I went back to jb last Friday for a 4-days holiday. Right after school at 4pm, me and my friends quickly packed our stuffs and rushed to the jetty to catch the 6pm ferry to mainland. The ferry trip took us approx an hour to reach mainland, cost 23 bucks. We took a cab to the bes terminal, 5 bucks per person. Upon reaching the terminal, I thought I could get the bus straight to jb but all the counters finished selling the tickets and I had to settle with the ticket to kl at 10.30pm, cost 30 bucks. Still got 2 hours to go before the bus departs, so me and two other friends went for karaoke first. U know, those kind that you pay 1 buck per song, sing in the small booth.

I reached kl pudu station around 5.30pm. No counters were open at that time, I tried to find a place to sit but there were so many people sleeping on the bench while waiting for their bus. At 6pm, one of the bus counters had opened and luckily I managed to buy the earliest bus to jb which was at 6.30pm, cost 30bucks.

Slept all the way in the bus back to jb and reached Larkin terminal at 12pm. Total hours of bus trip: 12hours 30mins.

Anyway, after resting and had lunch, I went to play basketball with a bunch of friends at larkin indoor stadium from 2pm to 5pm. Well, I finally got to enjoyed the feeling of being able to play basketball "properly" after nearly 6 months of recuperating from previous operation.

After the match, some of my friends came to my house to bath and later we all went to bg's new house. His house is still under renovation though. I sempat met up with sk too. She had her hair cut short!! OMG!!

Later we all went for steamboat for dinner at sf steamboat. And that was all for Saturday.

The next day, I thought of meeting my wife, but car battery got problem. Luckily she got car and came to fetch me. We went for a "date" and brought along hong eng. Went to some kind of shop called Ice Cream House (if I'm not wrong). The place was very beautifully decorated and very romantic. Many kinds of ice creams which looked delicious and we chose the one called Earth Jade (7 scoops). 8 flavors available such as yam, chocolate, vanilla, mint, green tea, blueberry, strawberry and corn.

Monday morning YW brought me to eat dim sum nearby our house. And then Tuesday morning before I left for lgk, YW's parents treated me a plate of Dry Meepok with Laksa soup. Dei alvin, if you are reading this, your mouth must be "flooded" with saliva seh. It was so delicious! Ahh..Heaven on Earth.

How I wished I could eat Laksa on that day. Probably have to wait another 6 months then only I can taste it again. Yupp. 6 months. Main reason I went back for these four days is because I won't be having holidays again for probably 6 months. This news is quite a bad news, isn't it? I don't think I have the chance to celebrate CNY this year too with my family and relatives and can't get to taste the various delicacies cooked by my grandma. Well, this is part and parcel of the life as a pilot. Just have to get used to it. No other way round.

But there is a good news too.

I will be flying soon!! Muahhahahhah!!!!!!! Yes, I will be flying after I finish (and pass) my DCAT exam on this 24 Jan 2008. Gonna be flying for 10 weeks and then continue study for my CA6 (third stage of ground school). The principal also has arranged for our batch to fly and study alternately when we enter CA2 (which is the fourth and the final stage of my ground school). =D So life isn't that bad after all. I am looking forward to TOUCH THE SKY SOON!

I have decided to count my blessings, not my troubles. How about you?

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
is made up on your side

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
All the words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do
Reminds me of you
And the clothes you left
they lie on my floor
And they smell just like you
I love the things that you do

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
And when you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were
Yeah Yeah

All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe, I need to feel you here with me
Yeah

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear will always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you

Song: When You're Gone
Singer: Avril Lavigne
Rating: 4/5 stars
Comment: Must listen to this song!

I have made a few enemies in the school, namely the principal and the school warden. Haha. Awesome right?! Well, the story is long but to keep it short and simple, it's suffice to say that the those two enemies of mine are at fault and the school warden plans to make me and my batch mates' life miserable. He hasn't yet found out about my name as I was the one who makes his life miserable in the first place. Hahahaha. Even if he managed to know who am I, is it gonna make any difference? He can't do anything to me if I do nothing wrong. By the way, it's impossible for him to find faults in me. Hiak Hiak Hiak. =P



Do you know the feeling of not being able to eat pork for two months? You won't be able to understand my feelings if you are a Muslim. The bak kut teh two days ago was damn delicious! The meal costs us 55bux and shared by 6 of us. Had two bowls of rice as well. The amount I ate was enough to make me loosen my belt. Totally delicious!!!! =D

After the dinner, we went to watch a movie called I am Legend. It had been two months too since i last watched movie with my friends. 5 stars as full marks. Rating: 2 stars for the movie. Reason? The plot is very similar to resident evil movie. The human is the protagonist and the monsters are the antagonist. 2 stars are for the director able to create excellent suspension throughout the end and the lead actor, Will Smith's acting is good. For those who haven't watched resident evil before, this movie will probably suit you well. Another thing to add is that it was horrible to watch movie with kids screaming around in cinema and the parents not going to do anything about it and someone's cell phone ringing at the other end.



Yesterday went out again with the same bunch of friends to the town. We went to The Loaf (the bakery cum bistro jointly owned by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad), around the North West of Lgk. But the bakery shop was closed at that time cuz we went there too early and it would only open after 10am. We proceeded to Kuah Town to have our breakfast instead at a chinese food court. I ordered a plate of Nasi Goreng Ikan Masin (loosely translated as Salty Fish Fried Rice), cost me 4bux. The food quality? Well, i dare to say it was much worse than the one i ate in jb. The amount of rice is small, and guess what. The prawn is as small as 20cents coin!! And take note of the singular word of "prawn". Rating: 0 out of 5 stars.

After breakfast, we went to watch another movie, called National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. We expected many people to watch it though as the it was its premiere showing yesterday, but only around 20 people watched it. Although I haven't watch the first movie of it, I think it's very entertaining and worth the money spent. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. One star not given is because the screen projector (yes, you read it right, they still use screen projector, old school style i suppose) fell off halfway through the show. Goodness. Luckily the staff managed to put the film back to its original position and we didn't have to watch it from the beginning!

We went for lunch at a chinese chicken rice shop after the movie. Ordered a plate of chicken rice and 'char siew' rice and also one barley ice . Cost me 9.50 bux! That means nearly 4++ a plate! Damn.

Anyway, it was quite fun to spend a day outside after many days of studying for tests. However, this is not the end. Many more tests are still waiting for me. Can I score more than 90 % for all the subjects in my exam next year?

Nothing is impossible if we set our minds to achieve it.