Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Langkawi in 48 hours.


A year ago, a group of us were selected to become the committees of UTAR's Sports Club, all of us were total stranger to one another. A year later, which is of current date, we been through so much together and had bonded really well I have to say. This batch of committees certainly is one hell of a fun group :). To 'celebrate' the end of our reign as committees and before stepping down, we went on a trip to Langkawi Island, despite not able to have all the committees joining in a 2 days 1 night trip. I know you must be thinking "Heck, you go all the way to Langkawi just for 2 days 1 night? At least 3 days 2 night laa." Well, it's because our final exams is around the corner and we can't afford to be away for too long.

So, there were 8 of us, Kelvin the chairman, Emel the vice, Amanda the secretary, Yong Wei the assistant secretary, Adeline the treasurer, Sean the badminton captain, Wai Loon the table tennis captain and myself the volleyball captain.

We left Kampar at around 2am and travelled north to Kuala Perlis in 2 cars - Kelvin's and Amanda's.

Meet team Amanda :).

Adeline, the 20 year old who's graduating middle of this year :\.

Our yawning driver, you can't blame her since she was driving during the wee hours in the morning.

Adeline massaging her darling driver :p.

Haha Adeline is such a cheerful person she smiles even when she sleeps :).

---

At 4am, we reached Auto-City at Juru to have McD for breakfast :)

Smiley faces despite it's very early in the morning haha.

Wow car models phweet :)

----

Reached Kuala Perlis at 7.30am to catch the 8am ferry - one way ticket cost RM18 each.

Langkawi here we come :)!

Excited faces upon reaching Langkawi Island after an hour ferry ride:).

--

Reaching the island at 9am, 9.30am is our snorkeling at Pulau Payar. The snorkeling cost RM90, inclusive of ferry rides, lunch(yuck), snorkeling equipments, etc. But I have to say the marine life there is so beautiful and it was worth while :).

In the ferry on the way to Pulau Payar which is 45 minutes away from Langkawi :).

---

Transferred to a small boat to go to our snorkeling avenue :)

ML the size L and Kelvin the XL ahah.

Sean, Wai Loon, Adeline, Amanda, Yong Wei and Emel :).

---

Hello Pulau Payar!

Right before entering the water :).

Jom snorkeling :D!

--

Fishes :D!

Us with the fishes :)

Wai Loon the Koo Tin Lok(Louis Koo) looking good getting close up with the fishes :)

Getting friendly with fishyyy.

Did I mention there were young sharks? 3 to 4 feet long! This is Emel, spot the young sharks!

Nice shot, this can go up as my calendar picture ;)

Our pathetic lunch :p.

---

Volleyball time!

Wow volleyball girls :)

Me hitting the ball up!

Sean give the ladies some taste of manly volleyball skills!

Hahahaha Amanda schoo cute:)

---


Rapped up at around 3.30pm, feeling all exhausted already.


Exhausted Adeline :p


Despite being so tired, we still have the energy to snap some shots ;).

But not long later.. all into slumber mode already haha.

LOL WAI LOON new facebook profile picture? haha.

---

Back at our apartment - Seri Lagenda.

Committee meeting, serious ni.. haha.

Slyvester and Tweety :)

Pretty Adeline and Emel :)

This is Wai Loon - the joker of the trip and I :).

The girls feeling refreshed after their shower :)

&.. a picture before dinner :).

--

Off for dinner!

All of us in a Serena, that cost us RM150 - pretty economical considering we have so many people :).

---

Dinner at Wonderland, while waiting for the food.. :)

The night that Amanda almost lost her voice :P. But she regained it soon after :).

---

After dinner we head to Pantai Cenang for a walk and look for souvenirs. On our way there, we saw a lightning strikes a very tall coconut tree and it was on fire.

So close to the action.

It was already raining by the time we reach a Arts and Crafts souvenir shop,

Auu-uhh(owl) for Amanda's mummy :).

---

We had bowling after that,The petite powerhouse plotting her strategy to defeat us in bowling lol.

What a memorable game filled with laughter haha :).

---

Langkawi is probably one of the rare places where you see beer being cheaper than other drinks (soft drinks, mineral water etc). So we bought some beer to drink back at our apartment :).

After that, at around 1am, Kelvin suggest we go for supper cause he's already hungry, but Amanda's engine sudah ka-poot. She was sleeping the whole time at the restaurant :p. By that time, I was in the verge of falling asleep too because I have not slept for 40 hours already :(.

But others still steady :)

Cheers!

---

Next morning, 9am, off we go to visit the Sky Bridge, and foregone the chance to visit Underwater World due to time constraint. Amanda, you can visit the penguins next time :).

On the way to Sky Bridge.

At the entrance of the Oriental Village before taking our cable car!

Cheerful smile from our local farmer :p.


Spot Sean!


Before taking the Cable car - a ride up cost RM15, but stated originally RM30. Only Malaysians with MyKads are eligible for the 50% discount. Imagine how much money they sucked from the tourists :p.


The Telaga Tujuh waterfall seems to be drying up :(.


The girls enjoying the scenic view from the top :)

All 8 of us over-looking a part of Langkawi Island :)

Meet your new local farmers :).

---

Getting over to the Sky Bridge;


---

Here we are! Sky Bridge :) - Spectacular view from the top.


What would the trip be without any of you guys :).

--

At the peak;


Just yesterday we were snorkeling at the sea and the next day we are 705m above sea level.

Nice legs Wai Loon :p

Time to say good bye to Oriental Village.

--

After that, we went to alot of Duty-free shops to do some heavy chocolate-liquor shopping. You all like my 'Kisses'(Hersheys), don't you :)?

--

Due to time constraint, and it's pretty late already, we rushed to the jetty and had a late lunch a KFC.



----

Heading for our 6pm ferry, passing through the customs first. If you guys go to Langkawi and bought too much liquor which would be taxed, I suggest you carry by hand in a plastic bag because the customs only check your luggage back and not your hand-carried plastic bags:p.

Au revoir, Langkawi!

Amanda giving her darling smooches. :p

---

Sunsets - beautiful :).

---

Awww 2 cuties and 1 cutie wanna-be :).

All of us enjoying the sunset!

--

We even spared some time for jump-shots :p


Hahaha.

---

For dinner, again we have it at Auto-city. Wanted to eat at Tao but the last call is at 10.30pm which is the time we arrived. So, we opt to eat at,

Boston.

--

That time was the match between Chelsea and Stoke, I can be seen watching here. LOL @ Kelvin's expression :p.

The first half - Yong Wei, Emel, Sean and Kelvin :)

& the other half - Wai Loon, myself, Amanda and Adeline :).

---

Later on, we had super lame joke session which made us almost laughed our guts out hahah. Auto-city is our last stop, and off we go heading back to Kampar. Then, all the girls in team Amanda slept and I took over to drive back :).

Among the chocolates and liquor bought :).

---

I can't deny the trip was utterly enjoyable, there was never a dull moment! All the funny moments from Wai Loon's queer way of waking up, Wai Loon's speedy bowling style, Amanda being deemed as yummy by the fishes, peeping the hot white lady at Sky Bridge and so many more. It was great.

I never thought I would have so much fun in 48 hours. Cheers!

---

P/s : Happy Birthday Wei Guan and Congratulations Sarah for your new born baby girl :)!

Friday, April 16, 2010

"RAVISH IT!!" : Khy Li

HELLO:D!

Glad to be back home!

Some people has been a real pain in the ass, but the best thing to do at the moment is just flush it down the toilet *flush* :).

The moment I came back from Kampar, went to Magic Wok to have Pui Cheng's birthday dinner :). How was the Sport's Day eh dear SMKDJ-ians?

Since the main purpose of my return this week was to meet up with long time buddy, Thian Hong, so after my dinner met up with him, Khy Li and Edwin for some drinks - 'sleeveless style' hahaha.

Most people as they stumble upon Thian Hong, they will go "Waaa got so buff/big already!" When others stumble upon me, their reaction would be otherwise, they will go "What happened Meng Leong whyyy so thin." Even Yi Ching said, "I think you were buff-er last time" ;(! Sigh. I think after my full marathon, I will cut down on vigorous cardio exercises and focus on bulking up. Thian Hong donate me some of your body mass please.

We had sleepover at Edwin's place, next morning, woke up early for morning market at Taman Tun.Edwin eye-ing the biggest, juiciest prawn around :D.

Chicken breasts for making the soup stock :).

Melbourne tourist with a stall of fresh fruits haha.

& then followed up by sushi bonanza lunch at Sunway Pyramid's Sushi King ;D! Finally, after 3 consecutive days of trying, I get to enter Sushi King and successfully avoiding the crowd cause we went in the morning :D.

Later on, Thian Hong and I went to Pertama Complex to do some shopping. Haha you can see Thian Hong perspiring like mad, trying to adapt to the heat and Malaysian weather :P. On the way back, we passed by a Malay stall selling Betong tree bark, that was said to have miraculous medicinal values.
Said to be able to cure sinus, pimple/oily face etc. Visit here for more information :).

Later on, was dinner with Thian Hong, Edwin, Khy Li and his family, prepared by the latest Taylor's Culinary Arts graduates. Because as they said, better treasure the opportunity to eat their food now, if not it's gonna be expensive to eat their food when they're famous chefs in the future :).

Chef Tong performing his magic in the kitchen!

The Ong siblings - before we start our dinner :).

Friends since primary days :).

The host and the guest from Australia ahah.

(more pictures to be uploaded)


Truly appreciate the wonderful dinner, special thanks to Edwin, Khy Li and his family, thank you :D!

After the glorious dinner, we played futsal around midnight, healthy eh:)? Unlike some people who are back to their screwed up routine, doing dry humping frequently and promoting growth of lung cancer :). Study my ass la. You wouldn't be offended if you didn't do such things :).

Today has been more of a relaxing day for me, running some errands and settling unsettled tasks. Tonight, futsal again in a short while and will see you all again for drinks at 10pm! :)

ps : Thanks Tigress for the pictures :).

Monday, April 12, 2010

Guess what.

The warrior who can perform 'Walk-of-the-Dragon',

is back.



Welcome back once again Thian Hong :D!
(Regarding the walk-of-the-dragon, ask me or Khy Li about it haha)

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Clash of the Titans.

Have you watched the latest Clash of the Titans? I have to say, the graphics are good, but almost everything in the show is too short lifted. It's like the director cast this movie in a rush! Almost a decade ago was the first time I watched Clash of the Titans, the older version couldn't match the latest one in terms of visual graphics and effects, but the older one certainly was memorable with an impact and had the extra X-Factor.

I would like to share more on the movie but I'm in a tight schedule to study. Anyway a sneak preview of a random scene in Clash of the Titans, if you've not watched it yet :).

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Football Fantasies

Considering the current decisive period of in the world of football and FIFA World Cup this coming June, we're pretty hooked catching up the latest football matches etc. Thus, it's common laaa we have like football fantasies all. Erm, how do you put it, my dream team :)? Here you go.

Goalkeeper : Igor Akinfeev (Russia - CSKA Moscow)

Center Defender : Nemanja Vidic (Serbia - Manchester United)

Center Defender : John Terry (England - Chelsea)

Left Back : Patrice Evra (France - Manchester United)

Right Back : Daniel Alves (Brazil - Barcelona)

Defensive Midfielder : Andrés Iniesta (Spain - Barcelona)

Playmaker : Diego (Brazil - Juventus)

Playmaker : Ronaldinho (Brazil - AC Milan)

Left Winger : Lionel Messi (Argentina - Barcelona)

Right Winger : Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal - Real Madrid)

Center Forward : Wayne Rooney (England - Manchester United)

Substitutes :

From L-R:
Shay Given(Ireland - Manchester City), Didier Drogba(Ivory Coast - Chelsea), Park Ji-sung(South Korea - Manchester United) & Samuel Eto'o(Cameroon - Inter Milan)

---

Jeez. :)

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

'Ching Ming'

As I grow up, I learn many, many facts of life. The superiority of knowledge, the power of imagination, the importance of relationships. Relationship with your soul mate, friends, and the most important of all, the foundation of who you are - your family.

Family values are so important that I think at all circumstances, we should prioritize our family. I'm very sad to see broken families, the implications are devastating. We'll go through hard times and when everything seems to be falling apart, you know you have your family, they are your LIFE SUPPORT, literally. It's indeed true that love starts at home, love yourself, love your family then only you are able to love others.

By the way I'm not here to nag you all about family, but bear with me :P.

Around this time, early April, we Chinese Buddhist will have an occasion named 'Ching Ming' which is the time when we visit our late ancestors, grandparents, or even deceased relative. I think it's truly a great thing to pay respect to our loved ones, honouring them. I'm aware Christians, Muslims and other religions have their respective occasions to pay respect for their family members that had passed on.

Last weekend, despite unfavouring circumstances, I returned KL for Ching Ming. Besides, I've been away from home since Chinese New Year, that's relatively long for me considering Kampar ain't that eventful. Sure does feel awesome being back at home, at the place we're most familiar with.

On a sunny Sunday morning, my family and I woke up early to Kwang Tong Cemetery, somewhere near Dewan Bahasa Pustaka. By the way, I came across a RUN organized and guess where is the venue? That cemetery. Running around the cemetery is just plain odd. Who came up with such an idea? haha.

That memorial avenue sure was crowded, as you can see. The joss sticks, candles and other burning thingie sure did contribute to some thick-ass smoke. Air pollution :\. The day before, we spent 60 minutes of saving the Earth's valuable resources and the following day, we pollute the air for several hours and continue for consecutive days =_=. The smoke was so thick, you can barely open your eyes and you would tear involuntarily.

You know, we Chinese have this custom of burning valuable goodies for our late family members. This year, I saw not only the typical bungalows, Mercedes, but also OSIM Massage Chair together with a controller, as well as Astro decoder, remote control, and satellite dish receiver. Damn, that was complete and people at the underworld are probably gonna have a really good time haha.

So I really hope you all would fork out time to fulfill your obligations for this Ching Ming occasion. If you can serve by your boyfriend/girlfriend's tight rules and obligations, I'm sure you can sort time for your family as well :).

---

I've posted up my primary photos up on Facebook recently and I sure did love the fact people are re-connecting and keeping in touch after so long :). If you all did keep any old photos, I suggest you share it :)!

By the way, Man. Utd. Bayern Munich match coming up! See ya

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Mission to Gua Tempurung - Accomplished :).

I'm sorry for the lack of updates, I know you guys are damn bored with the 'I am Lemon' picture haha. My blog traffic has dropped tremendously, however I still appreciate it very much for those who are so nice to drop by :).

If you recall, early last year when I just settle down at Kampar, I got a little adventurous by cycling up north to Gua Tempurung.Since then I have always thought to myself, instead of cycling, why not run? I can run 21km, 2 hours, why not to Gua Tempurung which is only like only 18km distance away? :)

I like testing my endurance, and by running, I did just that as a form of self-accomplishment. Everyone has their own form of self accomplishments; some wish to have some shopping spree and buy high-end heels/bags/clothes, get triple kills in DoTA, eat 5 bowls of rice and many others ahaha.

For that, I started running from here;

My hostel at Kampar :)


To here, Gua Tempurung in 1 hour 31 minutes :).

The route to Gua Tempurung is rather easy because the terrain is flat, however, only if you can bear the carbon monoxide exhaled by motor vehicles. Along the way to Gua Tempurung, I saw various road kills like a 3 feet long snake, monitor lizard, and so many types of birds :(. To add on, I saw a,

WILD BOAR! Hope you excuse me from feeling excited, that's my first time seeing one :P. By the way have you guys tried wild boar meat? Hmmmm it's yummy, tender and delicious :).

The final stretch to Gua Tempurung, was like a 'MINE-FIELD'. Not real mines, but the road was severely polluted with cow and goat droppings :(. Imagine me running zig-zag to avoid the 'mines'. YEAH laugh :|

So what did I do after reaching Gua Tempurung? I changed into a new pair of clothing and get hydrated and then, off for the Grand Tour in Gua Tempurung with Pui Yee and others! Mine you, after running 1 hour and 30 minutes, I've another adventure in the cave which take up to 3 hours and 30 minutes. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that's 5 hours in total. Wasn't really worn out, by was REALLY HUNGRY till the state of depression I tell you. It's that sad.

A Big Mac would be magical then :').

--

As this is my 4th time visiting Gua Tempurung, it tends to get a little boring already. We went in simultaneously with another big group with easily consist like 50+ people? We moved around the cave together with that group.
You know the tour guide would since his torchlight around the cave showing rocks that resemble sheeps, crocodile, etc. I find it amusing then when an aunty at her 50s got creative and imaginative with an uncle also at his 50s I presume by pointing at a huge stalagmite, saying,


"Do you know what does THIS look like?


*pause*

ERECTION hehehehhehehe"

Oh boy that aunty sure was imaginative :D! It's a good scene seeing an uncle and aunty sharing dirty jokes ;).

---

While venturing in the cave, I saw something shimmering in the dark cave, to my surprise, it was a firefly. I got hold of it and that's the first time I come into contact with one.

Have you had a firefly in your grasp? The feeling is amazing :). These creatures are amazing :).

To conclude it, I have to say I enjoyed myself, fun company and it was an amusement-filled outing :). Tell me if any of you guys feeling a little adventurous alright :)?

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Of lies and denial.


Can someone who really despise cheating/lying/hiding the truth, be the one who actually speaks the most lies you've known?

Worst, if that person is the person you cared for, the most.

All the good, decent, impression you had in me, had totally vanished.

The flaming devotion I had for you in addition to respect, since then, has diminished and
Thank you, for killing and putting off the last glowing splinter(no you can't rekindle this through a test tube of oxygen gas you science freaks) I had for you.

I've always fear that you will let me down, and you did.

A little warning to all, to be vary of lies around you.