excitingly Kuching and its culture

Kuching or called Cat City, is a place where I found a little beauty of Malaysia.

It has to be the nature of the city and its rain forest jungles that preserves the pretty of the State and the country.
I was born a Malaysian and I still carry my MyKad and Malaysia passport.
In another word, a Malaysian la...

It was a five days and 6 nights trip counted from the night of Jan 16 until the night of Jan 21.
Well my trip to Kuching only five days and four nights, after all.
So guess where I stay for my first and last night prior to departure from and arrival in Kedah?
The answers were in the bus and on my cousine's rented house sofa.

Anyway, let's talk about the city of cat.
I never been to this city until my boy friend, chin ping, told me he had planned for a business trip to the city.
At first, it's only a thought of seeing him having a date with him in Kuching.
But it turn out to be my backpacking trip in the city.
Why?

Cause I been 'influenced' by the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) advertisement and promotion of the place.
From STB, I was fascinated by the local attractions and especially food and cultures.
It's totally different from West Malaysia and I had my eyes opened (bigger than gold fish).

There is something that I insisted in this trip.
That's to have a walk by my own around the city.
Why my backpacking wasn't a walk around trip?
Because, a friend of 'him' decided to ride us here and there.

I'm staying in Borneo Hotel during the trip.
It 's only a ** hotel.
Emm...nothing much, not even a satellite tv.
But it's friendly environment somehow made me feel warm.
Also, even the guards and the receptionists remembered our room number and even our friend's 4WD plat number.

I stayed near to waterfront, a town inside Kuching where the people there usually hang out.
I was closed to almost every shopping mall, famous food stall, temples and many more.
However, Cat Museum, Santubong and the Damai beach were a little bit far away.

In this few days, I missed out The Astana, Fort Mageritha, Gading National Park and six more tourist attractions (forgot the name lol).
The food came in big portion and it worth the price.
Hawkers food are cheap and nice (for me), bu the choice for Halal food is limited.

So far, I had eaten Sarawak mouth watering food but I missed out one, sadly to tell that it is rank in the MUST eat list eh....
U know what I missed out?

Sarawak Ko Lo mee, the dish that used to appear in my dream.
Sigh, what am I thinking when I was there?
How can I missed that?
Somebody please courier to me.....

罗亿诗 Esa's Album

First of all I want to congratulate my friend, Lor Ee Sar 罗亿诗, as her debut album were release on Dec 2007.

She is a talented person and been working very hard in her career, singing since secondary or earlier (I can't confirm the year here as I had not know her by that time).

Upon debut was release, she had acknowledge everyone in the class of JR2.
I felt so sorry for her as I had forgoted about that due to busy working schedule.

Anyway when I heard her song on-air today it remind me again.
I must get her album as soon as possible now to show my support to her :p

So, those support talented singers must buy her album.

p/s: I still looking for her album cover to be uploaded here, please wait oh.

Something to be proud of

My Nikon D40x and ASUS Z99S

After waited for so many years,
I bought my first and DSLR and my first first-hand notebook.
Yeah...

Having a notebook or a digital camera might not something new in this days.
But being able to buy the gadgets using my own money were something proud to me.

I'm proud that I'm able to go for saving after years of spending wisely on food, books and some 'stupid' stuff which i never use after bought it.
When I looked back on all those days when I was studying in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), I used to have more than enough to go travel, buy gadgets or anything in my wish-list.
But sadly, I am not a far-sighted people at that time.

And now, I knew what I should do with the money earned.
I keeps all my allowances claimed in one of my bank account which is for travel only.
Then I bank in a 100 bucks to my 'permanent' saving account, which only used in emergency, but I never withdraw in years.
After pay 550 for car, 175 for notebook, 200 for mobile and 88 for TM Streamyx bills, the balance would be my living and fuel expenses for the month.

Guess how much I left for fuel and food?
RM500?




Is RM200 man. Damn...

Anyway, let's share my happiness together :)

Hong Chuan, my nephew, posting for my first shot using D40x

Belated New Year

I wasn't aware that it is 2008.
It is ashame for me, especially a person working in the media industry.
Well it is not a big deal after all right?

Ok...it's 2008.
Let's talk about my new year resolutions.

To wake up before 7am everyday (they said good for your body and especially your skin).
To be punctual at work (I am late for 5 minutes almost every working day!)
Hopefully lose another 7 kilograms.
Saving more money to travel.
Get myself a SLR camera.

Well, talking about travel...
I had won a ticket to Melbourne, Australia, on Dec 7, 2007.
The travel period is from the date until June 2008.
For this, I starting my saving plan by spend only RM5 a day on food (is it impossible on me?)

RM5 a day was not something impossible, cause I had proved it hahahah...
Guess how...
I 'tumpang' lunch at my auntie's house every working day.
Taking light breakfast at home, drinking milo or wheat drinks, with my favourite MyVities biscuits.
And lastly, take my dinner at home or totally not having any dinner at all.
My stomach just can't absorb much food at night, so by eating less for dinner help me to diet as well.

So, I'm looking forward for a healthy and happy year in 2008.

Happy New Year to everybody.

thinking...???

大选将至。。。
首相及副首相纷纷评论土族不该再依赖政府，建立文明及纠正陋习等。
但是可以真正做到的，有几个呢?

举例，我公司的书记就好了，她简直就是到处可见的马来员工。
工作时到处走动跟其他员工谈天，很多事情她都没做。
刚开始时，认为她是因为不熟悉工作范围，所以也没有多讲些什么。
可是已经三个月了，传真文件放着不理，工作时竟然要跟其他记者出外。
有时候还向我透露要领取加班费。
我在哪儿想，她到底在忙什么了？
我每天都看见她和别人在聊天，每天剪报，座这，座那，公司里除了编辑的椅子，其它的，她都座过了。
还有很多很多，我不想再说了。。。

但是我们可以从首相及副首相给的例子里看看我们身边的马来同胞。
面对工作时，他们的态度与华人的相比真的有很多的不同。
我并不希望以种族的角度来看待这件事情，但是我认为，面对工作时，我们都必须以自身的责任为首。
我很欣赏生活在城市的马来同胞，他们不只是走向文明，同时也保留了自己的种族特色。
他们的思想前卫，一点都不像乡下的马来同胞（我必须这么说）。

很多时候，一些事情都是一线之差。
单凭自己的能力，有时候是不足够的。
很多时候我们思想里们只能容纳的下我们自己或相同思想的人。
男女之间就有不同的思维了，所以如果以个人去看待，是很难的。

往往我们思想是由环境所影响，所以要彻底的改变一个人的思想并不是一朝一夕。
就连自己都座不到了，所以希望大家可以一起来努力。

aza aza fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!

give...sacrify...give...sacrify...give...sacrify....

I learn about 'giving' and 'sacrifying' from a friend few years back.
He told me that 'giving' is an act of give away something or help others without hoping for feedback.
While 'sacrifying' is more to an act which hopes for recognition, or feedback from the person we are helping.
Both words, however, means to give away things, or helps in any form to the 'needy-ies'.

I went through this two words again tonight.
When I was talking to my love one, I'm actually hoping that he would understand what my expectation to him when I told him to treat me nicer.
He was not treating me badly all tis while, but e just doing it the wrong way, I think.
As he told me that to treat a person nicely is not from his act but from his heart.

While it linked to my thoughts which if your heart and ur mind is set and wants to treat a person nicely, then you will automatically looking for ways.
Like me, I feel guilty if I keep on talking loudly to my grandma.
I tried and always tell myself to talk to her nicely each time when I see her.

So, in another way, I think this theory of mine, do works in logical thinking ;]p

And....am just another person practicing the act of 'sacrifying'.

thanks to my regret

i'm feeling endless regret deep inside my heart.
regret, regret, and regret.....

I had published an article few days back...
and it was read by my boy friend.
he was very sad after have a look on it.

he told me he very sad and feel very disappointed in me.
he asked me "are u the girl in the story"

once i heard, i knew something is wrong...
i do not know how to solve it as i am the cause to everything.

'Forever Love' a song by Leehom which I still love it till today.
one of it lyrics tell love is the longest and farer journey we ever go.

I think in this journey, we can learn endless lessons.
it will not only benefit us by to the people around us as well.

I learned something today and I know it better than I was.
Thank you