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.






Sunday, June 21, 2015

New Girlfriend - Part 2

First of all,Happy Father's Day to all fathers or father-to-be out there.if you are still young as me,don't forget to celebrate with your father.

As the title says,PART 2!! if you haven't read part yet,here is the link below,

My new girlfriend =D

Time passed so fast without i notice,is already two months since im with her.still got the charm in her and so much potentials yet to be explore! Today im going to share how much i have invested in her(up to 21.06.2015). Can consider fully equipped already but there is never a limit for her!hahaha

Lets start one by one!
A picture after i gave her a bath just now

Mini Pump,which will save lives if you have a puncture during a ride.

Rear Light(RED).which improves visibility to other road users.

Shimano SPD SL clipless pedals

Guee Side Mirror(super effective during the night)

Top tube bag.stores keys,phone and a spare tube

HeadLight(LED) super bright,seriously!

On-the-go tools,(tyres leavers,patch kit,spoke key,allen keys and etc)

Shimano Shoes,normal drinking bottle,GIRO helmet and a cycling glove(road)

There is another Track Pump from Topeak i bought.and i forgot to take picture of it.hahahaha.

Current amount invested:
Mini pump - Below MYR50
Headlight - Below MYR120
Taillight - Below MYR80
Side mirror - Below MYR50
Clipless pedal(comes with one pare clip) - Below MYR300
Shimano cycling shoes - Below MYR300
Top tube bag - Below MYR40
Emergency tools kit - Below MYR90
Track pump - Below MYR130
Water bottle - Below MYR20
GIRO helmet - Below MYR180
Giant cycling glove(road) - FREE(found at home XD)

Total amount invested(as of June 2015) MYR1360.00  

The prices above for all items is just roughly the amount of original price.cause some of them i bought during offer time and some of them is from a friend giving me a special price.BUT ONE THING I CAN ASSURE YOU!TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS,IS REALLY DIFFERENT CYCLING WITH NORMAL PEDALS AND CLIPLESS PEDALS!!

If you are a cyclist(new or experienced) from Labuan and you currently have no clubs to join, welcome to join us FFBC.we cycle for exercise and most of all,for fun! contact me through Facebook( Kung Teck Siong) if you are interested!

Once again, Thanks for reading. And also, STAY AWESOME!! #FFBC #cyclingforlife 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

GBTS and HT

What's up all? having a great weekend?enjoying the public holiday(for sabah and sarawak)?whichever it is,hope you are enjoying it because life is too short not to enjoy.hahahaha.

Probably some of you guys wondering whats the meaning of GBTS and HT? i will leave that question to you to figure it out.hahahaha.this is how it starts. my friend received call/sms from our academy calling us back to finish some unfinished business(which is a waste if time) and in a short notice,i bought my last minute ticket to Kuala Lumpur.depart on 27 May and come back on 31 May.actually i planned to come back on 30 May.but since is holiday,why not stay one more day? =D

27 May.
departed from labuan at 10am something.flight take off on schedule.when i first arrived at KLIA2(is my first time) i was amazed!!is really pretty and nice.if LCCT is hell, then KLIA is heaven!hahahaha.walked around 10minutes plus from gate to pick up bag.since is my first time here,all i can do is follow the signs.until i reached lowest ground and took bus to KL sentral.then LRT to my friend's place. visited my old workmate,my ex accountant(now HR/accountant).Also went to visit my ex supervisor new workshop. awesome spot.only problem? parking.

waited until my friend finish work and follow them back to hostel where i used to live when i was working there.nothing change much around.same streets same faces.some food stall moved to other corner.all the old memories slowly floating back into my mind.
Kitchen where i used to live.hahahah



After bath and settle down everything,waiting my another friend(Jason) to finish his work.while waiting we went to a food stall(nasi campur) where i always eat after work.the aunty moved to another street.bigger place can serve more customers. met up with Gary also.had dinner together and chat.we are suppose to meet up Luke also.by the time we all met up is already 11pm if im not mistaken.went to this "mamak"(indian shop) nearby our living place.good old times.ordered food and drinks and chat all the way.hahahaha
Naan.i miss this alot!!
28 May
well,today is the day we have to go back to this SHH(another short form for you to figure out =D )and complete some "outstanding" paperwork.  estimated to done is 3 hours. but we are HIGHLY TRAINED STUDENTS. if is not lunch break,we can done in within 2 and a half hour.
*time travel!(back in time)*
Actually i want to have laksa as breakfast.so my friend bring us to this kopitiam somewhere in ss2.but doesn't have laksa that day so we end up ordering tomato mee. This tomato mee is actually very famous in Kuching,sarawak. and here i am,eating in selangor.hahahah
Legendary tomato mee.



The street we always walk to get food
ps:brown shirt guy is luke

LUNCH!!
Done and is time to leave this SHH place! WOHOO!!! went to paradigm mall for movie.actually we wanted to go sunway but movie ticket is a bit expensive so we choose GSC instead. SAN ANDREAS. for those who haven watch,i don't want to be spoiler but Blake is super HOT!hahahaha.overall rated 7 out of 10. worth to watch.

After movie is time for dinner!but i have no idea why i have no big appetite that day.i cant even finish a person portion plate.
Dont know what what sushi
woot woot!



This one have avocado de.


This is what i ordered and i cant finish
close up





Gary(left) Luke(right)
Jason


































After dinner we bought a cake for a friend called Ah Kang.i don't know him before but now i know.hahaha.his birthday is one day earlier than jason. gave him a surprise and went back to hostel to rest.


29 May(Jason's birthday).
Im not sure is God purposely arrange us meet up or just simple coincidence.and we are back here to celebrate jason's birthday.hahahaha. Had chicken rice as breakfast-lunch.Planned to visit a bicycle shop at USJ.we took bus from Kelana Jaya LRT to Subang Parade.we are suppose to take another bus to USJ but we waited for nearly 40 minutes and gave up waiting and took a taxi to the bicycle shop.cost us RM12.00. TIME IS MONEY! went to the shop and do some price survey on shoes and pedals which im considering my next upgrade.but is overly expensive.so,is and OFF. we walked to the nearest bus station and wait for bus to sunway pyramid. but guess what?? we just arrived at the bus stop and waited not more than 5 minutes i think.and there's a bus coming.THANK GOD! off to sunway pyramid!
Lion Head!!
Mcdonalds time.


Goat statue ground floor.cool!
We slacked around,wondering like soulless body,when to lots of shops and did some survey and this is when i came across with this headphone at harvey normand. the reason i like to go to these shop is there is quite alot of test unit for you to test it out. back to the headphone brand. Klipsch. This is the best headphone sounds i ever tested so far. plugged in my phone and music on! i feels like im in another world of musics.smooth voice and bass.comfort on ears and weight is acceptable. Price is a bit expensive but i think is totally worth it. After that jason went for a hair cut while we wait for his girlfriend to arrive from melaka.

Dinner time!!! 
Sushi Zamai(Sunway Pyramid)
Random pic


Round 1
Avocado is good for skin =D


 

Gift from Luke to Jason
Sashimi(soft[red] to hard[orange])


Japanese seaweed?nice!!

Jason's GF intro this to us.
私は日本語を話し始めると日本料理を持っていることの2日後、すでにイム半分日本人と私は考えています。oops,probably too much japanese food.HAHAHAHA. had a short walk before going back and thats the last day we can all hangout together because they only took leave for two days and have to go back to work on saturday. 

30 May.
Woke up early in the morning cause i want to follow my friend to his work place which is nearer to walk to LRT station compare to where im living. We went for breakfast at the market behind our work place. The indian stall and malay stall are still open. Thank God.but i choose the indian instead because i want to eat roti pisang! ordered a piece and a glass of hot milk tea. My friend paid for it but im pretty sure is 100% cheaper than labuan!
Forgot to take pic but i hope this can be accepted.XD

I  dated kai xin and meet at KLCC. while i still got time to spare i when to my old work place and slack around, and then to another bicycle shop near to the LRT station but they doesn't sell the things im looking for. Arrived at klcc around 11.20am. met up with kai xin, her cousin and a friend. Kai xin is still pretty as alway.(some pimples probably due to stress) 

Our movie time is on 1.35pm so we went to had lunch before going to movie. Zamai Sushi at the new mall beside the entrance of KLCC LRT(i forgot the name.XD) is like Mid Valley and Gardens. one is crowded and the other one is quiet.KLCC is the crowded one. Had this spicy chicken ramen but i forgot to take picture so you just have to imagine it.[PROTIP] when you see spicy in japanese cuisine,trust me,you can handle it!so just go ahead and give it a try.

Stomach filled,energy full and is time to burn some calories.went to a sport outlet selling mix brands of sport equipment.searching for knee protection for Fang.end up buying a sport bottle for her because is on sales! only RM32.80 per bottle.some models even got BUY ONE FREE ONE. i got enough bottle for myself so i dint buy one for me.(kor dont hate me. XD)

Movie time(SPY)!! >> fast forward 2 and a half hours.
i only saw this movie trailer once.i saw jason statham and ON.just go with it! which end up is a pretty funny and violent movie. is rated PG18 so make sure you are 18 years old and above before purchasing a ticket at cinema. Don't forget Melissa McCarthy.without her this movie is just another normal movie.hahaha.i first saw her movie was "The Heat" rated 5 out of 5 for comedy.hahahaha.

This is also where i learnt something new about kai xin.not sure is my false feeling or not but she is quite scare to see bloody scenes. correct me if im wrong. =D
Went to starbucks and ordered a hot green tea latte for me(i was freezing in the cinema!!) and a cold one for her.sat down and have chat.lots of catching up to do.hahahaha. by the time i notice is nearly 6pm.i need to go back to meet my friend again as for our last dinner together. before i go, Kai xin said she want to buy something for friends in labuan.so decided POPCORN(because who doesn't like popcorn??)
Said goodbye and off to LRT station.
Me(right) Kai Xin(left)  XD
Arriving workshop nearly 7pm.luckily my friend OT if not i have to walk home.hahaha.bath and ready to go! Digital Mall it is! Yao is looking for a gaming headphone and he decided to go for razer. RM300+ if im not mistaken.i bet he doesn't sleep that night.hahahaha. By the time we had dinner is almost 10.chosen bakuteh(herbal pork soup) but because it too late the stall owner refuse to accept another order.so we have to go to this FAMOUS NASI LEMAK stall beside him.this stall is operated by indians and all the seats are in the valley of two buildings. but i got no complain about the food. one of the best nasi lemak i ever tasted!
sorry about the lights because is a dark valley

31 May.
SUNDAY!!! im going back labuan,flights on 4.45pm. woke up late.after bath and packing and head for breakfast at USJ.wanted to eat laksa again but due to bad luck,sold out!! so another day for chicken rice.hahaha.After breakfast-lunch,said goodbye to Jason and Angelna,then Gary sent me to LRT station with Yao.before i left i told them come visit me in labuan someday.drinks on me.hahaha.
Took KLIA express to KLIA2.  33 minutes only.
"touch and go"
i think the girl tot i was snaping pic of her.



Thats it.27-31May.in a blink of an eye. I WILL BE BACK!soon...
Special Thanks
Jason:being our GPS and transport arrangement
Yao:letting me have a place to stay
Gary: arrangement of transport
Luke:spending us eat
Kai Xin: specially squeeze out time from her busy timetable to meet up.

To all of you,THANK YOU! live happily and healthy and most of all, STAY AWESOME!!


BONUS!!
Mini soft Baum.reminds me of Mashiro
many flavours




White razer mouse.first time up close
I bet you never seen a real bulldog before


once in a while selfie