I was supposed to be in Alor Star, Kedah from December 5th - 13th, 2006 to assist in an ultrasound course and also perform a demo to Hospital Sungai Petani. So on December 5th, Scott drove the 5-seater van up with Kaz and I as his lovely passengers. Hehe! We stopped by Ipoh for brunch. Scott brought us to the famous & original Ipoh old town kopitiam where we had Ipoh "pak kar fay" and also famous Ipoh pork balls in soup. Yummy-licious! =)
We finally reached Alor Star after 8 long hours' drive. Phew! It was a miracle I could stay up the entire journey considering I had only 3 hours of sleep the night before. I kept myself awake to speak to Scott along the way cuz I was afraid he'd fall asleep driving upnorth in such long hours if Kaz & I slept.
When we reached Alor Star, we were going round & round searching for the hotel that Ravin had booked us in. Oh ya, Ravin came to Alor Star one day earlier than us (04-12-06). And then I saw this place which looked sooo familiar... like I'd seen it somewhere before though it was juz my first time to Alor Star seriously! It came to me suddenly that I'd seen it before in my dream many years back. But in my dream, it was nightfall already. But it looked exactly the same as the place in the pic above. I had mixed feelings then but it was a good feeling.
On December 7th, 2006, Scott and I drove up to Kangar, Perlis to deliver back the ultrasound machine (SA8000SE) to Hospital Tuanku Fauziah. This was my first time to Kangar. I had finally arrived, hehehe. Last year December 2005, my company sent me to Kangar to personally hand in an ultrasound tender and PR with the O&G doctors here. Manatau, I missed the flight so I ended up not being able to go to Kangar. And I sent in the tender document via courier and hid at home for 2 days (the days I was supposed to be in Kangar). I couldn't tell my bosses that I missed the flight cuz they'd kill me and make me pay for the flight ticket.
So at least now I knew how the Kangar general hospital actually looked like. I went to the hotel which I supposedly "stayed" in during my 2 days in Kangar. Haha! :P So now if ever anyone asks me about Kangar, etc, I'd have some opinions. LOL!
I have finally arrived in Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, Kangar... one year later! =)
The hotel I supposedly "stayed" in when I was in Kangar, Dec 2006! :P
Since Scott and Kaz would be leaving on the very next day back to KL, we decided to go to a decent Chinese restaurant to have dinner. We managed to find a decent looking one in Alor Star, hehe. Kaz & Ravin had beers but Scott was driving so he didn't drink. And as for me, I didn't drink too cuz I am no good in drinking.
Ravin and I went jalan-jalan in the flea market nearby our hotel in Alor Star after work on December 8th, 2006 (Scott & Kaz had probably reached KL by then). And I bought this new pair of shades of me which I'd been wanting for so long though I thought I looked like Michael Jackson in those shades. Haha! I bought Ravin a pair of shades too, he chose the design, of course! The shades only cost RM10 each pair.
Me trying out my new shades in my hotel room. And no, I wasn't completely naked at that time! :P
The very next morning, which was a Saturday (09-12-06), Ravin and I left for Sungai Petani. Since it was our first time here, we searched high & low & frantically for available hotel rooms which were within our budget (less than RM80 per night as per stated by our stingypoker company). Most of the hotel rooms were fully booked. We finally found availability in this hotel which cost RM60 per night. We checked in immediately. Phew! We could rest & relax finally! :)
The next day (10-12-06), we delivered the X4 ultrasound system to the new Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim (HSAH) for a demo to Dr. June. At first, alot of MOs came to use the X4 and I helped them out with the buttons & the functions of the X4. After some time, none of them came in to the ultrasound room anymore. So to kill time, Ravin played games on his laptop beauty while I did what I enjoyed most... CAMWHORING! :P Hehehehehehe!
Ok lah, actually I took a whole lotta pics while I was camwhoring in the ultrasound room of HSAH. But I only decided to upload 4 best ones here. I didn't wanna clutter my space here :P Later that evening, we went back to our hotel room to nap before dinner. But I woke up shortly cuz I was feeling a lil hungry but Ravin was still sleeping. So I made cup noodles.
Ta-da! My cup noodle is ready!
Piggin' in!
Feeling full and content!
