GT Kukup 2007

I believe Kukup trip will leave a fond memory in most participants' mind, as I myself had lots of fun and laughters in that 2 short days, especially in the night.

Meet up around 8.30am and proceed through customs and pick up Baorong along the way...then we finally get to eat Bak Kut Teh recommand by LT. It was the dark soup type (personally I really prefer the clear soup type) and i guess it's also has it's own special taste, the meat is soft and tender so really no complaints. (see below picture - if student S also likes it...u know how good it is).

Then we proceeded to enjoy the slow and easy tour to the orchid valley and fruit farm. Saw many rare plants and tasted some rare spices too. Then we eat fruits and enjoyed fresh coconuts (robbed from Wedndy) to refresh ourselves.

Then finally arrived at Kukup and had lunch. My restricted diet also started...

Next, we went for fishing farm visit..saw horseshoe crab, fishes, jellyfish (real one...not HuiNi) and spittinf fish, puffer fish and turtle (who send some girls screaming) and dogs!!! (Student S almost fainted).

Finally arrived at the chalet at around 3pm and settled down and went shopping for snacks and DVDs and guess what..FIREWORKS!!!

Refreshed ourselves and sang Karaoke for awhile and then it's eating time again at 7pm+!! The BBQ dinner was prepared for us and taste good and HOT!!

At 8.30pm we all went for fireworks entertainment. I bought 14 launcher (2 big and 12 medium) and got 20 small but still powerful crackers for free. Then the real fun begin...one by one we test our own nerve by lighting up the luancher and cracker. The bang were really loud and afew of the explosion were really spectacular and impressive. Had a close shave with Hui Ni turn as the chamber was hot and had a premature explosion...close shave!!

My proudest moment...of course...was when i throw the ignited but still unexploded cracker to the girls. I think all except LT were not expecting that. Only she knew I will ACTUALLY do such crazy thing. So of course all 18 girls went hysterical and run for their lives. And dare not come out to the yard after that....

I knew they were very angry with me. So when later on, when LT confronted me with a lighter and 1 last remaining unsed cracker, I was not surprised at all. But I was in luck...as she was more nervous than me and fumbled and dropped the cracker right in front of me. I calmly pick up the cracker and just wickedly smiled at her. Again that sent the 6 revenge-seeking girls wild and they all retreated to 1 room and refused to come out of that door for the next 2 hours.

Then we played cards in the courtyard and drink plain water as the forfeit. We played the change card game which I learn from my Jinzhou friend LZY and also Allen introduced the Indian poker card exchange game. We really had great fun and all were laughing wildly. In 2 hours we drank 18 bottles of water of 1.5L volume. Many of us were at our own high-high alarm limit (Allen / Limhan / Wendy)...but the 2 SLs actually activated their safety valve and went onto auto purge mode. Luckily they did it in their room and no one was at the receiving end.

During the period I also had 2 chances to send the 6 girls wild twice...once throwing the un-ignited cracker into their room and also knowing that they were telling goast story...I barge into the room with Allen without forwwarn notice...and the result is not difficult to imagine at all.

1am and the night is still young. fianlly make peace with the girls and chatted with them till 2.30am...contributed abit on my own experience on the irrie subject.

Then played mahjong (in place of GL as he looked rather tired) and make all players wake up. Got 10 flowers and 8 doubles and collected kang $$ 4 times in a single game..and the last game. This is the fist time I ever get such good luck with the flowers in my life. Calling very early but didn't game eventually, but surely it was a trule memorable game.

Woke up late the next morning and check out at 11.30am. Went for brunch and we went shopping in the local products shops and in JESCO till 5pm. Many of us are tried of walking and in the end playing Zhong ji mi ma at starbucks and ate extra strong mentos.

Soon it was another meal - the final one, and we have to leave M'sia for home at 7pm. Passing through custome were abit exciting for quite afew of us as we were wondering how best to keep our purchase of DVD with us safely. It the end there were some scare but nothing really happened. All were happy.

Abit short... for a gathering for 24 fun loving ppl together, as usual...but we enjoyed the process and live the moment to the fullest - that is the most importrant.

I am now using my positive thoughts again...knowing my next coming tour of GT 2008 Bali already. Goal set...and visualising it clearer and claerer. Will you join me?