CONEMASTER X MEAN MACHINES GYMKHANA 15-16 OCTOBER 2011

The ConeMaster X Mean Machines Gymkhana was held in Autocity, Penang on the 15-16th October 2011. It was a huge success (according to a reliable source) and also judging from the number of people attended either as participants or spectators during the two days event.

*Gymkhana (dictionary explanation) - also called autocross, is a competition in which cars are timed as they travel on a closed, twisting course that requires much maneuvering.

*Gymkhana (Joy explanation / Layman term) - car which completes the designated course at the fastest speed is the C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N la (and win themselves DC shoes hehehe) 

Saw a couple of prestige, "rare" as in hardly being seen on the road rides and not to mention sexy that they make you drool hard even if you are standing 5 feet away.

This HUGE, MANLY tow truck PINK HUMMER belongs to the host of the event, Leng Yein (If you don't already know who she is, GOOGLE please because I don't know much about her myself.) Apparently, this new toy of her was one of the GRAND attractions of the event or shall I say, the MEANEST of all MACHINES? Though it's obviously eye-catching, it did not appeal to me as it looks rough yet sissy at the same time (pink, my dear) My credit goes to the nicely done bright pink though, I wonder how it will look on my Myvi *slaps head*

Well I think, the next ride below suits me more =D

And let's be honest here, I'm not going to pretend that I know hell lots of things about cars and go into the technical parts of it. If you need to be educate on car-related matters, I'll leave the job to HIM. As to my best of knowledge, I'll define car as "a piece of color-coated metal build with wheels to transport people and goods". *roll eyes*

Lemme just share some juicy pictures took by Oscar =)

Before we end, let's take a look at two quick runs by this FD

 

Ends.

Cameron Highlands 8-9 October 2011

"A sea of t(horny) flora"

This is a lengthy post on my virgin visit to Cameron Highlands <3<3<3

Yes, you read it right, Virgin Visit. More precisely, with my family of 5 ~(^o*)~

Despite having lived in Kay Elle for 3-4 years (during my precious Uni days), I had never bothered to take an hour drive there. Only after the stress of corporate life strikes that we decided to do a fun weekend trip for the scenic view and "fresh" air. So, we packed our stuffs in my humble Myvi and started our journey at 6 a.m. Yours truly was the driver during 95% of the time while Bryan Lim was functioning as "live GPS", according to instinct one~ zha dao! zha dao! zha dao!

Reached desired destination 3 hours later, Tanah Rata. First thing first, looked for a place to sleep. Found a 3-star hotel, Hotel Jasmine situated on an apparently very happening town, with lots of eateries and within walking distances to a myriad of attractions. Paid RM 165 for a family suite, quite a bargain! Proceed to fill the stomach at an eating place next to OK Tuck. Picture above, they were reasoning on whether we should go back to hotel for some sleep first or hit the strawberry farm first. =.="....

This is Madam Lim. She was shivering the whole trip seriously! I thought the weather was not really chilly as they claimed and bearable but she was wrapped up in layers.

First meal, Canton Style Har Meen. Tasted just like Hokkien Mee just that the soup is clearer and less "spicy". RM 5.50 for a decent bowl. Bryan Lim loved the soup so much that he even finished my bowl and Oscar's bowl.

Commercial break, 2 ss photos. Dressed in glowing shirt the other day just in case people cannot see my car on highway, at least can see the driver "glowing" (^.^)

Done with breakfast, Bryan Lim went next door to buy nombor ekor. Oscar kept pestering him to buy 4321 but I didn't know what number he bought la. It doesn't matter because "chiak ka liao"~



Went to one of the many many many Strawberry Farms but didn't take photo, hand was holding packets of strawberries selling at RM 4 per box. Big fresh, juicy strawberries, munching on them really makes me Smurfing Happie!~! Picture here above was at Bee Farm. Very crowded with tour buses and sadly, not as interesting as I thought.

See bee hives only lor. Buy honey lor. Let mosquito bite lor.  Eh, don't think cold places no mosquito wey, really got one, hit a few some more.

"Queen Bee says hi!"

Mum bought few bottles of honey and some sweets made from honey la (whatelse~)

Drove to this place kononnya served very d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s food but unfortunately we were too early and it was not open yet :( Went to another strawberry farm to have freshly made strawberry crepes, DAMN GOOD this one but no photo to do the justification. Malang sial some photos MIA during transferring to laptop proces @#$%^#!!!

To much walking, stomach growled like nobody business! Back to this place right opposite our hotel for lunch. If my memory doesn't play tricks, it's called "You Mun", serves typical Chinese dishes.

Ordered "Fried Squid". Crispy & very "phang"! *full marks awarded*

Fried eggs with mushroom, very nicely done but portion too small.

"Bai Guat Wong" for daddy.

"Curry Fish Head" Thought order something hot & spicy but this one failed terribly! Not HOT, not SPICY and most importantly, CURRY FISH HEAD NO FISH HEAD ONE!!! THEN WHY CALL CURRY FISH HEAD!!! Just chunky pieces of fish meat. *disappointed*

Paid RM 85 for a meal of 5.

HOHOHO! Mini pots of cactus selling at 6 for RM 10. Bought 12 pots. They are now residing peacefully in my room (^_^)

These are the bigger ones. Can buy also cannot bring back la. Plus my mum said, "so lan chor teng~"

Distinctive shapes and sizes. Lu mau apa pattern pun ada~ Seen here in the picture, Mickey Mouse also got.

It started to drizzle thus we went back to hotel for a nap. Nice chilly weather <3<3<3

Our "nap" lasted for 3 hours =.="..... Woke up feeling super energetic to go out again but the rain just went heavier. Hence, we went back to the same restaurant that we had our lunch to have steamboat. Bigger disappointment awaited us *sigh*

This is a stove (=.^) Food was not worth mentioning and certainly not worth the value at all! RM 20 bucks per person, sort of like standard head count price for all the steamboat restaurants there. Cheap, but I'll never go back again <:

I just wanna show you my girly MNG turtle-neck top (:

My cutie bum: Oscar.

After the not-so-fulfilling meal, we combated the rain and headed to pasar malam to eat street food. Fried mushroom was really, really a divine snack trust me especially on a weather and temperature like that. Mum bought hell loads of oddly looking fruits and tonnes of corns. Very cheap ma!~

Fast forward to the next day, time to balik.. Had our "last meal" at CH.

Nasi lemak, RM 5.50.

On our way home, we stopped by several places like Tea Farm and this Chocolate place below to get souvenirs for friends and colleagues.



Overall, we enjoyed this trip and each other company. Not too much on the "relaxation" part due to time constraint but it's the bonding among us that matters. <3<3<3

Will definitely come back again in the near future! (^.^)