Merry Christmas

Yes.. folks, it's THAT time of the year again.. Time where all the hustle and bustles of the city are being cast aside in favour of peace and tranquility . Time where all the busy people in the city seems to stop moving fast and start going at a slower pace.. It's the joyous occasion where people gather and unite ,forgive and forget , and celebrate and rejoice over the fact that we have survived yet another year...Yes,it's CHRISTMAS!! Say hello to SANTA !!!

Dear readers *if there are any lol *, how do you all celebrate your christmas ? Is it with family? Friends? Partners? Or for some unfortunate souls out there who are still busy celebrating it with work? No matter how you celebrate it or who you celebrate it with, I hope you all had a mirthful and joyful christmas :)

As for yours truly... I had to celebrate christmas with 3 of my worst friends , namely ... COUGH, FLU, and Eye Infection @.@ . So much for a joyous chrismas huh haha.. Actually, the former two isn't that disastrous, it is the latter one, * the eye infection* that kills. The eye infection on my left eye virtually renders me useless, handicapped, and deprived of any entertainment which uses sight .. which means.. EVERYTHING, well almost.

I can't play games, I can't use computer, I can't read novels, heck i could barely open my ;left eye =.- .So, yeah for one whole day ,the only thing I could do is to lie down on the bed and rest my eyes. Yes, just that.Now,usually people would love to lie down and rest , I mean, heck, who doesn't want to lie down whole day and rest on the comfortable bed doing nothing at all. BUT NO, the truth is far from that.Honestly, you wouldn't want to do that coz it would be as boring as hell.

Too much of anything is bad. That's one of the absolute truth I have learned from years of experience.So, folks, seriously take care of your eyes. DO NOT EVER GET EYE INFECTION. It will make u feel useless. Oh btw, just to scare you guys into taking care of yourself properly, here's a pic of my medications.

*gasp* alot right? and I have to take all that in a day @.@

Alright, moving on. What have i been doing this whole week till I ended up like this? Well,for starters ,I have been going out everyday , and i mean it, EVERYDAY after STPM ended. So.. hmm that would be around a week of going out non-stop consecutively. And most of the hang outs are centered in gurney. Seriously , now, I think i am getting sick of going out.Is that even possible?

Turns out it is.Yes, one can really get sick of going out.As I said earlier, too much of anything is bad.Finally the frequent hang outs have taken a toll on me. And my body responded by befriending those diseases ==. Tough luck huh?

Oh well, not that I can regret and take back those actions.Now,the hang outs are finally over, it is finally time to do something productive.. .. Oh wait, there's one more event next week.. that is.. PAINTBALL!!
Woo hoo ,Yipee!! Hmm well actually , I wasn't that keen on the idea of paintball because firstly,it's an expensive sport * rm 40/pax for 250 pellets * not to mention if one really wanna be serious in this sport, one have to buy the equipments, sportwears,helmet,kevlar etc etc which would cost a BOMB * I have seen some ppl spending rm 1 k + just for his specialised paint gun*
and secondly , you can really get hurt, real bad. As in, seriously though the pellets are not bullets but they could still do a substantial amount of damage especially when shot at a short range.

But, seeing that so many people would be participating this time and it would suck to miss such event to play together with many familiar people and meeting new friends too, I chose to forego reasoning and logic over the excitement and fun that it may bring :D.

So yeah, hopefully it would really be fun and exciting. I am keeping my fingers crossed so that I don't get shot :P. K,that's all for now. Till the next time folks !! MERRY CHRISTMAS :DDD

Langkawi Trip

On Saturday ,19th September 2010,I had the privilege of being invited to join the Langkawi “Go Green Nature Tour” day trip program (RM350/pax) with Jamie,Yimei ,Wai Ho,Chan,Mary and Sam.At first i was rather curious and sceptical of the program.I mean, if somebody who u barely knew just call u up and say "hey,there's this free one day trip to langkawi and your blog have been reviewed and deemed worthy to be sponsored this trip .Congrats ! so, what do ya think? wanna join? " , what would u do ?

I dunno about u guys ,but on that very day , I was feeling a bit adventuorous and wanted to go out of my comfort zone, hence I took up the offer.It turns out to be one of the best decision I ever met :). So,here's the documentation of my trip on that day. . Enjoy :D .

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At around 7.30 , I reached the check-in entrance next to the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower along Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah.As it was rather early , I wandered around the area wondering how would my adventure be and how will my travelmates turn out to be * you see,this is the very first time i will be meeting all of them,hence the anxiety :D*

Stretch of road near the entrance.
Memorial Clock Tower.

The Check-In Entrance.

At 8.10 , finally everyone arrived and we had a brief getting to know each other session and proceed to board the designated ferry called "Kenangan 3" .We departed from Port Swettenham at exactly 8.30.

The bloggers aren't really keen on taking pics so... :D

This pic is self-explanatory lol.

The journey went smoothly and it took 3 hours till we reach our destination, which is the Langkawi Jetty Point.Along the way, we took a little detour to Pulau Payar to drop some of the tourists.

After travelling for continuously for 3 hours, naturally we will be hungry and thirsty. Knowing this in mind, the great wise souls of our sponsorers decided to give us a feast by leading us to the Charlie's Place, a food and beverage centre. We reached at around 11.30..having our lunch there.Before anything else,let me say this first , the food were absolutely FANTASTIC !!!

Moreover, the best thing about it , is that they are FREE ! Hell yeah ! All hail the sponsorers,Langkawi Saga Travel &Tours Sdn Bhd. The set lunch that was included in the trip offered consists of Tomato Soup as the appetiser , and the main courses comprises of Nasi Goreng Kerabu, Beef/Chicken Burger, Fish & Chips, Spaghetti Napolitana or Club Sandwich. Here are some tantalising pictures that will bound to stimulate and excite your taste buds . =P

Fruit Punch .
Ice Cream as desert.
Super modern looking design found attached to the wall.

After that gastronomic experience , we proceed to move on to do the next thing in the itenary list,which is to ride cable car ! :D.Thus, after travelling for yet another hour in the van that they rented,we reached Langkawi Oriental Village.a tourist attraction which was built based on "contempary village "design which also serves for entrance to the Langkawi Cable Car.Just a brief stroll inside and one would be captivated immediately by its scenic and panaromanic sceneries ,with the buildings nearby having nearly the same recognizable designs .Oh, and there's this little red bridge connecting the ponds which makes the entire setting resembling old ancient chinese house nearby a river.Alright,without further ado... here are some pictures ! Enjoy :).Bloggers will always be bloggers.. haha

Sceneries inside
The red bridge that I mentioned afore.
There's this automated wheel riding machine here that serves as a mode of transportation if u ever feel lazy to even walk . It can be rented for a small amount of fee .Instead of a trishaw or bicycle, they opt for this instead. Interesting eh ? :) I would say it's worth a try if u have the time and money to do so.
The main attraction inside is this Duty Free zon shop.A visit here is a must if u wanted to get some souvenirs.. or let's say liquor or wine ? at a substantially cheap price *well compared to in mainland of course*
Otherwise u can opt for this homemade souvenirs / gifts sold along the roads,which i think is amazingly well-crafted and it's beautiful too :D

Unfortunately, the queue for the Langkawi Cable Car was too long and hence we needed to opt for plan B, which is to go to Undewater World Langkawi. Before that though , we took a little detour to Kilim Karst Geoforest Park.Karst topography is a landscape created by groundwater dissolving sedimentary rock such as limestone. This creates landforms such as shafts, tunnels, caves, and sinkholes.The Kilim Geoforest Park showcases a magnificent limestone formation, which dominates the eastern part of the island and those adjacent to it.

So,we started our journey exploring it by taking a boat to the “Hole in the Wall” Fish Farm& Restaurant, the only floating restaurant in Langkawi.Immediately,when we arrived, we were treated with a live exhibition of stingray feeding session.It was infinitely fascinating to see how the stingray interact with the trainer and also with other tourists.Turns out some stingrays are harmless,and in fact even friendly! :D.The other attraction there is the famous archerfish(ikan sumpit/spinner fish).These seemingly innocent and timid fishes are capable of shoooting water from their mouth to hit dry land insects or preys to be able to eat them. They are also capable of leaping out of the water and grab the food within their reach.

During the boat travelling :D

The "Holes"Feeding the Sting ray.

A tourist trying out how to feed the archerfish(ikan sumpit/spinner fish).

After that, we went to move on to the next destination , Eagle Feeding Site.Sitting in the rocky boat, travelling with the breeze of wind grazing our cheeks, i must say ,this is one of the most enjoyable experience ever ! :). Upon our arrival, there are already a few majestic eagles feasting upon the baits prepared beforehand.I must say ,it is indeed a wonderful experience watching those majestic eagles gliding and sweeping through the sky and swooped down to catch the bait.
Mangroove swamp

View from the boat
Eagles * clearer pics will be uploaded soon * :)

After which , we moved on to the Bat Caves. As the name implies, it's a cave filled with bats .Walking through the man-made pathway, we went inside the dark caves where the bat lives. Inside, we saw many bats,virtually hundreds or more of them if i am not mistaken,hanging upside down on the stalagmites and stalagtites. Well, I will let the pictures do the talking so.. enjoy =D

Map indicating the exact location of Bat Caves in this island.
An display board showing the information about the caves
A more specific display board exhibiting information about the bats.

Entering the man-made pathway into the dark cave.

After the exploration, finally we travelled to the last of the destination in our itenary, which is the.. Underwater World of Langkawi !!! All the gloom and sadness of not being able to ride the cable car instantly vanishes when we visited this marvellous tourist attraction. Surely the experience here is more than enough to compensate our loss of riding cable car.

The underwater world of langkawi is divided into a few sections,namely fresh water & marine life section, freshwater section,and tropical rainforest section.Words and photographs alone cannot do justice to the experience gained here. It is indeed truly a breathtaking journey inside here.It's akin to being transformed to the underwater world, really living with the fishes ,seals and other marine creatures when i was in the marine water section.The tropical rainforest section features the settings of the heart of Amazon with attractions including Anaconda,Marmosets and a bevy of beautiful ground birds such as Flamingo and Macau.

Finally, the one day trip to langkawi ended and all of us returned home with a big smile,carrying with us precious memories we wouldn't forget anytime soon :). If any of you intended to go langkawi , and have no idea to start, do contact :

Langkawi Saga Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd
16 Jalan Tanjung Bungah, Georgetown, 11200 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 604-899 8822

Fax: 604-890 6068
Email: sales@langkawicoral.com
Website: http://www.langkawicoral.com
GPS: 6.0654, 100.0433

That's all for now.. until next event. tata :D

YAHOOOO~~

WOOO HOO

BOOOMM!!!

WHEEE !

HELLO PEEEPS, It's Official. It's finally OVER!! ASS TEE PEE M!!! The much dreaded , tortorous , agonizing pains that it puts us through... finally came to an end. From now on , it's all PLAY , ENTERTAINMENT,PLAY, ENTERTAINMENT and PLAY. Oops did I just repeat play and entertainment? Ah nvm it is what it is !

I am feeling super duper uber quadruply excited right now. Alright , here's a promise to u guys reading tis blog. From now on... there would be more and more pictures :D. Why? Well,that's coz i just got my first DIGITAL CAM!! :DD *yeah i know it's ntg much to boast but hey it's my first so.. HELL YEAH :D *.

Alright here's some pics for u all to enjoy .Pinhole Effect
Pinhole effect 2

Vain effect.. * no no not kidding there's seriously tis effect :D*
Blur effect.. *kidding my hand was shaking lol*

It's nothing much but still , as long as it's usable it's fine isn't it ? :D actually , I am not really a guy who's fond of camera @.@ but this time I have to get one for tomorrow's trip, and of course for future uses as well.

Alright , a lil bit of review here . This cam is Olympus T-10,
Pros
-Affordable
-10 MP
-3x Digital Zoom
-Motion shake detection
-2.4' LCD
Cons
-The design a bit suckish
-Less aesthetic value.
-Not slim

Overall I would say ,the pros far outweight its cons,seeing that I got it at a quite affordable price :D so yeah it's worth it. Anyone interested in buying tis cam can contact me for more info haha.

Alright , now for plans after exam. Obviously the one immediate thing I am extremely excited and anticipating now is tomorrow's trip to Langkawi Island. It's gonna be a bomb! And this camera is bought specifically for it. So yeah.. hopefully i would be able to see something nice there :D.

Next in line.... Novels !! need to read lots of lots of novels haha. First in the list..Introducing...
Dan Brown-Lost symbol. hardcover edition*gleams!*

Yeah.. I have read almost all of his book except this one.. really anticipating it. So far none of his books disappoint me so yeah.. hope this one would maintain the tradition too.

Hmm.. other plans includes working , working out , and learning .. bawh so far nothing productive have been going on. Hopefully tomorrow's trip would be the catalyst needed to for the tide to turn to the productive side ;D .

Alright guys, check in next week to see the post about langkawi. Until then bb ~ :D