Chapter 4: A Walk under the Horns

After finished the Dung Plus Ass final exam, I decided (with tide in my heart and blood) to go to the Horns of Malaysia, KLCC, to buy the book that I have been long aiming for, while getting a chance to make Blackie's map really useful. Wakaka~

But before that, I have to wait for my friend, as she had reserved some Kuih Batik for me (she made some to let us eat after one of us bought a Kuih Batik at the college students organized Entrepreneur Society Event that tasted awfully bad to them but ok to me...). So I followed a bunch of the other friends here to go to have their so-called "breakfast" first. Until they had done, I followed the friend to her apartment to get my kuih, with her little brother, namely Ah Kid, who came that Sunday handling the tupperware to me. After I got the kuih, and so the journey begin~

I set the GPS to lead me on roads that don't pass through the toll, as the money I brought is not meeting the requirement. So the journey really amazed me because Blackie led me into several Taman and then, suddenly, KL is in front of my eyes. Good job, Blackie! Although the journey full of bends and curves, it still made me enjoying, as there are several roads I had drive through during those site visit, including Cheras Mahkota and Damai Perdana. Unforgettable.

After reaching KLCC, I tried to find a place, more specifically, McD, to settle my absolute hollowed stomach. Unfortunately, the food court I was searching is not there anymore (or maybe it still there and I lost in KLCC). So, Plan A changed to Plan B, I went to find my book first.



I knew I would lost, again, in this Kinokuniya. So, I utilized the kiosk there to get the map for my book (not with my Blackie. He also not familiar with this place). But getting the map is also a useless method because the bookstore is quite special in its design. So I walked around the place first to get familiar with the space. Finally, I found the book, located on a bookshelve, of course. But after further exploration in the level (the book located at higher level in the bookstore), the book I was searching for is actually everywhere there, and it is placed on those big tables which really looks invisible to a new comer. Since I can get a 30% discount on the book I took, and so I try my best to find another book which also could give me another 30% discount on itself while retain its price around RM 30. I looked everywhere in the store just to find such book. There are so many books that I really interested, especially at the Japanese Section, a book which teaches how to sketch your journey while you are travelling abroad. But look at the price, RM 70++ with no special discount. So I think the only thing I can do to this book is to wait for it to become old enough to have lower price. Haiz...

Anyway, the Emperor wouldn't let those ambitious down (whichever Emperor who is good enough la). Finally I found another new book which met my conditions. And so I paid the book as quickly as I can as I had stayed there for about 2 and a half hours (amazing...). Then I walked around again to search, again, my point of interest to have my late lunch. Still, I couldn't find the place. Under this condition, I have no choice but to simply get a meal at the food court I found there which is not the one I was looking for, with this speghetti anglio olio...



After the meal, another surprise was found at the Autopay kiosk (for me la). The total parking fee for a 3 hours is RM 8.00! Nice! I can get another meal at KLCC already with this expense (without taxed).

Talk about the way back home. First, I almost unable to get home with my Blackie exhausted after leading me from Mantin to KLCC. Fortunately, Blackie is as tough as steel reinforced concrete. Finally I was able to successfully reach to Kajang with no obstacles, only that Blackie just left 1 live. Next is a traffic accident occured in Seremban, which I was luckily able to get some photo at the scene.





While on my way home, I found that my friend's Kuih Batik is quite helpful too, as it capable to help settle my "once again absolute hollowed" stomach.



At around 8.00 p.m., I finally reached home, with all my "spoils of war" that cost me not more than my RM 80.00 budget. This is really another surprise for me because I am able to buy things that cost me less than normal price in Kinokuniya while meeting my taste. So, this journey is considered success!



p/s: It seems like I unable to show my journey anymore here as Blackie unable to survive more than 2 hours while helping me to record my journey with Sports Tracker. Maybe after viNe released I will continue to do this (if it could reduce the power usage). Another sad thing is that I unable to find a photo sharing website that could let me share my geotagged photo everywhere with unlimited storage while cost me nothing. So, I will stick to Picasa Web Album first before the limit is reached. ^^

Chapter 3: Roaming Around In The City Of History

As planned, I decided to have a simple trip to the city of history, again. This time, it's only me, my dear Deer and my little Blackie roaming around this story-ful city.

The road to the city was very merrying, as we was accompanied with the African music, named African Playground by Putumayo, collected two years ago which i was planning to play it on the travel to Redang, which subsequently unsuccessful. Now, the music had played its role, which I am very proud of it. ^^

There are several destinations planned on this trip: Dataran Pahlawan, which there is Games, Animations and Mangas Exibition, i.e. GAMEX organized there for three days; The Stadhuys, which I had been thinking to go there to have a look inside; the Melaka River Cruise, which was failed to have a seat on it; and the Jonker Walk, which i planned to have some more photos there.

But, things always change (isn't it?). I successfully went to the GAMEX and the Stadhuys (disappointed to the GAMEX as no REAL GAMES are exibited, and happy + sad to the Stadhuys as the content of it is satisfying and my little Blackie had faint). For the other two, the cruise could be very boring if by one person and the day is still early for the Jonker Walk to start. So, I unable to fulfill all the objectives planned. -.-

Anyway, I still manage to get into some unexpected places with some fun in it. First, I get into a museum without pay when I finished a visit to the Islamic exibition near the A' Famosa. I sneaked up to the building as there was nobody looking after the counter. I never knew that there is such a museum up in the building we always see around the A' Famosa (I forgot the building's name. It's all white with its brick wall exposed at the back). So when I found it, I really amaze about it and the view from up there is very nice.

Second, I found out there is an old residence which open for everyone to have a peak inside how the old Melaka Residence looks like. It really open up my mind on how can a building built. Whoever never know how an old, traditional Melaka Residence looks like inside it, I highly suggest this one (as the same, I forgot the name).

I think that's all for the good things I found in this trip. Now, the bad thing I got during this nice trip. When I had finished a visit to the Malaysia Democratic Museum (a nice building with wrong function in it), I planned to walk to the St. Paul Church from another white museum near there (forgot what museum it is). When I nearly reach to the museum, someone called me at the back. To show how polite I am, I returned back to where he is and what I got from this "bra-der" is his intimidation which only suitable for small children: You cannot got there. Later the policeman would catch you. Am I look like a children? When you tell the other "Centaur" you were so polite. When talk to me? Like I am a Paleolithician and just scold you "Gao-Gao" la? Spoiled my trip.

Anyway, again, the overall of this trip is still very satisfying, although my little Blackie faint on the half way, which makes me unable to take more photo for the Stadhuys and the evening condition od the GAMEX. To make more fun on the coming trip, I planned to go to Ayer Keroh by the coming Saturday, with a little more detailed. Feel free to look forward to it.

Subsequently, again, I recorded my trip through GPS and now I would like to show its power, again, here. Take a look at it.

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... and some photos (my flickr account has full. Not sure the coming photos still able to be shown there or not.)