We set off in bus straight after work, after we cleared the customs, we got on a taxi to the place where Brandon parked his car… It was oredi abt evening time, so he brought us to have our dinner first b4 we put our bags at his house… Along the way, he was telling us bits n pieces abt m’sia, n we past by the horse stables tat belonged to the sultan… Tat place was reli huge, given how long it took to drive from the start to the end… We had our dinner, nasi lemak at so called kelong (?), where we can see sembawang estate over the other side… it’s reli very relaxin to stand there, lookin at the scenery n enjoyin the sea breeze… reli loved it…
Next, we continued to travel to his house, which was not a very far distance away… was surprised n slightly shocked bcuz I din expect his house is a 2-storey terrace house, n it’s very beautiful… it can be considered a safe n quiet place too as there are security guarding n no high rise buildings blocking the surroundings… his house is very neat n tidy, we met his younger bro wen we walked in… we were allocated to the room next to his, n we went out again after putting down our bags…
Brandon drove us to one of the biggest dept store in JB, Jusco, n it’s reli big, mayb even bigger than our Vivocity here, but wat I reli liked were the bright lightings n high ceilings, which made the shoppin experience more enjoyable… we were introduced to his frens there n we went for a KTV session there… the KTV there is reli different from here, better services given n more entertainments such as buffet at 12+am, games n the food/tidbits given … the only negative pt wil only be the “commercial” after each song, abit weird… haha…
Brandon super cute/on, he kept on singing non stop till he was coughing like an ah pek, which was totally different from wat he was at the staff function, mayb he’s more comfortable at his own country or tat’s the real him… but finally Cheryl got to hear his singing, tink she wun nag at him again for not singing… was reli having great fun tat day, mayb bcuz we had a great host who is very thoughtful n considerable…
But a slight unhappy ting happened to me wen we got back to his house – I received a sms from someone which I dun feel like mentioning his name here, his sms had reli hurt me deeply, I was simply feelin very awful n kinda humiliated bcuz he did not spare a thought on my feelings wen he sent out tat sms… I only managed to slp for 2 hrs bcuz the sms was appearing on my mind always… I tried to tink abt the happy time tat we 3 had at the KTV, but the flashes wil jus come back, n I felt like givin tat guy who sent the sms a tight slap, bcuz I had always treated him as one of my gd frens, esp wen we had went thru a lot of happy times together… but now, he treated me as if I had murdered someone from his house, jus bcuz he believed in wat others say n not finding out the truth himself… haiz~
We were out by 11am n Brandon drove us to somewhere near his house for breakfast… along the way, I felt an unexplainable bout of calmness, so peaceful n relaxing… eating n sitting under the broad wide blue sky, it’s reli fantastic as I dun tink there are many places here tat can give me the same feeling… very good feeling… n we had food tat tasted differently (cuz it’s not totally non-existed here), very nice…
We went to the Giant there, we shopped for awhile b4 Cheryl suggested tat she would like to go n see the waterfall there… to our surprise, Brandon reli brought us there, despite the 1 hr journey… on our way up up to the resort, we winded down the windows n strong wind welcomed us – the smell of nature, the coolness of the surroundings, the simplicity in it overwhelmed me – I love the nature!!
For the first time of my life, I saw a waterfall, with fresh cool water gushin down from it… Brandon got us to try the coolness of the water, but too bad we were in jeans, cant reli enjoyed much, esp the stones r so slippery as they r covered by algae, Cheryl fell once, n I fell twice… despite getting myself wet, it’s very fun cuz I finally saw a waterfall n I got my ‘revenge’ by getting Brandon wet too… hahaha…
After tat, Cheryl was sayin to get new clothes as we were wet, so Brandon drove us back to Jusco again, but I tink it was kinda rushy, I din reli shop properly, n in the end, I din find anything to change, instead I jus got a pair of shorts, cuz my jeans was kinda dry by the time I walk here n there… den we went back to bathe n we went out for dinner…
B4 goin to the destination, Brandon went to pick up his sis n niece to go together with us… His niece is soooooo cute, adorable, bubbly n cheerful… bet she will be a very intelligent gal as she has a tall forehead n noes how to react to situations well… We had seafood for dinner, n again it’s somewhere where we can see sembawang over the other side, but I noe it’s very far from where we ate the previous day… I tink I was behaving weird n kinda rude durin the dinner, as I was laughin so loudly wen I saw Tey’s sms, n kept on whispering to Cheryl till she reminded me tat it’s kinda rude to do so… tink probably due to the lack of slp n the anxiety b4 tat…
After sending his sis n niece home, he took us for a brief tour around JB, the area where it is nearer to the customs… he was explaining to us the various pubs, entertainment centres n makan places… den he brought us a 24-hour café where he said he used to go there a lot n held his birthdays there b4… the moment I saw the place, I was kinda surprised bcuz tat was wat I wanted to open back in my poly days… it have everything tat I wanted to do, except for some slight differences only… a pool table, many interesting cubicles, a big screen tv, nice music n lightings, n wat’s more is, the menu is unique… I wondered if they do any franchising? If yes, n I have the capital, I wil reli open one… a nice place to relax…
We spent abt 2 – 3 hrs there, chatting n sharing our thoughts n feelings, n oso an enriching lesson which I will put it… after tat, time to go back n rest, n get prepared to come back to sg the next day… so sad n cant bear to leave… we got up quite early the next day, n along with his sis’ family, we got off at the customs… I was practically takin loads of photos n videos of Brandon’s niece, cuz I duno wen I wil get to see her again… to put it another way, I might not see her again… end of our journey…
Here come the afterthoughts… a lot of “FIRSTs” in this trip… First foreign fren known after I started to work… First m’sia trip led by fren, which he looked into our needs… First time stepping into a 2-storey terrace house… First time seeing a waterfall… First time eating nasi lemak n seafood near the beach… First time I got to understand some tings which no one had told me before…
This trip had indeed left me with reli valuable memories tat I wun forget bcuz I dun get to go out of the country tat much, my first n only plane trip was in 2005 to China, under the persuasion of my good fren… to put it seriously, I was glad tat I agreed to stay til abt July/Aug, as I had the most wonderful staff function n overseas trip which I wil cherish it…
Back to the trip, I liked the place, the scenery, the freeness/freedom, n a break from the hectic city life here… n I can say I had changed my perception over some tings thru this trip, esp towards Malaysians… not all of them r tat bad, low educated or no good upbringing… Brandon is a very gd example, which I wun elaborate more here… but there’s something I reli envious of them… the unity n strong bonding among his frens which could be seen in his photos (big group gathering)… n the simple life which not many of Singaporeans had experienced it before… out of a sudden, I was tinkin – how come I wasn’t born there? U may say tat we should be contented with wat we have, but being a gal growin up in city, everyday we were surrounded by high buildings, cant breathe at all… n I can finally understand y is it tat he wil wan to go back to m’sia everytime he’s off despite the long time n jouney, if I were him, I wil do the same ting too… if possible, I reli hoped to go there a few more times before I resign, under the guide of Brandon again, bcuz he had indeed gave a very detailed tour n oso to see his cute little niece… but this is jus a part of my selfish tinkin… wat Cheryl said is true, he had so many tings to do wen he go back, n in future, some of them r studying, how wil it b possible? N for this trip, he had covered so much for us, which we reli felt very bad, mayb a way of compensation is to treat him better..? n oso the last few words before I round up this blog...
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