is in Ipoh now. (Holy shit I really typed that? That's so Facebook! HAHA. Just noticed after typing 5 paras) I want to type it iPoh, like in iPhone. HAHAHA. Yup, I miss my iPhone. Anyways, went down to the airport where most of everyone was late, (no surprise there) and met with XW, Weijin, and Ben. Went down to budget terminal to meet Val and YH. Then Tak and Kenneth came. After checking in our bags and the usual stuff we do, we had to leave ben as we entered the departure area.

Val bought a bottle of Vodka because YH's birthday is in the middle of the holiday. Was quite surprised when I saw the plane. It was. Tiny! Lol. I'm not used to taking such small aircraft before. SIA FTW. But it was an interesting experience nonetheless. It was a small two engine prop, which could seat say? 80 to 100? Took the 1 hour 30 mins flight.

A small cupcake (actually quite nice) and juice was provided. I was separated from the rest so I had to sit by myself. The seat next to me appeared empty, and we thought it was ben's but somehow they gave it to someone. No one to take pictures for me so I took pictures of myself, for myself. Everything on the aircraft is self-shot. I must say I am pretty good at it. Been using this camera for so long, I know what's the reverse position. (You narcissist, you. Lol)

Couldn't really join their conversation or find out what they were laughing about, so I listened to my MP3 for the most part. And watched the sky. Closed my eyes to rest to. Here are a few highlights. By myself, I discovered the existence of a rainbow which we quickly passed. (Only shot one barely passable photo of it, that's how fast we passed it.) Highlight #2: The propellor on their side of the plane stopped completely whereas the one on mine continued spinning. Probably to provide power for taxiing? Bet no one noticed that. Highlight #3: Still Alive came up on shuffle! But XW was on the other side of the plane so I couldn't get her attention.

Highlight #4: I can't find Fireflies by Owl City on my MP3! (I miss my iPhone!) After finding out our carrier was Firefly, that song's been stuck in my head and I need to listen to it! It's like a Jockey in L4D2. Lol. Highlight #5: There's surprising legroom on the airplane! I could kinda stretch out my legs. Highlight #6: The seats can't lean back. Highlight #7: I'm still wondering about air turbulence. How can there be vaccuums in NOTHING, which is surrounded by AIR? As you can see I had much time to reflect on these and many other minor mysteries of the world which have baffled scholars for years. Such as, why isn't Fireflies in my MP3?

Next we entered arrivals where the customs official asked if whether my laptop was new or old, and if it was mine. =S Got a cab booked for he hotel, and took a really long journey there. Haha. drivers there will occasionally enter Burnout mode in which they go for Oncoming bonus and Overtake bonus.

The hotel actually looks quite nice, but it somehow seems like the entire neighbourhood/town sprouted up around it. That's the funny thing about M'sia. The huge disparity. On on hand u can see little wooden houses, shacks, abandoned buildings, and patches of new will appear. New buildings in the middle of the old, all clustering together for safety against the rotted Elder Houses. IT like development is irregualr and random. Same with the cars. It's uniquely Malaysian. Haha.

Anyway, finally reached the hotel, after a brief unexpected stop at a gas station. Everyone(esp WJ) is a little on edge and cautious. This isn't the OK corral, but it ain't the best part of town, pardner. For me, (no offence intended) other countries seem to be brimming with untold possibilities and endless fun. A lot of the scenery here is kinda old, tired, and dusty.

I'm getting along fine with Sebas I guess. I mean, the issue here is not whether I can be social or not. That, I can do. Getting along with someone new is ok. But well at last it's not me in a room with three strange guys. That sounds like a setting for some gay porn flick. HAHA ok not funny. Dinner is at 7. I forgot to bring my PSP charger and HP charger. Well at least I have the internets. Sebas is playing his PSP. Lol.

There seems to be a counter for the internet usage. I'm at 45 mins now. The allocated limit appears to be 1440 minutes. That's a day? Should be ok. 6 hours per day. HAHA. After dinner maybe we'll walk around the area, though Sebas says there's nothing much to see. Gee without my internet, there's not much I can do here. Sigh. BRB, go out walk.
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XW and WJ were nice. They remembered me. Or rather my situation. So since they were going to lock our passports in the safe downstairs, they asked me along for a walk. So we did, and sebas joined us. It was ok I guess. Better than being cooped up in the room. Blogging now and he's watching TV. This place has a very fake/artificial feel to it. Like it's all a show for the tourists.

The european styled terraces, open squares, al fresco dining and neon lights, all belie what feels like a false paradise undeneath. The place is not BAD. It just gives off a fake feeling. The houses are right off a set in England and the whole place is like someone airlifted a small English village and dropped it in the backwoods. The illusion breaks up once you get to the edge of the village.

It just seems like those theme park villages you see in other countries, only in this one people actually DO live here. It's like the whole village sprung up around the hotel. Anyway at 7 went for steamboat dinner which was...alright. Their service was kinda slow and we had to ask twice for some stuff, like soup refills.

Other that we did have fun talking and joking. Haha. Like I said, it's not that I have problems socialising, its that sometimes it feels like I'm on an holiday with 3 salt particles. Ionically bonded NaCl. Which when you think about it, IS the case. But what do I expect? Of course it turns out that way. I guess it helps that it's not me+3 anymore. I know you guys will definitely have fun. Tomorrow, whitewater rafting. Need to bring an extra set of clothes. And I hope eveything turns out ok. I'm not that good with water. =.=