Google - Every Man's Best Friend.

I find this very interesting so I'm going to post them here, for my future keeping. 

The most googled products in every country. See Malaysia's 'product'!

So interesting.

Mobile Friendly Test.

So, I was just clicking here and there and came to this page where you can check if your site is a mobile-friendly site.

You can click here to try yours and yes, you're very welcome! Maybe can click on my ads before you leave also. heh. 

I typed in WhatTwoEatHere's link and it came out:
Awesome! This page is mobile-friendly.

Then, I tried www.sarahkhooyw.com and guess what came out.

This!

What a shocker okay.

After editing some settings in blogger, it's AWESOME already. Oh wells.

It has been the most hectic weeks everr. So hectic that I still haven't been able to sit down for a good two hours or so to update about my cruise trip! The photos are still in their folder, untouched.

That aside.

Today marks our together-ness for, *drumrolls*

THREE years 
THREE months 
THREE weeks 
THREE days!

No, I'm not that mad to everyday go count. I obviously have a date tracker on the side of my this blog if you haven't been noticing the side of my blogs. Boo sama lu. Heh.

Still like any normal days, we try to see each other for few minutes today before he needs to attend more seminars or go for physical/technical training or meetings or disappear for a good 10 days for his SEA GAMES in June. 

So proud of everyone in the SEA GAMES team. 

GO MALAYSIA!

Okay bye now. Will be back soon with the cruise update!!

Marry Somebody.

-Carl Lentz-

that loves what you love, more than you love it.

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that does not need you to complete them, because you can't.

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that knows your weakness, and still loves you.

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that is honest about their weakness and you still love them.

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that loves life, with or without money.

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that laughs easily, forgives easily and gives grace easily.

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who has a world that does not revolve around you.

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that will sacrifice what they want, for what you want.

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that you will sacrifice what you want for what they want.

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that is secure enough to tell you what you need instead of what you want, no matter the consequences.

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that believes that love is a choice, not a feeling because they are gonna have to choose you, everyday for the rest of life.

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House Tours.

This could be one of the most first-adult-thing we do together as a couple. Something that
is leading us to a future together I believe. Heh. I don't even know how to explain it. 

It's quite an exciting thing to do okay.

To buy a house!

JUST KIDDING!

We do want to get a house (obviously!) but we have plans. Heh.

So it was Labour Day and this means no work day on a Friday! Syiokness. No alarm clock whatsoever to disturb my precious sleep. We send the car to the Uncle Soon for a makeover and had a slow-paced lunch at Perak Road. 

Then, spontaneously we decided that we shall go hunt for showrooms around Penang since we didn't plan to do anything specific. 

It was fun actually and quite tiring to be honest. Who would ever thought that checking out houses can be so tiring. Heh.

We went to a few developers at south area and then today, we went to three more at north/town area. 


Tropicana Bay Residences by Penang Worldcity.

• 400 sqft studio-style RM390,000.
• 550 sqft one-bedroom RM520,000.

Skycube Residences by GSD Land. (which we both like!)

• 1153 sqft 3-bedrooms RM733,000.
• Completion by 2016.

Gardens Ville by GSD Land.

• 2980 sqft 4-bedrooms 3-floors (maybe 5, I can't remember) RM1,500,000 onwards (I think).

SP Setia. 

• 1153 sqft 3-bedrooms RM700,000 onwards.

Andaman by E&O.

• They have a few different layout and because it's obviously way above our budget, I didn't really bother remembering them. Heh.

Middleton by BSG Property (definitely my favorite!)

• 1409 sqft 3-bedrooms RM1,200,000.
• Completion in 2019.
• I must say that Kaydence (the sales lady who hosted us) had both our attention when she showed us where the house is. We fell in love with the house even more after more details and having a look at their showrooms. AMAZING. Too bad it's so expensive.

MIRA by BSG Property.

• 1,400/1,600 sqft 3-bedrooms RM1,200,000 onwards.
• The cheaper ones has lousy views and it's too far north. Heh.

Eco Terraces by Eco World.

• Around 1,000 sqft 3-bedrooms RM850 per sqft.
• No showroom was available so we looked at photos and illustrations. The whole idea seems really nice but it's located at Paya Terubong. Not a big fan of that area to be honest. We enjoyed our 'sales talk' here because they even served us with a glass of orange juice and a squared-slice of green tea cake to celebrate Mother's Day. Well, I will be one in the future so yes please for the cake and juice :)

At first, we had a few more showrooms to see in the south area on Friday but he suddenly decided for us that we should just head home. I think I know what he was trying to do. 

I was getting a bit sad after the third showroom on Friday because reality hits and we both know it's going to be impossible for us to get a house with this kind of price although we know very clearly that our God is bigger than all this. I knew that but somehow still sad lah okay. So, I think when he saw how I was in the car, he drove to Genting Coffeeshop and we had a wrap-up talk on the showrooms tour and went home to rest. Heh.

I love you, Adrian. You're too sweet. 

I think it's very important to have like a closure-talk after every umm effort or making huge decisions. That post talk on Friday helped both of us a lot in terms of the reality and the main reason why we wanted to go for these house tours. 

To get ideas for house designs! Heh.

Then today we decided again to explore the town ones and it went well I have to say. We realized we have so many disagreements in our house preferences, house designs et cetera but it was a lot more fun to talk about it now. Not so intense anymore. Hah.

This shall be the one thing that we will not worry of because the Big Man has plans. He always have plans :)

Monday has been kind.

Okay, goodnight now. 

For Jayne.

I don't remember the last time I feel this emotional when someone leaves the company, whether it's my current company or the previous ones. 

Actually, I remembered now. 

It was when I left Dream Catcher for good to start on this current one. I remembered holding back tears as I walked out of the office. It has been one of the greatest blessing to have worked with the Dreamers and to have known them and call them friends. 

But life has to go on right.

I hate goodbyes.

Today is Jayne's last day with Holiday Tours & Travel Penang. If I need to use a word to describe my friendship with Jayne, it would definitely be God-sent.

She's a God-sent. 

She came to HTT at the right season of my life. She assisted me in coming out of my comfort zone after almost 2 years here. She helped me in so many things about life and work and everything else that's under the sun. 

Being in the same department with this lady has been nothing but an adventure, as a workmate and as a buddy. All the crazy times we had together is going to be pocketed and kept safely in the back of my mind. And here of course. Heh. 

She's the kind of colleague that everyone wants to have. 
She's funny and she's generous.
She will always be more than willing to go the extra mile.
She's very helpful and she's always there when you need someone.
She's always smiling.
She's one of the most genuine person I've met.
She's one of a kind.
She's honest and she stands firm in the things that she believes in. 
She's one crazy girl.
She's the kind of girl that you will never be able to guess her real age :)
She's precious.
She's my friend.

She's a God-sent.

I'm happy that she knows very well what her passion is and she's going all out to pursue them. 

This may be the end of our career path together, Jayne but I know surely we both will be friends for as long as time allows. 

Now, let's plan for our next getaway! Heh.

Going to miss you a lot, Ms Cheah :)

We celebrate your next season of life and for that, we shall always always hang out and travel the world together :)

3D2N Redang Island Resort, Pulau Redang, Kuala Terengganu.

with Andrew, Beverly, Carmen, Jack, Bernie, Melt and my lover.
on the 17-19 April 2015.
to Pulau Redang, Kuala Terengganu.

The last time we were on the other side of Malaysia was a long time ago. 3 years ago. Since then, we knew that we will for sure go back there again. We were at Pulau Perhentian the last trip and this time, we thought it will be nice to stay at another famous-well known island, Pulau Redang. 

We've heard of so many things about the island. Things like everything is overpriced and it's way too crowded because it is an island that's famous for its' corals and other goodness. In fact, Pulau Redang is more famous than Pulau Perhentian, which for now I'm not too sure why because Pulau Perhentian was just perfect. No crowd. The perfect island for a relaxing getaway.

Anyways, this trip was just something we all needed from work and reality. Since taking leave is an issue for all of us, we decided that three days will just be enough. 

THIRTIETH OF MARCH

Finally got the confirmation of room bookings from Redang Island Resort. When I found out about the 'room promotion' earlier, I thought it was quite a good deal since it's only about RM200 per person for a Seaview Chalet for 2 nights. RM100 for 1 night on a good room okay what. This is what we get for the package from the hotel.

Sun, Sea & Sand (2015 Opening Special Rates!)

• 2 nights stay at the preferred type of room. Our rooms are all Seaview chalets.
• Daily buffet breakfast.
• Return land transfers JETTY-REDANG ISLAND RESORT-JETTY.
• Complimentary snorkelling trip to the marine park (without snorkel gears).

END OF MARCH

I've finally made the full payment to the hotel and our transport to Kuala Terengganu. More like to Shahbandar Jetty where we will take the ferry to Redang Island. After comparing the price between land and air options, we decided to go for land because it's way cheaper although it's going to take longer to arrive at Shahbandar Jetty. We booked a whole 10-seaters van at the price of RM1400 for two ways. There are 8 of us so it's about RM175 per person. 

Quite pricey actually compared to taking a bus which is about RM110 BUT the timing is not pretty okay.

Let me show you what I mean.

Our schedule arranged by Redang Island Resort:

Ferry from Shahbandar Jetty to Redang Island is at 10:00am.

Ferry from Redang Island to Shahbandar Jetty is at 1:00pm.

(Journey between Shahbandar Jetty and Redang Island is one and a half hours)

Bus
To Redang:

• Penang to Kuala Terengganu Bus Terminal: departs at 9:30pm and arrives at 5:30am.
• TGG Bus Terminal to Shahbandar Jetty: 10 minutes via taxi (probably will cost about RM5 or more since it's early in the morning).
• The earliest ferry ride from Shahbandar Jetty is at 9am onwards (depending on which ferry you taking)

From Redang:

• Bus leaves at about 9pm and scheduled to arrive Penang at about 5am. Some more got work on the same morning.
• AND we have 5 hours of doing nothing at Kuala Terengganu upon arrival at Shahbandar Jetty. No thanks.

Booked van
To Redang:

• Penang to Shahbandar Jetty: DEPARTS at 12:00am and ARRIVES at 8:00am. Since we booked the entire van, the time is flexible so we can choose what time to leave.
• We only have to wait for about 2 hours so it's not as bad as if we travel by bus.

From Redang:

• Our van waits for us at Shahbandar Jetty at 2:30pm onwards so we can leave upon arrival at the jetty and reach home by 11pm. 

With that being said, I feel spending that extra RM65 is totally worth it because all that waiting and doing nothing is actually really tiring, and whatever holiday-excited-mood that you have, sure gone also by the time you wait for it to finish. No kidding. 

So, it's a big relief that both transport and accommodation is settled. 

SIXTEENTH OF APRIL

The day finally came! We all worked on that day and met up at Tesco at 10pm to get all the snacks that we might need. By 1145pm, the van arrived at Koay's place. Then, the 8 hours journey started. 

SEVENTEENTH OF APRIL

There were two drivers so they took turns to drive to Kuala Terengganu. We stopped quite a lot actually to go to the toilet and just stretch every few hours. The van is not the new kind. In fact, it's the really old and worn out kind. Most of the seats are not adjustable so imagine the horror. 

By the time we got to Kuala Terengganu after a local breakfast (so expensive for something simple like egg and toast), we still had to wait for about 2 hours for our ferry. 2 hours of doing nothing is actually quite a tiring thing. 

Shahbandar Jetty, Kuala Terengganu.

Spent quite a while looking for Redang Island resort's desk. Heh.

Got to wait for another 2 hours for the ferry ride.

Two ways ferry ride is at RM110 per person. 

We were the last few to enter the ferry and ended up seating at the first few rows. That was a mistake. The waves were super rough and the boat kept moving upwards and down hitting the water hard and sea-sickness began.

One and half hours later, we arrived at the Redang Island Resort Jetty, all in one piece. 

From the jetty, we were then transferred to the resort via a bus/van (depending on the number of people). 

The eight of us conquered one entire house. Heh.

View from the top floor, door area.

 Seaview Chalet.

 View from the top floor balcony.

 The sea so blue our eyes can't take it.

After checking in, we all wanted to have lunch at the resort but after finding out that a plate of fried rice costs RM24, we left the restaurant. Heh. Our next thing-to-do was the complimentary snorkel trip to the marine park, but we still have like one hour plus so we decided to have quick lunch at the kampung area near the jetty.

The resort was so good that they got their van driver to drive us down to the jetty which is about 5 minutes away. The food at the Malay stall near jetty also not cheap. A plate of paprik with white rice and one sirap ais was RM10. The white rice itself was RM2. 

A must-try. Keropok lekor in satay stick. You've got to try them with their pink sauce. Something different!

 Marine park, we're back again after 3 years :)

 It felt good to finally soak in the salty water after such a long night/morning. 

Gotta love them waterproof can go deep underwater camera! Heh.

Bernie and Melt :)

Andrew and Beverly :) I cannot find a photo of Jack and Carmen in the water! 

EIGHTEENTH OF APRIL

Long day ahead! We did so many things oh goodness. I shall list them down. 

• Breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
• 2 snorkelling trips until 1130am.
• Chilled by/in the pool until the sun got too hot.
• Ate cup noodles and junks for lunch.
• Took a boat trip to Long Beach where all the happenings are.
• Tea-time at Long Beach and ordered a plate of fried rice at RM11.
• Walked around Long Beach to find a hotel that would accept us for buffet dinner. Most hotels only serve their meals to clients who took their full-board package. Sad for us.
• Finally found a buffet dinner at RM75 (got BBQ lamb, steak, seafood etc) at Laguna Beach Resort.
• Settled down on a beach chair and watched as the rest of them jumped into the ocean again.
• The nose got too stuffed that I was in no condition to go into the water again. 
• Saw a pair of twin boys, aged about 2 years old. Half Chinese, half Caucasian. HANDSOME BETUL!
• Relaxed by the beach after dinner.
• Waited at the jetty for our ride back to the resort.
• The boatman came so late so we all decided to lie down on the jetty and watched the stars. FIRST TIME SEE SO MANY STARS SO CLEAR!
• Hopped onto our boat and sat on the front outside of the boat and all of us (except Andrew and Beverly) saw A SHOOTING STAR! 
• Okay, let me say that again. WE SAW A SHOOTING STAR! WE SAW A SHOOTING STAR.
• Imagine we were like in the open seas and it was completely dark all around us. All that's in front of us was the big plain dark sky with countless stars on them. Then, suddenly, WE SAW IT! A SHOOTING STAR! The perfect moment on the boat! PERFECT!

Eat/Sleep/Love/Repeat

 Tak habis-habis with the sunblock. 

 Saja want to show off my temporary tatts from Habitatt.

 Our many failed attempts at taking one good group photo underwater.

 Richard Branson of Virgin Air stayed at the same resort with us okay!

Long Beach :)

NINETEENTH OF APRIL

We decided to sleep in for a bit. We had quite a late breakfast because our ferry to Shahbandar Jetty departs at 1pm and we didn't know where else to lunch so breakfast shall be brunch. 

The trip back home was a lot more tiring as there were traffic jams here and there so it took a long time.

With the nose giving me attitude all, I definitely didn't enjoy the ride one bit. It was such a torture, to be honest. Some of us are still quite scarred from the ride. The bumpiest and scariest type.

I think young people still drive okay compared to the uncles who have been driver for many years. Too fast too furious style. 

Thankful for the wonderful company! If you ask me, I would tell you to stay at Long Beach (that's also if you die die also want to stay at Pulau Redang lah) so that you don't have to spend on the boat ride fee, which in my opinion is really expensive. 

But if you really want a relaxing getaway where you take your time in doing things you enjoy (be it, dipping in the sea, lying on the sand or reading books on a hammock) and there aren't so many people around, I will say go Pulau Perhentian! 

Koay and I have been to both Pulau Perhentian and Pulau Redang. For now, we will stick to Pulau Perhentian. There are plans to go back there again, most likely to get our scuba diving license and our first option will definitely, without doubt, be at Pulau Perhentian. 

TOTAL MONEY SPENT/person

For 3 days and 2 nights at Redang Island Resort, Pulau Redang, Kuala Terengganu

PENANG-SHAHBANDAR JETTY-PENANG via booked van: RM175

Hotel (Seaview Chalet) for 2 nights: RM195

Return ferry ride SHAHBANDAR JETTY-PULAU REDANG-SHAHBANDAR JETTY: RM110

Return ferry ride REDANG ISLAND RESORT-LONG BEACH: RM40

2 snorkel trips with snorkel gears: RM40

Snorkel gears rental to a complimentary marine park snorkelling trip: RM15

Buffet dinner at Laguna Beach Resort, Long Beach: RM75

Ringgit Malaysia used (for food, drinks etc): RM100

RM750