Make me smile again

what's missing isn't you but this smile on my face..

sunshine in chiang mai..

My Winter

An overdue post on the Singapore trip in mid December last year :)
it was definitely one of the most refreshing trip right after SPM. it was a great trip as i felt like i was away from it all, all the drama in KL. i finally could take a short breather without any whatsoever worries or disturbances. i mean it's not like i've been suffocating, but all i needed was just to get away. that's all :) and going to Singapore made it all better. i mean it felt like a whole different world for me. damn, i really need to start traveling.

granny bought Xmas cookies while waiting for the bus to depart at Corus Hotel :)

camwhoring with my DELICIOUSSSS Subway!

was next to a Kikina throughout the whole journey! :D Kim, the cousin sista!

soon as she had her Subway for breakfast, she was fast asleep! 0.0
zZZzzzzzzzzZzZ.....

what could be better than Facebooking while having yummy Subway? :)
damn it was cozy :D

Granny has the date on her forehead lmao. :D

I've never planned to ever dye my hair only until i had no choice which is when i start growing grey hair, i always consider dying my hair as a damage to my natural super dark brown hair. i'm sure most of you who are close friends of mine know how i feel about soaking coloured chemicals into my scalp. Anyway, i had utterly contradicted myself thanks to Kim who wanted to do her hair so bad and HAD to influence me as well. at first, i had slight regrets on having my hair dyed and highlighted but after awhile i got used to the fact that its light brown and shines under the sunlight. :)

Before

After

Kim got red highlights done :)

Day 2

a gift from Kim :D thank u cousin!
my first ever Converse shoes! Red it was :)

Grandparents and i,
we stayed with our Ee Jasmine

there she is :) does she look like me? a lot of my family members say we do. hmm :)

on the public bus on our way to the MRT station :)
my aunt stays literally at the furthest residential area, which also means it is really far from all the happening places like Orchard Road, WHICH also means we had to go through about 13 stops to get to City Hall 0.0? yeap, Pasir Ris.

you know what, i love the MRT life! damn... i can imagine if i were living in S'pore, i would be hopping on and off MRT's like nobodies business, meeting friends from one shopping center to the other :D

When we arrived at Ion, Orchard Road. :) frigging awesome mall! $$$$$$$...

mmm yummm!

Grandma and i at a Cantonese Restaurant which i forgot it's name.

:) Goodmorning world

Kim in BLUEEEE :D

Jas.Kim.Mel

Mom and Granpapa :D just look at his cheeky smile!

hiao poh and toilet

her face, pricelesssss!

the Jap shop which sold from clothes to food! :D pretty cool yo!

where the richest and fabulous shop!

a very wide ranged of books and stationary were found here!

magical ain't it? :)

to be continued....

....yet satisfying

A Merry Christmas to everyone!
hope everyone had a turkeylicious Christmas! Cause i did!!
My stay at Cameron Highlands resort was definitely a great experience. Just one thing i wasn't very thrilled about was the weather there, as it was rather sunny in the afternoon. Thank goodness the coolness of the air complimented it so it wasn't so bad. The journey to Camerons was terribly long! Glad we made a few toilet stops, we stopped at Tanah Rata after a few hours and had
yummy Baskin Robbins.

Mint Chocolate is de best!

We arrived in Brinchang which was a dull and crappy old town!

after all those hours sitting in the car my ass ached and i got bored passing through sooooooo many strawberry farms with awfully huge strawberry statues! it was like a never ending journey through strawberry land. Well sort of! haha!

Finally when we arrived at the luxurious resort at 2:30 pm, just in time for a late lunch!!

Reception.

My granddad drinking his complementary chrysanthemum, doesn't he look cool?!?



At the buffet table, there were loads to eat!!



The Jim Thompson boutique!

Real HUGE koi fishes!
it allows you to touch them. smoothness!

After lunch we checked into our rooms. The rooms were spacious but at the same time cosy!!
We had connecting rooms so my parents were next to our room =)

The super comfortable bed for the 2 of us =D



Cousin Kimberry and I =D

The Queen of the Royal bed!

wooops?!?

mwah!

My beloved grandparents and i

We had Japanese for dinner on the first night! yes I know whatcha thinking. 'mel hates japanese food'. Anyway, there was a Japanese restaurant in the resort itself. Gonbei, one of the good ones according to Kim, the one who adores Japanese food so much. She was actually the main reason why we ended up eating Japanese. haha! Thanks for the experience kim!
and that was my first and last Japanese dinner, i shall promise you that!

The appetizer, it was actually quite tasty!

Raw prawn, tuna, salmon and scallop! i couldn't bare taking another bite on the raw scallop... after eating half the prawn i gave the rest to kim.

The steamboat. This was the only dish i could chew and swallow properly! except for that pinkish pickled stuff.. uber sour!

Tempura was good.

Fantastic green tea ice cream! this i can eat again though! de best =D

=D

*pout*

Thats a pretty reef!

hahaha! woohoo!

I ain't good at snooker =( haha

The very next day was Christmas eve, so after breakfast my dad and i went around the resort taking pictures!

A very bad jumping picture of me!

My dad and I

Balconies

Jim Thompson Cafe

The lounge

Green fences
At the highlands golf course!

Visited the Village Spa in the resort! it was Bali style!

The outdoor beds where they do massages without oil

The bath spa for the couples

My daddy!

Time passed by so fast, and it was already time for a Christmas eve dinner!

The Menu

The appetizer, salad with prawns

Oxtail soup with barley

Asparagus with cheese

Turkey with chestnut sauce

Christmas pudding

Super duper sweet!
tasted nice though, but unfortunately i am not a sweet tooth...

Gorgeous couple
My grandparents!

My beloved parents

My aunt and uncle aka kimmy's parents
look how cheeky my uncle is hahaha! i think he was trying to bite her, HEE!

Aren't the buns the cutest?!
introducing my aunt Jenny at Christmas Eve Dinner!

Momster!! =D

The 3 musketeers =D


Grandfather <3

Yes i know, not very graceful, but it'll do! =)

Sexy and sleek

A gypsy in the house!

On our way down the steep hills of Cameron Highlands we stopped over at the BOH tea plantation and factory. I've not been there in ages! the last time i was there, the factory was in a better condition. Guess that was because it was a lil newer then haha! Sadly, now its all rundown.

Welcome to BOH Tea Garden and Tea Centre says Mr. BOH!

My dad and i hiked up the plantation to enjoy the panoramic view of the entire estate!
It was pretty steep hiking up but a breathtaking sight!

The Boh tea plantation is beautiful! i truly admire their work on it. ummph!

Thats a wrap
Goodnight! mwah.