2010/02/27
2010/02/21
Home
Hey you guys, just so you know, i am not happy or glad to be back, and neither did i miss home. I don't belong here and even as a kid, i just found out, that I would walk towards the sea whenever i was at the beach. I was hardly 2 years old then and remember how i used to wish that i was a mermaid? I am suppose to have fins and I belong with the fishes I am very certain of that. Anyway, we spent a week on the island! It's the longest so far, it was also due to certain unfortunate circumstances. But was i glad!
We started our journey at around 9.40pm on the 12th. Well, we went with dad's car and Russel's new second-hand Volvo. We were a bit uncertain about the durability of the car at first and well, our expectations were met at about 4.50am at Perak.
All was well as we were all experienced breakdown-ers. While waiting for help from the mechanics, we took pictures 
and napped till bout 8 plus in the morning and then decided to have breakfast. That char siew is probably the pinkest i have ever eaten. At 1030 / 13th we continued our journey. After Greek, at bout 3pm the damn vehicle died again. My dad said the car is too old for a young driver like my brother. The boys sat in the car while it was towed to the workshop and we got a taxi after that and only reached Kuala Besut at about 8plus at night. We had our dinner then rested at Samudera motel since we missed the evening boat. 
14th, freaking excited. Had our breakfast, I didn't eat too full cause I wanted to be comfortable during the boat ride. I've always loved the boat ride. Preggers sister in law was a little concerned bout the bumpy-ness though. Lucky baby dont you think.
And then we reached. WE FREAKING REACHED. &!@#$%!!!!!!! 
After settling the luggage etc, i just stripped ( I wore my swimsuit that morning itself ) and we went to see our dive master & instructor. Me and lil bro started our course right away. The theory part made us a wee bit sleepy (you know, after all the traveling). But there was this other instructor there whom was quite a looker it was impossible to feel bored. ( I am half joking ) This is one of the evenings. There are almost 600 pictures, so it's a little difficult to choose. 
After the 3 days course, we did the test, passed, and got our open water diving licenses!! It was quite tiring cause we dived a few times in a day. 
I don't have much words to express how it feels but the underwaters is breathtaking. The feeling is just priceless. My elder brothers got their licenses a couple of years ago, so it was nice to dive with all of the boys.
The rest of the days were spent diving in different locations, swimming and snorkeling in clear blue waters, sun basking, eating, volleyball, canoeing and ahhh just all the good stuff. 
During the evenings the boys would play volleyball with the locals, sister in law and Chelly even got their hair braided! I really am not trying to boast, writing this kills me as i remind myself of it. But that's just it, i want to remember all of this. :( I find it difficult though, am not a good diary writer. 
Mom was such a gem, she is still and will always be the best cook. We even had steak one of the nights! We would either dine under the trees during the afternoons or by the beach at night. There was hardly anytime to be bored as parents and bros were suddenly addicted to Gimrami, Chelly and I would lie down under the stars. 
Wellllllll, I gotta say, you see lovers everywhere. Evey part of the world, people are in love, falling in love, searching for love, or hoping for love. Anyway! I am not going to be sentimental now. Sissy and her collectibles -
I am usually not busy when on vacation, but this time it was different in a way. The most interesting dive we did was at Sugar Wreck, i was told that it is a wrecked ship that was shipping sugar. 
There were sea urchins everyfreakinwhere but we saw really a lot of beautiful fishes! And huge ones! The baracudas were kinda freaky they seem to stare at you a lot. The living you see 60feet under is very different from the norm, there are times when i hafta control myself to not touch them. They just seem so.. fascinating. To be able to dive around and under a ship wreck was definitely something, though there weren't much history behind it. I hope in time, i'd be able to get an underwater casing for my cam so i could share it with you guys! Sugar Wreck was on the last day, in the morning. And then came the worse part, leaving. ..... 
...when we were at Greek, I stared outside the window and waited patiently for any appearance of elephants for almost 2 hours. I was readily prepared to be overwhelmed, since bro and sarah was fortunate to have had a glimpse of them though just for a sec on the way back, the previous trip. ...
...... we got home at 5am in the morning and i went to sleep at 7am. I swear i heard waves.
We started our journey at around 9.40pm on the 12th. Well, we went with dad's car and Russel's new second-hand Volvo. We were a bit uncertain about the durability of the car at first and well, our expectations were met at about 4.50am at Perak.
All was well as we were all experienced breakdown-ers. While waiting for help from the mechanics, we took pictures 
and napped till bout 8 plus in the morning and then decided to have breakfast. That char siew is probably the pinkest i have ever eaten. At 1030 / 13th we continued our journey. After Greek, at bout 3pm the damn vehicle died again. My dad said the car is too old for a young driver like my brother. The boys sat in the car while it was towed to the workshop and we got a taxi after that and only reached Kuala Besut at about 8plus at night. We had our dinner then rested at Samudera motel since we missed the evening boat. 
14th, freaking excited. Had our breakfast, I didn't eat too full cause I wanted to be comfortable during the boat ride. I've always loved the boat ride. Preggers sister in law was a little concerned bout the bumpy-ness though. Lucky baby dont you think.
And then we reached. WE FREAKING REACHED. &!@#$%!!!!!!! 
After settling the luggage etc, i just stripped ( I wore my swimsuit that morning itself ) and we went to see our dive master & instructor. Me and lil bro started our course right away. The theory part made us a wee bit sleepy (you know, after all the traveling). But there was this other instructor there whom was quite a looker it was impossible to feel bored. ( I am half joking ) This is one of the evenings. There are almost 600 pictures, so it's a little difficult to choose. 
After the 3 days course, we did the test, passed, and got our open water diving licenses!! It was quite tiring cause we dived a few times in a day. 
I don't have much words to express how it feels but the underwaters is breathtaking. The feeling is just priceless. My elder brothers got their licenses a couple of years ago, so it was nice to dive with all of the boys.
The rest of the days were spent diving in different locations, swimming and snorkeling in clear blue waters, sun basking, eating, volleyball, canoeing and ahhh just all the good stuff. 
During the evenings the boys would play volleyball with the locals, sister in law and Chelly even got their hair braided! I really am not trying to boast, writing this kills me as i remind myself of it. But that's just it, i want to remember all of this. :( I find it difficult though, am not a good diary writer. 
Mom was such a gem, she is still and will always be the best cook. We even had steak one of the nights! We would either dine under the trees during the afternoons or by the beach at night. There was hardly anytime to be bored as parents and bros were suddenly addicted to Gimrami, Chelly and I would lie down under the stars. 
Wellllllll, I gotta say, you see lovers everywhere. Evey part of the world, people are in love, falling in love, searching for love, or hoping for love. Anyway! I am not going to be sentimental now. Sissy and her collectibles -
I am usually not busy when on vacation, but this time it was different in a way. The most interesting dive we did was at Sugar Wreck, i was told that it is a wrecked ship that was shipping sugar. 
There were sea urchins everyfreakinwhere but we saw really a lot of beautiful fishes! And huge ones! The baracudas were kinda freaky they seem to stare at you a lot. The living you see 60feet under is very different from the norm, there are times when i hafta control myself to not touch them. They just seem so.. fascinating. To be able to dive around and under a ship wreck was definitely something, though there weren't much history behind it. I hope in time, i'd be able to get an underwater casing for my cam so i could share it with you guys! Sugar Wreck was on the last day, in the morning. And then came the worse part, leaving. ..... 
...when we were at Greek, I stared outside the window and waited patiently for any appearance of elephants for almost 2 hours. I was readily prepared to be overwhelmed, since bro and sarah was fortunate to have had a glimpse of them though just for a sec on the way back, the previous trip. ......... we got home at 5am in the morning and i went to sleep at 7am. I swear i heard waves.
2010/02/11
Seaside inspire
I woke up a few times in the mornings with the feeling of being punched to the heart. Yes, that's the feeling you get when you loose something. I haven't been having a very good month, though i don't believe in luck. Welllllllllllllllll pumpkins, I'm very prepared to put all that aside for this island trip. I always tell people that my family is not traditional at all, we don't celebrate much. But this, seems to be becoming a very, very good family tradition. No objection to that! Sooooooo, imma leave for my second home and see you donkeys next week! Don't worry, I will definitely show you what you are gonna miss. You're most welcome :)2010/02/10
New York
I thought about this today, that
We should not make up our minds about someone, because that way, we leave no room for improvement.
We should not make up our minds about someone, because that way, we leave no room for improvement.
2010/02/09
You don't know and you never cared to know
I gave my dogs coke (i meant the drink) and yeah they didn't like it. And i actually forced open Nala's mouth to drink 100 plus cause i wanted her to like it. Anyway, did I tell you that my mom would prefer for me to be fat (or fat-ter) and ugly so that she wouldn't hafta worry about guy trouble? Well mom, fear not cause boys fear me. Hah! Muaha! Muahaha! Well, I don't really blame them actually, i find me scary at times. I mean seriously, what the heck is wrong with her? Such a freako. So yeap, this is a picture of me and a baby's hand before i ate her. Enjoy. Whatever that's left of it. 
2010/02/04
2010/01/31
2010/01/28
Spreading love jam on burnt toast
Last weekend when i was on the way home from KL in the bus, this girl stranger came and sat beside me. So, the usual comfortable thing for us to do is to mind our own business right? Well, then i think Michael Jackson's song Man in the mirror (freaking weird-ish) popped into my mind or something and i told myself okay, get out of your comfort zone and make this world a better place. (don't laugh, thank you) I then took out my headphones, smiled and said "Hi, are you from Malacca?" She turned and gave me a quick yes then continued to look ahead.
5 minutes later, she changed her seat.
Well hey, at least i tried.
5 minutes later, she changed her seat.
Well hey, at least i tried.
2010/01/26
Against tomorrow
I am curious. About people. I find myself getting attracted to jerks at times. I have this edgy feeling to want to know the heart of a jerk, regardless of the things he do or don't do. It's like no matter how shit you are, there's gotta be more than just plain shit right? Because i don't think he/she was born a jerk, it doesn't work that way. Perhaps i'm also attracted to their honesty with themselves. They haven't got a profile to maintain. Anyway, it's quite stupid really. Actually, it's really stupid. I will stop here.
Oy, i realize that I am really awkward. Not in a special or good way. It doesn't help that i blush so darn easily. Guacamolesoup.
But hey! I've got chocolate now. Who needs anything else? I wouldn't mind drowning, if it's in chocolate!
Oy, i realize that I am really awkward. Not in a special or good way. It doesn't help that i blush so darn easily. Guacamolesoup.
But hey! I've got chocolate now. Who needs anything else? I wouldn't mind drowning, if it's in chocolate!
I've got some goods from Germany and I'm not sharing!
Hmph!
Hmph!
Fishermen's friends
It is a fishing village you hairy man.
2010/01/21
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
"Forget not that the earth likes to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." - Kahlil Gibran
We love the things we do
I was hanging some clothes. Kinda liked how the raffia looked.
I had the most amazing breakfast this morning, fresh milk with muesli, and good butter and blueberry jam with homebaked bread! I feel all healthy and energized. Well actually, i don't know, it's what i'm telling myself to think because that's how i should be feeling right? Like how eating a banana would give you so much more 'energy' than if you ate a packet of junk food.
Ah, life is complicating.
2010/01/19
2010/01/17
We play the Monday Blues
Howdy! I hereby am here, only to tell you that i really really like the scarf i just bought. And to show it off a little.
ps/ NO even if the xchange thing happens you wont see this there!
Some weeks ago, i read this; it says " If you are not enough without it, you are not enough with it". It can be true, if we wish to seek happiness from the things of this world.
Okay, okay, this is not suitable i just bought something! Hah! But u know what i meant.
Have a good Monday mates!
2010/01/16
2010/01/15
I woke up beside the sun
Okay that was sorta lame... Maybe i should just keep my ideas to myself. It's just that i am dying for something refreshing you know? Ahh.
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You know when we were kids, we never had doubts. We had no reason for it. That was probably the time we had the strongest faith actually. And now at this age, everyone tells you that reality is ass-kicking. Maybe it doesnt hafta be that way? Perhaps we are meant to still think the best of each other. Perhaps it is still okay to hold on to promises, and if it was broken, forgive and forget like how we would have as a child. I thought that with a light heart, and a light mind, this journey would have so much more memory for the best things.
2010/01/11
2010/01/09
You'll keep pushing my way; and i'll keep pushing you away.
I've never liked using the word hypocrite. I suppose someway or another we have all contradicted ourselves before. The only perfect judge is God. The best we can do is to mean what we say.
I look out the window for you, always
So recently i've developed this weird fetish for my room windows. Somehow i find them very pretty during daylight; with the wooden frames and white curtains and all.
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