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  • Friends Get-Together At Chien Chern’s Place

    Friends Get-Together At Chien Chern’s Place


    #1: Johnny Teh Zheng Feng! Long time no see, football pro, good singing voice, always work on math question. =D

    Friends Get-Together At Chien Chern’s Place – When everyone goes to college, it’s hard to meet up, crap, talk, do stupid together like we used to be during high school because we were always together in the same classroom for the whole year. I am now back to Penang for holiday which I am enjoying every bit moment of it. Trying to utilize the nice holiday properly.

    Recently, a group of boys, went to Chien Chern’s place for a little steamboat gathering.


    #2: Alvin, my best friend since form 1 who I influenced to start a blog – alvinyang.net. Ignore his lame pose.


    #3: Boy chefs. LOL. Alvin, Raykee, Arron and Simon.

    Everyone was kinda surprised, wonder why there’s no girls. Not even Chien Chern’s pet dog is a girl. So it’s all-boys night. HAHA. Although some said boys is a better cook, somehow the night’s steamboat was luan luan lai (made it simply), however turn out full and not that bad too.

    Well, I let the picture speaks in this post. Enjoy and happy Monday!


    #4: Zez Chien, my classmate when I was 16, 4 years ago. =D


    #5: Chien Chern, the crazy one who I always mix with during high school.


    #6: Now you see his face.


    #7: Arron, also the crazy one and I give him a title of “Great Story Teller”. He just so nice to talk with.


    #8: Working out on the steamboat, just ignore my face. =D


    #9: One of the entertainment, arm wrestling. Just one round.


    #10: What the … ?! I have no idea why we were posing for the 1Malaysia. Hmm. Seriously,election is coming soon, this year, think properly who to vote. =D Anwar just freed from Sodomy charge while I am writing this post.


    #11: Group photo.


    #12: Ignore Alvin. Alright, there’s still 1Malaysia on the right.


    #13: Arron, Tee Jin, Raykee, Chien Chern and me.

    That’s it, 9 batangs get-together at a batang’s house. HAHA

  • Hike Penang Hill And Ride Rapid Penang Back

    Hike Penang Hill And Ride Rapid Penang Back

    Hike Penang Hill And Ride Rapid Penang Back
    #1. Random faces.

    Hike Penang Hill And Ride Rapid Penang Back – 8 guys, including me, previously from Penang’s famous boys school, Chung Ling High School went for a hike from Botanical Garden to Penang Hill.

    Oh man! It’d been some times that I did not hike the 800+m vertical height Penang Hill for some times. The last time was like, 2 years back? It’s not easy for us, HAHA, it took us for 2 hour plus, almost 2 and a half hours to reach the top which avid hikers normally take one an a half hour non stop or some pro run up for like 45 minutes. Those who run up the slope are really crazy.


    #2: Random faces two.

    I think it’s quite reasonable for us to take such a long time up because we were having our sweet time up, talking, joking and laughing all the way. Now I rethink whether I can climb the Mount Kinabalu at Sabah or not. HAHA. It needs great stamina.


    #3: Top of the hill with many tourists. Woohoo. Actually Penang Hill got nothing one lo, what do you think?

    Finally reached the top of Penang Hill at 10 something where we started at 8 something. Felt very happy when we reached the top as I know I do not need to suffer any more. LOL. I must train more already.


    #4: Not good fried rice.

    Went to eat fried rice at the hawker stalls area for brunch and chit chat at there. Frankly, the fried rice sell by the Chinese seller was not that rice. I prefer the Malay stall at the end of the hawker stalls area. One plate of this egg fried rice without prawn cost RM4.50. WOW. Now only I know that you can’t order food from other stall at the table we sit because different stall manages different table.


    #5: Is me, playing with the phone I guess.


    #6: Yan Chien Chern.


    #7: Arron Lim.


    #8: Me (look like a kid), Merritt, Xiang Foong, Yong Fu, Chien Chern.


    #9: Chien Chern again, Alvin, me and Arron.


    #1o: The bushes which block the view of Penang city.


    #11: Clearer view of George Town, awesome!

    I feel Penang Hill is quite a relaxing place because when there’s wind blows up there, it feels very chilly and cool and at the same time can enjoy the beautiful view of Penang.


    #12: David Brown’s Sky Terrace. Expensive restaurant! Hmm.

    We bought the tram ticket at RM4 per student price person and then we went down of Penang Hill. So nice that there’s no long queue like the Hong Kong tram that I went recently and I feel the tram service in Penang is very world class one. Haha.


    #13: The gang.


    #14: Road.


    #15: Road in front of Chung Ling High School.


    #16: My high school!

    We wanted to take the Rapid Penang public bus back home but then we didn’t see any bus passes Penang Hill area, then we walked directly to the place where more Rapid Penang buses pass by and that’s Shang Wu Primary, pass Chung Ling High School and it’s like 3km away. Very power, because call the way we didn’t see any bus also, I wonder where all the buses gone when we were walking.


    #17: In Rapid Penang bus.


    #18: At the bus interchange station, Komtar.

    It’s been so long that I did not take the Rapid Penang bus too. Still the same, getting more people in the bus but not as much as in other big city. No upgrade or improvement I can see yet. I wonder when they will implement Touch N’ Go system and introduce double decker buses.  Hmm.

     

  • Mini Flashmob In Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus

    Mini Flashmob In Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus – I was chilling under the tree in my campus last week and suddenly I saw a group of people in black t-shirt, wearing a white mask walking around the lakeside area. Suddenly, a sharp whistle sound was heard in the air.

    In light speed, the group of mysterious people stopped their action, as if the time was frozen and a living statue was form. It’s a flashmob thingy. I believe it’s one of their class activity in school as their lecturer was around taking photos.

    It wasn’t really very sunny, I took my camera, and went to take photos with them.

    A little while, whistle sound can be heard again, they started moving to another area and preparing for another act, and whistle blew again, they stopped again, and we took photos with them again. It was pretty fun, but sooner it’s get sunny and I went back to my comfy zone under the shade.

    I wonder what’s their reaction and thinking when saw me and Wesley fooling around them.

    =D

  • Walk Walk At Bukit Bintang With Hueisean

    Walk Walk At Bukit Bintang With Hueisean – Sorry if I have been posting many photos/posts about Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur downtown or the city because recently (more to come) I have been to downtown KL quite some times and I have taken many photos which I want to share with all of you. =)


    The glass wall outside the RapidKL KLCC Station ticketing counter.


    Hueisean’s first time at Uniqlo, which is also my favourite Japanese brand.

    It was a Saturday, and I went to town with my dearly Hueisean to walk, to shop, to see, to shoot and to eat. As usual, Kelana Jaya Line Rapid KL LRT was our transportation to town, and of course the wonderful pairs of leg that we all have got.

    She told me that Garrett’s popcorn is good! And have been eating many in Singapore and now it’s here in Malaysia, in KLCC. Gonna check it out when it’s open.

    I’ll take it as an exercise walk in town because I find it quite effective as I believe there’s more than 5KM I have walked on that day, perhaps more.


    Taking photos of Garrett’s Popcorn … store.


    Went to check out Tokyo Street in Pavilion, the new shopping zone in the mall.

    Everytime I go downtown to window shop, it’s always KLCC > Pavilion > Fahrenheit 88 > Sungei Wang > Lowyat Plaza only then go back home. Imagine how far and long I walk to and at this places. It’s tiring yet fun. Though that day only covers a little bit of KLCC, many bit of Pavilion, a little bit of Fahrenheitt 88 and more a bit of Sungei Wang.

     

    Hueisean seldom come to KL, so she doesn’t really familiar the way around and so I was her guide for her shopping day. =D It’s not saying that Penang doesn’t have good mall, it’s that the mall here has more choice and I hope that one day my hometown, Penang’s shopping mall can be on par with the one in Kuala Lumpur. =D Haha. I think Gurney Paragon shopping centre will be awesome.

    Went to check out the new shopping zone in Pavilion which is the Tokyo Street – featuring many Japanese oriented and based shops and restaurants. It’s a very cool and good idea, however there’s no Muji! How can Muji not in Malaysia yet, I am still waiting for Muji for their cool minimalist lifestyle products. Overall, this place is nice, you can get many Japanese snacks and food here.

    Walk walk walk, snap snap snap, see see see, I’ll let the photos of speaks.

    The Click Shop is a very nice camera shop that sells Lomography camera. I really amaze that a blogshop can make it into an outlet at the prestige shopping mall – Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. The interiors and decorations make it look premium too. Somehow, I am more into vintage camera than lomo camera now.


    Sunset at Bukit Bintang. You are not allow to step or stand or walk on the grass platform. Really lousy.


    Here comes the famous Bukit Bintang cross road.


    The giant LED cube by YES 4G. I prefer having the screen showing like news instead of re-run of YES 4G commercial on it. Though, it’s really very awesome.


    Only now I know that Sungei Wang’s toilet is free. Woohoo. I hate finding RM0.20/RM0.30 coins for toilet. Really ridiculous.

    After touring Sungei Wang Plaza, while walking home, we found something interesting at the Bukit Bintang cross road, in front of the giant LED screen above Maybank. Crowds were standing there, taking photos, smile, and having fun. We were curious and went to check it out.

    I see us on the big big screen. No wonder everyone was standing there to take a look, at themselves. We, too, looked at the screen. It’s actually a promo for the upcoming F&N Big Fun Fest on 24th September 2011 where the area will be turn into a dance party. People will be dancing, and will be shown live on the big big screen. It’s sort of like a flash mob and you can learn the dance on Facebook too and join the fun!

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    Then, we went back home. Yeah! What a fun Saturday.

  • Changkat Bukit Bintang And KL Tower At Night

    Changkat Bukit Bintang And KL Tower At Night

    Changkat Bukit Bintang And KL Tower At Night – Kuala Lumpur is an awesome place to explore, it’s a very happening place during the weekend, especially at night. When night falls, all the night animal comes out from their zoo to the city, to eat, to explore, to hunt and to party.

    One fine Saturday night, I went to town – Kuala Lumpur with my Penang friend, for fun, and to find chicken wings to eat on Jalan Alor.

    It’s not an quiet Saturday night, but rather noisy, happenings, with traffic jam on the road, people all around the food stalls area and city lights shining up the night skyline.

    We went to Jalan Alor first to look for the famous roasted chicken wings that I have always heard which I never get to try, however I am proud to say, I have tried it and will show you the photo of the roasted chicken wing in the next post. =D

    On a Saturday night, it’s not really easy to find a parking around town. Illegal parking fee collector collect as much as RM10 or more for parking. We went to a few parking which is at RM7 rate, but we insisted not to park and wanted to find something cheaper, and lastly, we found RM5, that’s right beside the road, still dangerous and will be fined if there’s traffic police. I wonder do traffic police works at night or not?

    Jalan Alor is really happening, it’s like Hong Kong’s Temple Street, but what’s making me not pleasant is that many foreign worker from Myammar, Nepal, China and others working here, touting customer to their restaurant.

    Later then, we went to check out Changkat Bukit Bintang, the famous street full of pubs and restaurants. I didn’t know about this place at first, only until I read about it on Lonely Planet travel guide. It was my first time visiting the street. Do you know that there’s gay pub here? HAHAHA, I am not gay by the way, just sharing out with you guys.

    It’s really happenings that every pubs and restaurant were full of people in the middle of the night, I wonder where they came from. It’s just like Clarke Quay in Singapore or Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong.

    Changkat Bukit Bintang And KL Tower At Night

    We ended our trip with a visit to the bottom of KL Tower. =D

     

  • Walk Walk At Bangsar

    Sunday night was lame because I didn’t know where to eat. I was driving pointlessly at Bukit Damansara area and there’s no cheap and good food around HELP University College. That’s bored and I and my friends went to Bangsar, for fun, and to find food.

    Found no parking by the roadside and was forced to park in Bangsar Village Mall that cost me RM4.50 for about 2 hours of parking. That’s really expensive.

    Bangsar Village Mall is pretty cool, the retail outlet and the F&B outlet, however they are all out of our budget. Walking pointlessly along the road to look for food on a Sunday night, we’ve finally decided to pick one randomly outside the mall and we picked Chawan. Bangsar was pretty quite on a Sunday night by the way.


    Chien Chern.


    Tee Jin.


    Hsieh Zhen.

    Penang people in Klang Valley ROCKS! Despite having a variety of restaurants in the capital of Malaysia, I still prefer my hometown. Blah. What a random post. Come and follow me on Twitter, do you play Twitter? =)

     

     

     

  • A Visit To HELP University And HELP Residence

    Klang Valley I am back! Luckily I did not stuck in the Raya jam last weekend when everyone was just going back to their work town or home town from other place. I came back last Saturday, early in the morning to get rid from the super long jam. My first destination upon arrival was HELP University College at Pusat Bandar Damasara because that my friend, Chien Chern who fetched me and Tee Jin back wanted to check in to the hostel of his new school.

    This was my first time visiting the campus and I never really knew the exact location. Friends keep telling me it’s near to Mid Valley, near to Bangsar, it’s at Damansara. But I have no idea where it was, when I heard about Damansara, I only know about Damasara Utama, where the shopping mall 1 Utama is. Haha.

    But now, I know where it is located, and it’s located undergroumd. Haha. Not exactly underground, the building itself is on a hill slope which the upper part is office building and lower part to the slope is the campus itself.

    It was already close when we visited the place. It’s quiet, it’s so much different from Taylor’s University that I am studying in, it look, different. HAHA.

    Next was to visit the HELP Residence, the hostel for the school. It’s just accompanying my friend to check-in and check out the hostel.

    RM550 without utilities fee on a twin-sharing room with bathroom, without kitchen. What do you think? Looking at the photo, they look a bit dirty on the wall, but the HELP University has responded with a comment below, quite good:

    Nick, Thank you for sharing your photos with us. I wished we had the chance to show you around HELP Damansara campus and the Residence. For your information, we have identified the room and immediately went in to repair and repainted the place. This is certainly an isolated case. The previous student had just moved out in the previous week and due to the long Raya holidays, the maintenance staff had not cleaned up the room in time for your friend’s check in. By the way, here is a link to show you the rest of the facilities in HELP. http://www.help.edu.my/sites/h…

    Nervertheless, HELP Residence do have a good view out of the window.

  • Thumbs Up At Weld Quay Xiang Xia Tomyam Mee

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    It’d been quite some times I didn’t meet up with this guys. 1 years and 9 months that I have been away from high school and them. High school was a good time, especially the friends and people that I stick together all the time.

    Though, time tick tocks and everyone has their own life and way to go. It’s fated that we met and we walk our own life.

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    Yong Chieh, Tee Jin, Khai Liang, Zez Chien, Jin Jie and me.

    Friends are always friends, no matter how far the time goes, we will meet again. This is for sure, because we’ve got something call Chung Ling High School Alumni. LOL. I haven’t join by the way. Nice meeting you guys at the Weld Quay famous Tomyam Mee by the way. =)

  • A Short While At Thursday SS2 Chow Yang Pasar Malam

    I am always in search of pasar malam or simply known as night market in Klang Valley. I have found one on Monday at SS2 around bank area, one on Wednesday which the most famous one at Taman Connaught and recently found another one at SS2, but at Chow Yang restaurant there which is on Thursday night.

    Very easy to find, just search for Jalan SS2/6 on GPS or Google Maps and you can find it.

    I didn’t really plan for this trip as I incidentally found it while driving back home after a movie and I was craving for bubble tea so I went to search for it. I didn’t want to go far for bubble tea as I know the nearest bubble tea to me at that wee hour was the pasar malam.

    The SS2 Chow Yang pasar malam has a variety of stuff for you to shop like street food, fashion clothing, wet market vegetable and meat, and the very bad pirated DVDs and CDs.

    As you know I am a pasar malam fan because I found it quite interesting and happenings. It’s not luxurious stuff which I couldn’t afford, I need not to pick a good attire for it, I can just wear my pajamas to there too. Simple, nice and fun.

    Besides that, pasar malam is always a nice place as I can see people from all walks of life, happy friends and family walking around the happenings night market.

     

    After getting my bubble tea, I went to walk around the pasar malam before heading back. Any nice pasar malam to intro in Klang Valley? =)

     

  • Back To School – Taylor’s University


    Kevin To the Vietnamese geek.

    Hello people, I am feeling very TL right now because I have typed a very long post and WordPress didn’t auto-save it and now I have to retype again, but I am going into summary mode right now. Haha.


    Steve and Wesley addicted to the new game, Fruit Processing,

    So I am now back to school, back to college or university, whatever term that you want to name it. So far so good, assignment is compiling now, more and more. Stress, sleepless night, many thinking and work are coming to me. It will be tired, but I don’t mind, because that’s life right? How can life be interesting when there’s nothing to do.


    Nick the blogger, me.


    Added more pool table and foosball table. All coin operated. WTH.

    School has been good for the passed 2 weeks. I saw the Singaporean director Jack Neo who directed the movie “I Am Not Stupid” came to my campus to do some shooting for its sequel. So lame was that the film crew didn’t allow us to take any photo of the scene and process. How stupid it was.

    Just spotted a few scene and didn’t bother to go check it out as there’s nothing much interesting, it only get interested when the film is out and I will see my school in it. =D

    One thing I dislike about Taylor’s is now they started charging parking fee at RM3 per entry, though being a kiam siap (selfish) people, I park at the free zone far far away (as there’s still two free rocky zone) and I have to walk under the hot sun everyday. What a money face school. And one more is they also charge their shuttle bus service for commuting students to hostel and the other campus, really ridiculous.

    So now is mid-Hungry Ghost Month, don’t go out so much, it’s the most scariest part of the month and I heard that people same year born as me, 1992 is advised to wear red clothing on Monday, 15 August which is to block all the bad luck. I am in, how about you? =D

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