Thursday, December 31, 2009

Stepping out of 2009

I look out the window the huge glass window of the 16th floor of Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit and I see the most amazing city view I had ever seen in the past 20 years and 5 months of my life.
I am not a very good writer so I have no idea how to describe the beauty of it. And obviously, my little digital camera is not able to capture the scene as it is. I can only hope my "photographic" memory is powerful enough to keep the beauty and the feeling of the whole thing for as long as importantly possible (whatever that means) >_<.

Aw! Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind is ringing in my head now >_<.

"Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
There's nothing you can’t do......

These streets will make you feel brand new,
the lights will inspire you....."


Kk anyway, even with the magnificentNess of it all, I can't help but feel cold and empty inside... Yes, the room is COLD, and I am VERY VERY HUNGRY,
But that's not it...

It's, well, most of you would already know I believe, it's because...

my loved ones are all... not here with me

T.T My dearest Hennie Pumpkin Pieeeeeeeeeeeee,
My brothers, my daddy and my dear friends and everyone else whom I feel warm and comfortable with.. T.T.........................................................

Oh well, I hope they have a great time even without me, and I will see them next year T.T

It's different this year.. There will always be time with change wouldn't there? Last year I was at Bing with Kim and Aure and Aaron. Haha.. Was there for countdown because I was so sick of having 2 alcohol drinking nights in a week as we had a crazy Christmas Eve party last year.

The year before last.. I think I had New Years eve in KL with Sharon and Stephy!.. another big city.. which was very very scary... lol. but really really exciting.

This year.. I'm not with friends I knew since high school days, nor am I with people my age at all! But I am with 2 sisters of my boyfriend's and around 12 adults from 5 different countries (HongKong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Brazil). It's interesting, but I am not sure how comfy I actually will be around them. But it's ok, life is all about experiences.. and so far, I have nothing to complain about.

About 2009,

It has been a very fast year for me. I remember everything so clearly, from the start to the end. I guess it was such a good year that everyday just passed by so quickly.

I even remember the end of 2008. 2008 was the worst year ever for me, but the good thing is I don't really remember it at all, maybe because I tend to not want to think or even mention about past bad experiences that they all go away just so quickly... And at the very ending of 2008, I was so prepared for 2009, I knew it was going to be an incredible year, and so I embraced it with all the courage and optimism I have... And it payed off.

Out of all my past year resolutions, I achieved:

6.) Quit somebadstuff

7.) Polish drawing and other art skills

8.) Learn a new skill

9.) Think positively

10.) Go somewhere for a break at year end (even if it's just damai)

5 out of 10!!! AMAZINGNESS~~~ lols. Who would have ever thought I could do it.

for #06, it happened because I have found something/one so important in my life that it got me thinking, about how important my life is back to that person. Therefore, instead of drowning in self pity, trying so hard to feel a sense of belonging doing emo stuff, I looked on the bright side, stop doing the easy things that could only make things worse, and start working hard on the good things to make everything better. And I am so proud that it worked ;)

#07, it isn't that much of an improvement, but I'm glad that nearing the end of the year, I actually took the initiative to start doing proper art work on proper clean sheets of paper and challenging myself to try new techniques and all. =))

#08 I learned to be a better gf for my boyfriend >_<. Lol. It takes time ok! and lotsa reasoning and understanding. And I'm glad it all went well till now, he's the longest lasting boyfriend of mine and it's almost a year and I am so glad we are still so happy with each other and I don't feel one bit different from the very first day I fell in love with him *blush*.

#09 I did do this alot... That is why I have been so happy. I learned to look on the bright side of things and sometimes loosing isn't bad unless you think it is. Therefore =) I am so the very positive.. I think

#10 I WENT TO Pasir Pandak for Paintball, Damai to let the waves wash my burdens away and fly to Bangkok to experience a new environment and to gain a lot more knowledge than I ever knew I could gain.

*feel so proud*

SO, this 2010, I shall complete the earlier 5 resolutions and I will be my ideal self. HAha.


Besides the success of achieving some of my resolutions, there has also been other great stuff that went on which is, having a boyfriend, the boyfriend that has alot in common with me and therefore, we get along so well, get through hard times smoothly together, stay strong for each other, be there for each other and so many other things that shall keep living in my memory.

There were also great friends in 2009 that I adore so much. Steph, Judy, Angeline, U-L are like my awesome uni sisters. They are much fun and great companions that I was blessed with throughout the year.

I have also learned and experienced so much in 2009. Travelled to 2 countries, visited 2 amazing cities (Melbourne and Bangkok). Ate all sorts of food, meet all sorts of people, feel the different environments of these places, admired the art and culture and again, so much more...

I realised that most people are actually nice. But everyone has the potential of being wicked. But as long as we are true to ourselves and others, we can stay away from all bad around us.
I realised that somethings are better left unsaid to prevent unnecessary hurt. But other things should be said so people can understand you better and know more about how you think and feel.
And if conflicts should lead to arguments, I realised that patience, truthfulness and adjustments can be done to resolve them.
The moment I do not want to talk about the problem, is the moment I give up on a person.
I realised that it's hard to forgive, and even harder to forget.
But life goes on and everyone has to move on.
So, keeping the bad and unnecessary memories of the past is just dumb.

Wow, i feel as if this post is so effing long I should stop now, also because I am quite sleepy haha..

Well, I hope my 2010 will be as great as 2009 or even better!

I can't wait to start writing the big 2-0-1-0 on a piece of paper, in classes and in exams..

Damn.. Can't even wait to go back to school which starts in March T.T

I have a good feeling about 2010 as I did 2009.

I feel as I have sorted out most of the little things in my life, and now, I shall start living it.

GOod Night =)

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Bangkok # 02

Hey all!! Greetings from Bangkok once again! =))

Again, some free time muahaha~ Been spending my entire day yesterday calling up volunteers for The Royal Trophy. Looking at University student volunteer profiles and talking to them is very ineresting. I found out that most of them don't speak or write very good English. But there still are some whom are really good and really polite.

SPeaking of polite, I learnt that Thai people say "Ka" or "Khap" a lot. I later found out that this is a polite way to end a sentence. "Khap" is for males, "Ka" is for females. If you're interested, you can always learn more about Thai language online. It's always better to know a thing or two in a foreign place right? And this link: http://www.thaizer.com/language/9-useful-thai-phrases/ is where I got my little piece of info from and I find it quite useful =)

SO Firstly, I did say I wanna blog about shopping but shopping is too awesome to just show you guys a small part of what I've been through. Maybe after the whole trip when I've really done some serious shopping will I only blog about shopping XD

So lets talk about Thai youngsters...

They are GODs in posing!

They are so lively when the camera is infront of them, I think every shot of them would look so pro!

You can see youngsters taking pics or asking people to help them take pics everywhere here. In malls, on the streets, and wherever there are pretty things to capture. They even prepare platforms for these youngsters to take pictures, awesome! Talk about Taiwan people being vain, I think Thais are the same hhaha,..

Oh, about Taiwan people being vain, the other day when the Taiwanese people came to do wedding photo roadshows at Spring, this Taiwan lady was telling us that they are real good at photography. WHy? because Taiwan people are so vain. When they are teens, they MUST take nice pretty pictures of themselves. So they go to the studio. When they get married, it's a crazy big thing, they go to the studio. When they are pregnant, go to studio. When the baby is born, go to studio. When the baby grows uo, go to studio, and they will find every opportunity to go to the studio to take their pro pics. lol~ It was entertaining the way that lady said it.

These are 2 Thai girls promoting perfume




















ALL the perfume promoters in Siam paragon are beautiful! Look so Chinese/Taiwanese/Japanesey!

*zhi bei lol*

THen there are alot of these scenes:







































Very pretty girls dressed up in costumes or really nicely just to camwhore at pretty places.

Here, people are really fashionable.. I guess that's how people dress in big cities ey?

I'm starting to love all those casual dresses, jumpsuits and leggings. Leggings are so IN here. and skinny jeans. Oh and I got an acid wash jeans! They are also so in, FCUK, Fashion TV and other high end brands sell acid wash jeans which I have been trying like mad to find in Kuching. see see.. told u I was dumb to shop in Kuching T.T And and, lotsa people wear gladiators and oxford pumps and those like what the SantaRina girl is wearing. Awesomeness! *hearts*

See see!!! Even little girl can dress up and pose for pictures!




















This little girl was the most sporting thing I've ever seen!!!!!! She has all sorts of poses to show. Agnes almost wanted to kidnap her! Her parents are young and hot lol

Talk about hot, last night we were at Four Seasons, I think a China group of tourists came to check-in, and there were 3 HOT Chinese guys. one of them looked like Edison I tell yoU! and they kept looking over at us3 girls, Ag, Ailing and me HAHA. Okok..

Budden some people can just be completely WEIRD when it comes to style, or maybe they are just attention seekers? Like this old lady:




















She had allsortsa colours on her from yellow, blue, red, green, till purple! *faints* Oh, and think she wore something like sunglasses lawl!

And she stood behind us insisting to be in our pic. Show next time. Haha.

gtg, thx Byes~

Monday, December 28, 2009

Bangkok: To be continued

EllooO~ Sneaking in some blogging before I get ordered around again :P

Been so busy these days, well, not totally because of work, but 50% yes. And it goes late into the night. And I always try to wake up earlier to be in time for the hotel breakfast because I NEED breakfast, also because we are always doing things throughout the day till we don't have enough time to eat lunch at all untill 5pm something. T.T But the meals are so big and "classy". Eventhough we don't eat lunch, I still think me and Agnes are gonna gain weight lol.

So, Imma do a preview/checklist here so I can remember what to blog about when I'm free =D

First of all, it's always SHOPPING AHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHA*crazy laugh*
I feel so dumb to shop in Kuching now. I mean there's completely nothing worthy of buying in Kuching I tell you~~~ Kuching shopping = expensive & limited (sometimes also low quality)
But in BIG CITIES, ohohoho~ it is so different.
I must admit I never took any serious interest in Bangkok, never wanted to travel here cos from pictures, the place looks hot, messy and er, poor. BUt, like every other big city, it has an upper east side and a biiiigggg city center. omg *hearts*
Last night went to something like KL's Bukit Bintang, but in Bangkok version. Wow there were sooo many BIG malls selling super to less super branded stuff, and lotsa lights and happening stuff going on. And lots and lotsa people.
There are also Garden Beers, I love the concept of Garden Beers here! Shall explain nxt time, but youngsters like us XD would LOVE it.

Then the people, generally, they are not as polite and courteous as Australians (in my opinion). But in upper class service places they can be pretty nice. And and they look so Chinese/Japanesey. They dress up like SOOOOOOO well! I mean, well, most of them that you see in the city center. I TELL U, young to a lil older people LOVE to camwhore. We saw soooo many pretty girls and kids camwhoring at different places in malls, on the streets, and anywhere with interesting stuff! AANDDD, they camwhore with those Taiwan/Japanese/Korean kinda poses. They are so beautiful and lively! So envy.. I must pick up a pose or two for our regular camwhoring lol.

Erm, environment. The streets are always packed especially at the city center. Like in KL, if you're taking a car, you gotta leave like way earlier to get to the other place on time. I haven't tried the sky train yet tho. May try after the event we are managing now finishes hehe.
Oh there are SOOO MANY Audi, BMWs, Camrys, Altis, Hondas...... on the road. It's like so common. And 90% of the taxis on the roads are ALTIS! =( whyyy~ but I think it's lower end la cos inside not as luxurious haha. Oh, taxi drivers here are picky about destinations, if it's too near, they may not wanna drive you cos they won't earn much. Therefore, if you are desperate to get somewhere not so near and not so far, offer to pay a bit more. The taxi fares are damn cheap. So far our taxi fares don't go above 100baht (RM10). Amazing.

Art. Thailand is beautiful and I think the people are creative in their own way. They produce very beautiful artsy stuff (carvings and drawings). Their vandalism is also beautiful. Will post pics when I get a chance cos I need to resize them and all cos they wont fit and would take too long. More pics to come >_<.

Food, haven't tried ANY local food at all. Cos we're always eating in those big restaurants and stuff. I had some good lagsana yesterday MMM! and some interesting mushroom on some really fresh garlic bread thing. >_<.

Ok, I shall stop here and update soon hopefully.

Tata~ Peace~

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Bangkok #01 : MAS - an experience in itself & Liquor anyone? :P

Sawatdee~~~

Okay, I will stop pretending I know a single Thai word.

Here, the time is slower by 1 hour from Malaysia. Therefore, I have lost one hour of sleep last night T.T or is it the other way? It's confusing! nvm >_<.

And I have no idea what time morning starts man... When I opened my eyes this morning, it was 7am, Bangkok time. But the sky practically looked like 9am. T.T Deep in my mind I know I'm confused. lol.

Anyway, all is so good so far.. The flight to Bangkok was such a comfortable one. We were treated very well by Malaysian Airlines. I don't even feel like taking Airasia anymore >_<.

This was our first meal on the flight from Kuching to KLIA.















Orange Juice, Plain water, Honeydew, KIT KAT♥ and Tom yam fish with rice. mmMM~~

Touched down at KLIA international departure hall:















It was big and there was much to see
















































The santa Chupa Chups are adorable!

And for all you liquor fans:







































Baron! your 100 a!















Baileys~ Long time since I drank this hehe




















my No.7!!!!















Midori and Frangelico. Had my first taste of both of this in 2009. They were sweet! That's why I think Hen calls them "lady's drinks" hehe















That looks interesting.. but didn't get it of course.




















Wow the pretty stuff. GOLD ♥ Label Reserve.




















Chivas. I think Hen bought this before. lol

So, any orders for liquors? lol pm me. Service charged to be negotiated. Kidding :p















I like this!!! Kidz shop lol. And me and Agnes stopped in front of the door step of this shop for like 5-7 minutes.
Why?
Because Pocahontas was playing. LOL. After that, we started talking about Pocahontas 1 and 2 and John Smith and John Ralph? lol~ I HAVE to look for the dvds when I get back!




















EEEeEEEeEeeee.. big Pony! >_<. Reminds me of my grey Pony doll in my room. Oh what a great couple they will make >_<.

After 1-2 hours, we boarded the plane and headed for Bangkok!



































Looks like a sea in the sky *heart* God is the true artist.















MWAUAHAHHA... MEAL TIME!















I agree.















The international flight meal was even BETTER! We had Spritzer water, a cake, Orange Juice, White Wine, FERRERO ROCHER and beef noodles =))

Just when Hen was saying in KLIA that only if they served Rocher would he be happy lol















SongNess~















Eating in such a scenery is such a bliss




















Cheers from Aggy and I! =) She's like my travel buddy now. Not even half a year and we've been on 2 international flights together lol.




















Mmm~




















After our meal, we were given a very pleasent treat!















*gasp* Baskin & Robbins! awh~~~~




















Ice cream was filled to the brim! *enjoy*




















The evening sky... Something tells me I'm going to learn and experience a lot from this voluntary trip. =)




















This 'mixture' is done because Agnes can't stand the white wine taste lol.
So, she mixed orange juice in it.. then it still tasted the same, so she added ice cream.. Lawl! So cute. Then she still couldn't really drink it and she didn't want to give it to the air steward cos scared he thought it was vomit lmao.
In the end she downed it one go and had a slight headache later lol lol.















Owhyeah, eating Ferrero while sipping on white wine. =)~




















Then we arrived at Bangkok airport. It was BIGGGG. We had to walk soooooooooo faaaaaaaaar just to get to the immigration point my goodness. Regret not getting sports shoes.
















There were many long moving flat escalators with lotsa art work at the side.. I really wanted to U-turn to take pics if we weren't in such a hurry >_<. I think they are quite artistic.. Like these:















This is, The Great Departure.




















One of the Gods? It was HUGGEEE.















We finally found our driver after half an hour of looking for him. omg. lol. Damn, should have turned on roaming. Then we went down what seemed like an escalator highway to the lower floor >_<.




















THe big carpark in front of the airport. It looks and feels like Melbourne. The only difference is, when we stepped out of the airport doors, Melbourne was chilly cold, while Bangkok is SO effing HOTTTT. And theres a lot of haze which made it worse I think. In Melb, the air was so clean, and the blurness in the sky is all water vapour due to the cold. I miss Melb >_<.















Our ride~ hehe..

We got to the hotel and met up with Hen's cousins and sister and had a lil chat and Dessert!

The hotel is a French hotel I think, therefore, they served French food (duh)

And their meals are just artistic!















My Millfeuille, which was really too sweet. But still super nice. That little dish can make one so full! I was stuffed after eating it.















Agnes's Volutat chocolate (I think) Also very sweet but beautiful.

Then we were in a big surprise when we saw our hotel room.















It was practically a suite! Our living room (which I'm sleeping in now T.T still comfy tho)




















The kitchen















The bedroom which Hen's 2 sisters slept in *heart*















The bathtub, and there was a shower, big mirror and WEiGHING scale!!!! Awesome! will see how much weight I put on.















There was one TV in the bedroom and one in the living room. It comes with speakers and a DVD player!

Out night view




















Everything seems so amazing, I feel like such a Village Girl. But I'm starting to see things, and mmph!~ I'm enjoying it. Doesn't even feel like working.. yet..
Hen's Cousin (which I we shall call BigSis for now) said we're gonna be so busy we'll loose weight.

Can't wait! Because I'm sure that would make time fly way faster.

I miss my loved ones at home.

Till I have time to blawg again.. See ya! =)~