Me at Universal Studios LA...

All the alien travelers excitedly queued to enter Universal Studios (why the plural? Hemmm…), they were busy taking pics in front of the globe without me (sob sob), I also nak jugak… but apa kan daya. Orang tak sayang… Ops! Off topic.


Why wasn’t I in the pic? Well; because my e-tix never arrive on my notebook virtually… thus, with my creativeness and smartness, I have prepared all the necessary excuse to demand a tix, I mean; I ain’t gonna buy new one. HELL NO!

Anyway, you all ingat you all ajek ada gambar depan Universal Studios globe? I pun ada ok! Ok! Ok! *Nada jelesss*…. (Jeles jek memanjang…. Tak pa, being competitive adalah healthy! [EXCUSES]).

SEEEEE…. I pun ada, BUT….

AWAT globe I lain?

AWAT baju I lain?

AWAT rambut I lain?

AWAT cuaca lain?

AWAT persekitaran lain?

AWAT COUNTRY LAIN?

Hemmm…. Weird…. SHREK!

I don’t remember seeing this poster at USS…

Castle kat belkang baru nak bina? Bukan dah lama siap ke?

Why mine is Princess Fiona and not Fiona the Ogre?

This is weird….?!?!?! TAKUT!!!

Has this alien abducted me -  the alien traveler?

Beetlejuice pun ada? I thought the travelholics kata tak nampak? What is happening to me? HELP!!!!

Am I in reality show with The Simpson?

Where are the rest? WHERE? WHERE? WHERE? They said they were at Light, Camera, Action of some shipwreck scene or storm or something. But mine is cars like Fast & Furious…

AWAT lain?

Yang basah basah tuh mana?

AWAT dog show lak?

Eh! Rupa nye salah album! HAHHAHAH… ada kene bunuh nih!

Citenye, I tak tangkap waima sekeping gambo pun kat dalam ok, sebab professional photographer ramai… So, sebab tak nak kalah, I ganti ler ngan USLA (Universal Studios Los Angeles) nih since alang alang I belum blog about it.

CHUP! HRC sini puuuuuun lain dari Singapore nye….. (tuh ler, lain kali ambek gambo ngan I, pegi USS leh sampai USLA TAUUUUUU!!! Cam dalam cite Hindustan).

Marah ke? Pjahousfnenixjmlwuiehfqei……..

HAHHAHAH (CHEEKY LAUGH)

Pearl Harbor & Submarine

If you’re in Hawaii, you must visit Pearl Harbor right. It’s like the biggest and loudest landmark in Oahu. Well, as mentioned in few entries earlier, we took a 3 days break in Honolulu before proceeding to Isle of Kauai - northern most islands in Hawaii. It was said that this is the island where they film the 1st Jurassic Park and Fantasy Island and of cause the least inhibited island of them all.

Anyway, back to Pearl Harbor, Anna and I decided to drop by in the morning before we catch out noon flight to Kauai. We took the bus (about 1 hour trip or so) and head for Pearl Harbor. I was an interesting feel, and sad too. I mean, I just (purposely) watch Pear Harbor movie before this… and it kinda “bonded” then. When I feet touched the ground of Pearl Harbor, it was unbelievable, this was the area that Japan attacked US. The closest point before they hit mainland.

I can relate a bit of how the Americans felt, reason being Malaysia was conquered by Japan for 3 brutal years. This was the period where there as massacre and all. Let’s not go thru the dark ear shall we.

I have never seen a missile or a submarine before in my life, hence this was extremely exciting. Especially since I love ships and all (but scared of open sea - irony huh!). I must have taken after my late dad, he love the seas and everything about it.

We saw it plenty of times in the movie where they shots scene in the submarine, but have one ever really been in it? It’s SUPER CLAUSTROPHOBIC (even if you’re not one); the toilet is….sigh… small ie SUPER SMALL.

The “canteen”…. it’s like eat & leave kinda thingy.

How can one even cook in this kitchen, and where do they dump the trash or how about the “smoke” from the grilling and frying. You know what I mean…?!?

The bunk beds are kinda expected of, but still… talk about personal space!

Then there was the navigator system etc…

We all when on top deck to take a glimpse of what they get to see & feel when the submarine surface… hemm…

I have the highest respect for the navy officers who embark in long journeys protecting their homeland. I think it’s not easy living in such a tight space day-in and day-out, but they did and the sacrifices they’ve made are something we should respect and honor them.


Don’t you think so?

Babe's Magnet!

Being a travelholic the last 10-14 years (or perhaps more) have finally resulted with the accumulation of my little-lest collection - fridge magnets, as this was the SMALLEST, LIGHTEST, EASIEST and CHEAPEST of all souvenirs. And along the years, manufacturer of respective country has gotten very VERY creative in designing them; WHICH made me spoil for choices. At times, I felt like buying ALLLLLLL of those in the store, especially when I was in Australia and New Zealand.

Normally, per country; I will end up with approximately 25 pieces at minimum for friends and relatives. It's worst when I was in New Zealand as we were driving from town to town and city to city, I knew it in my heart that I MUST buy them ALL to "prove" that I've BEEN THERE! Hehhehee.... Anyway, I thought I should share this with you - my crazy collection.

By the way, this is not all.... I have other souvenirs as well such as trinket boxes and plates from other countries (HEAVY!). Hemmm.... probably share it in my next blog entry :P

The latest set. Purchased this in Kuching 2 months back.

The 2nd set from Sabah :D

Magnet spring cleaning. I poured all on the floor and start segregating it in my "assumed smart" order (whatever "order" that may be?!??!).

First layer in my newly purchased Togoyo box.

Plastic and rubber type - trying hard to stop buying this. Rubber/plastic are NO-NO as it will melt easily in Malaysia HOT weather which makes the rubber/plastic sticky and slimy AND run out of shape. Sigh... I learn the hard way.

Paper material... I like this the best as it's lighter and doesn't add to the weight to my luggage when I buy by few dozensssss.

Ceramics... and more ceramics.

More ceramics, very fragile, am stopping this and focus more on matels.

Supposedly the buildings magnets which is ONLY a handful, I guess I am kinda pathetic at this collection.

The country faces. Not that many as yet, hope to collect more.

The odd ones.

The fluffy magnets. I started this when I bought my first Koala and Kangaroo from Australia, followed by Angelina giving me the Mickey from Hong Kong Disneyland. Then I begin my quest - Moose from Sweden, Kiwi/Sheep/Pukeko from New Zealand, Panda from China, Bull from Spain etc. I do hope I can get more, hemm..... can Anna help me buy Paddington bear magnet from London? Hehhehe... I shall insist!

Stray magnets from office, just brought it home to be kept with it's magnetic family :D


You think I'm bad? My cousin have more then 500 pieces.... GOSH!


Any of you collects stuff when you travel?
What are the cool items?
And how do you kept it?

Travel Thursday | Waimea Plantation

You must be wondering, "Where's the plant?".



Me too, I was thinking; since in the itinerary it actually stated "plantation" hence I should be seeing either a coffee or sugarcane plant somewhere (as we are in Hawaii). Instead a beach? This is even BETTER!



I was at Waimea Plantation Cottages in the Garden Isle of Kauai with my travel buddies Anna & Rosy. Yup! This is where they shot the popular (at one point of time) TV series "Ze plane! Zhe plane!" - Fantasy Island and Jurassic Park.

Few hundreds of us spent a day with family, friends & colleague at a Hawaiian beach, where food and drinks at abundance. The sea just waiting for you to take a swim, the sand waiting for castle to be built and the sunset waiting for pictures to be snapped. How good can it get? Am so blessed.

Where's your favourite beach getaway?



Happy Travel Thursday!

Hyperlink credits : Hawaii Web, Waimea Plantation Cottages, Wikipedia