KK Day 2

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630am…

Buka mata besar besar ^_^

Sunrise!!!

Slowly slipped out of my comfortable bed (don’t miss me bed, I’ll be back… ) and freshen up before heading off to the sea to take pictures of sunrise…

Buka pintu besar besar O_O

‘eh how come already so bright?’

Looked at phone… 640am
Looked at watch… 640am

No sunrise -_-*

*Nexus Resort

The sun’s already up and shining in the clear blue skies… oh well…

*C-o-C-o-N-u-T

While waiting for XT, Sue & K for breakfast, I wandered off to the beach to take some more pictures and then went for a swim. Really nice water :)

*clear water

-Padang Merdeka-

KL ada Dataran Merdeka, dekat KK pula ada Padang Merdeka. Ada kaitan ke ni?

*Padang Merdeka

The reason they called it Padang Merdeka is because…
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I also don’t know because I’d forgotten to ask the driver while we were on the way to KK Park :P



-1 helluva ride-

Everyone in the car was catching a quick 40 winks while I enjoyed the beauty of the Crocker range from my cosy little window.

Cars travel very fast here…

I casually looked over the shoulder of the driver at the speedometer… *agape* It’s traveling at 100 kmph… up hill! Initial D in the making…

From the speedometer, my gaze slowly shifted to the center

O_O saw a lorry traveling towards us at very high speed…

(Ain’t it supposed to travel on the opposite lane?!!!)

Screaming, honking, car swirling…

Everyone in the car was jolted out of their dreamland while I was sweating on my seat over the whole near death experience -_-‘

XT: What happened?
JL: You’ve just missed your life’s flashback
XT: ???



-Kinabalu Park-

One word… nice!

I love the nature… Trees, flowers, hills, waterfalls, clouds, birds

Sweet escape!

We spent the night at this cosy little hut called ‘Peak Lodge’. It even has a functional fireplace, how cool is that :)

*The Peak Lodge

*Fireplace next to the TV

It’s drizzling outside but it didn’t stop us from exploring the park. We put on our al’cheapo fugly raincoats from Guardian and walked around the park in the rain…

*I’m singing in the rain, singing in the rain.. it’s a wonderful feeling… fa lalala*

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Trigger happy fingers :)

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*lil brook... nice

Had to attend a briefing organized by the park personnel before dinner… the usual safety precautions and the do’s and don’ts… yadah yadah yadah

Dinner was horrid… nuf said

After a long hot shower, i got into bed at around 10pm… sweet dreams.
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to CJ

Soave sia il vento
Tranquilla sia l'onda
Ed ogni elemento
Benigno risponda
Ai nostri desir

May the winds be gentle
The waves calm
And may all elements
Respond gently
To all your wishes

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KK Day 1

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I stared at the clock in my phone… 4am!!! dem

Time to get up…

Still sleepy…

Why did I get such an early flight -_-*

Reached KL Sentral around 5am (thanks mom) and to my surprise, the bus terminal was already buzzing with people!!! Apparently, all of them were going to LCCT… Everyone can fly eh…

*saw a sky bus* Quickly hopped into the bus and secured myself a window seat (planned to take some photos while on the way to LCCT).

It’s still very dark outside… couldn’t do much photography *sigh…

*0532 hours

A little shiny silver box was sitting on my lap. I looked at the box and my lips formed a slight upward curve. Inside the shiny box was a Tiramisu cake CJ had bought for me.

Happy ^_^ (thanks CJ)

-LCCT @ 0603 Hrs-

“Mak Oi! Ramainyer orang!”

*Exodus

Greeted by an even more shocking sight. This time people were literally everywhere. XT (my ex-Uni buddy) was waiting for me at McD. We made a quick dash to the check in counter to get our boarding passes before the claustrophobic mass of people started to flood in.

*Showed IC to the officer at the check in counter*

-5 mins later -

Given a piece of miserable print out as boarding pass… Save cost eh…

XT: It’s free seating... so must be quick if you want to get a good seat

JL: Free seating??? Orh…

*space

Apart from the slightly uncomfortable seat (too upright for my liking), I’ve had no complaints for Air Asia flight. The plane is new & clean, friendly flight attendants and the most amazing thing (according to XT)… there’s NO DELAY, which happens quite often… Lucky ^_^

-KK Terminal 2 @ 1215pm-

*Yawn* sleepy -___-

*Welcome to KK Terminal 2

We walked around the terminal while waiting for our friend, Sue (ex-Uni mate), to pick us up.

-15 mins later-

Sue arrived in her funky new red MyVi. She hasn’t changed much since Uni except gotten a little fairer. She brought us to this shop called ‘Jia Xiang Sen Rou Mien’ (according to her it’s quite famous at KK… betul ke) for brunch. At 1^st I was wandering what’s a raw meat noodle… rupanyer it’s just pork noodle. It’s nice but what I like most was their ‘Lin Chin Kang’ which uses soy bean :)

*Ah Moi... mana gua mia mee oink oink?

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*Clouds ^_^

One thing I noticed about KK is that the skies are always filled with beautiful clouds. It must have got to do with the topography where it’s surrounded by the majestic Crocker Range from the east and the beautiful South China Sea from the west.

Cloud formation:

Air cools as it flows up a mountain. When it has reached its saturation point, water vapor condenses into tiny visible droplets in the atmosphere as clouds.

“Wah clouds!!!”

*More Clouds ^_^ - Cumulonimbus

*Bermacam-macam awan ada ^_^ - Cumulonimbus

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XT & Sue: -after brunch-

While walking around KK town, tiba-tiba I spotted an Ah Pek with Jesus!

*Styrofoam carving

Ah Pek’s carving the Styrofoam which later will be made into a mould to make the statue (according to Ah Pek, the carving costs RM10 000 O_O). Interesting eh?...

-Around 1pm @ Sabah Museum-

The Good:

• Traditional costumes of all the tribes found in Sabah
• Musical instruments
• Weapons
• Pottery
• Old photographs
• Stuffed dead animals (I saw a Dugong!)
• Long Houses
• Botanical Garden (Flower power! Nice)

*Muzium Sabah

The Bad:

• Lighting sucks
• Dusty *Sneeze*
• Unkempt (web-sites everywhere... going virtual eh?)
• Mana Label?

*Nymphaeaceae - Water lily

Learned a great deal on the history of Sabah. It’s really a pity that the place is not well maintained… what a waste…

After visiting the Museum, we met up with Sue’s BF, K, who drove us to Nexus Resort in his sturdy Prado.

‘Wah.. clouds!’

*snap snap snap*

*Cirrus & Altostratus clouds

XT, Sue & K:

-430pm @ Nexus Resort-

The resort is located in a secluded cove North East of KK called the Karambunai Peninsula. It claimed to have a 6-km pristine white sandy beach and million-year old tropical rainforest poise as the majestic margin & back drop woh…

*Nexus Resort

We spent the night in one of their Ocean deluxe room… Nothing to shout about the room but the ocean view is very nice.

XT: what do you want to do later?

JL: sleep *hide underneath the comforter*

XT: WTF… we didn’t come all the way here just to sleep… It’s for sun, sand, sea, & most all… skimpy bikinis!!!

JL: *sleepy face* you go ahead and have fun… I only have 1 S in my mind now.. that is to SLEEP

XT: *take away pillows & blankets* get you ass off the bed and follow me to the beach!

JL: B.. b.. bu..but.. I want to sleep………

XT: You can sleep all you want after dinner but now... TO THE BEACH!

JL: -___-‘

XT went for a dip in the pool before heading off to the open sea. I on the other hand chose to stay dry. I walked along the really beautiful pristine sandy beach and did some photography.

*breathtaking view

Awed by the clarity of the water… it’s really clear & odorless.

*Double Rainbow ^_^

Next, I looked up and saw a beautiful double rainbow fading into the sunset sky (for the first time). ^_^

-Dinner @ Gayang-

Had:

• Prawns (sweet & juicy)
• Soft shell crabs (crispy but a lil too salty)
• Tilapia Fish (Nyonya style… sedap)
• Mixed Vegetables (normal lah..)
• Elephant trunk clam (eeyer…)

Damage done: RM140 for 4 person. Quite reasonable :)

-1030 pm... ish-

Happy. Full. Contented. What’s next?

TIDUR LAH……………. ^_^

Lucky

Billowing clouds of thick black smoke blanketed the flaming night sky. The sirens of police cars & fire trucks were blaring from a distance. Cautiously, I traipsed along the path which was swamped with claustrophobic mass of people. My eyes were darting back & forth rapidly, searching for the face of my friend who was at the climbing center earlier. I watched in horror as the fire flared up uncontrollably, engulfing the whole building mercilessly. Calmness was restored when I managed to locate my friend, BBWolf, who had gathered with the other climbers at a safe corner of the street. Thankfully, everyone escaped unharmed :)

*Delta Rover on fire 27th March 2007

My initial plan was to go the climbing center for bouldering, but didn't make it in the end because i went for a hair cut instead.

Am i lucky or what?

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Hair Cut

Mom complained that my hair looked like an unkempt fluffy chicken -_-*

Knocked off work early yesterday, hence I decided to get professional help on my unruly mane..

Stylist: How do you want your hair cut?

JL: Short, neat & stylish.

Stylist: OK.

*snip snip snip*

JL: eh can shorter ah?

Stylist: can...

*snip snip snip*

JL: ermmm.. shorter?

Stylist: Are you sure? Any shorter it will not have the layered effect.

JL: never mind… I just want it to be neat.

Stylist: OK. By the way, you are balding.

JL: O_O’

Stylist: It’s not serious but I suggest that you apply some hair growth tonic on the balding area.

JL: Orh…(My hair has started departing) :(

*snip snip*

Stylist: OK.. done. Have a look.. do you like it?

JL: (aiyah why look so weird 1, but at least it’s neater now).. it’s OK lah, thanks.

(reached home)

Mom: Eeyer… why your hair looks like yam.

JL: O_o* Y..y..ya..yam??!

From a fluffy chicken to a yam... What a huge transformation hoh :P

Long Time No See

-Taken from The Sun newspaper-

Double Trouble

KL: Labradors Lucky & Flo began a one-month trial operation yesterday to sniff out pirated DVDs and CDs in Malaysia, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said in a statement. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry invited MPA to bring the Northern-Ireland trained canines after ministry officials saw them in action in Hongkong and Dubai.

During their mission, dubbed Operation Double Trouble, they will work alongside enforcement officers in various parts of the country to help the ministry assess the feasibility of setting up a dog enforcement unit.

They were in action at the Malaysia Airlines cargo loading area at KLIA. They sniffed cardboard boxes and then sat down, wagging their tails when they found something suspicious. Lucky and Flo are trained to detect polycarbonate and other chemicals used in optical discs but cannot tell between legitimate and pirated discs. – AFP

LOL!!!!!!

This is unbelievable... Using trained canines to sniff out PIRATED DISCS?! What are the customs doing? Bum around and be merry? Come on lah…

Furthermore, they’re planning to use 2 doggies only for the operations in various parts of the country. That’s exploitation and mistreatment! Poor poor doggies...

I smell trouble already…

P.S. Perhaps Liucas & Goldie can send in their applications ^_^

Part 1 of Moz's Lapuk tag

5 lamest movies i've ever seen:

• Legend of The Red Curse

One word: SUCK! (BIG TIME). I’m amazed that Bjarne Wong (the director) could come up with another equally atrocious movie called Possessed (famous for the Amber Chia break dance scene). This guy just never learned from his mistakes *sigh*

• Date movie

I like Alyson Hannigan in the cult-status American Pie movies. She’s likable, blurry cute & witty. But in the Date Movie, she became a major dumb nincompoop that’s beyond hope. Her acting is horrible and the movie is appalling! I didn’t even twitch a muscle throughout the whole show. If she ever tries that again, she will be history.

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This photo is taken at Hutan Lipur Sungai Tua which is located on the link road between Selayang and Ulu Yam. I used to go there quite often in my free time, especially during weekends. I like to rest on one of the many huge boulders that sturdily seated along the river and enjoy the calming serenity of the place.


Recently i visited the place again with CJ. The place was packed with people (must be due to School Holiday), but we still managed to spend a peaceful Sunday relaxing, chatting & taking photos there (by the way CJ is a very good photographer... impress).


P.S. I'm going to KK next week for holiday! yippee...It's going to be my first attempt to conquer the majestic Mt Kinabalu. If anyone has any wishes for me to carry up there, do pass them to me OK ^_^ cheers

I'm a what ?!?

You Were a Skunk

You carry yourself with sensuality and a flowing energy. You have a great reputation, and you follow your own (good) advice.

What Animal Were You In a Past Life?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... this really crack me up.

How crappy =P

p.s. sorry selori, very busy lately. Write something crappier next time OK. Have a nice day everybuddies ^_^

Smitten

WARNING! A very diabetic post ahead.
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Besotted
Ahuh…

Obsessed
It hasn’t reach this stage yet

Fanatical
This is just too much

Head over heels in love
Still on my shoulders but it’s toppling over quickly

Infatuated
Can someone please hand me a balloon?

Love-struck
Yes! The impact is incredible
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As usual, according to Miriam-Webster:

smite

Pronunciation:
\ˈsmīt\

Function:
verb

Inflected Form(s):
smote \ˈsmōt\; smit·ten \ˈsmi-tən\ or smote; smit·ing \ˈsmī-tiŋ\

Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English smītan to smear, defile; akin to Old High German bismīzan to defile
DEFILE!? scary...

Date:
12th century

transitive verb
1: to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
The object can’t be held with hand but it’s very sharp indeed.

2 a: to kill or severely injure by smiting b: to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously
Wah… no need to resolve to violence. Next!

3: to cause to strike
Hmm… Pay RISE!!!

4: to affect as if by striking <smitten with the fear of hell - V.L. Parrington>
It’s an amazing feeling... so this is out as well.

5: captivate, take <smitten with beauty>
Ahuh… that’s the word I’m looking for… I'm completely & utterly captivated.

If music is my feeling, you are my song :)
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*i like the faster version


*the lead singer is like a dying duck on helium :P ...it would be nice if they have an acoustic instrumental version... with violin solo *melt*

Stolen - Dashboard Confessional

We watch the season pull up its own stakes
And catch the last weekend of the last week
Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced,
Another sun soaked season fades away

You have stolen my heart

Invitation only, grant farewells
Crash the best one, of the best ones
Clear liquor and cloudy eyed, too early to say goodnight

You have stolen my heart

And from the ballroom floor we are in celebration
One good stretch before our hibernation
Our dreams assured and we all, will sleep well

You have stolen
You have stolen my heart

I watch you spin around in the highest heels
You are the best one, of the best ones
We all look like we feel

You have stolen my
You have stolen my heart

Mushy Mushy

A short one...

Since everyone is in the 'mushy mushy' mood now, i might as well join the lovewagon (as suggested by May Cher ^_^). This silly song has been playing in my head for the past couple of days. It's infectious, it's danceable, it's cute and..

I like the MTV... Average Joe Rawks!!!

Now, shall we dance :)



Here In Your Arms - Hellogoodbye

I like where we are,

When we drive, in your car

I like where we are.... Here

Cause our lips, can touch

And our cheeks, can brush

Our lips can touch here

Well you are the one the one that lies close to me

Whisper's hello I miss you quite terribly

I fell in love, in love with you suddenly

Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

I like where you sleep,

When you sleep, next to me.

I like where you sleep... here

Cause our lips, can touch

And our cheeks, can brush

Our lips can touch here

Well you are the one the one that lies close to me

Whisper's hello I miss you quite terribly

I fell in love, in love with you suddenly

Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

Our lips, can touch

Our lips, can touch...here

You are the one the one that lies close to me

Whisper's hello I miss you quite terribly

I fell in love, in love with you suddenly

Now there's no place else I could be but here in your

You are the one the one that lies close to me

Whisper's hello I miss you miss you

I fell in love, in love with you suddenly

Now there's no place else I could be but here in your arms

Here in your arms.

Here in your arms.

Happy Valentine's Day everybuddies!

So Little Time, So Much To Do

The amount of work was overwhelming for the past 2 weeks and my supervisor told me that was just the calm before the storm ... O_O'

*Moz: I'm so sorry man. I'll do the tag ASAP ok. Sorry selori
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This beautiful chaconne (bukan itu ice-cream cone OK =P) was composed made famous by Tomaso Antonio Vitali (Alex: thanks for noting this, corrected :P). I first came across this piece when I watched Sarah Chang’s concert at my friend’s place. The poignant & mournful chords are exceedingly heart-trenching and the virtuous violinist Nathan Milstein had effectively conveyed this feeling in his spectacular interpretation. Enjoy! :)
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*William Orbit remix (***)


*DJ Tiesto remix (*)

The tantalizing rhythm of strings has wholly enraptured my senses.

My heart is captivated by the flowing melodic line.

The assimilation of sublimed infectious trance beat.

It’s like weaving together a nightmare and a sweet dream.

The incongruent emotions, surreal.

Deep breaths.

Escalating heart rate,

58, 59, 60, 62, 64...

A short-burst of oxygen filled my lungs.

The raucous armies of red warrior are marching to the vivacious beat.

An abrupt surge of energy fuels the mounting systolic & diastolic pressures.

The intermittent release of endorphin is paving the path to Euphoria.

Like a string puppet, my body moves instinctively to the master’s directions.

My mind has surrendered to the encompassing power of music.

Be still my raging heart,

Be still.

For the time is near :)

*I still think the original version is the best(*****)

What's in the bag?

Taiwanese people take good care of their pet. Why? You see for yourself lah

*why is she bringing her dolly out on a bike?

*aiks... it's a doggy! how cute

*hey there, how are you doing doggy?

*wah! O_O the doggy is smilling! power power

After seeing that, i'm inspired to make my own version so that i can bring Potato go makan angin

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TADAH!

*so menyampah mia ubi


*yay! JL can bring me go jalan jalan now ^_^