24 June 2007
HLM KL Trip 2007 (20-22 June)
The KL trip was fun!!! This was what happened in the 3 day 2 night trip.
Day One
We had a stopover at Yong Peng for some refreshments and light breakfast. Then we head to the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM). Had about a half hour presentation by the person in charge there, then we had a forest walk through the nature trail. I have to tell you, the trail is really dangerous and steep, not to mention warm and tiring too!! After the whole forest walk, we head for dinner, then check into hotel. Me and Sue got room number 819, which is at the eighth floor, and I think we’re really lucky to get this room, ‘cause the room is really big and spacious for a twin size room. When we checked the others’ rooms, theirs’ were square and small. Lucky us. But we didn’t end our day just there. Both of us bathed and met up with Rebecca and Bel to go shopping. As the shops there close early, we had to walk and shop fast to get our things. I only get to buy a pair of big-sized shades for myself at this night market opposite the hotel. We walked to Chinatown area with the year 3 seniors. They were actually kinda nice and fun to talk to, and this group of seniors included Bryan too. LOL. We walked quite a distance to Chinatown, which was really disappointing, because when we reached there, most of the shops were already closed. We then headed back the same route, by foot. My feet really killed me that night that I had to tiptoe when walking when I got back to my room. Then Sue and I played make-up, where we did make-up on our own faces, with the theme ‘Fashion Don’ts’. I looked like a really ugly doll, while Sue looked really emo with her really smoky eyes.
Day Two
I didn’t really have a good sleep because my tummy gave me problems, therefore disturbing my sleep. Woke up at 6am, bathed, woke Sue up, then we head downstairs for breakfast before meeting the rest at the lobby. So our first destination of the day is Putrajaya Wetlands Park. Going there already took about an hour and 15 minutes, all of us in the bus slept throughout the whole journey. When we reached there, the weather was so hot lah!! We get to climb up this tower where we can roughly see the rest of the park, and also this castle, where I think a prime minister of Malaysia is staying. Then had a long walk around the park, under the hot, hot sun, which happen to be worst than at Sungei Buloh. Looked around the museum in the park for a while, from which we then head off to the University of Malaya to go through the Experimental forest. By this time, I think most of us were already half dead from the entire walk earlier on. And we still have to walk some more at this place. It was hectic lah. I think I already felt near-faint by this time. After that, we headed to Kuala Lumpur City Park which is located behind the KLCC twin towers. But thank goodness there was light rain, so the lecturers decided that there isn’t a need to look around the park, and gave us about an hour and a half to shop at the shopping centre. This time I got to buy adik’s birthday present. Then we headed for dinner at this restaurant located at a shopping centre. After eating, went to shop around. I got for myself a black long sleeve top which is quite cheap. Then when we about to head back to the hotel, we told the bus-driver to drop us at Lot 10 so that we can continue shopping. So we went to Mango that was having a crazy sale. I bought for myself 2 racer back tops, in bright green and yellow. I also bought for Rainey a pair of shades that he asked for at Miles Shopping centre and a handphone pouch for Mummy and me, where we had our lunch. When we got back to the hotel, we decided not to sleep, and we went to the guys’ room, where the rest of our class is already there. We played UNO for a while, watched television and then because it got really late, I kinda slept for a while, as Bel had to wait for Rebecca who went to the pub with her friends. It was then I realized that as the night got really late, the hotel got really, really cold. I was really freezing to death while walking back to our room.
Day Three
Realised Sue and I woke up late. We only woke up when Bel gave us a call to say that it was already 7.40am, when we are actually supposed to meet at the lobby at 8am. And so, Sue and I only washed our faces and brushed our teeth, changed our clothes and quickly head down with our luggage. And to our surprise, we weren’t the only ones who couldn’t wake up. When we got into the bus, there were still less than half of us in the bus. But on this night, I slept really good, no, I think I slept like a log, because I couldn’t even hear my handphone alarm ring, but it was worth waking up late the sleep felt nicer and more comfortable than the night before. The bus then headed to this commercial farm in Malacca. We looked around, and then head for lunch, from which we then go to this shop where they were selling the foodstuff which tourists usually buy in Malacca. I bought biscuits and a box of Dodol for Daddy. Then it was straight for home. The trip back from Malacca to Singapore was a whole 2 hours, and I think I had a good sleep in the bus during the journey.
In summary, this trip had been a whole lot of fun, although it was really tiring and hot. I can say that in trip, we mostly had to walk a lot (really a lot!!) and we spent more than 6 hours in the 3 days in the bus. My feet, especially the soles, is in pain lah.
the world will turn WILD.
12:55 PM
