14th-18th june 2009- the activity on sunday was cancelled, so basically we were doing out last minute pack up and cleaning the hostel we had been staying for the past month. i couldnt sleep that night or i just had my short deep slight of 4 hours and woke up around 4am. i tried to get back to sleep but ended up tossing around the next two hours before i decided to wake up and surf the internet. around 8am, we started washing the blankets and bedsheets and just lingered around in the living room. around 10.15am, we went over to shi
gu's house to eat the specially cooked red bean plus a few other wheats with milk for breakfast. it's quite speacial as this is the first time i ate this but it reminded me of the black glutinous dessert(bee koh muai) we usually have back at home. after the breakfast at shi gu's place we went back to the hostel and did our final packing. i went down to tapao my favourite 'kala chicken burger' for my last lunch in hualien. its just so yummy and i definitely gonna miss it...
around 3.00pm, we departed to taoyuan by train. 8 of them got down in taipei while the remaining 5 of us got down at taoyuan. there were some miscommunication as the shi bo in taoyuan didnt expect us to reach until the following evening. everyone were basically saying the same thing when we were there and they kinda 'blamed' us for changing the flight earlier. we had hard time convincing them we didnt..sigh..really dont know which part
went wrong.. by the time we reached taoyuan's jing si tang, it was already 7pm plus. we were very fortunate and thankful to the shi gu who warmed up the dinner for us..really gan en oo..after dinner we waited for yu shen's aunty to reach and only managed to talk to her for a while. we headed up to bed after that but thank goodness that we managed to get the password for the wireless connection..so, managed to update the rest of our whereabouts.
the next morning, we had breakfast at 6.30am before attending the morning dharma sharing by master cheng yen. after the meeting, we headed back to our resting room and surfed the net or took short naps in between as we were actually quite tired. i didnt manage to sleep the whole night and was basically scratching like mad as i was bitten by some bugs and mosquitoes.. at around 11am, we went down for lunch and by 11.30am, we went over to the airport as our flight to manila was at 1.55pm. after checking in, we gave the shi bo(s) and shi gu(s) the gan en cards and some souvenirs from sabah. they were so happy to receive it as it was really unexpected...
we landed on manila international airport (it is actually has a special name, nang oi or something close to it) at around 4.pm..after taking our luggages we walked out and were greeted by two of the shi gu(s) whom we had met during our first trip there and another new shi gu..they were so happy to see us, so am i..i felt so so so much at home in manila probably coz they speak more english here with hokkien, not so lost in taiwan :) we stopped by at a famous cake shop on the way and shi gu treated us the most expensive cake there, a super richly coated chocolate cake.i felt so so happy and blessed. fam and i even had our
cups of coffee for the day..hehe..and fanjiet was also lucky to be treated with the famous halo-halo as he didnt eat the first time coz he was having flu and cough that time..after that we continued our journey but the traffic was REALLY SUPER bad that we actually stuck in the jam for around 1 hour plus and its time for dinner..most of us were actually quite nauseated with the bad traffic and the driving was terrible, with the sudden jerk here and there..shi gu(s) brought us to a vege restaurant and they ordered so many dishes; fried rice, a type of vege (something like lo sun), herbal vege soup, fried banana, fried seaweed(fake
squid), some fried vege wrapped with big seaweed and fried fake 'kidney'..it was very delicious and we were very full up to our esophagus levels..really really gan en..
after dinner, we had a sharing and discussion session with the manila tzu qing. it was a nice experience meeting them and they really opened up to us on their obstacles and asked our opinions on ways we could guide them.of course, fam said all the things with some of us chipping in here and there. really happy to be able to know them and its even more touching to hear that many of them have been with tzu chi for so many years ranging from 3-10 years while we are actually so junior with only one year of experience. in short, its a beneficial
learning and sharing session with the other tzu qing...
the next day, we had breakfast at 7am. it was a nice breakfast of sandwiches, cakes and fruits. its my first time eating smashed mushroom sandwich. its cold inside but its nice..keke..yumyum. had my morning coffee, if not, my head would be banging the whole day. after coffee, we went over to the free dental mobile clinic. we didnt do much, but helping around to take blood pressure, temparature and some of them were lucky to assist the dentists. it was a nice experience to be able to be there. we can see that the dentists are
very compassionate and dedicated to their work despite the rain and the lack of facilities. i really admired the dentists for setting up the equipments and arranging the things around them without any fuss or instructing others to do this and that. it showed how humble and modest they are and not showing that they are one level over the rest...oo..ya..forget the important part. i was interviewed by the tzu chi media team..keke..it was embarassing, first
time talking in front of the video recorder in front of me and i hope i didnt do any blunders..oopsie.. unfortunately, i cant view the video sent over via email to me..hmm, just too bad i guess.. anyhow, it was nice meeting uncle willy, paolo and the rest who were very friendly to us..thanx for giving us the opportunity...
after lunch, we headed back to jing si tang. we were pretty exhausted and rested until almost time when shi gu came up and called us down. before departing, we went to the kitchen to take our dinner box and still had the time to eat a piece of freshly steamed hot 'chai kuih'..keke..really love all the shi gu for all their efforts and love for doing and preparing so many things for us..even in the van, on the way to the airport, we were eating a big bowl of hot halo-halo, something like bo bo cha cha but without the santan. it was yummy, i love it..and we were each given a vege bread and 5 packets of dried mango to bring back..so so
so touching.. words really cant describe how thankful i am to them for all the hospatility, the care, the love..all these touched me so deeply inside and made me felt so at home. it reminded me of wat my parents wil do each time when im flying back to sabah, the loads and loads of food and stuff...i love all of the shi gu(s) in manila..hugsssssssssssss
we touched down on lcct around 1am on 17th june 2009. we were all so glad to be back in malaysia...we passed the health screening test in lcct. we went separate ways after taking our luggages. the other four were picked up by their family members while i went over to mcd to rest and waited for my flight to penang at 7am. i talked to my parents for more than 1 hour and then read my book before using my laptop to play some games..i survived the 6hours in lcct alone..yeah... its nothing to me ler, so used with the travelling alone kinda
thing.. but by the time i boarded the plane, i was already drowsy, coz didnt sleep for so many hours and so tired with everything. i dozed off for some time though the flight was only 45-50 minutes.. when the flight landed on penang international airport, i was so much alive. all the tiredness suddenly disappear. after taking my luggage, i pushed the cart out and mum was already waiting for me there and saw dad nearby in the car..so glad to be home..we went for breakfast before going back home..i love my home so much... the feeling
is so unbelievable...after unpacked all my things, its time to start my story telling session with my mum..keke.. certain things cant be shared with dad (winks)..after lunch, i talked to mum till i dozed off. the tired effect finally struck back.. we went out for dinner at a new kopitiam that i havent been before. ate so much..keke...after dinner, dad drove me around town as we were planning for the trip for aldrin and aaron plus fam who will be coming on
saturday...there were new 'happening' places that i didnt even know. what more, i havent even been to the new wing of gurney plaza...gosh...
18th june 2009- after taking mum to the hosp for her biweekly BP monitoring, we went over to pg's jing si tang as i brought back 2 parcels from taiwan to be given to the people there. i had no idea whom should i pass this to, so i just gave to one of the shi gu and left..was a bit clumsy here and there, so i didnt even 'wenshin' when i was there..opppsieeeeee... after breakfast at the market, went to tesco with mum.. its a MUST go place everytime im back..simply love the shopping spree there...keke..as usual, brought some food back..hehe.. but this time a bit 'guai' ady, trying to avoid all the junk food as i had put on
weight in taiwan..(keke..the real thing is, i saw a lot of junk at home ady..keke)..we had lunch at mcd and tapao one set for dad..went back to home after that...and while i was dozing, there was a phone call from my house...i was a bit irritated coz i just received a call from one idiotic mandarin speaking lady who hung up.. i was about to prepare to 'scold' if its the same person but thats when my nightmare started.. the person was calling from lcct or hosp, confirming my address and asked if i was just back from overseas. he said he would call back if there's anything..so, the anxiety and panicky feelings started to accumulate in me and the time when the house phone rang again, i knew my nightmare would be starting..(i was feeling something not right the previous night but i just couldnt tell what..so i guess i got my answer) the other person was confirming my travel history and my whereabouts the past two days..i couldnt stand it anymore and asked them why..so thats when they broke the news..the new 26th H1N1 case was on the same flight with us, the
flight from manila to lcct..they didnt knew the exact person but i received the news this morning from my fren that the person was the philipino guy sitting our front row!!! goodness... thank god we were wearing masks since from hualien. so the officer who came yesterday already knew what 'conversation' i had with his colleague. i was 'bargaining' at that time as i really cant accept the fact of being issued the home quarantine for one week...arh... all the plans and stuff, i really felt so bad for aldrin who will be arriving from bangkok on sat..it took me some time to get back to reality..sigh..what more when im also in
the medical line and knew about the incubation period, the transmission period and stuff..sigh sigh sigh..really felt so miserable..was given the conventional thermometer and face masks. i even have the guts to tell the officer the masks dont help actually and was requesting for the N95 eh..keke..i know im very cheeky..i have the N95 mask actually..keke.. the officer told me he will go back and tell his doctor..keke.. neway, i was made to sign the agreement of home quarantine and if i ever break the rules, i can be charged..sigh..so, have to guai guai lah.. an officer will be coming to my house daily to take
my temparature. they dont want to tell me a fix time as they fear i will be escaping from home before or after they are here...sigh..guess, things happen for a reason.. better start doing my reports..so i can get a full holiday after this quarantine period.. im room quarantining myself and wearing mask at home..i dont wana harm my parents..bro was laughing all the way in puchong..purposely 'perli' me and said hope the new car wil come
during this period so the whole family can go out and leave me alone in the house,,huhu..so bad so bad.. hope things will be allrite to all of us..GOD please bless us all...
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