My Beijing Trip Part 1

Assalamualaikum…

looks like it has been ages since the last time i post entry bout my exciting experience…I been a bit busy with conference, research and fellow’s work… Since the beginning of the new semester starts until yesterday. I took one day off today to release my stress over my precious loss…until now…i still can broke into tears when thinking about it.. 😦 Enough of the sad memory… Now, lets read my experience while i’m in Beijing….. bittersweet i guess…

The journey…

Hubby sent me to the airport (KLIA) before 9.oo pm on 12th Nov.. How I miss him badly…a short date with him on that day after three days of outstation… We went shopping at Mid Valley in the morning and surprisingly met my Beijing group, MKS students there doin some shopping too..we went home in the evening and spent our precious time together before we are seperated again..HUHUHU..hate it…wondering…when will i meet him again…..

1.30am 13 Nov 2013,

Berlepas ke Beijing…Hell yeah I love MAS…very comfortable…walaupun dapat economy class..still remember naik first class on trip to United State with family…a very long distance trip which took about 18 hours to reach Los Angelas..That was a very long time ago…Trip KL to Beijing took about 6 hours only. During the flight, we have to fill in form..

Habis isi, borak2 with my freinds Maeq Chai…..then eat sandwich then watch movies..I watch men of steel…then fall asleep few minutes later…when i woke up, the pramugari said “u want Nasi lemak or noodle with chicken?? huhu lena betul tdo..maklumlah..memang waktu tido pun..pastu sambil makan, pasang semula cerita man of steel lagi..i think ceritanya agak bosan..then i bukak tgk maklumat pasal flight kami (mcm dlm pict kat bawah nie).. screen which is located right in front of me..iaitu di belakang seat depan..ce tgk temperature….huhu..bila sentuh tingkap..memang sejukkkkk…

Sampai je airport kat Beijing…fuhhh memang sejuk… tu dlm bangunan..when we almost reach the door, kesejukan makin terasa…we all are adviced to wear jacket…apa lagi…masing2 buka beg pakai jaket…Kejakunan bermula apabila mereka-mereka semua start buat buat hembus asap rokok…hehehe..

Gambar from my view in my seat dlm bas…nampak banyak lagi daun hijau which mean…takkan jumpa salji la jawabnya… i really hope for the snow to fall but…takde rezeki..rindu main snow walaupun sejuk n menyakitkan…hehe..b4 i 4got.., pemandu pelancong kami is Anwar..he is a chinese berlagak muslim sebab pkai nama anwar.. bkn muslim pun dia and anwar is his fake name for us to call him easily tanpa berbelit2 lidah..i only notice when i saw him drink beer..hehe…lambat tul saya nie..

First stop was at Summer Palace…

Summer palace or also known as Istana musim panas was built in 1750 for Maharani Dowager Ci Xi dan gundik-gundik anakandanya, Maharaja Tongzhi ketika musim panas.Maharani Dowager known as seorang yang kuku besi dan hampir mengawal pemerintahan anaknya, sehinggalah setiap kali membuat keputusan dia akan sentiasa berada di belakang Maharaja untuk memastikan dia dapat mengawal segala perjalanan istana.

During those days, seorang perempuan tidak boleh menjadi raja untuk negara China, maka Maharani ini mengawal negara melalui anakandanya. Ada orang cakap, setiap kali Maharaja membuat sesuatu keputusan yang tidak dipersetujui oleh Maharani ini, dia akan berdehem menandakan si Maharani kuku besi itu mahukan anakandanya menukar keputusan. Maharani Dowager Ci Xi telah mengubahsuai dan mencantikkan Summer Palace berhabis-habisan sehinggalah ketika serangan kerajaan Manchu berlaku, mereka tidak dapat membeli senjata yang banyak kerana wang banyak dihabiskan untuk istana musim panas tersebut.Summer Palace berkeluasan 2.9 kilometer persegi, di mana tiga suku daripadanya adalah tasik yang dipanggil Kunming Lake.

Hmmm… menarik juga dapat melihat sendiri bukti-bukti kewujudan sejarah yang kita baca dalam buku teks Sejarah Peradaban Dunia. Kan? Want to know more?? bacalah  Wikipedia..hehe

Lepas lawat Summer palace, we went to silk center… my mum pesan da jgn beli silk…so , i tak beli….lg pun coraknya tak menarik minat…if ada corak abstract memang da beli walauun dinasihatkn utk tidak membeli.yes..i ada sedikut keras kepala..thihii..the price aagak mahal jika dibandgkan dgn china silk yg pernah dijual di Giant KT suatu ketika dulu…da siap jahit da pun…baru RM70…tp..taktau la sama ada its real or not..tp coraknya….agak mengecewakan la..mcm seswai buat baju tido kain licin yg banyak dijual di pasar2 malam..hehehe..jgn marah..huhu

After that kami p melawat Peking Uiversity. FYI, Peking Uni is the number 1 /top uni in Beijing…betuah la kami dapat melawat uni tu… 🙂 sempat lagi kami bergambar with Peking’s student..:)

Later, we went for lunch…Food dsini not bad la for me since i’m a veggie lover..but to those who dont really like veggie memang starving la….lauk agak kurang sangat2…datang je makanan baru..sayur…dtg lagi makanan baru sayur juga…kemana perginya menu kambing seperti yang digembar gembur oleh mama…??? huhu..mgkin tu pakej mahal kot…or kambing pupus da kat beijing…wakakaka.. :p

After makan…we all dibawa ke kilang charcoal…saya rasa tak menarik langsung.. tempat buruk gila….kotor plak tu…semua peserta dipaksa mendengar amoi or salesgirl bumbangbumbang..dok pehe langsung gapo dia kecek,,English pronunciationnya hancur….asyik duk silap paham je apa yg disampaikan.. seperti biasa..tujuannya nak promote barang dia…..itemnya mahal…semua item kat situ boleh dibeli kat Malaysia dengan harga jauh lebih rendah..so, i nasihakan agar korang tak membeli apa2 barang kat situ ok.. 🙂 peace no war.. FYI, sy makan ubat charcoal bila cirit or banyak gas dlm perut..murah pun murah cuz memang tugas charcoal menyerap kotoran/toksin dlm bdn dll…hehe.. memang berkesan..kat watson hanya RM4.80 je sepapan.. so tak heran pun dgn charcoal dia yg dapat menjernihkan air yg asalnya biru tu..hehehe..nampak mcm tak jernih sgt pun..masih biru…kecek bual sungguh amoi nie…hehe. but still…ramai juga yg membeli disitu..i’m saving my money utk shopping kat market nanti..hehe..

After Charcoal, kami dibawa ke tempat untuk tonton acrobatic show…since the time is still early, kami diberi kebebasan utk merayau rayau di kawasan sekitar…apa lg..brlakon jd model la kjap…gmbar bnyak dengan member…yg ada dlm cam sediri xbnyak..here r one of the pict…vendor machine utk pinjam buku..kat Malaysia takda nie…hehe

Around 5.30pm..acrobatic magic show start..boleh tahan la kefleksibelan bdak2 tu..bdak2 laki dapat cuci mata la kot..hehe…we all got  front row seat..so apa2 je mesti derang pegi dekat penonton seat depan sampai i da jd bahan lawak da…ye la…tak faham apa yg dia suh wat..apa lagi…syok la si Encik Luqman Abu Bakar ketawakan saya..hampeh.. Kata our tourist guide, pesembahan yg we all tgk tak berapa menarik sangat ..meby cuz of penonton takde…ye laaa… 2 group je yg tengok…lebih kurang 3 row je penonton..apa2 pun, we all njoy da show yg tak seberapa itu..hehe After acobatic show, e all dibawa ke restoran makan malam for dinner..and again..veggie……yay…dlm hati…kurus la aku nanti…yay…i makan veggie macam mkn ayam sampai kawan yg tak makan veggie pun jadi macam nak makan..hehe…well…i’am wellknown for that…thihihihi..

OK, after dinner baru la dibawa ke hotel n check in..Masa tu sangat ingat pesan hubby iaitu, pinjam traveler adapter dgn hotel je…hotel ada..takyah sibuk beli2..hehe..so apa lg..i pinjam la..n memang dapat pun..tp macam saya sorang je yg pinjam hehe..lpas check in, i buat apa2 yg patut.. then kami turun semula utk jalan2 sekitar hotel..ada shopping mall berhampiran..I shine city nama mall tu..so, kami jalan-jalan n lepak situ sampai lenguh kaki… pulang je ke hotel, terus mandi2 sambil berwayang kulit, air panas..so no hal la bab2 mandi walaupun temperature agak rendah..  then, i prepare stuff  like my baju, seluar dll for tomorrow.then solat siap2..baring….then tdo…ZZZZzzzzzzz… what a tiring day……. to b continue for Day 2 and so on in Beijing Part 2

qischuque n Samurai

Wow..qischuque n Samurai..sape plak samurai ni…hehehe actually Samurai yg dimaksudkan is Samurai burger at McD.. Been craving for it since 2 days ago….hehe..Nasib baik ada orang offer ajak teman pergi Mydin and makan McD.. Dapat gak merasa..hehe..  malam tu lepak lama sangat kat McD sampai tak puas shopping cuz kdai nak tutup da..waaaaaaa..tp takpe la..untuk memuaskan hati kami yang tak puas ronda2 dalam mall tadi, kami decide nak pergi bersiar-siar di pantai batu burok, Kuala Terengganu…Lama da tak pergi..dulu2 selalu juga la dating here with Roslidawati.. Now she is a bz women…rarely dapat spent time together. Cuz dia slalu outstation..Bila la dapat jumpa Rose lagi nie…hmmm…

Nasib baik tuhan  temukan saya dengan Fariha..hehe  Alhamdulillah.. 🙂

Syukur kepadaNya kerana sering mempertemukan ku dengan orang-orang yang baik.. 🙂

wah..mesti kembang Fariha kalo dia tau..kihkihkih..

Nak manja-manja pulak..hehe

 Batu Burok beach at night….  beautiful…

last photo.. (Fafaw,2012) :p

qischuque lil’sis

My lil sis Adlina off to Bangalore, India already..leaving the whole family here missing her…huhuhu..Good Luck Lin.. really good to see that her dream to become a doctor is an almost dream come true.. She really work hard for it to achieve her goal.. She make the whole family proud by being the top 30 best MARA student and top 20 in the whole Malaysia where she get straight A+ in SPM 2010. 🙂 Below is a few photo that i kept inside my lappy during the Majlis Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang SPM 2010 that was held last year. MARA siap sponsor bilik hotel for parents lagi kat Hotel Seri Pacific Kuala Lumpur..bukan calang2 hotel tu.. huhu

This photo masuk Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, The Star, NST and many more.

Her school received RM20,000.00 for being the best school for SPM result that year. Congratulations !!

And……..

this collage I made just for u Lin.. am proud of u.. 🙂

We all miss you Lin

🙂

the night before Lin pergi India..

Jalan-jalan with Chek, Ayahchik, Mama, Shuk, Adik, Girl, Mamat at Alamanda 🙂

qischuque surprise

19 July 2012

Well…2  days passed after our 1^st anniversary.. I haven’t had any chance to met my B on the actual date since he berkursus which took about 1 month to finish it up..so..it has been quite a long time since the last time I met my B..which is almost three weeks ago..huhu..on that special date is the day where I was supposed to be in Vietnam.. It’s a Internationalization program for Residential College Council..Well I’am their Penasihat.

Okay …back to this entry..its not about my research or work..it’s about another wonderful nite that I had with my beloved B..I just arrive KL from KT..my B take me home that nite to be with my family..But before we arrived home.. he took me to this wonderful place called Pullman. It is one of a high class hotel in Putrajaya. B wants to have dinner there, so I just agree and have to cancel my diet for my cute B..I won’t let my honey bunny eat alone..dah la jarang jumpa kan… so.. I ordered kteow gingerbeef.. I order it since I heard Ayah Ku mentioned about it a few time.. about that menu which he always ate at Pok Wan kopitiam. Kebetulan its on the menu…so I ordered it..lagi pun k teow seems not quite heavy food compared to rice..am I right..?? When I order that menu, B ask me..dont you want to order salmon..its ur favorite food kan…?? Then I say..”hmmm…takkan nak order 2 main dish kot..huhu..takpe la..nak makan kteow je malam ni..kat rumah pun ada makanan..so makan ringan2 ok la kot..”B pun cakap..”nevermind..i oder salmon k sayang..nanti boleh makan Shuk punya”..hehe..Hmm..tu la B.. suka buat orang makan banyak..but it was a good idea..hehehe.

After half an hour of exchanging stories, jokes and laughter, the food sampai..mak oiii.. kteow nya..macam bukit..macm mana nak makan nasi kat rumah nie…?? huhu.. so banyak..and another few minutes, B’s Salmon pun sampai..B’s dishes looks delicious..mesti laa..ada Salmon kan…yummy.. I just love salmon.. when everything was on the table, B pun baca doa makan..kami pun makan…

Burrppp..kenyang..time for dessert.. B ask me to order pencuci mulut..but my tummy can’t accept anymore food.. B pun tanya..how about this choc cake with ice cream on top…?? I just geleng kepala with duck mouth..” dah kenyang la B..kat rumah ada makanan lagi..huhuhu..B pun jawap..”ok sayang.. Shuk nak gi toilet jap..sakit perut tiba-tiba..” qis pun cakap..”overload da kot perut tu..hehehe”.. B pun giggles and pergi..leaving me alone with my camera..i start to look around to catch a glaze of beautiful tasik and three tall building on the other side of the tasik..it was nice scene and the night breeze was cool  and I feel tenang after my tiring day in the lab..

Few minutes berlalu…B is coming..with his big smile..and I smile back..then he sit and put something on the table. It was a long red bekas and a card he made his own..it was so sweet.. so I start to guess the present..it must be a pen..an expensive pen..i took the picture of it first before opening the present.

Then I opened the red box..i was surprised..i look at B and smile and hug him and suddenly my eyes burst in happy tears….terharu.. I remembered that I once told him after one night my mom hadiakan me gold ring somewhere in May or June at Kelantan. I told him that I have everything already for myself..except gelang kaki..takde niat langsung nak minta…huhu..

In late june, B mention he want to give me Samsung Galaxy S III or I Phone or Galaxy note for anniversary present.all I have to do is just choose…but I tolak everything.. I told him my phone still doin good and I don’t need a new one… I just want you to be with me.. J I told him to save the money for our dream house..hehe tp tak sangka..he still surprised me.. Thank you so much B.. I only surprised him with my fancy card which took me 4 days to make one..hehehe..rumit tau the card..that is why it took that long to create one..hehe..

B..tq for the beautiful night.. Alhamdulillah….

Salmon

Kuey Teow Ginger Beef

us

me & B

so sweet

Thank You Sayang

B pakaikan 🙂

more photo…

Thanks again for the wonderful nite.. I love you Hun 🙂

qischuque and her lab

Nothing makes me happier than staying with hubby all day long..hehe..last time on 30th March, B came Terengganu..for three days….terubat rindu after seminggu bercuti bersama. luckily my sv gave me extra holiday on Sunday..Thanks to AyahKu for being understanding.. 🙂 Before B’s arrival..Me bertungkus lumus siapkan all my labworks so that i will be 100% his when he is in Terengganu..Finishing lab work is not an easy task.. have to skip lunch..going back late…or sometimes walk alone at jalan belakang…tipu la if i said tak takut..it was sooo scary.. especially staying in the lab alone during maghrib..Alhamdulillah..stakat ni, nothing odd happened to me 🙂 paling-paling pun terserempak dengan biawak gergasi je.. 🙂

This is my working lab….my working place is the most spacious compared to other postgrad students..untuk kimia laa..  En. Yusry the science officer yg bg this place tau..not pandai-pandai saya je booking tempat sesuka hati..hmmph.dlam erti kata lain..–registered–. so, if other students wants to use my place, boleh je..tp kena la kemas balik after use.. 🙂

                          

Pict above is some of the analysis that i have to do to my samples.. up to today..i have aroung 270 samples.. to analyze..banyak oooo… Permanent Head damage la katakan..huhu..Stakat ni my head still superb.. 🙂

Gambar happy cuz kerja lab da siap untuk set kedua….hope the result pun gempak.. 🙂 Plg best weekend 100% with hubby.. 🙂

Kuta

I just got back here from Lab.. finish everything that has to be done for today..suddenly ..i feel like sharing something about Kuta..hehe..since i didn’t post it in the last post..last post was too long..so i decide to put it in new post.. what is KUTA ?? hehe 🙂 well Kuta is a place in Bali..also a famous tourism object. It is easily access by public tranportation, about 20-30 minutes from Denpasar and 10-15 minutes from the Ngurah Rai International Airport  and 10  minutes walking from our hotel.Most of the activity in Kuta is related to the beach. Kuta beach has become the most popular visited since 1970s and very famous around the world. You can find people from many countries there…Those for the beach lover it is the perfect place to enjoy. Kuta beach has a beautiful white sands, great waves for surfers, amazing sunset views, suit for sun bath..hehe, relaxing, swimming and various kind of activities..

Pict on the left is me at Kuta Beach. the pink sarong/pario/??? that i was wearing was bought on that beach..there were many ibuk ibuk dan bapak bapak that sells dresses, hat, glasses, mat, souvenirsand many more on that beach..there is also ibuk ibuk that offer massage service on that beach.. braiding hairs, tattoo making and surfing lesson….one thing you must beware with them is the price…don’t get fool by them..they actually sold their items at a very high price..

 

This is me at the street next to the beach.. if we walk straight on behind me, there will be places for shopping which is called kuta square..

                                             

Most people here use sepeda..tourist pun…most of the tourist have been staying for many weeks already..thats y they only rent sepeda to go anywhere coz they know the place very well. We rent car with private driver to jalan- jalan… not brave enough to drive sendiri…hehe.. below is the pict of taksi-taksi di sana…Cute2 sume… the drivers are nice and very helpful..  🙂

         

Bali people are very nice.. They always smile and greet the tourist that passing by. They also very fluent in English. so anyone who wants to go there will have no communication problems.. when we were at Kintamani, me and B saw a Bali man talking to the korean tourist.. Me and B listen carefully to their conversation..we quite surprise cuz we herd they chatting in korean languange..sangat impress… I wonder what the school kid in Bali learn in their school.. must be more on multilanguage course, hospitality and many more.

This picture above  shows an event that will be celebrate by all Balinese with Hindu religion. Our private driver told us that Hari Raya Nyepi is The Day of silence.. People aren’t aloud to go out of the house on that day..event the tourist cant do anything on that day… they are not allowed onto the beaches or streets, and the only airport in Bali remains closed for the entire day. The only exceptions granted are for ambulans carrying those with life-threatening conditions and women about to give birth..  from 6 a.m. until 6 a.m. the next morning, Nyepi is a day reserved for self relection and as such, anything that might interfere with that purpose is restricted. The main restrictions are: no lighting fires (and lights must be kept low); no working; no entertainment or pleasure; no traveling; and for some, no talking or eating at all. The effect of these prohibitions is that Bali’s usually bustling streets and roads are empty, there is little or no noise from TVs and radios, and few signs of activity are seen even inside homes. The only people to be seen outdoors are the Pecalang, (traditional security men). They patrol the streets to ensure the prohibitions are being followed.The day following Nyepi is  also celebrate as New Year (Ngembak Geni) social activity picks up again quickly, as families and friends gather to ask forgiveness from one another, and to perform certain religious rituals together.

 more photos around Kuta ;

 

  more sepeda than cars….

       lots of restaurant but… Halal one???                                                                                       ..     Shopping    ..

 Polisi 

 

My macho man 🙂  🙂 Thanks for the surprises my dear 🙂  My love for u grow stronger each day.. Can’t wait to live together. 🙂

JuSt M3 anD B

Yes..Kami da sedia…kami da sedia..  🙂 after 3 days of worrying “tak sempat buat passport” akhirnya Berjaya juga settle the last checklist.. :)….lalalala 🙂 tak sabar nak ke destinasi pertama…Denpasar..hehe

Actually..this is our first time travelling together all alone…Discovery new places that we never been to..so..kinda nerves la juga..if we can survive at this place, after this we decide to go somewhere farrer..hehe

Sempat lagi taking picture before getting on the plane..its not that we never naik plane before tapi excited cuz its our first time naik plane together..snap..snap…selagi tak kena marah..hehe the journey was 3 hour long. Jauh juga Bali ni ye..tapi there was no time difference between Bali n Malaysia..hurm..Interesting kan..huhu

Da sampai bali da….sampai2 je hujan.. B worry so much about it..according to weather forecast, the weather is kinda bad..raining with storm for 3 days..B worried if we cant do anything since the storm and heavy rain is going to happen everyday .. tp syukur Alhamdulillah..cuaca di Bali BAGUS sekali..masa baru sampai je hujan lebat sehingga we thought the weather forecast tu betul.rupanya malam tu je hujan lebat…hehe

below, i show a few photos of places in Bali that we have step on..

PANTAI JIMBARAN

Pantai Jimbaran..one of the beautiful places in Bali. This beach is where we can get a fresh seafood from their sea.  There was a row of seafood restaurant beside the beach…fuhh ..so  many restaurants to choose from. It doesn’t really matter where to sit, as most restaurants offer the same thing: grilled fish by candle light with your toes in the sand..  :). This was another Best Dining experience we had in Bali. The tables are all arranged on the beach, moonlight on the sea and accompany with a small Un-Plug band! just request any song tak kisah bahasa apa..they got it all. The planes was continuously landing at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, one of the busy airport. The beautiful sunset can be view over if  come before 6pm….. 🙂

Sedap..sedap…but the price….ayo..yo… At Terengganu pun sedap juga plus..quite cheaper.. 🙂 Rp 800.00 da boleh makan macam2 kot kat Restoran Seafood Terengganu yang Exclusive.. 🙂

KINTAMANI

This photo was taken at Kintamani..In the first photo was a panorama from the place that me n B are standing. an the highest peak that can be seen here is called Mount Batur, located less than an hour from north Bangli, is a mall volcano that still active in this island. (nasib baik tak meletup kan..kan..) Created by an eruption of Mount Batur approximately 30,000 years ago. It sets in the hearth of a huge crater 14 km in diameter and 65 meters deep. We had a great day tour with a private driver who took us to various sites and mt batur and lake batur. We view the volcano and lake from the restaurant we stopped at for lunch. There had been some rain and low cloud when we got there but not long after the cloud lifted and we had a magnificent view 🙂 Our first time tengok valcano nie.. 🙂

TEGALALANG

The picture above shows Tegalalang rice terrace at Ubud Bali. Tegalalang Rice village located on the north-south road from Kintamani and Ubud. Various woodcarvings can be found in this village and its neighbors. Very colorful carvings of flowers, animals and other designs are displayed along the road, and of course a beutiful ricefield. On the way go to tegalalang village both side of the road there are many shops with selling woodcarving. Note the harmony of colors, the vivid green of the coconut groves and the pale blue of the sky. Wet rice agriculture (sawah) is the basic and most important activity of Balinese life; Rice is the major crop and the staple food.

haha..nak masok dlm pict juga..ada gaya cam Indonesian actress tak..bukan saya yang cakap..orang bali yang cakap..hehe..most of them thought i was from Jakarta..ape..ingat orang Malaysia takde pempuan cantik ke..(owh perasannya saya..hehe)

PEMANDANGAN SEKITAR BALI

Bali is known as the “island of a thousand temples”.Memang banyak sekali..almost everywhere and every home..Masjid tak nampak pun..huhu

Hindu religion or Hindu Dharma is held by almost 95% of the Bali population.. Hindu Dharma is a special blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and ancestor worship that has been flourishing over the centuries. They believe in One Supreme God called Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, with His three manifestations known as Trisakti, that is Brahma The Creator, Wisnu The Preserver, and Shiwa The Transformer. The strength of their religion and traditions may be the main factor that enables them to preserve their culture from the outside influences.

When visit temples ,  proper dress is encouraged, i wore a long skirt.they give me a sash to tied around the waist.  B was  wearing jeans. The “penjaga temple” gave sarong to B to put on..

B and other tourist with sarong 🙂

Bergambar kenangan.. 🙂 just look at the unique structure of the building..Nice eh..macam dalam game “Tomb Rider”.. ;p

BARONG AND KERIS DANCE

Picture diatas ialah BARONG.. It was taken during the show..According to the story, the Barong is the magical protector of Balinese villages. As “lord of the forest” with fantastic fanged mask and long mane, he is the opponent of Rangda the witch, who rules over the spirits of darkness, in the never ending fight between good and evil. During the show, they use bali language.. maybe all  tourist can’t really understand what are they talking or mumbling about.. Even we don’t understand about the story behind, but we enjoyed the show very much! Especially their costumes…
Let me share some photos of the Cultural Dance below…

The show was ended after about an hour, we enjoyed it very much! ! The show was worth watching and it’s one of the main attraction of Bali.

🙂 LUWAK COFFEE 🙂

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Millions of people around the world drink coffee every day. Some people may like to drink it in the morning to gear up the day, while some will drink it for enjoyment. Coffee is sourced from all over the world. Different places produce different quality of coffee and prices ranged from a few ringgits per pound to more than hundred ringgits per pound. The most expensive coffee in the world does not come from Europe, South America or Central America, it comes from Indonesia. The name of this coffee is Luwak coffee.

Luwak coffee, it is one of the most unique and expensive coffee in the world.

They even have a live Asian Palm Civet in the captivity. The furry civet was taking a nap, probably had too much coffee berries for breakfast.

What is so special about Luwak coffee? Unlike ordinary coffee, luwak coffee is made from the beans of coffee berries which has been consumed and digested by the Asian Palm Civet. Surprisingly, when the civet eats the berries, the beans are then defecated keeping its original shape. Then, the beans will go through process of cleaning, drying, light roasting and brewing after which the beans will have an aromatic taste with much less bitterness.

My recent trip to Bali, Indonesia provides me the opportunity to try this infamous Luwak coffee. It is available almost anywhere in Bali. It is seems to be very commercialize due to its popularity. Our guide took us to one of the coffee house near Ubud. There, I was given a brief tour and explanation on how luwak coffee is made. Beside the coffee shop, they planted a few coffee trees.  From coffee flower to coffee berry, the farm has it all.

SACRED MONKEY FOREST UBUD SANCTUARY

Ubud Monkey Forest is a small rain forest dwelt by some group of monkeys and other tropical animals. It is strategically located in the hearth of the Ubud Village, precisely located in the region of Padang Tegal Village. Monkey Forests in Balinese language called Wanara Wana are spread out in the island and Ubud Monkey Forest itself own very important function of the continuity the monkey habitat in Bali. Meanwhile the local community own important role to keep this forest naturally in order to all wild animals able to live smoothly.

This is the entrance of the monkey forest..we are not allowed to feed monkey in this forest but there are a few people selling bananas to tourist so that they can feed the monkeys. ape daa…..luckily we didn’t bought the banana cause once u have banana with you..all the monkey will come after you..hehe..takut…they can be very agressive sometimes..there was once B trying to pet them and it turn out that the monkey marah at B and wanted to attack B.. we also saw a monkey with a pink purse..wonder whose purse the monkey has snatch it from..kesian..

There is a “secret path” on the left of the main entrance where you can walk in for free. we saw our driver walk through that entrance after we bought the tickets..ciss…. so ..if anyone wanted to go there for free..u can go through that entrance..hehe..

The monkeys and their babies…there are tons of monkeys carrying baby with them..the babies hair is so funny..it looks like a Trojan hair and its actually natural..

more mommies with babies

Pict above is a temple in the monkey forest. The temple name is Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal. It is said to be the most frightening temples in Bali. Masa melawat tu tak tau pun.. no wonder the temple has some frightening carvings such as vampire children with fangs. But apart from that, to the visitor, it is another of the beautifully ornate temples of Bali.

ok laa…bye monkeys…kita ke water sports pula..di…

NUSA DUA

Nusa dua is actually another place that have a beautiful beaches. There is also a beach here that allow u being topless. the beach name is Geger Beach..we didnt go to that beach..hehe..topless di bilik sudaaa… :p we go to Nusa Dua to do an activity that kinda extreme (to me laa…hehe).. we spent here almost SATU JUTA RUPIAH..haha..mahalkan..exclude makan tu..tu pun was said to us HARGA LOCAL..huhu. Harga tourist lagi laaaa mahal berganda2..in USD again that..ish ish.. here are some of the photo of us doing water sport (water sport la kunun) :p

this one called banana boat ride..a speed boat will drag our banana until we are so far away from the beach (but not in the middle of the ocean :p) and suddenly made a what we call that eh.. kelantanese will call it kona leper..haha and make us fall into the water..dalam tau but we all are floating coz of a life jacket that we are wearing..they did it a couple of time..dalam hati berkata2 “perlu ke buat kami jatuh tenggelam dlm air..huhu”

pict above plak an activity that is called “flying fish”. Me and B are the flying fish..hehe..want to see macam mana kami bisa fly..scroll bawah….

tadaaaaaaaaa…..

haha..tinggikan.. 🙂 we are on that thing..we ask our Bali friend to took  our pict..this was done a couple of time.. Best 🙂 and the next activity is..

SCUBA DIVING

yes..i’ve done it fort the first time.. I’m the one yang choose to do this..kalau snokerling da biasa right.. UMT students pun semua da snokerling at Bidong Island kan.. so i want to try something different.. i was so excited..lebih2 lagi when we are in the diving suit..

masa atas boat ok lagi..excited sangat..we were taught a few basic about diving.. well..kami da ada laa sket ilmu diving even-though have no licence..huhu

masa ni agak nerves..only a few meters deep i feel like give up already..rasa cam nak lemas pula ditambahkan lagi tengah batuk and kering tekak..huhu..udara yang Tuhan buat lagi best compare the one in the tank..huhu nasib baik instructor tak putus asa teaching and guide me until i berjaya reach the bottom of the sea..B pun sama..B da banyak kali turun naik turun naik but i still on the surface dan rasa macam nak snokerling je laa..(masa kat darat tak terlintas nak snokerling pown)..hehe apa laa Balqis nie.. :p.setelah diberi semangat ..finally i’m goin down the sea..tanak lepas skit pun lengan B..hehehehe

after a few minutes baru la slow2 nak lepaskan lengan B..tu pun coz of too many fish datang kat B..yeah..i’m afraid of the fish..hehe

akhirnya, dah mula rasa seronok…walaupun perasaan nerves masih menebal..hehehe..scuba diving is fun..i think, i will go down there again once i have my very own scuba diving licence.. 😉 Ok laa..i think i have to stop here..there are actually more places that we have been at bali..tempat buat silver..tempat buat batik bali, tempat menenun..berjalan kaki meneroka bandar Kuta..maybe i will continue in Part 2..waaa..ape nie..documentary ke.. :p paling teruja dengan Kuta city la…banyak photo yang hendak di share masa kat Kuta.. :)..feel sleepy sangat2 nie..bye.. 🙂

OnE YeaR :)

Me feel excited today..in less than 12 hour, me n B are flying to somewhere not so far but haven’t been there yet..haha…

Syukur Alhamdulillah hari yang dinantikan is finally arrive..today is actually a meaningful date for me n B.lets flashback to one year ago…13/3/2011..(sambil keluar awan diatas kepala dengan paparan image bergerak yang terang tak terang mengenangkan kisah manis itu…wow) My B membawa rombongan keluarganya bertandang ke rumah ku.. ;)..apa lagi..hehe..it was a small closed ceromony..my bestfriend Roslidawati was there…she is the one who calm me down when i was totally nerves..huhu..

Me & mY BeStfRieNd

Thrunny also was there but through SKYPE.. :)…semangat betul Thrunny….kesian plak tak dapat datang disebabkan masalah yg tak dapat dielakkan..lagipun..my bad..suka buat something secara mengejut..hehe..tapi dia wakilkan homebake cupcakes comel yang dibuat khas oleh Thrunny…sangat sedap..she is a very good cook!! really miss those moment..Thanks to mama who prepare everything.. Thanks to check also for the persiapan tempat..and all family members yang datang on that day exspecially mama n abah dari Ipoh..Can’t believed one year has passed.

My loVe One

OKAY.. BACK to REALITY..13/3/2012… 🙂

continue thinking bout the checklist..passport settled yesterday..ubat-ubatan (just in case ada emergency) also settled..swimwear,sport outfit semua dah ready..did i miss anything..hmm..nervesnya.JuSt the tWo of Us di SaNa nanti… hope Allah S.W.T permudahkan urusan kami..Goodbye Malaysia.. I’ll be back on Sunday.