Thursday, August 31, 2006

49 years...

The clock stroke midnight, and I could hear loud thundering of fireworks in a distance. The celebration signals another year of independence has passed, bringing the grand total to 49 years, a year short to half a century. Taking a stroll down at Dataran Merdeka will lead you to throngs of people, many consisting of the younger generations, hollering "Merdeka!" at the top of lungs. How many really meant it, I do not know as they're more likely celebrating the holiday rather than the independence. Taking all these "fakes" away, the field might only narrow down to a few dozens of those who had experienced it all, repeating "Merdeka!" with tears rolling down...

49 years of independence...

49 years ago, Malaysians gathered at Stadium Merdeka, to celebrate the formation of Malaysia; a day of pride for Malaysians. Patrioism was at its height, people were proud as they were finally a nation of their own...
49 years later, we see Malaysians shouting a meaningless "Merdeka" at the local pub or club, dancing the night away, drinking like a maniac. They later proceed to drive home drunk only to be stopped by a road block, and was fined for the offence. Finally awaken the next day, they wrote about how they were ill-treated by the officers and proceeded to post it for the whole world to see...

49 years ago, our forefathers worked their ass off, helping the government realize the dream of building a better future...
49 years later, we see the current generation complaining on the foundation built by their forefathers...

49 years ago, Malaysians communicate with their friends and families through letters and an occasional phone call or telegrams. At that time, a picture does tell a thousand words...
49 years later, we hear people complaining about poor broadband service, while concurrently opening 3 P2P programs, chatting with dozens of people, running a video call and a voice call while sending e-mails. Might even be sending an sms though the mobile...

49 years ago, people were cycling or walking to their destination under the hot humid sun. Along the way, they might stop at the roadside stall to have "Ice Shavings" or "Ice Balls" to cool of the heat while chatting away with an unknown stranger...
49 years later, people are complaining about the quality of their local rides, cursing at the traffic congestion and giving finger gestures to drivers who does not possess driving skills that are similar to them. Drivers park at the roadside obstructing traffic while having a glass of teh tarik at the local mamak...

49 years ago, the education system/backbone has yet to be formed.
49 years later, schools and universities has been built in abundant by the government to educate and bestow knowledge to the younger generations. Smart School projects were implemented and billions of ringgit are allocated for education from the budget. The outcome? We have the infamous "some universtiy's canteen ruckus", bullies, fights, riots, so on and so forth... not forgetting to mention umemployed graduates on the rise...

49 years of independence...

Feel free to comment if you have your share...

Project Happy Malaysia...

For Project Happy Malaysia, a brainchild from Vincent.

This happened many years back. As usual, I was heading home late evening after some curriculur activities in school when it began to rain cats-and-dogs. Buses were my only mean of transportation back then, from which I saw numerous dark clouds and occasional lightnings, which could only mean that the storm was here to stay. Although reminded a gazillion times by dear mother to bring an umbrella just in case, it was an advice I never heeded because for me, being seen using it will definitely reduce my cool factor by a few thousand points (I was young, ok? Bet you were the same as well).

All too soon, it was my stop. I abandoned my plan to make a quick dash home the moment I alighted as the heavy rain, coupled with the furious wind would probably slam me to a wall or drown me halfway home. I hurried over to the bus shelter to avoid further "damage" from the raging mother nature. Guess what? The place was already crammed with a dozen or two individuals, and for me trying to squeeze myself in would be practically impossible, given my size. No other choice but to stand as close as possible to the shelter to minimize the amount of raindrops soaking me albeit the fact that it was making me look sexy as I was wearing a white top, definitely doubled my coolness (triple if I brush my hair back with my hand *grins*). Still, I was literally being soaked to bits...

Out of nowhere, I suddenly felt the raindrops eased down on me. The natural reaction would be to look upwards to see if the rain is ceasing but too my surprise, what I saw was some form of plastic shelter hovering above me. A glance to my left revealed a young Malay lady, about my age, in the baju kurung styled uniform, holding an umbrella above me and herself. She gave me a smile (should be the cool factor kicking in!) and I quickly returned one, although still a little stunned as I did not expect this, thus not knowing what to react. I proceeded to thank her profusely for helping me out in such difficulties to which she replied that it was alright because she pitied me being drenched in the rain. A little chat ensued to which I will not bore you with the details (which I kinda forgotten as well...).

Few minutes later, another bus arrived to which the young lady mentioned that she needed to make a move and inquired if I would be alright. I thanked her again while informing her that since quite a number of people are boarding the bus, I would be left with some shelter at the bus stand. A quick goodbye ensued and the lady got onto the bus, heading off to wherever she was supposed to be going (come to think of it, I never even asked for her name). I was left with a smile on my face and a warm feeling in my heart at the thought of the kindness shown by one complete stranger to another... I proceeded to walk home much later when the rain ceased.

And this will be my happy Malaysia story, simple but still meaningful, at least to me. Occasionally, I am still reminded of it every other time I see people seeking shelter at a bus stand during rain...

crash...

This is not the original planned entry.

While heading home earlier on, roughly about 7.40pm, the girlfriend called, to my surprise as she seldom calls me. I felt a chilling sensation down my spine and I predicted something bad must have happened. She told me that she was involved in an accident (yet again!) with a Kembara at a junction in Pandan Perdana. Bingo! Arrived at her house at about 9pm.

Her Kelisa's front-left bumper was totally owned. She mentioned that she was paying too much attention to the oncoming cars on the right when heading out of the junction that she neglected the vehicle in front of her. ~~Noob! I should buy her a "Noob on Wheels" sticker as a birthday gift this year.~~ Accidents do happen. After sending her colleague home, me and the girlfriend headed to the KL's Traffic Police Station to lodge a report where coincidently, we met her victim as well. Compared to her Kelisa, the damage on the victim's Kembara can be considered minimal. ~~Noobs have a tendency of inflicting more damage to their own ride in accidents.~~

Only much later did we find out from the Officer that reports for accidents in Pandan Perdana should be lodged @ Ampang Jaya's Traffic division. Damn sien weh! Have to drive all the way to Ampang Jaya... screw it lah! Upon reaching the station, it was already close to 11pm; fortunately, there was no queue. Well, the basic procedures of lodging the case, meeting with the higher ranked personnels, taking pictures, etc. etc. were done. I always find that the higher ranked personnels, normally Sergeants who verifies the case and issues the summon (if required) are much more friendlier and approachable than the officers @ the front desk. Somebody, please enlighten me...

Finally, all is done, and I'm back home writing this entry... For those who are interested in getting both the girlfriends and the victims car plate numbers, you'll have to sign an agreement with me that I shall receive ~~10%~~ ~~25%~~ ~~40%~~ 50% of the winnings. Else, f**k off! For those who are interested in knowing all the procedures involved in lodging the report to better prepare yourself just in case *touch-wood*, feel free to message me and I shall bestow knowledge upon thee...

dinner without...

The girlfriend was occupied the previous Friday night, as some of her friends dropped by from the Lion City for a visit (Malaysian Mega Sales leh), which indirectly or indirectly means dinner for me will be a lonely, one person affair. Moreover, through the whole day, the girlfriend was happily mentioning that they'll be having seafood for dinner. ~~In conclusion, the girlfriend is evil.~~ I was contemplating whether to seek for a dinner date by announcing to the online community that I was ~~desperately seeking~~ fortunately available for the taking as a dinner companion that night. Fearing that ~~no one will layan or give a damn about me having to dine alone~~ the response would be too overwhelming to decide who gets this rare opportunity to feast with me, I decided to instead privately message a few privileged peeps for a meal.

In the end, I managed to grab hold of Uni-Junior. Also from MMU, I only got to know about her existance when she was doing her internship in my ex-company. Uni-Junior initially decided to forgo a relatives "dai sau" upon hearing the magical "Jogoya" which in turn was disappointed big time as we found out that its buffet dinner starts way too early; therefore, in the end having to settle for something less lavish only to realize that the "dai sau" will only be on the following night. Talk about coincidences. When two person who are equally care-free and indecisive about food tries to decide where to eat, the result would be overflowing suggestions followed by headaches and in the end, to no avail. But, thanks to the wonders of technology, an answer was finally found (no thanks to her, all the credits to me!). Kiku-Zakura.

A view towards the entrance from our seat... lookie, there's a traditional rice container on top of the aquarium

A blending of modern material into traditional designs... wood & glass

The bookshelf and the entrance to a private dining room, "atas" one leh

Met up with Uni-Junior @ KL Sentral where she got me a packet of Famous Amos cookies, such a great person, what more could I ask for from a friend? We headed to Mid Valley(MV), which was a mistake as surprisingly and apparently, there was heavy traffic ahead, on a Friday night. Finally reach, way past my dinner time. Brother Rames did mention that he saw me in MV, and was standing a few individuals behind me @ the ATM, too shy to approach me. Piiiiraaah!. Then again, now I would know who to look for if something should happen to my balance... Anyway, for those who did not know, Kiku Zakura is located @ T-025, 3rd Floor of MV but other than this, the restaurant also has outlets in Jaya Supermarket PJ, Berjaya TImes Square and Avenue K156 in Jalan Ampang.

The Uni-Junior

Hot towel served (not edible) before and after your meal

The restaurant was heavily decorated with wood, and has private dining rooms with mini staircase leading to the door, must "atas" mah. The menu was so extensive that we spend approximately 30 minutes to the already very empty stomach deciding what to eat. After placing our orders, while waiting for the food to arrive, we notice a bookshelf on the corner containing various japanese magazines and comics (I saw Dragon Ball Z) for your reading pleasure. It did not take too long for the food to arrive and of course it was good (I would never allow my hunger take the better of my taste buds), definitely a great escape from the typical commercialized Japanese conveyer-belt based outlet chains... Uni-Junior seems to be enjoying the hot towel (provided before and after your meal) more than the food itself simply because it reminds her much of her stay in Japan. A hearty meal and dozens of cups of ocha (green tea :: they really should slow down on the refills) later, we left the restaurant contented. I should say that the price was quite reasonable...

The extensive menu, there's more once flipped over

Too beautiful to be simply called a cup

Chicken teppanyaki set, showcasing the whole set

Chicken teppanyaki set, showcasing the the main dish

Some very-hard-to-remember-the-name udon/soba set, which was nicer than my teppanyaki set *pouts*

The fried dumpling *gyoza if not mistaken* is orgasmic! The juice flows into your mouth when biting onto it, but not as syok as eating "siu lung baos"

Agedashi Tofu... leaving it to soak too long will cause the tofu to be cold and the outer layer's texture soggy, so must be finished quickly.

I shall be seeing myself back here pretty soon, not only because of the good food, the main reason behind the return would be the girlfriend pouting over me eating there without her (though you didn't show it, I know you are... I can feel it). Yet again, I am left speechless...

in da house...

Its a Saturday night (well, it was when I began this), the girlfriend is away hanging out with her ex-colleagues and I'm sitting @ home. wtf! Somebody, ask me out!!!!!

In actual fact, its not that bad as I'm not desperate to head out, at all, serious. Come to think of it, nowadays, I seldom head out on a Saturday nights. I would prefer to stay in, waste some hours on gaming or read a good book. I'll definitely join you peeps if I know there's something doing on, promise! I guess I'm currently experiencing a moment of the prefer-to-stay-at-home wave. At 23, it seems pretty boring huh? Oh well, why am I telling you this? Its because currently, my mind is pretty much blank, and I'm too lazy to edit any pictures, but yet I feel like writing something. Therefore, what you're reading here is something written down based on stuffs that comes to my mind. A spur of instantaneous and spontaneous writing.

The great Mother Nature has been wrecking havoc on KL streets for the past few days, releasing heavy downpours and surges strong winds during the evening rush hours. Flashfloods, uprooted trees and damaged public, as well as private properties and vehicles due to the rage of nature is norm. The most severe effect would probably be the congestion, rides being stuck on the roads directly or indirectly caused by the floodings. Especially on Thursday night, it was imminent that congestion would be inevitable; therefore I decided to head back only around 7.30pm but to my horror, it seems as though I was caught in a deadlock. Fortunately enough, I managed to crawl home after 2 CDs, equivalent to 2 hours plus...

Freaking 2 hours, the length (approximately) of a movie, which speaking of it, I surprise myself for by having yet to watch any movie(s) since The Da Vinci Code, which was like aeons (and aeons) ago. Its not that I am unwilling or restricted from doing so, but everytime, the plan will somehow get canceled at the very last minute due to unforseen circumstances (like me being lazy). And when I indeed feel like watching one, there's nothing worth watching, by my standard, like, at this very moment. Very unlike some other people who gets free tickets every other time... *jeles*

*This entry got disrupted as the writer decided to have a game of RoL first*

I've got myself a new toy for the PC, and let's all give a warm welcome to mr.eggy... the mother has been complaining quite a lot regarding the machine having too many peripherals. Often, the mother would compare the machine with other machines, questioning why does it have so much more, that the wiring alone can be laid a few KMs long. Yet again, I included a new family member to the machine. I always have this answer to the mother, "Its because I'm sophisticated" to which the mother shrugs it off and replies, "Bah!" or some similar responds. I rawk!

Say hello to mr.eggy! You know what it is, so you should know what to do.

mr.eggy glows... he is calling upon you...

Its 4.20am, and cheryl might still be celebration her bday! Happy Birthday girl! Remember, it still misses the all important ONE, but make sure you have fun... Many happy returns! May all your wishes come true this year and all the years to come. Mine? I have not cut a birthday cake since I forgotten when, but in a sense its still good, at least I do not have to worry getting my face smashed onto anything. I should be sleeping now, slightly dizzy. Most probably due to prolonged exposure to the machine, just like the girlfriend. Too much attention will have a negative effect on self. I should run and hide now...

Good night all... Cheers.

Fooxion, the gathering...

The 2nd inaugural Fooxion gathering was held in SS2 Murni once again (next round must be in Cheras!) with the aim of having fresh members mingle around with the oldies. Organized by RyanFeiJai, the gathering began by late evening and proceeded until unknown hours as I've already left. If you have yet to know, Fooxion is a Malaysian food community, gathering food enthusiasts from all over the country to share the common love for food. For more information, please click here.

Heard of "Rumah Panjang"? Well, this is "Meja Panjang"

Peeps getting busy moving around getting to know each other better

After a casual hello to everyone, I decided to chill at my seat and let the freshies drop over to know me, hahaha! I was really surprised to meet one of my high school juniors there, what a small world!!! Talking about bumping into juniors, I actually bumped into quite a number of them for that week. I wonder why... pOp, who earlier mentioned that he would not be coming, actually dropped by with JoanTheFoodLover and Kellie, which was great! After much arrivals and departures, I myself headed home because I need to go the distance.

Me, Mikel and munyee

pOp-ping-Licious

Kellie hugs munyee to make me jeles, Mikel@splashmilk and JoanLookingSophisticated at the background

Till the next round, long live Fooxion!

MMU 7th Convo...

About two weeks back was Multimedia University's (MMU) 7th Convocation which was held in the Cyberjaya varsity as opposed to year 2005, which had me travelling all the way down to some multipurpose hall in Malacca. I think the main reason behind this change of venue is to show-off the newly completed multipurpose hall, constructed with our forever so expensive tuition fees. And to think that I have not the privilege to make use of this new facility. *emo*

As expected, overwhelming quantity of cars. This is where the benefits of being an ex-mmuian comes in; the secret back-door passage. I suddenly feel damn atas. Anyway, upon reaching somewhere near the hall, I could see that the graduates were just heading out of the hall, what perfect timing. Oh, before that, I nearly fainted looking at the amount of people around. Could hardly breath at a normal rhythm. That was when I decided never will I attend another convocation unless its a close buddy of mine; else it would be my children's.

Left side got so many people...

Right side also got a lot of people, damn 7 crowded siut...

Look far far away still can see crowds of human

Initially, the weather was kinda nice, breezy with some clouds. But then, suddenly it began to drizzle. Damn potong steam! It lasted for about 15-20 minutes and then stopped, leaving a humid environment with sticky people everywhere. Eeewww! After some search-and-snaps, few of us decided to call it a day and headed out for yum cha since there'll be another convo session tomorrow (which I did not attend cause tiba-tiba sick liao... sorry peeps!). Unfortunately, there were some juniors and pals that I was unable to contact, sedihnya...

KY-not-that-jelly finally graduating... congrats!

Jason, look who I found... I also saw garfui, chik munyee and wei mun

*I suddenly realize that munyee has met all of my ex-partners... wah liao...*

Dirty little secret...

It has spreaded here from the far-away lands of Roxy. Since Ah Jen wanted to ask 3 cute-cute questions back, I'll play along... Here goes nothing...

Ask me 3 questions, and I will answer only 3 because anything more than that will be truncated from my mind (haha). Can be of anything and I'll get back to you of what I know, without Googling for it...

Remember, 3 Questions only...

Oh, play along if you're interested. Place the same thing on your blog so that I can avenge myself/seek revenge if required. Leave the Qs in my comment box.
Thank you for entertaining me...

Eat your breakfast, unless...

Just found out that the song played in "Trio on a bed" was sung by Jolin Tsai...

Importance of having Breakfast.
Breakfast can help prevent strokes, heart attack and sudden death.

Advice on not to skip breakfast!

Tips for healthy living...

For those who always skip breakfast, you should start kicking that habit now!!

You've heard many times that "Breakfast is the most important meal of
the day." Now, recent research confirms that one of the worst
practices you can develop may be avoiding breakfast.

Why?

Because the frequency of heart attack, sudden death, and stroke peaks
between 6:00 a.m. and noon, with the highest incidence being between
8: 00 a.m. and 10:00a.m. What mechanism within the body could account
for this significant jump in sudden death in the early morning hours?

We may have an answer

Platelet, tiny elements in the blood that keep us
from bleeding to Death if we get a cut, can clump together inside our
arteries due to cholesterol or laque buildup in the artery lining.
It is in the morning hours that platelets become the most activated
and tend to form these internal blood clots at the greatest frequency.

However, eating even a very light breakfast prevents the morning
platelet activation that is associated with heart attacks and strokes

Studies performed at Memorial University in St. Johns, Newfoundland
found that eating a light, very low-fat breakfast was critical in
modifying the morning platelet activation.

Subjects in the study consumed either low-fat or fat-free yogurt, orange
juice, fruit, and a source of protein coming from yogurt or fat-free milk.

So if you skip breakfast, it's important that you change this practice
immediately in light of this research. Develop a simple plan to eat
cereal, such as oatmeal or Bran Flakes, along with six ounces of grape
juice or orange juice and perhaps a piece of fruit .

This simple plan will keep your platelets from sticking together, keep
blood clots from forming, and perhaps head off a potential heart attack
or stroke.

So never ever skip breakfast!!

I received the above article from a friend of my friend a few days back; I'm not really sure how true it is but prevention is always better than cure... I've always been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, because it serves as fuel to start your day off. I guess the early meal serves more than that. Not having time for breakfast will be the lamest excuse ever created. However, in my humble opinion, if you're taking the typical femes local breakfast such as Nasi Lemak, all types of Roti, all those fried fried oily oily stuff coupled with a glass of good old Teh Tarik, it'll be better to skip it...

Venezia, Italian restaurant...

Me and munyee headed to this particular Italian restaurant on the 14th to celebrate a special occasion (I shall answer only if requested). Ironically, although its only a few minutes drive from home, I was only aware of this place after a particular individual from Ampang blogged bout it. Shame on me.
Warning :: If you're hungry and you fancy Italian food, you are advised not to continue; at the least, go grab yourself a slice of bread...

The lil' Italian Corner in Cheras

Reflections

The menu isn't anything extensive, I would say it sits somewhere in the ample, just nice category. You'll get a little bit of everything ranging from salads to soups, spagetti/pasta to pizzas, poultry, meat, seafood, desserts and drinks. A full course meal consisting of appetizers, main dish, dessert and drinks will set you back for about rm80 for 2 (may vary according to storage), which I consider pretty reasonable (unless you wanted to compare it to 20 bowls of char kuey teow, which I shall remain speechless until you get over it).

The hot chocolate milk which munyee ordered which she insisted was very, merry good! At the pace she drank, she could finish at least 20 cups in an hour

Fettucini Carbonara for munyee (I was planning to have that...)

Some chicken dish... Allo Panno Chicken or something familiar to that. Sorry bout I only eat.

The potato cubes are super nice, especially with the sauce

Heart-shaped tiramisu, only available if you dine with me

All in all, I would recommend you to head over and have a try but adviseable not to patronize during weekends. Heard that the service was not that good (A quick chat with one of the chefs there revealed that they currently lack manpower) and there might be a queue at your presence. Leave me a message if you need directions, or ask the individual from Ampang.

Some updates for the day ::

My order of chicken rice today took only 15 seconds to be served, that's what I call Fast Food...

Siti Nurhaliza and Datuk K got married today. Siti, why? why...? why......?

Got to know that the organizers for PCD's showcase in Sunway Lagoon has beem fined rm10,000 for allowing the Dolls to dress "skimpily" and perform "sexually suggestive" dance routines, the way we like it...

Please don't drive 40km/h on a tidal flow (hint: Loke Yew)...

Buttons by PCD is playing on my mind again and again after I saw their video on MTV last Saturday *nose bleeds*

I got to know what a Balisong knife is, thanks to doc.

I gained weight...tiu...

Beta

Last night, I was checking out Erin's ~~after going through JasonMumbles because I went to Jolene's to find out that she was guest-blogging from Doc's place after going through Smash's pimping post~~ and it was only then that I found out about Blogger Beta... Ok, you can stop laughing or gaping at me now. Seriously, I mean it. I found out that Blogger is currently enabling the upgrade to Beta in batches; a link will appear on your Dashboard to inform that you're finally eligible ~~to be their guinea piggies for Beta~~ for the upgrade. I notice it only after reading the above-mentioned article, I have to say that I'm quite ignorant...

Its relatively easy to migrate; basically provide your current login, provide a new login (a google/gmail account) and voila! Its done and all you have to do now is wait... You'll be notified through e-mail once the migration has been completed. Next you'll login through beta.blogger.com using your google account and will be redirected to the Beta Dashboard. At this moment, I shall grant you wisdom if you're wondering what's with Google and Blogger. Its simply because Blogger has been bought by Google few years back, 2002? :: I think I was Xanga-ing at that time. If you didn't know, power to me. If you already know, power to you and go away. If you want to know the whole grandma story, Google it...

Most of the upgrades in Beta will only be accessible once you upgrade to the new templates; meaning that all your current customizations and designs will be ~~blended into powder and flushed away~~ reset. Resistance is futile... At current time, the supposingly new Edit HTML function/interface has yet to be implemented, which means that you'll have to apply the default templates in order to use the new features. Fear not, a copy of your current template will be saved. Now, let's have a look on some of the happier stuff, shall we?

Categorization :: Finally, our wish has been answered...

Drag and Drop :: New feature that enables blog design by adding/removing page elements... Neat! Definitely good news for CSS/HTML haters!

Others :: Uninterested improvements on security, privacy and posting, some UI changes here, there and everywhere...

I tried the messing with the page elements yesterday and it seems to be having some trouble with the codes from OneStat, anyone facing the same issue??? Oh, other than that, there seems to be some issue regarding the migration and login (seems more like user problem). I guess I'll pretty much wait until the Edit Html feature to be launched (in days) before migrating to the new template (I'm already using Beta currently). By then, I might even do a total revamp, but much depending on my eager/lazy alignment...

KK Trip, the final chapter...

Let's see, where was I... Yes, heading for dinner. Definitely seafood! Many told me that you've never really been to Sabah until you try the local seafood. Hunted around for a bit before heading of to one recommended by someone; strolled along the coastal shore with the beautiful sun setting towards mouth-watering seafood waiting to be devoured. What more could I ask for??? Basically, the food was quite good but not really that cheap (I think the restaurant that I went to quite femes one, cause there were a number of tour buses there...). After the hearty meal, it was back to the hotel for more rest before heading back to KL tomorrow.

SunSet

The urge to pose stupidly with such beautiful background is simply irresistable...

Nice or not?

There's no need to go the distance in search of a memorable trip...

Makan place :: Ocean Seafood Village, confirm halal!

Try to guess what this is :: its an atas-looking sink

Some veggy and some seafood tofu, I have to say that its one of the best seafood tofu I have ever eaten

Thai style chicken; my advice is don't order chicken in seafood restaurants

Crab! crab! crab! Is "lai-yau" crab... velli good!

The next morning, after a complimentary breakfast and a lil' shopping spree by the shopaholics, it was time to head to the airport. Surprisingly, the flight was not delayed this time around (Yayness!) and I even got to ride on the new AirBus 320 ManU plane!!! Too much of a good thing is never...uhm...good? The next thing I knew, mother nature was not in her best :: bad weather. The flight was so bad (for me) that there were too many a time that I felt like puking; sat like a statue, in deep focus throughout the journey, swearing never to fly again! It was the happiest moment in my life when the plane landed...

Gardenia Cola, anyone? Taste so good that you can even drink it on its own!

ManU plane siut!

Leather seats, more leg space, cooler air conditioning, better external noise filtering, yada yada...

Sayonara KK...

With this, my KK trip posts has finally come to an end. I do hope you've enjoyed reading/viewing them as much as I've enjoyed writing these entries. Will get back to my regular rants pretty soon... jed, signing off!

KK Trip, the descend + Poring Hot Springs...

Started the journey down after lunch @ approximately noon, I could feel my legs shaking with every step I took. I made good progress for the first 4KM, with the final 2KM being somewhere between dreadful and nightmare-ish, barely having the energy to stand up-straight. Alas, after 3 hours, I finally managed to reach the Gates... hurrah! The whole MK ordeal is finally over! I fulfilled my objective; hence, I'm contented! We made way back to where it all started, then paid and received our certs.

Artistic natural twirling of the branches

Fly-trap :: finally managed to see some

Me, me, me, me, me...

Big-ass huge worm, I think its about 2ft in length...gross!

After thanking and bidding our guide and potters farewell, onwards to our next stop, Poring Hot Springs! Which was 48km away! Tiu! I thought it was just nearby... On the way, we did stop for a moment @ Kundasang to get some fruits. Upon checking in, some of us headed directly to the hot springs only to be told that it closes @ 6pm. Tiu! x2. No choice but to head to the baths for a well deserved shower only to realize that hot water is not provided @ a hot spring... no hot water... damn 7 ironic. Dozed off by 9 something. Headed to the springs with KY early next morning because munyee prefered her beauty sleep. If you're expecting the place to be something like the hot springs in Japan, you'll be in for a huge surprise...

Fruit stalls @ Kundasang

~~Boring~~ Poring Hot Springs, a view of the resthouses :: On the left is where I stayed, on the right is a football field

Sungai Mamut, flowing through the path to the hot springs

Dua orang bodoh

Commercialized hot springs :: basically, you can choose any "tub" you want and filled it with the natural hot water

Got piping system summore, salute! If you can't wait, use 3 pipes... wahaha!

Ah! This is life...

Time to head back to KK town once again. Too little time was allocated for Poring because they seem to have a variety of interesting offerings, such as waterfalls, butterfly farm and some other stuff. Stopped for breakfast @ Pekan Ranau. Checked in to our hotel in KK by 1 something, I've never been happier soaking myself in hot water under the shower head... Headed off in search for food and found this Pan Mee shop, which seems to be quite femes cause there was a lot of newspaper cuttings of the shop plastered here and there. I have to say that I enjoyed my pan mee a lot, as the mee was chewy and spongy, just the way I like it though the dumpling and toppings we only so-so. Proceeded to shop for a little souvenir before heading for dinner :: I got myself a blowpipe... hehehe. So beware, don't piss me off, else, you might not know what hit you... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!