Oh Lookie, first proper post of 2012!

The post title can't be any more appropriate/accurate than that..

so... how should I start for my first proper post for 2012...

We're now in the final quarter of 2012, what can I say...

Life's been pretty.. tough..

Loads happened; Life has brought me on a very much fun-filled, thrilling, endless ups-and-downs, ride..

Its been so long since I've blogged I don't even remember how to anymore.. And also MOST of my friends have not stopped blogging altogether. I guess we've just all been busy with our lives..

So much to update on, and I don't know where to start...

Well for starters, my hair's no longer waist-length now; I've put on more weight with all the weekend-munch-habits; my face is like the surface of the moon from all the stress... 

Anyways, on to the updates on the trips I went last year..

I had been trip-in' for 3 consecutive months, I'm grateful my company's not asked me to pack my bags for all the leaves I applied for hahaha! 

So here it is.. Long overdue update on my first trip for 2011, to the Islands of Gods - Bali ..

To be exact it has been 1 year 3 months overdue *zips mouth* 

The sweet love village.

Interesting names you can find in Malaysia, don't cha think?

So, I've had complaints my blog's been pretty dead... It's cause I'm pretty caught up with life and all.... Not much interesting stuffs to blog about anyways.... =x

Anyhow, went on a day trip to Karak for makan and Lanchang for some elephants.

Yes! People. Elephants!

Bet cha don't know bout them elephants... Nor did I..


Soooo..... Without further ado, Let's see some food >=D




The must-go makan spot in Karak.
They have a shop in TTDI (Taman Tun Dr Ismail), but I think I'll prefer the old shop more =)






loads of makan goodies! Must go try them all one day.




Durian Bomb! @ RM 1.80 per piece, really nice~




Durian tarts @.... I don't know the price teehee =D

The fillings are real genuine durians, grown from the restaurant's very own durian orchard!


White coffee, lovely~


Duck noodles is LOVE! Very nice seriously!


Fried noodles


Kong-fu fry with seafood xD!

After the nice meal, bought more (Durian) bombs back to bomb everyone else >=D

Guess what this is...

Durian flowers. No kidding.

According to the restaurant owner, whom gave us the photos by the way (so nice of him), Japanese tourists will call them to book for when to see the flowers at its full bloom; and the flowers will wither after 4-5 days. Malaysian cherry blossoms lol!

So onto them elephants...











Welcome to the elephants' sanctuary =)!

Activities are all free, including video shows on issues affecting the elephant habitat, elephant show, elephant rides, and bathing the elephants! How cool is that?






Yours truly feeding a 6-year-old Elephant.


The lone ranger





The mandatory dumb-shots

Oh wells, that's it for now...
Until then,



Tata~

P/s: Will make another trip back by end of the month for the activities. Who's up for it?

May Penang trip 2010- Day 4

Ok, Final spam on your dashboard if you're following me, I promise!

Day 4 marked the end of our Penang Makan Trip...
Of course there were still aplenty of makan spots that we failed to visit... what to do...
Black hole got limit... D=

So anyways, we took the ferry back to mainland.




I know the photos are not relevant to ferries or the sea, but we were just a bunch of self-loving people who happened to be on the ferry =DD!

Upon arriving at Butterworth, I took them to another famous spot that has REALLY GOOD Curry fish head babehhh~ XD!
Those who read my blog entry would know which one I'm referring to =DD!

Curry fish head is LOVE~!

Best Yam rice, seriously!

After that, we went to have Ba Kut Teh.
Wanted to let them try the white Ba Kut Teh, as the normal ones are black in color, but sadly the owner decided to stop serving it in the branch in Butterworth D=
Anyhow, we had Ba Kut Teh, and headed over to another shop for famous Kuey Teow Soup in Butterworth, known as 7th street Kuey Teow Soup. XD!
If you're wondering why no photos, that's because we focused a lot on the food and forgot. *shifty eyes*

Anyhow, went to Pacific Mall in Seberang Prai for arcades again, and to drop off Rachel.
And ended up munching again...



My favorite crepe~!

Evidence of us pigging away without Rachel. *shifty eyes*

And basically that's the end to the 4days 3nights Penang eating trip.
All I could remember clearly was the fact that we stuffed ourselves literally...

Another thing would be....
the much loved MAN-bird!







Thank you very much for accompanying us on this crazy trip, and for letting us abuse and deciding on your gender and name as MAN-bird when you're clearly a LADY-bird.

nah, just kidding.

Jokes aside, thank you to every one of you for making this possible and making this trip seriously crazy, and putting on weight together =DDD!!!!

Hope that the Seremban Crab trip will be able to come true as well, and then we can has crazy moments once more~!


And so, this wraps up the whole of May Penang trip~!

And as a summary to those who are planning to go to Penang:

1. Be prepared as 4days 3 nights is DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH for an eating-trip, unless you wanna risk having indigestion, try to lengthen your stay if possible.

2. Tune Hotels can be considered as an option as it is quite central, convenient, and its budget. I don't see the point of renting a room for more than RM150 per night when you'll be out most of the time. And mind you, I don't get any commission for saying this =)!

3. Bring enough money! You'll end up using more than you expect. Seriously D=

Til then~!

May Penang trip 2010- Day 3

Look at how hardworking I am at updating on the Penang trip...
More like its so behind now that its turned into backlogging.... *face palm*

Anyhow, Day 3 started off with...


More goofing around in the room before departure wtf.

Day 3 marked the shop-til-you-drop-dead day.
Where the main agendas of the day would be Gurney and Prangin Mall.

But of course, how could we start off a day without filling up our stomachs first? D=


The restaurant we chose to dine in...

The reason?





Nice and pretty interior to take selcas wtf. *shamefully faces palm*















See what I mean....?

I like this photo a lot~!


Unagi rice.

Pan-fried Dumplings.

...erm....some egg-wrapped rice dish?

My favorite from the menu~!
Its erm.... something wine chicken dish...
*p/s: this is what happens when it becomes backlogging...*



Comes in the form of set with noodles or rice.

Close-up on the noodles.


Final pic before leaving Gurney.

Spent most of the time hunting for goods in Prangin instead, from clothes, CDs, Sunglasses, to...well...shoes.




Fully utilizing our time in 'Opera' shoe shop...


New sunnies and CDs~!

Then for dinner, we headed back to Gurney drive for...


Fried Oyster Babehhh~~!!

Fried Kuey Teow.

Ikan Panggang.

Then we decided to head over to Auto City- Juru, which was all the way to the other end of mainland, just to look at some clothes...
And of course, as expected, shops were already closing by the time we arrived.



Ended up taking photos there whatturff....

Not satisfied that the day should end just like that, I decided to drag the whole bunch to eat Curry noodles in Butterworth.





Managed to drag out my martian friend last minute, and shamefully he didn't know bout the existence of the Curry noodle stall wtf...

This is how the stall looks like from the back XD
busy busy busy.

The stall only operates during the evening and usually is open til 3am? I think...
Its quite famous around the area for its side-curry dishes as well.

After stuffing the curry noodles into the black hole, finally headed back to the hotel on the Island to freshen up and rest.

Seriously. The Penang trip was all about stuffing oneself til we were about to puke.... Totally overdid it...

Anyhow, it was a wonderful memory that I'd never forget...
Day 4 will be updated a.s.a.p =)!