Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 3:39 PM
title: Melaka Trip - TJM retreat
Seems that i have been updating quite promptly now.. Hehe.. Cos i have a lot to update!!!
I treat this blog as my public journal / dairy, thus, if there's any major events, i would want to remember it, dont want my memories to contain only recent events.
Well, this post is entirely on my Melaka Trip (14 June - 16 June) with TJM! :) Had heaps and lots of fun and cant wait for next year's trip (if there's one...) Although the group is small, but we still had fun nonetheless! :D
Woke up early in the morning at about 630am, wash up and cab down to Newton Circus where we were supposed to meet. I was the first one who reach, and shortly after, Serena's family also arrived. All of the others reached on the dot at 730am, and we set off to Meleka! :)
On the bus, taking photos to remember that moment.
Day 1
He uses this (below) for his toiletries!! HAHAHA!
Bought this Apple crisp at Muji to try it out.. Quite nice, but quite oily too.. It's expensive! $3+ for this small packet (The size is like those Lay's small packs).
Entered M'sia via Tuas checkpoint, there was a jam! While we are passing across the bridge, everyone was so excited on how Mas Selamat managed to swim to M'sia with THAT distance. HAHA.
We went to the Mushroom farm as our first destination.
This is their Nasi Lemak.. It's nice! And they use Kampong Chicken and the mushroom is organic! They grow their own mushroom :)
Oh btw, the mushroom i am talking about is on my spoon, half bitten. HEHE..
A nice resting place.
The tour guide explaining to us how they grow their mushrooms. The different soil they use and how they get these soil.
We can eat it RAW! :) It's nice and fresh, no weird taste..
Where they grow all of their mushrooms...
Big mushrooms!
Latex!
We then went for our lunch at this chinese restaurant.. Coincidently, there was a wedding held there! and.. EVERYONE's on time! Not like singapore...
Our tag..
We cant really eat much cos of the Nasi Lemak, it's still in our stomach, not yet digested..
The food's nice though!
After our sumptous lunch, we proceed to another sightseeing location..
The Noodle making farm!
&...
We saw this guy bouncing up and down on this log like wooden plank like he was on a see-saw!
It was said to make the noodles taste bouncier.. oh, he knows how to speak mandarin!!!
Some of us decided to try it out!nHaha!
How they do and handle their noodles...
Elders buying some of their products..
On the bus yet again, going to the Fruit / Veg farm!
Mud pies (?) to filter polluted water..
Rambutans! SWEET!
Pandan leaves.. sure no cockroaches there.
Curry tree plant!
Guess what plant is it???
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TONGKAT ALI PLANT!
Lemongrass plant! Smells nice!
Oh, found an interesting plant.. If i didnt remember wrongly, it was said that this plant is usually given as a present to newly weds
1 dot on the underside of the leave is a male.
3 dots - Female.. Cool right?!
It was also said that should you get bitten by a Centipede, fear not if you find this below plant.. It's supposed to cure the bitten area and thus it's named - the CENTEPIDE PLANT.
No joke!
Looks like centepide right?
Cool pineapple that i found.
Durian tree!!!
Lemon Grass :D
Maize field.. + chubby/fatty me.
Corn that can be eaten raw!!!
& we saw this!!
Papa Palm!
Mama Palm...
and BABY PALM SEED!
The Palm family to make Palm oil :)
Got on the bus again and LF was talking to the rest of us.. Telling us what is the plan for later.
After like 1 hr+ of bus ride, we reached Puteri Resort! :D
Had to unload all our stuff and wait at the lobby, while waiting for our rooms to be sorted out.
Shared the same room with Joanna and Serena..
The view from Serena's Mum's room..
NICE!
Initially, Joanna, Serena and me was given a room that is quite near to the others, but poor Alvin + his father, Lois + family was way off our range.. Our room was facing the ENTRANCE. -_-" & when we entered, there is this sour smell, like someone left their food untouched for like 2 days?
Opened the windows and let fresh air come in, to get rid of that smelly smell.
But then, because one of the elders got a room that was also SO OUT OF THE WAY, we had to shift in order to let the others stay close together, so as to take care of each other..
So we changed to another room, and this time, the room was better, no more smelly smell. Hehe.
Unpacked and rested for a while, then it's dinner time!
The buffet area.
Having our dinner.
After dinner, the rest went back to their rooms to rest. While the organising committee went to check out the function room for tmr morning's sermon.
Joanna, Serena and Alvin went off first to do the treasure hunting game.. & left me, Lois and Uncle Rendo in the room..
The management did this for us!
Guess our theme?
G.L.O.W!
Not too bad.. haha..
Was helping Auntie Lois with her stuff, cos she was to deliver her sermon the next morning. She wrote it on transparencies and the ink kind of fade off. Helped her write and overlap her faded words, if not tmr the words wont reflect well on the OHP.
Uncle Rendo and Auntie Lois then worked on something else. They were writing on mahjong papers the important notes and verses. Wrote till quite late...
& it was time to go back to our rooms, we saw the treasure hunting group discussing away. Went up alone to our room, bathed and watched TV while waiting for them..
They came up quite fast, and we girls were having some small talks, like Korean TV drama, and also discussing about the actors. HAHA!
Serena and I will be song leading the next morning before the sermon, so we discussed which song to sing.. after that, we all slept very soundly......... Haha.. TOO TIRED!
Day 2
Woke up early in the morning, like 730am? Washed up and prepare for the day!
We had morning exercise near the pool.. & went for a morning walk!
Went for breakfast, then proceeded to our function room - for our spiritual food!
The function room name is - Laksa Manna. So cute.
Auntie Lois - Speaker
Alvin - Translator
Listening attentively.
2 glow worms - Firefly + Glow worm.
Proudly presents his green shirt!
Colourful shirts are nice. Hehe.
After sermon, it's games time!!! :D
I was in the Glow Worm team! :D Played lots of games, about 3? All thanks to the Twins and their sis, and Ah por! The puzzle was fun!
We also played squirrel & tree game, obstacle course (blindfold and have to trust the person guiding them only using their mouth.) and also the passing of marbles using a spoon game.
Took pics but not with my camera, it's with Uncle Rendo's cam.
& it's LUNCH TIME AGAINNN!!
Look at the satisfied grin on Alvin's face!
MORNING STAR * - out of so many glass, i was using this. Fate / Destiny?
After lunch, we rested and had fun again! This time, it was the treasure hunt! :D
Well planned i can say, although they only have like, 1 night to prepare? :)
We need to find out 10 clues and have to run round the resort!
The weather was scorching hot but it was fun! But in the end, FireFly won.. not us.. we are just late by 1 min or so.. haha.
After the treasure hunt, we went back to our rooms and changed into our swimming suit! :) Went swimming and relaxing at a corner. hehe. The pool was lukewarm and there was this slide at the children's pool. Almost everyone went there and had a go on it, it was fun!
Even the adults did too! Hahah..
Dinner after washing up, and the dinner was not bad, as compared to the lunch and breakfast we had. Light games after dinner, and it's back to the room..
Before having our dinner
After dinner, waiting for some light games again...
Nicholas, Vicki and Alex came over to our room to play Uno.. and I kept 'UNO'-ing but never GAME!! I think i shouted like more than 5 times 'Uno!' ...
Was too tired.. after i gamed, i slept almost immediately!! Haha.
Day 3
Morning skipped breakfast, and packed my stuff to prepare to check out.
Had lunch and took some pics, off we go for some 3 hours shopping at Mega Mall - Melaka.
Big fishes!!
Spent about RM400 and mostly it's on clothes! haha, all of my $$ were spent on FOS, where you buy apparels worth of RM150, you get RM50 off straight!
& it's back to Singapore - Newton Circus.
Mummy and Daddy were there, waiting for me and having their dinner there.
3 days passed by SOOOO FAST and it's back to work again.. SIAN.
okie, such a lengthy post!
Shall be back soon!
Enjoy this long long post with pics! :D
God bless,
EstheRoan*
