What it means to be you and me.

My Horoscope:

An unexpected power struggle will require you to cut to the chase and be humble.

In Detail

A friendly competition with someone you really like is starting to become a not-so friendly power struggle! This is certainly an unexpected development given the good relationship you two have always had, but that doesn't mean you can't overcome it. Declare a truce today and send them an email or text message. Tell them you want to talk things over. The written word will help you be clear in your communication. Remember to stress how much you like and respect them!

Your Horoscope :

One of your friends will become an authority figure in your life soon. Get ready.

In Detail

One of your friends will grow into becoming an authority figure in your life, and you need to establish the ground rules before things get complicated. Make sure that the two of you have a serious and honest conversation about how this whole thing is going to work. You will taking a big risk with your relationship if you just assume everything will be okay. Get the rules established, and get them in writing if you feel you might need to refer to them in the future. Take this shift seriously.

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Okay....so how can two signs talk about being in the same situation at the same time? Pure chance?

When i respect someone, i try not to exclude, instead, try my best not to undermine their judgement/calls...and whenever i can, include them.

But, as someone said earlier to me :" You can listen to others, but not till they walk all over you"

I need to learn how to build an even stronger personality. I need to learn how to cope with stress without it taking its negative toll on me.

I need...oh...i need so many things....yet the outcome can only be experienced, not foretold. We learn from our past actions. We swear we'll never commit the same mistakes again...but in the end, we're all human. We give in to our emotions.

But, no matter what, when the whole thing comes to an end, I would like to be able to tell people that I did my best. that I tried to step on as few people as possible to reach where i am. and I'd like people to know ....I did it all for the cause. I meant no harm whatsoever. It's afterall what it means to be a ....*sigh*..... sagittarius.

Oh My God!

Went to watch "Oh My God" at KLPac in support of Ms Sukania, our Sixth Form Class/ MUET teacher....

It was the 4 of us...yet we realised on that day...that...the world is small indeed, and getting smaller~!

Let the pictures do the talking...


Meet: The monitor and assistant monitor of U6S1'05 !


Behold: My side profile. Scared? XD
After the show....
Aaaahhh....no matter how long...the teacher still remembers the students...
Well, i was 'forced' to bring my camera because a certain someone 'left' it at home..hahhaa....
I'm a law abiding citizen, therefore did not take photos during the play. *haha...mere excuses*
On a side note, it's always refreshing to meet up with old friends....

A whole new me...i hope.

Answer me now...please..
Are you one who believes in future predictions?
Are you one who believes that everything is already mapped out for you and that there is no point fighting it?
What if one day, you realize you don't want things to always end up the same way?
What if one day, you realize by letting others see your good side, you get trampled on anyway?
Are these all worth it?
Is it worth the time and effort to be someone else, so that others don't get hurt?
So many questions. ..And rarely the answers that we really want.

Forgive me friend.
I shan't hide my true-self any longer. It's too hard. Too agonizing.
Let's mirror our actions and see ....would we like the same things to be done to us in return?


-Life is fleeting, too short a time to waste worrying about others anyway don't you think?-

Ten? Makara!

We call ourselves "The Makara Ten"
Travelling to various cities in Asia with Japan and China being the focus is what we as a group have been working on since before semester 1 ,2008/2009 even ended.
"Ten" as we are the 10 who've been blessed with the chance to see things for ourselves come May 2009. But also with it comes the burden of making up the rest of the expenses.
So ....should we not work together and make this trip a success?
Working in a group makes me realize certain things:
Everyone has their quirks.As group members, we have to learn to adapt and deal with each and every one of these quirks.
However, attempts have to also be made to suit everyone's needs. There is no "I" in "group".

Agreements were signed. We set to understand each other and each others' task.
Still at the initial stages, we do hope that by the end of april, we will be fully prepared for the month long travelling.
Some of the most interesting aspects of architecture awaits us at Kyoto, Tokyo , Beijing so on....yet ....financial matters won't be so easy to tackle.
Well...like they always say..."nothing good ever comes easy" and i agree.

But trust me. I never will appreciate those who expect me to serve everything to them on a silver platter.

Respect is earned, never given. Put these words to heart....and persevere we shall!

Go go! Don't look back...

Raya: Good food, company...and PHOTOS!!!!

Selamat Hari Raya !!!

Today's already the 2nd day of raya...and not yet feeling up to the challenge of doing my thesis, here i am telling my raya tale.

The pic above was taken the night before raya during the blackout. Nope you din read it wrong. We had a blackout a few minutes before the clock struck midnite. Can you believe that! and it lasted for quite some time too (make that 1 and a half hours).


Oh did i forget to mention that we were busy (oh crap...i should reli say "my mom and sis") baking the cookies in the oven that very night? Luckily the blackout happened after the last batch was taken out of the oven. Since internet surfing was out of the question, i took out my camera, along with my newly bought 50mm and remote! Cookies have never looked this good in the dark.XD.

Too hot to sleep. But high from all the cookie tasting~!
Here's one shot of my 'emo-sis'...nyahahaha....


Who says you can't take photos and also be in it? I wanted a piece of the action and so, set the camera to 'bulb' and joined my sis camwhoring.wheeee.....

The candle brings much joy. Be it posed or not.

And then...came the morning of Raya....which meant more fooooooooooooooooddd....

Chicken, Ketupat, sambal kacang, lodeh, .........emmmm...

and more cam-whoring...
The 'sisters' shot. Of me and sis. And of mom and her sis. This marks the first raya that our family celebrates without the presence of my younger bratty, annoying sister~! oh well, like my dad put it, we will be collecting the wons for you dear sis. That's IF they offer lah~! hahahhaa...


Now..you might ask "who could this be?" I just loved her surprised look the moment my flash fired while she was cutting the ketupat. A friendly lady, she's been the aid of my relative's family for more than a decade now. Personally, i can't imagine any occasion where she's not there helping out. That says something.

And now, on to the cousins...

Why these two of the many many cousins? Simple.
Cos they're both waaay younger than my sisters and i...yet they're also waaay taller than us!
What are kids these days being fed i wonder~!hahha..

The first visitors to our home this raya. My relatives from dad's side. Introducing the different sets of 'Raja's.....

Cam-whoring runs deep in the blood of the Raja Clan...exhibit A :

Exhibit B : My sister now holds the responsibility of giving the duit raya away. Oh no no noo....the money still comes from my mom....she's just the 'face' of money for the family...hehehe.


Exhibit C: My sister and our cousin who in more ways than one, is similar to my younger sis. ahaha...she's so gonna bash me for that comment. judge for yourself! XD


After maghrib, the whole family rushed to my relatives on my mom's side's houses..

Mom din wan to join us for the cam-whoring session at the grand-aunt's house... oh well...
Anyway, at my cousin's home most of the other relatives were there....
Meet the girls of Jalan Nova. These kids re-define the term cam-whoring to a whole new level...


The lil girl on the bottom left, don't let her looks deceive you. Quoting her , "I want to be a doctor AND photographer". I don't know how successful she is on that path to being a doctor...but...from what i saw yesterday, she's really into the whole posing and photographing at the same time! Give the girl a tripod and a compact camera...and be amazed! hhahaha... She's the director AND the star.

In for some action? my sis...and cousin...loving my 50 mm! aww....


Following in the footsteps of the young ones...the tripod was readied for more shots. We so did not spend any time listening in to the chit chats which were goin on inside. I'm still a kid at heart.


Haha...the grass is sooooo clean....or we just made our minds believe that fact.

And the last shot of the day....backed by a blank blue wall....i present you ..


"Gadis Melayu Terakhir" Hah~!

p/s: Enjoy your time people...but pls....remind me i have work to do...hahahhaahha...

Call me superstitious...

Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)

The Bottom Line

Press the pause button on any travel plans you've been making. Things may change.

In Detail

Press the pause button on any travel plans you've been making, today -- something is still up in the air, and you need to wait for it to come down before finalizing anything. You should definitely not sign any paperwork or make any deposits, no matter how much time seems to be an issue. But don't worry -- at some point today, key information will come to light that will let you know where to go from here. You'll still be able to do what you want to do, but be ready for some compromises.

......................................................Uh-oh......NOW i'm worried. .............................................
Help. me. god.

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Am just not feeling it.
Maybe i should just dump everything and go out photo hunting.
It always seemed to work.

nope. i'm not doing this now.i give up.

Daite~

Deeper and deeper into slumber,
Will we just not wake up one day?
Complacency kills not just the individual,
When there's no more growth in the collective,
That's when the decline kicks in.
Really now...are you sure you're ready for that?
Come on, fall once and pick yourself up.
If you're not willing to save your ass,
i wonder...who will?

Nothing to blog about. Or rather, i'm too lazy to blog.
Routine is surely deadening. Time flies by so fast these days, not that i'm complaining much.
It means that holidays come sooner. But where's the quality when you hurry everything?

"I suppose you're playing the role of the investigative journalist" said the supervisor with a grin.
It is fun no doubt when you go around poking your nose into other matters which isn't studio related. But 'investigative journalist'? hahaha...sometimes i fear too much is expected of me.

Like they say, "you're either the black, the white or the gray"

The 'gray' are those who take no risks, who shut out everything that could make their life a remarkable experience (just because "it's the safer bet!")

Are we the gray? I hope not. Let's COLOUR the gray. Choose Black. Choose white. or choose any other colour of the spectrum. You have one life. Go out and live it!

XD. muka poyo. don't you just feel like slapping me?

In a whirlwind!

Caught in a whirlwind!

The month of August 2008 is nearing its end and so is my presentation for our first design project for third year 1st semester : i.e. the Wau Cottage Industry ( i call mine the "Wau Haus")

Preparations for the presentation was not the only thing that took my time.
Everything caught me unaware this month. The good and the bad. But all at once....whoa!

Let's recount. What exactly happened this month ek?...hmm...

Of all the possible things that could have happened, i was actually named for the library award. I never knew that i was the biggest geek of the Faculty of built environment!
and for that, i was given book vouchers.

And then, i won the essay competition. Things were pretty much going my way huh. I even had to attend the prize giving ceremony. It's like...for this semester, i stay in studio less. Saturdays are normally booked with other activities.

But then, i can't say the same thing for my studies. Not that my grades are going down...it's just...although i am taking the least amount of credit hours this sem, i find myself having no direction in terms of doing my thesis. Cooperation is so hard to obtain from certain parties.

O well...i guess i always manage to get distracted when the important matters arise. The one week holiday came and gone. And then came this notice : " Please make yourself present at the Bilik Mesyuarat Utama this Monday when school reopens" and in my head...i went..."now what did i do??!!?!"

10 of us were called on monday. My supervisor, with a cheeky grin.... told us to remember if we did anything wrong in the past week or not. At that time, not all 10 of us had arrived at the meeting room and they were busy joking around. Then came the question also whether any of us were actually interested in pursuing 4th year immediately after 3rd year. The answers were mixed though i know for myself which route i would like to take.

So enough with the small talk. What had them call us up to the meeting room for?
*Drumroll pls....*
It seems, the University was feeling a lil generous and decided to start a fund called the Sultan Azlan Shah Fund for the Mobility of students.
5 faculties were chosen. Our faculty being one of them, only had the awards for our department of architecture.
And that is why all 10 of us were there.
Based on their selection criteria....each of us will be funded a certain amount of money to go on an educational travel along with the USC students who will be doing a joint project with the future 4th years of UM.
Details are still not that clear yet as how our itinerary is going to be. But the award ceremony was ysterday morning.....where (yup u guessed it rite) the students from archi were the ones to arrive the latest! well...still earlier than Sultan Azlan Shah. hehe.
That din really please the people in charge. Well, you can't expect us to leave our design and jus fail studio in order to arrive 1 whole hour before the Sultan does himself?!?!

I do hope this thing goes well. Might even be one of the best things to happen to me, since the Kuching Singapore trip!

On a side note ,i really gotta push myself even harder in studio. So that by nov, i can have a peaceful holiday in Korea. hehehe. I love traveling, but somehow, i realise that at most times it always forces me to choose ( The choice between work and travel) And that must be the reason for my solitary white strand of hair! XD

Will paste up the photos of archiweek soon. till then ~!

Eventful?

Ooo~! Someone from Japan reads my blogs....i wonder who ahahahahhahaha....

alright then...time for some update.

Believe it or not i was actually one of the top book borrowers in the whole University of Malaya for the undergraduate category! I found out about it yesterday while driving when i kept on receiving calls on my handphone. I did not even want to pick it up cos of late everyone knows that Federal Highway is infested with them traffic officers...

But i picked it up when the third call came in.
"Congratulations for bla bla bla bla.....please make yourself present on bla bla bla" which was ...today. Most of the students don't know abut it but too bad that the UM lecturers actually read the UMinfo thingy. *haihz* Basically had i not been informed about the "ceremony" someone else would have told me eventually.ahhahah

Therefore, to accommodate the penganugerahan, i had to have my crit session earlier so as to be able to leave studio by 4 pm. The only problem? My floor plans werent even half done...heck...even my bubble diagrams were like...questionable.

My assigned tutor for the day (i hope it's only for the day!) went straight to my table cos he thought i was going to go off soon. Isshhh.... i was not really prepared but thought maybe he could hear my concepts and intentions...who knows, maybe by having a discussion...it would aid me in accomplishing my task faster?

To my dismay (but i guess i should have expected it from him) when he noticed i did not have the floor area written in numbers, he was quick to refuse listening further to my design intentions. aaaahhh.... you see...i had it worked out already. based on grid, should it not be the same? And thus, barely 10 mins later...my so called crit session came to its end. And the thoughts running in my head was " hmm...what exactly is it that i can work on for now?" We already know plans, even our designs get rejected almost all the time....but is it that hard to spend some time listening?

"If you talk and i talk...we'd get nowhere" I went "huh?!?!?!" in my head. Isn't that wat a discussion is all about? A discussion is not about a monologue. it's a two way thing.

I was in no mood to further pursue my design for the day. Found another 'lost' soul to accompany me to the library carnival and went out from the studio 30 mins earlier than planned. Makes no diff...it wasn't as if he'd listen again on the same day. I tried asking..to reschedule...but using the excuse of family matter...my request could not be entertained. oh well. i guess i reli have to just deal with it.

At the library, i managed to grab yet another free book. hahaha. don't ask me why i love books. i love having them...not that i actually read ALL of them! XD

"Erm...saya nak register untuk penganugerahan...tah pape"
That gave some weird reactions by the people...including Nurie.
When my name was mentioned, the first thing the head pustakawan said was " Oh i KNOW u"
But then again....who doesn't. I have parents who've served UM for more than 20 years. Sometimes, i wonder if it is really that good that people know who my parents are. but sometimes, it does have its perks. Let's skip that part shall we?

"Wow, you're very loyal to the library eh...like the mother!" hahah....who said im loyal to anything?

Came time for the group pic....i was busy chatting with the head librarian who kept asking me about architecture (You know, the usual questions like...how many years....) She has a daughter doing pra alam bina here it seems. hmm....small world. I fear how my pic will turn out tho. since i din smile for the camera at all! i'm quite a self conscious fella afterall....XD

That basically sums up my day. The day i name "money day".hehehehehhe

Concepts and Ideas. Guidance please~!

"Balance"?....No...too direct and possibly suicidal.
How about "Flexibility"?...might not be such a good idea as it shows weakness.
Hmm..."Intrigue" then? Well, what one finds 'intriguing' might not necessarily be intriguing to another...

I'm stuck! STUCK! i tell u....
It's now past midnite and i'm still busy scratching my head over the concept for my next project....the "wau cottage industry".
I did the precedent study for the batik industry but was instead (i dunno whether by luck or rather...lack of) pushed into the direction of the wau.

So right now, trying to make the best of things, studying all i can about the wau (that one key idea that could possibly tie all the issues i'm trying to resolve at one go) Help..anyone?

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Talking bout being lost. This evening we ( i shall maintain the privacy of the individual and shall not disclose her name) had a mr bean moment trying to find where we parked the car. Assuming from the time we took to go all the way up earlier on, we went straight to level 9 when it came time to leave. Nope. it was not level 9. I guess that's the danger of only taking me along to anywhere. I think my next door neighbour's cat is more observant than i am. hahahah...
The hilarious thing was the fact that i stayed in the lift while she ran out and checked if her car was at that level!
After some time, ..(and a few floors later...) and not being able to find the right level...still! we then opted for the staircase. And voila..after about 10 mins ...we finally found our transport back! hurray! Note to self : Next time, pls pls pls....read whatever that is that's on the columns and COMMIT IT TO MEMORY!!! hahaha...
I never mind getting lost as ive gotten used to it since small. But i pity the poor soul who accompanies me.
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No pictures to make the visual clearer. But interesting things do happen when u least expect it eh? XD

A convenient "fren"

A convenient friend.
Can you even consider that as one?
Friends won't ever need to ask.
Friends won't think only of individual needs,
or when circumstances would suit them.

"friendship"? or do you mean superficiality?

It's alive!!!!

Yes. I'm back blogging about my packed schedule. However uninteresting it may be.

Let's have a lil walk down memory lane now shall we...?

Quite recently, the 3rd year studio went to Kota Bharu for our urban analysis/site visit.
For the 41 of us, we took a double decker meant for 60 people....that meant a huge bump in the bus fare. Okay, we shall not go deeper into financial matters as it is just plain boooring don't ya think? XD

Left UM bus terminal at 3pm and reached the MGU hotel (the place we were to stay at for 4 days) at around 11.30 pm. Road trips are always oh-so-interesting eh. While we still had halfway to go before reaching KB, we made a stop at this roadside stall where they serve only ready-made dishes and guess what....Maggi. Maggi with chicken, maggi with chicken and egg...or ...with just egg. I shared my maggi with Kina and even then we could not finish it. That was the beginning of my 'trouble with food' chapter for the whole trip. hahhahaha. i should have been aware of the "signs"

To keep within the budget, we all stayed in dorms. One for the 14 boys and another for the girls. Oh yeah...before i forget to mention. We all thought we only had 24 girls in the trip. The miscalculation lasted till our second last day in KB. can u just imagine that!
Anyway, the dormitory....let me recall....HAD INSUFFICIENT BEDS. There were these double decker beds where 2 were to sleep on the bottom bunk while one gets the top bunk. Unfortunately, they only had room for 20! So a whole lot of commotion were made at that time (i think it was around 12.30 am) There were people complaining of hunger, people who wanted to bathe before going to sleep...and those who just wanted to jump into bed ( i.e. me as i was not keen on listening to the ghost stories some people just love to share when they reach a new place~! heheheh)

So yeah....we did not have enough beds. I got mine. Next problem? There were only 3 toilets. 3!! and get this...only 1 had a showerhead installed. As the clock struck 1 am, we were all perplexed on how these 3 small cubicles were supposed to accommodate our lot of 25. hmmm...

We were supposed to be ready to meet up with our lecturer by 8 am. Yet , noone was asleep. There was the incessant chatter, people eating ( u know...the hungry ones) and like me....i could not sleep as my active imagination made me visualise something coming out of the suspended ceiling right above me.hahahhaa....now that i think about it, i was being rather silly.

I did manage to get some sleep. well..better than none. At 6 am, footsteps could already be heard. There were already those getting ready for the long day ahead. Unfortunately though, girls will still be girls. On average, how long do you think one person spent in the toilet? We queued to get into the toilets and yet, we STILL barely made it on time to meet our lecturer at the entrance foyer.
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Breakfast. The most important meal of the day.
Qaha, our only kelantanese studiomate suggested that we made our way to Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah. And so we did. and again, i made a boo boo with my food order. I ordered nasi dagang. Now...that should not be an issue rite? no..... i had to 'pandai-pandai' order the sotong as well....and got charged a whopping RM 8 for breakfast. hahhahaha. My tale of rm8 sotong had various reactions from my studiomates.

It was hot. I was too full to be walking. But we had a purpose being there in KB. Therefore, after regrouping, we walked all around to familiarise ourselves with what was gonna be our site for the next 2 projects. My stomach was bothering me so much that i din even take my camera out the entire time we were walking. Oh well, looks like i'll just have to go photo-begging after this!

We walked to site 1. First impression : shocked that it was such an abandoned area. Then off we went to site 2. HOT. hahha....then off to the jetty to physically experience the so called axis that exists in that part of the town.

Off to MPKB then at 11.45 am. They had a presentation prepared for us. This session still rings clear in my mind. What with them saying one thing while the students of UM doing their best to prove to them otherwise. The issue? Of course...on the implementation of the Islamic Facade. In a nutshell, everyone has their own opinions. Trying to convince others may not be as easy as it sounds.

The presentation and the light refreshments ended at about 2.30 pm....after which we were finally divided up into our respective urban analysis groups. I was thrown into streetscape. That meant more photo taking of elevations. Aaaaahhhh.....

After only 2 hours, it started drizzling and so we decided to continue the next day. We had mee celup (is it???) on recommendation by qaha....again. My stomach was still not in tip top shape that time....but i ate nonetheless.



photo courtesy of Anwari

That night, on the initial idea of buying food from the pasar malam, we went out as a group....but ended up walking all the way to the medan selera. the pasar malam sold no food watsoever. it was reli like uptown.

Dinner while it rained heavily beyond the safety of the food stall's canopy was in its own way, ENTERTAINING! Everyone huddling to avoid getting water all over themselves....aah..one of the better times in KB i must say. hahhaha...

That night, we had a postmortem of the day's work to figure out what to present the next day. The problems were just beginning.....

The last day in Kuching...

14 June 2008



Our last day in Kuching and the time we had to depart for singapore.
Everything was in a rush. The souvenirs matter had to be dealt with...and we wanted to have one last walk around the area. 2 weeks passed by that fast.

This is what i had every morning. Toast, jam, tea and orange juice. O hyeah, not to forget, honeydew!

This was the wall where we could leave our marks . Unfortunately, i forgot due to lack of time. But...cool huh!




It was 4 people to a taxi to reach the Kuching airport. Cant believe our Kuching adventure ends there.
Kuching was memorable. My first skylift ride. My first trip away from home for so long. My first time staying in a budget hotel with so many people at once.

From senai we came, to senai we went back to take the coach to singapore.
Air asia, no complaints.



Farewell Kuching. Thanks for a wonderful time.

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That very same night (well..late at night) we arrived in Singapore.
First shock :
we must not receive calls. it would cost us a bomb at the rate of rm 3 per min.
Second shock :
Our place of residence was changed yet again.
we were shifted to kent ridge residence where they had lots and lots of staircases.
Looking back, although we panted a lot, whined a whole lot more, it was fun in a way.
There are some things that happened on that night that i would of course rather forget . It changed my perspective on people. On trust. But , lesson learnt. You have only yourself to depend on.

Culture and Fun...day off....

Never mix work and play.It's as simple as that.

When we worked...we worked our asses off ( erm...really?? hehhee)

To unwind, there were the activities planned for the weekends...

7th June 2008 for example...

Everyone involved with the joint programme got up early that morning. Wearing our new UM-NUS Joint Programme shirts, we were to go to Damai Cultural Village to soak in the culture, sight and sound of Sarawak!

All of us were looking forward to the outing (of course lah...since it meant no work for the day). The 'bosses' gave us one whole day to enjoy without having to worry bout work! heeeee.....
And of course, u always enjoy urself more when it's not u who have to foot the bill...riiiittteee??
We first took group photos . Erm...don't ask me why a certain someone just loves posing like that.Let me introduce you to the group D members...James, Zul, Efa, Samantha, me, Wesley, Fuqaha, Dora , Azhar, Zhiqin.To get to the orang Iban house, (was it?hmm...) we needed to cross the bridge. Because of my stupid fear of heights, i actually took some time to get across. Luckily there was no one right behind me... When i got back , i saw that some of them even dared to cross the bridge in the fanciest manner! How embarrassing for me...ish..it was like learning how to walk all over again...hehehheThe passport they gave each one of us. You stamp it yourself at every checkpoint. I think i still have the passport stashed somewhere in my camera bag.hmm...Inside one of the houses. They did dance performances and even sold some kuih ubi thingy. Nice...especially when u were as hungry as us! haha.Grinning like urkel is my specialy it seems. Now, where's my Laura?!?!?....gosh...lame...The sumpit! We just had to try it out. Disgusting or not...i wanted to see how my aim was. The result? ....ermm....left much to be desired. I think out of the 3 for a ringgit that i paid for, only 1 actually landed newhere near the target! aww...i guess there goes my chance of ever becoming a successful orang asli!!!!..(and yeah...my mouth din touch the thing at all, i swear!)"Orang Penan semua cuti,"said the guy. He was the 'orang Penan on duty' .hahahha. owell...since he did give us the whole talk about gambir and stuff...might as well take a picture with him....(orang...jgn marah tau! XD)As mentioned before, almost at every stop, there were native dances being performed for the guests.
I waited for quite some time to have a go at the swing. Those are fake screams yeah. Although i reli felt that i could fall backwards given the momentum of the swing.Aji seemed cool and collected. One of the people living in the Cultural Village taught me how to use the 2 sticks. and before we knew it, the whole gang was there, trying it out for themselves and getting the other guests to participate! A demo was done by the guy in red but as expected...noone can ever beat the master eh....hehehheheh. We had fun tho. U never know when the sticks could clamp ur skinny feet! Off we went for the cultural performance. Dances by the different ethnic groups in Sarawak were shown....We realized of course that they used the same people to do the various kinds of dances. It was funny to see the same faces over and over again....
Orang....meet Orang Penan. Remember this guy? i took a photo with him earlier on at the Penan hut. And the next moment, he's performing on stage as well. Very entertaining. Especially the bit when he called out one of the audience to the stage. Yuchi was of course the 'victim'. Poor girl....we videoed her getting harassed on stage. I'm sure she'll never forget her trip to Kuching after that!
The sumpit lesson: As it was clear the target was too far, the guy made her move right to the target and shoot. heheehhehe. *pop* good teacher! yea rite...As for the show's closing, everyone was invited on stage to dance together. The tutors were being such a sport, joining in...Again, lunch was on them! Look at us have a go at the foooooodddddd......
Excitement?!?!...Jumping shot...wat else rite...Next up was the short visit to Damai Beach to unwind. Everyone was already falling asleep in the bus...but the fresh air sure woke them up. or....should i say...the heat? hehhe.


The last stop for the day was the Cat Museum. Was too tired by then to be taking photos. And matters did not help as the museum does not allow any sort of photography indoors. What i can say is that, the money could have been put to far better use than on maintaining memorabilia on anything and everything CATS!!! Don't get me wrong, the cat pictures, the cat miniatures, cat posters, cat this...cat that..are cute...but a whole museum dedicated to cats? hahhaha...owell...we were in KUCHING after all ehhh......and how i miss doraemonn....


Remember i once said that i wondered whether we were in Kuching to do work or eat? ...Well...that night..we had yet another dinner, hosted by Sarawak PAM chapter. Buffet style. It was the mingling session and in conjunction with Hari Gawai, booze was of course free flow. With everyone in a high mood (food was great! so great that the cake was finished before i could lay my hands on them!), we were told to share our experiences so far in Kuching. Never tot i would have to be the one to go up from my group. Honestly, i just wanted to stay quiet in Kuching...lay low...if u know what i mean...*Ehem* hahahhahha.Group pic.can u spot me? Hint : I'm the one in red...duuuhhhh....

The drinking was getting a bit too serious...so me and a bunch of others sneaked off. And FYI, it was only orange juice for the rest of us.

Partying over. Urban report to conclude the next two days ...and to be followed by measured drawing.....arrrrggghhh.....