Friday, May 20, 2005
Graduation Trip to Malaysia
Just back last nite from the grad trip to Malaysia. Here I am, sitting in front of e comp, trying to savor the memories of the trip, smelling its aroma, wishing it is somehow here again.
The trip started on sun evening, where I was waiting for my bro, who insisted on sending me to the bus stop after coming back from a certain secret mission that he refused to tell me. Was deciding wat to pack into my bag and wat to leave out and thinking that my dear bro was not gonna make it back in time to send me off this time. As I put on my shoes, he came back and off we went to the bus stop. The wait for the bus took pretty long and I was beginning to worry that I might be late. It came at last at about 10.15, when I was supposed to be at Beach Road at 10.30. Shi Zhi was worried and suggested that I take cab.
Turned out that with the cab I arrived very early. Some Thai workers appraoched the cab before I had finished paying the driver and were looking at me intently as they negotiated with the driver, who for some reason was unwilling to take them. They glared at him, sending chills down my spine. I came out of the cab, sat at the bus stop and prayed that the rest would come soon, cos the foreign workers there were scaring me. Called Shi Zhi up and walked over to meet them.
So went the long bus journey, which was fun becos we interacted quite a bit. I poked fun at Derrick, kena suaned by some etc. Hanyong, who was sitting with me oso kept making jokes about introducing guys to me, sending me into peals of laughter that Jamie later said he heard in his sleep. I slept little, talking to some like Pearl and Chee Keong, who "grilled" me abt certain stuff which I'm not at discretion to repeat here. Such interesting talk! At 4 am, some members were finally willing to sleep.
The bus arrived at a cable car station, where Hong Xian hoped to bring us up to Genting for a "different experience". Unfortunately, it was not working and the other one would only come at 7 plus. So we went up by taxis. I felt somehow that we 3 gals bec some kind of a precious commodity, becos each of us gotta be in each taxis. Hahaha... Anyway the ride up was shiok! Cool mountain breeze blew against our faces and we could see fog! We couldn't check into the hotel as yet when we reached up so we went to see sunrise, to the dismay of some lovebirds at the little park, I say! I sat on this lttle ledge in a manner that reminded Hanyong of a couple whom he saw proposing one day. hehe this Hanyomg is really cute! The place and the atmosphere reminded me a lot of Puncak, this mountainous region in West Java that my family always take me to since young.
Soon, our stomachs were rebelling so much that we went to have a buffet breakfast, with a view of the peaks which Chee Keong put it so well when he said that photos won't do justice to. The fog and the mountains blended together like a symphony of beauty that only God can create. What can I say? "Beautiful" explains it but barely.
I liked that breakfast, with all of us a little bleary from the lack of sleep the night before, but bonding together over a toast and cerea etc. Chee Keong commented that I ate a lot.
When we went into our respective rooms, we had 3 hours of sleep. Of course, my mild insomnia kicked in and I perversely slept only abt 1 hour plus. I woke up and did my quiet time in the new surrounding. Cool! Nobody complained much about the bathroom, which was so small I joked that Chee Keong won't be able to fit in!!! Sorry ah Keong. And there was no place to put your towel and clothes inside cos it was so small. You really had to come out to take the towel and stuff and be exposed in your birthday suit hahaha. Thank God Yanchun and Pearl was sleeping so I was safe from embarassment when I took that first shower there. I woke the gals up at 12 so that we can be ready by 12.30 as planned but the guys overslept so it was pushed back to 12.50. Who says that gals always are late? Hohoho.
We went to eat at the indoor theme park. The gals ate the delish Baskin Robbins ice cream, which was once in S'pore but no more. I always get a fix whenever I'm back in Indo. Then we went over to this nice spot where Hong Xian recommended, away from the bustle and claustrophobia of the developed, casino filled part of Genting. First, we had to stop at mushroom farm, which we did not care for excpet for taking photos with its many special statues. Jamie is so dao! When I asked him if he wanna take a pict with me, he said that he only take photos with gals he like! In the end we took a very unwilling photo. Hahaha. Soon Onn posed with me on top of this "carriage" and pretended to be driving it. Really funny!!!
Next we went to the temple, where we climbed this unique cave and the pagoda. It really proved to me that I'm not as fit as I would like to imagine. By the 6th flight of steps in the pagoda, Hong Xian had to support me up, a maluating feat! But the view up there was lovely! I liked the picts we took up there. From there, we could see a lot of Genting, covered like a pretty yet mysterious lady in fog. Pretty windy too. The walk down the pagoda was much, much easier.
(To be continued)
The trip started on sun evening, where I was waiting for my bro, who insisted on sending me to the bus stop after coming back from a certain secret mission that he refused to tell me. Was deciding wat to pack into my bag and wat to leave out and thinking that my dear bro was not gonna make it back in time to send me off this time. As I put on my shoes, he came back and off we went to the bus stop. The wait for the bus took pretty long and I was beginning to worry that I might be late. It came at last at about 10.15, when I was supposed to be at Beach Road at 10.30. Shi Zhi was worried and suggested that I take cab.
Turned out that with the cab I arrived very early. Some Thai workers appraoched the cab before I had finished paying the driver and were looking at me intently as they negotiated with the driver, who for some reason was unwilling to take them. They glared at him, sending chills down my spine. I came out of the cab, sat at the bus stop and prayed that the rest would come soon, cos the foreign workers there were scaring me. Called Shi Zhi up and walked over to meet them.
So went the long bus journey, which was fun becos we interacted quite a bit. I poked fun at Derrick, kena suaned by some etc. Hanyong, who was sitting with me oso kept making jokes about introducing guys to me, sending me into peals of laughter that Jamie later said he heard in his sleep. I slept little, talking to some like Pearl and Chee Keong, who "grilled" me abt certain stuff which I'm not at discretion to repeat here. Such interesting talk! At 4 am, some members were finally willing to sleep.
The bus arrived at a cable car station, where Hong Xian hoped to bring us up to Genting for a "different experience". Unfortunately, it was not working and the other one would only come at 7 plus. So we went up by taxis. I felt somehow that we 3 gals bec some kind of a precious commodity, becos each of us gotta be in each taxis. Hahaha... Anyway the ride up was shiok! Cool mountain breeze blew against our faces and we could see fog! We couldn't check into the hotel as yet when we reached up so we went to see sunrise, to the dismay of some lovebirds at the little park, I say! I sat on this lttle ledge in a manner that reminded Hanyong of a couple whom he saw proposing one day. hehe this Hanyomg is really cute! The place and the atmosphere reminded me a lot of Puncak, this mountainous region in West Java that my family always take me to since young.
Soon, our stomachs were rebelling so much that we went to have a buffet breakfast, with a view of the peaks which Chee Keong put it so well when he said that photos won't do justice to. The fog and the mountains blended together like a symphony of beauty that only God can create. What can I say? "Beautiful" explains it but barely.
I liked that breakfast, with all of us a little bleary from the lack of sleep the night before, but bonding together over a toast and cerea etc. Chee Keong commented that I ate a lot.
When we went into our respective rooms, we had 3 hours of sleep. Of course, my mild insomnia kicked in and I perversely slept only abt 1 hour plus. I woke up and did my quiet time in the new surrounding. Cool! Nobody complained much about the bathroom, which was so small I joked that Chee Keong won't be able to fit in!!! Sorry ah Keong. And there was no place to put your towel and clothes inside cos it was so small. You really had to come out to take the towel and stuff and be exposed in your birthday suit hahaha. Thank God Yanchun and Pearl was sleeping so I was safe from embarassment when I took that first shower there. I woke the gals up at 12 so that we can be ready by 12.30 as planned but the guys overslept so it was pushed back to 12.50. Who says that gals always are late? Hohoho.
We went to eat at the indoor theme park. The gals ate the delish Baskin Robbins ice cream, which was once in S'pore but no more. I always get a fix whenever I'm back in Indo. Then we went over to this nice spot where Hong Xian recommended, away from the bustle and claustrophobia of the developed, casino filled part of Genting. First, we had to stop at mushroom farm, which we did not care for excpet for taking photos with its many special statues. Jamie is so dao! When I asked him if he wanna take a pict with me, he said that he only take photos with gals he like! In the end we took a very unwilling photo. Hahaha. Soon Onn posed with me on top of this "carriage" and pretended to be driving it. Really funny!!!
Next we went to the temple, where we climbed this unique cave and the pagoda. It really proved to me that I'm not as fit as I would like to imagine. By the 6th flight of steps in the pagoda, Hong Xian had to support me up, a maluating feat! But the view up there was lovely! I liked the picts we took up there. From there, we could see a lot of Genting, covered like a pretty yet mysterious lady in fog. Pretty windy too. The walk down the pagoda was much, much easier.
(To be continued)
// posted by Jenn @ 4:35 AM 
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