White water rafting @ Padas River, Sabah

I was first introduced to this activity when my oversea friend wanted to visit Sabah. So I was doing some research for "places of interest in Sabah" and came across white water rafting activity. Since my friend and I were totally new to this and we were adventurous enough to give it a try!

The day trip package costs RM 100 per person (student + Sabahan's rate, I bet the price has gone higher now), which includes: 

- return transfer from your preferred city hotel

- water rafting equipment

- light refreshment and meals (you'll be dying hungry after rafting)

- certificate

And this is a brief itinerary.

Pick up from city hotel and transfer to Beaufort railway station (approx. 2 hours from town)

experience the slow moving. . . . . steam train. . . .

passing by scenic route for an hour

and here we are at the milo water rafting river (oh no, i mean white water ^_*)

Light refreshment will be served. Raft master will then brief everyone for the safety precautions

The real fun starts right after the briefing with a team of 5 - 6 members in a raft. It takes about 1.30 to 2 hours to complete the whole journey, depending on team members' skill and co-operation. In the mid of the activity, you will see people accidentally drop off their paddle, or he himself fall into the river, and even seeing the whole raft turning upside down and people screaming like hell! hahhaha....I don't have all these pictures but you gonna try experience this yourself! It's challenging yet FUN FUN FUN! I immediately fall in love with water rafting after my first try.

At the end of the day you'll be given a certificate. This is mine, conquered Grade 3-4 @ Padas River.

- End of trip-

Next entry: water rafting in Perak.

Singing along...

Got addicted to Khalil Fong's songs recently, have been repeating his track day and night. 

He is Hawaii-born Chinese, not so handsome looking (i will be killed by his fans) but another talented singer (i'm saying something good at least). Google "方大同" if you are curious how he looks. U can see from the music video below anyway.

This is one of my favourite. Try to relax your mind, close your eyes, listen silently, by yourself......

No more short hair

I used to have short hair all the while. Since most of the girls were having long straight silky hair and I wanna be slightly extraordinary with a short haircut. So people can easily recognise me mah..."tu~ tu~ that girl with short spiky hair one ah..."

Yes, my hair wasn't only short but very short. I need to wake up at least 1 hour earlier than others to shower, blow dry, and style it up. You know this is when those hair-styling products such as wax, mud, gel, etc...come into circumstances. Then I need to wash those thing off before I go to bed. (what a pain!)

me|yvonne|lilian|elvina

My mum doesn't really like me to be in short hair because she thinks I am so boyish. But who cares when you're in teenage. The more mum mumbles, the more I do. haha...However at the same time, strangers will come up to me and say: "hey..i love your hair so much". It makes me feel even more proud with my short-hair. So for the past 20 years, my hair length never touches my shoulder

I don't know what hits my brain when I turn 21st or I am just frustrated to style up every morning and wanted to keep my hair long. So I went up to my hairstylist and told him about my request. He recommended me to straighten it because my hair structure is rough (due to massive exposure to sun and sea water according to him) with natural curl. Yeap, I taken his advise and my hair doens't only turns straight but becomes much more softer now. Lovin' it!  

Ahh...my main purpose of this post was actually introducing my hairstylist but I don't know why I wrote so many craps up there. hahaha...Okay, back to the topic, Kevin HO, is my hairstylist that I have been following for nearly 6 years now. (we did some counting when I went to his saloon today). I love his professionalism in explaining to you about your hair, what to do and what not to do. How you must blow your hair and comb it this way, style it that way. His charges are ridiculous sometimes but thinking of having a nice haircut after all and I will close one eye and pays for the bill.

This is how men earn women's $$$$$$.   

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Address

Lot S-1-34, First Floor, Block F, City Mall,

Lorong City Mall, Jalan Lintas, 88300 Kota Kinabalu

Contact

012-8333 703 (Kevin Ho), 088-484 987

 

Breads and cakes from Japan

Konichiwa! 

Photos were taken by my parent back in 2005 when they visit to Japan for cakes exhibition. Imagine it was 4 years ago and you will be amazed with their creativity in baking. I feel like sharing these but I don't want your saliva to wet the keyboard so I am gonna start showing you with the breads first okay?

Fresh baked

Okay, now ready for the cakes? 

this is cute

good for valentine's day

every inch of the cake is so detailed 

how do people willing to eat this?

wants more? goes to Japan...

My valentine's day in Disneyland!

3 more days to valentine. What have you prepared for your the other half?

This year I am being invited to celebrate in the the Magical Kingdom of DISNEYLAND! yuuuhooo~

Ops, it's almost time to board my flight and meet Mickey. Wishing you a great valentine, see ya around! 

New Windows Live Messenger

Aha! Time to change your messenger outlook with the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.

It looks so much prettier and you can now choose from a variety of scenes to be appeared in your sign in page, contact list box and also your chat box. 

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On the left is a flowery scene my friend chosen and on the right is my contacts' list box 

If you feel like doing more for your messenger, try Messenger Plus!Live which allows you to change and customize the entire skin, to something like....

Kung Fu Panda?

or Horton?

Other than that, messenger plus has lots more useful features that you can do further reading at http://www.msgpluslive.net/features/

I am off to explore this cool stuff! Ciao~

Fukui Revolving Shabu-Shabu

Want to know more? 

Shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ , also spelled syabu-syabu) is a Japanese variant of hot pot. (by wikipedia)

The 1st ever revolving shabu shabu (buffet style) in KK. You know how the sushi plates turn in front of you in sushi king? Ok, it works the same way but with raw food turning on the belts. 

Maybe it's new, the place looks clean and cosy

With individual hot pot and Japanese dishware

And a little bit of Japanese deco

Erm, talking about the variety of food, I would say so so only lor...Not worth for RM 36 ++ (i can't remember the exact figure). Anyway, can give a try. People newly open later no business very cham one.Oh yea, BEEF soup recommended!

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Name

Fukui Revolving Shabu Shabu Sdn Bhd (福井刷刷锅)

Address

Jalan Pelabuhan, somewhere near Sabah Ports Authority 

(next to Paradise spa massage centre)

TTSS's Annual Sports Meet

This is the fourth year I have left secondary school. Annual sports meet is always one of the highlight during our school life. Especially for senior three students, they are responsible to lead all the younger classes, come out with their own war cry, banner, bong-bong, finding prospect athele to participate for sports event, marching, cheer dance, and designing their own marching team's costume, cheering squad's costume, decorating the cheering team's booth. Is like...tons of work! Some more our annual sports meet would normally held in late January or early February, which mean we have very limited time to prepare all these stuffs in such a short period of time.  

We had all the hard times. But, sweat and hardship turns into precious friendship. Today I went back to school again for this special event. It reminds me a lot of sweet memories.

 

This is how students beutify their cheering team's booth with decorative pattern

My Daughter

and her name is Duraisamy Suriya...

hah? you married? somemore your daugther got Indian name? you married to Indian ah? 

haha..thanks god I am not married and haven't go through the suffering 9 months of pregnancy and I have got a 10 years old ADOPTED daugther, from India. 

I came across this Child Sponsor Program somewhere by World Vision and found out to be kinda interesting and register myself to be a mama. =) 

The condition is that you may choose to sponsor a minimum of 1 child (or more) and send a monthly gift of RM 50 to help the needy. However, this RM 50 doens't goes directly to the child family but to World Vision and they will combined the gifts from other sponsor and help the community in terms of health, education, health care, food and whatever neccesary.  

You may also choose a child from your preferred country such as Thailand, Myammar, Indonesia Cambodia, India or China. For me, I didn't specifically select a destination and up to them to assign me a child who needs help from whichever country. 

Upon your registration with the Child Sponsor Program, World Vision will send you a guidebook and your child's photo within one month.

 

Here it comes...my daughter's photo

Her life must have been so tough that she forgets how to smile

She is from Tamilnadu, India and the place is suffering from poor sanitation, low income, poor infrastucture and high alcoholism. I have also learned that an average income of the families in that area is from Rs 1,000 (USD 20) to Rs 1,200 (USD 24), which is equivalent to about RM 72 - RM 87. I am so sorry that I can easilly spend their one month living expenses in 1 or 2 days time.

And within 3 months after registration, you will receive a letter from your child. This is what my daugther wrote for me.

This is like alien's writing and I can't even understand a single word she wrote. But not to worry lar..the local representative will be kind enough to translate the letter to English. Here are the translated version.

" Dear Sponsor,

Greetings!

I take great happiness in introducing myself to you through this letter. Thank you very much for having selected me to be your sponsor child.

My name is Suriya. My age is 10 years. I am studying well. I love to eat "Uppamav". Playing is my past time. My father's name is Duraisamy. My mother's name is Sundari. My elder sister's name is Vennila. My friend's names are Santhiya, Nayanthra, Nilani, Tamilselvi, Geetha. Thamarai Selvi.

Thank you for coming forward to help my family, my community and me.

Thanking you,

From D.Suriya"

Ou...and she even sent me this.

How sweet...

RM 50 can be spent blindly eating and shopping but this RM 50 I send every month worth like a gold to them. 

Strongly recommended to all of you! Check out World Vision website at: 

http://www.worldvision.com.my/index.php