Started off our journey after the heavy downpour in Singapore. Vincent and Jack rotated driving down the north- south highway. They drove well, minimum speed 140km/hr.hahaha
Genting
Got kinda lost in Kl onwards, GPS wasn’t working too good. It was laggy and so whenever we needed to make a turn, the GPS would only inform us after we missed the turn.haha. we dreaded hearing the sound which indicated we were off route. But thankfully, Vincent and Jack managed to get back on the right track. We were so happy when we saw the signboard to “genting highlands”.
Reached the bottom of Genting, Zhao Xiu took over the wheel!!=) ( not over take!haha) it was dark and misty and it started drizzling. Believe it or not, it was my 2nd time sitting in na car driving up to Genting. My first time was with my family but at that time, I was too young to look at how windy the road was. And yes. That night was the first time experiencing the drive up and being able to look at the road. I tell you, it was no easy feat driving up, countless bends, many sharp turns and did I mention it was dark,misty and wet?haha.yea.but zhao xiu was super good!she managed to drive all of us up safely=) reached First World Hotel really tired from the ride from Singapore. Hurriedly checked in. Zhao Xiu conked out on the bed while V, Jack and myself changed to go to the Casino!!yay.
Casino: it was my first time entering one, I can finally enter the casino legally and gamble too. My first time was when I took part in the Asian Indoor Games in Macau 2007. We just went into the Casino for fun, walked 1 round and went out because we weren’t really supposed to enter. I was still underaged that time.hahaha. being a noob, I followed V and Jack. V sat himself down comfortably at the table playing dices. It looked pretty easy. I observed for awhile. Finger started to get itchy to place a bet but I wanted to observe more first. How people place their bets strategically.
I next followed Jack to the baccarat tables and learnt a lil on how they bet as well. I decided to try it out. Bet 50rm on the banker for the 1st time. And I won!haha.but the 2nd round I bet 50 again, I lost. So I decided to stop playing. Wasn’t feeling lucky. So with my original 50rm, I decided to join V at the Dice table. Changed into playing chips and started playing. Won abit here and lost abit, and at the end, I ended up with 50rm xtra!=) I told myself I would stop playing once I won double. So happy me returned back to the hotel with 50rm richer. Didn’t want to be too greedy and lose everything in the end.
Had a bit of sleep. Was woken up by some stupid drilling from the floor above us, even though I clearly remember our 13 floor was the highest alr.haha.and at 7am, there were kids shouting down the hallway. Don’t the tourists in genting wake up late!?!?!?
Managed to get out of bed, we showered and had brunch at Kenny Rogers. Took our one and only theme ride: Space Coasters, 12 rm. The ride was really short and jerky. It wasn’t very fun because it was awfully cold and the gradient of the drops and turns were too soft. Not scary at all. Just very jerky. But nvm, we had enough of rides for the day. Our aim wasn’t the thempark anw.
Bukit Tinggi
This was our next destination, this time I took the wheel!weee..it was my first time driving in msia, and I was given the honour of driving down genting.haha.vincent belted up, so did everyone=( and I began the drive down. It was a very good experience because you hardly get such windy roads to play around with in Singapore and not forgetting the steepness as well. Vincent taught me a lil here and there on handling the vehicle when navigating sharp turns. Still not very good at it because he felt nauseous after the drive down. I felt so bad.haha.but I will get better with more practice!=)
Got to bukit tinggi in no time, we didn’t get lost!yay! again, it was another windy and steep road up, but this time it was a 2 way lane, meaning 1 lane up 1 lane down. It was more difficult because whenever I took a corner, I couldn’t really see if there was a car coming the other way. So had to negotiate the turn slowly. Didn’t want to hit an oncoming vehicle. But it was fun. The road is really good for drifting man.but dangerous la.=p
French Bakery at Bukit Tinggi
Got to the top of bukit tinggi. We were greeted with a beautiful sight! Bukit Tinggi is a French- themed village and the whole setting gave a nostalgic and rustic feeling when we got off the car. It was gorgeous. The buildings were tastefully designed to look like French houses and it felt peaceful. Walked around, took plenty of pictures. Visited the Japanese village as well. But after a while, we all got bored, decided to drive down to KL for dinner.haha. it was a long drive, a bit of jam. Went to find Carrefour to stock up on food and BOOZE!hahaha.had a quick dinner and grocery shopping and drove back to our hotel in Bukit Tinggi.
Party time began at 11plus. Our room was big enough, we had a living room, kitchen and bedroom. So our drinking session started. We had beer and red wine and lotsa chips. Played many stupid games that made us more stupid with alcohol in our bodies.haha.but it was a very fun and crazy night. I never drank so much in my life before. That night was the first. And im glad we were in the hotel and not in some club.All of us slept really soundly that night after drinking.
Woke up, packed up and drove down to Melaka for lunch and shopping before heading back home. There was a torrential downpour on the highway to meleka and we saw 3 accidents on our way. It was scary and I was really thankful we were not involved in any. Encountered jams along the way coz of the rain, and it being Sunday. Zhao Xiu was still on the prowl for A& W since Saturday.haha.we couldn’t find any while in Kl, but we didn’t give up. Jack was driving now and we had to stop in front coz we were in the wrong lane. Zhao xiu looked up and called to our attention. Right beside us were the 2 golden words in red and brown. A&W!!!hahaha.we were so excited and it was really funny because Jack had driven into the “parking lot” at the side of the road. Imagine we never stopped there, we would have not found the A&W shop so soon. Had our lunch there. Everyone was happy and we were soon on our way to Meleka to shop!!
Ohyea, we encountered a scary incident on our way to Meleka. Vincent was turning out of the parking lot when he didn’t see a white car coming really close to us. The driver horned really loudly but we didn’t hit each other. Thank God. He stopped infront of us. Got out of the car looking really pissed. Banged out window and shouted at Vincent. V apologized and the guy shouted:” what you doing!penalty 100!” we were shocked. Why the hell do we need to pay him money when no accident happened? I think he saw that it was a Singaporean car he decided to take advantage. He told us to drive to the front and talk. we decided to ignore him and quickly drove off towards the left lane. The car high- beamed and horned once again coz we were “running away” from him.haha. lucky there were a few cars that went behind us and so we lost him. We all heaved a sigh of relief when we were back on the highway and the car was nowhere near.
Reached Makota shopping mall and did abit of shopping. Managed to get a few tops and bought cakes from SECRET RECIPE!happiest. bought durian cheese cake, choco banana, hazelnut cheese and some new creation: Strawberry marshmallow cheesecake. It was cheap and good!!!
Dinner in JB: paper wrapped chicken!!!yummy and other dishes as well. Full once again, we started driving back to Singapore. It was another horrible jam at the checkpoint, but again, we made it out of msia safe and sound!!
Totally enjoyed this trip: EAT EAT EAT.PLAY PLAY PLA.DRINK DRINK DRINK. Cant wait to make another one with them soon=)
