HazyDaze

The kids in my office have been going to this joint for dumplings very often but I never had the chance to go with them. Finally today, I went with another group to Dirty Dumplings.

It’s got its name because they were closed a few times, possibly due to violation of hygiene matters. Still, its good and cheap. The kids once held a “Who can eat the most dumplings?” competition there.

Anyway, I went there today. We shared a fried dumpling plate, a steamed dumpling plate, a plate of fried shanghai noodles and a plate of healthy vegetables. It was good. Mostly coz I soak the whole damn dumpling into the bowl of vinegar. Just the way I love it. Dirty or not, I’m not sure. Have to tell you how my tummy feels tomorrow.

But, the place has this rotting wood stench. I didn’t smell it after i poured a huge bowl of vinegar.

I want to bring KL there someday. When he is done with his vegetarian diet thing.

Boss came to me today and told me that his neighbour went to Crazy John’s funeral.

Apparently, he came back and told my boss this:

“The service was okay but the reception was bad.”

WAH LAU!

I am addicted to my Nintendo DS Lite that I wish I have more time with it.

I even hid in the office toilet today and played with my Nintendogs. Hahaa.

Hi, I’m a Nintendo DS Lite addict.

I’m back but I don’t want to come back.

I’m sulking. Like a spoilt kid. Pouting.

I’m checking in the airport kicking and screaming (in my head).

I’m telling KL that I don’t want to go back Melly because everyone here loves me. No one in Melly loves me.

I’m loved by Daddy, Aunties & Uncles, evbest friends, ex colleagues, ex classmates, friends, cousins…etc.

I’m showered with gifts and everyone wants a piece of me.

I’m thinking of home now.

Mum woke me up this morning so that we can go visit grandma in the temple. It was my annual trip to the temple to say hi to my beloved grandma. I was so busy this trip I nearly forgot to go. Thank goodness, the family talked about her so fondly last night and I really miss her so.

I update her about Cousin CL’s marriage breakup. People think I’m horrible to gossip about her but I’m simply reporting it to grandma because no one tells her anything. Besides, I was hoping that she can bless Cousin CL with a better choice next time.

KL made a joke about how I should create a hotmail account for her so that I can keep her updated. Address would be M1028{AT}hotmail Hhahaaa…

We got home and dad said that I should go over to old man’s place to chat with him since I only said hi to him on the first day i arrive and now i’m going back. Uncle Boon was there as well. He chucked me a pile of paper and I realised that he was showing me his newly acquired flat. As usual, it’s always a teaching exercise. Why he bought it, the location, price, even politics.

Next I know, he was talking about me borrowing money from dad. Uncle Boon is dad’s financial adviser so he knows everything. I explained that I talked to dad about lending me money so I can have a head start in getting our own place. Uncle boon asked how much we need and I said I dunno how much Daddy have to lend me because I only want to borrow a small portion of it. He told me off and said that my parents don’t have much money and barely enough for retirement. Having said that, I told him now I know and won’t ask from dad. Next, what he did next totally shocked me.

He asked me to pass him his briefcase and I started crying because I know what he wants to do. I don’t want to accept his money but he kept saying it’s not a gift or loan but an investment. He also said that everyone needs some money to startup and hence, he is very supportive about it.

Hang on a minute. This is the same uncle who hates me when I was little. Bully me and picked on me. It was such obvious affection he had for my cousins and total hatred for me. For example, if my cousins and I were playing cards, I will be the only one that gets punished. I’m not the oldest of the lot so I never instigate such things. I always get in trouble even though sometimes I sit quietly in the corner watching my cousins doing bad things and getting away with it. He is the same dude that refused to acknowledge KL when KL says hi to him in the lift. He don’t even grunt or acknowledge KL’s presence, instead, he ignored him and pretended KL did not exist. He is the same uncle who constantly tells me that he is disappointed with me. I seriously don’t know what happened.

Anyway, I refused in half tears half choking his cheque. At the end, he pushed it to me and asked me to go home. I took the cheque and gave my dad. He wasn’t surprised. So, the money is now sitting with my dad and uncle boon’s joint account until the exchange rate is better. At the end, his money is still in his pocket until further notice.

In less than an hour later, I left for the airport. Of all the times I left SunnyLand, I was the most sad this time. I told KL that everyone loves me here and I didn’t have to worry about money. I had my support unit there and my friends…. I really didn’t want to go.

Sitting at Uncle Ah Meng’s car, hot and sweaty, I thought about the Bangkok trip with my best friends, dinners with dad, shopping, conquering food list and most of all, my aunt and uncle.

Got to the airport and checked ourselves in. We had a total of 70KG between the two of us.

This sign reminded me that if I had 2kg more… i would be queuing here:

We sat at Jollibean and waited for Uncle Kenny and Anna to come. I ordered chin chow with soy bean milk:

I was sad and cried when I had to go. It didn’t take me long after to stop tearing when I bought makeup at the duty free.

Waiting to board

Got onto the plane only to be told to get off because they had some issues with the batteries that needed replacing. Oh gosh. I got out and called dad. He was so excited and probably hope flight canceled and I could stay another night.

We got out and found food. Hehee:

We shared the mee siam and mee rebus. That was our last meal in Sunnyland in 2007.

I woke up late this morning to meet Tony. Its been a long time since we met him. Tony helped me thru some pretty bad times when KL was in the army and then KoalaLand. He is the only and first person to tell me to think positive. We had breakfast at the market and then it got really hot and stuffy so we went to Macs nearby for drinks.

Macs Kallang

Its now like a University Library or an internet cafe with everyone studying or surfing the net. All thanks to power points and wireless.

I complaint about life and stuff. He explained and rationalised most things and I accept his explanation. I miss talking to him. He gives me hope.

We rush off to meet dad for lunch at Hollywood Duck Rice. I love that place and I don’t know when the place might be demolished.

Duck!

Spare parts:

Yam Rice:

After lunch, KL and I went to Marina Square to get that camera lens that he have been thinking about it the whole trip.

Random shot:

We went home took a nap and then its dinner time.

We met Aunty Lily and Cousin SO with her father at Mong Heng:

Teochew styled Steamed fish:

KL’s favourite Jellied Pork thingy:

Fried teochew prawn roll:

After dinner, we went home and I spent the rest of the night packing.

Called mum in the morning asking her where I can go to alter my pants. She told me about some stall in the market. She asked me to look for the elderly lady and the somewhat younger man in the shop. The only other details she gave me was that the stall is somewhere in the middle.

KL was still busy with the computer and I left before him. Walked up the very new and suddenly foreign steps to the shops upstairs the market. It felt quite strange. The same market I patronise for nearly 30 years of my life has suddenly changed. The first thing I notice was that it is no longer as open as it used to be. Doors with locks were in placed. As I carefully stepped out of the door, the whole new look of the market hits me. Everything looks so different but yet it’s remains somewhat familiar.

The layout of the place has changed and I found myself walking a different route to the middle section. Guess what. Every other shop offers alteration. Great! I called my mum again and she said, “yah, I forgot to tell you that there are many shops same same there.” Fantastic. Now how? I walked around trying to look for the lady and man she described. I can’t. I gave up and saw this relatively nice lady smiling at me so I walked in. I figured that since it is so competitive, the workmanship shouldn’t be too bad right?

I waited and mum called me. She told me that there are a few shops that are terrible. Now then she say. Told her too bad. Then at the same time, a man walked into the shop and sat in another sewing machine and immediately I knew I was at the right one that my mum recommended.

See the man and the lady (hidden) on his right?

While waiting for my pants, I walked around and saw a Barber shop.

Outside the barber, there is a row of white plastic chairs. A couple of Ah peks sitting there in the queue, waiting for their turn. So orderly.

If u see behind, that is my favourite stationery shop when I was little. The shop owner still look the same. In fact, I don’t think he aged one bit.

When my pants is done, we took a cab to Keypoint. We began our search for the famous Prawn Noodle that moved to the food court not long ago. Apparently they moved again. We wandered out into the streets in search of them because we heard that they moved back to the same spot again. We walked quite a bit and as we were giving up, I called my dad for help. He had no clue but he called me back after he asked his taxi friends. We were standing 2 shops away from it.

Blanco Court Prawn Noodles

KL wanted the middle size prawns with pork ribs:

I ordered for myself the large giant prawns:

Lime drink and Barley drink:

I also ordered the Wu Xiang Ping to share:

Picture of how big my giant prawns are. Soup spoon is a measurement:

After lunch, I wanted to walk along Arab street and KL wanted to check out a new scene at Haji Street. Haji Street is now a happening place with interesting shops that sells vintage and street wear. Here are the pictures of Haji street.

A jewellery bead shop with very cool drawers:

I love this shop:

We walked towards Bugis and I saw SunnyLand’s Gotham City.

Walking along Bugis, I saw this motorised trishaw.

Trishaw Park where trishaws goes to rest in the day.

Bugis is famous for the snake oil man

I got really tired by that time and I had to have something to keep me awake. KL needed to go Sim Lim and so I went to Burger King.

I ordered tea and fries to try to keep myself awake.

I bought cuttlefish snack and the person selling it was quite a bitch. Of course, she is from PRC.

We explored the shopping upstairs and I secretly took picture of a tattoo shop.
After I took this picture, someone in the shop asked me to erase my photo, but I innocently said to him that I haven’t taken it yet. The place is so dodgy.

We walked around a bit and then KL left to meet his grandma for dinner. I walked to the MRT to wait for Cousin SO. We went to a very nice vegetarian restaurant.

After dinner, we walked to Raffles City. We had ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s. There is no B & J in KoalaLand!

Didn’t know Ben & Jerry’s have cakes:

B & J Menu:

Different sizes:

Cute table and my ice cream:

I spent time with Cousin SO and she refused to let me go home. She wanted to go to this Macdonalds that is 24hours. SHe was THAT serious!

I managed to get out and took the last bus home.

This picture is a reminder that our future depends on this:

We took a cab to Parkway the first thing this morning because G2000 called and told me that they reopened and moved upstairs. I complaint and they were apologetic. I tried another another suit because the new range arrived today. I paid for it and left the shop. Moments later, the shop called me and told me that in their excitement, they had forgotten to put my altered pant in my shopping bag. I wandered into Isetan and KL went back to the shop to pick it up.

Soon after. we left Parkway and headed for Paragon. On the ECP, G2000 called again and apologised that actually charged me. She added another 0 to the amount. From $169 to $1690. Well done. I can’t go back because I had already left the place. They didn’t trust me to void the transaction and have me pay them at Orchard. Instead, I had to go to their outlet in Orchard and pay them in cash first before they can void the transaction.

Ding Tai Fung (DTF) was in our list of places to eat. I don’t know why but this place holds wonderful memory for me. First time I ever been there, I was there with my ex-colleague, years ago when they first opened. Back then, they only had one size serving of 10 dumplings. And, there was exactly 10 of us. We tried nearly everything in the menu. I miss them. Then, I wanted to bring KL there someday. I brought my parents there instead and they loved it. Mum loved it so much that she often tapao it back for dad. Finally, last year, I brought KL there with my mum. I glad he loved it and that was the first and last time he tried it. I’ve been dreaming of the day to bring him back again, this time just the 2 of us.

Since I seemed to be the expert in the place, I did the ordering for the both of us. That rarely happens. It is easier to blame the other person when the food is terrible and since I am lazy and KL does most of the ordering most times, I never must order. Anyway, there is the menu:

And since we had to get ourselves acquainted with the place again, we first read about how to eat our xiao long bao. Diagram behind the paper cover of our chopsticks came rather handy.

I took this picture because I got bored waiting for the food. Quite good because other than the nose test, there is no way of telling soya sauce from vinegar. Can you imagine people sticking their nose near the pourer? Yucks!

This is what I ordered:

The popular xiao long bao. There is actually 6 but KL’s chopsticks were faster than my camera.

Fried Rice. I need my carbs:

Love this!

Pork Chop:

You must have the fried rice with the yummy pork chops.

We also ordered another sort of xiao long bao but I didn’t take any pictures.

This is our dessert. My favourite red bean xiao long bao:

And this is our receipt. See? My spelling not as bad as some establishment.

I really hope to go back to DTF again with KL soon. Its such a special place to me. I don’t know why.

Anyway, after that, we headed to Taka and I went G2000 to clear the mess they made. I can’t remember where KL went but I know I was walking alone for a while. We met up again and headed to Heeren together. Nothing much change. Good thing it was in the middle of the week and it wasn’t crowded. There is no surprise when I say that we got hungry shortly after.

We headed for Marche and not even sure if it still exist. Suddenly, I remember one of the many irritating and boliao conversation I had with my mum - she said that Marche changed owner and now called Village. It looks exactly the same, same setup and same food. In fact, everything same, except name and uniform.

Mum is right - everything looks exactly the same. If I didn’t read the charge card, I would think it’s still marche. Even the food stations are the same. It was really quiet

Since we only wanted to “snack”, we ordered the Calamari:

I forgot how yummy this is. The best thing is, they now have wasabi sauce that goes so well with it.

Okay, same calamari but with flash:

Oh, this sign very naughty:

But KL says, it should say, “Pleasure in every inch”. Heheee.

Of course got to order this:

Waffles with mango and chocolate sauce and topped with chocolate movenpick ice cream.

Another picture of the divine dessert with flash:

And that what we had at the new marche place. Really. Nothing else. Since it was raining outside and we got really bored waiting for our next meal at 7pm, we sat at the couch and KL fell asleep. I was playing with my camera, taking pictures of us.

We then took a slow walk to Wheellock place coz I was suppose to meet FF, MT and KT there. KL, of course went to the Apple store there and complained about them. I agree. The sales people there are clueless and totally looked drugged out. In fact, I thought they should look like geeks/nerds but they looked more like stupid zombies.

At first, FF wanted to have dinner at Celele Depot. I walked by to check it out and I realised its a sandwich place. Seriously, don’t I have enough sandwich in KoalaLand? Wah piang. But, next door, Sun and Moon japanese restaurant looks pretty good. So I text everyone that we are having dinner there instead. I was good enough to see if there is non raw food for the pregnant FF.

Okay, to make things easy. Here are the photos of the food.

I had this:

but it came with a timer:

FF had this:

KL had this:

and this:

We shared these:

& fois gras:

MT & KT shared this:

KT’s dessert:

Strawberry chessecake:

MT’s Tofu cheesecake in a cage:

KL’s mochi:

I ordered Ice Mango thing:

Cousin canceled on me yet again. Why am I not surprised? KL already said that there are people who feel that they NEED to meet you and there are others who WANT to meet you. In this case, WANT is more important. Bored, I saw DW online and begged him to have lunch with me. He did. I changed and dashed out of the house and met him at Far East for lunch. KL was out with his parents getting a laptop. I didn’t want anything to do with it.

DW brought me to this ‘no-fuss’ chicken rice place. I have to say, the portion is so small! How Sunnylander eat so little? I tell myself, “Not to worry. You can eat kaya roti later.” And we progressed to YaKun right after. I didn’t want to scare DW with my appetite so I only ordered a drink. *blush* We chatted a bit and even did a little show and tell. Haha.. Everytime we meet, we will show each other some skin. Nearly forgot to mention that part of my 16Kg parcel I brought back to Sunnyland includes, 5 shampoos for DW.

DW had to rush back to work so I started my shopping in Far East. Not long after saying goodbye to DW, I bought 2 pairs of shoes from Mondo and 2 bags (same design but in 2 colours). Nothing would fit me in Bangkok, nothing will fit me in Far East. Disappointed, I started wandering upstairs. Feeling very filthy from Bangkok, I found a nice nail place and asked for a pedicure. There are so many shops offering the same service there with prices pretty competitive. So I chose one that looked clean, bright and decent.

By the way, thats my fat toes. Check out the little basket of OPI colours.

The ladies there were very nice and damn sweet. No, they are not PRC, but I reckon from across the bridge. I chatted with them before I entered to make sure they are not PRC. Yes, biased. I know.

Anyway, I kept apologising to the girls because my feet was really dirty. Explained that I just came back from Bangkok and she was so great. She scrubbed and used some special solution to remove the dirt. I feel, oh so pampered.

And they had a nice flat screen tv showing some HK drama featuring Aaron Kwok. *drool*

After my nails are done, I called Aunty Anna to meet her at CK Tang. I even managed to get my “damn-hard-to-find” concealer and went to Island Shop. Aunty Anna was talking all the while and I wasn’t very good at playing attention. There was so many things to see, try and buy. At Island Shop, I tried on at least 5 summery tops and decided to buy 2. Aunty Anna offered to get them for me for Xmas. SCORE!

Around this time, KL came to join us. We adjourned to Paragon. Darm! I’m not finished with CK Tang. She suggested Bakerzin. I had my favourite ‘warm chocolate cake’ and KL shared something with Aunty Anna. KL still have his nasty cough and asked for water. The waiter said, they “Don’t serve water.” HUH? KL said, “Still? Tap?” The waiter proceed in explaining that they have evian. KL was so mad he took his empty mineral waterbottle and walked to the toilet to fill it up. WTF. Not like we didn’t order drinks. We ordered drinks and dessert. Everything so sweet, we had to wash it down with water? And, not like they are selling water cheap anyway. ARGH! Okay, we will not go there ever again… or till next year. =P

We got up and rushed to Paragon to wait for Uncle Kenny to pick us up. Thats the beauty of Sunnyland - although super hot, we are always in the comfort of air-conditioning. We arrived at East Coast Lagoon before 7 in the middle of the week. There was so many vacant tables. Spoilt for choice.

There are the dishes we ordered:

KL ordered this while waiting for the food to arrive. Honestly, its really a small bowl. I ‘helped’ him with his hum.

Kailan. Aunty Anna needed this to help her with her….err.. short intestines.

Stingray. Steve, bless your soul.

BARBAK!!! I HEART Barbak. oh, how I miss barbak! That’s beef tripe for those of you that don’t already know.

Oyster Omelette! Although I love eggs, I was eating the oyster mostly. And, the soury spicy chilli sauce that goes so well with it… *drool.

Mussels and Sotong! I need my shell-fish.

Obviously, we washed it down with Sugar Cane drink. Never take picture coz too busy stuffing face. We left that East Coast Lagoon as quickly as we came. It was too hot and humid to stay there a minute later. In the car, Uncle Kenny wanted to bring us to Cozy bay but I wanted a place with air conditioning. He then brought us to this new joint he discovered at Telok Kurau.

It quite a nice and quiet neighbourhood pub. I ordered this fruity sweet drink and it doesn’t taste bad. We chatted (Aunty Anna spoke more), ate peanuts and chilled. We even played cards and loser had to put peanut on any part of their face (mainly ear).

The boys played snooker or billiard. I can’t tell. Aunty Anna talked more. I was basically stoned out by then and it was raining outside and I was really sleepy. They drove us back and I can’t remember what I did after we got home. I think I might have been busy packing or something. Either that, or I fell asleep.

Went to Chinatown to collect our glasses. I can’t even begin to tell you about the service we got. To add, we were served by the boss. He was fucking pushy and refused to listen to our needs. He kept saying, “Yah, okay, very good.” then try to pack our glasses into the box and rushing to complete his service. KL was so mad. But as usual, he did nothing. I complained to lady who served us the last time. Come on, we made 4 pairs of glasses and he made quite a lot of money from us.

He treated us like idiots. Fuck. I have been wearing glasses since I was primary 4 and I know what is comfortable and how glasses should fall on my face. My glasses is fucking slanting and he kept saying, “Okay, can already.” We persisted and made sure we got the service we are entitled to. KL says never to go there ever again. I agree. The workmanship in cutting the glass is shit too. I had to tell the boss that he need to polish it better. He brought it back to the room and came back with a slightly more polished finished. WTF. Can’t he do that in the first place? So far, the best service I ever got from an optical shop was YES at Suntec. Too bad that they don’t have a high turnover and hence, selection a bit stagnant. Plus, my favourite salesman passed on due to live cancer, so I was told.

I think, I will probably stick to contact lenses and slowly build my guts to do lasik.

We left that place and off to Funan because KL wanted to look for laptops for his mum. I got bored so I got to find a place to sit and wait.

I stood in the queue for Kaya Roti, Ice tea and half boiled eggs. It was a long queue and I saw something interesting so I whipped out my camera and I suddenly heard, “Miss, no photography here.
” in mandarin.

I kept my camera in my bag and took my order. I figure that since I am seated with my food that I paid for, there is no reason why I can’t take a photo of my food.

And KL came to join me and I told him what had happened. He said that we are sitting away from the shop so we should be able to take a picture of it.

Picture of the stupid place.

Why the hell the secrecy? What are they afraid of? BS is right - a lot of places in SunnyLand do not allow photography. I don’t understand why. Its stupid I say. But BS says they are scared of competition. Right. Sure. Whatever.

Anyway, this was the poster I was trying to take a picture before I was stopped.

Oh, and most of the major shopping centre has this weird thing:

Its some interactive thing. Only kids play with it. Pretty cool if you ask me.

KL, the nerd, was engrossed in the computer book shop, he was stuck there for a long time. I got really sick of Funan and ventured out.

Every year when I pass by this place, I had to take a picture of it.

One day it will be gone. One day.

I went to Raffles City and tried a few dresses. In fact, I tried one too many dresses and bought a total of 3 dresses and 2 tops. I got distracted and forgot to call dad for dinner. KL and I rushed back home to go dinner with dad.

On the bus, Uncle Boon was standing right next to me. We chatted a little. Mostly, I wish KL would have at least say hi to him instead of pretending he is not in the same bus as us. Haha…

Dad met us at the bus stop and it suddenly poured. We took a cab to City Plaza. Arnold’s Chicken was in my list of things to eat.

It is still pretty much the same as how I remembered:

Took a picture of the menu so I can remember:

And then of course picture of what we had that night:

5 Pc Chicken:

Spring Chicken (because Dad thinks it’s more tender):

My favourite Coleslaw in the whole wide world:

Its a must to washing down the grease with Bandung & Ice Milo:

And, you got to finish the meal with dessert - Ice Kachang with Ice cream on top:

Of course, Dad had to destroy the presentation and make the ice cream roll off the top.

We then took a cab to Parkway coz I needed to collect my alteration pants. Stupid G2000 called to tell me that my pants is ready for collect but when I got there, they are closed for renovation. How stupid.

Oh, Dad bought me a Novita humidifier. Haha… another bulky item to bring back. Hoot~!

I can’t remember what happened that night. I was probably too full and fell to sleep soon after dinner

Woke up today with BS standing beside me. Fucker! I jumped of course. The weird thing was, he didn’t even wake me but I just opened my eyes coz I knew someone was there. First thing he said to me was, “Woah. You got great bed hair.” I realised I was the last one to wake up. Everyone was up and ready. It didn’t take me long because I had already packed last night and the gang was still packing. Off to have breakfast without GL again. This time, we knew where she was, she was in the room, showering and drying her hair.

We left our luggage at the concierge and left to explore Discovery and some posh but yet boring shopping centre. What got me and GL excited was going to Siam Square. DAMN! Again I wish BS had brought us there earlier. He should know that it is the sort of place GL and me love. After venturing into a Hello Kitty shop, KL and I lost the gang. We went into a nice shop and I bought heaps of unique necklace and earrings. Then, I bought more earrings. I didn’t want to leave that place but we had to have lunch before heading to the airport.

We went back to Siam Paragon’s food court. I had my last stew pork rice and KL had his papaya salad. We ran out of money. It happened the last time we were in Bangkok, 10 years ago.

BS and NL had to have their last ice cream. While waiting for them, I saw a very unusual chandelier:

Check out what it’s made of:

Cool huh?

Sulking (only me), we went back to the hotel to collect our luggage and headed for the airport in 2 cabs. Again, bloody cab driver tried to con us. We insisted on going by meter but he refused. GL said NO and threaten to get out. I had my leg sticking out of the door as he slowly drove out of the hotel driveway. We were tough and we finally fixed a price. KL wasn’t too happy about it. He was angry with us. Not the cab driver. Because he didn’t want trouble and just wanted to pay the price. I refused to be conned. GL didn’t want to be swindled.

We were all tired and falling asleep in the cab. KL was engrossed in his book, GL fell asleep and I was left to look out for us.

This is the last picture I took of Bangkok:

Ronald Macdonald Thai style.

At the airport, we were stuck behind a huge group of inconsiderate Sunnylanders. Then, we were stuck in the long queue at the custom. Oh, we spotted Mr SuperPoke. And, to prolong our pain, we had to walk damn super long to gate. Everyone fell asleep in the plane. NL was photographed sleeping with her mouth wide open. BS was snoring so loud we can hear him across the aisle.

Thank goodness the plane ride was smooth and short. GL shared a cab back with us and when I reached home, Dad was really happy to see us. We showered and off to the market for late dinner with BS and NL. They brought Bailey along. As usual, it was past GL’s bedtime so she didn’t come.

Am fucking pissed because I already wrote this entry and it wasn’t save when my kaypoh-ish to see some video (having to dl flash). Had to listen to KL to close my computer when I knew I should have checked before I do so. So now, I am typing this entry all over again. It will never be as perfect as what I wrote last night. ARGH!

Woke up this morning without GL again. Guess she is probably in some Gem shop. Went breakfast without her again. Pissed off in the morning because firstly, I am not a morning person. Secondly, I am tired and need more sleep. Lastly, they again gave us a crappy table at the buffet. I demanded a better table, and finally, they gave us one closer to the Buffet table. As usual, we headed back to the room to poop and GL was already there.

We left the hotel in 2 cabs to go to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Bloody sly conman who calls himself a cab driver, brought us to some dodgy pier and asked us to take the boat there because it was the fastest way there. Yeah Right. It was way to expensive. At this point, I sense BS’s forcefield. He is pissed. We all were pissed about being conned. But we continued and decided to cut our loses and take another “decent” cab to where we want to go.The same bastard conman wanted to take us but we tried hailing for the Bandung cab nearby, only to be yelled at by the bastard. Apparently, this is his territory. Anyway, at the end, we all sat in one cab to the temple. The driver was nice and even told us how to get to another temple after this.

When we arrived at the temple, there was so many tourist. KL, NL and BS had to rent clothes because they were not dressed for the temple. *tsk tsk… wear so skimpy, some people have no decency. Unlike GL and me.

Picture of them:

When we entered, I was nearly blinded by the Gold. I have never seen so much Gold before. We took lots of touristy pictures. I even taught GL how to take photos with her own camera pointing at herself. After many attempts, she finally managed to avoid cutting my head off the shot. Hope she continues having fun with her camera.

I think I take quite good pictures. So here are some.

Huge Statue when we walked in:

Little shrine within the temple grounds:

Check out the Gold in the place:

My artistic shot (nice right?):

More blings and gold:

A lot of tourists posed like the statues when they took this picture:

After we are done and seen the Emerald Buddha, we walked to the Palace grounds. Although we didn’t see any handsome prince roaming about, we took a picture with a rather cute guard.

Then we started our journey to the Temple of Dawn. We followed the cab driver’s instructions but it was quite a long walk. That’s where we all begin to ask, “Are we there yet?”. In doubt, we stopped and asked a guide and guess what. He told us that the temple is closed until later so he suggested that we visit a factory outlet and even drew on our map. We took the risk and soldier on. We could smell the salted fish smell and thought we might be near the river. Thinking we are near, we crossed the road and found ourselves at ‘ju hier’ heaven. Boy, all of us love our smelly cuttlefish. The shop sells all sort of dried food.

While waiting for BS to buy 1kg of cuttlefish amongst other things, I took this picture:

We bought tangerine juice before we when on board the boat. At the stand, the drink stall seller was speaking to us in English and his toddler daughter was staring at GL. He joking tell GL to take her. GL said, “Come, let’s go home.” Obviously the kid didn’t understand until her father told her what he said because he kept asking her what did GL say to her. She immediately cried and didn’t want to let her dad go. Haha… GL, wants to be another Angelina Jolie.

So, we sat on the dingy boat waiting for the driver to come. We can see the Temple of Dawn at the other side. Makes me feel like we are going Kusu island. Hmm… when the boat started, we soon realised how filthy the river was. We were hoping no water would splash at us. Strangely, the boat ride was very short. Feels like it just did a U-turn and we were on the other side.

The temple wasn’t closed. The bloody locals are lying so that we can go to their factory outlet. Makes me wonder if at the “factory outlet” there would be people waiting for us with their cleavers - making us into human pau. Too many B-grade movies!

There is nothing to do at the temple except to climb it. Mind you, it’s bloody steep.

GL and BS had a go at it first and apparently, GL went all jelly feet at the top. Haha… I feel the earth move, under my feet… Some angmo lady wore a dress and climbed up. Everyone had a free show. Didn’t have to go Patpong. Then I went up. I guess I wasn’t that scared. The view at the top was magnificent.

We explored a little and then it was time to get down. Shit! Coming down was not a funny matter. I found it easier to come down with both hands on the handle. Of coz, KL had to take a picture of me looking at my worse. ARGH! So tak glam!

Back on the boat to the main island again.

Since we did all those touristy stuff, its into a cab and off to MBK for some shopping. Our cab got there first so we waited for BS and NL outside Mister Donut. KL swear that he had one of that 10 years ago at the exact same location in MBK.

When they arrived, we were starving by then so we went to SushiTei for lunch. I know, sushi in thailand? But it was good and cheap.

We ordered this sushi and it was good:

We split up after lunch to go about shopping. Apparently BS had an agenda where to go. GL wandered off to Tokyu. KL and I wandered around like a lost puppy. I have to say that I love MBK. It’s different from 10 years ago but I love it.

There are so many shops and so many floors. I spotted this pair of shorts that I like and asked for my size. Girl said, “XL”. I thought, “FUCK!”. KL sniggered and the girl immediately said, “Thai size. Cutting small.” It was cheap so I bought 2. The bloody tag is going to be inside anyway. Hahaa..

I love MBK. Just wished that BS had bought us there earlier. If I knew, I wouldn’t have wasted my time at Siam Paragon. And, to only discover MBK at 3pm was not cool. Plus we were heading back tomorrow. DAMN. KL and me wandered off and bought a few things. I only wish we had more time.

We met up again with the gang and GL wanted to get a new luggage for her coming Korea trip with her mum. We checked it out but I wasn’t good at such thing. I seized the opportunity and did more shopping. We met up BS again and he told me that there are so many stuff I like upstairs which I haven’t explore. Boy, I wish he had told us earlier when we first came to MBK. In fact, we have been friends for so long, he should know what I like and posh paragon is not me. I like cheap stuff that I can haggle.

It was an exhausting day. If not for dinner, I would have shopped till the shops closed. I think I did. I remember shutters coming down and sheets of cloths covering their goods. We wandered out of MBK and BS brought us to this chinese restaurant. We were really exhausted at this point. Our feet was aching and my knees were refusing to bend going up and down the stairs.

The food was alright. The fried rice was great. The Thai restaurant we went on the first day was the best.

Since I was too busy shopping at MBK, I had forgotten to take picture. So, I whipped out my camera while we wait for our food and took this:

And this:

The sharkfin was starchy and not that fantastic but hey, we were tired and we just wanted to fill our stomach and go back hotel to sleep.

Imagine walking all the way back to the hotel again. We walked by the Thai restaurant we went to on the first night and I took a picture of it so I can remember the name:

BS and NL didn’t want to follow us to the thai massage place downstairs so we went on our own. We went to Lek Massage. GL had the Thai body massage while KL and me opt for the foot and shoulder/head massage. After a tiring day that involved lots of walking and carrying of shopping bags, the foot message was sensational. Cheap too. $400BHT. I just felt sorry for the masseuse coz I haven’t showered yet. Opps!

GL finished early so we went back to the room to sleep. We enjoyed our massage so much I fell asleep. My masseuse was so attentive. She knew what was too much and what tickled me. KL’s masseuse was a very strong older woman. She kept staring at him to see his reaction - to see if it hurts or wasn’t enough. At the end, we were very happy with our masseuse that we heavily tipped them.

All I remember was that I fell asleep very quickly that night.

Was woken up in the morning by GL but still managed to fall asleep again because it was freaking 7am!! When it was time to wake up again, KL said that GL in the toilet so we refused to wake up until she came out. Little did we know, GL was already wandering the streets of Bangkok, and quite possible at some gem factory. She left us a note to text her when we wake up.

Pic of me sleeping:

We had breakfast at the hotel without her. And re-group when we came back to the room to poop. Complained to GL about being interrupted in my sleep this morning. According to her, she was already trying to be really quiet in the room. I told her that I don’t think counting coins and ruffling plastic bags are considered quiet activities. *hmpf!

Anyway, we got dressed and sprayed (antiperspirant)for the heat in Chuptuchup. And off to the train station we go.

Picture of the gang looking dumb waiting for the train.

Chuptuchup is at the last station so BS spent the entire time irritating me with his Spiderpig song. And because I am so easily influenced, I spent the entire time shopping in Chuptuchup with the song in my head. ARGH!

Sight from the train station at Chuptuchup:

I was too busy shopping to take much photos. But here are the ones I took. Too bad they don’t allow pictures of the puppies but they are the cutest thing.

Shopping haven has a second hand bookshop:

This stall sells nothing but denim bags:

BS bought this:

Fried Quail eggs! Can anyone say “CHOLESTEROL”? But, really, its yummy.

And, who can resist food on sticks:

Selling fruit juice:

NL bought pineapple and I bought watermelon:

Some bean snacks:

Stew pork:

Pork Liver and meat for pork noodles soup which I didn’t get to it:

Bandung Taxi:

The heat wasn’t too bad, I thought. Maybe I was expecting worse. Then again, it was cloudy and rained. I don’t think we managed to even walk half of it. I thought Chuptuchup has changed quite a lot since KL and I was last there (nearly 10 years ago). I have changed. I can’t haggle as much, don’t have much stamina and I don’t get easily excited now.

After that, we were hungry and went to Siam Paragon for lunch. Trust me, at that time, we were really exhausted.

Did I mention that the food court at Siam Paragon is amazing? So many thing, I don’t know what to order.

Because of my damn ulcerS on my throat, I ordered Pork and rice:

Stew Pork and intestines:

BS ordered this Orh Lua thingy:

Of course, KL also ordered Papaya Salad and Mango Sticky rice.

For dessert, we had Cripsy Milo Prata.

The crispy part:

Sprinkle Milo on the Crispy prata:

The menu:

Oh, they even have something like Kaya Roti. Check out that tub of butter:

After late lunch, we went to the supermarket. Don’t laugh at me because I bought 12 packs of Colgate Toothpaste. It’s expensive in Melly okay? I wanted to stock up on sanitary products too but everything was in thai and I didn’t want to buy the wrong stuff. The other couple shopped as if they are in NTUC. Buying everything in bulk.

After that, the boys went back to the hotel to dump the shopping and also to fall asleep. The girls explored Paragon. GL got bored in the accessories department and when upstairs. NL and I probably spent too much time there and GL got bored and decided to go back to the hotel to sleep.

We went Kinokuniya because NL said that the books are cheaper. KL did some calculation and confirmed it. So, he bought a few.

Siam Paragon is pretty crowded huh?

That night, we tabao food back to the hotel for dinner. GL was already asleep, we showered and played cards. KL and I went off to get a couple’s thai massage, while the other couple went to bed.

The massage was alright but I didn’t feel very relax. In fact, I had a butch masseuse who kept going to areas that tickled me. She even shhh me for laughing.

Woke up this morning meaning to meet DTAC for lunch. Since I woke up early, I called him and demanded that he meet me NOW. Obliging, he took a cab to Suntec and since it was too early for lunch, we sat down for coffee and tea.

I miss DTAC, he is the one guy that was there for me when I was at the lowest and I’m glad I was there for him when HE was at his lowest. I’m very happy to hear that he is doing so well now.

Sitting down, he updated me with stories about the employment in SunnyLand and how 50% of the workforce are foreign talents. It’s scary to know that fresh grads will be fighting with cheaper PRC for jobs.

KL came to meet us shortly after and we headed for lunch. As all are not hungry, we shared a Fried Prawn Noodles and Sushi.

This is our expensive sushi that cost $15.

I wish we could stay longer to chat with DTAC but we had to rush off home to do some final packing and then off to the airport.

We met at the airport and after checking in, we were issued a receipt. Apparently it was our boarding pass. BS says, “Budget what.” And from then now, we expect everything to be “budget” service.

Since we were early for our flight and our Budget airline do not provide dinners, we went to Popeyes instead.

Saw this ridiculous sign at the cafeteria.

If a tourist that see this in the airport would be damn puzzled.

At popeyes.

I see that it’s still fashionable to study at airports and fast food places.

While waiting to be board the plane, KL suddenly remembered he might need to notify the army that he going out of the country, so he went to queue at the free Internet access computer. After a while, he came back and angrily told us that he have been queuing a long time behind some kid who is on facebok. Apparently he is engrossed in superpoke. Hahaa. BS, GL and I wanted to get up from our seat and go SuperPoke him for real. But, we didn’t. Boarding the plane, KL pointed him out to us. We had another chance to Poke him but again, we are wimps. He is known as Mr SuperPoke.

The place ride was alright for budget airline. I was busy playing my DS. GL and KL slept.

We sat in different cabs to the hotel and on the way, we saw fireworks. Welcoming us. Sure.

Hotel looks good and I’m glad we got adjoining rooms. Of course we are so comfortable with each other, it really didn’t matter. One thing is, how was the hotel going to put the spare bed in our room? Luckily, KL and me could squeeze in a single and GL slept on the other bed.

Anyway, we dump our stuff and off to the highly recommended Thai restaurant nearby.

Its really quite a nice place.

Got authentic music some more.

These are the food we ordered. I might miss a couple.

Drinks:

Steamed eggs with prawns (Yummy!):

Pad Thai to share:

Pandan Chicken (blurred picture coz was in a rush to eat):

Papaya Salad (KL’s favourite. He order it in our every meal):

Fried Sun Fish (damn nice):

Tanghoon with crab claw (BS reminded us about that Thai advertisement. We couldn’t stop laughing):

Tom Yum Soup (must have):

Our dessert - sweeten banana, chendol, mango with sticky rice:

I wish I ate more during dinner but my 2 sore ulcers on the throat is annoying the hell out of me. BS bring me to the nearby pharmacy and I got some disgusting thing to gargle to bring the swelling down.

GL paid for dinner (we are yet to pay her back). And it started pouring. BS used NL’s umbrella to go back to the hotel to get more umbrella for us. It was quite a heavy rain but we went to 7-11 because NL wanted to stock up. That night, we all fell asleep very quickly.

I woke up this morning feeling worse. My husband was the one that drank too much last night and I seemed to be the one with the hangover. I decided to see Dr Gan for my hayfever.

It seemed that every year when I come back, I will surely see him. Gosh, I even have to pay to see him. He is so lucky compared to my relatives.

He is still as chatty as ever. Talk too much I think. Anyway, he tells me that KoalaLand’s doctor are very different compared to here - they don’t anyhow prescribe anti-biotics. They want your body to fit it out. But unfortunately, KL and I still have the cough for the last month and a half. I told him I have a very bad sore throat and he told me I have 2 very large and sore ulcers on my throat. *sigh… so much for tom yum in Bangkok.

So we left the clinic with my favourite cough medicine and lozenges that taste like polo sweet and went to the nearby kopitiam for breakfast.

I have to have my favourite Kway Tiao Tng. Super oily and super good.

Took a cab to the immigration to renew my passport and KL had to get a new ID card. On the way, I saw this:

Our national beer. Only when you leave overseas, you realised that SunnyLand is recognised by their beer.

What’s this?

Why do we have so many damn Condos in SunnyLand? My friend, May, tells me that people our age getting married are no longer queuing up for government flats. Instead, they are buying condos costing more than govt flats but equal the size of a subsidised flat. I don’t understand. So many condos all look the same and especially this - so bloody cluttered.

Anyway, at the immigration, while waiting for my number to be called, I saw that one of the counters had a HUGE speaker. I wonder if you don’t appear with your number, they will use the speaker to announce your number loudly. Hahaa

After all is done, I really felt worse and the weather was still getting to us. Frustrated, we headed home. On the way, we stopped at the hawker centre to get lunch.

My favourite char kway teow stall. The man is famous for his grumpiness. Luckily, he is not famous on tv or magazines:

My dad’s favourite Kway Chup stall. Very arrogant owner. Naturally. Check out his newspaper clippings and you’ll know why.

KL’s favourite curry puff stall. The black pepper curry puff is THE best:

Mum’s favourite dessert stall. I love the pictures and always end up staring at them and can’t decide what to order:

We went home with:

Carrot Cake

Char Kway Teow (with extra hum)

And, 2 sugarcane juice. Its amazing how KL is so loved by the hawkers there. The sugarcane guy remembered him and asked why he hasn’t seen him in a while. Hah. I guess it’s not difficult to recognise a chubby boy.

Anyway, I don’t remember much what happened after we had all that food. I think I went to sleep. Only to be woken up by my parents to go dinner with them.

We went Joo Heng for dinner. Although I forgotten to take picture of the food, I took a picture of the owner.

He is a marathon runner. He is a funny guy. He once told us that his wife is a bad cook. And luckily, his son is a better cook than her. Also, he mentioned that if his wife was to cook for his shop, it will close down. Haha..

Okay, I seriously can’t remember what I had for breakfast today. But we took a cab to Chinatown to have our eyes tested to make some glasses. BS introduced us the place and it was pretty cheap too.

BS introduced us the place and it was pretty cheap too. So we in total we made 4 pairs of glasses (2 each). I am so sad that my degree increased and will be soon certified legally blind. *sigh. Still no guts to do lasik.

Anyway, we were in a dodgy shopping centre and I can’t believe that they have there.

They were tattoo-ing eyebrows at the side of the escalator. How dodgy is that? And you won’t believe that a lot of “aunties” are doing it. My God. I wonder if it’s safe to do so, not to mention sanitized. And the customer lie on beach decks and the tattoo “artist” is practically squatting on stools. GOODNESS!

After the optical, we had lunch downstairs and I had help a nice Indonesian man translate his orders to a PRC hawker. Although there are numbers on the pictures, the stupid PRC hawker can’t even understand the numerics. ARGH! I’m most frustrated during this trip back to Sunnyland seeing so many PRCs everywhere. I hate it most when I see a PRC cooking my Char Kway Tiao in the food court. Yes, I is a racialist. But, how is it possible when I is Yellow?

Anyway, KL had Yong Tau Hu, but since his wife is a slow eater, he got hungry again.

So he ordered chicken rice. Isn’t he adorable with his shirt? *puke*

After lunch, we got bored and sweaty and decided to go Suntec. It is closer to his office and he is meeting his colleagues for dinner later. We took the confusing Northeast line and managed our way to Cityhall. By the time we reached Suntec, it was time for him to go off and abandon me. Since I had time to kill till I meet BS and NL for dinner. I went everywhere and took photos like a tourist.

This is the Fountain of Wealth. I think.

And I saw Muthu’s Curry going all clean and upmarket:

I got bored after a while and I sat down at NYDC for a drink.

The cakes were tempting.

And it’s some time till dinner so I had to order.

The Boney Cake is my favourite.

YUP! I am P-I-G!

I sat there and played my DS and waited for BS and NL to come meet me. I get bored so easily.

When they arrived, we went Sakae Sushi for dinner. OINK!!

As you can tell, I only took picture of my Chuwanmushi because I was too busy eating.

After dinner, I had to show NL my new toy - Pinky, my Nintendo DS lite.

Apparently, after that night, NL die die had to get one too. Hehee.

The donut craze. Such long queue too.

We have Krispy Kreme in Melly and I don’t even bother much.

About the same price too.

We went to Giant because they needed to get something. So, I wiped out my camera coz I got bored.

Apple Cheese Sausage? Sausage in Chicken Meat? Weird!

Muscle Ham?

Lion Dance Pork Ball. MY FAVOURITE! Oh, how I miss you…

And before we left, I saw Ben & Jerry’s.

Melly don’t have. But I was too full to put anything in my mouth.

I went back to their place but not before bringing sweet young innocent me to see hookers near our neighbourhood. BS even pointed one $20 hooker. These PRC are getting more and more daring.

At their place, BS’s mum was so nice and wanted to make me Luncheon Meat Bun, fondly known as “Lan Chiao Bun”. So sweet. But I already overate and want to puke already. Bailey made me sneeze so much, I had to leave their place early to nurse my hayfever.

I showered, took medication and concussed in bed. I woke up at 3am to let KL in. I heard that he went to Vivo, Zouk and even MOS that night. Blardy Hell.

Woke up in a rush this morning. Mum bought us breakfast as usual and KL had to rush to work. Seriously, his company has an office in the country and he’s got to pay a visit so that it’s tax deductible. *roll eyes* Might as well, I can go Orchard to visit my ex colleagues.

KL left on his own because he was an eager beaver. I took a cab and dropped mum at her facial and headed right to the heart of town. Everything seems so familiar. What used to be my “hood” for about 3 years still look the same but with slight difference. Perhaps if I didn’t want to look closer in fear I might blur my memories of the place I so fondly call my “playground”.

What is left in my workplace is only 2 familiar faces. Most of them left because they couldn’t stand that idiot. I went in and my heart dropped when I walked by where Aisha used to sit. I still can’t believe she’s left us. I am still in denial and haven’t have the guts to delete her number from my mobile. I sat there at the same couch we so often sat and talked to my colleagues about everyone else.

We went out for lunch at Wisma. The food court is now renovated and very very nice. I remember Wisma’s food court is the worst when I was working nearby.

The food court in SunnyLand is so nice and fancy. No longer the bright sterile look.

Of course, lunchtime is always crowded and will the girls queued for my food, I turned my head and saw this red construction building.

Apparently, it seemed like they are building yet another shopping center.

The girls were so sweet and bought me ‘char har mee’, ‘orh lua’ and pohpiah to share.

I left them when they had to return back to work. I continued shopping and then KL came to meet me. By that time, I had already taken out my large shopping bag. Then, Mum came too.

And she bought me a rice cooker. HAH!

Knowing that my mum have no patience to shop, we had some light snacks at Delifrance.

This is really nice. Wish they have this here.

Dad came to meet us for dinner at Sanur. Again, we ordered too much. We ordered n+2.

These are the pictures before my camera battery died.

Sayur Lodeh.

Tauhu Telok

Ayam Merika.

Fried fish.

Deep fried baby octopus.

After such a heavy dinner, I went to collect my new watch.

Dad and Mum split the bill. Hehee. SCORE!!!

We woke up the next day again with breakfast on the table. Mum really loves KL that much. Then while we are changing to go out, it rained so suddenly and so hard too. Its been a long time since we’ve witness such rage. Melly have been in a drought for about 7 years. We took an umbrella and went down to stare at the rain for over 40 mins. As it turns, Alan was late.

Alan and KL went to electronic heaven while I made a rational decision to shop at Bugis instead. The downside was that I had to lunch alone and I seriously hate that.

At Bugis, I discovered that Seiyu is now BHG (Big Hungry Giant?!?) Its still the same crap to me anyway. Lunch time, I went to the basement only to realised that the food court I remembered is no longer there. Had to ask around to find out where it went and I had this:

Dried Beef Noodles with Tripe.

The wonderful “Chin-char-lok” that goes so well with it. OOooohh…

I only bought a top and a dress before the boys came to pick me up to go home and set up my dad’s computer.

That night, we had Chicken Rice for dinner. Not any ordinary chicken rice but THE chicken rice from Katong Shopping Centre.

It’s the best!

The Chicken:

The chicken feet:

The salad -’ah char’:

The divine mystery soup:

We were caught in the rain after dinner so we went home without walking around the neighbourhood.

I met my ex chinese tuition teacher when I went down to dispose some boxes and was invited to her place. Somehow, we chatted for nearly over 2 hours and I was exhausted. Its amazing how some people’s life changed in a matter for 3 years.

We started the morning with my favourite Lor mee. Then we went to meet KL’s parents and grandma for lunch at the club. We are such pigs!

Guess where we went next. Toa Payoh interchange. KL needed to spend some time with his parents to understand their new business venture and I didn’t want to be involved fearing boredom. So, I wondered around the whole interchange for nearly over 4hrs.

There is really nothing much to buy or see coz I practically walked the whole damn over and over again.

Still, I managed to score a couple of work blouses and giordano tees (sales). That was about it. I think I did pretty badly for that 4 hours but again, it was quite boring.

Since I probably walked around the entire interchange more than 3 times, I saw the progress of these durains unloading.

The highlight of the day was probably dinner with the extended family at Ah Tat’s.

Apparently Uncle Ah Tat divorced his wife and married a Viet girl half his age. Now, he does, Chinese/Thai/Viet cuisine. Still, it was delicious. He even remember that I love his sharksfin and that KL love his butter spareribs.

I had a couple of bowls that night.

We went home with a really full stomach and feeling restless, we took a cab to the 24hrs Mustafa. Woohoo!

Didn’t take much pictures because I was too busy shopping. But took this picture because stupid tiger nearly got me in trouble with the custom last year.

Then I saw this weird dry water massage machine. How weird is it. Looks like Michael Jackson’s oxygen capsule.

Shortly after this picture was taken, Alan came to meet us. We didn’t explore much of Mustafa after that. However, I still managed to buy up to $250 worth of stuff. I don’t know how I managed to do it in such a short span of time.

We wanted to bring Alan to see some interesting characters at Desker Road but they were not there so we decided to go off somewhere else for drinks.

Saw this Letter Box at Little India. Apparently they commissioned students to decorate them thru-out Sunnyland. In my opinion, some look really stupid and amature.

As we haven’t climatise to the weather yet, KL requested for an Air-conditioned place to go. Since we haven’t been back for a long time, we had difficulty describing and giving Alan direction. But it didn’t take KL too long to find it. Seriously, every year we come back, we’ll have to bring Alan to a new place because that fella just don’t go out much.

Again, I don’t know how we do it but even after a heavy dinner, we still managed to gobble down a bowl of Bak Chor mee.

Okay, it’s been chaotic. AND, its only the first day.

Last night, Aunty Lily and Cousin Sharon came with my parent to the airport to pick us up. Packed like sardines into her very nice and spacious Merc, we went Oasis for Taiwan porridge. I was melting in the heat and starting to smell like gym gear but they insisted going there as it is probably the last time we’ll go there. They are demolishing the place. I had my ‘kong bak’ and very raw ‘hum’, I didn’t care. Cousin Sharon was talking a lot - to me. I just nodded and food and didn’t remember what she said.

Then home, showered and off to the kopitiam to meet BS and NS. Guess what. I ordered fishball noodles. Hahaaa. PIG!

Today, we got up, went to the market to meet GL and BS(again) for our usual annual breakfast meeting. Lucky the market was too noisy, else we could have heard NL snoring in her sleep (too early for her). BS gave me some local magazine which was perfect for catching up on local gossip. KL reads them in the toilet. *roll eyes*

Anyway, first stop, Parkway of course. Errands to run, bank book to update and close, shoes needs to be repaired, etc.

Then we saw lots of food at the ground floor.

Taiwan Sausage!

Tako Balls!

KL’s favourite stall.

The egg tart is really great.

This looks interesting but I didn’t try.

KONG BAK!!!

We met my parents and BS/NL joined us and we ate at Crystal Jade. There, we had our first pork leg. Its 5 spice pork leg but it stinks. My parents took my shopping bag and when home while we continue our shopping.

Ice kachang was most welcoming in the really hot humid afternoon. Managed to catch a bus back only to be “caught” by KL’s parents in the bus. OOPS!

Saw neighbours hanging their stuff toys. So cute:

I miss my neighbourhood. Been there for nearly 28 years of my life. This is my humble block:

This picture is titled -”Inconvenience”:

I hate walking by other people’s front door. Corridor of my block.

Dad loves me so much he bought all the fruits I miss.

Mangoteen:

My favourite banana (some local malay banana that I can’t get in Melly):

That night, we had a quiet dinner with my parents at the market. Assam fish head was the main attraction. I don’t know how we managed to order ‘n+3′ and finished it all. Its very scary when my dad orders.

Walking back from the market, I had to get something. To standby. Just in case I get hungry at night.

*Burp!