Day 13 in Hyderabad, India

18 July 2009

today i learn something new... which is... Hyderabad is the CITY name... Andhra Pradesh is the STATE name... India is the COUNTRY name... hahaha... actually learn from reading sign board... XD

back to story... today is the 2nd Saturday i spend in Hyderabad... Happily we BgPrep Apprentice got a tour to Ramoji Film City with a RnH senior BgPrep Artist name, Karthick... according to someone... this Ramoji Film City is a place where ppl use those setting to shot movie... so that they didnt need to borrow this and that from the government...

early in the morning... Siddhart Shah guide us from Malaysian Township to Mandapur Station to meet up with Karthick... while waiting for the bus... Siddhart treat us all for breakfast near the Mandapur Station... After breakfast and farewell to Siddhart... we all hope into the tour bus and head to Ramoji Film City... Yeah ^^ sadly... it was quite a long journey... if i didnt misscount it.. it took us 1 hour plus to reach Ramoji Film City...

When we reach at the Ramoji Film City main entrance... we go buy our tickets at the main entrance counter and do some security checking and hope back into the bus and head to the 2nd entrance... honestly u cant see the 2nd entrance from the main entrance... this is because... the distance from the main entrance to the 2nd entrance is 9KM away... reason?! i didnt ask the Ramoji Film City tour guide... coz he cant speak English... =="

when we reach Ramoji Film City 2nd entrance... there is a brief from the tour guide that we will be leaving on 5.30pm sharp... b4 he end his brief... he say "good luck to those who are late" in Telegu... and than... we arrive at the entrance of the Ramoji Film City 3rd entrance... which all tourist need to walk from now onwards... after getting down from the bus... everyone happily go into the famous Ramoji Film City...

while we inside the Ramoji Film City... we take a inside tour bus to go to the film setting... and sadly... while we reach there... hmmm... should say while we pass by all those background setting... it makes us really happy... sadly... they dont allow us to go down and take picture... only pass by those beautiful scene... T.T after that... we go walk around the tiny garden, big garden, super big garden and etc... after all those walking here and there... we're getting hungry and started to find which restaurant suite us better... so stupid of us to think of that... coz all the food in India is suppose to be the same... SPICY!!! the only different is either southern india food (naan, dosa, puratha, etc) or northern india food (rice, noodle, chup suey, etc)... and finally we found our lunch place... which is in the place with the theme of Wild Wild West... a cowboy town... but sadly... is all indian food... =="

after our lunch... we get into a building and watch ppl explaining on how to set up a film from scratch... it wasnt quite surprise us at all... coz we were in this entertainment field... so it was really boring for us BgPrep Apprentice and Karthick... after that... we go walk around and take some picture again... at last... we get the chance to watch a stunt show also with the theme of Wild Wild West... a cowboy story setting... but the difference is... they do stunt for tourist to watch... i think the whole story is around 30 minutes...

After all those things... its getting 5pm... so we head back to the Ramoji Film City 3rd entrance to wait for our bus... coz we dont want to be late... and all of us dont want to imagine what if we late... while we were waiting the bus... we kinda like take a rest on the grass behind the big rock which cover us from the public... and by 5.30pm... the bus take off... and head back to Mandapur Station... this time.. it took us 2 and half hour to reach the destination... mostly are because of the heavy rain, some stupid traffice jam, and a stupid car accident... XD

when we reach Mandapur Station... is already around 8pm... and than we decided to hv our lunch at KFC... since we were somewhere near a KFC restaurant... well?! thinking y so stupid to eat KFC in India?! this is because... every KFC in every country is different taste... dont believe?! u can try it in any fast food restaurant... YES!!! is any FAST FOOD restaurant...

thats all for today rougly Ramoji Film City journey... and... KFC as dinner... ^^
ps: for more detail about Ramoji Film City... come and talk/chat with me...

Photos of the day:

- PawXuan become the lovely and beautiful cowgirl... XD





- taking picture with Firdaus and the Ramoji Film City 4th entrance...





- one of the important character of Ramoji Film City







- taking pict with Steve in front of an awesome statue... ^^

Day 12 in Hyderabad, India

17 July 2009

rougly around 10am... we kinda like receive an alias email from admin that RnH Hyderabad Company Meeting will be held at screening room on 4pm sharp... so we were kinda get excited and scary about it... why?! This is because... this is the first time for us to join such a big meeting with the whole RnH Hyderabad Stuff... and we kinda scare because there will be some fun for us to perform...

before our lunch... we search for some easy bollywood dance move to learn so that we can perform during the meeting... but than.. after our lunch... PawXuan suggested one dance... although it was not Bollywood dance... but it was kinda funny to dance out... so... PawXuan become the Coreographer while others become the dancer... except me and Albert... coz both of us kinda plan on something else... something different from them... XD

by 3.50pm... D. Gupta (BgPrep Apperentice Co-ordinator) came in the Training Room and order us to get ready for the Company Meeting... and VaNi (Director), Prasad (Digital Production Manager) and Bill Kroyer (Animation Director of RnH LA [if i didnt forget] ) was already there waiting for everyone... and... by 4pm... after everyone has settle down... the RnH Hyderabad Company Meeting has begun... the meeting is kinda P&C... so i cant say whats the meeting is all about... the meeting has extended some time because of some reason... so our BgPrep Apperentice performance will be delay to further notice...

After the meeting... RnH prepare some snack for everyone... those snack is actually taste quite nice... although the taste of it wont be found in Malaysia... so is kinda... Love It... i guess... besides... they also serve drink... forgot its Indian name... but in English... they call it... Almond Milk Shake with wallnuts... the taste of it is kinda funny cant really know how to explain to you guys...

and i guess thats all for today...

Day 10 in Hyderabad, India

15 July 2009

Tonight... we will be watching Transformer 2 with most of the RnH people... someone actually organize this event... so that RnH stuff can get to be together sometimes... oh... the cinema is call PRASAD IMAX... according to the local... it was a Largest IMAX in the world... as record for now.. still not sure yet...

after working hour... we (me, Pitt, and Bert) went there early because of some transportation problem... we follow Praveen car to Nicolas Road... and than we took around 15 minutes to walk to the PRASAD IMAX... sorry i didnt manage to take the photo of the IMAX... coz it was raining and we kinda rush in to find shelther... as for others (Steve, Desmond, and PawXuan) follow Trishna car to the IMAX... while Khairul decided not to join us for some special reason...

when 3 of us arrive IMAX... we kinda shop around coz it was still early for the movie... and than we found a restaurant which the logo is almost same as BurgerKing except that they are call Mamu... didnt manage to get the photo of the restaurant... but manage to get a snap shot of the cup with the logo on it...

after that... all of us gather up in front of the IMAX hall entrance... and i rougly saw there was around 20 RnH people + Bill Kroyer is also there with us waiting to get inside the Hall... once we were inside... i get quite shock when i see the size of the interior and the big screen... mayb this is the first time i watch IMAX...

the size of the screen i was talking about:
- as for my friends in Sunway...
is roughly like 5 times bigger compare to the TGV Sunway Pyramid...
- as for my friends in Kota Kinabalu...
it was rougly 4 times bigger compare to the GSC Kota Kinabalu...

After movie... we chit chat for a while outside the hall... and than all of us head home with the company cab...

Photo of the day:

- exterior of the PRASAD IMAX entrance..






- interior of PRASAD IMAX entrance...






- Mamu logo on the cup..
- which gives me the feeling of BurgerKing

Day 7 in Hyderabad, India

12 July 2009

today was our first SUNDAY in Hyderabad... so we have plan something for today... roughly around 2pm... we gather up and take Atu to the nearest train station which is... HitecCity Station... we bought our ticket with just only INS 3... which is so cheap for us... the train will arrive in HitecCity Station on 3.15pm... so we kinda walk around the Station to search for something special... and we manage to took some photos... on 3.17pm... the train arrive and we get into the first class compartment... when the conductor come n check our ticket... he actually told us the ticket we buy is normal compartment not the 1st class... so on the next station... we have to change compartment.. around 4pm... we arrive at the Hyderabad Station which is in Hederabad Old Town...


we walk around at the city and than we bough our return 1st class ticket which is INR72 in case the que get long in the night... after that... we took Atu to our destination, Charminar... a historical building in India... for more info Charminar.. plz search the website... somehow the Atu guy become our tour guide and translater... when we arrive at Charminar... we pay entrance fee... INS 100 per tourist... INS 25 per local... after paying for our entrance.. we tour around the building and manage to get some nice shot of the busy streets from top of it... and there is a security guard come over and talk with us... he even roughly tour us around the building and talk about the history of this Charminar... even though he is a security... but he know his country history so well.. i dont think i can tell that much of history things of my own country to tourist visiting Malaysia like him... he was such a nice person...

After Charminar... we were brough to a Pearl Shop... btw... Hyderabad most famous item is PEARL... especially BLACK PEARL... in the shop... we manage to buy some pearl with our cash... everyone of us was thinking... "If only I bring more cash today..." the pearl there was way too cheap... according to RnH ppl... they say Pearl here was cheap because it was still not that refine as what we saw in the Expensive shop... besides... Hyderabad produce more Pearl than any other places... I manage to bought some and planning to make it as a present to someone... which i cant say it here... coz i kinda like wanna surprise them... n i really hope she n others like it...

after the Pearl shop... it was already around 7pm... so we decided to head home... and again... we took train to get back to HighTec City and Atu to Malaysian Township... i guess thats all for the day... ^^

ps: for any more detail... u can accquire from me personally...


others photo of the DAY:

- the lovely lady by the side of the train...









- Night View of Hyderabad Old Town...

Day 6 in Hyderabad, India

11 July 2009

everyone of us wake up quite late for today... coz we have appointment with Praveen on 3pm actually... but still most of us wake up around 10am because of hungry... haha... we meet up at Club House to have our breakfast there... during the meet up... we actually push today plan early with the approval from Praveen... but still... something happen to the transportation so we were just roughly 1 hour ahead of the normal plan...

around 2.30pm... we arrive at Hyderabad Mall... Praveen say... its the famous mall in this Hyderabad city... we actually go to the food court to have our lunch there... and i random pick something to eat... something call... Cholabhatu Combo Set... luckyly is not those spicy food to eat with... After our lunch we shop around in the Mall for quite some time...

Around 4pm... we left the Hyderabad Mall and head to Praveen's house... acording to him... there is a nice view of Hussein Sagar (name of a lake) from his house... once we arrive at his house... he bring us to the roof top to have a look of the wonderfull view... and when we get up there... it was quite a surprising view... Its a view of a whole Hussein Sagar... WOW!!! and than we chit chat with Praveen for quite sometimes about India, Malaysia, etc...

Around 6pm... Praveen bring us to the Buddha Statue on the Hussein Sagar... we actually took a boat to the place... because the Buddha Statue is on the middle of the lake... and the only way there is by boat... Besides, it was a quite a tourism place... other than those... the Buddha Statue also got a story behind it... cant really type it here... or else it will be a very long blog again... if reader want to know more... get info from me personally or you can check the website about it...

in the night... Paw Xuan cook dinner for all of us... she cook... hmmm... Pasta... i guess... although she say she fail to make the dish she's thinking of... but still... for us... Paw Xuan's pasta was still quite delicious compare

Photo of the day:

- my lunch in Hyderabad Mall... Cholabhatu Combo Set







- Exterior of Hyderabad Mall






- Hussein Sagar view from Praveen's House...







- the boat to the Buddha Statue...










- night view of the Buddha Statue...












- Dinner serve by PawXuan

Day 5 in Hyderabad, India

10 July 2009

around 7pm... as always... dinner time... haha... all 8 of us actually went to club house to eat Maharaja Club ( some kind of sandwich )... sadly i didnt manage to take some photo on the food... because we were too hungry until non of us remember to take photo on the food... although we wait quite a long time but its worth waiting... coz the taste of it is really quite difference... we finish our dinner roughly around 8.30pm... and sadly we didnt want to get back home so early... so all of us decide to go out of Township for a sight seing again...

after we walk out... our first stop is Foodworld (supermarket)... we go in and roughly bought some ingredient which we think we are lack of it... and than surprisingly... PawXuan bought something and she say she wan us to become her white mice... after some Q&A... we realise that she got experience in cooking... so we dont really mind being her white mice.. coz someone who can cook wont cook out something bad to put into the mouth... XD

After the Foodworld... we continue our journey and our 2nd stop is some kind of indian traditional clothing shop... next... we stop by in a sport shop to do some survey of shoe and slipper... after that we all continue the journey and PawXuan start searching for some film shop for her personal stuff... we walk quite long time searching for some good film shop and survey around with the price... and than when someone give the signal "is late... we better head home..." than only we let go the experience of sight seing and head for home...

Photo of the day:


- The Indian Traditional Clothing Shop i mention above....

Day 4 in Hyderabad, India

9 July 2009

morning are still the same as always... nothing much to report...

around 3pm... Steve told us that he wont be joining us going home because he have to meet up with someone and go to Hyderabad City to buy Guitar... so by 5.30pm... everyone go home with RnH car except Steve... in the car... we were deciding where to have our dinner... and since it starting to rain... i suggest we go club house again to try out others food... and we did...

7pm... all of us gather at club house for our dinner... of coz except Steve... reason is all of us here is already in hungry ghost situation... during the dinner in the club house... we actually try to order food which is not spicy... so that PawXuan can enjoy the food like we normally did... btw.. PawXuan dont really get into spicy food... she cant really eat something very spicy... and instead of ordering the non-spicy food... without notice... PawXuan has order the most spicy dish among the food for the dinner tonight... which is Gobi 65... lucky that tonight dinner is sharing... so we divide the food spicy n non-spicy...

after dinner just because it is raining cats and dogs... all of us hang around in room 104 waiting the rain to get smaller... around 9pm... Steve reach home with a electric guitar cost around INR16k... sadly... Steve hvnt eat his dinner yet... so during the moment we hving fun in the living room... Steve was cooking in the kitchen for his own dinner... poor him... XD

photo of the day:


- watching some stupid show in room 104






- he still happy although he is cooking for himself... because he bought a new guitar...





- enjoying himself on the big sofa in room 104...