Sunday, November 26, 2006
Woohoo Its a fabulous weekend! Went to Malaysia yesterdae for a one day tour with my colleagues and my mother. The tour was actually organised by my mum's company but i eventually managed to gather two of my colleagues and their family members to go along so that we can form a table of 10.
The day started very early cos we are supposed to reach braddell pick up point by 7.30am so we met my colleague, Law at the boon lay mrt station at 6am in the morning and we took a train there. Its fun to see the expression on my mum's face when she first saw my colleague cos he is wearing a cap with slippers and a sling bag which somehow make him looks like a factory worker heading to work. Think first impression is kind of important bah. Anyway we are the second batch of people to reach braddell which i think we are too kiasu. Was kinda irritated cos the bus only arrived at 8am.
After clearing the customs, we had breakfast in a small town somewhere near kota tingi. Ordered dried kway teow while Law ordered fried carrot cake. Although these are simple dishes, the taste is quite fantastic and more importantly, its cheap too. Haha
After breakfast, we were brought to a small store selling all sorts of local produces which i find it a bit boring cos its kinda direct marketing. Anyway we ended up buying some biscuits and tibits.
Following that we then travelled for 1 and 1/2 hours to Perangani for lobster lunch and also the ostrich farm. Due to the heavy breakfast, most of us were slowly falling asleep eventhough the tour guide is introducing to us some places of interest to us.
Lunch was at the Lucky restaurant. It may sound quite posh but actually its a eating place with zinc roof top and while we are eating, there was a sudden heavy downpour. The experience of eating under the leaking zinc roof is quite fun but my poor colleague's rice was tainted by the dripping rainwater. Haha
Luckily the rain eventually stopped and we proceeded to the ostrich farm. I was super excited cos i didnt see an ostrich before but i was kinda put off by the smell of ostrich's dung once we stepped into the farm. Took a couple of photos of the ostrich but i didnt dare to go near them cos i am afraid that they will peck my head. Haha Anyway Law was brave enough to touch the ostrich's neck and he even tried to get the ostrich to look into the camera. LOL Another whooping discovery is that ostrich egg is actually equivalent to 24 eggs and the shell can even withstand the weight of a adult. However one of the most outrageous souvenirs that i saw was the ostrich egg shell bra and there is even different cup sizes too. Haha i doubt there will be anyone who wants to wear it.
Went to the fruit farm afterthat, there was nothing much cos most of the fruits were not in season yet but i still manage to see jumbo, passion fruit, sukun, lukoo, honey oranges, papaya and banana trees. Its quite a interesting tour cos "Mr pineapple" was by my side so he kinda explained and translated some of the malay fruit names to me and i just learnt that mango tree leaves will have a distinctive mango smell if u were to rub it hard enough.
Proceeded for our dinner after the fruit farm tour. Dinner was at this chinese restaurant of which the ambience kinda reminded me of a chinese wedding dinner. Took a group photo which i think looks like a wedding dinner photo with the couple and their relatives standing behind the guests. Haha awkward issn't.
Highlight of the day was after our dinner and its the viewing of fireflies. However our schedule was pushed back all the way to the 8.45pm slot instead of the earlier 6.30pm slot. So while waiting, we manage to chat up a little while the kids had a great time playing along the jetty. When it was our turn, we are required to put on this luminous orange life jacket and we boarded the boat to the mangrove swamp. Actually the thing that caught my interest most is not the fireflies but the stars blanketing the sky. It is such a serene and beautiful scene of which i think its quite romantic too. Haha but its a pity that i cant take a picture cos the surrounding is too dark...
Anyway we reached Singapore at around 11.30pm so we shared a cab home with my colleague.
Although we are dead tired, i guess this shall be my unforgettable and fruitful trip.
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