Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
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To the Seaside With Friends

Living in a small diverse state has many advantages for me. I can go anywhere from the mall to the mountains in a short period of travelling time. Heck, we can go shopping at Parksons and then be at the foot of the highest peak in less than two hours! But this post is not about malls or mountains... 
 I love the beach. But I stopped swimming in the sea for a very very long time, mainly because I hate the heat and the sand. (So why the heck you are there in the first place?!)
I go there to unwind with friend(s). We just sit under the trees, take in the scenery and enjoying the sea breeze. Oh, and do some people watching too.
Above is a friend who insist me take his picture with the small banner-thingy soccer fans bring to the matches (I am SO not into football). 'Pahang' is his home state, some 200 km away from here.  

What else we do by the beach? Mostly we talk, while NURSING to our own smartphones. (I hate this, sometimes I asked them to put down their phones and look at ME).
What we talk about? Anything. from local crime to why-is-he-wearing-such-an-ugly-pair-of-shorts-to-the-beach?
In this photo, it was about 6.45 pm, and the sun set at 7.05 pm (info from my smart phone). There were still people swimming and doing activities by the beach. The place was not sparkling clean, but ok. If I come to the beach in the afternoon, I can witness some municipal workers cleaning up the beach, and they do this daily, methinks. 

The sun is setting...  and behind clouds. There were still people. And my friends were cranky because they were hungry. We only stay at the beach for an hour, and rarely more than that. Usually after, we may seek food at the nearest restaurants. Some of the best dishes I know are from these eating places by the sea. But this is NOT a food blog :)

I had something minor done to my kitchen and will blog about it soon. I was unable to cook for a few days because of this, it made me miss my own cooking, ha!

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Fun In The Sun With Friend and Ferret

It's Saturday afternoon and I got nothing better to do than brooding at home. I washed my clothes, folded some trousers and watched reruns of 'The Nanny' on tv to kill time. My mom (who is in the capital city for 3 months with my younger handicapped brother) will return next Monday.... and the house is a mess.


The house is too big.... I hate sweeping, so I will not do it. But the floors in the kitchen and in front of the bathroom are a bit sticky.... I need to buy a new mop (I will not use the old traditional type, where you have to wring the damn thing before use).


I drove to my bff house with my ferrets because I felt lonely. He's a big guy (can easily imagine him joining the Biggest Loser reality series) very funny, and loyal - a couple of qualities I always treasure in a friend. We went to the beach near his house and I took out Kaos so he could play in the sand. Cannot bring Disco along, two ferrets are impossible to babysit at the same time. 


*Sigh* I love my home state - she got everything. Even though it's much smaller than many, Malacca boasted everything one could desire. Beaches (so near), virgin jungles, mountains to climb, more historical sites than any state, the biggest shopping malls in South east Asia etc. I am glad I live here, and I will not budge for any greater pay.


Last week another friend and I spent the weekend beside the only freshwater dam in the state. It was beautiful. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera :(


Anyway, my friend and I had fun talking at the beach, while keeping an eye on the happy ferret in the sand. I like to go out in threes, and rarely go out alone or with only ONE friend. I believe in the magic of the number three. Laugh all you want, I am not superstitious, and only believe in logical explanation; Alone - you have no social life. A couple - a target for vicious gossips. Threesome - normal outing with friends! Foursome - the more, the merrier!!!


On my way back, I stopped at a supermarket to find the mop. It wasn't on sale. Damn.
    The beach. It wasn't a looker, yet it wasn't that bad either.
My friend Adi. He lives very near the beach. A place I like to hang out when I don't feel like going cosmopolitan.
Special pose by Kaos the Ferret. A much mellow fellow than the feisty Disco. 
Yours truly in shabby clothes @ hobo mode. I don't care what people think even if I am under-dressed. 
At least my ferret loves me still, see him smiling! :) 
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