This is a bit overdue..but i didnt have time to blog about it before..

sabah travels
Day 1
Flight was at 11.10. Went to KLIA by ERL.Nearly missed the train by a few seconds .. if not for one of the ERL staff who saw me running with my stilletos and all...
just like in the "Ruuuun Forest Ruuuuun " scene...luckily the kind gentleman put his foot in the middle of the door..stopped it from closing and allowing me to jump in.. missing the closing door by a few centimetres..
2-ish pm
arrived in Kota Kinabalu airport with Fazry alreay waiting for us..
sorry le nenn.. tapi aku terkejut kejap masa tengok airport air asia KK.. ingat ke Bus station.. hihihi...
3-ish pm

Checked in at Sutera Harbour .. Fabulous room.. Was a bit surprised as the bathroom had a wooden window which opened up into the main room.. Im sure they were having honey moon couples in mind when they put that up..

8.30 pm
Dinner at The Hyatt.. Everyone dressed to kill.. All the bosses were impressed if i may say so.. (wink wink..)Had Japanese style dinner.. very raw fish..not everyone was up for it

12.30pm
Did some preparation for the seminar the next morning.End up sleeping at 1.30

Day 2
6.am
Mak ai... it looks like 8 oclock here.Had to wake up at 5.40 for Subuh.. itupon dah kire lambat..
7 am
One hour breakfast.. Baked Beans on toast.. Nasi Lemak..ROti Canai.. Bubur Nasi.. Cereal.. Mee Sup ?!? .. U name it.. Theyve got it.
9.30 am
Seminar starts... yawn yawn... doodle doodle... scribble scribble..
3.pm
And let the Sabah tour begin... A boat trip to Pulau Manukan..
Its a beautiful place.. tho i think Tioman impressed me more..but the water is just incredibly clear..
7 pm
Dinner at ..erm.. this place by the sea.. lupa lah nama dia nenn.. tp its near to "The Beach".. Boss Blanjer!yesssaa!

Day 3
5.40 am
Uaaaarrghhhh * yawns* .... Asal laaa awal sangat cerah kat sini..

8.30 am
Kundasang here we come..

11-ish am
Stopped by at the Kinabalu Park.. It was a bit foggy so we didnt get to see the peak.. but we did get to see the trail to get to the peak.. it was slightly chilly.. grrr....

More stops...some dairy farm between Kundasang and Mersilau.Seriously it looks like New Zealand. Im sure this is where they make all those Fernleaf .Nestle.. Dorina adverts..


2pm
Lunch at Mersilau.Its directly at the foot of Mount Kinabalu.. It was raining while we were having lunch but it cleared up on our way down.. and Lo and Behold.. we got to see the Mount Kinabalu peaks.. and My God.. it was one of the most beautiful sights.. couldnt stop taking pictures all the way on our way down..


3pm
Arrived in Kundasang. We actually passed it on our way to Mersilau but everyone decided to go there first instead so we stopped here on our way back to KK..
It was something like Cameron Highlands.There was this market selling cheap cheap vegetables..

8 pm
Dinner at Port View sea food restaurant. Delicous food.. wonderful company..bliss

Day 4
Last day in KK.. We all drove to Kota Belud.. it was about an hours drive from KK..This was a sorta pasar tani selling everything from local handy crafts.. pearls.. Carved parangs..to local food.Nearly everyone bought a parang or pedang.. apparantly this place is famous for it.
Had to check out by 1 pm..
The bosses flight was at 4 but ours were at 8 so.. another 5 hours of shopping in KK..Had a shopping spree at the Pasar Phillippine.
Took of from the hotel around 7... Sampai kat airport...
" eh.. asal lain je tempat nih..?!. Pakcik!!!!! kami naik Air Asia.. bukan MAS!!!!"
"eh ya ke?"" vrooooooooooooommmmm.. sped off to the correct airport
Got there just in time to check in..They were actually waiting for our group..
Fortunately there were no delays ( That was record.. some people say.. kalau tak delay.. namanya bukan Air Asia lah tuh!)
Arrived in KLIA around 10.30 pm.. aaaaahh... look at the pretty lights... civilisation!.. Hujan Emas di negeri orang.. hujan batu di negeri sendiri...u know the end to that..Got a lift back to Kepong and arrived home at 12.30 pm

Day 5
Monday- Penat lah.. Cuti lah... hehehe..

i wanted to put pictures here but flickr was having a massage.. so check them out here tapi tak banyak sangat lagi la

Im back!!!... It was an amazing 4 days..had too much fun that i fell sick and didnt go to work on monday.. ( hee heee)
pictures will be up...hopefully
just regretting the work ill be facing tomorrow..sigh...
so cya around...



"sometimes it amazes me how a screen can make u smile.. how a screen can make u laugh.."

Im leeeeeeving on a jet plane...

One of the things i hate about going away is the packing..
the whole process of choosing the right attire for the right occasion..
making sure u bring ure toothbrush.. clean underwear..etc..
it just needs a lot of thought!....

..Having said that... Im off to SABAH tomorrow!..
for business and pleasure... heee heee...
so see you guys next week.

and to You and You..who are also going on a trip this weekend..
dont have too much fun without me. :D

The day I nearly got lost..

you know how i used to do those crazy things i did in London..
hopping on the next train to Bath..
or suddenly buying a ticket to lancaster...
well nowadays with my own transportation..
its even better.I can just suddenly go to Cyberjaya.. or suddenly off to Shah Alam..
and yes without no exact directions...
without ever being there on my own..
YES... today i drove to Shah Alam all the way from Putrajaya..
i know its not that far.. and its not a big deal to most
but for someone like me... whos never drove to s. alam before.(and did i mention my sense of directions sucks).
so without too much of a thot..i just plowed the roads.. depending only on the signboards...
and the worst bit was..at times when THERE WERE NO road signs..I really didnt know where to go.. so in moments like these.. i just depended on my intuition...and on the conditions of the road..if the traffic was too heavy to turn right.. i turned left..
on top of that ...MY HANDPHONES ran out of batteries.... so there i was.. lost in a see of cars.. with the 5 oclock traffic..
and WHATS with all the roundabouts... and all the traffic lights?
...anyway after all the random turns.. I suddenly found myself somewhere in section 8..and thankfully I saw a police station...i was thingking of asking directions there... but then i thot.. "ah. why dont i just go a bit firther.." and.. luckily enough i found A SURAU... and... what do u have at a Surau?....
source of electricity!... so there i was.. charging my handphone at some power source on the suraus wall....calling up my friend.. asking for directions...
Boy.. that was one hell of an experience.. i actually planned on turning back but at first but .
helllalujah...after a while I saw a familiar building... and it was just uphill from there..
So... there..a very interesting end to a boring day.. and Im just sooo proud of little ole ME...:D

Its a selowwwww Friday morning..Im bored.. I have yet to make plans for tonight but at least it should be a good weekend...and yeah I HAVENT watched Star Wars.. so shoot me..

Anyway was passing the time with this.. it is slightly true i guess..

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

WARNING : This is going to be a long one..

i have very interesting friends.. but i still cant figure out their obsessions with Akademi Fantasia and ERA...

so here’s from Tuan Hj Anuar Fariz
(dude.. u have really loooooong questions man.)

1. You won an ERA Rentak Muzik Terkini contest to have dinner (3 Michelin star restaurant+limo+flowers+muka depan at Harian Metro) with a local Malaysian celeb. Pick anyone you wish but for arguments sake, I suggest that orange fatty from Akademi Fantasia that you seem to like for some reason. What's his name again?Anyway, on the same day as the dinner, this guy from work; nice, intelligent, cute, funny, clean, would not think twice about introducing him to your folks, FINALLY asks you out for a tom yam dinner and a quiet movie after. It's now or never for him. How now brown cow?
Okey.. if it was with that fatty..who for your information is called Zahid...and despite his size ( i think he's slightly thinner kut nowadays) is very popular among the ladies.. and the men too rasanya.... okey back to my point..if the date was with him..i think i would actually pick the guy from work. especially if i liked him. why waste a great day with someone i actually like by going out with some famous dude...who might turn out to be some jerk ke apa..being crowded by paparazzi and all( wow..u'd think hes some brad pitt or something..).. lagipon i tak suka publisiti publisiti nih... kosser..BUT
since u said id get my pick of celeb... id definitely go with the CELEB... with my choices of celeb being from of below
i) Rosham Noor
ii) Jallaluddin Hassan
ii) M Rajoli..
and yeah.. not to forget Tomok from NewBoyz...


2. So you go on one of those dates. You have a nice time, the both of you connect really well. Suddenly you notice as he is finishing up his crepe with spinach and cheese/kerabu kangkung starter, there's a BIG CHUNK of spinach stuck on his front teeth. Uh oh. What do you do?
That’s easy.. as much as it will slightly embarrass him.. but if we were going out only the 2 of us... then id definitely point it out to him.. but politely la.. like..
"eh.. erm..sorry but u got something on your teeth.." and not like...."Eeeeeeeeeee.. whats that on your teeth???...euuwwww". .while pointing rudely.

3. Official meeting with the big boys at work. You are required to be present and keep quiet just to swell the ranks. No notes taking whatsoever because someone else is there for it. Do you doodle/conteng on your notepad to seem busy? Or do you go to sleep with your eyes open? Or something else?
mmm... I wish I had the ability to sleep with my eyes open.. if i did.. id definitely do that..But if not Id doodle on my notepad.. trying to look busy..(just like a yuppie..correct reference? No?) but normally what i do is chat with a friend.. but on paper.. writing stuff on the meeting notes or something and then slowly but assuredly sliding it to my friend.. then they reply back on the piece of paper.. and so on.


4. What do you think of guys in baju melayu and kain pelikat?
I think its sexy.. cool actually..i dont get to see my guy friends wearing kain pelikat that often.. but when i do.. i think they look very...erm.. how do i describe it.. down to earth?... cool la.. lepak.. simple..


5. When I'm back, let's say we are in the same zipcode for once. It was easier seeing you in London than Malaysia tau tak? Where are you going to take me to dinner? I promise to close my eyes all the way there (especially if you drive) :D..
Im surprised u would even imply id drive.. you DO know its like Fear Factor when im on the weels.
mmm since im sure by the time u come back .. ud be craving for mamak.. id definitely take u to a mamak stall.. but no ordinary one..id take u to that mamak stall in penang which is actually by this road side..mmg betul betul tepi jalan.. u actually sit facing the road.and u can smell the carbon monoxide from the passing cars . theres no proper shop ke apa.. just bumbung ... stools.. tables.. tepi satu longkang beside this old building.. i dont know whats the place called.. but apparently its quite famous in Penang.. and although the place looks really dodgy.. but they make killer roti canai and kari...ive only tried it once.. but seriously.. an unforgettable experience..
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and the next wawancara is from Datin Seri Dr. Idlan Zakaria..seriously what’s with the ERA and AF questions??


1. Why Era, why why why?
kerana Era .. adalah RENTAK MUZIK TERKINI!...Terima Kasih ERA!!
i think it all started while i was in UK ..i miss la people speaking Malay.. I missed Malaysia.. so in a way listening to Era was like having a piece of Malaysia in my room..comforting.. and yet entertaining..
but dont worry.. when im back in Malaysia i only listen to Hitz.FM and Mix.FM..
(angkat tangan kanan) janji!.. oh and yeah .. kenkadang XfreshFM


2. If you could be a fly for a day, on whose wall would you be?
woow... this is a toughie..but first.. i think instead of a fly id rather be a mosquito coz at least i can suck blood.. and if i hated someone i can infect them with dengue fever... mmm whose wall id want to be on or whose house would i roam around.. I think question 1 from Anuar's questions answers it..its a contest between..Tomok and Jalaluddin Hassan.. If i was in the mood for sweet young blood.. the former.. if i wanted something more matured.. id take abg jalal..... mmmm but i also think i would like to be a mosquito at the White House.. i can infect Bush with dengue .he sure has a lot of blood on his hands.. so me taking some of his shouldn’t be much of a problem.... and if he swats me down..then id reincarnate as a fly and give him taun... but since he lives in a country that has no tropical climate.. id settle for tomok.....
eh no.. Abg Jalal...wait..Tomok lah...Eh Jalal...Eh.. tomok... arh.. ntah la.. susah sangat..

3. What is the most evil website on the Internet?
yet another hard one.. tau la phd student... takyah la nak kasi soklan susah susah.. :D
(scratches head...)i cannot grasp ure concept of evil.. but okey la.. from the top of my head.. Id say ALL BLOGS are evil..because.. i can just sit.... and read blogs all day long... Blogs distract me from the real world.. from my work.. and I also prefer to read blogs rather than newspapers. and that is such a NO NO.. but to pin point a specific blog that is evil... I cant... coz their just evil in general..

4. Assume that you are a contestant on Akademi Fantasia. What would be your AF name, and why would we want to Afundi you?
If i ever do audition for Akademi Fantasia..please please give me a big whack on the face and remind me of reality...coz that’s all are just fantasy baybee.. ( hee hee).. mmmmm most of the AF participants use their own name...so since everyone knows me as Lin.. and i IMHO ..Lin is already a beautiful name on its own..Id stuck to that .. but maybe id change the spelling to something a bit more glamorous ..LYN.. or LYNNE. or LYNNX ( the X for a more alluring effect)...and why would u vote me? coz i would look sexy in one of those Mangga pool side shots.. coz i would be scandalous .. hooking up with some cute boy in the academy...(you wouldn’t want to vote me out and leave me broken hearted with my beu still left in the academy would u?)...

5. And finally, what number bus goes past Sussex Gardens and how much is a return ticket to anywhere?
Shaiiit... this is the hardest.. ermm.. lemme see .. lemme seeee...
okey....a 23 goes past it right? coming from Oxford Strt and heads off to Bayswater..
36 pon boleh..coming from Hyde Park Corner and also going to Bayswater...
erm... i think a bus 7 also goes past Sussex Garden but i cant recall from where...
Return ticket to anywhere.. okey lets see if all that weekend travelling pays off
its 9 pounds for a return bus ride to Oxford ( without student card)
about 17 pounds for a 3 day return ticket to Southampton
around 25- 28 pounds for a return to Bath (peak hours)
30 ++ to Lancaster if u book early.. if not around 40 something..
and i think its about 21 pounds to Birmingham?
Amacam? did i come close?
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The Official Interview Game Rules (copied from Idlan's and Anuar's)
1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying "interview me."

2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's will be different.

3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.

4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.

5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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how do u value a man's intelligence?
is it from the way he carries himself?
is it in the language he speaks?
is it in the number of qualifications he holds?
is it in from twinkle in his eyes?
is it in the amout of words he says?

so does it mean ure inttelligent only when ure outspoken?...
or can intelligence show without being shown off ?
or can someone be silent and still be acknowledged...

sometimes.. someday.. u wake up.. and u feel like this..
im sure uve felt it too...


"He spends his nights in California
Watching the stars on the big screen.
Then he lies awake and wonders
Why can't that be me?
Cause in his life he's filled with all these good intentions.
He's left a lot of things he'd rather not mention right now.
But just before he says goodnight,
He looks up with a little smile at me and he says

If I could be like that
I'd give anything
Just to live one day
In those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Now and dreams we run.

She spends her days up in the north park,
watching the people as they pass.
And all she wants is just a little piece of this dream, is that too much to ask?
With a safe home, and a warm bed, on a quiet little street.
All she wants is just that something to hold onto, that's all she needs.

Yeah!

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

I'm falling into this, in dreams we run away.

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

If I could be like that, I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do
Falling in.
I feel I am falling in to this again "

Vunning like Da Vind

I hate today..
I hap a vunning nos.. and de fac dat ma nos is vunning.. and i kenot catch it is vevy depressing.. and dont start on mai voice which sounds laik someone whos crvying...

and.. since I will be taking a halv day.. might as well.. i do mai errands ..
like going to HQ..
paying my Crvedit Cad bills...
Watch A movie ive wanting to watch since last week..( which depends if i can stop.. sniff*.. sniff...* Sghroot* ...A.a.a acChuOoum...)

urgh.. i hed dis cold...i jus hed it... coz i was all okey dis moning.. and now bila dah sampai office.. baru la dia nak buat hal...
apparently clarinase and a panadol is not helping either...

okey.. have a healty day peeps..
ill be at home... sleeping..( or if im lucky... at tgv.. :D)

Id rather be stuck in a traffic jam anytime..
then suddenly being given work after office hours..

Kingdom of Heaven

If u enjoyed the gruesome fights in Gladiator.. or was inspired by the warriors in Troy, then Kingdom of Heavens is a must watch.and it wouldn’t hurt if u had some basic knowledge on the Crusades ( which i wish i did) This time, Orlando Bloom.. no longer a sissy.. pretty boy nor some self absorbed prince who’s willing to jeopardise his kingdom for some girl.. but a matured, wise... experienced and built (macho) black smith who turned king.

At first i was worried that the movie would condemn Islam or portray it like some evil, merciless or weak religion like Hollywood normally do, but surprisingly.. it kinda gave a fair picture of Islam and Muslims..I even liked the way Saladin was revered as a great Muslim leader, politician and gentleman.

Although the ending seems a bit blurry.. which could either be because we skipped the first 10 minutes of the movie or the fact that we sat on the second row from the front (thus 2 hours of straining your neck and eyes can make ANY movie ending blurry).. i really enjoyed it.. and it wouldn’t be such a surprise if i went to watch it again.. ( keeping in mind to get better seats next time)

u meet someone.. you see the similarity..
you share the same things..
and suddenly it strikes u..
OH MY GOD... am I THAT BORING!...

Allah Selamat kan Kamuuuuuuu

as we get older, birthdays tend to be more and more uneventful.....
(not everyone gets a bbq birthday bash on their 28th u know!)
having said that...sadly enough i actually forgot my big brother's birthday yesterday... since i am suppose to be 24 this year.. that makes him.... 24 + 3 = 27 year old!
yeah..i know...i make a lousy sister.. but in my defence... im just bad at remembering dates and faces.. seriously.. thats why i never recognise any of the datuks, CEOs, or menteris that might roam around JPM...and i always need my handphone to remind me of anyone's birtdays.. anniversaries and what not...

still... even though me and my big bro arent really that close.. and we have had our differences... he is still my big bro... and he never fails to give me and my lil sis a kiss on our heads every time we part ways......

So... ABG ED... HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY!!....
love u lots...!