My first time to Singapore

Last Saturday was my first time to Singapore! I reached UTM on Friday night for their SAC on Saturday and I decided to go over to Singapore after SAC since is nearby and most importantly,I have not been there! So after the SAC around 12.00pm, I took a bus to Bandaraya and then walked to the Checkpoint. Once reached Singapore, I met up with Jing Wen from MC AIESEC Singapore at the Jurong East station. He then took me to NTU to meet up with Sharon, Dey, Tong, Diana and the rest of the AIESECers..I like NTU!! They have McDonald there!! Very clean and beautiful university. Jing Wen took me around the NTU and we took some pictures.

Guess what...I went through the longest staircase ever!! (the one you see in the picture is just half of it..) At night, we went to Laupasar for dinner with some new and old interns, AIESECers and friend's of AIESEC. I had Pan Mee soup for dinner..well..I still prefer Malaysia's Pan Mee..hahaha

After dinner, we walked to Esplanade! Took more and more pictures as we walk along. Saw the prestigious 6 star hotel, Fullerton, The Merlion and other statues. Singapore is very beautiful at night. We hang around at the Harry's Bar until 12.00am then took a cab back to Sharon's house. I was so so tired until I fallen asleep in the cab. Haha..Thanks Sharon for letting me to sleep in your room. Sorry to Sharon's hamster...

The next morning, I'm supposed to meet up with Jing Wen at 9.00am for breakfast and final tour around Chinatown before I leave. But he was late! So late until me and Sharon had to wait until 10.30am..sigh..After that, we took the MRT to Chinatown for Dim Sum breakfast and bought some souvenirs for people I love back home.

Time flies and I had to leave.Took a bus to Larkin and got myself a ticket back to Kuala Lumpur. Wish I can go back to visit Singapore again one day because I've not seen the pink dolphin yet!!

Journey continue to Day 3

On the 3rd day, we decided to get out of Kuta to explore other sides of Bali. So, first, we went to Nusa Dua. Took us almost 30 mins to reach Nusa Dua by bike. Nusa Dua is a peninsula, located at the southern side of Bali. Most of the high-end hotels are located there. Like Grand Hyatt Bali, Hilton International Bali, Nikko Bali and etc...

After checking out the hotels in Nusa Dua, we went on to search for Pura Geger. By the way, "Pura" means temple. Pura Geger, a temple dedicated to agricultural deities, is a short distance east of town on a rocky promontory. From Pura Geger, you can overlook the beautiful sea. About 400meter from Pura Geger, we came to a seaweed farm. According to one of the farmer there, the collected seaweeds is used in food, sauces, soap and condiments. They also export the seaweed to countries like Japan and Singapore.

After that, we ride towards Uluwatu. Before we reach Uluwatu, we stopped by at the Garuda Wishnu Kencana Cultural Park in Jimbaran. Is a cultural park craved out of limestone rock. We paid 15,000 Rupiah each for admission fees. This entitled us to stroll around and view the great statue of Vishnu, the Hindu God and the statue of half bird half man, Garuda. After visited the cultural park we head on to The Peak in Uluwatu to see the beaches. Beautiful beaches...After few hours in Nusa Dua and Uluwatu, we decided to head back to hotel for dinner.

We had our dinner in some random restaurant. After dinner, we went back to hotel to rest and prepare ourselves for next day's tour!

Day 2 in Bali

This is really a great place! Woke up around 9am and had breakfast in the hotel. On the 2nd day, we toured around in Kuta. Our mission is to find BIGGEST shopping complex in Bali! They call it the CENTRO. But before we start, we stopped by at the money changer to change our US dollars to the local currency. Then we went on bike to Kuta town!

As soon as we reached the town, we stopped by at a DVD shop and spent almost 1 hour choosing DVD!! DVDs there cost around RM 4.00 and if you buy 10, you will get 3 for free! Alan were so happy with his DVDs.( I'll get the police to arrest you! hahaha). Being in Bali, you have to try some of the famous local grub else don't say you've been to Bali..so we tried the MI BAKSO! Mi Bakso is a sweetish pork ball noodle soup. At around 5000 Rupiah per bowl, you can find it being sold by streets vendor (on bike and cart) everywhere in Bali. The Indonesian bakso has a chewy texture and sometimes when eating lesser quality bakso one has the feeling of biting into a rubber ball that goes from one side of the mouth to another. The emphasis of this dish is on the large-sized grayish pork ball, and not on the noodles. Certainly a bowl was not sufficient to fill even one tiny corner of my tummy!

After mi bakso, we shopped around in Centro and bought a sarong for myself and Polo shirts for daddy and Alan. After I pay for the shirts, I found out that I'm short of almost 300,000 Rupiah in my purse! Then we realized...probably we got cheated at the money changer!! Darn! Is a long story how we got cheated so I'm not going to tell but if anyone is going to Bali, please be careful with the money changers! Know how much you gave them to change and how much you got back. Count again before you step out from the shop. They have all the skills to trick you without you knowing...sigh

After that, we went back to the hotel to bathe and rest. At night, we went to the bar! Had some weird drinks! I forgot the name but the guy told me after I drink, my skin will become smoother...hahaha.. One more thing, there were so so many ladies in the bar! Pretty, not so pretty, young, old..you name it! What were they doing?? hahaha...hunting for 'Mat Salleh'...I had goosebumps the whole night..looking at the old ladies with young Mat Salleh..haha..

We left the bar at around 2am..

Bali, Indonesia

Day 1

September 2, 2006 was my first time in Bali, Indonesia. We took an approx 3 hours flight from LCCT, KLIA to Denpasar, Bali. Guess what I first had in Bali when I reached? A scoop
of Baskin Robins ice-cream that costs 15000 Rupiah right outside the arrival hall! This may sounds stupid but is my favourite and I like it! Then we took a cabby to the Hotel Saphir Mabisa in Legian, Kuta. Took approximately 20 minutes drive from the Airport. It was not a big or luxurious 5 stars hotel but it's really good. With calm and peaceful ambiance and botanic surroundings, is just perfect for relaxation.

As soon as we settled down, we went for our first lunch in Warung Wali then we took a walk along Kuta's beaches. As we walk along, we saw
lotsa surfers busy showing off their skills, kids running around, and others sun bathing. Many people says "Bali's beaches are a perfect tropical surf paradise.." and I guess is true and as you shop around in Bali, you will see tonnes of surf shops...as if they've sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Roxy, Ripcurl,Rusty, Quicksilver, Billabong and etc..just name it!

On that night, we also rented a bike for 45000/day. He took me around in Kuta and we had our dinner in a Thai's restaurant. Kuta is a hustling bustling town with lotsa bars,hotels, restaurants, and shops. Just like our Bangsar..
So..that's my first night in Bali..stay tune for more updates and pictures!

Hong Kong - Last January

One day, Stephanie was telling me and Melvin about the WNCF in Hong Kong. She applied to become the Faci of the conference and was accepted. 3 of us got quite excited and start planning to go HK..and well....I did actually bought the plane tix but unfortunately..Steph cant go anymore as she has just recovered from " the accident" and Melvin too because he wants to save the money for APX...
So on that evening..I took the flight alone to Macau. Reached Macau after 3hours 15mins of flight. Then took a cab to the ferry terminal. Took the ferry and reached Hong Kong at 9++pm. Then I call Wei Han and we met up at New World around 10++pm.

The next morning..I left the hotel to Tsim Sha Tsui. Walked around that place..did some shopping and found myself lost in Tsim Sha Tsui! hahaha..well but at least I had fun! Walk from 11am till around 7pm and trust me..am not tired at all!! and I had the most expensive wantan mee in town.....

In the conference.. alot of new friends found..alot of discussion with AIESECers from different LC about PBOXs..they were very excited about the HIV/AIDS PBOX. Witnessed the MCP Election..was great! Congrats Mandy! All the best to you and the team

After the conference..I went back to the hotel in Tsuen Wan. The next day..travelled around the Central..visited the park..the library..the shopping complexes..went to the CNY fairs...there are still so many more places that I haven't go..*sob sob*.... Went back to Tsim Sha Tsui after that..met up with the MCs. Had the best dessert in town at Hui
Lou Shan!!

Next stop...the DISNEYLAND!!! Spent the whole day in Disneyland..still AWESOME albeit is different from other Disneylands. Went for the Pooh Adventure ride, watched the MICKEY Golden Awards Show, went to the Philmagic teater, did some little shopping in the Emporium...had lunch at the Disney Bakery... There was a Disney parade in the afternoon too. It was a fun day! " Oh Mickey You're so FINE! You blow my mind..hey MICKEY! hey MICKEY! "









The next morning, the AIESECERs brought me to a restaurant for DIM SUM!! Nice..Yummy! Thank you Ricky, Phoebe, Carmen, Zhong Kai, Ian , Vincent, Nancy, Jackie...After the breakfast..I left to the ferry terminal...went back to Macau for my flight back to MALAYSIA..

My days in Hong Kong were awesome! Thank you to all of you for such a sweet memories..I hope to see you all again soon!

p/s : Phoebe..you promised that you'll come to Malaysia this summer right? Cant wait to see you!!