ok guys, this is not a new news. this is a confirmed trip. will be flying to bali and lombok at the end of the month ( next month ).

arey suggested that we elongate the trip to 2 days extra. would love to do it. i think, i have to extent. i dont want to miss bali like the last trip. the 2 days extra will make way for photo shoot out of an event in bali. and of course…i dont want to miss a thing.

i have been longing for a new lense. thinking of an ultra wide angle (UWA). ding-dong-ding between canon 10-22 and tokina 11-16 f2.8. reviews tend to favour tokina. missed the oppurtunity to buy tokina at sim lim square. it was just rm 2100++. That was cheap. i have thought twice and i really hate it. i have been used to make purchase instantaenously, without thinking further or plan before hand. kind of like impulse buying. but i did not do it, and i really regret.

this year, i have purchased the following travelling gears:

1. deuter .. a big backpack, more than 60L
2. sony handycam
3. coleman trekking poles x 2
4. smaller backpack that i use everyday to carry my laptop and cameras
5. toothbrush holder
6. a deuter cargo back

and im looking forward to buy

1. tokina 11-16 f2.8. must buy before rinjani, or i will lose the much needed wide angle views
2. tempted to buy 18-50 f2.8 as well as 70-200 f2.8, work hard and i will get this
3. a new shoes. my acg is experiencing tearing down
4. cooking stove…the liquid one. would love to get coleman stove instead of MSR. MSR is damn expensive here in malaysia.

emm…that is my wish list. hopefully to get it done this year.

if i dont get married next year, i will be planning an australia-nz trip next year. so .. cya ozie girls.

hi there,

i know, i have not finish my previous write up for the hanoi-sapa-hanoi-halong bay trip in february. but on the contrary i would love to write another piece on our recent trip to Singapore. Still looking for time to write a lengthy review but in short here it is:

day 1

1. went to singapore from 29/4/2009 to 1/5/2009. bought airasia return tix for RM 160. it is quite cheap. in fact the taxi fare from my place to LCCT costed me RM 70 one way. The return fare was cheaper at RM 52 only.
2. departed from lcct at 10 and arrived at changi at 10.50 am. Roughly, it took 40 minutes to arrive in Singapore. The weather was ok. my 1st impression of changi was WOW….it is far far far better than KLIA. No wonder changi has been repeatedly voted the best airport in the world.
3. took MRT from changi to bugis station. And it only costed 1.40 SGD. That is damn cheap for a 30 minutes journey. We walked to the-inncrowd backpackers hostel. Paid the rest of the bill and continue to our dormitory on campbell street. the room was ok but not as advertised on the-inncrowd.com … why why why?
4. had to do some work before going to sim lim square. arggghhh…i hate work on vacation. surveyed the 11-16 f2.8 tokina canon mount. it is around RM 2100++. Quite cheap, tempted to buy it but it is still early.
5. after that, went to see the lion . “the melion” near the fulllerton building. Singapore architecture is simply amazing. Went to the esplanade @ durian shaped structure.
6. went to the singapore flyers and had dinner @ popeyes. Not bad lah…loves the mash potatoes. The chicken is quite crispy and hot.
7. went back to the inn and sleep

day 2

1. heard some girls just could not sleep well. Few persons snored…hueheuheueh.
2. had breakfast at a nearby mamak. will recall the name later…its inside my handycam. had a big murtabak. mine was mutton and todd had chicken. the murtabak was chopped into 4 slices and i think 1 slice is what we malaysian would typically have normally.
3. went to arab street…near kampung glam. went shopping for cloth, woman cloth especially. Todd got bored and i asked him to leave. he went to look for bicycle’s shops. continued shopping till 1.30.
4. Prayed at masjid sultan and rush to capture todd at orchard road. oh…god, why is this place full of shopping complexes. i wonder how, i wonder why…. We strolled along orchard road and had a cup of sundae in front of … oh i forgot again, heeren, the name of the shopping commplex. something like shesheens.
5. went back to the-inncrowd. leave the cloths. had a chat with amid from the uk. went back to robinsons. bought 3 t-shirts. had dinner at Lau Pa Sat. We had satay. 10 chicken, 5 mutton, 5 beef, and 5 big shrimps.
6. met vietnamese girl in lau pa sat. they were friendly. their english is very vietnamete . they were buying satay too.
7. going back at 11 pm.
8. sleep at the couch.

day 3

1. met azie and eda at little india mrt station
2. had breakfast at some restaurant along dunlop street. had chapati. not that nice…i think ok lah. no nasi goreng…grr grrrr
3. went back to hostel at pack up. stored our bag at the reception
4. went to sentosa island. went there via mrt. watched the dolphin show. strolled along the beaches. went to underwater world. underwater world was nice.
5. had dinner at a foood court @ sentosa
6. went back to bugis and pick up the bag at the inn crowd. went back to mrt and proceed to changi.
7. had tea with charles at changi
8. bought cordless phone @ changi
9. boarded the flight at 7.10 pm. arrived at lcct @ 8.10 pm.
10. the end.