Orchid Gallery

Location : Orchid Garden, Singapore

Uniquely Singapore

My Singapore trip was awesome. I wasn't that excited about the trip at first, since I thought the tiny Land of Merlion would be the same as Kuala Lumpur but with more Chinese instead of Malays. But boy was I wrong. The climate, food, language etc might probably be the same, but KL is never near Singapore.

I couldn't find one piece of trash on the streets of Singapore.

I don't see any hooligans around, and it's very safe to roam around the city even at 2am.

I don't see many people smoking in public areas.

Singapore is freakin' clean!!

With my dearest Aunt Su who paid for my trip. She's an awesome aunt.

The city tour then brought us to China Town. Every country has a China Town, and in Malaysia have our very own Chow Kit market. But I dare not step foot on Chow Kit road. Yes, this is me comparing Malaysia and Singapore again haha...

A Buddhist temple in China Town

Patting the lion's head for fun, not that I believe patting the lion's head before entering brings me prosperity hehe..

Next stop : Metal & Gems factory/gallery.

Bought my first Jade locket here. I'm hoping for my jade to change its pattern soon since it's a living Jade.

The orchids in Singapore's National Orchid Garden is breathtaking.

Splendid!

Even though I only managed to roam a quarter of the garden, I took a lot of awesome pictures.

Went to Sentosa Island after lunch.

Underwater world, Sentosa.

This is one very large fish. I think it could feed a family of five for at least 2 months.

He's big and ugly. Therefore he gets the most attention. HAHAHA!! Who doesn't like a big, weird looking fish?

Pink dolphins.

If you ask me, I'd say those dolphins have an illness that made them pink. Something like an albino animal.

But you have to give them credits for that amazing jump and twirl.

After watching a 4D short film, my aunt was exhausted. So she decided to rest at a cafe while I roam around the butterfly & bird park alone.

My goodness they put up a magnificent water screen show. It was so beautiful that it left everyone in awe.

My happy day was crushed within minutes

Everyone knows that I'm itching to get my hands on a Nikon dslr. So today I finally decided to get one since I'll be making a short trip to Singapore this coming Thursday.

Everybody, meet my brand new baby Nikie.

Saya budak baru hendak belajar, tolong tunjukkan ya....

I decided not to go for a D90 because I'm a newbie and I know nuts about photography. Besides D90 became too expansive after my previous shopping spree. hahahha.. Honestly, I'm kinda off budget already. So please don't expect me to buy anyone any souvenirs.

Anyway, after coming back from Mines (where I bought my Nikie), I stopped at my grandmother's nasi ayam shop for lunch. Just within minutes after I arrived, we heard a loud bang in front of the shop. One stupid lorry on its round delivering ice crashed onto my mom's Chevrolet that I parked in front of my granny's shop!!

I was like 'OHH SHIT!!!! I'm dead!'

Though it wasn't my fault, and the lorry driver admit it was his fault, I was still shaken. I've never gotten into any accident before (Alhamdullilah), so when something like this happened, I was totally shocked. Lucky there were many customers in the shop who saw how the lorry bang into my car and backed me up by saying it was clearly the lorry driver's fault.

And I was glad my dad was on his way back from work and he managed to settle with the ice company's boss. One problem will occur soon when my mom gets home from work and she sees what happened to her Chevrolet. How am I gonna explain it to her??? :((

The first few pictures I took with Nikie is this dented bumper and shattered tail light :(( how depressing

Pak Lebai Kg Sentosa

...bumi digencang Allah. Tak sompek (sempat) mengucap syahadah, dah mampuih (mampus)........ menghabihkan boregh yo (menghabiskan beras je), badan gomok2 boregh abih berkilo2 (Badan gemuk2 beras habis berkilo-kilo), kafir murtad syrik kepada Allah buat apo? Pikir sendiri kerana Allah. Tak pikir, mampuih la (mampusla)....

Ni cerita Pak Lebai Kg Sentosa. Pak Lebai ni kan, alaa hai tak tau nk ckp ape dah.. memang la lepas dia azan boleh berdakwah ke berkhutbah ke ape ke... memang la tak kisah langsung. But his speech is SO inappropriate. Ape la agaknye kalau orang asing dengar macam ni, mesti diorg bersangka buruk terhadap Islam. Ni snippet je yg aku edit, tak sanggup nak post the whole speech sebab boleh menimbulkan pergaduhan antara kaum/agama. Ramai org kampung lain pon tak brape suke lebai ni cakap2 kasar mcm gini, tapi ape boleh buat, dah dia lebai kampung.

Haritu kawan mama ade datang, dia and anak2 dia tergelak bila dengar lebai tu cakap macam ni lepas azan.

And I have to listen to it day in and day out since my house is next to the surau... hahahaha..hai lebai oh lebai.....

Anith's pre-goodbye kenduri

Went to my bestie Anith's kenduri doa selamat today.

I hope this isn't the last time I get to meet Anith before she leaves for UK.

Had a good long chat with Ika. I missed them a lot.

Hope to meet you girls again when Dila comes back.

Ice Cream Potong : A taste of Malaysia on a stick

I was stuck in a bottleneck traffic jam today. That stupid roadwork block near Semenyih has been there for way too long already. And because I was afraid that my Potong ice cream would melt, I had to eat it in the car. Man..... I could almost say that one of the best things in life is on a stick..hahaha...I have been craving for aiskrim potong for a very long time now, and today I get to satisfy my craving. I ate 4 sticks of that ice cream while I was stuck in the snail paced traffic.

BOREDOM

Each day I wake up with question : What shall I do today?

Malaysia isn't as fun anymore when each and every friend of mine are either busy studying or working. Most of them are busy from Monday to Friday, which leaves me alone and miserable.

I've been in Malaysia for more than 2 weeks now, and B.O.R.E.D.O.M is seeping in faster then I can spell it!

I had tonnes of fun when I came back last year. My besties Dila was still in Malaysia, Syarifah didn't have much classes, Ika was on holiday, Pian & Arif came back for summer...

This year's summer break is a bit different; friends flew overseas, some had graduated and started working, some continue with their master's degree and as busy as ever......

*sigh*

Maybe I should go to a spa and pamper myself today....