Weekend Runaway from Johor: KL Zoo Negara, I-city, KLIA2

Last weekend I run away from Johor with Kakak to KL. Run together but with different target, meet up with different people. Three of us depart from office after work to go KL.

From Johor we go to KLIA2 then I followed my other colleague to Subang Jaya, the place that I once live for four months. Shall I consider the place as my first working place for food industry? It was during my internship, only a short period but really a memorable one when I think back. Although I have been busy weighing and cooking in that period, I still miss the time that after cooking I still need to wash all the containers.

Or maybe due to it is my internship that's why everything look so simple and the gossip in the company is just treat as a joke.

So what did I do over the weekend there? A really short one.

My friend who leave me at Johor come and pick me up to her hotel and the next day we went to Zoo Negara. It was started as an idea as I think I need to find some place to kill time but not shopping. Then she helped me to gather all the people and that makes the plan.

It was a simple and lazy vacation at KL. I thought we will play in Zoo for  whole day long, but we managed to finish the journey within three hours but it is still more worth than UK farm. And yeah, don't ask me why kept go to see animals. I have no idea also. Haha. UK farm for my kambing brothers, but Zoo I did not enter for my twins panda.

I thought it should be more than ten years since I entered a Zoo, but realized I did went to Zoo at Sabah to see Orang Utan too. But anyway, I am sure it is more than ten  years since I last seen a Giraffe. LOL!

And I did remember I entered Zoo Melaka before, but really have no image of the  animal in it. So everything is fresh, including the "boo" of the animal. XD.

We were amazed by the bird park, which is like an open area, but the birds just gathered here, we are doubting how they not leave this place since they are free to go. My naughty friend go and chase after the birds. and I record in a video. Hehe.

Then no body knows where to go for lunch, so I simply suggest The Mines, one of the place I went during my internship as well. To meet my friend at UPM.

Without shopping we left the place. T.T. We back to the hotel and get some rest after lunch.

At the night, Iznie bring me to I-city, I been there  a few times but not  yet go to see the lights at night. So we went to that place for dinner and just walk around. Too bad it was a raining day. We managed to snap some photos then decided to go home.

This is how single people seek for love always see thing. 

The tree look like a love shape to me. Hahahaha. 

Monkey is too busy this weekend to meeting up her friend,
so I took this as a remarks that we will so near yet so far again. hahaha. 

Last time was at IKEA, she in the office I am eating roti and currypuff outside. 

Did not enter to see Panda in Zoo as I think it is not worth for RM20 just to see Panda, but saw the KungFu Panda in I-city so we took a picture with him. 

The next morning I meet up with my UPM friend that I know at Thailand, Atiqah. Others were busy. She brought us for breakfast at the Pasar Karat. Nice catch up since after my internship. She is a good kakak too. Huhu. I forgot to take photo with her. And I go disturb the other of our friend while waiting for my friend in KLIA2, How I wish that I will be going to take off flight there instead of going back to Johor. Hehe.

Back to office on Monday, chit chat with my colleagues and boss during lunch time, they said that I am too protected by the family since I have three sisters. I think no, I have tried my best to leave home and to be independent at different places. But I think, I am always being lucky, with all the abang and kakak (nor matter if they are actually younger than me) around. I am always the adik. The end result of me when I was ten years old, I am the youngest in class. Hehe. Forever kiddo. A.k.a 长不大的小孩

P/s it was my first time to the new airport too! Hehe... and here is end of the random blog.

A Day Trip to Kluang: Gathering or Farewell?

Yesterday, I had a one day trip with the graduates here to Kluang, Johor.

My target was to go for UK Farm as people mentioned to me that it is recommended place to visit in Johor. So, after officially one year here, I finally make the plan works to go with few of my buddies here.

Senior from Kluang tell me a few new places that I can consider there, which is at a cheaper price than UK Farm: Zenxin Organic Park and Gunung Lambak. After discuss with my travel mates, we decided to go for Zenxin and UK Farm.

It is about one hour from Johor to Kluang, we depart at 8 in the morning. Reached Zenxin at 9.30 am, the weather is good, so we go to rent bicycle there. The feeling is good but the bicycle is not really well maintained and also the road is a little challenge for us to cycle.

Anyway, the feeling of riding a bicycle is good, enjoying the winds and finally get to see the growth of the vegetable and fruits that we used to eat. One thing which is not so good for me is the ants there kept bite me whenever I step on the ground. Ouch! Jumping up and down to get rid of them.

My dad used to tell me story in the past for his young time. He was once a farmer with my grandpa in Kulai for almost a year. Finally a better picture I can get for what he has describe. I am sure he will like this place! Or will give comments on the way and which is the better way!

At the organic park, we saw a garden for herbs, trying to recognize those familiar plants. I missed daddy again, in the appreciation mood that what he had taught me.The mushroom house is a little disappointing, there is empty inside, the worker there told us that it is a little too expensive to grow them.
Until about 11 am, the Sun starts to get too hot and the feeling of burning our skin.

Before leaving the park, we had our lunch there, the entrance fee to rent bicycle is RM 15 per person, which also includes RM 5 restaurant voucher.

The food looks really healthy, I had marmite chicken set meal and mulberry juice with honey. Yummy!

Next station we heading to UK Agro Resort, didn't expect the road condition. I feel sorry for my friend's car to be use for the journey. >.<  Anyway, the place is more organized than Zenxin as there is a few station has been scheduled for us to visit the place. The price is consider high for me, that I will only come once even after so many people recommend the place before.

My friends tease at me saying that they don't know what is in this farm and from my conversation I only kept mentioned about goats and sheep. I got to admit that I only knows about these two creatures there only. Hahahahaha. So the trip is to visit my "long lost sibling" the Kambing~~ Mehhhhh~~~~

At there I became part time translator to Bariqi, the tour guide are mainly explaining in Chinese, maybe it is what their main customer used to be.

We had a pack of grass to feed the adult goats and also goats milk for the baby goats. They demonstrate how they get goat milk, while us, a bunch of food industry newbies is busy criticize of the way of working. Laughed and laughed. We get to try the goat milk and I bought the ice cream, but the ice cream is already flavored with vanilla, chocolate or strawberry.

At this moment, I slightly disappointed when compared to my Taiwan trip in 2013 at Qingjing. There definitely a bigger farm and I am so excited with the sheep show. I even bought a sheep that can tear off the skin. Hahaha. And if not remember it wrong, the ticket is much cheaper than this. >.<

After say hello to my species, the remaining attractions is just not really attractive to me already. Haha. There got ostrich (only one left, a lonely one). Back to last visit at Desaru, we had seen more than hundreds of it. Then turkey. A jakun village.

The lonely Ostrich 

and there is "jakun" living at the tree.

The mushroom house here is better than the one in Zenxin, with the growth of Oyster Mushroom and also Lingzhi. The entrance ticket aloud us to have mushroom snack per person. I imagine it as the deep fried mushrooms. But end up it is 2 types that we has to choose, pickled mushroom or lingzhi drink.

So end up the estimated 3 hours journey we managed to finish in 2 hours.

See the timing is still early so we can have a visit to the famous kopi, Kluang Railway Coffee. I am not the coffee lover but I am surrounded by a few coffee addicts, they kept got people recommend the coffee to me. Since the time is still early, we decided to go to the railway station to get a cup of coffee.

It is really good taste of coffee. Debera cannot stand the bitter taste of the coffee, while the rest of us find the coffee really worth for visit, with addition to its roasted bun. Debera had its half-boiled eggs too.

The journey was not perfectly planned and there is some disappointing part along the journey. But it was a satisfying one for me to know the people more and create our memories at this city. Five of us are from different states and work in different department in this company. It is fate (badminton) that let us have the chance to know each other. We never know who is the next one to say goodbye and so we can only promise to each other at this moments is we will sure meet again in the future!

I am glad to know these people in my first job. (v)(^. .^)(v)

à bientôt!

First "Oversea" Marathon Experience: Singapore 2xu Compression Run

It was the first and maybe last run in Singapore, after the Malaysian Ringgit drop dramatically this year. But it was the first half marathon I joined after Penang Bridge International Marathon. A whole new experience at a different place.

How far is 21.1 km? I have run through half marathon since Year 1 in USM. But cannot tell exactly the distance. Sue Anne tell me the journey from my place in Johor to Legoland is about 20 km when she helping me checking out the map to that place.

Which means if I am crazy enough, I can actually reach the place by barefoot! Only for sure it will take me 3.5 hours in order to reach the destination. LOL!

Okay, let's get back to my first experience of marathon outside of Malaysia. This run supposed to be organised in March but postponed until yesterday! Well, it should be good for us, the lazy one to have a longer training period. 

I have my feet injured one week earlier. But the preparation time and money spend make me decided to go for it. When come to running, a word from a friend of mine always reminding me: Keep running, trust your capability, You are stronger than what you think. 

The run started at 4.30 a.m., time limit for 4 hours to finish the journey, which is later than Penang run of the limit 3.5 hours. Managed to run within Penang run limit. Supposed to be earlier if my feet wasn't injured. Reached around 8 a.m. which I ran from dark night until morning! 

The scenery at last 2 km of the run, the sky has turn bright!

The legs start feeling the pain even before the run. Sometimes, the stubborn within me cannot help. Along the journey I feel like to give up, but I don't wish the regret happened again after the full marathon last year, the situation that I am not able to finish the journey. Just that now got to have some times for recover after yesterday run. 

The run satisfied me with its organised event and water supplied along the journey. 

It also open my eyes that so many people are really running consistently along the journey,

It is only seeing people slow down at the last 5 km so you will be motivated to keep running the best you can. 

Lastly, the pain reminds me of I am still alive. Feeling so good!

Oh ya. Forgot to mentioned, The reason I join the run is because the running vest look so cool! And not forget the Medal! 

My first and last marathon run in Singapore, this month I have been in and out to cross the border, I think it is nice that there are several places that you can run and jog, so it might be one day me just simply cross the border again and go for the jog. XD.

Garden by the bay

Lower Seletar Reservoir 

Sue Anne's Visit at Johor Bahru Part 2: Badminton and "Sight seeing" trip

Morning: Badminton

The second day when Sue Anne was here in Johor, it is lovely Sunday that I used to play badminton with the colleagues when I first came in. Now everyone becoming busy and hardly we have time to maintain the sports. 

Sue Anne was the one who make me started to play back badminton in the university. Before that I have stop playing for at least 7 or 8 years. Remember vividly that was one hour single player session with her in the court, my face turned red like a tomato showing I really lack of exercise even I have had my marathon experience. 

So I suggest her that to bring her racket to play with us, and yeah, she never disappoint me she really brought it! We went to badminton in the morning then introduce her for Kacang Pool near my place as to change her mindset that Johor has nothing much worth trying. 

Photo steal from Adrina, 

the last visit I have also introduce her the same thing. 

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Afternoon: The journey to go further south? 

We went to Legoland, Hello Kitty Theme Park and Puteri Harbour. The part that I thought to go take some photo at the entrance but not really want to pay the entrance fee.  

We walk through the Lego Hotel and go until the entrance of Legoland, took some pictures and then we leave to the Puteri Harbour which is not far and along the way there are signboard to give direction.

Initially I thought there is nothing in the Hello Kitty Theme Park as we do not plan to enter the theme park, then we realized both the theme park and Puteri Harbour is connected, and has more shops to check it out compared to Legoland. 

Found one Superheroes Cafe when Sue Anne pointed it out. I remember it was suggested by Seik Hua for our next meet up. So I suggested we can have something there. Realized the photo for food is consider still ok only, not really worth for photo, so I decided only to get the drink. Had my cup of "Batsy" and snap photo. It is a nice try and we have our drink there and due to no plan after that we plan to wait for the sunset to get some photo. 

It is actually quite early for the day, we walk around and saw a jetty, walk there and we realized we are at the borders to Singapore again, Sue Anne found a new way to cross border but we were stop by the security when want to move on further. XD. 

We found a very "Lego" feel of ship stopping there and was with music on of a very relaxing type. Good place to pakto anyway. 

Then we walk back to Puteri Harbour to wait for the sunset. Suddenly she found rainbow, get some picture of it. 

After a while, I saw a double rainbow from the photo, then we realized there is double rainbow from the angle. 

I had a friend who believe and make me believe that double rainbows will bring luck for tomorrow. And is is especially inspiring when you really need it. 

Waited until 7.30 pm, not sure is it due to clouds and rain, we are not managed to get a good picture for sunset, but anyway the rainbow is worth enough for our wait. 

Back to Johor Bahru for dinner, Debera is back from KL, so the new friends meet up again. All the 91's kids. I don't know where to suggest for food again, so from the first day I wanted to bring Sue Anne to go for the "mee hoon kueh" at near my house, end up become her last meal in Johor. 

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It is end of Sue Anne study life last month and tomorrow she is going to start her work! All the best Monkey and hope we will really able to maintain an annual trip each year to catch up what we left for! And lets cheers for our five years crazy friendship that started first day of university!

Thanks to fate that let us meet as you really brought me tons of fun for university and life!