Wedding Invitations

31 May 2008

Banyak bebenor wedding invitations musim cuti sekolah ni. Aku ni bukan le rajin sangat nak ke wedding ni... not so much sebab aku ni "the most eligible bachelor" (perasan!!), tapi malas sebab wedding selalunya macam kelam kabut sikit. Lagipun I don't quite like tempat yang penuh sesak...agoraphobic kot.

So, what I normally do is just beli hadiah. Kalau dah tak tau nak beli apa, aku kasi gift voucher jerr... pandai2 lah korang beli apa yang perlu.


Hari ni aku quite free-mree. Kebetulan pula, ada satu wedding and ada gang yang nak pegi, so, aku gagahkan lah juga diri untuk pergi. Lagipun dah tuan punya badan sendiri datang jemput aku kat office. Tempat kenduri pun dekat je...

Time to go now....ciao!

Achieving Childhood Dreams

31 May 2008

I am currently reading "the Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. Randy is a computer science professor who had recently been diagnosed with a terminal cancer. The Last Lecture talks about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling dreams of others and seizing every moment that he has. Indeed, his lecture was aptly titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"

I can't help but to reflect on my own childhood dreams. One of those dreams for me is to be a banker. I was once a recipient of a state level award. I was 12. Immediately after the award ceremony, Utusan Malaysia interviewed me on my achievements and on my career ambition. I told them I want a be a bank officer.

(oh dear!...time has changed!)

I have been working with my employer, a bank of course, for 10 years now... :)

(i keep this as bahan bukti that dreams do come true... kah-kah)

Change Product

27 May 2008

I finished my meeting late at about 8 p.m. today. As a result, I was no longer in a mood to go down to the gym. I left office at about nine after clearing some work.

Bergegas aku ke Sogo coz I needed to get some personal products. Products yang aku selalu pakai from C&E have been discontinued. So, I decided this is the best time for me to try new products. In less than 15 minutes, selepas dibantu oleh one of the salesgirls, I made my purchases.



I've also made an appointment for a treatment next month. All in all, it cost me RM610 tonite just to change to a new brand. Oh well! life is full of changes anyway! :)

An Operation and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Saturday, 24 May 2008

I just got back from an operation. Oh! Not the kind that requires cutting open a part of a person's body...Geez.... minta simpang. It was my laptop larr...It needed certain upgrades to boost up performance. Unfortunately, I could only upgrade its RAM from .5Gb to 2Gb. Instantly, I noticed huge difference in terms of speed. The entire process only took 15 minutes and cost me only RM160. Oklah.... not expensive. Lagipun the 2 technicians yang buat keje tadi were nice enough to give me some computing tips and guidance.



Sebelum aku ke Low Yatt Plaza to upgrade my laptop, aku dah janji dengan Hamid, Maya and Anis untuk lunch and tengok Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Tickets aku dah beli online and paid via Maybank2U. So convenient. For a premiere show at the BTS, it's RM17 per person + RM2 booking fee. We had lunch prior to the movie at Kafe Rasa Utara. Aku and Hamid had beriani ayam, while Maya and Anis had laksa and passembor, respectively.

I must say that the movie is entertaining enuf to keep me awake after such heavy lunch. Banyak lah part yang tak logic, but entertaining. For example, (and this was rightly pointed out by Maya) monkeys in the movie only attack the bad guys even though they also come in close contact with the good guys. Macam mana tu? Merepek betul. But anyhow, overall I give this movie grade B purely for its entertainment value.

"In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull."

My second all time favorite movie...

19 May 2008

The Kite Runner

Semenjak aku beli 40-inch tv ni, aku asyik melekat kat rumah layan movies.... For the past two weeks, aku dah tengok Vantage Point, Enchanted and the National Treasure - Book of Secrets. While all these movies were very much entertaining, nothing beats the the spellbinding story of inseparable friendships that really swept me away and left me really 'sebak'.

"The Kite Runner" is a movie that everyone should watch. It has all the elements of family and friendship, betrayal and salvation, all beautifully weaved in this moving and provocative movie. The story about Amir and Hassan in the movie with their intertwined lives and fates is really a must see. Indeed, this movie has become my second all time favorite now after the Shawshank Redemption.

Currently Listening to...

19 May 2008

Kepada yang pernah mencuba mendekati hati ini...

Tapi Bukan Aku

Jangan lagi kau sesali keputusanku
Ku tak ingin kau semakin kan terluka
Tak inginku paksakan cinta ini… ii…
Meski tiada sanggup untuk kau terima

Aku memang manusia paling berdosa
Khianati rasa demi keinginan semu
Lebih baik jangan mencintai aku dan semua hatiku
Karena takkan pernah kan kau temui cinta sejati…

Berakhirlah sudah semua kisah ini dan jangan kau tangisi lagi
Sekalipun aku takkan pernah mencoba kembali padamu
Sejuta kata maaf terasa kan percuma… aaa…
Serasa ku t\’lah mati untuk menyadarinya…

Tapi bukan aku… uo..u…

Semoga saja kan kau dapati hati yang tulus mencintaimu
Tapi bukan aaaakuuuu…

Berakhirlah sudah semua kisah ini dan jangan kau tangisi lagi
Sekalipun aku takkan pernah mencoba kembali padamu
Sejuta kata maaf terasa kan percuma…
Serasa ku t\’lah mati untuk menyadarinya…

Berakhirlah sudah semua kisah ini dan jangan kau tangisi lagi
Sekalipun aku takkan pernah mencoba kembali padamu
Sejuta kata maaf terasa kan percuma
Serasa ku t\’lah mati untuk menyadarinya…

Currently Listening to...

19 May 2008

Bleeding Love

Closed off from love
I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you're frozen

But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy

But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling

But nothing's greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe

But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

And it's draining all of me
Oh they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see

I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love

Oh! How I Wish....

18 May 2008

Oh! How I wish....

There are more than 24 hours in a day so that I could do things that I like more often and frequent. But the reality is... hidup ni busy...busy...busy....

Dah bersawang blog ni aku tinggalkan for more than a month. I am now trying to revive my blogging practice. Tengoklah cemana...

Nothing much has happened since my last entry. Cuma in addition to daily work yang bertimbun-timbun, sekarang ni dah mula sibuk preparing for the big five-o anniversary next year. Occasionally , ada lah keluar dengan "gang lepak", the most recent pegi tgk "Iron Man". There's also a new lepak place (Ampang Waterfront) not too far from where I live... so selalu jugak le ke sana untuk dinner on weekdays or lunch di hujung minggu. Aku selalunya lepak kat Kopitiam or Sari Ratu. Di sini jugak ada banyak furniture store, lighting shops, interior design shops, etc. So menarik lah juga untuk cari ilham.

Semenjak dua menjak ni asyik berminat cari lampu... table and standing lamps. Bulan ni saja dah beli 3 biji lampu that cost me close to RM2k. Now tengah cari satu lagi lampu for my book rack. Maybe I shud pay a visit to Ikea...dah lama tak pegi.

I figured, minggu ni aku just nak relax. Time like this is so precious... inilah masanya nak baca buku, magazines and watch dvds.

Recently I just bought a new Samsung 40-inch LCD TV.... tak mahal sangat. Just RM4,500. must say that this purchase was not really planned. Tetiba je rasa macam nak tukar tv, and aku harrassed salesman tu suruh hantar ke rumah immediately... Poyo gilerr. But anyhow, memang berbaloi :-p

Selama ni tak buat kerja ke?

13 April 2008

Terperanjat aku bila ternampak banner kat tiang2 di Mahkamah sebelah Masjid Wilayah di Jalan Duta ni 2 minggu lepas. Apa motif disebalik banner sedemikian. Selama ni diaorang tak buat kerja ke?? isshh...isshhh... the story of Malaysia :(

banner yang tertulis "Buat Kerja".

Meetings in Jakarta...

13 April 2008

Dah lama aku tak menulis. Bukan tak nak, tapi busy sesangat. Last month aku ke Jakarta for 4 days. Ada mesyuarat kat sana. And to my surprise, Jakarta has changed a lot. Tak macam 5 years ago, nampak banyak development and progress. Of course masih ramai orang yang susah and I bet income gap diaorang pun quite wide. Aku bertolak dari rumah pagi 20 March 2008. Orang semua tengah nyenyak tido waktu tu... ye lah public holiday. Tepat 6 pagi Mr Tan dah sampai menunggu aku kat bawah. Mr Tan is my dedicated taxi driver kalau nak ke airport. Sampai KLIA dalam pukul 7 pagi. Lepas checked in aku melepak kat MAS' newest lounge. Flight pukul 9:10 pagi, so banyak masa lagi.

Flight ke Jakarta took only 2 hours. Tak sempat aku nak tidur pun. Sampai sana dah ada orang tunggu... tak payah kalut-kalut beratur coz dapat VIP treatment.

Hotel tempat penginapan memang ok. I stayed at the Grand Hyatt.

view dari bilik di Grand Hyatt


bilik yang quite spacious

Hotel ni connected with Plaza Indonesia. So rambang mata lah jugak. The first thing that I did was pegi lunch kat Sari Ratu. Sedap makanan kat sini.... cuma aku rasa macam tak berapa hygienic sikit, mainly sebab diaorang hidangkan semua lauk atas meja, and kalau kita tak makan lauk2 tu, diaorang akan simpan and hidangkan to the next customers.. tak seswai ok! Sepanjang 2 hari meetings memanglah aku bertungkus lumus dengan tak cukup tidur segala.... nasib baik lah ada colleagues yang sporting2 belaka, tak le bosan. Anyhow, sepanjang aku kat sana tiap2 malam ada official dinner, so takleh lah nak keluar merayap to explore Jakarta. But the dinners semuanya canggih dengan cultural performance yang hebat-hebat. Susah nak cari performance yg hebat macam tu kat Malaysia. Sebelum balik, aku sempat ronda-ronda Jakarta sekejap...shopping batik, gi Hard Rock beli baju yg di pesan, etc.

di Museum Bank Indonesia

Balik pun senang, dapat VIP treatment kat Jakarta. semuanya diuruskan.... tak yah nak beratur kat airport, terus je ke business lounge. Malangnye, nothing much lah airport diorang ni...tapi all in all... ok lah trip kali ni.

Para penonton, bapak-bapak ibu-ibu...

22 February 2008

Dah lama aku janji nak berkaraoke dengan Jono. Akhirnya jadilah jugak. Untuk memeriahkan lagi majlis, turut diundang artis dari seberang, Jocko, Rahmat dan Fid. Dah lama gak rasanya tak karaoke, so the timing was perfect. Maka, malam itu pun gamatlah dengan nyanyian yang pelbagai genre... ada yang rock kapak, rock leleh, pop, ballad, alternative dan paling tak dapat dilupakan persembahan khas dangdut 'Goyang Inul'... ha ha...

Movies I Recommend...

17 February 2008

Over the past seven days, I have seen 3 movies - Atonement, I Am Legend and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

I must say, I like all 3 of them and would recommend them to friends and colleagues.

Note: Description below is from Yahoo! Movies

Atonement (My rating: B+)

In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia (Kiera Knightley).

Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie - is compelled to interfere, going so far as accusing Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but he is arrested - and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.


I Am Legend (My Rating: B-)

Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable...and manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City...and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He is surrounded by "the Infected"--victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path.

For three years, Neville has spent his days scavenging for food and supplies and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. All the while, the Infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville's every move, waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.


Elizabeth: The Golden Age (My Rating: B)

Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II -- with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada -- determined to restore England to Catholicism.

Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Sir Walter Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess, to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy.

As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham, continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home -- and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart, he unknowingly sets England up for destruction.

Another Quick Recap...

15 February 2008

For the past 1 week, life has been hectic... more hectic than usual mainly attributed to the fact that I was away from office last week for quite a long break. Since then, banyaklah meetings attended, assignments yang kena diselesaikan, letters that had to be cleared, etc. I had also attended a majlis doa selamat and organised a luncheon at TGIF, the Pavilion for my badminton gang and met up with friends yang dah lama tak jumpa. I just cannot comprehend how next February (2009) gonna be like as it is going to be the busiest time of my career (I'll update on this later). As at now, I just hope I can remain afloat and continue to strive to be more effective in my day to day job.

Hmm...apa lagi? Oh ya... 3 days ago, I took a cab home. The cabbie yang merupakan a 62-year old Chinese guy tetiba handed over to me a pile of Malay lyrics and suruh aku explain maksud some of the paragraphs... Terkejut beruk aku!! Menurutnya, dia pernah bercinta dengan awek Melayu 20 years ago, tapi awek tu tinggalkan dia and dah kahwin dengan lelaki lain. Since then, he has been singing lagu2 putus cinta Melayu ni. Tanpa segan silu, dengan tangan digenggam macam microfon, dia menyanyi dalam taxi tu... Ya Allah... tak sedap langsung dan sangat pelat. Dah le tu, ada hati cakap dia pandai nyanyi... and ke mana saja dia pergi org akan suruh dia nyanyi. Siap cakap lagi yang dia tak suka nyanyi kat karaoke centre sebab tempat tu tertutup, he prefers open air sebab ramai boleh hargai bakat dia... nak pengsan aku dengar! Ha ha.. nasib baik lah perjalanan ke rumah tak lama sangat... kesian kat aku. :-p

Nota kaki: Some people are just biadap...

Where Nature Embraces Heritage

6 February 2008

Percutian ke Kuala Terengganu (KT) ni dah lama dirancang oleh aku, MZAG and HA. Ianya juga merupakan percutian 'farewell' untuk HA yang akan berangkat ke Sydney seminggu saja lagi. Setelah terpaksa ditangguh beberapa kali (as all of us on many occasions had conflicting commitments), this time around we managed to make the necessary arrangements i.e. ambik cuti and make reservation untuk menginap di resort pantai Batu Burok.

So, on 1 February 2008, aku dan HA bertolak ke KT. Initially, we wanted to leave as early as possible... tapi last minute, aku minta tukar plan sebab tak sanggup nak bangun too early. MZAG and family dah bertolak ke KT sehari awal sebab ada urusan keluarga. Finally, dalam pukul 12 tengah hari baru bertolak. Jalan jam teruk. Nak keluar dari Pandan Indah pun, took us more than 1/2 jam.

After that bad traffic, we were able to cruise away from KL. Tak sampai pun 1/2 jam, perut pun dah berbunyi-bunyi. Nasib baik aku dah breakfast kat LRT Corner pagi tadi....kalau tak sure masuk angin nyerr...

There was this one restaurant by the name of D'Paya Serai Restaurant (or something like that). Nampak macam best jerr... So, we made our first pit stop there for lunch. Banyak lauk pauk kat situ, tapi rasa ok-ok saje. Along the way, banyak kali gak le berhenti... mainly sebab nak pegi restroom..hehe. As we exited the highway somewhere not too far from Cherating, aku dapat rasakan suasana yang berbeza... yelah, dah lama aku tak datang to this part of the world. Dengan pokok nyiur yg bersusun-susun di sepanjang pantai.... kampung2 nelayan, semuanya nampak so tradititional and well kept. MZAG dah beberapa kali SMS tanya bila nak sampai.... sedangkan aku dan HA dah plan nak detour ke Dungun. Oh well! si HA yg nak sangat ke Dungun... maklumlah, tempat jatuh lagikan dikenang, inikan pula tempat 'bermain'.

Sampai di Dungun, terus kitaorang menuju ke UiTM. Nasib baik pakcik guard was kind enough to allow us to drive around the campus. HA showed me his old dormitory yg now dah jadi asrama siswi. After tawaf satu campus, we went to the beach side, pekena kopi and makan cucur. It was quite breezy that afternoon. Memang best.

Sampai KT dah dekat Maghrib. Salah masuk simpang plak... tergendala lagi 10 minit. Luckily MZAG dah ada kat resort, so tak payah lah nak check in and all.





Makan-Makan
This is what I like most about KT.... makan. Nasi Dagang is my favorite and of course, anything yang takde kat KL is worth trying.

We had a lovely dinner at Medan Ikan Bakar (near Cendering rasanya). It was nice, except tak banyak pilihan sangat...ketam and udang takde. We ordered 2 ikan, squid, tomyam, sayur and nasi. It was nice.... but I still prefer Bagan Lalang. Malam kedua, aku ponteng dinner sebab too stuffed from makan-makan earlier that day.

Breakfast has always been my favorite kalau kat KT. The main mission in the morning was to have 'nasi dagang for' breakfast. MZAG introduced us to this small restaurant by the roadside somewehere near Cendering... and my oh my! it was the best! Tiap-tiap hari pegi situ and mesti datang lagi!

Selain tu, MZAG bawa lunch kat somewhere tepi pantai. Not really lunch larr...more like afternoon snack. Makan seafood goreng tepung...ikan, prawn, squid. Quite nice... ada awek cun plak sebelah meja... On our last day there, aku and HA had lunch dengan friends kat a restaurant near China town. Salah sorang dari mereka is a famous pengacara whom I've known for a number of years now.

Other than that, we also had our afternoon tea kat pantai Batu Burok, at one of the famous restaurants there. Makanan pun sedap.


Shopping
Aku dgn HA ke Noor Arfa Batek (NAB). NAB now has a new complex and it seems more organised. Sempat lah aku membeli beberapa helai batek for myself and friends.

Lepas NAB, aku, HA and MZAG ke Pasar Payang pula. MZAG introduced us kat kedai kawan dia, so dapat special discounts. Naik juling biji mata dengan pilihan yang ada. Banyak gak membeli untuk my lady friends. Unfortunately, takde kain batik untuk aku buat baju..... sekian


Selain itu MZAG bawa pergi ke kedai kawan dia kat town. Jual batik gak. But I was more interested melihat barang-barang tembaga yang dijual. Mainly barang-barang traditional Melayu macam gobek pinang, gong,, tepak sirih, etc.





Other activities
Selain dari makan and shopping, banyak masa di habiskan dengan lepak. Kalau tak pergi pulau-pulau ni, nothing much to do lah kat sini. We drove passed by perkampungan Hadhari on the way to the airport. Mulanya, aku plan nak sambung cuti kat KT and therefore kena balik KL naik flight. Tapi, rasa boring plak, so I decided to follow HA balik ke KL.

One thing that I noticed kat KT ni, banyak betul infrastructure development. Masjid baru pun banyak...I just hope masjid-masjid ni memang digunakan lah and not just for show. Masjid Putih kat tengah town tu memang cantik...

I must say, I had fun in KT... maybe next time, aku nak pergi pulau-pulau pulak.

Next trip! To visit HA in Sydney

SeraidiLanjut

28 January 2008

Tak pernah aku mimpi nak ke Rompin... Yelah, aku ni orang Perlis; so takde sedara mara kat sana. Ex-housemate aku adalah yang berasal from there. Tup-tup minggu ni, aku diminta ke Rompin on official duty. Nak menolak pun tak sampai hati coz memang takde sape yang free to go and it just so happened yang aku pulak takde plan that weekend (err.. takde major plan... sebenonye aku patut clearkan office lama aku so that my replacement could move in).

Dipendekkan cerita, aku pun bersetuju untuk ke Rompin untuk buat tugasan ni. There were 3 of us, aku, AAAM and RNA. AAAM has kindly agreed to pick me up at my place di pagi Sabtu, 26 Jan. So dalam pukul 9:00 a.m., AAAM pun sampai. Aku dah siap sedia dengan peta memandangkan none of us really know how to get there. We finally decided to also invite HKCS (my ex housemate) memandangkan dia orang Rompin and he would be able to advise on how to get there. HKCS pun bersetuju untuk turut serta. We decided untuk ikut jalan Seremban kemudian melalui Kuala Pilah. Jalan nye quite OK , cuma kat Kuala Pilah tu berselekoh sikit. As we enter Pahang, kiri kanan banyak kelapa sawit jek... and banyak kesan from the recent flood yang melanda this part of the state. Kesian betul ... We made a few stops along the way. Mula-mulanya ingat nak lunch di bandar Muadzam Shah, tapi takde tempat makan yang berkenan (macam ghost town jerr...). Dah dekat nak sampai Rompin baru we stopped for lunch. And of course lah, kat Rompin ni, seafoodnye sangat murah and tak sah le kalau makan takde big prawns dan seafood2 yang lain.

We checked in at Serai di Lanjut dalam pukul 5:00 p.m. (kalau tak silap aku lah). Aku ambik 2 Bedroom Bungalow (Chalet) which costs around RM450 per night. So boleh lah aku and HKCS ambik sorang satu bilik. Bila sampai je ke bungalow tu, punyalah terkejut badak aku dengan keadaan bungalow yang a bit run down dan tak de rupa macam bungalow pun. Macam reban ayam pun ada gak. Sekian...



Takyah le aku ceritakan keadaan di dalam bungalow yang tak berapa bungalow ni... Yang penting telefon pun takde. Hampeh gilerr... memang not worth RM450 langsung. Lepas 1/2 jam meneroka bungalow ni, aku decided untuk cari bilik lain kalau ada. So aku dengan HKCS went back to the reception and minta tukar bilik. Nasib baik ada satu lagi bilik Lanai yang masih kosong. Btw, for your information, kat sini ada 2 types of rooms... pertamanya, bilik hotel resort yang baru di-refurbished dan satu lagi bilik/bungalow jenis chalet yang aku mula2 ambik tu dan yang tak di-refurbished dah 15 tahun. Bilik baru aku yang diberi nama Lanai ni 100 times better than the chalet. Semuanya cantik and in working condition, except for the phone yang tak boleh call room service. Sabotaj betul!!



Dalam pukul 6 p.m. macam tu, Aku, AAAM and HKCS keluar merayau-rayau... Tujuannya nak ke kampung HKCS which is somewhere in between Rompin and Endau. Kampung si HKCS ni kat tepi jalan, so tak le susah nak cari.... comel je kampungnya. So lepas lepak dalam 20 minutes dan HKCS pun melepas rindu kat mak dia, kitaorang pun minta diri nak beredar. Terus we drove to bandar Endau. Hajat di hati nak cari tempat makan. Lepas Maghrib kat masjid di Endau, the 3 of us pun teruskan perjalanan cari tempat makan. Bila aku tanya orang kat situ, semua recommended seafood kat bandar Rompin... lerrr... patah balik sudahnya. So akhirnya, we went back to Rompin. Tempat makan yang popular rupanya terletak di sebelah bus station. We ordered dalam 5 dishes (mainly seafood) and makan sepuas-puasnya. Habislah...naik pulak cholesterol aku ni. Semuanya tak sampai pun RM90.... so murah. Lepas makan, terus balik hotel berehat.



Besoknya, 3 of them nak main golf. Aku nak survey hotel ni, so tak joinlah diaorang. Lagipun malas aku nak bangun pepagi buta. Keesokan paginya, after breakfast, aku berjalan-jalan di sekeliling resort. OK gak la resort ni. Dalam 3 ke 3 1/2 bintang. Lepas diaorang habis golf, we checked out and headed home. Singgah lunch kat a restaurant nearby. RNA and AAAM nak beli udang galah, so we plan to make a stop dekat satu rumah/kedai menjual udang. Tetiba ada anjing hitam melintas, memang tak sempat mengelak... maka terlanggar lah anjing tu and she died on the spot. Ngeri siut and pity that poor dog. Sepanjang perjalanan, aku dok teringat kejadian tu.

This time around, balik ikut Semenyih... jalannya berpusing-pusing sikit for about 1 hour. Nasib baik takde yang muntah. Sampai kat Bukit Ampang, kitaorang singgah kat the Lookout Place untuk minum petang. NIce view lah kat sini, can see the entire of KL. Aku and HKCS ordered dinner. Sebab terlalu lama menunggu dan makanan tak sampai2, aku pun dah naik angin and suruh diaorang tapau je for me to bring home. Sampai rumah dalam pukul 8 malam. Lepas dinner and mandi...zzz... kepenatan siot!!