a new chapter of our lives

2009-06-03T18:12:00.000-07:00

There was certainly some transition going on here. Why I say so? Well because since last time we hardly go to supermarket so many times and for the very first time we went to market to get some fresh veges etc. And pardon me for always being deprived of sleep and feeling sluggish otherwise we would have gone to the morning market more often to get some fresh chicken and fish. Can't live with lamb chop every single day. Bad for health.

Speaking of food, we went out to try few of our local delicacies. I've always been crazy about belachan beehoon. Do not think that you can find it anywhere else in Malaysia except in Kuching.

However, I can't give any more credits to this shop nearby St Joseph school which I used to give to them. They have changed their way of making it. No quality control at all - they reduced the belachan where it supposed to be belachan beehoon! I can't even taste the belachan at all.

But it does looks good in the picture.

Eric trying to eat "ang tau peng" - iced red beans, not sure if that's how you called it in english. Sorry to say that Kuching "ang tau peng" can't even compared to the one I had in Malacca. Malacca had the best "ang tau peng" ever! The reason is very simple. Their ice texture is way so much different from the ones in Malacca. Let me show you a more detailed picture on this.

See what I mean? Can you see clearly the ice? Terrible. It used to be nice. Don't know what went wrong. It's either they want to cut down cost because of the economy downturn or just simply the fella didn't know how to make a nice "ang tau peng". Well, it's edible just not up to our expectation.

We are victims to a theft

2009-05-30T05:39:00.000-07:00

I'm telling you we don't believe our very own eyes. Eric had just lost his father's car nearby at a five star hotel (Four Point by Sheraton) in Kuching. The car was confirmed lost by us at 9.30 pm on 21 May 2009. Yes, that's right! We were so damn unlucky. It was a very unfortunate incident that the stupid thief decided to pick our car. Why not pick others? Bad karma.

It is our human nature to double confirm with our partner or the person who sits next to you in the car whether we have parked our car at the wrong side. Maybe we have forgotten about it. Or maybe we have not. Maybe we were having some illusion that the car is just parked right there. Sadly, that's not the case here.

Eric was pretty sure that he parked right there when he kept on pressing his car remote control I was pretty sure too. But I tried to ignore the fact that it was lost and tried to look for the car at every possible alley. Damn, I seriously could not believe that our car got stolen. Even if Eric forgot to lock his car which is an unlikely case here, there's still auto-lock! And how come the alarm doesn't go off?

It was not exactly a dark alley where we parked the car (seen as above). Both of us were just few footsteps away from the car. And do you know that the thief was so bloody brave to steal the car where there were few kitchen-staffs behind the kopitiam washing the plates? And right towards the end of this alley, it's "Siang Siang Corner" and it was crowded that night.

We believe that our case was a car theft syndicate and hopefully they will get busted as soon as possible. Coincidently, Eric's friends and acquaitances car also got stolen at the same place (so far as we have known - total four cars).

Kuching is not a safe town anymore. Just a friendly reminder: Do not simply park your car and left it unguarded. Best if just hang out at the place where you can catch a glimpse of your car.

Editor: Elie

Putrajaya

2009-05-06T21:13:00.000-07:00

It took us about 45 mins to reach Putrajaya from Kuala Lumpur, using the new KL - Putrajaya Highway - Maju Expressway MEX . We were challenging ourselves to drive without a map and just by looking at the signboard. Very fun indeed.

Our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad had a vision of relocating the government offices to Putrajaya in order to gain relief from overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur. Was it effective? I'm not so sure about that. Kuala Lumpur is still hectic as ever. But it's congestion and overcrowding from Monday to Friday shows a good sign that in fact our economy is blooming compared to other countries, I believe. At least, we are still surviving in Malaysia.

The federal capital officially moved to Putrajaya in 1999 and it was claimed to be the new federal administrative capital of Malaysia. Putrajaya also known as a Federal Territory just like the city of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The above pictures show our Prime Minister's office, also known as Perdana Putra.

We are pointing at our Sarawak flag. Sarawakianssssss rocks! =D

Putrajaya literally means "Prince in success" as the word Putra - Prince and Jaya - Success. I wonder why they don't call it Bendahara Jaya? The word "Bendahara" is an adminstrative position within classical Malay Kingdoms before the intervention of European powers during the 19th century - which appointed by the Sultan to act as an advisor in national matters.

This is the only pink-coloured mosque you can find in Malaysia! Masjid Putra was named after our late and first Prime Minister of Malaysia i.e Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj. From this mosque, you can actually get a clear view of the astounding lake and the surrounding area. Doesn't it look like a floating mosque to you?

We were intrigued by the look of this mosque. That's why we took so many pictures of it!

That should be the Istana Darul Ehsan. One of the royal residences of the Sultan of Selangor - Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (correct me If i'm wrong).

We were there from late afternoon till 9pm, just wandering around and taking a lot of photos. It's a waste if the Government does not come up with more new projects at Putrajaya. They should do more activities there to get more tourists. Putrajaya is simply a beautiful place.

Editor: Elie

Craze over heels

2009-05-01T22:18:00.000-07:00

A pair of black stiletto heels. This is considered as "a girl must have" which is equivalent to your LBD i.e Little Black Dress.

My gold heels. I'm not a particular fan of gold. I prefer silver or white gold rather than gold. However, I bought this heel to match with my outfit for chinese new year. Wore it once only.

Ahh..my second best friend. Wore it to work, to party and even for shopping! Eric saw this at Nose in Kuching - actually thought of buying it for me. But at the end I bought it for myself at Nose, KLCC.

I would name this my "Cinderella's moment" heels. Although it's not made out of glass. But at least after I wear them, I feel like a princess. Haha love the silver and black bow to bits.

I saw this heels and I found it pretty unique. I love how the red cloth tied it at the side and the back just made me wanted to buy straight away. And I did.

Does this reminds you of "bohemian looks"? For me, it does. I found it very artsy and man I just adore the colour.

This is my one and only flats I have. Gosh, no wonder Eric always advised me not to buy anymore heels! I went to count how many heels I have and it turned out to be 9 of them. So I went to suggest to him that I want to buy more flats.

And his reply was:

Yayy... we are going shopping together for flats and jeans. Can't wait! ^.^

Editor: Elie

Penang War Museum

2009-04-30T05:33:00.000-07:00

Elie: Let's go to Penang this Raya 2008! We've never do travelling together before and besides I really need a vacation.

Eric: Ok, let's do it!

I bought two tickets for us, first time flying Fireflyz to Penang, which turned out to be pleasant and comfortable and not forget to mention that it is cheap and affordable too!

Eric: I forgot how it feels the first time i fly......u want that feeling back, take FIREFLY! 8D

We promised that we gonna walk only... so shoes are very important. Result: we didnt feel anything at all!

Our first destination to stop in Penang or otherwise known as the Pearl of the Orient was the Penang War Museum. This War Museum is situated at the southeastern tip of Penang bearing postal address at Lot 1350, Mukim 12, Batu Maung, is about 20 mins drive from the airport. It is a large abandoned military fortress built in 1930's by the British to protect the southern approaches to the island. This 20 acres site is located on a hill.

Entrance fees per person: RM14.00 (if i'm not mistaken)

We were able to see the Straits of Melaka (although some part are covered by the trees). This complicated fort has all the features of a typical defence facilities with underground military tunnels and ammunition bunkers. There are even underground tunnels that go all the way to Straits of Melaka for access to submarine! Interesting right?

Our first attempt into the tunnel. A neverending long winding road that leads to somewhere else. You never know where you end up at. I think people can actually get lost in here.

This is even more spookier than the previous tunnels. We actually saw some kids tried to enter the tunnel but their parents shouted at them. It was filthy and god knows who died in there. *Chills.. down my spine*

Elie: I managed to get a shot of the above. It's very deep, almost like 7-8 metres up above. I'm afraid of heights. But while I was on the ladder, I did not dare to look down at all. Just go up, up, up!

Some tunnels even darker than this. And there's only one way in - so means if you enter a horizontal tunnel, you need to continue to do your squatting and there's no room for you to turn around your body. You need a big torch light. It was so dark, can't even see a thing. *Scary*

That's a shot of me climbing up. Still can carry bag what. Not bad.

Eric: Elie gotta go first...and im sweating already..... 8D

Elie: When I reached at the peak of the ladder. Man... I was busily adjusting my body to get our from the tunnel. But eventually I got out of from the vertical tunnel. Mission accomplished!

It was a thrilling experience. And I'm looking forward to visit one of the war museum in Vietnam in the future.

Eric: Does the chill worth the money?

Elie: DEFINITELY! :P

Editor: Elie

E-Blog

2009-04-29T22:33:00.001-07:00

Welcome to our e-blogging page, where we write stuff about us and basically just share few words or more with you guys about our lifes together. It will be fun i guess to share a blog together! I've never done that before. Will post something interesting soon.

Love,
Elie