хорошие времена

хорошие времена;
horoshie vremena.

It means Good Times in Russian. I chose Russian because you should hear how it sounds like. Use the Google translator. Made me smile. Good Times indeed. I know its been so very long since my last entry, and it probably will be yet a long time till I update again, but my mid year holiday this time has been simply wonderful to me. I feel its been awhile since I've had a really fulfilling, enlightening and joyful holiday.

Enough with the introduction (this ain't SPM Bahasa Inggeris anyway). May 2010, I finished my fourth semester in Diploma in Hotel Management, it had been a very tiring semester both physically and mentally, and I was in great need for a great holiday. I started off my holiday rather pathetically when I decided to watch Iron Man 2 all alone. This sad incident happened because I had bought my bus tickets home a day later than all my college friends, and so I had to stay in Penang for one day longer than my friends. But that didn't stop from experiencing the awesomeness of that is Robert Downey Jr's perfection in playing Tony Stark, and the amazing CGI of Iron Man 2. The storyline was just nice but nothing to shout about.

I did WOW at Scarlett Johansson kicking ass in that tight black leather catsuit though. meow.

Ever since I had to study in Penang, I will look forward to seeing the beautiful horizon of skyscrapers and luxury condominuims as I re-enter my beloved city of Kuala Lumpur. I have the excitement of a 5 year old boy entering Disneyland for the first time in his life, every single time I see those tall buildings of KL on the way home from Penang. Its hard not to smile. Daddy's home. Alighting from the bus after 4 hours, and into my mum's car, its heart warming to see my mum's smile and hear my mum's voice. I could see in her eyes she misses me as much as I have missed her. Reaching my house, I take in the atmosphere of my home sweet home; the dim table lamps, the sight of my dad reading the newspapers at his favorite sofa, the sound of anime on tv my sister is watching, and the smell of scented candles around the house. Not forgetting to mention my dad's other "daughter", the most pampered feline in the neighbourhood, Crystal. On some days my bro would come home and join us for dinner. Always feels great to share stories with my family over dinner, whether its home cooked or from gerai behind my house. Home sweet home indeed. To my family, I love you all so much. You all are simply the best. You all are most deeply appreciated. Thank you.

The next best thing that I look forward to every holiday is my small circle of friends. I'm blessed to have great friends who have been around me for years now. There's just a hand full, but that's all I the friends I need right now. I'm so lucky that I have these cool and great friends who put up with me after all these years (especially being one of the most socially restricted people they know). The chill outs at my place, the gym-ing, the basketball, the hang outs at mamaks, the outings at Mid Valley, always lift me up and make me feel so alive. Who cares if we meet less than 10 times a year, I'm grateful enough that we still do after all these years. To my closer circle, thank you very much for making my holiday awesome. You know who you are. You guys are appreciated more than you guys will know. Love u guys.

Another activity that made my holiday fruitful is my dear girlfriend. The good times, the bad times, the fights, the make ups, the tiresome travelling between us just to be together a few times during the hols but seems to be worth it every time. We may have very very different holidays but I'm glad we still managed to happily be a part of each other's holiday. To my dear girlfriend, thank you for all we have. Love you.

This holiday has also been an interesting experience because I went for my first ever major family vacation. The majority of my mother's side family and my own family went for a 10 days trip to Indonesia. 3 days in Jakarta, 3 days in Bandung, 2 days in Southern Bali, 2 days in Northern Bali. Those 10 days were quite the experience. Not close to the Bali getaway I had imagined but still fun and interesting (pics on my Facebook). In addition to that, the week after we got back from Indonesia, my mum got a coupon for a free one night stay at Marriot Putrajaya. Awesome.

Overall, I had a really great holiday. I definitely will miss lazing on the couch watching DVDs, movie channels, How I Met Your Mother, Glee, Scrubs, and even anime (my sister usually holds the remote so what the hey). I'll definitely miss using the computer and Internet for whatever, whenever. I'll definitely miss my mum's home cooked food and all the other foods that KL has to offer (especially Carl's Jr, SUBWAY, and the ever appealing Maggi Goreng Double). I'll definitely miss Scrabble nights with my Mum and sis. I'll miss home. Sigh. But I won't complain it wasn't enough. It was definitely enough to prepare me for the next semester with satisfaction and positivity. So, once again, to all those who have made my holiday wonderful, thank you very much. horoshie vremena. Good times, good times.

"Its been legen....wait for it.....and I hope you're not lactose intolerent cos here it comes.....

DAIRY!!"

Almost la. (credits to Barney from HIMYM) Till next time. Thanks for viewing.