Hong Kong part 1

despite all the rudeness...  i still love hong kong...

p/s : this is a post that supposed to be up during december 2012... before the myth of end of the world.. but sorry i just realise it now..

this is my second time stepping into this town.. and the feeling is so much more different compared to the first time...

i think we cn practically known it as an unplanned backpacking trip...

so first thing first when we arrive, grab our check in luggage and head to tourist information counter. Ok... ppl here are quite polite and when we asked using cantonese, they are pretty impressed and asked where r we from.. oh well Malaysia..

so first thing first.. we bought our octopus card ...  and to all backpackers...this card is definately very important for u to travel around hong kong for their MTR , and buses... and u can even use the octopus card to pay in 7-11 or buy food fr vending machine.. u jus hv to pay HKD 50 as deposit. Then top it up with the amount u want.

in airport... finally we reached after 3 hours plus flight ...

our first ride on the bus... ooops sorry a bit blur... too shaky ~










and yooo-hoooo after like 20 ~ 30 minutes ride, we finally reach kowloon , where our hotel located. And wow , kowloon is definately a hectic town. People here walking is super speedy mode, us with our luggage definately caused some traffic issue i guess... with our map, we missed out a few turns, walked thru and flo and with some guidance from some hong kies.... we finally able to reach our hotel ~ HARBOUR HOTEL.

After check in, immediately we dump our luggage, change to our booties... and started off our first day tour in HONG KONG !

First thing first, we hunt for food... street food and dim sum ! yes we read some other blogs and found a michelin rated dim sum near our hotel, so we went there ~~~ WOAH... LONG QUEUE..... we took a number... and they said need to wait for 45 min... fine then... we took the number and not to waste any second we hunt for other street food.

Hong kong is famous for street food. and their street food have much varieties... include like sotong, meatballs, curry fish balls, waffle, smelly taufu, egg roll, and etc .

Then, with 50% full stomach, we went bac to our michelin dim sum .. known as 'xin yun lai' . The place was still crowded with long queue.

'no XXX'' .. wah is our turn !!!! hooray.... we rushed in with excitement... and tada ... the place is so so so small... it oni fits like around 10 tables, and there are oni one small space for you to slide in to sit on ur chair. And, one thing u mus get use in hong kong is that u mus always share table with unknown stranger, but never mind, is a new try. So, we sat down and ordered 90% of the must eat dim sum.

We had xiu mai, ha gau, lo bak gou, guai fa gou, chicken feet, fried mee, some other different types of dumplings.... BUT.... is either our taste bud problem, or the food standard deteriorate, i dun really like the taste of their dim sum. Is slightly dissapointing to be honest. My girl firends think so too.... so we feel like hmmmm this standard.... and is rated michelin?

ok how bad it is? the prawns are small... the xiu mai doesnt taste fresh, and the fried mee tasteless, the chicken feet has nothing special... of cox it doenst tasted sucks, but jus nothing special as expected. Perhaps we over rated it before we went in. :P

so at night ... We started our shopping spree !!!!

First night ... facial products, skin care and perfume...

A must shop to visit when u r in hong kong for facial product is definately BONJOUR !
is like a chain shop like watson and guardian but all their things are 20- 30% cheaper compared to it. So go grabbed ... if u are a fans of hada labo... it sells real cheap there...

and perfume also definaly cheaper.. grab all u want here :P

B... for... ?

Since young.. we learned this.. B for Boy.. B for biscuits.. B for Ballot paper... and also B.. for Beluran... a place i spent my 2013...

Beluran is a place least heard by most of the Malaysian.. and yes.. it is the smallest so called town in Sabah which is located 87 km away from Sandakan. And yes... this is the place i being perintah to.. to work here as a pharmacist.

In my whole life.. i've honestly never been imagine that one day i will be in this place. A place where u can experienced no electricity 3 times a week in a row, no water supply... no shopping mall.. no grocery shopping... no proper tar road, no traffic lights, and etc....... too much to b elaborated.

Yes, a place a city girl could never imagine.

i admit. I grew up in a city. Although ipoh is not the capital of Malaysia, but we still had what we need. We have all the neccesities, we hv leisure and entertainment, we have proper tar road, clean water , stable electricity , we have MBI to help us clean the place and we have a very well equipped GH.

In this place Beluran, is a town where u can finish touring within 15 minutes if u r driving 60km/h. Yes, i'm not joking it is tat small. And here mainly comprised of orang asli, kadazan and dusun. They, staying in rumah papan. when i first stepped into this town, i never know that.. this is a town. Is like a kampung, a place smaller than Gunung Rapat.

Here, there is no shopping mall, only old style kedai runcit made out of rumah papan. Here there is no traffic light because is not neccessary at all.. never will have traffic jam; here there is no stable electricity bcox claimed that the power supply is never enough since 10 years back, and still nobody ever bother. here, the GH had only minimal equipment.

First day after touch down, me n my best colleague now.. SL, checked into a motel. Yes, motel because this place dun even have a hotel. Then we started up n down to search for a house for us to rent. And, there is no choice for u to choose. only one house to rent, which is semi brick and semi papan... take it or leave it.

So, we picked up . first few weeks we admit we had hard time getting use to this place. This type of lifestyle. people here r different, thinking different, mentality different, lifestyle different.

how different? couldnt be elaborated in a line or two. but in all, people here simple yet happy. They might be poor, they might dun have a fridge at home , but they are happy for having a shelter to protect them from rain ; they might not have a great job, but they are grateful enough for being able to feed all his children.

They make me realise, i'm blessed, for being so lucky since young, for having things i wan, for able to go travel around, for being able to being treated as a princess when i'm back home.

yes, now i know, i will appreciate everything i have.

last few moment of being 25 ~

Sorry if this sounds naggy , but being stepping on this lovely Mother Earth for 25 years ... There is a lot to write :) 

On my last day of 25 years old , I wan to thank my parents for bringing me to this world n being tolerate wit me all these whole , for all my good and bad .... Thank you mom n dad I love you two . And also to my brothers ... Thanks for growing up wit me and love me so much ... I m very glad to be ur sister . I rmb every moment we spend together , our blanket camp , our tiang tat mark down our height and much more ... Thank you . 
And to my grandma , thanks for taking care of me ever since I was a baby and now is my turn to take up the responsibility to take care of u . 

To all my Ji mui . Another best things that happen in my life is I met u girls . Wearn , Teng , ks , Vivi and family ... Thank you for being along with me Sharing all my ups n downs . Holding me along when I fall.. Lending me a shoulder when I'm weak ... Listening to me when I need it ... Thx . And I m really happy for all of u to b able to find another half tat cn share happiness with u ... N walk thru all prob ... Thank you girls ... No word cn express how important u all meant to me ... Bt I know u knew :$) we shared so much together since young , when we were still in noob look n super long uniform n librarian n now ... We turning into aunty for vivi's baby ... Oh woah ... Is been a long journey n hope the journey continues between us ... Love you gals so much ~ 

And yes also to my chat.play.love dearie .... Thx for listening to all my mumbles n nag ... Receiving all my cam whore pic and also traveling around the world wit me :) thank you ... I've spend my tweeties with u girls and yes u all have lighten up my life :) thank you ..having u all thorough out my university life Is like a being in a fun park ... An amusement park ... We built it up wit our memories inside ... Fr young to now ... Pretty n independent young woman ... Hope we will hv more memories tat we create together in the future :) muakzx 

To Juan ... Thanks for Being such a good companion .. I know I may b irritating at times but well thanks for appearing .... Will b looking forward to our future trip ... Perhaps u never realise . But so far u hv been a real real mature and real friend .... Thank for being honest n truthful . 

To my ex colleague in Hosp Ipoh ... My prp year won't b so meaningful n memorable without u all and thank you for growing up together with me ... 

To G n T .... Sandakan won't b a
Good place for me without u all . U all r like my family n thank for treating me like one too ... It means so much to me thank you ... 
Grace : congratulations seriously ... N really happy for u and seeing u being happy n walked out from all groomy days really good . U definitely  deserve a life like that enjoy it my dearie ~ 

Thank you to every one , each one tat happened to mark a little in my heart each of u ... Each special one of u ...  Beautify my piece of art ... My 25 years would b dull n meaningless without u all :) thank you ... Hope you know who you are :) ... Yes ... If u r reading this .. You are one of them and u deserve a big thank you ,  a hug n a kiss from me ... Love :) 

To my parents : I might not b the best daughter but I will try my best .
Dad : dun worry I'm a big girl now n I cn take good care of myself 
Mom : menopause not tat bad k ... Dun stress up urself :) and now is my turn to take care of u two . 
Gege : u've been a awesome bro all these while n definitely played ur role well ... N believe in urself. U hv all the strength in u :) 
Didi : thx for being pampered by me all these while :) u also Been a caring n lovely little bro all these while n never push my hug away .. Thank you 
Having all of you as my family is like the best things ever happen in my life thank you very much ... 

And lastly , to myself . Thank you for being so strong n tough all these while . Perhaps you never realise but u have go through very well for these first 25 years ... Congratulations !! And hope me , myself will have an awesome 26 :) rockzx it babe :) 

Happy birthday , Shan .... :) 

Last day of being 25

Thank you for being wit me all these while

a trip ..

is jus suppose to be a trip to a gateway.. away from my kampung life, jus towards a gateway to breathe.... why isit so difficult...

things might not be the way u want it to be, but y have to make things so harsh.. isit jus tat matter afterall. Things is not that serious.. dun expend it.

Ok.. if that's the way u want.. i'll do it the way it is..
but have u ask the way i want it?

nevermind .. let it be...

一叶轻舟去~

夜晚，很黑暗。
照片上，笑得很灿烂。

今年，第三篇关于生命的无常了。
对， 就是那么的脆弱； 像玻璃般，霎那间，自离破碎~

不记得何时第一次见到她，只记得那时候就觉得，她们好像~
如今，就只剩下一个了。

这天晚上，又再次听到了那熟悉的声音。
几时，往生经也变得熟悉了呢？
见到他们，拿着香，围着绕， 泪水簌簌下。

相信那种心情，无法形容。
一个一起生活了二十多年的姐妹；
一个一同哭，一同笑；一起期许过，一同长大；一同到老的承诺；
都随着心跳停止的那一秒钟，一同成了空话； 成了回忆；

回忆是幸福的。
有得回忆代表我们还活着。

原来， 有时我们的生活不需要太多。
原来，只要我们还能大口的呼吸；
还能感受到被阳光照耀的温热， 已经拥有了太多~

听到了，那一声声，
‘二姐，回来了’

期许月光引领你的路，回家了~

天空很黑很黑很黑，但别害怕，我们都在~
大家会过得好好的，你要勇敢一点，好好地走~

前方，一定会有另一个安静，平静，快乐的国度。

无名

又有好一阵子没来部落格了。

最近开始怀念以前的生活。

年轻真好。

踏入二十五岁真是一个可怕的年龄。那种一只脚踏进了剩女行列。最恐怖的是身边的朋友一个个离开单身轨道，心里难免有些唏嘘。

常在反省， 也许真的是自己的问题吧。

也许人真的应该随着年龄而改变。

有时候我们见到别人， 就会想，他们真的那么好吗？

也许，每个人都有自己的魅力。

我也曾经以为，我也有着那么一份魅力。 

哎，人很多时候就是这样，信心往往在没有人肯定的时候，瞬间瓦解。

今天，我的信心也跌入谷底。