Back from Pangkor

Finally stepped into the office after a lovely weekend away from all the hustle and bustle of KL life. Was back in KL on Monday evening to be greeted by the lovely jam at the Damansara toll and then also the slight shower that seems to be the norm everyday. Went to sleep only to wake up feeling slightly feverish so took a day off from work yesterday muahahahaha

Spent the weekend in the sunny island of Pangkor with my boo and had the time of my life. Had quite a few things to do during the weekend but I canceled it all to take some much deserved time off because after this I'll be so busy with classes I might not even have time to breathe hahahahaha. Haven't just put my feet up and lay back and relax in such a long time and finally able to do it feels weird and funny. Not having internet access for few days was weird. Not having phone calls or sms for a few days was weird. At the end of the day even without all this daily activities I still manage to get through the day and have a great time.

It's funny how our naval base is so open to public viewing.
I guess it's no big secret what our Navy is capable of.

Haven't been to the beach in such a long time and feeling the sand between my toes and the salty sea water in my nose and eyes is something I surely miss. Sitting down relaxing munching away on snacks while watching the sunset is definitely something I can get used to. If only time could just stand still so we could appreciate such breath taking moments longer.

Our room had a lovely view of the sunset and even though it costs quite a bit but it was definitely worth every penny. We basically just lazed around the resort enjoying the beach, the pool and the breakfast and dinner buffets hahahahah now that's what I call a holiday and being with a loved one definitely made it a much sweeter experience.

Now I am addicted already die die die. So when can we go on our next vacation ?? hahahahahahah

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Trip to Melaka

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Trip to Myanmar - Day 3 Updated

So this is the 3rd day we're going to be in Myanmar. Since we didn't have any plans for the whole day we decided to just walk around and check out some local shops. Woke up early and had breakfast and while waiting for the rest to come down I saw this in the hotel. Just looks so yummilicous so took some pictures of it. One slice is about 2-3 USD..

Walked around the shops and streets near the hotel because there were a lot of pagoda's in Yangon but because of the company I doubt we will be going in any so there wasn't really anything much more to see in Yangon.

The main attraction there is obviously their gem stones and of course their pearls. They had cultured pearls as well as south sea pearls. You could even get your hands on some tahiti pearls which are pretty rare. Well from what the shop person told us anyway and this little pearls are not cheap either. A loose south sea pearl costs something like 150 USD !! So imagine having a pearl bracelet or necklace. Some of them went crazy and bought some saying that it's damn cheap but what do I know hahaha but the pearls there were really beautiful even I was tempted to by but luckily got no one to buy for !!! hahahah

After hours of walking it was almost lunch time and since our group got seperated we decided to make our way back to the hotel. On the way there we saw DURIANS !!! Since some of us are durian freaks we decided to try a few fruits. Each fruit costs us about 2000kyat which is around 2usd which is not too bad. The fruit was delicious and tastes something like our durian kampung.

At the sidewalks of Yangon it's common to see hawkers selling anything and everything from local delicasies to your fishes and chickens and fruits and even clothes. Did not dare try anything local because of health reasons hahaahah don't wanna end up getting food poisoning.

We headed back to the hotel after that and had lunch. Some of them went back for another round of shopping after lunch but I was just too freaking tired and decided to get a nap before our dinner appointment with the Malaysian ambassador that night.

We organised a dinner for the embassy people together with the ambassador. After dinner with nothing else to do we headed to KARAOKE !!! Hahahahaha this would be only my second time ever going karaoke. Plus I was going with people almost twice my age group so I felt a bit weird hahahaha but once the songs started playing and everyone started singing I realised that I was actually enjoying myself hahaha and we ended up going back to the hotel around 2-3am !!! KARAOKE IN MYANMAR !!!! hahahahahahah

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Trip to Myanmar - Day 2

This is the sequel to my trip to Myanmar. The updates are coming a bit slow because haven't had the chance to be online most of the week running around to get work done.

Woke up early in the morning to find this for breakfast. Fresh fruit juice blended and kept ready for consumption in a huge block of ice. Since it was an international hotel the normal westen breakfastwas available including a small corner with some Myanmar food but no one dared try hahahah

We had work to do today so went over to the embassy to do our presentation and while waiting for everything to be setup walked around the place taking some pictures. Check out the fan switch. It's like damn ancient okay.

Since we haven't had lunch in any of the local shops the guys at the embassy took us out to eat nasi briyani.

The food was actually not that bad other than the fact it was much oilier compared to back home. After eating the embassy guys said we HAVE to try the tea here and it's a speciality so we ordered tea for everyone.

OMG the tea was so damn bloody STRONG !!! It's like tehpucinno .. SERIOUSLY !!! but was damn good. The after taste of the tea lasted for about an hour and even then I already drank a bottle of mineral water. MADNESS !! hahaha

This is a common sight in Yangon. They have this small van type thingy that serves as their public transport. They do have busses as well but maybe this ones are like more often and cheaper ?? No idea didn't dare even to try it .. hahaahha

After our second presentation after lunch we got back to the hotel and had a rest because that night we had a dinner with the embassy guys as well. So I head over to the business suite to see if I can use the internet and I saw this as soon as I sat down.

We were brought to a Thai restaurant and since most of the dishes were about the same with what we can get locally didn't take any pictures cause I was too busy enjoying the food .. ahhaha

After dinner we had nothing to do and were rather bored and noticed that there was a cinema across the street from the hotel we were staying in and we decided to catch a show in MYANMAR !!! hahahahahah

I was taking a few pictures and noticed this. A metal detector in the cinema before heading in. Quite scary also lor .. got people bring parang or guns into cinema before ??? and after that I kena sounding because of snapping photos .. so immediately kept the camera before I get hanged or something ...

We watched 300 ... AGAIN and my god the people in the cinema is damn noisy man. If here the phone rings kena throw with popcorn already. Over there the phone ring until the song almost finish also nobody makes noise cause they are noisier than that and the fella beside me eat kuachi as though it's free. Throughout the whole show could hear him munching. Wonder how many packets he bought.

PLUS PLUS PLUS quite jakun also la they all hahahahah .. remember the oracle scene where she wore this quite transparent clothes ?? When they saw that it was as though I heard wolves on heat .. so many howling and jeering from the crowd .. we who are used to it felt ashamed pulak .. hahaha

After the show we walked back to the hotel to get some much needed sleep :D

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