Thursday, November 30, 2006

Photo updates, part deux!

Hopefully I'll succeed uploading the remaining photos in this post. Good luck to me, hehe.

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Destination: Ulu Yam.
Hero of the day: Superman *cough cough*

Well, we spotted a good location to set up camp and what better way to announce the discovery than to... er... pose in a distinguishable-unique mark-the-spot pose (!?).

The makings of our barbecue pit. Cute processed charcoal to replace the ancient charcoal blocks. Believe it or not, some people neva knew these existed!

Adventurers get hungry, too. Look at the poor lot of us, desperately waiting for the (still dead) fire to start so that we may start cooking. Actually thi wa just moments after setting up camp, so the fire hasn't been lit yet. So, no, we're not hopeless fire starters =Þ

Whilst the fire is prepared, the others were doing their own tasks. One major survival technique for the masses: nature provides natural refridgeration! Rivers are a good source of cold water for chilling things. Just don't forget to put a leash on the stuff you drop in it. Don't be like my poor comrade who had to chase after a runaway watermelon :P

Note: Scenario explained is purely fictitious. All elements of drama were added for entertainment purpose.

...and then, humans discovered fire. Haha, here are the first round of 'chefs' for the day.

Of course, not everyone is born equal. Some people just aren't meant to cook :P Looks aside, this particular one was just as tasty as the others. Word from the wise: Carrefour provides some nice marinated chicken! Couple that with a good, even fire; and you have a great bbq!

The problem with only having a few cooks is you tend to starve the rest. Eventually things started piling up and more hands came to the grill. Yum yum~And yes, capsicum on grill is tasty.

My mom's specialty: Sour cream potatoes~!! Couple that with grilled capsicums and you have our very own, camp-brewed recipe for a total delight. Lets just say this ended up the highlight of the day. For once, we regret not having enough capsicums, haha.

Of course, being adventurers, all that energy after eating needs to be spent. How else if not to venture into the depths of the... er... river. Yeah, it's disappointingly shallow but refreshingly clean and cool.

There's *always* bound to be some people wanting to pose for the occasion. Here you go with our take at 'The Malaysian Brothers', haha.

Darn, looks like Blogger's et to drive me nuts. I still got 4 more pics!! ince the last 4 aren't that interesting (except a shot of the Volcano from Swensen's), I shall officially give up on Blogger for the Ulu Yam updates. Hope these are sufficiently enjoyable for now :)

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

La da di di~

Hehe... hehe... yeah I know... it's been AGES =Þ A close friend even commented that I should 'tutup kedai' due to the lack of updates.

Well, long story short; work's been ridiculously heavy recently and was busy trying to get it over with, fast. So, lo and behold, my project's finally done! Yipppeeee~ Freedom! I can smell the fresh air once again, haha.

I promise I will have a more meaningful update next week. Why next week? Coz I'm going for another Ipoh trip this weekend... yahooooo~!!! Expect storie and photos, hehe. And thinking bout photo's, I'll include the much delayed release of photo's from my Ulu Yam trip last month. Enjoy!

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Once upon a trip, to Ulu Yam, we the adventurers made a pit-stop at... jeng je jeng... Batu Caves. Famed for its ridiculously huge number of steps (200+++), it is a nice stop for visitors who're too lazy to workout. Look at it this way; you get to enjoy the visit AND workout at the same time. Talk about combo! And we Malaysians LOVE combos =Þ
















Ignore this suspicious sign that seem to be everywhere in this place. They're just being subtle. You may exercise freely as long as it only involves walking up the stairs. Anything more obvious than that is a no-no. Can't say what they'd do to you were you not to heed this though.





















... and so the adventurers take their first steps into Batu Caves.




















... but look who we met half way up!
















... and look who we brought along with us! See the resemblance?
(I'm soo dead if he see's this)
















At the peak, the adventurers gather around to do their war-pose. Picture taken courtesy of some random visitor that we intimidated =Þ


Oh no... I have 14 more images but Blogger is screwing up again. Can't seem to upload the remaining :( Shall try again in a future post. Mind you, our next stop after Batu Caves was Ulu Yam, so there's more pics on that. Pics with fooood~

Chiaoz for now.