Hello Penang !

I'm not going to speak about the reason  of  visit to Penang. This is my first road trip. It was almost 9.30 am , we started from home. Okay, this is really serious, I didnt know the way, errr............I just took a lucky guess to drive up to Damansara, North South Highway. Yup, I'm right!

Bee's my support , can you believe this, illegal driving on Malaysian freeways by my California driver's license holder - husband! Hello !!!!! We're talking about a law graduate's husband who is breaking the laws! Well..........I studied law to break the law anyway!!! Stop screaming now :)

Reached Penang almot 1.30 pm and ooops............which hotel are we going to locate now!? With all the phone drama's , driving up hill made me like I'm gonna throw up anytime and losing my way, driving up Penang bridge twice........................FINALLY , I made it ON TIME , sharp 3pm , stopped in front of the hotel.





Penang's Little India.

Further drama shows at Pinang Mas apt, we're just relieved that we came to know the REAL history.
Ugghhh.........we decided to start back home, it was almost 5 pm we're on Batu Ferringhi road, searching up for any good Indian restaurant.

With my crazy yet smart driving skills, I managed reaching Little India and we're set for the lundinner at Ananda Bhavan.

Chalo! It's time to start back to KL. All sorts of songs and drama's inside car and Bee drove again for an hour.He's just all excited to do illegal driving here!  I guess I reached Rawang toll and the moment of  reunion happened.

Now, I reached Sungai Buloh toll and had to drop off  Shekar mama at Mutiara Damansara. It was 11pm then! We then reached Brickfields via Bangsar and straight to Sampoorna's.

11.45 am and we're home. Sigh !

Merry Christmas !!

Merry Christmas dear readers !! Feliz Navidad!

I truly  miss the European and American's White Christmas ! But that's alright because next year I'm going to have double the fun! (Positive, positive!). Merry Christmas to all of  you ! Here's a good news from my side.


Well................after a real long  wait, Malaysian are now free to visit Israel. Yay! The new rule enacted from 25th December 2012 for all Malaysians.

We have no more restrictions on our passports! Truly a Christmas gift for christians by the government. Just wanna share this. My French teacher is a jew and she's an awesome lady. Learnt a bit of this and that about Israel from her. Thank you Mrs.Wanda.

Seriously..........cant wait to make a trip!

Batu Caves !!!!

 

Batu Caves revisited after a decade.It was an amazing experience to see how things have changed over the last 10 years. I remembered how we used to keep awake and walk along the chariot procession and the pain of the heat in February. The new temples and the golden Murugan statue is a total brilliant idea on enhancing the beauty of the caves and the divine temple.

We had a great walking trip as the KTM komuter costed only RM1 to go to Batu Caves from KL Sentral and another RM2 to return back home. Bee was amazed looking at the trains in Malaysia and the super clean seats. Of course , I enjoyed my McD's sundae cup on our way to the temple.

We first saw the Hanuman statue. Figured this way that way out to get photographed :P , the Venkatachalapathi temple was BEAUTIFULLY built and the weather was just kind enough to let us walk around without disturbances.

Seeing Murugan on tophill is no easy task as we had to climb the stairs and encounter little monkeys who were super human friendly. We minute I completed the stairs on tophill , I was speechless to see Murugan again. It was my dream of 5 years to show Bee the magical temple.

We had good darshan and kind blessings from the priest. We returned back home by 10pm. Zzzz....totally got strained but the happiness - PRICELESS!

Vadapalani & Journey to Vijayawada.

Vadapalani is a special place just to worship Karthikeya/Murugan. Vadapalani is quite a famous place as most of  the cine crew members chose to dwell on. We had fun bus journey and  must I describe that the buses look like Malaysian buses in 1960's :) Raggy baby followed us and I enjoyed the fresh juices of Vadapalani stall.

Now, it's time to visit home. After all the long years taken by California lifestyle, I felt so happy to see the trains. Train journeys in India have always been fun packed picnic for me. I still remember the memories I carried when I'm married to my hunny bunny Bee. He surprised me with the Good Day biscuits ! Yes, 2012 Valentine's Day was a fun filled one.

We're the backbenchers!!

Zion National Park, UT

Only an hour drive ! I told them but all these people think they're genius :) Let it be ......... let it be...... :)))

Such an awesome experience and  I've enjoyed a little bit apart from suffering cold , wet feet in the suede boots ! We missed the 11 miles river hiking and hope we could do it sometime soon ! It was just perfect to hike up alone without Bee's support as I was less tensed :)

Watched mountain climbing , must say it takes lots of courage for a person to do that. My heart was pounding when Bee left me alone to hike up to a dangerous mountain. I was just praying that this guy should be back safe! Thank god !

Bryce Canyon , Utah.

One the most breathtaking place to be at. The pain of hiking in suede boots, when I've clearly stated that I need my snow boots! Now, I've learnt a lesson that I should never let my hubby to pack my luggage for travels. This is nothing new ! I think it was one of my toughest challenge to walk in the snow with my terribly wet feet but Utah is surely beauty on it's own!

Sedona , Arizona

We've  finally escaped the Phoenix phobia. The sun killed us at 111 •F ! Sedona experience was good enough to begin with , jumping around the water........walking on the wooden block , rather very thrilling and scarry !

Yet another summer travel......

Very much tensed on our travel driving to the planned location yesterday. I was all worn out by the time we reached Indio. The sun was just killing my eyes ! Adding to that my ever fav  Brazillians will be playing tomorrow morning. Ultimately, we successfully completed the 12 hours drive challenge. Slept like a child after swallowing 2 advils........and was so terribly disturbed by a 5 am wake up call. How annoying is that.

Tahoe revisited !

It was a great experience visiting the Napa and we thought it would be good to chill down over the snows. Totally a last minute plan , we decided to revisit Lake Tahoe again for this snowy season. Overall it was an average trip due to the extreme cold , and I ended up getting frostnip on my fingers as a result of playing with the snow on the top mountain. Tahoe is a beauty , for the first time I saw the frozen lake , cant believe my eyes that I actually dipped myself in that lake during the summer ! Extra ordinary creamy snow , rather it was scarry to drive !

Thanksgiving Day 2009

It was an awesome weekend I get to go out after my wisdom tooth extraction ! Yay ! Mother nature was glowing in beauty like a perfect woman. We started driving all the way to Napa Valley , it was a great journey enjoying every side of  green Bay area. Here are some pics to share ! xoxo.

Splendid Summer - July 4 2009

As America celebrated her birthday with fireworks and musical treat....we decided to visit the Silver State - Nevada. Splendid summer at Carson City & North Lake Tahoe's Cave Rock and Sand Harbor Beach. A weekend to remember lifelong !

Long drive to Phoenix, Arizona.

Right after my birthday celebrations at White Lotus in San Jose , we packed for a month long stay in Phoenix. It took us almost 16 hours with stops in between for meals and rest.... must say this is the longest and most tiring trip I ever had in US !

We discovered a beautiful place called San Louis Obispo , smittened by the beauty of nature , we decided to stop longer by the lakeside.

Santa Barbara & Universal Studios - LA

Still on summer mode where I literally walked with Sun , nevertheless the fun we had........ treasured memories ! We started driving from Bay Area......packed with lots of snacks and music , it took us about 6 hours to reach Santa Barbara , the City of Celebrities.

Santa Barbara -  situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the west coast, between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea, and having a Mediterranean climate, it is called California's "South Coast", and is also sometimes referred to casually as the "American Riviera."

We stopped in Carpinteria and put up for 3 days at a friend's apartment. Magnificent beauty of mother nature , sea breeze and fun...

Day 1 spent fully at Getty Park, LA. The beautiful arts and crafts of  Renaissance Era and French Revolution was  breathtaking ! It felt that I'm gone back to time , a total 1800's effect ! That evening we've decided just to laze and sit at the Getty Park , beautiful view of the Rose garden and resting lounge.

Day 2 , though our legs were paining due to our non stop walks in Getty Park , we still managed walking all the way out in the Universal Studios. We went on the Mummy ride , Jurassic Park and Waterworld. It was an awesome day for us.

Day 3 , due to all the tiredness , we went to the beach and walked around the downtown.

Slept like anything and drove back to Bay Area the next day.

Summer Romance - Monterey Beach , California.

Too hot to take the sun & the heat , we went to Monterey Beach to dip in the wild Pacific ocean. Extra ordinary wild waves , caught me in trouble....only someone special knows what happened :D  However , I must admit that it was a beautiful , simple , romantic outing we enjoyed all together !

Lake Tahoe , California

So excited over the long weekend and we decided to soak in fresh air and breathtaking scenery at Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is 1,645 ft making it America's second-deepest !


The lake was formed about 2 million years ago and is a part of the Lake Tahoe Basin with the modern lake being shaped during the Ice Ages. It is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides. The area surrounding the lake is also referred to as Lake Tahoe, or simply Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe is a major tourist attraction for both California and Nevada. It is home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's economy and reputation. Mountain and lake scenery are attractions throughout the year !

We had a blast !