Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Final Exam Trip

Hi all!! what's up??? this post should be posted two days ago but after coming back felt tired and lazy. so delayed until today. anyhow, here it goes.

Probably not much people notice im leaving labuan on 17 August back to west malaysia(selangor) to take my final exam for a government cert(such a drag! i dint fail the exam at the first place.is school authorities delayed our submission!) Well at least i bought my ticket a week earlier and guess what?? MYR240(excluding insurance) for a return ticket!!! talk about luck!hahahaha.

August 17 2015

As usual, AirAsia flight from labuan to KL morning is 1045.checked in online using eboarding. somehow i still see alot people using print out boarding pass. is not like is bad or what,but using eboarding is simpler and also saves papers. Met jing jie(a friend's cousin) at the airport said they are going to Bangkok for a week. guess what? we left on the same day and coming on the same date!hahaha.

Arrived KLIA2,rush to 1st floor to catch 1pm or 1.15pm bus. Price increased for the bus ticket.i remember on May i travel to KL using same bus to KL Sentral only cost me MYR10. this time cost me MYR11. Manage to catch 1pm bus to KL sentral. FULL HOUSE! sat at the last row. =[  
First thing i do when i arrived KL sentral is to try and reactivate my Touch N Go. The staff told me there is no possible way to renew a card which is inactive for more than 1 year.so the only option is to buy a new. MYR10(excluding GST and credit). 
AMG F1
No second word and bought the card and rush to catch train to my previous work place. Ate lunch and snake/slack around until closing time to meet with another friend for dinner. chat chat to old workmates and friends. 

After dinner, first movie of the trip. seriously i am not the kind of guy that is very into TW movie.i deny lots of time when my friend asked me to watch it.but since this time is free, WHY NOT?  
End up this movie is better than i expected. 10/10 rated for the bikes and 8/10 for the storyline. this movie told me that there is a chance to find a girlfriend through cycling! #motivated


August 18 2015

Exam scheduled to start on 8.30am. so we woke on 6am something and begin our journey at 7am to avoid heavy traffic congested. arrived on academy on 7.15 something.went for breakfast. 
Wantan Mee
This wantan mee is one of the best i ever tasted in my life!!this shop only serve wantan mee but there is other brunches that serve other dishes. and since today is my birthday, each of my friend take turns to spend me.breakfast,lunch and dinner (Advantage of a birthday boy =D )

So it suppose to begin on 8am but somehow academy authorities watch spoiled or low on battery. we waited for nearly an hour only to begin our test. each one of us is get interviewed one on one with the examiner.and then only second theory test.
Lunch. cha shao shao rou
Meanwhile
Legendary Tiger

How the academy looks

Me > Tiger > Jason
After all of us passed our interview(phew!((wipe sweat))  took out theory exam and leave this place ASAP!! Tiger, which is his turn to spend dinner suggested we go klang and eat bakuteh(chinese herbal pork soup).went to klang before but never tried this restaurant before.they say is one of the best.since klang is famous for bakuteh.
Soup version

Dry version
The dry one is more delicious than i expected because i have a bad experience with dry bakuteh before.somehow this wipe away my previous bad memory.hahaha. Enjoyed our meal and chat for a while plus "wash eye" for awhile.and head back to Petaling Jaya. 
Tiger went for a hair cut and we went for dessert!!! my previous visit to KL i forgot that i wanted to eat snowflake. and this time, it wont pass my mind again!
Legendary UFO

BEST EVER!

August 19 2015

Second day of our exam. since today we are having practical exam and our turn were scheduled in the afternoon. so nothing to rush. woke up nearly 10am, prepared, and breakfast,here we come!!This time we headed to bangsa for a weird dish i never heard before.辣椒板面(chilli flat noodles) not sure my translation is correct or not,just to give you an idea how it looks. i thought it will be flat noodles in spicy soup like curry or tomyam but im too naive! is way beyond that!!
This is what it looks like.

You add this dry chilli for its spiciness!

Side dish
Im not a fan of spicy food but this spicy flat noodles is super nice!!if you are sleepy of feel lack of energy in the morning,this might be the best breakfast for you to SPICE up your day!!
And here you go.The shop name.should be able to find through maps or whatever apps you are using.if you cant find it,dont blame me =]

Finished our practical exam and there is extra time before our dinner and movie time. so? what normal car loves will do. either a visit to showrooms or an accessories shop. This one will be "Brothers accessories" they have a lot of branches all around selangor. 
A Minta MX-5 hanging on the wall
They have all kind of accessories.you name it they have it!(most of it). we just went to do some survey and price comparison.and also discover some new accessories in the market.

After all the eye washing and mind blowing, went back home for energy recovery before our next activity again.which will be DINNER!!!
My Burger Lab!
I came here once before with my labuan friends while i was still working in PJ but end up not having it due to heavy queue. Since today is weekdays plus we went there early to avoid disappointment. YES! we get our seat and ordered our meal!! 
Legendary Black Bun(this is called "say cheese")

After
Before
They doesnt offer set meal. so, drinks,main dish and fries all order individually.but i this the meal is worth the price.plus drinks is free flow!!!(one time payment). Environment is good also.if you are single like me(especially for male) this is the right place for you!!(you will know what i mean when you visit here =] )

After dinner? Movie time!! Hitman Agent 47. last activity of the day.
Paradigm mall
Jason > Luke > Tiger






















August 20 2015

Tiger went back to kuching today so left me and jason today.luke have date with his friends so wont be able to join us. since today is a whole day free,so we just sleep until auto wake up. and ready for our first meal, Breakunch!(breakfast + lunch) Bangsa here we come!! LAKSA!
Mini showroom is alway the best!
Stall name


10/10 for presentation








































I cant say is the best laksa i ever tasted but it has standard.plus how the owner present it,stunning!
wrap it up with a egg tard as dessert and head for Atria Mall( a new shipping mall )  in Damansara Jaya. which is not far from my previous working place.

SUPER BIG mall and a nice place to spend time and chill. but it doesnt have cinema.other than that everything is good. went to this pet shop in the mall. there is a kid probably 12 years old or below as their shopkeeper helps customers interact with animals. and makes me wonder, it is legal?hahaha
 























Some of the super cool live stock i saw at the pet shop.there is other weird pets like spiders and scorpion which is not allowed to take pictures.There is three types of shop i like to wonder around when i visit a mall. (books shop,pet shop and toy shop).

We also went to visit my ex-supervisor workshop and chat for a while.also met a ex-colleague which now works for Bilstein distributor in west malaysia. and also met a ex-trainer which provide us training or tyres knowledges and basic car maintenance.he is also ex-teacher for our academy. seriously we dint plan any of these and somehow God just arrange for us. Thank you God!

As for dinner tonight? met with vivian at a shop named "Go Thai"cause i have no idea which shop to eat at ss2 so my friend jason just suggested we try this shop. shop fully owned by thai people.

This is what i ordered.i have no idea what the name is as is in thai.but it tasted good.is abit salty but is still in the level of acceptable. 

Moving on, 
Pasar malam(night market)!! is thursday and is pasar malam at ss2! went to have a walk after dinner.stroll around and try to find new/weird things only can be found in pasar malam.hahaha. bought a mini torchlight for myself as sometimes working in dim light places.i saw they are selling steel knuckle.but im taking flight so it would be impossible for me to buy one and bring back. too bad. =[
Tonight will be the last night im here for this trip and thats how it ends.


August 21 2015

Same as usual,woke up late.had our breakfast around 10am something.since Gary take MC.so we asked him to join us. After breakfast we head to another accessories shop again to survey and compare price also. this time this salesman is much more friendly and thinks at the angle of consumer side instead of seller side.gave us the best price of a certain products and gave us the best combo deal. even offer us to take time to think before making final decision.normally salesman would just tell how good this product is compare to others and will try to persuade you buy on the spot. 
After rest and and lunch before heading to airport. Jason offered to give me a lift to the airport but i said is ok to drop me at any train station or KL sentral.since he is going to malacca to pick his gf up so he say is ok. Our lunch is chinese ramen. the stall owner is actually from china and make the noodles on the spot whenever they receive an order!!
 

BEST RAMEN EVER!!

The ramen is so tasty probably because is made on the spot!! super elastic.a plate of mee this portion plus one small bowl of soup with two fish ball and two dumplings inside. only cost MYR6!! super worth!!

Thats all for my trip.headed back to labuan(flight delay for 20 minutes) and is time to face reality.
Here is a short story i want to share while on my way back labuan.

So there is an aunty carrying her son(probably 3-4) years old and started to complain: why there is no priority for family with kids to enter first?? such bad service. i think is due to delay,so the airline stuff only asked passenger for hot seat to board the flight first(normally there will also be senior citizen and family traveling with kids below 5 i think to board first).and i think to myself,since this airline is providing services with super low price,what to you want more??
NO MATTER!
after 2 hours,when the pilot say they started to decent for landing,her kid started to cry. seriously i recorded the time for the duration of cry!!! not one but both of her sons cry.(normally due to pressure in their ears and they dont know how to overcome it) they cried for straight 20 minutes from started from decent to the plane come to a stop at labuan airport. is like a cry competition. YOU FEEL ME??

your sons cried for straight 20 minutes and not even a single one of us in the same flight with you scolded you "shut the f*ck up!!" why? because we are considerate and we understand. and you should too instead of complaining for small sh*ts!!

Thanks again for taking time and read through.sorry for the rudeness and any offence.stay awesome!!


BONUS!

is from a AMG 45 CLA parked at my ex-supervisor workshop.

FACT:
1.Every AMG engine is handcrafted by one mechanic and will be marked with the mechanic's signature on every engine cover that he crafted.
2. ONLY the REAL AMG models will have these on their engine.