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September 17

don't.be.a.jerk

I'm saying the above to all of you who had/will be staying in any hotel now or in the future.

I know guests are always right even when they are wrong. We as hoteliers are in no position to argue/fight with you although we know we are right. If we win, we lose. It's that easy. I know I'm new to this industry but I've seen a lot of guests who are jerks. Jerks as in thinking they are the king and queen and we're their slaves. No no no. My advice to you is, don't be to demanding when you are staying in a hotel. Just because you know you have the right to be right, it doesn't mean you can abuse your right to take away other's right. 

Please try to put yourself in our shoes. You're not the only guest in our property. We can't only attend to your needs but as much as possible, we'll try to make you as important as others. U know you can request for many towels, sewing kit, sandals etc. If you keep asking for these stuffs, and we need to keep buying it, it's a waste of money isn't it? If our cost increase, your room rate will also increase and the next time you come again, you'll complain why your room rate has increased!

When we tend to be slower than usual during check-in, we are looking for better room to put you in. We're not slow because we type slow and we don't know how to use the pc. When we say you might have to wait for another 30 mins for your room, then just wait. We don't ask you to wait just for fun. We ask you to wait because the room we're about to give you is still dirty because previous guest has just checked out and the housekeeping ppl need time to clean it up for your stay! Average time for the housekeeping ppl to totally clean up 1 room? 1 1/2 hrs-2 hrs max. Why so long you asked? Well, who asked you to mess up the room? You used the room for your bachelor party last night and now it looks like a crime scene? If you don't want it to happen to you, then don't do it to others. Next time, help us to maintain the cleanliness of the room. There is no such need to throw everything around just because you know someone else will clean it up for you. Bear in mind that most of our housekeeping ppl are of elderly people. Don't treat them like your maid if you don't want your OWN MOTHER to be treated like one. Thank them for cleaning up your room. It doesn't cost a cent.

We have family too. We also want to finish our work on time and go home to our family and have a good rest. Don't burden us with craps and make us stay back for another few hours just to get one thing done for you. Being super regular guests give you priority, we know. You have stayed with us for the past few years and we have given you anything you want throughout your stay. So can you please be considerate for once if you don't get your favorite room/floor for this stay instead of screaming on top of your lung at the front desk, humiliating yourself not us? We WILL still give you a room and we won't let you sleep outside 23rd floor's elevator.

As much as possible, make other person's day a great one not a suck one. Regardless whatever job you do, you are always in the people's business. You treat people like dogs today and tomorrow you will be treated like pigs.

This entry is solely about random guests in any hotels. If you feel offended, then it's time for you to change. On behalf of other hoteliers, I thank you and appreciate your co-operation.

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That was intense. And so not like me. Hehe! But anyway, I can't wait for 10th Oct to come! Can't wait to meet everyone again! What should we do? Where should we go? I want to go to Ah Yip Herbal Soup to eat ginger chicken and herbal soup. My love said he miss the malls. Can't blame him. All he sees everyday is big ocean and trees. Satu kereta pun tarak! Anyone went to result announcement ceremony yesterday? Who knows I got what mention?

 

Bubee!

September 04

why.hotel.line?

My off day today. Went to HSBC to open savings account. Came back home.

"Why do you work in hotel? I thought you're studying tourism engineering? I don't see any connection between tourism engineering and hospitality!".

People always ask me these questions. Even my interviewers asked me the same question. People who are not in tourism line always think tourism graduates should only work in travel agencies and become tour guide. It's like "What is your hobby? I like reading. Oh, then next time you can be librarian or work in Borders/Popular//MPH/Kinokuniya lor!". That is their first impression. The truth is, tourism covers everything and I'm proud to be a part of it. We can work in the event company, hotels, cruise company, transportation company, theme park, resorts, anywhere that requires hospitality. True, I did not take Hotel Management courses but I did have experience working in hotel before. I never regretted studying tourism engineering. I've learned lots of things, went to lots of places and I met my love.

How I got myself into working in hotel line? It first started when I did my training in Hilton Hotel. Was put in the Front Office for 2 weeks and immediately fall in love with the job. Worked part time for 4 months there before I pursued to my degree in KL. What I love about the job? The opportunities to meet people. Different kinds of people. The look in guests' faces when they are satisfied and happy with their stay. The joy in their faces when they get more than they expected. I love to give. I give a lot and it comes straight from my heart. People say it's passion. I expect same thing in return when I'm a hotel guest myself.

I'd like to quote what my Front Office Manager told/asked me during my interview with him. I think it's a question that anyone who works in the hotel industry should ask themselves. "There are 2 types of people working in hotel. 1) The type of person who said 'I work in a hotel' and 2) The type of person who said 'I'm a hotelier' ." The answer you choose makes a big impact to the hotel you're working for. Anyone can work in a hotel. It's just a matter of whether they put all their heart and soul into their job or just treat it as another day at work. As for me, I AM a hotelier. I put all my heart and soul in my job. It won't be another day at work for me. I wake up everyday looking forward to go to work. Not everyday at work is fun though, especially when you came across complaining/demanding guests. That challenge teaches me how to be a better hotelier, how to be a better host to my guests and at the same time, improving my decision making skill.

When I was a kid, I traveled a lot and stayed in various hotels and resorts. When my dad approached the check-in counter, I would follow him. I used to observed the receptionists a lot and trying to figure out what they were typing into their computers. I was wondering how it all works behind the scenes. Now that I'm working in a hotel myself, I realized guest's staying experience does not only depend to the receptionist. We need housekeeping to clean and make up the room, we need chefs and kitchens to prepare breakfast, we need engineering department to make sure the lifts are in good condition, we have bellman to assist with our luggage, we need concierge to book us a taxi and we need room service attendants to send food to our room. I can see the big picture now and in that picture, I see myself attending to guests :)

 

Bubee!

September 01

he's there.i'm here.

A lot of people have been asking me why my love and I don't work together? Why I'm here in SG and he's so far in the deserted Lankayan Island? Is there anything wrong with our relationship?

Must we work together to be together? No. Does it mean that our relationship is on the rock if we work separately? No. You can't assume that we're not in good term based on these 2 questions. Let me tell you the real thing. Initially, we've planned to come to SG to start our career. I know I will definitely come to SG because my sis is here. My love however had to forget his plan because of some unforeseen circumstances and he realized that he has been away from his family for 4 years to study in KL and it's time to go back to them and find a job that makes him closer to home, which he is now. Living in the same house, seeing each other everyday and do everything together for the past year, I totally can't get used to the idea of not seeing him and do things on my own. But we can't just put relationship ahead of family and career. But when I think thoroughly, it's a good choice for him and for me. We need to give each other some spaces. We need to work separately so that we don't have obligation to go home to one another. When I'm working, I don't like to go home with unfinished work knowing that he's at home waiting for me to come back. My job at the front office will makes matters worse.

We tend to take things for granted when the things/person is in front of us. Living far away from one another makes us treasure each other more. And it gives us opportunities to learn things that the other half always does for us. He now has to learn how to pack his luggage with the best effective way because I used to pack his things for him. He said I'm good at packing luggage, so.. ya. Even every now and then, he'll call to ask what else he needs to pack. It takes him 3 days to pack for his move to the island whilst if it's me, I think I will only take 1 day. I now have to learn how to make decision on the spot especially when it comes to bargaining because he used to be the one to talk on my behalf. I have to learn to say a firm NO to salespersons because he used to do that for me. I eat a lot when I'm with him because whenever he eats, I eat. So now it's time to get back to shape since there's nobody influencing me.

I never had a successful long distance relationship and I hope this one will work. It will. It will. I just know it will. It's just a matter of trust. I feel relieved that he'll be working in that small island because he has got not much choice! Hehe! Well, unless if some kawaii japanese divers with big boobs or some latinas with sexy bikinis found Lankayan Island to spend their holiday. Other than that, he's a good boy. Very good and loyal. He better be. On my side, no worries. I know I will never find that same pair of small eyes he has in SG. No doubt there are hot dudes all around but they're not my type. I'm not into Ah Bengs. My love is a god sent. If I do things behind his back, I will never live past 30 years old. He has my word.

We have a slight problem if we work together though. See, we both have different talent and capabilities. He's good at research & development and organizing projects. I'm good in my speech and writings. If we were to work together, one person will get more credit that the other. This will make the other feel down and useless. I know this well because it happened before. At one point, he did well, he got all the praises and I feel like a stupid. On the other hand, if I get compliments, he will feel useless and unrecognized because his gf is better than him. He's proud inside because his girl is smart but people will think that I will steal away the limelight from my love. If we work separately, we will be able to deliver our best without having to worry that the other half will feel stupid or such. It's either we work separately or we work as one and I'll let him get all the credits. We work as one really well because he always have lots of ideas but doesn't know how to put into words and I usually have a blank mind but I know how to translate his ideas into words. I don't want credits. I just want him to be happy. But I know he will do the same to me.

His first day of work today. I hope he can learn things from all aspects and manage to climb up to higher position in no time. I have faith in him. His eyebrows tell me so.

I mentioned before that he never reads my blog. I forced him to read few days ago and I even have to supply him my blog address. He was so happy because I feature him in the end of that entry. Last night, I asked him to read again because I want him to know I will always talk about him here and I'm proud to do so. I just hope that one day he'll remember my blog address and keep reading it. Yes, he doesn't know how to link to my blog by clicking the blinking star beside my nickname. Ridiculous but cute.

 

Bubee!

August 31

learning.is.good

Oh no. Tomorrow is the day. Tomorrow my love will be going to the island and start his first day of working. Tomorrow is also the day our communication will be restricted. Have we figured out an effective way to communicate? Yes and hopefully it works.

Speaking of communication, it surprises me that my mom is now into skype. She used to have no idea what that thing (or MSN) is all about and now, she is the one calling me first! This is how I remain close to my family. My dad has learned to send online greeting cards to us. Great improvement although this thing has existed for don't know how many many years. I first got to know about online chatting and stuffs when I was 13. So it takes 10 years for them to actually adapt. I don't know about other people but I don't usually start my conversation with 'Hello' and end it with 'Bye' like I'm using telephone. And I find it funny to do so. I usually start my conversation with 'Ya' and end with 'Ok'. I would like to highlight this because moments ago, when my dad and I were on video calling, he said 'Hello' and I laughed. Then we talked a while (he finds it awkward and not much to say) and when the conversation ended, he said 'Bye bye' and I laughed again. Then I said nobody say 'Bye bye' (at least that's what I don't do!) and he said he is used to talking in telephone mah..

This proves to us that every moment in our lives, we keep on learning. I'm proud that my parents know know to use skype/msn/sms because not many parents will do this. Although they are not computer genius and they need someone else to install the software for them, at least they know how to make calls and videos.

Speaking of learning, I learn new thing everyday too. Who doesn't? Especially when I'm now in SG, I gotta learn how to go to certain places, how not to get lost, how to use certain machines etc. In fact, I went to JB alone yesterday to renew my 'white card/form' (however you call it). Walked alone in the mall to purposely kill my 2 hours and eat alone in Kim Gary. You know how sad it is when you see so many couples around and you're alone? BUT, I'm an independent person. I can eat alone and walk alone. I'm just scared of being stalked/harassed because I'm short and small-sized and should anything happens, I won't have enough energy to fight back. Touchwood la. Sometimes I think why I never learned taekwando/martial arts before. That should come in handy.

In the learning process, we embarrassed ourselves sometimes. 2 days ago when I was waiting to go to work, I stopped at Orchard MRT to buy lunch. I bought my meal and the lady asked me whether to tapao or eat there. I said eat there. There were only stalls and I see no table for people to dine in. So I started to think, if I were to eat there, where should I eat? Stand in front of the stall and eat? And I did so. Stood there with one hand holding the container and one hand feeding myself while looking at people passing by. I noticed nobody stands in front of any stalls to eat. Nevermind. After I finished eating without bothering that people are looking at me, I asked the lady where the rubbish bin is. She pointed at one corner and I walked there. Then I saw few tables for people to dine in. Neh.. The tall table that have no seats but you have to stand? People eat their meal THERE, and I was eating in front of the stall with people passing by in front of me. How embarrassing is that??! This has totally taught me a lesson. So, next time, don't eat in front of the stall. They have a designated place for you to eat. I wonder if the stall's lady had a good laugh. Why she didn't even tell me at the first place?

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My love

 

Bubee!

August 29

know.me.better

I'm surprised I can wake up this early considering I'll be working afternoon shift! It's 8.15am. What should I do to kill my time?

I realized that not all people know me as well as few did. Some people will easily misunderstand me, thinking that I'm being a snob because I don't talk much. Hence, this entry is to clarify how much I know myself and what I think other people perceive me as. Not that I have done anything wrong though. It's just to make you realize how wrong/right you are about me.

When I'm with my family:

My whole family see me growing up in front of their eyes. They knew what I did wrong and what I did right. I used to be very childish and never think maturely in front of them. Ever since I went other places to study, I've learned to be independent and think rationally and be more mature. Every time I go back for holiday, they still think that I'm the 15 years old Stella. The way I talk to them is different as in more firm and the content of my speech is more adult-like (not swearing, not porn related of course!). My aunts talk differently to me now and they realized that I'm all grown up already. My mom however, still can't accept the fact that her daughter is now 23, can think on her feet and had already learned from all her foolish mistakes in the past. Reason being I'm saying this is that, she'll nag the same thing she nagged many many years ago such as "Don't take bath too late at night or else when you get old, you will have joint pain.. Don't wash your hair on your first day of your period because when you get old, you will have frequent headache.. Eat more vegie and fruits because you seldom drink water.. Don't sleep too late and wake up too late..". I've heard the same thing since forever. But, that doesn't mean I'm annoyed. I love her more for that because although I seldom listen to what she advises, she never gives up on me and continue nagging. Moms being moms. I never say this verbally to her although I often write in cards - I LOVE YOU MAMA..

When I'm with my love:

This is the one guy that truly accept me for who I am besides from my family. Being with him, I feel very comfortable. He teaches me lots of things about life. That's because his mother taught him very well. When I'm with him, I can talk loud, I talk A LOT, I do stupid dances, I sing stupid songs, I say stupid things, I do stupid things which I never did in front of my family and friends. I express my feelings and my point of view of ALL things a lot to him and he's one good listener, as in listening and continue doing his things while I keep talking and talking. He knows me very well. Very. He knows I'm stubborn, he knows I'm a talker, he knows what/who I dislike, he knows everything. His life is quiet and boring without me because nobody will tell stories to him and do stupid things in front of him. I can be very childish and he think that's cute. Enough said. Whatever outside people think I am like, nobody will know better than my love and my family.

When I'm with my sistas:

Another 3 bitches who know me really well. They know I USED TO wake up few minutes before class, brush my teeth and rushed to class. They are the best listeners I've ever have (besides from my love). I danced, I sang, I said stupid things and they accept me for who I am. They know I never properly tuck in my bedsheet whenever I get a new one from the warden aunty. They know I have the habit of goyang-ing my legs to put myself to sleep, they know I used to be a pathetic person who never say no and defend myself when things happen. They know me. They just know me like we grew up together.

When I'm with friends:

Ah ha! This is the tricky part. Some know me, some think they know me and some don't know me at all (that will be categorized under strangers/new met friends later). Friends and classmates know me as a bubbly person. They think I'm funny, they think they can rely on me, they think I'm a not-so-serious person, they think I'm capable in giving good public speech, they think I sing good, they think my English speaking is good and they think I'm a bit introvert at times when I keep quiet for the first time. Well, the fact is, some of the things they think they know about me, they are right. SOME of the things only.

When I'm with strangers/new met friends:

I'm very quiet and never try to steal attention from anything, anyone. I can be a talker when the other party is fine with it. I'm never a flirt and I hate it when the girlfriends of my male friends add me in facebook and friendster just to check on me (except for those whose gfs are also my friends la). Huh! Don't I have a boyfriend? Do you think I need extra one when I already have this angel? Gila.

Let me tell you who I really am:

  • At work, I'm very serious. I want to be productive. I want to be recognized for my performance. I want to be looked up to. That doesn't mean I want the limelight you get me? I don't bitch and gossip at work because I don't want people to do the same to me. Whenever someone attempts to start gossiping with me, I'll just listen and never add salt or sugar and never spread. You can trust me on this.
  • With friends, I can be a talker depending on what type of friends I'm with. I use different way of talking to different type of friends. And I do not fake my slang in English speaking. I'm not the bimbo type who try hard thinking they are angmoh in their past lives.
  • I'm a good person. I never put someone down just because I want to. I believe in karma. Give and you shall receive, depending on how you define it.
  • I'm thinking, what's the point of explaining myself this much when people don't give a shit? No mater how well you portray yourself, people will still talk behind your back. These are the people whom I should thank because they make me a stronger and firm person. Thank you.

 

Bubee!

August 27

as.random.as.random

I'm flattered to be mentioned in your blog, Glo! Malulah you link me. My blog only contains cincai kong stuffs. If people come and see, where I put my face? Under your ketiak? Hehe!

I haven't been updating for the past few days because I was tired upon coming back from work. Not many things to share but we'll see towards the end of this entry.

It's my 9th day of work in this organization and so far everything seems to be great. Fellow colleagues are more than willing to help, my supervisor has assigned me to do things and made me feel productive again! Anyway, on my 3rd here, as I said, I was invited to get-together at Aloha Loyang somewhere $14 by taxi ride from my house. Far place but very nice view! Perfect place for family gathering. Pictures, speak for yourself now!

 

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The said chalet

 

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Yes it is!

 

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Main entrance to the chalet

 

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Oh, this is how they go up to 2nd floor! Notice the 4 bedrooms?I wanna bring my whole family here!

 

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Large compound in the middle of the chalet.

 

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Living room

 

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Dining area

 

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The guys preparing dinner

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The back of the chalet

 

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Clean and tidy bedrooms!

 

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Can do lots of things here e.g BBQing, hide and seek, seek and hide..

 

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Swimming pool. Say hi to Zenith, Azlan, Bryan and Glynis, whom everybody said we look alike.

 

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Bryan & Eric frying nuggets while Eugene Wii-ing

 

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Girls and boys play 'tali getah' together

 

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Potluck and bbq! We had spagetti, chili crab, pasta, curry, baguette, chicken wings, nuggets, sushi nyummm..

 

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And then it all started.. This was after I got thown into the water by the guys as their 'Welcome to our team' ritual (?).

 

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Another late-comer kena

I'm not done yet. As a new comer, I thought I would just stay in my corner and watch people kena throw into the water. Little did I know that I would be one of them. Was having a good laugh when Christy came to me, pull my hand and the other guys came to carry me. The I-hv-handphone-in-my-pocket trick didn't work because they will kindly take out my phone and my glasses and put them on the table nicely. Got thrown into the pool and I pretended to drown and faint with my eyes shut. Christy and Bryan got panic:

Christy: OMG, what happen to her! What happen to her!!?

While carrying me up (Bryan): OMG. Die lah this time!!

I couldn't tahan laughing so I opened my eyes and laughed! Once they realized that they got punk'd, they throw me into the water again, twice.

The late-comers were thrown into the pool without warning as well. I think none of us went with extra clothings. I went home wet in a taxi later that night.

Enough about this organization. I don't want you to be sick of hearing it because I'll talk about it more in the future. Enjoy the random pics I took:

 

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Where I stay

 

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Seriously, I didnt know it's a fire station!

 

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View from top of Swissotel

 

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Camwhoring, what else?

 

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Attending a talk

 

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Meet CV, my housemate's retriever puppy! It bothers me because she looks like Chinese.

 

Those who are curious about how my love is doing now, well...

 

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Mr. Lee San U is now working in an island, possibly diving everyday and wake up every morning to this magnificent view of Lankayan Island, Sandakan. Pictures taken by him, not stolen from google images whatsoever.

 

My fellow kawans, expect to see a Chinese turns into Indian this October. I'm very jealous. VERY. I want to dive everyday. I want to see sharks everyday. I want to live in a peaceful place with no traffic jams, no formal attire, no vehicles, no concrete buildings and most importantly, can see my love everyday!

 

Bubeee!

August 21

reason.for.my.happiness

As of 18th Aug '08, I'm officially one of Singapore's 5 star hotel's associates. The place is great and my colleagues have been very welcoming. They have about 40+ associates just in the Front Office, so I got introduced to many different people everyday! Before I went to work on my first day, I was scared that I'll be bullied but I was wrong. They are so helpful and close to one another! In fact today, I'm invited to one of their many gatherings in Aloha Loyang. Potluck it is.

They are always busy and at times, everybody will be too busy to answer phone calls. Not being able to do anything, I feel so helpless and unproductive. When I turn to my colleague to talk about this, she said it's ok because I'm new and still have many things to learn. I figure that's right because if I were to answer any of those calls, I wouldn't know what to say! What if the caller asks about hotel's services? What if the caller calls to make a reservation? What if the caller calls to complain? I have not learned any of these, so obviously I can't help. Argh, I can't wait for the orientation to starts because I want to start working and contribute!

Having my own locker excites me because that means I can decorate it with anything but that's not the case. I can hardly find any space/corner to decorate after I fill the locker with my uniform, makeup bag, towel, heels and handbag. Who's gonna see my locker if I decorate it so nice anyway? The most I can do is to place a Hippo dehumidifier and a fragrant sachet.

That's all for now. My love is online already. Gotta go!

 

Bubee!

 

 

August 14

being.emo

To find out that he has been posted to an island with NO phone coverage be it 019, 017, 013, 018, 014, 016 or 012 is really hard. The fact that my working hours is really odd is making matters worse. If he's free to call, I might not be and vice versa. Knowing he can dive anytime he wants, make me jealous. No matter how lack our communications will/might be, I'm glad to know that we'll sure meet each other again in 2 months time. In a mean while, effective communication is crucial. This is one relationship that I treasure the most and I can't afford to lose. Let's pray that the wifi in the island is stable enough to keep us connected.

 

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Hen xiang da..

SG.Kch.Miri.Brunei.Bintulu.Sibu.Kapit

As I mentioned previously , I'd be at 7 different places in 10 days. Well, here I am to prove to you how jet-setting I was. Before you shoot me with question like, "How come no pictures in Kuching, Miri and Bintulu?", I would like to remind you that I have forgotten to take pictures because I was too busy remembering something else. Here are pictures taken in SG during my BIG move from KL to begin with:

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Online like a sakai at Scotts Rd punya Mcd

 

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My mom, my aunt and me

 

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My mom and my aunt busy buying things

 

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At Clarke Quay we were

 

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Candidly taken by Alice

 

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Gotta take a rest after tired walking ma

 

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My housemate's Jack Russell, Easy.

 

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Miri Airport, that is after our transit in Kuching.

 

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Can't see anything much but this is taken in Miri though, on the way to Brunei.

 

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One of the shoplots in Kuala Belait, where we had Japanese food. Yes, my dad drove us to Brunei just to have lunch in Japanese restaurant.

 

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Before lunch, gotta buy beras wangi first because it's expensive in Malaysia! That's my dad btw.

 

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Escapade Sushi

 

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The business is soo good that you  even have to queue first although you've already make reservation

 

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There

 

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I don't know about you but I have never seen a menu that is so thick like a book!

 

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Sponsored by Shell hehe!

 

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You know why it's always so fully booked? The portion is the biggest I've ever eaten, even bigger than Sushi King, Sakae Sushi, or whatever sushi restaurant you can think of! At the same price, you can eat 2-3 times bigger than normal.

 

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Everything is so big and filling! Not because I zoomed the camera but it IS that big.

Later that night, or the night after I couldn't remember, we went to have seafood at *I forgot where again!*. What I love the most?

 

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Fresh Oysters! Ada wasabi lagi!

 

And then, it's time to go back to Kapit. Boarded MasWing from Miri to Bintulu, which is one of the best flight I've ever taken besides my flight from Dubai to KL where I saw Burj-al-Arab! Reason being is because we're flying along the coastline, so I had a perfect view. All the way from Miri to Bintulu, all I saw was hundreds of kilometres of beach on my right! Reached Bintulu, and waited in the plane for 30 mins then continue our flight back to Sibu. Then it was time to go back to home sweet home.

 

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Hallway to living room

 

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Our empty living room

 

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Parents' bedroom

 

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Thanks our maid for keeping our bathroom clean, and thank you for being patient with my bullshits. Let's get back to reality shall we?

 

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Ini barulah rumah saya!

 

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Our living room

 

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Sliding door to kitchen & dining room

 

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These is how our house looks like when we're preparing for BBQ and family get-together

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This is why I love my family so much because they are so important in making who I am today. We bbq-ed, we karaoke, we eat and we gossip!

 

Finally, here are the family portrait I promised:

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How unify we 3 sisters are! Same outfit somemore hehe! Just in case if you're wondering why the heck we laughed til like that, it's because the photographer cracked some jokes to create a 'natural' laugh. Hehe!

 

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The end! What's next?

Bubee!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jakarta.&.Bandung.Part.II

I doubt anybody reading this still remember my promise to post my Jakarta's Part II. Now that I'm starting to use Window Live Writer, I don't have to susah2 host my pictures! Hence, the amount of pictures posted these few days. But anyway, here are the foods and drinks that we've tried and liked during our trip to Jakarta & Bandung.

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The first taste of Indonesian food can be found in Airasia. Ah Lun said the Teh Botol taste like your pee but I think it's nice! Ended up bought a dozen or more back to Malaysia!

 

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As I mentioned in Part I, Ah Lun brought us to this Singapore Restaurant for our first meal in Indonesia. Salted steam chicken, fried sotong and some vegie

 

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Soto betawi, my love and my all time favourite in Indonesia! Tried once in KL but it's nothing compared to this one!

 

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Ah Lun brought us to eat nasi padang before our movie date. One of the best I've ever eaten and yes, that's the 'pee' we're holding.

 

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Chicken curry.. Duh!

 

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Some sort of vegie ulam

 

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You know why I love Indonesian's sambal? Because they are hot! Hot as in really spicy hot even if I just eat less than a pinch.

 

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Cow's kidney? Not my favourite but it's not too bad either.

 

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Keropok udang for desert hehe!

 

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I totally forgot what's the name of this snack but it taste like nasi pulut with santan on top. Bought this at the volcano area at Bandung. Damn I suck in describing things.

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Sanni's spagetti (?) at The Peak restaurant at Bandung

 

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Fried calamari

 

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Nachos

 

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Our drinks. My love had *I forgot what* and I had mocktail

 

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My mixed grill

 

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My love's ikan kerapu (?)

 

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Cruel humans eating rabbit satay. How could they??