Saturday, October 11, 2008
alright..
been wanting to find a job the entire hols..
but to no avail..
and now, school's starting again..
can't believe i just rotted my entire 1 1/2 months of hols :S
well.. not entirely..
but mostly..
so.. just before school starts.. i shall just update abit about what my hols has been like since my last update :S
well.. obviously, my parents came back.. :P
and then.. it was back to all the housework.. the cleaning, the cooking, the washing..
but not for long..
seeing that i've been a good girl staying at home my entire hols..
mum decided to bring me to genting..
on free tixs won in a lucky draw..
hahaa
so that was over 5th oct - 7th oct..
for details on the trip.. read further down.. :D
after that.. came back..
got my new timetable :S
i'm totally packed..
ahh..
what's with starting at 9am everyday except fri, which starts at 8am
and ending either at 5 or 6 pm everyday..
not that i have long breaks in between..
just an hour here and an hour there.. :S
i need breathing space..
i can totally see my schedule for next sem..
waking up at 5am.. sleeping at 2am..
gosh!!
and then i had to download my notes.. do all the preparations for school to begin on monday..
and ytd.. i had to go down to school for the MINDS carnival..
read below for more further details.. :D
Genting Highlands.. 5th oct to 7th oct
the trip started on a wrong note..
i got up extra early to prepare..
reached there early.. so as to beat the long queues to register..
and then..
the bus broke down.. and i ended up waiting an extra hour for the back up bus to come..
supposed to have departed at 7am.. ended up.. leaving at 8am :S
never mind then.. just an hour late.. i'll make do.. just feeling rather good about being able to go overseas..
reached the customs.. everything's good..
went on to yong peng for morning breakfast/lunch..
mum decided to get the yong tau foo to make it quick..
since we only have 1/2 hr to eat and shop alittle and visit the toilet..
finished my meal as quickly as i can..
boarded the bus, all ready to be moving on..
very quickly.. we stopped for a toilet break =.=
and then another toilet break =.=
and then to top up the petrol..
fine, i understand.. up the mountain.. we need sufficient petrol.. don't wanna be stranded halfway up..
after that..
my tummy started to hurt..
and then it got real bad..
but NO MORE TOILET BREAKS!!!
all the way up the mountain.. i had to distract myself with the movies..
telling myself to just hang in there..
it was the food from yong peng trying to be funny in my stomach..
or maybe due to the LARGE number of houseflies there :S
the journey up was dreadfully slow..
our drivers were having a good chat.. and we were seriously moving at snail's pace..
no.. i din feel that just becos of my tummy ache..
but look at it this way..
the buses that left at 7am sharp.. reached genting at 12noon..
we left merely an hour later.. but we reached 4 hours late..
explain the 3 hours?
slow driving.. really slow..
finally we got to check in..
rest abit..
time for dinner.. but i still wasn't feeling very well..
so the first day was sort of wasted..
just went abit recce the place abit.. and then back to rest..
the way up :S made me a little carsick..
the final turn up
dinner!! my favourite.. assam laksa :D:D
2nd day
was feeling all better after a good night's rest..
went for morning breakfast..
and then straight to the outdoor theme park..
weather was freaking cold..
but it was nice on the skin :D
really like the cold.. the outdoors natural cool air.. not the aircon cold.. hahaa..
took lots of rides..
enjoyed myself plenty..
but mum can't play the entire day.. so we left after completing most rides we can take..
then went shopping around..
bought just SOME stuff.. not alot.. really..
a jacket and a shirt..
but genting stuff are really not cheap.. could only get those on sale..
if not heart pain ar.. hahaa.. and then again, their sale is really sale..
not like singapore.. they're sale is like.. 50% off kind.. cool~~
went for a doctor fish treatment after that.. cos mum really wanted to try..
rm18 for 10mins :S
and now for the pics :D
ME!! at the outdoor theme park :D
SPINNER!! the adrenaline rush~~
see me? the one in purple long sleeve..
spot me?
obviously not.. i don't have the guts for that kind of thrill :S hahaa..
boating!! with mummy in the middle of the lake..
still in the middle of the lake.. the difference in one second.. THE MIST!! hahaa.. got called back to shore for safety :S
even in the shopping centre :S the mist came in.. reminds me of the movie "THE MIST" hahaa..
doctor fish.. its still as ticklish as that time in korea.. but this time, we only have 10mins.. just have to grit my teeth and it'll be all over.. shan't waste the cash :S hahaa..
3rd day..
spent packing up..
went down for breakfast..
the prata.. FABULOUS..
the price.. SHOCKING.. for a plain prata.. rm6.40
but then again.. it was really good.. the prata was delicious.. the best i've ever tasted.. yum yum
walked around abit..
went up to rest..
checked out..
went for lunch..
and then to the coach to make our way down again..
GENTING - City of Entertainment
MINDS carnival
ytd was minds carnival in school..
had to reach at 820am..
so me being me.. was afraid that i won't be able to wake up..
after sleeping in so much for the entire hols..
set my alarm extra early..
went out earlier..
end up..
reach sch at 8am..
so i decided to get my breakfast :D
in case lunch came late (which it did :S)
reported at the stadium..
did all the admin stuff..
and then..
play host to the MINDS clients..
my client was absent.. so i shared with Fi..2 of us to one client..
but halfway thru, we were both mentally exhausted..
and it din help that our client was malay speaking..
i could only pick up here and there..
had to depend on Fi alot..
but then Fi was having difficulty understanding her too.. :S
our client was very interested in most of the games..
so after completing those she like..
we sat down to chit chat..
fine.. me and Fi slacked ar.. hahaa..
but i still played with her while 2 of us chatted..
hahaa
she liked to balloon fight with me.. :S
then LUNCH time!!
the meal was..
the rice was too dry..
veg tasted uncooked :S
but i just finished it.. was really hungry.. just down it with lots of water.. hahaa..
after that.. brought our client to the 'movies'..
back to the stadium to watch a performance.. and then they had their disco..
can see the rest of the student population were exhausted..
everyone could hardly move.. just sitting around to just talk..
the clients on the other hand had lots of energy to dance..
so while they enjoyed themselves.. we rested..
and then, the time came..
we had to line them up..
send them up the bus..
say our final bye byes..
the clients got really attached.. wanting to see more of us..
some of them, wanting to exchange numbers..
dayana got an invitation to go to her client's house for hari raya.. hahaaa..
they can be really innocent and cute..
but they require lots of patience.. something i feel that i need more, since this event..
we were amazed at the MINDS volunteers who take care of them everyday..
we were tired out just by 1 day.. how can they cope everyday..
hats off to them..
pics for MINDS will come be up when i receive them from rafidah and dororin :D
and so.. that's all for this post..
till school reopen then..
13th October.. an important day!! :D
10/11/2008 03:50:00 PM
