Milan

                                                                       Duomo


Milan... hmm for some people, Milan is the fashion capital of the world. To me? Exotic cars, motorbikes and Leonardo Da Vinci's the last supper.. Flew to Milan via OmanAir.. good flight except for an idiot on board. Most of the Middle East airlines flew directly to Milan. It is best to book your accommodation upfront.

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My current fave is www.booking.com. You con sort out your preferred accommodation according to budget and location. For this trip, stayed at Ramada Milano. Around 10 mins walk from Turro Metro station. Would recommend the hotel as they have a large room but you have to be careful to keep your belonging safe. Lost my perfume on my second day in the hotel.

The best way to explore Milan is by purchasing the walking tour. Booked mine via www.viator.com - Da vinci last supper skip the line in which i really skipped the line to get the ticket. The tour will last around 3 hours. The sight the must not be missed is Sforza Castle & the last supper. Its a good way to get your bearing in Milan itself.

                                                        Replica of the Last Supper

The best way to travel in Milan is using the Metro. EU3.00 for unlimited ride for a day. Else, you can get taxi to get you around. The Metro ticket is also valid for rides on Trams.

The next big question people surely ask... shopping in Milan.. The summer sale starts on the first Saturday in July and will last until August. Winter sale will start on first Saturday after the holiday in January till mid February. The usual tourist spot will be Galeria Vittorio Emmanuel II which is in front of the Duomo. Else, you can go to the fashion quadringle i.e. Via Manzoni, Via Montenapoleone, Via Della Spiga and Via Sant' Andrea. Here you can find all the designer shops you want with Ferraris and Lamboghinis parking by the roadside... If you are asking me, was it worth it shopping in Milan? Yup definitely... The price is most definitely way cheaper than back home or in Dubai and in addition to that, you can get 12% VAT to be reimbursed back.. 

All I can say, Milan will drive visitors crazy when it come to shopping....


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Italian Food

Hola!!! I'm not really a big fan of Italian food but right now.. spaghetti olio with grilled salmon and speckle of dried cili padi will keep me drooling all night long.. before this, i thought italian food is all about creamy, cheesy and gooey stuff but then.. voila! they are to die for...

went to venice and had the best italian food ever at Restorante Pizzeria Malibran near Corte Seconda Del Milion (near Marco Polo's house).  grilled mixed seafood i.e. dory, salmon, scampi and a kind of fish that taste like our ikan terubuk but with less bones with olio spaghetti.. always bring the dried cili padi around for our asian taste buds. even the normal spaghetti with tomato and basil taste heavenly...

no trip to italy is complete without eating gelato. this one we had in a cafe in Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square). Were a bit crazy from all the walking and had to pay a bomb for 2 gelatos & a bottle of water while listening to the band playing italian music. 

People say eating in Italy will cost you a bomb. It is true if you are seating down and being served by waiter or waitresses. I found out that they made it a law that if you go to a cafe, order an espresso etc, they are not allowed to charge you more than EU1.00 for it. If you are seating down at a place 'only for waiter service' then the cafe or restorante have the right to charge you exorbitantly...

Till my next entry... Ciao


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Was it OmanAir or was it Air India?

Ciao everyone!!

Contrary to popular belief ciao (italian) doesn't mean goodbye but it actually means good day. Arrivederci is the actual farewell in italian.

Talking about Italy, just came back from a trip from Milan. Got a bit confused on my flight back whether I'm flying back to Oman or to India because 90% of the passenger in the plane are on their way to the Indian Subcontinent. Once the captain switch off the seat belt sign, it is just like a scene in any Hindi or Tamil movie but imagine instead on a train, you are on a plane. 

Rombongan Mageswari to the market more like it. U can see people walking about in the plane as if they are in the train (thank god no turbulence yesterday). Luckily, my seat was next to a Punjabi girl with extremely nice manners.

Airlines provide you with food onboard but there are people walking around with cup noodles in their hands & picnicking in the plane. I mean, really eating home cooked meal tapowed from home in tupperwares. Chappati, mango chutneys and dhals.. Looking at this, now I know how my friends in OmanAir felt when they were assigned to the flights to the Indian subcontinent.. To mader, kak long, hanny, hafni & kistal.. Gua salute you guys!

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Connecting with nature can improve our health and wellbeing... I would like to make it more interesting to discover this and I'll do it through Jungle Trekking activity.

Last Jungle Trekking I've ever done when I was 16. This could be a great challenge for my stamina now. Naturally I am not a sport or active person eversince I have career. Just some moves when I feel like dancing but I am very lucky that am gifted with current body figure. ;) Thanks to my high heels and shopping activities!

I have developed the Jungle Trekking plan from July to October this year. Start with the easiest to the toughest trek around / nearby reserved forests in KL/Selangor. Below is the list and I would like to invite friends and contacts to join me if interested:

16 July 2011(Easy)
FRIM Nature Landscape
http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=861

23 July 2011 (Moderate)

Kuala Selangor Nature Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Selangor_Nature_Park

8 October 2011 (Tough)

Klang Gates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsbYOPLnXMs

Last but no least, let's enjoy our life and feel free to share your experience with me.

Something to laugh about today...

staying alone

hi everyone.. it was very surprising to see lots of feedback and positive comment from the earlier post.. never thought to have such a huge fan.. damn i wish it was true... moving on, so i survived my first night staying alone in my so called bachelor crib.. not that I'm not used of staying alone, but some how it's a bit different.. the feeling of calling a place "my home" is something else... and do let me emphasize that I DO NOT, yes,  I DO NOT walk around, watching TV or prepared dinner naked..i spent the whole nite watching TV and DVDs.. Spartacus is my new favorite drama series.. not because of the naked woman.. but because of the cinematography.. the amazing story line... and who am i kidding... i watch it because and only because of the naked woman..

-bobo-

hello

so... this is it.. where all the fun and interesting info will be shared...  sure or not fun and interesting ??? i'm having trouble just to finish this sentence.. and i don't see the fun in it... i took a packet of mentos and still no bright ideas... darn commercial... all are misleading.. i don't remember having an awesome time at my neighbor's funeral.. but i had 3 can of Pepsi.. where's Beyonce ? Pink and Britney ? did i put to much ice ??.. the grave yard is still looking like a grave yard.. not a coliseum... and no one shouted "we will, we will ROCK YOU !!".. i blamed the ice... got to be the ice..

does everyone else noticed how fun and exciting TV commercial is.. i don't see people at home dancing while washing plates... what when wrong ??? did we bought a fake one ?? what could possibly go wrong with a dish washing soap ?? why aren't the kampung people dancing and cheering while washing at the "kenduri kawin" ??? damn i hope the medicine commercial is true.. because time to time i need to "melegakan sakit kepala dengan pantas"...


-bobo-