k, back to the trip. first of all, i dont know exacly where and when we're going until the very LAST minute. before 4th of august, all i know is
1. going for a trip which includes Angkor Wat
2. going on the 4th of august
3. its a morning flight(which is WRONG)
only after i got on to mom's friend's car tat i know
1. we're going with a bunch of frends(mom's, and i dont even know how many of them)
2. its a NIGHT flight(11pm to be exact)
and i still dont know where we're heading and what's da schedule. so im pretty much preparing for every possible thing. its like a rabbit hiding inside their holes waiting to see what happens next. and this is NOT cool.. when i finished packing the other day, i used a small backpack to pack all my stuff since i dont really bring much to trips. mom barged in last minute(as in only 15 minutes left till friend comes) and saw my bag. she went out and brought in a freakin large luggage bag and told me to use that. i told her i dont hv much and that bag is ridiculously big. she told(correction, ORDERED, COMMANDED, INSISTED) me to use that bag and said "this one we hand carry". WTF!? what's wrong with a SUITABLE bag and wth's with bringing a HUMONGOUS bag and HAND CARRYing it!? i wanted to ask but she just glared at me and turned and left. great... nice start for a trip that she described as "the last trip u'll be going on for a long time bsc of ur operation... i planned this trip so that you can relax(more on that later, everything is intertwined)"
big bag? fine....
after we got onto her friend's car, we left for.... not the airport. another friend's house at penang. the guy's got a black ferrari parked on the porch which he rarely drives. we went to eat at teluk bayan. i ate nothing. having ate half an hour before and was pissed off by mom.
finally we got to the airport. THEN i know
1. the flight's at 11pm
2. we're going with 6 other ppl(3 couples)
3. we fly from penang to KLIA, then transit to Siem Riep(in Cambodia)
4. the transit flight is at 6am
5. we're b spending 4 hours at KLIA
6. one of the wives looks and acts like a whore(seriously)
7. the men are all HEAVY smokers and drinkers(which i would suffer later on)
there was a delay at penang airport but nothing major. when we reached KLIA, we ate and supposedly rest at McD(sry lenny, other places are full). we ate. and i went to buy sweets and magazine(which proved to be useful). and start wasting time. later on we switched and slept at a restaurant at the left of the main entrance... the name is asian something de.. everything was fine until the japanese(i think.. either japanese or korean) couple who was sleeping at the next seat did something very interesting. the wife was sleeping soundly but the husband woke up. he wanted to ask her something and called her but she didn't wake up. i was the only one who witnessed this bsc i was the only one around that isnt sleeping, was online-ing with my netbook. he tapped his wife at where i dunno... but the wife went totally hysterical LOL... screamed for a few seconds... EVERYONE woke up and looked at them haha..
at 6am, we're supposed to board the plane to cambodia.... now the interesting stuff comes. we bought 1 ticket to cambodia, we boarded 3 planes LOL.. when we got into the waiting area 15 minutes early, they announced that the flight is delayed by half an hour. shrugged it off bsc its normal since we're flying air asia... we boarded the plane. the plane taxi to the runway. in the mid of it, before we reached the runway, the plane stopped and just stopped there, halfway till the runway lol... then came all sorts of mechanical buzzing n whining sounds. 15 minutes later, the door opened and the crew comes up n down. half an hour later, they announce that there's a problem with the brakes and hv to change plane...
its another half hour wait till we boarded the next plane. felt lucky i bought 3 magazines haha.. the 2nd plane was prettier bsc it was white with grey artistic writings all over it. boarded the plane... then the plane taxied to the runway. this time we're actually ON the runway. then, the plane's engine powered up for takeoff. BRRRRRRRrrrrrrr.........brm.. engine stopped. i was laughing to myself... the sound was so odd.. crew come on n down... then after 15 minutes ON the runway, they announce the right engine was faulty and would taxi back to the terminal and another plane would b on the left side of out plane. LOL!!!
k, so we taxi back to the terminal.. the passengers are already grumbling and impatient bsc most of them have waited through the night at the airport to catch this flight. another half an hour later... a red n white air asia plane taxi to our left. after some fuzz, we boarded it. it went through the routine checks and left for the runway. before we got into the runway, the plane stopped, AGAIN... and then again with all those mechanical sounds... it was another half an hour before the plane started moving again. during take off, the plane was moving slower... as when the plane takes off, you're usually pressed into the seat due to g-force and newton's law. at that particular take off... none of that happened.. but luckily, we took off.... everyone CLAPPED LOL..
at Siem Riep Airport.. it was HOT. it was hotter than malaysia. hired a driver to drive us around. the best thing is that it only cost 30 bucks!! ok, its in USD, but convert it and its only RM90 for the WHOLE DAY. it doesnt matter if we woke him up at 3 in the morning or ask him to drive us everywhere, its a fixed price, 30 bucks!! and he even bought mineral water(which is in a very big demand since its hot) for FREE!! he was a nice guy who could speak english and french haha..
we went to visit the famous Tonle Sap and Mekong river. yes, they're both in the form 1 history text books. it was fun... we're on boats and they took us along the river and into the big lake. we passed by a residential area.. they live on the water by building houses on top of the river.
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| the group of ppl.. the whore is next to me |
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| on the boat.. |
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| oops... |
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| stupid smokers... |
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| the "residential" area... on the river.. |
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| poor pigs being kept under the house.. a few inches from the river below.... |
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| took a sampan like boat to the more secluded parts of the river... |
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| everyone was happy eh? look at the next picture please... |
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| slept... |
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| slept... |
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| i don know how they can get bored of this... mass sleeping already during the trip back... |
k.. after that, went to the hotel to check in. the hotel's name is Angkor Miracle, 5 star.. yet it cost RM190 per night, but everything was nice, except for the breakfast. the lousiest buffet breakfast i've seen in all the hotels i've been to.
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| hotel front door... n tats our van on the right... |
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| this is NOT very appropriate for a decoration on top of the bed... |
at night.. we ate buffet at a show. they serve korean, japanese, vietnamese and cambodian food. it was totally awesome.. ate till bloated. then we watched the show about the Angkor Wat. it was... tedious... even with all the modern inserts like laser and sound effects and stuff, it was downright boring...
after the show... the females went to shop and leaving the guys to go to pubs... there, the guys started to order beer cause beer there is cheap, 1usd per bottle. when they asked me to hv some, i said no and they're obviously pissed. didnt care, no is no.
after that, back to the hotel. nothing interesting.. though the jazz bar is only open till 11.30pm... wat the hell...
next day. breakfast at hotel.. worst i've ever had. not much selection, those there are not as tasty as others i've been to. pissed at mom for forcing me to eat some weird noodle soup. was eating pasta and mom asked me to taste that vietnamese noodle soup. i said no, politely. i wasnt even finished and was still eating, she just grabbed my plate and gave it to the waiter who took it away. then she put the bowl of noodles infront of me, took away the fork from my HAND and gave me a chopstick and that look which is saying "eat this and im not asking, im ORDERING". didnt care, i stood up and left.
later in the afternoon, went for the main reason we're here. Angkor Wat. there's 4 minor temples before we go for the main one. i've had fun exploring.. the others.... not so much, they're always hurrying and rushing... impatient and not appreciating the amount of work being done to build something this beautiful. they only want to cam whore and hiao... nvm, let the pictures do the talking...
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| being the cameraman is fun... |
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| at least i know how to have fun xD |
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| the wall with stories of the attack during the reign of the Khmer Empire |
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| fun.... |
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| and i ran into a tree... literally |
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| me planking lol... |
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| WEEE.... |
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| i played too much Assassin's Creed... lol... maybe its the Bleeding Effect from being too long in the Animus haha.. |
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| planking the entrance to one of the temples lol |
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| those old nutters didnt climb this temple... but I did!!! |
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| wth's the tree doing sticking out from an old building? |
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| Ooh.. that's why... |
had lunch at a restaurant. local food here is funny but very tasty. fried morning glory anyone? lol.. and beaten eggs fried with fish... funny stuff. after that, back out to the temples. having done 3 temples before lunch, we went to the 4th temple. which isnt much bsc its under restoration.
too long... continue on next post...