21.12.05

malaysia... truly asia.

my family and i set off for malaysia at 1030 on the morning of 19th dec. i had done my packing only an hr b4 we set off cos i was too tired to pack when i came home the previous day. this trip was rather (or i would say, VERY) last min and unplanned but as it turned out it was the best trip i've had in malaysia so far! u'll soon see why. anw it made me realise that i kinda like this 'backpacker' lifestyle where we're ready to pack-n-go wherever whenever. makes life more thrilling and filled with surprises at every corner. n because there isnt any planning it isnt a headache of a holiday.

anw I DROVE. for 3 hrs mind u. maintained at the speed limit of 120 km/h on the malaysian highway and clocked bout 200km i think. i even hit 145 km/h on ocassions. really SHUANG. oh and in case u thot i was driving illegally.. i just got my licence 4 days b4 the escapade in malaysia!! haha and i've been doing alot of driving since. my new role in my hsehold is being the personal chauffeur. heh. drove dad from the workplace (hougang) to the golf course (bishan) last fri n the route was totally new n unfamiliar n so not my territory but luckily i managed to rmb all the turns and drive myself safely back to my workplace. phew. oh which means that was the 1st time i drove alone. in my dads HUMONGOUS car. another obstacle overcomed :)

ok here's the important part. we were heading for kl when i asked my dad whether we could go somewhere else instead as we've been to kl too many a time in my opinion. dad kept telling me that its the company that matters, and he jus wants to spend quality time wif us. AWWW. but anw i was quite amandmant on gg somewhere new and exciting, and finally he thought of port dickson. AND WE SO DID NOT REGRET IT I TELL U!! this has gotta be the greatest stowaway secret in the whole of malaysia. we stayed at avillion and this place is amazing. the luxurious kampong-styled water chalet is built on stilts out at sea, has elegant 4-poster beds, and a spacious open-air shower such that u view both the sky and sea as u bathe. the whole resort is so tremendously beautifully landscaped and equipped with all the facilities you can think of (including a petting farm?!) i could jus ramble on and on about how good it looked AND FELT. but no worries i wun. pictures speak a thousand words. heh. anw on the whole the outlook of the resort is so serene and romantic. i WILL want to come here again with my special someone.

i went trigger happy. or trigger crazy rather. asked family to pose for shots etc. not to mention i took lots of scenery shots. but the ones i really liked were the portrait shots. expressions are priceless. i love this one esp where i got my bro to sit down in the plush chair just cos i thot that the sunlight filtering down on it would cast very strong shadows and make a great shot. judge it for urself. but i think i'm getting better at 'framing' shots now. seem to know when i'll get a unique shot.

played abit of tennis in the evening b4 i escaped to take sunset pics. then we bathed and headed for dinner at this restaurant. dinner was candle-lit and we completed our western meal with wine, cocktail and all. i officially prefer the singapore sling to tequila sunrise!! still have a preference for sweeter stuff i guess.

walking back to the chalet i noticed there were many stars in the sky and it was a full moon. the ideal night sky for the ideal getaway location :) i am a happy happy lucky girl. with the waves crashing on the shore, i drift to sleep. the intermittent crashing is jus too hypnotising. my bro and his soccer match did not bother me. nor did the fact that we wanted room service supper jus cos its a novelty we sometimes had for holidays. i was jus too tired, and too full and contented.

we woke up to a splendid breakfast. and later a refreshing swim of 40 laps in the pool. went to the beach and gosh was the sand soft. it was already midday by then so it was quite hot tho. anw after that we checked out and drove to kl. couldnt check into the hotel we used to stay at or any other hotel for that matter cos all the cheaper rooms were fully booked so we checked into berjaya times square hotel as a last resort. its pricier but it turned out to be very amazing. another possibly unpleasant situation turned right. thank God! our 40-floor suite overlooked the city and was very well-furnished. probably due to the fact that this was a new hotel. but anw it was slightly reminiscent of our suite at las vegas due to the fact that we had 2 bedrooms a living room and a kitchen (plus 2 tvs and a hi-fi). on top of that, it IS in times square. the newest and perhaps largest shopping complex in malaysia to date. u wun believe it but times square has like a hypermart, indoor theme park (with roller coaster), 2 cinemas, plenty of shops, a hotel and business centre all rolled into one! the outlook is spectacular. hotel lobby's on the 14th floor. which only means.. 1st to 13th floor - shops, shops and more shops!! haha. we did abit of shopping b4 heading down to restaurant overseas for dinner. this famous chinese eatery has really good pork trotters with mantou. yumyummm. its super fatty tho. anw by the time we got back to the hotel it was 11pm. haha. but the night did NOT end there for me n my bro. we went exploring! cool eh. i think i have this fetish for exploring places deserted of people. u wun noe the feel unless u try. its like, we went to the theme park in times square (we actually went IN, the entrance barriers were up). the rides were all shut down of course so me n my bro were talking about how spooky n errie it was wif all the wonderful colours and shapes but NO LIFE IN THEM. n what would happen if the machines suddenly started up ONE BY ONE. haha. a replay of old horror movies in real life.

we did this while waiting for our midnight movie to start. KING KONG was really really.. beautiful (places hand on heart). that includes the screenplay and backdrops. and they made the beast so full of expression and emotion that by the time the titles roll i'm thinking 'he's no beast, he's jus like one of us, how could they?!' if only they knew. he only wanted to be with the girl after all. if only we knew. if only you knew. the ending was sooooo sad it is heart-wrenching. does beauty always ALWAYS kill the beast?

*` if only we knew what was gg on in each other's head. // *

day 3 was mainly shopping and great food. i'm really guilty this time of splurging. the 1st. n not the last i think. i spent S$250.. and that converts to RM$550. thats including one christmas pressent for dearest ying but still. alot of money u say. yeah even my bro spent less than me this time. ONLY RM$450. haha. but our dad was GLAD. even when he asked us how much we spent and we said we din spend anything, HE did. haha can u imagine. he was like oh i already expected to max RM$1000 to each of u for spending actually, so i'm happy u're under budget. gosh. my dad really knows how to stay happy. anw his rationale was that he was thinking of bringing us to hk or thailand for hol so since we din go, the money he saved on air tics could be splurged on other things like accom and shopping and food. makes sense huh. so we headed down to victoria station for dinner. it was quite a long drive from town but it was worth it. set in a train-like carriage, the western restaurant really boasts the best steak. my meal was so appetizing i finished it despite being full to the brim b4 i even started on the main course. our stomach is elastic, as i always pipe.

had a nice long rest and the next day, after feeling oh so contented with shopping and eating, we made our way home early morning. stopped along the way to buy snacks for u guys. wonder how to share though now that we cant eat at cell. but anw it was indeed a great trip. and i've got a few new additions to my wardrobe and great pics to rmb it. thanks dad!!

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