Hallo.

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Thursday, November 17, 2005//

shiok ah. a new blog(thanks to kenneth). many things to do during this holiday! anyway. i've just came back from a vacation. it was indeed a very refreshing trip. anyway time just passed so damned fast. and now im back.

ok i went on a cruise(super star virgo) to penang, then to phuket, and then back to singapore. my cabin had a balcony and it was very worth it. had a very clear view of the ocean and also a refreshing breeze.
what i saw from my balcony :
- about 7 dolphins.
- many many flying fishes
- hundreds of jelly fishes
- .... and an exorbitant amount of rubbish(especially at the seas of singapore)

didn't do much on the first day. just settled down in our cabin and familiarized with the ship. ate some really delicious food for lunch. after that i went with my bro to have a nice swim. oh yeah, the swimming pool had 4 jaccuzis which were loaded with warm water. after that we came back to our cabin to shower and then we went for dinner. after dinner, we went to the balcony and slacked.

the next day, we went for an early breakfast and after that another swim. well, the swim wasn't as nice this time because it was damned crowded(the swimming pool was very small too). so u can imagine lah. i was always bumping into someone while trying to complete a lap. we reached penang at 12pm. we went for a shopping tour. yeah it was non-stop shopping. and surprisingly, the stuff at penang are actually more expensive than that of singapore. so we didn't buy a lot. wasted lah. i thought the stuff would be much cheaper as i wanted a green original nike shirt. the tour ended at about 6pm and we went back to the ship. had another delicious dinner and i watched "The Day After Tomorrow" at the Picture House(located at deck 8 if anyone reading this intends to go on the same cruise). it was quite a nice movie lah. i think the message of that movie is to warn us humans that our selfish acts may lead to disaster. other than that, the movie was quite nonsensical. went to bed after that.

the next day, we reached phuket in the morning at about 8am. we didnt register for any tours. so we went to the beach the entire day. it was great man! actually it's quite difficult to believe that i was actually at phuket because it's been a really long time since i went on a vacation. i had a totally new experience - jet-skiing. it was awesome! after that, we relaxed at the beach. i then went for a 1-hour long full body massage(the things at phuket are really cheap). shiok lah. yeah. relaxed at the beach again till around 2.30pm. oh ya. im sunburnt. haha. later on we went back to the ship. i just love the beach at phuket man. the water is so clear that u can clearly see your feet in the water. well, as i said, time flies and it the 3rd day was over.

didn't do much on the last day. played some table tennis and ate some ice cream. was really surprised when i saw harbourfront mall. didnt know time passed so quickly. my holidays are going to fly as quickly too. so i'll try my best to make full use of my time. bye for now!

brandon--
11:00 AM