Today is the last day for the year 2007. It brings many happy memories for me in terms of making money and as well as some tragic news like the unlikely assasination of Benazir Bhutto on 27th Dec. She died a martyr. She was full of confidence and victory in the election just minutes before her death by a suicide bomber in Rawalpindi. There is just no explanation to all these terrorists acts.

Also today, I just came back from RHB Bank in Jalan Teh Ewe Lim, near my house. I managed to cash out RM367.59 from my Google Adsense via Western Union for the first time after one and a half years. The bank exchange rate was 3.30 today in RHB. And this month alone, I watched a few movies too like Alvin and the Chipmunks, National Treasure and Golden Compass. As I have promised in my previous post, here are the many photos taken in Genting Highlands during my trip from 21st to 23rd of December.

Genting’s very own Statue of Liberty in First World Plaza.

Stage in First World Plaza in preparation for Christmas.

Giant Santa Claus.

Santa Claus sitting on a bench in maroon velvet costume.

Genting Walk in brightly lit neon lights.

Many decorations and items for sale in Genting Highlands.

Eiffel Tower in Genting Highlands. This was taken in First World Plaza, the happening place to be in Genting where most attractions and fun rides are abound everywhere.

Christmas decorations and water fountain outside Genting Hotel.

Chrysanthemum flowers grow abundantly outside Genting Hotel.

First World hotel, the largest hotel in the world with 6118 rooms. This was where we stayed.

Escalator decorated with pots of geniune poinsettias and christmas trees.

The two elephants remind me of my recent trip to Bangkok and Pattaya. They are part of the interior decoration of Genting Hotel where we roamed about.

This is one of the entrance to a casino. We were not allowed to go in as I was holding a camera in my hand while my boyfriend was holding newspapers. Since we don’t gamble, we did not attempt to go in again and instead enjoyed the cool mountain air in our room.

Christmas House.

Happy New Year 2008 to all and Good Bye 2007. Let’s hope 2008 will be another year full of excitement, enjoyment, food, travels and making more money.

I came back from KL last night after 4 days staying in Subang Jaya for business and also to attend my friend’s niece’s wedding dinner in 5-star Nikko Hotel in Ampang, near to KLCC. Below are some of the beautiful photos taken during the trip.

Here is a nice Christmas house with trees in Sunway Pyramid shopping mall in Subang Jaya. You can hardly find such beautiful decorations in Penang.

Another view of the attractive Christmas tree with presents and golden baubles.

Lights lighted up during the night for Christmas season in Sunway Pyramid.

A Christmas Snowman.

More Christmas window shopping.

More Christmas trees.

Attended a wedding dinner of Marcus and Sze Wen, my friend’s niece in the grand 5-star Nikko Hotel, owned by the Japanese. Here is a photo of me, my boyfriend and his nieces who are both medical doctors, Sze Ann (youngest) and Sze Hui, the eldest of 3 girls.

This is a giant Christmas tree of lights in the lobby of Nikko Hotel.

On our way back from Nikko Hotel, I took the liberty to snap this photo of Petronas Twin Towers at night in KLCC which was very near to the Hotel.

That’s me para-sailing in Pattaya. The tour guide took this shot for me. It was like clock work with the para-sailing guides lifting one tourist after another.

Landed safely and got rid of the parasailing gear. It was some experience being lifted up to the skies and viewing the seas below. See the queue on my right side waiting to be lifted up in motor boats.

Pattaya has very beautiful unpolluted blue seas and long stretch of white fine sands on the beaches. It is a tourists’ haven. See how many speed boats there are here. I also went for a speed boat ride with my youngest sister with a guide behind us showing how to use the speed boat.

Came back after sea walking (in earlier post) to the white sandy beaches, all wet but very satisfied participating in the many water activities.

In Nong Nooch Tropical Garden. See the sculpted hedges, trees and gardens.

Long almost-langciau-like cacti in the background. Beware, this prick will be ouch! Got the red collared shirt from China with Beijing Olympics 2008 logo in August 2007. It complements the green background and stands out clearly in all my photos.

Big round cacti. This time you don’t see them in little small plastic pots.

A different desert plant. This one is rather spikey like a Christmas tree.

With my youngest sister in sunglasses. Notice how vast the gardens are.

My house is full of photos of our graduation and family gatherings. My dad is an avid photographer and loves to take photos. That’s why the walls are literally full of photos.
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I was in Lumut recently for a business trip meet up. Lumut is the town just across to Pulau Pangkor by sea. It is a very short distance to Pulau Pangkor, a secluded island that Joan Collins went for her honeymoon some years back in Malaysia. Here are 9 of the best photos that I have taken in this tourist town. I have also been to Pulau Pangkor by a 10-minute ferry trip some time back, also for business.

Above is a shop selling surf boards in Lumut. There’s also an oil painting on the right side for sale to the tourists.

Here is a sea view of the spanking new township and jetty to Pulau Pangkor behind the shoplots.

Another view of Lumut.

Billboard of tourist waiting room to Pangkor Laut Beach Resort with newpapers and magazines to read and coffee or tea served.

Yellow flowers and red hibiscus floating in a pot of water at the entrance of Pangkor Laut Beach Resort’s waiting room.

Colorful flowers adorn the wooden table in the waiting room of Pangkor Laut Beach Resort. This is the place where tourists can sip coffee and tea while waiting for the arrival of the ferry.

Entrance to the Public Toilet with plenty of ventilation and plants. The entrance to the toilet cost 50 cents.

Here is the view inside the public toilet in Lumut. Notice the interior decoration and fans from the ceiling.

See the exit pathway from the public toilet. The decoration is a welcoming sight.

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The above photo is my sister’s birthday treat from me recently in Honkie Kopitiam Restaurant. She ordered double sauce of white sauce with red sauce poured over baked rice with pork. By the way, if you are in Hong Kong, don’t ever call the people Honkie which is a bad word to them. They prefer to be known as Hong Kongers. Just like Penang residents are known as Penangites and not Pennies or Penais!

The top photo shows the trees and pond of kois swimming blend together with the structure of Equatorial Hotel. There is a bridge too amongst the lush greenery. The pond is quite shallow, so you can see the colorful orange, red and white kois swimming gracefully. I suppose some people believe keeping kois in your house brings luck.

The second photo above shows the skillful assemble of brown clay pot, wooden bench with colorful flowers during the recent Flora Fest 2007 in KL.