Batu Caves : Higher Ground.

I would never thought of climbing 272 steps for nothing if its wasn't for Nina and Harry. For what ey? It's kinda embarrass when a tourist like Harry raised his eyebrows after knowing that, I never been to Batu Caves even it's just 1.5 hours drive away from my place.

The place is like.. one of a must see in KL, Malaysia and I refused to go there just because of the smell. I don't know! People keep telling me, the place has a terrible smell and I almost had a nightmare by listening to people's story about it. Heh.

While other normal people who work like a slave, for money - 3 of us having a leisure (or was it torturing) moment to finish these steps...

I mean.. come on.. I've been sitting my butt at home for a month, and sometimes inside my car, driving around to a coffee shop, movies and hang out with friends and that's it. And suddenly it need to climb these stairs with full of monkeys! I never seen so many steps like this in my life and now I have to...climb it. Urrrghh.

I can't lie. It was a shame that I have to make a stop at every 20-25 steps. This is not a normal steps that I had in my apartment. I stay in 4th floor and I never used lift. I used stairs. But The stairs here is kinda steep and small.

Miss Nina didn't have any issue with it. But.. she had a different problem on her way down. She's afraid of heights! haha. And to Harry... I don't know, he didn't show any face expression during the mountaineering. Except his face turns slowly into cooked lobster. Well, it's sunny, 1pm sunny ok..

Mind you.. don't think of carrying foods or bottled water on your way up here.. unless you really love the idea of monkeys jumping all over you.

Okay, they made it to the top with a smile. Hey! they were laughing actually. At me. I thought, there will be no more climbing after those 272 steps. I was grasping for my Ice Lemon Tea and almost choked when I saw another steps to climb inside...*sigh*

But really, after 200 steps or so, I felt like my sight getting darker and hands numb. Then I remember I hasn't eat anything for breakkie, except fresh mango fruits and a glass of water back at home. I have to sit down til I get my sight back and guzzled down the whole can of Ice Lemon Tea. I need sugar!!!!

This monkey has been following Harry since the 1st time it saw him. Look how he interacted with a white guy..

#1 - Hello.

#2 - real classic stalker moves

#3 - Hello, it's me again.

The remaining of the rituals..

So, after we believed that Harry satisfied with the view, the monkeys and all, it's time to slide down.. (yea.. I wish I can just slide down). At this point of time, my legs were trembled. I don't know why I sounded like a grandmama.. but yes, my legs trembled terribly. Sob.

I have to admit again! Double shame! I have to make few stop on my way down too! LOL!

Since it's freaking hot at Batu Caves, we were thinking to have our lunch at somewhere cooler.. a restaurant with air condition and ice cream.. something like that. But.. ermm.. we went further up for our lunch...

Ermm.. high and cold enough or not.. I was suggesting to Nina, let's have something different, something we can't find in KL city.. I don't want KFC or Kenny Rogers. Pizza Hut is a no-no.

So we went to this restaurant called Shanghai 10. I wanna try their dimsum and chinese food.

Finally.. a picture of me. Heh.

I don't remember what it's called. Dumpling with chicken or something. What I remember is.. the taste suck. don't come here unless you are really hungry and can't cancel your order after you ate them half way.

Their sweet and sour chicken.. argghh... you can smell the sour vinegar from miles away and it dizzied me!

Yuck!

This one is a bit okay. Spinach with prawn.

Harry ordered this, a fried yam. He thinks this taste good like what he had in his hometown. Guess what?  I had to spit it out into my napkin. I can't swallow it!

Duck fillet with oyster sauce or something. I only ate the broccoli. Broccoli is good to fight the breast cancer disease. Im too afraid to touch that duck meat.. wonder how does it taste.. and it might give me a breast cancer disease with its horrible taste.

I wished that we settled with KFC at the 1st place.


Hhmmm Genting Highland isn't fun anymore for my age. I still remember when I came here 5-10 years ago, it was pretty fun. But..if u ask me is Genting Highland fun? I rather go back and sleep at my mum house (plus listen to her nag).

Look at what 21st century ghost wearing now... a Nike shoes. Eeeee... so scary.

It was kinda cold. Yea, I was with my shorts and shirt. Everybody was like walking in boots (wow) and coats. I only managed to change my slippers to sneakers cuz I have 30 pairs of shoes, sandals and sneakers in my car boots. Very convenient for unplanned trip. I am thinking to install mobile wardrobe inside too.

Harry wants his beer before we left. So we found a spot called sports bar and have our last drink in Genting Highland. That is my pussy foot. I don't know why they giving such name to a drink with a mixture of mango, pineapple, ginger and soda.

End of our touristy post. I was coffeeing with a friend yesterday at Starbucks and she asked me to join her diving at the east cost island next month. But before that I need to take a diving license for a start. Im kinda want it because her friend arrange and own the dive shop, business, whatever.

"There is no ladder?"

-No.

"I thought we can get down using the ladder slowly into the sea.. and sink?"


-Who told you that? You have to back flip / jump from the boat into a deep sea with your head 1st.

"and the oxygen tank? How heavy it is?"

-More than 15kg.. on your back.

I passed. I know I will die during the jump, before my head touches the water. Confirm. I rather snorkel with my life jacket on. Thank you.

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Forgotten update.

I totally forgot about these photos. My eyes caught up at MELAKA folder when I was browsing through my album folders. Then I remember I only did half of the post about my visit to Melaka. Im so getting alzheimered  due too much rest!

I dont know whether u guys still remember about the history of foot binding a.k.a Lotus Feet during the 10th century. It is proven that women are willing to go through severe pain and torment themselves to look beautiful.

Yea.. but Lotus Feet? Errmmm.. I still unsure how such hideous feet can be attractive lo. I rather endure the pain of 8 inch stiletto, plus climbing the Batu Caves 272 stair cases in it, instead bandage my feet until looks like ermm cocoon something like that. The prince who loves and admires those Lotus Feet back in 10th century must be psycho bondage crazy bastard who loves to see tormented women in pain.  

And we strolled along the streets.. with many many Tokongs. Dah nama nya Jalan Tokong kan. But I the temples here are very artistic. Or maybe it just me with minds keep telling me "you are in Melaka.. everything here is supposed to look artistic and authentic.."

But hey, really lah! Even normal souvenir shops here looks very artsy. Man...I never saw 2 bicycles looks so artsy before.

After I took this wind chime, the shop owner finally said to me "ermmm supposed u can't take picture inside this shop"

On my way out, I still took this shot and cabuttttttttttttttttttttttt..!

Ok, then we moved to see the big bulk of Portuguese's leftover.

Ah, it's just gate for God's sake. Why people make such a fuss about it. Because it was built 200 years ago or what? Try dig some fossils, u might find something which is more than million years ago.

Stairway to Heaven, no actually to a cemetery. These people hor.. very afraid to go and visit cemetery, be it Chinese or Malay Cemetery, all said very suay to step into one..

And yet they don't know that when they at ruins of St Paul Church, they are in cemetery area, strike a pose some more.

This is the original ruins of St Paul Church for you to believe.

There, it's all grave yard lah.

Then we went in to another graveyard area which is located at lower part of St Paul Church's ruins. Lucky it's free. Hurmm.. nothing to mourn about.. cuz Im not related to any of this dutch corpse laying inside. Super boring la..

Okay, everything has come to an end. Just like the those dutch inside the tomb. But we end our day not like that la.. but we end it with Ikan Bakar (grilled / bbq fish)

I don't know this place but my friend lead us to it.

The crowd and view was ok - ok. Im tired and my armpit was so sticky at that moment. I don't care anymore.

Not again...I had too much of these in Vietnam and I think I don't want to see any of these until year 2011.

The sauce for our bbq fish. Nothing special, it just a salty soy sauce with onions and lime. U can do this at home.

Argghh.. don't order this guys. The taste is horrible. The size is so big and taste like mud. If u wanna eat this bamboo shelled thingy, find the small ones.

The prawn was nice. Big, fresh and sweet. But still la.. the sauce to go with it was... ordinary. so it didn't compliment the taste of the prawns very much. So, u can do this at home too.

Fried squid with flour. This is only for those who doesn't have tongue ya. Yuck!

Grilled stingray. This is my first time having an ugly, tasteless grilled stingray. what's wrong with this restaurant la? 4 of us who were mad starved can't finished this small ones.

Coconut jelly. well, this is something new for me. The taste was ok. refreshing. I should eat this all along. Not the squid, not the bamboo shell thingy, not the stingray. Just this.

Verdict: Don't spend your money here unless you are really hungry and don't believe my reviews. Buy KFC instead. Well, the sunset view at the restaurant seems very pretty cuz was taken by dslr camera. If not, it was nothing lo.

Head back to the city, where the fast foods taste better and more variety.

Im such an ungrateful bitch. Keep complaining the foods all weren't good and suck. Ok la.. I took back my words a bit la okay? When Im thinking about the food I had during my trip to HongKong last year.. ermmm.. those stingray and squid above are definitely much better. But the bamboo shelled thingy still the worst.

 

This is what I had. Iced Kailan with wasabied soy sauce. Happy?

I have a very important date!!

For the 1st time, I manage to get to watch my long awaited movie on the 1st day screening with a good seat!


























For Mr. Mad Hatter.. I will do anything! And oh.. it's going to be in 3D~!!!

I am Mad Happy, super Mad Happy.