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Goodbye 2009...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

Hey there.
Since it's the 31st December today, I'm taking the initiative to actually post something on the last day of 2009.

Well, to start off, I wasn't counting on staying at home, watching TV and basically waiting for 2010 to come by watching fireworks... on TV.
I actually intended to watch the fireworks at Damansara Perdana with my parents; only to get the idea shattered when my mum didn't want to go.
So, boohoo, I'm stuck here.
(Though, honestly, I wasn't initially keen on the idea of going out to see the fireworks earlier either. What? So sue me for changing my mind.)

Well, I guess it's okay.
'cause I've been out to see the fireworks every single New Year.
So, yeah; change is good, no?

ANYWAY.
I have no idea what class I'm in since I forgot to check when I was at the school bookshop to buy my stuff two days back.
Don't you think that's just peachy?
A great start to '10, huh?

Eh, okay, Imma go now.
Going to join my mum on the couch now.


HAPPY LAST DAY OF 2009 EVERYONE !



-Alisa


Strange Things
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

hey hi hello konichiwa :D

I came back from Australia awhile back; arrived in Malaysia on 25th December to be exact. 
Aus was really fun, but really hot at times (there being summer and such).
Anyway, there's something that I want to record on this blog of mine.
That being a really weird incident during our 12 hour stay at Changi Airport before the flight back to Malaysia.

Okay, so;
My dad, my brother and I were trying to get some sleep on the floor, near a row of chairs. My mum went to use the bathroom nearby. All was well and I slept. But I kept waking up.
So one time, I woke up, only to see a strange boy (10-ish) sitting on a chair near my lying feet. I looked to my dad and then back to the boy, thinking "what the hell? sesat ke?". My dad just jeling at the kid, and soon enough I heard him sniffle, say, "sorry" and got up and left.

Now, the weird thing is, if the kid sesat pun, why did he sit near us?
And why, why did he sit on a chair near us even though he could've sat on another chair at the end of the row?

I told my oldest brother this when I was skyping with him yesterday. (bro, me)
"What kind of clothes was he wearing?"
"Normal clothes." 
"Old clothes or modern looking clothes?"
"...modern. T-shirt and jeans."
...
"Wait, Min. Did you think that the kid might be a ghost? Seriously? AHAHA."
"Well, it could be! 'cause masa dulu kan Singapore was invaded by the Japanese and banyak orang mati -"
"He looked like an Arab, Min."
"...oh."

Oh yeah, another strange thing happened before we went to Australia;
We were driving off from the house, when we saw a delivery truck heading towards our house. So, we went back to the house and took the delivery.
It wasn't anything like the usual, though. The name on the parcel was to mum and dad's old business partner but the address was ours.
So, everyone was curious and weirded out (even my aunt who came to send us to the airport). The thing is, the aforementioned business partner wasn't on close terms with my parents and they didn't even know how she knew our address 'cause they never told her.

So, we were curious to see what it was, so my mum opened it up.
Only to find that you have to open another letter-like container which was covered in sellotapes. So, my aunt tried to open it with her key, and it was successful.
We were shocked to find two instruction letters and containers of sorts, and there even was this.. this... shit, I forgot the word. Argh! 
Anyway, there was three bronze wrapper-like things and that thing I forgot.

My aunt and I read the instructions and it said something along the lines of, "spin a coconut on each of your family members' heads", which made my dad joke, "baik pecahkan the coconut on the heads", and we all laughed.
I was scared though, my aunt pun start baca doa, 'cause these things macam benda bomoh.
SERIOUSLY. 

Everyone was then a little freaked out and wondered how the hell she got our address to send such weird things!
And there was a letter to the my parent's old business partner; it wrote that some person told this bomoh that she was in trouble (the thing was for business/family problems) and the bomoh recommended these things to help her and her family..

But I still wonder why my family terkena, and while I'm writing this, I still feel slight goosebumps on my arms. 
I hope everything's okay, and that we tak terkena these things again, omg.
My oldest brother was surprised too, when my second brother and I told it to him when we were walking on the streets in Melbourne.

Alhamdulilah, nothing has happened to us all.
(I know I'm not that religious, but I'm still thankful to God that we're all safe from those horrid things)

I guess that's all for today.
Will post some pictures from Australia soon, if I have the time. 

-Alisa


Australia, I'll Miss You D:
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Watched Avatar at the IMAX cinema in Melbourne yesterday night at half past nine.
The story was... decent.
But the graphics were AWESOME since my family and I watched it in 3D on the world's 3rd largest screen. :D
It cost $100+ for the tickets (RM300+).
Crazy price, but worth it.

My first experience watching a movie at IMAX. 8)

Anyway, hi!
I haven't been blogging much since I came to Australia, have I?
I guess I'm only blogging now since I actually have time to, and the fact that my brothers are out, walking around town. It's now 10:37pm here, by the way.

Oh, and I'm going home to Malaysia tomorrow; Christmas Eve.
But I'm only arriving there on Christmas since there's a 6 hour transition between flights (Melbourne -> Singapore -> Malaysia).

Australia's been a blast, though.
Visiting various attractions and going on long drives to get there were basically what we did all day. Oh, and walking around town too, of course.
Sydney was amazing.
Melbourne is quieter, but it's really comfortable here.

I wish, I wish, I wish, that I could live here like Emily.
It's so much nicer here; though, I'll miss Malaysia sooner or later, I guess. :|

Ok, let's see.
In Sydney, I've been to: Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Taronga Zoo, Blue Mountains, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, Manly Beach, The Rocks, Kings Cross, Darling Harbour.

In Melbourne/Victoria, I've been to: Federation Square, Yarra River, Yarra Valley, Phillip Island, Great Ocean Road, The Twelve Apostles, St Kilda.

And on the way from Melbourne to Sydney, we stayed at a motel in Mallacoota overnight and the next day, we visited Eden, went to the cheese factory to eat in Bega and drove around Batemans Bay. Then, we continued on our journey.
Then on the way back from Sydney to Melbourne, we stopped at Canberra for lunch and then stayed at Albury overnight before continuing the journey.

Oh, I rode on the City Circle Tram today with my parents since it's our last day here.
Basically we just sat on the tram and went around the city.
But we got off at the Harbour Town Shopping Centre to, well, shop.
I tried on many tops, shorts, pants, dresses, but I didn't buy much since my mum said that the material (polyester, mostly) for some of the clothes weren't really suitable for Malaysia weather.
And while we were walking around, some girls dressed as elves gave us some chocolate elves.

After that, we went to eat at KEBABBQUE.
Ordered, ate, then walked back to where we got off the tram and rode it again until it stopped at The Old Melbourne Gaol.
We wanted to go in, but it was already closed for the day. ):
So, we just continued to walk back to my brother's apartment, but stopped at Il Dolce Freddo to get some gelato. :P

Whoah, okay, I think that's enough for tonight.
I gotta go sleep now (11:22pm now).
Bye !

-Alisa


Melbourne
Monday, December 7, 2009

I'm leaving for Sydney in awhile; everyone just needs to shower and complete their packing, and we're gone. Well, okay, not really.
We need to find the keys to the rental car first. (it kind of... tercicir)
Oh well, cari je lah.

Melbourne has been fun to be in.
On the first day here, I went walking around town with my brothers. It's not everyday you get to do that; especially since you can't walk around town in Malaysia.
And it's so CLEAN here. Seriously.
Better than KL. Period.

The weather here in the morning is usually cold, then it becomes hot in the afternoon/evening and it becomes cold again at night.
Although, on the first day here, it was cold all day. Heh.

Yesterday the fam went to St. Kilda to watch the sunset.
We all thought it'd be nice weather; y'know, slightly cold but still bearable?
But no, nu'uh.
IT WAS SO COLD.

And y'know what I was wearing at the time?
A T-shirt, shorts and sneakers.
So, it was bloody cold for me (and well, my family too).
The wind was whipping my hair in all directions, too. Talk about a bad hair day.

But the view was nice.
We even saw a penguin somewhere below a deck, and a couple of seagulls trying to fly away but couldn't since the wind kept blowing them in the same direction.
Although it was cold (and I wasn't prepared), it was still nice to be there. (:

I guess I'm done.
My brother's finished showeing, so it's my turn now.
Bye!

-Alisa

P/S: If anyone wants anything from here (like Mei), just leave a note on my cbox. Oh, and it's summer here. :o

3 hours fast here, btw.
so it's 8:07 here.


Last Post...
Friday, December 4, 2009

UNTIL I REACH MELBOURNE !


So, I'm going off to Australia at 9 o'clock, I think.
Leaving my house at 3 o'clock later to daftar before 6 o'clock; going to Singapore first (via Air Asia), then switching planes to board Singapore Airlines for the Melbourne flight.
:D

I'm so excited (:

Plus, I'm going to meet Em in Aussie.
Hehe :P

Okay, gotta go.
Bye!


-Alisa


EDIT:
Both the plane rides were with Singapore Airlines, none with Air Asia - whoops.