The final week of 2010 was probably one of the best final weeks of the year i had so far. Started off with the AFF Suzuki Cup where Malaysia met Indonesia in the finals. Putting the stupid laser beams aside, i can easily say it was the one time where everyone in Malaysia was one, united. No race, no religion but Malaysian instead. It even came to a point when i was packing food and the fella manning the store asked …
“You are Malaysian?”
I was like in a state of shock cause finally, finally someone asked the right question and not the usual, what are you? what race, bla bla bla. This fella is actually an ardent fan of the Malaysian football team and he was giving extra chicken to his fellow countrymen. HAhahaha nice gesture.
My room mate’s cousin was getting married and i was invited to witness and also photograph the ceremony as i haven’t been to a Punjabi wedding before. Honestly speaking, it was damn nice and colourful!
The Punjabi community are very closely knitted and i had the chance to see that first hand. What left me in awe was how close were they to their Chinese neighbour! There’s a part of the pre-wedding where the ladies would dance around with one of them dressed up as a bridegroom and bride. I followed the group as they danced around the guest but they suddenly danced towards their neighbour’s house and i was baffled.
The owner of the house actually opened her doors and invited all of them to dance in their hall !!!!
I have never seen anything like that and just had to record it !
Neighbour also started dancing There’s always a first for everything.
Finally on New Year’s eve, i was invited to celebrate New Year with my cousins and nephew/nieces. I was forced to gulp down wine and beer though i never liked both. But over the years of attending family functions, i have slowly learned to drink beer -_-! Would definitely go for sparkling juice anytime but that would not look good especially when you are forced to mingle with your boss and colleagues in future; social drinking. So which better place to learn to increase your tolerance level for alcohol if it isn’t your cousin’s house.
About 1am plus we called it a day. One the way back i was stopped twice at the police roadblock asking for my nationality -_-! The moment i replied in Bahasa, i was given the hand signal to move on
On New Year’s morning i went to temple as how i would do with my family in Penang. On the way back, while driving on the Bukit Jalil Highway, a car cuts right in front of me … on a highway …. and he suddenly slams the brakes.
On the way to the airport, i sensed that i should be prepared with plan B as the possibility of missing the flight was almost inevitable.
A few months before, Angeline and i mapped out the roads that would lead us up to northern Luzon and checked if it’s possible reaching there without the plane. The reason why we had to map out the roads was because if you do a quick google map check, there isn’t a proper route. So we had manually check and if buses were going to the Vigan or even Laoag City from Manila.
The answer was YES.
Thus plan B was initiated. Plan B as backup and B as for … BUS.
Partas Bus to be exact.
*Some requested for a map to show where we were heading and so here it is. We are stuck in Manila where we missed our flight to Laoag City which at the far north. So plan B is to take a bus to Vigan City first before continuing by van to Laoag City.
Having taken a grueling bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap with chickens hung upside down by the passenger beside me through out the 10 hour journey, i was more prepared for anything LOL.
When Hannah told us that the flight was already on the runway, i looked at everyone to see what was their reaction and surprisingly all looked rather calm. I was ‘used’ to getting sticks in previous trips but probably this time around i was with the right people onboard.
Angeline and I then told the whole group that we have to initiate plan B if we were to keep up with the time lost.
Emily said,” Bus?! Woahhh like Cambodia?”.
We had less than 2 hours to get to the Partas bus station and also have dinner. We refreshed ourselves at the airport’s washroom before taking taxis to the bus station. There we bought the tickets and had dinner while waiting.
I asked around if i could charge my iPhone while having my dinner and i was asked to pay RM 2 for the service >.<! I didn’t really complain as i really needed it to be fully charged.
The time came and upon boarding the bus, the first thing that i realized was the blaring 80s music being played. It was in fact the only music being played throughout the whole journey. So far nothing has beaten the movie shown in the bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap where the martial arts were based on basketball moves.
By taking the bus we would move from Manila to Vigan and then followed by Laoag City.
Just like Malaysia, the bus eventually stopped out of nowhere for us to get something to bite and also to use the washroom.
I checked the map and realized we were nearby a town called Villasis. Not to sure if it has anything to do with Hannah since her name is Hannah Villasis
The journey to Vigan continued.
We arrived at about 7 something in the morning, local time. Hannah then got us a few motor-tricycles to bring us to our hotel, Salcedo de Vigan. We were actually suppose to spend a night here but because of the missed flight, we only had a few hours in Vigan. It wasn’t a problem with our itinerary but i could see some were already floating.
The moment we arrived the staffs welcomed us and immediately showed us to our dormitory. I called them the night before telling them we missed the flight and would be arriving late. I felt bad as they have actually sent 2 vans to pick us up from the airport. Even with all the staffs were very friendly.
I finally met with the person whom i was emailing regarding our accommodation, Kaye!
I asked the receptionist who was Kaye cause i honestly didn’t know if i was meeting a lady or a man. She then said,” Oh Miss Kaye will meet with you later.”
“Ohhh Miss Kaye. Hahah ok ”, i replied, LOL.
All of us took turns to wash up as for the rest who were waiting, totally knocked out on their beds.
We rested for like 2 hours before slowly moving our butts out of bed to have the complimentary breakfast. Everyone looked groggy.
We were staying at the highest floor and had to walk down 4 flights of stairs. Salcedo de Vigan has beautiful interior which was probably preserved from the Spanish times which was good cause it gives that old feel.
Some of us just couldn’t stop exploring the whole hotel. Had we had more time, we probably would have camwhored everywhere.
Before heading for breakfast, i finally met Miss Kaye and made the final payments for our room as well as the Kalesa rides (horse rides) that we were about to take right after breakfast.
For breakfast i had garlic rice with scrambled egg and pork sausages.
The receptionist then signaled that the Kalesa rides were ready and we all wrapped up our breakfast and headed outside.
Vigan is actually a town which is sort of stuck in a time capsule and tries to maintain their Spanish heritage which is beautiful and interesting. The roads itself aren’t the usual tar but slabs of stones instead.
We were shown around town and i can remember how the locals were looking at us. Probably because the rest of the town were on wheels and we on the other hand were moving around with manual power.
One carriage had like 3 of us in it …. depending on the body size. Some manage to squeeze in 4. One of the first stops was at the main Vigan gate (picture above). The kalesas stopped right in the middle of the road for us to take photos.
The idea of going to Philippines came just before we left for Indonesia. With Airasia having yet another promotion, i couldn’t help resist looking through. Initial plans were to go to Taiwan but of course when i realized the dates weren’t to my liking, i immediately shifted to Philippines. We managed to get return tickets for less than RM 60 and that was a bargain i tell you. A bus ride to Singapore alone would have cost more.
By the time i have booked for Angeline and i, my mailbox was filled with messages asking where is my next destination. This was even before i announced on facebook or twitter.
The day finally came and we were all excited to see how Philippines is. As for me and Angeline, we were just waiting to unfold all our plans that has been tailored for the whole lot. Besides visiting places in Philippines, we were also there to meet up with our blogger friend, Hannah!
A day before the trip, the Penangites arrived first as the flight to Clark, Manila is early in the morning. So we all checked into Tunehotels @ LCCT before heading off for dinner via KLIA Transit (RM 5.50 to Putrajaya).
After that most of the hit the sack to get some good rest but not me. I was having my usual pre-holiday stress. Thinking if there’s anything i am missing out. Since i was awake, i went over to LCCT to check us all in via AirAsia’s self check in kiosk. At the same time, i stayed back in LCCT to catch one of the matches from World Cup.
Morning finally came and this time around we weren’t stoned like how we were for Indonesia (sleeping on the floor of LCCT with newspaper HAHAHAHA). The flight was about 3 hours and i also recognized one of the air stewardess as she was previously one of the participants from Malaysian Dream Girl.
Comparatively to Indonesia, Philippines we were doing everything on our own. Decided to go this way to have more control of the whole trip and not rush like a cow like what happened in Indonesia. You might have got the worth of your money by rushing but trust me, it’s better if you can take it down a gear and relax.
Chillax mode.
We were greeted by super blue skies. Welcome to Clark’s Diosdado Macapagal International Airport. Looks relatively new or probably they have just renovated the place.
I have said it before and i am going to say it again, it’s because of AirAsia i am able to travel with my friends to all the countries that we have gone so far (look at the top of my blog). I have gone around with MAS and SIA but when you want to travel around especially with people with a budget, you can’t go wrong with AirAsia. Yes there are complains here and there but when you are on a budget, the only thing that matters is getting to your destination.
Some of us were seated way at the back, so we had to wait for them.
Ai Ling taking cover. Unlike LCCT, we had to walk in the open to the arrival hall. Thankfully it didn’t rain.
Still walking to the Arrival Hall.
Once when we got our bags, we excited the airport and hunted for a telco shop to get our local sim cards. It was slightly different from how we are accustomed to in Malaysia. We were pointed to a machine that supposes to dispense the sim card automatically. But the machine was spoiled and instead a lady was there to help us out.
We were recommended to get Smart Mobile because we will be in Pagudpud which is at the northern tip of Philippines and only they have the better coverage.
We then rushed to their scheduled express bus to Manila. The journey from Clark to Manila is about 2hours. Good time to get some shut eye. The bus ride cost us less than RM 25 per person.
We arrived at SM Megamall shopping complex which was also our meeting point with Hannah. We then had lunch at Jollybee before moving to Gohotel.ph. Since we were only leaving Manila later in the evening by flight to Laoag, Gohotel.ph sponsored us a room for us to leave our bags thus having the freedom to roam around Manila bag-less.
Thank you Gohotel.ph. If you didn’t know, Gohotel.ph is the equivalent to Tunehotels.com
Hannah was persistent to show at least part of Manila before we flew off for Laoag and we finally gave and went to the nearest train station. It was like a 10 minutes walk from Gohotel.ph.
The main plan for the 1st day in Philippines was basically to move from Clark to Manila upon arrival and then burn our time before we flew off to the northern part of Philippines, Laoag City. By flight it would take us about an hour and a half. So Manila was more like a transit for us.
One thing you would notice when you are in Manila are the HUGE billboards. They are all over the town and some are the size of a 10 storey building.
Before we got to the ticket counter, we stopped for a drink. Someone then mentioned about a poster at the stall saying there’s vacancy. One of the criteria was little vague.
Height was mentioned. Then it made sense. The stall itself was really small and if you are taller than the stated height, you wouldn’t be able to work in it. Interesting.
Our ticket cost less than 1 ringgit. That’s from Boni to Taft station.
Out of the blue, we were then warned by the security guards that we were not allowed to take photographs. At the entrance itself everyone had to go through a body and bag check. For some reason the lady who checked me gave a slight pat on my bum before letting me go -_-!
The train ride in Manila is just CRAZY!!! Packed like super sardine cans. I thought that only happens in Japan or China but Manila was the same and it wasn’t even peak hour yet.
Upon arriving at the Taft station, we engaged in a few tricycle rides to Fort Santiago.
Some of you might wonder why didn’t we spend time in Manila and that’s because any of us could always come back to Manila and visit the places at our own leisure but for the other towns that we were about to go to were probably once in a lifetime trip. Unless of course they make it a point to go through 12 hours of bus ride again which i will explain in later entries.
To be fair to Hannah who stays in Manila, of course we loved for her to show around and Fort Santiago was the only place we could afford to be at judging from the time limitation we had.
Fort Santiago is made famous when one of Manila’s local hero was killed and if you noticed in the picture above, his footsteps are shown. So visitors could relive where he walked to before he eventually died as a hero.
Jose Rizal, the local hero.
Not sure what was Aaron doing here LOL. Hannah showed us around and explained what were the buildings in that area were for. Fort Santiago is actually by the Pasig River.
I was keeping track of time and made sure we had buffer time to get to the airport.
I pitied my trishaw fella because he had to peddle 2 of the biggest guys in the group, David and me. Probably he cursed as he pedaled hard, lol.
Our problem started when we arrived at the train station; the crowd was worse than previous encounter. We even had to split into 2 groups to make sure we can get into the train fast.
At this point i have already conceded on what has became my main title of this entry. We rushed to Gohotel.ph, got our bags and hired 2 taxis to get us to the airport but the traffic jam didn’t help either. Hannah, pulled out all her guns to make sure the plane doesn’t leave without us. She was calling everyone she knew to halt the flight. Salute you Hannah
When we reached the airport, Hannah ran to the Cebu Pacific Air counter and hoped that we were able to make it but the plane was already on the tarmac.
If you didn’t know already, Apple released iOS 4.2.1 earlier today which is the first time where all iDevices get the same update, yes including iPad. I realized the firmware alone was almost double the size of 4.1 and having such a crappy internet connection, i downloaded the firmware manually using a download accelerator.
Of course before anything else is done, please do backup your device and also update iTunes to 10.1. New features in 4.2 are Find iPhone, AirPrint, AirPlay and little tweaks here and there. I am more interested in Find iPhone.
Once updated, the first thing that is visible is a new app called Find iPhone. Previously this was a paid service but now it’s free for all current devices (iPhone 4, iPod touch 4th gen, iPad).
First up, go to Settings and under Mail, Contacts & Calendar, choose Add Account and tap on Mobile Me. Put in your Apple ID username and password to activate.
You will be shown this page after that and turn on Find My iPhone. So what does this feature do actually?
- Your iDevice (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) gets stolen and through this feature you are able to locate the whereabout of the device and even remote wipe the data. Of course this requires the device to be connected to the internet via 3G or even WIFI.
- Another usage i can think about is tracking your loved ones. Simply put in their Apple ID and password and waaalaaaa it shows where they are.
- Misplacing your phone; you can send a beeping sound to your phone which might just help you in finding it around your house
Once you are done with the above mentioned step, fire up the Find iPhone app and log in.
Immediately it shows where my phone is. So when you have misplaced your phone, all your need is another iDevice with this app and you can track it down. But what happens you can’t find anyone with an iPhone or iPod touch?
So now you can do the same functions but from any internet connected device.
Like i mentioned earlier this was one function i like but then again, no one loves the idea of having their phone stolen. One feature Apple should learn from one developer who released something similar via Cydia was the ability not to turn off the phone. That feature was super wicked ! So the phone is constantly on until the battery eventually drains off.
For other devices which aren’t supported like iPhone 3Gs/3G, older generation iPod touch, all you have to do is find someone with an iPhone 4, register your details like how i mentioned from the Mobile Me step under settings. Just follow the steps above. Once you have done that, do the same on your own devices (iPhone 3Gs/3G), that should do the trick. I mean it works as of now.
Besides having the ability to track down your boyfriend and girlfriend, another feature that is worth looking into is AirPrint. Once your device is connected to the same network as your shared printer, you can print documents, pictures without the need of your computer.
I haven’t had the chance to try any printing yet so if any of you have, do tell me about it
Other minor updates for iPhone users are new sms tones (doesn’t make a difference to me), better rating systems in YouTube probably to help you choose which video to be played via AirPlay. Speaking of AirPlay, this feature doesn’t appear until you have an Apple TV connected to the same wireless network.
Let’s recap what 4.2 does:
- the ability to track your partner without the need of calling or sms-ing him/her
- to Display a Message right in the middle of their screens and give out a beeping sound; works well with girls who can’t remember that they have a phone in their handbag.
- remote Wipe their phones if they still haven’t replied you assuming their phone has been stolen.
- print documents from my sofa; thus eliminating the need to walk to my iMac.
- assign different SMS tones so that i would know if the SMS is important or if i could continue sleeping.
The biggest gain from iOS 4.2 is definitely the iPad users who have been deprived off Multitasking, Folders, etc. Not forgetting iPhone 3G users where performance wise has been substantially improved.
Since iPad will be launching this week soon in Malaysia, i wonder will the hype by anything like iPhone 4 especially with the prices being cheaper than Singapore.
After my first few nervy encounters with Angeline’s parents, i took the next step which is to invite her parents over to my home. And what other better time than Deepavali to invite them over. I think i had to correct my invitation message a couple of times before actually sending it to her dad.
I never got any reply after that and Angeline never said anything if her parents did mention anything regarding my invitation.
The next morning, Deepavali day itself, i was too busy running around getting things down before the whole jingbang came to my house. This is in fact the first time i was having an open house. 2 hours before lunch hour, i went over to Angeline’s house to pick her up. That’s when she told me that her family was coming over.
I was like O.O!
So i messaged my sister telling her to inform my parents. So many things ran through my head like what are my parents going to say to her parents or will i do anything stupid.
Last year my sister invited her friends and this year i thought it would be nice to gather a few friends. With a special appearance of Angeline’s parents.
One by one appeared at the gate and slowly the hall started to fill up.
While i was busy entertaining the crowd, the house bell went off and it was Angeline’s family. I dropped what ever i was doing and welcomed them in. My father was already at the door to greet them. My mum on the other hand was busy in the kitchen bringing out the food. I couldn’t serve them lunch as my table could only cater 6 people at any one time and with Desmond, Emily, Jason yakking away lol, i kindly asked them if they were going for second round.
My parents then joined them for lunch and i think i panicked. I kept moving up and down bringing whatever that is needed to the table. This was when Angeline’s siblings laughed at me especially when i was serving them T.T
Tension sial.
To make matters worse, i was sweating like a cow when my hall had 2 airconds turned on.
“Eh you okay or not,” Angeline asked.
“Of course i am not,” i replied.
“Why lar? Don’t ler so tension,” Angeline said.
“No ler, it’s so quiet at the table. Why aren’t they talking? T.T,” referring to both the parents.
“Let them eat first ler cow,” Angeline mocked.
T_______T
True enough after lunch, both parents talked. Angeline was clever enough to divert my attention by asking to initiate a game of Monopoly Deal. Since only a handful of us were playing, i put on Avatar to keep the rest accompanied. Speaking of Monopoly Deal, i was introduced to this game by Angeline’s parents themselves.
I didn’t really concentrate on the game as i kept glancing over to the dining table. After a few rounds of Monopoly Deal, her parents signaled it was time for them to leave.
Before they left, Angeline’s siblings looked at me and controlled their laughter T.T
I think i did look stupid but nevertheless it’s at least one step forward for me.
Recently some one asked me what do i use to snap my recent photos. It’s not like I am promoting Phone but it’s the only mobile device I have as of now and of course with the vast Applications available in the AppStore, it has a slight edge compared to many other phones out there.
Having an entry level DSLR myself, I have always come to a point where I ask myself if I should carry my camera bag with me.
It all started with my previous iPhone 3Gs where I relied heavily on Camera+ app until Apple decided to pull the plug when it breached it’s agreement.
Having filters on an app is just a plus point but wasn’t a necessity for me. All I wanted was an application that would help with the shaking and if possible white balance.
ProCamera application is more than what I asked for.
Focus Point:
Just like the native camera app, it’s tap to focus but what differs is the exposure.
Exposure:
Now you have full control of the exposure by selecting the object that you would want the exposure to be based on. On native camera app, HDR is used to counter the crazy over/under exposed pictures.
White Balance:
You can also tweak the white balance on the fly before snapping your photo. Just lock the white balance once you have decided to go with it. This is good when you are in an environment where the colour is too cold or warm for your liking.
Other goodies that come with this ProCamera app are like grid, compass, timer, large button etc. One extra feature worth mentioning is the anti-shake mode.
Definitely worth looking into if you are into photography. It can give DSLR a run for it’s money when the usage of the camera is optimized
I am gonna admit from the start that my pictures turned out terrible. Regretted for not shooting in RAW. So bear with me with my pictures. Some girls aren’t even in this blog entry of mine cause the photos aren’t flattering. Sorry ladies.
I arrived quite early at the venue and i filled up my time playing cut the rope until Aaron arrived. We both then bumped into Diese.
The event started slightly after 8pm with a hip hop dance routine.
When i was told who the judges were, i was literally awe struck. Mind you, Runway 101 is an event at the university level and here we have Amir Luqman (our local designer), Hans Isaac (Producer, Director, Actor), Andrea Fonseka (National Director of Miss Malaysia) and Andrew (Founder & CEO of Andrewsmodels).
That’s definitely a star-studded judging panel.
They were all introduced one by one and when it was Andrea’s turn, she stood up and waved like how all beauty queens do
Dennis who was incharge for both seasons of Runway 101 giving his speech just before the ladies worked the runway.
Shannon was the emcee of the night and she did an awesome job, though there were glitches. There are also times when there were awkward silence especially during the transitions. I wonder why the deejay didn’t do something like play some background music.
Speaking of deejays, the people running the coloured lights and spotlight should have done more with their equipment instead of the usual warm lights being shone on the girls.
For the first round, the girls came out in black spaghetti tops with jeans. I had trouble shooting some of the girls cause they didn’t know what they were suppose to do at the end of the runway, which is to stop and pose. Some actually barely made a stop, they basically U-turned immediately at the end of the runway.
It was quite frustrating and i thought probably they are all nervous and the 2nd and 3rd rounds would be better. I was wrong. Probably the nerves got to them.
Judges evaluate the girls every round. Besides crowning the winner for Runway 101, there’s also the most photogenic as well as audience’s favourite. So even we as the audience had the chance to practice our rights as a voter
For the 2nd and 3rd round, the girls appeared in Amir Luqman’s and Oscar Design’s dresses. Some girls had a hard time walking down the runway in those dresses. It was definitely nail biting, thinking some of the girls were gonna tumble anytime. Certain dresses just looked slightly bigger than the girls. What ever it is, i could see the girls were really trying to make it work. Some did try even harder but it just didn’t suit them. The lucky ones had their dresses on flawlessly.
Note for the future Runway 101, make sure the girls can walk. It’s called Runway 101 for a reason. Don’t forget to perform a full rehearsals before the show cause it was visible that most of them were lost.
add-on: i was told that the venue had no electricity prior to the event and that it was hard perform a proper rehearsal.
After the girls had flaunt all dresses, it was the committee’s turn to take the stage. I can tell you that some of the girls on the committee could have easily participated in the show. Some could even walk well and strike a pose. I also had the chance to meet Jeremy who is a classmate of Dennis and also the main photographer for Runway 101.
The highlight of the night was definitely this moment. Dennis presented a mock cheque to Mercy Malaysia which has a total of RM 5500 from Runway 101 itself. A few minutes after that, the emcee was interrupted and she announced that Hans Isaac just doubled the amount on his account which made the total amount to Mercy Malaysia, RM 11000 !!!
Miko won the Most Photogenic during the photoshoot.
Melanie won the Audience’s Choice award.
… and the winner of Runway 101, who will walk away with RM1000 cash, Amir Luqman’s cash voucher worth RM2500, Free Profile Shooting Package worth RM650 & Gift Voucher worth RM129 by Crocs, is …
… Symren. This was the only time when one of the girls stood and pose at the end of the runway.
The judges were then presented with a gift of appreciation.
Check out Amir Luqman’s heels! He actually mentioned during the show regarding how some girls are struggling with heels even shorter than his. Malu only lol.
All in all, the committee members must have had worked their asses off to prepare for this night. From Food to Sound System, from Seatings to Votings. All done very well professionally even with a few shortcomings from external factors.
Two months back i finally had the chance to ride an ATV. I always wanted to do so but doing it alone wouldn’t just cut it. A few years back I remembered how David was telling me about what happened to Khek Yang where the ATV landed on his body. He accidentally accelerated hard thus having a lift. Thankfully nothing serious happened.
When Nicolette asked if i wanna go for a spin, i answered YES!
The venue is behind our National Zoo and this is the closest i have came to the Zoo. Never been to it cause it was a bit too far from where i am staying.
I wasn’t sure if i was driving into the right road at first but later on the ATV signboards appeared. They are only visible once the road is far away from the Zoo.
I met up with Nicolette and her friend at a small stall by the road side in Kampung Kemensah between the Zoo and the ATV park for breakfast.
We lingered around a little longer as the both the Fairuz-es were no where to be seen. Knowing that time wasn’t on ourside, the three of us headed to the ATV park first. We passed by a few villages and the deeper we went in, the roads became narrower.
To get to the ATV Adventure Park, it was another 10 minutes drive into the jungle but fear not, the roads are mostly tarred.
We parked our cars by the roadside opposite the entrance of the ATV Adventure Park.
Both Fairuzs came not long after we parked the car and we were all then greeted by the owners of the ATV Adventure Park. They gave us a short introduction on how the place began and what are the services that were provided besides doing the usual ATV rides.
The 5 of us were just ecstatic and can’t wait to try out the ATVs.
There are 5 packages to choose from at ATV Adventure Park, starting at RM 50.
We were all given package B, which is worth RM 100 and it takes up 1 – 1 and half hours.
There’s a map that shows where will each package take you.
Before we were introduced to the ATV that we would be using, we had to sign the consent forms.
The Dos and the Don’ts of the ATV. We were shown how to change the gear a couple of times cause we were told that we would be doing that quite often.
A few ATVs were lined up in front of us for our picking. They all had different numbers and we all went for our favourite numbers.
After that, we had to go around their test track which is around their office three times for them to make sure we were ready to go into the jungle.
We had 2 guides with us, one led us from the front and the other monitored us from the back.
Half way through we stopped for a while to rest … to rest our butts from the vigorous shaking lol.
There was also a complimentary bottled water to quench our thirst.
We carried on for another 20 plus minutes before reaching the waterfall.
When we reached there, the rest took their shoes off and got into the river. I on the other hand being so lazy, just sat at the side and looked at the rest dip their feet into the water. I was just too comfy in my shoes lol
I never brought along my DSLR cause it’s a closed event, thus having a professional photographer to shoot us instead. But even with that, Fairuz did bring his Nikon >.<!
So i instead relied on my trusty iPhone 3Gs. This was probably the last hurrah of my 3Gs before it got sold.
After 30 minutes or so, we made our ways back to our ATVs and headed back to the office.
We did our checks on the ATV again before firing up the engines.
One thing i never had the chance to do was press on the honk button! What a waste!
Back to the base.
A few of us did some crazy poses with the ATV. Some pictures were barred from appearing on my blog T.T
While waiting for Nicolette to wrap up her task, i walked around exploring the place. ATV Adventure Park has now a new swimming pool for those who would like to cool down before leaving and it’s totally free.
It was really an adventure going through the jungle and i never knew of this place though it’s so nearby the city.
Here’s a short clip on 2 Thai aunties speaking to Angeline in mandarin. A recent update by WordPress for their app in the AppStore has fixed the problem of uploading videos and here I am uploading.
IE doesn’t seem to show the video. Hmmmmm very susah like that. Probably it’s best to stick with youtube. Save bandwidth, save the headaches.
update: ok the quality sucks. sticking with youtube
Another short clip which I stitched up while waiting for my flight from Phuket to KL
Realizing there’s an update for WordPress app for the iPhone, I thought why not give it a try while waiting here in Phuket International airport.
One thing i hated about the previous version of WordPress app is that the pictures uploaded will be forced to appear at the end of the entry. Now it seems I can post up anywhere.
I still have a problem uploading a video. I even tried shortening it thinking a video has to be less than 10 seconds but that’s not the case. The app simply crashes when I try uploading a video.
Tried shooting a video on the spot and it also causes the app to crash.
At least the pictures are placed exactly where I want
There’s always a first for everything.
”, i replied, LOL.
