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! :)

恭喜發財 - gōng xǐ fā cái!

Happy Chinese New Year! :) Today, in our company, we have celebrated beginning of the year of Tiger. We had lunch and watched the lion dance. Employees came with their families. The kids from the orphanage came as well (our company has adopted an orphanage couple of months back). At first lions were dancing in front of our office building - Menara Aik Hua. Here's a video of lions catching and throwing tangerines. Later on tigers moved inside and went through all our premises. Beginning from the data centre at the ground floor (click to see it), through GT offices at 6th floor, and finishing at top floor (where I work). Tigers were wandering around looking for tangerines on desks. Each time they saw one, they stopped and opened it. For good luck and fortune I guess. Of course, all of that was accompanied with drum, gong and cymbal. The music was so loud that some people covered their ears, but I liked it. Almost like in Zouk club ;)

Tiger at the reception desk ;)

Berkelah Waterfalls

Recently I am traveling a lot. This week was public holiday - Chinese New Year (14th Feb - just like Valentine's Day). So the year of white metal tiger has begun. You can check your Chinese horoscope here lol. 

Ok, public holiday means Monday and Tuesday off! Me and my friends decided to go to the jungle in Taman Negara (national park). However, camping there during public holiday is impossible as many school trips book the campsite 3 months in advance... We had to come up with plan B quickly and that is how the idea of camping at Berkelah Waterfalls was born. 

We took two cars and four tents and drove to Kuantan. On our way we stopped at vintage second hand shop, where Carl bought himself a shirt. Shop was in the middle of a small village, so random. 

Camping by the river was amazing. Swimming in crystal clear water, climbing up the river, watching big waterfall at the top. Views were beautiful! We even saw couple of komodo dragons!!! We spent nights by the fire, chatting and watching the stars (the sky was so clear that you could see all stars and milky way, wow, you never see this in KL). The trip was magical and I loved it :D

P.P.

There are so many advantages of living in South East Asia. One of them is the easiness in traveling and great number of beautiful destinations in the region. My list is long. 

Koh Phi Phi, Thaiand - checked :) 

We went there with bunch of friends last wknd and had loads of fun playing (or at least trying) frisbee in the water, taking boat rides, doing snorkeling, sun bathing, visiting national park, lagoon and beach where The Beach was filmed. Btw I'd like to watch that movie again now that I know how the place looks like in real life :) Nights - crazy beach parties with alcohol buckets in our hands. On last day we managed to climb to three view points and it was worth it! Koh Phi Phi is full of backpackers, really PACKED. But still, it's worth to go and do what all the backpackers do - the jumping pictures ;P

Pantai Grand Casino Night

Once in a while there comes a time when you decide to throw a house party. This one was my first in my flat in Malaysia. Reason for celebration was indeed very important. Namely, one of our flat mates, Gabi, is leaving Malaysia for good. Heading now to South America! Wow, that's going to be an awesome journey. Especially that the carnival is coming. Rio de Janeiroooooo! ooh I'm jealous... just a little bit ;)

Our casino opened its doors last night and filled out with gamblers ready to win it all! We played Texas Hold'em Poker, Black Jack and dices. It was actually really cool to spend a night with friends and play cards and drink instead of just drinking as it usually is ;) Hopefully everyone enjoyed it. Those who missed it - shame on you! However, now that we have all the cards and chips and pantai dollars, we might repeat it some time soon. I think I got addicted! 

To sum it up, party was great. (Although it finished with the security guards kicking us out, so we had  to go to good old Changkat ;)).