{"id":1961,"date":"2011-07-07T16:23:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T08:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbkd-online.com\/fanclub\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2011-07-07T16:34:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T08:34:45","slug":"the-kl-ulu-yam-site-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbkd-online.com\/fanclub\/2011\/07\/07\/the-kl-ulu-yam-site-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"The KL &#8211; Ulu Yam Site Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>23:00h, 4th June 2011, Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur Hotel Lobby:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ulu Yam Mountain. Near a pond. Description: AP will lead the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>With that, we set off at 830am on 5th June 2011 from KL in our 14-seater Mercedes all the way to Ulu Yam Mountain (Selangor, Malaysia), looking for the legendary &#8220;pond&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>At the foot of the mountain we asked, &#8220;is this the pond?&#8221;<br \/>\nThe friendly driver laughed, &#8220;No, this is a big dam! Not a small pond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So we continue driving uphill for the next half an hour before reaching the old town of Ulu Yam. It just wasn&#8217;t right, so I sent Rui En&#8217;s manager a text message the moment we had telco signal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e7\u00bb\u008f\u00e7\u0090\u2020\u00e4\u00ba\u00ba\u00e5\u00b0\u008f\u00e5\u00a7\u0090M: &#8220;Why are you all so early? She has not set off!&#8221;<br \/>\nMe: &#8220;You told us she would be filming early!&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00e7\u00bb\u008f\u00e7\u0090\u2020\u00e4\u00ba\u00ba\u00e5\u00b0\u008f\u00e5\u00a7\u0090M: &#8220;Okay she just set off from KL (1hour drive away).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So we decided to explore the old town instead. Interesting for the city pumpkins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0443.jpg?t=1308845013\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0443.jpg?t=1308845013\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bata in old town is just like this!!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0449.jpg?t=1308110540\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0449.jpg?t=1308110540\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roadside Yong Tau Foo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0460.jpg?t=1308110565\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0460.jpg?t=1308110565\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is cooking by the road their drive-thru service?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0480.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is so not touristy style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0530.jpg?t=1308846134\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0530.jpg?t=1308846134\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If rust sells, this car is worth a great deal.<\/p>\n<p>After the coffeebreak at the town, we continued our search for the &#8220;pond&#8221;. Thinking the &#8220;pond&#8221; is somewhere more elusive, we went further uphill. I saw the sign &#8220;Batu Pahar\/Ipoh&#8221; and the number beside it just got smaller and smaller.<\/p>\n<p>My driver was a persistent uncle, so I let him be. When he finally gave up, I told him to try heading back. Search ended with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There! Rui En!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Me: &#8220;Hi, we reached here safely :D&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;I was so worried lah&#8230; Can you all let me finish this scene first?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/252829_10150213026305340_591455339_7080717_177905_n.jpg?t=1308842003\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/252829_10150213026305340_591455339_7080717_177905_n.jpg?t=1308842003\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By this time, we all realised that their &#8220;small pond&#8221; was actually the &#8220;BIG DAM&#8221;. How similar =\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/IMG_0734.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/IMG_0734.jpg?t=1309758519\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So we spent the next 20-30minutes watching her complete 1 short scene in numerous takes. To think RBKD&#8217;s first site visit would be in Malaysia. So for many of our members, first time witnessing filming, they were amazed how a 1-2 minutes scene needed so much work.<\/p>\n<p>Me: &#8220;Hi, do you want to take a video for xinmsn?&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Can we just spend time together? I don&#8217;t want this (site visit) to be like a promo thing.&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Come, let&#8217;s find a place where you guys can sit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-BigBottle.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-BigBottle.jpg?t=1309758519\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone: &#8220;That&#8217;s a very big bottle.&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Yes. Because the water here is not clean. So I boil my own water everyday.&#8221;<br \/>\nSomeone: &#8220;What about mineral water?&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Worse. I tried boiling the water and it turned milky. And it isn&#8217;t because of the kettle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-LightMoment.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-LightMoment.jpg?t=1309758519\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rui En: &#8220;You mean you guys have not been robbed yet?&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;The 7-11 behind my apartments was robbed a few days ago although someone was inside! That&#8217;s why I was so worried of your safety I didn&#8217;t let you guys come at first until you were sure you could get safe transport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-LiangTeh.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-LiangTeh.jpg?t=1309758519\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone: &#8220;Is that Liangteh?&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Ya. I made it myself, weather is so hot here.&#8221;<br \/>\nEveryone: &#8220;YOU MADE IT YOURSELF?!?!?!?!&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;I mean it&#8217;s those packet ones and I only add hot water. But yes, I made it myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This might seem like no big deal. But for us, to know that she knows how to take care of herself, that was really really really comforting to know.<\/p>\n<p>It was lunch break by the way, but Rui En made no signs of wanting to have lunch.<\/p>\n<p>Me: &#8220;Are you eating well?&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Yes, the hawker food here is really nice. Have you all tried? You all should try, it&#8217;s really nice, nicer than the hawker food in Singapore. But of course they use a lot of MSG.&#8221;<br \/>\nMe: &#8220;It&#8217;s lunch now right? Why ain&#8217;t you eating?&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Don&#8217;t feel like (eating). The weather is so hot.&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: *continues* &#8220;Do you all want ice-cream? Come I treat you all, which flavours do you all like?&#8221;<br \/>\nEveryone: &#8220;It&#8217;s okay, please go have your lunch~~~&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-ChinChow.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-ChinChow.jpg?t=13097585192\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-GroupPhoto.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-GroupPhoto.jpg?t=1309758519\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-GroupPhoto-Ruivin.jpg?t=1309758519\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Code%20of%20Honour%20Site%20Visits%202011\/RBKDKL11-GroupPhoto-Ruivin.jpg?t=1309758519\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone: &#8220;Byebye~&#8221;<br \/>\nRui En: &#8220;Thank you for coming.&#8221;<br \/>\nElvin: *cheekily* &#8220;Thank you for coming to visit ME :)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0964.jpg?t=1308846778\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0964.jpg?t=1308846778\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0862.jpg?t=1308846999\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i516.photobucket.com\/albums\/u321\/RBKD-online\/RBKD%20FC%20only\/Rail%20In%20Flight%20Out%20of%20KL%202011\/IMG_0862.jpg?t=1308846999\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Signing Off<br \/>\nXinyi<\/p>\n<p><font color=#666666>Code of Honour \u00e6\u00ad\u00a3\u00e4\u00b9\u2030\u00e6\u00ad\u00a6\u00e9\u00a6\u2020 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"349\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pX9TcW2EiAc?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/pX9TcW2EiAc?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23:00h, 4th June 2011, Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur Hotel Lobby: &#8220;Ulu Yam Mountain. 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