Voices from within

The Sleepy Head

So so so reluctant to drag myself out of bed this morning. It was probably because of the hectic weekend. However, there was never a hesitation to travel home to be able to sleep on my comfy bed (although I had to sleep on my brother's bed last weekend) for just one night.

As soon as I reached Kajang in the wee hours, KC, Ling cha and I departed to Bukit Gasing in Petaling Jaya for a morning hike. We had this planned out as a training to prepare us for the task ahead - to conquer Mount Kinabalu, which is just around the corner. Alright, it's more like MY training, because the Mr. is fit enough to go up anytime :p Back to Bukit Gasing! There were other hikers too besides the three of us - Hiew Ming and four friends of KC's. It wasn't as tough as I had been told, really. We had Hiew Ming as the guide. We could hardly catch up with her as she was like Speedy Gonzales! As I was hiking up with her (tried my very best to hold my breathe and follow her closely) while the rest were at the back, she shared some of her experiences from her Mount Kinabalu expeditions (two successful ones!). We completed the hike about an hour later and went to a nearby Mamak called Raju's Banana Leaf Resturant to feed our growling stomachs.

In the afternoon, I got to savor Mom's delicious cooking. She had laid six to seven dishes on the table (I think)! After that, we went to the hospital to visit our ailing aunt. We have been informed that she almost couldn't make it pass the night the day before. It was a bliss that we did not receive any late night calls that day.

In the evening, KC and I joined our fellow ex-colleagues in TRW (Ying Ying and gang) for dinner and post-dinner yum-cha session. We were brought to a secluded area for dinner, somewhere near Ampang Lookout Point by our makan dai-lou (the big brother who usually brings us to various places that we've never been to, for food, who also happens to be the youngest guy in the group). The restaurant goes by the name, Veg Fish Farm Restaurant. Now that I am back from having my meal there, I googled and found many negative comments on the restaurant - the food quality is not worth the travelling effort and etc. I guess I can say that the seven of us enjoyed the food there and didn't mind the travelling. We ordered kangkung belacan, tomyam, fish coated in salt, grilled lamb, salted egg calamari, mango kerabu, big clams (forgotten what flavor was it) and hmmm, what else? I loved the grilled lamb the most! Simply yummy. We were surprised when the bill came - RM 109+ in total - very cheap for the amount of food that we ordered, I must say. I did not manage to get any photos as I did not bring my faithful companion with me. I might just be able to link some photos when Ying Ying uploads hers (she was busy taking photos the whole night) :p
Next up, was a short yum-cha session at Ampang Lookout Point's Gasoline and more chit-chatting.

On Sunday, KC and I attended my ex-team lead's (from TRW) wedding luncheon in Puchong's IOI Mall. I was very happy to be able to meet my ex-team mates and mentor at the luncheon. Looking at the bridegroom's wedding photos made me smile, inside. The team lead who used to be ever so cool when being asked about the existence of his partner, is now kissing his bride on stage! Haha.

The weekend has finally come to an end..

What am I up to these days? I have been slowly editing some of the photos selectively. My notebook seems to run like a tortoise when doing photo editing nowadays. Hmm, most probably because of the huge processing needed for Raw files, which are at least 11mb of size, each. The photos were mostly taken during Christmas. I might just post some soon. Most of the photos that I am editing consist of 4-legged mammals, reptiles, amphibians, water, grass, trees and rocks, no 2-legged mammals. Hehe.