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2. a day of playing with a chihuahua, falling asleep on the sofa together.
3. Going for a cut short trip to Genting
4. Ate a RM45 Bak kut teh in Genting
5. Won RM60 in Casino to cover back the super expensive bak kut teh
6. Had my Sec school reunion.
7. Left early from the reunion to go for my first concert ! Lin Jun Jie!! 3 hrs !
8. Was amazed by the efficiency of Singapore bus after the concert
9. Went for my last catechism class in church
10. Lastly, I was on forced leave for the whole of last week, and i'm still on forced leave till this tues. =p
anywayz.. WE WON!!!!
LIN JUN JIE CONCERT TICKET!!!!!!!
hohoho.. I better go and start memorising his song lyrics.. It's going to be SO FUN!!! my 1st eva concert!! somemore with my bestie.. and it will be right after our fabulous trip to Genting!!
I am so looking forward to next week!!
No work... Just Home, Genting and Lin Jun Jie!!
2 nights in Genting + Bus tic = $83
How cheap is that ???
wooohooo.. the mountain turtle is finally going to the Genting that most Singaporean have gone to before.. yay!!
It was a chore to research online to plan for my trip because of random sources and there were some information i couldn't get online.
So after my experience, this is MY GUIDE TO PLANNING A TRIP TO PHUKET :
1. Exchange Rate.
Exchange rate in Phuket is definitely better than in Singapore. You may be able to get a similar rate in Singapore if you bother to go to Lucky Plaza or Chinatown to ask every shop and do the exchange. But if you had no time to change in Singapore, do not change in Changi.
There is an exchange counter in Phuket Airport, but do not change too much there too. Just change enough to take a cab down to your hotel.
Y ? Because UOB ( in Phuket) offers the best rate and that is not available in the airport. There is quite a number of UOB exchange counters in Patong, Kata and Karon beach. This is for Singapore dollar, I'm not too sure of the other currencies
2. Beach
I stayed in a resort which is at Kata beach. there is 3 beaches along the stretch of beaches : Patong Beach, Kata Beach and Karon Beach. I definetely did not like Patong beach because it is the most populated Beach and it is also more dirty.
Karon and kata beach were both very clean and clear. It was like a big swimming pool. Kata beach have stronger waves which makes playing in the sea more fun. But in April - October, most likely it is not possible to play in the sea because of the strong waves. It is the time where surfers will go.
There are beach seats along the beaches. But you will have to pay 200 bhat for a pair of them. My hotel gave out free 50( I think) seats per day. So we just had to go to the counter early in the morning to get the free seat voucher.
3. Transport
It is possible to walk from Kata to Karon Beach.
But to walk from these 2 beaches to Patong beach, is "mission impossible", as these beaches is separated by hills. So pretty much lotsa slopes.
I tried to walk from Kata to Patong beach on my 2nd day, because somebody (=p) told me the beaches are pretty close and it would take abt 15 mins to walk. I walked and walked and walked .. under the hot scorching sun ( there is practically no cloud in the sky at this time in Phuket ).. through the slopes and more slopes, it took me 3.5 hrs to reach Patong beach.
You can use a tuk tuk but you have to bargain. You can choose to rent car/motorcycle from rental shops along the streets. I managed to source one place during the trip called "Jaroon rental" which is located at 77 Taina Road, Kata Beach. Look out for this friendly looking boss called Jaroon. The more days you rent, the more discount you ca get. You need to deposit your passport as a guarantee. Jaroon will deliver the car to your hotel at your requested timing.
4. Booking of day trips
You have to really walk around and do your own market research. I managed to get 1100 bhat for the phi phi island trip which uses a 25 people speedboat.
5. Food
Do not expect to have cheap food like Bangkok. Most food stores offer western + Thai + Pizza, which i didn't really enjoy.
Most meals will cost you 200Bhat to 300Bhat. So go to phuket to enjoy good western food and not thai food. I particulary loved this place called " two chefs". There is about 3 branches at Kata and Karon area. Very very good!
Other than the western food, it's better to go to Jungceylon which is a big shopping mall at Patong beach. It has many many restaurant including Fuji which is also about the same price as the western food you get along the beaches.
Anyways, i busted by budget cos of the unexpected high price of every meal. So unlike Bangkok.. boo.. even the road side cart stalls sold chicken wings at the price of 20 bhat whereas in Bangkok, i got it for 4 bhat.
6. Weather
The weather is really hot and dry during the peak seaon. Not a single cloud. SO SUN SCREEN IS A MUST!
hmmm.. think these shd be sufficient.. hope this helps.. and will also be useful for me when i visit Phuket again.. =)
Whether it is a letter, a talk or nothing.
I hope it will be a talk of transfer, if not a letter. The last thing i hope is nothing.
Nothing means I will still stay where i am. Nothing means I will still have the fear of venturing out.
Whatever it is, I believe God will make the best decision for me and I will take whatever that comes to me.
Cheers to a uncertain 2009 and to the future that i still can't see.
(p.s. I believe strongly in Butterfly effect. So to whoever i will meet or not meet in changing the path in life, cheers!)
and when i took the cab from changi airport after my Phuket trip, i was shocked to see the meter jumping by 20 cents instead of 10 cents.
OMG!!
To the sun, sea and love.
Happy New Year. =)
I promise more updates for 2009.
more annual trips please
Most of the runners made in in less than 2hrs and 30 mins.
Do you know how fast is that ? it is 16KM/Hr..
to get the picture.
An average guy after NS, normally struggles in their IPPT to get under 12 mins to get a silver ( i think ).
and tt is 12KM/Hr
If they go at the speed of 16KM/hr , they shd be able to do it in 9 mins.
imagine u go at a speed of 16km/hr for 2.5hrs!!!!
i think my max sprinting is 12km/hr.. |o|
Was just doing 5 sets of interval training yesterday, and i was already half dead. and i was doing intervals of 12km/hr for 1 min then jog /walk for 1 min . 16km/hr ??? i think i'll never ever achieve tt in my lifetime. =p
Went to Escape .. a place tt i swore i won't go back to again 5 yrs ago.. but i succummed cos of free tics. haha~
the only ride i enjoyed
The Bfs made to take the ride.. which we thought would be scary but the guys were yawning away and yakking away on the ride
us
And this is how u measure your height... i'm so way over tt height.. |o|
Went back to japan for a short 4 day business trip..
it brought back old memories.. the times i spent for 5 months..
Shin-yoko ramen musuem.. it's built like japan 50 yrs ago. and only ramen of very good reputation is able to set their stores here.
The food i missed ...
Yum.. i still miss the food..
the oh.. so familiar place.. the walk from office..
The "embassadors of singapore".. they are still as crappy.. and it was great catching up with them.. thx for the dinner date
was commenting to her.. how much more i've met up with her than the PLs this yr.. =p
me before the WHOLE DAY MEETING (9-5)
After the meeting, the jpn sales pple brought us to the victoria harbour.
After tt clubbing with Wings.. in a super ex nite club.. but cos she has super rich or successful frenz.. so free entrance.. =p
and my love for clubbing.. is still very stagnant.. i went cos of my love for wingz.
I'll cya again soon.. next month i think...
Went to try a new place called Highlanders. Conclusion : never eat meals in places tt is more of a bar place
jc was trying to be funny and afterwhich i refused to take pic with him
Many many gay actions after tt
To persuade our 2 "gay lovers" to engage in something more "loving" actions.. we also had to sacrifice ourselves...
the 2 newly weds
after which we proceeded to watch some snippets of olympics opening.. impressive. and we decided on KTV.. something tt i've not done for very long..
With xiao hei
me light bulb
SMILEZZZ
ARRRGGGG... SSSAAAAAABBBBBAAAAAARRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNNNN
Our totos....... gone are the dreamz of us slacking at work and not caring of promotion...
Horny KKK
Initial Grp Photo
With my jpn best fren...
Vig's touched... cos frenz become lovers
The final survivor.. check our xiao hei.. wat he's doing.. We were in the midst of a song.. but we smiled for the photo..except for him.. who decided to continue to sing.. God knows.. what kind of song he was singing.
I have exercised consistently for 3 months. It is definetely a RECORD. since i have never ever been SOOOOO DISCIPLINED.
My main moltivation of exercise has changed since recently. I started my exercise telling myself.. " I MUST LOSE WEIGHT" and that was my moltivation.. the ONLY moltivation.
After the routined exercise, now it has just changed to "I LOVE EXERCISING" . there is no longer the dread, the excuses, the mental torture of forcing myself to go to gym. Now i love the feeling of my body feeling worked out and the heart beating a little faster and harder than usual. In addition, my hormones have finally stablised after 10 odd years. I had my first regular period ( having for continuous 2 month ), since the day i first had my period at an age of 14. =)
I used to go up the weighing scale every morning and night when i started the exercise as my main moltive was to LOSE WEIGHT. however as my aim slowly started to divert, i have been relying lesser on my scales.
And today, i measured myself. I have lost 2 kg. =) i am proud of myself and the fact remains I LOVE EXERCISING and hence i hope this passion will last as long as i live.
It was good, because i bought tons of clothes and i ate more than 5 bowls of tom yum.
It sucked because i got pickpocket. boo
