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Monday, August 25, 2008

Awana Kijal / Kota Bahru Trip 08 ( day 3 )

Friday
today woke up at 9
went to aunt's house for breakfast
ate nasi dagang YUMM
it's a kelantan food so i'm not so sure alot of ppl will noe this =.=

after that we went to visit my grandmother's resting place
when we reached there....i couldn't believe it at 1st
there was like 1..2..3..11 stray dogs!!
looking at how skinny they were....i knew they were very hungry
so i wanted to give them some food but when my mum found out what i was planning to do she stopped me
poor dogs T.T

after that went back to my aunt's house to put our things den we left for lunch :P
after that we went to a wi fi cafe nearby cse my dad had to send some emails
speaking of which....didn't get to update blog at awana and kota bahru cause need to pay rm25 jst to hav internet access =.="
while we were there...we met my couz's bf
i don't really noe how to pronounce my couz chinese name cse u noe me - banana :D
so my couz dad is my dad's brother ( that's how i'm related )
so happens that we were going to visit my uncle on the very same day
so my cousin's bf arranged a dinner for tomorrow nite
after my dad had finish sending him email we left for the hotel at 2

my parents went for a walk around the hotel
i jst hibernated in the hotel room :D
it was such a nice environment to sleep in
woke up at 5
went to my dad's old friend's father's house =.=
apparently his name is Mr. Lee
his a 82 year old man
at 1st sight i taught it was 1 of those grandfathers hu jst keeps speaking chinese which i don't understand at all
when he spoke my mouth was wide open
he spoke fluent english!!!
i NEVER heard any 82 year old person speak such a fluent english
even better then keith's :D
when we were halfway talking....i felt something move on my feet
so i grab the thing n guess what??? it was one HUGE dust ball
i say around the size of your thumb =.=

after that we went to another of my dad's friend's house
two big bungalows nxt to each other , a super huge lawn....around the size of padang asam =.=
y two bungalows nxt to each other???
well cause it's two brothers living with each other
my dad's friend name is mr francis
i tell u....this guy can be the most holy person....and then the most horny person ( worst den kar sing :D )
first he talk abt playboys and playgirls etc.
den suddenly talking abt repentance and forgiveness
i was TRYING not to laugh at all man

after all the talking it was time to go
b4 we left , uncle francis showed me his 3 dogs
a golden retriever , a siberian huskey and a german shepherd
the siberian huskey was dam cute~~
sadly didn't take any photos of it...camera's battery died
he let out the german shepherd to run around the lawn
super fast man it run....mayb faster than usain bolt LOLL

reached back at the hotel at 7
showered , napped and off for dinner
went out with uncle francis to if i'm not mistaken a thai restaurant
food was AWESOME
*rating* - 7/10

after dinner went to my uncle's place which is in the middle of a jungle
I AIN'T JOKING ALLRIGHT!!!
i mean it...from the highway my cousin turned to a road that leads into a jungle
oh yea we needed my cousin to show the way since we don't noe how to get there =.=
so as i was saying
we were driving in the jungle for around 5 minutes when suddenly a big housing estate came into sight
the houses there were mostly semi d and bungalows but my uncle's was a terrace house ( sad T.T )

i met my other couz which is the older sister of the couz i met earlier
both of them were girls and they are like 20 years older then me =.=
the worst part which is everybody in that house was speaking hokkien ( i hate it the most )
at least my aunt was speaking cantonese
although i could understand partially only :D

i was praying to God for time to past by quickly
i tried many things to avoid talking with my aunt , uncle and cousins
sms wit keith and kar sing :P
at 11.40 only we left

Pictures

dogs *obviously*

more dogs *again...OBVIOUSLY*

my grandmother

my dad's old house

my mum and her famous umbrella

the city of kota bharu

uncle francis's house :D

toufoo~~

the place we ate at

Awana Kijal / Kota Bahru Trip 08 ( day 2 )

Thursday
another example of Malaysians and their inpunctuality
suppose to leave at 9...in the end left at 10 =.=

so today gonna travel n sit in the cramp place of the car for 5 hours =.="
like i said b4...the journey ain't that bad when u have ur mp3 wit u XP
wht i hate is that it will be a one lane highway all the way....now that really sux ( especially when my dad's drving :P )
stopped at a shell petrol station 2 switch drivers
from den on it was seating on a ride of death
i noe i kept asking my dad to go faster and overtake....but my mum....that's a different story =.=

when my dad went to sleep....she drive like siao wan man!!!
i counted the times which is 5...the times we almost bang the car coming in the opposite direction when overtaking
seriously....like in a ride to death!!
the moment my dad woke up....drive safe already =.=

we arrived at Kota Bahru at around 4.30 or so
the hotel we stayed in was called Renaissance
dont worry if u don't noe how 2 pronounce it....cause it is a French word
even i can't pronounce it properly =.=
now this is the true 5 star hotel :D
but it was dam freaking coold~~
also the main switch not working =.=
can control most of the lights , the air con....not to mention the air con was set at blast and yet can't control it
after unpacking had shower left for my aunt's house

reached my aunt's house at around 7
her house has a badminton court ( how cool is that )
it is also the place where my aunt and uncle and their friends do lion dancing :P
both my aunt and uncle are talented musicians
my uncle plays piano by hearing and not by notes =.=
even though my aunt is 67....she can still sing and dance man!!!!
so 5 of us ( me , mum dad aunt uncle ) left for dinner after a long chat

dinner was at a nearby restaurant
food was DELICIOUS!!!
got toufoo , egg , fish , chicken hmmm wonder wht else??? oh ya not forgetting rice :D
after dinner we went to a MCA building
MCA stands for Malaysia Chinese Association....well now i noe
wht we did there??? listen to my aunt , uncle and their friends karaoke.....and all of the ppl present at that place were all old folks =.=
all looking at me oni

after their karaoke session my aunt and uncle brought us to a nearby mamak stall
had roti canai ^^
after our supper....we departed our ways
reached back at the hotel around 11

Pictures

CHICKENNN~~~!!!!

TOUFOO~~!!!!

FISHH~~!!!

did i make u guys hungry??? :D

when the old folks talk....zip your mouth

uncle in blue shirt

5 star grape :D

Awana Kijal / Kota Bahru Trip 08 ( day 1 )

jst came back frm a 5 day 4 nite trip :P
it's also my 14th birthday today!!! yay me!!! ( 12.01 a.m , monday 25/08/08 ) :D
still so sad nid 2 do homework n blog =.=

Wednesday
woke up at 8.30
planned 2 leave at 9 o'clock
but as u noe malaysians and their inpunctuality....we left at 10

stop by at the McD in front of the genting entrance
mum ordered the meal which had the Olympic cup....but they ran out of stock
also there was a man selling honey...hu seriously couldn't shut his mouth up
he kept on saying
"mari mari honey sedap"
i tell u....i seriously wanted to go to that guy n slap him

hmm....seating in a car for 6 hours wasn't that bad....thanks to my mp3 :D
my dad let me borrow his headphone
let's hope someone will giv me a headphone for my birthday :P

we stopped by at a town called Chukai
went to a famous coffee shop which also had roti bakar
i tell u....the roti bakar there....110/100
dam nice....the bread was very crispy n the kaya was very very sweet =.=
got a picture of the roti bakar if i'm not mistaken
ordered a drink which i shouldn't had order
it was called "Lime Twister"
the WHOLE drink is made from lime....yea i mean WHOLE
saw the guy squeeze all the juice out
it was so so so so so sour i had 2 drink little sips at a time
took me a very long time jst 2 finish the drink

the coffee shop was open is 1948
the person hu opened the shop was there....
obviously as u guess he is a very old guy
he was staring at me all the time....dam scary man his face....like seeing dracula oni....cause his eyes were very red....bloody red
my dad talked wit him while my mum bought coffee beans from the stall
after talking my dad told my mum and i he was 95 years old =.="

b4 leaving Chukai....a building caught my attention
it was an old building....which i 100% am sure looked like Ipoh Parade
even the surrounding was alike
also....i saw a shop named
"Kedai Runcit Lee Chen" LOLL

after Chukai town it was a one lane highway all the way
i tell u....that highway is a place for cursing
i kept saying to my dad
"overtake overtake"
my dad's a freaking safe driver....jst like my bro
one time we got stuck behind a truck....we were traveling at 30 km/h
and all the cars behind us were overtaking n overtaking
at that time i wish i could drive cse i would hav overtaken that stupid lorry in jst a giffy

den we stop at a stall that sells all sorts of varieties of sotong
the shop is located jst by the highway
the worst part was the shop was located at the opposite direction =.="
imagine crossing a highway without a pedestrian bridge

reach Awana Kijal at around 5 p.m
the entrance was very nice...very very green
when we reached the lobby entranced...we saw a malay drum
4got what's the name but i hav the picture though
and at that time
I FINISH MY LIME TWISTER!!!
after a very very long time only did i manage to finish that FREAKING sour drink
it is 1 which i will NVR drink again
after drinking it my tongue was in much pain....it was also numb =.=
the building was so bigg

after unloading all the bags....got ready to go to the swimming pool n to the beach
it was SOO boring in the swimming pool
swimming alone ain't fun u noe
loneliness was one of the factor of y i was bored....another was i didn't bring any swimming equipments
yea sure ivan....pack in jst 5 minutes??? pack swimming suit no equipments
the bathing place was kinda funny....was 3...well donno how 2 describe it but i hav pictures so dont worry :P
i jst kept swimming frog style since my goggles were absent
tried swimming 1 lap of freestyle but eyes were very pain after that
so my eyes were painful looking underwater....so i tried closing my eyes and swim....and wht happen??? i banged my head onto the wall =.="
tis is a lesson to me - nvr AGAIN swim without goggles :D

after swimming it was off to the beach!!!
b4 i went to the beach i was filled wit anger cse of my dad's really slow driving
but the moment i saw the beach...all of that just *poof* away
it was the cleanest beach i had ever seen ( in malaysia )
the wind was cooling , the beach was clean , the sand was soft and the ocean's water was clear , cooling n refreshing....only thing missing is companionship
the sea's water wasn't that salty...and it doesn't mean i purposely drank it!!
the sand was soft and smooth
the sand nearest to the swimming pool had alot of kocoon ( how to spell )
it was painful since i was barefooted
it was such a nice place....i would say it was paradise but wasn't 100% fun when u have such a nice place n nvr get to share it with someone

jst sit in the sea and enjoy the waves
almost went into the sea with my glasses
my bro , aaron went into the sea with his glasses....the next moment the sea had claim his glasses ( the waves drag it to sea :P )
after that i did wht i like 2 do ever since i was a baby
build sandcastles!!!
well at 1st it was suppose 2 b a sandcastle....but plans change and soon it was a shape of a mini swimming pool
so i had an idea n i made a wall around the big hole i made
the finished result - the bird nest stadium LOLL
jst joking....but it WAS in a shape of a stadium
after building the so called "bird nest stadium"....i wanted 2 make a so called "water cube" :D
but it was getting late n my stomach was begging to be fed

i tell u...awana may be a 5 star hotel....but they gave us the 2 star apartment
the toilet i can give is 0 star....water so slow pressure
even the water host 2 wash legs had higher pressure!!!
after showering and everything....walk to the hotel lobby in search for restaurants
finally we settled down on a chinese restaurant
food was ok ok....nothing special abt it but still was nice :P
it was a happy moment when i saw my uncle there
he is the funniest uncle u can ever get ( maybe the horniest too :D )
haven't seen him for quite awhile...since his always at the oil rig
talk wit him till 10 p.m
on the way back to the hotel room we saw a cafe which was showing Olympics.....at that time it was 200m men
that Usian Bolt is one hell of a runner

went back at 11
slept early at 11.30 cse tomorrow leaving 4 Kota Bahru
wish could stay another day for the beach....so i hav 2 wait 4 a long time b4 i can go back to that beach again

Pictures