Pictures from VA - Part I

Hanging out

Our little room

Different angle of the room

The game at Cracker Barrel

Michael checking out the menu

For him - Meatloaf

For me - Grilled catfish with deepfried lady finger

Last Day in VA

Im ready. Everything are packed and as Im writing thing, Im just waiting for him to come back from his class so we can check-out and get ready to go to the airport. I just cant wait to go home.

On Tue while we were out having late lunch, the weather changed again. The day actually started pretty well. It was sunny as at 7am. When I went to have my breakfast, I realised that the road was wet but the sun came out again. While we were at the restaurant though, it started to rain on and off again. But it seems like when it started to rain again, it got heavier and finally we had something like a stormy weather with lightning and some thunder. It was just amazing how the weather changed so quickly. Later on the news, we found out that it was pertty bad in some areas that trees were uprooted and quite a number of houses lose their roof. I hope they'l get their roof fixed before the next storm comes since I doubt its the end of the stormy season. And Im praying tht we'd have a nice weather today since we'l be flying back and I hate flying in bad weather!

Im signing off now. The next post will be from SoCal. We'r gonna have a long weekend for Memorial Day so have a great weekend everybody! I will see you next week.

Chesapeake & Williamsburg, VA

Its been 2 weeks since we came here. The weather has been up and down. It was sunny the first 3-4 days and then the storm came. Pretty bad too. Lotsa trees fell and some areas were flooded. Well, VA is very 'watery'. Overall, I do like VA. Its greener, cleaner and they have nice houses in the suburb where most of them are by the water. Be it a lake, river or the sea. So you can imagine how serene the areas are. The problem is however, food. I would be so deprived if we were to live here.

There's also a lot of personalised license plate. I mean, A LOT! Through my observation, it seems like 1 in every 4-5 cars would carry a personalised plate. Lotsa doctors too. Well, when their plate says DR so and so, you can only guess that they're doctors, right? Yesterday though, when we were driving around while waiting for the japanese restaurant to open at 5pm (for my dinner), we saw 1 car with a license plate that you wouldn wanna be driving if you're a Malaysian. It says, 'KOTE & ME'! hehe. I told Michael what that word means in malay slang and he said, "Penis & Me. Yup, I wouldn wanna be using that plate!" Well, me neither. hahahhaa.

Anyways, last weekend we were at Williamsburg Plantation. We own a timeshare there that we bought in 2005 but have never used until now. His parents, aunt & bf, bro, gf & 2 kids and niece were supposed to join us so we booked 2 units of 2 bedrooms to accommodate everybody. In the end, only his parents and niece came. So it was kinda a waste. I was so geram and bengang because when we made the booking, semua orang kata nak datang. They only told my mil that they wont be joining on the day that they were coming which was friday. Sakit hati tak? Tapi in a way baguslah jugak sebab diorang kata diorang takde duit nak datang. Sbb kalau diorang datang jugak, takkanlah kitorang yang nak menanggung semua orang kan? Before anybody nak mengumpat, harap maklum yang kitorang ni walaupun bukan miskin tapi bukanlah jugak orang kaya. Kalau kaya, tidaklah sampai dekat 4 tahun tak balik Malaysia, kan? :P

So takpelah. Cukuplah parents dia and anak buah dia aje yang datang. Diorang aje yang penting. hehe. We took them to see the Ripley's Believe it or Not show and to the factory outlet that's located merely 5min drive from our apartment. Im very good in choosing even a timeshare, am i not? hahahhaha. Nobody else did any shopping but me. Not that I shopped tht much. At least not as much as I did before I got married but I got what I wanted. Perfume yang dah habis, guess sweater and a Nike tshirt that only cost 7.99. The tshirt was actually a boy's tshirt but it fits me so why not. I also managed to get something for the triplet and their baby brother because osh kosh was on sale. Cant wait to send it to them. ;)

Oh. There was also a golf tournament at Williamsburg when we were there. Too bad that neither of us are into golf. But it was the Michelob LPGA and I was told that some of the players were actually staying at Williamsburg Platation. Sigh.. if only I know how they look like I would def chase them down for an autograph or at least take a picture with them! :P

p.s Im so sorry for not being able to post any picture. I didn bring my card reader so I cant upload any picture. I wonder if I can upload picture fr my phone via bluetooth? The notebook and phone have bluetooth but I jus dont know how to do it. You dont need usb cord to do it, do you? If any of you have any idea, please let me know ok?

No Connection

Hi All

Sorry for havent been replying your comments or visiting your blogs. We were in Williamsburg over the weekend and as nice as our apartment is, it didnt come with wifi.

But we're back in Cheasepeake now and i will either write more tomorrow or start visiting your blogs or both.

Cheers

Farina

Flying Continental CO1403 & 3224

Hello everybody. Just wanna let you guys know that we have arrived in VA. Safe and sound. My flight was surprisingly good. Yup, you heard me right. The truth is, it was amazing. I really feel like I was flying on MAS. Well, not tht I was served nasi lemak or anything like that but my snacks turned out to be cheese omelette, cut fruits, muffin and yogurt. Not too bad huh? I have to say that the air-hostesses did a very good job. They're all smiling and happy to serve. I was a happy camper and on the way out, I even told them that they were amazing. ;)

Anyways, here's the chronology of yesterday's event.

2a.m. - woke up

3a.m - left the apt

4a.m - reached car rent place, returned the car

4.20a.m - checking-in at Continental (very smooth and quick)

4.45a.m - walked to American Airline counter for Michael's flight (self check -in, check-in luggage, dropped luggage - all in different lines)

5.30a.m - entered the gate for my flight and Michael went to his

5.45a.m - bought latte and croissant from Starbuck and waited to be boarded

7a.m - departed fr LAX, took a short nap

8.30a.m - served snacks

9-11a.m (2pm eastern time) - drinks was offered

11.30a.m (2.30p.m est) - landed at EWR

The flight arrived 1 hr earlier than the 3.30 it was scheduled to arrive so I had enough time to walk around the Newark airport to find some cheesesteak for Michael before I had to board my next flight.

My flight to Norfolk on the other hand was rather difficult. Not that the service was bad or anything like that but because of the plane. Its the Q-400 and its rather small so you or in this case, I, felt each and every bumps, turns, drops and what-nots. It feels like going on a roller coaster at 10,000 feet. And you know how much love I have for height, right? I even shed a few tears a couple of times! How embarassing is that? I felt funny thinking about it now but yesterday, it was NOT funny at all. I was really terrified. :P Even when it landed it didnt land smoothly. It felt like the plane just dropped itself onto the tarmac. Geez! Thank god it was just an hour flight. I really dont think I can last too long being up that high on such a small plane. But I thank God that I survived the flight and arrived safely without throwing up!

To staff of CO1403 & 3224, once again, Thank You! You guys really made my day. ;)

LAX - ORF

3 more days before Virginia. Not for a holiday but for work. He's got to attend a course there and Im just tagging along. It sucks though coz we'l be flying separately since his tickets are bought by his employer and they can only buy the ticket through their system and for me to take the same flight, would cost us a bomb. So I would have to fly an hr earlier and arrived about an hr later than his flight. Sigh..

The total flying hours would be about 7hrs with 1 flight change (45min window, pls pray tht il make it!). There would be (supposedly) snack served during the first leg of the flight (going only, none on the returning flight). Now, this would only be my 2nd time flying domestic in the US. The first time was fr PA to FL and no meal was served. I think they only served orange juice. So im not really sure what to expect for this 'snack'. Im a Malaysian. Snack to me can be anything from ro ti canai to kuih to nasi lemak! lol. Rita however advised me to pack my own lunch which im sooooo gonna do since I cant be hungry for a longtime. Il get very cranky and flying alone would definitely not help. I really dont plan of getting myself into the breaking news as, "the Malaysian lady who went amok for being hungry during a flight". :P But I do wonder what kinda utensil should I bring? Is plastic fork or wooden chopstick ok to be brought into the flight? I cant imagine eating with my hand on the plane and dont worry, I dont plan of doing it either.

Now, 7hrs of flying time is not considered short by any standard. It is like flying from KL to Perth or HK (I think). Before coming here, never could I imagine flying that long without being served a full meal AND a snack. There would even be free flow of drink if you're into drinking while flying. But that's asian airlines. We are guaranteed food if the flight is more than 2hrs. Even then some ppl would complaint non-stop about the quality of the food. Those ppl should come here and fly domestically! Cakap banyak. :P

I have to say that we, Malaysian, are so spoilt that sometimes we dont know or refused to appreciate what we have. The mentality that anything Malaysian must be off lesser quality and that the grass is always greaner on the other side makes me sick to the stomach. Please forgive me for my rantings but this trip somehow makes me sad. I really wanna go home but belum ada rezeki. I hope we'll have a good and safe trip and I will try to blog from there to keep you guys updated.

Now iv gotta go and check what's the weather is going to be like overthere.

Moonlight & Something to Ponder About

Its Friday and after waiting for god knows how long, 1 of my favourite show is coming back tonight. Moonlight. As always, I tend to like investigative type shows and Moonlight is one with a twist. Yes, of course he has to be good looking. (heheh) All of the shows has good looking guys except for Monk, that is. lol.

Anyways, Moonlight is about Mick St. John, an immortal vampire and private investigator. (So you can guess what kind of an investigator he is. ;) ) Throughout the show, you'l be going back and forth between the past and present.

Just click on the link and you'll be able to watch the series. And please dont hate me because I like watching vampires series. :P

On another note, here's what I found on the internet today. 2 families in Hawaii are going to court to settle their son's fight over David Becham's jersey! Can you believe this sh*t? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Both parents are stupids! Please read abt Stupid Parents. I wonder if they do go to court and incur thousand of dollars of bills, would they somehow try and sue Beckham for that money too? Im not surprised if that happens. This is a country where suing is like a full-time job for some people or a hobby.

Have a great weekend everybody!