So if you wanted to have all those hustle and bustle and crazy music and less privacy.. Chaweng beach is the place for you.. but if you wanted a quiet and peaceful and more privacy, cheongmon is a great place to be.. i love where we stayed.

As for the rate, Daniel was really lucky that he got it cheaper than it’s original price. He found it on the net but sorry peeps, i don’t know what’s the site called pula.. he did say something about that site but i don’t remember the name anymore. The original price for the room per nite is at RM800 but of cos we got it way cheaper than that..thanks to the site and my clever husband, LOL! Kalau saya tu..mana la sia pandai masuk net mencari….

Our room is just one of the other design they have there..there was another one that comes with their own private pool… the manager offered us that room, all we need to do was to  add on another Rm500 per nite..but of cos i said no sebab i want to shop!! hahahahahahahah..so no we did not try that room… siapa la mau ada private pool when there is like 2 public pools for us to use in that hotel! Righttttttttt???

For a week i was there, i actually never visited their pub I mean Q signature hotel pub..im not even sure if there is one..hahah so im not sure if they have Rocky Patel brand cigar or not there…sorry for those who loves their cigar and specially this brand..i can’t help you out.

Anyway, enough of talking..here’s the picture of the hotel for you to see, enjoy!!

The second swimming pool in this hotel and the rest of the hotel rooms

My fav in the room..hahaha yes, i like soaking in bathtub and the view that’s offered here…SUPERB!!! Sea view….

The walkway to the bedroom

Jeng jeng jeng… the bed!

The balcony view..facing the greenery.. NICE!!

Small TV for such a big room!

The first thing you see when you enter the room.

So yup guys, that’s our room and that’s Q signature hotel for you I highly recommend this hotel for you if you ever visit Samui in future…

P/s:  Let me tell you something funny…. in samui there’s so many dogs around…BIG FAT HUGE SIZE DOGS!!! Im not joking!! Even their strays are fat and chubby!  Most of them are very very friendly…

But i think that night when we were on our way back to our hotel…. we met a dog who is not in a good mood.  As soon as Daniel and i rode pass him, the dog started chasing for my leg, of cos i was so scare..i started screaming but Dan inda prasan yg tu anjing mengejar my kaki and still riding slow.. not until when my kaki sudah ternaik mau sampai tu handle and still screaming on top of my lungs then only he realized and speed up…hahahhahaha… if i remember that night again.. i still could laugh my head out.. i mean..which honeymooner kena kejar anjing on their honeymoon trip??!! hahahahahahahahahaha… only in samui!

Honeymoon destination- Koh Samui, Thailand!

I had fun, ate a lot of spicy food but nothing crazy  like fried grasshopper or roaches nothing of sort..just original thai food, did sight seeing, elephant ride and the craziest boat ride ever in my life..Anthrong Marine park tour! The amount of food i had there, i definitely need a rapid detox solution..seriously! Carbo loading all the way ni!!! Sigh… i believe i have gain some KG also..:(

Anyway, since i can’t really write much at the moment..will be updating this blog again later.. for now, if you wanna see our hoenymoon pic..please do drop by at my facebook page..will only upload the pic here later.. sorry peeps.. susah mau menulis and meng- upload pictures at the moment ni..

p/s: I barely survived from my workout routine yesterday after a week of not doing any exercise during my honeymoon trip!!! GILA EH! I just did 2 session out of that 1 week break..hmmm..pemalas!

We did a lot of fun stuff in Melaka, bits of shopping, hunt for traditional food (Dodol, durian cake, cencaluk, belacan etc ) walk the ever famous Jonker street, river cruise, when for Menara taming sari, the ship museum, kota a famosa and of cos we have to have their yummy local dishes!

Our first night stay was in this place called Riverview guest house…it’s tuck nicely between olden days shop houses. This place is not 5 star hotel for sure ( if you are looking for one that is) but definitely comfortable enough to call it a home away from home. The room was really clean and nice, the common toilet (there’s heater provided) was superbly clean and the view from the balcony was awesome too!The owner Mani and Raymond was really kind and friendly.Raymond took the time to explain where and what to do in Melaka town for us as soon as we checked in (don’t think you’ll get this services in hotel), they even offer us a nice homemade chocolate cake which is FOC at any time of the day!

This guest house also provides you free wifi, Guest kitchen and fridge, mini library, bath towel, aircon and ceiling fan in each room,coffee and tea FOC and TV in the sitting area.

Anyhow, if you want to know more and see more pictures of this guest house…just Google Riverview guest house Melaka..im sure you will be able to see more reviews just like the Maxim lighting too and here’s some of the pictures i took from this guest house.

Our Room

The clean bathroom and toilet

Entrance to our room

The common bathroom and toilet.

The view from the guest house balcony

I am so lucky that this  days cuti gives me time to actually blog and update something on my blog….although sia inda sempat sangat la blog hop but at least i manage to update this page la…

This trip was done last year Dec just before Christmas. This was a gift from Daniel as my engagement hantaran

Im not gonna yap so much about it but if  you really want to know my whole experience about this trip..feel free to look out for my entry post called…BALI oh bali..i think that was it… hmmm lupa pula sia..hahahha..malas la sia mau menulis balik lagi my experience di Bali .. terasa pula sia macam epson receipt printer… balik balik..cakap benda yg sama…boring eh.

i will only upload few here…the whole pictures is in my fb dy… so hop over there and check it out la

Amazing sunset of Kuta beach!

Tampak siring temple entrance…the fishes punya la besar!  This temple is amazing..no,not because of the fish..but because of its natural water source…air dia punya la bersih and fresh..nampak ja memang rasa mau mandi!

See how clean the water is??

gunung berapi-  kintamani

The ever famous tanah lot temple….:D

The name of the hotel we stayed in Bali

Bed was comfy and the room was super spacious!

My free caricature

My first flying fox at GWK tidak la tinggi ba juga ni.. but ok la for first timer..LOL!

The amazing uluwatu..if you ever visit bali..this is a must stop for u!

]]> http://kadazanbonita.com/pictures-of-bali-holiday/feed/ 4 http://kadazanbonita.com/bali-bali/ http://kadazanbonita.com/bali-bali/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:51:58 +0000 Mel http://kadazanbonita.com/?p=2285 My bali trip went by just like a lighting strike… it was so fast. If you ask me how was the trip.. … it was ok. I didn’t get to do much this time around.. maybe because i was travelling most of the time going from one place to another and all have to be done in 2 days. We went to ubud, tanah lot,kintamani, tampak siring, gwk and few more place which i can’t remember the name anymore. Time spent on travelling.. but i guess that’s what bali is all about at the end of the day.

Shopping was not a great experience for me  this time around just because …. i experienced desperate,love to touch you and very aggressive almost…wait…. actually it’s  very irritating goods seller.

3 scenarios that i’ve encountered while shopping in Bali:

1- I was in tampak siring ( Pura air suci).. While i was walking.. trying to pass by all the trinkets and souvenirs shop.. out of nowehere a lady grab my hand and try to drag me to her store. I was so shocked! Since when Balinese became like that? I find it so rude. Told her off on the spot.  I thought she was a pencuri!

2- same place Tampak siring… we bought 2 item from this particular shop worth 120 thousand rupiah…she was desperate to sell her stuff away to us.. telling us “please buy….help me  for morning good luck”.. yea. they love to use that phrase. ” roll the eyes’  so la overused sentence … everywhere you go you will hear the same thing. Anyway, like i said… she was so desperate to sell her stuff till we were FORCED TO BUY another stuff.. she REFUSE to give me back my MONEY!!!! She basically crunch up my change into small ball in her palm when i try to take it away from her!! BLOODY HELL!!!  I was  already raising my voice telling her DONT FORCE ME TO BUY  STUFF THAT I DON”T WANT….she pretended that she did not hear me and turn to looked at Daniel and tell Daniel.. no change..no change..buy another stuff… buy another stuff…She was lucky that daniel initially wanted to get that stuff…. if not i would have made a scene at that shop in the morning. I don’t care if it’s a temple area..  she really tick me off. When Dan told her to pack that stuff…i took it without even saying thank you to her…i was so irritated that i only wish her…bad selling for the day!

3- ubud area- while i was walking in this  row of shops trying my best to avoid the rain…. i hear….payung, payung…umbrella, umbrella ..me ignore…. ( sepa la mau beli paung dengan harga 50 ribu rupiah??Just because it was raining ..they hike up the price like mad!)…suddenly… i felt someone touched me like…..emmmm… gatal way…you know… like he just wanna feel me kind a way ? from my shoulder down to my elbow…You know what i mean??? It was not those tap your shoulder kinda gesture?? It did not hit me at first cos i was trying to catch up with Dan who was walking pretty fast ahead of me…till i pass the shop then i realise.. eh..babi..that man just touched me!!! Arggggg…punya la sia marah… tapi mau marah pun susah..because no one sees it except me alone who felt it kan??  i can only say out loud.. do not touch me… i don’t like it!! But it seems like im only talking into the thin air…. sigh.

Dan was recognize as Bulleh in Bali… Bulleh means MAT SALLEH in their local slang. He have to pay RM7  for smallest tube of tootpaste where we can get it here in Kl for rm2.50! COLGATE BRAND BA!!!

I was shocked when i get to know  the price….He said.. he speak to them in bahasa…i only can laugh at him.. Bahasa Sabah mana la sama dengan indonesia sayang… loghat dia pun sudah jauh beza…lagi la diorang ingat kau bulleh trying to sound like indonesian…hahahah.

I on the other end… must say thank you to my company for sending me to JKT for 1 month in JUNE. I managed to get away with local price because they thought i was local. ;D this is one of the time..that im proud to be recognize as indonesian…hahahahh.. at kintamani … they charged us 50 thousand rupiah per head for not so great buffet…and the guest next to us was charge 150/180 thousand rupiah per head because diorang tu MAT SALLEH!!! Can you believe that?? How far different they charge their guest??? CUT THROAT i tell you!

My advice to you if you plan to go to Bali…pick up an Indonesian language book and learn as much as you can.. and whenever you go into a shop there.. start with their local dialect first….cos trust me.. if you buka slang KL or Sabah..most likely..your charges will be slightly higher than the local chargers……hmmm…every country has it own price,eh??

The were so many drug pusher in Bali… i don’t know how they can do that..senang senang saja tanya..mau mushroom? Ice? Weed? Like…openly…they approach anyone and everyone… i wonder how many drug rehab do they have in BALI…although..im very sure.. i did not see one at all!!! AMAZING!

It was fun trip and memorable one i must say   Meeting Bosscat, Pinkpurplelizard, claire and Marilyn was like winning a lottery mana tidak.. know these crazy fun people for so long but we never met “except for Marilyn” but tu pun i last met her like 10 years ago during school day.

Unfortunately, i do not have Bosscat and Pinkpurplelizard picture as they want to stay anonymous but you can check out their blog and I think i have gained few kilo’s from this trip HEH!… i guess it’s time for me to look for those weight loss supplements again..:P

Me “selling” soya bean drinks This uncle is so sporting

This photo was taken by Frankie in one of the Chinese temple at heritage row.

Me and Claire at Jemputree.

This was taken at Gurney drive Stalls.. It was raining heavily and we all got soaking wet..

Wanted to be cicak girl.. but realize my hand was not sticky enough.

At Bagan with Kc, Claire, Marilyn and Doni

Frankie the flying man of the day.

And Rayner the Marathon man iIwonder how he did at the Penang bridge run.

]]> http://kadazanbonita.com/pictures-in-penang/feed/ 18 http://kadazanbonita.com/kuching-trip-kolo-mee/ http://kadazanbonita.com/kuching-trip-kolo-mee/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:21:16 +0000 Mel http://kadazanbonita.com/?p=2202 I think i am seriously losing it.. losing that UMPH to blog . Dang it! While on the way back home from office today, i was like.. oh today im gonna blog about this.. and tomorrow about that.. and next thing i know.. here i am with blank story in my head! Arggggggggggg.. i hate that feeling!

I think it was about my kuching trip ..i wanted to blog about my kuching trip… but then again . bila i think about it.. it doesn’t feel right. hmmm… duh.. benci ni bila i lost it ni.. isk!

Anyhow.. since im stuck here .. heheh.. i guess next best thing to do is to share pictures that was taken on my short weekend get away from K-hell city. It was definitely great holiday getaway for me.. it makes me feel at home..and hate coming back to kl city.. LOL! !

I love Kuching Kolo Mee but not so much of the laksa as i am not a big fan of coconut milk..so any food with coconut milk in it, it’s  a no no for me   Food in Kuching is DARNNNNNN cheap! Let me repeat that again .. DARNNN CHEAP!   One char kuey tiaw only at RM1.80!!! Yes, rm1.80!! Can you beat that?? I can’t even find that price in kk ok…murah gila ni! But i did not get to try their pineapple ( dang it!) but i heard it’s SUPERB! Ah well, maybe next time ..

I met few bloggers there too, i have added few more new friends in my facebook and im spreading my wings and radar and im loving it! WOHOOO!

Hmm ba ok la .. enough of talking now,  let me show you pictures and oh, are you looking for best eye cream? If yes, clicky clicky the link

Yup, the kuching bloggers ;D..something coming up next year in kuching?? We’ll see..:)

Seth..who was so sweet for spending his time with us. Bringing us around kuching for food, sight seeing and of cos the cultural stuff Thanks Seth!

We on the other side of Kuching river….sadly we did not took the boat ride but it was Seth who drove us  with his pick up to the other side..LOL!

And visited Kenny in Kuching during his new project official launched, Great fun!

Kolo Mee.. yummy!  Sorry  i took the pic after i had few bite dy

Sarawak Laksa Mee

Okla that’s it folks.. see you again soon!

]]> http://kadazanbonita.com/kuching-trip-kolo-mee/feed/ 12 http://kadazanbonita.com/happy-holiday-and-selamat-hari-raya/ http://kadazanbonita.com/happy-holiday-and-selamat-hari-raya/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:09:16 +0000 Mel http://kadazanbonita.com/?p=2139 Im too tired today so before i  bore you to death about nothing in particular, i think  i’ll let you hear songs that i really am into at the moment.

This is us  – Keyshia Cole-

I love this song sooooooo much, love the lyrics

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and this by Avant right place wrong time. I just found out about this artist, heard few of his song already.. so far im loving it too!

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And last but not least, Dan and I would like to wish everyone here SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI to all our friends who is celebrating it!
And to those yang tidak celebrate raya but taking a longgggggggg holiday, ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!!! and don’t forget to check this out  netbooks good present for your loved ones

Be Safe!

Conversation..yea, everyone does that in daily life.. talk, talk, talk and talk… we can’t live without talking! That’s the fact! If not, no genius will create handphone or even house phone, right? But, nope im not gonna talk about telephone or handphone..but a weird conversation i had…yes, it was so weird to me that it made me think..are they for real or just being plain rude and insensitive?

My weirdest conversation happen when i was sent to Jakarta last june for training. It was lunch time. I was having lunch with 2 colleagues of mine. A girl and a boy. Both of them are younger then me. Rewind few days before the lunch incedent.. let’s name the girl J.

When i met J the first few days, she would not want to come and talk to me much.. i do not know why, but i put that as she is one shy girl. She would pass me by and gave me a quick smile and walk away..day in day out…the most she would ask me “mel, udah makan?” or How are you today mel… and that’s it .. nothing more nothing less. She is just that type of a person to me..doesnt do much talking and a real shy girl..

But all that changed when we had lunch.

You see, J didn’t came down with me to have lunch together..but so happen that there was no empty spot at the canteen and she was sitting all alone…i decided to join her and thought to myself..this will be an opportunity for me to get to know her better. First few minute of the conversation went well, she asked me “normal” questions but that all changed when the male colleague of mine decided to sit with us together….

J: Mel, mel pergi saloon selalu ya?

Me: No la..mel don’t go saloon (beauty parlour) often. Di Malaysia saloon mahal!  Tidak seperti di JKT..

J: Oh iya…tapi kenapa ketiak mel putih??? Mel pakai pemutih ketiak ya??

Me:  Gasp… Dumbfounded… taken aback….

What the hell! What kind of questions is this la??  I do not know how to react to it..be upset? laugh my ass out? or take that as compliment?

Me: I dont use any of those stuff.. i don’t believe in those product.

J: Tapi mel punya ketiak cukup putih…cantik… ketiak J hitam banyak tompokkan..jelek banget dan oleh kerana itu, J malu mau pakai singlet..

At this point, i could see she was actually looking at my armpit and the male colleague turn around and look at it too..OMG!! I was so malu and felt awkward terus ok… so happen on that day i was wearing sleeves top!!!i seriously do not know how to reply her back..

Thank goodness the male colleague of mine cut in and sort of stop the conversation…

He said: I think mel do not shave her armpit hair but instead she pluck it out..hence why  she do not have that razor bumps on her armpit-

Me: ‘Nod”

ask myself…she’s watching my armpit all this while???? WHY, WHEN and HOW?

J: ok….continue eating her lunch as if nothing happen…

I tell you that was one of the worse conversation i ever had in my whole life..dah la  I do not know her well, she asked me over lunch pula tu and it have to take place in front of a male collague whom i just get to know too!! OMG!!!

It really made me feel awkward… malu-fied ( yes, i was malufied ok) and geez… of cos offended!

I know she didn’t talk bad or meant ill towards me ..tapi .. takkan la kau tanya that kind of question to someone whom you just met like few days ago kan? Lagi lagi kalau tu orang kau punya manager and sort of your club guest…kalau dia tanya sia when im alone,  i don’t mind at all tapi… ni depan lelaki ba..astaga!!! Pengsan!

Btw, apparently she watched me whenever i lift my hands up to tie my hair  or while im working out!

Here’s some tips that might help,  if you are facing the same problem as J.  Good luck!

Shaving

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Ba, penat sudah sia cerita pasal underarm ni… baik you and i surf this site office furniture lagi syiok,

It felt like it happen only yesterday that i  got HITCHED officially and now looking back it’s  nearly two months since 18.07.09 ( few more days it’s going to be two month) .

Both of us was so busy right after the engagement..we didn’t really get to enjoy our new status  as newly “ENGAGED”  and now we are already on the roll with the wedding plan.  The only time we had for ourself to enjoy our newly engaged status was our Krabi holiday..LOL!

As soon as we got back from kk.. things just got into fast farward mode ( that’s how i felt) i have to study and prepare my training module, going into meetings after meetings and then straight on to conducting training after training. On top of that, every weekend now we have to do loads of travelling, checking  out wedding stuff, flowers, venues, cakes.. make up artist..etc etc and not to forget..i have RCIA class to attend. Wahahahahhaahah… FULL BLAST YO!

In month of october, we have wedding course to attend, Feb flying back to KK for wedding interview and  i guess when we are there.. another loads of stuff to check and see. I am lucky to have my sister Anitha to help me out with kk side wedding reception..if not..haha, im sure im gonna pull my hair out!  Not a pretty sight to see when the bride start pulling her hair isn’t it..LOL!!!

Ahh.. even writing this up made me feel “waaa..so banyak kerja” but im not alone… I have a strong support from my family back home, sister and brother is running the whole show there, im so lucky to have them as my siblings… kalau inda i have no idea how am i gonna deal with the whole situation i believe.

In Kl, i have Dan’s mom, brother and cousin  sister helping us out and of cos… my strong macho man Daniel.

Saw this NC short term health insurance, that reminds me..i need to get my insurance stuff done too soon. ah..another to do list..

The front view of the wedding gown which was posted at my earlier post.

Floating village..

I really enjoy this boat ride. despite me being wet with the unpredictable weather in Krabi

See… exactly what i said.. sekejap sana tu awan jadi hitam.. and bikin takut ar, sebab the wind was soo strong macam ada ribut pula sia rasa kadang kadang.

Me, riding bike on my own. I manage juga.. tapi inda la pi jalan raya.. only at the  hotel parking area. Best pula kan ride motor ni…LOL!LOL!

This was taken on the day we’re leaving Krabi…hahah kesian ba kami .. kepunan matahari Krabi.

Just like the signage i was holding said.. this restaurant serve clean and good food!! Yummy.. tapi jangan harap makanan sini murah sangat….1 beef, vege , tom yam soup (small), 2 steam rice and 2 drinks.. can cost you up to Rm 34-36  but you won’t regret it la.

Ba sia mau surf  and look for tv stands dulu, i think it’s time for me to do so.. get a new tv stand at home

Ba, till then. Nite peeps.

Our transportation to airport to hotel and vise versa.. included in our package. Taking Taxi will cost your 600 baht per way

This is the scenery you get to see in Krabi.. i like the bukit bukit or gunung gunung di sana..cantik!

Our hotel name..i recommend this place if you ever visit Krabi..:)

Our room

The balcony of our room..

The mat rempit of the year!!

Boat ride to the famous landmark/symbol of Krabi

The famous symbol..unfortunately..i can’t remember the name.

The cave.. my first cave visit. Interesting yet scary for me…LOL!

The dancing mangrove.

Stay tune.. more pictures will be uploaded..for now me wanna sleep..nite people.

As you all may already know, we spent our weekend at Krabi this time around as our post engagement holiday. It was really fun! I really enjoyed the short weekend trip.

We arrived on Friday afternoon only to be greeted by rainy, cloudy and windy weather. The hotel coordinator told us that the weather has been like that for the past few days and may last till weekend. My heart sank when i heard the news.As soon as we reach the hotel, we waste no time and went out to check Krabi Pranang beach area. Before we stroll down the beach, Dan suggested that we should rent a motorbike to go around town and head we go hunt for motorbike rental place. Five minute walk later.. we found the place. For 200 baht per day (rm20) and we have our own “superbike” to travel in Krabi.

I was kinda nervous at first when Dan start the motorbike, it was my first time riding bike with him and that was his first too after his accident 10 years ago, LOL!! But after a while, we both had fun, laughing and Dan’s making funny sound and comments while riding the bike…ah.. that was quite an experience for me..oh did i mentioned? I also pandai pandai start motorbike and rode for about 200 meter back and forth..heheh that was fun..but i dont think i will do that here in Malaysia. Sini scary la.

Anyway, on the second day weather was still  gloomy and our island trip has to be cancelled due to choppy sea and unpredictable weather. We decided to extend the bike rental and took a trip down to Krabi town about 30 km away from where we stayed. At town, we took a boat to I can’t remember the river name now but it was suppose to bring us to this famous Krabi landmark. Along the way, we stop at one spot where we were allowed to go into a cave..that was scary yet exciting for me.. i never been to a cave before in my whole life..so that was the first (again) for me.

After the cave trip, the boat man took us to canal of mangrove.. i see lots and lots of kayu bakau “menari”. The way the tree intertwined with each other…really look like they were dancing. But the first thing pops in my mind when i saw the mangrove  was the dogs that was thrown at pulau ketam i wonder what happen to those dogs… sigh.. i hope every single of them was rescued now.

After the boat ride, which cost us 300 baht each (rm30 per person for an hour) we were suppose to go and climb this tiger cave with 1200 steps! Yes, you read that right 1200 steps.. but hahahah..someone said..er.. lets cancel that one and just go to gastrpod fossil beach.. and hop we go to that beach..sampai sana…hmm it was kinda dull for us.. so we didnt want to waste another Rm20 per person just to see batu or siput kerang yg sudah bertahun lama di dalam laut and jadi fossils… so we just did bit of shopping and went back home straight to hotel.

All in all.. the trip was really relaxing,fun and enjoyable  despite being disappointed for not being able to go to Phi Phi island and enjoy the white sandy beach as how Leonardo Dicaprio get to enjoy it in his movie called THE BEACH.

Dan and i promise we will come back to Krabi again soon to enjoy the island next round.

For now, i need to check this fat burner out ;P

By the time you read this post i am already at airport on the way to Krabi for our 3 days 2 nights holiday ( if you are reading this tmrw morning, that is). I am excited yet at the same time worried. Excited cos it’s holiday means i dont have to work, worried because i have work bertimbun waiting for me here in Kl to settle I just hope i can enjoy this holiday. I have a loads to study before proceeding with the training that i am suppose to conduct for all the trainers here..pressure is on!

Anyway, these past few days has been a crazy day for me. I really had a busy week that i could not really attend to my blog and update it as often as before.. i have lost so much of my assignment due to my work schedule. Sampai rumah saja terus sia malas sudah..all i wanna do is rest and relax. sayang oh all my assigments tu…tsk tsk tsk.

Early morning on tuesday i had mild food poisoning..i think i have food poisoning. Early in the morning, i started vomitting but all that came out was yellow color fluid..and its so bitter! And then i start purging at around 9 am…sigh.. but i had to go to work.. because i have an important meeting to do.. i managed to hold everything back ( didn’t puke and purge) but towards the evening.. my head pula throbbing like hell! At one point, it was so painful that i really feel like puking again.. sigh..i have no idea why la. I think that was my migrain attacking.

Wednesday took an mc..went to clinic..Doc said, my tummy is full of gas but i have no idea what’s with my head…because that morning my head still throbbing … hmmm.. is it because of my period? I always have this weird sicknesses whenever i have my monthly visit..kenapa tu ar? Do you ladies experience the same thing?

Sigh.. any how.. i will continue with this on next round.. as its already 1am and i really need to sleep.. i seriously wanna know.. am i the only one experiencing  all this weird symptom?? Or is it normal??

Hmmm sidetrack sekejap… don’t you wish Malaysia too have a cool rv parks like those places in the west?? Heheheh.. i always wonder how it feels like to have a moving home must be fun ka? Boleh pigi picnic anywhere and everywhere without worrying much about building tents and all.

And oh… this trip … Dan and i will be travelling using the famous surgical mask! That will be our first…LOL!! Dan even said..we should address each other as Doctor Dan and Emelda and use the surgical gloves too!!  Wahahahah..i wonder what will the airport people say…Hmmmm…;P

Can you guess how much does this food and drink cost me in Jakarta? If you have been following my post about Jakarta, im sure you will be able to guess the price…. roughly.

Nothing is cheap when it comes to mall food court and not knowing many places where i can get food that similar to Malaysia food. i don’t have much choice but to have my lunch and dinner at mall food court. I wish i had someone bringing me around though..unfortunately…no one was free..sob sob….

But one thing i love about JKT mall food court is their cleanliness!!! It’s wayyyyyyyyy cleaner than Malaysia mall food court…seriously..even their toilets..OMG!!! I think i can even walk kaki ayam in the loo and not feeling disgusted at all, LOL!! And oh…I love the fresh fruit juice too.. its so pure and yummy! Wish i can find one place here in Malaysia where they serve 100% pure juice…no sugar, no ice and less water…hmmm yummy!! Anyone out there know where i can get this??

Anyway, if you are looking for Outer Banks rentals for your holidays outside of Malaysia, just hit the highlighted “note” . I wish i can go to one of the houses…but ….. it would be awesome if i could rent one of the houses there for my honeymoon or even my wedding venue…;) but hmm..mimpi saja la Mel….LOL!

this is not a Christmas party invitations…but if you wanna checked out just that..then i suggest click the link given.

I forgot my handphone back in my apartment..decided to asked the taxi driver to make a u turn and drive me back to the apartment. To my surprise ..he was very unhappy about it..he even sigh loudly showing his “happiness” to me.. i thought that was really rude of him.

Exactly 10:45am, after leaving my apartment again…he made a big bang sound in the car..i was shocked, he was hitting his stering wheel few times and started cursing! I thought that was really really rude of him to do so.. i wanted to asked him is everything ok when suddenly…i saw this…

I  was stunt, scared and panicked! I thought it was a riot and at that point suddenly the image of my mom, dan and gummi flashed in my head..i thought im gonna be gone in that  sea of people and motor bikers….

Not until the cab driver started saying..this is why i was rushing just now..i wanted to escape from this crowd..its Jakarta election day tomorrow and today is the last day for the supporter to do their campaign…i was relief upon hearing that news…but still not good enough to make my nerve calm down. Along the way to FX mall, i was really alert of my surrounding..i was really worry that  a riot might just start out of nowhere…

You will understand it if you were in my shoe..LOL! In Malaysia, campaign was not done this way..so that really my first… my cab was surrounded by bikers..with flags.. small placard.. music blasting  from the bike saying UNDILA SBY ( something like that) and the whole bikers came with coordinated t-shirt colors! OMG..to me it really look like a riot and im stuck right in the middle of it! My heart beat was racing..seriously! And to calm myself down..i texted Daniel..but unfortunately..Dan being Dan…he replied to me in a very naughty way…LOL!!

The 15min rides turn to be 45 minutes cab ride for me..and i dont have to mentioned la how much teh cab cost me on that day…LOL! It was a BOMB! LOL!!

Apparently, the traffic jam and the campaigner will go even more crazier towards the evening…. there will be more supporters on the road.. more cars.. more bikers ..more buses..all transporting the supporters to the stadium next to FX mall…and that’s exactly what happen in the evening… but to the locals… this was nothing! It used to be even MORE crazier…. “gasp”

This was around 3-4pm in the evening…pictures was taken from the gym lounge area.

And this was around 5pm….

I was thankful to God that nothing bad happen that day.. jakarta was safe although to me.. that could just start something nasty and that was one of  my most unforgetable experience while being in Jakarta

Its been more than 3 weeks since i last updated my blog. Been busy and away, sorry about that peeps.

Ok im just gonna do quick update here today as i don’t have much time to spare before i have to head to my bed and zzzzzz…tomorrow is working day and im dead tired from our trip back to kk. ( lambat tidur semalam, LOL!!)

My trip back to Sabah this time around meant a lot to both Dan and i. We got ENGAGED and the day that we choose falls on  18.07.09….exactly 2 years 11 days after we became couple. Thank you to those who congratulate us at facebook  Pictures will be uploaded and updated soon at facebook. Please do give us time while we are trying settle back in KL after being away for too long (well, at least for me la)

Meantime, here’s some pictures for you to see Enjoy! All pictures courtesy of my cousin Erin Gray… for more info about her..do check her blog out at the link given

Hmm..after two weeks being with my mom and family, i must say..i have gained extra pounds, arggggggg!!

If  im gonna go on like this, eating like there is no tomorrow….i serioulsy will need to find weight loss supplements ASAP!!  Sob sob..workout session starts again…from Tuesday onwards.

I forgot what was this one called..i know its not ketoprak for sure ( That’s another food that’s similar as this one)… aiya tua sudah la me.

KFC!! Food that i visit pretty often here, LOL!! They don’t serve it with Coleslaw or mash potato but with nice warm yummy rice I will miss this one, for sure!

Soto Ayam

Rice that comes with the Soto Ayam.

The Bakso! My favourite food here

I love this drink..wahahah! Ada rasa Jasmine tea..which for malaysian Jasmine tea is luxury tea (sort of )

Sweet and sour chicken, it tasted exactly like that..tapi it wasn’t called sweet and sour..sia lupa namanya..LOL!

Nasi Kuning which i thought it was nasi lemak at first…LOL!!

Kuey Tiaw Goreng Penang! Its so expensive la here..its like Rm9 per plate!

Pecel Ayam… macam nasi ayam tapi ada lain sikit taste dia..i think its because of the sambal.

Krupuk@ keropok..i like this one but i can never finish it..besar sangat! Oh Btw, you take this with your meal

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Bajai transportation, imported all the way from India!

Kedai kecil kecilan di lorong lorong jalan, something we wont see in Malaysia.

Grafiti…it’s everywhere!

Kids playing on the street…Yes..itu salah satu jalan keluar masuk motor@ speeda di kawasan Tiong!

My apartment is surrounded with this type of houses

And the house with the tree…masih pakai air telaga! Eh telaga ka tu kau panggil?? Or perigi?? Sia lupa..See how sempit is the pemisah between two houses??

The famous MACET as how locals call it, we call it traffic jam!!! You get this as early as 2pm in Jakarta!

Motorcyle stop at the tepi jalan..tapi jangan salah anggap ni la…OJEK!! One of their public transportation here

And this uncle on bicyle..goes around selling coffee..instant coffee for those people who is waiting for busses to go home! This is what i call innovative and creative!! Instant coffee everywhere..:P

Oh yea, can you find any Ferrari parts in the pictures??  heheheheeh..cuba cari

Friday, exactly 7 more days from today i will be done and over with Jakarta life and i will start my new journey in KL. Im am so happy and excited about this but at the same time worried and nervous about it. Im not so sure if my training here did gave me enough confident and knowledge to bring it down to the trainers back in KL. I do hope i have though.

It was hard for me here in Jakarta. That’s the truth..i did enjoyed the time here (people are warm and friendly) but at the same time i had fair amount of “sufferings” as well .

First it was the food..i had hard time adjusting to the food here. Food that was familiar to me back at home was really costly here in Jakarta, cheap food means i have to take the local dish which honestly doesn’t really go well with my taste bud. Then came the language.. this was the toughest part for me. Because of the language barrier, i had hard time trying to understand the training module, speaking to the local and getting around town. You may think they understand us Malaysian but that’s not true..our language is different from them! So if you are coming down to Jakarta..i  suggest that you get a good language book in hand in case you don’t know any local here! Our pronounciation and the way we say it is totally different from them! We may have some word similar but mostly..nope!

Jakarta city offer you alot of shopping malls  and most of them are as big as Pavillion back in KL and barang barang sini pun inda la murah sangat. I can say, it’s similar to what kl can offer you and since price doesnt differ much from kl, i  didnt shop for the first time in my oversees trip.

Jakarta is a metropolis city. Offices was build on sky high building, huge, tall and beautiful! (rental pun sia dengar cantik juga ) But malangnya, the houses here are so scattered that it looks so messy and almost.. menyakitkan mata (i think they need the Outer Banks homes agency to help them )  and the road condition in this housing area really reminds me off jalan Ranau to Sandakan… betul betul rosak cuma beza dia ..you get this di dalam perumahan jakarta di tengah tengah bandar and bukan di kampung.

Im sure by now, you guys know that Jakarta is not the cleanness city you can ever get. Orang sini buang sampah merata rata tempat!  Once i was in a cab on the way to one of the club, the cab driver senang saja buka window trus buang sampah dari dalam kereta like its not a big deal ( memang pun its not a big deal for them but i was so shocked) and another time, i was walking with one of my colleague here..tengah syiok syiok bercerita.. he just spat right there and then in front of me!  I was speechless when that happen..sia kegelian trus, LOL! Mau tell him off..but hmmm.again i don’t think its unusual thing for them.

Yup, thats how i see Jakarta… You may see it differently from me..but hey, we are not the same people right?

But one thing i love about Jakarta is the people… they are so nice warm and lovely! I guess that will be the one thing that i will miss the most about this beautiful yet crazy place the warmed and friendly smile of Jakartan’s!

Anyhow,  some of you have asked me is it worth to come and visit Jakarta..of cos i would say yes! Come and see the place yourself..experienced it! You need to do that to know the place yourself…don’t take my words 100% ..again like i said..we may see it differently tapi i won’t recommend it if you wanna come here alone for a longggggggggg holiday! LOL!!

Night view from level 4 of my apartment.

The not so beautiful sight from my apartment

Another side of my apartment view

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