Angel's World: May 2008

5/29/2008

Vocation in Kota Bahru

I went to Kelantan last weekend, to be exact; I was in Kota Bahru from 23 May – 25 May.

Before I started my journey, I did a lot of survey on line. I visited almost all related web site. I called almost all hotel, chalets and motel in Kota Bahru but all fully booking for 24 May. Luckily, I found a web site talking about kampong stay and I was attracted by the pictures shown.

http://www.pasirbelanda.com/

At first I am quite worry to make booking because this chalet required us to make full payment upon booking. Anyway, I have no choice too, if I don’t stay in this chalet, I have to go to those small motels in town. So, I made the payment. It was a long journey from Penang to Kelantan. We are not familiar with the road, so we drove along the way until Pantai Cahaya Bulan resort because we thought that it should be nearby only. Definitely we are wrong. The chalet is actually nearer to town compared to PCB. This is the instruction given in the web site (obviously I didn’t really read in detail, so I missed it)

By car:
In Kota Bharu follow the signboards to the beach Pantai Cahaya Bulan.
Turn right about 100 meters after the big Mosque in Kampung Banggol (on the PCB road) and follow the signboards to Pasir Belanda.

You need to be careful that their sign board will be blocked. This is because the local people might have some function in house and they will stick some notice on the board to show the way to their house. That is why we didn’t see that board and overshoot until PCB. Actually PCB is quite far from them. The chalet located deep inside after you turn in from the main road, it made us worried about the condition when we saw the kampong houses around.

It really surprised us when we arrive, the compound is very tidy, and the chalets are nice. Once our car arrived, Mr Harry – the owner who is a Dutch came out to welcome us. We fall in love by the first sight (to the chalet not Mr Harry!! Anyway, he is young and quite good looking :P)

Surprisingly, I realize that we took fewer pictures this trip compared to other trips that we had before. That is why you didn’t see me upload any new picture. So, if you want to see the picture of the chalet, go to the web site, the picture shown is exactly what we see in reality.

5/22/2008

My Angry Holiday

Last Monday-Wesak Day was a bad day for me. Early in the morning, we received a call that Francis’s Grandma passed away. On the way back to my house after dropping him at jetty, a stupid car bangs into my car. That is a 3 lane road, I’m in the middle lane, the blue Toyota Corrolla is on the my left lane, his lane has been taken by a car who turn out from a parking lot, so he move into my lane without signal and bang my car at the bumper near to my left backside tyre.The road was so crowded, avoiding traffic jam, I continue driving and stop in front of a traffic light.

The stupid driver walked down from the car and said it was my fault and get back to his car again. Then he just drove away because the traffic light turned green. I just wrote down his plat number. Immediately at that point, I regretted that I continue moving without taking any photo of the scene, if not I’ll make sure that he learn his lesson. Actually I almost wanted to log police report but it’s actually just scratches my car (although we still need to pay on our own to repaint it).

What make me feel angry with him is, his job should be very "holy" and teach people to love each other (I know because he is wearing the special uniform for that holy position)....but he himself is a bad example!!

Eventhough I let him go, I didn't say that I won't blog about him, so I chase after his car, took his picture. This is the plat number.

Too bad, failed to take picture of his face.

5/21/2008

Think twice if you think you still have 2nd chance

May 11, 2008, many people celebrated Mother’s Day; at the same time, many people didn’t, because they think there are still plenty of years to go, they can’t celebrate this year but they can celebrate next year.

May 12, 2008, 14:28, Magnitude 7.9 earthquake happened in Sichuan China. More then 34000 people found dead until yesterday night. How many of them were a mother who just miss the chance to celebrate their last mother’s day? How many of them were a child who just thought that they will have chance to celebrate the next mothers day with their mother?

May 21, 2008. Chances of surviving under the boulders are smaller and smaller. Survivors still suffer thinking of their family, relatives and friends lying somewhere under the boulders helplessly. Physical might be recovered slowly but how many of them suffering from physiological injuries for life? How many of them spending life time with felt of guilty because they miss the chance to spend the last quality time with them family?