Memories Revived...

Friday, 29th January 2010 - I woke up anxiously this morning and rushed to college, hoping that time would quickly pass. As Applied Therapeutics ended half an hour earlier, I rushed to Bukit Mertajam to collect Aunt Mary's biscuits and headed back to Penang. Next thing I hope for was the time to quickly pass so that it would be night time faster. I was anticipating for tonight's flight to KL, the place where I actually grew up mentally. Auntie Yang and Ms. World came over to my place first and we went to the airport together with Ms. Earth, and we met Mohd. Cheah there.

Saturday, 30th January 2010 - We reached KL Central at about 1:30 a.m. in the morning and checked in to MyHotel just very near to KL Central Monorail station. We were hungry after checking in and we went out for "chuee cheong funn" just outside the hotel, sold by a somewhat fierce auntie.


When we went back to our room, the fusebox tripped and I tried calling the reception but there was no one to pick up. Since the air conditioner was still functioning and half of the lights still hadn't gone out, I decided to call again in the morning. The next morning, I called the reception again and the dialogue as follows took place:

receptionist: hello?
me: hello, yeah, erm, last night my room's fusebox tripped.
receptionist: THEN?
me: could you send some assistance up here please? room 208, thanks.

My goodness, "THEN"? I thought the hotel's staff should send someone up to see if the guest is safe? I told my friends this and they laughed rolling on the floor. Anyway, after preparing ourselves, we went to Petaling Street for lunch. We had porridge and after that, we went for the colourful sesame cake (mua chee). After that, we headed straight to Times Square and started our mission. I met some familiar faces in Times Square (as I would always whenever I visit KL) and only one I called - Teo Ken. It had been 3 years since I last saw him and I was happy to have seen him (rather than to see my ex!). I talked to him for a while and then headed back to look for Auntie Yang.

After a few hours window shopping around, I bugged Auntie Yang to head for Sg. Wang. At that time, Ms. World called and asked us to have lunch together. At the same time, Auntie Yang's friend, "Ms. Cheras", and Dr. Lim just reached Times Square to meet up with us. So we had lunch and then continued our shopping separately. I, together with Auntie Yang and Ms. Cheras went over to Sg. Wang while Ms. Wolrd, Ms. Earth, Dr. Lim and Mohd. Cheah remained at Times Square.

Long we shopped and I only managed to buy myself a black T-shirt. After that, we went back to Times Square to decide where to have dinner. Ms. Cheras had to get home as it was getting late, so she left. Ms. Earth had things to do at Pavilion, so she & Mohd. Cheah headed there, while Dr. Lim headed to Puduraya bus depot to get herself a bus ticket for her return journey on Monday. Meanwhile, Ms. World, Auntie Yang & I continued our short shopping. We went into Old Skull to try out some clothes. One cute short guy assisted me and as I was trying out a pair of pants, he asked Ms. World whether we're from Klang or not. I guess it must be because we spoke Hokkien to each other.

We were supposed to meet at Petaling Street for dinner, so I went over there to meet Dr. Lim first because she had difficulty locating the ticket counter at the bus depot. It was getting late, thus Dr. Lim had to get home first, hence not joining us for dinner. I sent her to the LRT station and then rejoined Ms. World and Auntie Yang waiting for Ms. Earth and Mohd. Cheah (they got lost in Pavilion). When they got to Petaling Street, we had dinner at Petaling Street - the famous Hokkien Mee, then headed back to the hotel.

aftermath of hau kor...

Sunday, 31st January 2010 - I was supposed to meet up with "Super Lenglui" Soon Yee & "Leng Guu" Sue Zin at Mid Valley today but due to Sue Zin having diarrhoea, it was canceled. I then led my friends to Sunway Pyramid via KTM commuter. The walk from Setia Jaya station to Sunway Pyramid terrified them. The journey was as far as 3 Queensbay Malls. I've journeyed twice before, so I was ready for it. However, poor my friends, they were not ready. Once there, we had pasta for lunch and then started our mission again. This time, Auntie Yang & I shopped together and I got myself 1 T-shirt & 2 shirts. Goodness, we spent 1 hour just to try one piece and to pay for one piece of T-shirt at Romp. There were too many people shopping at that store.

Nighttime came and we went back KL Central then headed to Pavilion to experience the "Lost" of Ms. Earth and Mohd. Cheah. We had dinner there at the food court and then headed back to our hotel. Nothing much to cerita here because nothing funny happened.

Monday, 1st February 2010 - The Beh Hau Kor people went shopping at Sg. Wang while I met up with Soon Yee & Sia Chin at Cheras for dimsum this morning and we updated ourselves with each other. Then we paid Sue Zin a visit and talked further. Somehow, I felt I was myself again when talking with them. I love them very much, but I couldn't stay there long because I still had many other things waiting to be done. I parted with them and Soon Yee sent me back to the LRT station and I said goodbye to her.

I headed for Hang Tuah and hopped on to the monorail that Dr. Lim was on to get to Chow Kit then to Kamal Bookstore. I remembered Bernice wanted to get a book from Kamal so I SMSed her. She called back but her voice was not clear so I asked her to SMS me. However, after long, only did she replied. I was short of time but luckily she replied on time. After searching and buying, I took Dr. Lim to Pavilion, then to Sg. Wang to do her shopping. Then we went back to Times Square to reunite with the Beh Hau Kor people. I did a flash shopping and got myself a pair of pants from Old Skull. That small cute guy still recognised me and the pants he promoted two days ago.

After shopping, it was time for us to say goodbye to Dr. Lim. She was taking a bus back to Penang while we others were flying back. It was difficult for my heart when I took the last step out from the monorail train. It felt sour. Somehow, all the memories came back to me. My heart was heavy to leave KL but I had to.

clothes I bought...

Tuesday, 2nd February 2010 - I woke up missing KL very much. It was not because I missed shopping in KL. My actual intention of going to KL was not to shop. I was actually "cheated" to join the Beh Hau Kor people to go to KL in the first place, and I felt sad leaving KL. It happens everytime I visit and leave KL. Maybe it was because there were too many memories in KL and KL had become part of my life...

Mid-Year 3, New Year & Sarawak Miao Trip...

The first semester of my third year ended in the month of December 2009, and I could say that I was glad. Thanks to AIMST, I had to spend my birthday with Biotechnology for Pharmacy!! cipeT!! Anyway, what I'm actually glad of was that my worst semester was over. I really had no interest in anything I did at all during that semester. I didn't pass up lab reports for Pharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology for Pharmacy. I really did not have the mood to listen to lectures nor to study at all. It was actually because of some people. They hurt me greatly without knowing that, but I could not tell anyone because, no matter where I turn to, people I trusted actually sided them. I was even hit in my face when someone I thought I could rely better on actually told me that 'it' finds difficulty in trusting me. Should I just throw myself into a crater?

I tried every way I could and I ended up going back to Penang more frequent, and I'm glad it helped. Well, I could do nothing but just try to forget those who hurt me. Great, exam's over, and I was heading back to Penang. I could use some time to forget those bastards (though some of them are actually in Penang). What's funny is that, that guy is not from Penang, he's just staying in Penang (hometown - Kedah), but in his profile, he puts his hometown as Penang. Nevermind loh, but why he still wants to complain that there's nothing in Penang and it is a boring place? GO BACK TO YOUR HOMETOWN IF YOU DON'T LIKE PENANG LAH, KEAT TAH GUU!! cibai leh~ (keat tah guu = 吉打牛) Imagine who's this Keat Tah Guu? Wei Zackhen~

Anyway, during the holidays, I had to work for my Aunt Melissa to get some pocket money so that I had some money to spend during my Sarawak trip in January. The work was actually easy but boring but I had no choice as my mother asked me to help out. I did stir some problems for my aunt though. Well, I wasn't the only one working. My cousin, "Mulan" Wern was working for my Aunt Grace also at Highlands Coffee stall at Gurney Plaza. We always shared our stories after work in December.

Christmas came and during Christmas eve, we got "hiao" and decided to dine-in at Little Cottage. It actually burnt a hole in our pockets, but I definitely had a great time with them. The ever "Auntie Yang" Han Yang was there, together with "Ms. World" Ai Ling, "Ms. Earth" Inn Cheq, "Sewing Machine" Dr. Lim, "Mohd" Cheah, and "Ms. Global" Pei Ling was also there (for the food we've ordered, pls head to my facebook's photo). New Year also came and during New Year's Eve, we, the "beh hau kor" people, once again got together for countdown at Queensbay mall. Ms. Earth's friend, "Tau-See-Huu Auntie", joined us later for the countdown concert which featured Taiwanese singers Power Station and Tank. After the countdown, we had a drink and off we went.

Two weeks later, it was time to head to Miao-land ~ Kuching, Sarawak. I went there with my dear cousin, "Mulan" Wern, and my dear friend, "Sewing Machine" Dr. Lim. Before we even board the plane, the drama already started. Someone actually made the "Declaration of 'boh gia kah-toh lai' (declaration of not bringing a scissors)" but at the check-point, someone was forced to leave behind one's favourite scissors.

Ok, off we went and Alex was there to pick us from Kuching airport to his big big mansion house. Then off we went to "hau kor" (eat). It was kind of late already, but we kept our stomachs empty throughout the flight so that we could stuff our stomachs with Miao food. We ordered... 7 dishes... Sarawak Laksa, Kong Piang, Kampua Mee, Foochow Red Wine Mee Sua Soup, Kolo Mee, Tomato Mee, & Char Koay Teow. I actually find the mee nice and I fell in love with the red wine soup. It was sweet and it smelt nice.


The next day, we checked in Berambih Lodge and went to Semenggok to see some Orang Utans but unfortunately, due to the rain and fruit season, those Orang Utans didn't turn up. We then headed back to Miao town and walked around the town, looking for souvenirs and food. The third day, we went to Sarawak Cultural Village and stayed there for one night at the Iban Longhouse. It was a lovely place and we learned many things about Sarawak's aborigines.

There were 3 other guests that stayed over at the cultural village: 2 angmohs & Mr. Low Chee Kang. Mr. Leo, our guide, told us many heroic stories about the Ibans when we stayed for the night at the longhouse while Mr. Ronnie taught me about the local rice wine, "tuak" and "langkau". They gave us each a pair of what the locals there call "kayu tas" or "kayu hujan panas", Goniothalamus velutinus as souvenirs. We also requested to see how fish-spearing was like and they actually agreed to show us at the middle of the night. However, instead of spearing a fish, a waterhen was speared. I'm sorry.

Goniothalamus velutinus

Day 4, we went back to Miao town and lodged at MySarawak Cafe and started our real town exploring. We had food from various places and Sugar Bun too, and Mulan & Dr. Lim bought many souvenirs for their family and friends while I bought nothing. We went praying at different temples also. See, we all very cheng sim one, not like some people go traveling only to play. Day 5 came and we had to fly back to Penang in the evening. So, farewell Miao-land. I would definitely wanna go back there.

The second semester of year 3 of my course started right after I came back from Sarawak. I was actually very sad having to leave Sarawak but I also returned to my college with higher-than-usual spirits. However, it didn't last long. I was told that my ex-housemate moved out and new housemates were moving in. Ok, fair enough. I thought, maybe it would be for the better. So I went to class as usual. Suddenly, one of my friend whom I actually trust most of the time talked to me and reminded me of the past that hurts me very much. It reminded me of the bastards which I took more than a month to slowly forget. I don't wish to hurt myself further. You have found what you wanted, it is time for me to find mine...