A Little Note About My Own Feeling After The Darwin Trip

Just got back from Darwin few days ago~ It was a mixed feeling trip actually.. Went there with Mr Dunhill Red, just followed him for a working trip~ It was actually just a 3days 2nights trip. According to Mr Dunhill Red that this trip was my anniversary gift since I never been to Darwin before and it was near to our 2years anniversary. So, he actually bought my flight ticket and brought me there.

After back from the trip, a lot of people actually asked me... "How was your trip?".. "How's Darwin?".. And my answer is always... "Darwin is a city that full of crocodile? Erm.. No time to really visit the whole Darwin. But i guess I prefer Brisbane and Melbourne more :p "

Yupp~ This trip was just a relaxing trip for me. Went there to grab some vitamins back for daddy and mummy as the supplements there are selling cheap with good quality which everybody knows it. Other than that, we were just wondering around at the city there... see sunset... do a little bit of sight-seeing at the city area... and not to forget my another mission.. do some grocceries shopping  for my stock :p

Why I said that it was a mixed feeling trip for me. Maybe it was just because I was under too much stress recently~ miss flying too much... This trip actually caused me to miss flying life more. The moment when I stepped into KLIA until the whole trip ended.. There were too much of the memories flowing out..  Seeing Mr. Dunhill Red's set crews which are also my ex colleagues, my friends... Feel happy to join them for that 3days trip yet feel sad that I can never don that kebaya anymore... Sigh.. Maybe I should have just keep myself looking forward.. Furthermore, we were having some little arguments during the trip~ Plus, some negative things regarding our relationship that I have heard from friend after back from the trip. It's making me feel more sad... I am just slowing losing out my self-confidence....

I am seriously feeling lost now.... :(

Busy Busy Busy

Suddenly felt like open up my blog and see... Then, I found out that it has been a month I never update my blog... 

Last two days, just back from Penang. Went there to attend my cousin bro's wedding and met up with Ms Twin. Have a nice catch up with her. It has been awhile never go shopping with her. Miss the time so so much~

Makeover for the wedding night ;)

Recently, was too busy on doing my small little business in Facebook, selling macbook case and accessories. It has been a month since I started it. Till now, the result is ok. Quite satisfying~ ^^ Anyway, need to work more hard on it. Hope that it can sustain for years and slowly I can bring in some ready stocks as well. Gambateh ne~~~~~~ 加油！加油！加油！

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Kelly's Bachelorette Night Out At The BBQ Thai

It is always very difficult to get 9 of us to be gathered together ever since after schooling time. I guess the time we gathered together can be counted with our ten little fingers. And guess what~ This was the second time we gathered together and it was for our lovely "mama" - Kelly's bachelor night~ Congratulation Kelly!!! Oh yea~ You hear me right... Our mama... Congratulation!!!! So happy to hear this good news...  Guess I can't be that obvious.. Leave this good news to her to share with the world... Shhhhhhh.... 

After a discussion, we decided to have our private party at the BBQ Thai Restaurant which located at Jalan Klang Lama. This restaurant is actually quite easy to locate due to its unique design. It is a very chic style of open air restaurant with different types of colourful wooden huts. 

Vintage tuk-tuk and car for decoration purposes

Even washroom has its own unique style

We specially did a reservation for this blue wooden hut for our lovely queen~ Heard an english saying from a friend of mine during my own wedding... She said, every girl must get "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue" for her wedding. Something old represents continuity; Something new offers optimism for the future; Something borrowed symbolised the borrowed happiness and something blue stands for the purity, love and fidelity. So, I guess this is the "something blue" that we got for Kelly ;) A blessing from all of us as a sisters to you ^^

The unique design of hanging lamps 

After such a long time never meet up for gathering, girls definitely will have a lot to gossip. We were not the exception one as well~ So, basically... I wasn't aware of what they actually ordered for the food until the food was served ^^" It was quite a variety of food that they ordered. Chicken, fish, vegetable, pork and bla bla bla... Of course, not to forget the must-have item for the thai cuisine - Tom Yam.

As for a thai cuisine lover like me, food here was just ok. However, this time I am in love so much with the fish instead of their tom yam soup. Anyway, I do not know what's the dish name for the fish =.= Hah! If not mistaken, it is something start with "M". Maybe the next time I visit this place, just point to the waiter with any fish dish name started with a "M". Erm..... :p

The hot mama - Bor Yih & me

Beautiful Hsieh Chin & me

Not to forget.. The queen of the day - Kelly & me

And a photo of 9 of us to mark down another happy memory. It is actually been 10years after schooling time. Maybe I should try to dig out my old photo albums to look for our old photo and post it here just to make a comparison. 10years ya~ Time flies fast... Wondering how we will look like after another 10years ^^

Anyway, congratulation again to Kelly~ 

p/s: Although can't make it to your wedding. But our blessings are always be with you. May your marriage life will be filled with joy, happiness and lots of love. Remember... Marriage is not 1+1=3. Instead, it is 0.5 +0.5 = 1.. Be fruitful, girl!!! *hugs*

Haha! I Got My Post Back~

Thanks to Google! I got my post back... Phew~ Thought photo is gone, post is gone... Left only the memory in my head... Who knows after I searched thru google, got everything back just in a minute ^^V

How? Google it please~~~ :p

Prevention Is Always Better Than Cure - Golden Horses Health Sanctuary

Prevention is always better than cure. I do agree with this statement. Daddy and mummy are the members for the Palace of the Golden Horses. Every years, the club will give them 2 complimentary full body check ups. However, daddy and mummy always busy and it has been few years they never used this benefit. So, they transferred it to us.

6 of us.... Grandma, Mr Dunhill Red, my sis and bf, my bro and me woke up early morning and drove to the Palace of the Golden Horses for these full body check ups. Appointment was at 8am. However, the health sanctuary was so busy when we arrived. Definitely it was more than 20peoples there to do the check up on that day. 

Once we arrived, we were asked to fill up a form with emergency contact and etc.. And they distributed a pass with a locker key to each one of us.

After that, we been brought to the next door to wait for our turn for the registration. And we been assigned into 3pairs. So, definitely me and Mr Dunhill Red were in one pair. The staff then interviewed us about our family health history and so on, even same questions that are quite privacy. I was quite shy to answer actually. Oh ya~~~ I am really a shy girl *blush*

After a thorough interview with the staffs, we been brought to the changing room and we were informed that we can't bring any phone or jewelries together with us during the check up. And we need to change to the "gown" and pant that they gave us. Yes! They called it as "gown".. I also wonder why... ^^"

Due to we had to leave our belongings at the locker, so no photo during the checkup. Anyway, in the sanctuary, people were walking up and down, in and out from one room to another room to get few tests done. First, we were arranged for the blood test then physical test before we consulted the doctor. Then followed by the pap-smear (for lady), X-ray, ECG, eyes and hearing tests, ultrasound and mammogram (for grandma). Half way during the test, they offered us a healthy delicious breakfast - multigrain pumpkin porridge with a cup of herb tea. It was included in the package~ We thought that we only entitled for the porridge only. It was so delicious and Mr Dunhill Red felt like wanted to get another bowl of porridge. However, we were wrong. Thanks to the catering aunty that she informed us that not to fill up our stomach too full as we still have another buffet to eat. Yes! It was a lunch buffet~ What a luxury body check up ya~

After completed all the tests, while waiting for the second consultation with the doctor... We been brought to here for the buffet. The choices of the buffet wasn't that variety but it was good enough to fill up our stomach. Furthermore, it was very delicious~ They served creamy soup, some fruits and salad, rice with creamy grilled salmon, chicken breast meat in tomato source and vegetable in oriental style. Not bad huh~ I love the soup and the salmon so so much!!!

With the hotel surrounding, we didn't even feel that we were doing body check up. It was like... as if we were on holiday~ What a nice place here.. with a nice ambience, nice weather... And the staffs there are so friendly and professional~ They even gave us a small talk regarding the cholesterol.  

Free check up, free food, nice place with nice staff and good talk~ Why not?! Thanks to daddy mummy~ We got a luxury body check up. *muacks! muacks!* Body check up result was good, except fat content a bit over and I have heart AV first degree block. Doctor said it was ok and it may be caused by my body structure. So nothing to worry about.... I hope so~ *fingers crossed* Guess it is really time for me to start exercise~~~ Yes~~~ Janet Lee~~~~ WHEN WILL YOU START TO MOVE YOUR ASS AWAY FROM THE CHAIR AND EXERCISE~ =.="

Oh no!!!!!!! I accidentally deleted one of the post

Oh my goodness!!!!! I accidentally deleted one of my post that I wrote about the experience of my luxury body check up in Palace of The Golden Horses. Grrrrrrr~~~~ So pissed~ It was all because of my itchy finger~~~~~ With all the photo deleted in my handphone and now I only left the only one photo in Facebook... Can't even rewrite again... >.<"

Sigh~~~~~ Sigh~~~~~ Sometimes, it is all fated..... T-T Careless me *palm on the forehead*

The Best Garlic Toasts in Town - Monte's Restaurant & Wine Bar

Finally... After 6hrs of journey, we are back to KL. Although it was already 2 days after the raya public holidainfo, there were still a lot of cars on the South-North Highway...

Before heading back home, daddy brought us to Bangsar Shopping Mall for dinner. A place where serves really good steak and garlic toast.. It is the best garlic toast that I ever had in town.

Due to I just received a call from MAS HR for the offer, so it is time for me to start my diet plan in order for me to fit in my old kebaya.  Yes!!! I am going to get my wings back with kebaya!!! So, starting from this meal, I can only allow to have something light every meal until I can fit in my old kebaya.. Yes! Don't laugh!!! I am serious.. I have only 2-3weeks time to lose weight >. <

So, although this restaurant serve real good steak, I only ordered mushroom soup and garlic toast for myself while daddy and mummy were ordered the pan grilled fish and prawn combo set and shared the meal together.

My favourite garlic toast in town. Can see that this toast is prepared nicely by the chef by putting the cooked garlic butter on top of the toasts. It was really tasted yummy!!! 

Big-headed prawn~ My another favourite..

A picture of mine to remind and as a comparison after 3weeks~~ Hahaha!!! We will see.... 

By the way, for your information, Monte has another branch in Klang and they are going to open up another new branch in KL, not quite sure where.. But it is good to see that they are having good business. The ambience, the food, the services... They do deserve it! ^^

Famous Old Style Char Kuey Teaw in Penang

Was lepaking with daddy today in Penang while waiting for Ms Twin's call.. Then, daddy asked whether want to eat Char Kuey Teow or not. I know that he's missing this old style char kuey teow. Not many people knows about this.. Even some locals not even know.

The old style char kuey teow that fried by using the charcoal. . Those who are food expert then will know that how tasty the food will be if fried by using charcoal. . Furthermore, this stall is owned by an old uncle with his son to help out in his business. Everytime im here to "da bao", never missed out and have to wait for at least 30mins. Tried once when the food is served cold, it was still tasted really good..

So, whoever who drop by Penang.. Im strongly recommend to try out this uncle's Char Kuey Teow at Penang Siam Road!!

By the way, while I finished typing this entry, my char kuey teow still not even done yet.. Guess how good business he has.. ^^"

Holiday Trip With Family To Japan - Kyoto (Part 2)

SIGHT-SEEING DAY 2

1. Kiyomizu Temple 清水寺

Kiyomizu-dera is a buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a temple that is no single nail used in the entire structure. It takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. So, here comes the name.. Kiyomizu means clear water or pure water.

On the second day, we took bus 100 to get to Kiyomizu-dera and the bus dropped us at the Kiyomizu-michi bus stop. We followed the sign board at the bus stop to get to our destination. The location is not that hard to find actually..

Instead, it was a long walk to get there.... And due to Kiyomizu-dera is located halfway up the Otowa Moutain, we were walking uphill all the time~ 

While walking, we spotted this beautiful building. See how fast daddy ready under the tree and waited  for me to take photo~ Yes! most of the time I was the photographer during our Japan trip~ ^^

After this, continued walking up hill....

Although it was a long walk, but we were enjoyed with the beautiful scenery along the way...

Spotted this map at the road side... Still a long way to get to the Kiyomizu-dera.. I also noticed that there are quite a few temple around the Kiyomizu-dera.. 

When we walked until here, there are more and more shop lots.. I knew that we almost get there... 

Beautiful souvenirs in one of the shop...

Finally, we can see the temple! See how busy is the street in front of the temple... 

A cute couple buying the Japanese ABC at one of the shop...

Found a small little umbrella at one of the souvenir shop. Wondering this umbrella can be used to cover which part of body on rainy day..

A restaurant that offer free green tea with snacks.. Feel thirsty after a long walk? Let's have a nice chill green tea at this restaurant...

Here we are at the Kiyomizu-dera... See.. my brother spotted someone special~

A Japanese monk! A scene where we can only see in tv~ >.<

Another photo of us in front of the deva gate and the pagoda...

Yea... I felt bad after taking this pic.. It just that I always see pretty girls in Japanese traditional costume. But no offence... She is just adorable in this costume with the spec that she's wearing...

Spotted the Kyoto Tower...

Here we are at the main entrance of the Kiyomizu-dera... While waiting for daddy to get the entrance tickets, we saw a lot of people queuing up again... Went closer, we realised that they were queuing up for the holy water that comes out from the head of the dragon..

So, my brother went and had a try~ He said that it is really cooling, especially under this hot weather...

Got the tickets! It costs 300Yen / person. Except during spring and fall season, it will be costs 400Yen / person and it will only be opened at 630pm until 930pm.. For normal days, it opens at 6am until 6pm...

Once entered, we got thru a hallway with the beautiful antique chandeliers to the main hall of the Kiyomizu-dera...

Due to Kiyomizu-dera is one of the "must-go" tourism spot in Kyoto, so we saw a lot of tourists here instead of the locals who come here for prayer... 

A small stall that selling the prayer thingy.. They have a lot of different types for different wishes.. Even the white guy also followed their culture and bought one... 

A board that hanging a lot of wishes from different people who are from around the world... Saw one that is written in Chinese.. I think its everybody's wish.. Secretly pray to God that her wish and our wishes can come true.. ^^

Besides the main hall in the Kiyomizu-dera, one of the shrine that is famous for people who come here for the wishes of love is the Jishu Shrine which dedicated Okuninushi, the God of love and "good matches"

In this shrine, it has a pair of "love stones" that places around 6meters apart. People who wish to search for their love can try to walk between with their eyes close and those who success in reaching the other stone with eyes close implies that he/she will find the love / true love. One can be assisted in the crossing, but this is taken to mean that an intermediary will be needed in the love life.

After read the board, I quickly asked my brother who is still single to give it a try... :p

Spotted a girl who came here for love.... 

Few different views of the Kiyomizu-dera.. I believe that it will be looked nicer at night... 

Kyoto city view

Here we climbed up to the Koyasu Pagoda which stands among the trees in the far end of the temple grounds...

People believed that a visit to this pagoda is said to bring about an easy and safe childbirth..

Due to the tiredness of climbing up and down the hills, I was refused to go up this pagoda at first. But my brother is the one who keep dragging me up to this pagoda because he claimed that we came so far to here and now gave up to see just because of this few steps, isn't it wasted? Thus, we went up together. And now after I did my research, realised that a visit to this pagoda can bring an easy and safe childbirth. So, if I manage to give birth smoothly and safely in the future, is it means that my brother has some contribution to it as well? :p Anyway, tried to take an unique shot of this pagoda.. But failed ^^"

Liked I said, we did a lot of walking.... It is real big in Kiyomizu-dera..  Worth a visit~

Here we are the last stop of the Kiyomizu-dera - the Otowa Waterfall. The waterfall's water is divided into three streams. Each stream's water is said to have the wish granting power and it has its own different benefit, namely to cause longevity, success at school and a fortune love life. Visitors can use a cup that attached to the long pole to drink from it. However, drinking from all these three streams is considered greedy. So, which one will you be choosing? Longevity? success at school? or a fortune love life?

2. Kinkakuji 金阁寺

After visiting the Kiyomizu-dera, we decided to go the Golden Pavilion. It is a zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. 

But too bad... when we reached there, it was already 5pm and the temple is already closed... So, we can only get to take some photo at the outside compound.. 

Yea.... I know that it's super duper wrong~ But what we were thinking that we came here so far and now it already closed. If we didn't even try then just go back like this. We will be super duper regret >.< So, we chose to sneak it in from the back door~ Who's know~ There was a guard standing there and keep looking at us... ^^" So, we only get to shoot one of the small building (God knows what building is that?!?! ) then we had to follow other people to walk out.... Sigh.. At least we tried~

Maybe next time~ I believe that this Golden Pavilion is really nice... But too bad we spent too long time at the Kiyomizu-dera... 

3. Shijo Kawaramachi Street 四条通

Since we were not so lucky, we decided to go to the Shijo Kawaramachi Street to do some shopping before we headed back to hotel. It is a shopping area that located at the centre of the Kyoto. Shijo means the forth street of the Heian-kyo 平安京, the ancient capital. 

A machine that selling ice cream located in front of the bus stop.. A real good idea for the ice cream manufacturer..

We took bus number 12 to get to the Shijo Kawaramachi... 

Spotted Japanese learning to drive.. 

Spotted a saloon named "The Guest Villa".. What an confusing name.. A villa? or a saloon?

What are these tall buildings at the roadside? These are the things that used for the Gion Matsuri. One of the most happening and famous festival in Japan. It is the festival of Yasaka Shrine. And they will be carried this "building" for a procession of floats which is called Yamaboko Junko. It will be held on  the July 17th each year. 

And here we are at the Shijo Street.... Did quite a lot of shopping here before we took our dinner and headed back to hotel... 

The Kyoto Tower... Shot it at the Kyoto bus station. Never knows that it was so near to our hotel until I put my head up to the sky then I saw it~ 

After two days of sight-seeing in Kyoto, I prefer Kyoto more than Osaka. Definitely will back to Kyoto again. Too many things to see at here... It definitely need few more days here to see the beauty of Kyoto~