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Deimos Tel`Arin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:48:59 +0000

Overview
Summarized journal entry of Deimos Tel`Arin for the date of 17 September 2008.

Wednesday, 17 September 2008
- Lion Airway plane took off at 12:30am, reached Singapore around 2:50am
- Exit customs, collected luggage, boarded Taxi, returned to JC’s place
- Newly wed JC and CP are still in Bali, borrowed their place to sleep for a while
- Woke up 8am-ish, unloaded crap, bathed, 10:45am left JC’s place
- Reached Novena Square around 11:10am, had breakfast
- Boarded First Coach express bus to return to Kuala Lumpur
- Found a headphone, used it to watch Evan All Mighty while on the bus
- Nice movie, reached Bangsar about 4pm-ish, mum came and fetch me back
- Back home, bathed, left house 7pm-ish to pick up WC (Darling) from work
- Had dinner with WC in Wai Shek Kai, SS2
- Bought DVDs after finishing our dinner
- Home, brief dad as he went through the photos I captured
- 11pm-ish, brushed teeth, bed time

Bali – Tanah Lot

Deimos Tel`Arin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:58:10 +0000

Overview
Summarized journal entry of Deimos Tel`Arin for the date of 16 September 2008.

Tuesday, 16 September 2008
- 9am-ish, after breakfast, proceed to travel to Tanah Lot
- JC’s girl friends did not come along with us, they wanted to go shopping
- To visit the famous sea shrine thingie, accessible only during low tide
- Reached there around 11am-ish, high tide, unable to go up the temple
- Can only view and take photos from a distance
- Again, beautiful scenery, definitely worth the visit
- Checked out the local stores there to buy some souvenirs
- Left the place around 1pm-ish, gotten back to the town around 3pm-ish
- After lunch, checked out a store that Mr. Lee recommended
- Met up with JC’s girl friends and Mr. Lee who brought them there
- 2nd Aunt settled driver and car rental payments with Mr. Lee
- I parted with the family gang and joined the girls gang
- Wanted to try out the SPA that Bali is famous for
- Had to wear a paper underwear during the whole massage process
- SPA is completed upon finishing the flowery bath
- 7pm-ish, left the SPA place, arrived somewhere in the town
- MH, J and A had dinner in McDonalds while me and GL dined elsewhere
- There were some preparation issues with GL’s meal, she is not satisfied
- 9pm-ish, Mr. Lee came and fetched us back to our hotel
- I packed my luggage, join MH and left for the airport at 10pm-ish
- Reached airport, checked in, 12:30am flight back to Singapore

Bali – Uluwatu Temple

Deimos Tel`Arin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:38:51 +0000

Overview
Summarized journal entry of Deimos Tel`Arin for the date of 15 September 2008.

Monday, 15 September 2008
- After breakfast, proceed to travel to Uluwatu Temple, driver was late
- Reached there, place looks quite run down, dunno why this is a sight seeing place
- Was warned by the people there of the monkeys that snatches your things
- The natural scenery there was amazing, monkeys added some thrill though
- Photography sessions, captured some shots of the amazing scenery there
- 3rd Uncle, SN and MH got their glasses snatched by monkeys
- Gotten back glasses, a bit damaged, the rubbery part in the middle was gone
- After surviving the monkeys’ attack, we decided we had enough
- Left the place and headed back to the town for lunch
- Had lunch in the food court of Discovery Shopping Mall
- 1:15pm-ish, gotten back to hotel, cleaned up, changed attire
- 2pm-ish, headed off to the Glass Chapel in Blue Point Bay SPA and Villas
- 3pm-ish, reached there, beautiful scenery, located somewhere in Uluwatu too
- We checked out the place, took photos of the beautiful scenery there
- 4pm-ish, wedding ceremony begins, priests talking, exchange vows etc
- The traditional Chinese tea ceremony takes place after that
- Photography session followed later, we left the place around 6pm-ish
- Buffet wedding dinner is held at Bali Dynasty Resort
- I ate a lot of prawns, can’t remember how many
- 11pm-ish, gotten back to hotel, bathed and slept

Bali – Gunung Batur

Deimos Tel`Arin — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:06:06 +0000

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Summarized journal entry of Deimos Tel`Arin for the date of 14 September 2008.

Sunday, 14 September 2008
- Woke up 7:30am-ish, shared the room with 2nd aunt, extremely loud snoring
- Unloaded bodily solid wastes, had break fast at the hotel’s pool side cafe
- Was supposed to visit Gunung Batur in the morning
- Ended up being taken to some beach by Mr. Lee instead
- Tried out para sailing for the first time in my life
- Last a few minutes, great view of the beach from high above
- Buggers did not grab my legs when I landed, the impact kinda hurt
- Took a boat to another nearby small island to check out sea turtles
- Also took photos with some other live animals they have at that place
- Poor animals, living in captivity, the people there asked for donations before we left
- After lunch, we proceed to travel to Gunung Batur
- Stopped at a place to check out the staircase shaped padi fields
- The sales people there are very aggressive, these people lead a hard life
- Finally reached the place to catch a view at the dead volcano, Gunung Batur
- Took some photos there, tried out a local delicacy “Mee Bakso Ayam” for 5000 Rupiahs
- Traveled to the nearby Ubud, which is said to be well known for cheap goods
- Unfortunately, it was getting dark when we got there and the shops were closing
- Walked around for a short while before we headed back to the hotel
- Had dinner in some local eatery, except for 2nd aunt and me
- She does not feel comfy eating those spicy and deep food fried
- I accompanied her to have Chinese dinner in an Asian restaurant
- We went back to the hotel after that, after bath, I joined JX, JH and SN for a walk
- 10pm-ish, we left our hotel and walked towards JC’s hotel which is nearby
- We checked out the beach while waited for JC to finish her SPA
- 11pm-ish, found JC’s room, group chat session
- After a while, JC’s fiance CP came back from picking up his parents
- 12am-ish, everyone was feeling hungry, walked out to find food
- Settled for instant noodles in a cup, bought from Mini Mart, 7-11 equivalent
- 1:30am-ish, gotten back to hotel, bed time, finally

Visiting Bali

Deimos Tel`Arin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:09:17 +0000

Overview
Summarized journal entry of Deimos Tel`Arin for the date of 13 September 2008.

Saturday, 13 September 2008
- Woke up around 3:45am, passed motion, brushed teeth, packed luggage
- 4:20am, went down to wait for JC’s friend MH to show up
- Sent a text message to MH, asking if she is on the way
- 4:35am, no reply, MH did not show up yet, JC said her place is only 10 minutes away
- Called her, MH forgot to set her alarm, she said she will come over now
- 4:50am-ish, MH arrived and we proceeded to Changi Airport, Singapore
- Checked in baggage, boarded 6:20am flight to Bali
- 8:50am, touched down in Bali, our tour guide Mr. Lee greeted us
- Drove us to our hotel resort in Bakung’s Beach Cottage
- Checked in a room first, then walked out to explore the surroundings
- Finished breakfast in some local eatery around 11am, felt being overcharged
- Browsed the Kuta beach, lots of weird boats lying around
- 12pm, walked back to hotel, MH was feeling tired, wanted to rest
- Checked in another room, we rested in our respective rooms until 4pm-ish
- Went to find MH around 4pm, asked if she wanted to find something to eat
- JC and her / hubby fiance should have reached Bali by now
- Other friends and family will only arrive by 8pm-ish
- 5-6pm-ish, had lunch in some cafe along the main road nearby
- Walked to check out the nearby Discovery Shopping Mall
- Had some food and beverage in Star Bucks
- We decided to walk back to the hotel to wait for the rest to come
- Sat in the lobby and waited for them to show up
- 8:40pm-ish, JC’s friends, family, relatives (my relatives too) arrived
- Took a while to finalize the rooms, 12 adults, 1 child, 6 rooms
- After checking in, Mr. Lee took us for dinner, then toured the local hot spots
- Checked out Hard Rock Hotel, Bali
- Saw some hot chicks while on the way back, took photos with them
- 12am-ish, gotten back to hotel, bathed and bed time

Visit Singapore Friday

Deimos Tel`Arin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:44:39 +0000

Overview
Summarized journal entry of Deimos Tel`Arin for the date of 12 September 2008.

Friday, 12 September 2008
- Woke up 6am-ish, bid goodbye to Darling as she leaves for work
- Breakfast with dad
- Went to Midvalley Megamall to buy Renoma underwears, buy Rupiahs
- Passed by office to help dad scan some photos
- Got a haircut at Kimarie Kepong
- Had lunch back home, did some last minute packing
- Rushed to First Coach’s office at Bangsar to catch 2:30pm bus
- Made it in time, reached Singapore around 7pm-ish
- Around 7:40pm-ish, reached Novena Square
- Took MRT to Little India to meet up with cousin sister JC
- Had dinner with JC, her hubby and friends in some Indian restaurant
- Got back to JC’s place around 10pm-ish
- Rested, bathed, bed time around 11:30pm-ish

Project Discussions Friday

Deimos Tel`Arin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:36:43 +0000

Friday, 15 February 2008

Summarized Journal:
- Clay Pot Chicken Rice lunch with Ah Fai & How Li
- 3pm-ish, folks came and discussion commence
- It seems that they are gonna relaunch the marking campaign
- Evening, Darling company dinner at PJ Hilton
- Sis wanted burger, I ordered for her
- Picked up Sis, waited in car for Darling
- We ended up waiting for Darling for about an hour

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Totally messed up Valentines Day

Deimos Tel`Arin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:17:27 +0000

Thursday, 14 February 2008

Summarized Journal:
- Evening, senseless bickering with Darling while going to SS2
- I was very sad, messed up 90/10 principle that night
- Things sort of cooled down later
- After I shed much tears and shut the poke up
- The DVD of the Hong Kong drama she wanted is not out yet
- Back to home we go, terrible valentines day this year