MALAYSIA TRIP

Day 1 - Thursday 23rd November

First day of the trip, we initially planned to leave at 6am and reach Malacca at 9am, but instead we left at 9am due to me being unable to wake up (surprise, surprise).

On the way to Malasyisa, we were lost at Tuas. This was really an irony as we did not get lost in Malaysia yet we were lost in our own sunny Singapore. I saw a truck accident on the way to Malaysia lol, plus the driver was lying down on a pillow as he crashed (that was retarded...haha or maybe i got so confused between airbags and pillows! Oh I'm weird!).

Once we got into malaysia, it was a straight drive to Malacca. The car window strangely broke down and we could not wind it back up. Why was it strange? COS IT WAS FRIGGIN SENT FOR SERVICING THE DAY BEFORE! It was a really noisy drive. My father got the worst of it as his face was exposed to the elements. Plus it's hot nowadays rite.

Finally, we got into Malacca and checked into the rennaisance. The friendly hotel staff helped us find a mechanic. The mechanics were also friendly. Heh they took the door apart literally. I finally saw what it looked like inside. No wonder everyone says that its the inside that matters. I guess they mite also be referring to cars. The car without doubt looks nice on the outside, but the inside is whats more fascinating. You can even learn about life in a mechanic shop man - You may be great on the outside, but if the inside is bad (window malfunction), you are nothing.

Looks like it couldnt be fixed as the parts on the insdie blew, so the window had to instead be fixed upwards. The downside is if u wind it back down, it'll be stuck again lol. The whole thing only costs RM20, i tot it would cost hundreds of bucks.

Anyway, I had the privilege of eating the best mee goreng ever for lunch! I also got to eat at the Portugese seafood restaurant called Ocean Terrace during dinner. It seems as though they keep moving every year or two lol. Wad a busy life for them working till midnight. After looking at them work, its lyk i've got no excuse for not studying hard lol. They're all friendly staff and seem to be enjoying their job a lot.

Took a cab back. The taxi driver was friendly too and told us more about Malacca. This was the same taxi driver who took us to Ocean Terrace and arrived back on time (he could predict when we'd finish eating!!). If you wana find out more about any place overseas, talk to the taxi drivers!

Good food and good service in Malacca can never be found in Singapore man (thats why i keep saying everyone is friendly lol). Yet I saw a Singaporean couple scolding the receptionist for bad service. Lol good frief, the Singaporeans should learn to be less spoilt! After dinner, it was back to sketching and thats all for the day.


Day 2 - Friday 24th November

Ouch. Woke up with a real bad stomachache. Had a bad diarrhoea, opps i mean 2...and it's still morning! I suspect salmonella (or stress? why?). The reason why i was so pissed was cos i had a buffet breakfast which was interrupted by that dreaded diarrhoea, opps again i meant THOSE diarrhoeas (is there even a plural for diarrhoea?)

Anyway there was a grand event going on - The sultan of Malacca visited the hotel! Ooo...due to my stomachache, i had to stay in the room, too weak to go out. The sultan was very considerate due to the fact that i saw him giving way to my parents as they were about to enter the lift. An action like this seems small but hes the type of person who would bring himself down to a normal civillian's level and respect them at all times. Leaders should definitely learn from his example of not acting big yea.

My parents brought satay back for me. The best Satay ever! After that we packed up and left for Kuala Lumpur. Goodbye Malacca, I will miss your food service and food. Although i took away much good experiences, i brought back with me character traits as well which would definitely make life much better me.

Anyway, we reached KL and checked in to Hotel Istana. I just slept, too sick to do anything. Had dinner at a chinese restaurant which was very nice. Everyone kept telling me to eat more...like wth, its not like i'm skinny...lol i can still recall the round head skinny body joke...but nvm.

After that i had more abdominal pains. Walking back to the hotel was hell, it's lyk being ruptured by bloodseeker (u'd know if u play DOTA lol). This better not happen during my CCA hike (if i pass prelims lar). Hope i get well soon.


Day 3 - Saturday 25th November

Woke up and gone down for breakfast. After that we walked to Times Square. I had a bad fall on the way. Not my fault, the slope was very slippery and had fine cement particles covering it. Luckily being a scout, i know first aid and manage to treat myself with a roller bandage and antiseptic cream. Lol it was bleeding lyk a fountain anyway.

Didnt buy much at Times Square other than DVDs. My stomach still hurts a hell load, i suspect gastric. Bittergourd is an effective antacid, trust me.

Anyway we went to a nice restaurant to celebrate a relative's, i mean relatives' birthday. I saw a dark skinned boy and a short fat boy fighting lol. I named them Balanar (Night Stalker) and Pudge (Butcher), both are characters from DOTA. Laughing the whole night man. Ok thats all for today, I'm gonna sketch, sketch and sketch.


Day 4 - Sunday 26th November

Woke up and went to my cousin's room to watch Death note, yes death note again. Lol we had to stop the movie halfway due to the timing for breakfast. Somehow i'm getting sick of this type of hotel buffet breakfast. Anyway after that i went to her room again to watch grudge 2 and part of Happy Feet. Darn it, of all movies, happy feet didnt work!! Grudge 2 was a comedy to me lol. After that i went back to my room to sleep.

I didnt expect something to happen for dinner. I saw Balanar and Pudge again. It was obvious that they were fighting and causing destruction in the restaurant. I didnt know that Balanar was a taekwondo blackbelt. Anyway i highly doubt that he is cos i defeated him in sparring and caught him in a minor deathgrip to stop his nonsense. Pudge was harder to handle cos hes fat but i still managed to subdue him with the death grip. Yay the racket finally stopped!

I next went to Pudge's house. Omg he had a hell load of games. I found it strange as he told me earlier that he didnt know wad a computer was...yeah right...but at first i believed him as i also know that 1/3 of the world do not have telephones in their houses. Still i dun understand why he has no DOTA or CS despite having games like Call of Duty and Jedi Knight 2. Ate cake there and went back to the hotel to sleep...Zzz


Day 5 - Monday 27th November

Had the same old breakfast again. Anyway, I went to Mid Valley after that. Bought a hell load of stuff there. I didnt know that there was a scout shop over there, i somehow felt very much at home. Haha i wanted to buy the Malaysian SPL badge, but nvm lol my USA SPL badge looks much cuter. Secret Recipe is a very nice restaurant to eat at. Trust me, the Award Winning Lamb Stew is superb.

Anyway after that it was just walk walk walk, more tired than first class hike. I really mean it. Alternate stoning and walking is very tiring. Then brought dinner back to the hotel. Ayamas Chicken is really nice. After that it's back to sketching then sleeping.


Day 6 - Tuesday 28th November

Had the same old breakfast again for the last time, thankfully lol. Checked out and then talked as it rained. My dad joked that we could shop till 5pm since we can leave anytime we want. Never did i know that he actually meant it lol.

Well actually we went to Sungei Wang and i just stoned there for a hell load of time till 5pm haha. After that it was a long long car ride home. I'm gonna miss, and yes i will miss boring breakfast too. One advertisement i seen there said that buildings can come from nature or from the mind of a genius, but the best ones for example ur Petronas Tower are buildings which come from the heart. In short, what you view can change your view of life.

Now as i reach home, I'm gonna finish off the sketches to hand up to my favourite child, i mean chow. Heh sketching is child's play, i mean chow's play, but doing perfect sketches is...errm (fill in any word related to hard here) ?! O and time seems to fly 10 - 30km/h more slowly in Singapore than in Malaysia for the return journey lol. Ok dats all. Nitez.