Krabi - Day 3

This post is way overdue, I know. Haha. But anyways, will just share some pictures from my Krabi trip for Day 3.

I remembered choosing to go to Koh Phi Phi and Maya Bay for my island hopping package. We did go to other islands but I could only remember visiting the famous Maya Bay and snorkeling around other islands.

Look at the clear water. 

Snorkeling was fun!

Us in Maya Bay.

Maya Bay.

We went to Krabi in March 2016 and it was hot and packed with tourists. If you want to know how much we have spent on this trip, check out my previous post for Day 1 and Day 2. 

Krabi Itinerary - Day 1 & Day 2

3 months ago, I went to Krabi and had a blast there. It was my birthday trip! :) So, I thought of sharing my itinerary here and also the total cost incurred throughout the trip. Hehe. Firstly, let me state down the summary of the cost for this trip.

Note:- All costs stated below are for 2 pax.

• Air Asia return flight ticket (KL-Krabi) - RM248.00 (we did not add-on baggage)
• Hotel (3 nights) - RM635.42
• Cash (RM to Thai Baht) - RM800 (can't really remember the exact rate but I think it was approximately RM12 to 100Baht)
• 1/2 Day Kayak, 1/2 Day ATV Ride & 1 Day Island Hopping - 5,459Baht
• Hilltop Restaurant (for dinner) - 1,749Baht

TOTAL EXPENSES FOR 4D3N (2 PAX): RM2,548.30NETT

Day 1 - 06/03/2016

Was feeling extremely excited for the trip! :) Our flight was at 1.30PM so our plan was just to chill at the hotel until about 6 something before we head down to the night market. Upon reaching the airport, we went to board the airport shuttle bus. The fare was 150baht/pax and the shuttle bus would literally drop you off at your hotel. After long hours of research, this is the cheapest way to get to Krabi Town or Ao Nang from the airport. However, the downside is that it would take a longer time to reach your hotel as the bus driver goes from hotel to hotel to drop off passengers before it's your turn to be dropped off.

Areetara Resort. Image taken from Agoda.com

We stayed at Areetara Resort at Ao Nang, where I got injured in the bathtub. :( It was a terrible experience and I'll elaborate on that later. Anyways, back to the going-to-the-night-market story. Initially, we didn't expect it to be sooooo difficult to catch a tuk-tuk or a minivan to go to the night market from Ao Nang so we waited until the very last minute i.e. 6.00PM local time, to go down to the hotel reception desk and ask for a tuk-tuk. They quoted 400baht round trip for 1 pax. Wth. Of course we rejected. To cut the story short, we went to the tourist information centre to ask for a tuk-tuk and they provided us with an offer price if we were to take their island hopping package. After negotiation, we took their kayak + ATV + island hopping package and we agreed at 300baht/pax for return trip from our hotel to the night market.

The minivan driver picked us up from our hotel lobby at 6.30PM and I thought we would head straight to the night market. Apparently when they tell you "Wait at the lobby and our driver will pick you up between 6.30PM-7.00PM", they meant it literally. So yeah, the driver came at 6.45PM and we reached the night market at about 7.30PM as the driver continued picking up people from various hotels after we got on the minivan. We were then given about 1.5-2 hours at the night market before heading back to the hotel again.

At Krabi Town Walking Street Weekend Market

This is insanely good!

The night market operates from Friday-Sunday, 5.00PM-10.00PM.

Day 2 - 07/03/2016

It's my birthday! :) Happy birthday to me! Hehe. The second day was both fun and tiring at the same time. I couldn't really remember what time they came to the hotel to pick us up in the morning for the 1/2 day kayak trip. I think we went to Ao Thalane for kayak. This is my first time going on a kayak-ing trip and it was very exciting. My bf on the other hand, was exhausted because he did all the kayak-ing. Haha. All I did was being a small little kid who was very excited and took pictures whenever I could.

Baby. <3



 

 

Love this picture! The tour guide took this picture for us. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Kayak-ing was really fun and I'd do it again next time! :) However, it was very packed with tourists as some of the routes were quite narrow.

We met a pair of German couple and friends from Philliphines and India. :) Had fun sharing stories from our countries at the end of our kayak trip.

We went back to our hotel for a quick lunch as lunch was not included in this 1/2 day kayak package. At about 2.00PM, the driver came to pick us up for our ATV ride session. It was something different and both of us were excited to gain this experience. The ATV session was about 1-1.5 hours. I was feeling really scared at first and I was afraid that the boiling hot engine motor would burn my legs. HAHA. Yes, I'm a scaredy cat. BUT I SURVIVED THE ENTIRE SESSION although I had blisters on my palms after that. Haha.

The tour guide kept taking photos of us. Hahaha.

We reached hotel at about 4.30PM and we quickly get ready for the most important event of the day: MY BIRTHDAY DINNER! :)

We went to The Hilltop Ao Nang Restaurant for the dinner. I just love the view there because I get to see the sun set and it was so romantic to be there with your beloved one. So, I just want to say that I'm lucky to be there with him. :) I booked a table via their official website a few weeks in advance to reserve a table with sunset view. The restaurant provides free shuttle service from your hotel to the restaurant which is a plus point. :) Krabi is so nice, right? Haha.

Us while waiting for our food & enjoying the sunset view.

The beautiful sunset.

 

 

Next up, pictures of food! :)

 



Hilltop Duck - 290Baht

 

Mussels - 290Baht



Hilltop Seafood Tom Yum - 250Baht

 

Cucumber with egg - 180Baht
 

Young Coconut - 95Baht

 

 

Hilltop Smoothie - 140Baht

 

The food there tasted okay and it's reasonably priced in my opinion. What I don't like about the food is that it was served too quickly and some of the dishes were cold. :( Maybe they pre-cooked most of the food. Sigh. But it's okay because the ambiance won me over. We also ordered a glass of cocktail and a bottle of Chang beer after our meal which costed 220Baht and 90Baht respectively. White rice was charged at 35Baht per bowl. We wanted to try as much dishes as we could so we shared one bowl of white rice. The total damage of the night was 1,749Baht inclusive of 10% service tax.

Went back to the hotel after our dinner and spent almost 1 hour in the lobby because the wi-fi in our hotel room SUCKS. He played games while I browsed and posted photos online. Haha. He wanted to go to some nearby cafe to buy me a slice of cake but then I declined his offer. Thinking back now, I should've accepted the cake offer. :( That was the 3rd time we celebrated my birthday together but he did not personally bought me a cake / slice of cake before. :( He said he would buy me a cake next year. :)

Speaking of our hotel room, I stepped on a piece of glass inside the bathtub and my feet was bleeding nonstop. Zzz. Bf went down to take first aid from the receptionist and informed them what happened. They didn't apologise and instead they said "You should be more careful". Wtf? SHOULD? Hello? Your hotel's bathtub has a piece of GLASS in it and instead of taking up the responsibility you said I should be more careful? Who would have thought that there would be glass inside a bathtub? Not forgetting to mention that there were ants on the table. So much for being a 4-star hotel.

That's all for Day 2! Will blog about Day 3 in another post.

P.S. Didn't check the spelling and grammar before I click publish because I'm too lazy. Haha.

Guangzhou Draft Itinerary (6 Days)

As promised, this is my draft itinerary for Guangzhou. :) Hope this helps!

Day 1

1. Ancestral Temple of Chen (陈家祠)
Subway: Line 1 to Chen Clan Academy Station (陈家祠) (Exit D to the main entrance)
Recommended time of visit: 45 mins
Operating Hours: 8.30AM - 5.30PM
Fee: CNY10

2. Shamian Island （沙面岛）
Subway: Line 1 to Huangsha Station（黄沙) (Exit F - 走到天桥对面通过去沙面岛的小桥）

3. 6 Banyan Temples (六榕寺）
Subway: Transfer station of Line 1 and Line 2 Gongyuanqian Station (公园前）(Exit B - walk 5 mins from subway to temple)
Recommended time of visit: 1 hour
Operating Hours: 9.00AM - 5.20PM
Fee: CNY5 (temple); CNY10 (6 Banyan Pagoda)

4. Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street （上下九路）
Subway: Line 3 to Changshou Lu （长寿路）
(Exit D1 - turn right and you will see the signal board about how go to the Holiday Inn Shifu Hotel. Walk along the street to the McDonald’s at the end of the street and turn left. This is Di Shi Fu Road that is next to the Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street.)
Operating Hours: Till 10.30PM

Estimated Total Admission Fee Day 1: CNY 55

Day 2

1. White Cloud Mountain (白云山）
Subway: Line 3 to Meihuayuan Station （梅花园）
(walk about 1200m to 白云山梅花园)
Recommended time of visit: Half-day
Entrance Fee: CNY 5
Other Fee:-
1. Cable Car: CNY 25 (upper); CNY 20 (lower); CNY 45 (round-trip)
2. Sightseeing Bus: CNY 10
3. Other places:-
 CNY 10: Yuntai Garden
 CNY 10: Bird Spring Valley Park (Mingchun Valley)
 CNY 5:   Moxing Ridge (Star-Scraping Ridge)
 CNY 5:   Guangzhou Forest of Steles
 CNY 5:   Peach Blossom Brooklet
 CNY 3:   Xinghai Garden

2. Tee Mall
Subway: Transfer Station of Line 1 & Line 3 - Tiyuxi Lu (体育西路）

3. Canton Tower (广州塔）
Subway: Line 3 to Canton Tower Station/Chigang Pagoda Station (广州塔/赤岗塔) - (Exit A)
Recommended time of visit: 1 hour
Opening hours: 9.30AM - 10.30PM
Ticket Price:-
1. Zone A-C (Ground – 32F) - CNY 50
2. Zone D (33F-67F) - CNY 100
3. Zone E (68F-107F) - CNY 150

Bundle Ticket Price:-
 1. Zone D + Spiderwalk - CNY 190
2. Zone E + Spiderwalk - CNY 230
3. Zone E + Ferris Wheel - CNY 260
4. Zone E + Mega Drop - CNY 260 
5. Zone E + 488 Lookout - CNY 280

Estimated Total Fee Day 2: CNY 50

Day 3

Chimelong Resort (Chimelong Paradise & Chimelong International Circus)
Subway: Line 3 to Hanxi Chang Long Station (汉溪长隆)
(Exit A - cross the overbridge to take free shuttle bus to the Chimelong Resort)
Free Shuttle bus: Every 10 minutes from 08:30 to 19: 40, and every 15 minutes from 19:55 to 22:15.
Park hours for Chimelong Paradise: 9.30AM - 10.00PM
Circus show time: 7.30PM - 8.50PM
Chimelong Paradise: CNY 250
Circus: CNY 280
Paradise + Circus: CNY 475

Estimated Total Fee Day 2: CNY 475

Day 4

1. Guangdong Museum (广东省博物馆)
Subway: Transfer station of Line 3 and Line 5  - Zhujiang New Town Station (珠江新城）(Exit B1 - walk 10 mins to the museum)
Opening hours: 9.00AM-5.00PM
Entrance fee: FREE (need to show passport)

2. Grandview Mall (正佳广场）
Subway: Transfer Station of Line 1 & Line 3 - Tiyuxi Lu (体育西路）
(Exit B - Intersection of Tianhe Road and Tiyu Road East)

3. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall（孙中山纪念馆）
Subway: Line 2 to Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall Station (纪念堂）(Exit D)
Recommended time of visit: 45 mins
Opening hours: 8.00AM- 6.00PM
Fee: CNY 10

4. Yue Xiu Park (越秀公园)
Subway: Line 2  to Yuexiu Park Station (越秀公园)
(Exit B1 - to the main entrance of the park)

Estimated Total Fee Day 4: CNY 10

Day 5

1. Nansha Tian Hou Palace (南沙天后宫）
Subway: Line 4 to Jiaomen Station (焦门）
(Take bus Nansha No.4 to TianHou Palace East Entrance)
Opening hours: 8.30AM - 6.00PM
Fee: CNY 20

2. Lingnan Impression Park (岭南印象园)
Subway: Line 4 to Higher Education Mega Center South Station (大学城南站）
(Exit B - walk along Daxuecheng Zhongwu Road for about 800m to the park)
Opening hour: 9.00AM - 5.00PM
Fee: CNY 60

3. Beijing Road (北京路）
Subway: Transfer station of Line 1 and Line 2 Gongyuanqian Station (公园前）
(Exit C - walk along the road for 5 mins)

Estimated Total Fee Day 5: CNY 80

Day 6

1. Sacred Heart Cathedral (耶穌聖心主教座堂)
Subway: Transfer station of Line 2 and Line 6 - Haizhu Square (海珠广场）
(Exit B2 - walk west along Yide Road （一德路）to find the cathedral)
Opening hours: 8.00AM - 5.30PM

2. The Western Han Museum of Nan Yue King (西汉南越王墓博物馆）
Subway: Line 2 to Yuexiu Park (越秀公园）
(Exit E - turn right and walk 100m to museum)
Opening hours: 9.00AM - 5.30PM
Fee: CNY 12

3. Site of Nan Yue Kingdom Palace
Subway: Transfer station of Line 1 and Line 2 Gongyuanqian Station (公园前）
(Exit E)

4. Taikoo Hui Mall (太古汇)
Subway: Line 3 to Shipaiqiao Station (石牌桥）
(Exit to BRT Taikoo Hui -follow the sign)

Estimated Total Fee Day 6: CNY 12

Total Estimated Admission Fee for 6 Days: CNY 682

Websites which helped me in my process of planning are as follows:-
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangzhou.htm
http://www.guangzhoutravelguide.com/about_guangzhou

Also remember to download the app 'Guangzhou Metro' from the App Store. Not sure if this app is available for Android though.

Researching about Guangzhou makes me fall in love with that place already but sadly I'm not going there this time. :( Read this somewhere, 'You're not in China until you get cheated once by a Chinese'. It was hilarious. I actually couldn't stop laughing for several minutes after reading that statement. I've only been to China once and that was to Xiamen. It was a business trip so I couldn't comment much about the culture there.

That's all for now! My confirmed upcoming trips are Langkawi and Krabi. I really can't wait! :)

(Important) Steps to draft a travel itinerary

Hello. It has been awhile since I wrote anything here. I'm doing good so far. :) By the way, the bf suggested that I should start a new blog to record down all the places that we have been to and also for the purpose of sharing our itineraries with people whom rely on blogs to get information on the places that they're going *cough. me. cough* My reaction was like, "Nobody is going to read what I write" and "I don't have the time to blog" and "I am a lazy pig". However, I was quite surprised to see my Bangkok Itinerary post and Bangkok Day 1 & 2 post to be viewed so frequently; 164 and 211 counts respectively. That is like, woah. So yeah, maybe I could start sharing more of food and travel posts in my blog. :)

I remember mentioning about updating about my drafting of Guangzhou itinerary for the bf but sadly the itinerary is in my laptop. Will share it here when I have the time. Promise! I have a hard time drafting Guangzhou's itinerary because I'm a half-banana. Haha. I know a little bit of Chinese but researching about something in Chinese is quite difficult for me. But I really like researching about new places and then put these pieces of puzzles together. It's fun! So how do I draft out my itinerary? I follow a few easy steps to get a draft out and then update my draft accordingly as at when I have new details to add in. Here are the basic steps that I follow:-

Destination

1. List down a few places/countries which you would like to visit. 
2. Choose a destination. (this is quite obvious, I know. Haha.)
3. Wait for cheap flights. (seriously this is what I usually do. I'd wait. Hahaha)

Flight Ticket

1. Choose the travel date with the cheapest flight ticket. (I am a budget traveler, so no choice but to fly with Air Asia almost all the time and I usually buy my flight ticket during promotional period)

*To save cost, I usually don't purchase travel insurance, baggage and in-flight meals when I'm traveling within Malaysia. 

Drafting Itinerary

1. Find the list of attractions for the place you're visiting.
2. Find a hotel nearby the subway station (very important)
3. Read on lots and lots of reviews especially on Trip Advisor and Agoda before proceeding with your hotel booking. (extremely important)
4. Find the subway map (applicable only if there's subway of course)
5. Look for reviews on the places of attractions which you have listed down and eliminate whichever unnecessary (some places are really not worth your time if you have a tight schedule)
6. Finalise the places which you're going to visit and search for the directions to those places. (how to go there?)
7. To also jot down the admission fee (if any) and the operating hours for each place. 
8. After you have all the information as stated above, start to draw up a plan as to which places you would like to visit on Day 1, Day 2 and etc.
9. Estimate the known cost which you would have to incur for this entire trip i.e. total admission fee and total transportation fee. (at least you'd know how much you have to set aside when you're there)

A very important note:-

To ALWAYS know how much you have spent before the trip (on your flight ticket) and during the trip so that you won't overspend the next time you're there. 

But remember that your itinerary is only meant to be a guide. You can always choose not to follow it during the trip. I'm speaking from experience on this matter. I was so excited before my Korea trip to the extent that I spent too much time on my travel itinerary. So when my actual plan deviated from my planned itinerary, I got so fed up and it slightly ruined my mood for the entire trip. To stay calm when your plan is not being followed is difficult for people like me. However, staying calm is very important especially when you're traveling in a group. There is no point in being moody if other people refuse to follow your plan. The main objective of the trip should be to enjoy yourself and also to relax and not just to realise your itinerary.

I really hope that this helps some of you who are in the midst of planning your upcoming trip. :) Till next time!

林俊傑《只要有你的地方》

This is my favourite song for the time being. Meaningful song lyrics; touching movie trailer. You guys should really check it out in the cinema next year. The title of the movie is 消失的情人 (The Secret).

你是我肩膀堅定的力量
聽不到你的迴響 還真說不出晚安
懶洋洋 因為互相在依傍
時間怎麼過去 有你也不會冤枉
為誰辛苦為誰忙 只為了和你分享

只要你的淚光 照耀著我胸膛
只要我的生命 你肯讓我安放
不管外面風雨有多煩亂 日子過得再緊張
我的情緒 你的表情 就能釋放

只要在你目光 看得見的地方
我會永遠記住 要活得更堅強
要是人生難免有遺憾
有你在身旁 已經是最好的補償
你是我身影流浪的方向
汗水找到你的臉 世態炎涼也無妨
我抬頭 看你像看到月亮
你低頭 會不會想我 像思念故鄉
為誰辛苦為誰忙 眼中有對方不慌不忙

只要你的淚光 照耀著我胸膛
只要我的生命 你肯讓我安放
不管外面風雨有多煩亂 日子過得再緊張
我的情緒 你的表情
我們再不用隱瞞 卸下武裝

只要在你目光 看得見的地方
我會永遠記住 要活得更堅強
要是人生難免有遺憾
有你在身旁 試問我們還想怎樣
艱苦又怎樣 有你的地方 
人生就不需要什麼答案

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4 more months

Hi, I'm here to remind you that we only have another 4 more months before the end of 2015. Time flies when you're a grown up, especially being an auditor. I'm blogging from work again. Haha. I realized that my hip grew fatter and wider after since I started working. How how?? :( What I do everyday is to sit in front of my laptop. I don't want big butt. :(

Anyways, it has been 2 months since I last blogged and nothing much has changed except the fact that I'm happier at work now. Changed boss and my new boss doesn't give us pressure so it's no longer an issue to go back at 5.45P.M. sharp. Just came back from Xiamen, China last week. Went there for work and I really didn't like it. So many people came to me saying that they envy me for having the privilege to travel abroad for business trips. It was rather annoying (slightly annoying) because I wasn't happy about it. I hate to be away from my boyfriend. I hate to step out of my comfort zone. Ugh. Never mind that. I'm back now and it's all that matters. Traveling down south next month. No matter how much I hate to be away, that is something I have to deal with for the next 2 years. So, yeah. Embrace it or leave it. For my case, I can only embrace it. Leaving isn't really an option.

Went back to Penang last weekend and so glad that I did. Everyone missed me and I felt really at home. Didn't expect people to remember me the way that they did. Maybe that's why we call those people 'family'. Satisfied almost all of my cravings. Didn't managed to have tomyam mee though. :(

Last year, I was so certain that I wouldn't spend so much money on a convocation but I was wrong. After a long and hard thought, I have decided to attend my once in a lifetime convocation even though it would burn a hole in my pocket. What's the point of studying so hard when you don't even get the chance to wear the graduation robe? 3 October 2015. I'm marking that date down. :)

The next destination on my list is Krabi. Birthday trip! So excited. :) I look forward to every trip with you. I always feel that where you go to doesn't matter; whom you go with matters. That is very true.

The economy is so bad right now. *SIGH*

Okay, time to pack my bags and go home. Goodbye!

An unintentional long post

I have always been constantly reminding myself that change is inevitable. No matter how much preservative you add into your tiny little life potion, you can never really preserve the intangible things in your life. As much as you want things to remain the same after a while, a little voice inside your head would let you know how foolish that thought is because you know that it is quite impossible for change not to happen.

Recently, I noticed changes in many things. I realized that some things have changed. People I know have changed. And the most unsurprising change I noticed was the change I saw in myself. Tell me, how not to change when you’re away from your friends and family and have to deal with shit all on your own? It has been half a year now and I would still be struck with sudden home sickness. I don’t care if such words are even proper words because when one is homesick, you don’t question her grammar and vocabulary.

I’m glad that being away from my family makes me appreciate them more. I never thought that I could be on the phone with my mum for more than an hour. I never thought that I would be thankful that I have an aunt who lives here permanently. I never thought that I would cry so much when I started to miss home. I never thought that I would feel lonely and defeated on some random days. I never thought that I have the strength to still face everyone with a smile on my face even though I’m dying to cry on the inside.

So, yeah. Starting over in someplace new is beyond hard. I am blessed because God arranged a boyfriend for me long before I came down to KL to start off my new life. Nothing is ever the same without him. Things would be a whole lot harder if I were to conquer every obstacle on my own. So I am really thankful and grateful to have him in my life. He really is a blessing and I cannot emphasize that enough.

I really have nothing to worry about at the moment but my hair fall problem has been bothering me since forever and it is getting worse. It saddens me to see my hair fall so much. :( Am I going to die soon? Tried various hair products but nothing works. Tried cutting my hair shorter than I wanted it to be, but still it doesn’t solve my hair fall problem. This is annoying. I don’t want to be bald! :’(

Can’t wait to go back to Penang. Air Asia is having a promotion now and a one-way ticket to Penang only costs RM10.61. But I have to take quite a number of days of leave so don’t think I’m going to take that offer. Already bought my August flight last month and I can’t wait to go home.

Recently, something else is bothering me. I can’t get over the fact that it’s already the middle of 2015. What is this? How did it happen? What happened? When I was complaining to JH how expensive my rental is and how unhappy I am living there, he told me that it would be better if I use the money to pay for the housing loan of our house. Yes, he mentioned ‘our house’. I thought he was joking but he was so serious about it. Last two days, he gave me a random phone call when I was at work telling me that he would bring me to the site of the new housing project to have a look at its location. I was… out of words. He even told his parents about his intention of buying a house, with me. I called and told my mum about it later on that night. She was supportive of me buying a house jointly with him but her next question took me by surprise. She asked, ‘You’re really buying a house in KL and don’t plan to come back to live in Penang anymore?’ I wanted to cry. But instead I acted cool and told her, ‘No choice because JH is in KL so I think next time I would probably be living here too.’ She kept quiet for a few seconds and continued the conversation as normal. But deep down I know that she’s sad and there were a few times when I caught her crying when I called her previously. I guess it is really difficult for a mother to fully let go of their children. After the conversation, I was quite moody for a while. All sorts of worries and thoughts came rushing to me - the house, the money for the house, my family, his family, my future, our future, marriage, responsibilities and etc. I’m having a panic attack. It makes me feel overwhelmed and it’s too much to take in at the moment.

All the while these are the thoughts that I’ve had in my head. I’ve yet to prepare myself for this but his determination to plan for our future is another form of security for me. I feel safe and secure holding onto the thought of my future, our future. Hopefully things will turn out to be okay for us. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Besides that, everything else is alright. I finally found someone whom I can talk to at work. This person told me that she wanted to get to know me better when she first saw me at work and surprisingly I felt the same way! Haha. She’s a really good listener which makes me feel comfortable because I talk a lot. Haha. God is really good. At least I no longer feel lonely at work. Glad that I’ve known a bunch of good colleagues from various departments. They’re all really friendly and helpful. Therefore, I can only say that I’m a really lucky girl to be able to meet all those nice people at work.

I think internal audit is okay. Not fun, not boring but just fine.  External audit would teach you more stuff but at least I’m still learning from what I’m doing at IOI now. So, no complaints. For now. Haha.

I’ve learned not to complain so much about everything and find joy in little things that happen in everyday life. Sometimes the little things define your happiness. Sometimes it’s the little things that matters.

The other day I was telling my friend about how I lack charisma and sophistication. She scolded me for being so negative and told me that I am charismatic because charisma was what she saw in me when she first met me. I was flattered of course because that really was a huge compliment. So I always remind myself to be a little bit more optimistic than I am. Because as cliché as it is, optimism is the key to happiness.

I’m currently in the midst of planning Guangzhou’s itinerary for the boyfriend. He’s going on a boys-only adventure soon. Haha. Looking forward to Krabi! It’ll be my birthday trip for next year. :) I’m glad that JH and I both love traveling. We plan to travel at least once a year no matter how busy we are. Guess life’s all about living, eh?

My colleagues used to ask me, ‘Why are you going back so early?’ and I used to tell them, ‘Because I have a life’, which is true because my life isn’t all about work. I’d rather lay on the bed with a book in my hand than to spend unnecessary time at work.

Speaking of work, I really need to get back to work. Blogging from work again! Goodbye. Till next time.