"Waking up early in the morning with too much free time on my hands, I browsed through my draft list and realised that there was one unfinished post eons ago, so I decided to finish it and added new happenings to it. "
After discussing among ourselves, we unanimously came to the decision that we would visit Sekinchan, SinChie's hometown. It was a town that I had never heard of considering my bad geology. So, I just followed blindly as I usually would since everyone else was going. It was the first time that all 14 of us from the Smurf Village (in case you're wondering where it is, it is magically hidden remember?) to go out on a trip together.
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| Inside the Train. ^^ |
For accommodation, we stayed in a big house (excuse me for the bad description) where the paddy fields were just a stone's throw away. For dinner, SinChie bought lots (no exaggeration mind you) of noodles and beehoon besides setting up our own BBQ. We had the shock of our lives and almost fainted when we first saw the noodles that piled up like a mountain. However, it's not her fault either (This must be highlighted so that she would not be pissed) but I figured it would be something that we would laugh out loud in 10 or 20 years to come, if we still see one another of course.
The next morning, we woke up very early (at least it was early in my own definition) to avoid being roasted under the scorching hot sun while taking photos in the paddy fields. However, it was drizzling so we had to wait for a while before we proceeded to the paddy fields. It was quite embarrasing to admit that I had never stepped into a paddy field before despite being born and raised in AS. To be frank, I did not expect much initially but the spectacular scenery of the paddy fields literally took our breaths away. I tried to picture the way paddy fields look like in AS but to no avail. However, I did wonder if they would be as beautiful as those found in Sekinchan.
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| Inside the paddy field. ;) |
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| Stephanie looked so happy. LOL! |
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| With my beloved smurf family~ |
We had a whale of a time taking photos with the paddy fields in two different spots which were both equally charming and captivating. Sadly, we did not make it to the bridge in time as the weather was getting way too hot for anyone to bear. Unbelievable but true, I did make a mental note to work in a fully air-conditioned workplace in the future or else I would definitely die from the heat wave.
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| The height difference. =D |
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| With Strawberry and Fake Hebe. |
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| Shortest coconut tree ever seen. |
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Fast-forward 1.5 years later, we finally had the opportunity to go on a second trip together although this time Hongjian was not able to come with us due to his family matter. The destination this time was none other than Genting Highland. Actually, we had made lots of plans to visit Genting together since Ethan and Vivian had never set foot in it but all of them had failed miserably. After finishing our medical checkups in Gleneagle, we decided to park the cars in KLCC and had lunch there but decided against it since the parking fees appeared to be way too expensive.
After parking the cars in a car park near Pavilion, we walked back to KLCC using the pedestrian walkway before reaching KL central to take a bus all the way up to Genting. It was the longest distance I had ever walked in months but thank God we made it anyhow. After checking in and having the funny toilet incident, we went down to have our steamboat dinner.
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| In the cable car~ |
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My favourite Teppanyaki~
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After walking around and taking photos, we decided to visit the Snow World. We could hardly contain our excitement before going in and enjoyed ourselves tremendously. The downside was that there was significantly less snow everywhere compared to the last time we visited. The funny thing was that I kept asking Carmen whether she had visited Genting before when the fact was that she and Phey were the ones who accompanied me to Genting during A-level.
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| All of the smurfies in Snow World. =) |
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| Happy moments~ |
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| Inside the snowhouse~ |
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| In front of Snow World~ |
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| My smurf family ~ |
So far, we have successfully gone on 2 trips together (technically only one in which all members are present). I fervently hope that there would be more trips in the future with my smurf family before we say our final goodbyes 2 years later. Another good thing about writing a blog: you will realise how lucky you are to have such a wonderful family that you have always taken granted for. =)
Next To Me - Emeli Sande
