Patong Beach, Phuket Island

After started working for so long, finally I get to enjoy my first real vacation! This time around I went to Phuket Island, Thailand just to get some beach fresh air! Even though I work on the sea most of the time, I actually don't get to go to the beach much. :) 

First stop, Patong Beach. :D

relaxing... 

sunny day! the beach is quite clean.

me, relaxing. hehe... where's my coconut drink?

it was quite relaxing and stress-free by just lying there and watching the world turn around you. :) and oh, sometimes you would see some object flying pass above you! haha...

there were a lot of beach activities going on though, para-sailing was one of them. 

getting ready 

the worker prepared carefully 

then off you go! it was some stranger who was on the para suit, not me. :P

up in the sky! 

yay! Patong beach was nice, but Phuket offers more interesting and beautiful places than just Patong Beach! stay tuned! :D

Having Disappeared....

First of all I know it has been super long that I last touched this blog.I was away, travelling for work, also been on the rigs on and off. The new job is taking away a lot of my "free time" but I am glad that I am learning and of course "earning" as well. LOL...Hopefully I will have much more consistent time in updating this blog bit by bit.

Here's some long dued photos that I took in Houston.

the city downtown, quite far away and I took it from the highway. hehe...it looks great from here, but it is actually quite quiet at night. I only passed by at night to visit some restaurants, and I don't really see many pedestrians or shoppers like what we always see in Bukit Bintang area. It was just...quiet. :) 

San Jacinto Monument. Probably an hour and half drive away from the down town area. A very historical place to visit, great place of interest for those history lovers and also photographers. :)

That's me, smilling. It was said that the monument is 570ft tall and is 12 ft taller than Washington DC monument.

That's the Texas Battleship, nearby the San Jacinto Monument. It cost around $10 to board the ship. But i chose to just walk around and took pictures of it. I have too much time on the water already. LOL...and oh, ignore the protruding belly please. **shy** I promise will lose that round thing. LOL...

That's all from me for now. Looking forward to next update! ( I hope soon!)

I-City, Shah Alam, Malaysia

Had a quite busy week and practically I didn't have any time or strength to blog after work. Work is picking up and stress is building up, i guess more and more responsibilities and expectations will come after this, hope i can cope and perform! by God's grace. :)

Nevertheless, last weekend, I had the chance to sneak out and went for a half day photos shooting trip. :) This time around, we went to I city, in Shah Alam, Malaysia. :) It was a good place, decorated with beautiful lightings. :) If you wish to park your car inside the building, it's going to cost RM10 per car. of course, you can always park outside the area and walk inside but the parking spaces are going to be limited. :)

one of my favourite shots. :)

nice no?

i think should be flying deer...hmm...

bamboo trees...

another favourite shot. :)

cactus!

snow? :)

It was a good place to be though, a lot of crowd when night falls. A lot of activities going on too! There's a snow house in the place too, but I didn't enter. hahaha.....I would recommend to go during evening before the sun set as you can see quite a beautiful sun set there, and the pictures look nice with blue sky background in your cameras(just like the first pic I took)! hehe...

Ipoh Town

Ipoh is the capital city of Perak State in Malaysia. It's located towards the north of Kuala Lumpur city with bus ride of approximately 2.5 hours and train ride of 3 hours. A bus ride will cost around RM23, while train ride will cost from RM12 to RM22. :)

The city is full of many old yet nice buildings. During the last trip to Ipoh, I took some of the pics for you all to see. :) hehe...

the train station, quite a nice building right? :)

the Indian Town, full of Indian shops and restaurants.

one of the abandoned shop lots. quite old design.

old shop. beside it is the trademark tall flat, which you can find a lot of good restaurants beside it. Refer to the post here.

notice the staircase? it's different. hhehe..

behind the shops, along the dark streets. :)

the bridge that connects the old town and the new town.

owh, the Kinta river? :)

Next time shall take more pics of the Ipoh surroundings. hehe...

Ipoh Day Trip

During the Christmas weekend, I decided at the very last minute to go to Ipoh for a spontaneous day trip. I think mostly was because I missed the Ipoh food! hehe...

So, took a morning train at 925am with the cost of RM22 (economy was RM12, but sold out) from KL central station.

my bag and the railways. lol.

after 3 hours, I reached at around 1230pm at the Ipoh train station. While waiting for Aaron to pick me up, I decided to take a walk around the town while looking for my lunch. hehe...I think I know a good place nearby!

yeap, I was looking for the tall flat! (I think is the tallest in Ipoh?) :P

why the flat? That's because there are good restaurants besides the flat! hehe...easy for me to remember. :)

I went to Nam Heong, the genuine original Ipoh Old Town white coffee shop. haha...

The original Ipoh Old Town White Coffee! tasted more or less the same, I have to admit I am not a big fan of coffee. :)

they have plenty of food choices there though, but in the end due to sudden cravings I settled for this one, the prawn mee hun. :) taste good! but portion a bit little, barely scratch my belly. LOL.

Owh, while walking around the town, I took some pictures of the town. Shall post them up in the next post. Well, I am actually missing the Ipoh food again now, hope to go again soon! :) Ohya, then I came back on the 6pm train, cost me RM12. So the return trip was RM34, cheaper than bus huh? :P

Melaka Town

the A Farmosa gate...hehe...thank God for friends that went with me. :)

haha...alright, i think my posts about Melaka Trip have been lengthy and yea, this will be the last post about it. hehehe....sorry for the infrequent update recently as there were tones of work to be done! by God's grace i shall go through all those! :D

this time around, yeap, the Melaka Town itself. not so much things to see, but i kind of enjoy the atmosphere, quiet, peaceful and full of tourists! hehee...

the view after passing the gate...it's a hill up, called the St Paul's hill...

did you see anything on the wall? :P

can you find the A Famosa Gate in the middle of the city? :P

is he praying or? (the background is the The statue of St. Francis Xavier)

the St Paul's Church, built by Duarte Coelho.

the clock tower in front of the Red Church (Christ Church)

the famous Christ Church (Red Church). :)

the town is not that big and it's easy to get around if you are driving. hehe...yeap, it's a good place to visit, worth the travel! :)

An old house

Hi there, sorry people, it has been a while since I last updated, was really busy and tied up with my Final Year Project and also upcoming test. But still, i find time to update! hehe...

It is still Chinese New Year, and yea, just wish to share some experience when I went back home for the celebration.

This year, i went back to visit my mother's old house. Yea, in case you din know, i grew up by the river last time when i was very very young ( less than 5 years old that time).

Took some pictures, just to share with you all. :) hehe...

the wooden old house, the place i grew up as a Kampung boy, or river boy...hehe....

this is the long infamous wooden bridge that connects the river deep into the jungle. :D

the river view...see the colour of the river? :) It's the Baram River.

another view of the river, note the colour of the river, hehe...it's getting darker due to the landslide of the riverbanks.

anyone has any idea what is this? hehe... it's the floating toilet. :) interesting? hehe...

haha....glad the house is still there. but dunno when will be the next time i ever see it again. :) hope it is still there the next time i go back . hehe...

batu caves

I went to batu caves the other day, but forgot to post up the photos. So, here are some of them, if you like them, please drop me a message! thank you! :P

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