My Weekend Escapade

As the title may have suggested, was away for the weekend (and Monday) for a little "getaway". With limited annual leaves, even short getaways like these are deemed so precious that I take it seriously (seriously enjoyable that is...). I declared my own Easter holidays okay. Monday wasn't even a public holiday here in Malaysia.

And you guess what. When I was back in the office on Tuesday morning, such a conversation took place...

Boss : "Welcome back! So how was your weekend?"

Me : "Erm, quite good, but tiring as well"

Boss : "Why? What did you do?"

Me : "I was travelling"

Boss : "Where to?"

Me : "Err.. Johor, then to Singapore"

...and this is what he responded...

Boss : "You don't call that travelling okay... You sounded like you just went to Cairo and came back or something"

Haiyo! I kena kantoi. But really tiring mah... within 3 days travelled from KL - JB - Singapore - JB - KL. To be elaborate, it was actually Sentul - Subang - LCCT - Senai - Kulai - Singapore - Kulai - Senai - Subang - Sentul. So you tell me.. qualified to say tired or not? Haha :D

Ok-lah. Without further delay, here are the few pictures taken (very minimal though - not because I didn't take much photos, just because I tak semangat to wait for more photos to be uploaded into blogger ;p).

Bits of this...

And this....

And this... Makes up Singapore Flyer. Yes, I was right there, in the eye of Singapore.

And this is how Singapore looks like from high above. I was actually trying to capture the sun-setting, which resulted in this. Obviously, I'm a failed photographer. Haha.

A picture of our Jap friends taken at Clarke Quay, Naoki & Miyuki. Newly-wedded couple. We cruised along here, and went for dinner at Boat Quay thereafter.

Highlight during dinner : Naoki-san sweated to the max at first scoop of Tom Yum soup. Haha.

Lovely couple they are. Caught in the act doing this... And if you're wondering what's that behind him..

You guessed right. It's the Merlion!

It wasn't my first trip to Singapore. But to be re-visiting Singapore with different company and with a different perspective could prove to be just as fun too.

Trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah : 2006

Was 'ransacking' my hard disk today and found a few older photos to share with you.

These were taken during a short trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, back in 2006. Wish I had more interesting food photos to share from this trip, unfortunately, did not manage to capture much. [*Note to self :- Do not attempt to post more boring entries moving forward. This, however, is an exception. *grin*].

Boarding our boats at the harbour. Destination : Pulau Manukan.

Looking back at the harbour from our boats.

Ahh... Pulau Manukan, here we come... (Did some snorkelling here)

[Above & below] Up-close & personal with a school of fish.

A view of Mt. Kinabalu's peak from afar.

Clouds float atop the peak as early as 9am. If you intend to climb to its peak, you may read up on more details here.

Came across Rafflesia, acclaimed as the biggest flower in the world.

This was the resort (Zen Garden Resort) we put a night at in Kundasang, along the hillside of Mt. Kinabalu.

While enjoying the cooler air, we took a walk at a nearby flower farm. Its nursery actually showcased many interesting & colourful breeds, mostly enabled by combination of warm sun, cool wind & moderate temperature. Here are the various photos taken.

Later that evening, we went for a dinner in Sutera Harbour Resort. The view was rather magnificent, so we've decided to take a stroll along the beach. And I managed some shots.

Tranquil walk along the beach at Sutera Harbour.

[Above & below] Sun setting from the beaches of Sutera Harbour.

A beautiful call from Mother Nature.

Trip to Taiwan : 2007

I'm gonna be blogging on a much-delayed post, a trip I went on last year (read : June 2007) to Taiwan.

Problem with posting on a so-long-ago event is that, I won't be able to recall the exact details (duhh...), so I'll just try to allow as many photos to speak on my behalf. :-)

Oh by the way, quick highlights of the trip - I saw Wu Zhun and Xu Hui Xin at the airport upon arrival in Taipei! And this...

was a bonus [hehe].

The famous authentic 'Ah Zhong' Oyster Mee-Suah on the streets of Xi-Men-Ding. A close-up picture of the yummy bowl I had [below].

Busy streets of Xi-Men-Ding.

Saw this restaurant with the concept of serving food in mini replica of toilet bowls [Creative or un-appetizing, you decide]. Oh, and they let you sit on toilet bowls while you enjoy the food. Check out their website here: http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/. [P/S : Ignore the semi-naked guy standing on top of the roof].

Accomplishment : Tried fried smelly-toufu.

You can see the black clouds hovering above, I had to take this shot quickly. Taken at the gates of National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (Cheng Kai-Shek Memorial Hall) [below].

The majestic Taipei 101.

Changing of guards at the National Palace Musuem.

Took this at a chinese vineyard.

One of the temples we've visited, aside from Fo Guang Shan [snapshot below].

[Above & Below] Nightview of Love River, Kaoshiung.

All 3 pictures above taken at Taroko Gorge, Hualien.

This one's taken from Jiu Fen.

Hope you've enjoyed the photos posted! If you're interested to find out more about travelling in Taiwan, do visit Taiwan: Touch Your Heart Official Website!