Family Trip to Taiwan

For all these while when I was young, daddy used to bring us for holiday either locally or oversea.

Now, it is my turn to bring my family for holiday as I felt that it is time for me to take the responsibilities and bring my parents to enjoy life.

Thus, I've planed a trip to Taiwan paying for the hotel, air tickets and tour for my parent, me and sister. I've been talking about the trip since a year ago but I did not take any actions as I still need to do some research and plan where to go either.

After much research, I've decided to bring my parents to Taiwan as me and my parents haven't been to Taiwan before except my sister and I felt that it is a good opportunity to go there. Somewhere August last year I told my parents about this trip and my mum and sister are all excited about this trip but we still need to set a date and the date can only be set after my sister semester timetable is out. I've planned somewhere March as it won't be too cold for my parent and it is not too hot for holiday (since in Malaysia and Singapore we are having hot and humid weather all year long!)

End of November last year when my sister's timetable is out we finally set a date to go to Taiwan and that is where my dad is interested and asked me I'm serious about this trip and I said of course! Why you don't like Taiwan? He said no, I thought you girls are just talking only! LOL!!!

After much discussion with my family, we have finally set a date 28th March - 2nd April 2016 for the trip as it didn't falls on my sister midterm or final exam. I started surveying for flights and hotels since then and reading for their feedback about the hotels before making and room reservation.

End of December I bought flight ticket decided on AirAsia Premium Flatbed after thinking about my the comfort for my parents and I've also done surveying the prices for economy cabin for MAS and SIA and premium flatbed for AirAsia and the price are almost the same. Thus I've decided for flatbed as it will provide more comfort for my parents.

I've finally decided on the hotel as well as i think it was the best hotel in XiMenDing which is Westgate hotel. It is the most expensive hotel in XiMenDing but I still choose the hotel is because of the positive feedback and the convenience of it as well.

More about the hotel review, AirAsia premium flatbed review, my private taipei tour review and also KLIA golden lounge review in the next post!

Trip Back Home with MAS Business Class

Made a trip back home to attend my college buddy wedding.

This time round, decided to take MAS flight as it is cheaper (I thought) than the other airlines for the date that I'm going back.

It was my first time buying MAS as my usual airlines are SIA, AA or Tigerair. I thought it was cheap as the rates are BEFORE tax! With my sleepiness on that night I bought the ticket, I really thought that it was a nett rate. I sign up as the member (to earn points obviously), going through difficulties and complications (I swear the login process for the member is very complicating, till now I still can't figure out my member login!)

While I was complaining about how I actually bought the air ticket straight away and due to my sleepiness I didn't know it was not nett rate and how complicating the website for member login is to my family and friends. One day I received an email saying that they are offering me Business Class upgrade (bidding method). Giving it a try as I was thinking that even if I didn't get it there won't be loss as well and if I get it, then I can enjoy Business Class at a low price!

Two days before my flight, I received an email saying that I've successfully upgrade to Business Class!

On that morning, after my night shift, I straight head to the airport. With Business Class ticket, I get to enjoy myself at the SATS Premier Lounge.

The Invitation to the SATS Premier Lounge

Passage to the lounge

Taking the opportunity to have a quick shower to refresh myself after my night shift work. Really glad that I managed to upgrade to business class as all these service is worth the upgrade!

Shower Room

After refreshing shower, I explore the breakfast buffet and ate breakfast, have a cup of juice and tea while waiting for boarding time in the most relaxing environment away from the busy and full of people walking and waiting around the terminal. (No picture of the buffet line or food pictures as I was really hungry and ate my breakfast once I reached my table!)

Welcome Drink once board the plane =)

It was indeed a difference environment compare with economy class with friendly air stewardess with excellence service.

There are only five of us in the business class cabin and the air stewardess remembering all our names and address us with our names when communicating with us.

Shortly after take off, MAS signature chicken satay was served in the plane for business class and again, I'm enjoying my meal in the air in business class cabin comfortably.

Signature Chicken Satay

Business Class seats comes with pillow and blanket

It was a totally great experience and I really hope I will get the opportunity to upgrade to business class in future! Cabin crew is very attentive, remembering how I'm having trouble to exchange my SIM card in my iPhone and the cabin crew realize it and quickly offer me her name tag pin to remove my sim card from my iPhone. It is an extended service offer by the cabin crew! Hope to experience business class for all my future flights!

Impromptu

I've made last minute decision to go back to my hometown on Saturday morning (23/01/2016). Made a decision to go back to KL at 4am for the weekend, send a quick whatsapp message to family chat group informing that I might be heading home later hoping that my family will read it when they are awake and my dad will manage his time to pick me up (yeah, I'm daddy's girl). Managed to buy 10am bus ticket back home once I've knocked off my shift at 8am. Quickly go back and have a quick shower and stuff my things into my backpack and took my passport and off I go, boarding the bus back home.

My dad have already arrived at the pick up area wayyyyy before I reach... :)

Didn't regret making this last minute decision to go back home as coincidentally it falls on a long weekend for Malaysia for Thaipusam festival and managed to spend quality time with the family.

Woke up early the next morning to tag along my dad, mum and sister to the fishery in Sekinchan (an hour and half ride) to get freshest prawns and fishes. Great experience gained seeing how they transfer the fishermen catches from the huge boat onto the jetty where they will sort the fishes, wash them and put them into the big box on the floor for the customers to choose put into their own shopping cart. Once they have done, they will proceed to the weighing area and payment area. Then they will put your fishes/prawns/squids/crabs into a cooler box, topped with ice and seal it for you and carry it for you and load the cooler box into the car for you.

It was a great experience and thank God I decided to go home!

The third day morning, I need to rush to the airport and fly back to Singapore as I need to work :'(

Time flies when you had a great time!

Lost Soul

Who am I to you?

Am I that irritating to you?
Am I no longer an important person to you already?

Is my special place in your heart already taken by somebody else?
Is my position in your life has been replaced?
Is your feeling towards me has long gone?

What can I do to win you back?
What should I do to have your attention back?

I cried a thousand times.
I feel my world is dark now.
I feel helpless.
I don't know who to let me spill out my sadness to as all my best friends that I trust are all not around me now and I don't want to simply tell the problem I'm having now as I feel this is our personal matter.
I feel lonely, I feel demotivated, I feel sad, I feel my world has stopped spinning.
I don't know what to do, what should I do, what can I do...

I love you.... I miss you... and I want you... :'(

TGIF

Nothing beats hanging out with the circle of friends that you love to end your stressful and hectic work and start the long awaiting weekend. =)

Hanging out with the friends that you enjoy spending time with is just a pure joy to release all the stress especially working in a fast pace environment with loads of stress.

Me and my friends planned to meet up tonight since few days back and the last minute location to meet up was at Bugis.

Common question (and I guess is the first world question) was asking and deciding where and what to eat. Although we already planned to meet up for dinner few days back but we did not plan what to eat yet (our usual style). At first, we plan to meet up at Clarke Quay for dinner as they opened till midnight and is convenience for us to eat and chat till wee hours without worrying they are closing the shop/restaurant and we have to find other places to continue our chatting. However, at the very last minute we've decided to meet up in Bugis instead.

Upon reaching Bugis, we walked to Liang Seah Street to explore what to eat there and ended up walking into Xiang Signature (Hunan Cuisine Restaurant) and ordered their signature steamed fish head, their homemade beancurd, vegetables and hotpot chicken. If you are a huge fan of Sichuan Cuisine, then you definitely can come and have a try. Me and my friends found that we don't really like Sichuan Cuisine as we don't like how the food taste. However, overall was alright (since we are able to clear the dishes! Except the chilies of course!)

New Toy

I bought myself a new toy!!!

I bought myself a new laptop...! Quite proud of myself as I bought my laptop with my own hard earn money. My previous laptop was 9 years ago during my foundation year and it has been loyal to me till my degree years.. Basically that old laptop my mum bought me has accompanied me till I've graduated from my degree!!

After I've graduated from my degree, my laptop started to give problem and slowly, i rely heavily on my smartphone or iPad and this makes me unable to update my blog always (yeah, I know, excuses).

After a long consideration of what brand I should go for and what is my most important thing that is a must have for my laptop. I'm quite interested with Samsung laptop but unfortunately, Samsung has no longer producing laptop into Singapore market!

Well, Samsung was my first option and since I can't get a Samsung laptop, my second option is Asus! After work today, went to survey Asus laptop price with my colleague who wants to go shopping as well. And at last, I've decided with this Asus laptop!

After much consideration and price comparing, I've finally made decision to buy this laptop from Asus store instead from the authorized outlets as buying from Asus directly have launching price of $200.00 cheaper than the usual selling price!

This is my first paying by myself laptop and I'm satisfied with it although it was a little over my budget. (Ok, time to go on diet to save more money for my upcoming Taiwan trip!)

Alright, I will stop typing now and wanna start exploring my new laptop!

Abandoned Site

Phewww... At last, I managed to log in my this blog account.

It has been so long since my last post. It has been years actually.

I have always wanted to update my blog and make my blog active back but the time seem to envy me. Actually I always sleep during my spare time. Haha

So many things had happened and from I have successfully graduated with Honours Degree few years back to I start my first full time job as a hotelier in a 4-Star Hotel in Petaling Jaya till now I'm working in a Medical Field in one of the restructured hospital in Singapore. (And I don't think I will want to update all these important life events due to my laziness)

Oh, one thing for sure that has not change is that I'm still attached with my boyfriend! Tying the knot soon??

I will try to make myself not lazy to update my blog. Well, I can't promise that I will update it frequently, but at least wont be months or years (I hope so)

It's NEW YEAR!!! Goodbye 2015 and hello 2016

There are a lot of ups and downs in year 2015 and thank God that I'm still strong facing difficulties and challenges. Hope year 2016 will do me good!! *Pray hard*

Wishing all my friend Happy New Year 2016 and may this year brings good beginning for everyone of us!

Stay tune for my next blog! (I hope it wont take long till my next blog)

Silence

So long didn't blog..

I've forgotten that I do have a blog here. ;P

Pheww... Luckily I manage to log into my this blog.

I forget both my email and password.
(Imagine login using my "A" email then "Z" password, unsuccessful, then keep trying different passwords before trying my "B" email)

Being too busy with things here with my maid ran away November last year, to me being a final year student.

How fast time flies and now I'm in my final years and thesis is my huge responsibilities now.

Can't blog too long though as I really don't know what to blog already. Anyway, will update my blog more often whenever I have the time.. =)

Bye as for now.... <3

Merry Christmas =)

Christmas tree infront of our church =)

Today is Jesus birthday!! Merry Christmas and have a blessed one!! ;)

Went to church for christmas mass. Celebrated with a few songs such as Christ is born in Bethlehem, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, and others (I can't remember). But it ends with We wish you merry christmas song.

The mass start at 10:30am, we were there at 10pm and the place is already full.

We have no choice, but to sit outside the church as it is already pack as usual.

Were thankful that we have a place to sit coz last time in St.John church, we have to stand outside, at the roadside.

After the celebration, went back home, mum and dad have to rest as tomorrow (I mean, later) is going to Penang for holiday.

As for me, I have to do the laundry, online and then after this have to pack my clothings for the holiday.

Bye Bye KL, hello Penang!!! =)

Let me end my post with christmas song too.. ;)

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Thou Lord of Might,
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
In ancient times didst give the law,
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.

O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of peace.

Second update?? Not this time ;P

It had been so long since my last update.
My last update was like my last semester break??
And now it was like my another semester break?
I nearly forget my blog email and password just now when i wanna log in :(

As mentioned, I'm having my holiday now.
It's year end and I'm holiday now so whats next? PARTYYYYYY!!!!
But can't party much this year as my family suddenly wanna celebrate some festive season tomorrow (later I mean).
My first time celebrating it :P
Will be having some of that so called "tong yuen" in the evening with family
before heading off for dinner at town.

That's for tomorrow (Wed, 22nd Dec 2010)
Thurs, 23rd Dec will be partying with high school friends
Fri, 24th Dec, its Christmas eve.. My most busiest day yet it's my most happiest day.
Why?? Morning till late afternoon will be family day.
In the evening is celebrating and counting down for christmas in the church. :D
Mass is at 8pm but before that have to go there early for preparation.
Can't wait can't wait.
Oh ya, last saturday I was very brave.. Jesus sure love me the most as I went to church ALONE for mass.
My mum and sis was busy cleaning the house for christmas eversince my maid ran away (will post about it later [when I'm free]). I went alone to church, sit alone, pray alone, sing alone, walk alone (Ok, that was too exaggerate ;P)
The priest was like, why are you alone today?? hehe
After mass, what's next?? Supper together with family!!!

On Christmas day itself, will be going off to Penang for family holiday.
Last year was in Singapore, this year back to my lovely "hometown", Penang.
Will be spending 4 days, 3 nights in Penang, staying in Gurney Hotel, having a presidential suite (Feel like soooo VVIP) ;)
After that, will be coming back for new year celebration in the church of cause, and with my aunties and uncles.
Genting trip was cancelled (fully booked *sob*)

That's all for now, will update again soon!!! ;)