2012 Year End Trip to Genting Highlands

Hola,

I am back from my holidays. Took me a week post-trip to update here.  Was at Genting Highlands & Kuala Lumpur for 2 nights each.   

From my tiny room @ First World Hotel, Resorts World, Genting Highlands

1st stop Genting Highlands :

The trip involved besides the vkitty family, I brought along dear dad and dear mom.  The whole trip was decided late which costs me a BOMB!!  Yup, yours truly sponsored the return airtickets and accommodations throughout this trip.  Hence, the surge use of my cc which was shown in my last update :P.

Nevertheless, the consolation must be the tiny room I stayed at Genting which was free from the points exchanged from my parent's Genting cards :PP.  LOL, they have been accumulating points from the several sessions with their "friends", the ka-ching ka-ching machines.  The Genting casino was their main agenda when passing time, while I brought my loves around the indoor park with all the amusements and rides.  The outdoor park was closed 'coz of the weather.  Throughout our 2 nights stay, it was cold and windy.  My Gosh!, the place was covered by THICK FOG!  Brrrr!....... well, at least it feels kinda christmas-y, I guess??

I didn't managed to snap alot of pics for this trip.  No one was interested in taking pics T___T. Everyone were there for the fun element.

 The fun-s!

Indoor theme park at RM102 for 2 adults and 2 children : Neh, been there before, rode many-many times, the same rides since my previous trip before this. Genting, y u no new rides? Oh BTW, everyone were hogging the indoor rides since the outdoor ones were closed.  Yes, the queues were very, very, very, veeeeeerry LONG!

eZICash for arcade games : I think there's either RM4 or 8 left in the card T_____T 

So you r the tallest, eh?

Ripley's Believe It or Not Exhibition : Paid RM80 for 2 adults and 2 kids.  I'm swaying towards worthwhile to spend this amount as there are some really weird stuff on display there.  So weird that Manja was begging to leave and wouldn't wanna finish the entire exhibition.  In the end before Manja goes hysterical, I had to hastily leave and return to the entrance with him while Beary & Cheeky were finishing the exhibition and exiting from the Exit way.  The result was me given an ear full from Beary for Manja's manja-ness.  Soooo worth it, right???  T______T.  (Pun intended.  But really, its a good exhibition).

Digiphoto : Pics taken by others to claim at their pic booths.  I think this needs to be paid.  Dun know the price. See, got pics taken oso didn't wanna grab them. 

The trip has been a delightful experience for everyone.  A tiring one, nevertheless, packed with lots of fun.  And my fun started even before I reach KL.

Shopping!!

TANGS LOVES ME!!  The TANGS Sale was at Genting!!   

Thank god I bought something there as I didn't make it to Pavilion nor create my inaugural journey on the bridge linking KLCC. Thank you TANGS for bringing your sale to me ^_^.  Really needed to get new shoes as my loafers was killing me by biting my heels.... Both!!  I ended wearing my sandals the whole time.  

Before I reach Genting, my dear sis was whatsapp-ing me: 

Me         : Oh yes! Arriving KL 15 mins earlier.
Dear Sis : Bah sdah sampai big city jgn macam Sam pa lau k! 

Well, sorry to disappoint you Sis, but my instinct was to be comfortable and not to allow further damage to my feet.  So here's a pic of me in my sandals, my Sam pa lau style ;D :

Freakin' cold with love......... from Genting Highlands

Ending this post by wishing everyone and counting down to : HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!!

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** RM46,711.87. ~ Did I give you a shock?  That's a major difference from the last update.  Feels great to end my 2012 with the cc reduction. YES!  More MM posts soon ;).

** To know my last balance, click here.

We T.A.B.'ed! ~ The Awesome Bloggers Gathering 2012

First of all, I have to apologise for coming up with this post late.  I am usually tied down more intensely on my day job nearing the end of the year.  I was so immerse in my job that I don't even remember where did I transfer the pics taken during the gathering :O 

Well, I managed to trace some.  The ones that I could not trace are those taken with my phone :( 

Yet ultimately, its the memory and my experience from the event that counts.  And I shall tell you my side of the story about this event more famously known as:

This happened on a cozy after rain evening on the 10th of November 2012.  It was a Saturday, and the event took place at Party Play, Jalan Lintas.  Everyone was requested to abide by these 2 rules, that is to turn up in a single colour wardrobe and to get a no lesser than RM30 gift  for exchange.  Equipping myself with both "weapons", I turned up at the entrance of Party Play.  And hoo boy, did I coloured myself in red..... Red dress, red shoes, red lipstick (duh!), red hand bag and a somewhat pinkish wrapped gift in hand.

All the gifts <3.  The checkered one that looked like a Burberry ;) is from me

We kicked start the night with an ice breaking session, by randomly picking a name from a tiny container, and I got this :

Everyone were requested to introduce the person whom he/she has picked.  One by one the names were called and soon it was my turn.  And there she was, Edith.

Hello Edith. Can you tell I was nervous?

Yes, I was.  Its like a student meeting a teacher. :P...... okay, I'm exaggerating, nevertheless, I was somewhat nervous as prior to this, I have not meet her before.  And so, instead of me introducing her, I passed the ball and let her self introduce :PP (yea, I was thaaaaaatt nervous!)

This was reciprocated with Nowriz introducing the Vibrantkitty.....    

Hello Nowriz, nice meeting you :)

After everyone intro'ed, it was time for dinner.  Here's mine:

Party Play's Club Sandwich with Lemon Pink Soda

The rest of the night's programme was accomplished quite fast with lots of games and laughters.... with thanks to Chegu Carol for organising the games.  Soon it was the gift exchange programme and as per similar to the ice breaking session, we picked a name from the tiny container.  Again at random.  And so he got hers, she got his, she had hers, vice versa, etc. etc. and....... Aemy got mine, and I got Aemy's.  Hahahaha, what coincident that we exchanged each others gifts.  

I looked like a giant beside petite Aemy :P 

The rest of the programmes were the best dressed male and female bloggers which went to Chegu Carol and Armstrong, not forgetting Aki who closed the event with his all mighty speech (Fuyoh!!).  Yet because of the night ended faaaiiiirrrly early, we did what bloggers do best, snap snap snap photos away.........

Credit: The Rungitom

Such gatherings are truly fun when like minded people who share same interests group together.  Unfortunately, I didn't get to know most of them.  Ambience was kinda noisy and due to the sitting arrangement, a few were sitted quite a distance away.  But I truly had fun, so much fun that I look forward to more of such gatherings. 

So, do you wanna find out what I got from Aemy?   

First of all, what did I get for her?  I got her a box of water sheet mask, a box of 10 sheets of Hello Kitty masks.  And in return, sooooo concidentally, I got a kitty too!!!!

A kitty coin bank.

I absolutely adore my gift.  In fact so adoring that I'm going to plant a kiss on my pretty kitty.

Muaks!

Thank you Aemy.  The kitty goes oh so well with my brand name ;)

Grand Finale, Carlsberg Diamond Idol 2012

I had a fun, fun, FUN night on September 22nd.  It happened at the BED, Waterfront, Kota Kinabalu.  It was exciting, it was star studded, it was VIBRANT, it was awesome, & & &..... it was everything you could imagine of a great singing competition.  Carlsberg Marketing S/B, being the organiser of the singing competition, coined this the Carlsberg Diamond Idol 2012.  Opened to all young and aspiring singers in East Malaysia, this 2nd edition competition offered more than RM30,000 of attractive cash prizes!!

It all started way back in July during which the launching of the CDI event was made.  Since then, out of the near 200 entries received, it was narrowed down to 12 grand finalists with 2 contestants each from Sibu, Miri, Kuching, Tawau, Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu city itself.  Anyway, fast forwarding, with all the grooming and polishing that contestants went through in the 1 week preparation camp, the grand finale day finally came & I was there!!!

The stage is set.  It's up to you to step up.

LOL, my partner in crime

The competition took off at the strike of 8.30pm with an awesome opening performance by the 12 finalists.  

That opening performance certainly wowed me.  What wowed me more was the panel of judges.  They are Stephen Lim  (I drool) who collaborated with some of Hong Kong's greatest artistes, Eric Lim (I drool, drool) winner of Astro Talent Quest 2001 and Nikki Palikat (I drooooooll max).  Oh Nikki, you were my fav contestant in the 1st season of Malaysian Idol competition <3. Oops, sorry Jaq & Dina.

Nikki, Eric & Stephen

All 12 finalists performed their own choices of songs.  As a Sabahan, I myself was all rooting for the Sabahans.  Yet I couldn't help but noticed the competitiveness of the Sarawakians.  Soon, the judges made their decisions & the emcees announced the Top 5.  YES!!, Yee Fui Sun from Sandakan, the only Sabahan in the Top 5.  Woohoo!!  Sing to your might, Yee!!!   

All Top 5 continued in serenading the crowd with their final songs selections.

Ng Chien Chien of Kuching, Sarawak

ATTENTION!! YEE FUI SUN OF SANDAKAN, SABAH

LOL, vkitty cheering a Sabahan :-D

Sarah Adiba Chong from Miri, Sarawak

Andy Hadrian Mamong from Sibu, Sarawak

Esther Thian of Kuching, Sarawak

All 5 gave their best performances.  There was nothing much they can do after delivering their final songs for this competition.  It was all up to the judges now. As the scores were being tallied, and while some dance moves were performed on stage, I took the liberty to snap a pic with these guys:

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And that made my night. Thank you Nikki & Eric. 

So who won the Diamond Idol 2012?  The title goes to:

Congrats Esther Thian

I wasn't as disappointed as I thought I would have for Yee did not capture the title.  Instead, I am glad Esther won for she had really performed well that night...... okay, I am glad coz I predicted her to be the winner O.o........ okay, so I had just made a very random prediction....... & no, do not trust my predictions :-P.  Congrats to Esther once again. She just grabbed a cash cheque of RM8,000, a trophy and a certificate.  The rest of the prizes went to:

2nd, Andy Hadrian Mamong
3rd, Ng Chien Chien
4th, Sarah Adiba Chong
5th, Yee Fui Sun (YEA, u r just as great!!)
& Walter Wong who walked away with the Most Popular Award

The Top 5 winners & Mr. Popular

I love this pic.  Spirit of sportmanship

A great group photo

And that wraps up my fond memory of the event.  Oh, one other, I was not alone, and neither was I with one partner too, but a posse of us event enthusiasts:

We were the medias.  Wheeee!!...... and fun was that night.

For more pics and event information, please log on to www.diamondidol2012.com.my or follow on Facebook/CarlsbergDiamondIdol2012 

Watermarked pictures credit to BorneoColours.com.

Playing with Eggs

There was this article in yesterday's newspaper:

FML!  I don't read chinese, as I did not come from a chinese school.  But Beary does.... and the article was about the miracle of the first dawn of spring.

Here's what I found from Wikipedia which matches closely to what the article said:

"The terms Li Chun egg balancing or egg of Li Chun refers to a Chinese folk belief that it is much easier to balance an egg on a smooth surface during Li Chun (the official first day of spring in the Chinese lunar calendar, which usually falls on February 4 or 5), than at any other time of the year. Balancing fresh chicken eggs on their broad end was a traditional Li Chun ritual in China".

The article had other terms and terminologies described.  But I'm not gonna dwell on that.  I like to simplify things and hence to self praise myself on the simplified version found by me *n_n.

If you are the type that needs to know everything, then, click here. 

So, just for fun sake, Beary tested the theory and..................................... VOILA!! 

Have not tested on any other days though.  

Have fun ♥ ♥.