I don't know where the dots connect, but I just caught a cold from chocolate. It started a couple of days ago when I ate (a bit too much) chocolate and I got a sore throat the day after. It got worse today, I got flu and cough, and what made it worst was that I was fasting today.


     By the way I watched Sherlock Holmes 2 (Games of Shadow) with Ega. To be honest I only had a vague idea of what the movie was about. Too much dialogue and analysis, obviously critical thinking was required to watch that kind of movie. But I shall give two thumbs up for the camera effect, lighting, directing and sound effect.


     7.30pm: It was time for break fasting! I ordered Chatime's "hot" fairy vanilla latte which the guy misheard as "cold" so I had to wait a little longer with my fever getting worse. The latte sucked, it was bitter and even though I put extra sugar it didn't make it good-sweeter, it only made my throat worse. Starbucks still has the best recipe after all. Well at least for me.


      My brother was wearing Monash jumper I gave him as birthday present. One guy in the elevator asked whether he was studying in Monash. Well he said I was the one in Monash. He asked me which campus I was and I said Clayton Campus. Troll. Sorry I was lying dude, I'm from Sunway Campus :p










p.s: It's Ihsan birthday today! Happy birthday saann! Wish you all the best and have another great trip year ahead :D

Well, I never imagined to have travelled abroad without my parents at this age but, here I am!

This is my travel journal to Universal Studio Singapore :) and also some information about USS

I went there with Iqbal, tya and ihsan. I’ve planned this holiday since last semester and it was worth it.

We took a midnight train from KL sentral at 11 pm. it was a horrible journey. We took the bedding coach thought we could sleep during travel but apparently it was a bad idea. The train was so fast, the beds were shaking hard and trembling. Outside was dark we couldn’t see where we were going. It felt like we could bump and crash at any second. 

we arrived in johor 6.30am the next day. outside was raining light I was afraid it might stay up the whole day. so we hurried to the singapore immigration by bus. Oh I forgot, it was monday morning. everybody was rushing in immigration to work, the bus was full each time. it was hard enough for us dragging our luggage during rain and now we gotta break through this crowd.

Tips : People in Singaopore are always busy, even escalator and subway train are faster in this country than anywhere I’ve found. well I don’t know the ones in NY though ;p

We were staying in a backpacker inn called “THE HIVE” in serangoon road. The place was clean, perfect for us. It’s close to the MRT station Boon Keng so it’s easy for us to travel around the city. We took twin room which cost S$50/room/night. they also provide a ward which can accommodate up to 16 persons.

We went to Universal Studio the next day. thank God the weather was friendly, not so sunny but not so cloudy either. we took a train from our closest station to Harbour Front which is at the end of The Purple Line.

it was almost christmas, so wherever we went, everywhere was filled with christmas trees, red bells, fake snowflakes, christmas lights, mistletoes. I’m glad I came during christmas, the aura felt so peaceful and happy, just like when I came to hong kong disneyland during christmas 6 yeat ars ago. though I’m not celebrating christmas.

anyway, we arrived at noon and the park looked half-full from afar. and here’s a tip

Tips : The ticket price is S$68 on normal days and S$74 on peak season. Christmas holiday is a peak season from mid November until end of the year. the express pass is usable for all attraction but once. meaning you can cut the line and ride the attraction without a long wait. it’s useful for peak season so make sure to check the date before buying the express pass. you don’t want to buy it when it’s not crowded. it’s a total waste.

the universal big ball is located outside the park, so we could take picture without actually get in there. which means people who take picture with that big ball don’t always mean they’ve been inside universal studio :P unless you take pictures with universal studios “store” which is inside the park ;P

Tips : the USS opens from 10am – 7pm on weekdays and 10am – 9pm during weekends and peak season. It’s best to come before the gate opens if you don’t want to miss taking pictures with the characters.

there are 7 parks there, madagascar, far far away (shrek), ancient egypt (the mummy), sci-fi city, hollywood, new york and the lost world. the park is like a circle and I went clockwise from new york to madagascar and hollywood last. I won’t brag much about the attraction since it’s gonna be long and boring, so here’s the tip:

Tips: There are not-to-be-missed attractions here if you’re looking for some thrill. There’s “Revenge of the Mummy” in ancient Egypt, “Human” and “Cylon” of Battlestar Galactica in Sci-fi City and "”Transformers the Ride” in Sci-Fi City

after we were done we decided to go pray after a tiring day.

tips: the muslim prayer room is located between “battlestar galactica” and “the return of mummy” just behind the locker spot. it’s always crowded so I think there isn’t a perfect time for praying. just don’t forget to pray :) 

by the end of the day we took a rest and sat on a "New York Public Library” grand staircase under a christmas tree. it was around 6pm when everybody started going out of the park. it was one of the best feeling when you just finished doing something really fun with your closest friends, you just wanted to sit back, enjoy the view and talked about the day.

     I tried to take self group pictures with my polaroid but we ended up being silly. some films got burned, some are too close, some were just black out. in the end we gave up and ask someone to take a picture of us.

but in the end, it was a quite journey and I’m really glad to have done it. Thank you guys :) hope we’ll meet again for another adventure :)

Today I was soo hungry and decided to go to pyramid with Tya and have subway and okonomiyaki. Couldn't decide I want chicken and cheese or prawn, I asked the guy whether it's okay to have both toppings. The guy said I couldn't since prawn is kinda pricey, so I sadly chose chicken and cheese. After paying and waiting for awhile I got my okonomiyaki. In the middle of eating I found a prawn inside my food. I thought the guy accidentally put it in but then I found several more prawns in it. Seems like the guy couldn't help seeing a hungry girl asking for two toppings and decide to put them. Though maybe he put "chicken and cheese" down on the log book and lied to the cashier guy. Random kindness of the day..

Stay optimist,

Medina

"The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of sense of humor"

- Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City-

I used to be afraid of dark but I don't know since when it's been a good friend of mine

Konbanwa!

         Beberapa hari ini gw sama tya lagi nge browse anime-anime lama jaman SD, gara-gara internet di LV super cepet bisa download apa aja, dimulai lah pencarian kita ke kartun-kartun jaman dulu. Kangenn banget deh kalo inget kartun-kartun jaman dulu, inget banget tiap hari minggu bela-belain bangun jam 6 buat nonton kartun sampe jam 12 siang. Dari Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, Doraemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon, UFO Baby, Dragon Ball, sampe Samurai X. huahh kangenn :)

        Bermula dari rasa bosan gw yang menyerang tiba-tiba, akhirnya gw ngecek hard disk buat nyari-nyari film.gara – garanya waktu itu gw lagi bosen trus nge browse hard disk dan nemu satu anime judulnya Itazura Na Kiss, anime yang gw dapet dari Lutes. Itazura Na Kiss itu anime standar sii, tentang cewek dodol yang naksir cowok jenius. Ceweknya ngejar-ngejar cowoknya demi cinta, awalnya si cowok cuek tapi lama-lama.. yaa gitu lah ketawan banget ceritanya. Yang bikin gw suka ternyata ceritanya ga berhenti sampe si cewek ini jadian sama si cowoknya. Ceritanya berlanjut sampe mereka nikah dan punya anak. Unyu – unyu desu gitu..

            Yang kedua Sailor Moon. Ini anime super jadul ternyata dari tahun 1992. Kalo ngeliat filmnya sekarang itu gambarnya masih kuno, badannya masih kecil-kecil. Tapi ceritanya mantap. Sampe kakak cowo gw sampe suka. Pas dicari animenya, ternyata total nya sampe 200 episode. Brrr  -__-  Gw download nya per 10 episode biar ga lama-lama. Gw suka sailor moon soalnya lucu-lucu kekuatannya. Kalo berubah ada yang kayak “moon prism power make up” lah, tongkatnya yang bentuk bulan bintang lah, istananya kinclong – kinclong semua. Plus itu aksesoris nya juga bersinar – sinar. Kalo baca komiknya berasa silau sendiri padahal itu komik item putih.

            Yang ketiga dan yang paling gw suka itu Cardcaptor Sakuraa!! Ceritanya tentang anak SD yang bisa nyihir pake kartu Clow Card. Clow Card ini macem-macem sihirnya dan ada banyak. Kayak “The wind” yang bisa bikin angin, “The fly” bisa terbang, “The flower” yang bisa ngasih bunga, sampe ada “the sword”, “the shadow”, “the storm”, etc. Total kartunya kalo ga salah ada 52. Itu kereenn banget. Gw suka ngebayangin kalo punya kartu – kartu itu bisa ngapain aja.. waaah.. Anak SD dasar. Saking suka nya dulu waktu SD sampe afal lagu-lagunya dan sampe sekolah dinyanyiin bareng sama temen-temen sekelas.. wah kangen lah pokoknya.. Sampe sekarang ada lagunya yang masih gw inget liriknya..

           Kalo dipikir-pikir beruntung banget masa kecil gw dikelilingi kartun-kartun. Dan anime jaman dulu itu kebanyakan masih polos-polos dan cocok buat anak-anak. Contohnya kalo ada cewek suka cowok mereka masih malu-malu layaknya anak SD dan SMP. Coba anime jaman sekarang kebanyakan udah dipenuhi hal-hal vulgar yang ga mendidik banget. Anime-anime sekarang malah cenderung untuk anak-anak remaja. Kalo di Indonesia sekarang hari minggu pagi-pagi udah dipenuhi gosip-gosip dan sinetron. Gosip yang dulu cuma ada sore-sore sekarang jadi pagi siang sore malem. Ckckck.. Kasian anak-anak sekarang. Mau jadi apa kalo dari kecil nya udah dikasih yang begituan. Yaa mungkin ga semua tapi kebanyakan..

          Kalo gw punya anak nanti gw suruh nonton disney channel pokoknya..

Sekian,

Medina :)