, as you can see
take two after a bout of immense laughing from both shuhui and i. i'll leave her to post the jump shots of herself in case she wanna censor some pics haha
DAY 2
Breakfast!!!!
donuts! *grins*
it was a scrumptious spread i must say. :) thumbs up!
man, the potato gratin rocks! muffin was quite bad though =( not chocolate-y enough
fibre was badly needed
peach crumble i believe. tastes really great. :D :D too bad they don't have it on the third morning
setting off to manukan island! (at the rather smelly place)
riding in the speedboat was fun!
where's rose?
and there's issac thinking that he's not in the pic hahaa
i really like this picture, cos it has depth of field. hahaa! that's winston teaching the rest how to starjump
ready?
GO!!! that's our best starjump shot. so here's this for you, jetstar! :)
the whole lot of us trying the impossible
nope, didn't make it =(
it's okay, we had fun :D
as you can see, the waters were not very clear that day, so when we went snorkelling, we couldn't see much stuff actually. and i was terrified at the fact that schools of fishes were surrounding me trying to get food. =/ okay i don't like slimy scales. i would much rather look at you all from a safe distance. plus the fact that i totally can't trend water and i'm in the open sea with only a life jacket to save me. gulp. but it was quite an experience hahaa!
yay i'm finally in the air!
our unicyclist friend :)
the not-so-nice hazelnut ice cream. i think both shuhui and i gave up on finding nice ice cream in KK.
while we were chatting, we did each other's hair! hahaa
trip back
aiya, should have photoshopped the guy out. i'm in control of the speed boat!
look at my coconuts! :P
winston, trying to earn money by selling coconuts because we only got RM60 to spend for 3 days hahaa
trying to take some artistic shots
pippin hot buns!
that's our bak kut teh place :)
they say it looks like singapore's coffee shops 30 years ago
our pot of chinese tea
disinfecting the utensils
meatballs!!
it's a really nice feeling to drink tea while eating bak kut teh
to feed a whole army. now you see them...
now you don't! hahaa
while shopping at wisma merdeka, we saw this shop selling miniature stuff and i couldn't resist but to take a few shots
delectable!
mini nodders
aren't they cute!
more cute stuff :D
shuhui looks murderous hahahaa
RM2.70 takoyaki!
oh this was hilarious. we wanted to see if winston's in front waiting for us, but with our naked eye, we couldn't really see him, so we decided to use binoculars instead. hahahaha! and that's xiao li, our model!
try the takoyaki! though it's erm, fried using dubious looking oil, it still tastes great :D
they put wasabi sauce on it! and chili powder. and all kinds of stuff
fake vodka in a supermart. hahahaha
Jim Berry.
night market! the place whereby the cockroach incident took place. a gigantic flying cockroach flew to xiao li's arm (i think) and we all screamed and created quite a scene haha. i would die on the spot if the cockroach dares to even lay a leg on me. Grrr.
as they say, you'll find the best food in the worst places
take a seat!
tiger prawns at RM7 per piece (~$3 sing dollars)
did you see the teeth?!
all puffed up
they are crabs
mega huge watermelons
BED pub
my whisky dry
:D
cheers!!
chin chow with honey :) i bought a whole block of chin chow for only RM2! we camped in xiaoli's & winston's room for supper + late night chats.
i wish i could find that in singapore. maybe i can haha
how our room looks at night - super cosy!
greeted by the sea every morning!
third day's breakfast - the bee hoon is 5-star quality man. i took seconds and thirds. haha
da girls! i'm really glad to know you all and spend a wonderful three days together!
the great guys too!
bye bye kinabalu! i'll be back to climb your mountain soon!
nemo!
nemo! dory! and that chief!
whatcha lookin' at? grumbles
i'll headbutt you
back to reality soon...
back to projects, fyp, tuitions, and my home sweet home. :)
to sum it all up, i never ever regretted clicking the 'send' button to submit my application because the yearn to travel overpowers most stuff haha. it was a wonderful trip filled to the brim with really friendly people who clicked though we are all from different backgrounds and are of different age. :) i really cherish the times whereby we cracked jokes on how to earn money to offset our expenditures (sell honey in sticks and sugared chin chow water hahaha) and also just having the time of our lives. :)
Thank you everyone, for the unforgettable memories, and maybe one day Jetstar will fly us all to some other place again for free!!!! hopefully taipei! *crosses fingers* (I'll gladly do a twenty-page blog on that)
speaking of which, I'm still in the process of creating my travel-only blog filled with tibits of useful info on all the places i've been to, plus my itineraries for all to use, and of course, truckload of pictures! do stay tuned for it! :D
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