langkawi was fun. a simple three-lettered word couldn’t describe the experience we had on that some 45k populated island.
day 1: arrived at the resort rather late at 5pm, we drove around in a rented car; the infamous proton wira 1.5A); stumbled upon a port-cum-resort named the awana porto malai resort. later we went for a short stroll at the beach and caught a fantastic sight of the horizon. people were parasailing, playing jet-ski or riding the banana boat.
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day 2: woke up early to catch the sunrise but we realised we were on the wrong side of the island. after breakfast, we went to the cable-car station at the oriental village. each gondolas to the middle station where you have the option to either continue to the topmost station or alight here. the journey between the base station and the middle station is the longer route where we spotted some butterflies, eagles as well as the usual tropical rainforest beneath us and the well-known 7 wells waterfalls. after the exhilarating ride to the top station, we continued to the shaky suspension bridge. not that it isn’t poorly made, i think it was purposely engineered in that way. after all, it was called a suspension bridge right? after the cable car, we walked around the oriental village. usual tourist stuffs and we quickly make way to the next destination, the seven wells waterfalls.
why is it called the 7 wells? it literally means that the waterfalls stream are naturally broken down into seven pools of water. what’s more magnificent is that, after a long climb of over 600 steps of stairs on a hot sunny day, we were rewarded with an amazing sight plus an absolutely clear cool stream of spring water!
day 3: we wanted to go the 7 wells again to dip into the pool of water, but alas, it was raining when we reached there. climbed the stairs nonetheless, but the water seemed slightly yellowed, probably caused by the rain and some mud got into it. however, we were again rewarded with a scene akin to paradise. imagine the waterfalls, clouded with mist formed by the rain with a bit of sunrays interjecting.
after missing out at the waterfalls, we head back to the resort and quickly walk towards the water sports area on cenang beach. approached a local that seemed honest enough and bargained for some water sports activity! paragliding for 2 (about 3km worth) and jet-ski(about 30 mins out on open sea) for 2 all for RM200! we went for jet-ski first cos the paragliding had several people on the queue. jet-ski was “shiok la”! mc had great fun and the view was totally immersive. on the open sea, travelling fast towards the setting sun. i really wished i had a water proof camera then. when we returned to the beach, paragliding was cancelled due to the weather.. shucks.
day 4: time to move on to kl! well, there’s isn’t much to write about “holidaying” in another bustling city. it’s all about eat, shop, watch movies, rinse and repeat. lol
anyhoo, enjoy the simple photobook below.
been missing for a week in singapore. truth is, i went to langkawi island and now in kl! will be returning today, so expect photos coming soon!
Learn Morewww.mcdwin.com has some interesting game mechanics for the world-renowned mcdonald’s.
caught on the hype and for the fun of it, trying to collect these stickers and hopefully able to win something!
anyone got the following properties to exchange/give?
i’m looking for Sentosa Cove, Scotts Road and Toa Payoh.
of course even if you’re jus looking to throw those stickers, you’re very welcome to pass it to me =)
Learn Morewe jus had a change in office environment. from chinatown to liang court.
just some gripes about the new place.
- there’s barely any cheap food around here.
- it’s freaking far from clarke quay mrt
- our seating positions are exposed! we have no privacy, facing the walls, but oh well..
- we have 2 small cabinets to store all our stuffs and it doesn’t come with a lock
- we can’t freaking display anything on our desk and expected to keep them clean and nice all the time
- no restroom in the office space, and the mall’s restroom is like 80steps away from the office entrance
- rainy days are bad cos there’s no shelters to and from liang court
the good?
- kinokuniya is here! with lots of japanese books that can’t be found even in taka’s branch
- plenty of japanese here. how’s that good, you say? well i can practice my listening by “eavesdropping” in their conversation.
- aircon here isn’t as cold compared to the previous place. it’s just nice here =)
anyone knows if there’s any cheap food around here? shucks
Learn Morefinally, the furnitures have arrived! delivery was late for an hour due to causeway jams, but it was still manageable. unpacked the stuffs and assembled the console and coffee table. quickly cleaned the furnitures and moved them into position.
first thing we did was to load up the sound system, tv and wii. setting up of the sound system took some time, but it was well worth it. haven’t get to fully utilise it yet as we’re waiting to get a bluray player.
enjoy the pics! there were more taken, but these were shot using my cam-phone. hence pardon the quality aye?
: yup, that was on purpose too! you were the 2nd person to spot it! haha
: i just realised.. the K & Q on the ROM invite, looks like King & Queen.. LOL
: I think when someone as life changing as Jobs passes away, whether you hate or love Apple, you still must pay respect to the man.
: nice revamp! 
: Looks awesome bro!
: heh thanks gin!
: something looks different.. ME LIKES!
: haha.. ok ok shall take some time to update
: update please. haha! 
: I also down with cough and flu. ZZZ... I think its a country wide epidemic. My son also.