Birthday Awesomeness

28 years of my life has passed as I celebrated it with an awesome blast starting 1 week early. As my birthday falls on the 11th, I decided to buy my ticket to Manila to participate in EBC Philippines Batizado so i could experience it and also visit my capoeira family there.

The whole trip was awesome and i would say best self birthday gift I've ever gotten for myself so far.

The trip started with the awesome gang waiting for us outside the arrival hall.. at 6aM. We had awesome Afro Brazillian workshop, Capoeira workshops and Rodas... and also OMG the food!! It was soo delicous.. but i think i had a pork overload this trip which caused me to gain 2 KG.

Here you see the 2 visitors from different places, EBC Bacolod and the guest from Malaysia after the presentations and games we played at the Dojo.

Here is after a scrumptious meal (again) with my Nike Operations Teammates from Manila.

The Brasilian night party, Brasillipinas was a major blast! (As you can see Havaianas provided too many free drinks hence the red face)

We even have a photo booth to fool around with. Basically with 4 days of capoeira but 5 meals a day i gained 2 KGs.

Back in Malaysia, I celebrated my birthday mostly at the office and finishing work around 730PM and heading straight for my birthday dinner which i arranged in Mont Kiara. The team was sweet enough to get me my very own custom made cake written "Selamat Desolee" which meant Wishing you sorry! hahahaha.. Why you may ask.. It's cause i always say Desolee soo much it became my nickname. (Selamat = Bahasa Malaysia, Desolee = French)

My very own personalized cake! :)

Flowers from Nadja :) First time for everything :P

Beautiful bag from Wen Dee which i was very happy she turned up for the birthday dinner

Another present from Nadja:- 27th March - The day will start for you at Traders Hotel Spa followed by Brunch at the pool with champagne and end with shoulder massage.. I can't wait!!

My most chinese gift ever from the French group!!! The team got me a nice gold necklace written in chinese stating, "Good Health or Healthy Body" Something like that (got it translated from a friend). This is something i will keep for life :)

The team also made me a booklet of messages from all my close friends on each individual page. I cried happy tears everytime i read them.

Of course, a HUGE birthday card from the team. Ahh i love them soo much! :)

Tony was sweet enough to fold me my very own personalized rose from Hilton tissues :)

And my girls got me a session which i am also very very much looking forward to!! Much love!!

All in all, this is the first birthday after 10 years i think with NO DRAMA at LAST!! The curse is broken!

Green Party 3.0

I know it's been ages since i last updated my blog. And again i apologize...

It's not that i have nothing to share anymore but more like i have too many things and too little time. Anyway, I thought i would share about my latest weekend trip away from the city to Pangkor island.

The capoeira group was hired by the Green Team KL for their 3rd outing for a weekend away party.. This time at the beach on Pangkor Island.

We had to be at KL sentral at 930AM where the bus would pick the passengers up and the capoeira team had our own van.As usual with late arrivals and some issues the bus company was giving us we only started moving at 10:45AM. Moving less than 30 mins later the timing belt of the bus snapped and there we were.. stuck somewhere near batu caves all waiting and people began to get irritated and annoyed with the situation.

And fortunately enough (for the bus and the people there), our van driver was a bus mechanic! So we all had to stop at the roadside while the guy started to fix the engine...

We all waited with still a good mood :) trying to keep happy and no stress.

Chilling at the road side while watching all the cars starting to pile up causing a massive jam.

Some even started a small picture and some just chilled. Some were irritated and started questioning none stop while others took a walk to the nearest mamak for coffee.

The journey only started again at 12:30pm with no air-conditioning in the bus... ALL THE WAY to LUMUT!!! Thank god our van's air conditioning was working.

We managed to arrived the port to catch the last ferry to the island - 5PM!

Prof Pimbal was still in a good mood playing music on the boat and singing along with everyone

The team was tired due to the Sauna bus ride...

When arriving the port, it reminded me so much of Port Klang, 10 years ago.

The party started the minute we arrived with food waiting for us (our lunch) and people started drinking already.

The night continued with major cultural shock for us.. well some of us. As being in Malaysia we would not really see the scene that happened as the night continues.

There were girls picking up guys, guys picking up girls... 80% of the place was drunk and dancing and partying non stop. It seemed like everyone was very focused with one mission.. getting laid. The only people few that went there with no motives seemed to be the french team, most of the capoeira people and 1 or 2 people. Everyone else was getting the grove on.

The capoeira performance was awesome with drunk people around clapping and singing and joining in the samba. Laughing non stop and shaking our ass and moving the night away with live brasillian music!

All in all, we all had fun, just condition of the rooms werent as attractive and the food wasn't as tasty. everything else was fun.. just different.

Everyone lining up for food, drinks, keropok... everything!

Everyone was dancing as though they were friends for years! even though they just met!

It was fun to bond with the capoeira group!

And also of course my dear sisters...

my girls...

And le French men! :)

It was an awesome trip.. all in all.. if it didn't rain all the time, my camera broke down, the bus broke down, the delays and the ughhh... food and rooms! :)

Melbourne - Remaining days

So i forgot to update again...

Anyways, continuing my boring journey in Melbourne. The next day we headed to the Yarra Valley to visit the vineyards and do lunch.

Of course my favourite entree... Cheese platter (actually i prepared this)

The place we bought the cheese from..

Aunt Stef and Uncle Andrew ..

If i was a couple.. id come here again

This is my aunt peggy's home.

The Pitt Stop! :P

The garden...

Mom

Jay was sweet enough to pick me up from home and take me to his new home where we had a bbq lunch with his beautiful kids :)

With a little beatles in the background.. perfect!

Jay's son is OfFICIALLY a look alike of his dad

I want to sit on that boat !! mom said don't waste time!

port is better..

Australia's Cowboy town.. ahhahaa

Sunset at Barham

Grandma's favourite past time at the club house

Grandma, Grandma's friend and mom

BAck to the city we headed to the Yarra river next to crown casino

Whole purpose was to get up to the highest floor of the Eureka Towers and get on the edge. The edge is a box where it will pop out of the building and you can see all the way down.....

Thanks to Uncle Andrew, he got me 2 tickets to go in for free :)

Getting ready to be buzzed.....

THe postcard of how it looks.. I was not allowed to take pictures inside :(

Cause they were selling... here is a blur one of me and Uncle Andrew. I had loads of fun! :P