Couch Surfing

I recently joined this community called CouchSurfing. I was introduced to this by a friend of mine from Australia when he was visiting me for a week or so in Malaysia. So not knowing anything i joined the website and decided to browse around.

To my surprise there was a big community of Malaysians also into this. Some of them call it their "secret society". It was really cool as i went to gatherings and meet up with travellers to show them around, share our stories and became friends. It was different as when i met up with everyone for the first time, there was no discrimination, no one cared if you were dressed well or had money or just relaxing. And you meet people of same interest :) Which was really cool

Here are some pictures i have from meeting everyone :) and more to come :) Just temporary my camera died on me and i am yet to collect money for a new one

The man who introduced me to CouchSurfing. Andrew :)

Friends on my birthday clicking well with CS Andrew

Second group of CouchSurfers- Aki, Kai and Joni from Finland having Dim Sum

CS Jay and Wade from Australia @ 21, Changkat Bukit Bintang

Another fellow CS-er from Singapore whose name i forgot sorry!! :(

First time meeting CS Daniel from Finland @ 21
CS + friends going out..having fun!

My first ever CS gathering at the Westin KL @ CS Ryan's room.

This is outside of the room all half drunk! @ CS Ryan's gathering

All drunk in Qba Westin KL @ CS Ryan's party

Satay gathering @ CS Banditleader's party

So happy to meet a capoeista Buci on the left and meeting up old friends from earlier party Alex @ CS Banditleader's party

Tom's housewarming party.All drinking and having fun @ Tom's housewarming party

Zara's birthday pool party @ CS Zara's house

Zara's birthday pool party @ CS Zara's house

curious..

So I always thought i knew men quite well with the sufficient sharing i get from my brother, friends and family.

Recently with the latest people i've been hanging out with.. I am begining to feel it's getting harder for me to understand men. (or at least these few..)

I can't seem to see if there is interest or not or irritations or me being plain stupid.

Bah! Life goes on eh?

Short trip to Yogjakarta with 3M ladiezzzz

So we bought our ticket last year during the free flight promo but I totally forgot about it and forgot to save money ... We still went though and of course yours truly was eager to go see the temple of Borobudur in central Java.

Arriving at the destination after suffering 2 hours ++ with an indonesian girl that had B.O of a sweaty man, we came off the plan and the airport was so small the line to go in was taking forever and we were stuck outside waiting for our turn to get in and get scanned for swine flu .. passport etc...

So we took a picture outside instead. If you have been flying with air asia alot, you would remember that it is prohibited to take pictures outside the runway but since we were stuck there.. lucky us.. Under the hot sun!

Upon entering, Anita got stopped for check as her body temperature shot up while getting scanned. What they didn't realise was, she was wearing a sweater outside waiting to get in. Of course her body would be hot.. Damn hot wei!!

The first night was relaxing we checked in the hotel and started walking for food. We all agreed not to eat at the roadside street food to avoid any food poisoning whatsoever.

Got stalked by trishaw peddlers for at least 2 km walking asking us "5000 rupiah one hour!! Palace!!" Blah blah blah... dude leave us alone!

The next day, we hired a travel agency to take us to Central Java.. to see .. AT LAST! my long awaited Borobudur temple! It was magnificient!

Yes!! i jumped the highest! my workmates kept on stating that the gravity was on top and not below for me! I say Thank you CAPOEIRA! shoo shoo!

It was 10 levels to walk up! Magnificient carvings with stories of Prince Sidartha * (Buddha before he reached enlightment)
Getting ready to walk up! Semangat i tell ya! :)

Always finding more things to do on Borobudur.. we decided to meditate on what should be done!

Ohmmmmm... Wendy HAD to look at the camera! aiyooo...

And there you have it ladies and gentlemen.. Yoga exercise on the top of the temple! hahahah

Here is me and Roselind's second attempt as the first one, my stomach popped out! :( DIET time!

The S,M,L sizes.. hahahah

After that we took a damn long journey to see the volcanos (which was from afar) and had nothing much to see.. and then headed to Pranbanan..

It's a pity though there was an earthquake last year and almost half of the place was collapse :(

After that we went shopping and went back... End of trip :P hahaha

8 ppl headed to Yogja and had simple fun! :)

Cheap, Short, Fun getaway to Pulau Kapas

So Jakob came to Malaysia for a short 10 days trip but he went to Penang instead. And the weekend before he came, i was already in Penang.

The next weekend when Caring and myself decides to go visit, he tells me he is heading to Pulau Kapas.

"Where in the world is that? ", i asked. And he said it was in Terengganu and i should take a bus to Kuala Terengganu, Stop at Marang and take a boat across to the island.

After long discussions and follow up, I decided to take a night bus there with cacau and arrive in the morning, take the boat over. Look at the proposal we had, then full relaxation.. for 26 hours ..

Before heading there, Jakob calls up to tell me to bring my own towel, toilet paper, mosquito repellent and etc... I was thinking already then.. Omg... how bad is this place!?!?!?!?!

Anyways, i still decided to go with it.. And as usual.. the busses in Malaysia are mad drivers. My estimated time to arrive Marang was 6 am which we ended up arriving there at 4.30AM instead. And it was pitch black! Nothing was open except for Petronas and a small shack opposite it selling nasi lemak and kuih kuih. which was filled with fishermen having thier breakfast before heading out to sea.

This is where i found my new favourite "kopi-O" (black coffee). Yummy i tell ya! I ended up having 2, chatted with some of the fishermen and ate abit. 

After coffee, we walked around the morning market and then went to the jetty where Jakob came to the mainland to meet us. Then we were off the the island!

Wassapppp Terengganu~~!!! I was actually very sleepy already.. But just tahan

YAhoooooooo!!!

The place was beautiful i tell you! Just awesome! i fell in love with it the moment i stepped foot on the soft sandy beach. Even when it was about to rain it was also beautiful.

The rooms were cheap hence the own towel, own tissue, own everything concept.

Right before the rain started

The chalets are expanding! :)

KBC Chalet has fun fun people working and nice environment!

After chilling and talking for abit, we decided to go kayaking.. actually Jakob decided for us. We just jumped on the kayak and started rowing

I want this land!!! please?

Chilling chillin...

Drinking at the chalet when it was raining...

After that we were invited to Leon's birthday party at Kapas Turtle Valley, The Theme was to be Cowboys & Indians. And we weren't prepared. But it ended being a fun night where we made a few friends from England, Holland and Sweden. Some came to KL to visit too:)

All the indians!

Me, Cacau and Joakim..

Capt'in Ju Sparrow! :P

Drunk!

Freedom

I used to think i have all the freedom in the world to do whatever i want to do.
but recently, i've thought elsewise....
I'm not sure if people ever feel this way or is it only me rotting away.

I've always had freedom, even as a child, my parents let me do what i want to do and rarely give me shit about it.
Ever since i moved to KL, i was on my own (in a way or the other)..... I needed to manage my time, expenses, agenda ... etc..etc... etc..

It was time i became an independant woman. From being madly in love not thinking about my own future but how i could blend to "his" to being a lost soul finding myself. Being single was different after the long term relationship i had. In a way i was 100% free. I was not attached, had no parents to monitor me, get drunk with no sense of guilt that mom/dad will kill me and a place of my own (well technically Meng is sharing the place with me)

Suddenly it hit me, having the freedom means no freedom at all. Having more responsibilities means more shit to handle. I didn't have to worry about rental in the past, or petrol, or even travel expenses.. all i needed to do was strech out my hands to ask from daddy or mommy.

My life has changed. I'm changed. I don't know if i should like it or not. Part of me loves it and the other hates it.

Work sux... thats a given. It gets really irritating when i work with people that are plain IDIOTS and you wonder..is life fair? Idiots get paid 2-3 times more than me and work less.

College is getting stressful too. 4 times a week? Assignments, classes, monotonous lecturers...blah blah... Maybe it's because i'm tired from work at class i get tired too.

Capoeira is the one thing that i really loved doing and *&^$#$%&^*& i don't have time to go. Because of my missing in action in class, i worry my instructor and family there think of me wrongly. I worry they feel i am not interested anymore and i am not turning up. But i had to choose. It was ditching one for a while and i don't have much options.

Work - given fact that i need the money. I'm broke with a lot of debts i'm unable to pay
Study- another given fact since i have no proper qualifications
Capoeira - my love, my joy, my life... i needed to let you go.. :( Hence i've gained 5 kilos now

So I'm a girl with freedom that doesn't have it thanks to her schedule. I wish i was like some of my friends who wakes up and do whatever they want to do. At least for a month or two. PleasE?

Time to go missing for abit to brainstorm a plan to make money or save money.

Akasha

I miss you all!!.........