Grey November

Short update :

Flywheel leaking.  Fixed.  Wallet big leak now.

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Thats one darn big warning sign!

Never set foot into the Bukit Jalil stadium ever since it was built way back for the ’98 Commenwealth Games.  Still keep to my views that most “important” structures in Malaysia are under utilized for the price paid.

After much coaxing, I joined Grace to watch the live match between United vs Malaysia Boleh team.  Had some other friends at the match but they were all scattered around and the network coverage was, Malaysia Boleh.

Had my reservations to come to the live match.  The last time I was in a stadium was back in primary school, recall watching a live Perak footy match with concrete seats and the humid open air.

But I take them back.  The experience was nothing short of amazing.  We had more than a few transparent human beings at the railings, lalang supporters cheering whichever team that scores, United doing two Malaysia Bolehs, sardine packed stadium, opportunist Technology Park Malaysia charging for parking, ballfull Liverpool+Chelsea+Arsenal jersied fans, kompang driven Msian team fans, Malaysia Boleh replays on big screen, so on so forth.

Would I come again for another match?  Yeap, but not this coming Monday. =)

Short update :
Interesting to see the ways people get screwed sideways.
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This truly surprised me. There were countless B2′s (babi panggang) along the entire journey on the bus from Medan – Toba – Berastagi – Medan. B1′s are anjing panggang.
Go figure what the bukti refers to.

Did Digi reach out here??

Honestly, I’ve yet to try the famous ayam penget in The Curve but….Nasi Gila?

Guess what is wrong with this picture.

And I really wouldn’t mind if they had this in the shopping malls here.

Pisang goreng is shortened to pisgor here.

Couple that with a rather strong but nice local teh halia.

According to the locals, the specially brewed teh halia will increase kesuburan.

It was another long bus trip to our next destination but the scenery was jaw dropping.

A few hours of dozing off in the seat, we were on foot for around 500m to one of Toba’s streams.

They call it the Sipiso Piso Waterfalls. Time constraints again halted my intended hike to the bottom.

Spent another few back breaking hours in the bus due to jam heading to Medan.

The final day we managed to visit a Istana in Medan before flying back to Malaysia.

Next up : Gambar-gambar aneh.

Short update :

I hate pills.

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We started off the second day, full of excitement, heading off for boating on Toba Lake.

Makes you wonder of the magnificent creations of God, doesn’t it?


Panoramic shot of the “jetty” area at Parapat.


1st stop was at Tomok or Ambarita Village. I honestly can’t recall which village is which village. Ended up visit some old king’s tomb.


Right behind these tombs was this auspicious hut which bore the sign “Joro Habonaran Sacrificial Place”.


A bouquet shot of the tomb. Quite surprised most of the tombs we went to, bore the cross.


Then there was this local cultural dance some of us took part in. Notice that kerbau? According to folklore, the kerbau represents good/evil. So happens that when we arrive, the stupid kerbau crapped right in front of us. Seems that we aren’t that good huh?


Nonetheless, it was a great show by the team. Well, except for parts where I swear the local was blabbering curses in hokkien.


Randy decided to curse him back and he got pancung-ed.

Nah, it was part of a exhibition on how the locals punished criminals in their time.


Next was Tao Island (Honeymoon Island).


Yea its pretty, but I still don’t see the correlation to the usage of honeymoon.


Some took the golden oppurtunity to dip in Toba Lake.


I, on the other hand, took the oppurtunity to get some shots of the area.

More shots in the next posting. =)