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| Looking backLooking back... through the hustle and bustle of life, June has come again. 5 months have passed since Pat and I are married and our baby inside the womb is now 3 months old. I was browsing through the pictures that we have taken during our honeymoon in Bali a few months ago. Looking back at those photos bring back a lot of memories then... The time when we first get married, getting ready for the big day, for the dinner that evening and end the day sleeping like logs that night...
I s till remember how excited we were during the first day of our honeymoon, the feeling we first stepped down at Bali Airport, the first time we met our tour guide who will bring us around throughout our trip in Bali, the moment we enjoyed ourselves at the lengthy and tiring spa, the amazement when we got to live in our private Bali for 3 nights...
 How nice it would be if everyday is honeymoon day. Not that things are not happy if it is not a honeymoon but honeymoon for me is the time when there's no worries about work, about food, responsibilities and so on that make life so "challenging" everyday. People say life is full of ups and downs. You only know the ups when you have the downs. Is that true?  I really miss those time. It's a very unique time, once in the lifetime experience of my life... Moments which will never reoccur in my life again. Of course happy moments awaiting in the future, but that newly wed feeling, that honeymooning feeling, the feel of traveling together for the first time as husband and wife... Something so unique that will last forever...
Thank God I have had that experience, the experience that will not only be stored but be carved onto my heart for the rest of my life...
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| Death of the KING of POP  After the death of Heath Ledger, I guess this will be the 2nd death of a celebrity that will hit the world hard. Everyone was born and will die some day, it's just that the sudden death is a little hard to accept. I am not really a GREAT FAN of Michael Jackson but any news of death is a bad news. I am quite sure that his death will trigger a lot of sorrow in the hearts of his millions of fans all around the world.
-Rest In Peace, Michael-
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| Happy Birthday Dear...Fate and Destiny have brought us together,
Going through moments which we will remember,
Ups and downs, tears and laughter,
With your companion nothing else matters;
5 months have passed since we walked down the aisle,
10 years have passed since we get together,
15 years have gone since the first time we met,
More years will come this is our fate;
This special day has arrived once again,
Not much been done for a great memory to remain,
A simple poem to wish you a "Happy Birthday",
May our love grows stronger everyday I pray.
Happy Birthday Patricia... I love you!!!
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| A Freak AccidentI was in my office this morning, waiting for the time for my next appointment when I heard a loud tire-screeching sound before a loud bang. A normal reaction would be to realise that a road mishap has occured and I looked out my windows, trying to locate the poor victims. None is visible on the main road in front of my office but later did I realise that it happened just at the parking bays next to the Proton showroom. 
For one moment, I thought my car was hit. Thank God it is not. A middle aged lady intended to send her new car for servicing. Somehow, she accelerated into an old Proton Saga parked next to a Toyota Prado. The impact was so great that Victim 1 (V1) was pushed all the way to the left, hitting Victim 2 (V2) before being pushed out of the parking bay. The knocker herself was stranded on the kerb, hitting the water pipes, causing them to burst. My car which was parked next to the Prado was about a foot away from being knocked. Thank God Prado is a heavy car and not easy to be moved that way. 
Accidents are really unavoidable. No one likes accident but if I were the owner of the old Proton, I will be very enraged... | | |
| I am Back in Kuching...I am back in Kuching again after a long weekend in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Went there last Friday night and came back last Tuesday after Gawai.
Scheduled to be the last trip out of Kuching before our baby is born, this trip is indeed a very relaxing and memorable trip, not only for both Pat and I but for my other two buddies as well. This time, both of us didn't go alone but are joined by another two of our friends and thanks to one of them who drove us around, we managed to travel in Sabah in another different way, a more thorough way, in the way which is impossible without a car and the knowledge of the roads there.
Our flight to Sabah was delayed by 30 minutes and we arrived there at 30 minutes pass midnight on Friday. It was a tiring journey but we were greeted by two friends of ours who were waiting at the terminal with our rented car. We went for a drink before being sent back to the hotel at 1 Borneo.
  We stayed at Tune Hotel for during the 1st three nights of our stay. 1st night was a sleepless night. Even though it was a tiring journey for us, we found it difficult to sleep in the new environment. Tune Hotel KK seems to be a little smaller compared to the Tune Hotel in KL. Although it is equipped with a flat screen tv (17 inches I think) we were unable to watch it as we need to pay for the usage. I think the rate is almost the same with the rate you need to pay in order to use the aircond so we didn't bother to pay for it. Not only the room is smaller, the lobby, the entrance to the rooms is also in a worse condition. We have difficulty finding our way at first because we thought the corridor leading to the room is some sort of uncompleted construction for certain facilities. Despite going to bed at almost 2 in the morning, we woke up around 7 the next morning. After we had our breakfast, we left for Mount Kinabalu which is situated about 2 hours away from the place we stay. We managed to stop by on the way to see the mountain views as well as buying some souvenirs.   
We didn't climb to the peak but enjoyed ourselves with the fresh air at the National Park leading to the mountain trail. We then drove to Kundasang to a small town called Ranau (if I don't remember it wrongly) for lunch before heading to Poring Hot Springs. The road was long and winding but our skillful driver found no difficulties in conquering the mountain roads.
   We started out around 9 in the morning and were back to our hotel by 6.30pm. Not much places have we been to but it was a tiring journey (I think more tiring for our driver who have to concentrate on the road the whole day). That evening, we went to have seafood for dinner. At the place we went to, the food was superb and affordable. We had some snails, which I have no idea what its name is and some fresh steamed prawns which are so juicy and sweet (not to mention very fleshy too).    So, we woke up later the next day and went to Manukan Island for a half day trip. Beautiful island it is and we enjoyed the scenery very much. I am keeping the photos entries at its minimum so more photos can be seen here.  Then came the next day. Pat and I are so blessed to have the opportunity to stay at one of the famous resorts in KK, the Sutera Harbour during this trip. As Magellan Sutera is a more expensive place to stay in, we decided the Pacific Sutera will be a better place for us to enjoy our final day in KK. The resort is a little old, that includes the rooms and furnishing although the lobby and the resort as a whole is still considered a very nice place to be be.
Service is top notch and the scenery is great but comparing to KL Hilton which we have stayed in before, KL Hilton is a much more better place to be. The only feature better in Sutera Harbour would be the sea view...
As always, holidays are always short no matter how long it is. The time to leave for our hometown has come and we reluctantly leave for the airport. It will be the last trip out of Kuching that we are going to have for the next few months or even one or two years given that our baby is due in Dec and we are going to be very busy with the newborn then...
One thing about traveling with good friends are the beautiful moments and the laughters shared among all which makes the holiday more fun compared to traveling alone. Frankly, I enjoyed the companion of my two buddies so much and these are the things that no 5 stars hotel or food can satisfy. The joy of being together with close friends, going places together, sharing experiences together are really priceless.
However, traveling alone with your loved one brings another different kind of pleasure. The romance, the tranquility, the time to fall in love again with each other, to reembrace and rekindle the loves with your partner or spouse which might have deteriorate due to the busy schedules every day. The exploration of new places and new experiences together, the creation of stories to be told to the next generations...
This trip, I have gotten the GOOD of Both way of travel...
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