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THE WRITER Koh Shi Li. Born on 6 Sept 1987. Virgo. Has 2 sisters, whom i'm in a love-hate relationship with. Met the most wonderful guy, who is also damn lucky to have met me, on 18 Nov 2006 and we have been working hard towards a beautiful future tgt since then. HER MAN Puah Yeow Chong  HER UPDATES TAGBOARD HER FRIENDS OTHERS HER MEMORIES August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 CREDIT |
Saturday, January 5, 2013 Christmas 2012Booked a room at Marina Mandarin for a staycation with bf for Christmas. Got the room at a very reasonable price, because I redeem the points I have accumulated in Agoda, which amounts to close to S$100. I love staycations, although some may think they are a waste of money, because I like to stay in hotels. I love the beds, the toilets, the service, and being able to switch on the aircon for 24 hrs without feeling guilty. Here are some photos of the room.    The view from the room.  The view from the bed.          Sunday, August 19, 2012               Thank you for all the efforts to make this a surprise for me and for everything you have done. ♥ Wednesday, June 13, 2012 China Duty Travel - Day 1 I am now alone in Sanyuan Novotel Beijing, waiting to facetime with my baby. Since I am so bored, I shall blog about my first day of duty travel. Honestly, I wasn't looking forward to this trip at all, as I am travelling with my boss, and we are here for work, not play, not department/company retreat. Sigh... Oh well, at least I get to sit First Class for duty travel (btw, this depends on whether there are available seats in First Class), and I am very lucky (or unlucky, as it means less revenue for the company and less bonus) to have enough seats for me, my boss and another Assistant Manager from another department. If there were not enough seats, I will be the 1st to be downgraded.  Some photos of the First Class seat. See how far I am away from the TV screen. The seat is really awesomely big, and if I want to, I can adjust the seat until I am able to lie flat. However, as we were in First Class, the stewardess were overly attentive. I would rather just be left alone to watch my shows on my iPad. They would keep asking if you would want a drink, until I had to put "Do Not Disturb". Haha.  
Took a photo of the seat beside me. See how the ang moh on the other seat is able to stretch his leg? There was plenty of leg space.
 The First Class Menu. See how many choices there are for the main course. For the light bites, they even serve something created exclusively by Sam Leong. Since it is so atas, of course I must choose the one created by Sam Leong right? Haha.   
One of the pages of the list of beverages they serve on board. I tried the mocha and soya milk, both are not bad.
 The table setting. Super atas lah! Okay, maybe I am just suaku.  Watching Family Guy while eating my Eggs Benedict with bacon and.... LOBSTER!!   The photo of the snack created by Sam Leong is in my camera and I am lazy to upload it. Another photo to show the atas-ness of First Class travel. This is printed on the blanket! Okay, I know I am very shallow.  Krisworld has 100+ shows available for selection, but none of them appealed to me. So I watched 康熙来了 on my iPad, while tracking my journey on the screen.  Maybe I am not suited for flights longer than 4 hours. The flight was unbearable! I couldn't sleep event hough I was very tired, because I am constantly stressed about the stewardess coming to ask me if I am fine, and I also don't want to miss meal times. Sua ku must eat all the atas food cos don't know when is my next chance. Also, due to the cloudy weather in China, there was turbulence when we were reaching China. This resulted in me having a headache. Another 10 days left in China.. Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Baby's 30th Birthday Bali Trip (19 Apr - 23 Apr 2012)
After so long of wanting to go to Bali, I finally
managed to convince baby to go for his 30th birthday. It's a wonderful,
event-packed, and expensive trip. I will definitely go back again, if I have
the chance.
Day 1 (19 April 2012)
We took SQ to Bali, because the the fares were only
slightly more expensive than Jetstar's fares. I was very excited, because I
have not taken SQ for a very long time. ☺
 
I love inflight food.
We stayed in Seminyak Suite Resort Hotel. I got the
hotel at S$57 per night from Agoda.
Negatives:
- Many mosquitoes in the room
- Aircon was not cold
- The same breakfast from the restaurant was served
differently every time
- Rooster will crow every morning
- No hot water in shower
Positives:
- Very friendly hotel staff
- Although breakfast was cooked differently, the food
was delicious
- Spacious room and bathroom
- There are chicks in the hotel
   
People in the country rears their own chicken and
cows. While driving along the road, we could see many cows and chickens roaming
freely on a plot of land.
We didn't do much on the first day, because we were
not very familiar with that place. We took a taxi to Carrefour to buy some food
and chips for the rest of the trip. We had lunch and packed dinner from the
food court, and the food was very delicious!!!! It's probably the best food I
had in Bali, because the chilli was SUPER DUPER nice.
Day 2 (20 April 2012)
Our driver came to pick us up in the morning, for
white water rafting. I was not very keen on wahite water rafting because I feel
that it's a very dangerous activity. However, as this is NOT my birthday trip,
and I feel that baby will definitely enjoy this activity, I decided to go for
it.
No photos from the rafting were posted on FB, because
I look too ugly in them. Haha. But for very close friends and to pen down the
memories, these exclusive photos will be posted here.
This is the starting point of the white water rafting.
We had to walk down 350 steps to reach this place, and many of the steps are
more than 60cm high (very strenuous for my short legs). By the time we reached
the starting point, my legs were feeling like jelly.
 
There were a few stop points, where there are no
rapids, along the way. The stop points includes a place where there are
carvings on the stone walls, and a giant waterfall. There are 2 other tourists,
who are sisters from Malaysia, and a guide. Some of the photos are with the
sisters, as they have offered to email us the photos.
This is the place with the carvings on the stone
walls. We asked the guide how come there are carvings on the stone, but he
doesn't know the reason.
  
After we reached the destination, we need to climb
another 350 steps up to the restaurant and the bathing place. By the time we
reached the top, I was feeling very giddy, and my legs were aching like crazy.
But white water rafting is really fun, and I am glad we went to do it. The
water is very cold and we were allowed to go into the water, at the calmer
areas.
After white water rafting, we went to Ibu Oka, for
Babi Guling (roasted suckling pig), which is a famous place for this popular
dish in Bali. We had our lunch there and it is really delicious!!
  
After lunch, we went to Bali Pulina for coffee and
spices tasting. We were able to try their various coffee for free beside a
beautiful rice terrace.
We saw some cows at the place. Not sure why these cows
are there. Maybe the milk the use for the coffee are from these cows.
The guide showed us the makings of Luwak Coffee, which
is the coffee made from the coffee beans extracted from the poo of Civet Cats.
These cats, which don't really look like cats, will eat the coffee cherries,
which is the fruit containing pits which are coffee beans. The cats will only
select the best fruits to eat. As they are unable to digest the beans, they will
poo them out and the beans are extracted from the poo and dried. Our guide told
us that this coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world.
The dried poo.
The beans extracted from the poo. Our guide told
us that the beans are 100% hygienic because there is a husk which will be
removed, and the coffee bean will be roasted before they can be grounded and
made into a drink.
This is Made (Mah-dey), who is out guide/driver. He is
supposed to bring us around for the entire trip, however, after the 2nd day, he
had severe backache so his colleague became our driver for the 3rd and 4th day.
Enjoying a cup of luwak coffee beside the rice
terrace. I think we are not genuine coffee lovers, because we didn't like this
coffee.
Other than luwak coffee, the place also served other
drinks for free, for tasting.
From left to right: Lemon tea (very good), Ginger tea
(average), Ginger coffee (average), Ginseng coffee (average), Chocolate coffee
(good), Hot chocolate (bad), Vanilla coffee (very good), and Bali coffee
(average)
The rice terrace.
Coffee cherries. The pits of these fruits are
the coffee beans.
 
Cocoa fruit.
After the coffee plantation, we went to the
famous Tegallalang Rice Field. It's super over-rated. It's a nice view, but
other than taking photos, there's nothing else to do there.
 
After this, we went back to the hotel, and had cup
noodles for dinner, because we are TOO tired after the white water rafting.
Also, we had to rest early because we need to wake up very early for mountain
climbing the next day.
Day 3 (21 April 2012)
We left the hotel at 1am to travel to Mount Batur,
which is an active volcano, and has erupted 20+ times. The last eruption was in
2000.
When we reached the starting point of the climb, the
place was very dark, and the climbing guides were all carrying torch lights.
Because there were no other lights, we could see a few thousand stars in the
sky. It was like we were standing in the milky way. 好感人! Too bad my camera was unable to
capture the beautiful sight.
This is taken when we reached the top. Our guide is
very 可怜 because
he had to practically hold/carry me up and down the mountain. The trial is very
tough as is full of molten rocks and stones. When you step on the stones, the
stones will slip and you may fall. Also, the rocks are even higher then the
stairs at white water rafting. My aching jelly legs were not conditioned to
climb the mountain, hence I am very lucky to have met my guide.☺
The beautiful sky before the sun rose.
The sun rays. It's like we are in heaven.
  
The black part is the dried lava from the last
eruption with lava. The guide told us not all the eruptions has lava, sometimes
it's only smoke, sometimes dust.
Sunrise!!
This is out actual distance, and view of the sun
rise. It's much much much smaller than we have expected. The lake is the
largest lake in Bali.
  
With the other mountains nearby. The mountain
nearer to us is also an active volcano.
The crater from one of the eruptions. My guide told us
that there was a tourist who fell into the crater and died. Not sure whether
it's real, went to Google it, and I found this: Swedish Tourist Falls to His Death in Bali Volcano Crater.
 
A place where we could see alot of steam from the
volcano. I didn't go because we need to climb down from the 2m rock to get to
this place, and my legs just doesn't allow this.
More magnificent photos from the mountain.
     
The black parts are molten rocks/stones from previous
eruptions.
Our guide told us that this is a temple. But doesn't
really look like one.
    
Reached the bottom of the mountain, but it's not the
end of the trekking. We were at the right peak of the mountain behind us.
 
After mountain climbing, we were deadbeat. So instead
of going to the hot springs, we went to have lunch (at Ibu Oka again) and went
back to the hotel to take a short break.
After taking a short rest in the hotel, we took a cab
to Kuta Square. There's nothing much at Kuta Square, but it's very near Kuta
beach. I regretted not wearing my swimwear, because the beach is awesome! The
waves were big and fun! If we were to go back again, I will definitely stay in
Kuta. We also had very cheap massage at Kuta.
After having fun at the beach and massage, we had
dinner at Warung Made. This is the place which was recommended by the staff
from the massage place.
The awesome nasi goreng. The satay (which is spelled
as sate) is delicious too! Having cravings now.
After that, we took a cab back to the hotel to rest.
Day 4 (22 April 2012) - Baby's Birthday!
I have deliberately planned baby's birthday to be a
relaxing one. The 1st thing in the morning, we went back to the place in Kuta
for a 2 hr massage. The massage for 2 pax only costs S$50 bucks.
After massage, we went to Padang Padang beach. The
place is famous because a few scenes from Eat.Pray.Love was filmed there. But
the beach sucks! there were many big rocks, small stones, and dead corals on
the beach, so when you walk in the water, your feet will hurt like crazy. And
there were barely any waves. Lousy.
 
After the beach, we went to Uluwatu Temple. It's a huge Hindu temple on
a cliff. Again, it's a place to see the scenery.
  
Our driver said he feels that it's the best place to
watch sunset, because it's from a high place. Too bad we have already planned
to have a sunset dinner at another place.
Monkeys at the temple. Our guide told us that
the monkeys are very ferocious, and they like to steal things from the
visitors. They like to grab things like sunglasses, cameras and hats from the
visitors. Luckily no monkeys attacked us.
  
Wooden bell at the top of the temple. Our guide said
the people in the temple will sound the bell when there is an emergency.
This is their prayer place. We are not allowed
to enter the area.
   
After visiting the temple, we went to have dinner at
Jimbaran beach. It's a sunset dinner by the beach, and there were many
restaurants along the beach. We went to a place which my colleague had
recommended me, and the price is reasonable. We ordered a set meal which is
about S$65 for 2 pax, and the menu included salad, soup, rice, a vegetable,
lobster, prawns, clams, crabs.
Photos of the sunset. It lasted for only a few
seconds.
 
The restaurant staff helped us take this photo. He
said he had ensure that the sun is in between the both of us. Couldn't see the
sun at first, but if you look very closely, it's right beside baby's head.
Haha.
Our dinner.
Lobster!!! It's seasoned with salt and grilled.
Delicious!!!
We ate at Lia Cafe. Not sure why the restaurant staff
took the the shop name of another restaurant.
That's the end of the birthday celebration.
Day 5 (23 April 2012)
Last day of our trip. We walked around in the Seminyak
area. After that, our driver brought us to a shop that sells local delicacies
which we can bring back to Singapore.
That's the end of our Bali trip. It's really a
relaxing and fun trip. I really hope that we have a chance to go back to Bali
again, so that we can spend more time at Kuta beach. (*hint hint*) |
