Finding MING a mate.....

Isn't she cute?!?!.....i named her MING....i got the name from the reality show "Kimora-Life in the Fabulous Lane"...in reality, Ming is Kimora's eldest daughter....actually, i wanted to name her Aoki (Kimora's youngest daughter-sorry....watching too much of Kimora!) but Ming is simpler.....

I took her when she was 2 months old....but she was quite a big size for a 2-month old kitten....Ming is my first pet....she is the most behaved cat i have ever met (i'm serious!....hehehehe).....

Now....she is 8 months old.....i'm finding her a mate (coz i believe it is the "time" for her "need")...i found a few candidates for her.....she rejected ALL.....she didnt surrender easily....i had to kidnap my neighbour's cat for a week (my neighbour just let the cat running free outside)...i've tried to hook her up with him......they fighted a lot (as expected).....as days went by, they got along.....but....i couldn't keep him any longer.....i had to let the cat free....my neighbour must be looking for him....(and he also didnt litter properly ...very strong reason for me to ditch him out...hehehe)

i don't know whether Ming had her "need" satisfied or not......i'm crossing my fingers.....hehehehe.....otherwise, i just need to continue finding Ming a mate.....GOOD LUCK SENA!!!

"Escape" by Carolyn Jessop

It's reading time!!! hehehehe.....

For those who love "true story", u guys may want to consider this book.....i watched Oprah few months back and she invited Carolyn Jessop who lived in a community which believes in plural marriage i.e. polygamy.....she was forced to marry a 50-year old stranger as his 4th when she was 18 and he was a religious cult member ... Later, she became one of his 6 wives and bore him 8 children in 15 years. When the cult became more extreme, she knew she and her children had to escape.

The abuse in the community was beyond our imagination. They were abused emotionally and phisically. Husbands were in control of everything.....they could do whatever they wanted to do with their women and children...they believed the "outside" world [outside their community] was contaminated.....lucky for her, she escaped....struggling to start a new life with one sick child and rebellious children......

Despite our modern world and the thought that the westerners are more civilized, it is just beyond our imagination to know that this kind of community exists and the abuse is just beyond words.....

Memories

Catching up with my pasts.......trying to refresh all my memories.....all the trips, concerts, activities.....

Missing the old days.........hehehehhe

Redang @ August 2007

Perfect view from Redang Bay Resort!!!

Hanging out...

Chillin' with ice creams....it was a hot day...

On the boat going for snorkeling

Feeding the fish! They were friendly and hungry...ehehehe...

Me & Ayu Dcs having fun!

5 of us.....Me, Ayu Dcs, Ieta, Radi & Ayu McD

Ready to go back snorkeling for another round!

Hey fish! we come in peace....

By the way, they charged us RM5 per picture (soft copy jek!)

Moray Eel..........it was a BIG FISH! slighlty bigger than a man!

Still can put a smile on our faces even though we were very2 tired after spending all day snorkeling



On our way back to the resort, our boat stranded in the middle of the sea.....the engine overheated....

The beach was soooooo beautiful....

Spending the nite playing congkak



minum air kelapa satu kemestian...baru "feel" sambil dengar ombak malam....hehehhe

Bandung @ June 2007

Bandung.....antara destinasi kegilaan warga Malaysia sekarang...bila sebut Bandung je, yg terlintas dalam fikiran tempat2 shopping, factory outlets, nasi padang...macam2 la...trip ni berlima dgn Ayu dcs, Ita, Jojo and Skeen.

Once we reached Bandara Bandung (Bandara means Airport), we took a cab (it cost us 45K Rupiah or RM18 per taxi to our hotel namely Gumilang Sari Hotel (booked earlier via internet). The hotel is located at Jalan Setiabudi. It is further up from the town. According to the taxi driver, a lot of Malaysian stay at Hotel Sukajadi as it's nearer to the town.




Cuaca kat sana sejuk dan nyaman.....so, it was a relief as our acitivities would involve a lot of walking...when we reached our hotel, first thing we did was finding a transport. We got a car (they called it Kijang or equivalent to Toyota Unser..;p) and a driver...it cost us 600K Rupiah per day or about RM240...yupppp...it was quite a sum...lucky there were 5 of us...hehehe


First destination was Tangkuban Perahu...the journey took about 45 minutes from our hotel.....i never saw a volcano before...so, it really amazed me...as soon as we reached at the top of the volcano, we were surrounded by sellers......tried to persuade us to buy something from them as souvenirs...

Interesting fact...tourist guide bgtau kitorg, dalam sehari, hanya beberapa tourist guide dan penjual (lebih kurang 10-15 org) yg dibenarkan mencari rezeki kat situ...dan....dalam seminggu hanya sekali sahaja...bermakna, setiap hari a group of different people....so, that one particular day would be the only day to make money there (maybe they sells their good elsewhere on other days)...populasi penduduk Indonesia yg begitu besar sampai nk cari rezeki pun kena rotate camtu....(bersyukur dapat hidup kat Malaysia).

Masa kat Tangkuban Perahu, kitorg gi jungle trekking...tourist guide tu kata dekat je...lebih kurang 1km...x sampai setengah jam boleh sampai bawah....pastu driver kitorg akan tunggu kat bawah...it turned out......1km per trip pegi sahaja and we still have to walk another 1km utk ke kereta....so, total of 2km walking for about 1 and 1/2 hour! and they charged us by hour! (lesson no 1-always ask first!)...penjual2 tu semua ikut kitorg jungle trekking dan x putus2 pujuk kitorg beli barang cenderahati....




But.....it was worth the sweat.....the view was really beautiful and the trees were simply amazing! (pic) and at the bottom we had the opportunity to "play" with the mud (pic) which was claimed can make your skin softer (they even sell it in the recycled mineral water bottle!)...on our way back to the car, the tourist guide told us about the legend of Tangkuban Perahu - Sangkuriang, who fell in love with his own mother bla bla bla......;p....it was an interesting legend as i listened to him attentively....hehehe...they charged us about 200K Rupiah (RM80) for the guide and another 135K Rupiah (RM54) for the entrance fee (for 5 pax)...

Apart from the volcano, kitorg pergi Hot Spring x jauh dgn Tangkuban Perahu....masa tu weekend, so, ramai giler manusia....hehehe....seperti biasa, kena bayar entrance fee of 12K Rupiah per person (RM4.80)....dalam tuh, ade pilihan kalau nk yg privacy, pool or public......kitorg amik yg pool (pic)...kena bayar lagi another 27.5K Rupiah (RM11).....

Factory outlets were everywhere....i was attracted to the concept there....macam rumah banglo lot but it is a shop! (pic) factory outlets banyak di Jalan Sukajadi, Jalan Setiabudi, Jalan Cihampelas.....here u can find a lot of branded clothes but cheaper...we noticed that, nothing is free in Bandung....even somebody volunteer to help you with the traffic, eg: they hold other cars to give you a way, we have to pay them..normally around 1K Rupiah (RM0.40)...

Tidak sah percutian ke Indonesia kalau tak beli kebaya......tapi kebaya, telekong, blouse, tudung, kain meter takde jual kat factory outlets.....so, we went to Pasar Baru......memang rambang mata tgk kebaya in every color, lace in every shop, blouses, tudung yg bermacam2 fesyen dan design.....

One experience we wont ever forget.....when we were in the car and the car stopped at a traffic light, came a "pondan" with heavy make up with his little music instrument and started singing outside the car. He expected us to give him money (they do all sort of things for money).....we ignored him and he kept singing....we just let him sing and pretending that we didnt care.....he gave us an angry look and the driver asked us to give some money...finally, we gave only 500 cents (RM0.20).....the moment he took the money, we were scolded by the "pondan" sbb mula2 x nak bagi duit!!! hah!

Normally we would go for Nasi Padang for our lunch....one afternoon we were having our lunch at Ibu Suharti resataurant....basically, we didnt know what to order...so, we just oredered what was in the menu.....the meals looked delicious.....but...a lil bit sweet....when we browsed further the menu, we noticed that we had actually ordered cow skin as one of the side dishes......eewwwwww!.....we barely ate our meals.....hahahaha....we also went to a Sundanese restaurant where we were served with Sunda foods. They served the rice in the banana leave (pic)....5 stars for the food presentation!!! Kat Bandung juga terkenal dengan kek kukus Amanda! mmg sedap!

The driver took us to a neighbourhood where we could see Bandung from the top of the hill. We were amazed by the big bungalows in the neighbourhood which reflected their status....It really showed the big gap between the riches and the poors.....

Tibalah hari untuk berangkat pulang.......kat airport jojo kena tarik ke tepi oleh sekuriti sbb bawak souvenir yg konon nye bahaya (souvenir tuh jojo beli kat Tangkuban Perahu berbentuk tanduk dibuat dari kayu)....dah bercerita panjang dgn sekuriti, dia lepaskan jugak.....so, after we checked in, we waited in the departure hall........then.....a few minutes later, the security came to jojo asking for money....he said that he wanted 50K Rupiah (RM20) as he allowed jojo to board......huh....corruption!......we also needed to pay 60K Rupiah (RM24) for the airport tax....and we arrived at Malaysia airport safe and sound.....;p

Phuket @ May 2007

5 hari 4 malam ke Patong, Phuket....view dari atas kapal terbang mmg cun gilerrr...rasa x sabar nk landing...trip ni gi ngan Idah and her brother & family....5 of us...

Hari nak pegi ni byk betul dugaan...kereta x blh start...missed the bus.....almost tertinggal flight.............huh!

We were staying at Holiday Inn-Phuket Busakorn Wing (a very2 nice hotel!) and welcomed with flowers and complimentary local fruits (rambutan, manggis etc). NICE!!!

Swimming pool mmg very tempting (pic: view from our room..cantik kan!)....x lepas peluang swimming...acara wajib..hehehe..Patong Beach mmg tempat tourist...everywhere was full with mat salleh...but the beach itself was not as beautiful as i expected (maybe after tsunami kot pantai dia x berapa cantik-hilang mood nk mandi pantai...plus...nobody mandi manda pun kat pantai tuh...oh ya.....they were after the sun! tanning session!)

One thing good about Patong, u can just walk around the small town...a lot of restaurants (arabs, thais, seafoods, indians) and a lot of clubs, pubs, open bars...name it!

A lot of places and shops for shopping too...Patong Top Shopping Paradise...where all the Prada, Gucci, Guess, Jimmy Choo, Chanel etc waiting to be grabbed....shoes, t shirts, parios...their printed t shirts are really nice...i bought myself "My Chemical Romance" t shirt and the most sought out tshirt-"NO I DON'T WANT A F*?K'N TUK TUK SUIT OR MASSAGE THANK YOU VERY MUCH (must buy!SERIOUS!)

I kept on wondering why this t shirt is very popular among the tourists (officemates i pun kirim)....i learnt that these 3 things were very popular there...massage services were everywhere...and then, there were tuk tuk-a town taxi (pic) and boleh tempah suit siap dalam masa 1 hari! believe it or not! and the price is quite reasonable...basically, u can find a lot of things there...some things are cheaper but of course u have to bargain...otherwise, for a fake Guess purse, they would sell about RM100...(yeah...might as well get the original!)..keyword is..BARGAIN!

We tried to find pirate cds, vcds, dvds.....tapi satu pun xde jual openly....bila tanye kat kedai2....baru lah tau diorg nih jual pirate cds underground...siap ade bilik rahsia belakang kedai or kat ceruk2 bangunan....seram gak tapi kitorg determine nak cari dvd...quite cheap and kualiti gambar blh tahan....surprisingly.....almost all sellers there were not locals.....ramai foreigners-pakistan ramai....termasukla yg jual dvd haram ni (pic)...hehehe...

waktu ptg blh nk kata everyday hujan.....a lil bit disappointed...but overall, i had fun...tapi kecewa x dapat pegi bond island and bungee jumping....maybe i ll go there again someday!