Kota Kinabalu “小插曲”

话说我的朋友在KK爬完山后为了犒赏自己就想要尝试一间“网上”“知名”海鲜店。

4个人，其中一个是吃素的。另一位就还好。

可是去到那家店时，我发现到那些海鲜的价格都很贵，不是在我预想中的价格。

虽然我不是很熟悉海鲜的价格，

但是其中一种鱼类是我在KL都有在吃的，可是价钱却比KL还贵。

这时我就很怀疑这是不是一家“黑店”，

或是专做游客生意的店。

当我们挣扎要不要吃的时候，那两位朋友因为一些事情而离开了。

所以剩下我和她决定要不要进去吃。

对我来说，我是不想当“水鱼”给人“剖”，

还有一位朋友的预算也是有限，

可是为了朋友，我选择了放弃金钱。

所以我说如果她真的想要吃，我可以陪她进去吃。

但是她拒绝了。

但是当我们回到比较平价的吃海鲜的地方时，她就有在和我斗气。

然后问了虾的价钱以后就一副觉得价钱不便宜的样子挂在脸上。

然后说第一条ikan bakar是臭了的，要换过一条。

一直问为什么这样的鱼都吃的下，吃了第二天会生病之类的。

一直问我吃不出吗？平时没有吃鱼的么？

其实我是很生气的，可是为了愉快的旅途，我选择不出声。

我很感谢她吃出了那条鱼的不妥，可是换过就好啦。

一直在问是怎样？当下的我很想说，我很少吃ikan bakar的，

我平常都只是在吃清蒸的游水鱼啊！！！我怎么会分?

你叫我分清蒸鱼好不好吃我就会，ikan bakar没有研究啊！

而且也不健康，我平常是不吃的！！！

都说我都只吃清蒸/活鱼再拿去煮不同煮法的鱼啊！

但是我选择不出声，因为我觉得没有必要和她争吵。

选择今天写出来是因为刚刚驾车的时候想到了很好的比喻，

也有可能是因为还看不开，所以想要写下来。

这个经验就像是一位朋友告诉你到了这个地方一定要买LV.

虽然这里的LV比你来自的地方贵/一样价钱，可是还是要买啊！

你不知道LV出名的吗？来到这里一定要买的！！！

但是作为一个只是用惯Chanel/Prada的人来说，

连LV都要那么贵，为什么我不直接回家买Chanel/Prada呢？

为什么我不买就是我的错呢？

难道我的钱不能花得更有价值吗？

一定要浪费在这个CP值不高的“LV”身上吗？

*我是在assume着LV比Chanel/Prada便宜。不确定是不是。

因为本人现在连一个Prada/Chanel/LV/Gucci都没有。。。

过后这位朋友就说其实那家店有比较普通的食物和他们的仪器和一种鱼类是只是他们家才有的。

然后说过了就算了，不要再提了。

但是我很庆幸的是我当下有狠下心说配她吃，是她不要罢了。

其实在我们还没有去那家店之前，

当我们和我们的司机谈起时，感觉上他也觉得那件店overpriced. 

我的朋友也上网查了一些鱼类的价钱，

发现到KL一些知名的餐馆的海鲜售价还比他们便宜。

所以她也觉得那不如在KL吃，至少还可以post FB炫耀啊。

她觉得那位朋友不应该把她的情绪发泄在我身上，

我也这么认为，可是我很理性的处理了这件事。

就是我知道她就是一个这样的人，所以选择不和她计较。

毕竟作为朋友，她还是有很多优点的。

把这件事写下来是为了记录下原来我在不知不觉中好像成熟了不少。

因为如果是以前的我，我应该已经也在发脾气，

选择不谅解她，然后一直说自己的对的，是她错。

现在的我，知道自己有道理，选择不和她争吵。

另一个让我很庆幸的是我的另一位朋友能了解我，而且为我感到不平。

认为她不应该把脾气发在我身上。

而且不用我说得很明，就理解到我通常都只是在吃清蒸鱼的这件事。

我不是为了炫耀，只是有时候，换个角度想，你看的事情会不一样。

My kinda "PERFECT DAY"

为了让自己记得这样的一天，

我决定要把它写下来。

话说有一个星期六，早上一早我见了两个个案后就回家。

个案都很合作，准时来到，session也进展得不错。

我自我感觉非常良好的回家。

吃了午餐后就倍侄女玩一下，

顺便躺在沙发上看电视和小睡了一会。

睡觉的时候还听得见我妈和她玩的声音。

晚上就打报告和休息。

睡前看看书。

更离谱的是，

天气更是偏好的一天。

又是有云，有时太阳会出现，可是体感温度是处于凉爽的。

那天真的是我最近生活里美好的一天。

那一天，我度过了我一直都很向往的生活。

其实我要的生活就是很简单，不愁衣食的生活。

半天工作，半天在家。

Work life balance的生活，一直都是我向往的生活。

如果每一天都可以这么过，夫复何求。

而且我不介意每一天都要工作啊，因为工作已经成为了生活的一部分了。

那天和朋友提起这样的一天时，

谈到旅行，我就想，如果这是我每一天的生活，那么旅不旅行也不是很重要。

因为我已经在过着我想过的生活了。

可以到处旅行，看看不一样的人事物当然很好。

可是我会觉得没有旅行而感到遗憾吗？

现在的我觉得，我可能不会。

就如《鬼怪》里说的，

因为天气好，

因为天气不好，

因为天气刚刚好，

每一天，都很美好。

Kundasang/Ranau - Kinabalu Pine Resort

Hmm, I think this is the very first accommodation that I have decided to post a shout out in my blog.

When I was planning for my trip in Kota Kinabalu, we were looking for a place to spend the night which is comfortable, near, and with a good view of mount KK after hiking the famous Kinabalu Mountain.

We kinda plan this trip with a short notice and we spent a decent amount of time in training and getting the right gears for the hike. However, we took leisure in planning the accommodation because we were undecided of what to do and some of us had different ideas as to what to do after the hike.

As usual, when there's lack of consensus, a lot of discussions were going on and at a certain point, I was so frustrated that I just gave in and let my friends decide on what to do because I have tried my best to accommodate everyone's needs and to coordinate with our travel agent.

Both of them were headstrong where I just couldn't take it anymore. However, I did remain composed and tried to settle it while luckily, one of my friends was very helpful and did her part into helping me to get things sorted out before our departure. It was finalized at last and we manage to get our accommodation in Kinabalu Pine Resort despite it was stated as fully book in the websites we checked. 

However, we managed to sort things out and the travel agent manage to book a room in this resort for us and I feel no regrets in paying extra for the stay

My money was definitely well spent!

I have always wanted to stay in a place with a terrace and it was a dream come true moment for me when I reached there. Furthermore, it has really good view and I managed to spend some time sitting in the terrace at night alone and enjoyed the serenity. I felt really calm despite just finished my hike and the weather was cold too. I like it so much except that it was really cold, which was something that I wasn't prepared for. 

I think I will definitely revisit here because I seriously think that it's such a well maintained place with a very serene vibe and great scenery!!!

I'm amazed by how they are managing their place because both Kinabalu Park and the room here didn't have any smell that usually lingers in a wet and wood building.

If you're interested, I would strongly recommend you to book early and you can contact them through this website!

Kinabalu Pine Resort

http://kinabalupineresort.com/

婚礼与红包

随着身边的朋友陆续结婚，我的父母也接到了一些老朋友的儿女的结婚请柬。

在帮助/聆听朋友筹备婚礼和出席婚礼后，我发现了一些事。

例如婚礼可以帮助我们看清很多人事物、筹备婚礼是一件很复杂和难搞的事情等等的事。

还有就是星期六出席朋友的午餐结婚自由餐时，

一位朋友说起了她的婚礼和要邀请那些人。

当一个朋友开玩笑的说不出席时，她说更好啊，她可以省起一个位子然后红包照收。

我就说，如果一开始就说不出席的人还需要给红包吗？

她说要啊，我们华人传统就是人不到，红包也要到啊~

我说，可是现在的人如果在初期邀请就说了不出席，

那红包不是必然啊，毕竟你一开始就没有预约席位。

还有的就是现在的人都喜欢透过脸书邀请，如果那些不出席都要包红包的话，那被邀请的人不就很惨？到底是要让我们这些人花多少钱在红包上啊？

当她说那她不邀请这位朋友出席了，我和这位朋友说：“其实更好啊，可以省红包钱。”

以前的我可能会介意为什么没有被邀请出席一些集会/派对，

可是对现在的我来说，其实这样更好，因为我不必为了送礼和衣着而烦恼。

至于写这篇的原因其实是想说一说“人不到，红包也要到”的观念。

我是在我父母的好朋友的请柬身上领悟到这一点的。

其实为什么以前的人会有“人不到，红包也要到”的观念大概是因为以前通讯不发达，

所以他们都会登门拜访他们想要邀请的客人去派喜帖。

我爸妈的着对好朋友就在一个星期日特意从芙蓉来到吉隆玻派喜帖的。

因为他们是很久的好朋友，所以他们今天特意到芙蓉赴约。

如果他们不得空，那当然要履行“人不到，红包也要到”的观念，毕竟别人都已经特意登门拜访派喜帖。

出于礼貌，人不到，红包也要到啊!

我觉得这是合理的。

而且我姐和我弟结婚时，我父母对一些亲戚朋友也是这样做。

相反的，在我们的年纪的这一代，我们会透过脸书或电话来做邀请和记录，

然后决定人数和桌数。

如果我们从来没有答应出席，更别说邀请的人没有当面邀请，

那我们还必须秉持着“人不到，红包也要到”的观念吗？

当然也有一些朋友有做到这一点，可是对我来说，这不是必然的。

可是我还是必须说一句，如果你有答应要出席可是最后出席不到，

*无论什么原因都好*

请您做到“人不到，红包也要到”，因为结婚的人真的会因为你而有所损失。
而您的红包只是在减少您造成的损失而已。

Postcard 不翼而飞事件

今天我和Jeng Mun, Chee Khong, 还有Ji Kwan一起去注册我们未来的公司。

Chee Khong再一次问了我们真的没有收到他从巴黎寄给我们的postcard吗？

大家都说没有。

他说他很心痛，因为它们很贵。而且是比较漂亮的，其他一起寄出比较普通的都有收到了。

我们的group有一个习惯，大家收到postcard都会拍照告诉寄postcard的人说我们收到了。

虽然这件事是CK比较心痛，可是我只是想记录下来我有过一张从巴黎寄出而没有收到的postcard.

而且他提了两次，所以他大概真的很在意吧。

CK,虽然没有收到postcard,可是还是谢谢你的心意！

但是我还是不知道为什么我们收不到。因为用过的postcard还可以recycle吗？

Update: 昨天（24/8/2017）终于收到了CK寄来的postcard。
大约用了2个月的时间吧。。。因为寄出的日期是29/6.
我第一时间就告诉了他。Mia也在同一天收到。

其实这还真的是很特别的一张postcard,而且也和之前的不同。
Ck，谢啦！

Turning 31 and another BIG project coming its way

I'm turning 31 this year and age seemed to affect me more and more because it seems to me that my life is not going anywhere and there are so many things that I would like to achieve but yet to be achieved.

Although I have been traveling quite frequently this year, but I just feel like there are a lot more places that I would like to go. 

Maybe because I wasn't able to travel last year which makes me wanting to travel so much this year.

On the side note, I bought my BKK and CM tickets last year.

Then, my friends and I have been planning to climb the mount KK early this year but it stayed in the planning stage because two of my friends weren't able to confirm and they are concerned about whether we have enough time to train ourselves and to get ready for it.

Until recently, I pushed my friend to make a decision because I think that now is my fittest time to climb especially I'm not getting any younger. It's now or never!

Because I'm the youngest now and while I was typing this blog, I'm getting older and older by seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.

So I took the initiative to contact the agent that my friend gave and kinda pushed my friends to make a decision. Another friend did help and also booked the air tickets today! So, I'm going to climb mount KK this September and I have to train hard to do it. I have a little more than 3 months to prepare for it and I read mixed reviews online on how soon you should prepare for the climb. Since I have been going to the gym regularly since last year, I wasn't that worry but I am aware than I have to increase the intensity of my training so that I can have a smooth climb.

My brother said that I have had a very happening first half of the year and maybe I should considered getting married soon as well.

Hmm, I was wondering how can a person be that spontaneous with their marriage?

However, I was thinking maybe because of my health issues, I have been more and more spontaneous nowadays that I just want to take things easy and enjoy life while I can.

I used to stress myself out so much in the past in almost everything and I still do  sometimes, but I was able to tell myself to take things easy because I don't want to get sick anymore.

Wan Yin asked if I only have one wish, what would it be, I said I want to be healthy until my last breath. Because I realized health really is the most important thing in life that many people take it for granted. I will not for now, and hopefully, not in the future as well.

我要到纽约Central Park跑步去！

刚才在吃饭的时候脑海里忽然飘过这个想法。

一想到明年计划要到纽约玩就很兴奋！

虽然这个计划不一定能成，可是我还是期待它能成行。

这个想法会闪过我的脑海大概事因为我“年轻”的时候看过Bride's war、Enchanted等等的电影吧。。。

还有很多其他不同的电影也都在这里取景啊~~~

电影都把它拍得好美。。。

曲家瑞也说过她为了一个男生而在那里跑步。。。

不懂为什么就想要到那里跑步+野餐吧。。。

趁着午餐时间把这个写下来，又是回到现实的时候咯。

520 MOM

When I saw those posts on 520 on my FB wall, 

I realized that it was such a coincident!!

Because I purposely drove my mom to Genting for a lunch!!! 

Before you judged that it was luxurious to go to Genting for a lunch,
*indeed, it takes a lot of effort*

it was because my mom had a voucher for two person for an abalone meal. 

Considering that it'll take around 3 hours of driving back and forth, 

my mom was asking if this is costing too much effort for a voucher as well. 

She doesn't feel quite right to do that but I told her that it was fine. 

This is because I realized that I have been very busy with my own stuff and I didn't have time to accompany her at all. Before I have my active private practice and Olivia's presence, 

I'll at least go out with her in the weekend either for lunch or for grocery shopping. 

But as things get busier while she's tired from taking care of Olivia during the day,

she rarely wants to go out at night and we don't have the common free time as well. 

Honestly, I was too lazy and tired to go out as well. 

Therefore, I thought that it would be a great idea as well. 

Coincidentally, I have no clients today after 10am.
As much as I hope to be busier!

But I guess God planned this for us.
It seems that everything worked out by itself and off we went to Genting for the abalone meal!

Grilled mushroom

Chicken soup

My mom was cutting the abalone diligently making sure that it doesn't "fly" off her plate and warn me to do the same. ;p

Look at the abalone!!! 

First time in my life to taste such a big abalone all by myself!

IT's delicious although a lil too salty for me, it was very chewy too!

That's why my mom had difficulty in chewing them...

Dessert: Red bean mochi

Even though it was not a planned celebration, 

but I'm grateful that I did something special with her. =) 

13/05/2017

Pre-mother's day celebration with my sister and my mom at Chakri Palace in KLCC!
It's Thai food!

Fast & Furious 8 & First Outing with my Colleague!!!

Yesterday was the very first time that I head out to a mall with a colleague after working for a year and 8 months++ in this company.

By the way, I also got a new "roommate/room-colleague" recently. Therefore, we have more time to have some conversation and there were more interaction between us. Somehow, we got closer and probably the very first friend I make in in this job. I guess probably it's because she's open to a weirdo like me.

*On the side note, she said that she's a weirdo too!*

We have been talking about watching a movie together since she has this GSC credit card that offers discounted price tickets. TO my surprise, even movie tickets on a Friday night is eligible for discount!

It was such a great deal!

While deciding on what movie to watch, I thought maybe we can do Fast & Furious 8 since I have been wanting to watch but I just didn't get the right time to watch it.

Finally, we went last Friday night and we both enjoyed it!

Despite the fact that my brother told me not to watch it with high expectation, it was better than I thought it would be.

I think I kinda know how the story line of fast & furious series go, so I did manage to guess what was going to happen and it did go according to what I have anticipated.

Therefore, I guess the fact that they have decided to stop this series at 10 might actually be a good idea. 

By the way, it's heart warming when they choose to remember Paul Walker by naming the baby boy Brain. =)

The healing effect of saying goodbye

I guess I am not good and not used to saying goodbye...

I hate it when I have to say goodbye formally making it as if we are not going to meet each other forever...

When I was younger, we used to have farewell parties for friends furthering their studies abroad, when people leave a work place and or leave to work somewhere else and etc...

I never felt good when I'm saying goodbye in farewell parties...

However, I experienced something different this time round.

I went to the gym as usual the other day and this high school friend goes to the same gym and we often say hi when we meet in the gym...

Otherwise, we don't really keep it touch or meet outside of the gym..

Yet, the feeling of seeing someone familiar when I go to the gym does bring a certain degree of comfort to me...

At least I don't feel that I'm all alone...

I am a slow to warm up person, so despite I have been going to the same gym for more than a year now, I didn't make any friends.

Back to what I want to share, my friend approached me after the class and told me that she's leaving the coming Friday to New York for two years because of her work. 

As much as I was surprised since it was a sudden news, I felt "good" after hearing it despite it was a goodbye. 

I felt good because she took the time to tell me that she's leaving Malaysia and will be in NYC for two years. She didn't have to tell me really, but I really appreciate her taking the effort to tell me a simple goodbye. 

We didn't even have time to have dinner before she left!

But I guess that's the beauty of saying goodbye and it reminds me of how nice if all of us get to say a short, simple, and sweet goodbye to the people we love before we leave this world so that people who are left "behind" in this world get to heal from the lost. 

Sadly, the truth is we rarely get to saying this simple goodbye in a calm way. Rather, a lot of us left this world unexpectedly or denying that we are leaving while the people who are left behind are left with nothing but reminiscent of the happy times as well as sad moments. 

Finally, I hope that all is well for her in New York and I did propose to my friend that let's visit NYC then. I have never really planned on going to NYC for a trip, so does my friend. 

Throughout my life, I have always knew that I will visit Europe one day. But life seems to disagree with it and would like me to visit NYC before Europe and I have decided to just go with the flow and grab whatever travel opportunity that arise. 

“精神粮食”

从同事的口中知道了一个FB Page,

看了那些人在里面post的东西后，

有大快人心的感觉。

因为里面很多人都说出了我的无奈和心声~~~

还有，

原来我不是唯一的一个啊！！！

有不少人都拥有和我一样的看法。

一开始，我以为只有我自己是异类，

而且是不是我自己有太多的不满和投诉。

可是当我发现原来其他人也一样被压榨着的时候，

顿时觉得I'm NOT alone!!!!!

虽然知道自己是一个怪咖，

可是当知道自己不是一个人的时候还是有莫名的快感啊。

而且有一个人还被迫得建立了FB Page让大家表示不满啊~~~

背后推动这个行动力的人/原因应该蛮严重的吧，

不然怎么可以把人逼到这田地呢？

里面也有很多指名道姓在骂的post,

很显然大家不是针对他，而是他真的很不可理喻！

老实说，读完了那些post真的有让我感到有疗愈的感觉。

他们帮我骂了很多我不敢骂的事情！！！

很开心！

Surviving Work

由于工作上的鸟事实在是太多

所以我现在深深的了解为什么在韩剧里的OL要把包装酒藏在公司里，在必要时喝了。

最近的我也很后悔为什么在日本没有买多一点sakae的看kit kat, 

放在公司里，工作遇到鸟事时就可以装吃巧克力，

吃了以后会有一点头晕和全身发热的感觉，

然后就可以暂时逃离面对那些鸟事了。

毕竟在头晕着，没有那么清醒嘛。。。

"Picnic"

稍微认识我的朋友都知道我有多怕晒太阳，

我的朋友很爱开玩笑的叫我puteri lilin,因为我都说我晒太阳会融化。

其实我是怕晒黑，因为我妈从小就灌输我一白遮三丑的观念。

毕竟人都不美了，唯有希望由白这件事让自己看起来没有那么丑。

以前的我不明白为什么国外的人那么喜欢晒太阳和在大太阳下野餐。

我知道他们的冬天很冷，可是我自己就觉得在太阳下野餐很热和不舒服啊。

直到我在春天去了Perth的King's Park时，我才发现原来国外是那么适合野餐的天气。

天气很好，虽然太阳很大，可是风是冷的，而且很干；

在太阳下走也不会觉得热或是出汗感觉粘粘的。

附近工作的人都会到哪里吃午餐。

一些人自备午餐，而一些人则买午餐到哪里吃，好悠闲的感觉。

而且也可以从繁忙的工作当中得到一丝的宁静吧。

好享受哦~~~

这次从东京回来后发现，我最想念的竟然是悠闲的逛Meguro River的那天。

虽然没有把整条河走完，樱花也还没有满开，
可是至少算有享受到赏樱的感觉。

我们在途中也买了香槟和takoyaki来吃。

也拍了一些照片。

还有一些日本人在那里画画。

比较可惜的是哪里的人潮很多，所以你等不到可以拍照的时间。

虽然人多，但是幸运的事那里的人不会推着你走，大家会慢慢的顺着人潮走。

所以overall的感受还是positive的。

那天的天气也是最好的一天，因为没有下雨。

Work

最近工作上不是很好，

所以不是很开心。

那天JK说他2018会到国外做post-doc,

隔天听到一位朋友即将到纽约工作两年。

我的朋友看起来都在他们的工作上progress到很好。

我顿时觉得好像只有我自己还在原地踏步。

我也不知道我自己在做什么。

可能因为我的PhD也不是很顺利的关系吧。

所以我最近有默默的在想我在做的东西究竟适不适合我。

现实很残酷，没有钱，我survive不下去。

而且工作上也遇到了不合理的事情。

明明就是系统出了问题，可是我还是必须负责任。

*这只死猫很大啊！*

我很生气，可是我知道我生气也于事无补，

所以我决定了要早日找到另一份工作。

尽快的离开这里。

还有的就是我的两位同事不被续约，原因不详。

可是我们都深信是因为其中一位同事的身体状况。

而另一位同事（她的先生）什么都没有做错也不被续约了。

唯一的错大概就是有一位生病的太太吧。

今年运程明明说我的工作运不错啊，为什么会这样？

希望会雨过天晴。

Show's Crazy World Tour 11.03.2017

什么？罗志祥演唱会的免费门票？

那我当然要看啊。

其实我不是他的粉丝，更不会唱他的歌。

连他的热门曲也不懂，可是既然是免费的，

而且又是我认识的艺人的演唱会，那当然不要错过啊！

就这样，我和我姐去看了这场演唱会。

还以为免费的，位置应该不怎么样，可是我错了，是PS2的票，而且还蛮正中间的。

看得到舞台，罗志祥也不会太小个。

看完以后我弟和他老婆问我们觉得好看吗？

我就说我觉得还好罢了，就像看一场表演。

可能因为我不会他的歌吧，而且我觉得他很多歌都没有唱完，

有点偷鸡的感觉。

这是他们就说演唱会都是这样的啊~~~

而且他还要跳舞。

我回说可是我之前看方大同的演唱会不是这样的。

可是他们说不可以这样比，

我心想那好吧。

我姐也一直说我很奇怪。

其实我的第一个反应事很生气，为什么我有要求就要被标签为奇怪呢？

可是我不敢反驳她，因为我想要避免不必要的争吵。

这时我也想起了CK说过的话，

他说其实我们都是奇怪的人，所以才会谈得来啊~

我一直以来都拼命的在否认这件事。

可是慢慢的，我越来越接受到其实我真的是很奇怪的人。

所以当我在检视着为什么我会生气的时候我发现到，

其实我只是不喜欢被标签为奇怪的人罢了。

对她来说，我可能真的是一个很怪的人啊。。。

而且可能她的表达方式不一样吧，

对于不接受她的norm的人来说，对她来说就是属于奇怪的人啊。

我想通了以后，就觉得可能我们真的有不同的要求吧。

只不过她表达的方式比较伤人而已。

其实我希望的只不过是至少acknowledge我的看法，然后再提出她的看法就好了。

没有必要标签我，也伤了我。

而我会生气，这也是我自己需要reflect的地方。

奇怪就奇怪啊，只要接受到自己原来是这样奇怪的人以后，

就不再对于被标签为奇怪而反应过大啊。

我就是那么奇怪的人，

以后也会做更多所谓“奇怪”的事情。

虽然没有到我奇怪可是我自豪的地步，

可是我希望以后当别人说我奇怪时，

我可以在不是defensive的状态下承认我就是一个奇怪的人，

因为那个奇怪的人就是我。

Bangkok - Art Box, Chatuchak, Terminal 21

我说了我想要把观光行程加进这一次的行程。

经过我的一番游说，我姐鼓起勇气决定一起到Chocolate Ville，

可是到最后，我们放弃了。因为行程上的更改啊。

所以Chocolate Ville唯有下次再去好了。

我们有去最近很有名的Art Box，可是去到的时候很多档口都已经关了。

可能是因为我们太迟到了吧。

幸好还有一些食物吃。

简单的吃了一些和随便逛逛后，我们没有买到东西就回酒店了。
还拍了一些照片。

而且时间还很早呢。（早的基准是12am以前）哈哈

星期六一早就到Platinum morning market和Platinum Fashion Mall逛完没有逛到的楼层。

然后再到Chatuchak。可是这一次的经验告诉我们我们以后可以放弃Chatuchak了。

因为物价没有以前那么便宜，衣服也没有Platinum Fashion Mall的美。

*以上是个人看法啦*

而且很热，我们还看到了有人在杀价，然后被卖家骂，老板也用泰文跟隔壁档口老板“投诉”。
我听不懂泰文，可是看表情和tone of voice,给我的感觉是在投诉。

*我们很胆小，所以过后都不敢杀价*

而且现在很多店都会写不可杀价/不减价之类的了。

话说我这一次买的东西好像都没有什么杀到价。

其实不是我们不杀，而是她们都令愿不做你的生意啊。

当我问可以减价吗，她们都会说，这是最便宜的了/不能减价。

所以我看到喜欢的，只要价钱是我接受到的我都默默给钱。

因为我不想被骂。

过后还去吃了B-Story,装饰得很漂亮，而且就在BTS旁边。
价格和KL的cafe差不多，大约每人RM30-40.
看你order什么啦。

当我们以为我们会在Chatuchak待超过半天时，
我们好像两个小时不到还是3个小时后就决定了要去另一间网上介绍的shopping mall逛逛。

那就是Union Mall，

我们在McD吃了一些东西休息一下后就到处逛逛。

可是没有什么好买的，而且那里真的都是local在逛，

所以买东西问价钱都不方便。

而且款式没有Platinum Fashion Mall那么美和便宜。

到最后，我们还去了Terminal 21吃Swensen冰淇淋和逛到了我姐最想去的Pratunam Night Market.

这么多还不到RM50,很值得。

我们3个人吃到很爽。

也买到了她很想吃的100baht烧鱼，其实是盐焗鱼。

很好吃，很新鲜，便宜又大条。

对了Terminal 21 外面有meter taxi可以搭，

还有地方可以坐下来等呢。

所以以后在Terminal 21附近逛的话可以到这里找meter taxi.
终结最后就是个人觉得Platinum Fashion Mall是最好逛的，而且有冷气和干净的厕所。
我觉得Platinum Fashion Mall和KL的金河/Time Square差不多，
都是卖一些时下流行的服饰，可是品质方面当然没有那么好啊。
*其实我很久没有去过金河/Time Square了，所以我不知道现在还是不是一样*
如果你都穿有牌子的衣服，那这里当然一点都不适合你啦。
所以就看个人咯。
如果要高级一点的百货公司的话可以到Siam Paragon, Terminal 21, Siam Square, Siam Discovery, Central World之类的.
就像KL的Pavilion, KLCC, Fahrenheit 88, Sungai Wang, Lot 10, Time Square一样，
邻近，可是格调却全然不同。

晚餐是Black Canyon的Tom Yam.

装满了战利品的luggage.

Bangkok (22-26/02/2017) - Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun

几年前第一次去了Bangkok,那时也是所谓的shopping trip,

可是我们去了Madame Tussaud.

因为是第一次去,所以我对于Chatuchak, Asiatique, Terminal 21, Platinum Fashion Mall, Pratunam morning & night market, Baiyoke Sky buffet和一些其他的地方都保持着观光的心态。

还记得我第一次吃了Swensen的ice cream chocolate dip...

虽然当时真的很累很累，可是现在都不记得那些累了。

只记得去过的地方和开心的吃喝玩乐。

这一次是第二次去，我和我姐说我想要加一些观光的行程，

不要只是shopping.

因为shopping trip让我觉得内疚,

可是我姐一针见血的说，这本来就是shopping trip啊~

可是才刚过新年啊，我不缺衣服leh.

最后我决定了为了不要天天都shopping,那就去皇宫吧。

我不知道为什么要去皇宫，

可是当我决定要做一名死游客会做的事情时，

皇宫必然是首选啦。

原因很简单，因为皇宫是旅游胜地啊！

毕竟我也没有到那里观光过嘛。。。

游客当然要做死游客会做的事情！

我姐说，既然要去皇宫，那就一起去Wat Pho（卧佛寺）, Wat Arun（黎明寺/郑王庙）。

因为他们很接近，既然都去观光了，就一起去吧。

她有走过这样的行程。

所以Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun的“半日游”开始了。

一开始我姐有说要陪我们去，可是她已经去过两次了。

Grand Palace的入门票还要500baht呢！

我就和她说，那你去别的地方逛逛吧，不要浪费钱在入门票上了。

而且她在排行程的时候都有很多想去的地方可是却塞不进行程里。

我就说服了她自己到处逛逛把。

可是计划永远赶不上变化，

我们迟了起床、迟了出门，

因为种种预想不到的情况，我们决定了更改行程。

是的，我人已经到了皇宫后才决定的。

其实因为我二姐很累想在酒店休息，

所以我提议我大姐陪我到Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun的“半日游”行程。

可是她已经有想去逛的地方了，所以拒绝了我。

最后我二姐还是和我一起进行了Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun的“半日游”。

天气很热，我姐很累，也走了不少冤枉路。

所以我其实写这篇是为了让大家知道如何进行这个半日游的行程的。

因为到Grand Palace的train还在建着，所以很多人都是搭taxi去Grand Palace的。

据我大姐说，找到跟meter的taxi很难。

可是我和我二姐还是尽力克服了这个问题，

除了一次。

我和我姐在Pratunam大约问了一辆还是两辆taxi就找到跟meter的taxi去Grand Palace了.

大约80-100baht吧，看路况有没有塞车。

所以大家不要被其他的文章影响，先入为主的觉得难找就不去尝试。

虽然真的是比较烦，但是对于我这些平凡人来说这就是旅行要克服的事情之一。

当然，如果预算够的话就包车吧。

用钱买方便和减少烦恼是一件很美好的事！

不用一定要经历困难才会体验到皇宫的美哦~~~

*因为我不是提倡自助旅行的达人，我只是一个贪图享受的却又必须存钱才可以去旅行一般上班族啊。所以我会有这样的建议*

用一部分的钱可以买方便和减少烦恼，当然要做啊！
*如果“代价”（就是太贵的意思）太大的话，我可能会先前把路都查好，然后避免额外的开销*

到了Grand Palace就跟路牌排队买票，拿地图，然后就可以开始拍游客照和逛一逛了。

Grand Palace的套票有包括看玉佛和Textile Museum。

因为没有做功课，以为靠Google Map就可以，所以找玉佛寺的时候走了一点冤枉路。

我主张看Google Map靠自己，而我二姐则偏向问人；

所以有了一点争执。

我有不爽，因为我又不是故意找错路的。

可是算了吧，现在发现到这些差异也不迟。

其实皇宫，玉佛寺，和Textile Museum都在同一区，

千万不要走出来，在里面问人就好了。

对了，到皇宫记得穿长裤，不然就要排队借布来“遮羞”。

*很麻烦*

我就是那么的讨厌麻烦的人。

为了省去麻烦，还是穿长裤吧。

而且曼谷都有卖那种薄薄的长裤，可以买来穿。

不然穿长裙也不错，通风，很凉的。

重头戏来了，如何从Grand Palace走到Wat Pho，

我的建议就是善用科技，

其实电话卡不是很贵，而且很有用；

如果有预算就买了吧，有急事也可以报警啊~

我们在机场买的299baht，7天，无限上网，100baht打电话。

Google Map可以选走路，它会带你走最近的路的。

我跟着走，并没有走错路。大概15分钟就会到了。
*腿短+慢的我15分钟，如果你腿长或是有好体力的话，可能不用10分钟*

如果我的预测没有错的话，其实就是从皇宫出来后绕着皇宫走了半圈就会到达卧佛寺。

然后其实很多人都在走，可是如果你自己有Goggle Map当然会比较安全和方便啦。

其实也可以搭Tuk Tuk，可是我很懒得讨价还价和杀价，

所以令愿自己走。

而且两个女生，根据我姐不是很安全，因为不懂他会载你去哪里。

还有Wat Pho的入门票是100baht。

买票还有免费一瓶小水，记得拿啊~~~

然后就和卧佛拍照。

从Wat Pho到Wat Arun更简单，你只要到码头塔船就是了。

可是很多人都没有写清楚码头的名字是什么，

所以我又花了一点时间figure out码头的名字。

从Wat Arun的出口走到码头不到5分钟。

码头的名字是Tha Tien pier。
Again, 善用Google Map就对了！

Tha Tien pier

我是从Wat Pho的地图找到的。

因为网上都没有写好，
可是我综合大家“你过河”的说法和“码头很近，走路可以到”之类的话后，
推测出应该就是地图上所写的码头（可是名字不对啊！）。

就是这时我决定了回来一定要写这篇的原因。

为什么大家都不把码头名字写好？

可是我有看到说码头在装修之类的，所以可能这是暂时的还是什么。

我是2017年2月去的。

可是如果你是近期去的话，这个讯息应该还可以用。

船上可以远观白色的Wat Arun。

网上说可以在这里看日落。

Wat Arun的门票是50baht （我姐说以前是免费的）。

到了Wat Arun，我随便拍了一张照片就原路走回去搭船塔taxi去做spa.

塔船很便宜，才4baht一趟，也不用怎样排队，反正船一次可以载很多人。

第一，我姐已经走不动了；

第二，我没有心情拍照了；

第三，我热到没有心情了。

第四，Wat Arun在修整，看不到全貌。

第五，预约的spa和massage要到时间了。

而且本人修养有限，不是很懂得欣赏。

最后，因为实在是找不到跟meter的taxi,

最后就给了180baht了事。

*这就是唯一的一次啦*

可能事因为时间关系，也可能因为他们都知道我们已经在那一区了，

没有其他方法出去市区，所以就都不肯跟meter吧。

可是我前一天早上到了皇宫以后再找 meter taxi回去Pratunam的时候是有找到。

可以上网的另好处就是不怕taxi driver兜路，然后骗钱。

因为你可以光明正大的开Google Map,

然后看着他有没有向你要去的方向行驶。

而且如果你自己一个人搭taxi也不怕，

因为你的Google Map会告诉你他载着你去哪里。

毕竟旅行时，自己的人生安全还是最重要啊。

其实我有看到taxi driver会偷瞄你的电话。

所以这样做除了可以为人生安全，也可以避免被骗。
如果真的很衰遇到了想伤害你的人，挑个热闹的地方跳车吧！

去Gym的好处2

最近去了一趟Bangkok回来，

虽然走了很多路，觉得很累。

也休息了几天才完完全全的恢复。

*个人觉得*

可是我发现到我比上一次到曼谷比，

我可以走更多的路也不觉得累，

可是热的天气比较另我抓狂。

虽然我很累，可是我觉得我复原得比较快。

也没有上次那么累了。

连我大姐都说累的时候，其实我还是可以坚持。

但是我当然没有坚持啊。

我把这一切归功于我有去gym的关系，

虽然去gym并没有帮助到我瘦下来，

可是我本来去gym的目的就不是减肥。

但是个人觉得我的体力好像真的有变好。

*在Grand Palace抄别人的动作拍的*

十五咯

农历新年就这样过去了，

心想我都还没有玩够呢。

又没有理由暴饮暴吃了。

新年歌也还没有听厌啊！

麻将也还没有玩够呢~~

Breakfast Thieves KL, APW Bangsar

Hmm, this is my personal opinion, but I seriously don't think that this place worth all the rave on it.

My poor sister arrived early and waited for about 40 minutes for our table.

The menu has limited choices, and my sister didn't even finished her food because it doesn't suit her taste. Since everyone has different ways of defining whether the food are delicious for them or not,

I'm not going to comment further but they are definitely not my cup of tea.

Also, since I don't take beef, I guess that makes my choice of food even more limited.

*有时候，我的胃是婢女胃*

Even so, the atmosphere in there is not comfortable for me as well.

Also, it's kinda hot and really noisy in there. Imagine the loud music, we trying to talk, and other customers talking all at the same time.

Maybe because it's CNY period and that's why it was so crowded. I don't know.

We went because my cousin said that her friends have been talking about APW Bangsar so often that it makes her wanting to check this place out.

So I'm guessing that their business are busy even if it's not during weekends, holidays, and CNY.

Honestly, this was also the first time that we didn't order any dessert to share in our yearly #gnoel outings as I reviewed the pictures we took.

We always tried to meet during CNY because that's when we can have everyone in the outing and I do have high expectations on where and what we eat actually.

This is because we wanted to really enjoy ourselves and we rarely have this opportunity.

Therefore, the fact that we didn't order dessert is really surprising for me because we usually do.

I don't know why, but as I tried recalling, perhaps it was because of that uncomfortable atmosphere or because of the food that we were trying to get out of that place asap. Also maybe because my cousins were rushing home since he has a flight to catch that night itself.

This is funny, I know.

In terms of the price, it's the typical pricing for any hipster cafe nowadays. I can't complain about it.

But it could have been better if they didn't arrange the tables to be so close to each other that it was so difficult to walk around and making that place so crowded and noisy when it's full house.

Of course I understand about maximizing profit and etc., but I just hope that they might consider the level of comfort and experience of their customers as well in the future.

For me, the serendipity of a cafe is also important for me after the most important thing: the quality of the food (how delicious they are).

To be fair, their service are not bad because they do respond to our requests.

All in all, it wasn't a pleasant experience for me in that Breakfast Thieves.

However, I do agree that it's a great place to take Instagram worthy photos though,

looked at what we did while we're trying to snap some #instaworthy photos.

My sister left more than half of these. 

#Instaworthy photo in progress

Yup, the 6 of us with their second generations! 

*Trying to take an #instaworthy photo

 

 *Trying to take an #instaworthy photo

*Behind the scene of an #instaworthy photo

 *Our favorite photo with rays of light!

 *We had a great laugh when he posted for these photos and he said that this is necessary for an #instaworthy photo! He really is GOOD at it!

 On the other hand, I'm still learning...

We did have fun and that, makes my trip there worthwhile.

My cousin also came to my house during the night to join us for a simple 拜天宫 since my sister-in-law is still in her confinement.  While my cousin is on his way back to Melbourne. 

By the way, just to warn you guys ahead, it's not easy to get parking there unless you go for the RM7 per entry across APW. Even if you've found a road side parking, don't be happy just yet, because you need to pay RM1 per hour by coins ONLY.

Yes, do prepare coins ahead if you're planning on going there.

Or, just pay that RM7.

My dad often asked and told me that since you're going to such an expensive place, why would you still care about the parking fees and it's not like you can't afford it anyway?

For me, it is also important if a cafe has convenient parking spaces and the parking rate matters as well. It just affect my impression on that place as a whole.

After all, why would I visit such a place when I have to go through so much hassles and adding to that, I have to deal with food that actually disappoints me, right?

If that's the case, why don't I just meet them in any shopping malls instead right?

However, in the end of the day, it's the people we meet that are more important than the food and place.

But if we have great accompany with great food and environment, wouldn't it makes everything better?

On the contrary, if I don't try it out for once, how would I know if that place is worth going or not?

Hence, this long post.

And I really wonder why would people wait in such a long line?
Probably because of all the good reviews online I guess?
Will they be disappointed like me?

One last thing to share, after finished watching the drama "Goblin", I really like one of the sentences from the drama.

“天气好的时候，天气不好的时候，天气刚刚好的时候。”
I really like the last part of the sentence where it say when the weather is at the moderate level or "right" level.
This is because regardless of good or bad, anytime can be the "right" time, I think. 

Perhaps I was also hoping that we can meet when things are at their moderate levels rather than having an unrealistic expectations on how our gatherings should always turn out to be great.

Despite the not so great food and atmosphere, I cannot deny the fact that we still had fun actually!

IT could be the fact that because I'm with the "right" people!