Long Way to Meet the Dragon

@KakabanTrip, supa like this pic, can't help to share it :p

Here I am, sitting alone in my room on Saturday night, no date, no movie file to be watched, no nothing for me to munch, pretty much pathetic yeahhh...Started to wonder where I'm going to for the next trip, and realized that my last trip was last November, and it's frickin' June already! Due to financial crisis, I'm kinda taking pledge for not having any trip this year. Yet I still have no outstanding ticket for next year :'( Still waiting for promo tickets to India & Nepal, or Taiwan & Phillipines *crossing fingers and toes*

Talking about my trip to Flores last November, I just realized I didn't post anything about it here, tho I had 2 articles about that trip posted at a local teen lifestyle magazine, which I'm not too proud of, lousy writing and awful pictures printing (more of paycheck mode). It was a remarkable trip after all, one week in Celebes (Makassar to Toraja), then 2 weeks hitchhiking in Flores (Larantuka to Labuan Bajo), another one week slacking around Bali, closing it with 2 days visiting friends in Malang.

Flores easily be my cup of tea, from its pristine beaches with crystal clear water and colorful corals, its savannah, its layered mountainous villages, its jaw dropping colored lakes, to its ancient world Komodo Dragon. It was a tough trip, the killer heat was the biggest issue for us who sat on an open truck most of the time (average 38-40 degrees Celcius during day time with the brightest sun one can ever imagine). A potential heat stroke created tension and sometimes we felt like giving up. We made it till the end to meet the dragon tho, eye to eye. Well..need no more saying, I'd just leave a link to my Facebook album cos I'll only upload some pictures here to appreciate those who gave us ride during the trip, we didn't always take pictures with everyone that had pulled over their vehicles for us, neither we remember every names of our heroes, but their kindness remains in our hearts.

The first car that gave us ride 

Pak Paul, a double time hero

The one that picked us up after almost 2 hours desperately waiting for a lift

The longest ride we ever had

A Town Called George

@Lebuh Armenian

[These street art project called Mirrors George Town was created by Lithuania artist Ernest Zacharevic for GeorgeTown Festival 2012. The project aims to create art that everyone can easily access and relate to. There's no fixed meaning; the artwork is open for interpretations, recreations and narratives.]

@Lebuh Canon

Penang -a place where char kwe tiaw never goes wrong- the island a stone throw away from Medan; A melting pot of Chinese, Indian, Malay cuisine that will spoil your taste bud with its simple yet rich of flavor dishes. 

I'm kinda people that enjoy walking too much. Most favorite part of my trip are usually the moment when I could walk alone, plugged into music, winds in my hair, and map on my hand (which never really guide me well). So did my lastest trip to Penang-which I predicted gonna be boring, but turned out to be pretty interesting. I wasn't actually be there for leisure or traveling, more for medical trip with my aunt. For a whole week, I went to hospital in the morning, got back to my hostel by afternoon, then walk around GeorgeTown till night. It has every reasons to be one of my favorite places to walk on earth; it has beautiful heritage houses (I was staying at one), nice afternoon weather (I don't feel like turning to steamed crab after a walk on bright sunny day), appealing street arts (these picturesque Zachas' works, and those intriguing comic strips) and of course hawkers on every corners!(well...almost).

Ohh how I long for a bowl of prawn mee and a glass of ice milo. Tip top!

@Lebuh Muntri

@Lebuh Ah Quee

@Penang Road