Welcome 2010! We are looking forward to seeing you!

I religiously take New Year Resolution every year,whether I do or don't follow them! If I had to pen down all the good or bad things that happened to me this year (2009), there are many.

Do not manipulate your thoughts or beliefs for someone else.No matter however you are or how decent you behave,there is always someone who doesn't like you or not happy about you.Its inevitable.So just be who you really are and don't care much about people around you who is unhappy with you for no reasons.This is something that I have learnt over this year.I also learnt
who my true friends are and who are just pretending to be like one.You know its quite a task to identify the toxic ones around us and ditch them.It needs some guts, even though it just may look simple and easy.Therefore I decided to stay away from the "venomous" friends and breathe in fresh air,meet new people in life.After all, I perpetually look forward for a change in life! On the other hand I am very much happy for the friends who truly love me for what I am.One of such a friend is Niveditha and I am glad that I have her in my life.

Well,talking about the coming year 2010 and my Resolution,I do have a few in mind.And I do intend to make all or at least most of them come true.One of them is to shed a few kilos and get fit! Another one of those is that I stop being a spend-thrift like I am now,and start saving up money for a good cause.

I am very much looking forward for the Year 2010.Happy New year to all! Have a fun filled year ahead.

p.s - This will probably be my last post for this year! So stay tuned for more interesting posts @ "My soul" next year!

The Great Wall of China!

There was this school educational trip to Beijing, that had been organised by our Secondary school when I was in Secondary-3(which is about 3 and a half years back!), mainly for the students taking History and Chinese Literature. Being a History student and having the zest to travel, I jumped in for the opportunity. On a serious note, when the itinerary form was given to us a few weeks before the actual travel, I had no idea about the places like the Forbidden City,Summer palace,Tianmen square and so on. The only thing that attracted me on the list is THE GREAT WALL! That’s what made me travel to Beijing.

Right after we landed in Beijing we were taken to different places each day as per as the Travel itinerary list. That’s when I got to see the richness of the Forbidden City, its nothing but a palace. It was so huge, than what you imagine it to be!

-->The forbidden city.

Finally the most anticipated day arrives. The day in which they had planned to take us to the Great Wall .I was all happy and enthusiastic. Little did I know that I actually have to climb up the stairs to explore! There were two paths that we can choose to climb on to reach the peak. We chose the left side which had steps that are not as steep as the right side ,but still it was so difficult to walk up. So much of energy was needed. But of course I have been longing to see this place and I got the chance finally, so that thought kept me motivated to reach to the peak. No Pain No gain!

--The Great wall!

The wall was built to protect their own borders.

Cruise to Nowhere!

It was at the middle of the ocean, to the right you can spot the buildings of Malaysia and to the left the Indonesian islands.The ocean was beautiful and as clear as aquamarine.The rushing sound of the ocean,welcoming crew, the 24/7 busy casino area,old aged people(mostly grannies)with a good amount of money in their wallet,carrying packs of cigarettes eagerly rushed into the casino area to start gambling.These were the different scenes at the Cruise. It was a cruise to Nowhere, which means that we don't get to alight to visit any of the nearest Island,but rather keep sailing across it and spend a whole 2 days and a night inside the ship.We had to take a ferry from the Harbour Front in Singapore to reach Batam Island (Indonesia),it took an hour to reach there.Then from Batam we had our connecting ferry to reach the Cruise which was located just 15 minutes away from the shore.



A view of the ferry from the cruise,carrying people back to Batam Island.

There were a few Convenient shops, Giordano outlet,Basket ball courts,Tennis and badminton courts,Spa, gym,Coffee shop,Bar and hundreds of economical rooms and Suites, all inside the Cruise.It was like a mini Titanic ship.The food was fantastic, more than 30 or 40 delicacies to try on.
Now, I cant wait for another "Cruise to Nowhere"!

Malaysia- Dining at the sky top!

Its exactly been a year and 2 days since my last trip to Kuala Lumpur(KL).We flew by Air Asia to the KL International Airport which is located at Sepang, about an hour and a half drive from the City.Our return trip was by train to Singapore,I enjoyed the scenery on the way,though this is not the first time that we travel across the Singapore border to KL by train.We have done so when I was a kid,but it was an overnight journey.We used to live in Malaysia when I was a kid, so it was like I am rediscovering KL all over again.

It was an advantage that we had booked our room at a Hotel (Crowne Plaza) which was located at the Central area and was easily accessible to most of the tourist attractions like The Twin Tower and so on.Therefore right after spending that very first day by roaming around the streets of KL City, we headed to the famous Menara Kuala Lampur(KL Tower) in the evening.It is 421 Meters tall and the tallest tower in South East Asia. We had booked for our Buffet Dinner at the Revolving restaurant which is located at the top of the Tower itself. You can enjoy your food while taking a 360 degree breathtaking view of the KL city.There where three different stations for the main menu and 1 for fruits and pastries.It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes for one complete rotation.It was my first time dining in at such a place! It seemed like the whole city was under my feet.I took my own sweet time to try out different delicacies that was there.There is no specific dish that I liked there because I enjoyed each and every single dish that I decided to try out.It was a real experience to dine in there and was worth the total bill of a 3-digit amount that we payed!


->A fantastic view of KL from the restaurant.