It was an interesting transition between 2009 to 2010. I went on a cruise with my family, dear and my cousin. It has been a very long time since i went onboard Star Virgo. Although the ship itself is already kind of boring, it is a new experience as i go overseas with my dear for the first time...
30 Dec: Day 1
The boarding time was 8.30pm. As we were waiting to board the cruise, we were surprised by the number of Indians.
My cute little brother. I had such a hard time trying not to laugh while taking the picture. There were plenty of failed attempts though.
From the moment we start boarding, it was a fight for me to remain tolerant. The Indians have such a big family. 9 members seems normal for them. We were quite shocked that when the queue starts moving, many of them appear from nowhere to take the place in front of us. They started squeezing and pushing when it is obvious there is only 1 small entry. I think i irritated some of them as i tried to block their path (regardless of if they are trying to cut my queue) and provided a strong resistance to their pushing.
After finally boarding the cruise, we took a short walk around the whole ship.
the pool and the jacuzzi look so inviting as usual.
a statue near the pool. The "new" water slide can be seen at the background. It made us regret not bringing out swim suits.
We then went for a show by the performers. After which, we went to the casino. It was a first time for all of us. After which the 3 girls tried the jackpot machine. As the machine only accepted paper notes, i went to the reception counter to change my plastic notes. The person was slightly shocked when i say i need the paper notes for the jackpot machine. He asked me if i am over 18 and check my identity card. "I am sorry i need to check as you look so young." hahahaha.
We end up sleeping near 4am.
31 Dec: Day 2. Stop over at Port Klang. Shopping at Mid Valley Megamall.
The fact that we were on a cruise tempted me to take a sunrise shot. Something which i will definitely do in Singapore (due to sleep.) We woke up at 6.45am so that we can make it on time to witness the sunrise which was stated to be 7.15am. Sadly, the weather was not very good as the clouds occupy the sky. Having no luck with the sunrise picture, we resorted to...
taking pictures of ourselves! hahahaha. We kind of have the mentality that when we have nothing to do, we take pictures of ourselves. We have never ever take pictures of ourselves so much during a trip.
We went back to sleep after a short stay on the deck. We missed out breakfast due to sleep. Haha. Not something unusual. However, the thing about cruise is that we seem to be eating at every other hour. 8-10 was breakfast, 10.30 to 11.30 was morning tea and 12 was lunch! We ended up just taking our lunch. After which we arrived at Port Klang.
We initially intended to go to the Petronas Tower. However, the guided tour kind of turns us off so we went shopping instead at the Mid Valley Megamall. Not much pictures taken here as time was precious. The mall is really huge. However, we felt as if we were shopping in Singapore when we see so many familiar brands. The difference is that my Mom ordered us to expand finish the money she changed. So there was a less regard for the cost. Haha. I am so glad that my dear had such a fruitful shopping session. That will mean more eye candy for me. Hahaha.
Finally, the countdown moment. This was where i lost my tolerance for the Indian passengers. In a already limited space, they barged in without any regards for the safety nor the space of others. They did not care if they were pushing people off balance or if their elbows were in the face of others. And they will conveniently stand right in front of your face after barging in, blocking any vision you have other then their hair and their backs. Last but not least, they take out their cameras trying to shoot the performance. Their elbows were flying everywhere and their body leaning everywhere. I am sure they are excellent in packing sardines because they will squeeze at every other free space.
Then the countdown came. 5... 4... 3... 2... 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR! The atmosphere was really high. We got squeeze pretty much to the centre of the area. We quickly got out before everything turns chaotic.
Went for supper and we got really sick of the cakes. We had too much of them. hahaha.
1 Jan: Home Sweet Home.
It is a relatively short day. We went for our first breakfast ever. The breakfast is fantastic! After which we did some last minute shopping and clearing of bills and stuff.
Bacon! Scrambled eggs! Toast! Baked Beans! Hashbrown! i am still drooling whenever i think of such a breakfast.
"Sssshhh i took her bacon.."
"GIVE ME MY BACON!!!"
enjoying the see breeze...
A trip on Star Virgo is never complete without BINGO! hahaha. not true but so far that has been the practice of my family. Dear was only 2 numbers away from $1k. It would have made the trip much more memorable. haha.
The captain of my heart.. heee..
So thats about it as we reached Singapore reluctantly. Although we had enough of the cruise, all of us felt that the holiday is kind of short. It finished before we knew it. I guess that also marks the last trip for me on Star Virgo. The food is getting worse, and i felt that i went on "Cruise India" instead. I have also experienced quite an Indian countdown. One which is rather "memorable" and unforgettable. On the bright side, it was something out of the usual. If in Singapore, we will probably have a quieter and calmer countdown.
Now, time to recover our sleep and get back to work. We have one more week to get over the holiday mood. No more eating like the way we ate during the past few days...
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