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StarCruises: Board the Pisces for RM60!

Published by in holiday on September 19th, 2010

I’ve always heard mum’s friends talk about their holidays on a cruises and every one of them told that it’s a must-go for any holiday goers. Usually the cheapest one would be the cruise to nowhere. Even with that, i have seen packages being priced more than RM 1500 for a short trip. There’s a reason why you see majority of the passengers on cruise trips are usually the elderly. However, StarCruises.com did a promotion in Penang for a 2days 1night cruise to nowhere for a mere RM 60! (about 15-20USD). Of course that was good enough to convince me to try it out. RM60 would get you on the cruise but without any room, thus it’s known as standing package. For those who plan to play all night and don’t mind dozing on couches or even at the cinema could simply go for the standing package. Angeline and i discussed and decided to go on a Friday evening, right after work. Not knowing if we could last through the night, we got ourselves the cheapest cabin which worked out to RM 120 per person. I made the reservation through phone (03-23021288) and was later asked to bank in the

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Bali Day 2: Hiking up a semi active volcano, Mount Batur

Published by in backpack, indonesia on July 5th, 2010

Upon reaching Hotel Surya we divided ourselves to the rooms that were allocated to us. Because Wai Seng fell sick and had to forgo the trip, we had an extra room. We all decided to give the room to our driver and our guide, Yoga I can still remember clearly that Yoga kept asking me if i was sure of giving him the room. The driver himself was baffled, LOL. Since both of them will be with us for the next few days, why not give them some proper place to rest since we have one room extra. We were later awaken at 3 in the morning and it was freaking cold ! It wasn’t as windy as Genting Highlands but the temperature was cold. Most of us were still in daze and once we got into the van, we dozed off. After a short drive we arrived at the starting point of the hiking trail. If you are wondering why are we even hiking in Bali, well that’s because most of us here love hiking and when i was told that it’s possible to hike up Mount Batur, i thought no further and requested it. A normal hike is

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My 2010 starts now, hello !

Published by in adventure on January 25th, 2010

I am finally back ! Gosh the last time i updated my blog was last year, hahaha. One of the main reasons for my no-action is because i was on a backpacking trip in our neighbouring country more than a week ago. Unlike the rest who followed me, i never had the energy to write an entry right after i got back. I was vomiting profusely upon arrival and decided to rest for the whole week and here i am, strong as a stallion *coughs* It’s 2010 ! and it’s sad to see what has happened to Haiti. Imagine 1/3 of the population gone just like that, which simply shows 2012 is getting momentum XD we will never know what will happen next and best if we spend our time wisely especially with our loved ones My backpacking trip which is currently in the 2nd year running has definitely opened my eyes wideeeee. One shouldn’t procrastinate All in all, the trip was excellent. Everything that Angeline and i planned, turned out just like we wanted. Probably we need to trim the size of the group cause as expected, the bigger it is, the harder to control. My 2010 will start

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The Chronicles of Cambodia 3: From south to north

Published by in adventure, backpack, cambodia, experience, food, fun, holiday on March 7th, 2009

Now that my blog is finally UP Arghhhh for some reason this entry disappeared no thanks to the propogation delay -_-! Anyway i shall continue where i left on Phnom Penh. We were still on the Killing Fields and i didn’t feel all that confortable reading signs after signs indicating what had happened here during the Khmer Rouge. The cold breeze just made matters more eery than usual. This particular tree had a loudspeaker on it for a purpose … … which is to drown the voices of the victims as they were executed in mass. We later went into the building that stored all the remainings of the victims. Here’s William snapping with Angeline observing the skulls. I didn’t take any though I had to ration my memory card so that it could last me the whole trip which didn’t happened as i had to borrow 2Gb from Aaron. Having barely 2 hours or so before our bus departs for Siem Reap, we rushed back. Since we had time to spare, we roamed in Phnom Penh to find for lunch. We agreed to go to the Central market since it would be a good place to seek for food.

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The Chronicles of Cambodia 1 – Food in Phnom Penh

Published by in adventure, backpack, cambodia, experience, food, fun, holiday on February 2nd, 2009

The long awaited trip was finally here and to be frank i was more scared than excited. Imagine having the responsibility to make sure all six others were taken care off but at the same time enjoy the planned backpacking experience. I had request from a few on what they would love to do and see. So trying to please everyone was close to impossible. But i did try my best to incorporate all The idea of Cambodia was actually first conceived when a few of us were in Redang and after scouting around for tickets on AirAsia, we finally found a suitable date. I have gone through tonnes of iternaries from different agencies, trying to a get an overall view on what is normally organized. But having pledged that i am gonna make it a backpacking trip instead, i had to make sure that the budget was kept to a bare minimum. I had to read on main historical points in both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap so it would be easy for me to set the route on where to go and when. After reading a number of blogs on how they experienced their trips to Cambodia, i

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Back from the Killing Fields

Published by in adventure, holiday, Malaysian Dream Girl on January 20th, 2009

I am finally back ! My head hurts … My arms and legs are aching … … but my stomach is FULL. Full with good nutritious Cambodian food, hehehe. Simply love their bread and pork ! I have tonnes of things to do but so little time to finish them >.< Keep an eye on Malaysian Dream Girl as my write up should be published in the next few days. Nothing extra ordinary, just simple reporting on the auditions which was held in Impiana KLCC not too long back. Btw, anyone watching Obama’s Inauguration as the 44th President of United States ?

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Nuffnang = Cambodia

Published by in blog, entertainment, holiday, just for laughs, nuffnang on January 5th, 2009

I am finally back! Well let me say that i am very excited to see what 2009  have installed for me. In slightly more than a week from now, i will be off to Cambodia for 6 days with 6 friends of mine and that is definitely gonna  have me missing  from my blog yet again. The idea of Cambodia was first conceived when i was strolling about on the sandy beach of Redang Island after a crazy day at Nipple Island. Initially, in the morning, i received a call from my mum saying i had cheques from Nuffnang and that she had already banked it in. Knowing i had extra cash in hand, i jokingly asked William and Angeline, … “Come let’s go Cambodia ….” William was fast to say he was in. I can’t even be sure if he even took time to think Angeline on the hand took probably a few seconds longer before agreeing to join the bandwagon … … and that’s how things got rolling. One by one the rest joined in, Lee May, Aaron, Ai Ling and Emily. I am excited, everyone is excited cause no one knows what is gonna happen as our

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Friday feels like Monday

Published by in rants on October 3rd, 2008

For some reason, i got up thinking today was Monday I am sure most of you are still away for holidays. You lucky donkeihhhhs, LOL

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Short Holiday

Published by in rants on October 1st, 2008

Salam Aidil Fitri to whoever is celebrating Time for Open House Everyone is either back at their hometown or off to somewhere for a holiday and here i am, stuck in my room for the whole week. I had the option of returning home and even being tempted a couple of times but with the pile of work i have to do for my lab experiments, i had to forgo the idea of being in Penang.

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Redang – Finale

Published by in holiday on July 21st, 2008

Thankfully when i was in Redang the only time it rained was at night and probably drizzled a couple of times in the day. So none of our activities were jeopardized by the weather. One of the snorkeling spots that i liked was the marine park. Though some may say it’s overrated but i think for individuals like me who hardly snorkel let alone swim, this place is definitely a must-swim-location With the white sandy beach stretching as far as your eyes could see and not forgetting the different shapes of fishes swimming in that area, no wonder this is one of the main hot spots for any tourist. The guards had set up a perimeter around the beach and that’s as far anyone is allowed to swim cause any further than that, you could be easily drift off no thanks to the strong current. And let me stress that if ever any of you were to drop by at Redang, just get yourself a lifejacket. Regardless whether you are good swimmer or not, the jacket definitely helps a lot especially when you are swimming against the current. You wouldn’t want to look like a dog yelping for help ….

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