Saturday, July 30, 2011

Transformer 3 in a Different Prospective

Transformers are back~~ So excited over it.. I remember watching the first movie.. The amazement what there from the beginning till the end, definitely a great movie.

And now, we have the third movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Of course I would not miss the movie. But this time, I am watching the movie with a whole big group of kids, kids from homes, refugee kids, it just made the movie even better.
For the first time, I had to wake up at 7.30am for movie. I mean it's Saturday 7.30am.. Gosh.. But then it's for a greater cause, it's for the kids..~~ We gathered at the kids home in Puchong, everyone seemed so excited..! After breakfast, we head off to IOI mall.

Everything in the mall was still close, well, it's just 9am, what do you expect? Meeting up with other Rotaractors, and registering the kids, and we are all ready with our popcorn and Coke for the movie.

You just have to watch Transformers in 3D, it's just pure awesome...!!! Even though I am like against watching movie in 3D (dizzy and all), but Transformers is worth it.


We enjoyed the movie too much. After the movies, you can hear the kids talking about the movie, how Bumble Bee was, love the joy in the atmosphere. After lunch at Papa John's, we head back to the kids' center and said our goodbyes.

It feels awesome to bring joy and smiles to these kids. There are kids but then appreciate things more than we do.

Let's bring smiles to the world.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Traveling Around the World - Venice, Italy

From Slovenia, we took the night train to Venice.. There was a delay for the train, it was delayed for like an hour plus, which is better than the last round where another friend who visited Slovenia and the train had like a delay of more than 3 hours, causing my friend to almost missed his flight.

Well, you know trains.. Bumpy, crowded.. But we had to get some sleep since we will be in Venice in the morning and there will be so many exciting things to see.

Stepping out of the train that morning, filled will all the anxiety for Venice. Venice is a city which is so alive. There are activities going on no matter which part of the city you are in.


There were so many tourists around. You could hardly see a local around. Even the storekeeper was not local, mainly Chinese.


No cars, that's for one. Everything is transported using boats. Everyone here seems so busy and are always on the move.

Our hotel was a nice and cozy place in Venice. No lifts, so there's stairs. Gosh.. My luggage...!! Thanks Peter..~

We walked around Venice, looking at the stuff they are selling in shops and stall. We went to a park to chill and enjoy the sun for a bit.


Venice at night is very romantic for a change. It is nice and quiet. You could here violins almost around every corner.


And since I will be spending my last day in Europe here in Venice, I went shopping for souvenirs, which I don't really like doing. Gosh.. Shopping.. I'm fine.. But getting souvenirs are the hard part. You would want to get something nice and useful which people won't end up tossing it away. Start counting who are the people you would want to give them to and all.




One thing that you cannot miss in Venice, Spaghetti..!! They are just brilliantly delicious, simply just perfectly cooked.


And of course a cup of coffee and sitting my the sidewalk of a cafe. Simply marvellous.

Venice is a place where you could easily get lost as every street looks the same, every shop seems the same. And as we were lost, we came to this big art piece. It was so beautiful and the incredible part is that this master piece was actually made from individually painted eggs. Cool...!!



My trip to Venice with Tea was fun and memorable. I love my friend so much and I am sure I will miss her too. After all these days spending fun times together, we finally had to say good bye, which is saddening and hard.

Hope that we will be able to meet each other again next year. Take care darling~

Traveling Around the World - Piran, Slovenia

Piran.. The sea.. Sun set.. How can you not fall in love with this place? I melted when I placed my first eye on this place. It's just awesome.

Taking deep breathes, enjoying the view around. Everyone is having a smile on their face. It's such a relaxing place. There is absolutely stress free.

And the night view, romantic.. Tell me again, why won't you fall in love with this place again?!

We had a superb dinner at this really nice and cozy restaurant. We are by the sea, so ya.. We had really fresh and delicious seafood for dinner. Fresh.. You still can smell the sea from it. Or is it really the sea? ^^''

Piran is a beautiful town, there are limited number of cars allowed to go in the town, as you can see, it's packed!

Tartini Square is one of the highlights in Piran. It is name after this famous musician from Slovenia.



There is no beach here. What between us and the water are just rocks, huge ones. The water is freezing..!! Yet, very refreshing. Tonnes of people laying down at the pathway, sunbathing will reading.







We went on a cruise on a boat own by this rotaractor, awesome..!!





Later that night, we went to a place own by a rotaractor and had BBQ there. Awesome place, outdoor with a campfire.


And ya.. I was the one preparing the dinner...!! Not.. Hahahaa..




I really love Piran, it's probably the sea, the waves, the sound the waves make when it hits the shore.. Calm and peaceful.

To be continued~

Traveling Around the World - Nova Gorica, Slovenia and Trieste, Italy

Next stop, Nova Gorica...!!

We went to this beautiful place, more greens and trees, perfect weather for a walk. It's like a forest trail where we walk pass this river through a bridge. The water of the river was blue and it was so clear. You could even count the pebbles in the river.



As we walk deeper into the forest, the more green it got. The air here was cool and refreshing, this is seriously a great escape from the city. The view inside the forest is just mesmerizing. Hope I wish I could just live here.



The main attraction of this walk was this breathe taking waterfall, Waterfall Kozjak. The water is actually cooling and freezing, matched up with the cold breeze makes a perfect combination for a chilling, relaxing evening stroll.



Next we went to this Italian church, where we were about the brief history on what happened here during the world war. This is the place where they memoir the Italians who fought for the war.



In Slovenia, I have to say, we had so many meals of barbecue, and I'm not complaining. They are awesomely mouth watering, hot dogs, peppers, salads, Chevapchichi...!! ^^





Next, we went to Gonjače Tower. It's build on a hill, and climbing up the stairs are seriously scary. Well, I'm a afraid of heights, but I'm here, so why not. You can actually feel the tower moving when the wind blows. (Gosh.. I can't feel my legs) The view up here is just spectacular. I would stay here longer, but the heights are getting into me.





Yum..!! I am madly in love with the desserts they serve here. They are so many variety and they are all sinfully good.



This bridge is one of the longest stone built bridge in Slovenia. Stone built..!!



We went to the borders of Slovenia and Italy. There was no border..!! Some part of my body are in Italy and some are in Slovenia. Cool...!!



We went to Triesta, Italy. We visited Miramare castle. It's located along the coast, great view, awesome castle.



From the palace, you can see fish swimming in the water below. It's freaking clear seawater.



We then went back to nature a bit, Rilke path. I love walks, especially in the woods.

This is the reward you get for walking all the way, the view of the Italian coast. ^^

To be continued~~

Friday, July 22, 2011

Traveling Around the World - Grosuplje, Slovenia

After all our goodbyes, hugs and kisses with the rotaractors from Celje, we were greeted by rotaractors from Grosuplje. Boris and Mojca...!! My "Papa" and "Mama" from my Portugal trip. Gosh.. I miss them so much. They are a really cute couple and they are really awesome and fun to be with sort of people.

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To start of trip, we went for swim at a pool, and FYI, the weather was rather chilly even though it was summer. I am glad that the water was actually warm but not after you leave the water. Hahahaha.. Somehow after the swim you have to come out of the water, and be in the chill weather right? It was freaking cold...!!! I was shivering like no ones business.. But then we had lots of fun..~~ The pool water was actually natural water, meaning no chlorine. So you won't have the sticky kind of feeling after your swim. It's actually very relaxing to be in the water.

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Here, there are more green to be offered. You can see mountains and mountains of trees. Greeneries of mother nature is everywhere here.

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Later that day, we went to Mojca's family's vineyard. Here, she prepared lots of homemade food for us.. MMmmmMMmmm.. They are all so yummy.. Thank you so much Mojca, you are the best "Mama" anyone could ask for.

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Well, besides the food, we tasted Mojca's homemade wine. They are delicious, sluurpp..~ Mojca's family have a huge collection of antiques, ranging from cloth irons to typewriters to sewing machines. It's quite an eye opener. They really should start considering having a mini museum to display all this items.

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The next morning, we took a tour around Dolenjska. We went to have a stroll around Castle Otočec. What a way to start a morning, walking around a beautiful castle with the calm waters of the river, and the morning sun shining above you. It gives you the feeling that today is definitely gonna be a good day.

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After visiting the Castle, we went to Kostanjevica na Krki, Monastery. The monastery was once one of the biggest buildings of its kind. It was closed after Joseph's reforms, and renovated after World War 2. Today, it houses the gallery of Božidar Jakec and other artists. There is Forma Viva in the vicinity; an open- air exhibition of sculptural art. (I did not wrote this, I won't know all this facts - the power of Google, ^^). Regardless of all the facts, the sculptures there were amazing. They were huge and "unique", sorry I don't really know how to admire them. We were fortunate enough to meet an artist who is preparing her stuff for her next project. Cool..~~

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The monestry was surrounding by a stream with a nice touch of green scenery around, beautiful place.

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After lunch, we went for kayaking. Pure fun.. We end up having a race among ourselves and tired ourselves out. We never miss out any chances of having fun. It was a hot summer day, after all the rolling, some of us just can't resist the cooling water of the river and went for a swim.

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Nothing beats chilling at a wine yard in the evening, having a glass of wine with the company of great friends. Great wine, great view, great company..~

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Later that night we had a bowling night, freaking awesome..!! We had the whole bowling alley for ourselves..!! So let's party..~~ And the whole bowling alley glows in the dark.. Damn cool~~ ^^

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After having a party last night, this is how we wake up looking like. (^^") Sorry Nikola~~ Just can't help it.

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Our next destination, Bled Castle (Blejski grad), a famous castle here with a breathe taking view over the lake of Bled. Look at the water and the surroundings, you could just melt here.

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Oh ya.. Almost forgot.. This is where I wrote all my postcards people, a huge bunch of them, hope you all loved it..

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To be continued~