First World Hotel

The hotel reception area was crowded with people of all ages, of many races and languages. I guess it was due to the holiday season that the business was so overwhelming. My family was lucky to be able to check in on time because there was this kind receptionist who allowed us to check in before those in queue. Thank God for him!

When we went up to the rooms, we realised that the rooms were not ready for occupation. The housekeeping staff were still cleaning up and needed more time to finish. My elder sister had also found out that the rooms given were on a smoking floor. Upong knowledge of that, we quickly went to request for rooms on non-smoking floors.

Fortunately, there were four rooms left on that floor and we gladly accepted the offer.

Singapore to Malaysia

I had packed quite a number of stuff to prepare to for the December 2006 trip to Genting Highlands, Malaysia. As it was heard to be rather air-con cooled, I thought bringing a jacket or sweater might help.

It was an early morning, as the whole family had planned to leave Singapore by 6.30am to avoid the peak period as that would cause much delay in our journey. We arrived at Tangkak for morning breakfast at 10am, while visiting our relatives at the same time to let them know our presence.

After the visit, the trip to K.L. was up ahead. The roads were long that if you were a average driver, you could drive with one eye closed! It was that straight. Upon arriving in K.L., I saw the reputable Petronas Tower. It is quite tall and very stirdy-looking.

We had to pass drive through quite a number of toll booths to get the toll tickets and pay them at the end. Some tolls measure a long distance, hence the high fees.

Upon reaching the foot of Genting Highlands, we could see the mist at the peak of the highlands from far. The roads were rather steep, but are much widened compared to the time when I was there. At first, I thought that the car with the bigger engine would be the ones that run faster. Then, I saw smaller cars driving up the same road and ran much faster in speed. I was amazed at that! Of courses, the buses had much difficulty but made it at the end.

Driving at the top of Genting Highlands was rather tough as the driver had to see through the mist to be able to drive properly and refrain from causing accidents.

When we finally arrived at the foyer of the First World Hotel, the temperature was like air-conditioning. I had to put on my sweater so as not to start shivering. Had a lot of baggages to carry.

I was amazed at how the Hotel had been decorated with christmas trees and lightings. What a beautiful sight it was!

Movies

Today I just watched Happy Feet, the Animation Film starring Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and Brittany Murphy. It is kinda' cute to see the lil' penguins do their feet-tapping on the ice. The film offers lots of singing and humour. I recommend kids and adolescents to go catch the movies. I rate it 4 popcorns!

After that, I'm goin' to watch Casino Royale, the 2006 James Bond film starring Daniel Craig and Eva Greens. I think it'll be a great movie to catch during the weekends just to relax and stay cool.

Common Test (9 - 15 Dec)

Common test coming up next week. The few papers I am sitting for are Macroeconomics, Business Computing Applications and Fundamentals of Financial Accounting. This semester got more projects per module and less exams per module. That is why Business Management, Written Business Communication do not have papers in the Common Test.

Macroeconomics
11 Dec 2006
Monday
1330 – 1420
72-02-01
Business Computing Applications
12 Dec 2006
Tuesday
1100 – 1200
72-02-01
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
14 Dec 2006
Thursday
1600 - 1730
Convention Centre Level 2

I hope to score at least a B+ to A for each paper.

Good Luck to myself.