Of hope and love

Monday
I went to the Visa Centre to submit my visa application. That was the main purpose I arranged this trip to KL, you see. I had everything done by 9am.

Next, I went to MAS Building to redeem my Enrich voucher. Got some MAS souvenirs because I only had RM50 voucher.

I took the Monorail (from Raja Chulan to Hang Tuah), changed to Star LRT, and commuted to Sri Petaling where I went to my former university to visit my friends who are doing B.MedSci degree. All of them had one research to complete. My friend was about to kill this poor, furry rat to make some organ bath!

I didn’t want to witness the murder, so I left after lunch.

Tuesday
I went to Midvalley Megamall to watch Angels and Demons. It was a free movie ticket for the birthday month. After the movie, I walked a bit went back to my aunt’s place.

Wednesday
Went to Bukit Bintang area. Hung out at Low Yat Plaza and Sungei Wang Plaza in the morning. Then, I met up with fellow juniors Clarice, Yiwen etc to indulge in Japanese food in Jogoya, Starhill Gallery. It was great to meet up with them. They were just in Semester 1 when I was having my final semester in uni. It was then I realised my capacity was so small. I could not even finish tasting a bite of each dish. It was disappointing.

The gang. Without Clarice and me. No way you’re seeing the fat me. Hahahah!

I was so, so full! With so much consumed, I was so convinced I need to get some fat burner before I turn into an obese lady flying to London. At least Clarice had a 10km run to look forward to that weekend - I had no means or working out at all, so you can just use your imagination how I would look like now. Fluctuating weight problems!

Thursday
I went down to PWTC area to look for MSL Travel to get my ISIC student card done. I didn’t get it done in the end. Plenty of reasons. After that, I went to Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in search of a traditional Malay wear. Got myself a kebaya.

After that, I walked to Dataran Merdeka to meet up my FES advisor EP and fellow senior Sarah. We went jalan-jalan cari makan. First it was ikan bakar. We kinda got lost but found our way after asking some policemen. Then, we went to Petaling Street. Had some yummy beef noodles. We ended with tong sui, chendol and rojak at Section 17, PJ. Did I not mention how fat I am now with all those good food?

Friday
I went down to my former university again. This time was to chear my inbox. Then, I joined the weekly CF. Doctrine time. It was quite good. Eye opener, especially when my aunt has been telling me about her spiritual life encounters recently.

Saturday
Went down to Pudu early morning just to miss the 8am bus! Ended up going on KKKL 8.30am bus to Malacca. Met a cockroach there at the waiting area. How dirty the place is!

Upon reaching Malacca, went for lunch at Ole Ole Sayang with friends. Nice nyonya food. Gosh, it is really all about food, eh?

After that, we hung out at the hotel room. Had a very special popiah in between. Later, it was Jonker Street where more food was consumed.. Baba Nyonya Laksa, chendol.. ecetra. Went back to the hotel for more stories…

Sunday
Visited Christ Church for the morning service. Had chicken rice balls, the Malacca specialty. After that, went back to the hotel to pack a bit and left for Malacca Sentral to get a bus back.

When the bus reached Pudu, it was lining up.. waiting to enter Pudu. I couldn’t wait so I went down and got a cab back to PJ. Tired..

Monday
Went to the Visa Centre to collect my passport. Yay, visa approved. I went to Sentral for lunch and went back to my aunt’s place because my aunt visited. Read between the lines!

Tuesday
Met up with WS and Tika at Midvalley Megamall. It was so good to meet up with both of my housemates from Intec. In fact, I managed to meet up with all my housemates from Intec this time around. I met HM in Malacca, you see.

We went to Italiannies for lunch. I cut short my trip because I promised to bring my aunt to SS2 later that afternoon. I went back around 2pm and went to SS2 with my aunt. She got me a tiny NKJV bible. All in all, she bought almost RM400 worth of bibles. Speaking of planting the seeds in others..

Wednesday
Finally!! I went to KL Sentral. Ate there and took the RM8 Aerobus to LCC Terminal, KLIA. The LCCT is much bigger than it used to be. This shows how long I haven’t been there for departures. I checked in early and continued reading Boy Meets Girl, a book on courtship given by Mich.

Thank God the Air Asia flight was on time. We touched down Miri airport at 5.10pm and I got home before 5.30pm, suffice for me to shower before dinner time.

It is really good to be home!! All the comfort and luxury.

You see, I was in KL for 1.5 weeks. My aunt’s place has to satellite tv, so I could only watch one free-to-air channel on the small black box. The void of multi-channel tv was making me feel a little bored because I had no choice at all. Good thing I had activities going on every day I was there. It was just the night time boredom.

Sometimes it is just undeniable that television has become such a big impact in our lives. It is where we get information and entertainment. Nowadays, we also have the Slingbox, a tv streaming device. It is very useful because we can remotely view any home cable, satellite, or personal video recorder programming from an Internet-ready computer with a broadband Internet connection. Life has become easier for all the tv addicts. What a convenient option to go by!

I went down to Malacca last weekend to visit my friends who are there for their clinical school. It was just so, so wonderful to meet up with the few of them.

On Sunday morning, I tagged along Deb to a church which I never thought still existed. It is the Christ Church which is at the centre of the red-brick zone. I always thought the church building has become a historical site and that no services are held there anymore. To my delight, there is still service going on despite the crowds on a typical Sunday morning.

Sad to note, though. The congregation was just a handful and most of them are of the elderly group. Where are the vibrant, lively youth group?

I almost couldn’t recognise the woman in this photo..

Yes, it is Roger Federer’s wife Mirka Federer. I do not know if she goes by that name or not. But that lady is so heavily pregnant I wonder when would the baby be due!

When I showed my mum Mirka, she thinks she is very pretty. Despite the weight gain compared to her professional tennis days. I think she has got those pretty features.

Anyway, I am watching the Federer vs Karlovic QF match now. On serve, second set.

I took this photo during my trip to KL this time around. I was at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman when EP texted to ask me to meet her in front of Stadium Merdeka. She wanted to try some ikan bakar which she read from The Star. I had no sense of direction but I after asking around, I just walked along Jalan TAR and find myself at the Sultan Abdul Samad building. I was there for quite long, waiting under the sun, so I decided to take a picture with my mobile phone.

I’ll be back with more stories.

Stay tuned!