this is what u will always see strewn all over the table should you ever follow my family anywhere to travel.. heh. yes, my maiden trip to batam resulted in a food extravaganza.. like that's anything new.. hehe..

so yes, i've finally braved the ocean to reach the land of pakcik2 gatal nak habeskan duit CPF batam island. overall impression? ok i guess, but not really worth all the hoohaa over it. well except for the blardy cheap things on sale, but hey, that's something to expect isn't it? the things in singapore are so blardy expensive! yes, and due to that, i nearly went crazy shopping. [note: nearly] it wasnt fun shopping there, nothing much for me. well, except for food. and i went with a group of makcik-s, what else would you expect except them spending their time on practical stuff like food and household items? so get the picture? and the trip just reminds me of the used-to-be-daily trips to parts of johore.



and yes, did i mention the food? heh. of course i did. every stop we took, my aunt, mum, and grandma will definitely head for wherever the food is. yes. and being the sole girl in the family, they didnt allow me to get out of sight, meaning, i had to tag along, even if i caught sight of a shop with helluva lots of bags which i desperately itch to buy. so yes. we went to eat. a lot of times. well, they're mostly snacks. and oooh. the ice cream there is so damn cheap. argh. so not good for my hips! haha. like i care. anyway, being the ever so jakun me, i was in for quite a suprise when we dined at KFC Batam Centre. You see, if you actually get to see the picture above, they actually have RICE there, instead of buns; and bagedil{fried potato thingy - heh!) instead of coleslaw and mashed potatos. lalala. i had fun eating there, so the malay you know.. heh.


oh and i think my mum realised that i was getting bored following them to all the hypermarkets and such, and she gave me a pleasant suprise.. definitely. why? coz she bought for me a tabloid newspaper. why the hell would i be excited over that? look at the picture below and what do you see...?



yes, Yes, YES!! if you refer to my previous post, you will know that i have developed an ultimate infatuation for this hot hot hot guy. and guess what, the tabloid came with a huge poster size picture of him - its supposed to be a calendar, but it has his blown up picture, so who cares? and of course i blushed when my aunt teased me about liking a korean guy. hey, he's hot ok! and from what i've read from other sources, he's a very straight guy who's morally upright and the oh-so-romantic guy.. see, i dont base my liking solely on looks ok! *swooons* can i have him, or at least someone like him, please please please.. i promise to be good...

anyway,

one good thing though, this trip brought me back to reality. usually, my family will go on holidays to the well-to-do places, and we get to see people living the high life or at least comfortable ones, so this time, when i got to see the people's living conditions there, my heart took a turn and sympathises. thank you Allah for giving me such a fortunate life. Amen.

psst: i was a good girl. only bought this few stuff... see i promised you.. so can i get someone like him please...



oh yeah, better go catch world cup kick off. the opening ceremony was great! weeee.