Not a H0lid@y

20 years i've been living here n i've yet to see a rafflesia. call myself a malaysian.. However, i finally got my chance to see it yesterday at Gunung Gading National Park at Lundu. Apparently, to find a blooming flower wasn't as easy as i expected. It only blooms for aound5 days after 9 months of growth before it withers and dies. My friends how came from d west at the beginning of the month didn't get an opportunity to see this. My cousins from melbourne also were luckless. On the day, they left, it bloomed! Tough luck but that's reality.

Was it worth it?the journey there was a pain staking 2 hours! i almost finished a novel on the way up.When we reached there n about at 15 min hike, i finally saw it! 1st impressions was that it was kind of small but according to the guide, this species doesnt grow up to a metre so i guess 50 cm in diameter should be alright.and it didn't stink!





It was already the 3-4 day of the bloom so it's not as red as it should be. Still it's a sight to see.















The clearest river water i've seen. nice for a swim:P






What d hell's this? The guide says it's a flower, d tallest flower o sth but look at it! It's funny..
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I was supposed to write this yesterday but my internet connection was nothing short of horrendous. So it's now less than a week. 5 days 18 hours to go. I'm almost done packing. Got my dental today. Done most of my objectives d. only a bit to brush up on. One thing i did realize about this holidays though is that it ain't much of a holiday. It's like a preparation period. Beside the physical aspects like luggage and so on, there's d mental one. Day after day i've been preparing myself that i'm going to be separated from my friends and famil, that i'm going to be all alone. It takes more work than i had actually imagined. So i can't be calling this a holiday. It's work. Really tough work.

Cheers.

trusT

how issit to trust someone? Everytime i try, paranoia creeps in from d least possible way. It's a tiring battle but hopefully it'll be worth it. I know there's nothing wrong going on. It's just paranoia shaking my belief. i dunno..argh..sigh.. this is frustrating...blah..

p.s: pls ignore this post

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Things i've got to do before i leave for japan:

1. Eat as much laksa as possible! That's cos there's nothing similar at all over there. Tomorrow will be the 3rd consecutive breakfast i'm having laksa. Call me crazy but i'll definitely miss this dish...sigh..
2. Gu Bak Mee(Beef noodles). Somewhat local beef noodles different from the taiwanese versions. I tried the one at Green Hill just now. Was awesome. Much better than the one at open air. (This task is therefore completed)
3. Excercise. I told myself i would lose some weight this trip back. So far, I've done an okay job but my food intake has increased dramatically as well.. so another..sigh.. needa up my gym and maybe badminton.
4. shopping! for essentials i mean. dunno what i'll need there but food is definitely the main consideration here. Those instant pre-mix tht u pop in with meat n whatever else and poof! edible food. how are students to live without that?
5. learn to cook. laugh all u want but it's been an interest of mine. so far only got one lesson from my mom. Fried rice! ahaha.. edible enough. So now i know how to cook 2 things ( instant noodles and fried eggs aside).
6. Fried rice n sushi...It's gonna be very very sad.. sigh...Family and Friends. I've realised i shouldn't be online as much as i am now. Should spend more time with those that are here, my parents and a couple of friends. so dina, ben n chieh ping are like my best buddies now! my laksa comrades.. haha.. i'll drag them:P

I guess that's about all to do besides packing n bla bla bla:P Estimated departure time: 12 days 11hours and counting!

Prologue-Back from Hols （もう休んだ）

My 1st post in ages. I'm bored now and thats why i'm probably writin now:P It now has a new look. Gonna do some more touching up in d near future. Hope u enjoy.

I'm currently on hols, slacking at home watchin 24 almost every other day. Only on season 4 though but i'm catchin up pretty fast. I'm only 2 weeks into my break( was in a prep course in K.L for 1.5 yrs. just finished recently) but i feel like my jap is degenerating at an alarming rate. Don't think i'll be able to remember my 漢字 (kanji) anymore. That's really freaking me out at the moment cos i'm suposed to be studying everythin there in jap! i'm so gonna be blur when i go there. So much for a prep course huh?

Other than that, i'm pretty exited i guess. New culture n lifestyle. But i do worry whether i'll be able to make new friends o not. Japanese are kind and friendly but to be close to them is another thing altogether. i guess i don't have much to write for now cos i'm not there yet.

So i'll sign off here with a pic of my future school i pulled off their website. Cheers!