Tuesday, July 04, 2006

"At the Peak"

"At the Peak"



Arrival... - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

Ho-kay..so we arrived at the Skyway station in Genting. If you haven't read the first part of this trip, click HERE.




Dunno-what hotel...too misty to see- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


K3-ians on the move - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


We headed straight for the outdoor theme park since thats where we plan to spend our whole time there. Click on the above image for a larger view - you can see the K3-ians walking. The fella in white is Kwee.


Guess what i spotted at the carpark :)


The Lexus GS300! - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


GS300! - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Well, it's something you don't get to see everyday. Nice car tho :) I spotted it at the carpark outside the Hotel Highlands.


Highlands Hotel - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

Click on the image for a larger view. Looking closely, the GS300 is just right next to the Wajar (first car to see on the left of the image).



Bed on the Peak - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


ANyway, enough of that. Soon enough...



Taman Tema Genting...- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Main Entrance - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Somewhere we're going to spend our whole time at while we're at the peak. An adult ticket costs 36bux for a whole day entry. I guess it ain't so bad. It's been aeons since my last visit to the Genting outdoor park. But i stil remember my last visit to Genting.... O_o

So, while waiting for our tickets...Patrick decides to entertain KweeJin..It's some joke he brought back from Adelaide.


Patrick: Come let me tell you this riddle..

Kwee: ok...

Patrick: Gimme your hand...

Kwee:: ok...

Patrick: (Touching and feeling Kwee's hand) Ok y'see..there's this boy and a girl. They're separated by this river kays...

Kwee: ok...

Patrick: (Continues to feel Kwee's hand) This river is flowing very strongly. And the boy wants to reach this girl..how does he reach the girl?

Kwee: Um..dunno?

Patrick: Give up so fast? Think lame...

Kwee: Um..boy goes underneath the river and reaches the girl (refers to the boy going underneath the palm and reaches the girl)

Patrick: Nope...

Kwee: Um..boy jumps across river?

Patrick: Nope..

Kwee: Aye dunno lar..how?

Patrick: Actually.. i also dunno..

Kwee: ??

Patrick: I just wanted to touch your hand thats all :)

All: ...............


Kwee (left) and Patrick (right) - Originally uploaded by tsencai.






As clearly depicted in the picture above, that's when Patrick was telling Kwee his "joke". Freaking GAY wei.. well no comment on that.. i wonder if all people from Adelaide are like that...




My Outdoor pass - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

So, we got our tickets and made it inside...


First look - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

Being in Genting since a very long time..feels...funny? I don't know..i think most of the stuff look the same. Our first attraction we sat was...


Some flying chairs thingy..forgot wutcha callit. - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

Second attraction to go was the first rollercoaster built in M'sia. The queue was rather long...so...

..more random photos while we wait for our turn. ..





Kwee (right) and I (AH Fai in blue in the back)- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Uh...right to left; AhFai, Me and Joe- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Us trying to look cool- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Very soon Patrick decides to dominate the possession of my camera and begins his attempt at camwhoring...



Uh.. - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Hum... - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Joe decides to join Patrick's session w/ the cam - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Making full use of my cam;



It gets rather misty at random times - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Very misty..thats the SpaceShot (aka SoleroaShot last time) on the right - Originally uploaded by tsencai.




Our turn at the ride; front row - Kirsty and Aaron and behind - Kwee and SerYoong - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


After the ride.. i got hungry..so i went to get some food. Went to one of them set-up stalls..and i should've foresaw ther mad pricing.

SMALL cup of milo ais = RM5.00
2 SMALL pcs of pancake = RM4.50

It's totally ridiculous man. They may as well rob us on the spot. Talk about monopolistic pricing... but i was unusually hungry at that time, so don't really have a choice. It hurts to fork out that kind of money for really small portions of food.



Gang eating, and somewhat found something amusing to look at - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


After our short meal we walked around aimlessly and by the time we know it, we're in front of the go-kart attraction entrance.


Go Kart Arena - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

So, yea why not - we gave it a go though the queue is ridiculously long. We waited for at least an hour before it's turn.



Karts in place - Originally uploaded by tsencai.




Something for Nothing - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Click on the image above for a larger view. They have clauses everywhere man. I think they're afraid that someone might die o' something then later kena sued.


What's a Peckless driver? - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

What's a PECKLESS driver? Besides all the singboards al around us to be careful, cautious etc etc while on the go-kart, we had to sign a clause that states that Genting will not be responsible for bla bla bla whatsoever injury and stuff like that. See the image bleow -->


Clauses.. - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


We even had to go through a briefing. Yup, they even had a briefing room. In the briefing, we're told about where is the brake..the accelerator..all the bla bla nonsense that we've known of since we all know how to DRIVE. haha... :)

I heard there were even accidents in the go-kart arena. Farny huh. Wondered how those accidents can happen. Their engines look like the ones you find on lawn-mowers; that means they can't really go that fast.











ChoongKhin's so lucky - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


And so..an hour or so worth of wait and only 5 minutes of go-karting. Hmm..

Next up... Genting's just-in, fresh and latest attraction..



Flying Coaster - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Yea it so brand new and fresh, you have to pay 10bux per ride! It's called the Spider-man but i think they should've called it Superman.



Spider-man? - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


So whats this Flying Coaster thing? Basically the seated position on this roller-coaster is different. Instead of the usual sitting down thing, what you have here, is that you lie down on your belly, hence thats why i think they should've called it Superman instead of Spiderman.



FlyingCoaster awaits next round - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


The stupid ride costs 10bux! Pain..jsut because its new they had to charge it at some supernormal price. Anyhow, i didn't go for the ride but the others did...


Click on the pics for a larger view.


Left to Right; Joe, Kirsty Patrick and SerYoong - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Left to Right; A Stranger, AhFai, Ghee and Kwee - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Going up; Joe, Kirsty, Patrick and SerYoong - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Going up..; same as above - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Going up; a stranger, AhFai, Ghee and Kwee - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Going up; same as above - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


They say Spiderman 's kinda fun, so too bad i missed out on that. Anyway..up next -



The Corkscre? - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


360' twist - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Next attraction on our list - the corkscrew. This time everyone was on in this one. Initially i didnt't want to be on this one cause i'm afraid of all these topsy-turvy twist-loopy kind of coaster but i was forced on this one :( but in the end, it was fun man :) But you would never...ever...catch me on this next ride..




Spaceshot aka "Soleroshots" - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

No way man you'll catch me on that. Only Kirsty, Patrick, Kwee, Joe and Ghee were willing to queue up for that. AhFai, Aaron, CHoongKhin and I backed out.


After at least half an hour of queueing up...



Left to Right; Kirsty, Patrick and Kwee - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Patrick expresses his regret on the ride - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Joe too, expresses his regret on the ride. Ghee looks bored... - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


No.1 reason i'm not going on that - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Seeing them go being tossed up and down on that machine makes me nauseous already. After the ride it was already 4.45pm or so..and our bus ride home is at 5.30pm..and that means we still have to take the cable car back to the bus station.


First World - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

Most of us were hugnry cause we skipped lunch, so we just ran into some random restaurant, and we random-ed some penang kopitiam kind of restaurant. There, i had the most expensive HOT chinese tea ever.. i don't have to elaborate on whatever i ate there. Go to Genting, and you'll know the power of monopoly pricing.

And so, after our meal we rushed off straight to the cable car station. It was already 5.15pm that time..and we hadn't even take the cable car ride down to meet our bus ride at 5.30pm. zZz..confirm cannot make it la. We'd have to makedue with the 6.00pm bus. Once again this proves that punctuality is K3's downfall.


We're leaving! - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


From the inside...- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Going Home... - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


And so..as predicted, we only reached the bus station at around 5.45p, adn that means we late for the 5.30pm bus. haha..lucky there was still enough space in the 6.00pm bus. SO we hitched a ride on that bus and finally made it back to KL Sentral.

Went home to drop off some stuff and then proceeded to dinner @ Asia Kafe. s' been a whle since i last ate there.


Turns out Genting wasn't so bad after all :) At least i went there for a purpose; unlike the last time i went there.



Us, Genting 2006 - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



- take care and God bless, everyone.

- tsencai.





Do i make this look good? ;)

Monday, July 03, 2006

"Parker at III"

"Parker at III"




Enjoy :)



- take care and God bless, everyone.



- tsencai.

Sunday, July 02, 2006

"Genting 2006 - K3 Reunite"

"Genting 2006 - K3 Reunite"



K3 2005 - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Rarely an occassion we get to see all the people we've missed and cherished at one point in our lives. Well this isn't the case within us K3-ians! (K3 - is my class for SAM in Taylors 2005)

A minority of my classmates are back for the semester break - ChorYeow is back from Melbourne, while Pornking Patrick has made his return. Due to their return, us the remaining local ones decided to organize a trip.

Our first idea was to head to Semenyih but in the end we finally agreed on Genting.

Genting - not exactly my favourite place. But since its for the sake of our gathering, i guess it would be great. That time (last visit to Genting) was maybe just the wrong company at the wrong time. Some people would know what i mean :)



Kelana Jaya LRT Station - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


So..we decided to rendezvous at the KJ LRT Station at 7.45am. And because we are Malaysians, we all finally got together in place only at 8.00am+. Typical.



Kelana Jaya LRT Station - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


We took the 9.30am bus to Genting. Our original plan was to take the 8.30am bus. Guess that didn't work. Kind of expected; us K3-ians aren't very organized people. But nevertheles, we made it on our first step.



Boarding the bus - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Click on the image for a larger view. Aaron is right next to boarding the bus. Behind is ChoongKhin, followed by long lost SerYoong and the one with the blue backpack is AhFai.


Boarded the bus - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Boarded the bus - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


The journey to the Genting Skyway station took about slightly less than an hour. I got bored during the journey so i took some random stuff -

Enjoy :)








One Way - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


End of Highway - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Next stop - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Why not us? - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Random pic - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


That was outside the bus..inside the bus..



Kirsty & Aaron sleeping TOGETHER! - Originally uploaded by tsencai.








Me and ... Joe - Originally uploaded by tsencai.








About 45 minutes or so we finally reached phase 2 of our journey. Suppose to head immediately for the cable car ride up directly to Genting but once again, we got delayed.




The bus from KL Sentral - Originally uploaded by tsencai.









We had to wait for Kwee to arrive so that we could take the cable car together. Apparently all of us (K3-ians) have problems with punctuality so that's why we're always behind of schedule.



Random pic again - Originally uploaded by tsencai.








So..we waited ...and we got bored...


The fellas - Originally uploaded by tsencai.











Joe misses Patrick - Originally uploaded by tsencai.











Kirsty, only non-batang on this trip - Originally uploaded by tsencai.








Fai's "infamous facial expression" - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


So we waited for Kwee's arrival...








Aaron (in black) and Ah Fai w/ blue backpack- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


and waited...






SerYoong, Ghee, ChoongKhin, AhFai and Patrick (upclose)- Originally uploaded by tsencai.






and waited..

to a degree were i find docking cablecars fascinating...



Cable car docking station- Originally uploaded by tsencai.


In bound - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



K3-ians don't smoke :) - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Come to think of it, nobody in K3 2005 smokes. Quite amazing, isn't it? :) My highschool-mates during the last year in highschool were non-smokers but now turned smokers. My coursemates in VU smoke as if they were lollipops. I really find it quite amazing that my classmates back in SAM were totally non-smokers. That was the year where i'm able to eat out with my friends smoke-free.Kudos to all K3-ians :)


Left to right: SerYoong ChoongKhin and Ghee by the balcony - Originally uploaded by tsencai.

Anyway i was saying, we waited...

and finally managed to board phase 2 of our jounrey to Genting :)

Note to Kwee (if you ever read my blog): You gotta work on your punctuality :) But nvm la..that day was an exception :)

So we were on board the cable car..

More from what i see in the cabin -

Enjoy :)




From the inside - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Genting Skyway - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Looks rather misty up there - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Stairway to Heaven(?) - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


Visiblity gets worse as we approach the peak..



It gets worse... - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



...and worse.. - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



...till its kinda freaky - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



..till Joe seems rather fascinated - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Finally... - Originally uploaded by tsencai.



Reaching the peak - Originally uploaded by tsencai.


The ride took about 10-15 minutes. Apparently this is suppose to be the longest and largest cable-car ride in South-East Asia (I think). It stretches 3km+ over some forest which they claim to be a million years old? - well at least thats what they said in the signboards. Quite an amazing engineering feat., don't you think? :)

And so, our second and final phase of our journey is over. Genting, here we are :)






Genting Outdoor Park Pass - Originally uploaded by tsencai.




Look out for Part II of this post. Blogspot.com is lagging like mad due to te excessive amounts of photos uploaded onto a single post. This leaves me to put the other pictures onto a separate entry.



- take caer and God bless, everyone.

- tsencai.