I know i’ve been MIA ( Missing in action) for quiet sometimes now…in-fact it has been long hasn’t it ?

I don’t have a pretty excuse to come up with, all i can say is i’ve really been bog down by work lately. Most of the days when i get home, my mind pretty much tells me it’s already in a ” shut down” mode, and perhaps that is why it’s so difficult for me to get my brain cells working again for that matter.

BUT

The good news is, i’m still pretty much active in FACEBOOK lately, so here’s my suggestion….

Wouldn’t it be a good idea if all of my blog readers could leave their exact names for me to search for them in Facebook ?? So that we will be able to get in touch with each other again ??? Without me starting to harp on something and then have you guys response to me ?

What da’ya guys think ???

OR

You guys can just search for me — Chloe Ling in Facebook !!!

I promise, once my work-load subside ( and i keep wondering when will that be? ) I will definitely be back to blogging business!!!

So see ya guys in Facebook ????  ;P

Well, not many places….except

THE…….

and THE……

SINGAPORE!!!!!!

MUAHAHAHAHA

The Universal Studio shot was taken from a kinda far angle…but hey…without doing that….how will i fit that big globe into the photo ey ???

Overall….the theme park was nice….nice with a perception of nice without rides…..if you know what i mean ???

Anyway please stay tuned for more updates……..

And i know i’ve been seriously slack these days……..

It has been almost a horrific week……too many things came together @ once. Almost zero room to take a break.

We call ourselves “unlucky” when thing doesn’t seemed to be going our way. And yes, it has been a very unlucky week for me. Just incase you are wondering ?? It’s mostly on my work.  All i have to say about this is–there’s nothing wrong with being a fool, worst thing is, you know you are a genuine fool, but still  trying your best not to seem like one. Either way, a fool is still a fool yes ???

Anyway, enough of the crap talk. But, the fool part is still real.

Haha.

So, having a heavy week as a start….one will automatically think of a way to “de-stressed” …..and maybe i’ve been using too much of my brain this past week……i actually crave for sweet things when i reach the weekend.

What kinda “sweet things” will i be craving for ?? Is it ice cream? candies? all kinds of desserts ??? Err……not quiet.

I can only satisfied my sweet cravings by going to the opposite side of the river, from my city.

Ok, i didn’t take this picture. Luckily enough, found it on google. Whoever took this photo….ur brilliant !! And err…hope you don’t mind me having to”borrow” it for this post ????

So this is my city……see the small boat with the yellow roof ??? People here still uses that to cross the river. It’s faster and more convenient. But, in this case……i would prefer to drive. Not across the river……but to use the road to drive across the river. Heheheh

Ah yes……go across the river to do what ???

Satisfying my sweet cravings.

I often hear people telling me how some tourist would go crazy when they see this particular sweet thing i was looking for…my mind was lingering with doubts. How could someone go crazy with some local cakes ????

After some thoughts…….these sweet little things…..probably could really make people go crazy after them…..you know why ??

This is why,

These are cakes!!!!

We call them — Kek Lapis.

They are made up from different layers of cakes…baked and then layered again!!! And the patterns you see above is just a few in a million.

This is normally the way you serve the cakes.

Ok, so i’ve found all these images showing the amazing “workman-ship” to the cake from google…..you can type in the word — Kek Lapis Sarawak, meaning cake lapis in Sarawak, and you will be able to find more images.

You can see these infamous cakes whenever we celebrate festivals here , particularly the Hari Raya. @ 1st i thought they only produces these cakes whenever a festive is near…..but no! They actually operate whole year round!! Which actually is a great news to me, because i’m a big fan of these cakes!!!

And so, this particular weekend….i wanna go explore this cake place which many people have been talking about, just across the river.

I was so excited when arriving @ the shop!! So i forgot to take pictures from the outside…..but it’s ok, can always do it later…..

This has got to be one of the most generous shop i’ve been to………they let you sample the cake before you buy!! But look @ the amount of sampling they provide ?! If i were those only taste and never buy customer….this place must be a heaven !!!

And so being who i am……hehehe……of course i need to sample them too right ???

And if you think their sampling is a little too much……look what they’ve got to offer to their wonderful customers ???

Stacks and stacks of cakes for you to choose from !!!! Oh and btw…you see the guy in pin stripe yellow top ??? The basket that he was holding @ that time…i think contained @ least 20 cakes!!!!! And i’m not kidding!!

Look @ them!!

And i was surprised by the price too…..each of them selling @ RM10….which to me is quiet reasonable. Really.

After having to choose and decide…..we’ve finally decided on the yam and the square pattern like the 1st pic that i’ve shown .

People @ the counter is so damn busy !!! can u see the guy behind me ??? I mean his facial expression ?? Oh and…if you buy too many and carrying it in a plastic bag is no longer an option…..they too can pack them in their own mini carton boxes for you!!!

Yeap, 4 person sorting out the cashier counter is still a little too less…….

So after paying for our cakes….we leave the shop happily…and not to forget snapping a pic outside their shop….with their own logo and website printed in bold…..

get a glimpse of their website ???

If not, try this — http://www.keklapisdayangsalhah.com, and check out some details from there.

Satisfied.

Mentally but not physically.

Physically…..i would like to go Disneyland…..since i’m a theme park savvy typo person…….but wait…..do we have Disneyland in Kuching?? Am i out of my mind ??????

Well…probably i was……

But wait…..probably my dream could really come true……..

just………

LOOK @ THIS !!!!!!

We have DI-SI-NI LAND HERE IN KUCHING!!!

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE!!!!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAA

So after having to take in and digest with the fact that, we DO have ‘Disneyland’ here in Kuching…..

we drove on…..

and then we saw another sign again……

Another Di-SI-NI land sign telling us to go that way……….

Well, we’ve turn into every corner…….tried every way……

BUT…..DI-SI-NI land is no where to be SEEN !!!!!

Are they trying to FOOL us ?????

If anyone  reading this post happens to know where  Di-Si-Ni land  is……please let me know !!!!

Much appreciated !!!!

Oh and……it wasn’t easy finding Di-Si-Ni land too !!!!

We actually drove all the way up to another district !!!! Hahahahaha

But anyway….it was a nice experience too……and halfway along the way, we actually thought we’ve arrived in Guiling, China ! Hahahaha

With this half stone half green like mountain…..any resemblance to the China one ???? hehehhe

Anyway, we got home after being refreshed by the nature’s wonder…and after the never ever after Di-Si-Ni land……..

I couldn’t resist the itch to cut open the cakes !!!!

This is how they look like from the inside!!

This is the Yam flavored….

After cutting it…..this is how it looks from the inside….

Pardon me for those very unpolished nails…..hehehe….

And this long shaped kek lapis….i love the contrasting red colour…….

The inside is not much difference from the outside……

This is strawberry flavored with prunes!!

The inside…..

This is the cheese flavor….not much in terms of pattern and design…..

The inside….

By looking @ it…should get something that has got more exotic patterns eh ???

But for now……

HAPPY ‘SALIVATING’ !!!

Images except bloggers own, are all courtesy from google’s image.

People in my family likes to describe me as the laziest person on earth, and for some reason, they don’t get my objection. Once you think about my long overdue post on my China trip AND, my Italy trip! Hahaha bet you’ve all forgotten about it already eh ??? Well, if not you, it’s me who has forgotten about it .

If i were to rely on blogging as my bread and butter, i think i would have been starved to death by now.

Oh and my sister likes to say to me — where’s your bread around your neck today ???………. IF you know what she mean.

Ok, so I’ve been lazy to blog these days. Part of it is because of my work……and another part is probably due to my addiction on Facebook games. You know, I used to be the kind of person who plays games from Big fish, Gamehouse…if you haven’t already heard of — Diner Dash ??? Those kinda games??? i used to be so crazy about them. When people started to talk to me about Facebook games, i couldn’t be bothered. 1st of all, it’s a free of charge game, i mean how good can these games get ???? I was wondering.

And then, i didn’t know what stroked me one day, i started off with Cafe World, and then Petville, and then Fishville, and then….now my list just goes on and on, and most importantly? I’m Addicted to it !!!!

So if you think that I’m slack, just blame it on these 2 things OK ????

Alright, I’m just gonna finish it off with my China trip…….errr….where exactly were we ???

Yeah, so Chinese New Year, i was in Xiamen, China. If you haven’t already know. After we got back to Xiamen from Foochow, we went to visit this very unique island called — Gu Lang Yu.

We need to take a ferry across to this island which takes only about 5 minutes from their mainland. And for the ride across, because they wanted to show us an island which belongs to Taiwan on this boat ride. That island is called — 金门。Direct translation — Golden Gate. And they did put like a barrier to stop people from trespassing. And yes, Taiwan is just across of Xiamen!!

So these are the shots i got when i was riding on the ferry…….

City of Xiamen.

Kinda developed ey ?

see those little islands far far away ??? They are the “Golden Gate” islands of Taiwan.

This is the statue of the famous guy who 1st traveled all the way down to South East Asia in the early days. His name is 正和。I took this photo on the ferry and everyone was like squeezing up and down, hence i couldn’t get a clear photo! Geez these people!

Arriving on the dock……if you haven’t already notice my pose………

I would call it swaying of head part 1,

and then,

Swaying of head Part 2.

I didn’t mean to do this pose deliberately, it’s sort of in the genes if you know what i mean.

When young, my dad got so worried about me having tend to sway my head to one side, he came home one day and saw my head was swaying to one side again, and he said to me : ” If you were to sway you head again, i’m gonna bring a rope back tomorrow and tie your head to a chair…just to straighten it. ” And miraculously! My head got straighten the next day! Now thinking back on that statement that my dad made?? It was hilarious ok?? I mean did he think i was a tree by then ???

Ok, so after swaying my head couple of times, i got a warning from my sister….and straighten my head. HAHA

Basically Gu Lang Yu is an independent island. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but according to the locals, it’s an island where in the past days, this is where all the foreign embassies were.

So luckily we didn’t have to walk on foot throughout the whole island.

We get a free ride on these electronic cars!!! or tram, whatever they call it.

Took this pic while riding the electronic car/tram…..as the wind blew, it was damn cold!

By the way, there were no cars on this island, neither do bicycles.

Some sculptures along the way…..and their sculptures are kinda funny. A barber cutting hair ?? What does it symbolize??

More pics along the way,

Half way through, we had to stop the car, because it ran out of battery!!! While we wait for a replacement…..i saw something which kinda confused me for a little while, just to figure out  if i were in China or Italy by then……

It’s……

Michael Angelo baby !!!!

Ey? but where’s the body ??? Ok, so that gives me a clue or should i say……clearly I am in China.

Like how the trees are lined up properly together……

I was thinking, this bed of flowers really do look nice hadn’t for those ugly flower pots underneath. Seriously, there’s a better way to display them yes??? Just camouflage the damn pots which something else!!! Geezzzz these people ! ( 2nd time….)

But i do like this view though….loving the reflection from the pond. It looks so calm and serene isn’t it ??

More views along the way…..we are basically making our way to their famous Piano museum!!

This guy, dressed in a smart tux….posing handsomely……too bad i didn’t get to learn who he was.

Another nice poetic view……..

The piano museum sure is a damn hard place to get to isn’t it ???

Took this view along the way……i didn’t know what i was trying to capture…but i guess it’s just the other side of the island….

I didn’t know why i took this view either……..

Finally we got to the top!!! Facing us is the Piano Museum!!

But wait…….i didn’t know we weren’t allowed to take pictures!!! Bloody hell!! Why not ??? I mean all these ancient pianos for goodness sake!!!

Anyway, i managed to steal a few shots……and here are the “precious” pianos….from long long time ago….

Do they have less keys on these old pianos ??? Can someone tell me ??

This one….looks more recent….

And this one!!! Double decker baby !!!

And check out those BLACK keyboards!!!! Aren’t they cool ???

I gotta tell ya, there were so many interesting pianos in the museum, but we weren’t allowed to take any of their pictures !!!!! I tried so many times trying to sneak more photos…..soon after my every attempt, someone came tapping on my shoulder and asked me to keep my camera in my bag!!! Geez..these people!!! ( 3rd time….)

So, with my victory to no avail, we then went to walk around the museum….see the white building ?? and those glasses??? More pianos were displayed inside…..and i was so happy…thinking to myself….@ last….i can take as many shot as i can on these piano……

Just when you think you are smart…..

They’ve actually outsmarted you !!!!

BY ????

See the reflection on the glass???? BLOODY HELL!!!

From any angle man….any angle!! You still couldn’t get a perfect shot of the piano !!!! What is this ???? Geez!!!! These People!!!! ( 4th time….)

So no piano….but there’s flowers….plenty of them……

I don’t know what building is this……..was kinda pissed by the piano museum  which left me with no mood to care about other stuff…..

And then after the piano museum, we came across some shops along the way….selling pretty cheap stuff !!!

These things range between Rm10-Rm20 !!! Cheap ????

We even saw fresh seafood!!!!

Wait….is that stingray ???

Mini ones i guess……..

Took a stroll inside the park…..

Bronze statues of kids playing football ?? Interesting…..

Go get it boy !

Love this bed of red flowers!!!!!

There were many many shops over there….too many!!! Didn’t have time to go through each one of them!!! What a pity!!

More views on the island….

Before saying goodbye to the island….don’t forget the finger linkin’ good and the O’Macdonald had a farm…..yeap…they sure do know how to venture!!

@ the dock waiting to board the ferry back to mainland……this is how you write the name of the island in Chinese…..

And the trip back to mainland ?? We didn’t get to go around the island looking @ those Golden Gates! Instead….we were being squeezed into a very very full ferry!! Felt like sardines !!!!

GEEZ !! THESE PEOPLE !!!! ( 5th time….)

If you haven’t already know, we Chinese celebrate our new year for 2 weeks long. I think people in the old days must have had too many people to visit, that is why they needed about 14 days to do so.

Whatever the reason may be, today marks the 14th day of the new year, and after today nobody will be greeting each other ” Happy New Year”, instead, it will most probably be the usual — ” go fuck yourself”.  Ok, i’m just kidding.

When i was still in China, we went to a huge park which was situated somewhere around the city centre. During Chinese New Year, they actually have this so called  – “Light Festival” , it’s almost like a lantern festival. But instead of the traditional lanterns being displayed, they came up with something a thousand miles more creative than what we would be expecting.

We were also being told that, these light festivals will be a lot more “grander” during the last day of Chinese New Year.

As i’m back in my hometown now, it’s not possible for me to fly there now just for their light festivals, which i’m pretty sure it’s gonna be terrific. So, i’m gonna show you guys just what they’ve got to offer in between the 14 days of new year.

I remembered it was raining that night, we had to go through the park carrying an umbrella! Yes, you heard me right. But, it was well worth it!!!

So here goes~~~~~

1st up,

Entrance to the light show……..

I’m just amazed by how all these lights are being put together……

And look @ the size of it !!! Amazing!!!

And while we walked passed the giant “red light monument”, we came across these….

some really beautiful looking butterflies and flowers…..

Tiger!!! Animal of the year !

And as i walked along the park, i came across all these beautiful light decor, each with different themes!!! I’ll leave it to you guys to figure it out!!

Lots of Tigers!!!

This is actually the exit arch, i found it to be too colourful to not take a picture of it …..

Closer view,

And then we came across this………

the Great Wall of China!!! Wooaahhh!! You can actually walk through it, but we didn’t, as the other side of the park seemed to have more interesting decor going on!!

See this ???

It’s China’s own verison of bullet train!!

Another beautiful light arch,

Pandas !!

Another beautiful flowery arch!!

Before we exit this beautiful park, we saw this, who would have thought the giant red monument @ the entrance will have 2 faces?? The one @ the back says different from the front!! And can you guys all guess the letter in between the 20*0 ????

something for you guys to think about !!!

Happy “Chap Goh Meh!” as what the people here say it !!