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The trip was almost a month ago. It is just that I am too lazy to write a post until now. I presumed that holiday is the cause tho’.

(This post is originally written in Mandarin in my Facebook. English translation is made for the convenience of my English reading readers.)

5月7号晚上7点，咱一行四人开始从吉隆坡驱车到林明，说了一年的旅程，就这样开始了。
On May 5th, 7 o’clock at night, we began our journey from KL to Sungai Lembing by driving. In a small group of four, we started off the trip which we had been saying over the past one year.

晚上10点正，咱抵达目的地。住进一所由土生土长的林明人所经营的 “林明旅社”。看见整洁和设施具备的房间，旅程的累意顿时被抛开！
We reached our destination at 10pm and checked in Sungai Lembing Hotel & Cafe, runs by a local. Looking at these clean and tidy rooms we booked before our arrival, we were much satisfied.

房里有冷气和热水器。也有干净地毛巾。但房租只区区的三十零吉一晚! 的确是五星级的设备，一星级的价钱。
The double-room is awesome! Well equipped with a hot shower and air-cond. Clean towels are provided too! Surprisingly, it costs us only RM30 per person for a night. The values really worth!

看看！大伙都乐了开怀。
Look at our smiles of joy!

瞌睡虫来袭！是时候会周公去了，隔天还得一早从被窝里爬起来。征服林明山去！
The sleep bugs attack! And it was the time for rest before waking up early the next morning. Way up to conquer Bukit Panorama!

咱抵达山顶袅望台时才凌晨六点钟。但林明山的魅力却已吸引了一群比我们更早的登山客，耐心地等候日出。
It was just 6am when we reached the look out point. However there were  already many people reaching earlier than we did, waiting patiently to see the sun rising. Can been seen that Bukit Panorama has its own attraction!

这时候，展现在我眼前的就是这一片片的云海。当地人说：这里是最靠近天堂的地方。我，无可否认。
At this moment, what portrayed in front of my eyes was the beautiful sea of clouds. The locals told me: This is the nearest place to heaven. I admitted.

不久，东方开始露出了鱼肚白。暗淡的天空，开始被染了颜色。红的橙的蓝的，煞是美丽！
In just a while, the sunlight started to brighten the dark sky into colors. Turning it into a breath taking natural drawing!

内心的我，很想呐喊！说：我们要好好珍惜这片依然那么漂亮的土地！
I shouted out loud in my heart, saying: We need to preserve this lovely mother nature of us!

从这里，可以看见一座孤立的山峰 — Bukit Panching。据说它已经有上亿年的悠久历史。
From here, we could see an isolated mountain – Bukit Panching. It is said to be there for billions of years by the archeologists.

在这美丽的时刻，我们拍下了第一张合照。身体虽然是疲惫不堪（太久没运动啦！嘻。），但我们每个人的脸上都写着灿烂的笑容。
We took our first group photo. Physically we were tired (Perhaps we had not been exercising for too long a time? Haha~) but all of us were very joyful deep down our hearts.

期待的日出开始从云里的另一端，慢慢的爬了出来。这时候的我有点遗憾，多么希望当场有一架 DSLR 来捕捉这一刻！
Looking at the beautiful natural scenery, I felt regretted. I should have brought a DSLR!

看！我干哥和干嫂嫂也忍不住在这浪漫的一刻而偎依在一起，体会日出的每一秒钟。
Even my god brother and sister-in-law couldn’t resist the romance of sunrise and leaned against each other, enjoying the sweetness within.

一会儿，太阳出来了！顿时，山顶上的每一个人都欢呼了起来！
Finally I saw the sun! Others were very exciting too ‘coz I could hear them shouting in excitement!

云海也被染成了一片红色！风景诗情画意。
Even the sea of clouds had been painted red! Nice!

大家都忙着用相机，拍起照来了。当然，我也不例外。:)
Everybody was busy taking photos and of course, me too!

这幅，是我自个儿最喜欢的一幅照片！
These photos, are my favorite!

当阳光开始暖和我们身体原本的寒意，我们知道是时候下山了。这时候才早上八点钟。
When the sun started to warm us up, we knew it was  time for us to go down the hill. It was just 8am by then.

下山的时候，比凌晨登山时候容易和方便得多了！
Comparatively, it was much easier going down the hill to when we first came up!

同时，也可以看看绽放的花，耸立的树木。
Moreover, we could look at the beautiful natural reserve.

呵呵！他们的肚子开始咕噜咕噜地响了。:)
Hehe. They were already hungry yet I was still busy taking photos, letting them to wait in hunger.

Well, I never fail to get good food every time going out with Auntie Bee Hiong who is a food enthusiast, just like I do! Definitely there is an endorphin surge even talking about good food solely. This time around, we went to D’lish at Bangsar Village. Having tried its “3 mice, 3 musketeers, 3 course meal” for dinner at a nett price of RM33 per person (drinks excluded), I would like to say the values worth!

D’lish Bangsar Village Interior

I took minestrone soup as starter, chicken Kiev with side salad as main course and a piece of flourless orange cake as dessert (I am amazed by its texture and it tastes very good!). Gonna try on D’lish smoked salmon next time. It looks very tempting!

Starter: Minestrone Soup

Bin Hoo’s order on starter: Salt & Pepper Calamari on arugula.

Main course: Chicken Kiev with fries and salad.

Bin Hoo’s order on main course: Beef Wellington with broccoli salad.

Really gotta thank Auntie Bee Hiong for her treat(s) (which is going uncountable now!). I really hope that I do not burn a hole in your pockets. My favorite quote of her from our the conversation yesterday is:

“If you are aging, I’m aged. Therefore the total collapse of metabolism. Don’t even need to eat, smell food only will propagate.”

LOL! This will be an all time classic. Thank you Auntie Bee Hiong. It is really nice knowing you! Looking forward to see you again after my graduation. And my turn to foot the bill okay?

From left: Bin Hoo, me and Auntie Bee Hiong (Note the cakes on the table. They are the desserts!)

One of the most memorable events happened during the period I went M.I.A was to celebrate my beloved buddy, Ms Jia Hui’s 23rd birthday. I thought I was clever enough in giving surprises but ended up her cleverer. My surprises are all tak jadi (failed) surprises. So lame. =.=

I tasted disappointment initially but when looking at her enjoying the celebrations (a total of 2 birthday celebrations: 1st one at Wings Music Cafe Bukit Bintang while the 2nd one at McD Taman Connought), it worth more than anything.

1st celebration at Wings Music Cafe:

First time around and I was pretty impressed by its ambiance. Set dinner is offered at promotional price until 8.30pm everyday and it is worth trying it!

Met with the singer of the night, Chee Beng, who is talented to sing songs in treble.

While Alex is another guy around that night. Both of them are warm to their guests and I believe their friendliness is the key factor for us to befriend now.

Thanks to them too, I had the opportunity to sing on the stage to the other diners. Buddy, the song is dedicated to you for all time. Remember okay?

2nd celebration was at McD Taman Connought (15 November 2009):

It was a simple yet with the presence of our 2nd year buddy, 6who drove all the way from Titiwangsa at 12am alone, the celebration was made special. That night, we took quite a number of nice photos!

Happy 23rd Birthday, again!

P.S. All photos are courtesy of Jia Hui 2009.

Every time I go to Teluk Intan for postings, I will be chronically deprived from easy internet access. While the current is the longest i.e. 3 weeks! It is beyond imagination how terribly I look when developing internet withdrawal (Just exaggerating.)

Continuing from the previous post (M.I.A Part 2), both my buddy and I went to have a good dinner at Ichiban Boshi Pavilion, which is one of my favorite restaurants, serving Japanese cuisines. Instantaneously, once I got back from Teluk Intan Medical posting.

Unagi sandwiches were in my buddy’s hand!

I was so into its Japanese style beef curry and the excellently-taste Unagi Sandwich. I don’t eat raw sushi and definitely Ichiban Boshi is a good place to choose from as it labels all sushi so no one will get mistaken. The price is also reasonable for such a good dining experience.

Japanese style beef curry comes in a set of four dishes (RM 20+)

Before going back after the dinner, we decided to redeem the free karaoke session at Greenbox Sungei Wang Plaza using the voucher that I got a few months ago before it expires. Well, singing is a good way to release tension I supposed, at least for we medical students.

But while waiting for us to be seated, I shot a few photos (which I think they are good!) of my buddy. Actually I did just realize that, she indeed has some hidden potential in modeling right? Especially after looking at my works. Hehe.

Sunday morning is a free day. And if you couldn’t come to anything to make it meaningful, think of food especially the good one. It will brighten the rest your day with a good mood!

Edwin Tioh

Last Sunday morning, I went to Old Hong Kong Kitchen (off Jalan Imbi) again with Bin Hoo and Auntie Bee Hiong. It was already two months ago since the first visit but I never get bored with the variety of foods served. Perhaps, the warmth welcoming and friendly smiling from the staffs are the main factors for the revisiting.

This time, we had dim sums which I have been craving for months. Worth to give a try at Old Hong Kong Kitchen (and I found the food quality is comparable with Federal Hotel dim sum)! Nevertheless, all dim sums come with a 50% discount! So it is almost like a “buy 1 free 1″ offer.

Too bad, I don’t know until when this promotion will last. Hope I can still enjoy this special promotion after my internal medicine posting. Definitely will go again myself after the posting! Just to say sorry to my Muslim friends / readers, these dim sums are non-halal. Sorry.

Yam puff (Wu Kok) and Fried carrot cake.

Char Siew Pau.

Shanghai style dumpling (Siew Long Pau).

My all time favourite: Prawn dumpling (Har Kau).

Meat dumpling (Siew Mai).

Pork ribs (Pai Kuat).

Steamed glutinous rice with chicken (Lo Mai Kai).

Hong Kong style porridge with century egg.

Thanks to Auntie Bee Hiong, again. For both the treat and letting me know about this promotion. It is indeed a good news for food lover like me! Haha~