Crazy for Photography: December 2007

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Langkawi Trip with colleagues (22 - 24 Dec)

Year end, most people are clearing leaves... a few of my colleagues need to clear their leaves too. So, they have planned this trip probably 2 weeks before and everybody agreed on spot. Spontaneous ma!
Initially, we were thinking of take a direct flight there, but due to some reasons, ah, difficult to explain, but not very big deal, end up, all of us drove to Kuala Kedah and a took a ferry there. Not bad, quite an experience, never take ferry since high school, I think.
Actually I like Langkawi, don't know why, just love there. The trip was very relaxing, we didn't have many activities, did a day of island hopping, shopping (because you can get duty free products there) and chilled in our apartment, to be more specific, drinking (alcohol is so cheap there).
Below are some photos I took during the trip. Leave me a comment!

Kuala Kedah

Our apartment

The green algae pond
It was actually a swimming pool, just I think the management didn't clean it for a long time, it's no longer swim-able

Ivan in wine glass

A cafe where we had our dinner on out 1st night and breakfast on the 2nd day

They served very tasty roti jala

Awana Hotel, Langkawi

Jetty where we took speed boat island hopping

Big ants on the beach

Monkey on the beach

Can you see a pregnant lady lying on the sea?

Dead corals

Parasitic crab

Small crabs drilling hole on the beach

Rock eroded by waves

Have no idea how did the crab do this?

Want to see more pictures with our faces? Click here
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561900570bMuYhH

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Hajime

Sometimes, we gals will find all sort of reasons to pamper ourselves, for example, after working so hard, we sign up for a spa or facial course; Chinese New Year is coming, so, we shop for clothes and shoes, or sometimes even with no reason, or feel a little upset, we will go to get a manicure, pedicure and not to forget, good food (I always believe in food therapy)...
However, I can't eat with only myself, I need to go with somebody, so, when Lingzie came to KL mid Dec for her business trip, I "ajak" her to go to this restaurant called Hajime with me, for no reason, just felt a little bit boring lately.
I have came across this restaurant when I was driving aimlessly around Jalan Ampang. Then, Lingzie did recommend a blog to me which the blogger wrote about this restaurant too. So, I think it's time for us to give it a try!

That night, I wasn't very hungry, and Lingzie had taken something while waiting for me. So, we gals shared a Hajime Lady's Set for main course, sweet pea for appetizer and a side order of soft shall crab maki. Let me tell you what's in the lady's set, it has sashimi, chawa mushi, sushi, baby octopus, korokke, soba, there are 2 dishes that I don't know and ice-cream is included in the set too!
The food there is really good, it didn't disappoint us, in fact, the ice-cream gave us a surprise! When the waiter served the ice-cream to us, of course, it looks really nice and attractive, we can't wait to eat it immediately, but, the waiter stopped us, he said the ice-cream contain alcohol, sort of like warned us not to eat it in a hurry or we might get drunk. So eager to eat like us, we don't even border, I told Lingzie, how strong can the alcohol be in this ice-cream? That's impossible to get drunk with this! But, but, but, after a teaspoonful ice-cream melt in our mouth, we finally agreed with what the waiter told us.
Another thing that I need to say is, the staffs there are really really friendly, they will come to talk to us, asking comments, serve food with smiles... you know, this is important! The staffs there have done it naturally and we felt absolutely comfortable in there. Thumb up!
Let's guess how much we spent. Answer is at the bottom of this post.
(Hint: good price)

Yea, this is our sweet Lingzie browsing the menu and drinking her green tea

Hajime logo - a "pregnant" fish, so cute

Japanese style steam sweet pea
Notice the basket? It's a shape of fish

Sashimi

Cheese baked "something"
We have no idea what's inside, but taste good

Another type of sushi, but this is rolled by inari

Soba

Korokke

Sushi

Baby octopus

Chawa Mushi

Hajime Lady's Set

Soft shell crab maki

This is the ice-cream that I mentioned
(Beware!)

Hajime
(December = Christmas month, so, they put these colorful snowflake on their logo)

The restaurant is facing this magnificent view

Hajime outlook

The light box sign in front of the restaurant

Answer: RM99

First time being tagged!

First time being tag, and because this is tagged by sweet Lingzie, so, die die also have to do it la, although you know, old ah ma most of the time forgetful. However, I don't want to simply do it for the sake of doing it, so, I think this will take me quite some time to finish...

1. A movie that made you laugh.

(think for 5 minutes) Ferryman. What a stupid movie, I laugh not because it is a funny movie, but very very stupid lo. You stab me, I stab you and after stabbing, I can swap body with you, for example, if you don't like your body, then you use that "special" knife to stab... who ar? erm... Jolin, then you have Jolin body, then Jolin will trap in your body. Funny right?

2. A book that made you cry.

(think for 1 minute) Wah, book?! How about I seldom read book... But long long time ago, when I was young, Chicken Soup does made me cry.

3. A best friend.

(think for a while) I'm not going to answer this, cause, if I said A, the B will feel jealous, or maybe later C will feel being left out... not going to fall into this trap.

4. A favourite childhood memory.

(think for 10 minutes) Eh, after 10 minutes still can't think of one ler... how? Maybe is playing those silly games with cousins gua, e.g. fly the slipper, bicycling in kampung, catch tadpole... oh oh, I got one now, every evening, wait for my father to come back from work and sing a song to him. yeah! (Took me another 10 more minutes to finish this question)

5. Your favourite animal.

(don't have to think) Puppy. But ho, I'm allergy to animal fur, so, I don't have any puppy or furry pet in my house... bohoho

6. Your favourite food.

(don't have to think also, but will take me quite some time to list them down) Food can be singular and plural right? I like fast food, junk food, Chinese food, Japanese food, desserts, Thai food, fine dining food, ice-cream, English breakfast set, nasi lemak, fruits... ok, got to stop... or somebody gonna to say "just list down what you don't like to eat!

7. An item of clothing you cannot do without.

(take about 5 minutes to understand this question) is the question means something i must wear everyday? or is that means my lucky or favourite cloth or something? Well, I am wearing lingerie everyday... hahaha and my favourite outfit are t-shirt and jeans or shorts.

8. Something you collect.

(although I know the answer immediately, but I am still trying hard to think of something that I collect) I don't have this habit of collecting. Can I say I collect David Tao, Lee Hom and Jay Chau's CD? hahahhaaha. I'm crazy for them.

9. Your favourite store to shop in.

(another tough one, give me 5 minutes to think)

Shop for cloth - MNG

Shop for shoes - Vincci

Anyway, I seldom shop (I got headache after long hour shopping). Most of the time I accompany other people shop. Like my mom, she likes to shop in supermarket (eg. Jaya Jusco), my friends, they shop in shopping malls (eg. 1U, Sunway Pyramid, KLCC) but I think, the very last time I shop for my own stuff was in Bangsar Telawi streets.

10. Your favourite flower.

(long time didn't receive flower, need to think for a while) Calla lily, of course I like rose, chrysanthemum, sunflower, tulip...

From what I've answered, in general, seems like I have been fond of a lot of things, nothing specifically like or dislike. Ok, do I really need to tag somebody else? Well, if you wish to do this, let me know and I'll tag you in my blog, just like how Lingzie tagged me.

p/s: I spent about half an hour to do this... I'm as slow as a snail...hehe

Friday, December 28, 2007

2007 Christmas Deco in Shopping Malls

Christmas has just passed, New Year is just around the corner.

Wish all of you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
Congratulation for those who have already achieve your goals, for those who haven't, like me, we gambate together lo, jia you, jia you...
Christmas is a wonderful festive seasons, besides big celebration and countdown everywhere, Christmas deco in shopping mall makes us feel good too. Below are a few shots of Christmas deco in some of the shopping malls in KL

Sunway Pyramid
(photos taken at new wing)