17 posts tagged “holidays”
which means it's about another 3 weeks before my holidays end and i have to go back to uni.
noooooooooo =(
and it also means that results will be out in about another week or so *shudders*.
i'm trying not to think about it because if i do, i'll just worry over it, which basically solves nothing.
so i'm happily staying in my little bubble of bliss and enjoying everything that i have now while anything that has to do with uni and studies is conveniently deflected off *grins*
but that's just how i roll.
when it's time to work, i'll work hard. but when it's time to play, i play hard.
and it's worked pretty well for me so i'm sticking to it :)
was telling dad as well how i won't be surprised if people from uni
thought i was dead or missing cause they haven't heard a single squeek
out of me for the past one month lol.
he bombed me back saying how can they not think like that when i've been coming back past 2am for the past two weeks
i replied, 'Euro mahhh' :p
which is true also. cause i came home before 2 today! see, got improvement! :D
really doesn't feel like i've been back for a month already.
So i know i've been telling almost everyone how i'll be going to Hong Kong for my holiday right?
Well, that kinda, erm.. how should i put this. backfired?
I arrived in Macau thinking that we were going to spend some time there before heading to Hong Kong.
But imagine how shocked i was when i finally realized we were exiting Macau and walking through the Chinese immigration and entering China.
And i was faced with crazy traffic that drove on the right side of the road and a crazy load of Chinese people who spoke mandarin, not cantonese like how Hongkies do.
I wasn't in Hong Kong. I was in China o.O
Apparently, going to China was the plan all along, but my dad told me that we were going to Hong Kong. Heck, even *he* thought we were going to Hong Kong. I knew something wasn't quite right when i saw names like Guangzhou, Zhu Hai, Shen Zhen on the travel plan. but i didn't bother cause i was too busy to look it up properly.
bad idea.
But nevertheless, the trip to China was still really good! It was a nice blend of visiting places, learning things about China and shopping as well. (yes i managed to shop as much too even though i wasn't in Hong Kong! =D)
I came back appreciating Malaysia much much more, in terms of:
- Drivers. Drivers in China are suicidal, insane and scary. They do not stop for you at zebra crossings. That's not the worst part. The worst past is that they horn the shit out of you when you're halfway crossing it and they wanna past through. Also, they really look like they won't hesitate to knock you down if you were in their way o.O
- Toilets. i will never complain that a shopping mall's toilet is malaysia is dirty ever again.
- Food. Malaysian food pwns food from China anytime, anyday.
- People. The people there can be quite rude and even if they knock you by accident, they do not apologize!
I'll continue telling more about my trip along with some photos tomorrow or the day after because i just got back and i'm really tired now.
hate to do so but i need to recharge :)
good night!
The whole of Sunday was spent paintballing at Mudtrekker in Sg Buloh. and it was a bloody good experience. (figuratively speaking, of course).
I don't have any photos of the event cause i was advised to not bring my camera there so you'll just have to bear with my storytelling.
So, paintballing this time was totally different from the last time i played it. The last time i played speedball, the form of paintball which you would more commonly find in Malaysia that is played in open field with air bunkers. This time it was recball (or more commonly known as woodsball in the US). This form of paintball is generally played in the jungle, but Mudtrekker has a playing field that is a mix of jungle and urban (imagine abandoned shacks/houses facing an uphill jungle with trees, blue barrels and sandbunkers). It was a nice introduction to recball for me.
When i first got there, it really looked like everyone was preparing for war - camouflage suits everywhere, paintball markers that looked exactly like real guns, harnesses to strap on pods of pellets, hydration packs, facemasks and boots. it was damn cool.
I was playing for TDP that day and we played a total of three games, each lasting about 45 minutes and each with different scenarios.
the first one was where we were in the jungle and we had to defend a rocket which the enemies would try to reach and blow up. the second, we became the offensive and we had to rush into the urban area to detonate two rockets there and the third was where we had to infiltrate enemy lines from the urban area.
the dynamics of the game were similar to what you would find in a real war - strategy, accuracy, teamwork, skill and a little bit of luck. the adrenaline that comes with it is like no other. imagine running for cover, hiding behind a bunker and trying to hit your enemy while avoiding the pellets that were being shot by him, crawling, rolling, rushing. anything that you can basically think of.
There was even a paint grenade and a smoke bomb that went off sometime in the game. and guess what! apparently there is a rocket launcher for paintball as well. i would loveee to get my hands on one of those. bloody cool.
by the end of the day, i came back super tired with only two bruises (which i am actually very proud of :p) when i expected a lot more. i think it's because i was playing very defensively. i was too afraid to rush and go rambo cause i didn't know what to expect. my outfit was also relatively thin compared to the rest so yeah, didn't want to take the risk lol. it's *that* painful when you get shot. but sooooo fun!
i slept like a baby that night and since then, i :
- have met up with more people (namely my girls from MRSM which i missed so much! <3)
- went rock climbing one more time (this one was a really last minute thing and i think i've improved! :D)
- went to a Brazillian buffet for the first time (Carnaval in DJ. great food and great for meat lovers!)
- almost drove up to Genting with friends at 5 in the morning (i'm actually quite glad we didn't go cause i would be feeling so dead right now if we did)
- did 160km/h on NKVE at 6 in the morning for the first time. (empty, open road was too tempting. could've gone faster but i ran out of road cause i had to turn off. next time *grins*)
not too sure what to expect from the trip though but i hope it will be a good one.
time to pack and sleep.
not sure if i'll be able to blog from there but i'll see what i can do.
till then, take care everyone!
Right, now if you have been reading my blog long enough, you would know that as it gets closer to my semester break, I would usually come up with a list of things that I wanna do during my holidays.
Well I finally have it and here it is! In no particular order...
Self-pampering: This semester has been a pretty rough one for me and a little bit of self-pampering is in order. The first thing i'm gonna do when i get back is see my hairstylist. My hair looks terrible right now. It's out of shape, messy and just downright wrong. I've been stressing over it for a really long time now and i still have no idea what to do with it =( Any suggestions on what i should do to my hair?
Travelling: The parents and I have our flights booked to go to Hong Kong for 5 days this June! Whopee! I've always wanted to go there since reading so many blogs about how nice the place is! And now i get to go there! Whee! Gonna be fun and probably gonna be doing some shopping there as well!
Besides Hong Kong, there's also the customary twice a year pilgrimage to Singapore but this time it's gonna be different. This time Singapore will be with the girls! Melll we're coming for you darling! And you shall bring us to all the cool clubs there and we shall dance the nights away!
Shopping: Oh yeah. I have the longest shopping list ever with me right now. Some of the things that i have to get include a new purse, new sleeve for my iPhone, more shorts, new clothes, a new school bag to use for classes, sunnies, more new clothes, a new Swatch, new jeans, running shoes, dressy shoes and the list goes on forever. Nothing exorbitantly expensive on my list this time though, which is a good thing.
Friends and Family: A big chunk of my holiday will be dedicated to these people. Yumchar sessions with the girls, meetups with friends and dinners with the family is definitely something i'm looking forward to! =D If any of you wanna meet up (from 28 May onwards), just give me a call alright? ;)
Photography: Most of you would probably realize that i'm putting up significantly less photos this year. Well to say that i didn't have time and that i was too busy this semester would be an excuse. So I'm gonna make it up to myself by going for more photo outings this holidays (Hui Wen! Jom!!) and also if things go well, get the opportunity of learning from some brilliant (female) wedding photographers this holidays.
Boyfriend: Me being away from him all the way in uni here hasn't been easy on him (and me as well). And i'll be honest, we've had our fair share of rough times. So this holidays is gonna be spent making up for the times that we've been apart =)
That's about it. I think i've pretty much got everything covered! Am psyched out about the holidays just by looking at this already! =D
Back to the books right now. Progress is not quite as good as i expected it to be but hopefully it'll get better soon! I still have that agreement with my parents to fulfill so that should give me the push i need. I really really don't want my iPhone to be taken away. I've grown too fond of it already <3
Also, tomorrow night me and my friends from uni are probably gonna be going clubbing in Ipoh... o.O
Yeah i know, you're probably wondering 'There are clubs in Ipoh?'. lol, well apparently there are! Though, clubbing, alcohol, uni friends and Ipoh never appeared in the same sentence for me before. This is gonna be an interesting first.
Hence, studying shall be done before enjoying oneself's night out.
Cheers everyone!
Hey everyone! I'm in Bangkok already! and it's been a pretty good first day here!
Flight was smooth and Assumption University did an excellent job at receiving us.
Not only that, you should see the university for yourself. It's beautiful! The lake, the bridges, the buildings, the fields are just incredible! Imagine buildings that look like cathedrals, a long road that has trees with brown leaves on both sides of it, an old clock tower, a bridge that looks like something out of the medieval times and a lake that has statues of horses galloping. Will go around the campus with my camera soon to show you guys what i mean ;)
I was hanging out with some Australians today and we took a cab to Siam Square, the shopping district of Bangkok. We checked out Siam Center and Paragon and a lot of the clothes are surprisingly expensive! But i did manage to find a nice pair of jeans that i really really liked! =D
Food here so far has also been good! I haven't been too adventurous with the food just yet because i am really really afraid that my stomach won't be able to handle the spiciness. but maybe i'll go hunting for some good Tom Yum tomorrow! yum!
Also, today i experienced first-hand the insanity of the traffic and taxi drivers here in Bangkok. It's just crazy i tell you. The jam is horrendous. and the drivers here drive like mad people that i am scared shitless (and I thought KL drivers were brutal). the drivers here can never stay in their own lanes for more than 10 minutes. If you look at a 3-lane congested road from the top, you don't see three straight lines of cars. You see the three lines of cars intertwined with one another!
the worst part is when we were coming back, our cab driver didn't know where the uni was and he didn't bother telling us that he didn't know either.
Imagine the horror of waking up to a small town in the middle of nowhere and realizing that falling asleep in the cab was a bad idea because now, not only are you not anywhere near the university, but you're in some dodgy town that could well pass for a red light district. We almost freaked out.
Lucky thing he checked with some locals there and he managed to find his way to our university (with help from us some more -.-). Cab drivers in Bangkok really cannot make it man.
so that's about it for my first day here. not many of the debaters have arrived yet. Most of them will be arriving tomorrow and i hope to see some familiar faces.
I'm off to the nearby 7-11 to see what goodies i can get there and also to stock up on food! cheerios!
Merry Christmas everyone! =D
Be well this festive season and I hope that you have an amazing Christmas this year!
Will blog more soon. I have to start packing for my Bangkok trip right now.
Flight's at 7.50 in the morning tomorrow. Can't wait!
I'm home! I'm home! I'm homeeeeeee!
(I actually got back yesterday morning however because my internet was being a bitch last night, i couldn't access Vox)
Anywayyyyy,
I've never felt happier to be home!
I think I missed mom and dad more than i realized because i spent the whole night last night just talking to them.
This is what studying away from home does to you. You come home feeling all sentimental and you appreciate the presence of your parents even more =)
I spent the whole of yesterday afternoon just being a pig in the house. Enjoying some series on my laptop and taking an hour's nap.
When my parents got home, i caught up with them about things that have been going on.
Also helped mom in the kitchen while she was cooking, and man, i've missed her cooking so so much! It tastes so much better than the uni food that i'm used to. Much healthier too!
After dinner, dad followed me to the nearby camera shop and after an hour, i came back with this little baby...
Months of saving up paid off last night. And it feels so damn good to buy something with money that you've saved up. I had the biggest smile on my face last night =D
I was fiddling and testing it out the whole of last night. I just couldn't get enough of it and i am AMAZED by the difference it makes in photos. I'll try to post up some photos for comparison soon!
However, the downside was that the shop ran out of Eneloop batteries. they only had 2 of it when my camera runs on 4 batteries. So in the mean time, i'll just have to make do with whatever batteries that i find lying around the house until the shop stocks up on Eneloops again.
I'll be taking the flash out for a test run this afternoon when i go to watch the Royals Debate Finals at UiTM Shah Alam.
So till my next post, take care!
When I say rockstars, I am of course referring to One Buck Short.
I really love how these photos turned out! All of them just photograph so well and there was just that chemistry between them and the camera.
I sent the guys these photos a while back and I really do hope that they liked it. =)
On another note, I have another 2 papers to go till I am officially over with my first degree year in uni.
3 more years to go (yeah, *that* long!).
I really really cannot wait to get home because I have so many things that I really want to do.
And also because life here is getting more boring by the day.
gosh, i didn't realize that i haven't updated in close to 5 days!
my apologies though. i've been busy with so many things, i lost track.
it's already my study week for me. which means that it's only another 1 week till my finals.
and i'm kinda worried.
my coursework marks aren't as good as they could have been this time around.
so i'll have to work twice as hard for my finals.
so not looking forward to that =(
On a brighter note, i am looking forward to what i'll be doing during my holidays!
The highlight of my holidays is definitely being able to go for the Assumption Worlds Universities Debate Competition in Thailand! (Much love to my dad for this <3 )
It is the biggest debating competition held every year that involves universities from all over the world in one of the most gorgeous universities in Thailand.
it can't get any better than that! =D
I'll be going to Thailand a day earlier than the registration day and coming back one day after the last day of the competition. i''ll be able to go around Bangkok for some shopping and some photo-snapping with this extra time!
Whopee!
Singapore is also on my list of places to go to.
I miss my brother and my sister so so much! and i wonder how big Bailey has gotten too!
I just really love going to singapore because i get total independence there. I can go wherever i want, whenever i want.
Their public transportation service is excellent and you can access the whole of Singapore with it.
And the best part is that the place is so much safer compared to KL.
Some retail therapy and some lazing around there would do me much good!
And hopefully i'll be able to go to Sentosa Island this time around.
Other than that, i might head up to Penang and down to Malacca and East to Kota Kinabalu too!
These three places are still in the planning stages though.
All this in one month and a half. So little time, so many places to go to!
Suddenly i can't wait for my exams to be over! XD
Where will you be going this holidays?
work has been crazy lately..
another group assignment and presentation due tomorrow.
and when that is done, big big weight lifted from my shoulders.
I shall make it a point to enjoy the weekend.
Am already planning to go shopping.
I decided to declare that to my mom that so that she will not get a heart attack once she finds out how much i'm gonna spend. i've been very very stressed this week, and retail therapy will definitely help relieve some of that.
and perhaps a photo outing too! My dear camera hasn't seen the light of day in over 1 week now. and i wanna make sure it gets alllll the sunshine it needs this weekend.
Other than that, i attended an AIDS Awareness Workshop in my uni just yesterday. It was organized by AIESEC Malaysia and Standard Chartered.
Did you know that breastmilk from an HIV-positive person can spread AIDS? i didn't.
And that HIV can survive in human blood outside of the body for up to 28 days? i didn't know that either.
Very eye-opening.
It would've been better if they could have gotten a HIV-positive person to share his or her experience. I feel that that will make people less stigmatic and more understanding towards the disease.
Other than that, i'll be back in Subang next Wednesday. A much deserved break, FINALLY.
