just whatever!: Kuala Lumpur-Singapore Getaway Part 1

My vacation to Singapore really mattered so much to me, and what made it even more memorable was because I met Jayson during the time I was applying for my passport. He was also applying for his passport that time, kaibahan lang yung akin leisure, meaning babalik agad ako, yung kanya work- pangmatagalan. Well so much for that, it only makes me sad pag naaalala ko kasi gustong gutso ko marinig boses niya ngayon pero ala ako magawa... Lord help me.

my suitcase :)

Erin, JC and ME on the way to NAIA

Me, Erin and MAricon

Going back to our trip, we used Malaysia Air for our flight going to KL. It was fun actually. Good thing about it was may food na kasama so hindi kami nagutom e hindi pa kami kumakain ni Erin ng lunch since umalis kami ng bahay namin ng 12pm. If i can remember it right our flight was 3.45 pm. So by 1.45 andun na kami sa Airport.

Economy Class. Can't afford a First Class e./ :)

As a remembrance bumili kami ng Keychain ng Malaysia Air ang cute cute niya, battery operated na may ilaw at me tunog ng airplane na nag te take-off...

I was supposed to give it to Jayson but then war kami nun time na dapat ibibigay ko sa kanya yun.. :) kaya kay Marco na office mate ko na parang bata ko na lang binigay. I'm sure mae-enjoy niya yun.. :) Tsaka me kasalanan ako kay Marco that time din nga pala, so to compensate, I gave him the keychain...

This is Marco. He is an actor btw. Lumalabas siya minsan sa TV, pero di ko pa siya napapanood... Hindi siya kasama sa trip.. Hehe. Sabi niya susunod siya. He was asking for a Tshirt na pasalubong.. Then i told Erin na punta kami sa Mall para ibili si Marco ng shirt, hehe, pagdating namin ng Mall, nakalimutan na namin pareho si Marco! kaya wala siyang shirt pag uwi namin. :)

We reached Kuala Lumpur at around 9pm. My golly their airport was glistening. As in Literal na kumikintab. Suddenly parang nahiya ako bigla sa klase ng Airport na meron kami sa Pilipinas. Tama pala yung sinasabi ng DJ ng magic na si Grace Lee, she's a Korean and she goes back home to Korea every month. She's been living here in the Philippines for quite some time now, and ofcourse naging malapit na sa heart niya ang Philippines, that's why she has this innate concern sa bayan natin.. na sana daw pagandahin ng Govt ang Airport "natin" kasi yun ang unang unang nakikita ng dayuhan. Dun nila nakukuha yung first impression nila sa bansa natin.

At KLIA

Yung nakita ko sa Airport natin hindi talaga maganda... Mas maganda pa ang budget terminal ng Singapore kesa sa NAIA Terminal 3 na bagong bago... Hay...

We hired a Limo "hehe" sosyal.. :) from the Airport to Crowne Plaza Kuala Lumpur. It was worth around 90 RM and it was more or less an hour drive with no traffic. When we got to the hotel we were assisted thoroughly. They were all very nice. Sharifah, the front desk girl even offered us an extra bed for free since we are also an IHG employee. She was so sweet. And everytime during the night when we go back to the hotel, ofcourse we were always hand carrying some plastic bags with us, they would always greet us and throw jokes if we brought something back for them.

The guy who always cleans our room, we left a letter for him one day together with the "turones de casuy" which we brought from the Philippines. When we got back that night we also found a letter from him telling us to enjoy our vacation in KL. His name was Giuda, from Nepal. :)

Crowne Plaza Kuala Lumpur Keycard

Inside the hotel room.

This is our baon from the Philippines. :) Pang breakfast!

We bought a 24 hour ticket to the Hop on Hop Off bus which would travel every key attractions there is in KL. It was pretty worth it though because it lessens the hassle of approaching a local for any directions.

Pakistani Int'l Airline
Ala lang, nakita ko lang while naka sakay sa Hop on Hop off.

One thing that gave us a hard time in KL is that there are a lot of people who don't understand english. You approach a traffic officer and they'll leadyou towards the wrong direction because they can't understand you. You approach a passer-by and they can't even attempt even single english word. It's so different here in the Philippines that I think even someone who just finished grade school can still help you out if you're a foreigner in this country.

We went to Petronas Twin towers. We reached the building pretty late. According to my research you should be there as early as 7.30 to secure your ticket and to avoid disappointment. We were there 8.15 am, I thought we won't be able to get a ticket. because if we can't get in that day. We can't go back the next day because we will be going to Genting Highlands the following day.

Fortunately we got a ticket scheduled at 1.15 pm. We took the Hop on Hop off bus, went around KL for a couple of hours, then we ate lunch at KFC.

Ang KFC sa Malaysia Literal na Finger Lickin' Good kasi di ka nila bibigyan ng tinidor. Usually hindi rin sinasamahan ng rice. At ang pinaka malungkot sa lahat, ang gravy nila for mashed potato lang.. hay.. malays, you are missing half of your life.. chicken with no gravy is a big no-no here in Pinas. Dyan kaya mabenta ang KFC dito...

Kung ako lang masusunod I would like to try their local foods. Minsan lang naman 'tong trip na'to, di ko nga alam kung mauulit pa so gusto ko sana itry, kaya lang yung mga kasama ko mejo, ewan diko maintindihan si COn... she' seems different pag nasa Office at nun time na nag-ta travel kami.. one thing I didn't like about that trip was I was left alone most of the time....

Let me explain.. It was me, Con and Erin on that trip. I was the one who planned everything. From the date of departure to the length of travel. It was all me. It was me who researched everything. But on that trip, it was only Con who calls the shot. She decides and that's it. Naalala ko tuloy before kami mag book ng plane ticket ang gutso niya i book yung Malaysia air ng 2 way. meaning we have to go back KL para makauwi ng Pilipinas. She decided about it without even asking me if it was ok. But ofcourse I decided against it kasi unang una first time niya mag tingin ng rate tapos gusto agag niya yun na. Samantalang 3 mos kong binatayan ang rate ng MH at pinagaralan yung iteneraries namin tapos biglabigla babaguhin niya? diba respeto man lang sana... ni hindi man lang niya naisip yung hassle ng pagbalik ng KL just because ayaw niyang sumakay sana ng Cebu pacific pauwi.. Anyway, hindi talaga ako pumayag kasi talagang maling diskarte yun kaya ako ang nasunod... wala naman problema sa akin yung argument, basta maayos lang sasabihin... pero ay nako, talaga, don't ever snap at me maghahalo binalatan sa tinalupan. :)

Im mabait. pero may mood swing din ako. Pag natyempohan mo, goodluck sayo... :_

Don't get me wrong, it was not like as if i want them to follow my lead or something but she doesn't have to snap at me when im talking right? I don't know with her. She made me feel like I did something wrong to her that Im not aware of ,the day of our departure we were all ok pa e. Very mapagbigay akong kaibigan. If you want something and you wanna do it your way, that's fine with me. Pero when im expressing my opinion don't talk as if ang "bobo" ko.. i deserve some respect for freaking out loud. o ayan lumalabas ang sama ko ng loob na never ko nai-express since makabalik kami.. I wonder why she was soo indifferent to me that time. Sa office kasi very timid siya e. Very submissive. Kaya medyo na "culture shock" ako sa kanya.. SA aming tatlo ako ang "common denominator" ni Con and Erin. Meaning they were not friends. Naging friends sila beacuse friends ko sila pareho and because of that trip. Kasi ako close ako sa kanila pareho, so the usual ako, hinahayaan ko silang dalawa na magkasama... but no one between them even considered na iniiwan na nila ako minsan. There was never a bus ride na me katabi ako.. None. Diba nakakatampo naman yun? Sana kahit isang beses lang may isang nag kusa man lang sa kanila na mag-give up ng seat para may katabi ako... konting sacrifice naman diba? wala lang nakakainis lang na parang naging selfish sila.. I mean we're still friends. Aaminin ko na ang sama ng loob ko kay Con lang. Kay erin, wala. Kasi sometimes nakikita ko umuupo siya ng hiwalay para tatlo kami na hiwahiwalay ng upo.. Oh well enough of this.. :) Con and I are Ok now, we never talked about this pero ngayon back to normal na siya.. :) pero lam mo yun.. parang ayaw ko na siyang makasama ulit pag nag out of the country ulit ako.. :)

So going back, we went back to Petronas Towers at 1.15 pm. Me film showing muna before kami pinaakyat sa Bridge. We were given a 3d glasses by the way for the film showing. Then yun nga we went up 40 flrs to the sky bridge. I admit it was pretty disappointing kasi wala naman something different from it e. parang umakyat lang ako ng 40th flr ng RCBC plaza nun. :) E im working at 28th flr.. so parang araw araw ng buhay ko normal na yun saken. I thought kasi hanggat 80th something flr e. :) The only good thing about it is pwede mo nang sabihin na "I've been inside the Skybridge of the, once the tallest building on earth, Petronas Towers" :)

Visitor's ID in Petronas

3d shades yan for the film showing.

Then we went to Genting Highlands the next day. We took the bus through the Puduraya Bus terminal. It was around 45 mins away from KL. The road was quite zig zaggy type, it was fun though, kahit again solo na naman ako sa upuan sa Bus. It was actually nun pauwi na kami from genting na talagang nag clash kami ni Con. Hindi talaga ako kumibo. Pero kasi hindi ako matiisin na tao e. Di ko pa rin siya natiis at kinausap ko pa rin siya nun makabalik na kami sa KL...