xmas cheer?

Dont mind zs' shouting la. He's just pissed that his 500'000 SIMS didnt make it. Hahahaha...

Anyone up for a christmas gathering? If not, maybe a New Year's Gathering??

xmas

whoa...zs and chris like to shout at each other here hor...maybe this is their form of showing affection for each other...haha...

yup sookfen i will catch up with u when i am in kl :)

december is awesome 2

when u dont have holidays u kpkb.

when holidays come u sulk.

when hot weather u curse.

when it rains u also sien.

comparing to other months it really is quite good already lah. stop complaining!

X'mas in KL

Hi hi PW,

Yes, i'll be in KL for X'mas.. all miserable and alone and sulking in my puny bedroom. So yes, give me a call when you're here and we can meet up! :)

And i do agree... somehow Dec is not that great a month.. precisely it has holidays.. it just reminds you how freaking shitty work is and you look forward to the holiday before, and savour how great it was after. Arh.... December. And oh, December somehow = month of spending.. bahhhhh..

I look more forward to Jan.. when we have CNY! :D

dec sux

hmm...dec sux??haha..thought u working ppl love dec cos got the most holidays.
Anyway i will be in kl for a short retreat during xmas...sookfen u will be in kl?haha...i go look for u at the curve??

oh yah i was tidying up my utah pictures...will upload them soon :)

december sux

December is NOT fucking awesome.

Of all months, this month SUCKS the most. Y'know why? Simple.

1) Workload will double bcos of everyone wants to close their outstanding accounts and finish EVERYTHING.

2) It's the fucking RAINY SEASON. Add this to point (3) and u have the month from hell.

3) HOLIDAYS ARE HERE, BUT I CANT PLAY TENNIS!! Bcos it's FUCKING raining!!

Henceforth, i declare that i hate december. Except for the fact that it's christmas. Is anyone gg back to jb for the hols? Let's get together and sing christmas carols in front of the mosque. Serious.

And zs, i hope ur 500'000 sims do not make it. Believe me. They would rather a quick and painless death of being deleted than slowly dying from pollution, crime and nuclear meltdown in your godforsaken city. But on a side note, if i remember correctly, u were raking in tons of money. So good. U're a good Bush-wannabe.

irrelevant pics

SF, those 2 totally non-valve add pics are so googled. At least find some better pictures lah.

oh yeah its december

and its fucking awesome.

dark, gloomy and rainy days are just what i like best and it really lightens up my mood.

2008 is coming to an end, so lets all take a moment of silence and mutter to yourself a very sincere "FUCK YOU" to all that pissed you off or brought you misery this year.

On a side note: Operation Save Sim City

Sim City 4 does not work with my desktop as it does not support my screen resolution so i have to play it on my Toshitba which is currently experiencing multiple critical system failures.

1) the screen hinge is worn out, i have to place textbooks behind it for support. (textbooks are useful after all)

2) XP is screwing up. It does not recognize my password. Tried to enter bios to get into safe mode so i can remove the password. Failed. Then for some unknown reason i discovered immediately after startup if i hold down Fn and run my fingers from F1 to F12, XP recognized my password!! Don't ask me how/why, it just does. Im a fucking genius.

3) XP is still screwing up. The shift key seemed to be permanently held down and it is not due to sticky keys. As such i cannot select a single file, but using arrows to navigate in the start menu is ok. No luck trying to solve this one.

4) XP is ultimate fail. Multiple XP features does not work, especially system restore. When i click on "restore my computer to an earlier time" the screen just stares back at me.

So Chris remember you said if i can hook up the harddisk to my PC, it would bypass the OS and work as a slave drive? The hopes of my 500,000 sims rests on this statement of yours.

So now i am fiddling with the toolbox and dismantling my other portable hd. If it does not work, I AM SO GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU. Tomorrow.

December is still fucking awesome.

Holiday Season!

Hi all,

Haven't been blogging for so long.. been busy in a worthless, mind-numbing, ego-crushing, boring piece of project. That like totally sums up my last 2 months.

Anyways, how are you guys? How're you PW? I think you're back already? I think i read in Chris's blog that you guys went out for a movie or meal? Dang, all of you having fun without me! So what exactly is everyone up to? (Including those who're secretly reading but not posting -cough-tzehuiszewei-cough)... Everyone should try to post something before the year ends! New year greeting of some kind? Haha.

Hmm.. so how is everyone going to spend their new year? I think i'll be heading over to Hong Kong... wheeee~! I can imagine myself drinking tons and tons and tons.. and ohh.. my itinerary would include horse racing too. Will be a new year of sins. But probably there only for 3 days or so. Oh well, the sad reality of life (with the lack of $$ and time).

To cheer myself up and to look forward to what may be my new year count down:

flash in the pan...

Oei... no one posting anymore ah? So busy meh?

Dont like that leh. Must be DEFIANT! Dont care what your boss says! You are merely preserving your sanity by coming here to blog! In fact, you should be ENCOURAGED by your company to blog. The more you blog, the less stressed you feel and the better you can do your work.

In fact!!! I think we should all jus-...

Oops, boss looking at me liao.

Bye.

alive and kicking...

Zs still alive la. Had dinner with him a few days ago at Parkway Parade after work.

Pw, get well and come back soon k. We miss you! Want to have another outing! I'll even take LEAVE if u ask me to! My precious LEAVE!

In the meantime, happy deeper valley. Oh yes, DEEPER VALLEY!

PW, take care!

Sorry folks, i realize i've been MIA for a while... Actually nothing much went on my side.. i don't even know why i'm MIA for so long.. >.<.. where did my time fly to? Oh oh...i remember, i probably spend 50% of my time sulking over work.. and thinking how much my life sucks, so yeah, that's that!

Chris - Go read PW's blog. Then you'll know what happened lar. And i finally caught up on your blog. Funny how work can suck the same across all industries, occupations, countries.. haha.

PW - Actually you never mention in your blog, what kind of illness so power? Sick for 1 month? Oh gosh, i'm sure it must have been a tough time there lar. Good job for standing up again! And sorry couldn't have been there to offer some help and support. No wonder didn't see you here or online for so long. So when you'll be back? :D Now that you'll be back.. it's time for.. MAKAN/SPORTS/MOVIE TIME!

ZS - Are you dead? Bugger!

hospital?

What happened? Hope you are okay.

What is going on over there?????

health is gold...

hey guys...dun know if anyone read this blog...just was to let u guys know that i am out of hospital now and will be going home soon.So bascially i am out of hospital( and job cos my company cannot open so early)...i have lost all of your contacts...pls remember to give me when i am back in singapore kay...dun miss me out for any gatherings...

yo yo yo...

Just visiting...

Sianz in the office... On a saturday... Sunday have meeting also leh... nice one la...

excuses...

Keh... zs, so last week u played like shit.

And since u had no excuse for playing like shit, u had to come *here* and write a damn long blog to explain ur shittiness. Dunno wat, bleeding toe and all. Don't forget, i dislocated a shoulder, put it back in and continued playing before k.

Hahahahahaha...

Kidding.

I got no such time to go out and cycle lo. U damn free la, zs. Only thing i can do is hit the gym after work and go home and pengz. Do housework and all.

Quite a lot of pple quitting my company leh. Hahaha 3 technicians just recently resigned. 2 from my team. Damn super lack of manpower now. Damn stressed.

Btw, tennis racquets and strings are cheaper in USA, maybe pw u help me buy some racqusts, strings and some shoes???? Haahaha nvm la. scared she charge me for "shipping".

Hey pw, we still have no idea wat u are doing in USA leh. How is training?

oh, and happy bdae zs. [/fullstop]

I am contemplating picking up cycling too. My place is quite nice for cycling. Can cycle all the way to toa payoh easily, or bedok reservoir road - good food there. But after reading zs post - forget it then. Maybe i'll just RUN - safer.

My mentor keep asking me if im gonna get a car soon, bcos company will subsidise everything from monthly loan payment to COE... tempted. HIGHLY tempted.

bike cheaper in us?

wah no money leh, if not i buy a hybrid bike already. normal mountain bikes on the roads are like ^$@#% slow. bike cheaper in US? help me buy lah.. haha..

happy belated bday ZS

hehe...it is 31st aug over here...so i am not that late..happy bday...get a better bike nxt time :)

miss malaysia food!!!

omg..i am sick of burgers and pizza..haha..the serving here is huge btw..the onions are huge,the meat is huge...and the sales..woohoo...so huge that u won't believe your eyes...i bought a coach bag for 45USD during labour day sales!!!Forever 21 jeans cost below 20 USD!!Calvin klein skinny jeans 39.90 USD!!Victoria secret eyeshadow 5 for $20!!!

let me know if u all need anything...i think i going to post some stuff this weekend :)alternatively u all can visit the website and post to my place then i can use my care package to post the things back for u all!!

i wan to eat nasilemak and chaw kuay teow...ZS..u all still so young leh...how can be reh&*^&%*&^...

absolutely rotten luck

Last friday, i think i got minor food poisoning. I vomited so much that i had to sit beside the toilet bowl.

Saturday to Wednesday - raining so bad that my rheumatism came back. My left ankle and my calf hurts even when i am not moving

Wednesday night - Went out cycling with a new bought bike. Plan was to cycle from tampines down to east coast, eat some super nice food near kembangan, cycle to bedok reservoir and back to tampines. Plan is good, bicycle was not. I only got as far as the first part before everything started going downhill.

1) Pedal came loose
2) Saw Michelle Chia (wah super chio la 11/10)
3) At Kembangan, pedal came out, now have to half skate half cycle.
4) Quickly make a dash (more like half run with bike, half skate, half cycle) back to east coast hope some bicycle shop is still open. (Already 9pm)
5) Clutching the pedal in my hand and skating down the overhead bridge, i fell. Twisted my toe. Bleeding.
6) Carrying bike on shoulder limping around trying to find a bike shop that is still open. Found 1 that is about to close.
7) NBCB, technician just left. Cannot fix my pedal back. KNN whole shop dun have tools.
8) Left my bike there ask them repair tomorrow. Meanwhile have to borrow bike for 24 hrs. 25 bucks. Lost all appetite, but deciding not to let this mishap ruin my day, i still went ahead to get some good food.
9) Went to bedok to eat bak chor mee. Eat halfway fly committed suicide in my noodle. Best.
10) On my way back to tampines, cramps in my thighs mostly due to the half run with bike, half skate, half cycle motion.
11) Thursday got to cancel plans and cycle back and get my bike. Even more sore muscles.

Friday Saturday Sunday is tennis. I will be a sitting duck by then. NOT GOOD.

Damnit this week really sucks.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY PW!

I know i'm really late (as usual), but here it goes:

Birthday Reminder

It's your birthday, so don't feel down;
Don't think bad stuff and frown;
Your life should be filled with mirth;
Just look what you've done since your birth.

You started out really small,
Now you're really filled out and tall.
In the beginning you would just cry,
Now you can laugh if you try.

You've done quite well since your start,
So as you grow older take heart;
Keep up the good work and don't be a jerk;
Stay happy till you're an old fart.



By Karl Fuchs



HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

greetings from Utah

Hello ppl!!!
i arrived safely in US.1st week was a rocky start cos the LA airport misplace my luagge!!!then i cannot get wireless internet,so i just bought a cable..but everything is fine now :)

will update soon.

Have a Great Trip!!

Blog from USA peiwen! Take care ya!

any ideas?

I called up the ICA, and they've confirmed it. I am not allowed to leave the country until my PR has been approved.

If it's really too much trouble then u all go ahead without me then. Ask zs tabao mac for me.
LoLz...

Btw im MOVING soon!!! Moving to circuit road!! Damn near my workplace!!

How now, brown cow?

So what's the conclusion?

Waiting for SG PR = cannot come back to MY? Hmm.. but my sister comes back every now and then, and she got her SG PR without getting stuck on the little island?

I'd prefer JB too.. but if Chris really cannot come back to MY.. then me + ZS + PW can all cross the causeway? Haha.

sg la...

Must be in singapore.

I cant go back JB - applied for PR remember??

19 July

engineers like pimps lor..

why not meet in jb, i have dental appointment in jb at noon lazy to go back sg.

19th july

i am fine with 19th july...hehe..but i think the rest would prefer to meet in singapore...since they seldom come home to jb de...haha..

sookfen..if consultant like positute..then engineers like wat har?haha...tell us more leh...

July Dinner

Yo PW,

Relax. I didn't say i hate what i'm doing. In fact, i do love the industry/occupation. Just that everyone who's a consultant does get that what we do is pretty lame.. :D.. It's a joke, so relax! You don't find it funny? But frankly, that's what consultants do! :P

Anyways, i'll be back in JB 19th July - 20th July. I suggest we do a dinner on 19th (Saturday)? Is everyone free? Where should we eat? What should we do? :)

hmm...work...

i finally have internet access now...anyway i am leaving on 6th aug at an unearthly hour...hehe...lets meet up for dinner in july so that u all can work out a trip to come over US to look for me :)can stay for free at my apartment.

sookfen y u sound so unhappy with your work??work is like that de lah...i think 99% of ppl dun like wat they doing...i read once the most happy ppl are working as 1)make up artist 2)hairdresser 3)waitressing....so juz make do with the job loh...and think abt the pay day :)

How my life is.. :D

PROSTITUTE OR CONSULTANT?

• You work very odd hours.
• You are paid a lot of money to keep your client happy.
• You are paid well but your pimp gets most of the money.
• You spend a majority of your time in a hotel room.
• You charge by the hour but your time can be extended for the right price.
• You are not proud of what you do.
• Creating fantasies for your clients is rewarded.
• It's difficult to have a family.
• You have no job satisfaction.
• If a client beats you up, the pimp just sends you to another client.
• You are embarrassed to tell people what you do for a living.
• People ask you what you do and you can't explain it.
• Your family hardly recognizes you at reunions (at least the reunions you attend).
• Your friends have distanced themselves from you and you're left hanging with only other professionals.
• Your client pays for your hotel room plus your hourly rate.
• Your client always wants to know how much you charge and what they get for the money.
• Your pimp drives nice cars like Mercedes or BMWs.
• Your pimp encourages drinking and you become addicted to drugs to ease the pain of it all.
• You know the pimp is charging more than you are worth but if the client is foolish enough to pay it's not your problem.
• When you leave to go see a client, you look great, but return looking like hell (compare your appearance on Monday A.M. to Friday P.M.).
• You are rated on your performance in an excruciating ordeal.
• Even though you get paid the big bucks, it's the client who walks away smiling.
• The client always thinks your cut of your billing rate is higher than it actually is, and in turn, expects miracles from you.
• When you deduct your take from your billing rate, you constantly wonder if you could get a better deal with another pimp.
• Everyday you wake up and tell yourself you're not going to be doing this stuff for the rest of your life.

celebration?

That is a good idea. I will treat her... to bubble tea... =P

Kk jk la hor...

But now getting kinda busy in the office. Got a few operations suddenly converging on the same deadline so i might not be free for Late July. So preferably in the first or second week of July can?

When will u be coming back to jb, sookie? If possible, can organize the party in SG instead of JB? Im beginning to understand wat a pain in the ass it is to travel back to jb for the weekend.

PW Celebration?

If i'm not wrong, PW is leaving for the U.S. sometime in early August right? Perhaps we should have a mini-party for her? :D

It's a wee bit early now, but planning should always start early :)

work is quite slack for now...

No internet access for my company laptop... so im SUPER FUCKING BORED in the office now. Help me!!

em pleH!!!!!!

If i see another Service Report paper, i think i'll puke Red Bull and die, curled up in a fetal position. I need INTERNET. Gimme my internet!!

264 downloads!?

oh my gawd. are we supposed to make 264 separate downloads?

ain't there like a more time efficient way to do this? or am i missing out something?

Hahaha!

Please feel free to delete any photos if you think they're repeated/redundant. I'm totally fine with it. Haha!

But don't ya all agree they're quite well taken?!?!! =)

Thanks SW!

No problem, i was able to access it! Cheers!

BUT.. warh, so many photos, and all the photos all large... took me soooo long to d/l them. :P

Highlights of the highlights!

Everyone, the photos are finally ready!

I am not sure if you guys can access the photos through the link here, since I didn't make it public. Please let me know if you can't access, then I will send you all invites.

CH Update 2

Cameron Highlands Day 1 - Sight-see Smokehouse (Nice scenery) + STEAMBOAT (Not great though, but oh well, it's food!) + Pasar Malam (Okay lar, nothing much)
Cameron Highlands Day 2 - Strawberry park + Butterfly park + Rose park (dang! The view didn't even warrant us walking SO MUCH!) + Temple (The vegetarian cakes and buns were good, yum!)+ Ramly burger (Not bad, but a bit bitter for some reason) + Night trekking (HELLO! My leg still aching yesterday lo!!!! >.<) + Tennis (Hooray Nadal! And thanks guys for the Tennis education. :) )

Sze Wei, take your time and upload lar. It's going to be long since the photos are so large.

Oh oh, btw, i added Tze Hui into our authors list. Hopefully she'll blog something soon. :)

Cameron highlands highlights

NIGHT AT SOOKIE's CONDO:
the floor was super hard lah..and the music(snores) surround system de sia...the dimsum not bad rite...y u all dun like carrot cake har?like onli i eating..i think the most popular dish is siew mai rite...

CAMERON HIGHLANDS DAY TOUR:
the most scarly part is the butterfly part...whoa lao..so many butterfly..but ZS damn brave rite..dare to wear the butterfly on his shirt(SW u got the photo?)haha...wait i grab frm u will slowly post with photos so ppl will understand.oh..and we learn alot abt tea-making rite?so we can all pool money to make tea le rite?
SW:marketing for 6eff tea
SF:Business stradegy
chris:computerise our business
ZS:logistic, transport our 6eff tea to every corner of the globe
me:packaging materials to keep tealeaves fresh..haha


CAMERON HIGHLANDS NIGHT TREKKING:
SW damn fit lah..can trek and walk at the same time...and damn fast sommore..haha...i was dying just to concentrate on not falling loh...

well we have a professional photo-taker..haha..sw..upload the photo soon kay..cannot wait to look at the 200 plus photos!!!!i onli have 5 in my camera lah..

end of journey...

Hey guys and gals, we've come to the end of our very exciting journey. Thanks to the gals for doing so much pre journey preparation and the guys for being man slaves throughout.

So now, I shall contribute my part by sharing the wonderful pictures with you. I have uploaded all the pictures to my computer. But it's really taking a really long time to load to Picasa web album (Pengwoo is wrong once again!!). I am proud to announce that we took a total of 271 pictures for the trip, and most of them are really great pictures with awesome colours, especially the flowers. Sadly, the landscape pictures didn't appear as nice. I think it's because 1. I totally forgot my camera has a landscape mode, 2. The haze decolourised the beautiful greenary. No worries and no kan cheong, I will share the album asap.

I personally have a very fun journey, and I am not saying just for the sake of saying. Let's organise another one soon, and not wait for another 4 years.

DAY 1

Just woke up at sookfen's place and already my body is a mess.

Took the bus from merlin towers, only it turned out to be all the way at Komtar. And then we were delayed by a couple of loser lovebirds. The bus only started moving at 15min to midnight. WTF.

Pw had some seat problems, as she will elaborate on. Personally, just drop ur seat and let her scream "My leg my leg" as much as she wants.

Slept on the floor of sookfen's apartment. Ugh. Cold hard tiles. How hospitable. It cant get any worse than this, can it?

Taxi from Puduraya - My Place

I'm not sure if by that time will there be taxis readily available. If not, you can call:

1) Comfort Cab - 03 8024 2727
2) Public Cab - 03 6259 2020
3) Sunlight Cab - 03 9057 5757

The cab fare from my place to Pudu (if run by meter) is around RM15 max? But since you guys will be taking a midnite cab, so charges should be quite high. (But u all sharing, should be fine).

When you guys reach pudu bus station , give me a call? I'll wait for you all to come and pick you up from the lobby? Oh yarh, destination is Damansara Perdana (area name), Metropolitan Square (condo name). If the taxi driver doesn't know where the condo is, ask him if he knows Citibank. The condo is above Citibank. If they ask you where's Damansara Perdana (hopefully they SHOULDN'T), tell them it's beside the curve (a shopping area).

To recognize my place, when you turn in, it'll be an uphill, followed by downhill. The condo is on your right, and the most prominent thing is Citibank. So make sure the taxi takes you to Citibank. Ask the driver to drive abit further up Citibank, and you'll see a Scotia Bank (red logo) and there's a "Rainbow Mart" there too. There'll be the side entrance to my place (with guards and such). Give me a call when you guys are here and i'll come down to open the door. :)

Bus ticket from CH - KL

Hey all,

Just in case, i called up and checked for the tickets for Monday from CH - KL. The CH office told me we can't book it through the phone, so we can either book it through the KL agent, or physically buy when we're in CH. I think we'll just get it from the KL agent on Saturday morning to be safe. (Someone please remind me on Saturday!)

For now, the CH lady told me there're plenty of seats:

1st bus: 8am
2nd bus: 10.30am

If you all want to get back early, we'll take the 8am bus lo. Should reach around 12-ish. Eat lunch then you guys can take a ride home? :)

Online Tickets / Phone Booking

Hey all,

I found some good solutions:

1) Internet Booking
http://www.maraliner.com.my/Defaulte.asp (Choose from Puduraya to Johor Baru)
(I've take Maraliner before and they're quite okay.)

http://www.plusliner.com/schedule/Plusliner_Schedule2.asp (Choose from KL - JB)
(Plusliner is quite good, but their schedule like quite sucky, only have later buses, so maybe not preferred.)

2) Telephone Booking
Also Maraliner : "Call to book your ticket at 03-26979797 and to be collected 24 hours before departure." So we can always pick it up on Saturday.

Konsortium: http://www.kbes.com.my/contactus.asp
(Office Tel No : 05-8918888 Ext 14)
(Konsortium is pretty good too.. alot of people like to take it. Not sure if they allow phone ticketing though. )

Hope this helps.

return tickets

the station in Jb dun sell return tickets wor...i will call the stations in KL tml then.

The hotels will have day tours which we can join :)

Trekking

Okay, do we need to have some arrangements with the hotel to do trekking, like getting a guide or we can just do it ourselves?

Pengwoo, what's dennis' advice?

Sorry guys, couldn't offer any help during the planning stage but i hope it will be a fun journey. =(

ok..

i think sookfen alreadi got the tickets so we just stick to the timing bah..

I will go down to ask abt the kl-jb tickets tml..cos i am not sure exactly wat time we will be back to Kl frm CH, so dare not get the tickets..maybe i get the slightly late but not so late timing..or i get the timings 1st then we discuss and buy them on friday b4 we set off..

Oh..Johorians, shall we assemble at the merlin tower instead?at the grassland express counter..it is the one quite near to the mobil petrol kiosk.we meet slightly earlier?say 11.15pm?


and yah..bring your trek shoes ppl...we are going to get sporty and trek kay...those stuck in office should get near to nature..no excuse..

change of plans?

Sookfen, on your way to get the tickets from CH-KL and KL-JB, is it possible to change our KL -CH tickets earlier a bit(say 8am) , so that we can reach CH early and proceed with activities. I think we have nothing much to do in KL early in the morning, so why don't we make our journey earlier?

And since we have spent Sat afternoon and Sunday in CH, we can take an early bus down from CH to KL (say 8am) and most probably reach KL in the noon to have lunch and then proceed to take bus to JB. Since now the jam is super heavy these days (plus there will be a lot of people rushing back to singapore on monday), I think it's best we cross the causeway asap. And if lucky, we will have enough time to rest and prepare for work the next day (those affected).

So any ideas on what we're going to do in CH? If we're going trekking, most likely we will have to bring track shoes there, so it's better to be prepared and get an idea of what we will be doing in CH.

Sookfen, let us know if this is possible? And I am worried if we get the return journey tickets only on Saturday, there might be a possibility that there will be no tickets.

Pengwoo, I think we can get KL-JB tickets at the counters in JB. It's better to settle all these unpredictable factors asap.

Anymore inputs from anyone else?

Itinerary?

Yo Chris,

EVEN ZS posted earlier than you... :P Okay, i THINK the itinerary would be as follows:

Friday (16/5) - Take bus from JB to KL (Reach KL at probably 3am? Haha...)I can give you guys the address to take a cab to my place (remind me to sms you PW!) ORRRRR.. i THINK i know the way there. :P

Saturday - From my place, we'll go eat a good breakfast, then proceed to take the bus at 12.30pm. Will probably reach CH at 4pm?

Sunday - CH

Monday - Take a bus from CH back to KL. I haven't bought the tickets for those yet; not sure if we can get it where i bought the tickets. Will check again later. I think it'll be good if we take a morning bus, and predict to reach KL say... 3pm? We can tour around KL a little if you guys want (I suggest we go eat our lunch.. :)) and maybe you guys can take a bus in the evening back? (Not too late of course.. I'd say 5pm?)

Things left to do:

1) Buy bus tickets from CH - KL for Monday (19/5)
2) Buy bust tickets from KL - JB for Monday

(Aiya, someone should have reminded me yesterday, then i can do everything at 1 go. Now a headache. KL traffic sucks! Maybe we can do it on Saturday morning. Sounds good?)

This is what i think the itinerary is going to be. Anyone else has any other comments? Cheers!

looking forward to it...

Sorry that i havent been blogging. But now im finally free so here i am.

Btw wat is the EXACT itinerary ah? We going to cameron for 2 days 1 night is it? then gg to KL?? So when will be be back?? Leave on Friday night and arrive on...??? Sunday night? or Monday?

Need to know k... have to plan packing and all.

Bus Tickets to Cameron Highlands

Hey all,

I've bought the bus tickets to CH.. Details:

17/5 (Sat)
12.30pm
VIP Bus (aka those 20++ seaters)
RM 23 each

We'll be taking the bus from the Digi Shop opposite Puduraya, and the bus no. plate is 458.

And yes, PW, i changed the layout coz i got bored of our old one. :)

confirmed details

the train ticket is fully book so we taking a coach instead..
FRIDAY (16/5)-meet at custom mobil station there b4 1130pm.
we taking GLASS LAND EXPRESS...
RM 45.Not much time slot left...and some other bus are full
Ppl attending:

1. Szewei
2. sookfen
3. huiling
4. me
5. chris
6. ZS

oh..sookfen u change the blog skin har...nice leh..haha :)

omg no tennis

for not doing anything, the least i can say is ok.

anyway these few days so humid, i think cameron is a good idea.

all rooms comes with carpet <-- is that to make the guy sleeping on the floor feel better??

so packed...

Whoa...cameron highlands when so popular...me and sookfen were trying all the hotels one by one...all are so fully book..never even bother to offer another option for us cos they really no room liao..haha..but then this hotel looks nice also.

Plan is :

(16/5)- Friday nite 10 pm bus to KL,stay over sookfen hse
(17/5)-sat morning breakfast in KL,bus to cameron highland,nite stay at cameron
(18/5)-sunday trekking,tea plantations, fruit picking,nite stay at cameron
(19/5)-home sweet home

everyone's ok?
(SW,Sf,me,Chris,ZS,Pk)

Hotel Casa de la Rosa

Dear all,

Our hotel for the Cameron Highland trip is confirmed as follows:

Casa de la Rosa
Lot 48, Jalan Circular,
39000 Tanah Rata,
Cameron Highland,
Pahang Darul Makmur
(05) 4911 333
http://www.hotelcasadelarosa.com.my/facilities.htm

Check-in: 17th May 2008 (Saturday)
Check-out: 19th May 2008 (Monday)
Rate: RM 680 nett per night(inclusive of 4 breakfast)

The room we're taking:
FAMILY QUAD ROOM

Our Family Quad Room comes with both the Garden and the Golf View. The rooms are located on the first floor. The Family Quad room comes with 1 King Size Bed and 2 Single Bed. This room is big enough to accommodate an extra bed. With the extra bed the Family Quad rooms comfortably accommodates 5 adults. All rooms come with carpet.

Hotel Facilities:
- Sauna
- Jogging trail
- Golf course (nearby)
- Driving range (nearby)

(Sorry ZS and Chris, no tennis/squash courts! But care to go to the driving range? :D)

Note:
Since the room is only for 4 people, and we've like 6-7 people, of course, we've to be a little discreet when checking in. :P Don't want the extra charges eh! Also, if possible, can some bring their own towels (so that we don't request for more than 4 towels and get caught :P).

Breakfast is for 4, so maybe we can take turns on different days to eat it. But a better alternative may be to go to town and have a good breakfast! YUM! Or.. we can buy some stuff back and have our own breakfast. All options are cool with me.

I think that's about it? Cheers!

Which room?

The train timing is way off...so we shall take the 10pm coach frm larkin to KL...ok with u all?

Which room u all prefer leh?

1) Shasta 3 bedroom

ARGH>>>>>i called just now...all rooms all fully booked...wat the hell....
looking at other options now...

THANK YOU PENG WOO!

Yes yes, i agree with Sze wei, Thanks peng woo! Well, if you guys prefer non-Cameron Highlands, the other options are:

1) Genting - Frankly, i think it's too late to book now. Sure packed already becoz it's a holiday.

2) Slack in KL - Also can, but you guys would have to squeeze in my condo with no mattress/blankets/air-con. If you can bring a sleeping bag, i think it'll be fine. :P We can go err.. on a.. errr.. KL/PJ tour? (zzzzzzzz.. )

3) BALI! (too late now i guess..haha)

4) Pulau Redang! (rainy season.. so doesn't make that much sense.. haha)

And if you guys really don't want cameron highlands, you better voice ur opinions out! Speak now or forever hold your peace! :D

Yarh, either you guys come friday night or saturday morning is fine with me. If friday night, can stay at my place. If sat, i'll meet you all at puduraya bus station and take a bus to cameron highlands? (It's the only way to get there? I think?)

Also, the strawberry farm place looks pretty nice! :) We can take it as a relaxing trip to Cameron highlands? Woo hooo! Slack our asses off! And play squash/ tennis whole day! (w/o the big sun!!! ALL THE BETTER!)

Strawberry park looks nice!

I have a question though: if we are taking train up to KL on friday night, we will be spending the night on the train and most likely reach KL on Saturday morning. If that's the case, is there time to spend friday night at Sookfen's place?

If we can't fit to the train timing, I don't mind taking a coach, but a reputable one, like Konsortium or Transnational. They are safer I guess. I can't sleep the whole night when we took the bus up to Terengganu because the bus driver was doing an initial D.

Are we all fine with Cameron Highlands? The guys (minus Chris) were grumbling about nothing to do on Cameron Highlands? If anyone is interested in some other places, maybe we should voice out earlier so that we can make bookings earlier.

But thanks to Pengwoo for taking the effort to source out all these!

CAMERON HIGHLANDS DETAILS

Confirmed attendace:

1. szewei
2. sookfen
3. Huiling
4. me
5. ZS
6. Chris
7. pk

after looking through the accommodation,i would recommend Strawberry park resort becos it has the most facilities:

http://www.cameronhighlands.com/strawberry_park/

The Shasta 3 bedrooms apartment(6 persons) looks nice :)

Wat u all think?

We take a train frm JB to Kl central on friday nite,sookfen will pick us up and we will stay over at her hse on friday,sat we have nice dimsum b4 taking bus to cameron highlands :)

Kurnia Bistari Express - 016-3033330 (Counter 87 Puduraya) from KL -cameron
Super VIP coach - 8:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm
Normal coach - 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm, 3:30pm

The main concern is i am not sure if friday is too rush for the working ppl,if it is then we will head off on Sat morning.

train timings:

Haiz...call KTM so many times no one pick up..will confirm again...either we take friday nite or sat morning...if train takes very long time we will just take the express bus.

vesak day and tennis

aiyo...chris..is on the 19th may...u finish exams le??I finish mine :) now rushing to do the presentation slides.haha...

Oh ZS there got tennis courts....imagine u can play tennis in a cooler weather..shiok rite...i checked the Strawberry chalet they have tennis,squash courts and...strawberries.haha...

Weather here is very hot lah...won't it be nice to relax in a cool weather??

Alrite...i will sms everyone soon to confirm the attendance ok?Since it is rather vague for some to repsonse and some not to response here..Or u all still have other places to suggest?

erm...

And when is Vesak Day again??

nothing in particular

this blog is actually still alive. and i am actually posting.

and this vesak day thing.. who decided on it anyway?
3 days = 3 more days without tennis. which is totally unbearable.

and SF, i would like to complete your phrase. WORK SUCKS the life out of you.
so totally drained there's no energy left for any other things.

as to why i am posting even when i have no energy, maybe its coz i dun want SF to scream at me to get my ass in to post.

Vesak Weekend Trip Updates?

So the Vesak weekend trip how? Any concrete plans yet? Must decide early, or else it'll be hard to book hotels/rides and blah blah blah....

Does Max read this blog? TELL HIM TO GET IN ASS IN AND POST AN ENTRY! :P So Max, if you're reading the blog right now, very happy belated birthday! (AND MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN!)

I can imagine it must be busy for you guys right now.. with graduation and stuff coming up.. Do update poor SF who's stuck in KL about what's happening in your lives. WORK SUCKS!

im more late lo...

Omg i forgot to check this blog. Only checking it NOW. Paiseh.

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!!

And btw, it was also MAX'S BIRTHDAY yesterday k - 14th April remember??

Happy Birthday, Christopher Wong!

I know i know... i'm late AS USUAL. Still, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE! Hope you had some great celebrations back home and hmm... wish you all the great tennis matches ahead! Cheers!

Happy Birthday Chris!

I am two days late and you're a 23 old man now!

I bet the best gift is probably your housemate turned over a new leaf and start to become more sensitive.

Yup, but I know you love the shoes much more than him, which is a sure good thing.

Oops!

Now now,

THAT'S embarrassing. I've amended the stuff (aka changed it to '97 AND spelt ELVIN GAN's name correctly.. ) Hahahaha!

I'm fine with Cameron Highlands and Vesak hols is perfect! :D Proposed timetable is fine with me too. Oh oh, as for Sunday, if you guys are interested to stay in KL, i can try to squeeze us in my place (pending if i can chase my house mate out though.. will update you guys with ALL the juicy details when i see you). Will update status and confirm with u guys. Then maybe i can drive all of you around? WAHAHAHAHAHAH.. (my driving skills is CRAZY!)

And thanks Sze Wei, I really miss all of you too. I suddenly realized i haven't seen all of you for AT LEAST 5 months??!!!!! It's like.. omg.. where did time flies to? And warh, Elvin misses me arh? He got a crush on me? Awwwwwww.. that's sweet. Hahahhaha!

Anyways, i saw the flying penguins vid too! CRAZY! But quite a good ad.. very attention catching :)BBC is trying to be cool these days eh?

Oh well.. need to go to some ulu-ulu no-internet client's place tmr... Zzzzz time, adios everyone! And take care!

I want to fly...

haha...for start i thought was real cos it looks like it was reported on BBC...Anyway,I am finally done with my FYP :)handed in the FINAL report yesterday...yipee!!!

Oh..so is everyone fine with cameron highlands?RESPONES needed...so i can plan ok?If not i will take it as everyone is going..by everyone i mean Szewei,Sookfen,Sarah,Chris,PK,ZS, Max??Elvin??Shuqi??haha..I dun know..Oh and sookfen since it is cameron highlands we can meet u at KL then go up together...then afterthat can we bunk in at your KL apartment to do a little shopping at KL??haha...

16/5(friday):Johorians unite (at nite so the working ppl dun need to take leave) and take a coach to cameron highlands.Most likely we transit at Kl so can meet sookfen.

17/5(saturday):enjoy the cool breeze and fresh air.Strawberries!lettuce!tea!haha..If all of us going we stay in chalet ok?

18/5(sunday):shopping in Kl? Mid-year sales!!or back to JB?(tentative)

19/5 (vesak day):Public holiday :)

haha..how how how??

surely fake...

the day when penguins fly like that is the day when... well... penguins fly i guess...

Btw, i've been super busy with all the fyp shit going on. Hey, pw, ur fyp presentation finish already ah??

Back to more report writing...

My fitness sucks now. My tennis sucks now. My squash sucks now. My life in general sucks now. Hell, even my life SPECIFICALLY sucks.

How are the rest of you? lol..

peng woo can fly?!?!!

You can see her fly here.

I'm here, finally.

Hey everyone,

I am finally here. Clearing leave for the next two days, so I will be quite free.

Anyway, did anyone notice that we graduated from Marsiling in 1997 and not 1996 like what the blog's title stated?

Anyway, I am keen on Cameron cos it's less packed and the weather is cooler. What do you guys think?

Sookfen, you actually spelt Elvin's name wrongly! He actually mentioned that you are one of the two he would most like to see during his birthday party, totally ignoring our presence. But it was fun. You should come back to JB more often to hang out.

Yeah, I miss you. =)

weekend retreat...

Hello ppl,
I have listed down the possible places and dates...working ppl pls let me know when is feasible kay...i was thinking of the week of vesak holiday which is a monday and both kl and singapore got holidays..so u all dun have to waste your leave.

16th - 19th may ( vesak day long weekend),
options:
-kukup for seafood feast, 1 nite stay
-batam for spa retreat, 1 nite stay...there nothing de..stay too long nothing to do
-pulau tioman for seasports and spa
-cameron highlands to get away from the hectic city life

Happy Belated Birthday?!

Hey Alvin Elvin,

Happy super belated birthday! :P

Anyway guys, how's the celebration? And any pictures? Cheers!

Nxt friday...Elvin's birthday party..

Hey hey...Sookfen arh..will u be back on nxt friday??21st of march..
Elvin is inviting us to his Kulai hse to celebrate his birthday..heard the Kulai house is like chalet like that de wor...

WHAT?!

Chris - What do you mean by EVEN i have not posted? Lol. Damn it! But you know what.. i was waiting for PW to response to your post. Haha. Anyways, in my opinion, Schlumberger all the way! (Think of all the $$ rolling in your bank account... YUM!)

PW - Weekend retreat? COUNT ME IN! Hmm.. can i vote Bali? Haha. I've never been there. :P And it's not too far/ expensive i think.. Eh.. Phuket is also fine with me lar. Bangkok maybe? Oh oh.. anyone wants to CAMBODIA? But oh, Cambodia cannot be weekend trip already.. :( Come lar come lar, everyone post their opinion leh...

And by the way, I VOTED! Wow!!!! Amazing eh? Interesting process, shocking results. I hope you guys haven't lost your Malaysian roots so much that you don't know what I'm referring to. :P Anyways, let's meet up again some day.

Cheers!

BIG HELLOOOOOOOOO

haha...think sookfen is busy lah...
Anyway chris when your exam and fyp presentaion ends??
Anyone keen for a weekend retreat?to clubmed,bali,some pulau???

*ahem*

Erm... wow? Nothing??? Not even SOOKFEN has posted.

Anyway i've been going for recruitment talks left and right. So far, i have my eye on HP and Schlumberger.

HP is at Queensway!! SHIOK ah!!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Pw get better hor!!

Save the prank for next year bah :)

Drunk??

Haha...wat chris wrote is abit over the top har??haha...so he must be drunk when he is blogging lah??

Anyway,Sookfen u wan long retreat..wait till i grad leh..hmm...maybe go Maldives Island?Tioman?Bintan?Bangkok?final sem really got lots of work piled up..all the FYP and tutorials and job-hunting..very sianz...

oh..any plans for CNY??think onli left weekends cos thurs and fri are for relatives rite?wat abt sat?sookfen your hse free for us to invade?

keeping telling urself that...

Movie review of American Gangster...

If you can't really catch n*gga-speak, then it'll be a little tough to understand some parts. Movie was nice. Little long but nice. Definitely worthy of a pirated dvd. hahahahaha...

LoLz... and the 2 main actors have bellies liao... shit man, all getting old liao.

In szewei's opinion, pk still fails at movie-choosing. Heh.

When is the next outing?? And i owe szewei and pk $$ hor... dont forget to remind me next time k...

the truth

Dear All,

I was not drunk.

Cheers

CNY!

Warh.. so long no one post.. nearly thought the blog died.. hahaha

Thanks for the pics PW! So.. soo.. YOUNG!!!! Those were the days! When are we going to have a gathering trip to somewhere fun again? Pretty pleaseeeeeee? I want to have a good vacation. :P

Well.. I'll be back in JB on Feb 6th (Wed) nite and back in KL on Sunday. If you guys want to meet up, i'm all up for it. MAYBE, we can go visit each other's house to get more ang pows and eat more new yr goodies! :P Sounds good eh!

some photos i dig out...

Have fun..we do change over the years..haha...anyone has pictures of us in primary school??Will be very funny to compare hor..haha.

Sookfen when u coming back for CNY har?

mmmm... pie...

Btw... since szewei left a pie at my place, it only seems polite to actually EAT it.

The pie that she bought... ... ... is... ... ... ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

I've never tasted a better black pepper chicken pie. Ok, this is actually my FIRST, but i've eaten some black pepper chicken PUFFS before and they still suck compared to this pie. I had it for lunch, not all of it, just a quarter. The rest was devoured by my family.

I'll pay u back some other time k, szewei - make sushi.

link lo

If you want us to link then tell us ur new blog lo... hehe

I dunno if friendster blog can link anot...

link leh...

whoa...i juz started on a blog..dun know will last how long lah...but then..haha...quite fun..

anyway...ppl who got blog also..link leh..chris u got rite?sookfen?

YeAr 2008!!!

Whoa...year 2008 liao any resolutions?haha...

The countdown was great thanz Chris for hosting it:)the Curry chickensssssss are nice too,and of cos the fried potato and the mudpie:)Sookfen u surprised we called u?hehe

HAPPY 2008!

POST 101!!!!

Hahahaha first post of the new year!!

I win!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!! ! ! !!