tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48098009022276244052024-02-07T18:34:33.289+08:00Bits and Pieceseunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.comBlogger520125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-77410495401139699852013-05-15T23:30:00.000+08:002013-06-22T23:56:01.613+08:00River Boat Rides in Bangkok<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love river boat rides. I really do. They make me feel happy, carefree even, like as though time stood still for me to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. :)</div>
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My last boat ride was in Kuantan. My friends from Finland came to visit and we went to Pulau Redang. On the way back, we stopped by Kuantan and Sungai Lembing. I didn't blog about this trip (maybe I should), but I did, the first time I was there in 2009.</div>
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So anyway, this time, I had the pleasure of sitting in one of these long-tailed boats in Bangkok. The feeling was AWESOME. I enjoyed every minute of it. There's a negative part in this ride though. Let me tell you about it. We got conned. :( </div>
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Our bangkok trip was a free and easy one. I've heard so much about Bangkok but never been to that city before. A friend of mine, RW, wanted to go for a short holiday. Somewhere local, she said..I had other ideas and suggested to go to nearby countries such as Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia.We decided on Bangkok since the airfare was relatively cheap at that time of booking. It was cheap, but we had to be in Bangkok for six full days. </div>
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Our flight to Bangkok was at 6.45am. Needless to say, we did not sleep the night before. We arrived LCCT at about 3am and somehow managed to stay awake until it was time to board. I have to admit, one of the downsides of the LCCT was there weren't any chairs to sit while waiting for the gates to be opened, so we had to sit on the floor. :( This was the first for me.<br />
It was a 2-hour long journey to Bangkok and we managed to take a short nap in the plane.</div>
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We arrived Bangkok before 9am. After we collected our luggage, as we were heading for the taxi stand, we spotted a tour agency counter and promptly walked towards it. My initial thought was, YAY, we don't have to look for a tour agency when we reach the heart of the city. </div>
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There were many things to do in Thailand - Floating Markets, Grand Palace, Temples, River Kwai Tour, Khao Yai National Park, Ayutthaya Day Trip to name a few. We REALLY wanted to visit the Khao Yai National Park but had to let go of that because we didn't bring proper shoes. </div>
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We opted for the River Kwai tour (1700 bahts per person) and a boat ride along the Chao Phraya river (300 bahts per person). The tour agent assured us that we would not get this price in the city. After we have paid 2000 bahts each, she gave us a slip of paper for our first tour and on that paper we noticed that she wrote something like, "boat fare not included". RW was curious and asked what did that mean. The tour agent explained that we had to pay for the boat fare when we get to the pier. I was confused and asked what exactly was the 300 bahts for and she replied that it was for the tour guide. I guess you can say that we were shocked and angry at her explanation. She quickly added this, - "Everyone knows that you have to pay all these extras. You go to the palace, you have to pay entrance fees, you go to...." I tuned her out after that and after she has finished with her feeble explanation I asked her, "So, we paid for the tour guide. Can we just walk along the river with the tour guide?" My point being, we paid for this tour which should include the boat ride, after all, what is this particular tour without the ride? She was a bit taken back at my suggestion and insisted that we had to pay extra for the boat. Sigh. Resignedly we asked how much and were told that it cost 650 bahts for the boat. :(</div>
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There you go. 1250 bahts in total for the boat ride. :( </div>
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Anyway, like I mentioned earlier, river boat rides relaxes me. :)<br />
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Our tour guide was pleasant. He pointed a few temples here and there but realized that we weren't interested in the temples at all. I think we were supposed to stop at one temple (promised by the tour agent at the airport) but the only stop we made was to feed the fish in the river. </div>
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The boat ride took about 2 hours and after that the tour guide took us a gem factory and a silk shop. </div>
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This is my 2nd time trekking at the Pine Tree trail. The first time, 3 weeks ago, was a recce for this trip. After the first hike, I wasn't feeling that keen to climb here again so soon. I have this feeling like, oh, I still can back out anytime I want to. So that was what I felt until I had a message from Messner saying that he may not make it for the hike and asked if both my sis and I, together with 2 others could lead the team. I panicked when I saw the message. Immediately I thought of doing another recce before the actual day. It didn't materalised lah, otherwise I would have blogged about it. :D<br />
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I won't go into details of this hike as I've covered most of this trail in my last post. You can read it <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2012/08/climbing-pine-tree-hill-twin-peak.html">here</a>. </div>
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So as usual we waited at the Tesco McD, this time at 4.15am. </div>
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There were 24 of us who were supposed to meet here and I thought we wouldn't be able to leave this place on time, but I was wrong. Everyone was early and we pushed off by 4.16am. There were 5 cars from Seremban and all the drivers went at their own speed. Our meeting point was at the Rawang toll where we were supposed to meet up with 2 more hikers. </div>
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Arrived at our usual noodle shop in Kuala Kubu Bahru. With 26 noodle orders, we left this place later than what we had planned. </div>
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At nearly 7AM, we left the noodle shop for Fraser's Hill. Our next and final meeting point was at 7.55AM at the clock tower in Fraser's Hill.</div>
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Here's the clock tower. There were other groups from KL who joined us. Edwin, the team leader for this hike, gave a short briefing and off we went on a short drive to the entrance of the trail.</div>
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We started at 8.51AM. It started to drizzle and I was praying very hard for it to stop. I didn't want to discover if there were indeed leeches lurking about in this hill during wet days.</div>
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The light drizzle turned into a heavier one and we were forced to wear our raincoats. Some didn't though. They either forgot to bring their raincoats or the drizzle wasn't heavy enough bother them.</div>
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I was slower this time because... take a look at the pictures below. :D<br />
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My buddy was Jared and he was blasting boyband songs from the 90's out from his ipod. We sang and took a lot of HIS photos. :D</div>
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12.02PM - We reached the Pine Tree Hill peak. I thought maybe we could stop here and wait for the rest to come down, but Jared said he wanted to go to the 2nd peak too. He ate a packet of his nasi lemak and off we went to the 2nd peak, the Twin Peak.<br />
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On our way to Twin Peak, we met a bunch of climbers descending. Seems they were at the peak for 40 minutes already.</div>
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12.49PM - Finally reached Twin Peak. Only Edwin and Steve were there. Ban Ming and 2 others came 10 minutes later. </div>
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Jared had his 2nd pack of nasi lemak and his shoes tied again before descending.<br />
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About 10 minutes of walking away from the peak, we heard something which sounded like a whistle and it sounded every 15 seconds or so. Steve looked up and asked, "is that the sound of a whistle?" I listened and said yeah, it did sound like a whistle. Steve called out to Edwin and asked him to listen. Edwin cocked his head and after listening for a while, he concluded it was a bird. I wasn't too sure now because there were other birds calling out to each other too. After walking for 5 or 10 minutes, the whistle sound sounded nearer. We stopped to listen again. Then Edwin brought out his whistle and blew into it. Immediately there was an answering whistle similar to the sound we kept hearing. Edwin called out, "Anyone out there?" And to his surprise, we heard Yvonne's voice shouting back saying that Swee Leng fell into the ravine. We hurried to where she was.</div>
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It seems that Swee Leng took the wrong route but only 2 or 3 metres in and she slipped and fell about 10 metres down a ravine. (Later she told me that she used her walking stick to break her fall). With her whistle in her backpack and no way of reaching for it, she called out to Yvonne who was, even though, not far behind but far enough for her not to notice that her friend fell off the trek. Yvonne, thinking that Swee Leng wanted to see something, hurried her steps only to find that her friend had fallen down the ravine. It was then that Yvonne used her own whistle to call for help.</div>
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So here's Steve and Edwin going down to help Swee Leng. According to Steve, he said that this area had a landslide. As he approached Swee Leng, he found that the earth was soft and slippery. He used a branch to steady himself and helped Swee Leng climb back up. Later he said that there was another 40 metres drop with no roots or branches to hold on to. Swee Leng thought it was about a hundred metres drop. </div>
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So here's Swee Leng climbing up.<br />
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Ahhh... the blue wrapper from my previous Pine Tree post. Looks like this spot is spooked. (kidding). Three weeks ago we climbed this hill and got lost around this area and we spotted the blue wrapper. Now Swee Leng went the wrong route and fell even though there was enough paper trail placed at the junction to go up instead of straight. </div>
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2.06PM - Reached the first peak, Pine Tree Hill peak and waited for Ban Meng and 2 other guys.<br />
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Going down the steep trail.<br />
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This is where I screamed so much. I really don't know how my sister made it without any help. I was like "Ahhhhhhhhhhh..... where to put my feet" and "I don't think I can reach, howwwwwwww?"<br />
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Fortunately, there was a young chap who helped me down slowly. :D<br />
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The last 2km out is a sheer torture for me. I was so tired looking up at all the steps ahead of me. My sister text me at 4.14pm saying that she was already at the entrance and I text back saying that I'm at the 2km stairs. </div>
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I only reached the entrance at 5.25pm. Took me more than an hour the last 2 kms because we were ascending most of the time.</div>
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We washed up at the public toilet near the food court/playground in Fraser's Hill and went back to Seremban to have dinner. </div>
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eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com2Frasers Rd, VIC 3352, Australia-37.4991011 143.856532-37.511698599999995 143.83679099999998 -37.4865036 143.876273tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-41663448943753899172012-07-31T23:30:00.000+08:002012-08-15T22:50:28.863+08:00Climbing Pine Tree Hill & Twin Peak<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
A week ago I received a message from Messner asking if I was keen to go on a recce trip to Pine Tree Hill and Twin Peak in Fraser's Hill the following week. I replied with a "Hmm sounds interesting, should be able to make it" message. He planned to lead a big group in August and thought maybe he should recce the climb so that everything would be smooth sailing come the actual day.</div>
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Initially he asked only David to accompany him for the recce. Later he must have thought to call my sister and I along as there were enough space in the car plus the fact that it was more fun to hike when there were more people. My thinking is, it's more fun to hike with us twins. Period. :D</div>
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So last Saturday my sister and I diligently followed a group up to Gunung Datuk to prepare ourselves for the Fraser's Hill climb. :)<br />
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Okay, now for the usual detailed report of the climb. :) <br />
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Eh, I better warn you guys, the climb was so nice that I took 700+ pictures. Bear with me, this will be quite a looooong post.<br />
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We met at McDonalds at 4.25am and shot off immediately to the highway. Our first destination was breakfast at Kuala Kubu Bahru (KKB). We took the North South Highway (Elite) and exited at Rawang (Exit 116).Then we followed the signboard Ipoh/Kuala Kubu Bahru. As we approached the first turning to KKB town, Messner double checked his GPS. It showed that there was another turning much further up. We followed the GPS and eventually reached KKB town NOT without some wrong turnings. We had a little bit of trouble getting into the town itself. All I could remember was, we had to turn left at the mosque. :D<br />
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We picked Matthew, a friend of David's, at KKB and then looked for an interesting looking shop to have our breakfast. </div>
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6.33AM - So here we are, at a noodle shop. The same one we went to when we went for the Chilling falls a few years back. The shop has no name. The noodles were simply delicious. I had won tan mee and teh-xi.</div>
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The lady who made our breakfast was quite friendly. We asked her what time she opens her shop and was told that it depended on what time she woke up. Well, that was how I translated it lah, coz she spoke in Hokkien. :D<br />
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We were here for 1/2 hour before heading to another restaurant to pack lunch. Well, it was Messner who wanted to have rice for lunch and the noodle shop only sold noodles. (duh!) :D</div>
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We a 24-hour mamak restaurant near 7-11.<br />
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On the road again. The famous GAP on the way to Fraser's hill is now a one-way-up only.There is another one-way-down only road at the other side of the hill making it easier for all the cars to go up and down the hill whether they like. (Last time, the GAP road was opened every other hour, depending on whether you want to go up or down the hill).</div>
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8.19AM - We reached the town Fraser's Hill. It took us roughly about 1 hour from KKB. As we were already behind schedule, I didn't stop to take a pic of the famous clock tower situated at the centre of the town. We headed to a public toilet nearby before heading towards the start of the trail. It cost us 30cents and according to the lady who collected our money, this toilet is open 24 hours. We were here for like 15 minutes!! </div>
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Anyway, we took about 10 minutes to reach the entrance of the trail located near the TM bungalow.<br />
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This is the TM bungalow.<br />
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We parked near the bungalow and started walking about a hundred meters before we reaching the Pine Tree Trail entrance.</div>
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8.52AM - We started our journey. The weather was perfect.<br />
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8.53AM - The first hut. 1 minute WALK from the entrance.<br />
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Oh-oh, why are we going downhill? WHY?<br />
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The 100 meter sign to trail exit.<br />
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The 600 meter sign to trail exit.<br />
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So many fallen trees.<br />
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A hut and the 900 meter sign to trail exit.<br />
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Going downhill again. What is this??!!!<br />
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..and down and down..<br />
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Hmmm... I think we are finally going uphill.<br />
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Some weird looking fruit and a hut.<br />
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Going up.. yay!<br />
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9.30AM - The 1.5km sign.<br />
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A broken shelter.<br />
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Um.. I think we are going down again. Just imagine how much we'll suffer when we hike back to the entrance.<br />
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My sister left me far behind while I was busy taking pictures of David and Matthew.</div>
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When I came to this fallen tree, I shouted to my sister, hoping that she was near enough to hear. I asked how did she get the the other side and she replied faintly, "go underneath the tree". She repeated twice and I went underneath the wrong tree trunk. -.-<br />
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David and Matthew came along shortly to help me. After that when I shouted to my sister again, there was no answer from her. She was too far to hear my voice.</div>
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The trail was easy. We imagined Steve (one of our fellow climbers who is also active in running, diving and cycling) running along this trail.</div>
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The stone which marks the Pahang-Selangor border. There were a few of them along this trail.<br />
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9.41AM - The 1.8km sign.<br />
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More beautiful fallen trees.<br />
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I walked alone for a while, but occasionally I could hear David and Matthew's voices which were music to my ears. At the fallen tree, I stopped till they were near enough so that I could take a picture of them with the tree.</div>
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10.14AM - The 2.7km sign.<br />
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10.21AM - The 3km sign.<br />
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Fallen trees.<br />
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Water point on my left but I didn't stop to investigate because I saw my sister far ahead. Somewhere along this stretch, my sister and I stopped to eat some fruits.<br />
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10.43AM - The 3.9KM sign.</div>
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Going up..<br />
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The trail is pretty clear.<br />
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Going up again..<br />
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11.16AM - The 4.8km sign.<br />
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11.22AM - The 5.1km sign.<br />
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It was after this sign when I heard Messner's voice. I was so excited because we were almost reaching the first peak. I shouted behind to David telling him that we were almost there. He shouted back that he didn't believe me. I told him that I heard Messner's voice and David asked if I was talking to the monkeys instead. Haha. Looks like he was showing signs of AMS. :D</div>
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So, as I look ahead for Messner's form, I found that I had to look UP. <br />
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I was like WOW...Looking at the steep trail ahead, I wasn't sure I could make it to the top.<br />
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Rachel went first. Messner came down halfway to help her.<br />
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Then it was my turn. I had to take huge gulps of air just after each step up.<br />
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Actually it wasn't that difficult as there were defined landings to place your feet all the way up. I just scared myself by looking at the steepness of the trail and my mind processed it as difficult to climb.<br />
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11.37AM - Ahh. we are almost reaching the peak.When you see the the Pine Tree Hill sign, go up a little slope on your left and you are at the peak already.</div>
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David's favourite position whenever he reaches the top.<br />
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Not much of a view at this peak. Maybe because it was quite misty.<br />
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We had some fruits, rested for a while and off we went to the next peak.</div>
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11.52AM - Peter, showing the way to the 2nd peak. When you walk down the slope, pass the Pine Tree Hill sign and turn to your left.</div>
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Beautiful fallen mossy trees.<br />
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Border stone and easy trail.<br />
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Another border stone and lingzhi along the way.<br />
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Climbing over the tree trunks and bending under them makes the climb a little more interesting.<br />
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12.30AM - Arrived at the Twin Peak.<br />
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The twins at Twin Peak.</div>
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The view at Twin Peak.<br />
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Not much of a space at the peak. <br />
A group pic.<br />
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Messner had rice while we twins nibbled on pears, bananas and dates.<br />
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1.13PM - We left Twin Peak.<br />
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We got lost for half an hour. Fortunately, Matthew had a hiker's GPS. He said that we were slightly off course. </div>
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We were so near yet so far. David spotted the blue wrapper when we were at the wrong path. Then when we were at the right path, he spotted the blue wrapper again. The blue wrapper was in between the wrong and the right path.<br />
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Continuing our walk again.<br />
We reached Pine Tree Peak at 2.24pm.<br />
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Rested for 6 minutes before going down the ropes section again.<br />
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Here's a little video of the steepest section of this trail.<br />
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3.15PM - at the 3.9km sign where we stopped for a break.<br />
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Border stones and paper trails.<br />
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Why are we going up again???<br />
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4.33PM - 1.8km to the entrance.<br />
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4.43PM - 1.5km to the entrance.<br />
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Going up the stair again. This is what I hated most when coming out from the hill. Rach and I spotted the 900m sign and thought it was 300m more. So we waited at the hut nearby for the guys. I think they must have stopped to rest just before the long staircase up because we waited for like 10 minutes. While waiting, we ate some fruits to appease our going-to-be hungry stomachs.</div>
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5.25PM - The 600m sign. This was when I realised that the 300m sign I saw just before the hut was actually 900m. :(</div>
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5.38PM - Another hut and 1 minute later, we arrived at the entrance. We rested a while at the entrance before heading to the public toilets to wash up.</div>
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Since it was puasa (fasting) month, there were hardly anyone at Fraser Hill's food garden. The air was getting colder and we decided to have a cup of hot drink at the Chinese coffee shop nearby.<br />
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The venue for dinner was already preset by Messner. Through various blogs, he read that there was good food found at Hulu Yam. So we headed there but the restaurant we were looking for was closed, so we went to another restaurant called Restaurant Hoe Kiong Seventy Two.</div>
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We had "loh meen" (that's what Hulu Yam's famous for), Mee Hoon, Fish cooked in an interesting style and veggie.<br />
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By the time we reached home it was about 11.15pm. What a long day.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Timeline :<br /><br />About 2 hours from Seremban to KKB town.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">1 hour and 10 minutes from KKB town to Fraser's Hills.<br />2 hours and 45 minutes from the entrance to the Pine Tree Hill peak. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">38 minutes from Pine Tree Hill peak to Twin Peak.<br /><br />Total time from Entrance to Twin Peak (including rest time at Pine Tree Hill peak) : 3 hours 38 mins.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Total time from Twin Peak (including 3 breaks and getting lost for 1/2 hour) : 4 hours 26 mins. </span><br />
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Oh BTW, remember, I needed more time because I took 700 over pictures during this climb. :D</div>
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Gunung Besar Hantu (Big Ghost Mountain) or GBH for short is the highest mountain in Negeri Sembilan. Standing at 1462 meters above sea level, the hike up and down this mountain can be done in a day.</div>
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Recently Messner has been searching for new mountains to climb and GBH was one of them. In fact, we have been talking about wanting to climb this mountain for a long time but never really got to it because of the difficulty in getting to the base of the mountain. Messner, as usual, did his research through the internet and and got some contacts. He scouted the facilities at the base, talked to the guides there and made a rough itinerary in his head before recruiting climbers.<br />
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About 4 weeks before the climb, Messner asked a group of us if we were interested in climbing GBH. Along with the email, he included a detailed itinerary and all the necessary details of the climb. Like <a href="http://www.euniceta.blogspot.com/2012/05/climbing-gunung-belumut.html">Belumut</a>, I was a bit hesitant. The climb was supposedly as tough as <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2009/07/climbing-gunung-nuang.html">Nuang</a>. 6 hours up and 4 hours down. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to torture my poor feet again. See, I've this pair of <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-new-hiking-shoes.html">Timberland</a> which I use for hiking and they hurt the soles of my feet after the 6th hour. Having mixed feelings, I just added my name in, paid a deposit of RM60 and hope that I would be fit enough for the climb.<br />
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Was I fit enough? Nope, I don't think so. See, for the first 3 weeks since I received the email, I was having bad headaches which prevented me from hiking our local <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2009/09/bukit-kepayang-after-long-while.html">Kepayang Hill</a>. Whenever I could, I'd brisk walk round the Lake Gardens or cycle in the gym. That was all the training I did for GBH. And oh yeah, one week before the climb, I walked up and down my house staircase a hundred times. :D Well, not all at once, but I stopped & rested at every 10 rounds. It took me roughly about 2 hours. That goes to show how long my breaks were in-between the 10s. :D But for the next 4 days, my calves hurt like crazy. It was so difficult to walk down the stairs without wincing in pain. <br />
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So, really, I wasn't prepared at all for this mountain. Oh. I must say, I did have a good 3 hours of sleep before my faithful handphone alarm woke me up at 3AM. I usually have trouble sleeping the night before a big climb. </div>
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Okay, so without further ado, let me give you the account of my Big Ghost Mountain adventure. :D Oh wait, before I forget, this was our schedule for the day.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">4.10am - meet at McD, Tesco, S2. (Please make sure you already have your breakfast or you may want to eat in the car on the way there) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">4.15am- depart for Jelebu and then to Kg Chennah (left hand turn as we reach Jelebu town). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">5.45am. Reached Kem Rumah Bukit and parked our cars there. Warm up and toilet visits.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">6.00am- Depart for starting point by 4WD </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">7.00am- reached starting point (Bukit Pegentar) and start the trek</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">1pm- Reached the summit. ( From what i have read it can be done in 6 hours).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">1.30pm - Begin descent</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">5.30pm- reached ending point, at the base of the mountain where Lata Kijang waterfall is located. Clean up.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">6.00pm- Depart for Kem Rumah Bukit</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">7.00pm- Reached Kem Rumah Bukit and depart for Seremban. (I don't know of any nice restaurant nearby here. So better eat in Seremban. Bring some bread to leave in car in case hungry)</span><br />
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4.15AM - McDonalds seems to me our regular meeting place now. We were told to meet here by 4.15AM. Most of us were on time. One of the climbers didn't turn up. We waited till about 4.30AM before we left the meeting place. <br />
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There were 21 of us in 5 cars heading towards Kg Chennah, Jelebu.<br />
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Ahhh, our ride has arrived. It looked battered and unsafe. We were told that one truck could fit 10 of us, and Messner had earlier booked 2 trucks plus 1 spare, just in case we couldn't all fit in.</div>
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Looking at the condition of the first truck, a Toyota, and how we had to squeeze against each other to get a seat, Messner requested for the spare truck to be used too. The other 2 trucks were a Hilux and a Triton and they were in a reasonably good condition.<br />
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6.45AM - We left the base camp and was in for a bumpy ride all the way to the starting point.<br />
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7.29AM - We stopped at another camp site for 13 minutes because someone had stomachache. There weren't any toilets here, so they had to do it in the forest. :D</div>
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7.42AM - Here we go again. The people at the back of the truck soon got tired of sitting or squating and most of the time they stood up holding the railings because the truck was bouncing too much from the dirt road. But they had to keep a sharp lookout for wild hanging trees or they may just get smacked by them.</div>
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7.48AM - We arrived at last. It was bright enough to see the terrible condition of the truck. We were so amazed that it was still functioning. :D</div>
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A group picture before we start our LONG walk.<br />
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7.58AM - We started our journey. I was told that it would take about 6 hours to reach the top. I didn't do much research on this mountain. Maybe because I didn't want to know how tough it was. :D</div>
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The first part of the journey was like the <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2010/01/climbing-gunung-nuang-again.html">never-ending-boring</a> walk in Nuang via Hulu Langat. The pathway looked deceivingly flat but I could tell that it was in an incline because I was panting slightly.</div>
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8.53AM - We reached our first check point - Sungai Kering. Less than an hour from the starting point. Not bad, I would say. Messner was surprised too. He thought we needed more time to reach this point.<br />
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The guide asked us to check our legs for leeches. True enough, some got bitten.</div>
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I rested for 11 minutes before our group went off again. We crossed the Sg Kering river with ease and was looking forward (not really, lol) to the 2nd part of the trail. </div>
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The trail to Kem Orkid, our 2nd checkpoint, was full of ferns and thorny plants. It's advisable to wear long pants and long sleeves T-shirt if you don't want to get small cuts on your exposed limbs. My friend covered her face with her hat. She didn't mind getting her hands and legs scratched but she didn't want the cuts to marr her beautiful face. :D </div>
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We also had to keep a sharp lookout on the ground all the time not only because they were uneven, but we noticed that some plants covered holes that we could have accidentally step into. Some of these hidden holes were so big and deep and you'd be a goner if you are not careful.
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10.20AM - We reached Kem Orkid, at least I did, in 1 hour 16 minutes. The first group arrived probably 10-20 minutes earlier. Some of them were having snacks and others were either taking pictures or resting. </div>
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Kem Orkid is known for the beautiful wild orchids grown in that area. We didn't see many though.</div>
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Cilla brought Kurma (dates) and cranberries for snacks. Excellent choice for snacks as they are a good source of energy. This generous girl shred them with everyone. Bless her. :D<br />
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10.43AM - We left Kem Orkid for the peak, which according to the guide was about 1.5 hours away. I remembered Messner said that the terrain that we hiked so far was easy and he was looking for a more challenging climb in the next 1.5 hours. (Not his exact words).<br />
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We saw a very huge tree not far after we left Kem Orkid. So huge that we stopped and took some pictures of it.</div>
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Another round of ferns and thorny plants on both sides. As you can see, the climb got a whole lot tougher.</div>
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Danny, with his long legs, could have gone much faster, but he slowed down for my twin and I most of the time. Bless you, Danny. :D</div>
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The scenery changes as we ascended higher.</div>
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It was at this point when all of the sudden we managed to catch up with the people in front. They slowed down because there was this tree with its roots sticking out, blocking our pathway. The roots were sturdy enough and I didn't have much difficulty climbing over it. </div>
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12.13PM - Mossy trees surrounding us. Feeling so tired out, always thinking that the peak is just around the corner, I kept asking Danny or the time. Once he said, "according to schedule, we have 10 more minutes to reach the peak." But after 10 minutes, we were still walking. :(</div>
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12.19PM - YAY!! WE REACHED THE PEAK!!! It took me 1 hour 36 minutes from Kem Orkid.</div>
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The view wasn't that great. I was like... where's the view? Someone said, "over there."<br />
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1.02PM - We left the peak. It took a REALLY long time getting to Kem Orkid. The descend was slippery. I slipped a few times too.</div>
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2.23PM - Reached Kem Orkid and waited for the rest of the group.<br />
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2.34PM - Left Kem Orkid and reached Sg Kering at 3.14pm. We descended so fast that we had to wait for 20 minutes for the last group to arrive. Danny had a quick snooze too.</div>
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3.36PM - We left Sg Kering. The first group went so fast that I couldn't catch up with them. We were just walking straight hoping that we didn't have to turn. The guides were with the 1st and 3rd group.</div>
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4.13PM - We were contemplating on whether to stop and wait for the last group when we saw the guide in the first group waiting for us at the turning point. Really, if he didn't wait there, we would have gone straight ahead. There was a signboard there but it wasn't facing us. He said the first group had gone ahead and asked us to wait here for the rest of the group to catch up. We didn't want to wait, so he said he would wait and told us to just follow the winding pathway and it will lead to a flight of metal staircase. He asked us to go down slowly because the stairs weren't in good shape. He said it would take roughly 30 minutes for us to get to the waterfall but it would only take him 10 minutes as he was used to the trail.</div>
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We took 12 minutes to reach the metal stairs. Like what the guide said, it was really in a bad condition.<br />
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I counted about 290 steps before I could see this tall waterfall cascading into a deep pool. It was a beautiful sight, also signifying that we have come to an end of our hike.</div>
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Uh.. I will stay it again. The metal staircase were in a REALLY BAD condition. Some of our hikers didn't use the stairs to reach the bottom. They went another way (see arrow above) which is more dangerous because there was nothing to hold and you just have to hope that your shoes grips are good enough so that you won't slip and fall onto the rocks.</div>
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I really thank God that it wasn't raining. I would have screamed a million times on how to get off those rocks.<br />
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Danny, Douglas, Calvin and a few others went for a dip in the waterfall.<br />
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Some group pictures with the Latar Kijang falls.<br />
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5.25pm - Heading towards our rides.<br />
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The driver stopped his truck to let us take pics of the mountain. He told us that the 'anak hantu' peak was shaped like a princess sleeping and the prince looking towards the 'hantu besar' peak.</div>
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We passed by 2 Orang Asli settlements. This is Kampung Tohor Orang Asli settlement. There are roughly about 600 people living here. </div>
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6.45pm - Back at base camp. I think they have altogether 2 toilets and 4 shower stalls.<br />
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Base Camp. We were told that white water rafting activities are available near this place.<br />
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7.25PM - We headed to Titi to have our dinner.<br />
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Our Hakka dinner. The meal was yummy. My sis noticed an ABC machine and we ordered 2 ABCs. She expressed she wanted to eat ABC when we were hiking up to the peak. Well, looks like she got her wish. :D</div>
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The restaurant's name is Sin Wong Kok, just next to the 'Dewan Orang Ramai Titi'. The price was reasonable and we talked of going to Titi, not to climb GBH but to eat there again. :D</div>
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You can read more about this mountain from a fellow climber's <a href="http://jimbocyberdoc.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/climbing-the-big-ghost-mountain/">blog</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Name : Gunung Besar Hantu (GBH) or Big Ghost Mountain</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Height : 1462 meters above sea level.<br />Tallest mountain in Negeri Sembilan. Border of N.Sembilan and Pahang<br />Leeches, yes, plenty. :D</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Total cost including guide, permit and 4WD - RM53.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Timeline of my climb : - </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">From Tesco S2, Seremban to Base Camp - 1 hour 40 minutes</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">From Base camp to starting point via 4WD - 1 hour 3 minutes</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">From starting point to Sg Kering - 55 minutes</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">From Sg Kering to Kem Orchid - 1 hour 16 minutes</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">From Kem Orkid to the peak - 1 hour 36 minutes</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">From the peak to Kem Orkid - 1 hour 21 minutes</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">From Kem Orkid to Sg Kering - 40 minutes</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">From Sg Kering to turn-off point to waterfall - 37 minutes</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">From turn-off point to metal staircase - 12 minutes</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Total ascend time - 3 hours 47 minutes (excluding breaks)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Total descend time - about 3 hours (excluding breaks)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Total ascend time - 4 hours 21 minutes (including breaks)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Total descend time - 3 hours 34 minutes (including breaks)</span><br />
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I must say, when Messner sent out the mail asking if I was interested in climbing Mount Belumut, I was feeling kind of apprehensive. My health was not in top form plus the fact that none of us has climbed this mountain before made me fearful of this adventure. I told Messner that I would let him know my answer later. In the meantime, I started training. Yes, I've not been actively climbing mountains lately.</div>
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One week before this climb, a few friends and I went to climb <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2011/08/climbing-gunung-angsi-via-bukit-putus.html">Gunung Angsi via Bukit Putus.</a> It was a trial climb before the actual big one. Climbing Angsi via Bukit Putus was a short climb, probably took me about 3 hours 20 minutes to hike up and down. Right, for those of you who has been to this mountain before you would say that you only needed 2.5 hours. Seriously, my stamina is that bad. :(</div>
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So anyway, I told Messner to count me in. :)<br />
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Earlier on, he gave a short overview on this mountain. He said that it was a reasonably tough climb but easier than Ledang. He estimated that we may take 4-5 hours up and 3-4 hours down. I was thinking, this mountain is doable. The timeline is like hiking Angsi via Ulu Bendul.</div>
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Messner, as usual, did his homework on what it takes to climb Berlumut. :)<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">1)We had to apply to the Jabatan Hutan Kluang for a permit to climb. The cost was RM150 per group (size irrelevant) and had to be paid beforehand (not on the day of climb) so that they could issue the permit.<br /><br />2) We need to have a guide. 1 guide for 25 pax @RM140.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">3) A list of names of climbers needed to be be submitted to the Kg Gajah police station for their stamping and to be forwarded to the forestry officer at the Berlumut forest.</span><br />
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4am - meet at 7 Eleven Kemayan Square (later we changed the venue to S2 McD @ Tesco)</div>
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6.05am- Arrive toll exit to Kluang. This is the meeting point.</div>
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6.15am- Push off to Kluang town for breakfast at Kluang Rail Station coffee shop</div>
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6.45am- Arrive Kluang rail station coffee shop</div>
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7.30am- Push off for Gunung Belumut. Head towards Mersing. You will see sign board by main road side to turn right. Follow road. There will be signboards all along the way. Until you see a sign board which has been vandalised with grafitti. The correct direction is turn left.</div>
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The night before I started sleeping at 12.30am. I tossed and turned trying so hard to fall asleep but sleep was mean to me. :( My alarm was set at 3am. I got up from bed and wash up. My eyes were reddish due to lack of sleep and I was experiencing a mild headache. RW was supposed to pick me up at 3.20am but she was early. She reached my house about 3.18am.</div>
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We reached McD at 3.45am I think. Yup, we were the earliest. The last person came at about 4.10am. </div>
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We arrived at the Ayer Hitam exit slightly before 6am. While waiting for the other 2 cars to arrive, we went to the public toilet. I was surprised at how interesting this toilet was.Unlike the usual boring 5 sinks in a row against the wall, the sinks and mirrors here were in the middle of the walkway. :)</div>
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We reached the famous Kuang Rail Coffeeshop at 6.38am. Apparently the shop only opens at 7am. We were a bit too early.<br />
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The coffee shop is strategically located and easy to find. Ask anyone where is the Kluang train station and you will see the coffee shop there too.<br />
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We left the coffee shop at 7.30am and headed towards the mountain. The signboards along the way showed Belumut with and 'r' as in BeRlumut. <br />We stopped by the police station to get our climbers' list chopped. It was one of the requirements of the park office. </div>
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As we were approaching the mountains (we don't know which mountain exactly was Belumut), we saw dark clouds hovering the peaks. I was REALLY worried. Rain means wet ground. Wet ground means LEECHES. Erkkkkkkkk!!!!!</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">8.24am - AT LAST we reached the base. First things first. We visited the toilets. It was quite disappointing. There were 5 toilets with shower heads and some of them were leaking. The place was certainly not clean. We had to pay the permit fees, at least they should keep the toilet facilities clean, right?</span><br />
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This is the park office.<br />
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The 2 guides on the left. Messner gave a short briefing.<br />
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A group picture before we got all tired and dirty. There were 19 climbers in our group. A group of Singaporeans were climbing this mountain too. It wasn't until later that I found out that one of them was my fb friend. What a small world. :)<br />
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8.54am - off we go... to the unknown forest.<br />
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The starting looks just like <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2008/06/summited-gunung-angsi-again.html">Gunung Angsi via Ulu Bendul</a>. There is a river on the right where you can soak yourself and let the water run around you.</div>
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The hanging bridge.<br />
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8.58am - What??? Have to climb stairs too? This is so like Ledang. :(. The good thing is, the steps are not as many as<a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2008/10/climbing-gunung-ledang-mt-ophir.html"> Ledang</a>. Maybe there are 30 steps here, give and take. Oh I don't know, I never counted. :)</div>
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The terrain to checkpoint 1 is relatively easy.<br />
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9.34am - we reached check point 1. It also indicated that we were 2km into the jungle. We stopped to wait for the rest of our group to catch up.</div>
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Getting steeper...<br />
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10.31am - At Check point 2 and 3km into the jungle. An interesting rock formation is found here and it is known as Batu Bergigi (Rock with Teeth). Danny, Calvin and I waited for Rach and Messner before proceeding to the next level of adventure. </div>
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It gets real steep after the 3rd km.<br />
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Suddenly the 'walk in the park' becomes a nightmare as we saw how steep we had to climb.
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We parted with Rach and Messner somewhere along these slopes.<br />
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With Danny constantly calling out, 'one step at a time', we got through the most difficult and tiring part of the climb. The slopes were steep, between 70-90 degrees and it took us more than an hour to get through this portion. </div>
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At one point there were these tall boulders that seemed impossible to climb, but the guide had already told us beforehand to turn left and climb up when we reach the rocks. I did not take a picture of the boulders when I was facing them but when I reached the top I took a few shots.</div>
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More steep terrains. Because of my height, I found it difficult to climb these steep slopes.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The scenery after the false peak changes. The whole jungle is covered with thick moss. Beautiful! This reminds me of the jungle in <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2009/07/climbing-gunung-nuang.html">Nuang</a> after Puncak Pengasih. By comparison, Nuang's moss covered trail looks much nicer. (My personal point of view). </span><br />
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At this point, my strength was threatening to leave me. Danny was moving quite fast and I could hardly see him. Calvin was behind me, but I told him to go ahead first. I tried to catch up with them, but I was always 10-15 steps behind Calvin. </div>
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12.31pm - EXACTLY 20 minutes from the false peak. :)<br />
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The group of Singaporeans, along with some of my fellow climbers were resting and eating. The clearing on the summit was small. Fortunately there were only 2 groups climbing this mountain today.<br />
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The view from the boulder. This piece of jutting rock is called the Batu Keris.<br />
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I met my fb friend, Adrian from Singapore, in this climb. We didn't plan to meet and halfway up the mountain, he overtook me and suddenly turn around and introduced himself. :) Small world indeed.</div>
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At 12.56pm, Lawrence was the last to arrive.<br />
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We spend some time at the peak and left at 1.23pm. Not everyone left at the same time. Jimbo's group went down first followed by our group - Danny, Cilla, Rach and I. We were all in the same car. The rest of them came down much later. </div>
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Poor Cilla and all the tall climbers had to bend their backs most of time to avoid hitting the trees.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Descending was a torture for me too. Poor Cilla had to wait for me because I was extra careful especially at the steep part.</span><br />
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3.55pm - They reached the base in 10 minutes and Rach and I, in 11 minutes.<br />
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Back to the base. First things first. We went to the car and got our stuff to bathe. Like I've said, the bathroom was dirty and none of us fancy bathing there, but we had no choice. The shower head in my cubicle was not working and I had to use the tap (with a hose, thankfully) located 2 feet from the ground. In other words, I had to squat to bathe. :(<br />
I shouldn't complain much because at least the water pressure was strong. Rach was bathing halfway when the water stopped flowing completely. Cilla had to use an empty bottle and fill up with water to bathe.<br />
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And the guys toilet? I don't know what's wrong with their showers but it seems they had to scoop out the water from a big water tank located in the middle of the bathroom. The water in the tank had cigarette butts in it but again what other choice do they have if they wanted to be clean? :) Oh, I just remembered. There was another choice. You can opt to bathe in the river which was what some of the guys did. :)</div>
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The last of our group came out at about 5pm. One of our climbers tripped and fell but fortunately there were no serious injuries.</div>
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We left the place at 5.30pm and headed to Kluang to have our celebration dinner. Unfortunately, the restaurant which we wanted to go was packed and we asked for directions for the nearest food court. </div>
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Dinner was at 6.40pm. The food was lousy but we wallop everything because we were so hungry.<br />
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We left the food court at 7.25pm and reached Seremban just before 10pm. It was a long day.<br />
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You know, while I was climbing this mountain, I had a sudden crave for sparkling ribena. It wasn't until the next day that I got to taste it. :D<br />
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All in, the climb was a good experience. I don't know if I want to climb it again and if I do, I hope my stamina improves by then.<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">A timeline of my climb :- </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">4.15am - Left Seremban for Kluang</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">6.38am - Reached Kluang Rail Coffee shop</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">8.24am - Reached Belumut base</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">8.54am - Start climb</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">10.31am - Reached Checkpoint 2, 3km marker</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">12.11pm - Reached the false peak</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">12.31pm - Summited</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">1.23pm - Left the summit</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">3.55pm - Reached base</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">9.50pm - Reached Seremban</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><u>Climb details</u> </span><span style="color: #351c75;"><br />Mountain - Gunung Belumut, 2nd highest mountain in Johor</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Location - Johor</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Height - 1010 meters</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Distance to the peak - 6km</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Ascend time - 3 hours 37 minutes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Descend time - 2 hours 32 minutes</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Checkpoints - 4, but we only saw 2 checkpoints with signboards</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Mountain crossing - 3 mountains to cross before reaching the belumut peak. (Belumut being the 4th mountain)</span></div>
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<br />eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-28850726736146762062011-12-30T23:59:00.000+08:002012-03-07T21:44:46.569+08:00Year End Dinner<div style="text-align: justify;">
A few days ago, I was chatting with one of the youths. My nephews were back from Australia and I thought maybe I should introduce them to the youths in my church. So I suggested dinner on Friday. It was just a thought and suggestion as I wasn't sure of my nephews' schedule.</div>
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Rachel and I were quite busy and I thought the dinner plans will fall off but surprisingly, it did came to pass.</div>
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We had badminton in the morning. Most of the youths were there too. After badminton, someone suggested swimming in the evening. We declined because we had dinner plans. After sending the kids back home, my sis and I went shopping in Tesco. </div>
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At 6.30pm we picked up the 1st youth. Then we went over to S2 using the Mambau way to pick up the 2nd youth. The 3rd youth couldn't make it.</div>
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Our food was delicious. We had crispy mushroom soup, garlic bread and aromatic duck with cabbage for starters, lamb shank, spaghetti carbonara, chicken maryland (I think) & black pepper beef for the main course.</div>
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At about 9.30pm we thought of going somewhere else, somewhere different, somewhere like PD. Yeah, it's a 40-minute drive and we had a bit of time to spare. We went to Teluk Kemang, listen to the waves for a while before having a drink nearby and a deep discussion on how old the earth was. :S</div>
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We left PD almost 12 midnight and I reached home at 1am. It was quite an unusual day for me but definitely a fun and interesting one.</div>
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My mom decided to have a little party in her house this Christmas. We decided on simple food but guess what when I reached her house that evening???</div>
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Food was in abundance!! We even had 2 turkeys. I made some of the desserts and we ordered some noodles. My mom must have felt that there wasn't enough food for our guests and so she cooked a few more dishes.</div>
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The carollers from my church came and sang some meaningful Christmas songs.<br />
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Eh, I had tong yin (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangyuan_(food)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangyuan_(food)</a>) too. I think my Auntie Terry made it. :) </div>
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My mom's main Christmas tree, standing 8 feet tall.<br />
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This is the dining hall's Christmas tree. Not that tall, probably 5 feet.<br />
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And this tree was placed outside the house at the garden area.<br />
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My mom loves to decorate her house. She enjoys taking out the Christmas decorations from the storeroom every year, choosing which decor to take out & putting them on at the appropriate places. I, on the other hand, do not have the patience for it. :)</div>
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It has been a long time since we last had a get-together dinner in KL with all our climbing kakis, so this Christmas season someone suggested Chili's, preferably in KLCC. We suggested it to our KL climbing friends but they weren't too interested. :(</div>
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So anyway, last minute we had to change the venue to Mid Valley because Mctc had to fetch his sister and family from the airport after dinner.</div>
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There were 9 of us - Danny,my sis, RW, Mctc, Minch, Maddy, Matt, Wayne the boy & I.</div>
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We didn't know what to order so we asked Danny to order for us. The food was quite good, but service wasn't as good as I had expected. Probably because it was Christmas season not to mention, the place was quite pack too and maybe there weren't enough man power on that day. :)</div>
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Remember the gingerbread house trial run I blogged about last month? So, today's the day where I have to set up all my houses. I made 8 houses, but 1 wall broke, so I'm left with 7. </div>
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My sis and I came early to church to set up the houses. I have 42 pieces of cutout walls and roofs waiting to be divided and matched. The day before I called Becky and Liz to come early today to help too.</div>
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Later, other youths like Shaphan, Sarah and Rebecca came to help too. </div>
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The makan table laden with yummy food. :D<br />
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The Aspirers just shifted to this place and so far they haven't experienced having any programs at night. So when it was 7.30pm, everyone expected the lights to automatically on as they were told that the porch lights were on timer mode. Justin and Lynne were kind enough to shed some light with their iphones while Frankie helped set up a make-shift light using an old spotlight.</div>
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The youths were enjoying themselves decorating the gingerbread houses and gingerbread men/women.<br />
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There were other activities too which includes taking a pic with Mr Snowman and Nature Art.<br />
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My houses were destroyed by Jared and Martin. :(<br />
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Most of the houses ended up in the garbage bag. All my hard work.. sigh...<br />
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The party ended slightly after 10pm. There were more than 100 youths who came for the party but by the end of the day, only a handful of them stayed back to help clean the place. </div>
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So yeah, this is my new toy - HTC Desire S. I got it free from my service provider. :)</div>
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I was asked to go to designated place to collect it. I thought maybe I'll go there early, collect it and get back to work again. I was probably an hour early, but after meeting up with people who were there much earlier, I didn't have hope of leaving the place any time soon. They were there 2 hours earlier and the was no sign of their names or any other names being called.<br />
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Finally, after more than 3 hours of waiting, I got my phone.It was awesome. My first touch screen phone.<br />
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It was 5pm when I left the collection place. I promised to go for a movie with Chee Hoe and we pulled Arnold and Rachel along too. Arnold was reluctant because he has already seen the movie, Puss In Boots, with his cousins. Anyway, we managed to persuade him to watch with us.:)</div>
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After the movie, we went for dinner in Johnny's Restaurant. We had steamboat and an a la carte fried rice. Arnold also got the same phone that day, and we played with the phones till it ran out of juice. <br /><br />One thing about HTC Desire S phones... they run out of battery quite fast and you'll always need to have a backup battery or a phone battery charger. I can't complain because the phone is free. :)<br /> </div>
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I thought maybe I should have a trial run first, so yesterday I called Becky to see if she wanted to help and she was like YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. I also asked if we could use her kitchen to set up the houses. It wasn't a problem, she said. </div>
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So I made the house pieces and with the left overs, I made some gingerbread men.<br />
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Notice my plug? After baking, I tried to pull it out from the socket, but I couldn't. The next day, Mctc helped to pull it out and lo and behold...the plug was a goner. The socket was damaged too. We had to call an electrician to replace the socket and plug.</div>
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The next day, my sis and I arrived at Becky's house at 4pm. Liz was there too. Yay! The more the merrier. :D</div>
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I made the cement while the others set up the table and arrange the house pieces. I made 3 different houses.</div>
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My cement worked. The secret was, to beat it for at least 10 minutes!!!<br />
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The girls were having fun decorating the houses.<br />
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Here's Becky's masterpiece.<br />
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And here's Liz's.<br />
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The girls and their men. :D<br />
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Becky's doing an operation on one of the men.<br />
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Having fun mixing the colours.<br />
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It was nearly 8 pm when we were done.<br />
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We cleaned up the kitchen and and called Shaphan, another youth, to yam char with us. We passed the biggest gingerbread house to him because we don't know what to do with it. :D On the way to the shop, we called Jian to join us too.</div>
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The Kidz year-end party was held yesterday AFTER the trip to the Taman Pertanian Bukit Cahaya in Shah Alam. This event was held basically for kids ages 5-12 years old. All the kids were told to come in a costume and prizes will be given to the best 3 children who took extra effort to dress up.</div>
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The party started with singing.</div>
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Even the teachers were in their costumes!!!<br />
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Most of the children wore a costume. Lion King, Minne Mouse and Mulan were invited for the party too.<br />
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Heather's 4 children were all looking good in their costumes.<br />
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More interesting costumes. 2 erm.. transformers, I think, the THING, a vampire, PHUA CHU KANG, Cleopatra, and a ballet girl.</div>
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Playing games with their costumes on is quite difficult!!<br />
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The green bean game. The children had to collect green beans using the back of their hands and transport them to another place. At the end of the game, even the floor was filled with tiny green beans!!</div>
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The judges picked out 14 contestants.<br />
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The contestants will have to act out their roles.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The judges decision was final. The warrior, the fairy and the vampire were the winners. I'm sure many children were disappointed that they didn't win.</span><br />
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Food was abundant but it wasn't long before the food was gone because the children were so hungry.<br />
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This was planned as an Aspirers outing and my sis and I were invited to join the Youths. :D I called Minch along too. So there were like 4 adults and 27 youths who went for this trip.We paid RM15 each for entrance fee and transport. I don't think 31 of us covered for the bus fees itself. :(</div>
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So, we were told to meet at church at 7am. Jian took attendance. The bus came about 7.15am and we left at 7.30am.</div>
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It was free seating and I sat in front with one of the Youths. :D<br />
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It was drizzling lightly when we arrived at the park.<br />
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Anne got us our tickets and we were ready to go in.<br />
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The park was huge but 'walkable''.<br />
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Some of us wanted to rent bicycles, but we were too late to rent the cheaper ones. We expected to a RM3 - RM5 per hour bike rental but they have only have the RM10 per hour bikes left.</div>
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There are 3 ways to get from one place to another - <br />1)cycle <br />2)catch a tram <br />3) walk</div>
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Our first stop was the Animal Garden.<br />
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We spent some time looking at the animals and taking pictures of them.<br />
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I think all of us have not been to this place before, so most of the time we just kept walking ahead hoping to get to somewhere.. anywhere interesting.<br />
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We stopped for a break. Some of us brought food while others bought mee-in-my-cup and burgers.</div>
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The next taman - the Mushroom Garden.<br />
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A look-out point.<br />
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It was very steep. Those with big feet would have trouble descending.<br />
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A mini exercise spot.<br />
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A moving wooden platform.<br />
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Jared was being vain again. :D <br />
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Two days ago, I made these - chocolate banana cake and banana muffins. Both were delicious. :D</div>
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So, I already have 2 cake mixers. The Kenwood (white) mixer is quite old, probably more than 5 years and I send it for repair once last year and it's not that good now. I bought a new Faber mixer when I had the Kenwood repaired, so now I have 2 mixers.</div>
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Guess what? A kind elderly lady in church noticed my interest in baking and decided to donate her old heavy duty Kenwood mixer to me. She bought it 2nd hand for RM280 in the 1970s. She hasn't been using it for many years now and thought of giving it away.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Well, I'm the happy </span><span style="text-align: justify;">recipient. :D</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> I always wanted to own one of these heavy duty mixers but my little interest doesn't justify paying so much, plus the very fact that I already have 2 mixers. </span><br />
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It's a Kenwood Chef model A.701A.<br />
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Look at all the extra stuff it can do on this mixer. Gosh!! Anyway, I only received the machine (obviously), along with the "K" beater, whisk and the jug liquidiser. It's good enough for me. :)</div>
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This is my first oven. It was given to me by my dear friend, Ruth, when she bought a bigger oven. Hmm... what was the year, I can't recall, but I guess it's probably in the year 2006.</div>
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And then last year, on the 27th of March, my aunt gave me her old oven. It's probably 30 years old or something.:) I love it. It bakes very well, much better than the small oven and I am able to bake more in a shorter time. </div>
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I also got this cooling tray recently. It's so useful because I bake a lot of cookies at a time. I first spotted it in a kitchenware type of shop and it cost about RM49. I thought it was too expensive so I didn't get it at that time. After a few weeks I saw the exact one in a DIY shop. It was only RM25.90. I grabbed it and was very pleased with how much I saved. :) </div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-80029487277867398582011-10-01T22:00:00.000+08:002012-02-02T11:49:48.194+08:00Aspirers - The Next Level<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Aspirers is finally moving from the chapel to ARC, the bungalow right behind our church. Anne, the youth leader was especially pleased about the move. It means, more space to grow since the chapel is really cramped for space.</div>
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They started their move at 4pm in the chapel. After reminiscing about how far Aspirers had come up to this stage, they were ready to leave the chapel which they called "home" for 5 years.</div>
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They even SEALED the entrance. NO TURNING BACK!! </div>
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Walking towards the new bungalow.</div>
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Pastor Sally officiated the opening of the new Aspirers place by cutting the ribbon. It is a 2.5 storey bungalow and Aspirers will only be using the 1st floor.</div>
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Aspirers entering the hall after Pastor Sally and Anne.<br />
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First worship and pray in this place. There were about um... 70 people and the place looked cramped to me. The hall is small, but there's another hall at the other end of the floor and the compound outside this floor is big. </div>
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Makan time. Too many people, not enough food, or maybe the Youths were just too hungry. :D</div>
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My sister is back from Hawaii. This is her 2nd trip there. This time I didn't really expect much souvenirs from her because she should have all the interesting gifts covered during her first trip. :)</div>
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A pink T-shirt, a um whatchamacallit waterproof container, a short stainless steel cup, a mote pad, a hair-clip, an ANTI-BOTTLE, and a pair of create-any-pattern-you-like sandals. </div>
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The waterproof container is practical for our PD outings.<br />
The anti-bottle is a flexible container that stands when it's full and folds when it's empty.<br />
The sandals. With just a pair of rubberize soles, strings and patterned hooks you can create so many designs.eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-10439449508486040642011-09-16T23:00:00.000+08:002012-02-02T13:39:25.270+08:00Merdeka Day - 16 Sept 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
We started our day playing badminton. It was a holiday here in Malaysia and many of our youth friends turned up. </div>
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Since there were so many youths, Rachel's car was full, 7 of us in her sedan.<br />
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We went for breakfast cum lunch. We were so looking forward to have our 3-layer tea, but FS, the food court which we usually go to did not have it. So after lunch, Jared, my sis and I purposely went to Ah Seng's coffee shop to have our 3-layer tea.</div>
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Oh, it was also after UPSR, a compulsory nationwide exam for the primary school students, and my niece had already made plans to go to PD with her friends.Rachel and I decided to tag along. We called Arnold and Brian too. Earlier during badminton, we also told Danny (knew him from our recent Kinabalu climb) about our plans to PD and he said he would bring his family and meet us at Teluk Kemang, a popular beach spot in PD.</div>
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At about 3pm, it started to get dark and we could hear thunder and the rain eventually came down. In the car, my niece prayed for the rain to go stop and that the weather would be good. When we reached Teluk Kemang, the sun began to shine so brightly and it was so hot that all of us put sun block on our faces and bodies. </div>
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We brought along our colourful tubes. There were only 3 tubes, so they had to share.<br />
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Sue-Yi's first visit to the beach. She enjoyed it so much.<br />
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En and her friends.<br />
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Danny came slightly later. We played volleyball on the beach. It was fun.<br />
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The kids came out of the water to build sand castles.<br />
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Later, Danny and Rachel tried to set up her sailboat kite. They took more than an hour to fix it. A guy came along to help too. By that time it was too late to fly the kite.<br />
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Beautiful sunset. :)<br />
As usual, we left way after the sun set. It was close to 9pm when we reached Seremban.<br />
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<br />eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-80080884462981800642011-09-02T21:00:00.002+08:002011-09-02T21:06:51.185+08:00Rum & Raisin Slice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z4ZBH4KGuGXTcqlYx0XBrhTxGL2k6rEuiLcTOqW47r52fjCB5yMqbTTqatuJyW2Zj3kpH48hokd8pXX0ysc_pTd1KImUKh9LzaTIRR1Z_rJIb6Xky5l-i-zSj5ww5g13vHzamBbvzJNZ/s1600/rum+%2526+raisin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z4ZBH4KGuGXTcqlYx0XBrhTxGL2k6rEuiLcTOqW47r52fjCB5yMqbTTqatuJyW2Zj3kpH48hokd8pXX0ysc_pTd1KImUKh9LzaTIRR1Z_rJIb6Xky5l-i-zSj5ww5g13vHzamBbvzJNZ/s400/rum+%2526+raisin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647746579643434146" /></a><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: medium; ">Had the sudden urge to bake something. I had rum, I had raisin and just enough eggs to make a rum & raisin cake. :)</span></div><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; ">I also had a very short time to bake because I had a waterfall outing appointment in 1.5 hours. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /></span></div><span class="text_exposed_show"><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; ">I switch off the oven 10 minutes sooner than I should, but it still turned out nice and moist. I can't really taste the rum. Maybe the next try I'll put more rum, or get a better quality one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">
<br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Gonna bring it for my badminton kaki tomorrow. :) They are my guinea pigs and they won't feel guilty on putting on weight because I will offer to them only AFTER a few games of badminton. :D</div></span></span></span></span></h6>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-87944742205263430812011-08-20T22:00:00.004+08:002011-09-03T00:18:26.819+08:00Volleyball<div style="text-align: justify;">My sister and I were once volleyball school players. Even after we left school, we still played every now and then.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think the last time I played in a real game was 10 years ago.</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFqCa3BVcDBINIASgM7BKYwe-nqlw9orvecbm7zZyrJpSWFKDiWQTxpFCi4TE01j-PeznZXUUcOedhIRyZBPP-zfL9hJWJEuJo63HjMYmT7nYCEkgYeqbkmgSmyQpdw1x0nqpvp3f0-i_/s1600/volleyball-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFqCa3BVcDBINIASgM7BKYwe-nqlw9orvecbm7zZyrJpSWFKDiWQTxpFCi4TE01j-PeznZXUUcOedhIRyZBPP-zfL9hJWJEuJo63HjMYmT7nYCEkgYeqbkmgSmyQpdw1x0nqpvp3f0-i_/s400/volleyball-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647775033583589810" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I played for my company in the year 1999 and 2001. They had the sports event every two years. Come to think of it, if we didn't win any medal, I would have forgotten that I played at all for my company. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As far as I can remember, I always had a personal volleyball ball (hmmm, you get what I mean) during my Secondary school days, since I was in Form 2 if I'm not mistaken. It was always shared with my sister. And when the ball got out of shaped (always due to them being rolled under a car), we would get another one, though maybe not immediately.
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<br />After our final exams in Secondary School (High School), we didn't play much and soon when the ball was old and worn, we threw that away but never got another.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year, during our Kids' Sleepover party in March, we played volleyball with a BASKETBALL after the children went to sleep. There weren't any net, just passing the ball from one person to another- volleyball style.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our forearms hurt like crazy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was then that we decided to get a volleyball, a cheap one. Cost only RM30. :)
<br />Oh, we did ask about the Mikasa volleyball, a very famous brand during our time (and still is, I presume). It was priced at over RM200 now! Used to be worth only RM40.</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplI24HiTFNlplePMHM1NjaDVqr1vXDa9jbkjCKmdyVpqTrUe6p4jD_tLvMOS3h1N5dxV_QHvyQLlApqdRwcLk3NU00C2eh3T6b6JwMvxxABTVo6rF1qWILfMTWTHTVPdbD45sL20risU4/s1600/volleyball-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplI24HiTFNlplePMHM1NjaDVqr1vXDa9jbkjCKmdyVpqTrUe6p4jD_tLvMOS3h1N5dxV_QHvyQLlApqdRwcLk3NU00C2eh3T6b6JwMvxxABTVo6rF1qWILfMTWTHTVPdbD45sL20risU4/s400/volleyball-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644040294127149330" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">So here's our brand new ball. Looks good and it was easy on the forearms. We didn't play with it until during church camp in May.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We only played 1 session.. and look what happen to the ball....</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was still "playable", but the direction of the ball wasn't accurate.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, a friend from US came to visit. It was her summer holidays and every year she comes back to see her relatives. It seems she played volleyball for her school and she wanted to practise her serving.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My sis discussed with me and we decided to get another ball.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt1QmidN8TfDpHnBfuhLdTSmN-V5xKVsX4xVmNdk3FA-g7uOavJrrPRn2aBkWYYiG48Mu3Q0FhFQ8NY-qD8lKCBS9Qtuv7FoSAbUHfOZl0acmIdEJEEWv0NoxBqJ9AIhkyrWz9Yr-xV40/s1600/volleyball-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYt1QmidN8TfDpHnBfuhLdTSmN-V5xKVsX4xVmNdk3FA-g7uOavJrrPRn2aBkWYYiG48Mu3Q0FhFQ8NY-qD8lKCBS9Qtuv7FoSAbUHfOZl0acmIdEJEEWv0NoxBqJ9AIhkyrWz9Yr-xV40/s400/volleyball-03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644040288699262338" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">So, we went back to the same shop again and told the shopkeeper what happened to the first ball. He was sympathetic and introduced another brand, a slightly more expensive one. I noticed, this ball has a bar code stamped on it. :D</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We played only once with this ball, so let's just see how long this ball lasts. :)</div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-84134330463820075212011-08-13T14:00:00.000+08:002011-08-23T15:18:29.884+08:00My Very Own Mortar & Pestle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI3ss3PRppFdD1auZGJlVbCpS-LdKxSfzXhdxF1kvcgapDyd50820aAcyI5uT_w-g22RJZvcNY-tZ3j-Z6Mh9SFv46dvg85KZpseP5b996Tqiixeaq3n3GZql8f3iIpaynGSPERMOcYLa/s1600/mortar+%2526+pestle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI3ss3PRppFdD1auZGJlVbCpS-LdKxSfzXhdxF1kvcgapDyd50820aAcyI5uT_w-g22RJZvcNY-tZ3j-Z6Mh9SFv46dvg85KZpseP5b996Tqiixeaq3n3GZql8f3iIpaynGSPERMOcYLa/s400/mortar+%2526+pestle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643944813504957874" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Yup, I FINALLY own an old fashion mortar and pestle. I had no reason to own one before, but ever since my cousin told me that she uses this to pound the biscuits for her cheesecake crust, I started looking for one. I remembered seeing a simple one in Ikea, but when I went there 2 days ago, they said it was a discontinued item. :(</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went shopping again today to one of the local shops in town and bought one. It wasn't perfect, but I didn't really mind.</div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-57948501958079505012011-08-12T22:00:00.003+08:002011-08-23T14:57:43.553+08:00Baking again<div style="text-align: justify;">I planned to make cheesecake 2 days ago but I was too lazy. It's not that I don't have the ingredients. Just that I was plain lazy. :) Nah... I was busy cleaning the house. :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This morning when I woke up, I asked myself, "Must I really make cheesecake today?". Yup, that lazy symptom was there again. I forced myself to get up and bring out all the stuff from the fridge and cabinet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I dilly-dallied for 2 hours in front of the computer before actually starting to measure the ingredients. My reason was (It's a valid reason I must say), "hey the cheese takes time to soften." :D</div><div>
<br /></div><div>My lazy mood kicked in full force. I took more than 1 hour preparing the cake!! </div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_baySE2ZpyTftl-53TKANcQLwTN8IQ8ovcIV40UL74iAk1urN7_2Z6pfwxT7o9ad02u9TndwDOZ1VLo3tgRB-4vODRiFhgfRSBePfwN16Os2rIP8iXWtLsJM_k0y8oSzTbUHprSGh7dG/s1600/fluffy+cheesecake-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_baySE2ZpyTftl-53TKANcQLwTN8IQ8ovcIV40UL74iAk1urN7_2Z6pfwxT7o9ad02u9TndwDOZ1VLo3tgRB-4vODRiFhgfRSBePfwN16Os2rIP8iXWtLsJM_k0y8oSzTbUHprSGh7dG/s400/fluffy+cheesecake-03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641345710866527202" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I used only 1 recipe but my cake tin wasn't big enough to fit in all , so I put the balance in another tin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fortunately I had a smaller oven. It saves me time. However, I noticed that this smaller oven didn't do justice to the cheesecake. The cake didn't rise at all. Come to think of it, it didn't work for my scones and pretzels the last time too.. hmm...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWVLY65KiOIhxFTh6aCvSFWRxAx8-QzCMHnoFDCJiIHZX2t7egeBmHryygZqVDuzbPNEDrZmV1P4cItkfPbkdvJkXtMhLQtO94JNDm0IUey_57l4-FR_4OVqYyKS9-LMwcqUIuFcVCc0g/s1600/fluffy+cheesecake-04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWVLY65KiOIhxFTh6aCvSFWRxAx8-QzCMHnoFDCJiIHZX2t7egeBmHryygZqVDuzbPNEDrZmV1P4cItkfPbkdvJkXtMhLQtO94JNDm0IUey_57l4-FR_4OVqYyKS9-LMwcqUIuFcVCc0g/s400/fluffy+cheesecake-04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641345702682565522" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">So, I had 2 cheesecakes at the end of the day. I gave 1 cake to my youth friends and brought the bigger cake to my cell meeting just now. I sorta forced everyone to eat. Thank God it tasted good. I failed in making the cake looked presentable though. I sprinkled some icing powder to cover the brown spots, but on the way to my friend's house, it started drizzling and the icing melted off.</div></div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8UeAkQ67smIHmbh_dv4HsC4vL-7S4dpCyI1oqpxVRoz9Zim7thIIRB8kCTL73yWMVv929pn9T97sVcGFXq_nVW1-cvLWSy800yUuwmkd4IzyLp-BDpfDP8L5r05z98Qxrbwrm1YfEM2i/s1600/green+tea+cake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8UeAkQ67smIHmbh_dv4HsC4vL-7S4dpCyI1oqpxVRoz9Zim7thIIRB8kCTL73yWMVv929pn9T97sVcGFXq_nVW1-cvLWSy800yUuwmkd4IzyLp-BDpfDP8L5r05z98Qxrbwrm1YfEM2i/s400/green+tea+cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641345701580309042" /></a>I made green tea sponge cake, but it didn't turn out good. It was dry and not spongy at all. :( </div></div><div>
<br /></div><div>I would definitely make the cheesecake again. Oh, I got the recipe from this website - click <a href="http://maryahearn.com/recipes/fluffy-cheesecake/light-as-air-fluffy-cheesecake-recipe/">here</a>.</div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-33148686273844052552011-08-06T20:00:00.000+08:002012-03-04T01:08:24.496+08:00Climbing Gunung Angsi Via Bukit Putus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Okay, I have to admit, this is my 2nd time climbing Gunung Angsi via Bukit Putus. I didn't blog about it the first time simply because I was too lazy. :P Well, maybe also because climbing this mountain via Bukit Putus is not as exciting as via Ulu Bendul.</div>
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You can read all my adventures of Gunung Angsi via Ulu Bendul <a href="http://euniceta.blogspot.com/2008/06/summited-gunung-angsi-again.html">here</a>.</div>
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Gunung Angsi via Bukit Putus is a much shorter route as compared to via Ulu Bendul. It takes about 1.5 - 2 hours (depending on your fitness level) up and less than 1.5 hours down. </div>
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The Bukit Putus entrance is way before the Ulu Bendul entrance. While driving heading to Kuala Pilah from Seremban, keep a look out for a sign which tells you to turn right to Bukit Putus. There isn't any signboard to indicate the entrance of the mountain and I guess the only way you can tell is to look for a car park on your left.</div>
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The car park is on your left and the entrance is on the opposite side of the road.<br />
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This is the starting point. On this little adventure, there were only 5 of us - Francis, Danny, RW, Ban Meng and I. We started our hike at 7.28am.</div>
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Francis is quite familiar with this route and he offered to take the lead. As you can tell, my stamina is not as good as his. He went ahead and waited for us when we were far behind.</div>
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So, this is the best part. At 9.09am, I came across this sign which says "18 mins to Summit". This is very encouraging to people like me who wants to know "how long more?" :D</div>
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For most of the time, Danny and I were together chitchatting. RW was having some difficulty after the 1st half an hour and Francis slowed down to keep her company while we went on ahead. Ban Meng was not far behind them.</div>
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A good view from Gunung Angsi.<br />
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At one point in time, we waited for a while for Francis and RW to catch up. Since we were hiking in a small group, we didn't want to be separated just in case one of us got injured.</div>
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9.15am. 12 minutes to the summit. So yeah, 6 minutes from the previous signboard. :D<br />
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9.20am. 6 minutes more to the summit.<br />
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9.28am. THE SUMMIT. I guess I took a longer time because I was waiting for my friends? I'm not too sure.:)<br />
Notice the circle on the picture above. That's where we came from.<br />
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Oh, one thing you should know is, there aren't any good views from the summit.<br />
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Francis packed some nasi lemak and ham for all of us. I brought my hot choc. </div>
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11.09am - On the way down, we came across this little place called Panjang coffee hut or something like that. This little hut is owned by a tall man and people call him Panjang. I always hear from my other friends that he makes coffee for the climbers. On my first hike, the hut was closed. So you can imagine how delighted I was when I saw a flurry of people gathering round this place. It seems Panjang was open for business. :D. He doesn't charge, but people will usually leave him some foodstuff in kind for his generosity.</div>
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Danny had a glass of coffee. Panjang also made green bean soup.<br />
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A cosy place for people to rest before going down.<br />
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We left Panjang's hut at 11.20am and continued our descent.<br />
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The last part is quite steep.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">So this is a summary of the time taken to ascend and descend.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">7.28am - Started our climb</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">9.28am - Summited</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">10.09am - Started our descent</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">11.09am - 11.20am - Rested at Panjang's place.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">11.43am - Back to the starting point.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">2 hours up, 1 hour 23 mins down, excluding 11 minutes at Panjang's place.</span>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-47799614294798487772011-07-17T20:00:00.002+08:002011-08-16T14:31:06.326+08:00Pale Scones<div style="text-align: justify;">I've tried making scones but they didn't turn out good. In fact, they was hard and lousy. It took me quite some time to want to try making them again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today was a lazy Sunday afternoon. I was in Rach's house but I wanted to bake something. Using one of the recipes online, I asked Rach if she has all the necessary ingredients... and she did. :)</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk2aLoftPVF6Qlqiu853WDx7k_VzlBV1gaO9g_0uy0zVCbxCI6EH1cf7r1nd5KeiAhhSip66_RnkX7JbtMO9vucFCRZ8pxXjhUFsX3aJ3naHSZJiyVFgD4SgQEUoqzyBhF0y7zyqscBzm/s1600/scones-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk2aLoftPVF6Qlqiu853WDx7k_VzlBV1gaO9g_0uy0zVCbxCI6EH1cf7r1nd5KeiAhhSip66_RnkX7JbtMO9vucFCRZ8pxXjhUFsX3aJ3naHSZJiyVFgD4SgQEUoqzyBhF0y7zyqscBzm/s400/scones-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641297828590936034" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">We were frantically looking for a mould to cut the dough. Rach found a plastic cup and the size was just nice for the scones.</div></div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmo3eGjFfJwjAB2h-8ZPt3qFrt419UtvUCrsORwjNvqPi_XntTeNbAmUc25nhG01uan95TBld-eW3cCQvX7CYJCWj8ly526pHOqaDJe2oqd2aDAXCDH6j5PSuoosT8PmGg8n9JzDStmGx/s1600/scones-02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmo3eGjFfJwjAB2h-8ZPt3qFrt419UtvUCrsORwjNvqPi_XntTeNbAmUc25nhG01uan95TBld-eW3cCQvX7CYJCWj8ly526pHOqaDJe2oqd2aDAXCDH6j5PSuoosT8PmGg8n9JzDStmGx/s400/scones-02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641297823355578962" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">She didn't have any eggs in the house, so we didn't get to brush egg yolks on top of the scones. They looked so pale. </div></div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYB9ag-i9pAp4mHW3V0grBmmzuzHFxvuz1CRPeFTN1PEBukVkQ5F6EWtRhYwuFWK6UsNooaI_Cicww8O2iJsAeZ7zb89_nTdbHLVHDD0vwZ_waEKqsUOvy8lhGNC4r0PMLd0niNM84Avw/s1600/scones-03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYB9ag-i9pAp4mHW3V0grBmmzuzHFxvuz1CRPeFTN1PEBukVkQ5F6EWtRhYwuFWK6UsNooaI_Cicww8O2iJsAeZ7zb89_nTdbHLVHDD0vwZ_waEKqsUOvy8lhGNC4r0PMLd0niNM84Avw/s400/scones-03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641297825214981058" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The scones rose in the oven. I was so worried that they would be flat. They tasted good compared to my previous ones. I don't know when will I make scones again. Hopefully soon. :)</div></div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-75161917555477544432011-07-03T21:30:00.009+08:002011-08-04T01:30:34.506+08:00Aspirers 28th Anniversary- Masterchef Competition 2011<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQp0M7naE0Z6sOed2UPoZJVug6ilFHE-Zr2OuOmh2c0dDrI5nOCgTyc7RXUn8prLjtktAEUwMOOZuZ1ZUzhQYE7gGnW1II2uB4Pd7n5zZL5L5_X5xyV0nBLUXOFdx6RQjeJVtHAb1xNZjr/s1600/MC-01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQp0M7naE0Z6sOed2UPoZJVug6ilFHE-Zr2OuOmh2c0dDrI5nOCgTyc7RXUn8prLjtktAEUwMOOZuZ1ZUzhQYE7gGnW1II2uB4Pd7n5zZL5L5_X5xyV0nBLUXOFdx6RQjeJVtHAb1xNZjr/s400/MC-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350869048532066" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I have never heard of Masterchef until the Aspirers decided to have a little cooking competition for their 28th Anniversary.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems that when the idea was first brought forward by one of the committee members (and supported by others), Anne, the youth leader was not really all for it. She was concerned about the lack of interest and non-participation of the youths since, well, youths these days don't cook. Not only that, Anne was not in town most of the time and she didn't think she had time to organise and look into all those minute details.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I guessed the committee members managed to convince her that it will work and she should learn how to let go and leave everything in their very capable hands. :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, with the approval from Anne, the committee had about 5 weeks to plan. During the 1st meeting, Jian, one of the committee members said he was still quite relax and calm. He was expecting only about 5 teams to participate. "Controllable," he must have thought. Well, he should aim for a higher number because it's always best to expect the unexpected. :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the end of the registration period, 13 teams registered. By then the committees were frantically looking for portable stoves and gas tanks. It was kinda difficult to get these from people who has them coz duhhh, they use them everyday. :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Okay, during the registration period, each team were given a group registration form with guidelines attached to it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The guidelines were :</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1. We will be preparing the following for you:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >a. Oil, salt and pepper</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >b. 2 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >c. Onion and garlic</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >d. Potatoes and carrots utensils</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >e. Stove and gas and a shared oven.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >2. You are required to bring your own necessary utensils (i.e. pot, pan, knives,chopping board, bowls, fork, etc)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >3. You will have a full hour to prepare one appetizer and one main dish (Note: plan with your team ahead of time so that you know what ingredients and utensils you need to bring)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >4. A secret ingredient will be revealed on that day which you MUST add into every dish.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >5. We will be giving out awards for the "Best Food", Best Team" and "Most Creative Dish".</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >6. Please be in Agape by 4.30pm on the 3rd of July 2011 in order to set up your stations.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>So, at 5pm....</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x_THN9LtH33hD2bkWzP0ldMSr9_KjGkVjGYXT7ct3ePRO_HGFri3TAEqVDNd_eS1wC2Nx1awcePergtLgxM4qha00NhnYP56gQ4Rt2KRbhuNmuM3_euJuqPMB0YJ1jR0q8BJzVToHLei/s1600/MC-02-emcees.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x_THN9LtH33hD2bkWzP0ldMSr9_KjGkVjGYXT7ct3ePRO_HGFri3TAEqVDNd_eS1wC2Nx1awcePergtLgxM4qha00NhnYP56gQ4Rt2KRbhuNmuM3_euJuqPMB0YJ1jR0q8BJzVToHLei/s400/MC-02-emcees.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350865322119378" /></a>Joel Jaya and Jian were the emcees for the day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiIvO4XKYjCnmAYRVPQWupTn7Kbx28yX4-JTw8LA-JXBm6XS-qNYUR2wamG8rtSPKaEB0QR1qZIBSXbF7Q6xq6YKh3gd9p0-BQuzZXVw1e0K2-bAtLZgR4ICbvKIssWTrWxL1BJrw5fhu/s1600/MC-03-judges.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiIvO4XKYjCnmAYRVPQWupTn7Kbx28yX4-JTw8LA-JXBm6XS-qNYUR2wamG8rtSPKaEB0QR1qZIBSXbF7Q6xq6YKh3gd9p0-BQuzZXVw1e0K2-bAtLZgR4ICbvKIssWTrWxL1BJrw5fhu/s400/MC-03-judges.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350863113721714" /></a>Introducing the three judges - Aunt Chris, Uncle Dick and Pastor Ben.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjo6EoFxbGi3-noBb8Uh-nx26v2tQB1SSECVxUOnJtBPJgkv4gJJ3W4hM_7waYK4EVCkW9UonoT6Ghr34VVYHLdLPKTOoOip8dcYfmxTFctGwt8iPSsyLdZIOOR2Wpn957uZA0eRUqjVX/s1600/MC-04-getting+ready.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjo6EoFxbGi3-noBb8Uh-nx26v2tQB1SSECVxUOnJtBPJgkv4gJJ3W4hM_7waYK4EVCkW9UonoT6Ghr34VVYHLdLPKTOoOip8dcYfmxTFctGwt8iPSsyLdZIOOR2Wpn957uZA0eRUqjVX/s400/MC-04-getting+ready.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350858225838930" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Okay, everyone, DO NOT START FIRST, we are about to reveal the secret ingredient," says Jian. " I want one of you from each team to come here and get the ingredient".</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRQZQWd5LqENbWn_D95q4In1VubbK_vCEwqDp0dsTA9Wyz4cYZblSOWCvD6YoOo_Ys_M5zOVEp_4kw0yBdk3veBmwS7SqEqgoZnZB1h8RUZ4OwMYQn3bS6i7KnjcJNj3wtxS_duJNb-hQ/s400/MC-06-secret+ingredient.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350383833580466" /></div><div>13 team members came forward to grab a packet of........</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCvdqMUt5OFajuWdcOIYj9rERULki7f6vDvoXrqyDvgDpd-w_Kyvqv18cWdife_L2-tO-yPpFdxirxhBv_S2DHsdNJq0dH6nPZ4alsbPhGJ4vttE6SMD1Pn4WNVH7U2XAlumipLsOYILe/s1600/MC-05-mushrooms.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCvdqMUt5OFajuWdcOIYj9rERULki7f6vDvoXrqyDvgDpd-w_Kyvqv18cWdife_L2-tO-yPpFdxirxhBv_S2DHsdNJq0dH6nPZ4alsbPhGJ4vttE6SMD1Pn4WNVH7U2XAlumipLsOYILe/s400/MC-05-mushrooms.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350859136434978" /></a>err..... mushrooms???? </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Becky's wondering how to incorporate these enokitake (long thin white mushrooms) with her Chef's salad (appetizer) and Carbonara (main dish).</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2071sNmd8oKAViXKkN1BlK7_wFi6V1tdfVu2R4O__o7evwa8SN1PmP3Ml2sRYNFRAgiyjiHq0N5yat7eOqO23p7ls0MFTmmZ0heUZYGPXLqL3lbt5fo_bL0uaFKxZCs2hBOoZx0T5rYQ/s1600/MC-07-royal+smalies+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2071sNmd8oKAViXKkN1BlK7_wFi6V1tdfVu2R4O__o7evwa8SN1PmP3Ml2sRYNFRAgiyjiHq0N5yat7eOqO23p7ls0MFTmmZ0heUZYGPXLqL3lbt5fo_bL0uaFKxZCs2hBOoZx0T5rYQ/s400/MC-07-royal+smalies+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350379917708354" /></a>Group name : Royal Smallies</div><div>Group Leader : Sarah Tang</div><div>Members : Rebecca, Kennysha, Faith, Brian Lourds</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYBKbIm62aqgqbJoXYn5AL5hnkiz6HPEeBhgfODKAHNdoH0YavgjzMBvOIYRvUPmRp1E8ziqxgkQLsmgIpNRSxaof4TTIJxrY7oG6QPXOlYclxSNdZNE1RxIlFR687tRNmbxCE2eGmgFz/s1600/MC-08-royal+smalies+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYBKbIm62aqgqbJoXYn5AL5hnkiz6HPEeBhgfODKAHNdoH0YavgjzMBvOIYRvUPmRp1E8ziqxgkQLsmgIpNRSxaof4TTIJxrY7oG6QPXOlYclxSNdZNE1RxIlFR687tRNmbxCE2eGmgFz/s400/MC-08-royal+smalies+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350372848470722" /></a>Food prepared by the Royal Smallies. Pasta & Garlic bread? not sure.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo9X9IpP2MOtXdJYPoU-JqwzTWjzisq7GFKuFzwAMJSBTHysL44WbV1oU4DO7iSlNRqKKWcOGV1gbtyTdtGl2Z5CT28PSLB8cniWor7Q2m8yCjUyzL8eb-_iTcqpDOeMBFtGJ0ruazalv/s1600/MC-09-noob+cookers+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo9X9IpP2MOtXdJYPoU-JqwzTWjzisq7GFKuFzwAMJSBTHysL44WbV1oU4DO7iSlNRqKKWcOGV1gbtyTdtGl2Z5CT28PSLB8cniWor7Q2m8yCjUyzL8eb-_iTcqpDOeMBFtGJ0ruazalv/s400/MC-09-noob+cookers+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350371695234658" /></a><div>Group name : Noobcooker</div><div>Group Leader : Becky</div><div>Members : Justin, Pei Wen, Shaphan, Arnold</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd2ybn0Za3LqStFvDz6x-gXd4EHXoPGptRnIB0wfN5AwBcjKFS45kia6UawVZUs-YSB_kv2H4B8mo89qMWPs5NtTdXDiOGXsYoqUSJiszCp43DUbw-xZqcvKnuQvGbI_YYYT1dBl-MO3W/s1600/MC-10-noob+cookers+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd2ybn0Za3LqStFvDz6x-gXd4EHXoPGptRnIB0wfN5AwBcjKFS45kia6UawVZUs-YSB_kv2H4B8mo89qMWPs5NtTdXDiOGXsYoqUSJiszCp43DUbw-xZqcvKnuQvGbI_YYYT1dBl-MO3W/s400/MC-10-noob+cookers+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350364964655074" /></a>Food prepared by the Noobcookers. Carbonara and Chef's salad.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZVch5fbU0dES9hW0xNDe7qMPelMV98dQqvBI7uAw4IlPpO8O4e-FUfuZVGG9kd4u69Ewj-UktgfEpWujBqxEvN_3wRuHelVOjkCLC9SOcfwGS8YyBlVsPhDB-y98BPb1TMALVmyCoEyZ/s1600/MC-11-Salt%2526Pepper+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZVch5fbU0dES9hW0xNDe7qMPelMV98dQqvBI7uAw4IlPpO8O4e-FUfuZVGG9kd4u69Ewj-UktgfEpWujBqxEvN_3wRuHelVOjkCLC9SOcfwGS8YyBlVsPhDB-y98BPb1TMALVmyCoEyZ/s400/MC-11-Salt%2526Pepper+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350018118100306" /></a><div>Group name : Salt and Pepper</div><div>Group Leader : Reuben</div><div>Members : William, Chee Hoe, Jing Jing, Melissa</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL3vVD7Q0W5PYIGbFSbUSdTq5ssQLdiTwFKzABXxWmJhux0C_cEk5VYaomgUvZ0jwlkkzIPwycm9WbazGW-WlBnvkh7-JZWRzyTsIbPdo3h5PK2VeAhu6y4fBaTP7J3e6CFFKqf3Xz1GJ/s1600/MC-12-Salt%2526Pepper+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL3vVD7Q0W5PYIGbFSbUSdTq5ssQLdiTwFKzABXxWmJhux0C_cEk5VYaomgUvZ0jwlkkzIPwycm9WbazGW-WlBnvkh7-JZWRzyTsIbPdo3h5PK2VeAhu6y4fBaTP7J3e6CFFKqf3Xz1GJ/s400/MC-12-Salt%2526Pepper+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350013705451762" /></a>Food prepared by Salt & Pepper.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUwIpSPwCNm8y8TcSyGUHcvgSPQIDIP79nbETmwT6mXQNlysFxRsWABxSSj7VSdemvRvxowU3cZo1W-YjgJm-a4456Qrshz9tq1lXsutiOyGa9vvmEJdl9laU2dt0AAgGaQCqrAazp6C7/s1600/MC-13-Mushi+Bear+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUwIpSPwCNm8y8TcSyGUHcvgSPQIDIP79nbETmwT6mXQNlysFxRsWABxSSj7VSdemvRvxowU3cZo1W-YjgJm-a4456Qrshz9tq1lXsutiOyGa9vvmEJdl9laU2dt0AAgGaQCqrAazp6C7/s400/MC-13-Mushi+Bear+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628350003423614786" /></a><div>Group name : Mushi Bear</div><div>Group Leader : Arthur</div><div>Members : Asher, Aiden, Juen Kiet, Jin Han</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT6bEAXjKuGrLCgFzGgtNMno39887K60YsyQ_hj_U-ArOJslXee0Iqojn1ah4aUIwiX5PChA3yss_nJ4x05rddMjuRjB5GzNKGzRg9MkId36ZQPw8XhTvfU11dPnqw2PqIiY2QOvURjCX/s1600/MC-14-Mushi+Bear+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT6bEAXjKuGrLCgFzGgtNMno39887K60YsyQ_hj_U-ArOJslXee0Iqojn1ah4aUIwiX5PChA3yss_nJ4x05rddMjuRjB5GzNKGzRg9MkId36ZQPw8XhTvfU11dPnqw2PqIiY2QOvURjCX/s400/MC-14-Mushi+Bear+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349999853424482" /></a>Food prepared by the Mushi Bear.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNI-MV2_csKj7TXsbhaNB9px_-6cOdHQJz3ToiBBoxj7VnoDsYwS4dl0gN-JkJJi8LSkO7W2a4a8Y0QRhCxnsj1OepHtzkwdadY9ZIe7vaTYPZYzNLnjK6lNDlrLSvKwXa1RvCYrfow0t/s1600/MC-15-St+Paul+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNI-MV2_csKj7TXsbhaNB9px_-6cOdHQJz3ToiBBoxj7VnoDsYwS4dl0gN-JkJJi8LSkO7W2a4a8Y0QRhCxnsj1OepHtzkwdadY9ZIe7vaTYPZYzNLnjK6lNDlrLSvKwXa1RvCYrfow0t/s400/MC-15-St+Paul+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349999327828882" /></a><div>Group name : Diz Paulians</div><div>Group Leader : Joel J</div><div>Members : Karlson, Dhivvian, Thiviyan</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJahkX6ICOGMP7qw8a1SgRpGSvSqQH1nQIHA1cOQq79Cuv2E2a3BPGEKjG1s2gn_zVQ36h3RkXVE60y1XbesrCtiK8x_iW6fP8379XTtNczEWdP_r5rMYA69JOR3RISu7i9A5UnvhvfCQ/s1600/MC-16-St+Paul+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJahkX6ICOGMP7qw8a1SgRpGSvSqQH1nQIHA1cOQq79Cuv2E2a3BPGEKjG1s2gn_zVQ36h3RkXVE60y1XbesrCtiK8x_iW6fP8379XTtNczEWdP_r5rMYA69JOR3RISu7i9A5UnvhvfCQ/s400/MC-16-St+Paul+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349660285815714" /></a>Food prepared by Diz Paulians.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Aie8LjsrkTHR7N6IdkT3o76YSEAFj0-cjqTRtGD-Up27Ow8RM957BsJIIJBwRaafsekO9mNr6Qnz8EmU8xxytUXJsXkruqePFyyd6DT3QpflKM7LTul5_opT6mEUrCAoTJuwG0FFOv5/s1600/MC-17-LKW+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Aie8LjsrkTHR7N6IdkT3o76YSEAFj0-cjqTRtGD-Up27Ow8RM957BsJIIJBwRaafsekO9mNr6Qnz8EmU8xxytUXJsXkruqePFyyd6DT3QpflKM7LTul5_opT6mEUrCAoTJuwG0FFOv5/s400/MC-17-LKW+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349651772293826" /></a><div>Group name : Lim Kok Wang</div><div>Group Leader : Matthew</div><div>Members : Tian Lee, Michelle, Elaine, Kimberly</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHC7qEe84QRI_jflMYATF_eadqrUnXo-mVY3W27DUS1wlI1FbpxkAmoZTiQuo-17UxCrTQ4O5OcigGxWw15cmD0YiBWAI01mz3UYvz2wW-UuFr76NIjtG_NBqPovHkqm0mA73rfmUv0AD/s1600/MC-18-LKW+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHC7qEe84QRI_jflMYATF_eadqrUnXo-mVY3W27DUS1wlI1FbpxkAmoZTiQuo-17UxCrTQ4O5OcigGxWw15cmD0YiBWAI01mz3UYvz2wW-UuFr76NIjtG_NBqPovHkqm0mA73rfmUv0AD/s400/MC-18-LKW+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349654110664754" /></a>Food prepared by Lim Kok Wang.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlMZXHv2_srWE5IbhrrD8wjgp64YZED9sODq6sCJIKivpPHcykXdjtT5Vhduc6aKrsQu4mjOq-AIS4WtVp_zLRnq10diYsQyG2aUteyCtByZTOj3sf0V76Aaukf4uRsr_Crcp5gpdYzP0/s1600/MC-19-Form+1s+%2526+chris+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlMZXHv2_srWE5IbhrrD8wjgp64YZED9sODq6sCJIKivpPHcykXdjtT5Vhduc6aKrsQu4mjOq-AIS4WtVp_zLRnq10diYsQyG2aUteyCtByZTOj3sf0V76Aaukf4uRsr_Crcp5gpdYzP0/s400/MC-19-Form+1s+%2526+chris+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349646960319138" /></a><div>Group name : The Form 1's, Chris & Az</div><div>Group Leader : Jared</div><div>Members : Martin, Shane, Chris, Azriel (Absent).</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXPS_D0f6Gbt1kNsuFELQ47-n0svlJOd7IQ0_eWlIAGiFEs6h4J2N1Mwpkwyd4rL2rKy55IwoBwYk-PGOg6Vww69argkgT5EZDMfXxruk-n_KsvUqiEdnVRnY7TvMyab3YOrLTjP9l1CZ/s1600/MC-20-Form+1s+%2526+chris+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXPS_D0f6Gbt1kNsuFELQ47-n0svlJOd7IQ0_eWlIAGiFEs6h4J2N1Mwpkwyd4rL2rKy55IwoBwYk-PGOg6Vww69argkgT5EZDMfXxruk-n_KsvUqiEdnVRnY7TvMyab3YOrLTjP9l1CZ/s400/MC-20-Form+1s+%2526+chris+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349644504280690" /></a>Food prepared by the Form 1's, Chris & Az.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesqGJCyS3pWkZRvbp9nje9nynxLQlqx7NUt6nPBJdDYDJjCElgvhs1PAu2p5Gsj_oI_n90xKatUfQ1Gg1MCGTXFyja-KEWYarFvfdn1dr_huU86mHmV8j7u07oLBTzYzzUxdjJ3be5re4/s1600/MC-21-Spirit+of+Chef+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesqGJCyS3pWkZRvbp9nje9nynxLQlqx7NUt6nPBJdDYDJjCElgvhs1PAu2p5Gsj_oI_n90xKatUfQ1Gg1MCGTXFyja-KEWYarFvfdn1dr_huU86mHmV8j7u07oLBTzYzzUxdjJ3be5re4/s400/MC-21-Spirit+of+Chef+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349151337381698" /></a><div>Group name : The Spirit of Chef</div><div>Group Leader : Jeah Hueey</div><div>Members : Jeah En, Daarsyanita, Ze Lin, Ze Ting</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYXt93R1_QVIjk80i8oV3xouQkYRzqp2CaW6j8T1UY5p4fP6VHNin4AOMsp9jSUFDhdNhAxiixAQbRQEJePdSsa_h23SqGm40ZhIQ9qAlirrmMWoxtuEJ22lYhIqdpkF7YAXEAKUzFtlj/s1600/MC-22-Spirit+of+Chef+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYXt93R1_QVIjk80i8oV3xouQkYRzqp2CaW6j8T1UY5p4fP6VHNin4AOMsp9jSUFDhdNhAxiixAQbRQEJePdSsa_h23SqGm40ZhIQ9qAlirrmMWoxtuEJ22lYhIqdpkF7YAXEAKUzFtlj/s400/MC-22-Spirit+of+Chef+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349141041951762" /></a>Food prepared by the Spirit of Chef.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2-zlIrVOiSknI-0mpyFMl3RffaY_i0lnMR4A-Zqk4eSogbUFUEv29uDXblZpf4PWYaq1oPQxdY6jstIXBZgtPC_DUN9xbakwLumGMT2UG51IBJWL_XT_9oUzFf7TPi1jvYjIQ-V4P3Cd/s1600/MC-23-Debra+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2-zlIrVOiSknI-0mpyFMl3RffaY_i0lnMR4A-Zqk4eSogbUFUEv29uDXblZpf4PWYaq1oPQxdY6jstIXBZgtPC_DUN9xbakwLumGMT2UG51IBJWL_XT_9oUzFf7TPi1jvYjIQ-V4P3Cd/s400/MC-23-Debra+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349141574827986" /></a><div>Group name : Super Chris-py Loh-Tee</div><div>Group Leader : Debra</div><div>Members : Grace, Chrissie, Pei Rinn, Yi Qing</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL_CyK4k_YX4ImsAfEDs3G_3WllCy_-cPOaU_ewi4IHqQFT_ZQjwJz458MPS3LF7RhAuuIRqLJFBph2oqpf7_O74jvu3aas4m6nd6PTEH5nwQCLXBhw0bZhcigGYLM9ydDklEYl_MgBzL/s1600/MC-24-Debra+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL_CyK4k_YX4ImsAfEDs3G_3WllCy_-cPOaU_ewi4IHqQFT_ZQjwJz458MPS3LF7RhAuuIRqLJFBph2oqpf7_O74jvu3aas4m6nd6PTEH5nwQCLXBhw0bZhcigGYLM9ydDklEYl_MgBzL/s400/MC-24-Debra+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349139139721106" /></a>Food prepared by the Super Chris-py Loh-Tee</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffeucWGvETN3LhA9GreQKdV2OQyFGSM-i7JEicFy53mn86FkDEdpDCdrI9TZTew3eRbJvFAAPEhLzRNcOOjiudB16W0DSFle3P2S1y5GwZeXMvYzrB1YNRb1mfOJNGfYGGVGohlbgd0-F/s1600/MC-25-Royal+Angels+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffeucWGvETN3LhA9GreQKdV2OQyFGSM-i7JEicFy53mn86FkDEdpDCdrI9TZTew3eRbJvFAAPEhLzRNcOOjiudB16W0DSFle3P2S1y5GwZeXMvYzrB1YNRb1mfOJNGfYGGVGohlbgd0-F/s400/MC-25-Royal+Angels+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628349134126219602" /></a><div>Group name : Royal Angels</div><div>Group Leader : Shem</div><div>Members : Amos, David, Rehgoel</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qPaCylE61LSc8D7wU0KoXV5Z_ULk7oKILF7UzMEaO3PtYMK1gFlH1gQuZtsl2ARibXldw1PMV5hgQ3i0oWZmHpQ3edQTRvA52nxcvFyAJAdi0Z6kwWvrm8vSYcjXIyyrEIWhdTNsliMc/s1600/MC-26-Royal+Angels+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qPaCylE61LSc8D7wU0KoXV5Z_ULk7oKILF7UzMEaO3PtYMK1gFlH1gQuZtsl2ARibXldw1PMV5hgQ3i0oWZmHpQ3edQTRvA52nxcvFyAJAdi0Z6kwWvrm8vSYcjXIyyrEIWhdTNsliMc/s400/MC-26-Royal+Angels+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348544461881970" /></a>Food prepared by the Royal Angels. Fried rice and carrot juice.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggltpyFD0SfiRj2J0IJ3sYvLu5Yjma1gX1KlLiXj91ZyPC_XWI5avnC2D6Wo_vMyTWfNCrymt6LE3ASBBLmlbD5tGZznqSnaIFYS8riU9rjXhZingbJzI9cUwN0IDRJgIm-Xe10t2Jyo0H/s1600/MC-27-jokers+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggltpyFD0SfiRj2J0IJ3sYvLu5Yjma1gX1KlLiXj91ZyPC_XWI5avnC2D6Wo_vMyTWfNCrymt6LE3ASBBLmlbD5tGZznqSnaIFYS8riU9rjXhZingbJzI9cUwN0IDRJgIm-Xe10t2Jyo0H/s400/MC-27-jokers+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348540638602546" /></a><div>Group name : Jokers</div><div>Group Leader : Priyanka</div><div>Members : Rozelle, Rita, Prissie</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYyLfXwjekAVa9AmImEAa2HDAqdpQJ0rvwh67bQcYB7CPDoSbhY4hnJ5SQ7ZO8rIrqZtmix92d9nfMGDM7iRyKtaASX6S-9uOClmly_PvbrdPnqOGEoXK3vvYVOgtZN9ZbVWs-8QN-SK/s1600/MC-28-jokers+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYyLfXwjekAVa9AmImEAa2HDAqdpQJ0rvwh67bQcYB7CPDoSbhY4hnJ5SQ7ZO8rIrqZtmix92d9nfMGDM7iRyKtaASX6S-9uOClmly_PvbrdPnqOGEoXK3vvYVOgtZN9ZbVWs-8QN-SK/s400/MC-28-jokers+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348532548028434" /></a>Food prepared by the Jokers. Pizza & mushroom soup.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc3uf2JdQM4fs0nnnQnlLI5M-cRHsrRB8nNp5Obpa8v-pACQpbOMLtJCoXo3J4Lrm0BJBJabURm-j3mK8Jzc997RgqknV_2njToKbGd7lyTP7j676HVwjMdvgArD9O2sJjBaM_XNOg0ve/s1600/MC-29-crazee+cook+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc3uf2JdQM4fs0nnnQnlLI5M-cRHsrRB8nNp5Obpa8v-pACQpbOMLtJCoXo3J4Lrm0BJBJabURm-j3mK8Jzc997RgqknV_2njToKbGd7lyTP7j676HVwjMdvgArD9O2sJjBaM_XNOg0ve/s400/MC-29-crazee+cook+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348531049409938" /></a><div>Group name : Krazy Kookers</div><div>Group Leader : Becca</div><div>Members : Stephanie, Shawn, Larissa, Joel C</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81mzV7OXChf-irNyyRFn8-rb3kBWaHPOPaJtvkD8sn70sEgRLsGDqW1smgomE-HkR3RAmnh3gSpUq93VaqQBvMaMvIKlRULB1Y4KIbkMyFZ_duDfByHBJPvu9zDDhyzsAMEMCW_fke9Ap/s1600/MC-30-crazee+cook+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81mzV7OXChf-irNyyRFn8-rb3kBWaHPOPaJtvkD8sn70sEgRLsGDqW1smgomE-HkR3RAmnh3gSpUq93VaqQBvMaMvIKlRULB1Y4KIbkMyFZ_duDfByHBJPvu9zDDhyzsAMEMCW_fke9Ap/s400/MC-30-crazee+cook+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348526851026098" /></a>Food prepared by the Krazy Kookers. Boom-ba-da-boom & THE BED.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczn7_keZwxHwh0L6gESGW6_Bi9xNQ6CNmbAHF9D7Ks33_QDjfTqtQylnzBra6Ehv3oIJBdF9Lh81I30Otsw2okwCzLsli9fDL6_uKy_jcrZETUz4mDRp6-2_HL1GqecmHQRbuR_1sWRwz/s1600/MC-31-sushi+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczn7_keZwxHwh0L6gESGW6_Bi9xNQ6CNmbAHF9D7Ks33_QDjfTqtQylnzBra6Ehv3oIJBdF9Lh81I30Otsw2okwCzLsli9fDL6_uKy_jcrZETUz4mDRp6-2_HL1GqecmHQRbuR_1sWRwz/s400/MC-31-sushi+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348121517942850" /></a><div>Group name : Sushi</div><div>Group Leader : Akane</div><div>Members : Megumi, Alisa, Samantha, Joel L</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Q_iEQrLIRjakpF3gh0kx_7o8-_UguMlAkZl6lsK2tSkWPXmhO9RYiLHbRHc4EObHEOA3WaqOA-FPMkuCMHobdHrAhTqnzx40mvosVFHxvom2L0mMxIDcteyAnaDTqHbFmNANFEK4CCOc/s1600/MC-32-sushi+2+finish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Q_iEQrLIRjakpF3gh0kx_7o8-_UguMlAkZl6lsK2tSkWPXmhO9RYiLHbRHc4EObHEOA3WaqOA-FPMkuCMHobdHrAhTqnzx40mvosVFHxvom2L0mMxIDcteyAnaDTqHbFmNANFEK4CCOc/s400/MC-32-sushi+2+finish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348118004926802" /></a>Food prepared by Sushi. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlw9bxLqbsctg2dJfUQ9dNWu2d5aTy2UfUOz_IHbW6Wa5uj3s7dx1WOqpUcFqiBGC2VTuK-qcyJq4R6d5xhbQagz_IWm6Wb7nU_CS8tJliNNd1rvfA94XjnliZGjh00Zc601L41pU7FTzJ/s1600/MC-33-food.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlw9bxLqbsctg2dJfUQ9dNWu2d5aTy2UfUOz_IHbW6Wa5uj3s7dx1WOqpUcFqiBGC2VTuK-qcyJq4R6d5xhbQagz_IWm6Wb7nU_CS8tJliNNd1rvfA94XjnliZGjh00Zc601L41pU7FTzJ/s400/MC-33-food.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348114165025442" /></a>Here you are, the 13 teams displaying their hidden talents.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqrM7GxOyBvDnjvpm0DNY2flKEAAr_X8kq17RGgh7AnI5bpWcCMHjy5yLIT7T7oGxx0NcKkHpVQAkVvQBSG-q9B3X3I1tv3meMM5fzoblg_kBqagnHJKOMBhoN-RB6H7usWD9FRMLBaWL/s1600/MC-34-judges.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqrM7GxOyBvDnjvpm0DNY2flKEAAr_X8kq17RGgh7AnI5bpWcCMHjy5yLIT7T7oGxx0NcKkHpVQAkVvQBSG-q9B3X3I1tv3meMM5fzoblg_kBqagnHJKOMBhoN-RB6H7usWD9FRMLBaWL/s400/MC-34-judges.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348105296774018" /></a>The judges had a tough time deciding.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H1xFraD446ERFHttu934kkC5Ci8BfrUb2mrbjUeRbG3mrm_HsmdwXZmZegD3kkwlT5CHpMfp23K7JY7dPoJU09NnrjaLJRYiJQPdraVGyXOmcPhB2W4ZjmyFd0X0iBUIolxYNpTqt7pV/s1600/MC-35-judges.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H1xFraD446ERFHttu934kkC5Ci8BfrUb2mrbjUeRbG3mrm_HsmdwXZmZegD3kkwlT5CHpMfp23K7JY7dPoJU09NnrjaLJRYiJQPdraVGyXOmcPhB2W4ZjmyFd0X0iBUIolxYNpTqt7pV/s400/MC-35-judges.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628348107661884194" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Each team had to describe the food they prepared and the ingredients they used in their dishes.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWz38sXcv55GxCkPUfMcMPeZWm6l0F_ETQ6zFCZbN_HLeMTfBizSxfTqiVcoDhki3_EufefPE7t5OmaLtrU66no8Gx5VhS8RLdNasWN1Xoxpg208he0u7EgAhDiJaRtfD5PJ65Zds-gwL/s1600/MC-36-sarong+dance.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWz38sXcv55GxCkPUfMcMPeZWm6l0F_ETQ6zFCZbN_HLeMTfBizSxfTqiVcoDhki3_EufefPE7t5OmaLtrU66no8Gx5VhS8RLdNasWN1Xoxpg208he0u7EgAhDiJaRtfD5PJ65Zds-gwL/s400/MC-36-sarong+dance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628347800429844482" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">A little sarong dance from the emcees. They were supposed to prepare a surprise dish but there wasn't enough time. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFXocHhe5Iq1Avva_dkfKKJ4SeYnAz9pRW_JZEAQp9iFkP7dek9xnurnUj_ufue_2VrQZy0XvE8XAh_dm_SrZ7PPLFp-lp70Y4-ZQ2PqjhxPz9sg3TmovXnfXC_gkh4WjfO-Tyau1yeOU/s1600/MC-37-bbq.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFXocHhe5Iq1Avva_dkfKKJ4SeYnAz9pRW_JZEAQp9iFkP7dek9xnurnUj_ufue_2VrQZy0XvE8XAh_dm_SrZ7PPLFp-lp70Y4-ZQ2PqjhxPz9sg3TmovXnfXC_gkh4WjfO-Tyau1yeOU/s400/MC-37-bbq.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628347799221732306" /></a>Those who weren't participating, had a good time roasting their marshmallows.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was an exciting evening. I do not know the name of most dishes and some were made up by the team members. I will try to add a video here some time soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't stay when the judges gave the verdict but I received an sms later from a reliable source that the awards went to the following group : - </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Best Food - Lim Kok Wang</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Best Team - Super Chris-py Loh-Tee</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most Creative Dish - Krazy Kookers</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The event finished at 8.30pm, 1.5 hours later than planned. </div><div><br /></div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809800902227624405.post-11414207074280430412011-06-27T20:30:00.001+08:002011-06-28T20:46:54.033+08:00Tubes<div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QomZCAPTyFcM-fRkwYZ-Ysp99xZTvOIE6JacFJU8CigX9qPXxehDi42EoCYLsPmLmWyd1j5Wa8BnNVpYAiMZe_JYbqb9kkXdlzmVj8sZPGYix_bL0CTDAiRB-9rYeu678bJt6JHaeL-/s400/tube1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623247862196668866" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Okay, it seems that we are quite serious about going to the beach again. 2 days after our last trip to PD, Rach and I were at Tesco and we thought we'd better get at least 2 floating tubes for the kids. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tG2OoOySKnxva8A_PRATZT6ryex2vqYbTt4wklDC5tiGnBI7JYY9yt-U4z8MgXr2YKReqT9E0TQ8Talgf4eN8oj0WFj1R-m_eAnH2wOOBdxy5Hu7qd3CBGCPKI-lWM-iV3EM4D1Sv6yU/s1600/tube2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tG2OoOySKnxva8A_PRATZT6ryex2vqYbTt4wklDC5tiGnBI7JYY9yt-U4z8MgXr2YKReqT9E0TQ8Talgf4eN8oj0WFj1R-m_eAnH2wOOBdxy5Hu7qd3CBGCPKI-lWM-iV3EM4D1Sv6yU/s400/tube2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623247864603445410" /></a>We got the green and orange ones first. I went home and inflate the orange one to check the size and to see how sturdy it was. Looks good. :)<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then two days ago, we found ourselves at Tesco again. We thought "ahhh must as well get the blue one and a beach ball".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You know, this is the 2nd set of tubes and ball we bought. Two years ago, we bought 2 tubes and a ball. We used them for at least 2 times. Then they went missing. Hmmmm. :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>eunicetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571225752047816352noreply@blogger.com0