Northen Getaway! :)

It was a great weekend getaway to the North! :) Taiping! It was a trip with Kwang and Amy. We had a short trip of 3D2N together. Amy was the tourguide. Haha! A blur one. Sometimes, the blurness of hers as our tourguide made us ponder is she a local? haha! Nevertheless, we had a great trip. Thank you Amy and her family! :)) Never felt hungry throughout the trip! @_@"

first breakfast: wan tan mee (slightly different from the normal. haha!)

the so-called 猪杂 but how come with prawnie and fish ball? @_@ Should be with more pork or the pig internal organs. *green face*

wah! this ever lasting nostalgic parking piggy bank! so cute! ^^

Then we headed to Zoo Taiping as our first spot! :) It was a great experience and seriously, i miss zoo so much! :) Been wanting to go to the zoo! and finally! I got it! haha! :) Zoo Taiping was very clean. The smell of animal wasn't strong at all. Guess it's pretty clean huh? :)

Amy got us a local rate :) RM 8, if not it'll be RM12

Let me show you guys some interesting animals.

1. Wild Boar with beard around his mouth! So cute! Like cartoon! haha!

2. His name is Slow Loris. No joke! Every action of his was like a slow motion animal. We laughed like nobody's business. hahahahahah! :)

3. Baby lions: This gotta be our pleasant surprise throughout this trip! So cute. Never though i can carried baby lions. @_@" They were marching in front of this gate. They were blocked between 2 gates. So kesian.

It's their 1st time too!

this is quite heavy. =x a lil bit stinky if you sniff harder. Haha! But they're very very tame and cute! Just like pup! :)

4. Honey Bear- amy said she put on mask a lot. That's why her face is fair. ahah!

After Zoo, we makan lunch! Mee rebus from Taiping! :) I must say the taste from the north has a vast difference from here too! hehe! :)

the old street :)

amy's mum brought us to buy local biscuits. It's nice! Thank you Auntie :)

Rested a while at home, then we proceed with the 2nd round of visitation. We went to this waterfall that our tourguide used to hangout during her childhood. It's beautiful and it's always breathtaking to see such a beautiful scene and listen to the flow of water :) Love it.

Collected some stones, very smooth one woh! :)

After that, we went to Taiping War Cemetary. It was a memorial park to commemorate those soldiers who sarcrifised lives during the war.

well maintained. :) Perfect cleanliness. Oh btw, there's no dead body underneath :)

i think this is the best self-shot by kwang =x We're at Taiping LAKE GARDEN! Wooohoo! It's a must-go place! :))

i don't want to tell you how beautiful this place is. You have to go and withness it with your bare eyes! :) Some scenery shots :))

it's my 2nd visit to Lake Garden. As beautiful as always :)

Taiping is really very very green! :)

trees and leaves on the lake? :)

Then we off for chendol :) Very cooling after some exercises at the park. haha! :)

Taiping Muzeum! :) Free entry

i forgot what's his name ady =x

this is the last lunch in Taiping. Auntie said this is a must-eat food :) roasted duck! amy ordered a big portion! =X

and the famous lobak that ended our trip :)

It's my first time driving to Taiping, great experience, happy bonding time with friends :) I'm thankful with the hospitality received :) I wish we can visit more other places :) Thank God for the safe journey! :))

Merry Merry Christmas!

Christmas is always warm. Partly because it's rainy season in Msia? Weather's getting a whole lot more colder. It's also a time of giving and forgiving.

Lotsa people must be cracking the brains to think of what to buy for people. We struggle with giving. Do we give because we want to or we need to? How do we give to people who have practically everything already?

I came across an article which strikes me with a bright light bulb. It was a sharing by a journalist from The Star. It's not only in a particular season but as part and parcel of our day-to-day life. Let me share this article with you guys (in a summary form, of course) and some opinions of mine. =D

1. Give your personal touch

A home made card or self made gift makes the gift truly special for people.

2. Give to a worthy cause

Instead of buying something, make a donation to a cause and pass on the receipt to the person you were planning to give to. You can also support such causes by buying their products which are not only better but serve to remind us of their needs.

3. Give to the workers who are in worthy causes

People who work in orphanages or homes are sometimes forgotten. They are not paid much. Don't just say how sacrifice they are, send them a gift.

4. Give blood and pleadge organs (highlight for myself!)

This is something which i seriously would like to do. :) When i die, i hope i get to donate my functioning organs to people who need them most.

5. Give your time

Sometimes, we are so occupied and we seldom have time for people. It's also a day to day thingy, which i think we shall too, give our time to people around us. It's not always about us only. :)

6. Give your forgiveness

A season of giving is also the season of forgiving. Reach out to those who may have hurt you, in the same way you would want them to do likewise.

7. Giving up

Sometimes, it's much easier to give than to give up. Look at the clutter in your lives, including the habits you want to break. If you learn to give them up, life will become simpler and happier.

8. Giving and receiving

Although it's more blessed to give than to receive, we much also learn to receive otherwise we will deprive the other person of the joy of giving.

Point No. 8 is a particular point which i want to change in myself. I wish i can learn to be a receiver and a giver at the same time. It shall be listed in a new year resolution then! :) Point No. 6 too, is an important point which i have to take note on my own. We shall not hold an grudges. I should learn to let go and forgive people. I am learning, please guide me.

Wish every child of God will have a great Christmas! :) Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year, folks! :)

the union of both cultures

Sunday was a blissful day to begin with :) attended the unique matrimony between an indian and a chinese. :) It's really not an easy effort for both people from different cultures to mix together. Imagine, if your husband/wife is of different race, there're so many things you have to take note and, not only this, but also to accept the family of your partner.

It's my first time attending an indian wedding ceremony. It took almost 1.5 hours for the ceremony to finish. @_@" never thought it'll be that long. Anyway, seeing the mother cried of happiness, it's kinda touched :) Guess wedding is a grace that we receive from god. :) we should all receive with a thankful heart that we're able to find a soul mate. Wishing everyone with best of luck in searching the true happiness! =D

it was held in multipurpose hall.

an indian and a chinese :) looking real great!

kid- the drummer :)

holding candles by the indian kids - from the groom

then, the chinese kids were holding the candles from the bride's.
what a lovely combination! ^^

see how happy the bride is :))

Student Affairs: Christmas Tree!

It was a leisure Friday! :) We're all set to install Christmas tree and some decorations at the Reception. Somehow to "beautify" the campus (i hope). Haha! :) Guess everyone was happy to see a christmas tree around, symbolize the season of giving. I always love Christmas more than anything :) It just gives you the warmth, though we're living in an all time summer Malaysia. =D Anyway, wishing everyone Merry Christmas in advance! :)

unpacked the tree from the boxes and unwrapped the countless plastic bags. Who on earth was so patient to wrap the tree like tat last time? @_@"

2 beautiful ladies were decorating the reception desk.

woohooo! :) i see the tree, with a lil snow on it! =D
jingle bell!- kwang, serene and... me =x
the happy christmas "labours"! XD

X-treme Skytrex Day!

A group of us challenged ourselves with Skytrex, the x-treme level. I think we're all out of our mind. The weather was perfect for us. It's a raining season end of the year but Sunday was just perfect for us! Guess God hears the prayer :)

a welcoming banner? :)

was wondering whether is the Monkey their mascot? :)

you live or die is not really their business :) just sign it! =X

my harness! ^^ i felt secured! =x though it's a bit painful. Pity the guys! haha!

There're 3 rules to take note during Skytrex. Firstly, safety first (follow the intruction of the trainer, equip yourself well with the harness). Secondly, each platform can only accommodate 3 persons. Lastly, each obstacle can only be played by 1 person. Cool?

a photo before we enter the entrance of hell? :D

I think the greatest lesson i've learned through Skytrex was not the blue black(s) that i gained on my hand, but more so to boost myself to look forward (neither backward nor downward*said Steph), to strive and push my body towards the finishing point. Don't ever give up on any of the station. At some stations, you won't get to see the finishing lines. It's scary. No kidding, it was very very very tiring. @_@" Solely climbing the vertical ladders was enough for me already, like 2 storeys tall? hello? -.-"

a V-shaped string. Leg steps on it first then only hold it with your hands.

@_@" I never tried any obstacle course that took me for almost 3 hours in the woods. Yes, i've been through camps but not as extreme as Skytrex. It's indeed a worthwhile experience for me! *roar*! Congratulations to all, we've all conquered the extreme! Had pushed ourselves to the limit! =D I had fun with them! It's healthy, we shld have more healthy activities as such.

The Monkey Bar (which i honestly gave that up!)last station! the greatest smile ever!luckily we had the gloves on!

Cheeeese!

Present of Skytrex: lumps of blue blacks on my hand, looked like an abused hand, hard to get up the next day with two heavy arms. :) hehe!

you wouldn't want to see what happened to my hand next =x

Thanks Kenneth for helping me to hold the camera and snap photos along the journey. :)

doodles on the kids' faces!

Hohoho! It was a fun Saturday. Tried something new during that evening, went to a birthday party and did facepainting for the kids. Kids nowadays are really pampered. They got the best thing in their lives, especially kids from rich families. Pointless for me to describe on the materialistic life that they ever possess. I just hope they'll have a balance family, able to receive great love from family and at the same time able to enjoy the best thing in their lives. The family that we went to was well to do. They love their precious daughter, who turns 2 on that day. :)

there's a clown named Jojo :)

 steph's ladybird on my hand *claps

my butterfly on steph's. *no clap =x

 the birthday girl- she loves it and she wants everything on her face, hands... everywhere!

but she's very quiet

 cute lil girl =)

Anyway, it was a great experience for me! Never thought i get to draw something on these small innocent kids' faces. Got to see the sharp features of their faces =D beautiful and handsome :) Oooo did i mention? I earned 70bucks from this for that 2 hours? =D

Feeling

Sometimes, we just can't seem to hold our emotion. We can't touch it. We can only feel it. That's why people always mumble the sentence "You just can't understand how i feel." (which is 100% true!)

A people-oriented person always care about the feeling of others. We are worried that we might hurt other people's feeling. I agree with what a friend said today, "I'm afraid of opening the wound and not be able to close it properly." His sentence somehow strikes me a lil, for me being a lil bit insensitive in a sense that i feel it's ok to talk about the problem because we're not intentionally hurt the other party but we hope to talk about this and find a better solution. We are trying to deal with the challenge by not being too personal. Then i begin to realise and do some self-talk. "Since when i am so cold blooded?" haha! =X Did SDCU give me sucha "training" before? =X Oh well, i guess sometimes i also hope to focus on the task.

Open communication at times do hurt others' feeling. It's never easy for 2 person to initiate an honest heart to heart talk. How many of you actually have these friends who do this with you once a while? I believe it takes time to understand a person. Be it at work, at personal level, we indeed need a sincere talk. Whatever it is, it can be an affection, can be an affirmation, or it can even be the disagreement. All of these can improve one's relationship. The one who listens is always the best because the one who initiates the talk needs so much of courage and needs to filter the words in case it hurts. Of course, the listener should always keep an open mind to receive the data sent! :)

As i am growing, i begin to realise the importance of handling crisis in myself. I begin to take up responsibilities, to initate a talk with people that i pay much attention to, to handle people with care and to take in opinions with an open heart. I'm still learning. Way to go =) The most important thing is we must care about others' feeling.

Melaka :)

Saturday, a weekend to be looking forward to! :) We headed to Malacca. Supposed to be a trio trip but it the end, somebody decided to ffk us. =X Haha! Ok, enough of the complaints. I've been mumbling to KS for her ffk'ness. =) It was quite a hot Saturday. Oh well, never had i been to Melaka that rains. So, yea.

This time round was slightly extraordinary. We went to Crocodile Farm. Haha! =) It's was such a looooooong time that i nv been there. =) Reminded a lot of my family that brought us there to touch the baby crocs. :) A scary but a memorable one. As of now, the crocs in the farm were a lil bit laid back. Still got quite a lot of species. However, the farm wasn't really well maintained. Felt kinda wasted the entrance fee. Luckily we still managed to see the feeding process. Not that bad afterall. =)

Croc Farm! =)



Greedy croc! Already so full still caught a chicken in his mouth!

There's also an aviary farm inside the crocs farm too. Managed to go in and get close with the birdies! :) Very lovely and tame peacock. She stretched her feathers when we got close to her. Oh well, we're not peacocks. =X So, don't really have a big impact on us, so sorry. :)

Didn't know croc is really actually her best friend. She loves reptiles. Ewwww. =X

Later, we moved on to Jonker Street. Hehe! The best place in Malacca that you cannot be missed! =) Stomach was growling very loudly. It's time to dig in! :) Chicken rice ball as our first stop! =) Tender oily chicken, veggie and rice! What's more, with the chili sauce! Heavenly! =)

I don't wanna tell you how delicious was this. =)

Then we continue with shopping and walking around Jonker Street. It's really nice to walk in Jonker. Everytime you get to see new stuff! Like this pic down here. It's fruit tea! =) From far, the colourful bottle already made my eyes glued onto its picturesque feature. So, i bought one and had many many sips of refreshing fruit tea under the hot weather! :) Nice one! Should try if you happen to see one. =)

Inside one of the souvenir shops.

I think this was the best surprise from Jonker Street. No wonder people always say, without expectation, there's always surprises! :) Totally agree! This is durian puff. Never thought it was a cold dessert. The first bite shocked both of us and we "wahhh" at the same time! So hilarious. The durian paste was just nice, it wasn't too sweet! Yay! Love it! It's the food of the day! =)

Hmmm... then we continued to blow bubbles while walking at Bukit St. Paul. =) From the top, you get to see a lot of happenings down right at the street. :) There were people doing art performances. Tourists were so busy taking photos. (I'm one of them). =D

A' Famosa :)

Christ Church Malacca :) beautiful

We've been walking for almost the whole day in Melaka. :) Nyonya dinner concluded our trip. Hehe! 6 dishes in one go! Woooot! :)) It's a good try! :)

Melaka is always a good state if you wanna do a lot of visitiations, a lot of exercises, a lot of makan places, a lot of histories reflection. :) I still love Melaka a lot. :) It was a great trip! =) Sengkius!