2012: 天崩地裂﹗場面過癮﹗

2012 is Roland Emmerich's latest 災難大片﹗It talk about a massive solar flare caused the temperature of the Earth's core to increase rapidly and will cause end of world in 2012. So when disasters strike on the fateful date, the lead actor John Cusack 排除萬難 and bring their family to safety. The special effects are 一流﹗But the plot of John Cusack always manage to get their family to safety is 超誇張﹗He should die long ago. Haha. The show is also a bit long till times it becomes a bit draggy. But over all, I love the destroying.

"Usual price" is just 一場游戲

I have been seeing a lot of advertisement putting "usual price is xxx, now xxx". While some are real, many are fake! I have seen for past months, a blu-ray player is selling at $299. Then, I saw it one day, it advertise as "usual price is $499, now $299" making it as if a price drop of $200 now. So moral of story is 貨比三家 and followed the price even though you might not be buying any sooner. 留意平時價格 is also good is when you buy a product, you will know if this shop sells at higher price or not. Just like my Logitech mouse, I pay $3 more at Best as compared to Harvey Norman where I thought usually such brand has same pricing around.

My violin 崩潰﹗

I have a violin performance and it supposed to be a happy event. My team and I supposed to played 3 songs together and I will solo for the 4th song. But 人算不如天算﹗After months of preparation, my E-string broke while playing the 2nd song!! Ah!!! So end up I gave up playing after 2nd song. This time is really a "good experience". Haha! My friend told me I look calm throughout the whole saga. 哈哈哈﹗

M1 我支持你 Singtel 再見 Starhub 我來也

I have been with M1 since it started doing business in Singapore. 它的電話比別家貴 but I still stick with it. The main reason is their customer service is 一級棒﹗Whatever reasonable perks I try to ask for, they will try to 滿足, if not suggest alternatives unlike Singtel. Lately I asked for phone voucher again and they agree without any questions asked and no, mine plan is the cheapest plan. Singtel on the other hand is extremely stingy. So I will switch my 2nd line to Starhub which is another generous company once my contract is up in less than 2 months time.

My Girlfriend Is An Agent 搞笑一級棒

The Korean comedy My Girlfriend is an Agent - 7급 공무원 talks about a couple both are government spy and are not aware of each other identity. This movie is extremely nice. At the first you might brush it off as the Korean version of Mr and Mrs Smith. But trust me, it is more than that. This show is extremely funny and the lead actor, Ji-hwan Kang, is very comical like those in Japanese animation. This show also casts one of my favorite actress, Ha-Neul Kim. 值得捧場。

錯過 a very good deal!

I am kicking myself for missing out a very good handphone deal. Over the weekend where I was away, Starhub has a great promotion on HTC Touch HD. After all the discount. it is only $98! I went to several shops but all out of stock! 天意﹗I guess I have to buy the latest HTC HD2 then. 哈哈哈﹗

Langkawi 樸素又美麗 （三）

I really like Langkawi as it has many nice places to explore. I have rented a car at the hotel and it is 相當容易 to drive around there. Armed with a GPS and map, you can zip around Langkawi easily. The usual practice is to top up the fuel to full when you return the car. The interesting part is you need to pay before pumping the fuel. This is to stop you from running away without paying. Langkawi is a rather quiet city as compared to places like Phuket but I love it.


1. Beach
Langkawi has many nice beach resorts but my friend wanted to stay at Kuah Town area. But I feel that it is better to stay near the beach. There are a few beach resorts to select. It ranges from very high end such as The Datai to more affordable one such as Langkasuka Beach Resort. The Datai and The Andaman Langkawi have extremely beautiful views but 我嫌它們太遠﹗They are located about 45 mins drive from the airport and their surrounding are forests! Very exclusive (read: very inaccessible!) So I booked Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa. Their beach is not the best but it is quiet enough for me to enjoy the sun and sea breeze.


2. Langkawi Cable Car
The Langkawi cable car ride is one of the must visit places. It takes visitors all the way up to Mount Mat Cincang, Langkawi’s second highest peak at about 710m above sea level. The cable car 全長 2.2 公里。Towards the end of the ride, it has a 42° angle incline for a few hundred feet! This is the steepest moving angle for a cable car in the world! It has a really nice view looking out from the cable car. There are two base stations. So you can alight at the first one to take some pictures before proceeding to the second one.


3. Langkawi Sky Bridge
At the highest point, you can walk to the infamous Langkawi Sky Bridge. But the walking to the bridge is not simple. It has many flights of stairs and very steep. The sky bridge is a 125 metre curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge. So it has no supporting structure below but having cables holding onto it from a pillar structure.


4. Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls and Air Terjun Temurun
From the cable car, we can see Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls (Seven Wells) and Air Terjun Temurun (Waterfalls). But going to the exact spot is not easy. It is again a long walk up slope and you need to climb many stairs!!


Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls referring to a collection of seven intertwined natural pools fed by seven separate waterfalls in Mount Mat Cincang. Locals claim that fairies reside in the area but tourists are more likely to find the flora around the water more magically appealing.


The Temurun waterfalls are conveniently located in the Mat Cincang Nature Park of Datai, offering the ‘hot’ visitor refreshing waters from the mountains. The waters cascade down a 30 m drop, forming a nice pool below which you can swim in.


5. Underwater World
I got a soft spot on aquarium. Whenever I went to some place and if I know there is an aquarium, I will go and visit. Although the Underwater World in Langkawi might have limited species, it is still very interesting to see the sea creatures swimming around.


6. Kuah Town
Kuah Town has many big shopping malls to explore if you are into shopping. It also house a night market operating at every Saturday night. There are also many eateries and shopping area for 土產 there too. I went to the Eagle square which has the famous Eagle statute but I went there at night and the light there is very dim. So it is better to go in the day to have a better view.

Langkawi 樸素又美麗 （二）

What can we eat in Langkawi? Actually the food is rather similar in Singapore.

1. Breakfast:
Besides the usual continental style breakfast in the resort, there are also Asian style such as prata, mee suan, nasi lemak etc...



2. Lunch:
I have lunch at The Loaf. When I was there, I do not know it is owned by 馬來西亞前首相 - Dr. Mahathir. I only know it when I back in Singapore. The bread there are quite famous. Lucky I 誤打誤撞 and enter this restaurant.



3. Dinner:
My friend prefers to eat Chinese food. So we explored some nice coffee shops for dinner. We have 3 dishes 1 soup every night. Ha!




4. Snack:
There are some road side snacks you can buy. I have bought one fried sotong. Taste yummy. At the airport, I also bought a nice 茶葉蛋﹗

Langkawi 樸素又美麗 （一）

最近 I saw a Malaysia Airlines promotion to Langkawi. Air ticket plus tax is only $150! 一時衝動 and booked the air ticket. Viola! I am here in Langkawi for a relaxing 3D2N trip. 讓我一一介紹。

1. Airline.
I took Malaysia Airlines. Many people still unaware that Malaysia Airlines is a 5 stars rating airline. $150 for the trip to Langkawi is really a steal. The flight attendance is friendly. Now green is in so the food served is packed in biodegradable mealbox. But 不知道 why October flight will stop over 30 mins in Penang.



2. Airport
Langkawi airport is not a busy airport. The best part is there is no aero-bridge. We get a chance to walk to the airport from the ground like in LCCT in KL. Although it is small, there are no lack of shops and eateries place.



3. Hotel
I have booked Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa. It is a beach resort and very near to the airport. By driving, within 10 mins will reach. The rate of this resort cost is a bit more on the high side. The good thing about this hotel is that someone pick me up at the airport. The check in is fast and staffs are friendly. My room is a sea facing room. Standing at the balcony, the beach is right in front of you. The resort is all made of wood and this give me a Bali feeling. Ha!

HSBC 謹慎到超麻煩

HSBC has been giving me a lot of headaches. As there is a change in credit ruling lately in the liability of credit card users is capped at $100, so I guess this makes HSBC more uptight. Whenever I try to use this card overseas, I will run into problems. The latest problem is I used their card to book a hotel in Hong Kong months ahead. Who knows? Just before the day I suppose to fly, I got an email from the hotel said my card is declined! 氣死人了﹗This is the first time in my life to meet such problem and they did not even call me to check. Now I will not use their card unless there is a real good discount locally. The world local bank. Think again.