hey guys.. its been quite long time since i blogged. i have been back in brunei for about 2 weeks now. it has been pretty eventful with a newly wed cousin of mine (congrats man), the many football evening matches we have, all the lim-teh sessions, lunch, dinner, swimming, movies, a car of my own, watching dpmm fc pawn geyland united. nothing beats brunei when it comes to a laid-back, relaxing life. no worries, no commitments, happy-go-lucky. hmmm.. its only been 2 weeks though n this list seems like its going to repeat itself.. luckily im going to a hong kong trip in a week followed by a kl n bangkok trip a day after the HK trip ends. =)
anyways, going out now.. will update if i have the time n m not too tired...
PS. just curious who is actually reading my blog. leave a msg on the tagboard. =D
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Italy Trip~ Day 3
awaken from the cold waiting room, we rushed into McD's as soon as it opened to get warmth n to use the toilet.
sat on a train from La Spezia towards cinque terra. it was KO time for me, as i slept for the whole journey. bought the tickets to go to enter and explor the national park which cinque terra is reknown for.
postcard photo of the landscape and cliffs
sat on a train from La Spezia towards cinque terra. it was KO time for me, as i slept for the whole journey. bought the tickets to go to enter and explor the national park which cinque terra is reknown for.
postcard photo of the landscape and cliffs 
starting the hike with a slight drizzle.
along the lover's path.. however, sadly we are a group of 6 guys =/
reached our water stop. FRESH mountain water! KL filling his bottle.
caleb going topless. tiring hike! time for some rest...
breakfast in a hotel.. chocolate, sugar croissants, biscuits with jam
vineyards.. there are just acres n acres of them...
taking a leak in the bush.. there is no toilet anywhere to be found.
this looks like brunei's tasek.
the red n white lines were our only guide towards our destination.
rest spot.. time to play JENGA with rocks!
me with my gnocchi al pesto. magnifico!! :D
very very fresh fish.. awesome stuff
rice with clams and prawns.. i didnt have this.. but those who had said it was amazing!
us basking in the sun having lunch in such beautiful weather..
posing topless again after lunch..
monterosso.. time to go to the beach! supposedly NAKED BEACH but we didnt have enough time to travel to that beach which is quite far.
instead we slept on the beach with gravel...
throwing pebbles into the sea.
little boy going into ice cream shop!
ice cream to cool myself in the hot weather.
this looks like a retarded jump.. hahaha
delicious food waiting for us!
we were late for our train ride so we gobbled down all this in within 12 minutes.. pretty sickening. the owner must be digusted at these asians who dont know how to appreciate the fresh seafood.. (bill was paid thanks to the 18 euros saved from accomodation)
us in a harry potter-style carriage.
the biggest pack of crisps i have eaten n seen.. hungry as hell cos we didnt have dinner.
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Italy Trip~ Day 2
a great sleep for all of us as we get the comfort of staying in the only hotel in this trip. i was one of the last to wake up for breakfast cos i forgot to set my watch 1 hour infront.
Italy - GMT +01:00
anyways, breakfast was free of charge n included in the hotel charge. As hungry boys, we ate till they ran out of food. we also managed to sneakily take some biscuits along with us as well..
this is our last day in venice as we plan to catch a train to cinque terra later today. this trip seems to unfold itself as we plan to travel at the same time, which is quite an experience.
Went to the train station to store our luggages so we wont have to carry them while sightseeing. This means unpacking n repacking our stuff into the big backpacks so we can save money for storage.. students we are!
Visited Piazza San Marco, Basillica San Marco, Ponte Rialto (Rialto Bridge) again as we made our way to Doge's Palace. Awed at the great architecture work.. we spent around 3 hours there before leaving for food and back to the train station to buy our tickets to cinque terra!
the train ride was another unpacking n repacking session as we split the things in the backpacks into seperate bags so the load will be evenly distributed. plans of accomodation for tonight was the big issue on the train ride.
Plan A - stay in the streets as we dont have any accomodation booked.
Plan B - find a hotel/hostel to stay in.
we opted for plan A as it reaps great experience. uni life is about having crazy experiences isnt it? haha dont think i will ever sleep in a train station ever again if my family members find out! the free accomodation in the train station waiting room was real uncomfortable.. but what can u say.. we tried to save 18 euros! its freezing cold all night with the wind blowing into the room at like top speed (okay maybe i was just exaggerating but it felt like that).
there came a point in the night when i was just thinking to myself.. hmm. why is the time going by so slowly? i want to just get to the train n go to cinque terra! at least the train ride is going to be warm! anyways, survived a night in the blistering cold waiting room of italy! something i can write in my book as one of a hell of an experience!
caleb, kl n i died in the train ride..
planning in the train waiting room
sleeping in the waiting room.. GONE~
Italy - GMT +01:00
anyways, breakfast was free of charge n included in the hotel charge. As hungry boys, we ate till they ran out of food. we also managed to sneakily take some biscuits along with us as well..
this is our last day in venice as we plan to catch a train to cinque terra later today. this trip seems to unfold itself as we plan to travel at the same time, which is quite an experience.
Went to the train station to store our luggages so we wont have to carry them while sightseeing. This means unpacking n repacking our stuff into the big backpacks so we can save money for storage.. students we are!
Visited Piazza San Marco, Basillica San Marco, Ponte Rialto (Rialto Bridge) again as we made our way to Doge's Palace. Awed at the great architecture work.. we spent around 3 hours there before leaving for food and back to the train station to buy our tickets to cinque terra!
the train ride was another unpacking n repacking session as we split the things in the backpacks into seperate bags so the load will be evenly distributed. plans of accomodation for tonight was the big issue on the train ride.
Plan A - stay in the streets as we dont have any accomodation booked.
Plan B - find a hotel/hostel to stay in.
we opted for plan A as it reaps great experience. uni life is about having crazy experiences isnt it? haha dont think i will ever sleep in a train station ever again if my family members find out! the free accomodation in the train station waiting room was real uncomfortable.. but what can u say.. we tried to save 18 euros! its freezing cold all night with the wind blowing into the room at like top speed (okay maybe i was just exaggerating but it felt like that).
there came a point in the night when i was just thinking to myself.. hmm. why is the time going by so slowly? i want to just get to the train n go to cinque terra! at least the train ride is going to be warm! anyways, survived a night in the blistering cold waiting room of italy! something i can write in my book as one of a hell of an experience!
hairdrying my jeans so i can use it later..
unpacking and repacking so storage can be saved.
market.. u cant touch the vegetables.. u get busted for it..
the original pillars of the doge's palace
caleb, kl n i died in the train ride..
planning in the train waiting room
sleeping in the waiting room.. GONE~
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