Pathetic J.CO Meet Up

*Skipping the Laos entries first*

Last Wednesday, I had planned a meet up for Shouters at the new J.CO Donuts and Coffee outlet in Sunway Pyramid. It was supposed to be on Sunday, but few of the Shouters planned to go to Penang on Saturday and Sunday, so I brought forward this gathering to Wednesday. How I wish I didn't actually brought it forward but instead remained it on Sunday.

Only 2 other Shouters turned up !!!

WTH !!! Only Aaron@Axial and FireWire?

Luckily, the night before that event, I message Shaz through MSN and invited him to join us.
And luckily, Shaz brought his friend, Sandra together.
Or else, that meet up will surely write a new record in ShoutOut, for being "The Smallest ShoutOut Gathering". =.=

So we makan donuts, minum coffee, and cakap stories, with Shaz telling us about his "job" in the Prime Minister office. He told us about his "Glock 17mm" (pistol) and also his "access" to the database where he can find out about FireWire's real name and other biodata. LOL It was kinda fun listening to his "stories".

A gathering is never a complete one without group photos. So here are 3 of them.

Then, we left J.CO and was wandering around in Sunway Pyramid looking for a place for lunch. Shaz recommended us to try Carl's Jr. Charboiled Burgers. After we were there, we parted ways as Shaz and Sandra had to attend a conference.

When Aaron and FireWire came back to the seat after ordering, the waiting number plates they got attracted our attention. Why? Look at the photos below. LOL Mine was number 42.

While waiting for my burger to come, I played with my D40.

Here is a shot of Aaron with his trademark Woolala pose, even when he was eating. LOL

Then, here is a shot of FireWire doing something funny.

Why did he does that? He said that the fries were very hot. So he dipped them into the cold soft drink. swt swt swt =.=|||

Finally my burger came. I had ordered a Superstar with Cheese Combo Meal. It was so big that I couldn't finished it and had to ta-pau. LOL

After lunch, we went to the main court to take photos of the Chinese New Year decorations.

About 3pm, FireWire parted ways with us. Aaron wanted to go to KLCC to check out dSLR bag, and since I was going back with his car, I had to follow him to KLCC. I also took photos of the decorations in KLCC, but there wasn't much to shoot. So here is only one photo of the decor.

That's all. I'll continue my Laos trip in the next post.

Welcome To Vientiene City

Sa Bai Dee!
Sa Bai Dee Bor?

After getting down from the plane, a mini tour bus was waiting outside the airport to pick us up.

This kind of tour bus can be seen everywhere throughout the whole city of Vientiene as most tour agencies use this kind of bus to transport tourist.

By the way, I took photos of the tour guide and also the bus driver.

The tour guide's name is Souksamlan (we called him Souk), but I forgotten what is the driver's name. XP
Souk had worked for the agency for 3 years and he can speaks Lao, Thai, English, and Japanese. He sings Lao songs pretty well too. LOL

The transports and roads in Laos is different from Malaysia, Thailand and other countries around it (except China). In Malaysia and Thailand, the driver's seat is on the right side of a car, but in Laos, it is on the left side (like European countries).

Then, in Malaysia, when you are driving in a car, you will always be on the left side of the road. But in Laos, it is the opposite.
Luckily we didn't have to rent a car to travel around as we got a tour bus to do so, or else, I will surely feel kelam-kabut driving on the roads of Vientiene.

Just like in Thailand and Indonesia, tuk-tuks are common sight. They can be found everywhere on and along the roads in Vientiene city. I even saw about 10-15 tuk-tuks stopped at a crossroad junction waiting for business.

Traveling with a tuk-tuk (from one place to another place in the city) cost about 5000 Kip per person (about RM1.73, the exchange rate will be explain in the next post).

One news I heard from the tour guide, is that all tuk-tuk will be banned from all the streets of Vientiene from 2009 onwards. This is due to the SEA Games 2009 which will be held in Laos. The authority is trying to make Vientiene a more environmental-friendly place, as these tuk-tuks create serious air pollution (two of the tuk-tuks I rode released lots of white smokes). This explains why they want tuk-tuks to stay out of Vientiene city.

Finally the tour bus came to a halt in front of the hotel we are staying, the Asian Pavilion Hotel (4 star). As a blogger, I must not forget to take a photo with the logo and name of the hotel. LOL

One night in Asian Pavilion Hotel (room for two) is USD15 during off peak and USD30 during peak season (will rise to USD60 during the SEA Games).

While the person-in-charged was busy checking in, I saw a big mirror in the lobby. Hiak hiak hiak...... You know what la.

This photo is a little bit blur due to my bad photography skills with the new camera. Ever since my dad bought it, I still have no time to trial and error with it.

After getting the key to the hotel room, we were called to put our luggage in the room and get ready to go for lunch.
Steady la. Why so rush? So I played with my camera again in the room.

Opened the windows, I can see the street in front of the hotel. Most streets in Vientiene look like this.

That's it. Get ready for lunch in Laos.
Where? Here la.

KHOB CHAI !!!

Flying To Laos

I'm back from Laos!!! Miss me? LOL
This and the coming few posts will be all about my visit to Vientiene, Laos DPR.
Enjoy the stories and photos taken with my new dSLR camera, Nikon D40.
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I woke up at 5.30 am on Thursday because the flight was at 9.15 am. I reached the terminal at about 7.30 am.

That was my first time at the new low cost carrier terminal (LCCT). Since it is a low cost terminal, it is not very big like KLIA.

The flight number to Vientiene, the capital city of Laos, is AK 812.

After checking in, I had a set of Big Breakfast McValue Meal to fill my empty stomach. While at the waiting area, I spent the waiting time snapping around the area.

Finally, it was boarding time.

After finding a place and seated somewhere near the right wing area of the plane, I took a camwhoring photo of myself. My first camwhore with the new camera. LOL

The flight took about 2 half hours. Therefore, it was play time with my camera in the plane.

When I got bored of snapping the skies and wing of plane, I decided to walk about in the cabin. It was when I reached the front of the cabin that I saw something special which I didn't notice when I was boarding. I saw autographs of star players of Manchester United.

Woot! Even though I'm a fan of Arsenal FC, but seeing the autographs of star players in front of me, it will be a waste if I don't snap them. So I quickly took a photo of those signatures.

The plane landed at Wattay International Airport at about 10.45 am local time (Malaysian time is 11.45 am).

Wattay International Airport is the only airport in the country, but there are airfields in the north and south of Laos.

The weather in Vientiene is quite similar to Cameron and Genting Highlands. The sun is shining brightly and might burn the skin a bit, but the wind that is blowing is very cooling.

Later, I took a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.

Ooops! I mean the images of them that were printed on the body of the plane (the sunlight was so bright that I can hardly open my eyes).

After going through the immigration check, I saw an advertisement board of a local telecommunication company.

That's all for today. Look forward to my next post.

KHOB CHAI !!!

Off To Laos

Woot! O_o I'll be away again.
Where will I be going this time? Not very far, just to a place above Thailand & Cambodia, in between Myanmar & Vietnam, and below China, a country called LAOS.

Why Laos? Dunno. My uncle will be going there for business purposes (i guess). He invited my dad to go together, my dad pulak called me to go with him. Since I have never been there before, I might as well just follow them. All gain no lose. So I am flying there tomorrow. Don't miss me ya. LOL



AND AND AND......



guess what will I be bringing together with me to Laos?






OMG OMG OMG !!!
I'll be bringing......

Wheeeeee....
finally got a dSLR camera !!!
Yipee !!!
Wola !!!
Yaka !!!

*p/s : Sorry for the lack of updates. I'm still in holiday and relaxing mood. XP I will try to update more often after this trip.

Photo Hunter - Important

PhotoHunt

The theme of this week is IMPORTANT.
Important, a very meaningful word. How important something is depends on how much it means to you. Anything can be important to anyone. Business is important to businessman. Love is important to a person who is in love paradise. Even a thing which is not important to us might be very important to someone else.

What is important to me?
Education? Money? Food? Love?
Yes, all these are important, but are not as important as my FAMILY and FRIENDS to me.

My family

My friends

BUT......



the most important thing to me right now is my computer and the internet.
Without it, I will not be able to stay in touch with my high school friends.
And without it, I will not be able to participate in Photo Hunter.
Computer is my life !!!
Internet is my life !!!
:D

Please Comment. Thank You.

Photo Hunter - Skinny

PhotoHunt

The theme of this week is SKINNY.

"Why are you so skinny?"
"You didn't eat rice?"

These are the questions that my relatives and parents' friends will always ask me whenever they see me. From the time when I was still 13, until now when I am already almost 20, they will never stop asking the same old question.
I have to admit that I am quite skinny, as now I am about 173cm in height, but my weight is only about 55kg. It was worse few years back as I weigh only about 45kg (even my sister was heavier than me back then). LOL

Therefore, for the theme of this week, I decided to post the photos of me back then.

When I was about 15-16

About 17 years old

So skinny ain't I?

Please Comment. Thank You.



Before I forget, here is my belated wish to all Photo Hunters.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 !!!