Living Passionately!

Lazing on the couch with a mug of Green Tea and giving a good thought about many things, I realized, that there is a lot more to life than the usual terms of "Fun!"

I won't say I regretted these past few days since the holidays started, because I never did, even for a second. I had such a great quality time with all my good mates, going shopping, travelling with public transport (except taxi!), and just having a really good time. I've honestly never spent my holidays this well before, though I couldn't do much shopping and I owe Lee Mei and Su Chen for 20 bucks each, I really did enjoy myself all the way. The smiles and laughter, the lame jokes and silly things, it was truly fun.

Through out the ride home in Putra LRT and KTM, I felt a pang of guilt. Not to say, I've wasted a precious amount of time on money, but I discovered that there was so much that I haven't seen and done.

I've always believed that life is a journey, and maybe that's the reason why I enjoy traveling...even if its a bus ride or a KTM ride, I just love sitting by the window, and gazing at all the places I'm passing by.

To my cousins, I seem to be a Street Smart Girl, but I discovered that my 2 college buddies were the ones to really admire. Lee Mei and Su Chen really do know the twist and turns of traveling in KL. Going to KLCC with Putra LRT yesterday, made me realize how much KL has to offer.
Define Street Smart? I'll say it's basically knowing your way around, being prepared and well equipped with the right skills to face anything that happens while traveling and of course the ability to be independent. I guess I've got lots to learn.

I'm aware that I get bored very quickly. I don't like routines all that much anyway.
I feel that with the freedom that I've been finally given, there is so much I can do with it, but I'm not really doing it.

I'll say I'm very very lucky, as I've spent half of my holidays going mall-hopping with my best mates...but honestly, I don't want to visit another shopping mall in a long time.

From my experience this past week, I can conclude that:

• ALL shopping malls are the SAME! Every shopping mall has your usual eateries, theatres, bowling alleys and clothing/accessories stores (which are high-end, excessively priced and not worth buying)
• If you have no money, you’ll be one heck of a Depressed Shopper!Let’s face it, window shopping sucks! No matter how much you try and make yourself feel better by going “Oh Wow, that so cute” and “That’s really nice”, deep down, when you know you can’t buy it, what’s the point anyway.
• Simple foods in shopping malls are CRAZILY priced.I swear, if I was a food critic, there are a huge amount of restaurants in malls that will close down! RM9.80 for a bloody Nasi Lemak, made up of a miserable bowl of rice, tasteless oily sambal and other condiments! It’s disgraceful, as its not even worth 50cents. The aunty at the mamak stall makes so much better nasi lemak. Tourists must think we’re mad!
  

Please note that I am no shop-a-holic like some of my friends, and I get bored very easily. Although I do enjoy a bit of shopping, I can’t help but think sometimes that roadside stalls have so much more to offer.

My Mall-Hopping Experience!

1. Sunway Pyramid ~ Sakae Sushi (first time sushi experience) with Peter, Victoria, Lee Mei, Su Chen and Ryna.~ J.CO, Starbucks and Popular bookstore with Heva and Steph~ all over the place with Bernard
2. MidValley Megamall (+Gardens)~ all over the place with Su Chen, Lee Mei, Ryna, Jenny and Victoria
3. Summit USJ~ Lunch with Kevin
4. KLCC (+Pavillion)~ all over the place with Si Wei, Lee Mei and Zhao Wern
5. Subang Parade~ all over the place with my broke self

*I’m saving Times Square to go with Moses…someday…lol
*Other malls have been covered already with family and friends throughout the months.

The best part of the whole mall-hopping experience throughout the week is most definitely having tea at Chilli’s yesterday. I absolutely loved it. I decided that it would be a mark to end my mall-hopping week. It was most certainly enjoyable and incredibly heart-warming. Savouring such delicious comfort food with best mates! I just loved it.

I’ve still got about another half of my holidays to go and I’m going to spend it on traveling all over the place (except shopping malls)
I’ve seen so much of the things we call fun, the times of just enjoying ourselves, just us friends watching movies, hanging out, shopping for clothes and stuff. I most certainly did have a wonderful time. Now I’m off to l see other things in life. The quaint and simple things that me drive by. I’m very grateful to my awesome college mates for all that they’ve taught me about travel and living. The experience has definitely come in handy, and it’s something I’ll never forget.

I love you guys very much! Thank you all for inviting me for all your shopping trips! It was such great fun! =)

I won't say that I refuse to step foot in another shopping mall ever again, but it might be a long time till I visit one again. Nehehe.

I plan to live my life passionately from this moment on. Traveling from one little spot to the other, seeing the sights that are not always advertised grandly and tasting the richness of life itself.

Eat, Drink and Be Merry!
Cheers!