Tuesday, July 29, 2008

who STILL wants to be me?

guess what...

i am not related to jay chow anymore.

its more like not-so related than not related at all.

its not an unhappy thing tho.

long story.

will explain some other time.

Monday, July 28, 2008

family trip to morib *updated*

i just uploaded those pics because i couldnt find the file i earlier placed the pics in.

so if u could kindly scroll down coz i slot this entry in between
'his big day @ neway' and 'the trip'
in my 'les jours passent, les souvenirs restent' post.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

who wants to be me?

you know what?


I AM RELATED TO JAY CHOW~~



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how cool is that?


more updates later.

Monday, July 21, 2008

les jours passent, les souvenirs restent

(p/s : stephy dear, u might find some coincidence in this post)



the month of may and june was a memorable one.




plenty of outings.


plenty of good food.


spent plenty of money.


which left me COMPLETELY broke.

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his big day @ neway

us
went to neway with eugene ONLY, because he was going to have an exam the next day, so his frens did not join us.


our very silly faces
nothing else better to do...

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after his exam, we went elsewhere to celebrate his bday with his buddies.
and they opted to go to...

coco babana banana
of all places.

3 of them
we were the first 4 to arrive, and unfortunately, i hated that place. it was friggin crowded. completely spoilt our mood.

but anyway, its nice to have them there.

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apart from that, i took him for a special meal at

tgif
i havent been there in a long time. cant afford to eat there so often.


our appetizer...

mac 'n' cheese bites


he had...
philly cheese steak sandwich


i had...
friday's chicken

our dessert...
cookies 'n' cream


the meal was an awesome one.

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family trip to morib *updated*

anyway, went on this trip sometime on the 18th of may,
and we were there for a night.

we took a drive there about 11am,
and we first went to get some buns,
in case we got hungry along the way, or at night.

a plenty

about 12ish, we reached pulau carey
(its the name of the place, not exactly an island)
where we had our lunch.



fishermen and their boats
it is actually a fishing village.


and the restaurant is overlooking the huuuuge river.


huge?

photo with papa and mimijust like how he calls them.




after lunch, we headed directly to my aunt's place.

home
yup.
that's her house.
the one in white.


she have a few types of plants and trees in their compound.
her husband even tried to grow cherries once.
and surprisingly, it really grew, but it was tasteless.
in the end, the plant died.


and so, some interesting stuff at their place:


a bamboo swing with a table.


plums.


and a self-dug pond with some talapia fishes.



but, the main highlight was obviously our trip to the beach.


just before getting to the beach.


my mom and dominic.


he was really excited
because he never gets to play and walk outside
without his shoes or slippers.


when he started to get the hang of it.


before we knew it, he was all dirrrty and muddy.


we spotted this guy...


he was actually koreking lala.


see that pail of huge lalas?


i decided to try it out. its not as easy at it seems.


and my mom decided to join me.


later on, we walked even further,
and some ppl got stuck in the mud.


we spotted some stuff...

already dead mangroves.


crabs.
didnt manage to get any photo of it, so i took a pic of their home instead.


a friggin HUGE hermit crab.


what do u think he was lookin at?


he was actually looking at this.


its called a cray fish or something like that.


curious, excited, mixed feelings all in one.
but one thing for sure, he was very very happy.


on the way back from the beach.


gotta wash those tiny lil feet first.


just so u know, this beach is preserved and is not open to public.
only residents there have the keys to the gate leading to that beach.

you can hardly spot anyone there.
in fact, other than us ourselves, the only person we spotted there was the lala chai fella.



apart from that, my aunt also took us around morib.

they call it the 'lover's bridge'.


ma dad takin dominic for a walk.


they walked further.


followed by the whole jim bang.


turning back.


dominic and his grampa.


the next day, we went over to the public beach right after breakfast.

on the way, we spotted some 'live' mangroves.


ma aunt, mom, and the beach.


it's also where dominic found his magical playland just by the beach.


after that, we went home just on time for lunch.

all in all, we spent about 24 hours together on this vacation.

it was a fun-filled outing with my family since we dont get to go on vacations so often anymore now that we're all grown-up.

pretty good for a short vacation eh.

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the trip

me and my 9 frens were looking forward to our much-awaited trip for a long time, and when may 19th finally arrived,

us
before boarding the bus, we gathered at mcdonalds.


pik wah
she came to meet up with the few who came down from genting and joined us in our trip.


our bus
yeah, adik beradik. never heard of either.


pretty excited
i think jimmy looks weird with the hand there.

our bus departed at 10.30.
unfortunately, we didnt exactly have a good nite's sleep coz the road was all bumpy and etc.


we arrived in kuala terengganu station at approximately 6ish i guess.

group pic


by 6.30am, our pick up still hadnt arrived, and everyone started to get impatient.




i experienced the same thing last year. the guy only came to pick us up about 1 hour after we arrived. i thought we got cheated.

but he came anyway, and we got first class service.

so back to this year's trip.

yeah, same place, same hotel.

why?

check my other pics out.


so anyway the guy came around 6.45 i think, and since there were 10 of us, we all managed to squeeze ourselves into the 11-seater van.

it was not too bad.

comfortable enough for a group of 11 including the driver.


myself, siang li and steffen
all fascinated and excited in the van.


breakfast
we stopped by the same place i did last year. had some noodles, and off we went.


the jetty


our must-have group pic everywhere we go


the thing we do
can u guess which is my leg?


on the ferry
we managed to get to sit on the upper deck, which i conquered too last year.
but this time around, it was a BIG MISTAKE.


wet
it rained. nontheless, we enjoyed ourselves. just that we didnt think that i was a good start to our trip.

we prayed and prayed that it wouldnt rain throughout our trip.


the boy-besties


our hotel (note the color of the sea)
isnt she gorgeous?


and we welcome u to...



REDANG HOLIDAY
the perfect holiday getaway for just about anybody who loves sun, sea, sand, and gals.


potong stim



so anyway...

a brief introduction to our hotel where we stayed for 3 nights.

i was there for only 2 nights last year, and i just couldnt get enough of the place.
the place was to-die-for and it was so heart wrenching when i left the island last year.
nearly cried.
*sob sob*


anyway, this is our canteen.


line up
some camwhoring moments even when gonna get some food.


'buffet' style
the food was not bad, only thing was, it tasted the same as before.
and if im not mistaken, the menu for day 1 and day 3 was the same.
so much for staying another day, but it was worth it.


breakfast


double yolks
jimmy came across this one morning during breakfast.


lunch


dinner


bbq dinner
we were lucky for we had bbq dinner on the first night and the third night.
coz if it were on the second night, then it would only be once.
=P


group photo again
this was taken during dinner on our last night.


in the mornings...


the first thing we do


is have some photo-taking sessions first, obviously.


after breakfast, we'd walk around...




and do sumore of these


maself and siang li


maself and fern


the couple...

who just cant get enough of each other.


and the gals


there were some crazy thangs we tried to do at the beach.

thangs like this...

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ready

yippee~~!!

woohoo~~!!

then when it came to the guys turn, our fren steffen decided to demonstrate and give some advice and strategy on how to jump properly.

like this


ready


a bunch of hooligans
steffen, ur strategy thang din work la.

obviously we gals did better.
we were more synchronized and we look so pretty holding hands and jumping.

could u imagine if the guys held hands and jumped?

haha...

that'd be funny.


so they decided to take this pic instead.
awww... i hope it made u guys feel better.


oh... the jump thang ended with this.


the couple thang
again.


we also went snorkeling, but none of us took our cameras so i had no photos of us in the boat, but only the picture of the boat.

one fisherman boat
we went on this boat to go snorkeling once or twice.
its a terrible boat that makes u wana puke all over after snorkeling.


we also went to feed the fishes at the baby shark area.
i dont know what u call that place.


fern
engrossed.


jimmy
fascinated.


ah john
fascinated too.


ah jack
fascinated of himself.


hui teing's bf, fern, and mefeeding those pretty fishes.


me

jimmy again
whoa~ so muscular.


and not forgetting...


our must-have group camwhore session
do u know the similarities of every photo i take? tell me if u noticed something.


in the evenings, we would take a walk to the other side of the hotel...

and take more photos.


my 2 best gals both from melaka.


and the 3 posers would take photos as well...


like this...


... this...


... and this.


after that, we would go to the canteen to have our tea.

and take sumore photo's...


like this
do we look like the puffer fish which bloats up?


we played cards to keep ourselves entertained.


we had a visitor too.

we shall name it greedy lil fella.

greedy lil fella
i swear its the same greedy lil fella i met last year!!!

only thing was, this time, its put on weight and last year he was feasting on my twisties.


jimmy pampering the greedy lil fella.


tryin to get a shower.


after our dinners, we take even more photos.


our in-house photographer


you lucky man


John, Jack, Jen, fern
should have been 'jern' or something.

we also walked to the other end of the shore.

and we stopped by...

redang reef resort


they have diving lessons there, and i'd love to go diving one day.

some quotes
you'd find this on the bench.


but i din understand this quote. sounds pretty familliar, but i really dont get it. can anyone explain?


fern and me
doing our thang.


more more tea inn

all lighted up, taken with flash...


... and without.pretty isnt it?


im positive that everyone who went there,
stuck their heads on to that thing,
and took at least one picture.

am i correct?


the group thing again


and not missing out

and on the way back...

we did the shadow thing.
it was so hard to capture this picture, because it wouldnt work with flash.
i finally know how to use my camera.


and me
siang li took this pic for me.



so anyway, there were only 8 of us that night in the group pic...


the other 2 were...

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busy doing this
awww... so sweet.


we also went clubbing... or so u call it.

love in this club
i was in there when this pic was taken. try to spot me. =P


fern
sometimes when the music turns boring,
some ppl frown.

there was also a pool table which sucked big time.

but it kept us entertained anyway.


fong
while she tried to learn
some ppl chose to show off their skills.


like him


and her
and they were not bad at all. it was the table.


there was also a karaoke and our fren decided to show off his talents...


steffen
he made us laugh all the way, coz he tried to sing a chinese song, but didnt know the words, and worse still, didnt know how to read them.
siang li read every word to him. =D


while myself...

took this pic
see the reflection of the moon on the sea water?

then in the middle of the night,

we play cards
again.

or sometimes, make calls to loved ones.

like her
damn hiao.


before we knew it, 4days 3nights passed real quickly.

it was time to pack up...

and go home.

but before that,


our shadow pic again...


and our final group pic on the island.

and so i present to u...

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pulau redang


our ride


finally leaving the station



us
see our happy smiles? we were not happy at all.


on the way back, we spotted this.

a very VERY strange kinda bus
IT IS a bus! note the wipers.


and thats it.



some scenery pics for u to admire.

the eco friendly jetty
it was not there last year and its really environmentally friendly because it was not built on stilts whatsoever, so it floats up when its high tide.


from the canteen


from the hilltop
think they're beautiful?

wait till u see it with your own eyes.


thank god for such beautiful beaches in malaysia.


when i retire, i will buy a house in redang, or anywhere with white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters.









not only will i be there with my husband who will hold my hand till its all old and wrinkled, i will also bring my best buddies along so we can all grow old together!!









can u imagine waking up to this everyday?



or this


or this










or even this
our friend tried to swim in the sand.
it was so soft he couldnt differentiate which was sea or sand.





life would be so perfect.




veekin and pik wah were supposed to go, and there were supposed to be 12 of us. after we gave our deposits and all, then veekin got his exam timetable, and his final paper fell on the 22nd.

it was an unfortunate event, because he was also looking forward to it.

after that, i decided not to go too, but because veekin and my besties kept persuading me, i finally decided to go. partly also because trip was planned and arranged by me.

and due to a series of unfortunate events, in the end, pik wah decided not to go too.


some random pics contributed by jimmy and john


the irritating thing which flooded our toilet the first night.


spot the grasshopper.


whatcha peepin at?


whatcha lookin at yo?


the cute lil hermit crab which reminded me of fern's babies.


cute turtles which hatched just before we arrived. so tiny. so cute.


and some plants




anyway, i just felt like putting up some pics from last year's trip.


on the way to the island
all bright and sunny on the upper deck.


unhappy
this photo was taken before i left the island last year.


ma room
the top left corner (where my finger is pointing to) is where i stayed in last year.


greedy lil fella, yet againsee i told u, it the same one and feasting on my twisties.

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food, food, and more food.


one fine day, i was craving for spaghetti carbonara. and we went to...

italiannies


the free bread


olive oil with 7 herbs


spot them.


and the vinegar

the bread is meant to be eaten dipped in the special sauce, or so u call it.


classic carbonara
fettucine pasta tossed in light parmesan cream sauce with smoked beef bacon and fresh button mushrooms.


raisin bread pudding
huge portion of warm raisin bread pudding with custard.
served with drizzling anglaise sauce.

super duper yummy (sing along to paddle pop tune)!!

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yuen steamboat


the everyday crowd
it forever crowded. i wonder why. isit cursed like the kajang satay?


the infamous chicken wing
people would line up and wait by the table before the chicken comes out.
and when it does, the people would finish grabbing all before the time reaches 1 minute.
i wonder... if it was money?


our steamboat


all done
we ate really fast. and really clean. it was worth our 21 bucks.

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the apartment
i only went there once.
NO, i never went there before.
and so veekin and i decided to go there one day.

we only went to have dessert coz we had a heavy breakfast.


strawberry mint parfait
perfectly layered parfait of fresh strawberries,
finger sponge and minted cream.


peach kiwi parfait
another take with parfait,
this time with peach and kiwifruit
layered with sponge fingers and vanilla cream.


me
getting comfy @ the apartment.

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sri melaka


ais kacang


and my sago gula melaka
i only remember sri melaka for their infamous desserts.
i have been eating this sago thing since my secondary skool days.
i remember frequenting the place with chek lee.

fortunate to say, the sago still tastes the same as before.
i mean like, how wrong can sago, santan, and gula melaka go rite?

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friendster cafe

because i was very curious with what frienster cafe had to offer,
i went there with eugene one day, while waiting for veekin.


they are famous for their coffee mostly.

or so they say.


and i noticed something on their menu.


noticed anything?

look closely.

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snakes?
they have SNAKES?

french fries made of snakes?


eugene was the first to notice it because it was only on his menu.

mine was spelt snacks.

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events

model magazine appreciation party

held at mystique, cineleisure.

melody and i
she brought me there as 'media'. haha.

leng yein
she is very famous in friendster and if im not wrong, she's the endorser for them.

was there for a short while only, because it went kinda boring at one point.
later we headed down to laundry to get a sip of orange juice.

the street
on a saturday night.

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new man's 5th anniversary

@ bar savanh too, plaza mont kiara
my first time there.


private event
indeed it is.




we were there very very early, and not many people had crowded the place yet.
so we went to have our dinner at delifrance,
just beside bar savanh too.
oh btw, 'bar savanh too' is the full name of the club,
just in case u are wondering why there's a 'too'.

so guess who we met in delifrance.

the infamous kenny sia.

he was alone and i told melody that im gonna ask him to join us for dinner.

mel was alright and so i went up to him.

without any hesitation, he said ok.

so i had dinner with kenny sia.

i wanted to take a photo with him, but we were both eating at that time.

i didnt want to be rude, so i said that i wana take a pic with him in the bar later on.

when i went in, i completely forgot about it.

like TOTALLY.


so anyway, melody, her friend, and i had dinner with kenny sia.



we went back in... and helped ourselves to some drinks.

by that time, the area was crowded with celebrities and models, to name a few, elaine daly, and the mdg finalists.


alcoholic beverages
there was a free flow of cocktails, whisky, and guiness stout and needless to say, melody and her friend took the advantage of the flow.

freshly wrapped cigarettes
this is the coolest!
there was a counter at the side of the bar, and they wrap the cigarettes right before u.
but i didnt go try it.
seriously okay.

about an hour later, the place got very very crowded and we decided to leave.

we went to...

chakri palace
for more free flow of drinks. it is right opposite bar savanh too.


melodious
she looked like she was going to cry.

vokda lime

whisky coke

and some orange thing.


and then i remembered...

kenny sia gave us his name and contact card.


look closely and u can see his occupation; blogger.
(photo has been blurred for privacy purposes)

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i really wished may and june didnt have to pass so quickly.