Rainbow....

It is the first time i saw rainbow in Cebu and managed to take picture.... Saw it while i am going for my crash course driving lessons last Sunday morning....

For the first time......

For the first time, my face is in the newspaper.....for the wrong reasons ... It is the 25th Anniversary of the local newspaper, Sunstar, held at Marco Polo in Cebu City.... i went along with 2 other sales colleagues... while they are fishing for prospect clients, i am just looking blur as usual...

Even though in the invitation card state "Casual Smart", the guest are dressed in dresses and gowns..... Soo much for the definition... it is a lucky thing that my colleagues dressed casual....

Anyway, just enjoy the pix... :)

It's been a long time.....

It have been a long time since i update my blog....This just shows that there is nothing fantastic that happens in my life.... All the same routine stuff.... Just came back from Singapore to celebrate my Hari Raya with my family...This year is a short trip so i didn't really get into the atmosphere...sigh... Maybe this is what happen when you work overseas for more than a year.... You tend to get less homesick and force yourself not to be homesick also..... I even told my sister not to text me any text relating to greetings for Hari Raya as it will make me more homesick.... So i really envy those people who cannot even go back to celebrate such occasions with their love ones.... Finally, our family have a color theme for this year Hari Raya.... This is also the first year that we took a family photo... Enjoy the pix

Wati's First Dome Climbing

Today i have done something amazing... I have climbed the Tower 3 dome with my 2 guys before casting which is scheduled today....
Felt a great achievement when i climbed up the scaffoldings and stepping the rebars to reach the top of the dome... Of course, i am being pressured by my colleague who keep on saying it is easy!!!!

The view is nice and it is windy... You feel at the top of the world.... Since i am much afraid on losing my balance, i squat most of the time... only stand up during photo taking...

Enjoy the pix ......

Syntech Properties Family Day 2007

Date : 19 May 07 till 20 May 07
Destination : Casa Del Mar Beach Resort
Location : 3 hours drive from Cebu City

I luv this year family day than last year becoz the games are more interesting (thanks to our creative sales team) and the presents are more memorable (thanks to the construction team...Yippee...my team)... Also, we nearly booked the whole resort so practically the resort is ours for the weekend and they do not impose curfew....

I got dark due to almost 3 hrs in the sea kayaking.... I grap almost all my male colleague to kayak with me knowing i do not have the strength to do kayak for long.... During low tide, my senior and myself walked to the sea to see some marine creatures like starfish, corals, etc....

Enjoy the pix.....

Solo Taiwan Trip - 3rd Day

I set off the same time as previous day... This time my destination is to the Northeast Coast. Means of transport is by bus.... As usual, i was early so i just go to Macdonald for breakfast....

Met a malaysian who is working there for a few months so he also travels during weekend.... Nice person who offered his help when he saw he keep on looking at the bus-route board....

1st stop is Nanya which is another rock formation place. It is the first tourist attraction place that obvoiusly have been ignored by the tourism authority.... After taking pictures, next stop is Fu-shan where there is another place on rock formation. Rock formation is present in Taiwan since it is along the coast and it is along the South China Sea....

The worst part getting there is i got to take a train and there is no map to direct me.... You dnt even knw the route of the train so i just got to open my mouth and ask the conductor. He just say follow the time given then you just hop on the train....

After that, i thought of going to the gold mine area but was getting a bit edgy due to endless waiting and rushing to meet up the train schedule so i decided to end back to Taipei....

Heading back is another story... I cannot afford to doze off since i always checked every passed station with my map... There is one stop where you need to change train to Taipei which of coz i don't know until i saw everyone getting down and my sixth sense asked me to ask the conductor....

I was relieved when i reach Taipei in one piece.... Last stop is to ximending which is a well known shopping area.... Bought myself a pair of shoes and a bag that cost ard $110....

Overall, this trip is a whole new experience for me where i have a chance to interact with Taiwanese. Hopefully next time i have a chance to go to Alishan and Sun Moon Lake.....

Solo Taiwan Trip - 2nd Day

Date : 12 May 07

Since i wake up early for prayers and i have absolutely no sense of direction which leaves a tendency on losing way, i decided to set off early ard 6am....

First destination is Yang Ming Shan which is located on the Northcoast of Taipei. I took MRT and public bus to get there. While in the bus, heard a group of youngsters that are very curious about me. Amongst that group was one guy that knows i am a Malay and a Muslim. Maybe he is a Malaysian... Overheard him telling his friends in chinese that he want to talk to me in malay since he have not been practicing it for years.... Seriously, i never expected such reactions just because i wear headscarf... Well, he did not approach me and neither am i bothered...

I was early... I wanted to go to their visitor's centre to ask for direction and they open at 9am... So i went to their park which is a long walk and i am pretty tired already....

Next stop is to Xiaoyoughen where it releases fumes from the ground... Nice place with mountains and nature... I bet the view is nicer during spring.... Then i went to grasslands where the whole place is really nothing but grass and walked almost 2 hours in the jungle just to see their waterfall which obviously was not fantastic.... Well... at least i managed to take a few nice shots in the jungle..

Then when i had enuf of Yangmingshan, i decided to travel further to yehliao which is another 2 hrs bus ride.... But the long journey is worth it.... the place is really nice with eroded rocks.... I will let the pix do the talking....

While on my way back to the hostel, i saw a lady wearing embroidered china shoes.... She was surprised when i approached her and asking her where she bought that shoes... So the next destination is to the embroidered shoe shop which is located in a small lane at Taipei Main Station which i can never find unless i asked passer-by.... Finally, i found the shop and bought 2 pairs of embroidered shoes.... Wanted to buy at least 3 but most of them do not have my size and i find it humorous when the owner say i got no taste!!! After that, i just roam about the shopping area around Main Station before i head back home ....