Archive for August, 2007

Pro Magician

August 6, 2007

Better than David Copperfield. HAHA, just kidding, right he is kidding. Check this out, very pro magic, I am sure you never seen it before.

p/s: i am in the middle of upgrading my blog to wordpress and web hosting, so i will not update that often, stay tune. have a nice day!

Day 2 : Maesa Elephant Camp

August 3, 2007

Go to the Orchid and Butterfly Farm and now we are going to Maesa’s Elephant Camp. It’s about half an hour ride from town.

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When we arrived there, we were greeted by this 2 jumbo dumbo. You know, the elephant hair very thick, like needle like that.

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Don’t really know about the entrance fee, travel agent arranged everything for us already. So we just step in and PLAY.

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You can see their King portrait at the entrance there.

Then I bought, bananas and sugar cane for 20baht to feed to elephant.

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They so enjoy, can get free food from us.

It’s nose touch me, ew, got mucus/saliva, don’t what is it. HAHAHA.

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After feeding, we went to the riverside to see the elephant bath. I can’t get to take the photos of the elephant shitting, you will be surprise as it’s faeces, shit pop up from it’s ass like cannon ball. Worker there actually collect their shit to make papers.

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Then we go to the show area to watch the elephant show. I last time saw before elephant show at A’ Famosa, it’s different, this one is more real.

I’ll show you one part of the show where the elephant do free kick like David Beckham. LOL

Why don’t want show you all? It will be spoiler if you are going to Chiang Mai. Don’t want to spoil you. Hehe. Roughly tell you about the show, they blow, they massage, they kick, the draw, they throw.

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They can draw very pro, more pro then me. Hehe.

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The bad thing is, jumbos needs the worker to help them change the brush color.

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For sales, don’t know how much.

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Then we went to sit the elephant. You know how much is it? 800baht for a elephant. One elephant can sit 2 person, my dad and mom 1 elephant then me myself one elephant. I am KING. Haha. A bit expensive, cause dad paid 800baht for 1 person. But don’t care la, experience ma.

About half an hour for the elephant ride. Going up and down the little hill. Feeling was like, shaky. Mom always shout “Slow, slow, slow”, when going down steep little hill. But then I think the person don’t know what mama was talking about. Haha.

That’s what we did there.

And then, we went to those useless, boring souvenirs shops, silverware, handicraft, honey, silk, bird nest, blabla. I hate it, if you go with tour sure will go this place. So I think go backpack with some friends will be fun, self tour.

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There’s actually more fun things to play near the elephant camp, just that it’s not included in our tour. Got bungee jumping, paintball, gun shooting, snake farm, monkey school. =]

Hop On To Rapid Penang

August 2, 2007

The image “http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Rapidpenang.png” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.Yesterday, I went to sit the new bus in town – the Rapid Penang. I was very excited because my hometown get upgrades on the public transport.

Everytime I go Singapore, I see their public transport so good, I jealous. Then my own hometown public transport is like kanasai shit.

Now got new buses, all air-conditioned bus, and covered many route that the old bus company don’t.

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The Rapid Penang launched 2 days ago and were free of charge for today, yesterday, and on the launch day. This 3 days, the other bus company sure curse Rapid Penang (Who call you don’t upgrade your service to fight Rapid Penang?)

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Because of FOC, I take a ride home from my tuition place, near near only. Try for fun lo, since it’s new.

They claim that their driver will be friendly, indeed they are friendly. :) I hopped on one bus, then ask the bus driver got go to my place or not, he smile to me and ask me to take the other bus which got pass my place, he didn’t say : You want sit or not? Don’t want please get off.

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I waited like 5-10 minutes, the bus is here.

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They have a board showing where will the bus go. Many people still confuse about the route, I know a little, but not all as I had study the map. Not sure about the fare, but I think is RM1-1.50. When I am wearing school uniform will be half price.

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No steps when getting in the bus. It’s flat. Nice! But the the seats are little. In front is more on standing while seats is at the back of the bus and it get higher and higher as there have 3 set of steps.

Bus is sweet with the cool air-condition, last time I take bus home no air-con one. This one have, and no tinted window and curtains, this make the bus look brighter and prettier while Transit Link do have and it makes it look dirty inside.

There is digital clock inside the bus so people who don’t have watch like me can get to know the time.

3 seats are reserved for elders and disabled. But sometimes I think nobody cares, they will just sit or else, everyone standing, while 3 empty seats there.

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The bell is not “beep” sound but is “Bing Bong”. =D

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This is the old bus that last time I took home. That day, I can see the bus was empty as who want to pay since there is free ride in air-conditioned bus. Haha.

I want :

  1. Cheaper bus fare. We as student must always get discount and not just when wearing school uniform. Like we can have a special student cards.
  2. I want touch and go system like the Singapore, no need to dig for coin and notes, just scan and then when alight scan again, the machine will know how far you have traveled and charge according it.
  3. A bus stop/stand that looks cleaner. A lot of bus stand/stop here look ugly, dirty and have been vandalised.
  4. You stupid people stop vandalize the bus and keep it clean.
  5. You old bus company upgrade and fight with Rapid Penang.
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“Take Rapid Penang, save your petrol money.” – Nicholas Chan

Day 2 : Chiang Mai Butterfly and Orchid Farm

August 2, 2007

Woke up I don’t know what time in the morning, I think it’s 7.30am, then went for breakfast at the hotel there. Dad went to make some changes, changed our room from a normal room to a deluxe room. That’s better a lot.

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Our main destination is Maesa Elephant Camp, but we stopped by the Butterfly and Orchid Farm to check it out. I do not recommend this place, unless you loves flower a lot. The butterfly aren’t pretty, all same kind one, only 1 design. Haha, and it’s so so smaller than our Butterfly farm here in Penang or KL.

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When we first step in, some thai lady there will come and pin this on your shirt as souvinier. LOL, I threw it away after that, feel uncomfortable pining on my shirt.

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This is me camwhoring at the Butterfly and Orchid Farm.

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Nothing much to show about because there nothing one besides flowers and same kind butterfly. Coming up : Maesa Elephant Camp