257. A beautiful start to the weekend
Thursday
Started the day early with McD's breakfast. Can't sleep, so decided to go out and get me some McD's. Bought for Wee and Raine as well. Seng is still in Muar with Fen and Ruyi to visit his in laws.
After breakfast, headed over to Adrian's house. We were suppose to go for golf with Lai and Nicholas. It was raining very heavily, so I figured the course won't dry on time. So we just hung out at Gurney Plaza until Adrian's friend from KL to reach.
They finally reached in the evening and we headed up to Lone Pine to meet them. Lone Pine is really nice. Beautiful place. Was introduced to Adrian's friend and they're very pleasant. We took a walk by the beach. A memorable start that was ;)
Strolling by the beach and the beautiful sunset
They wanted to have seafood, so we wanted to take them to Tanjung Tokong's seafood, but they were sold out. So we turned around and headed up to Ah Pang at Teluk Bahang. Had a very nice and sumptuos meal. After dinner, we took a stroll along Batu Ferringhi and then went over to Sea Breeze for a drink. Got to know Adrian's friends better from travelling in the car with them. Really nice and warm friends they are. They're very easy to get along with and really made an impression with me. Finally went for supper at Hong Kong restaurant along McAlister Road. His friends really wanted Oh Chean (Oyster Omellete), so we happily obliged.
Finally called it a nite and stayed over at Adrian's place coz he was too lazy to send me back home. Good thing too, I've had enough of sitting in cars :P
Friday
Jefferson flew in to Penang and we will be meeting him for lunch. Really wanted to go Para sailing with Adrian's friend as I've never done it before. Too bad, his friends never called him back. Wonder if I'm just not wanted :P heh heh. So, in the end, went over to see Jeff and bought a few DVDs (Stealth and The Marksman) and CDs (Slow Rock Vol 2 & MTV top Charts). We went over to Gurney Plaza after that and on a shopping spree. Lai needed to get a few items. So while he was busy shopping, I accidently shopped too :) Bought meself a pair of Hush Puppies shoe and a pair of Timberland sandles.
Met up with the rest of the gang for dinner at Northam Beach Cafe. Jack bought a new "toy". It's a French Bulldog and they named him Murdoch. I must admit, it's a rather cute bugger. Looks a bit like Chuang's Roger. After dinner, headed up to Pearl Hill Villa to meet up with the White Water Rafting group. They're having a stayover and BBQ tonite and head off to Sg Kampar tomorrow morning.
Jack and Murdoch - This is such a natural shot
Murdoch the French Bulldog
Chong forcing Murdoch to pose :)
Was actually considering dropping by to see Adrian's friends one last time at Bagan before they go back to KL tomorrow. Alas, Adrian was too tired and didn't want to go. I didn't want to seem imposing and go there alone. So despite what my heart wants to do, I refrained and drove up Pearl Hill.
Was introduced to the rest of my new rafting "crew". Spent the rest of the evening bonding with them. Did manage to excuse myself to spend some time to reflect on things. Was getting restless. Haven't felt like this for a long time.
Saturday
Finally, I get to take another item off my to do list. Feeling excited. The trip however didn't get off on a good start. After passing the Juru toll, the van we were travelling in had a puncture. I figured I'll pull out my camera and capture the wonderful start of our trip. Whipped out my camera and to my surprise, it ran out of juice. No worries, I have a spare batt. Switched the spare one in and to my horror, it also didn't work. Gosh, it seems that I have only my phone camera to capture this memory. After fixing the tire, we pushed on. Got to our destination without further hitch.
The start of our journey :)
The white water rafting experience was as what I expected. Had a really good time. Gosh, maybe I am an adrenaline junkie. I hope we can get some photos of the trip from our guide for free :P Oh! Found out that our instructor is my junior in high school. Damn, Penang is small.
The end of the "road". This is where we ended our rafting experience
After white water rafting, we were suppose to explore Gua Tempurong, but we got lost on the way to the cave. So by the time we got there, the cave guide has already taken the others in and we were left out. So decided to just change my clothes and continue reading my book. It's a good thing I brought my book along.
left Ipoh at 5:30pm. Ran into a very bad jam at the Ipoh toll. Finally got home only at about 8:30pm and headed to East Coast coffee shop in Paya Terubong. Haven't been there in 2 years. The food is as good as I remember it. Ah, the memories of this place. Some memories, despite one's best efforts to erase them, seems laser etched into the brain.
Since I'm still awake, decided to watch The Marksman which I bought yesterday. Well, the show was full of cliches and the story line and acting was really crappy. Gosh, looks like Wesley Snipes is on his way down.
Sunday
After getting a wake up call, went to church. Church was typical except that instead of worship with live musicians, the pastor decided to use minus one videos. Must say, it was pretty well done. Waited for Chong and gang to show up and decide where to meet. They're still stuck in BM, so I reckon I'll wait for them in church. Since I'm in church, might as well attend their youth meeting. Interesting topic. They were discussing dress codes :P the speaker was a tad graphic i think. He actually mentioned that he can tell what color the panties of some of the girls there. Gee, and I thot u get graphic talk like that at pubs only. :D
Finally went over to Winter warmers at Gurney Plaza to meet Chong and Hiromi first. The rest will be there shortly. After everyone has arrived we had dinner at Seoul Garden. It's a steamboat BBQ place. I had an accident while making chendol. Suffice to say that I spilled santan all over the counter and dripped all the way back to our table. Don't think the cleaners there was amused. I still think we didn't get our RM37++ worth. But nonetheless, stuffed to the brim. Was suppose to meet Penny & gang at Kayu for supper, but I'm too tired and full now. Also my diorrhea didn't help. Time to call it a nite. Seng, Fen and Ruyi is back, but guess it's too late to wake Ruyi up for a huggy :D, instead, I go kacau her father and Wee. We just chatted a bit to see if anything interesting happened.
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My Random Thots:
Twas a very interesting and emotionally stimulating weekend. Despite the emotional ups and downs, I've never felt so alive :D
Thursday
Started the day early with McD's breakfast. Can't sleep, so decided to go out and get me some McD's. Bought for Wee and Raine as well. Seng is still in Muar with Fen and Ruyi to visit his in laws.
After breakfast, headed over to Adrian's house. We were suppose to go for golf with Lai and Nicholas. It was raining very heavily, so I figured the course won't dry on time. So we just hung out at Gurney Plaza until Adrian's friend from KL to reach.
They finally reached in the evening and we headed up to Lone Pine to meet them. Lone Pine is really nice. Beautiful place. Was introduced to Adrian's friend and they're very pleasant. We took a walk by the beach. A memorable start that was ;)
Strolling by the beach and the beautiful sunset
They wanted to have seafood, so we wanted to take them to Tanjung Tokong's seafood, but they were sold out. So we turned around and headed up to Ah Pang at Teluk Bahang. Had a very nice and sumptuos meal. After dinner, we took a stroll along Batu Ferringhi and then went over to Sea Breeze for a drink. Got to know Adrian's friends better from travelling in the car with them. Really nice and warm friends they are. They're very easy to get along with and really made an impression with me. Finally went for supper at Hong Kong restaurant along McAlister Road. His friends really wanted Oh Chean (Oyster Omellete), so we happily obliged.
Finally called it a nite and stayed over at Adrian's place coz he was too lazy to send me back home. Good thing too, I've had enough of sitting in cars :P
Friday
Jefferson flew in to Penang and we will be meeting him for lunch. Really wanted to go Para sailing with Adrian's friend as I've never done it before. Too bad, his friends never called him back. Wonder if I'm just not wanted :P heh heh. So, in the end, went over to see Jeff and bought a few DVDs (Stealth and The Marksman) and CDs (Slow Rock Vol 2 & MTV top Charts). We went over to Gurney Plaza after that and on a shopping spree. Lai needed to get a few items. So while he was busy shopping, I accidently shopped too :) Bought meself a pair of Hush Puppies shoe and a pair of Timberland sandles.
Met up with the rest of the gang for dinner at Northam Beach Cafe. Jack bought a new "toy". It's a French Bulldog and they named him Murdoch. I must admit, it's a rather cute bugger. Looks a bit like Chuang's Roger. After dinner, headed up to Pearl Hill Villa to meet up with the White Water Rafting group. They're having a stayover and BBQ tonite and head off to Sg Kampar tomorrow morning.
Jack and Murdoch - This is such a natural shot
Murdoch the French Bulldog
Chong forcing Murdoch to pose :)
Was actually considering dropping by to see Adrian's friends one last time at Bagan before they go back to KL tomorrow. Alas, Adrian was too tired and didn't want to go. I didn't want to seem imposing and go there alone. So despite what my heart wants to do, I refrained and drove up Pearl Hill.
Was introduced to the rest of my new rafting "crew". Spent the rest of the evening bonding with them. Did manage to excuse myself to spend some time to reflect on things. Was getting restless. Haven't felt like this for a long time.
Saturday
Finally, I get to take another item off my to do list. Feeling excited. The trip however didn't get off on a good start. After passing the Juru toll, the van we were travelling in had a puncture. I figured I'll pull out my camera and capture the wonderful start of our trip. Whipped out my camera and to my surprise, it ran out of juice. No worries, I have a spare batt. Switched the spare one in and to my horror, it also didn't work. Gosh, it seems that I have only my phone camera to capture this memory. After fixing the tire, we pushed on. Got to our destination without further hitch.
The start of our journey :)
The white water rafting experience was as what I expected. Had a really good time. Gosh, maybe I am an adrenaline junkie. I hope we can get some photos of the trip from our guide for free :P Oh! Found out that our instructor is my junior in high school. Damn, Penang is small.
The end of the "road". This is where we ended our rafting experience
After white water rafting, we were suppose to explore Gua Tempurong, but we got lost on the way to the cave. So by the time we got there, the cave guide has already taken the others in and we were left out. So decided to just change my clothes and continue reading my book. It's a good thing I brought my book along.
left Ipoh at 5:30pm. Ran into a very bad jam at the Ipoh toll. Finally got home only at about 8:30pm and headed to East Coast coffee shop in Paya Terubong. Haven't been there in 2 years. The food is as good as I remember it. Ah, the memories of this place. Some memories, despite one's best efforts to erase them, seems laser etched into the brain.
Since I'm still awake, decided to watch The Marksman which I bought yesterday. Well, the show was full of cliches and the story line and acting was really crappy. Gosh, looks like Wesley Snipes is on his way down.
Sunday
After getting a wake up call, went to church. Church was typical except that instead of worship with live musicians, the pastor decided to use minus one videos. Must say, it was pretty well done. Waited for Chong and gang to show up and decide where to meet. They're still stuck in BM, so I reckon I'll wait for them in church. Since I'm in church, might as well attend their youth meeting. Interesting topic. They were discussing dress codes :P the speaker was a tad graphic i think. He actually mentioned that he can tell what color the panties of some of the girls there. Gee, and I thot u get graphic talk like that at pubs only. :D
Finally went over to Winter warmers at Gurney Plaza to meet Chong and Hiromi first. The rest will be there shortly. After everyone has arrived we had dinner at Seoul Garden. It's a steamboat BBQ place. I had an accident while making chendol. Suffice to say that I spilled santan all over the counter and dripped all the way back to our table. Don't think the cleaners there was amused. I still think we didn't get our RM37++ worth. But nonetheless, stuffed to the brim. Was suppose to meet Penny & gang at Kayu for supper, but I'm too tired and full now. Also my diorrhea didn't help. Time to call it a nite. Seng, Fen and Ruyi is back, but guess it's too late to wake Ruyi up for a huggy :D, instead, I go kacau her father and Wee. We just chatted a bit to see if anything interesting happened.
______________________________
My Random Thots:
Twas a very interesting and emotionally stimulating weekend. Despite the emotional ups and downs, I've never felt so alive :D
2 comments:
the pic of jack and the dawg .. damn adorable!!
I think it's an excellent composition. Just gives u warm fuzzy feelin when u look at it :)
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