SHEILA :D

now for the trip. shall let the pictures do more of the talking okay. haha.

day 1

flight was at 8am. reached medan at 10am. (1hr slower den spore) .. i was super sleepy. ok, i'm a pig. hah. anyway, it was a 4hour ride to parapat village, near lake toba. we were the only family on the tour group so it was pretty easy. relaxed. i slept through my journey there. haha. nothing much to see on the streets anyway. reached at 1pm.. had lunch at a chinese restaurant. i think the tourists to the village is really pathetic. haha. after that checked into our hotel, niagara. the room was super huge. but there's no aircon or fan. the weather's cooling enough. about 18-20 degrees? yupp. rested till 7pm before heading out for dinner.

mummy and daddy.

me and mummy. the view aint very clear. =/

day 2.

in front of our hotel. it looks more like a resort to me.

the tour kind of officially started here. took a boat out on lake toba to samosir island, just to view some scenic historical buildings and their lifestyles of the people living there. almost every villager owns a shop of their own selling souveniers and the variety are the same.. i wonder how do they earn this way =/ and the prices of the goods can be slashed by 50%. that is how much they try to earn from tourists. haha. and mummy is super good at bargaining. lol.

daddy and me on the boat.

how a stall looks like.

along the "streets"

we went to 2 villages. the things there are about the same. kinda boring actually. went back to parapat village for lunch and a little of walking around before returning to the hotel for a rest. haha, till dinner time. and after dinner, we toured the hotel a little..

we were kind of bored. a successful shot =D

day 3.

checked out of the hotel and started travelling to another village, berstagi. about 4 hours journey also. but along the way stopped at quite a few places. and the road there was long and curvy. up and down. kind of giddy seriously. they need to do something about the roads there.

happy family before we leave the place.

stopped by at this place where they made their own herbs and ginger tea. it's freaking hot la. wonder how my parents drank the whole cup. =/

these are the ingredients used.

me and didi. some scenic view.

nice to feel tall once again xD

next stop was the waterfall. natural 1000ft or so. kinda beautiful also. and we walked about 1km down a dangerous path to get a clearer view. mummy stayed up there. haha its easy going down. but on the way up.. i was panting already. haha havent been exercising for long! =o

the waterfall

lake toba. very very calm waters.

upon reaching, checked into the hotel. den came out for hot springs. some sulphur water from the volcanoes nearby i think. haha only didi and daddy went in. mummy put her feet in only. i chose to stay out of the waters. ahha and i heard that it was really really hot. =/

after that went back to the hotel for shower and rest. den came out for dinner. haha after that, we went for happy hour. lol. went for some karaoke session. theirs was a common room. everyone can hear u sing. and u gotta take turns. it's only $5 per person. yups, so cheap. sang till about midnight den went back to the room to sleep. haha. couldnt stand the smoky smell. yucks. =x

day 4.

checked out of the hotel again. going back to medan city now. haha. stopped by at some hill for sightseeing again. zzz. den didi went for horse riding. i didnt want to. the horse was so smelly! i wanna stay clean. LOL.

stopped by at a fruits market. these 3 little boys were so fascinated when daddy was video-ing them. haha they kept laughing when they see themselves in the camera. haha they are on their way to school by the way. they really lead a simple and carefree lifestyle.

one of the friendliest storeowners there. =) service with a smile. ahha

the royal yeo family. lol.

stopped by at some royal palace in medan also. nothing much to see la. seriously. it was nearing 3pm when we reached. after that, checked into hotel.. den rest for awhile. started going out to explore their shopping centres. the 2nd biggest, medan fair plaza. haha. the shops were alright. fashion was slower den singapore. nothing much to buy, though we managed to walked through the whole mall in about 2hours. haha ended up drinking coffee at killney kopitiam, local brand. and the nice thing is, halfway through, the mall blacked-out! LOL. i think mummy was freaking scared la. cus overseas ma. and didi was having his laksa halfway. haha the local people were cheering and boo-ing away. lol super funny. den the tour guide said they were having problems with their electricity supply. cus of some disagreements with the government. haha. im so glad singapore is such a small country which is easy to handle. haha.

day 5.

it was free and easy in the morning. we cabbed to deli plaza after breakfast. totally horrible. i cant name any shopping centre in spore thats worse than that. we basically rotted our time away there. omgg. haha. =/ wasted $10 on taxi fare and bought a $2 good? i think so. went back to the hotel, rested. packed our luggages and checked out.

us at the lobby.
hotel we stayed in.

we were on the night flight home so we still have free time. went to their biggest mall, sun plaza to shop. nothing much also. daddy bought a shirt. we had lunch at papa ron's pizza. pizza hut is definitely nicer still. heh. after that, moved on the buy kueh lapis. mummy has been asking for it. and over to tamrin plaza.. another shopping mall, claimed to have more chinese patrons. lol. shopped around. bro bought some clothes. packeted macs for dinner and headed for the airport. =D

the waiting area in the airport. super pathetic. haha!

reached singapore at 11pm, local time. =D i was so happy. i was home-sicked man!! i miss my bed. my friends. my hp. my house! my doggy! our baggage had some delay. lousy airplane, the cargo door was stucked or something. ended up leaving the airport at 1130pm. joined the taxi queue. and cabbed home at 1215am! unpacked, sms-ed! showered. den onlined and slept at 3am. zzz.