Ok, ok. I do apologize for not doing this earlier as promised. Since coming back from my big trip spanning dec-jan, it has been CRAZY! and i really mean CRAZY! gone back to work right after the break and one of my colleague broke the news that he is leaving the office in 3 weeks....what?!?? 3 WEEKS!?!?!?!? Everyone was shocked and speechless. He was leaving to go work in UK. Ok, all of us didnt know what to say, congrats, or...? Since he announced it in front of everyone (my director included) it was quite an awkward situation... Anyway, with him leaving and another colleague going off for 6 weeks in Feb, that leaves only me and another colleague doing all the work in the office..great, thanks mates!
Anyway, back to the happier things. Hong Kong was one crazy city! One of the thing I noticed was, PORN IS EVERYWHERE! every single roadside newsagent sells porn magazine and most of them (believe me when I say half of the stores are usually filled with it) occupy the front row! And you wonder why it was such a big hoo-hah when those sex pics came out from Edison and those myriads of 'pretend' innocent actresses/singers...
It was a really really enjoyable trip. Met most of Manlok's relatives (all of them were really really friendly and generous) and his friends. Went to one of his good friend's wedding dinner but was a little different from what I am used to in Malaysia. Went to most of the places I wanted, but didnt manage to go to all, coz had a lot of catching up to do with his relatives and friends.
Bought heaps of winter clothes! G2000 is great! and Bossini is much cheaper too! So, by the end of the whole trip, with shopping in both Msia and HK, we ended posting 2 boxes (abt 30kg in all..) home as it couldnt fit into our luggage *@* Am so looking forward to going back there again to see the people and visit those places that I didnt manage to visit!
February 17, 2008
January 3, 2008
Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!!!
How time flies. I can't believe we are facing 2008 already. Looking back, 2007 was so eventful-birth of a newborn, break-ups, weddings, datings, holiday trips, house-warming....before u could embrace the current year, 2008 is already waiting in front of your face. What are u gonna do? Ride pass it again?
This year, i thought i'd do something different. Besides preparing for a nice christmas dinner and sipping Ice Blended Green Tea from Coffee Bean (Citibank was promoting a buy one free one drink for the whole month of Dec) on Christmas eve, i actually welcomed the new year with a list of my resolutions!! For 27 years, no resolutions for the new year, but this year is special/weird/unique, i made a list of it!! God, help me abide by it this year :) The reason why i never bothered to do it years before was because i never believed in it. This year, someone inspired me. Yes, INSPIRED. I am all geared up to face this year, hoping that life would be as beautiful as the previous, determined that life would be great, feeling that this is gonna be another eventful year. So, to 2008, cheers!
& then there was Sophie & Manlok's arrival to the country. Much to my disapointment, our timing just didn't coinside. When she was in KL, i was in Melaka and vice versa. Guess i'll see u guys in Australia ey, hopefully this year end or next year. Haha.
This year, i thought i'd do something different. Besides preparing for a nice christmas dinner and sipping Ice Blended Green Tea from Coffee Bean (Citibank was promoting a buy one free one drink for the whole month of Dec) on Christmas eve, i actually welcomed the new year with a list of my resolutions!! For 27 years, no resolutions for the new year, but this year is special/weird/unique, i made a list of it!! God, help me abide by it this year :) The reason why i never bothered to do it years before was because i never believed in it. This year, someone inspired me. Yes, INSPIRED. I am all geared up to face this year, hoping that life would be as beautiful as the previous, determined that life would be great, feeling that this is gonna be another eventful year. So, to 2008, cheers!
& then there was Sophie & Manlok's arrival to the country. Much to my disapointment, our timing just didn't coinside. When she was in KL, i was in Melaka and vice versa. Guess i'll see u guys in Australia ey, hopefully this year end or next year. Haha.
January 1, 2008
Pics from BIG trip Part I
Manlok & Me in LRT station
After Xmas dinner in Mandarin Oriental
On the streets of Bukit Bintang; mom, sis and manlok
Manlok, me dad in Hyatt JB
BIG trip 2007 Part I
Hi again after a long silence...been so busy wrapping up work and then getting ready for the trip of the year! Been home in Malaysia since Dec 24 but the programme has been sooo hectic coz its manlok's first time in Malaysia so its like bringing him around to see all the sights. The first 2 days was shopping madness in KL! hahah.. in just 2-days, we have been to: KLCC, Midvalley, Gardens, Pavillion, Lot 10, Sungai Wang AND Sunway Pyramids. We managed to find things to buy things in every single one of the malls mentioned with the exception of Sungai Wang, that one just to bring manlok to have a look at a different type of shopping mall. :P We also went to Central Market, Petaling Street and Taman Connaught's pasar malam (night market).
It's scary shopping in Malaysia! haha.. coz everything is cheap for us that we want to buy almost everything we see.. and we almost did! Only manage to skip a few things that is not so important! The scariest is when we were in Gardens and we went into this shoe shop, Camper which is a brand which we usually wear. We spend like RM1k+ on 2 pairs of shoes, one each.. it was still cheaper than getting it in Melbourne! And we got a couple of Lacoste polo shirt too. Manlok loved the FOS coz he could get his RL polo shirt (his size) and its cheap!
Anyway, i think all in all we spent like RM3k in 2 days! :S How's that for scary?!?!?!?! I think it's all those bottled up shopping mood that got released! hahahahah.. but its not all just for us as we did spent a fair bit for Xmas gifts for my family. A bit of last minute though, coz we got them their gift on Xmas day, so we still sempat (in time for non-malay speakers) to give it to them during our xmas dinner in Mandarin Oriental... :D
Anyway, went down to JB and Spore for 2 days to visit my dad but din manage to go sightseeing in Spore coz my dad and I had terrible food poisoning from JB Hyatt's food!!! Had to check in to Intercontinental in Bugis St for a night coz cant move!!! That was not a very nice experience, poor manlok!
Then we travelled back to Melaka for 2 days and we had sooo much food (ok, i was controlling a bit coz just recovering from the horrid food poisoning...). I think Manlok likes Melaka, its such a nice and different place considered to cities. I manage to buy a set of Kebaya (niceeeeee) while I was there. Manlok's dream came true when we went to Tan Kim Hock (his 'best friend') coz he got to snap a picture with a mountain of DODOL! ahaha.. we also went to all the tourist spots and some others, but 2 days is quite limited and we missed out on Cheng Hoon Teng temple. :( We did manage to go to Jonker Walk on Sunday night though!
Now we are back in KL... leaving this evening for the 2nd part of the trip... HONG KONG! It's manlok's turf there and he will be responsible to take me around. SO excited!!!!!!!
In short, I was really happy to have met up with friends but for some that I didn't manage to, sorry... :( I hope we can catch up next time. Although I have to be truthful by saying I was VERY disappointed with one of my best friend, C who gave a very lame reason for not being able to meet up with me....
It's scary shopping in Malaysia! haha.. coz everything is cheap for us that we want to buy almost everything we see.. and we almost did! Only manage to skip a few things that is not so important! The scariest is when we were in Gardens and we went into this shoe shop, Camper which is a brand which we usually wear. We spend like RM1k+ on 2 pairs of shoes, one each.. it was still cheaper than getting it in Melbourne! And we got a couple of Lacoste polo shirt too. Manlok loved the FOS coz he could get his RL polo shirt (his size) and its cheap!
Anyway, i think all in all we spent like RM3k in 2 days! :S How's that for scary?!?!?!?! I think it's all those bottled up shopping mood that got released! hahahahah.. but its not all just for us as we did spent a fair bit for Xmas gifts for my family. A bit of last minute though, coz we got them their gift on Xmas day, so we still sempat (in time for non-malay speakers) to give it to them during our xmas dinner in Mandarin Oriental... :D
Anyway, went down to JB and Spore for 2 days to visit my dad but din manage to go sightseeing in Spore coz my dad and I had terrible food poisoning from JB Hyatt's food!!! Had to check in to Intercontinental in Bugis St for a night coz cant move!!! That was not a very nice experience, poor manlok!
Then we travelled back to Melaka for 2 days and we had sooo much food (ok, i was controlling a bit coz just recovering from the horrid food poisoning...). I think Manlok likes Melaka, its such a nice and different place considered to cities. I manage to buy a set of Kebaya (niceeeeee) while I was there. Manlok's dream came true when we went to Tan Kim Hock (his 'best friend') coz he got to snap a picture with a mountain of DODOL! ahaha.. we also went to all the tourist spots and some others, but 2 days is quite limited and we missed out on Cheng Hoon Teng temple. :( We did manage to go to Jonker Walk on Sunday night though!
Now we are back in KL... leaving this evening for the 2nd part of the trip... HONG KONG! It's manlok's turf there and he will be responsible to take me around. SO excited!!!!!!!
In short, I was really happy to have met up with friends but for some that I didn't manage to, sorry... :( I hope we can catch up next time. Although I have to be truthful by saying I was VERY disappointed with one of my best friend, C who gave a very lame reason for not being able to meet up with me....
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