back from my yearly solo trip haha. solo travels are always full of deep thoughts for me. been travelling alone since 2015 but i dont consider myself to be an experienced traveller though. seriously a lot of things will happen to me on trips but i guess that's how we all grow and learn?

so what happened this time round hmm. i went to kl again (same as last year) but last year i squeezed in a one-day penang trip in the middle of a 3 day trip. this year i decided to just stay in kl for 4 days. i already booked a hiking trip and a pils class prior to coming so it would be less boring but still leaving sufficient time for recharging (ie retail therapy) and pampering hehe.

Summary of my trip:

DAY 1
on the day of my scheduled flight i woke up late as usual zzz (really need to learn to sleep and wake up earlier!!!) and i was so scared i would miss my morning flight because the departure terminal was at T4 and i had to take the additional shuttle from T2 in order to reach T4. it didnt help that there was a jam on PIE. so my panicked state was activated and i said some unkind words :/ thankfully i made it in time for my flight despite further hiccups with scanning my passport and checking of luggage etc.

flight was smooth, reached on schedule but then the MALAYSIA CUSTOMS were a disaster!! for about every 5 counters, 3 were closed? the queues were so long that they snaked to the arrival lounge *facepalm* dont understand why the customs will condone inefficiency but on the bright side, it makes Singapore comparatively the better country :D *insert proud face emoticon* anyway i was feeling quite guilty as i already booked a car to send me to my hotel and the driver waited for me about 1h because of the long queues >.<

anyway reached my hotel and i realized it was just opposite furama where i stayed last year LOL. okay im terrible at reading maps (another disadvantage for solo travels) so when i booked the place as long as it was within the golden triangle i was satisfied. but well the roads changed a lot since the last year i came so had to reroute and reposition myself again but i think i managed okay (:

then headed for brunch while waiting for my room to be ready

VCR: 2 Jalan Galloway, Bukit Bintang, 50150 Kuala Lumpur

quaint little cafe which was a bit ulu and had low tables and seats :/ but overall ambience and food were nice

and then watched Spiderman too. Zendaya <3 and the ticket was only RM 17 so cheap HAHAHHA. the movie was so good! highly recommend even for non-Marvel fans (Y)

DAY 2
fly pilates early in the morning. studio was within a walking distance from where i stayed so getting there was a breeze and i spent $0 on transport (Y). the place was rather quiet, in a torn down building but the interior was furbished quaintly. there were only 4 students that day, 2 first-timers other than me. we basically did pils using the hammock all the way it was so tough scary yet so fun. 100% would do it again

then in the afternoon tried to find back my shoe shop in BB but couldnt find ): so no new sports shoes this year

weather was insanely hot so thai milk tea FTW (only RM 5)

iron man at pavilion

and not to forget, overdose of BBT hehe (tealive, alley)

DAY 3
supposed to be the hike to maya falls day. according to google, the views at maya falls look like these, so stunning right but my trip got cancelled cos the guide's daughter fell sick and he needed to care for her aww )): so i went back to bed and went shopping the whole day (again LOL)

basically i did nothing i think. except for looking for food and shopping so here's some more photos of traditional breakfast and cafes hehe

 Feeka Coffee Roasters: 19 Jalan Mesui, Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah

DAY 4

last bf here. went back to the same coffeeshop cos i was lazy and i really wanted to try the wanton mee cos it looked real good the other day. i had a mini scare when the stall looked closed, but actually it was only cos they didnt turn on the lights. here's the pic of the wanton mee i was eyeing the other day. not particularly awesome but RM 6 only!!! #cheapthrills

and then last minute shopping to spend all my cash haha before booking grab to the airport. the airport's about an hour away so i catered sufficient time but again I FORGOT HOW TERRIBLE THE CUSTOMS WERE. plus i was stopped by the guards for oversized luggage :/ so i was forced to check in. another RM 150 damage but i just paid. it's really not that im rich. i just feel that it's not worth to argue over RM 150. i admit i do earn a comfortable salary but i scrimp A LOT A LOT and im quite stingy with myself. i basically walk everywhere to save money (up to 5km) and i dont buy things on impulse. i will take a photo/screenshot of the item i wanna buy and think about it for uber long before i purchase. and before i purchase i will search everywhere for cheaper options >.< and yes i do compare shops even for buying tissue paper HAHAHA

okay anyway lesson of the year is to buy check-in luggage for my trips back, especially for malaysia and to rmb that the customs queues are insanely long hahha