we ♥ animals

The longer I stay in Malaysia, the closer I get to the nature. Last weekend I went with my friends to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Pahang. It's only 1,5 hour away from Kuala Lumpur and it's perfect for a one day trip.

Agenda involves visiting aboriginal village, watching a movie that shows how wild elephants are captured and transported to Taman Negara, feeding the elephants, riding on an elephant and bathing with elephants in the river. Being with elephants in the water was the highlight of the trip! It's so much fun to stroke and splash 'small' elephants and then get splashed from their trunk in return :P

Would be cool to have your own elephant in the garden :D but for now two small fish in my living room must do.. Surprisingly they survived two months in the same water and I hope yesterday's change of water didn't kill them.My friend bought a pacman frog - it's tiny, green and unbelievably cute! You see I'm so sensitive to animal beauty nowadays. This Saturday I went to see a pony race :D I like horses too.

I love animals! Just like the Crookers.

south american horned frog

Bukit Gasing

A new tradition has evolved. Every weekend, usually on Sunday, I go hiking with my friends to a nearby located hill called Bukit Gasing. Hiking track is only a 10 minute walk away from my place and somehow I wasn't aware of it for a year! Luckily now I know and every week I can get really tired and sweaty climbing up the hill. It's worth it! There's an Indian Temple at the top and panoramic view is just amazing. There's also a suspension bridge on another track, cause there are many. Obviously I love taking pictures of monkeys the most :D here's some for you!

I can make jewelry!!! :D

Last week I attended a jewelry making class. To be honest I was a bit sceptic about the whole idea, but decided to join, cause my friend is organizing it. And guess what? I loved it! :) I spent three hours at a table full of beads, losing my patience ten times a minute, eventually rescued by my hungry flatmate who helped me to finish my bracelet so that we could finally go for dinner :P it was lot of fun and I guess I'll come back there to master my skills. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of my piece of art, but at least I have few pics from the event :) Enjoy.

Check out the Jewelery Class website.

Przerwa na piknik

Larry has finally posted some pictures from our trip to Tioman (in March lol). Well, better late than never. His Picasa album shows that East Coast rules. There's no doubt about it!

Haven't had the time lately to make any new posts. There's been a lot going on.

In brief, I decided to stay in Malaysia for one more year. I will still be working for the same company, AIMS DC Sdn Bhd.

Since March I've done some more traveling. In April I've been to Koh Lipe (Thailand) to celebrate Hani's bday :) Roughly a month ago I went to a jungle near Kuala Lipis to visit our Polish friends who are working on a Malaysian movie - HANYUT. Hanging out on the film set is quite cool. Now I understand you have to have a lot patience to work on a movie. It takes ages!

Last week I came back from Vietnam. This place is so beautiful you wouldn't believe. No wonder Ha Long Bay is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. Kayaking there is amazing. Ania and I were doing some crazy amateur motorbike riding in rice paddy fields and mountain villages near Sapa, in Lao Cai region. Awesomeness. And of course, Hanoi - where crossing the street is most exciting thing you'll experience there lol oh, and I loved the food!

Book your tickets and visit me in Malaysia!

Friends' visit

Again, I have subscribed to last.fm and can listen to whatever I like. To gently wake myself up I chose my friend's library. I have to admit his music taste is excellent and soon I'll start calling him my music guru. And though he is in Krakow and I'm in Kuala Lumpur, I can still keep myself updated with his new music choices as well as old classics.

Some of my friends from Krakow are even closer now. They're actually visiting me for couple of weeks and the schedule is tight and full of activities. Well... though there is this big plan, we don't get much things done as it's damn hot in the city now and sightseeing turns out to be more tiring than usual.

We went to Central Market. Everyone was screaming and giggling in fish spa. Especially girls!

My friends have seen most of the typical landmarks in the city. We've spent like one hour taking pictures with Petronas Twin Towers ;P

We've managed to do something unusual as well. On Sunday we went to see the Zapin dance show in ASWARA (my friend's uni). It was amazing!!! Great music, colorfully dressed dancers, full house. The whole show got me into sort of trance. One and half hour passed very quickly. Later on we had 'big Italian family' style dinner in Jalan Alor with my friends from Krakow and from KL :)

When my friends went to see Singapore, another Polish friend came to visit. Only for two days. However, he managed to get himself in some trouble with underground casino... so you can imagine there was a thrill, brainstorming how to get out of this situation, watching stars and palm trees and sipping cherry vodka in my swimming pool once we've figured out the solution. He's now in Thailand enjoying rest of his holiday. His visit in Malaysia was short, but unforgettable.

This wknd we're going to enjoy one of the Malaysian islands - Tioman! :)