Back To Basics;

five letters, two syllable.

2012-01-22T00:35:00.001+08:00

Innocence.

Isn't it amazing how one smile can light up the whole room?

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Om nom nom;

2012-01-10T22:02:00.001+08:00

STRESSED AND HUNGRY! =(

Time to beat stressed upside down and eat it up.

Blood sweat money;

2012-01-04T23:12:00.002+08:00

If you were with me for the past few days, you'd prolly know how standing next to a tornado feels like.

Or an erupting volcano.

Or one of those natural phenomenons that are unpredictable and scary.

Even I frightened myself a couple of times these few days.

I just came out of 8 hours worth of torture.

First I thought I lost my cases because I couldn't seem to view them from my pendrive.

Then the printer suddenly stopped printing halfway through.

In the midst of a panic-attack, I swung my arms too hard and hit my cup by accident. Next thing I knew, I had sweet purple liquid (with aloe vera chunky bits) all over my keyboard.

And then my laptop couldn't be switched on.

And then I dropped my textbook.

And then I realized that I've printed some documents wrongly.

And then that damned case had to go out of the required alignment.

And then I realized I forgot to include another authority.

And then I realized I paginated everything wrongly.

When everything is finally (finally) settled, the receipt came up to a grand total of RM 92.90.

I just spent RM 92.90 to print, photostat, and bind 7 sets of aliens.

Goodness. After all this work, I really hope this is worth it.

This better be worth it.

Choppy;

2012-01-04T11:42:00.000+08:00

I didn't realize until I posted it up... but my words and sentences tend to get pretty choppy when I'm distracted/nervous/stressed out.

The saddest thing is, no matter how much I try to edit it it would still sound the same. Choppy. Funny. I never thought there would be a day where I used 'choppy' to describe the way I write. Shows that instead of improving, I've been going in a completely different direction.

=(

With that said, I'm feeling incredibly stressed at the moment, with way too many (too many too many) deadlines to meet.

Hence this post.
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The Last Conquer! (of 2011)

2012-01-04T03:17:00.000+08:00

On New Year's eve, we left for Melaka town at about 5 to grab... lunch. HAHA.

We were supposed to meet Su Ann at the mall but we were (well, Gab and I were) starving so we stopped by at Nadeje for food!

See Lim Su Ann, you've decided to dine at Movida and miss out on the camwhoring session! For what? Some nachos? Not worth it at all. XP

Met up and wanted to take group shots using Roxy's mirror! Fun... until we got told off by the shop assistant.

=(

We had many more hours to go and we didn't wanna just end up... shopping. So between bowling, movie and skating, the council's decision was clear.

Ahem.

We all started with the in-line skates, thinking it was nothing too hard to conquer.

Wrong. So wrong.

It only took one fall for some of us to change to the easier four wheelies.

(identity protected for obvious reasons HAHAHA *cough*thegirls*cough*)

Makes me wonder: How on earth did those waiters/waitresses worked on skates in those concept restaurants?! It's hard enough balancing yourself on those things but to balance a tray worth of fragile items?

Salute.

(you have no idea how long it took for us to get this picture.)

BAN CUTE HAHA.

Red/pinkians of the day:

Gerald

Melly-belly

Susu

Ah Liang

Gabby

Meeeee!

Have no idea why these are painted all over the place. It doesn't even have anything to do with roller skating! But really fun to imitate.

Ah Liang shot some stuff down and won a keychain and a monster!

We were all starving after skating (it was already... 10.30?) and almost everywhere was packed with excited customers so we ended up in the Friends Cafe which was surprisingly quiet on New Year's eve.

Haven't dined there since Siew Foong's birthday which was almost a year ago.

Still in love with the quality of their food. =)

Waited till 12 and everyone (from our table) screamed Happy New Year and toasted with our drinks (mine was a half-full glass of water... haven't been drinking, mum. Very guai.)! ... Then felt awkward because everyone else was quiet. XP

And then we decided that we should visit The Library because everyone kept saying it's crazy over there. But by the time we arrived the atmosphere toned down and all we saw were some leftover party packs on the floor.

Plus we were so exhausted so we just stayed there to look... 'in'.

(spot the monster Ah Liang won! Su ann insisted on having it in the picture and the waiter went through great measures to make sure monster stayed within the frame...)

All in all, I've had a marvelous New Year's eve, well spent with a small bunch of awesome buddies. <3

(insert awkward pause)

It's finally 2012.

Which means... I'll start writing the dates wrongly again. =D

Another new beginning;

2012-01-01T12:39:00.007+08:00

In 2011,

I started blogging here again.
Not long after I started, my laptop was stolen in the parking lot.
It was crazy, that night. Everyone had to stay awake with me at the police station while I talked to the officer in his office. It's sad, though. A year later and I hear nothing from them and from the security department. Efficiency in Malaysia... still lacking.
Celebrated our CNY in KL. All of us decided to go for a family movie session. The movie was good, but mum was sick. Yet she insisted on watching the entire movie with us. The movie was good, but mum was sick.
Received roses for the second time in my life on Valentines day! From two very special persons in my heart.

5. My favourite (and only) brother finally tied the knot. It was crazy, hectic, fun, romantic, memorable. It was perfection all rolled into one. They're perfect for each other, and that's what make everything counts. =)

6. Started the tiny cake tradition with Bowl!

7. Was pampered and surprised on my birthday.

8. Went to Kuching and Tawau during the sem break in June!

Had fun swimming with the turtles. Or, in my case, floating around with the aid of a life jacket and helping hands.

9. Fell in love with Moocow!!

10. Fell in love with Snowflake.

11. Read a lot of good books. =)

12. BAKED CAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!

13. Moved in with ze roommate. =)

14. Mum bought me a very pretty pair of loafers. (And I feel obliged to post a picture of it because it's so prettyyyy)

15. Gave mooting a shot. Everything was done last minute

but I'm SO grateful it wasn't too bad. =)

16. An adorable baby boy joined the Wong family two weeks ago. And he's probably the cutest thing my family has ever seen in a long time. Apart from me, of course. ;)

I've had a memorable New Year's eve with Gab, Susu, Ah Liang, Melly, and Gerald.

We've conquered the world of roller skating (not quite... yet.),
had good food at the Friend's cafe (Had pasta for two continuous meals without realizing it),
said HAPPY NEW YEARRRR and cheered and toasted at the stroke of midnight,
took the first few pictures in 2012,
walked over to the Library because it's the 'in-thing' at the moment but didn't realize how tired everyone was,
Realized that the Library is nothing but an overpriced hype of the month.

We had tons of fun nonetheless, and I'm really glad we chose to spend it this way!

Out with the old, in with the new!

HAPPY YEAR 2012!!

2011 gave me a helluva ride.

What do you have for me, 2012?

Where were we?

2011-12-30T11:20:00.001+08:00

1. I am... stuck with really bad flu and I sound like one of those stalkers in movies where you can hear them breathing miles away.

2. I am officially an aunt to a tiny bundle of joy (BoJ).

3. Because of that BoJ, the attention of the family has clearly shifted from *cough*me*cough* to him. =(

4. I won a dress from Azorias. =D =D =D No need to spend money to buy more dresses on CNY!

5. I think the dress might be a little bit too short for my height...

6. I have so many things on my to-do list and yet all I'm thinking of at the moment is how to get to rank 25 in tetris ASAP.

7. My cousin-in-law also gave birth to a BoJ2! =) Now I can buy Superheroes costumes for babies without feeling guilty!

8. I can't stop eating chocolate chip cookies.

9. I bought TWO shampoos of different brands thinking that I bought 1 shampoo and 1 conditioner instead.

10. I miss reading. Why didn't I bring some books back here!!!

*proper update soon! ... I hope.*

NEED to get this out of my system;

2011-12-10T23:43:00.001+08:00

The 'A' 'S' 'D' 'V' 'T' and 'C' is slowly but definitely disappearing from my keyboard! I need to find something to draw it back and make it appear again before da jie comes back.

Gosh this is bothering me so much to the extent where I can't type for 5 seconds without looking at it and (falsely) assuring myself that the letters are not fading even more with each tap.

I can barely even see the 'A' anymore! Need. To. Find. Marker. Pen.

Testing testing =D

2011-12-07T15:07:00.001+08:00

Found my attachment placing and I'm happy with the firm I've chosen! =)

I can only hope that by the end of three months they'll be equally happy and satisfied with my performance.

Ehe. Sorry, got a wee bit carried away.

Nope, still here;

2011-11-23T13:39:00.001+08:00

Finally have the time to breathe! And by 'time' I mean about 5 hours. And then tomorrow night my midterm papers will come over to step all over my freedom parade.

Anyway.

What happened since... the end of october!

1. Attended the bestest bestest bestest's 21st birthday bash.

2. Went to Ipoh with the family!

And had really, really good dim sum for breakfast, Bidor's wantan mee for lunch, and managed to meet up with some of my relatives over there. =)

GUESS WHAT I FOUND in Bidor?

Super adorable!

(Also super overpriced)

An army of angry birds! =)

And my favourite wantan noodle since young. Not as good as before, but still the best to me.

3. Finally done with Mooting!

Sleepless nights and countless heart attacks, all thanks to this innocent looking bundle.

Right after mooting we went for the first Tutti Frutti outlet in Melaka! Located strategically opposite uni. I can't eat this too often unless I plan on burning a serious hole in my pocket.

Plus, I'm still a Moocow fan!

Also went for something cheesy. =)

Just realized we've never taken a proper picture before so here's a first!

I just spent 2 good hours procrastinating. This is very bad.

Hyperactive nervous system;

2011-11-18T15:44:00.001+08:00

My heart is beating out of my chest.

Officially a boring blogger;

2011-11-16T08:34:00.001+08:00

STRESSED STRESSED STRESSED WHERE'S MY CAKE WHEN I NEED IT TO CALM MY NERVES AND MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.

=(

Seniors were right. They're (almost) always right.

Delta y u no good boy!

Wish you well;

2011-11-12T22:53:00.001+08:00

Life must have taken its toll on you. I guess that's why you were so tired of fighting. I understand. I probably would've done it differently, but I understand the reasons why you did it. I just hope that you're happy now. I hope you're safe. I hope that you're now in the arms of your loved ones.

I hope that you're finally home.

Stressed.

2011-10-30T17:24:00.000+08:00

I'm savouring my McFlurry right now. For some reason it's twice the size of their usual serving.

Even McDonalds knows I need this. =(

You again;

2011-10-26T16:37:00.000+08:00

斯文败类。

Frustration;

2011-10-15T03:15:00.003+08:00

I have never harassed the F5 button this much in my entire life.

It's already 3.15 a.m. I have dreams to make and clouds to be on.

MMU, do something to prove that you're a multimedia-based university. I'm begging you. Please.

So I can get my satisfaction;

2011-10-13T09:36:00.003+08:00

Lo and behold:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

If you've been good in cooking your whole life you wouldn't understand the source of my satisfaction for baking a butter cake at the age of 20.

You really wouldn't understand, but it's okay.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Lost Symbol v My Best Friend's Girl

2011-10-12T12:02:00.002+08:00

My verdict on The Lost Symbol:

p/s: JOANNA WONG DON'T READ THIS PART.

I love Dan Brown's works. I've read all of his novels, from DV Code to Angels & Demons, Digital Fortress, and I even went all the way to MMU's (Siti Hasmah Digital) Library for Deception Point.

Those books were the reason why I stayed up late till 4-5 a.m. just so that I could finish it, because otherwise I would feel... incomplete, if that makes any sense at all.

So imagine my excitement when I finally managed to read the Lost Symbol. I expected the same from it, if not better, because the synopsis on the back cover really pulled me in.

I was... slightly disappointed.

I won't say it's not a page-turner, but the urge was not as strong for me, and I could put it aside for a day or two without feeling the need to finish reading it. The flow of the story reminded me a lot of Angels & Demons and the DV code, only in a different setting, so certain events which were supposed to be thrilling/suspenseful failed to excite me because I've already expected it.

In other words, it became... fairly predictable.

Maybe it's because Angels & Demons is too good. It set too high a bar for him to write something that is even more captivating than that.

But I still enjoyed reading it, and there were still some parts that sprung on me unexpectedly and made me sit up straight in surprise, so it's not too bad.

It just... wasn't as great as what I had expected for it to be.

I'm still glad I read it, though! At least I've finally managed to cross this book out of my "MUST READ" list. =)

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Current read:

My Best Friend's Girl, by Dorothy Koomson.

Already 100 pages in, doing good so far!

What I did during the break:

2011-10-11T23:18:00.003+08:00

1. Bought 5 books in total using the leftover Borders voucher my siblings gave me!

Books with a heavier plot: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carre; and Dance Dance Dance by Haruko Murakami (I see everyone talking about this author nowadays so I figured it was time to catch up with the reading scene... Ahem.)

Dorothy Koomson! I've ALWAYS wanted to try her books. Saw Borders selling 3 for RM 70 so I grabbed it instantly. =) =) =)

2. In pursuit of my Yes-I-Can mission: I BAKED A CAKE!

Okay not really. I watched mum bake and helped out a bit here and there... Heh.

Banananana cake. =D

I did this! Unwrapped the butter and placed it in that bowl-thing.

I also did this! Mash the banana with... stuff. Can't really remember the ingredients. Haih.

=D =D =D Okay so I did nothing but it's a start! It's a start!

3. Bribery

Love it when gor buys me food *nudge nudge. =D

4. Went for a sleepover with Monnie pony (FINALLY)

I also visited Monash Uni and sat in for one of her tutorials. =D

Love the campus (and the library, the rock-climbing facility, the food stalls... MMU y u no hot & roll!)

And their lifts won't make you feel like you're on your way up to a scene in a low-budget Thai horror movie.

Our initial plan was to go for Spa session and then a trip to KL, but plan cancelled in the end cause my poor pony suffered really horrible food poisoning the next day. =/

Being the awesomest best friend that she always is, she took me out to Mid Valley anyway, even though she was supposed to rest in bed. Sigh, so touched.

So sorry you had to teman me love, and watch me (and Bryan) eat real food and Snowflake while you had your toasts. Love youuuu monnieee.

And I still don't understand why after all that I've put you through, you still called the next day to apologize. =.= Silly girl.

p/s: Where are our other pictures?

5. My nephew is so adorable!!!

Okay I'm aware that this isn't exactly what I DID, but my cousin, his wife and their son came down from Ipoh because they were flying back to China that night. So we picked them up and spent some time with them before they left.

I haven't seen my nephew for so long, he knows how to talk and recite poems and sing songs (Jingle bell) and swim and everything already! At the age of 2! I think other than falling down, I prolly didn't know much when I was at that age. Whyyyy didn't I learn how to swim!

Only managed to take this picture when only both of us were in the car and his parents were moving their luggage to the boot. He was busy saying "Mama! Mama! Mama moving luggage! Mama!" to look at me for a decent picture. So... yeah.

Too adorable.

6. JoBananananana!

Met up yesterday for dinner + (impromptu) dessert session.

Decided to give Euro-Deli a shot because it serves pork and I read tons of good reviews about it online.

AND there's also the whole bad-ass burger challenge but we'll leave that for later.

Heads up: Food is considerably more expensive here so only go if you're feeling rich and you wanna eat pork really badly.

My ice lemon tea and her ginger ale (cheapest in the restaurant hahahahhaa.)

=) =) =)

We ordered (insert name here) pasta and (insert name here) -- a dish with really big pork sausage.

They serve their pasta with apple jam, apparently. Odd combination but it was surprisingly good. And so cheesy! Reminds me of mac and cheese.

I loveeee mac and cheese.

I hope for a day where I won't have to force her to take pictures. XP

Portion was BIG.

Smiley sausage with mashed potato, mustard and something that tastes like sour onion...?

I asked her to give me the evil look and she gave me this:

=.= I asked for another try she gave me this:

... She basically ignored my request wth. Good friend. Hahahaha.

The Hall of Fame for those who tried conquering the big Matterhorn burger! It's the size of a dinner plate, and if you can finish the whole thing within 45 minutes you'll get money (i think), but if you don't you'll have to pay for it (RM 88).

Jobanana wants to give it a shot. I'll start drawing the banner now! =D

After dinner we (I...?) felt like going for dessert and Jo was craving for Snowflake so we went to Kota Damansara for snowflake!

Too many people there so I didn't dare to take any pictures of anything.

Thanks for bringing me out again Jo! Our next outing would be for you to conquer the burger okay. =D

Random hair post;

2011-10-11T01:10:00.003+08:00

Big mass of waves/curls/mess!

Will blog more. Soon.

A new mission!

2011-10-04T14:33:00.004+08:00

This idea developed one night when I had trouble sleeping.

I thought over the things that I know how to do, and I put it on a scale of comparison with those that I don't know.

It took me less than a minute to realize that I know too little. =(

So I've decided to come up with a self-improvement project: My very own Yes-I-Can mission!

I can already come out with all sorts of things that I wanna learn. I wanna learn how to bake. How to ride a bicycle *ducks head in shame. How to swim. How to drive a car properly without making others fear for their lives on the road. How to cook a decent meal. How to play good badminton. How to study consistently without making any excuses NOT to do it... You see. The list is endless.

I originally wanted to start this plan in January - new year, new resolution and all that.

But I figured it would fit better if I start it now, in October, where it's ALMOST the end of the year but not quite there yet, because it's never too late to learn! =)

So yes. I shall give life a proper shot and see where it leads me.

Always aim for the moon, because even if we miss, we'll land among the stars. (Sigh, this is why I love Cecelia Ahern.)

Watch me.

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p/s: Wanted to bake something today, but didn't manage to get any ingredients so reading it is! Finally have the time to read my books.

My pretty bookmark! Sigh so pretty it makes me weak.

The book gor paid for during the Popular bookfest!

I'm only about 100 pages in but I'm already a little bit disappointed. NG LI MAY I BLAME IT ON YOU.

Okay so I just had to put this in SOMEWHERE because I look so fair! I love webcams. They conceal SO well haha.

Back to reading! =)

Battlescars;

2011-09-29T15:16:00.000+08:00

I can barely see my eyes. I can see my eyebags, though. They're huge. But I can't seem to find my eyes.

My right hand is filled with tiny red bruises where my nails pressed too hard when I was writing. The skin on my middle finger peeled off, leaving the surface rough and... blotchy.

My facial pores are so huge I can fill them up with sand and there would still be ample space for more.

My bones are hurting so bad, asking me to stop hunching my back would be a crime.

My body is reluctant to move even an inch, but my mind is running full speed. Running through cases. Through many different chapters. Through many, many things that I've forgotten during the paper but somehow managed to remember right after.

But gosh. It's over. It's finally over.

You need to stop doing this to me, you big bad bully. =(

Happy Mooncake Festival!

2011-09-12T20:32:00.001+08:00

Is it still possible to buy mooncake tomorrow?

I know dad says it's over-commercialized but gosh I'm craving for it SO badly. WHY DIDN'T I BUY IT YESTERDAY!?

Now when everyone is happily walking around with pretty little tang lungs and biting on mooncakes while sipping on hot Chinese tea and talking about how round the moon is tonight, I'm just gonna stay inside my room and sulk like a spoiled child.

Okay done ranting.

Mid-Autumn Period Happy everyone! =)

Tell me if you know where I can get mooncakes tomorrow!!!

What I did last summer (??!?!)

2011-09-10T18:53:00.002+08:00

Met up with my best friend Procrastination and he convinced me to blog instead of studying.

So here I am. Heh.

Decided to post up pictures of all sorts of things I did but haven't blogged about during/after the midterm break. =D

1. When in doubt, go pink!

Oh wait. This was done a week before midterm break. Got so fed up with assignments/studies I ended up painting my nails pink! And then I decided to spice things up a bit by adding stripes in a darker shade of pink.

Don't ask me why it turned out looking like messy spots instead.

2. Coffee Ritual @ SS14, Petaling Jaya.

"Coffee in its most glorious form." --- Those of you who can never get enough of well-brewed coffee, this is the place to go. Watch how they brew their coffee! Some other customers even recorded the entire process. It was THAT different.

Actually I think you can find pictures of it online. OR you can check out their website here.

Went there for tea session with some wonderful company. =)

Some sort of drink... With hazelnut?

My peach tea!

(Insert name here) tea.

Mmm. Sinfully delicious (insert name here).

Now you know why I can never be a food blogger.

My crepe with some weird-named ice-cream! The ice-cream was really good. Milky, and not too sweet. Perfect combination with the crepe.

Apple pie! I don't know why but it really, really looks like Pinocchio to me.

3. Outing with Mon Wei

We MADE our parents fetch us to Mid Valley and bear with the heavy traffic just so that we could meet up.

Power of our friendship la wei. =)

HAD MY MOO COW! So happifying.

Monnie ponnie, happily posing for the camera.

p/s: stop mixing yogurt with chocolate syrup and chocolate chips. Please. HAHAHA.

I had to camwhore in public because she was too engrossed in messaging Bryan to take a decent picture for me. XP

Realized I've never taken pictures of moocow before so I started snapping away like nobody's business.

If you're rich and you're reading this, please consider opening a franchise in Bukit Beruang, Melaka. I'll be your loyal customer. I mean it.

Went to Redbox for our first cheong k experience together!

I will never go for karaoke sessions with her again because she always pick songs that are too high and too difficult for my level, and she expects me to singalong with her.

But come to think of it, I think she redeemed herself later on when she realized that I couldn't hit the notes like she could, so she started choosing songs that I could sing along to.

Okay Mon you're forgiven. XP

After almost 4 hours of singing, we met up with her Bryan for Snowflake!!!

Sorry. First experience here so I might sound a bit jakun. But gosh. So many people!

THEY HAVE A BEEPING UFO! This is so much cooler than restaurants that have those little devices with tiny buttons on each table for you to press for service/bill/order etc.

I definitely don't mind going back there next time. =D =D =D

4. Tried to make my hair curly after stalking XiaXue's blog.

Uh. Self-explanatory.

And right after I tied these buns my ah yi came over to pass us some mooncakes.

The moment I walked out the door, I can almost swear I saw my cousin brother laughing in the car.

5. Angry-birdified my da jie's laptop!

Just got this done yesterday!

I've been using my da jie's laptop for quite some time already and the alphabets are starting to wear off (I hope she doesn't read this), so I bought a keyboard protector the other day in SS14's digital mall.

But I also wanted a laptop cover and wristpad to prevent scratches and to stop the palm rest area from turning black. I didn't buy any from Digital Mall because they were selling @ RM 29.90/RM39.90, which was a lot more expensive than the budget I had in mind, and I didn't see any patterns that I like.

So I waited.

Thank goodness I did, because then I found myself this!!

Got it for only RM 10! Super worth it, if you ask me.

I ~~forced~~ asked Gabriel to do the sticking part for me because the last time Qi and I tried to stick the laptop skin to my old laptop, it ended up looking like it had chicken pox all over it. So yeah.

He did his job well. So happifying! =D =D =D

Okay. My stomach is calling out for food.

This post shall end abruptly about... now.

Lost;

2011-09-04T23:37:00.001+08:00

The biggest rip in my life.

I hate how it feels so near sometimes. I hate how afraid I am. How afraid I am of losing the world.

I hate this part, right here.

And then she remembers;

2011-09-01T10:35:00.002+08:00

Fell down at one of those small steps today when I was walking towards the stupid pan mee stall to order my breakfast.

The big fat bruise on my left knee is mocking me now.

It's laughing at how after all these years of walking, I can still fall down EVERYWHERE.

The Lost Symbol is Finally Found.

2011-08-31T22:50:00.005+08:00

Went to KLCC's Popular book fair today! The roads in KL were surprisingly empty.

But man, the convention hall was anything but that.

Our initial plan was to go home at 12.30 p.m.

By the time we actually did leave, it was... 2.30 p.m. HAHAHA.

You have no idea how good it feels like to be surrounded by so many books in the same room. (Would be a lot better if the crowd is smaller, though, but you know what they say! Be contented with what you're given. Not sure if it's applicable here, but yeah...)

I had to exercise absolute self-restraint, especially when I was at the English department. They had almost every book that I've always wanted to get, and the best part?

All at a reduced price. =D

Mitch Albom. Dan Brown. Nicholas Sparks. Cecelia Ahern. Sidney Sheldon. John Grisham. The list goes on and on and on.

And on.

I didn't bring my wallet with me (yes, I am that smart.), but I got myself something anyway!

Meet the latest addition to my collection:

Hello love. I've been waiting to get you for too long. Too damn long.

It was selling for RM 24. I think that's around 50% off the original price? Major steal, considering the fact that I've been dying to get the book since it first came out 84099834028 years ago and was selling @ RM 99.

So happy. My siblings had to pay for everything I bought heheheheheh. THANK YOUUU.

Anyway.

So if you're an avid book/cd lover and you need a serious update to your collection, now is the perfect opportunity.

But be prepared. Your wallet WILL bleed.

But oh, that sense of satisfaction. Mmmm. =)

I'm not procrastinating. I'm not.

2011-08-30T23:20:00.003+08:00

Went to Tropics for a swim today! =D

Okay. So my siblings and er jie's bf went for a swim today. I just tagged along and tried to do some revisions on Company Law. 'Tried' being the keyword here. It was pretty late by the time we got there, so I only managed to cram a few pages in before the sky got really dark.

But it's so prettyyyyyy. And it's pretty windy so it actually feels kinda good to study there.

And uh. Nice lighting. Heh.

No I'm not using this as an excuse to blog and procrastinate. I would never!

Oh look at the time, too late to study! XP

Kidding, mum.

Morning rant;

2011-08-30T08:47:00.005+08:00

Everytime I buy a bus ticket, I would specifically request for a single seat.

I think the reasons are pretty obvious: I don't wanna sit with anyone else because it makes me feel awkward and I'll end up staying awake for two miserable hours, not wanting to sleep because I'll either a) look extremely disgusting when I'm sleeping; b) he or she might turn out to be some sort of serial killer that I somehow didn't read about; or c) he/she might smell funny.

So yeah.

Imagine my horror when I boarded the Transnasional bus at 2.30 p.m with full faith that I'll be seating alone, until I walked up to my seat... only to find it taken by some Indian dude?

The horror!

I was slightly early, and the bus was pretty empty so I figured I wouldn't pick a fight with him (I'm too small in comparison anyway...), and ended up seating in another single seat behind. Which was okay with me.

But then some ang moh came up to me and demanded for his seat back. =(

So I told myself, since he could fight for his seat back, I should, too!

That's what made me go up to the Indian guy and said, "Hi, you're sitting on my seat."

He looked at me, dumbfounded. "But it's free-sitting."

"No, they assigned me this seat." I think I might have even showed him my ticket as proof.

"Oh..."

Moment of awkward silence.

"So can I sit here?" I asked, feeling a bit stupid that I had to ask a stranger for permission to sit on a seat that I PURCHASED.

"No."

=.=

I stared at him and changed my approach, "I WANT my seat back."

"Oh. Uh. Okay."

And just like that, I got my original seat back. =D

At that point plenty of people were staring at me, and because of what I did (I stood up for myself hohoho!) another Indian passenger went to the girl behind me and tried to ask for his seat back.

But she said no.

And then he said what I said, "but they gave me this seat!"

That girl replied, "but this is free-sitting. So sit anywhere la!"

I think she repeated this for quite a few times. Until the indian passenger got fed up and sat somewhere else.

I remember thinking to myself, "Maaan, if she was the one that I had to grab my seat from, we might be in the middle of a fight already."

Because seriously? Woman, they assigned us seats for a reason.

We're allowed to request for single seats for a reason.

If it's really free sitting, then why do they even bother stating our seat number on the bus ticket? Wouldn't it be a little bit pointless?

Of course, if they miscalculated the seats and got all the seats all messed up, then the situation is totally understandable.

But that was not the case. So when everything is right, YOU DON'T GO AROUND MESSING THINGS UP FOR THEM.

If you want that seat, TELL THEM WHEN YOU BUY YOUR TICKET. Don't just go up the bus, sit on some random seat and then tell the guy who specifically requested for the seat that 'it's free-sitting'.

Goodness.

... Actually, I don't know why I got so worked up over it. Normally this wouldn't upset me as much (it happened on other buses before. Not transnasional. Because transnasional always assigns seat to us.)

Maybe it was the way she said, "GO SIT SOMEWHERE ELSE LA. Why can't you sit somewhere else?"

Yeah. Exactly. So why can't YOU sit somewhere else and leave this guy alone?

p/s: SELAMAT HARI RAYA! Totally different topic, I know. BUT STILL. =D

Rust. Old. Cold.

2011-08-22T14:42:00.002+08:00

I have an unbelievably short attention span.

Like right now, I'm supposed to be working on my assignment, but five minutes later found me absent-mindedly scrolling the pages of facebook, looking for songs on youtube, even taking the ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) test just to see if this short attention span issue is serious enough to go for medical help.

And I can never seem to remember all the things that I intended to do. Guess that's why I keep an organizer. I can't even remember where my organizer is. Somewhere... I think I'll look for it in a while.

OH I WAS SUPPOSED TO CHECK MMLS.

Okay. I remember now. Gaaaah. Need a new brain.

FOOD;

2011-08-20T14:24:00.006+08:00

This is the amount of food I've eaten in the past 3 days:

1. Domino's Pizza

Their theme song is ringing in my mind right now. 1300-888-333!

2. Chicken rice balls @ Chung Hwa

We got there slightly earlier, right before the place was stuffed with tourists.

Good timing. ;)

3. Durian Cendol @ Tan Kim Hock

Two words: TOO SWEET.

Oh wait, additional one word: OVERPRICED.

4. Satay Celup @ Capitol Satay

Met Ze Hui here for the first time since high school! Man, what a small world.

It's really hot and stuffy inside, yet people (like us) would still queue up for 23908109819 hours just to eat some stupid lok lok.

Amazing.

5. Beef Noodles @ Tangkak Beef Noodle Melaka

I think this is pretty pricey, but it serves a decent amount of meat, and it's really good, so I can't complain.

Love their longan bing.

6. Dinner @ 北栈

LOVE the ambience, and it wasn't as expensive as I thought it would be!

(Then again, we didn't order the expensive dishes, so...)

7. 豆浆油条 @ I Love Yoo!

Hahaha self-explanatory.

8. Nyonya Laksa @ Jonker88

9. Durian puffs!

Mmmmmmmm. =)

10. Cendol @ Min Chong Hygenic Ice Cafe

Famous for their cendol and pak poh ice.

11. Nadeje

Ate this THREE TIMES in THREE DAYS.

Still good, but I can't keep doing this to myself. Sigh.

12. Cockles, snails and clams @ The back alley food stalls, Jalan Bunga Raya(??)

We ate at both stalls.

(The stall in front (which was the second stall we went for) provides HORRIBLE service. But their clams are fresh and the sauce tastes better than the stall behind. But if I were to eat there again I wouldn't hesitate to walk a few steps further to the other stall.

Good service is THAT important.)

I feel like I've been eating this much just to compensate for the past week or so where I barely ate anything else other than oatmeal, cereal and bread.

Really satisfying.

I think if Gab's brother or the Joan + Mei Shi + Jemo didn't come down to Melaka, I wouldn't have been able to eat THIS much.

But gosh. Taking all this sweet/toxic-filled food in within just a few days?

How to get rid of my pimples la like this. =(

p/s: Pictures taken from either Gab, Gab's brother, or Google. I hate my phone's battery life.

Roar!

2011-08-14T14:08:00.003+08:00

Grrrr public law.

You're like my version of a bitter gourd.

You look harmless, but man, you taste awful.

GRRR.

My new baby;

2011-08-08T14:28:00.000+08:00

I finally managed to write something again!

Struggled really badly through all my past-present tense issues and my grammatical errors (Why didn't I listen to teachers in class!), but I'm just so glad I came up with something after so long. And the writing process was a lot shorter than I expected!

Gosh.

I feel so... relieved.

The Headstand, a romance fiction - FictionPress.com

I can eat a cow now;

2011-08-01T21:13:00.002+08:00

Hi all, I'm having my imaginary buffet dinner now.

Will post up photos once I'm done! =D

Arrggghhh I hate waking up hungry!

And yes if you look at the time of this blog post you'll realize that it's almost... time for bed. But I just woke up from a supposedly fifteen minutes-turned two hours nap. =(

Anyway, I've been very busy dealing with my constantly starving tummy lately, it's not even funny! It needs only two hours (sometimes less) to digest. It's all wrong! It's not following the books! The books say we need four hours to digest! I kept complaining to Mon about feeling hungry and constantly going for my left over peanut butter cookies for support. I'm eating AT LEAST five meals a day now, and this still happens.

Give me another week like this and I'll start eating like a guy.

Are you ready to live again?

2011-07-31T22:12:00.001+08:00

You have been ripped apart countless times, not knowing why. All you did was innocently put your faith in the hands of those who looked like they cared.

Appearance; mere facades. You’ve learned that in classes before, made fun of the word, even. How could you forget that lesson?

It’s been a long journey since the last time you’ve been truly happy. You’ve packed up your bags and got off the next station of your life. The moment you got off the bus, you took a careful glance around and blinked back those mournful tears. The previous chapters of your book proved that two things in life are fatal: To forgive and forget.

This motto gave you a one-way ticket to hell.

A strong gust of wind came and knocked you down, blowing off your baseball cap at the same time. You watched your favourite cap dance off into the unknown – together with your faith and trust. You mouthed a silent goodbye, brushed off the dust from your scraped knee and started walking. People surrounded you, some wanting to lend a helping hand, some pretending to do the same – only to wrestle you off the ring. You found yourself thinking, it’s bright everywhere, too bright to really see through someone’s soul.

So you headed towards darkness.

And that’s where you are now: No proper shelter, no food, no accompaniment, and no soul.

Your justifications make perfect sense: People out there? They’ve watched you fall, and they let it happen, even after they swore to protect you. Maybe you think you’ve tried hard enough to fit in, but the world is just too bad for you to live in. So here you are now, without any model to look up to, without any history to serve as a lesson, without light.

But light is what you need.

Light could save you.

All you need is the right button.

It’s okay. Take your time. But when you’re ready to feel again, fumble around and give life a shot. Give each switch a try… And when you’re lucky and the light turns on, you’ll regain your senses.

You’ll be able to see the world in a whole new light, and more importantly… You’ll be warm again.

Filling it up, filling it up!

2011-07-31T00:36:00.003+08:00

I used to pride myself on having plenty of pictures in almost every blog post (like it somehow shows that I have a life... or something like that), but now when I look back on my past... 10 posts I realize it's filled with boring Times New Roman. That is simply not allowable!

So I've searched high and low for all recent pictures to blog about.

Okay so this isn't recent, but I'm gonna post it up anyway. Took pictures of some of my childhood pictures using my phone (because I don't know how to work the scanner. =.=) before I placed it back into the album. Mum was complaining about the many blank slots in my photo album and all these while they were stuffed in a torn plastic bag somewhere in my room gathering dust...

My pretty ballet flats to make walking less painful!

=D =D =D THANKS ER JIE =D =D =D
Can't remember the last time my hair grew this long!

Taken last weekend when I went home to be with the family. =)

Gor took me out (together with dear sao) on the same weekend for some motivation!

Haih why are there no good frozen yogurts in Melaka.

Iglool shaved ice! It's like 100 yen's but with so many different flavours and toppings to mix with! Seriously wouldn't mind having one now.

And uhm... That's it.

I haven't posted any decent pictures since... May? And this is all I have. =(

*blogger major phail.

Fragmented surprise --- And also because I feel bad for having nothing to offer;

2011-07-31T00:22:00.001+08:00

He flipped the pages of the yearbook, mouthing the numbers from one until he reached the eighty-sixth page. His mere reliance on his senses made him a lot slower than he used to be – one month is less than adequate for him to get used to the new way things worked, but she was patient with him, and that was all that mattered. Finally he pointed at a tainted picture, his smile fond and reminiscing. His eyes no longer left clues like how it would all those years ago, but the way his lips curled upwards is still the same, and it gave her a sense of comfort – that he is still who he was, despite all the battle scars.

“These two teenagers have known each other since high school. And see that mischievous looking boy? Fifteen years from now he’d feel like he’s the luckiest man in the world, because despite losing it all, that girl in the picture remains, and still loves him like never before. And he would never stop loving her. Even if it kills him.”

She took the book gently from his hold, her eyes welled up with memories. There it was, a picture of the two of them when they were thirteen, happily pointing towards the camera and flashing their biggest grins on a warm, Sunday afternoon, when all was right in the world.

Under pressure;

2011-07-24T00:04:00.002+08:00

We just can't seem to have fun the same way anymore.

Is it really just me thinking too much?

The way to go;

2011-07-19T10:43:00.003+08:00

Since I have nothing to blog about *blogger fail and this is one of the few times where I actually made it a point to wake up earlier before class to eat...

Today's power-pack breakfast:

1 banana, 1 bowl of Nestle Fitnesse Fruit and Whole Wheat cereal, and 1 cup of that yucky green thing that mum said would be good for me.

Feeling oddly healthy. Mmm.

Update on the oatmeal: Guess I won't be trying oatmeal-kaya anytime soon! Bought a new jar of jam - Smuckers! Lets see how well it goes together. =) =) =)

Sigh;

2011-07-17T13:42:00.004+08:00

Somehow the temptation to blog is always stronger when I'm NOT supposed to be blogging.

It's 1.45 p.m., less than 24 hours to my next midterm paper, so many things yet to be covered, and all I can think about is, of all things, food.

I NEED FOOD. NOWWWWWW.

Really cheap seafood in Tawau. Really, really good. Sigh. So far away.

Oatmeal Fever;

2011-07-16T19:49:00.003+08:00

I've tried the usual oatmeal with milk, and oatmeal with honey. You can never go wrong with both options, but both are equally boring. You may start off feeling contented with that familiar texture in your mouth, but after a while the repetitiveness chokes you and you'd feel sick to the core, and would prolly vow never to have oatmeal again.

But of course, when it comes to my case, I can never go too far from it. There's just something about the taste that brings back high school memories of dad making me hot oatmeal in the morning. Somehow the ones that I make can never compare. Maybe it's not the taste that matters as much, it's the warmth that tingles within. =)

Anyway.

So I started unleashing my creativity (ahem, ahem) and tried mixing oatmeal with other ingredients.

I've tried oatmeal with jam!

Had some leftover St. Dalfour in the fridge so I'd usually just scoop one spoonful out of the jar and mix it in, getting a combo of sweet and sour oatmeal. I enjoyed every bit of it, and for a week or so that was the only thing I'd mix my oatmeal with.

Until I ran out of jam. =(

So right now I have another bowl of oatmeal with me, soaked in... cold chocolate milk.

I'd take a picture of it as proof, but I really don't wanna spoil anyone's appetite here. Hahahahaha.

It's not that bad, but a few mouthfuls of it and I found myself wishing I went for instant noodles instead. Sigh.

At least I cleared off my chocolate milk!

Currently eyeing the long-abandoned kaya in my fridge. Maybe it's gonna be in the next mix. Will let you know if it's any good.

P/s: The fact that I'm up here posting about oatmeal, of all things, goes to show just how badly land law is treating my brain wires. =(

Getting to know Borneo;

2011-06-10T20:38:00.005+08:00

My initial plan was to blog about our recent trip to Sabah/Sarawak, completed with pictures and all that.

But that was before I realized how unorganized my files was; how the pictures just wouldn't show up in the thumbnail, making it hard for me to select which to upload; how the pictures I tried to upload jumped into some sort of auto-rotation made, rotating itself to the way it's not supposed to be...

Give me a few days to work this out. It will work out. Ever since my Korea trip with my family, I've learned that blogging is one of the most efficient ways to help me remember new cultures and experiences. Sigh, I know my memory was never good, but I never knew it was THIS bad. =(

Anyway, a few more days. Hold on while the post loads.

Update: So... Guess this post won't have its continuation anytime soon...

When the world yells at you, would you scream right back?

2011-05-21T19:54:00.003+08:00

Everyone has good intentions. That I believe.

But not everyone knows the way to make those intentions be heard and appreciated at the same time.

I know people who have the ability, I also know people who seriously lack the skill.

Nevertheless, towards the end, when someone bites you real hard with the intention of helping you lose that excess piece of meat, even though he did it wrongly and wounded you deeply in the process, just remember his intention for doing it in the first place.

Maybe then you'll lose the urge to argue and fight back, and you'll find reasons to be grateful.

I haven't mastered the art of appreciation completely yet, but I'm learning everyday.

I really hope I'll get there someday. It'll make a world of difference.

Watch me flap those flabby wings!

2011-05-20T03:06:00.003+08:00

Okay so this feeling of excitement prolly came a lot later than many others who finished their paper last week, but MAN I'M A FREE BIRD NOW! Would draw a picture to illustrate my point, but since I'm no good in drawing (hence, law), I shall use words to paint the picture!

Flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap flap. =D

This is where you use your imagination and picture a flying bird.

The road to a (un)healthy living;

2011-05-17T02:49:00.003+08:00

Original intention: To sleep from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m., then wake up and study like a good kid.

What really happened:

I slept at 9.10 p.m., woke up at 11 p.m. feeling a bit hungry, rolled around in bed for a while more, and then realized what was keeping me awake: That pang of hunger.

By the time I decided that I wanted to eat, it was already 12. I specifically wrote down on my organizer that today is Wesak day, which means I'm going vege- today.

Which also means no meat AND eggs for the day.

So at 12.10 a.m. I munched on one whole packet of Hello Panda biscuits. 300 kcal later and I feel nothing.

Which explains why at 1 a.m. I ate a bowlful of plain mac-and-cheese.

So now I should be studying.

And I will, I just need 10 minutes to vent out whatever that's on my mind... Which is... not exactly anything in particular. I just feel like writing, to feel like I'm really doing something. And then after this I'll prolly find something else (fruits?) to keep myself busy and awake so I won't find myself falling asleep in the deep sea of international treaties and conventions...

I don't think my mum would approve of this lifestyle, and I know staying up all night isn't good for me. Believe me, I know.

I trieeeddd. But the moonlight (and mosquitoes) want me awake.

Mmm now I kinda feel like eating cheesy wedges... Oh no.

=)

2011-05-14T00:59:00.003+08:00

When we were younger our moments together were always rather extreme. One minute we'd be happily playing piano duets together and I'd let her stick all my favourite stickers on her mirror; the next minute we'd be arguing about the silliest things, and I'd ask her to return me all my stickers, and she'd just tear it off her mirror and give it back to me. =.= See I remember the details so well.

I've never really appreciated her as a sister when I was a kid. Then again I was spoilt and I wanted all the attention I could get, and I simply couldn't understand why she didn't pamper me like how the rest of the world did.

But then college happened, and she had to study in Malacca for a year. I guess that's when things really changed. I remember our MSN conversations, how each conversation became friendlier than the last. I remember looking forward to her coming home whenever she could. I remember feeling extremely grateful when mum insisted I study at home, but she took me out anyway to get my first pair of skirt.

In short, she's the kind of sister who'd tell you you don't need branded goods, but when you come home you'll find a Kipling bag sitting on your table.

She's not the kind of mushy mushy cheesy girl who'd go all gooey on you (or on me, at least), but that's my sister. Proving that you don't need lines or cheesy moves to make you feel loved. She loves her family in her own way, and I love her for that.

I have the best family in the world, and even if I'm given 45938590832 to change who my family members are, I would never hesitate to say no. They rock my world, and without them, I'd be nothing at all.

So Happy Birthday Er jie! =) =) =)

Much love,

Ling.

The one who lights up our life;

2011-05-08T13:52:00.004+08:00

I sent a message to my mum at 6 a.m. today, and the first question that came to her mind was whether I was STILL awake, or if I just woke up.

That's mum, constantly worried about her kids.

And if I were to describe her in one word, it would probably be Selfless.

Because even on her birthday, she'd wake up at 5-6 in the morning and start doing the laundry, preparing breakfast, (and whenever I wake up I'll find her) plucking the grass...

I know today won't be any different. If you asked her to relax she'd prolly say, "It's just Mother's day.".

That's my mum for you, and really, it's hard not to love her. =)

Happy Mummy's Day again mum.

Absolute injustice;

2011-05-02T17:14:00.002+08:00

My right hand has four blisters now: One on my palm, one on my thumb, one more on my middle finger, and another one on the side of my pinky.

Oh, just how much I would give to make Dr. Noor HANDWRITE a 5000 words long 'critical analysis' essay for me in return.

Dreams, engulf me.

2011-05-01T07:46:00.003+08:00

Morning, world.

Slept at 3 a.m., been awake since 6.40 a.m.

I hear raindrops outside, soft and quiet, but definitely present, trying to coax me to bed.

But no, the evil assignment just wouldn't let it.

So now I'm stuck awake so early in the morning on Labour's Day, stuffing yogurt down my throat and killing some brain juice. Talk about multitasking.

Waking up early is supposed to be healthy.

This feels unhealthy.

Excuses;

2011-04-20T14:00:00.003+08:00

"I didn't wake up properly, I need to wake up again."

... That's probably one of the most creative way to say "I'm lazy, give me 10 more minutes.". Yup, the best I've heard so far.

Jonker Day!

2011-04-17T00:15:00.003+08:00

It's surprisingly entertaining, walking around Jonker Street and watching as a girl who barely recovered from food poisoning struggle with her food cravings.

Hor, Cheah Jee Jee? XP

HAHAHAHAHA.

=D would be the appropriate smiley to use;

2011-04-15T18:56:00.004+08:00

Okay, so I seriously think I'm super blessed and lucky. Even while I'm writing this post, I'm still smiling like =D =D =D =D =D. I've been smiling like that a lot recently, I know.

Guess what I received a few days ago?

=D =D
=D =D =D =D =D

I have never in my life imagined that there would come one day where I'd be able to afford SK-II products. So you can imagine what I felt when Qi passed me this.

Thank you so so so so much Qi, Alex, Siew Foong and Melly!

I'll appreciate every drop of it! Heh.

Immediately started camwhoring with it, just in case I don't get the chance to buy another bottle anymore... HAHA.

Oh and one more thing!

I HAVE A RIO LUNCHBOX NOW. =D =D =D =D =D

Comes with fork and spoon! Qi thinks it's meant for kids because the size of the fork and spoon is super small, but I love it.

Although realistically speaking, I don't think I'll ever be caught with a kids lunchbox in campus...

Birthday Surprise @ TGiF!

2011-04-12T02:35:00.009+08:00

6th April 2011.

A couple of weeks back Mon Wei gave me a link to Milkadeal and told me that she bought one of the facial sessions (@Skin Affairs, Kota Damansara) for both of us, and that would be ONE OF her birthday presents for me this year.

That facial session alone is already RM 49. =.=

On my birthday, she posted a video for me on facebook, and she sang me Bruno Mars' Count on Me and drove me to tears.

(I just viewed the video again btw)

That was my second gift, and I was already super satisfied and grateful.

So on the day of our outing, I wore polo shirt with jeans, until she came over, asked me to go into my room, and took out a pink top.

That was my third gift.

OH AND THANK YOU JEREMY OOI AND BRYAN TAN AS WELL FOR THE TOP. Love it! =D

After changing into the top (which will be filling your vision for the rest of the post), she also gave me this beautiful, beaauttiiiffull necklace.

Which I happily showed off to my mum, who asked Mon Wei why on earth did she spend so much on me. Hahaha.

Sigh I felt like the luckiest girl in the world already. <3 you <3 you Monnie, I don't think I can ever say it enough!

Then Bryan, playing his role as our wonderful driver for the day (thanks again), drove us to Kota Damansara for our appointment.

We were super excited and kept taking pictures of the place, of ourselves, of the place, of ourselves, of the place...

This is how we look like before the facial.

For RM 49, we got pampered for 2.5 hours, starting with the standard facial session (the mint mask! I will NEVER forget the mint mask!), eye mask, neck and shoulder massage... We felt like princesses; and for the first time ever, Monnie loved feeling so princessy. HAHAHA.
The pictures do the place no justice! They played really nice and soothing music the entire time, and we got to snuggle under the super thick comforter, and the service was good.

This is the after-facial look. =D

After facial, we went to OneU because Mon Wei felt like eating TGiF. And she made it sound so... natural. So I thought it was just a simple dinner between the three of us... But uhm. Okay. So maybe I'm very easily surprised.

I walked into TGi and I saw Jemo, Jye and Joanna sitting at the same table.

=.=

So it was a surprise.

=.=

I think I blurted out "I hate you" to Mon (did I?) But if I did I was saying the total opposite of what I was really thinking okay!

<3 you <3 you. =)

Okay so I'm gonna start posting random pictures for the day because blogger's image posting system is lousy and I can't remember which sequence is which so all my pictures got jumbled up...

Love this pic. Hahahaha totally spontaneous one okay. Great minds think alike!

Oh and if you're wondering what's that in my hands, JOANNA WONG made me a super awesome card that can also be made into a crown! I was the princess of the day (teehee) and was made to wear that for almost the entire dinner.

Don't worry, I took my revenge after that. You'll see it soon. =D
=) Joannaaaaaa.

With Jye! =D
Mum asked if we were wearing 'ji mui' outfits. Haha go get the white one okay? FORGET SCALLOP FOR THE TIME BEING.
JEMO!

BRYANNN.

Oh, and I was also made to stand on the chair and all that. But I'm a sucky birthday girl because I couldn't sing and I didn't know what speech to give.

So the TGi workers tried to ease the awkwardness by singing me a song and making me blow the candles from far, far away.

Phailed. Sigh. Lousy.

Oh well.

Group picture!

Oh, and I said I got my revenge, right?

I made everyone wear the crown and hahahahahaha they had to do all this:

Happy times. =)

Oh and guess who else showed up?

Gabriel Koo! =D =D =D

Who got lost on his way here but made it in time nonetheless!

I was really happy that day.

And all my gifts are SUPER pink. From girls who hate pink. HAHAHA.

Okay so here's my big thank yous:

To Jye:

Thank you so much for making it to teman us, even though you've already taken dinner at home! I feel so appreciated. =) =) =)

OH AND THANKS FOR POSING IN THAT PICTURE HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA CLASSIC HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.

To Jemo:

Thanks for buying the cake! And coming over! And for the top! Come to think of it you were there last year too, for my surprise at Dave's. Sigh super supportive friend la you. Thanks a lot okay. =)

To Bryan:

I feel super bad for making you drive us around! I'm so sorry, and thank you so much. You didn't even complain! Thanks a lot for being so supportive as well, even though I'm constantly threatening to steal your love away. Hahaha I'm kidding! She's all yours.

Well, except for Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and some Sundays. XP

To Joanna:

I REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE THE BELT. In fact, I love it!

To tell you the truth (and I think you already, sorta, knew), I've always wanted to get a new belt, but never really wanted to spend the extra money to get one. But yay you made my dream come true, thank you so much!

And thanks for the super creative crown-like card, it's currently on my table, doing it's duty as a decor. HAHA.

Big big hug, and thanks for making it that night. I really appreciate it. <3!

To Gabriel Koo:

Hehehe. Sorry you had to rush over, get stuck in the jam, and to get lost in KL (agaiiiinnn)!

But I really didn't expect you to be there as well! You and Mon Wei should really stop contacting each other HAHA. I know it prolly didn't turn out the way you wanted it to, but it's okay! Always the thought that matters, right? I'm glad you made it, and every second counts, so it's okay that you were late!

Thank you so much maaaaaa. =D

To Yeo Mon Wei:

Oh, how should I start.

YOU. You always know just how to make me feel like I must've done something right in my past life. Because I've gotten you as a best friend, and that's the greatest reward ever (I also realize that that's a super cheesy line heh.)

I've said everything that I could to you, but somehow I still feel like it isn't enough. It's never enough. But I really hope you get it. I really appreciate everything that you've done for me all these while, and especially this time for my birthday. I feel pampered and loved. And I'm really, really grateful to have a friend like you. =)

Thank you so much monnie ponyy. You know I love you a lot a lot also right? (I'm referring to Lucas's statement that day. XP) And whatever I told you about having me to lean on whenever, wherever, I mean it. Don't forget, okay.

Eeeeee wish you were here so I can give you another big hug! THANK YOU loveeee.

And thanks again EVERYONE.

My family and my friends. Every one of you made this 20th birthday a really wonderful ~~day~~ week to remember. And I really feel loved. And I ALSO feel like a princess. Hehe.

Okay. So this post took longer than I expected. It's already 3.43 a.m...

Goodnight, world.

Much love.

Unconditional love;

2011-04-08T13:20:00.002+08:00

Maybe I should start off with the Old Town story.

A few days back (6th), I went out with mum to 1utama in the morning to fix the broken clasp of my necklace, and to hunt for clothes.

When it was time for lunch, mum suggested dining at Old Town Kopitiam because she had 'many coupons that I haven't used yet'.

RM 12.30 for Supreme Nasi Lemak.

We were supposed to get RM 2 off with the coupon mum had.

What she DIDN'T realize was that the coupon already expired. Last year.

HAHA. It was a super funny moment. My mum has sooooo much junk in her bag (just like me. But when I told mum about it she insisted that it's NOT INHERITED, and asked me not to tell my friends that it was. Haha too late mum. =D), she doesn't even realize that some should already be in the trash can.

But it was alright. We had fun. I enjoyed my meal with mum anyway.

Maybe I'm biased. But I think my mum gets cuter with every passing day.

And that's Exhibit A. =)

We had a mini birthday surprise for her yesterday!

Er jie texted me in the afternoon and told me NOT TO GO OUT and to keep mum occupied until around 10.30 p.m. (because my mum normally goes to bed super early). I told her I'd give it my best.

So after dinner I told her that I wanted to go grocery shopping.

And then she asked me what I needed. =.=

So uhm. I said I needed toothbrush.

"We got la, downstairs."

Needed refill packet for my body shampoo.

"Downstairs got!"

Toothpaste.

"Tomorrow only go and buy."

Wanna look for books.

"Tomorrow I'll drop you at MPH."

=.= Okay so it was clear, she didn't want to go out.

"Mum, I feel like singing karaoke. Can teman me?"

"Go turn on the player first."

=D =D =D

She really thought I wanted to sing. And being the wonderful mother that she is, she sang with me for over an hour, before I received a text message from gor telling me that they were coming up with the cake soon.

Long story short, she was surprised. The plan worked flawlessly.

But she didn't want pictures to be taken because she was already in her pyjamas hahahahaha so she changed into nicer clothes and allowed photos to be taken hahahaha sigh that's my mum for you.

I know mum and dad loves us unconditionally (but since this is about mum, I'll keep my praises for dad for December. Hehe.).

I'm one of those lucky kids who gets to go for trips since I was a kid (and I'm also one of those horrible teenagers who would complain when I don't get to go for vacation with the family...). To me it's always a form of motivation. A short vacation before we start working hard again.

Although some may argue that I never worked hard enough... Ahem. I beg to differ. Sometimes.

Three leng luis of the family, in Korea! Da jie (and dear sao) weren't there.

My mum is the kind of mother who'd nag and nag and nag at you for being such a messy person *cough*erjie*cough*, but when you're out (and when she's really fed up of the mess), she'd clean up your room and clear everything nicely for you.

She's the kind of mum who would nag at (okay in this case it's slightly more specific) me for over-spending every month, but still make sure that you have enough money to spare.

She's the kind of mum who would cook all your favourite dishes once you're home, because she knows you don't get to eat it everyday.

She's the kind of mum who would sit with her kids every night if they're home late for dinner, and patiently listen to their endless rants about work/studies for the day as they gobbled down their food.

She's the kind of mum WHO'D READ HER DAUGHTER'S BLOG ALMOST EVERYDAY. XP

She's the kind of mum who'd catch the moon for her kids if they wanted her to. That's how much she loves us.

Today is her day.

People worry about growing older, but I don't think she needs to.

To me, she's forever young.

Happy Birthday, Mum!

We love youuuuuu! =)

Much love,

Ling.

The Tiny Cake Tradition Continues;

2011-04-07T18:32:00.006+08:00

05.04.11

Dated Bowl for a day! =)

Wore full length leggings for the very first time. So uhm. Pardon my camwhore. Heh.
Went Redbox @ The Gardens Mall!

We initially wanted to use the coupon Bowl received for her birthday - free 1 headcharge. But according to the receptionist if we wanna use the coupon, then it'll only be valid for normal prices (RM 25++/person + buffet lunch).

At that time we figured it'd be cheaper to use the student price, which had 2 drinks with no food, but must order tidbits (which we don't eat), which costs around RM 10.

... Okay, so I suck at math, but Bowl did the calculation AFTER we opted for the student package, and realized that BUFFET WOULD'VE BEEN MORE WORTH IT LA.

But nevermind, considering the fact that we sang from 2 - 7.30 p.m., still quite worth it right. Hehe.

After karaoke, we decided to head over to MV for dinner.

We both had the same suggestion in mind.

But the queue was super long, we ended up camwhoring while waiting in line.

Haih. So much like us.
(Bowl, now everytime I see your hair I think about what my mum said about your healthy/nice/BLACK COLOURED hair. Mum would love it if my hair was like that... Right mum? =D)
My bun was tied up so high that day, you can even see it in pictures!

Okay okay so this is the hint about what we were gonna eat for dinner!

More clues: It uhm. Swims (or used to before it landed on our plate...)!
Hehe.

MANHATTAN FISH MARKET!

Since everyone already knows about the promotion (I later found out that Jemo and Jye they all went for the same promo @ The Curve on the same day), I shall elaborate no further.

Oh, before we queued up, Bowl insisted on stopping by at Lavender bakery just so she could get me cake.
Our pretty tiny birthday cake!

Uhm. I forgot what flavour was it already though.

Bowl posing with the cake. =D
"Okay, Jyh Ling, PRETEND that I sang you your birthday song (because there were too many people around and it'd be super awkward for her to sing a birthday song to me... alone.), and make your wishes. =D"

Haha super funny moment. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

And then food arrived! =)

The food was good. But everyone before us prolly finished up the tartar sauce already so we weren't served with any. =/

And then we headed home.
Okay so I took this picture just to show Gab: LOOK SHE USED YOUR PRESENT! =D

And I received mine! =D =D =D

Was trying to show how happy I was, but I prolly just ended up looking... Weird.

Remember what I said about her not being able to sing me a birthday song?

The very next day, when I was waiting for my mum to try out some clothes, I received an MMS from her.

SHE SANG A BIRTHDAY SONG FOR ME AND RECORDED IT IN HER PHONE! And then she included a picture of me making wishes (because that's when the song was supposed to come in), and once the song was completed there was a picture of me posing happily with the cake.

She wrote, "Here's the replacement song for last night!"

And then the next picture was the one where we made our fishy looks.

"Happy Birthday Fish Wong! =)"

=D =D =D

Thanks again Fish Bowl! AHHAHA.

Hehe thanks a lot Bowl.

I really appreciate everything you've done for me.

Everytime I see the mms I still smile okay!

And the card. Did you know that the style is still the same as what you did for me in my autograph book in Form 5?

Brings back warm memories.

Thanks for everything girl. <3!

Big hugggg and much love.

And it begins!

2011-04-04T17:28:00.002+08:00

Spent part of my book voucher @ Borders, The Curve today!

1. Murder At Yale

Raymond Clark III seemed like an average, all-American boy next door. He was a sports hero in high school, adored by friends and family. But he had a secret dark side—and a history of violence that was about to come to light.

Annie and Ray worked in the same lab facility. Security records indicated that, on September 8, 2009, Annie entered a restricted basement area…followed by Ray. On the thirteenth, the date of her wedding, Annie’s lifeless body was found. DNA evidence at the crime scene was eventually linked to Ray. Why did he do it? What did Annie do to set him off? This is the shocking true story of a Murder at Yale.

2. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud.

I'm sure this one needs no introduction.

Have been dying to read it since a long time ago.

In fact I've already read about 20 pages at 1u's MPH last time... Heh.

Can't wait to start!

Cravings: Satisfied.

2011-04-04T11:15:00.007+08:00

3rd April 2011.

Mum decided that we should visit my relatives!

So we went to 二舅's house for a while, and then he decided to bring us out for ice creaaaaam! =D =D =D

@ Desa Parkcity.
Okay so this was pretty much the only picture I could take of the board without feeling awkward.

It's just a small shoplot hidden in that area.

The workers there all wore shirts with the caption "Have you shaved?" behind their back, and I thought it was pretty punny. Haha.

The price is like 100 yen shop's price, around RM 4.90 per bowl? But we ordered the bigger size so that's RM 5.90. And you'll have to add on RM 0.50/RM 1 for extra topping.

Cousin sister made the orders...
And I (somewhat) camwhored! =D

Love the mirror effect, made the whole shop look a lot more spacious.
Spot my 小姨! Loyal customer okay! Haha!

Green tea with red bean.

Mango!

Yam with almond pieces.

Tasted surprisingly good.

Strawberry!

Tried to get everyone into one shot. Did I mention just how much I love the mirrors?

And after everyone was satisfied, 二舅 turned around and asked me, "Did you have enough?" To which I answered 'yes', with a big goofy grin.

And then he asked, "Wanna eat some more? How about Secret Recipe?"

=.= I kept shaking my head and saying no, but he just kept walking right ahead.

I even asked mum, "He's joking, right?"

Mum said, "Aiya joking only lah..."

But look where we ended up in.
Yup. That's right. Secret Recipe.

From top, clockwise: Banana yogurt shake, tiramisu cake, mushroom soup, raspberry yogurt cheesecake, pumpkin soup, carrot soup.

Initially he wanted us to order 3 slices of cake instead of 2.

Seriously, only my uncles can be so supportive over desserts.

I remember my 四舅and 五舅 would ALWAYS stop by Baskin Robbins whenever we're on our way to Melaka, and they would almost always buy a few big tubs of ice cream for everyone to share...

Uhm. If you look close enough you'll realize that everyone already stopped eating (my 舅母 prolly held that spoon in that position for at least a few minutes already), and the only hand that's still reaching for the food in the picture belongs to my cousin sister.

HAHAHA. We were the only ones who never stopped.
My makan kaki! =D
Mum, trying out the carrot soup (which tasted A LOT like the dail from roti canai...)
Must-have shot.
Okay so this came out of nowhere, BUT I LOVE MY BLING BLING. =) =) =)

I'd look at my wrist every now and then and toy with the bracelets.
Then we went to survey house prices.

They stopped me from taking pictures. =.=

So this is the only one you get to see.

CRAZY luxurious houses (terrace lots, I think?) with individual lifts.

Needless to say, CRAZY prices.

Went for facial in the evening. My face is all red but so much cleaner now! =) Thanks mum. Heh.

20 now!

2011-04-04T10:50:00.004+08:00

2nd April 2011.

Woke up late in the morning. =.= Which resulted in me arriving later in KL.

Gab gave me a ride so I won't feel so alone! =D =D =D

Was starving by the time we reached KL (around 3 pm), so we stopped by at 1u for food.

1st meal of the day: Japanese cuisine.

(you'll find out later on why I made it a point to say that.)

My face was swollen so I emo-ed a bit for not being able to take nice pictures...

Salmon-don!
Unagidon!
This was like an extra side dish that we ordered because it was under promotion and it looked really good. It was! If you like a lot of mayonnaise and prawns in your sushi this is definitely something you wouldn't wanna miss.
My tempura udon. =)
Okay this is the only semi-decent picture I managed to take.

Thanks for the meal, Gabriel Koo! =)

Then I went home and lazed around for a bit. Then everyone started coming home.

My siblings gave me book vouchers! =D =D =D Just the other day I was looking at books and wondering when was the last time I owned and actually read one (except for The Last Lecture which I borrowed from Theng Ying, which was REALLY good.).

... Or maybe this is their subtle way of telling me that I should lay off the computer and start reading again...

Mummy (and dad) bought me pretty bracelet that I love a lot and wasted no time in bragging about it to EVERYONE at home. Including my dad. Who just stared at it then shook his head. HAHAHA.

We went for a small dinner near Uptown.

Venue: Hokano.

In other words, Japanese cuisine!

HAHA. Didn't take pictures with my phone cause it was running out of battery, but it was good.

Everyone refused to order fish-related food because they didn't wanna end up 'glowing in the dark'. HAHAHAHA.

When gor's bento had fish in it my dear sao jokingly asked the waiter where the fish came from. Haha!

(It's from Indonesia. All is well.)

(ahem. Sorry, just had to add this in somewhere... Heh.)

A year ago I was picking up the pieces in my life.

Now I'm just glad I still have people who love me through it all. =)

I love my family, and my friends who made me a happy girl today.

It wasn't particularly eventful, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!

I'm twenty now.

Time to really take this up a notch and sail towards my goal in life.

Watch me.

Phase '2';

2011-04-02T22:44:00.002+08:00

Mummy said that I'm 20 years old d. Must be sang sang seng seng d. Must study hard.

I shall listen to her. =)

Thanks everyone for the wishes via facebook, sms, and phonecalls (Gabriel, Cheng Chun, Qi Qi, Da jie, JIE HUI, Yee Mun)!

Really appreciate the love.

I'm contented. Really contented.

<3!

=D =D =D

2011-04-01T17:24:00.002+08:00

Oh my goodness I'm so happy I just can't stop smiling like =D.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Ah,

2011-03-29T08:27:00.000+08:00

27th March, 2011. Sunday.

It's crystal clear now! =)

Ching Chong! Asians in the Library Song (Response to UCLA's Alexandra Wa...

2011-03-19T19:16:00.000+08:00

Saw this on Poopee's page! HAHA. I actually like this better than the DavidSo response!

The best way to aggravate someone is not to be equally annoyed/rude,

But to stay calm, composed, and sweet.

A smile does wonders.

Sometimes, it even kills. =)

Don't get bored, you'll start munching.

2011-03-19T18:44:00.004+08:00

I had lunch at 3.30 p.m.

A big bowl of wantan mee (without the wantan and the cha siew), with vegetables.

I had ice-cream at 4 p.m.

Two big scoops.

Dinner was supposed to be at 8.30 p.m.

Bought a cheese bun.

... I just ate my cheese bun, because I had nothing to do.

Nooooo. =(

Procrastination is my friend II;

2011-03-18T22:45:00.002+08:00

7 p.m.

"I'm gonna be a hardworking student and actually do some revisions tonight."

7.15 p.m.

"I'll start once I'm done showering and taking dinner."

8.30 p.m.

"Maybe I should watch a movie while eating."

10 p.m.

Qi: "Wanna go for fruit juice?"

Jyh: "OKAY!"

10.48 p.m.

LEAVING FOR FRUIT JUICE, STUDY LATER. =D

Talk about determination to be hardworking. Tsk, tsk.

Supermodel's Secrets, unravelled.

2011-03-18T19:30:00.000+08:00

I admit.

I stalk blogs.

It doesn't matter if the blog belongs to a pretty girl, or talks ABOUT pretty girls, just let me read it for a second and I'll keep coming back for more.

ESPECIALLY if it talks about HOW to be pretty. =D

I like to view online boutiques because the models always know just how to look good in whatever they're wearing, to the extent where I'll feel tempted to buy that piece of clothing, just to find out whether I'll look as good in it (uhm. I never do.).

But sometimes it's not just about the clothes.

Sometimes it's about taking enough precaution. Or doing something to your hair for that classy finish. Or moisturizing your lips or getting that instant eyeshadow on for those busy and tiring days so that you wouldn't be walking around the mall looking like a zombie.

And this is where Supermodel Secrets comes in.

I don't remember when I started viewing this online store, but the moment I started, I knew I was hooked.

They sell almost EVERYTHING a girl needs to boost her confidence!

Uhm. Like.

I tend to have very messy hair, the kind that would look horrible if I let it down, and would look messy in a ponytail.

And then I found this!

http://www.supermodels-secrets.com/search/label/Magic%20Hair%20Bun%20Maker

BUN MAKER! I love it. My hair still looks a bit messy because of the layering, but I love it to bits. Makes me look a bit more awake? And so chinesey!!

But I'll admit, I didn't buy it from this blogshop. I almost did! And then Qiqi told me she had one extra that she didn't use, so she gave it to me. =D =D =D I'm a lucky girl. Used it a couple of times, still in great condition!

(Might have bent the wire a bit too roughly though, so it's slightly out of shape now. But not obvious at all.)

The site provides you with a lot a lot of information and short tutorials on how to use the bun maker, reviews, advices on which size you should take acc to your hair length...

It's like buying from a real store, with the storekeeper telling you exactly what you need to know. =)

Other stuffs in store that I found interesting are like the Cami Secret!

http://www.supermodels-secrets.com/search/label/lace%20top

For those who're not comfortable with showing too much cleavage, but never liked wearing tubes with it because it just makes us look fatter. =.=

AND INVISIBLE FASHION TAPE!

http://www.supermodels-secrets.com/search/label/Invisible%20Fashion%20Tape

Okay. I bought this one for my brother's wedding, because it's always good to be careful.

It sticks on well. =) So you'll feel more secure running around. But once you stick it on, don't pull it out and expect it to be sticky again.

It'll be useless once you pull it off.

http://www.supermodels-secrets.com/2010/12/hersheys-chocolate-strawberry-lip-balms.html

I laugh every time I look at this.

Every girl's dream. To be able to taste chocolate whenever, wherever.

(Well, except for my dear sao who's allergic to chocolate. =/)

They even sell this one at only RM 30!

http://www.supermodels-secrets.com/2010/05/salonshaper-professional-manicure-from.html

ER JIE YOU CAN CONSIDER THIS FOR YOUR MANICURE AREA. Hahahaha.

http://www.supermodels-secrets.com/search/label/Carmex%20%28NEW%29%20Moisture%20Plus%20Ultra%20Hydrating%20lipbalm

And this one. I've heard A LOT about this Carmex lip balm. Everyone kept telling me how good it is, but I've never tried, because I still have too many lipbalms lurking around every corner of my room (I'm serious. I never see them when I need them.), and I'm never motivated enough to apply these every day.

But from the reviews given by pretty much everyone, this looks like some pretty good stuff.

I've purchased items from this store before, and I can assure you that their service is good. I'm one of those indecisive buyers who would, in the last minute, inform the seller that I would like to add on another item, and they would have to deal with me calmly and nicely.

There was some miscommunication between the team, so they initially thought they haven't delivered my item and told me it was okay to add on another item. So I happily banked in a few more bucks to get the fashion tape.

But it wasn't until a few hours later when I received a message telling me that one of their team members already delivered the item, but they'll deliver the other item to me anyway, without requiring me to pay any delivery charges. =) =) =)

Okay, so you're prolly confused.

Main point is this:

They're celebrating their 1st Year Anniversary, and in conjunction with their anniversary, they're holding a contest as a way of giving back to the customers!

All sorts of prizes to be won, as you can see from the picture. And they're all pretty good and useful items! =)

1st prize: Squeem Perfect Waist + Seamless Magic Butt worth RM 214!

2nd prize: MagicEyes x 2 + Benefit Highbrow worth RM 113!

3rd prize: My magicbutt worth RM 79!

4th prize: Magic Bun Maker + Bumpits + Hairbun hair piece worth RM 59!

5th prize: Smoothlegs worth RM 30!

Okay, so because I don't know how else to phrase it, here's "How to Win the Contest", taken directly from the site.

HOW TO WIN

(You may choose ANY ONE of the options from Option A or Option B above.

Choosing both options will increase your entries to win Grand prize)

NOTE: This contest is open to existing followers and anyone who wants to join, just follow instructions for the Option A Facebook contest and email us once done and Comment at this post for Option 2 Blog contest. ALL valid Facebook and Blog entires will win you the Guaranteed GIFT that you can choose, on top of that, you are in the running to win the Grand prize too!

OPTION A -

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO OUR FACEBOOK CONTEST

STEP 1: Invite minimum 300 Friends to our Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131784226848541

STEP 2: Email Us @ talk2us@supermodels-secrets.com the Print Screen of your Facebook invite (see above instructions) after invite is sent with your details:

-Name:

-Contact#:

-Choice of gift (Bra Strap concealer clip 3pcs / Invisible Fashion Tape 1set / RM 10 voucher):

-Mailing Address:

AND You’re DONE! We’ll send the Guaranteed Gift to you in early April. You also receive 1 lucky draw entry for the GRAND prize draw in April.

*Valid for 1st 50 contestants only. 1st come, 1st served basis!

OPTION B –

BLOG about this contest and Win a Guaranteed Gift!

STEP 1: Blog about this Giveaway with Link to our website + photo

STEP 2: Let us know by leaving your blog link as a comment here with your

Follower ID:

E-mail Address:

Link of the blog post of this contest:

Date and duration of post: (example: from 9 March2011, 7pm until 12 March 2011, 7pm)

Choice of GIFT: A Bra Strap Concealer clips B. RM 10 voucher or C. Invisible Fashion tape

You’re DONE! We’ll send you the Guaranteed Gift after retrieving your info by early April 2011. You also have 1 lucky draw entry for the Grand Prize in April.

NOTE: In order to qualify, the blog post have to be a sticky post for a minimum of 3 days with photo of the prizes above and link to our website. Our team will do the checking of every blog link, all bloggers who blog about this giveaway with photo and link and 3 days sticky post, will win the guaranteed gift; those with above 200 followers will get to pick 2 gifts.

*Valid for 1st 50 contestants only.1st come, 1st served basis!

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ALL who submit a valid entry for Option A or Option B (first 50 each, will win a Guaranteed Gift) on top of that, all these contestants will also have 1 automatic lucky draw entry with a chance to Win one of the 5 Grand Prizes. the 5 Grand Prize Lucky winners will be selected and announced by 17 April 2011 thru a random Lucky Draw using random.org. NO PURCHASE required. Those who purchase will automatically get an dditional entry

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Terms and conditions

1. Only those who invited min. 300 friends and sent the print screen to us or those who Follow us on our blog/Blog about this contest with the rules mentioned above will be selected in the lucky draw for the prizes. The first 50 valid entry of each contest category will win guaranteed gift that they may choose, while stocks last.

2. Winners will be announced by 18 April 2011. the 100 Guaranteed gifts will be sent by 12 April 2011. Only the RM 10voucher will be issued via email - RM 10 voucher has its own Terms and Conditions herein.

3. Option A and Option B of this contest starts on 8 March 2011 and ends on 7th April 2011. Contestants who paticipate thereafter will not be considered as a valid entry.

4. Incomplete entries will not be entertained.

5. Only 5 Grand prize winners will be chosen randomly using random.org and will be announced after the closing date.

6. Open to Malaysian residents only.Regular postage will be used. If winner request to have courier option, the additional cost has to be borne by the winner.

8. Grand prize Winners will be randomly selected. The more entries the better the chance.

9. Guaranteed gift applies to bloggers who post up a blog on this Giveaway together with photo of prizes and linkto our website for a minimum of 3 days (Sticky post) only. Blog posts that does not abide by this requirement will not be considered as an eligible entry. Bloggers with a larger follower base of 200 and above will be rewarded with an additional gift to choose.

10. For contestants who join Both Option A and Option B, one guaranteed prize is given, however two additonal bonus entries will be given for the Lucky Draw for the Grand prize.

You know how the saying goes, no one is born ugly, they're just too lazy to make an effort?

I totally believe in that.

So here's my (UHM) effort. MAKE ME PRETTY PLEASE. HAHAHA.

What my mother tells me (via forwarded email...)

2011-03-16T17:05:00.001+08:00

What if I can't go on?

... Not an option.

This marathon is for real;

2011-03-16T00:33:00.004+08:00

It was an interesting debate. Both sides had their points, and had authorities to support.

It lasted for a couple of hours, but in the end, someone had to win.

And so I gave in to guilty pleasure and took a small bar of Tim-Tam.

In my defence, moderate amount of chocolate is actually good for health (if you don't consider how fattening it is). Since I've been sick lately, I need something to boost my health level!

It's okay if you disagree (I know someone who strongly opposes eating chocolate, especially at night...), but I was convinced by that argument, so I'm fine with it!

But the bulging tummy is starting to remind me of what I've forgotten when I munched on that heavenly, heavenly tasty chocolate.

Oh, no.

Still walking... For now;

2011-03-15T21:42:00.004+08:00

Another blogging marathon!

I honestly don't remember the last time my leg muscles hurt so bad, it's numb.

=.=

Excerpt;

2011-03-15T15:17:00.004+08:00

(Picture taken from google)

Nothing seems real anymore.

She leaned against the wall, defeated, and let her eyes roam freely, though they never really wanted to go anywhere else. They only wanted to stay on him, as long as her heart allowed them to.

“I love it when you stare,” He murmured, his fingers playing with strands of her hair. It looked so flawless. He was flawless. “You make me feel gorgeous.”

“That’s because you are.” She replied, putting on a confident façade. That’s what attracted him; her confidence. Not many girls could remain calm and composed with him around.

She was painfully aware that the moment she loses this confidence, she would be gone.

He winked and pressed a kiss to her forehead, sending her high up, up, up into the skies, “And so are you, baby. So are you.”

Her heart cringed when she saw him playing with that girl’s hair, their faces a mere inch apart.

So this is what it feels like, to look at this from a third point of view.

She loathed it.

“You take my breath away…” She vaguely heard him tell that girl, with just a right amount of tenderness and the precise pinch of honesty.

Only he could manipulate things so perfectly. He always knew exactly what to say.

All these time she knew, and yet she hung on to him, like he was her only hope.

She took a deep breath and buried her face in her hands, allowing a minute of breakdown. After standing up for so long, she deserved to fall. It was normal, she convinced herself. It happens. Shit happens.

“Who’s that?” She heard that girl ask, her voice so sweet and delicate in comparison.

“No one important, Elise.” He answered smoothly, not even sparing her a glance.

Elise. The name sounded so familiar in a way. Of course, he’s mentioned it ten thousand times before. If only she listened hard enough to understand the implications.

At least then she would’ve been ready to bleed.

“You shouldn’t be here.”She heard a voice telling her, but it was barely audible. All she heard was her heart screaming in agony. A hand reached out and held her up from the squatting position she never knew she was in. She stood up, her feet numb. The voice was soothing. Like a lullaby, willing her to leave reality. “Come on, let’s go.”

She squeezed her eyes shut and nodded, quietly allowing herself to be dragged out of the basketball court.

Her mind floated through every past-tense, every moment they used to share, those days where they laughed together, where they were one.

She would give anything to live in memories now.

At least he was happy with her.

And she was almost certain that she’d give her life up for one more moment.

Conversation with herself;

2011-03-15T10:30:00.002+08:00

Sometimes I get a mixed feeling, reading other writer's stories.

When they're good, I wished I could be as great; when they're bad, I know I could be better (though honestly, this rarely happens).

It's like I've lost my writing libido or something. And it's so annoying.

Give me a day, a month, maybe slightly more than a year.

I know I can produce something semi-decent again.

I know I can.

Procrastination is my friend.

2011-03-12T20:11:00.003+08:00

I was so bored, I even went to search on Google what're the best ways to eat instant noodles with.

=.=

Just had Tomyam maggee with egg, cheese and hotdog.

If it's not a fattening + odd combo of food, I don't know what this is.

But it was goooood.

=(

2011-03-12T18:44:00.002+08:00

It started with a bit of sore throat. And then my nose started running. And then the coughing came.

I slept for 18 full hours, waking up in between to go to the toilet/eat porridge/go online for about 15 minutes.

This feeling sucks. =(

But I guess nothing beats what's going on in Japan.

Was reading all the status updates on Facebook, and saw many people relating this earthquake/tsunami event to the 911 WTC disaster, and say that all these figures add up to 21.12.2012.

Of course, Nasa stood out to deny this, and said that the world will be fine in 2012. Even if anything happens, it will be negligible.

So whatever that's going on in Japan right now: All those people dying and losing their homes and family. Is this situation... negligible?

Let's just hope for the best for Japan.

With everyone's prayers, I believe that miracles won't disappoint us.

Gab's Surprise Birthday Dinner @ Taragon, Melaka.

2011-03-11T14:32:00.007+08:00

Another picture-filled update! =)

Event: Gabriel Koo's 21st Surprise Birthday Dinner.

Members present: Gabriel Koo, Wong Jyh Ling, Cheah Jee Jee, Alex Lee, Wong Li Yan, Karen Mak.

Venue: Taragon @ Melaka.

Disclaimer: My camera quality failed me last night, so this is taken from google images! =)

This one, too.

And this one! =/

Special thanks to Melly for introducing this restaurant. Looks crazy classy, good view, but with affordable food price. =)

But just a heads up, 4 pax and above will have to dine indoors because it's a bit small outside.

Anyway.

The plan was for the rest to get the cake from Nadeje and wait for the super star at Taragon.

My job was to distract.

So while waiting for the rest to get there, I had to force myself to drink one full bowl of bitter tea (because I told him I needed one before dinner...), and uh, delay the time.

Gab didn't know where I was taking him, so he had to follow my directions.

I think I did well, considering the fact that I normally have absolutely no sense of direction (Mum, I still think it's inherited HAHAHAHAHA.), even when I'm in KL.

And it worked!

The moment we walked in the restaurant, he squinted and asked, "Is that... Emily???"

Hehe. Good job, people. We've made the impossible, possible! =) =) =)

Anyway.

Taragon is situated right in front of Jonker street, opposite "Sam Suk Gong", and right beside the Melaka river.

A place that I never imagined myself to be in, because I've always assumed that the food price would be sky high.

But then I read plenty of reviews online, and they all say the same thing: You're in for a surprise. =)

Cosy interior, like a combination of modern designing, but with a slight touch of the olden days deco.

Not bad at all.

The food was quite okay, too!

(No pictures of drinks because my phone camera is lousy under low light places.)

Mine: Poached Dory Fish @ RM 16.90

Dory fish with... sour cream and chives? With coleslaw, baked potato, and grilled vegetables as sidelines.

Loved the gravy, the fish tasted good. Definitely wouldn't mind coming back for more.

Gabriel's: Teriyaki Chicken with Cheese-Baked Rice @ RM 16.90

Do not underestimate the portion. You know how cheese works: Looks little, but it'll fill you up.

The meat was cooked just right, and according to Gab, it was really, really good.

Karen, Qiqi and Alex's: Chicken Stronganoff with Rice @ RM 16.90

I never tried this one so I don't really know if it's good, but Alex said it's appetizing, so I think that's a good thing? =)

But Qiqi prolly didn't enjoy it as much after she saw Gab's teriyaki hahahahahahhaa.

Emily's: Mexican Calamari Rings @ RM 10.90

It's squid. 'Nuff said.

Pictures with the birthday ~~boy~~ man!

With all the pretty ladies HAHAHAHAHAH.

Then we took our drinks and moved outside because we wanted to get a glimpse of the river view.

The restaurant owner (I assume?) insisted that we tried the Nyonya Cendol @ RM 3.90, because according to him, the cendol's "the best in town".

Truth be told, I've had better ones at a mere RM 1.20.

This one is more creamy cause I think they added a lot of santan, but not something that you can finish on your own, especially with a full stomach.

Good for sharing, though.

Emily, can you stop looking so good in pictures and give me a chance? =.=

Karen! Who claimed that she gained 2 kg. =.= Really don't know where it went.

The Birthday maaaaannnnn! =) =) =)

Jee jee jee jee baby baby baby. =)

And then it was cake time!

(But everyone was crazy full already at that point.)

Making his three wishes. =)

There's another picture on facebook where the girls had to use their hands to stop the wind from blowing while he was making his wishes. Hahaha. Bad thing about celebrating outdoors, the wind's grabbing to chance to make Her wishes! XP Omg I think that's quite funny hahaha.

And then of course, the traditional ritual. Had to take the candles out with his mouth.

Alex, caught in action! =)

Happily posing with icing on his face! First time ever. HAHAHA.

I quote Qi, "this is my first time seeing Gab ban cute." FOR SO MANY PICTURES IN A ROW.

I think he may have just set a new record for himself.

After dinner, Gab, Qi, Karen and I went for a movie @ GSC. Wanted to watch Big Momma: Like Father, Like Son at 10.10 p.m., but we were there too late, so bought tickets for 12.30 a.m. instead (thank goodness there's no class the next day), then spent our waiting time at Friends Cafe.

The movie was good! Funny, a bit lame at parts, but overall a good LOL movie.

Happy 21st Birthday, you!

I know it was a super simple celebration, but I hope we surprised you well, and that you've enjoyed yourself! =)

(Don't worry, the girly bag on his lap doesn't belong to him...)

Exhausted but contented;

2011-03-09T16:35:00.003+08:00

Can't remember the last time I put in so much effort into making something that comes from the heart.

Mm. My hands all sticky from the glue, and I ran out of double-sided tape.

But it feels good. I miss feeling that sense of accomplishment, and it's coming back to me now.

Hello, please stay for a while more. =)

Show me how you Burlesque!

2011-03-07T13:53:00.003+08:00

After such long anticipation, I finally watched Burlesque! Right before it goes off screen. Haha.

Decided to treat it as my pre-semester motivation (of course, when we want something we always find reasons for it to make doing it justifiable...), and I can say that I don't regret it at all.

The cast was strong (Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kristen Bell... and some other actors/actresses who look super familiar but I can't seem to remember their names), the plot was pretty strong, considering the fact that it's a musical, and the music was crazy good.

The fact that it's two hours long won't even cross your mind, and there will not be a second where you just sit in the cinema hall and wonder "Man, is this ever gonna end?" Every moment is captivating and entertaining, and after a while you'll just find yourself humming along to the songs.

Christina Aguilera surprised me, and Cher, too. How old is that woman anyway? I remember seeing her in the Addams family when I was a kid, and she looked the same. Christina looks like she took some sort of anti-aging pill and went back to 18. I expected lousy acting skills but she was good. Really, really good.

I couldn't stop talking about the movie after we left the cinema, and I kept repeating "Wow, that was good.", "The soundtrack damn nice right?", "Why does Christina Aguilera look so thin?!?", "We must download the soundtrack!!!"

It's THAT good.

Oh wait, my download's complete! =D =D =D

Gonna go check out the songs now!

Eeeek;

2011-03-07T13:15:00.001+08:00

My first lecture of the semester is starting in about 3 hours time.

I'm feeling all nervous and excited at the same time, and I'm not exactly sure why.

This happens in the beginning of every semester, especially before my results come out.

When will I ever get used to this?

Inspirations...?

2011-03-04T23:52:00.003+08:00

p/s: I guess I'm on one of those blogging marathons again. Hello, mood and metaphors. It's been a while. =)

---

She walked around the waiting room, restless. Pacing back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, all the while trying to control her breathing and just stop thinking.

It was impossible. Even the doctor said so.

But nothing is impossible, right? That's what Muhammad Ali said, and he set a good example to prove his statement right!

Oh. Wait a minute. Some things are impossible. A sparrow can never dive. Watermelons can never grow on trees. No one can ever live forever.

And Death is cruel. Death always snatches things away from you when you least expect Him to. Always taking you aback with his thoughtless actions. Always leaving the loved ones stranded in the dark in a sudden, with no sense of direction and with no guiding light.

Death was threatening to ruin her life, now, and she despised Him with every ounce of strength in her body.

She shook the negative thoughts away and focused on the current situation, to no avail. All she could hear was babies crying, a mother yelling her lungs out at the doctor who claimed that "there's nothing that can be done.", and her heart, shrieking and begging to be tamed, albeit nothing can be done about that.

It was painful, the moments when she sat down and recalled.

It was like one of those music boxes, where once the key is turned, the soothing music starts playing over and over again, against the silence, until you shut it tight.

The first time they met, in the hallways, where she almost destroyed his locker when the keys didn't work, because she mistakenly thought it was her locker.

The first time he managed the guts to ask her out, over a cup of ice-cream in his brother's shop.

Their first date, where they dined outdoors in a romantic setting, and then it rained continuously for five hours and they were soaked to the bones but still felt as happy as ever.

Their first kiss, where he was too nervous and she could feel his lips shaking against hers.

The moment he asked her to move in with him, because he said he didn't like the feeling of waking up without her around.

The marriage proposal, where everyone, including them, thought everything else would fall into place and life would be picture perfect.

The month where he started staying at home more often and applying for medical leaves, because he was just too weak to go to work.

That day where they had a huge fight because she wanted him to get a full body check-up, and he insisted that he was fine.

The medical report, which declared that he had cancer.

The appointment with the doctor, who told them that it was too late.

His last words to her because he fell into a deep slumber, and never woke up: I'm tired of so many things, but never tired of loving you.

And right now, the final surgery.

She squeezed her eyes shut and rubbed it with her palm, then letting it stay there to block the light from irritating her.

And preventing everyone from seeing that she was already in tears.

"Mrs Martine?"

She jumped to attention, her fingers crossed, trying to decipher and predict what the doctor had to say, praying that he's alright. He's alright. He's alright.

The doctor said many things, but she could only hear the final sentence. And those few words said it all.

"...Your husband will be okay."

It took her a while to register those words, but when it did, she shrieked and screamed and... and cried. She cried, and had to force herself from running into the emergency room. Really? She kept asking, shaking the nurses by the shoulder and prolly scaring them to death. When they nodded in reassurance, she cried even harder.

Thank you, thank you, thank you thank you thank you, she murmured under her breath, suddenly feeling like she could breath again.

"We're transferring him back to the ICU. You'll be able to see him in a minute."

She nodded her head, almost not believing her ears.

But no, it was possible.

She wiped off those tears of joy and stood up, ready to get some flowers to welcome him back to her. Lilies, his favourite.

Everything is possible. You just need faith to carry on.

I'm very much distracted by the blue colour nail polish on my pinky.

2011-03-04T21:44:00.003+08:00

Would've made this a more proper post, except I don't have any pictures to match it with. =/

Yeo Mon Wei you see lah. We only took pictures of ourselves and neglected the rest. Hahaha.

But anyway, I went to mah Monnie Pony's house today! For the second time in 7/8 years!

Too far, too far. The entire journey there I was complaining and constantly texting her, telling her to consider moving to TTDI.

But anyway, I was really happy to see this hanging on her wall, after so long.

=) Sigh. Love you to bits lah woman. And I just realized, my card makes a super nice decorative item. HAHA!

Anyway, lunch@KimGary!

Ordered this because I honestly thought it was the proper cheese-baked spaghetti. I was wrong.

But at least now I know!

Mon's shin noodle hahahahahaha.
Another "I thought it's cheese baked?!?!" situation. XP

Curry and spaghetti! Only Jem. Only Jem...

Okay because after lunch we basically just walked around the mall hunting for presents, so this is all we've got:

Yala yala your face very sharp lah.

=) Had a super great day! Love!

Bowl's pre-birthday celebration!

2011-03-04T18:50:00.004+08:00

Continuation from Outing with Jo and Rah...

03.03.11.

Met up with Gab for lunch because he had some stuff to settle in OneU. Then (Semi) spontaneously decided to call Bowl out for dinner because otherwise I wouldn't be able to celebrate her birthday with her this year.

Went to JayaOne! (For PJ people... But I'm from KL. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH okay sorry lame moment.)

Dined at KimchiHaru, a Korean restaurant. Thought the setting was pretty nice and cosy.

And they have weekday promotions now, too! Pretty okay price, I think.

But one thing different between this korean restaurant and the others that I've had is that they don't serve as many side dishes as the other restaurants. Which is pretty disappointing to me, because I always look forward to Korean side dishes.

They did serve two, though. So I guess I should be contented with that?
Side dish #1: Spicy kimchi.
Side dish #2: Spicy vege. =(

Bowl and Gab's bibimbap!
My spicy cold noodle with kimchi sauce.

I would say that i regret ordering it, it made my stomach all queasy afterwards. Too hot for my liking. But texture and all that was good. =) A must-try if you're into spicy and cold food.

And then dessert time!

Bought her a big big big strawberry cheesecake from A Slice of Heaven.
And then she made her three wishes. =)
Fork! Cause cake too small cannot use knife, otherwise cake will crumble. Heh.
The supposedly nicest picture of the two of them. =.= Hor? AHAHA.
Pretty girls with nicely-wrapped present! =) =) =)

=)

Dear bowl,

Happy Birthday!

Consider this a dedication to you. Hahaha touched lehhhh.

Thanks a lot, you. You're the kind of friend who, even if we don't meet up often, but whenever we do, it's always filled with great conversations. I guess that's why I always look forward to our outings, and always try to make it possible everytime I come back.

You're that kind of girl who cares a lot for others without expecting anything in return, and that's one of the traits that makes you a super duper great friend.

Thanks for being so supportive and wonderful all these while Bowl. =)

It's been almost 7 years. I'm glad nothing has changed.

Happy 21st Birthday!

I hope you enjoyed the mini celebration/catch-up/get-to-know-each-other session.

Much love,

Jyhling.

Outing with Jo-Rah!

2011-03-04T10:48:00.002+08:00

Okay, I shall take this one at a time. =)

03.03.2011

Outing with Rah and Jo!

The initial plan was for them to come over at 8 a.m., then hang out at my place (and maybe go take a healthy morning walk around Kiara park hahaha), then grab breakfast somewhere.

So uhm. Well. At 8.40 a.m. my mum came in the room because my alarm kept ringing and I never bothered turning it off (because I never actually heard it).

"Ling, you got appointment today is it?"

Then I opened my eyes and looked at her, and the entire time I was thinking to myself, what appointment? So I said no.

But right after she left the room, I jumped up. It was almost 9 and I totally forgot about the outing. Sigh phail, jyh ling, phail.

Anyway, they came over at around 9? Then waited for me for a while... as per usual.

Went Jaipur for roti canai (RM 1.20/piece, SINCE WHEN!?!?!?!), then went to OneU to get buy Rah's hairdye, and hunt for Bowl's presents. Heh.

Ooh but before that, we found a pretty place, hidden (not exactly..) in OneU!

Tadaaaaa. So pretty. =)

Uhm. Okay. Expect to see many failed camwhore shots. The better ones are with Rah.

SARAHALICIALAIHUISHAN where're the pictures!

And then Rah decided that we should all be stupid and run around the little fountains and try to stay dry at the same time.

A very happy, running Sarah!

Oh, happy times.

Anyway, other random shots of me!

Trying out glasses at Bonita.

Look, it opens! I used to have sunglasses like these when I was little. Not sure where is it now. =(

=D =D =D

New year resolution: Stop acting like an idiot in shopping malls.

Pleasant surprise!

2011-03-04T00:42:00.002+08:00

I'm happy with today's outcome. I really am.

Thank you. Both of you.

For showing me that nothing is impossible. =)

Turning the Page;

2011-03-01T23:09:00.005+08:00

26.02.11

It could be just another day to most, but to some of us, it was a date worth remembering.

In fact, the entire preparation process is something I don't think I can ever forget.

Sure, there were a lot of things to do and to check on, a lot of details that cannot be missed out, a lot of things that must be discussed before a certain deadline, a lot of issues that have to thoroughly discussed and thought through.

But even through all this madness, through every laughter, or every frustrated moment, towards the end we'd still be united as one.

And I'm grateful for that.

Breaking the trend: Instead of using Mercedez like most, gor decided to use one of my uncle's Beetle as the wedding car.

I thought it was kinda cute. =)

ANYWAY.

Dear gor,

I know eventually you'll read this. You've always been a loyal fan, no? XP

I had a lot of things to say to you. Don't worry, all words of happiness. But I'm starting to doubt my Chinese standard because everytime I think of trying, words would fail me (AND I think it would be awkward to tell you anything in English, when we've spent our whole lives conversing in Chinese...).

But I'm so happy for you.

I always brag about you (then again, I always brag about da jie and er jie as well. Heh) to my friends, telling them about you and your talents, about your good temper, about how I used to manja you a lot. Maybe because of the age gap between us, you've always been more than just a brother to me. No, you've always been so much more than that.

And I really appreciate it, gor.

I remember how many times you've yelled at me: Twice. For 20 years of my life.

And each time was about my studies. Because you cared, and I was playful.

And each time, once you've cooled down, you'd take me out for good food, as a form of motivation. I've never once forgotten.

When PM and William gor told the guests about how you'd call up randomly, just to ask "Are you okay?" it made me smile. Yup, that's my brother, right there.

I enjoy reading your messages to me, and I've never deleted any of it. It makes me feel like a little kid who's being pampered with her favourite toy. And I love that feeling.

Thank you for everything, and thank you for never giving up on your sister.

And gor, I wanted to say this that night when you gave your speech: Popo would be happy for you, and she'll be witnessing your marriage from above.

So jia you. And I hope your following chapters with dear sao, dear sao's family, and of course, the Wong family, will always be greater than the last. =)

Dear dear sao,

I don't know if I've ever told you this. When I was about 4/5 years old, I'd always pretend to fall asleep on the living room couch, because I wanted gor gor to carry me up to my room to sleep. =) And whenever he carries me up, I'll feel super happy, because I'll feel like he loves me a lot.

Just like how he loves you a lot. Hehe.

I've never imagined what it would be like to have a sister-in-law. I've never imagined my brother to be a married man. But I guess I never had to. Everything feels so natural, and you're already a part of the family, long before it was made official on paper.

Thank you for making it easy for us to get close to you!

Welcome to the family! =)

So congratulations, Juan and Shirlee.

The journey of love will continue to bloom and grow.

Have a great honeymoon!

Much love,

Ling.

Holiday seassooooonnn. =)

2011-02-23T19:18:00.004+08:00

Been busy, busy, busy!

What I've done so far.

1. Met up with Joannaaaaaaa on Sunday! =)

Ahem. Camwhored before she came over. Sunny day = good lighting!

We wanted to try Olive(s?)@ TTDI, but it was closed.

So we ended up at Ikano/The Curve, which was packed with people.

Dined at Vivo!

Her Chicken... something chop.

My Caesar salad!

Must-have camwhore shot. I almost begged her to take it.

=D =D =D

2. Dined with the family + Celebrated Desmond Lim Yen Kai's birthday @ The Club, Bukit Utama.

Food was good. 'Nuff said. =)

3. Met up with SAFA girls!

Love them to bits. =)

Also watched The Mechanic. Which was good.

(I'm starting to suck at blogging...)

4. TODAY we had to wrap boxes and make cards!

Can't wait for Saturday. =)

More to come!

Pizza time pizza time!

Diddy Dirty Money...

2011-02-19T19:06:00.003+08:00

From Bungaraya's infamous popiah to the stingy (WHY) taiwan beef noodle, and finally, Kuala Lumpur.

Everyone's around, so the house is alive and noisy again!

p/s: Skylar Grey's voice is going round and round in my head. Round and round, round and round.

Ehehe;

2011-02-17T15:28:00.001+08:00

You! I know you'll be reading this soon enough, so I just wanna take this opportunity to say...

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUUUU! =)

It was a really pleasant ~~surprise~~ gesture. I feel so special! Hahahaha.

FINALLY;

2011-02-17T13:29:00.002+08:00

Well I won't say I did well for Criminal II...

Okay. So I did pretty badly, and spent my last fifteen minutes scribbling messy point-forms for the last two questions, without having the time to cite authorities/ list possible defences/ write the possible punishments...

But what's done is done, what's done is done.

WHY AM I ALWAYS RUNNING OUT OF TIMEEEEEEEEEE.

Used to think I'm a quick-writer but apparently I'm a bunny with keyboards and a turtle with pens.

I just want to pass. =(

Last paper tomorrow and I'll be freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

For a grand total of 14 days.

=.=

p/s: Happy Chap Goh Mei! Accidentally ate salted egg. Shit.

Criminal whaaa?

2011-02-15T17:08:00.003+08:00

Conspiracy, abetment by conspiracy, common intention, common object...

They're all little people in my head now, swimming against the current, trying not to get whirled into the tornado I call the "Incredible Confusion".

But nope. Not working.

p/s: I'm constantly using other's laptop as though it's my own. I feel kinda bad.

YEO MON WEIIII.

2011-02-14T19:28:00.002+08:00

Dearest Monnie Pony!

Thank you so much for the surprise, it was such a sweet gesture that I think it wouldn't be fair if I didn't dedicate an entire blogpost, just raving about how wonderful my best friend is. =)

You and Cheah Jee Jee can consider in joining the surprise business, because I really was fooled.

Qi lah! Right after exams she said Alex bought her flowers then we need to go CLC collect, then the whole journey there I was thinking wah, Alex very sweet hor. And then I was wondering how come after getting the flowers Qi kept asking me to hold it. =.= And then suddenly she asked whether my phone rang. =.= And then you called. =.=

Either you two are really good, or I'm just super easy to be surprised.

But thanks again! You've been a really, really, really good friend. Don't know what I'll do without you Yeo Mon Wei! Thank you for always being here, and for always helping me remember that I'm a very fortunate girl to be graced by your presence in my life. *cue angelic music* Haha! Love!

Anyway, done with Mooting paper! Time for a good rest.

Happy Valentines/Single Awareness Day people!

Wherever you are, you're never alone. =)

p/s: Cheah Jee Jee Jee Jee baby baby baby! I know you'll read this also one cause you need to find where the Nuffnang button is. Haha! Thank you so much for making this happen also kay! =)

Jeongy jeongy jeong...

2011-02-13T21:52:00.004+08:00

I'm tireddddd.

How many more killer papers do we need?

I feel like I've had to go through mountains and seas and forests to get to this stage. I'm bruised, wounded and injured from those monsters they call our finals.

Once again, I only wish to pass. =.=

Sigh. Disappointment.

On the brighter side, three more papers!

We'll be needing a superhero!

Dum-da-dum!

Oh wait. Failed shot. Heh.

DUM-DA-DUM!!!!

(I actually have another shot where I look less like a retard... Can't find it. Gah.)

Okay SS moment over.

Mooting, I shall conquer you!!!

I shall conquer you!!!

I shall... Please don't conquer me. =D

p/s: I JUST REALIZED I HAVE RM 0.50 EARNINGS FROM NUFFNANG HAHAHAHAHAHA. Please click on the nuffnang button people! Then I can reach my RM 1 target!

Bunny!

2011-02-03T16:15:00.003+08:00

(I never knew when I first started typing, but the more I type the more I realize I have to say, so I'm guessing it's gonna be one of those long draggy sappy posts. You've been warned!)

Dear all,

Happy Chinese New Year!

Only it's prolly not as fun this year for MMUians because we're stuck with truckloads of notes to study over the break. That, and the fact that we can only be home for not more than 3 days. That, and the fact that during this 3 days we have to abstain from having too much fun because all these fun and laughter and not-studying will indefinitely lead to guilt.

Oh well.

This year's new year celebration is a bit different for the Wong Family.

We can't celebrate this year.

So there's no CNY decorations, no expensive cushions on the antique chairs, no going back to Ipoh on the first day.

Which explains why I'm in da jie's room now, typing this post.

But it's okay. When you're with your family, it doesn't have to be a particular day; every day is worth celebrating... every day is worth appreciating.

Anyway!

I woke up a little bit earlier this morning because I was assigned to a very important task: Cooking tang yuan! =D =D =D

Okay. So it's all pre-packed, and can be purchased from any supermarket near you, and all I had to do was to boil the water, add the ginger (and my mum was the one who added it in in the end...), pluck some pandan leaves and throw them in the pot, then add some sugar, and then wait and pretend like it's a difficult thing to do... But that's not the point.

Point is, I cooked it. Hahahahaha. Super proud.

Then when mum fried beehoon I felt helpless because I didn't know how to assist her. So I just took some notes down and sat in the kitchen so she wouldn't exactly be cooking alone.

And now I'm gonna hop back into primary school stage, where students would have to write essays about why they love their family. (Told you it's gonna be long and sappy)

I like it when dad walks into the kitchen every morning and says (very loudly), "Morning!"... I don't know if it's just me, but I think it sounds melodious, like the first note to a happy song. It makes me smile.

When dad asked mum why didn't she add ginger when she was cooking, mum told him quietly that she didn't wanna add because she knows I don't like ginger. =) Meet my mother, the thoughtful one.

(Sidetrack: And mum wasn't feeling well today, but she still carried on with the cooking, still came out for a movie with us even though she felt weak. She's sleeping now... I really hope she recovers soon.)

The corners of my lips are cracked, and I look hideous now. Not only that, it hurts... Really badly. Gor and er jie searched high and low (ahem. from Guardian's racks) for Vitamin B supplement and Vitamin E oil for me. It's not something I know how to express with words, but the fact that they cared so much made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Hehe. I know I'm always too playful, I always make a lot of mistakes and disappoint everyone, but the fact that they love me through thick and thin makes me happy.

I'm not sure if they'll read it (though honestly, I think I'd feel embarrassed if they do), but I don't think I've ever showed enough appreciation. And I really feel like I should jot this down. Then if I ever forget and I start acting like an asshole, this would remind me.

But come to think of it, I don't think I'll ever forget. Who would?

We just need da jie. Then the portrait would be complete again. =) Soon!

Lion Dance at Tropicana City Mall! World Champion, don't play play!

Oh oh and we watched I love Hong Kong today! A perfect show for CNY!

Okay so I'm gonna end this post with an abrupt halt.

Halt. XP

Happy Bunny Year to all, and may peace and happiness be upon us for the rest of the year!

Guess what, guess what?

2011-02-01T21:54:00.003+08:00

I have two guitars sitting on the floor in my room now.

Gor said I could learn if I want to; just some tuning and it's good as new. =)

So watch out, world.

After ~~hell~~ finals are over and done with, I'll be rocking the classical guitar!

And then I'll start composing songs like Raindrops on Gor's Guitar and Love Tale. HAHAHAHA okay that was a bit lame ahem.

We've missed you!

2011-02-01T10:45:00.002+08:00

Before last week, I've always wondered what it would feel like to live in a country where it rained/snowed non-stop. I hated the sun at times, hated it's heated glare, hated how it turned my skin two shades darker - giving me different skin tones all over my body, hated how my skin and hair felt burned from the heat.

When I was in Melaka, it rained continuously for almost 3 days.

The longest I've ever experienced.

Can't do your laundry because your clothes will never dry completely, can't walk out the door without bringing an umbrella, can't walk around without getting goosebumps and your hair all messed up from the strong wind.

It rained for so long, I could no longer remember what it felt like to have the sun shine its light on me.

No longer remember the last time I walked out the door without thinking that it's only 8 in the morning.

No longer remember what it felt like to walk on tar roads and not getting my slippers wet and uncomfortable.

Until today.

Went out for breakfast with the family this morning; it was bright, my slippers were dry and good, and I could (finally) tell -- It was almost ten in the morning.

I feel grateful... When it never stopped raining those predictions about the end of the world flashed through my mind. Shaking that thought away now.

So thank you Mr. Sun, I remember you now, and I'm really sorry I took you for granted all these while. Thank you for generating Vitamin D, thank you for drying our clothes, and thank you for warming us up. =)

One of those moments.

2011-01-27T17:11:00.002+08:00

What wouldn't I give to see popo again.

Even half a minute of her reading newspapers on our living room floor would suffice.