Ikea

on Thurs we had 2 guests over, lpp and acs, who are staying here in London till they join James and Nick off to Germany on Tues... (which explains my lost in blogsphere for the weekend) ...

on Sat eric and i brought them to Ikea.. mainly coz eric wants to re-deco his room for a cool place to chill out with drinks and card games etc..

really like the stuff at ikea.. if i have a brand new house, gonna deco with modern furniture from Ikea..and IF i have the money as well.. meanwhile, little bits and pieces would have to do..

eric and i ended up spending 60pds of stuff...

notice the new carpet and pillows.. and the clock and shells on the wall from Cornwall.. eric relaxing in his room...

How about our guests? well.. the section they enjoyed most in Ikea is..

food section where we sat and ate b4 we started looking around.. thats Kotbullar or meatballs..

mental note: dont bring visitors/tourists to Furniture shops.. they wont enjoy it as much as you do..

Easter Road Trip (Part 1)

this is a story of 4 guys, 4 girls, 4 days, 2 cars and 1 aim: to drive from London to Cornwall for Easter.

The Participants:
50% Sarawakians, 25% Sabahans and 25% DAN LAIN-LAIN (others)

Mainly: Ivy Helen Elizabeth and Terry from Swak (woohoo)
Marcel and Foo from Sabah (neighbour)
Eric, Penang and Menaka, KL (the Other side of Msia)
for the 1st time, a trip with more than 2/3 majority from EaSt Malaysia!!!

no pics from 1st day coz we spent 7 hours (getting used to the cars.. and GPS, getting lost, having a rest, and making sure the 2 cars wait for each other) from London to Cornwall.

Anyway Day 2 was at Padstow, Cornwall.. famous for Surfing (but wrong time) and Lobster hatcheries, cornish ice cream.. many yatchs etc..

once again, we love to jump.. at some point eric and terry had some conflict..

cute shops at Padstow

seafood seafood seafood.. overdose already...

random pics.. and at the Lobster Hatchery...

mr Lobster was a little shy at 1st but then slowly he came out of his haven..

Cornish Pasty!!! u get this EVERYWHERe.. i ate like 2-3 times then muak already.. now don feel lik eating any pastry liao..

btw whats the diff between pastry and pasty???

went to Fistral Beach.. it was VERY VERY VERYYYYYY Windy.. nearly blown us away...

Us fighting the Strong winds

by the beach.. was posing for the pic when the waters rushhhhhhhh into me and menaka.. got us soaking, esp meeeeee (arghhhhhhhhhhh)

2nd time around menaka was running for life again that she had to climb the rocks.. notice the water level Right below her shoes..

emo-ing at the sun.. theme: Friendship

groupie

this place is called the titik Maximum (like dy/dx?) its where the Wind is Strongesttttt notice how our hair flyyyyyyyyyy

had to rest coz it was really tiring fighting the wind the whole time at the Fistral Beach.. Even when u climb mountain, u can sit down and rest, but here? u cant get the wind to stop blowing u away...

here's the dinner menu: salmon with noodles, ostrich steak, mussels, seafood satay and mackarel..

at night we went to Belushi's, a night hangout place with drinks and the rock band playing.. what happened AFTER that.. stays in Cornwall...

Part 2

Sometimes when we touch

Sometimes u feel, that u r surrounded by so many friends...

but sometimes, u feel all alone...

Sometimes u see, the answer is so clear in your face...

but sometimes, everything becomes totally blur again...

Sometimes u know, u r so sure about a decision you made...

but sometimes, u become confused all over again...

That explains why...

Sometimes i am happy...

but sometimes, life sucks...

Sometimes i want it all...

and sometimes, i don't want anything at all...

*wana see a miracle? Watch the song right till the end*
ps: this youtube video is chosen purely out of coincidence

Vietnamese treat

I went out wit my good ol' friend last night to a Vietnamese restaurant, Huy Hoang in Fulham Broadway.

the yummy yummy food! From Clockwise:

Goi shredded crunchy vegetables in Classic Vinaigrette dressing with tofu (tastes like sweet vege salad, healthy somemore!)

Pho flat rice noodle in a light fragrant soup with chicken (deliciousss)

Shaking beef quick fried beef cubes on a bed of Vietnamese salad (love this one.. the beef is ok, not shaking though, but the gravy is gooooooooooood)

Chao tom prawn paste wrapped in sugar care (we ordered this thinking how the prawn was wrapped in the sugar cane, but in truth its the sugar cane that was IN the prawn..)

Salad, soup, etc etc.. just when i thought i had such a healthy meal, we just had to order this...

for dessert, Ice cream in Deep fried coconut.. its yummy too! coat the ice cream thinly with flour and coconut and deep fry, and the ice cream is still frozen..

It was a great meal, thanx so much for the treat!!!

Final Stop in Athens (Athens Part 3)

Athens Part 1

Athens Part 2

on the 2nd day, we went to more tourist spots in Athens...

yo yo yo.. acting funky...

reaching for the skies!!

the view of Athens city from the temple on the hill..

the kebab is yummier here..

monster eric.. but the seniors dont look scared at all..

temple of Zues...

we took a ferry to Aegina island.. famous for pistachios and seafooddddd

cheap good seafood.. only 6-8 euro a plate and DELICioussssssssssssss....

once we leave the island, we went for dinner... eat eat eat...

3rd day ...Pantheon...

its really really hotttttttttt.....

good yummyyyyy fooddddddddddd

after heavy lunch we had seafood tea time.. its a crazy eating experience..

here's wishing Bye bye from Athens..

O-Lym-Pia-Kos!!! (notice the mouths pronouncing it)

Athens, Greece or KL, Malaysia? (Athens Part 2)

From Athens Part 1

Hmm.. Athens is really like KL, Malaysia in some sense..

this alley really look like any lorong in Malaysia.. trees planted randomly, outdoor kopitiams with big big umbrellas and parked motorbikes..

stray dogs lazing around under the hot sun...

and cats.. also lepaking around their home fences...

and the piles and piles and piles of GARBAGE.. (apparently the rubbish company on strike) they are EVERYWHERE.. how unsightly...

the 'Dilarang Membuang Sampah , Denda rm500' sign must be somewhere near..

some ACS fellow also go draw his name.. if not some fat lazy Penang boy, got what other ACS again...

ooooh.. seeing the symbols symbols that i couldnt read (and if i am lucky, there's an English Translation) Reminds me once again that i am not in msia but Greece..

Continuation at Athens Part 3

Easter Break Over

2 cars.. 4 guys.. 4 girls.. 4 days.. and the south of England to explore...

Too bad Easter holidays for us dentists in QM is only a longer weekend (Good Fri to Easter Monday, unlike other courses/unis with 2weeks or more..%@#$%$#) , if not we would have driven to aberdeen.. but coz its 4 days we managed Padstow and St Austell in NewQuay, the Eden Project and Glastonbury.

Just got back Mon late night.. quite tired now and upset to face the clinics once again on Tues morn..

Looks like got alot of 'blog homeworks' now.. Athens part 2 and Road Trips coming up..

us at the Glastonbury Tor, where the Holy Grail is.. King Arthur's burial ground is nearby too..

Mexican Easter

thanks to the Dentistry's busy busy schedule at Barts & the London, QM uni, us dentistry students finally started our Easter break on Thurs evenining (Thurs lunch for me) , having only Good Fri and Easter Mon off, then resuming class on Tues.. 4 Days????? urgh...

anyway we decided to go out for a belated foo+easter dinner+ dentistry only outing at a Mexican Restaurant, Oscars, at Bayswater...

Burritos, 3 Amigoes, Fiesta Combo, Bbq ribs.. and thats pina colada at the end..

us around the delicious food! whats more, its Halal!!!

satiated faces... the 3rd year dental students sent by JPA to QM (exp eli.. don wana fren her liao)

nice ambience.. great place to take funny pics...

its now 7.45am on Fri.. hav to rush to fetch the 2 cars for our 4-day road trip to New quay and St Austell.. tiring also travelling alot..

Here's wishing everyone a Good Friday and Easter Monday!!! Again.. till i see u Tuesday~

Athens Trip Part 1

Athens, Greece 15-17 March 2008

Best weather . Glorious Food . Great Company

looking through my 1.29G of photos+videos (and more pics from the other travellers) took me a while to think how to blog (thats the trouble with too many photos) ..

should i blog lawak + simple like Ski trip? or pictorial only like Amsterdam? thats the hassel for going for trips, need to blog about them after.. like writing up a report after a school trip

i just decided to blog grandmother-story-style like how those elderly patients who live to tell their tales of the 1930s when u are clarking their medical history..

Day 1: I must say, 1st day is purely travelling..

1hr to Gatwick in a taxi
3 hrs London-Athens in Easyjet
1hr in bus from airport to Central
1.5hr from central to Temple of Poisedon
1.5hrs back..

Funny no matter how much sitting/sleeping-in-chair time u have, u still have neck/back/body ache.. its even tiring to sleep!

once we checked in at our hotel, we were off to Temple of Poisedon, Suinon.. it costs €5.40 one way.. nice view along the way, although i slept most of the journey

we have arrived... just some mountains on the way up to the Temple..

the happy travellers at the Temple of Poisedon.. how do i know they are happy?

cause they all kept jumping for joy!!

Why?

the SUN of coz.. the weather is so niceeee.. and the timing was great as we caught the sunset as well.. we made some cute silhouettes too..

slowly and surely, my favourite thing in athens went to bed...

Greek Food! so what's on the menu? Grilled Octopus, Deep fried squid, kebab.. lots of cheese cheese cheese and everything coated in olive oil.. and the bottom two? Greek Yoghurt.. yes.. with honey and walnut and fruits.. like those at Sainsbury..

So thats Day 1.. will be back for more stories~

Athens Part 2

Athens Part 3