Happenings & Blessings.

Wednesday

Pathology paper wasn't all that good for me. Stayed back to start my revision for GEN 3030.

Got chased out from the library at 11pm. They threatened me by switching off the lights and aircond and other power supplies =(

Li Cher, the good samaritan brought me home and we she stayed up all night to study while I studied with short naps intervals until morning.




Thursday

Both Jing Tien and Ming Hui accompanied me for lunch, escorted me to the exam hall and waited until I went in, wished me luck, and Jing Tien WAITED for my paper to end before she goes home just to see how I did and all.

I was beyond blessed by all these simple gestures. They melt my heart. Oh well, thanks buddy!

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Met up with Li-lian, Wei Liang, Usha and Sophia for dinner @ Bumbu Bali, Puchong.



It's a great hang out place. Great ambience, great food and best companions




It's located at Bandar Puteri, Puchong. Somewhere near the Shabu-shabu place. The food is a little pricey, but looking at the portion and the taste -- its all worth it.



Grilled Fillet of Dory. RM 19.50


Closer lateral view.



BBQ Chicken, Pineapple & Mayo Pita. RM 12.50





Usha claimed that there's no pineapple in it. Only the taste. Very few chicken chunks and mainly are just tomatoes. Not recommended.



Grilled Chicken Apokat. RM 16.90








(My) Famous Grilled Lamb Cutlet. RM 23.50

Some part of it is a little too chewy that I gave up chewing, swallowing it without further mastication. Other than that, it's all good.




The portion is really big. About 3 pieces of lamb?




The hungry me gobbled them all!

This place is recommended and if anyone needs direction, you can email me at aehknum@gmail.com or just leave your email address here in the comment box.


Went to watch Made of Honour after that at IOI Mall.

Patrick Dempsey is soooooooooooo cute and charming!

I think Sophia and I just fixed our eyes on him throughout the entire movie. Wei Liang paid for our tickets, another blessing. Thanks dear!



Friday


Decided to make a day trip to Malacca only at 11.45am. The Singaporeans are down for church camp since Wednesday. Was there just to meet them and to do a little food hunting. It was very nice of Yoongkang to come with me.

It was seriously a crazy thing to do la. Seriously, no plans, nothing. We went there by faith.

We took

• KTM from Klang to Bank Negara (2 stops after KL sentral).
  
• Then LRT from Bank Negara to Plaza Rakyat (Pudu)
• And then bus from Pudu to Malacca
  
  

The very crowded and scary Pudu Bus Station.

Everyone fights for business here. Lots of yelling around.

Reached Malacca Sentral at 5pm (and planned to leave back for Klang at 8.30pm). Honestly, I have no idea how to move about in Malacca. Joy told me that they'll be Bayview Hotel, somewhere near Jonker Walk, that's all I know.

I asked the bus drivers if they'll pass Jonker Walk. They pointed at the red Panorama Bus (which was meant for tourists). This bus is a very slow-moving town bus which will stop by most places in Malacca town. By faith, we hopped on. The seats in the bus are somewhat like those in KTM where the passengers face each other. So, as Yoong Kang and I tried figuring out the bus route map, Mun Wah accidentally eavesdropped the conversations between 3 aunties with a local there, tried explaining to that local bout their visit to Malacca.

Wah: Jie, if not mistaken I think they're from the same church camp

Me: Ahhh..How you know?

(Those sitting opposite us heard us, exchanged glances and smiles with us)

Wah: Are you all from Singapore?

Me (adding on): From Bethany?

Aunties: Yes, we are!! How you all know?

Wah: Yeah, we overheard your conversation. We're going there too, to meet some youth there.

Aunties: Oh really?? How do you know them?

Me: Last year's youth camp. We're from Klang. Pastor Alan's church

Aunties: Pastor Alan Tan's church?! He was our camp speaker last year! What a small world!! It must be a divine appointment. We hopped on the wrong bus just now (there's another bus that can send us straight to the hotel) but if we didn't, we wouldn't get to meet you all. I'm supposed its in the plan. Its so good!!

It was indeed a divine appointment! The local told us where we should alight and it was really good. We didn't know where we should alight all but God's hand was upon us. (Btw Joy, Auntie Bibi told me bout your coming that day! LOL. No more sekret plan for you!)

Didn't allow the auntie to tell the youth bout our coming because it was meant to be a surprise. They brought us to the ballroom where some of them were involved with music practice. Eunice had a shocked when she saw me. The practice ended just then and she ran up to me and gave me a big hug. Met Elaine and Dennis there too.

They then brought us to Andrea and Lingling's room. They were taking their nap and when Andrea opened the door, her jaw dropped for a while, literally. She wasn't sure if it was a dream or reality. The same goes for Lingling. I supposed this is a successful surprise? They were all very gamdong with this visit.

It was really really good just to meet them again. Spend some time and went for dinner together. They had to excuse themselves earlier for service, so Yoongkang, Wah and myself walked around by faith. There were no buses around, nothing.

Wah wanted to visit the historical buildings (A Famosa, Stadhuys etc). A visit to Malacca isn't complete without visiting these places right? Yoongkang asked a security guard how to get to the "Rumah Merah" (red house, since we couldn't pronounce Stadhuys) and he directed us. We walked for a good 10-15 minutes and still don't see any signs that we're reaching the Rumah Merah. We finally saw a row of red colour shops. Gosh, at that time I seriously hope that the security guard didn't interpret the rumah merah thingy wrongly.



Wah and I in front of Christ Church. Okay, I know there's nothing you can see except for my slightly fair legs and my florescent white shoes.


It was night already by the time we reached there. Too dark and nothing else to see =(




Next to that place is the famous Jonker Walk (Joy, very near uh?). Li Cher was busy that night and couldn't send us to bus station and according to some jokers, its quite impossible to get a bus back to KL that night. One ticket maybe, but not three. Anyway, we ended up decided to stayback for the night and agreed to bunk in with them. Yoongkang didn't wanna stay and he insisted in going back himself -- alone! I didn't quite like the idea of him going back alone and felt bad in allowing him to do so. He took the cab (and it was very expensive!) and managed to get a bus and reached home really late -- around 12.45am? If there's a direct journey, it should take only 2 1/2 hours back to Shah Alam. I'm sorry, brother!


Wah and I then took a stroll at Jonker Walk (since we were already there). It was her first time there and of course she was quite excited.


Magical Ice-Cream

Had some random short conversations with the vendors there as I walked. It's really interesting in just talking to people of all kinds. Put on my broken mandarin in conversing with them. The auntie who sells these lollies refused to be in the picture, she said she's old and ugly already.



It's basically some old skool ice-lollies. We bought a kickapoo-flavour one. RM 1 each.

Next, there were so many stalls selling pets. Cute miniature poodle puppy for RM 1980 and another stall actually sells DYED HAMSTERS!



Ain't kidding. These hamsters are dyed in different colours and sold for RM 16. The normal coloured ones (not dyed) are sold at RM 8 each. Super cheap but my point is, they. are. dyed!


Another view of them:



Chatted with the uncle who sells these. He told me that his supplier didn't want to tell him how they're coloured but most probably the supplier either dip them in paint or spray them. Its a secret recipe it seems. Good time chatting and I asked him if I can take pictures of these hamsters. He said why not? When I started taking pictures, everyone who was around me took out their phones and did the same. Looks like everyone wants to take a picture of it but they dare not. Ask and you will receive!

Next, saw this stall that sells Korokke, some Japanese snacks. I talked to the auntie a little as she explains what's inside and all. I bought one to try. The ingredients include minced chicken, carrots and mashed potatoes along with oozing cheese. It's RM 1.80 each.


Cheese Korokke.

Then I asked if I can take a picture of their stall, because I may wanna blog bout it. The auntie was so excited and asked me to go ahead. Wah suggested that I should include the cook in the picture as well.



Korokke stall.

There, he overheard what we said and happily posed for the super-slow-camera-phone I was using. It was seriously a good time spent just walking and buying and bargaining and talking to people.

All in all, God's light was shining through us and His favour was obvious. We walked back to the hotel after that, around 11pm. Their service just ended, met up with them and adjourned for supper and came back around 1am.

Eunice, the cinderella actually came to my room to spend some time with us after washing up. It was really surprising as she always needs sleep more than anything else. Beyond blessed.


Saturday

Woke up really early, around 5 something. Washed up, joined them for morning devotion and breakfast.


The Singapore Young Adults and us. From the left: Elaine, mk, Lingling, Andrea and Wah

They're truly a great blessing! Gave our hugs, bid our goodbyes.


Li Cher, Kim Cheng and his sis picked us up around 10am from the hotel. Both my mobile phones' batteries died on me. The same for Mun Wah's.

Upon reaching Malacca Sentral, Kim Cheng's car got knocked by a taxi's door. The lady inside the taxi opened the door without looking and so happened Kim Cheng drove past. Quite a damage. Left Mun Wah to help Kim Cheng there (she has experience) while I ran to get the bus tickets (Kim Cheng said there should be a bus at 1030am and it was already 1015am that time). To my horror, the earliest direct bus back to Klang would be 2pm (means will reach Klang at 430pm). I have no choice but to look for the earliest bus from Malacca to KL. Bought the 11am tickets and ran back to the accident place.

Malacca Sentral was so big that I couldn't find the entrance where the accident took place. I think I could have ran for at least 2-3km around the place before I finally found the place. Mun Wah was not there anymore! And both my phones cannot be used, not like I can call her phone. Ran back into the building and tried looking for Mun Wah (it was already 1045am, and bus would leave at 11am). Finally I thought I should give a try by calling her using a public phone. I ran to the information counter.

"Excuse me, may I know where's the public phone please?"

"OI CHEE MUN KHEA!!!!"

A very familiar voice. It was Mun Wah! So happened she was at the information counter as well and she was about to make announcement through the PA system to look for me. Good thing she hasn't, it'd be so embarrassing. The officers laughed at us when we met.

I knew I was going to be late for my music practice but I couldn't contact anyone else. Upon reaching KL station at 1pm, I called Amelia (the only number I remember) to help me inform the rest of the musicians to come later while Mun Wah calls mom to pick us up from the Klang station in 40 minutes time. Walked a few streets to Pasar Seni (by faith again, don't know where's that place) to catch a bus back to Klang from KL.

Phew, what a journey! But it was all good! Sounds a li'l like the adventure of the Famous Five I read. LOL.

And mobile phone is not a want, it is a need!

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Rushed for practice, and youth and then grandpa's birthday celebration at Crocodile Farm, Subang Jaya. Had ostrich meat for dinner! The dinner costs up to RM800 for a table!

It was a long day. A great time together nevertheless.

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Looking forward to tomorrow's Food Feast with Jing Tien, Ming Hui, Eevon and Tian Sze.

And Island Hopping with The Gang this weekend. Can't wait.

I love holidays.