March 31, 2014

race day 2014

hammy wins this year!
hot weather, not a cloud in sight. come to think of it, the jam wasn't so bad either.
even the noise wasn't so ear-splitting. boo.
bil told us to be at the house at 10am.... guess what time we left for the circuit? hahah

there were no accidents though. bummer for the spectators =P~~~

someone came a visiting this week. the kids (Dayana, mostly) were ecstatic to have someone to layan their kid-talk; the parents couldn't be bothered hahahah.
usually it would be Uncle Syafiq this, Uncle Syafiq that.
now they got a new Uncle to bully *thumbs up*


well anyway, here are photos taken on race day.

race day!
our designated driver and trusty navigator(s)
the new joiner
the backseat passenger

please remind me to look myself in the mirror before heading out the door. i look like a freakin' walking paddle pop with all the colors on me T___T. green bag, red bag, pink shoes, purple top, blue bottom? ermmm what was i thinking???
egad i do not like that sunnies on me.

pre-race
f1 2014
favorite race driver
track race
hefty lunch
guests of PETT
testing out his super heavy lens
the only car i managed to capture on my camera phone
hammy wins!
#1
post-race
his future car
the minions that came along with us - izam n arif =D
these three belong in the air really.
the three brothers
i have my very own tour group every year

speaking of minions, now this one is the REAL minion.... =D

my very own minion, with hair to boot =D

March 30, 2014

afifa's wedding

congratulations fifa and roy!

location: royal chulan damansara
date: 29th March '14

the following photos were taken by various cameras, so please excuse the clarity.


the bride was dressed remarkably simple that night.
in fact... i think the bridesmaid's almost outshone her... eep.


the bride's the exact splitting image of her mother.


by the time the event started we were starving.


ini orang ada gaya oh ambik gambar bahahahahahah.
#thisisnotgopro


a random photo of us with Alang.


apparently most of the men decided to suit up that night. it's a Stinson thing.


photos make you look wider than you actually are in real life.
and the sticks don't look so sticky as much. don't you agree?

March 24, 2014

phuket day 1

20th March, 2014

the first thing we did after we landed was to secure our transport for our stay here.

keep on smilin'

look at the overexcited minah who thinks she can read maps.

dora the explorer

we got ourselves an Avanza, which did absolutely nothing to quell the fights of who-gets-to-sit-where. haha.

avanza being the choice

this little gadget took most of the filming throughout the trip.

go pro hero 3+

we took almost an hour to locate the place despite it being only 15 minutes from the airport.

"Only 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, Maikhao Dream Villa Resort & Spa is cozily snuggled on the northwest shore of Phuket island amid serene surroundings of the pristine beach of Maikhao".

we even used GPS to locate the hotel and yet we still couldn't find it. bahahahaha.

after going round in circles, upon reaching a t-junction we came across this shoddy looking building depicted below, with a light up sign on the roof spelling out 'Mai Khao Dream'.
in our heads, we were like, whaaaaatttt? are you serious??? is this it???

i came back later at night to take a photo of the building, lousy quality

of course this wasn't our stop.
this one was: (you could literally hear all of us heaving sighs of relief hahahahah)

welcome to Mai Khao Dream Villa Resort & Spa

main lobby

we registered ourselves at the counter and each received a little welcoming drink and a wet towel. since we arrived way early in the morning our rooms were not yet ready so we decided to hang out at the beach and wait until we could check in.


the pool didn't look so inviting because everyone was busy being enthralled by the beach.


would you just look at the beach???

beachside bar

the beach is so gorgeous, even though it's not the clear type for you to snorkle in (er what is there to see anyway? lol). the ocean floor depth is quite steep though. please disregard the old lady in the photo, because i am really not sure who that is. have i mentioned that the beach is so freakingly ohsem???


chilling out on the deck chairs provided. i can't believe i left my novel behind.

they had free wi-fi!

pilot life, much?

when our room was ready, my jaw literally dropped upon entering the villa. i totally want to remodel the house to look like this, bahahahhahaha.

the living room and dining hall

the kitchen

the master bedroom

the master bathroom

the second bedroom

since bil didn't want to share, he declared the upstairs living room as his very own private quarters, hahah. there was a third bedroom upstairs but the staff locked it because we only paid for a two-room villa, not three. seriously with the hot weather you'd definitely feel like staying in all day.

upstairs living room

i love the gazebo. and the jacuzzi. it's like having your bedroom on the outside of the house. but the deck floor can get rather hot during the day.

gazebo and jacuzzi

outdoor cascading pool

we had a late lunch at Tesco Lotus food court and bought some supplies for dinner; Chef Amal was gonna cook for the night. since they had a proper stove and all, why not just utilize the facility? lol.

everything was written in Thai language though. it's times like these that i miss the Tesco stores in Malaysia, lol.

pesto

bon apetit =D