hey u all!!… i’m like finally back from pekan baru.. n it’s like a 2 week holiday!.. how to start man!!!… totally enjoyed my stay there.. though i kinda miss alot of ppl here.. 28th of nov to like the 15th of dec.. so much things i did there n so much to write abt..
aniwae pekan baru is a province in indoneasia which really is more backdated than singapore.. there the life is really so much slower n relaxed.. n the currency is in rupiah which brings to me another thing.. the exchange rate there is really madness.. 5800+ rp from when i started my det, to 5740 rp per SG$1… which is really quite high. n when food there is like 17k rp per meal, it’s really cheap living there.. for a typical week there, without my shopping, juz eating is only abt SG$20/- …
the next thing i muz really say is the food there.. how long ago haf ya drank from glass bottles n seen roadside stalls? nostalgia mode man.. fanta grape would prob b a name the new generation would not know. teh botol is another drink that is uncommon to all.. it’s kinda teh O in glass bottle.. the food is also unique.. curry rice, nasi uduk, wantan mee from roadside stalls….
of cos typical singaporean’s we all shop.. n with such cheap currency, shop is definately a must… bought like 5 tops, 1 jacket, 1 berms, a backpac n a pouch n with the govt sponsoring my spree w $55/- a day.. we lived like kings n shopped like hell there with like plenty of spare cash left.. i prob spent like $500/- for the entire trip .
but wat is a trip without my fren’s? especially my NS colleagues when we are all going to ORD.. our final trip of coz we go out w a bang!.. the late nites outside our corridor tokking n drinking.. our outings to shop n eat.. n even work is a pleasure compared to the shitty workplace back in singapore..
i also had the misfortune of celebrating my birthday overseas.. it wuz also the end of det dinner as i got sabohed to sing a song on stage. i dragged my batch up to sing n they gave me a real "treat" back at the hotel as i kena blanket party..
i must also give special mention to my room mate who is also my maple khaki weida.. really crazy n funny guy whose c130 engine at nite really is a special point to note. pros n cons though, mood swings sometimes a bit n never fails to take a dig to suan me non stop.. but we really rocked the room w his techno blasting from the speakers in our room 514 in hotel furaya..
yeah.. i also finally got a chance to sit in my own fennec aircraft tt i serviced for like 1+ yr!… on my birthday some more.. hehehe.. a joy ride to remember as the pilot did emergency engine failure n simulated enemy under fire.. hot, tiring but not a trip tt i regretted.
so much things to say but yet cant really pen it down so much.. but it’s really something unique experience to remember as i look forward to my ord in 6 days.. n the next time i go back to work is to collect my pink IC!!… ORD lo….=)