Banana Republic.

Nadia’s 22nd Birthday

It is very hard for forget Nadia’s birthday because it’s on the 1st of January. Because she was unable to come down to the chalet, the Misfits met up for a belated birthday celebration – potluck picnic at the Botanics!. Sidetrack a bit but can you believe it, the 6 of us met when we were all 16 going on 17! We are damn old.

All hail Queen Boarie.

You know why Nadia is wearing socks? Because she has sweaty feet (and palms but we didn’t have any gloves lying around) ! If she doesn’t wear socks, she will slip and fall, and not win as a result. So she decided that looking like a Japanese tourist is worth it.

Hope you will enjoy shopping at Guess!

(PS: We missed you, Bulu!)

New Year’s Eve Celebration

Me and Boarie’s first attempt at planning a proper BBQ gathering! Points to note for subsequent sleepovers : better planning for the morning after, especially provision of hot drinks! Other than that, everything went smoothly and it was a nice ending to 2008. Many thanks to those who turned up and made it happen.

Spontaneous midnight singing of Auld Lang Syne with people in the other chalets.

You see the guy in blue and the girl in front of him. Don’t be deceived by their liveliness. They woke up in time for the countdown and after that was over, they went back to sleep hahaha!

Pièce de résistance : Kebabs!! I love beef so this is my favourite dish. Credits to Chef Boarie for preparing the food!

Kota Tinggi roadtrip plus impromptu Tanjung Balau stopover.

After lunch, it was decided that we were all heading to Tanjung Balau because it was too early to go home. Was looking for the ice-cream man and the keropok lekor makcik, but both weren’t there. Lucky we went to Tanjung Balau instead of the original plan of heading to Fraser’s Hill. According to Ghaf, the Hill is in Johor but later on, I found out that it’s all the way in Pahang hahaha!

Anyway, this is my second time to Kota Tinggi and it will be the last! I am not going to pay RM11 for 11 cents toilet/shower facilities. The first trip, the entrance fee was much lower and while the toilets were already crappy then, it was expected considering the amount we paid. Now that the fee has been jacked up, I think it’s fair that I do not settle for a toilet bowl that FLUSHES UPWARDS, as well as the general grime, slime and stench there. Such a pity actually because the waterfall is nice. Employ me, Tourism Board of Malaysia!