For many years, people had think that I am a very strong guy...Stong in term of mentally not pyshically...hehe...
Frankly i m not....not always i m strong as it is...No doubt i can make firm decision for many many things but when it come to my life especially those involve my future life, I am very skeptical. I am very careful.
Being making many many wrong decision in the past. I learn that not always I can make the right decision but once i made those decision, there is no turning back.
Maybe June is always a emo month for me. Again there is a moment, i stop by, refresh what I have done lately, considering all opportunity that appear in my life now...Is not easy....Is not easy as what to eat tonight....or what i am going to wear tomorrow..
I always like to refer to my friend when I have big headache for making a decision. I dun want to mess things up..
Frankly there is 3 huge headache that I have now......Non of them i will know the result until end of December....
Why is future so uncertain...Why is future not predictable....
Even a strongest man will one day feel loneliness, sadness, and uncertainty...I don't dare to call myself a strong guy, nor am i weak. I am just a normal guy like those on walking on the street.
It been such a painful journey and I can only cross my finger....and wait for the result....Hopefully it will be favorable....wonderful....and sweet...
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Sport Betting ban
Malaysia Government announced that they are not issuing licence for sport betting....
What you think?
Advantage of legalising sport betting:
1. Regulate the gaming industry
2. Reduce the illegal betting
3. Reduce probability of people borrowing from loan shark....(maybe)
4. Increase income to country by charging taxes
Disadvantage of legalizing sport betting :
1. More people will start to gamble as it is legal
2. Tarnish the real purpose of sport spirit...
What ever it is, just remember, take risk according to your risk appetite....
What you think?
Advantage of legalising sport betting:
1. Regulate the gaming industry
2. Reduce the illegal betting
3. Reduce probability of people borrowing from loan shark....(maybe)
4. Increase income to country by charging taxes
Disadvantage of legalizing sport betting :
1. More people will start to gamble as it is legal
2. Tarnish the real purpose of sport spirit...
What ever it is, just remember, take risk according to your risk appetite....
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Exam or Not
In my 16 years of studying, I had never agreed that exam is the best avenue to test a student. Probably some would argue with my statement but I always have the impression that exam do not able to test student 100%. We need a more systematic way of evaluating the student performance not just intellectual but also other prespective.
Lets see some of the exam I took before:
Penilaian Tahan Satu (PTS)
Purpose: Let student skip standard 4 and go straight to standard 5
Good impact: I save 1 bloody year and 1 year of school fees amounted to RM 15 (at that time)
Bad impact: I graduate younger, suffer in working life additional one year, been discriminated for graduating so young, need to explain to the whole damm world why I graduate and start work so young
UPSR
Purpose: To evaluate and standard and the entry point of secondary school
Good impact: Get into better school. Better class
Bad Impact: So what if I get full A? I still been posted to bad school anyway!
PMR
Purpose: To decide which stream of studies. Science vs Art
Good impact: better future career decision
Bad impact: So what if I get lot of A? I not allow to choose my stream because the school decided for us!
SPM
Purpose: To decide which stream of studies to major on and eligibility for STPM or college
Good impact: Scholarship to colleges, eligibility to studies major that we like
Bad impact: Still cannot get into local Uni....still, I ended up changing for science class to art stream studies..
So what for exam.....
Exam cannot test student ability to socialize, ability to work, ability to translate knowledge learn to the reality world....
So how? Ban exam?
Government should change our education system to be more relevant.
Exam - To test student knowledge
Assignment - ability of student to work and gather information and translate information into practises
Team activity - to enhance the ability of student to work in team
Sport - To ensure student are more healthy
Charity work - To sow the seed of love from the student and indirectly help to build strong characteristic of student.
I am tired of exam.....maybe ACCA can consider abolish exam also....wakakaka
Lets see some of the exam I took before:
Penilaian Tahan Satu (PTS)
Purpose: Let student skip standard 4 and go straight to standard 5
Good impact: I save 1 bloody year and 1 year of school fees amounted to RM 15 (at that time)
Bad impact: I graduate younger, suffer in working life additional one year, been discriminated for graduating so young, need to explain to the whole damm world why I graduate and start work so young
UPSR
Purpose: To evaluate and standard and the entry point of secondary school
Good impact: Get into better school. Better class
Bad Impact: So what if I get full A? I still been posted to bad school anyway!
PMR
Purpose: To decide which stream of studies. Science vs Art
Good impact: better future career decision
Bad impact: So what if I get lot of A? I not allow to choose my stream because the school decided for us!
SPM
Purpose: To decide which stream of studies to major on and eligibility for STPM or college
Good impact: Scholarship to colleges, eligibility to studies major that we like
Bad impact: Still cannot get into local Uni....still, I ended up changing for science class to art stream studies..
So what for exam.....
Exam cannot test student ability to socialize, ability to work, ability to translate knowledge learn to the reality world....
So how? Ban exam?
Government should change our education system to be more relevant.
Exam - To test student knowledge
Assignment - ability of student to work and gather information and translate information into practises
Team activity - to enhance the ability of student to work in team
Sport - To ensure student are more healthy
Charity work - To sow the seed of love from the student and indirectly help to build strong characteristic of student.
I am tired of exam.....maybe ACCA can consider abolish exam also....wakakaka
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Pudu Jail Down...
Over 100 years, pudu jail situated at the hot spot of KL have been an icon to KL. However these few years, the icon have been sore eye to the public as many vandalism had turn the beautiful structure into eye sore place.
Yesterday at strike of 10pm, the wall of the unique icon have been tear down leading to the very last 100 years buildings been demolished.
Many argue that it should be preserve as heritage....
Other believe that jail symbolize negative energy, being a place of punishment, icon of embarrassment to the country.
So what say you?
Heritage or Eye sore?
Yesterday at strike of 10pm, the wall of the unique icon have been tear down leading to the very last 100 years buildings been demolished.
Many argue that it should be preserve as heritage....
Other believe that jail symbolize negative energy, being a place of punishment, icon of embarrassment to the country.
So what say you?
Heritage or Eye sore?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Back with more drama
Well, it have been more than 3 weeks since my last posting. Extremely tired and busy weeks I had...
Back from Vietnam and straight go for 4.5km run for Setia Eco Run....
Work for one day and proceed with exam leave for few days and exam!
I wasn't really happy with my performance in the exam. Questions are extremely tricky, I wasn't prepared enough and most probably my spirit is not high enough to kill the papers.
Back to work today and received 2 calls. In deep dilemma after the call....Should I? or shouldn't I? I am still thinking of the timing. Is not easy to make the decision....But one day I will need to do so...
Drama....So Drama....why a naive guy life must be full of so many drama....can't it be natural?
Back from Vietnam and straight go for 4.5km run for Setia Eco Run....
Work for one day and proceed with exam leave for few days and exam!
I wasn't really happy with my performance in the exam. Questions are extremely tricky, I wasn't prepared enough and most probably my spirit is not high enough to kill the papers.
Back to work today and received 2 calls. In deep dilemma after the call....Should I? or shouldn't I? I am still thinking of the timing. Is not easy to make the decision....But one day I will need to do so...
Drama....So Drama....why a naive guy life must be full of so many drama....can't it be natural?
Monday, May 24, 2010
SWEAT!
Vietnam, Vietnam.....Here I am...
If there is one word that can summarize my very first day in Ho Chi Minh City, it would be 'ADVENTEROUS'.
Today flight was one of the worst I had ever take. The plane was extremely small and not spacious. In the middle of taxiing, the plane stop due to technical problem. The pilot have to call the engineer for advice before departing. After a delay, we end up having yet another nightmare. Worst landing ever with extremely break and shaking....Then the power when off...
Out of the airport, we was shock with the traffic horror...I would label it as roller coaster of Vietnam and the song of vietnam.....Ppl here honk like nobody business and basically there is no law in the road....Motorcycle is the king in the road....
Language is yet another barrier....From menu to invoices, internet to tv program, everything is Vietnamese.....I think they really love their country...
SWEAT! sweat because i have the worst culture shock ever.....my eye really pop up looking at the condition of the country....Well, I might sound jakun....but let it be...jakun as I am, the lifestyle here need a change.....maybe the war ended not long ago, so i believe in time to come, everything will be fine.
SWEAT again because the weather here is so dry and hot.....too hot that air-cond is not able to cool us down...
Well, let it be for another 2 weeks and i shall comment whether can I survive at this adventerous city....
Bye for now, keep updating
If there is one word that can summarize my very first day in Ho Chi Minh City, it would be 'ADVENTEROUS'.
Today flight was one of the worst I had ever take. The plane was extremely small and not spacious. In the middle of taxiing, the plane stop due to technical problem. The pilot have to call the engineer for advice before departing. After a delay, we end up having yet another nightmare. Worst landing ever with extremely break and shaking....Then the power when off...
Out of the airport, we was shock with the traffic horror...I would label it as roller coaster of Vietnam and the song of vietnam.....Ppl here honk like nobody business and basically there is no law in the road....Motorcycle is the king in the road....
Language is yet another barrier....From menu to invoices, internet to tv program, everything is Vietnamese.....I think they really love their country...
SWEAT! sweat because i have the worst culture shock ever.....my eye really pop up looking at the condition of the country....Well, I might sound jakun....but let it be...jakun as I am, the lifestyle here need a change.....maybe the war ended not long ago, so i believe in time to come, everything will be fine.
SWEAT again because the weather here is so dry and hot.....too hot that air-cond is not able to cool us down...
Well, let it be for another 2 weeks and i shall comment whether can I survive at this adventerous city....
Bye for now, keep updating
Friday, May 21, 2010
Abuse...
Well, it seem that Tiger Year, more tiger is been tortured rather than been treated as KING
Tiger Abuse In Malaysia
Tiger Abuse In Malaysia
Monday, May 17, 2010
Klang is Back!
Yeah...is time for celebrate...Klang is soon coming to the same shape!
The newly constructed bridge is now open for usage....well, at least one way is open by now....
Another half of it was still on progress which I predict the road toward KL will still face the terrible jamming while those from KL will have a smooth drive ahead..
It have been yeeeeeeeeeeears since the construction and yesterday was a day of celebration when one of the way was finally open for usage. Well, lot of complaint by user saying that the bridge is illogical as users need to drive down a bridge and reconnected to another bridge...Why don't they just combine the bridge pararrel. Well, I believe it was due to 'cheaper' version since there is lot of financial problem involve in the bridge...
Anyway, no more jam soon....and well, Klang back to the original shape....too me, with the bridge or without the bridge, there is just no impact to the traffic in Klang just like 6-7 years ago. Still dun understand what the point of having the bridge when there is no different from the previous one!!!
The newly constructed bridge is now open for usage....well, at least one way is open by now....
Another half of it was still on progress which I predict the road toward KL will still face the terrible jamming while those from KL will have a smooth drive ahead..
It have been yeeeeeeeeeeears since the construction and yesterday was a day of celebration when one of the way was finally open for usage. Well, lot of complaint by user saying that the bridge is illogical as users need to drive down a bridge and reconnected to another bridge...Why don't they just combine the bridge pararrel. Well, I believe it was due to 'cheaper' version since there is lot of financial problem involve in the bridge...
Anyway, no more jam soon....and well, Klang back to the original shape....too me, with the bridge or without the bridge, there is just no impact to the traffic in Klang just like 6-7 years ago. Still dun understand what the point of having the bridge when there is no different from the previous one!!!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Oil spill
There is a very sad news from the Gulf of Mexico last month regarding the Deepwater oil drill that blast and kills 11 workers and lead to hundred or maybe thousand barrel of oil been spilt into the sea water.
The danger of the oil spill was so devastated. Marine life is affected. Habitates for marine life is totally damaged and corals and small creature die.
The amount of oxygen reduced in the water. Fishermen lost their ricebowl. Sea bird die due to less food and feather filled with oil.
It have already been said as the biggest oil spill ever....
Everyone is affected and if it was not manage well, it will affect the whole world...and the marine life
The danger of the oil spill was so devastated. Marine life is affected. Habitates for marine life is totally damaged and corals and small creature die.
The amount of oxygen reduced in the water. Fishermen lost their ricebowl. Sea bird die due to less food and feather filled with oil.
It have already been said as the biggest oil spill ever....
Everyone is affected and if it was not manage well, it will affect the whole world...and the marine life
Exam...exam.....exam...
Exam is coming.....
God, please bless me this June with lots of luck....
Peace!!
God, please bless me this June with lots of luck....
Peace!!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Money make life miserable
Money is root of all evil....
Why not...
Money create jealousy
When others earn more than us, we feel jealous
When others parent is rich than us, we feel jealous
When others have higher purchasing power, we feel jealous
When others have less obligation, we feel jealous
When others have more asset, we feel jealous
Money create competition
When others have more money, we aim to get higher than them
When others have less money, we aim to increase the gap from them
Money create stress
When others earn more money, we feel stress
When others earn less money, we also feel stress
Money create headache
When we earn too little money, we have headache to find better income, find better job
When we earn too much money, we have headache where to keep or invest the money
Money create confusion
When we have little money, we confuse why we have less money
When we have too much money, we confuse which currency is higher!!
Money create worries
When we have little money, we worries we cannot survive until tomorrow
When we have too much money, we worries we cannot survive today (robbery, murder)
So much evil that money bring to us, I still love money....
Because
Money is not everything, but when there is no money, everything seem nothing...
Why not...
Money create jealousy
When others earn more than us, we feel jealous
When others parent is rich than us, we feel jealous
When others have higher purchasing power, we feel jealous
When others have less obligation, we feel jealous
When others have more asset, we feel jealous
Money create competition
When others have more money, we aim to get higher than them
When others have less money, we aim to increase the gap from them
Money create stress
When others earn more money, we feel stress
When others earn less money, we also feel stress
Money create headache
When we earn too little money, we have headache to find better income, find better job
When we earn too much money, we have headache where to keep or invest the money
Money create confusion
When we have little money, we confuse why we have less money
When we have too much money, we confuse which currency is higher!!
Money create worries
When we have little money, we worries we cannot survive until tomorrow
When we have too much money, we worries we cannot survive today (robbery, murder)
So much evil that money bring to us, I still love money....
Because
Money is not everything, but when there is no money, everything seem nothing...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Maybe it was right
It was 2 oclock in the morning. Despite there is a bowling competition going on within 7 hours from now, I couldn't sleep at all. Is raining heavily and it was cold. A nice environment to sleep.
It was a very emotional night. The night where I know I have make the very wrong step since the very beginning and I have no U-turn back.
My friend asking me for a friend birthday celebration which I insisted not to go. My mood was extremely bad and I scare I couldn't control myself. I decided to decline. Then come a sms, saying it was a join celebration for my birthday as well. Though I am still heavy hearted to go, I decide to turn up at least not to disappoint my friend.
I know my friend is always there to make me happy. In deed, the 3 hours together was filled with laughter and enjoyment. Now the moment I am alone, I flash back what happen lately.
I know is way too late for a return. I know I am stuck in no way. I know jeolousy have added more fire. I understand money is always the root of all evil....But I am human. I have emotion. I do have anger.
Too many what happen today is small matter. Principally wise, I am not happy with such treatment, but logically wise, who have the power, have it all.
My friend refresh me what we learn way back, during the era where we have no other worries....
I learn that there is 3 days to earn money being:
1. Product make money - just like Bill Gates....
2. Money make money - just like many investor like Warren Buffet
3. Knowledge make money - which is simple...No need to be genius. Just use your wisdom and make money.
Lately I learn also that there might be the fourth category which is network make money.....Being serounded with hundred and maybe thousand of trustable friend, we can each join and make money. We start small but we can end up big...
Principal man earn nothing. Integrity generate no cash. That is what I always hear though I try not to believe it. Well, being auditors external and internally, I can strongly say people with integrity do not earn money fast...in deed it was a poor man. But what make an integrity person rich is the value in himself. Money can earn, but how much value can you value yourself? If you are a billionaire of 7 billion, you are a normal guy with 7 billion of assets....When you die, what respect, what honour, what rememberance you left behind? Is the pass records of humanity, wisdom and attitude that left behind.
Yup, to us who care the respect? To us who care the value we earn? To us, having a dollar and cent is what that count. The power to purchase, the power to decide, the power of freedom is what we value now...
YUP, maybe it was right...
It was right I shouldn't be angry....
It was right I have make the wrong decision....
It was right I screwed myself....
BUT, I am human...
I have done something right and I believe it was right...I deserve to be emo...
It was a very emotional night. The night where I know I have make the very wrong step since the very beginning and I have no U-turn back.
My friend asking me for a friend birthday celebration which I insisted not to go. My mood was extremely bad and I scare I couldn't control myself. I decided to decline. Then come a sms, saying it was a join celebration for my birthday as well. Though I am still heavy hearted to go, I decide to turn up at least not to disappoint my friend.
I know my friend is always there to make me happy. In deed, the 3 hours together was filled with laughter and enjoyment. Now the moment I am alone, I flash back what happen lately.
I know is way too late for a return. I know I am stuck in no way. I know jeolousy have added more fire. I understand money is always the root of all evil....But I am human. I have emotion. I do have anger.
Too many what happen today is small matter. Principally wise, I am not happy with such treatment, but logically wise, who have the power, have it all.
My friend refresh me what we learn way back, during the era where we have no other worries....
I learn that there is 3 days to earn money being:
1. Product make money - just like Bill Gates....
2. Money make money - just like many investor like Warren Buffet
3. Knowledge make money - which is simple...No need to be genius. Just use your wisdom and make money.
Lately I learn also that there might be the fourth category which is network make money.....Being serounded with hundred and maybe thousand of trustable friend, we can each join and make money. We start small but we can end up big...
Principal man earn nothing. Integrity generate no cash. That is what I always hear though I try not to believe it. Well, being auditors external and internally, I can strongly say people with integrity do not earn money fast...in deed it was a poor man. But what make an integrity person rich is the value in himself. Money can earn, but how much value can you value yourself? If you are a billionaire of 7 billion, you are a normal guy with 7 billion of assets....When you die, what respect, what honour, what rememberance you left behind? Is the pass records of humanity, wisdom and attitude that left behind.
Yup, to us who care the respect? To us who care the value we earn? To us, having a dollar and cent is what that count. The power to purchase, the power to decide, the power of freedom is what we value now...
YUP, maybe it was right...
It was right I shouldn't be angry....
It was right I have make the wrong decision....
It was right I screwed myself....
BUT, I am human...
I have done something right and I believe it was right...I deserve to be emo...
Friday, April 23, 2010
Emo
Many people had been asking me why do I never blog about my current job as what I do when I was in my previous firm.
Well, there are significant changes in my blogging style since I change my job and I agreed that these changes had contributed to a drop in number of post in my blog.
Many of time, I do wanted to blog about my job and in certain cases, I had already written the post but I never approved the posting.
Previously, I post a lot about my external audit job. I posted about the happy things happening in the firm and all the knowledge I have learn there. My blog even attracts some new comers to the firm. I am very happy about that achievement. But stormy weather arrives replacing the sunny day and I suddenly decided to resign. My blog posts suddenly change into a dark room for me to confront about my feeling.
I know this will somehow happen in my new job that I decided not to blog anything about my job anymore. I minimize my post up to the extend that I try not to post about my company activities, annual dinner and even family day.
To be, my emotion can swing every other day. Maybe I love my company today but tomorrow I will hate it like my closest enemy.
To me I personally have also change a lot since I resign. I no longer a hot temper guy as I am before. I dare to say my patience has increase by almost 100 times. I am not as sarcastic as I am before. I am not as daring as before. I am not as active as before.
I remember the time I resign and at exit interview, I still fighting for the right of the staff. I remember the time I resign; I seem like psycho all the staff to join my rally. But time shows that I am wrong. Despite, I myself think I am absolutely wrong.
Now looking back, I know I cannot regret because things have turn into reality. There is no turning back and there is no point of regretting. Future is always bright if we choose the correct path. I am suck in chess, so making wrong decision might be just a normal things to me. Even chess genius sometime makes the wrong move.
It has been 1 and a half year. I could say the time flies like blinking of eye, but in reality the pain in the ass can be felt like million years. I learn there is nothing perfect in the world and I am now playing the corporate games that others are playing. I might not be the best player, but I will some day show the masked me.
Well, there are significant changes in my blogging style since I change my job and I agreed that these changes had contributed to a drop in number of post in my blog.
Many of time, I do wanted to blog about my job and in certain cases, I had already written the post but I never approved the posting.
Previously, I post a lot about my external audit job. I posted about the happy things happening in the firm and all the knowledge I have learn there. My blog even attracts some new comers to the firm. I am very happy about that achievement. But stormy weather arrives replacing the sunny day and I suddenly decided to resign. My blog posts suddenly change into a dark room for me to confront about my feeling.
I know this will somehow happen in my new job that I decided not to blog anything about my job anymore. I minimize my post up to the extend that I try not to post about my company activities, annual dinner and even family day.
To be, my emotion can swing every other day. Maybe I love my company today but tomorrow I will hate it like my closest enemy.
To me I personally have also change a lot since I resign. I no longer a hot temper guy as I am before. I dare to say my patience has increase by almost 100 times. I am not as sarcastic as I am before. I am not as daring as before. I am not as active as before.
I remember the time I resign and at exit interview, I still fighting for the right of the staff. I remember the time I resign; I seem like psycho all the staff to join my rally. But time shows that I am wrong. Despite, I myself think I am absolutely wrong.
Now looking back, I know I cannot regret because things have turn into reality. There is no turning back and there is no point of regretting. Future is always bright if we choose the correct path. I am suck in chess, so making wrong decision might be just a normal things to me. Even chess genius sometime makes the wrong move.
It has been 1 and a half year. I could say the time flies like blinking of eye, but in reality the pain in the ass can be felt like million years. I learn there is nothing perfect in the world and I am now playing the corporate games that others are playing. I might not be the best player, but I will some day show the masked me.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
I forgot to wish....
I am so busy that I forgot to wish
Happy Earth Day....
and Happy Birthday to my blog....It have been 3 years since i start blogging....
Happy Earth Day....
and Happy Birthday to my blog....It have been 3 years since i start blogging....
Neglect
It seem like I have been neglecting my blog for more than 10 days. Well, I have been travelling to Penang to work for the pass 8 days and eaten a lot...too much that once I arrive klang, I have a very bad stomachache...hehe...
Well, it was my very first time to drive more than 400km per journey and Penang was much futher than Malacca or Taiping that I have drove before.
Is now the end of April...so many things undone....I have lot of bills and debt to be paid....gosh pokai again....
Celebrate my 23th birthday in outstation, 3 years continous birthday in outstation...
Exam approching but i NEGLECT my study....shit...
Well, maybe NEGLECT is the word for this month...
I neglect my blog
I neglect my birthday until someone sms me on my birthday to remind me it was April 16
I neglect my study
I neglect my financial control....kinda overspent this month
I neglect my safety
I neglect mt family
and most importing thing
I neglect myself
Well, it was my very first time to drive more than 400km per journey and Penang was much futher than Malacca or Taiping that I have drove before.
Is now the end of April...so many things undone....I have lot of bills and debt to be paid....gosh pokai again....
Celebrate my 23th birthday in outstation, 3 years continous birthday in outstation...
Exam approching but i NEGLECT my study....shit...
Well, maybe NEGLECT is the word for this month...
I neglect my blog
I neglect my birthday until someone sms me on my birthday to remind me it was April 16
I neglect my study
I neglect my financial control....kinda overspent this month
I neglect my safety
I neglect mt family
and most importing thing
I neglect myself
Friday, April 9, 2010
Bagkok Last day - Short, Tiring, Sad
It was the last day. Everyone is tired and sad to leave Bangkok.
I wake up super early at 6am while others are still sleeping tightly. My stomach start to make sound so I decided to take bath and went for breakfast down there. Surpisingly Mighty is also awake by then and George and YT is also ready to rock. So 4 of us went down for breakfast while waiting for the super lazy Nicholas to ready.
After breakfast, we check out and leave our luggage in the luggage room and headed to MBK for last minutes shopping. We shop for some souvenir and have our lunch at MBK food court.
Headed back to hotel at 1pm and left to airport by 1.30pm. Due to Moscow train attack and some politic instability, there is many policeman been deployed at the airport. Every nook and corner is filled with policeman.
After check in we have 2 hours of duty free shopping around before heading to our departure hall. The airport is superb huge and lot of things to see and buy. Mighty flight to Singapore will be 4.40pm while ours will be 5.20pm. However our flight was taxiing around and stops for about half an hour. Maybe the airport was way to busy with hundred of flight taking off and arriving.
Flight touch down at 9.15pm in LCCT and we rushed back using Malaysia 'fabolous' public transport....I arrive Klang at 11.30pm....What a tiring day...
The end of the Bangkok Trip
I wake up super early at 6am while others are still sleeping tightly. My stomach start to make sound so I decided to take bath and went for breakfast down there. Surpisingly Mighty is also awake by then and George and YT is also ready to rock. So 4 of us went down for breakfast while waiting for the super lazy Nicholas to ready.
After breakfast, we check out and leave our luggage in the luggage room and headed to MBK for last minutes shopping. We shop for some souvenir and have our lunch at MBK food court.
Headed back to hotel at 1pm and left to airport by 1.30pm. Due to Moscow train attack and some politic instability, there is many policeman been deployed at the airport. Every nook and corner is filled with policeman.
After check in we have 2 hours of duty free shopping around before heading to our departure hall. The airport is superb huge and lot of things to see and buy. Mighty flight to Singapore will be 4.40pm while ours will be 5.20pm. However our flight was taxiing around and stops for about half an hour. Maybe the airport was way to busy with hundred of flight taking off and arriving.
Flight touch down at 9.15pm in LCCT and we rushed back using Malaysia 'fabolous' public transport....I arrive Klang at 11.30pm....What a tiring day...
The end of the Bangkok Trip
Redang - For richie only
Thinking of Redang you might be relate it to Summer Lover or Summer Holiday movie staring Richie Ren and Sammi Cheng...
Today state government announced that they are going to turn the jewel of Terengganu into a luxury island with only 5 stars hotel been allowed to built there.
What say u?
To me there is good and bad things
Good:
1. Less people will be going in and this will protect the ecosystem and the coral habitate
2. Generate a handsome sum of revenue to the state and country
3. Project a luxury image of the island
Bad:
1. Less people will be able to enter into the island. Redang have been famous spot for student and youngster which come from low income or high sensetivity group. By projecting a hotel rate above RM 1,600, the amount of youngster and local flocking into the island will reduce tremandously
2. Doing Rich person business is not as good as what we think off. Currently there is many rules and regulation in marine park and within the island. If we were suppose to provide 5 stars services, then customer will always right. What if customer choose to use sunblock, hairgel that can kills the coral or feeding fishes around the marine park? Even if they against the rules, they can pay the fine....But it was the ecosystem that get threaten.
3. Local chalet protrait image of island living. If we are to built 5 stars hotel, the land usage and change in ecosystem around the island might be affected. How about the current chalet operator? Bungkus and tutup kedai?
4. What is the main reason to go island? Soak in salt water, sun tan, building sand castle, play kite and snoorkeling is the main point....So why we need a 5 stars hotel with pools (since beach is in front of our eye) and gyms?
There is no wrong or bad about the idea....but to me, the island is such a waste if it was 'reserve' for the Richie....
Why not enforce the current chalet to help up in the environment and ask them upgrade their sanitary system?
Why not enforce stringen rules at marine park?
To be, environment should be protected and care by anyone, and thus everyone shall enjoy it....
Today state government announced that they are going to turn the jewel of Terengganu into a luxury island with only 5 stars hotel been allowed to built there.
What say u?
To me there is good and bad things
Good:
1. Less people will be going in and this will protect the ecosystem and the coral habitate
2. Generate a handsome sum of revenue to the state and country
3. Project a luxury image of the island
Bad:
1. Less people will be able to enter into the island. Redang have been famous spot for student and youngster which come from low income or high sensetivity group. By projecting a hotel rate above RM 1,600, the amount of youngster and local flocking into the island will reduce tremandously
2. Doing Rich person business is not as good as what we think off. Currently there is many rules and regulation in marine park and within the island. If we were suppose to provide 5 stars services, then customer will always right. What if customer choose to use sunblock, hairgel that can kills the coral or feeding fishes around the marine park? Even if they against the rules, they can pay the fine....But it was the ecosystem that get threaten.
3. Local chalet protrait image of island living. If we are to built 5 stars hotel, the land usage and change in ecosystem around the island might be affected. How about the current chalet operator? Bungkus and tutup kedai?
4. What is the main reason to go island? Soak in salt water, sun tan, building sand castle, play kite and snoorkeling is the main point....So why we need a 5 stars hotel with pools (since beach is in front of our eye) and gyms?
There is no wrong or bad about the idea....but to me, the island is such a waste if it was 'reserve' for the Richie....
Why not enforce the current chalet to help up in the environment and ask them upgrade their sanitary system?
Why not enforce stringen rules at marine park?
To be, environment should be protected and care by anyone, and thus everyone shall enjoy it....
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Bangkok - Day 3
We wake up and have our breakfast at the hostel. It was our first breakfast since we have to skip the breakfast on the second day due to urgency of time.
After a simple dinner, we depart to BTS Nana and take the train to BTS Saphan Takhsin where the pier for Chao Phraya River cruise is located. Our mission is to visit the landmark along the river. At the pier, Mighty complaint he have stomach upset. Well mighty doesn’t seem mighty to me….
We depart to the 5th Pier name Ratchawang where the Chinatown is located. We have an hour walk around Yaorawat, the Chinatown area and Mighty was just too sick to continue the day. We bid farewell to him as he is heading back to hotel to have a nice sleep while we all cruising around to Grand Palace at Pier Maharaj.
Grand Palace was huge and grand. The entrance fees of 350 bath per person sound expensive in deed but one can easily spent 3-4 hours inside it. The Grand Palace include Emerald Buddha Temple.
Our next stop is Wat Pho, the reclining Buddha at Pier N8. As we have enough of temple, we decided not to enter the temple and headed to Wat Arun instead. Wat Arun is a must to visit landmark. It was situated in front of the Choa Praya river bank and one can climb up the very steep stair to arrive at the middle part of the Wat. Spectacular view of the river and life along the river can be seen from the Wat. The Rama Bridge that almost similar to Penang Bridge could be sighted at the top of the Wat as well. As the weather is terrible hot, we decided to change our clothing before climbing up. Basically we are sweating the whole day.
We headed back to BTS so we can continue shopping at Child Lom area. At this moment, we have yet another casualty down. This time it was Nicholas. He was way too tired to walk anymore.
3 of us continue our shopping journey venturing into Amarin, Erawan, ZEN, CentralWorld, Platinum, Pratunam market and Gayshorn. It took us 2 hours only to walk all the place as we have nothing in mind. We were hoping to find a good spa instead.
We went back hotel at 6pm and the 2 sick victim look in deed very sick. 7pm we decided to go to Cabbage and Condom to have dinner. This restaurant serves western and also thai food with the concept of educating people on the importance of using condom and safe sex. At the end of the dinner, we were given a condom each.
Then we went for Thai Massage call ‘King and I’. After a bad experience that we have, we are hoping for a good massage this round. In deed it was good but painful too…
We ended our day with chit chating in hotel room and packing for check out tomorrow.
~~More photo coming up next....For food session please visit
HarkauSiewMai
After a simple dinner, we depart to BTS Nana and take the train to BTS Saphan Takhsin where the pier for Chao Phraya River cruise is located. Our mission is to visit the landmark along the river. At the pier, Mighty complaint he have stomach upset. Well mighty doesn’t seem mighty to me….
We depart to the 5th Pier name Ratchawang where the Chinatown is located. We have an hour walk around Yaorawat, the Chinatown area and Mighty was just too sick to continue the day. We bid farewell to him as he is heading back to hotel to have a nice sleep while we all cruising around to Grand Palace at Pier Maharaj.
Grand Palace was huge and grand. The entrance fees of 350 bath per person sound expensive in deed but one can easily spent 3-4 hours inside it. The Grand Palace include Emerald Buddha Temple.
Our next stop is Wat Pho, the reclining Buddha at Pier N8. As we have enough of temple, we decided not to enter the temple and headed to Wat Arun instead. Wat Arun is a must to visit landmark. It was situated in front of the Choa Praya river bank and one can climb up the very steep stair to arrive at the middle part of the Wat. Spectacular view of the river and life along the river can be seen from the Wat. The Rama Bridge that almost similar to Penang Bridge could be sighted at the top of the Wat as well. As the weather is terrible hot, we decided to change our clothing before climbing up. Basically we are sweating the whole day.
We headed back to BTS so we can continue shopping at Child Lom area. At this moment, we have yet another casualty down. This time it was Nicholas. He was way too tired to walk anymore.
3 of us continue our shopping journey venturing into Amarin, Erawan, ZEN, CentralWorld, Platinum, Pratunam market and Gayshorn. It took us 2 hours only to walk all the place as we have nothing in mind. We were hoping to find a good spa instead.
We went back hotel at 6pm and the 2 sick victim look in deed very sick. 7pm we decided to go to Cabbage and Condom to have dinner. This restaurant serves western and also thai food with the concept of educating people on the importance of using condom and safe sex. At the end of the dinner, we were given a condom each.
Then we went for Thai Massage call ‘King and I’. After a bad experience that we have, we are hoping for a good massage this round. In deed it was good but painful too…
We ended our day with chit chating in hotel room and packing for check out tomorrow.
~~More photo coming up next....For food session please visit
HarkauSiewMai
Monday, April 5, 2010
Bangkok Day 2
We wake up extremely early on 2nd day to catch up with out planned tour to 'Old Bangkok', the ancient city of Ayutthaya, 50km away from Bangkok town.
We missed our hotel breakfast but we buy some express food from 7-11 while shooting photo around our hotel compound. The chartered van arrive at 6.20am and we are set to Ayutthaya.
Story cut short,
our first destination is Bang Pa Inn, the summer palace. It was built by the king of Thailand many years ago and was kinda villa for them to stay over. Each king built its own structure here. There is building ranging from Roman, Chinese and even Thai style. We shoot a lot of photo and even feed the huge tortoise and fish. I had never see such a huge tortoise in my whole life!!!
Green Elephant attack!!
Drink this to cure sickness??
cute Nicholas, no wonder someone call him pinky bear 
Our next stop is Wat Yai Chaimongkol, a very nice wat with Cambodian style. There is stupa, hundred of Buddha statue and one huge stupa tower that tourist can climb in. There is also a sleeping Buddha whereby the building that suppose to house the Buddha have been destroyed by the Burmese during the Thai and Burmese War. The Wat was actually built by the King as a celebration of winning the first war between Thai and Burmese. It was said that if you make a wish in front of the Buddha, you should also put a coin at the Buddha foot. If the coin can stick to the foot, it would mean that the wish is granted. Well, it took 2 attempts for me to stick the coin though...
Then our next stop is Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, the largest Bronze Buddha in the Thailand.
Our next stop was just beside Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit. The wat was name Wat Phra Si Sanphet which resemble the current Emerald Buddha Temple in grand palace. It was the royal temple during Ayutthaya period. It was totally destroy during the war with Burmese and there is also image of headless Buddha. As mark of respect and to obey the law there, we are not snapping any photos of Buddha without the head. It was so sad that how disrespect human are when come to war!
After a tiring trip, we have a late lunch by the riverside. The food was merely average. The tour guide then bring us to a local food stall to buy some traditional food. But none of us buy!!!
Then we travel back to Bangkok and stop by at the largest gem gallery. Basically it was the same as what we have in Phuket island. On our journey back we were flooded with red shirt protester. But nothing much happen. By the time we arrive hotel, it was already 4.20pm
We have some rest in hotel before departing for dinner.
At 6pm I asked everyone to prepare for dinner. 6pm in Bangkok is actually 7pm in KL, thus the sky start to get darker. We headed to Silom and Patpong using BTS. Ended up in Sala Daeng BTS station, the nearest BTS station to Patpong. We have a walk to search for food and we ended up with Pork Noodle again!
After our dinner, we have some shopping around Patpong. Our Tiger show was cancel since majority of us not interested including me. Well, for some I believe they will be very disappointed. But well, nothing much I can do...because it was nothing much than an old nanny performing some show...Am I right?
We went to massage to pamper ourselves and my pity legs...Have not been walking for so much for ages already....
2 hours of massage ended in a blink of eye and is late already. We headed back using BTS and continue shopping in Nana district. Buy some mango sticky rice, beer and snack for supper. Have a good chat before heading to sleep. That is the end of our day...
We missed our hotel breakfast but we buy some express food from 7-11 while shooting photo around our hotel compound. The chartered van arrive at 6.20am and we are set to Ayutthaya.
Story cut short,
our first destination is Bang Pa Inn, the summer palace. It was built by the king of Thailand many years ago and was kinda villa for them to stay over. Each king built its own structure here. There is building ranging from Roman, Chinese and even Thai style. We shoot a lot of photo and even feed the huge tortoise and fish. I had never see such a huge tortoise in my whole life!!!
Our next stop is Wat Yai Chaimongkol, a very nice wat with Cambodian style. There is stupa, hundred of Buddha statue and one huge stupa tower that tourist can climb in. There is also a sleeping Buddha whereby the building that suppose to house the Buddha have been destroyed by the Burmese during the Thai and Burmese War. The Wat was actually built by the King as a celebration of winning the first war between Thai and Burmese. It was said that if you make a wish in front of the Buddha, you should also put a coin at the Buddha foot. If the coin can stick to the foot, it would mean that the wish is granted. Well, it took 2 attempts for me to stick the coin though...
Then our next stop is Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, the largest Bronze Buddha in the Thailand.
Our next stop was just beside Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit. The wat was name Wat Phra Si Sanphet which resemble the current Emerald Buddha Temple in grand palace. It was the royal temple during Ayutthaya period. It was totally destroy during the war with Burmese and there is also image of headless Buddha. As mark of respect and to obey the law there, we are not snapping any photos of Buddha without the head. It was so sad that how disrespect human are when come to war!
After a tiring trip, we have a late lunch by the riverside. The food was merely average. The tour guide then bring us to a local food stall to buy some traditional food. But none of us buy!!!
Then we travel back to Bangkok and stop by at the largest gem gallery. Basically it was the same as what we have in Phuket island. On our journey back we were flooded with red shirt protester. But nothing much happen. By the time we arrive hotel, it was already 4.20pm
We have some rest in hotel before departing for dinner.
At 6pm I asked everyone to prepare for dinner. 6pm in Bangkok is actually 7pm in KL, thus the sky start to get darker. We headed to Silom and Patpong using BTS. Ended up in Sala Daeng BTS station, the nearest BTS station to Patpong. We have a walk to search for food and we ended up with Pork Noodle again!
After our dinner, we have some shopping around Patpong. Our Tiger show was cancel since majority of us not interested including me. Well, for some I believe they will be very disappointed. But well, nothing much I can do...because it was nothing much than an old nanny performing some show...Am I right?
We went to massage to pamper ourselves and my pity legs...Have not been walking for so much for ages already....
2 hours of massage ended in a blink of eye and is late already. We headed back using BTS and continue shopping in Nana district. Buy some mango sticky rice, beer and snack for supper. Have a good chat before heading to sleep. That is the end of our day...
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Bangkok Day 1
As an imsonia addicted person, I usually unable to sleep during the eve of my trip. However, this time around I feel nothing at all and went to bed at 12 midnight after last minutes packing my luggage. The feeling is so different compare to other trip as there is not much excitement. Maybe as age is catching up, the excitement is no longer as strong as younger time.
Wake up at 6am and have a quick bath and breakfast before departing to KTM station at 7am. I missed the 7am train and have to wait for 7.30 train which lead to me being the last to arrive KL sentral at 8.30am.
We opt for AirAsia bus as it was much reliable and arrive LCCT at 9.30am. We check in just on time and waited for 20 minutes before boarding the plane. To our surprise we have actually booked the ‘FD 3572’ flight which is a AirAsia Thai operated flight. We were greet with ‘Sawadee ka’ by the air stewardess and at that point of time, the ‘suah ku’ me realized that the whole plane will be operating in Thai language. The Airbus depart at 10.42am, a slight delay of 2 minutes which is consider very good to me.
We arrive ‘Suvarnabhumi Airport’ at 11.45am Bangkok time, after a 2 hour flight. Please be reminded that the time in Bangkok is one hour later than KL timing. We have our brunch at the Airbus itself. I took the infamous Nasi Lemak.
We get a metered taxi at the airport which in normal circumstances, the price is fixed and the metered was switch off. It cost us 445 bath. As usual, the driver will not be able to find the hotel that we stay as the driver in Bangkok are not really expert in their own road but with my heavy preparation before departing, I am able to usher the driver to our location.
We check into ‘SUK 11 Hostel’ at the famous Sukhumvit road. It was well located with 7-11 convenience shop in front of it. The hostel is a famous backpacker hostel full with foreigners ranging from European to Asian.
Upon check in, we rest a while and depart to Chatuchak Market at 2pm. From Nana BTS we headed to Mo Cit BTS station. Basically Chatuchak have everything under the sun..Say it and you will find it...
We have our simple lunch at Chatuchak of Spicy Soup Noodle and Pork Tender Soup Noodles. We shop around the Chatuchak Market, which is also the biggest market for 3 hours. It was stuffy, sweaty and tiring adventure. We spent a lot for food!!!
We rest ourselves at Chatuchak public park. To my surprise the park is well maintain and clean. They even provide free picnic mat around the park. The cloudy weather seem to be the best time to rest while waiting for Zhe Quan arrival.
We headed to Siam BTS at 6pm and we have a walk for about 1 hour before Zhe Quan appears. We shop around Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery and shop opposite Siam Paragon. Have our Samurai Pork Burger at McDonalds. It was normal and taste more juicy and tender than our normal McChicken.
We then headed to MBK which was few step away from Siam Discovery. We wonder around until 10.30pm before we headed back to our hotel. Feeling not enough, we end ourselves at night market under Nana BTS station and have supper of ‘Pray Thai’.
That was the end of our very first day in Bangkok.
Wake up at 6am and have a quick bath and breakfast before departing to KTM station at 7am. I missed the 7am train and have to wait for 7.30 train which lead to me being the last to arrive KL sentral at 8.30am.
We opt for AirAsia bus as it was much reliable and arrive LCCT at 9.30am. We check in just on time and waited for 20 minutes before boarding the plane. To our surprise we have actually booked the ‘FD 3572’ flight which is a AirAsia Thai operated flight. We were greet with ‘Sawadee ka’ by the air stewardess and at that point of time, the ‘suah ku’ me realized that the whole plane will be operating in Thai language. The Airbus depart at 10.42am, a slight delay of 2 minutes which is consider very good to me.
We arrive ‘Suvarnabhumi Airport’ at 11.45am Bangkok time, after a 2 hour flight. Please be reminded that the time in Bangkok is one hour later than KL timing. We have our brunch at the Airbus itself. I took the infamous Nasi Lemak.
We get a metered taxi at the airport which in normal circumstances, the price is fixed and the metered was switch off. It cost us 445 bath. As usual, the driver will not be able to find the hotel that we stay as the driver in Bangkok are not really expert in their own road but with my heavy preparation before departing, I am able to usher the driver to our location.
We check into ‘SUK 11 Hostel’ at the famous Sukhumvit road. It was well located with 7-11 convenience shop in front of it. The hostel is a famous backpacker hostel full with foreigners ranging from European to Asian.
Upon check in, we rest a while and depart to Chatuchak Market at 2pm. From Nana BTS we headed to Mo Cit BTS station. Basically Chatuchak have everything under the sun..Say it and you will find it...
We have our simple lunch at Chatuchak of Spicy Soup Noodle and Pork Tender Soup Noodles. We shop around the Chatuchak Market, which is also the biggest market for 3 hours. It was stuffy, sweaty and tiring adventure. We spent a lot for food!!!
We rest ourselves at Chatuchak public park. To my surprise the park is well maintain and clean. They even provide free picnic mat around the park. The cloudy weather seem to be the best time to rest while waiting for Zhe Quan arrival.
We headed to Siam BTS at 6pm and we have a walk for about 1 hour before Zhe Quan appears. We shop around Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery and shop opposite Siam Paragon. Have our Samurai Pork Burger at McDonalds. It was normal and taste more juicy and tender than our normal McChicken.
We then headed to MBK which was few step away from Siam Discovery. We wonder around until 10.30pm before we headed back to our hotel. Feeling not enough, we end ourselves at night market under Nana BTS station and have supper of ‘Pray Thai’.
That was the end of our very first day in Bangkok.
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