ramblings..

Mood : energetic,bored,restless
Currently listening to : Angela Ammons - Always Getting Over You

Hey!today i shall type a very long post!lol!i can't remember when but one of the weeks in november i went to Kuching,Sarawak.stayed there for 4 days 3 nights,i think.it was a beautiful place,very relaxing,laidback town and it was very safe!you can walk around swinging your handbag without worrying someone will abduct you!but there wasn't much to do there..i scoured a couple of the malls there and i finished it in less than an hour!but the food in kuching was not bad..reasonably priced i think.oh,but mcdonald's there was more expensive..and coffee bean too i think.and the magazines and food in the supermarket too!my heart was aching when i wanted to buy food,seeing how i had to pay much more for it.lol!went sight-seeing..went to a cat museum which had so many things about cats you'd probably dream about cats at night.to me,the highlight of the trip was when we went to a place where we got to visit and know more about the ethnics living in Sarawak.there was a cultural dance performed and it was really good!i took pictures with a Penan man,visited all the longhouses of the Kadazan,Melanau,and etc.oh and i tried blowing on the blowpipe..and failed miserably..lol!the Penan man was like smirking and said to me "monkey laugh you".i was like "aaahh!".lol!and the weather at night was cooling..afternoon's were REALLY hot though.oh and we bought about 8 'kek lapis' home.crazy!lol!

On the 1st of Dec went to Bali.It was a fun trip..stayed in hard rock hotel for 4 days and 3 nights.the pool in hard rock hotel is amazing!it's beautiful..really like a real beach!there were cabana's here and there..a nice sight!there was a part in the pool where they imitated a real beach..so there was sand in the pool..to make it seem as if you were in the ocean when you stepped on the ground.and there was a fake beach complete with a beach volleyball court on land.and the most amusing thing was that you could listen to music underwater as you're swimming..i practically laughed at that!it's so cute!and they had water slides too..very fun..i was running up and down just so i could sit on the slides..and i was playing by myself..lol!okay but anyway.went sight-seeing to a few temples..and a couple of them had BEAUTIFUL sceneries..two of them(i think) were overlooking the indian ocean..gorgeous..just looking at the waves crashing on the shore made me feel so serene somehow.i had to wear a sarong over my shorts though because shorts were not allowed into the temple as a sign of respect.Balinese culture is very interesting..i totally enjoyed looking at the carvings made on the walls of the temples..it was so intricate.and Bali has dogs everywhere!it's like almost every home owns a dog.oh i remember there was one temple we went to that has monkeys EVERYWHERE and we had to be careful with our belongings such as spectacles,sunglasses,cap,pouch,camera and etc because they would snatch it from us!and they're so fast you won't even have time to grab for your stuff.but if you give them food they'll give your stuff back.lol!our tour guide was a nice man.rather friendly and he spoke english quite fluently..he can also speak japanese!so i had a rather fun time trying to improve my japanese with him.lol!the people in Bali learn at least 3 languages..that is Balinese,Indonesian and English.but many of them can converse in more than that..there are some of them who can speak korean,japanese,russian and french.i really respect them..it's amazing how they can converse in 4-5 languages..and the beach there is beautiful..i ate dinner at one of the beaches and i watched the sunset..it was beautiful!sometimes it just amazes me over nad over again that Earth is such a BeAuTiFuL place.i just can't get over it.lol!the dinner was nice..a HUGE seafood platter for each person which had a whole fish,prawns,sotong,and 2 crabs..we also had soup and a plate of fruits for each person.tell me how i cannot get fat.lol!but i was too annoyed to really enjoy it because flies were swarming everywhere!but the stupidest part was they all went away when it got dark.ish.shopping there is also great!i bought two sundresses..one white with a floral motive and a pink one..also bought a hard rock top..flip flops..handcrafted rings..and a pink bikini!lol!went to do water sports too..did jet skiing,flying fish(which is like 3 banana boats combined and a speed boat lifts the huge 'matress' into the air and you're like 'standing'..in the air.lol..also did parasailing!but i got a cut in the sole of my right foot which hurt.couldn't walk properly..oh well..also did a temporary tattoo in the shapy of a butterfly..had it behind my right shoulder(i sure know how to waste money).ate in the pizza hut there too..which was so different from the pizza hut's back home!they had like so many different pizzas..i didn't know which one to eat!finally decided on one call americanas(i think) and some other one with mayonaise.they were yummy!and i had avocado juice in pizza hut for the first time..i was so thick and yummy..left me feeling so full!lotsa hot guys too,especially caucasians..not like i was looking..lol!oh yea,also went for aromatherapy spa..it was kinda interesting but i felt kinda icky being covered with stuff and lying on a bed with it.and it felt kinda weird having people rub and scrub you all over,and on your chest.lol!but overall it was a really good trip..i love the beach!

came back home..rested for two days..and off we were again to chiang mai!i really liked this trip too..went there 4 days 3 nights..reached the airport and immediately ate ice cream..coz me tummy hurt..lol..dairy queen's ice cream is yummy!had strawberry.met our tour guide..i think he's thai-chinese but anyway he is quite fit..his body is very toned..(can't believe i'm talking bout this..lol) but yea apparently he works out a lot so no wonder.but anyway we went sight seeing of course..to one or two temples i think.we were on tour with another family from singapore so yea it was quite an okay group.we also went to chiang rai.it took us 3 1/2 hours to get there,4 1/2 hours to get back and the road was super windy..had more than 500 sharp curves..before we reached there,went to look at some hot springs where ladies were selling boiled eggs which were boiled in the hot spring to be eaten..then we reached there..looked at a temple and was at mae sai where we went to the hillside tribal village..got to see many tribes such as akha,palong and the long neck karen.took pictures with all of them..but the akha tribe..which is the tribe where the women wear huge metal earrings..had so cute children i just HAD to take a picture with them!then we were also at some place where we could see two different countries and they were all separated by the river..i was on thailand..and opposite me across the river was Laos..and up ahead was myanmar..i was so amazed.we drove to the border of myanmar where i had yummy ice cocoa with some very yummy biscuits i knew i would have eaten tons of if there was that many given to me.the drinks there are so cheap!like cocoa is 250 or 450 baht.fruit drinks for 250-300 baht.i totally went gaga over fruit drinks.i drank one really delicious one made of papaya,pineapple,fuji apple and strawberries.YUMMY!and it was only 300 baht!how can i get it at THAT price back home?strawberries are also everywhere..you can get a cup at 200 baht!cheap!and i ate pomegranate too for the first time..it's yummy except hard work because i had to take out all the seeds seeing how i didn't want to eat it.and i bought a strawberry daifuku too..it was interesting.lol!the night bazaar in chiang mai is really good too!i bought bauble lights which came in three colours(pastel pink,magenta and white),a handbag.i also had my nails painted for only 100 baht and put some sparkly strands into my hair.and all these i got for less than a 100 bucks!i'm so glad..lol!and the weather there is cooling..very nice.oh yeah,DVDs there are super cheap(pirated of course)!but not as cheap as it was in Bali which was 3.50 bucks per DVD.pirated also.in chiang mai it was about 7.50 bucks.lol.still cheap i guess?had thai massage there too..painful!and i don't think i'll be able to get used to eating northern thai cuisine everyday.oh yeah,also went to this thingy called kantoke which is like a cultural show but you can eat your dinner there while watching..some of the performances were not bad but i wasn't really paying attention..i like the one where the guy danced with swords though.but the fried chicken there was good!lol!but i know that if i do go there again,i'll definitely drink up on fruit juice!lol!

okay..i've used up quite a fair bit of my energy already..i feel calmer.lol..will post later!