inS and outS...

Thailand ( Part 2 )

2008-12-08T17:02:00.017+08:00

Aite... Just pictures these time=)

Day 2 - Mu Kho Lanta Marine Park

View from our balcony

rented a 4wd for the day - RM120/day

A VERY BUMPY TRIP!!
driving on the dirt road was an experience for us city-dwellers la
loved every bump man!

still not quite there yet... 1 beach away!! if i remember correctly,
this would be Kan Tiang Bay

And after an hour or so...we arrived at the Marine Park with sore bums

See the lighthouse?
That was our main attraction lah - 'ze lighthouse'

dad and yen

the beautiful beach... water was clear.. BUT, twas verrrry,
verrrrry rocky la. we went in for a dip after after spending
hours shooting the lighthouse..didnt swim deep cuz it
was just toooo rocky!! grrr...

locals enjoying their day with family members
..that's the way to enjoy life lah...

walking up the lil hill to where the lighthouse's located

battle of the sexes and also size!!

Nikki: *pant pant* waaah, still far la..
=(

Yen was the first one to reach up the hill..

followed by daddy dearest...

finally all 4 up the

A group shot.. the 5 Taiwanese fellas at the background
were NOT posing and were not part of the group shot.
They just happened to be there...
pure coincidence.. which I thought
was a nice addition to the pic
=)

Yen

Love these 'yen' shots

daddy

never a decent shot of nikki
decent ones come after MANY silly shots like this

On our way down..

Scenery's breathtaking, no?
pictures don't do this place justice lo..

Silly shot which cracked the locals up =)

Next stop was the hiking trail

I spy with my little eye... something tiny, that jumps and starts with
a letter F--- (FROG la bodoh)
CAN SEE??? =-)

some hollow tree =)

end of the trail

monkeys on the rocks..

goodbye Marine Park!

driving off =(

sunset at about 5pm

stopped by their 'pasar malam'
super cool one ok.. like a mini carnival

for the kids

Lotto for the adults

buying his BB gun..

end of day2

Are you 'Part of the Game'?

2008-10-30T19:23:00.004+08:00

Carlsberg: Part of the Game

This post goes out to all you Carlsberg lovers and football fans. To the Carlsberg lovers, here's a new reason to love Carlsberg more: They have recently launched a new Web-TV channel about football and fan life!! True to their motto, 'Part of the Game', they are showing us that they ARE indeed a 'Part of the Game' by bringing us this totally cool, hip and happening feature to fans. and dig this, not just 1 or 2 channels, mind you, it is 5 flipping channels! Now is that WOWzer or is that WOWzer eh?

To the football fans, there are loads of clips about the world's most 'loved and watched' sport from 'Top Funniest Moments' to 'Best Goals' and many others. Give partofthegame.tv a click and discover the awesomeness of this new feature!!

of a plethora pictures

2008-10-20T17:35:00.026+08:00

What better way to describe the beauty of Thailand other than through pictures ey?

Pre-Thai (28th Sept 08) :

KL Sentral - before boarding the train

pretty comfy berths! and as opposed to what I read in forums,
no, there were NO baby roaches running around

15 hours away from destination: what you need is
1) a GOOD book/magazine to
maintain your sanity

2) trusty torchlight to read in the dark
3) doing it ol' school -> a DISCMAN!

4) a whacky travel buddy who doesn't complain,
rather, makes the most of his surrounding and
have heaps of FUN!

15hours later........

Pre-Thai (29th Sept 08):

Nikki crossing the borders looking like a retard

Yen is all smiles with a very obliging 'Prat-Pong'* officer
*welcome to our first 'SuzYenNik' term - no prizes for guessing the origin of 'Prat-pong'*

Prat-pong #2 who came out of his lil box to take this picture
after stamping my passport

We are family! we're Daddy,Su Yen, and SuLi!

Dad and Kikz waiting for the connecting train to HadYai

ALL ABOARD!! next stop... HadYai!

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HadYai baby! After 15hours okaaaaay..
Thank God we didn't get sick of each other by
the time we arrived in Thailand

You DON'T want to mess with him

Up the Tuk-tuk

2 random 'prat-pongs'

Starved by the time arrived Thailand
suz: pork never NEVER tasted so good..urrmm,
correction, pork never tasted so good after KK trip..

4 hours in a cramped van from HadYai to Krabi Town and another
2 more from Krabi to ze beautiful island of Ko Lanta. BOY, was
it a BUMPY ride!

Eeugghh....

Not too wild over the ride too, I see..
BUT eventually,

....sleep came and the bumpy ride was long forgotten

On the ferry from Krabi to Saladan Pier (Ko Lanta)

And we met... a Swede - Lars, who was very friendly.
That's us on the ferry to Ko Lanta Noi, an uninhibited island.
From Lanta Noi, we drive to the other pier and get on another ferry
that will take us to Ko Lanta Yai (where we're supposed to be)

Crossing Krabi Town over to Lanta Noi
Once we arrived Saladan Pier (Ko Lanta Yai, which I will now say Ko Lanta)
the driver dropped all passagers at their respective hotels/chalets

First stop... US! TWIN BAY!
sorry, but we didn't take any pictures of Twin Bay upon arrival.. =/

It was evening and dark when we arrived our chalet. No one greeted
us *sob* as it was already after working hours. After 15 minutes, a very sweet
and petite Thai lady came and saw us to our room. See Tee very
kindly explained that she upgraded our room from a Family Room to
Family Exec Room since there were 4 ppl in the room for free, and
gave us a room facing the sea. We soon learned that we would be
the only family living in Twin Bay for the next 4 days!
TALK ABOUT PRIVATE BEACH okay....
It was a real pretty room... =) Definitely worth the money we paid

Our little friend who greeted us at the balcony

Dinner at a seafood restaurant in Saladan Town
*real good food!*

Chilling at the balcony

Day 1 on Island (30th Sept 08): Our first day on the Island, where the adventures begin

About 6 in the morning.. *winks* bright lerr...

Our chalet is right at the end =)
Nice, quiet place..
undisturbed..

Balcony

Dad and Yen's side of the room

Suz , Nikki and Levi's (who joined us later that week)

Come morning, the room was in a mess =D

American breakfast for 1 WHOLE WEEK!
and I had PINEAPPLES for a whole week..
yummy, so schweeeet and juicy lo..
I left the watermelons and 'nanas to the rest to makan..

Making plans for the week

OUR beach...!!
there are 8 beaches in total along the Island. Our's the first,
Kaw Kwang Beach.
this was what we saw every morning before we
started our day, and what we saw every night before
we slept *smiles*

Scenery from the balcony (this is one of many that will be posted up)

Yen and Dad spent the 1st day exploring town. They did quite a bit of walking, I must say, and took a buncha pictures...

Yen on a tuk-tuk

Posers... tsk tsk *grin*

Ice-shaver (ABC machine) - quite chun, don cha think?

Cooling down with some ABC

Saladan Town, 5mins drive away from our chalet

Kaw Kwang Beach

Daddy's scho cute... *meltz*

Take nothing but memories,
leave nothing but footprints..

They actually walked to the other beach, Pra Aeng
Pra Aeng is right next to Kaw Kwang..
but tis quite a long walk =)
*sorry, no pictures...hantam yen, not me*
While Yen and Dad were enjoying their walk,

Nikki, the 'water boy' *pun intended* spent his in the waters...
Me? It was so hot I figured I could explore the town another day,
so I joined 'water boy', which brought a lot of laughs from him and
embarrassed looks from me coz I didn't dare swim deeper.
(feet MUST touch the floor)

waves were much bigger later in the afternoon..
I had fun jumping the waves =P
and it was the only day we had big waves...
sea was calm for the next 1 week we were there...
I got burned the first day after spending approx 4 hours
in the water in the scorching hot afternoon sun
Fun tho' eh, Kikz

Nikki rented a bike for a day for RM30 to check out
the town

See? only 1 day in the sun, and both blend in with the locals and
qualified as Prat Pongs =D

Travel agent
(Yen and Nikki making plans for an island trip)

That night, 4 of us got on the bike and headed north towards town for dinner...
We had dinner at the Shims...
(ok, I don't know what's the name of the restaurant, but we called it the Shims...
the 2 'shes' who took our orders were actually 'hims'.. The island was crawling with SHIMS ok..
then again, it's Thailand.. so don't blame us for naming the restaurant SHIMS)

Sisters at the Shims..

Lemon shake

Tom Yum soup...
tastes damn kao man..
reallllllll sour and spicy..
just the way I like it..
Food at the Shims were good! 3 1/2 stars over 5

That night, we lepaked out in the balcony..
had some drinks and was lulled to the sound of the waves..
our first day on the island was a rather relaxed one..
nothing too tiring...nothing too adventureous...

Day 2 on Island to be continued.......

Riding the clouds, train-tracks and waves

2008-09-19T03:48:00.003+08:00

In a few days time, I will be flying to the beautiful state of Sabah with my very awesome travel buddy and partner in crime, Phoebe and 3 other college mates.. ahh, I planned this trip since March and September rolled by oh-so-slowly. And all of a sudden, September came and now it's just a mere 3 days before we take off!! It'll be a very relaxing trip this time round for me. Seeing that this is my final semester, my entire mid semester break will be fully spent with family and friends. And the best part? We're doing it away from home! *squeals with joy*

5days in Sabah will be so much fun and a good 'chill-out' time for myself. Less than 24hrs after touchdown from Sabah, Dad, Yen, my other travel buddy and I will see ourselves on a train to HatYai! weee.... 15hours on the train man! phew.. it'll certainly be quite the experience! haha... We'll be in Ko Lanta for 8 days! How perfect can that get eh? 8 whole days by ourselves 'marooned' on the beautiful island of Ko Lanta. I don't know what the others are expecting from the trip, but twil be 'the' perfect getaway for me =) Talk about basking in the sun with a good book, island hopping, snorkeling, spending nights on the beach under the wide skies star gazing, renting a bike and explore the island, spending good quality time with good frens and family, swimming, diving, trekking, cave exploring.... ahhhh.... NOT TO MENTION sunrise and sunsets. I pray the weather will look upon us kindly and not pour when we're there. Levi is set to join us toward the 2nd half of our trip in Lanta.

We'll be staying north of the island

Initially planned to make a 3days stop in Bangkok but checked it off our list after all the political unrest going on in Bangkok. Hah... of course we'll have to forfeit our booked plane ticket to Bangkok and the deposit for our accomodation... BUT that also means, MORE TIME SPENT ON THE BEACH! oh mannn.... i'm gonna be a walking lobster at the end of the trip lo.

Seems like it was only yesterday that Redang happened. Lookit us now, ma!! Thai!... This was us August last year and beginnin of 2008...

Redang (Aug 2007)

KK, Sabah (Jan 2008)

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Travel Highlight of the YEAR!

Da sisters.. so different yet so similar
Yen ALWAYS plays it safe, which is quite boring most of the times,
buttt definitely useful on the rare occasions when
trouble's brewing..
She doesn't think very much 'bout traveling so her agreeing
to Thai brings such delight to my ears.
You know those cartoons where the character's conscience is illustrated by
the angel and devil sitting on each side of his/her shoulder? Well,
yen's my angel =) ahh, baby sister....
Lookin forward to our
'Sisters-time-together-on-the-white-sandy-beaches!'

About the same time last year, I told myself I would very much like to
visit a foreign country in 2008. Traveling within Malaysia is.. uh..
well, it gets boring after awhile... in less than 10 days time,
OH BOY am I glad I get to do this...I'll be in THAI.
I used to want to travel to countries like
Europe, US, NZ, Egypt, and allll those nice places la.
Somehow, those were pushed down the list. Something changed.
I don't know what the change was or is, but now,
I want to conquer Asia before I venture farther out...
Now, all I need is 1 or 2 good travel buddies..

Daddy, our chaperone. It's tough being daddy's girls... but FUN when that dude
giving thumbs up's our daddy. Cool, calm, happening, fun and my fellow
gossiper... he came with us to Redang last year, and
now, he'll be with us again in Thai. Good times, good times..
He's fished me out of the many ruts I've been in without questioning much.. =P
My mamak-partner when I'm home in Melaka...
Daddy was the one who coaxed me to dinner after that huge argument
with mum years ago...
the one who talked me into letting him enter my room after yet
another fight with mum.. haha..
The one who shares his worries bout work, home affairs,
our govt., education.... and whatever else ..
MY DAD!

Levi, Levi...
this guy ah... I don't know what to say bout him except
he has a voracious appetite la. My opinion of him clearly improved since
the day he first stepped into Life la. Such a lil kid at times,
but a pretty cool traveller la for his age...
and HE THINKS SABAH IS ROCKING AWESOME! =)

This is Ni-ku-lus Li Jeck-sun (a new face here eh)
We'll call him Nikki... Anyhoos, remember Yen was the angel
on my right shoulder? Nikki here.. he's my, yup, the devil with the
pitchfork and horns sitting on my left shoulder. I mean,
JUST LOOKIT THIS PIC OF HIM!
He's my new travel buddy.. ok, rather, we're giving Thai a try
Twil be fun...that's something I know we'll have.

mmMmmHhhhmm...

2008-05-01T10:36:00.007+08:00

It's about time I started writing and posting pictures up once again. I spend way too much time on facebook and blogs, which isn't so bad, until assignments are due the next day and I'm still on facebook and countless tabs are open on random ppl's blogs =D tee heee... So, it's been a good break from the internet these past 1 month or so.

College, work, baking, assignments have left me feeling allllll tired and wrung up.. Oh, I've been working in Coffee Bean for close to a month now! The experience is pretty awesome, that I gotta say. So the pay ain't very attractive but hey, it's all about the experience and colleagues right? (hmmm.... at least the work environment is healthy.. as.compare.to.D.O.M.E) So, I can finally make you a cuppa single capp [and if everything is on my side, I can make you a cuppa PERFECT cappucino, now how does that sound?] ...

Aside from that, college, ahhhhh, I only have 1 more semester after this sem before I grad! - weeeee!!!! ahh, the feeling of anticipation.
May - I foresee that the month of May will leave me broke to the core and dry as bone. WHY? Let's see:

1st - Arvind's bday
11th - Mother's Day
12th - Yen's bday
23rd - John's bday
24th - Vinnis' wedding
26th - Charmain's bday
28th - Dad & Cheryll's bday

May's bday (Nigel's May)
Niss' bday ( erm.. I know your bday's in May, I can't remember what's the date! 24th, is it?

So yeah.... I'm already feelin a bit depressed just thinking bout it..

May will also give me sleepless night.. or rather, next week will leave me with dark rings under my eyes.. BECAUSE

5th - Fundamental of Management presentation (Accounting class from 9-12, Presentation from 1-2.30, and Accounting class contd from 2.30-5) [Oh Lord, HELP ME!]
7th - International Business presentation

9th - HRM presentation, hand-in IB assignment

And then we have a week break from classes, which is totally awesome. But I have to hand in 2 assignments once class starts and prolly 3 midterms to sit for.. all in May.. it'll be a crazy time!! hAha..Talk about short-lived happiness eh! =P

So yeah, some pictures from last month..

F1 race in Sepang with BMW vendor

L-R: Yen, Suz, Isobel (BMW rep), err.. I can't remember the other 2, Lydia

Yen & Suz with the model guy all the other girls are wild about (ee yuck)

us girls.. didn't get pictures of the other girls

Lydia and the new Mercz, I think

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Buttercake for tea
Baked one for gramma, and mum. We ate the rest

Gal's parents' 33rd Ann! He smsed while I was in class asking if I had any 'sookiez' available at home for his parents' Ann.. haha.. so I told him I'd come up with something la..
and BOY.. was it fun! =D Yen helped with packaging..THANKS yen.. we'd make a good team eh.. =D
*wink wink*

Buncha cookies (or sookiez, as how Gal calls 'em) and a cupcake

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John and Michelle's 2 year anniversary

Totally fun to do.. first time playing with fondant and I don't have any cookie cutters here with me.. soooo sigh.. hahah... twas a great time tho

Of butter cupcakes (with cream cheese filling) and Dark Choc Pecan cookies..
The cupcakes were a hit in the house.. nigel kept showing me his 'muka kesian' [sad, pathetic look - think Puss-in-Boot's look in Shrek] so I'd give him more...

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I still have not gotten the cakes pics' from Bekah yet.. I baked her mum and bf's cakes till 7am.. maaann, then had class and full day work.. my word.. it was such an experience..
i literally fell asleep while portioning food in the pantry! =P
But as always, such good experiences

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Then the topic of baking and cakes surfaced while chit-chatting with my colleague and guess what? she ordered 3 choc cakes la... ordinary ones...
but I did simple deco for her la.. kinda icky looking if i put them in boxes without any deco kan. plus she wanted to give one to her m-i-l....
i feel that it's not just about the taste...... but presentation as well.. so uh yeah.. =D

did not take any pics at all! maaaannn.. i'm bummed bout it up until now.. ah well.. BUT, i tried out Niss' choc recipe =D and it turned out well..
still have not seen her after that day so can't get her feedbacks la

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Oh, I found a choc cake recipe that I've used a coupla times coz it's extremely rich and moist..
tho the texture turned out differently on 2 occasions.. =P
it turned out perfect the first time, a bit TOO moist the 2nd (coz it was pouring! somehow, it always rains when I choose to bake)

Anyhoos, I'll put up the recipe in the next post yeah

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I wanna try a cheesecake recipe hopefully this Sunday, since I've taken off from work =D.... yummmyyy...
I'm a sucker for cheesecake..
I had 2 big slices of cheese cakes at CB the other day (Chicago Cheesecake and Blueberry Cheesecake) and I almost died of cheese-overdose..
=P

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Baked 2 batches of cookies for the Student Council's fundraising thgy last Sun and apparently it sold out in 2 days.. so well, thank God for all the opportunities to bake la.. =P
I've learned so much from the experiences..and from Niss too.. =D

Paul thanked me for baking the other day (so sweet la that dude).
I mean, he didn't have to, but he did anyways as appreciation and it made my day! haha...

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Aites, gotta get back to assignments! =D Tis good to be back in blog-world
Will update tomorrow or so ! =D

Dixon I Want Cake

2008-03-20T22:38:00.007+08:00

Little Dawson patiently waited for more than 15minutes before he got a chance to sink his teeth into a slice of the rich chocolate fudge cake we made. Coming from a 5-year old little man, his persistence taught me something - never to give up, keep going until I get what I set my heart on for. His constant "Dixon, I want cake", "Mommy, I want to eat cake", "I want cake", "Dixon, faster la. I want to eat cake" put a smile on my face. You learn a lot from people, especially little ones. I love watching their funny antics, I love listening to them speak, I love trying to answer their innocent questions, I love taking pictures of their candid expressions. Dawson's a cutie pie.

Anyways, after waiting for forever, he finally got a slice. And mind you, it was a HUGE slice! =D With the second bite, his mouth was covered with chocolate sauce. Boy was he a big eater! I guess the wait worked up a big appetite for him =D Ha. He was so fascinated with the sugar hearts and kept asking for more. By the time he finished the slice of cake, he was one full, contented little man. BURP.

Chocolate Fudge Cake
this is a much better shot as compared to yesterday's posted picture..
yesh, angles and lightings both play such a big role mann

Sinful Temptations

2008-03-19T19:13:00.005+08:00

A few hours ago, we (dixon, yen and I) baked 1 batch of cookies that went on forever! and a choc cake! =D

Hershey's Fudge Chocolate Cake
any orders?
price starts from RM25 onwards
=) i will improve my deco skills...
I BOUGHT PIPING MOULDS! YAY!!
we made do with whatever candy decos we were able to find
yummyyy... i must say...

chocolate blondies
yummmm yuuuuuum too!
any orders for this?
RM14/small bottle
RM20/big bottle

cookies start from RM12 per small bottle and RM15 per big bottle depending on cookie type
most ingredients used are imported goods so yeah, they're kind of pricey
Oh, HomeBakerZ tailor the cookies to your taste, so if you have any specific requests to how you want your cookies to be baked, let us know!

It's over...

2008-03-13T20:05:00.002+08:00

Exams are finally over... *phewww*

and now, I am SO exhausted..
I am calling it a night...
oh wait.. not entirely so..
I gotta bake for tomorrow's orders..
yipes.. ah, sacrifices one gotta make to earn extra $$

Oh, and The Death of Ian Stone's a pretty decent movie to watch
I enjoyed the movie la...
interesting concept...
just an incredibly stupid and predictable ending

pleasant dreams people
have a great 1 week break ahead!

I will prolly never blog an entry like this ever again...my first and last.... here goes -

2008-03-12T02:29:00.009+08:00

ARGGHHHSSSS......!!!!!!
I seem to hit a wall this semester around...
I'm studying only a day before my paper... =(
Gone are my motivations to complete my studies
I honestly feel like dropping out of college...
(I emailed and asked my dad for permission despite knowing the answer to
my question la..I was merely pushing my luck)

There is no drive whatsoever to continue studying...
I hate college.. never liked it anyways
Only the friends and house-mates made it tolerable
I do not care about qualifications
never did in the first place tho I do acknowledge that it's important
to have at least a stupid piece of paper to show you've got yourself an education

What is EDUCATION in the first place?
you do not even use 1/2 of the things you learn in college or school
Is that education? BAH..

I do not care about grades anymore..
they're just another set of digits or alphabets to me

Oh Lord, HELP ME..
God forbid that I fail any subjects
and I have 6 third-yr subjects next semester?
I.am.SCREWED.

Somehow, I find this picture funny at this point in time lah.. =P
The.Depressed.Child

Ha... does this count as emoness ah?
Cause I am feeling very blue at the moment..
sighs...

Because these brings back so much good memories

2008-03-08T19:43:00.009+08:00

I love Sabah so much... hahaha... [see Levi, you do not need to be Sabahan to love Sabah so much okayz] Leaving Sabah after spending 5 days there was indeed a bittersweet thing.. I will be back this September! To scale up Mt. Kinabalu again and this time with determination to make it all the way up to Low's Peak! No amount of wobbly knees, altitude sickness, and exhaustion will stop me =D Power bars and chocolates will be my staple food from beginning of the climb all the way to the top!! Weeeeee.... but that is in September =D

So for now, I think it is really time to start hitting the gym again and build my stamina lah. Going with a different group of people... so therefore will be an entirely different experience altogether. Ah well... we'll have fun anyways.. [Levi... you know you wanna join this round too! =D]

Neweyz, just pictures because I feel like it and because of the great times we had there!

Aahhh.... aites.. bout time I start studyin'
=D

Oh and yesterday's event in Low Yatt for Sony Vaio's Grand Launching was a tad stressful, a lot of fun and a TON of great experience! =)

Tagged [sigh]

2008-03-03T23:21:00.008+08:00

i don like tags.... but since it's gal's doing, i'll overlook it =D

List out 5 presents you wish for...[perfect time! tho my birthday isn't till Dec, there's always time to BLESS others right? remember me oh if you feel led to bless me yeah! =P or if you're looking for ways to rid of yr $$$ =D ] - i've linked up the sites =) soooo yeah, feel free to check them out ... kekekeke....click on the pictures =D

- KitchenAid Electric Hand Mixer :

- Wilton Icing Color Set :

- Puppy of any 1 of these : or

- All-paid expense trip to either Phuket or Bali for 5D 4N =D : or i'm not picky! =D traveling cheap is no biggie for me =D

- Is a blank check that will not bounce too much to ask for? =D okok... a more reasonable one would be $$$ so I can buy what I need and not get a buncha stuff that ppl think I need =) not that I am complaining la... i still keep cards/notes/letters/gifts kay =)

The Person Who Tagged You Is: Galriad Tan Gal-Riad? i know, lame...

Your 5 impressions of him/her was:
* "woww... not bad ah... so old d still coming to college.. respect, respect" - BUT that was before I knew yr name and age and cool personality la okayz? =D
* Jovial
* Intelligent - eh, all those algorithms and stuff for the Rubik cube.... =)
* Friendly n easy going
* A real natural comedian!!

The most memorable thing he/she has done/given to you:
hilarious jokes... =) I like!

The most memorable thing he/she has said to you:
pffftt... i guess it will eventually become memorable .. "SUUUuuuu LLLliiii,... let's go up to the candy MOUUuunntaiiinnnn!!! SUUuuuUUU LLLLiiIIiii..." =D

If he/she becomes your lover, you will:
change my name to Guyriad.. jk... lamer man me... BUT, i will have a smile plastered on my face all the time.... how can one not laugh man? enjoy HUGS!!

If he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be:
suuuUUuuuLIIiiii..... candy mouuuuntaaainnnnnn!!!

5 people you want to tag?
* Yen-yen
* Leon Wong
* Levi Asher
* Phoebz da Bix
* Ting Leon

Next is them boring questions. Boring meaning its kinda lame

Who is no. 3 having a relationship with?
becks

Who is no. 5 having a relationship with?
i dono wor

no. 2 and no. 3 get together, will it be a good thing?
BAHAHA.... u say ler?

What about no. 4 and no. 5?
no..... both already attached

What is no. 3 studying?
CBIS

When was the last time you chatted with no. 5?
sometime last week or mebe 2 weeks ago

Does no. 4 work?
no...

Do you have any cousin in his/her school?
Noooope..

Will you be with no. 1?
of course!! for the past 18 years and will be for the next few decades!! sisters man!

How about no. 5?
uhhh........the other leon yesh.. =P

Does no. 2 have any siblings?
yuppers... 2 sisters and the cutest most charming lil bro who said he'll marry Yen when he's big and all grown up =P MANNNnn.....how adorable is that?

How did you get to know no.2 and no. 4?
2- back when we were kids...
4- at least 6 years back during a homeschool conference =D .... good times, good times

Where does no. 1 live at?
with me.... in the same room... my roomie... =D

Is no. 5 the sexiest person in the world?
he's sexy enough... haha.... EVERYONE is SEXXXXAYYY..... =)

YESTERDAY...

2008-02-27T20:46:00.008+08:00

time passed exceptionally slowly...

Afterall, I only had a class in the morning and the assignments, presentations and mid-terms are all completed. What more could one ask for, eh?

Came home and felt the sudden urge to make something to eat. Remembered Yen mentioned something about wanting to eat pancakes so decided to satisfy her pancake-cravings since she was due for a presentation in Presentation Skills that afternoon. =)

Found a yummy pancake recipe off SunshineCooking's site... Turned out really good! Love the recipe so I guess I will stick to this pancake recipe from now on. Nigel helped with the cooking, so it was really fun. I've heard enough stories about horrifying house-mates and room-mates in college so having lousy people to stay with was something I wanted to stay clear off.... Thank God for awesome house-mates and a totally rocking chic for a room-mate! We have a TON of good times together. So, making pancakes with Nigel was fun.

Ha... there was a close-up that I took of the pancakes..
but uhhh... looks like nipple according to NiNix..=P
inside joke la.. =P kekekeke...

I thought I'd try whipping up some cream and top them with fruits to makan with the pancakes but while whipping, Nigel took out the Hershey's Strawberry Syrup and dropped a drop in and then whisked the cream. Thought the pink cream looked really good so added many more drops of pink syrup till I got the color I liked. Then an idea hit me... "We could just bake muffins and use the whipped cream for frosting!!". Afterall, Ninix wanted to bake together... or so he said. Turned out it was just me doing the whole thing alone...which was perfectly fine still. Not that I'm complaining. ( I mean, a guy gotta do what a guy gotta do - dotA! =P) Muffin texture turned out nice... Taste was not too sweet. One thing I finally learned was to taste the muffin/cookie/cake when it's completely cooled on the rack and NOT right after it's out of the oven... =D Made just vanilla muffins in the end instead of both vanilla and chocolate.

I think I like this muffin better than the cupcakes I made the other day. Will post up pictures

Vanilla muffin with strawberry frosting

candy mountain!!

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chocolate cupcakes that I baked in the middle of the night
ok... the cupcakes may turn some off lah... =P
heheheeh... was experimenting with colors and got really sleepy half-way..

pastel colors

kekeke...

aites... more updates next of "Buttox' Adventures"

The Southern Baptist Homeschool Academy

2008-02-18T23:56:00.001+08:00

After PMR, my parents made a rather difficult decision to home-school both Yen and I. Well, it may be a difficult decision, full of doubts initially, but to me, it was the wisest decision ever that would change my life completely. Save for the ‘fun’ I had in school plotting with classmates how to terrorize teachers, school was just another torture chamber. I did well enough to retain my seat in the first class. My mum would spend countless hours telling me it wasn’t that I was stupid or anything of that sort. Personally, I couldn’t care less even if I got straight As. The reason why I had the As that I had was peer pressure. So, when I heard we would be home-schooled, it was the best news ever.

Looking back, the past 7 years have been nothing short of fun, great learning time, and self-discovery. ‘School’ was conducted according to my pace and level. When my classmates were busy toiling and slogging over homework in school, I was in Melbourne for 3 weeks in one of our home-school training centers teaching children at a CI (Children’s Institute), helping with house-keeping and attending a Character! First Education course. It was then that I really found out my love for children. Over the 6 years, I have had the opportunity to meet many friends from all over the world, learned different cultures, taught many different children, worked in an international school, worked at my dad’s former workplace, learn to cook and bake, helped at Biblical Foundation trainings, taught parents and teachers, travelled, babysat, built a good relationship with my sister, and live. I cannot imagine how much I would have missed out in life had my parents not taken the step of faith to make the decision 6 years ago. Looking back, there were no regrets, none whatsoever.

Looking at the current trend now, more and more families are taking the step to home-school their children. Back then, being home-schooled was foreign to many, hence my parents faced some difficulty getting information on matters involving home education. Fret not for parents now as The Southern Baptist Academy Homeschool Program partners with homeschool parents to provide all children, paying close attention to those with special needs and learning styles, complete with access to a top-tier Christian education. The Southern Baptist Academy Homeschool Program believes that learning is not limited to just textbooks. This form of education is a teacher-led multimedia array of CD-ROMS, videos, audio files, web pages, traditional print materials, and more.

Pay a visit to Southern Baptist’s website. =D

Head on over to....

2008-02-15T21:42:00.004+08:00

yen's site with better pictures of the peanut butter cups
and a buncha other stuffs that we housemates did this month..

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I swear....

2008-02-14T14:20:00.007+08:00

this post has nothing to do with Valentine's Day

Woke up at about 0330 to the sound of people talking... VERY loudly... her monitor was turned on and I could see that there seemed to be some kind of commotion going on ...on the monitor. Then it hit me that yen, leon and I were watching American Gangster earlier and somewhere between, all of us fell asleep. I know I didn't make it past 10 minutes of the movie =P (not because it was boring, but more like exhaustion). Anyhoos, I was wide awake after my bath and decided that "hey, I wanna make peanut butter cups!". 0400 felt like the perfect time to make peanut butter cups neweyz... Got all the ingredients ready and off I got to work.

It was quite a tough time la... coz I do not have any kitchen utensils... save for ONE measuring cup. But hey, can estimate one ma... (not that easy after all...since the measurement was in millilitres).. despite some minor complications, I had great fun making them candies! Started at about 0400 and ended at 0815... PLUSSSSSssss.... I made BUTTER ICING!! for the first time.. uber cool man... I figured that I'd take pictures of them choc candies when I was done and then throw them away if it tasted bad... =P but well, Dixon liked it enough to want to buy them... =P I gave him some to give to his sis.... How can I charge right? My first time le... anddd besides, how much to charge? hah... ok.. i'll just post up pics coz I'm somewhat in a daze... (lack of sleep)

Oh, and dixon gave yen and I a lil something...
super sweet..will post it up in the next post la...

Candy pictures here:

Peanut butter cup with butter icing

I love the colors!!!
I can't wait for the next round so I can experiment with more colors

Them candies...
The designs are rather 'retarded' looking la..
pardon me.. I will need more practice..
may the next round be more professional lookin'

i like how this one turned out

And then I made banana chocs.. =)
reallllly simple...
and it turned out great!

banana dipped in chocolate
L-R: Nibbed almonds, Color balls, Crushed Digestive Biscuits

Aites......till later!!

Oh, and happy valentine's day... let's not forget the GREATEST love of all on this day... God's love for each one of us!!

few months too late

2008-02-12T05:58:00.001+08:00

HIGHLIGHTS of 2007 - '08!

BAGS

christmas-cum-b'day pressie!!
from aheemm.. smone very dear to me
..finally, a Coach! i LOVE!

Next from Kevin
perfect white bag

Timberland
just bought... got 70% off!! =D

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Holidays

KK, Sabah

Manukan Island

Levi n Sam
sorry lah never color correct the pics...
VERY laaaay-zzzziiie
Travel-buddies
Levi; Yen

Andrew; Sam

Dan (ppl say he resembles Rain..yaka?)

sleepy Paul

Kasih Sayang Resort
Majestic Mount. Kinabalu

Dining area

rooms

KK at night from Kundasang

Test driving cars
so, Sam wants to buy an S15... (nope, not now..one day)
but before he makes up his mind which car to save up for,
why not test drive others right? =)
and I was so excited when he extended his invitation to mE!!
finally, I get to see what's all the fuss going on about cars
and not only that, get to experience first hand seeing,
touching, sitting in the cars that I've only heard and
seen on the road when Leon pointed them out..

Not so comfy after all coz he's really tall!
one of his friend's suggested airbag on the roof of the car
since his head's like centimeters away from touching the top
sweet car, tho

okay, I clearly have no idea how to photograph cars =D

smooothh yeah!
Thankfully, Sam's friend drove the company car
out to meet him .... so at least look a bit more convincing la

i really like this car! RX-8, I think?

Legendary Skyline
it was an amazing feeling la...
looking from afar and up close is two totally different things
Sam's friends are all car-enthusiasts and have been
playing around with their cars...

It was a really fun experience la..
Sam got worried because I was a tad too silent...
but I was in fact listening and learning from the guys' conversations

Overnight up in Kundasang

Sceneries on our way up

and we finally reached after an hour an a half

drove up in 2 cars...
the Semenanjung ppl in Sam's Ninja
and Sam's 6 other friends packed into Darren's Estima

beautiful plants surrounding Shalom Valley
(grass included..)
i love this shot for some reason..
perhaps it's the vibrant green la

So, just what would 3 girls and 8 guys be doing uphill?

Alex (with beanie) vs. Randall with Winston on the sidelines

Alex

bug-eyed yen

see the spoilt lil budak.. =)
his hunger... i tell you, cannot be satisfied one!

Randall

Darren (Randall's bro...)
don't you reckon he looks like the polar bear in Golden Compass?

Claire

Rodney

Sam

Andrew

Winston
i like his smile....
very warm and engaging

not a very flattering pic.. but ah well..

yeah... that was what we all did the night
and a coupla beers
and played "I Have Never..."
if it's my turn, I will say something I have never done before...
and whoever who has done it will have to drink... =)
nope... we were not inebriated

and this was what happened at 0500

Sam putting months of ALERT training to good use

and Andrew, the gymaholic with his abs

they were pretty beat after the workout... =D
but all in all... good times...
we headed down and left whatever happened up in Kundasang in..well,
Kundasang...
btw, they all look older than me... but in actual fact, they're WAAAYY younger

Kundasang War Memorial

ahhh.... i finally got some macro shots that I like

Group shots....

haha.. I find this very amusing =)
and yes, we're still in the Memorial =D

Parting farewell to Kundasang

Back home on the farm
lovely place!!

I'm pretty bummed that I did not have a swim in the creek
it surrounds the farm! =)

And then... just like that, 5 days came and left
twas time to leave...
BOO HOOOooo...
I totally echo what Levi says!
KK is a gorgeous place..
I really miss KK a LOT!
plannin another trip later this year
hopefully, I will scale up the majestic, magnificent mountain..

Last lunch together...

Hmm.... see that neatly trimmed brows!
guys, y'all should keep them neat and tidy too

LUR-vie UsherrZ' lambchop

We bade KK farewell...
and promised to be BACK again...soon...

And said Hello to Air Asia.. sigh
touchdown to R.E.A.L.I.T.Y

I loveeeeeeee these cloud pictures..
I have something going for clouds!
Oh the shapes...
cottony, puffy things...
AAAAaaahhHHHh.... I wish the Carebears existed..
then I would join them and shoot rainbows out of my pouch and
leap from cloud to cloud...
bounce on the soft white pooooofy things..

I could fool you by saying I visited the Arctics =)

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FUN FACTS OF KK
-KK's wu-tiek is AWESOME!
-We met with a featured magician on 8tv in Starbucks, Waterfront
and got him to show us some tricks (so-so only la)
- It rained on our day trip to Manukan Island (bummer)
- between 11 ppl, we ordered 2barrels of KFC, 4 boxes of wedges, 4Meltz,
2 rice plates, 4XXL burgers, 4 boxes of nuggets (FOC tho coz Unc. C.K -
Sam's dad owns KFC in KK)
- Lemonade is only served in KK!!!! WOOooooOOOoTTtt
- KK is WAYYYY better than KL or Melaka...
- @tmosphere, a revolving lounge we went to has a totally cool concept
- Andrew did a trick on the bartender... WHO returned the favor with another trick...
and then Andrew ended with yet another trick which totally WOWed all of us
- Salim's their mamak
- EVERYONE knows EVERYONE else in Sabah
- Andrew met his church member in Warisan (some mamak place), Levi too met his
friends. I was feeling very left out until I met... KELVIN from LifeCollege there
- Levi is NEVER full...
- Andrew's tricks are.... hilarious!! in a VERY good way...
- KFC chickens are tastier and more succulent! yumzzz...
- I like KK a lot? =D

More updates on Singapore next!

Cookies!

2008-02-12T03:44:00.000+08:00

January was indeed an extremely busy time. I was traveling back to Melaka literally EVERY weekend and it was heaps of fun! VERY tiring but a fun time, nonetheless. I took cookie orders from college mates and some outsiders for CNY and by taking orders, it meant going back to Melaka to bake them. I have to thank the Lord for the overwhelming number of orders I had ... (I definitely did not expect that many coming in, but as I look back now, I take them as acts of encouragements). Since I only went back once a week to bake, it also meant staying up ALL night (and sometimes day too) baking to finish the orders.

Dad was a GREAT help! He would text or email asking about my weekly orders and took an inventory check on the ingredients I would need and would get them for me! How many dads would actually do that for their girls? What a sacrifice he made. In addition to that, he helped a LOT in the kitchen, staying up until the wee hours baking with me. He would stir the batter until it was smooth.... and boy was it hard work! Batches after batches stirring in the mixing bowl. He did a better job than what an electric mixer would do, that I reckon. Very thorough when he is mixing the batter. After the stirring would come the spooning.. =) Dropping dollops of batter onto the baking sheet required more skill than one would imagine, well, maybe just to me.. =D Everything was about consistency! It is a completely different thing when you're baking cookies for yourself or as gifts for friends and baking for cookies people pay to eat. If there was one thing I learned from marketing, it would be not only to meet the expectations of my customers, BUT to also exceed them.

Presentation was a big issue for me, and Yen played a huge role in that area. Since she's the more.... creative one compared to me, I gave her ideas and told her what I wanted to do, and she got it done for me. It was probably until then that I realized what an amazing family I have (how sad huh... well, I always have, it was just magnified then).

Mum was generous enough to let me use and dirty the kitchen alllllllll day and night. Not to mention giving me the honor of being the first person to use the new precious baby - oven. So many people helped and encouraged me along the way as I found baking to be my joy. Yen too came back on some weekends to help and spent the wholeeeeee night up baking and laughing with me. She sat hours in front of the computer coming up with the 'it' logo for the lil' mini baking business that was going on. Ah, peals of laughters when cocoa powder, baking powder, and choc chips got the better of us. What-great-times-we-shared. Sisterly-love. All the sweat, dehydration, leg cramps, sleepiness was well worth when the orders were met. Oh there were the hours when I get so frantic out of fear that the orders will not be met... and the burnt cookies... the batches of cookies that turned out to be rock hard that it would probably give you concussion if I were to throw aim them at your head. And just when I thought I could take a weekend's break, I found out I had to bake for the student-council-hailer- project... which turned out to be more enjoyable than what I'd expected.

God has been very good and has blessed me thoroughly.... and I am SOOO grateful for that. The people He placed in my life are terrific.... Leon came by one Saturday to help....(well, not much la... butttt he brightened my day *wink* and was awesome with cellophane-taping the containers, something I suck at). Dixon for inspiring me .... *grins* and etc....A relative who willingly took me in and taught me Traditional Peanut Cookies.. (she makes lovely cakes and cookies!)

He blessed me with just the right amount of orders so I can purchase an oven (yesh! FInALLY! soon... dad's checking out the price of 2 models we picked) on my own after deducting all the expenses I have to pay for. I am amazed that there are orders still coming in...I am sooo excited! I cannot wait when the oven arrives and then I can slowly start accumulating my baking utensils from scratch all with my own money. Been spending hours looking at talented and skillful bakers around the world and am very fascinated at the world of cupcakes, in particular. I cannot wait to bake my first batch of cupcakes in the new oven.. It has been a very long time since I helped mum bake muffins...

But of course, I will still be baking cookies =) So, watch out for pictures of 'stuffs' I will bake in the near future... =) Pictures below!!!

ps: most pictures are unedited, so therefore, color quality a bit bad lah

Peanut Cookies

I ran out of sesame so therefore, the quite weird looking cookie la...
but it tastes the same anyhoos...
This was on a better weekend where we were able to sleep =)
Wrapped everything up by 0200

Choc Chip Cookie

awesome dad...
No better or finer one

Cornflake-oatmeal-raisins cookie

it's embarrassing that I have only 1 picture of this kinda cookie.. =(
better than none

Thank you

a little 'thank you' gift to a friend

LOOK MA! our first fruit of labor

our cutie papaya-rat friend

I saw this cutie.. and he was hard to ignore...
i was bored, and so I thought it grand to humor mum -
first fruit from the tree dad planted months ago

Do not be deceived by the word 'youth'.
Youthfulness is not measured by age.
Never too old...

dad won, soooo, yen had to wash mum's bucket....!
family joke... nyek nyek...
but yen's mummy's sweet lil girl so she got away with it..

sweet no more....just a sneaky lil' WRAT!
see, I told you I won't post up those icky pic..
this is the most decent of the lot, just so you friends know.. =D

last batch... phew... a short break, at last

time toooo, say goodbye!!

Chinese New Year Eve was spent...

2008-02-10T19:06:00.001+08:00

online in the morning
stuck in the longkang helping dad dig up all the soil-trash-doodoo-worms
axing all those weeds growing in the longkang (yeah, and i was muttering 'die you stupid weeds...death to you whole lot')

getting my back and neck REALLY burnt from spending a tad too much time in the drain (our house's a corner-lot so there was really quite a bit of digging to do)

having steamboat for lunch!! (yumz)

watching Blood Diamond for tea

having reunion dinner at my er-pek's (dad's 2nd kor-kor) home

hanging out with cousins after .... goodness knows when was the last time we all got together

finally meeting the first nephew of the Pang clan, baby Dylan!!

celebrating Dylan's 1st Birthday!

going home late enough to pack and get a 3-hour sleep before we left for KL at 0600...

not your typical chinese new year eve huh.... i should consider having a part-time job cleaning ppl's longkang la.... maybe RM30 per house ? =D heck, I did a fine job digging up alllll the soil-and-whatever-nots from the drain kay!! =D wanna hire me? and I actually found that it was a nice feeling being holed up in the longkang digging lah... =D it's been awhile since I last got my hands and feet dirrrrrrrty =DDDDDD

Pictures coming tonight!!

Improv Everywhere

2008-02-04T16:59:00.000+08:00

cool stuffs man! =D i wanna join them !!! check them out man...

I Want To...

2008-02-01T21:35:00.000+08:00

- buy an oven
- bake more
- be more consistent with the batter
- try my hand at baking different treats!
- do awesome presentation on cookies and cupcakes
- be good enough to open a side business to sell these!

Flikr is SUCH an awesome place to learn and be inspired! Yummy...... they look too good to be eaten. Hmph....

and SOMEDAY, i will make an attempt at baking awesome cakes like these... AAhhh, i can't wait!

Lord, please bless me with enough means to buy my very own mini oven so I can practice baking and be a blessing to others with my cookies/cakes/cupcakes. AMEN

Bettercaring

2008-01-11T13:58:00.000+08:00

My grandpa is in his 80s. Due to old age, he has been facing some difficulties with his movements, hearing and temperament. He has had 2 knee operations a few years back to help walk better and without the constant pain shooting up his knees. It really pains me to see him inching bit by bit just to reach from point A to point B.

I know many others who face similar concern on either themselves or their loved ones but do not know how to go about it. Many are genuinely concern but are unable to do much as they are very busy with work and other commitments. The thought of a care home itself leads many I know to abandon any thoughts of sending a loved one away.

Bettercaring is a dedicated service for anyone who needs answers to crucial questions about care for themselves or their loved ones. At bettercaring you can look at the care options that are available to you locally, as well as search for care homes that fit special requirements. With bettercaring you can arrange the right kind of care, as well as read daily care news and receive tips on from care experts. That way, you have the option of caring and meeting the needs of your loved one better at home or placing them in a care home without any worries that they are not well taken care of.

I'm back!

2008-01-11T13:20:00.000+08:00

Classes have started and I can't say I'm all too thrilled about them... but ahh well, life goes on. It was an awesome time in Sabah and I am missing it too much. I'm counting down to the day I can go back there again and spend a longer time with cool people. My laptop is currently empty coz Leon just helped me reformat so therefore, I will only upload pictures from Spore, Melaka, Sabah and KL once everything is back up and running... =D

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I love my new place here!! AAaaaahh, the freedom to wash my own clothes, to cook my own meals, to clean my own room! Oh, something I told my sis with regards to washing my own clothes and sending them for laundry services: yen and I sent our dirty clothes to the laundry in Old Town upon returning from Sabah because there were just too much clothes to wash... suz: eh, JUST this once, we'll send out laundry to the 'dobi' kayz.... i scared v expensive la. later it becomes a habit, then die lo yen: yeah... ok... just this once i sent it and found out that it only costs RM8 for 4kgs.... anything lesser than 4kgs are still charged at RM8... suz: eh yen.... SUPERRR CHEAP ler. only RM8 for 4kgs.. meaning ah, RM2 per kg ler... and 4kgs IS A LOT!! shiiiiitttt, this WILL become a habit from now on. once a week ok? save water bill...

A New Year too soon

2008-01-01T16:40:00.000+08:00

Blessed New Year to all of y'allz. 2007 certainly flew by a tad too soon, but all is well... Looking forward to a brand new one... =D

Anyhoos, have not posted up pictures from S'pore and Christmas. Will be leaving for Sabah 0650 tomorrow morning, and we'll all be bunking over Andrew's place for the night as his parents will give us all a ride in the morning. =D sweetness.

I'll just post up some pictures from Spore first... so I will not have to post even more after KK.

all unedited (malas)

On the bus across S'pore

some building la

lookit that... a grandmama driving a Sentra ok... respect
(quite aggressive smore, i tell you)

1st night - Dhoby Ghaut

Spotlight is uber cool man! it's like Target or WalMart...
Yen spent a lot there for the craft items =D

There was a Christmas Village outside DG. Pretty neat stuffs.
Every night they have special performances by different Christian Indonesian Groups (very good!)

2nd day -

Yen and Asih (Kev & fam's sweet helper of many years)
In Changi to see her off coz her dad passed away on the 20th...

Asih & Kev

MRT after seeing Sih-sih off *sobs*

Ever-smiling Yen; dense ol suz

Mr. Bibik-neo Kev
(he does the cutest impersonations... =P)

After seeing Asih off, we headed towards Katong for the famous Katong Coconut Laksa

Katong

I love the clouds that day... soooo puffy and WHITE!
i wished i was 1 of the carebears so i can jump up and down the clouds =D

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iccck... to be continued lah...
sorry for the abrupt halt...
BUTTTTTT,
i gotta go to the KTM d before it gets too dark to walk.. PLUS, there are
2 vicious dogs constantly lurking around that i pray will not be there when we walk out later...
oh, i did not mention earlier.. but,
I AM OFF TO SABAH TOMORROW til the 6th!!!

Blessed Merry Christmas and a little something else

2007-12-25T11:11:00.000+08:00

Here's a little something i found on xanga - a totally rocking mom with her 6 beautiful children!! My inspiration indeed. She is 30, and has 6 kids, mind you! Now who says that marrying at a young age and having many little joys is NOT living life? Enjoy!!

Merry Christmas by Christian, Shelton and Scotland Welch

Morgan Bliss Welch on brothers and being a sister =) - totally precious

Goodbye Penang, Hello....... SINGAPORE!

2007-12-19T00:09:00.000+08:00

I have been back in Melaka for the past 5 days after Penang and will be headed down south to Singapore for about 5 days =) Oh joy!! Anyways, the 4days3nights trip to Penang was awesome! I forgot how fun it was to travel with Phoebe! Will post a picture or two of Penang. More to come after Singapore.

Tentative plans in Singapore (not according to order)

Shop for scrapbook stuffs in Spotlight

Chill with Kevin

Eat and get fat with Kevin, Yen and Andrew

Chat with Asih

BUGIS!

Meet up with Amelia

Meet up with Lynnet (former highsch mate)

Meet up with the Lees

Meet up with Isaiah

Do the Lutch (?)

Orchard Road

Kevin and Amelia's church Christmas Musical on the 22nd!

I am slightly vexed at myself for forgetting all about my IPOD, Skye!!! I left it in my gramma's place and Skye was supposed to come along with me to Spore to the IPOD Station to get it fixed. BRRrrr... Ah well.

*Note: Pictures not edited

Phoebz, Rachez, Suz (Gurney Plaza)
Ferringi Night Market

Beach in front of the Guest Hse where we spent 2nightz in

The next time we're in Ferringi, you'll see our faces there

where water meets toes

the rockies

love this shot tho her face is not in focus

love this little shelter

sure it was cloudy most days, tough that I couldn't get a tan but that gave us plenty of time to enjoy the cool breeze

drifting away

city center (on a trishaw)

awesome uncle!

our destination! To collect tau sar peng Rachez ordered for us

luv de girlies...
yah, i look weird. phoebz reckons i look lk sm hippie coz of the hairdo

OFF we go on ANOTHER adventure!!!

2007-12-10T07:51:00.000+08:00

My journey begins in about 1/2 an hr's time!!
I will be leaving for Penang!
My travel buddy will be ......
THE FANTASTICALLY-CRAZY, WILDLY-DANGEROUS, MILDLY -RETARDED *winks*,
EXTREMELY-ADVENTUROUS, FOREVER-GLOWING & SHINING (inside joke),
PHOEBE KIM JIT YEN!

Something 'interesting' WAS ALWAYS in store for us whenever we traveled together
I wonder what how will these 4 days be...
EB-ZA-LOOOOOOOOOTE-LY fun, that part I'm aware
we will waltz into Penang, have a great time painting the town red,
then sink the island just as we're about to leave and hop on the bus back to KL
just before we sink along together with the island and perish
OH YEAH, we're gonna leave our mark

*sorry rachel, I JUST had to say it and NO, we will not sink it ok?
We're not that mean and heartless...
we WON'T make yr beautiful island any 'lovelier' than it should be

Just perhaps more exciting, that's all
Spice things up a lil....

JUSTLIKESINGAPOREDAYS...
oh how i miss them
alrighty, gotta get ready d...
pray we'll be free of any unnecessary troubles..
Lord, grant us protection
and a GREAT time together!!

AMEN

Bakin' II - Something Sinful.....

2007-12-06T04:51:00.000+08:00

Kinda lazy to write so I'll post up pictures =) - I baked ASCCMC today...
Absolutely Sinful Choc Chip Moist Cookies is a cross between your ordinary choc chip
cookies + brownies so therefore, the texture is slightly cakey like =)
YummmMMmmyY tho, I have to say.
Downright sinful indeed... Ha. Goes perfect with cold milk.. MMmmMMMmhhHHhhmmmMmm...
Tho' I have to say that I am NOT happy with the weather today.
It's been raining/drizzling all evening, to which does NOT work to my advantage la

But AAAHAHhhh well, the moist cookies turned out well.....

Yesterday's Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Yen reckons it looks like a piece of KFC chicken's skin.. =P
MmMHhMMm....
And all of a sudden, I crave for KFC

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Absolutely Sinful Choc Chip Moist Cookies

That's when we started

Totally retarded pic of us... the after effects
Oh the peals of laughter in the middle of the night
and the countless silly looking pictures =D
Good times

Taking time off tmr to watch movies =)

Bakin' time!!!

2007-12-05T05:34:00.000+08:00

The computer clock says its 0535, the wall clock is 0533, my mobile says 0634 (an hour ahead!) so yeah, it has to be 0530 plus. I'm listening to a Christmas Overture by Dave Koz and friends. Very nice. I'm already feeling all Christmassy!! Annnddd, I have just finished washing all the baking utensils. Hah. Came back to Melaka yesterday, met up with Nette and Jon and we watched Enchanted!!(including my dear yen) I LOVEEEEE the movie. Hah. Especially the dancing scene where Jon McLaughlin was singing at the Ball. Perfect... well, perhaps minus a few of their costumes. Giselle's dresses were awesome! (not the wedding gown tho) Simple yet there is something very 'country-ish' about it.

Anyways, my dad came into my room this morning saying "suli, it's already 11. You wanna wake up yet? The oven is fixed d so you can bake if you want to"; to which I replied "mmHHmmmpphh" and went back to sleep, only waking 2 hours later. But that was after I dreamt my dad told me he got the oven fixed for me and that i could bake (or so i thought i dreamt la) and so i was happily baking (in the dream) when i found out I did not have enough flour. I asked my neighbor if she had flour to spare and she told me a flat "NO, I have to do ......" I guess I felt SOO sad and disappointed that she did not help that I woke up wondering if the "you-can-bake-if-you-want-to" part was real or jz a dream.

Turned out to be real (tho the electrician fixed it temporarily jz so i can bake bake...) and I was all fired up for bakin' and giving them to friends. Oh, in case y'all did not know, I L.O.V.E bakin..and cooking (jz not oriental dishes laaaa...yen does tho). Went ingredient hunting with dad for many hours. Anyhoos, me and yen got started slightly after 0000 and I finished baking 2 batches of Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies =) We chatted and bonded while baking, with yen sharing funny stories from work. Yen abandoned me for sleep 3 hours ago. I forgot completely about taking some pictures.. but tomorrow is another day! and Tomorrow i will be making... Absolutely Sinful Chocolate Chip Cookies!! =) Need to buy empty containers tomorrow laaaaa..... but YAY!!!...choc chip cookies..... here we go!! ABSOLUTELY sinful alright......

Will take some pictures la tomorrow.... finally get to bake weiii....I guess i'm glad college happened coz i now gain full access to the use of all kitchen utensils.... and i get to bake at whatever time I feel like (much to mum's chagrin). Ahh, now I don't feel like traveling for a time being. Ha.

I WILL BE GOING TO PENANG for a couple of days.... with..... WHO ELSE? my faithful partner-in-crime-who-shares-so-many-crazy-adventures-with-me-from-years-ago ----PHOEBE KIM JIT YEN! so yeah, the decision was made yesterday... wil have to book rooms tmr lah... *malas* so yeah, we'll be out of town.... weeeeeeeEEEeee!

I'm kinda disappointed that Nigel and Y.T can't make it to Melaka tmr.. What a blow. Oh well. Alright. I wanna brush teeth now then snuggle into bed....

Oh levi.... this is something for you! I came across this and immediately thought of you. You want a saxaphone right? Not enough money to buy eh? Go and be inspired.... and make a saxaphone out of capsicum and carrot! =)Here's one fer ya

Engagement Rings

2007-12-02T20:26:00.001+08:00

It is ALMOST every girls’ dream for the day that beautiful diamond ring is presented to her, when that special someone utters the magic words “Will you marry me?”. Well until the day comes, who says you cannot look and browse at beautiful diamond engagement rings? James Allen, a profession jeweler has set up a site selling diamond rings, earrings… both for the ladies and the gents. Jamesallen.com is divided into 7 different categories, of which are Diamonds, Engagements, Wedding, Designer (meaning rings designed by some of the most exclusive jewelers in the world like M. Geller , Leon Popov and Danhov), Studs, Gifts, and Education (the attributes of diamonds like its cut, color, clarity, carat weigh, certificate etc). Plus for now, there is free shipping and a 30-day return for the rings/ studs/ gifts bought. You can even design your very own engagement/wedding ring! Now how lovely is that hmm?

For those who do not fancy diamond, there are collections on Gold Jewelry, Colored Stone Jewelry, Sterling Silver and Pearl Jewelry. I spent hours looking at the wedding rings, those beautifully crafted diamond rings. Ahhh…. And yesh, I showed them to a Mr. Wong (what? It's perfectly fine to show what I think is nice ok.. and no, I was not hinting anything) I had my doubts initially but then they ware quashed after reading the many testimonies from customers. Hah, so guys, take the hint and start looking so you can start saving up! =) *grins*

To get the best prices around on engagement rings, earrings and loose diamonds check out BarskyDiamond.com. They have a huge selection of gorgeous diamond ringsthat your husband or wife.

It's FINALLY over...

2007-12-02T18:13:00.000+08:00

EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOTTTTtttt.... ahhh, what a relief.. Will be posting up a buncha pictures on the Dance Joshua and his dance team performed during LifeSkills =)

Save Buckets

2007-11-28T19:40:00.000+08:00

I was browsing through the web a few hours ago when I stumbled upon this pretty neat site - Save Buckets. It is a new site for consumers to compare prices of products they want to buy. Save Buckets has a very wide selection of new products ranging from laptops to cameras, educational games to magazines, bags to clothes, ipod nanos to cool mp3s and many others.

Although the price for the products are in £, many items are still reasonably cheaper as compared to what is offered over here. I saw a Targus Notebook sleeve being offered at £13.61 and I personally think it is a fairly reasonable for a brand new Targus Notebook sleeve. I guess I shall include this into my Wishlist =) It really is the thing that I am looking for for my laptop. Adrielle (laptop) is getting waaaayy to many scratches for her own good and it is time to start taking care of her better!

Targus Notebook Second Skinz XL - notebook sleeve

Not the weekends, but, the week ends....

2007-11-24T19:22:00.000+08:00

Finals are in... *gasp* 2 days. Oh boy, this semester is indeed going quite badly for me. For some reason, I have lost a considerable amount of interest in studying for my subjects this term and I do not like it one bit. I think 6 subjects is a tad too heavy for me.... but ahhh well, I just gotta make it through somehow.

I have at least 1 paper on each day for the coming week. *yAARRGHHH!!!*

Monday - Economics 2 (0930-1230) ----------------------> dull and dry as dirt... *sigh*
Tuesday - Marketing Communications (1400-1700) -------> a heck lot to study!! 17 CHAPS!!
Wednesday - Business Mathematics (1400-1700) ------------> perhaps my only paper with hopes of doing well
Thursday - Academic Research (0930-1230) ---------------> memorize... memorize... memorize...a slight chance that I may not do too badly afterall what with all the helpful tips =)
- E-commerce (1400-1700) ----------------------> grrrr....2 study papers in a day.. both also gotta memorize sampai gilerrr..... *cries*
Friday - Financial Accounting 1 (1400-1700) -------------> Hah, this subject is a joke. Dr. Yee can give me all the answers to the paper and I'll still not understand what I am doing. Yeah, I am quite bad at maths and am happy I survived Algebra and Statistics.... but accounting is going to kill me! In fact, I am sure that if accounts were alive, she would've murdered me =) Yup, it is going to be a SHE!

So if you're reading this, please commit to memory my exam schedule. Then, start praying and fasting until the end of the coming week. I would really appreciate y'allz help and love for me.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On a separate note, I have been bunking over at the new place for the past few days and I have to say that I love this place! Oh bother the heat in the afternoons...or the inconvenience of not having a car to the market. No fridge yet at the moment but yeah, we're making do with what we have. Thank God for the various people He has blessed us with. All the basic neccesities were provided some way or another. SO yeah, God has been very good to us. US would mean, Yen, Nigel, Phoebz, Leon and I. Yeapz, we're housemates now!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Specific prayer requests -
Please pray for :

concentration
wisdom
understanding
concentration
wisdom
understanding
calmness
concentration
patience

Please pray against:

fear
worry
anger
doubt
numbers 1-4

THANK YOU!!!! Will post up pictures soon.

Oh, my uncle (dad's bro-in-law) passed away of intestinal cancer 2 days ago. Yeah, it was pretty sudden and unexpected. Pray for his family and friends.

The Day When.......

2007-11-19T23:47:00.000+08:00

Today is a very significant day.. why? Because I chatted with my dear *neTte* for like HOURS!!! Since I started college here, we hardly ever hang out, no sleepovers, no girlfriend chats. In fact, we rarely chat online!! We don't even text. Nette's busy with work, with church, with tchoukball trainings and competitions, with traveling, with Mr. P..... and here I am 'busy' with work, with assignments, with friends, with planning vacations, with Mr. W..... so yeah...

Finally had the opportunity to spend time catching up and having girly chats. Oh boy, was it fun! I miss those times nette *whine whine* Remember all those crazy sleepovers? How we played match-makers for fellow youths.. how we will buy a piece of land, build a whole housing area just for our youths and live together...All the crazy things. And look at us now, everyone scattered everywhere. Matthew in NZ, Egb in Tj. Malim, Jon, Jase and Juz are all back home, Shan, Lene, Han, myself here .. and you? EVERYWHERE la.. =p You fellow globe-trotter.... physically here, but yr heart is already there in Mercersburg, PA =)

Next summer will be awesome! We'll be dancing, dining in, mamaking, chilling out. Can't wait! Hopefully Julie and Bobby will make it down too! =D They sound like too much fun. Another interesting year ahead....

All about RUGS!!

2007-11-19T17:44:00.000+08:00

I love rugs... I simply do. In fact, for the new place, I have already set my eyes on a few different rugs I want to buy from Ikea. Then I am planning to have like a small comfy corner in our (yen and I) room, just for me. There will be a couple of colorful pillows, all of which are different in sizes, a big beanbag, and of course, a rug =) A nice Ikea lamp will be at a corner and a cupboard full of books, on the other. I will choose a rather big rug, perhaps olive green or maroon in color. Oh, preferably wool =D I don’t quite fancy silk rugs.

Ah I still remember the time when Leon and I went to Ikea to just ‘jalan-jalan’ without any intentions on buying anything whatsoever. So, being the suz that I am, I couldn’t just walk around and not make a purchase. There were just SO many things to buy! But in the end, we walked and saw something that both of us liked immediately – yeapz, a RUG! And it had our favorite colors – olive green (mine) and pastel blue (blue for him). We bought it and called it ‘our’ rug. Haha, the ‘our’ rug now sits nicely in Leon’s room. Our faithful rug. 1 rug was all it took to make his room less …. empty. Oh the memories.

So there I went hunting online for rugs and I stumbled upon this site selling cheap rugs. Pretty awesome site, I would say because they provide high quality rugs at low prices. You can search by color, by size, by shape, by catalog number, etc. So yeah, basically you will find just about anything and everything there is to know on rugs from this site. Neat stuffs they have. I like some of their contemporary wool rugs. Also, a nice bit of review on this site - many of the rugs are up for sale!! Clearance sale!!! =) So there are up till 80% discount on some area rugs. Now, doesn’t that sound simply fabulous?

The perfect getaway

2007-11-13T23:19:00.000+08:00

Planning to make a trip to Paris, France? The Land of LOVE, ROMANCE, FLOWERS, ALL THINGS FRENCH, ART GALLERIES, STREET ARTISTS, EIFFEL TOWER, the City of Light.

Head on over to Paris bed and breakfast if you are looking for a new traveling experience. Why be the usual tourist who opts to play it safe by staying in hotels that offer few personal services? Why not share a memorable and personal trip with the significant other that will be remembered and cherished long after the visit? Blend in with the locals as they recommend only the best places to buy wine and to shop in, their favorite diners and spots to sight see. Rather than be the typical tourist, Paris bed and breakfast ensures you have a first person’s look at how the locals live their daily lives. All these done far away from the hustle and bustle of the city live.

Now doesn’t that sound fine? A perfect getaway. Relaxing, peaceful, enjoyable and memorable indeed.

YOU ARE INVITED!!

2007-11-12T22:45:00.000+08:00

to help SuLi fight for her noble cause

i think i really should start some kind of a fund thingy to support my travel plans... INTERESTED to participate? =D

Any amount is welcome...
Or you can give me all your 1cent and 5cent coins.. or any coins for that matter =D
How does that sound?

PLANS!!

2007-11-12T21:29:00.001+08:00

After reading *an awesome buddy's* site, I was suddenly inspired once again to plan out my 'travel routes' for the coming December break and also the coming year.... I HOPE all the plans will *by the grace of God* materialize.
So yeah, this is what will be keeping me busy in Dec

Dec:
Moving into new place : anytime from 3rd-18th
Chilling with the Lee family from Spore
Do photoshoots with dear sister (just for fun)
Spore *with some awesome friends I* : 18th-22nd
Christmas - (either in Spore or KL)
Spend quality time with Mr. Wong
Baskin Robbins date on New Year's Eve

Jan:
Sabah *with some awesome friends II* : 2nd - 6th
COLLEGE COLLEGE
Work WORK WORK to get cash...

March:
Redang with *more awesome friends III* : tentative

May:
Family vacation (Redang again, I think)

> June: John P. spends summer in Malaysia!!!

Dec:
Climb Mount. K with *other awesome friends if they're interested IV*

Sometime between Feb 2008 to December 2009, I would like to visit these places =)

take a road trip - starts off from KL-Ipoh-Penang-Kelantan-Terengganu-Pahang-Johor-Melaka-KL (Is 3 weeks sufficient?)
China - visit the Pang village, relatives, and some friends
Thailand
Sarawak
Indonesia
Singapore (mid-year shopping!SALES)

NZ (coussie dear, quickly ask Jim to propose so I will have an extremely good excuse to go over !!!)

So as you can see, all this will take up TONS of MONEY! So yeah, I NEED MONEY!! Anyone with good ideas? *i mean like really good and constructive ideas*

I love babysitting! I have babysat for a Canadian (Halle is the cutest girl canadia, EVER! will post up pics sometime) and French couple (Saya & Paseuth are brilliant kids!) back when I was in Melaka. I'd love to go back to babysitting again!! =D Do you anyone who would want to hire me for babysitting?
I've given tuition classes to primary school kids too. How to get started here ah?
Any other suggestions?

Online Retail Therapy

2007-11-11T23:16:00.000+08:00

I still remember the first time my sister and I shopped online. It started with all the hoo-hahs we heard from friends who have shopped online. Some bought clothes, some bought books. Many times I brought the subject of shopping online up to my mum and it all came back with a firm “NO, it is unsafe”. Case closed. Heck, I still spent hours browsing through online catalogs looking at shoes, bags, dresses, books etc.

So when the opportunity finally came, I quickly grabbed and set up my own paypal account. Oh, I was proud of myself… Don’t ask me why, but it was probably because I felt like a grown up being able to shop online. Naturally, I dragged my sister in on this. So that was the season when we kept buying stuffs off Ebay. Every week was something different. It started with Ebay, and we eventually moved on.

Anyways, what I love most was the anticipation I felt while waiting for the ‘stuff/stuffs’ to arrive. Thank God I never really had any bad experiences with the sellers. Well, except for that one time when I bought a skirt when I was feeling pretty depressed. Haha….Oh my, it was such an ugly skirt! Black with frills… it looks ugly on its own and looks even worse on me. I looked like a frumpy old woman =D Anyhow, that is not the point.

The point is that I have been looking for some tops to buy online and have found this totally awesome site – Tobi.com. Tobi.com is the next generation online shopping boutique that promises a personal high value shopping experience. Tobi.com has such a wide variety of fashion apparels, be it for the men, women, babies, cosmetics or beauty care products. Everything is categorized according to the many different brands available. I love their latest fashions, especially the tops! Many are on sale too! I honestly feel so tempted to make a few purchases from Tobi.com. Probably use Christmas as an excuse to splurge on myself eh? =) *smiles happily*

Was looking for jeans so looked at some of the different brands and saw some decent-looking ones. I love the nudie and nudie jeans collection for guys (jeans) and seven for all mankind for ladies. Check them out. For ladies, I like the seven for all mankind stretch bootcut jeans and Vivian crop jeans!

The best thing of all? You can get your own online personal fashion stylist for some help if you have trouble deciding what is best for you =) Now, ain't it cool or ain't it cool?

I Scored a 87%!

Phoenix Dating

My baby. my friend

2007-11-08T21:15:00.000+08:00

I thought I posted on my baby of eleven months before, but I have not =)
So today is the day that I will
His name is Montague =D (do not ask why he is named Montague because I do not know. The name suddenly popped into my head one day and I thought it was an appropriate name)

My parents gave me Montague as my 21st birthday gift last year and it was indeed a very pleasant surprise. I never expected him to come to me as a gift. Such an expensive gift, but at the same time, I am glad it was given to me.

I guess you can say that he is Romanian since he was made there. He is beautifully and magnificently crafted. Every grain, every detail perfectly crafted. Whoever who it was who made him did an awesome job.

So yeah, I must say I am disappointed at myself for not spending as much time as I would like to with him. He has definitely lifted my spirits when I was feeling down and beaten. Just 15 minutes with him and I am back up on my own feet. Such a friend. It is quite amazing to note how such an inanimate object can do a better job at listening than us humans and how much a better friend he can be compared to some others...

Hope to unleash his full potential next month when I move into the new place ... It is going to be fun! I want to dedicate at least an hour a day and spend it with him. I want to know Montague better!!

Behold, my baby, Montague!!!

Handsome, no?

Check out the details... =)

Ok... so he is quite huge

That is my baby cello for you!

Getting Paid to BLOG, anyone?

2007-11-03T16:14:00.001+08:00

I found an excellent way to earn some extra side cash a while ago. What with all the current hype in college about who’s working part time, who’s looking for a job and who’s not, it does put some pressure on some people to join in the bandwagon. Well, how does the idea of getting paid to blog sound to you?

Pretty awesome, don’t cha think? Well, I have found this online ‘company’ called Smorty that does just that. Of course there are many different ones but Smorty is one that I have found to be reliable. Smorty is actually a service that connects advertisers with bloggers. If you’re already an avid blogger, do check out Smorty as they pay you to write opinions and reviews on various featured products or services. Once your blog have been approved, daily opportunities are available for you to choose from. Once you’re done with a post with links back to the advertiser’s site, submit it for approval. Once an advertiser has approved your post, money will instantly be paid to your paypal account. The more blogs you submit and the more you post and write on, the more you are paid!

Also, I have found Smorty's services to be really efficient. Even the layouts of the website are very neatly organized and arranged, allowing for smooth and hassle-free viewing. I am finding that I like Smorty a lot!

Now doesn’t that sounds fab? Why not do something you like and still be paid for it? Blog advertising has never been more lucrative or fun! Click on blog for money and get started!

Updates

2007-11-01T02:47:00.000+08:00

In light with the sudden inflow of assignments/projects, midterms, presentations, coming finals, and all the other what-nots, I do not think I will be updating or posting pictures on these events anytime soon. Not to forget the fact that I spend an awful lot of time just editing pictures(cropping and all that jazz)so I can update on 1 post. Considering all that and more, it is safe to say that I do not think I will upload any pictures on that event anytime soon, SOOOOO, I shall link my sister's site.

Event #1-

Yen's 5-days trip to KL - there were a few posts from me. This is one that wasn't mentioned. *yen bought me a pair of flops! Hers is blue, mine is WHITE!*

Event #2-

Visiting RHB Bank and UOB Bank- it was part of my Financial Math's assignment to enquire on home loans and stuff, so I 'hired' Andrew and we had a blast of our lives playing our roles! I would say it was very eventful, very interesting, and 110% full of fun! *yeeeha! we're naturals indeed!! =P thanks yeah for helping dude..keke...sparks were flying ah in UOB. Did Rachel call? or did you call her up? KEKKEKEKE*

Event #3-

MCA Chinese Cultural Festival in Bkt. Jalil Stadium- went with Dixon and Andrew to take some pictures =) It was a pretty amazing experience la but I still don't understand all the hype about concerts and screaming & shouting at some singer/celeb. Yeah, I don't do concerts really well, BUT, that's just me la..=P Not talking bad at you ah =P No offence kayz *will link Dixon's pictures when he updates on that*

Event #4-

Grandpa's 80th Birthday Celebration- Was yet another cool celebration. Met up with many relatives *majority of which I wonder how we're related* Yen did a great job capturing the moment so yeah. And 80 is significant number to the older chinese folks which explains the big makan thing =) Twas a good time meeting up with aunties/uncles and cousins

2007-11-01T02:10:00.000+08:00

OMG...
STRESS! STRESS! STRESS!
*it's showing on my face!! yipes!*

but that's 1 of the things that make life all the more interesting,
all the more challenging and worthwhile to live
*the stress part, not the evidence of stress*

AND.....
which is why it is important to sign up for extra fun activities/classes to chill and relax,
let your mind off things and enjoy life in the midst of all those stress and happenings
of life and/or anything else life has to offer us..

Well, remember to....
SMILE and GO a MILE!!
*i'm trying to smile now and it doesn't seem to be working very well at this hour*

right back at y'all

2007-10-24T01:10:00.000+08:00

I've not tried anything like this before.... replying comments as a post itself so yeah...here goes.. =D

I don't usually comment on my own post but yeah... =) in reply to my 3 faithful commenters about the previous post, it will really be an evangelical outing eh if it actually happened....i baptize? hmm, really, it'll be SOOOOOOo neat if that happened. I will remember that lunch for the rest of my entire life...PERIOD. But then again, we would never know if he/she got convicted coz she/he might start wondering who is this JEsus (assuming he/she has not heard of Him) and all that...at least we planted a seed right? well, I'm glad we did leave that note there tho...

hey andrew the hero, seriously man...so many times i've been out with phoebe and during all those times, we always end up having quite an adventure kan... =P i can't imagine what else will happen in future when we live under the same roof. u had better drop by from time to time to maintain some peace =) phoebz can get quite wild y'know... =D ask Manda Jo.....

phoebs, remember that time when i broke the glasses in British India? super malu... then the time when kevin almost had to call the police to come looking for poor, lost suz and phoebz sitting in a cab not knowing where and how to reach our destination... =P what else ah? always super fun wan! i luv ya phoebz, who is also marcus' che-che BEEF... =D

yen: yeapz.... bring up those books la photographer. you should've just stayed back in KL till kong-kong's b'day! well, then u can go attend like 12 hours Brush Up a day =D hahaha... it will be insane, i tell you. u will be zombie-fied. i luv ya too yen-yen dear....

Evangelical outing, no?

2007-10-23T00:21:00.000+08:00

So Phoebs, Yen, Drew (everyone else's nick has only 1 syllable so I don't see why you shouldn't have a one syllable nick too) and I went to Midvalley last week after Lifeskills. I wasn't supposed to join them as I had E-commerce that afternoon, but thought, heck it, I've only skipped E-comm once and I wasn't really in the right frame of mind to sit through a 3 hour class =D So we went and drove around looking for a carpark for what... close to 45 minutes? Drove from Block A to B to C to P2 and then back to Block A only to find more cars looking for car parks. Drove and saw this small little space leading up to the next level. So we thought, well, just go up la right? Who knows, there may be ample of empty lots awaiting us. So up we went only to find out that it was actually meant for cars from that level to go down! my word, had there been any cars going down while we were going up, I prolly wouldn't be here posting this up =D So yeah, much to our disappointment, there were not any empty lots so dude drove around a little more and saw this small little lane la. that looked like it would lead to some other block. So the hero and heroines in the car took a ride down the small narrow lane only to find out that well, it was the entrance for people on the outside to come in..... so panicked a little coz we were so afraid that some car would come speeding in, not see us and kill us all =D (ok, I'm exaggerating, but you get my drift). So thinking we're the most daft people on earth, Dude here attempts a dono-how-many point turning... to no success. Half minute after that, another car comes into that small narrow lane and was in a similar fix as us.... but since that car was not as far in as us it was easy for him to get out of the lane.... Was praying like crazy in my heart okay that no cars will come speeding in and crash into us. After awhile, Dude here successfully reversed the car all the way out. Neweyz, there was this nice young Samaritan couple who allowed us to follow them to their car and even told other cars that their spot has been taken.. =D

All were starving so went for lunch!!! in.,....Madam Kwans!

Fun stuffs always happen when phoebs is around..
after paying the bill and getting back the change, someone decided it will be cool to leave a note and the 1cent as tip

decided to write John 3:16 and end it with "Jesus loves you and so do I"
the rose was the table deco =)

=D
nevermind the limau

mmMMmmmhhmmm....

some Hari Raya performance la
everything sounded well. that is, until the dude in the middle opened his mouth to sing

Tour around KL

2007-10-22T01:21:00.001+08:00

Last week was 1 heck of a week. With Yen down for about a week, I wanted to make the best that I can and hang out with her as much as I could. Andrew was such a gentleman throughout the entire week (not that he isn't on other days =P) and accompanied us on most days sharing the good times and laughs we had.

KL, 17/10/07 :

Stopping for lunch in Sungai Wang

Shots taken while 'touring'

First time to Pavilion

Pavilion reflected =)

Pavilion wasn't all that great a place to chill-out
I'd reckon that Gardens is a more happening place =D

Probably the only thing that caught my eye

yummy..... the saxophone is such a sexy instrument =P

Yeah, we went into M.A.C just to take a pic

Finally got tired of Pavilion so we walked over to Starhill...
it was yen and my first time there.....
awesome place.. i absolutely LOVE the interior decor...*slurrrppp*

sorry for the small picture.. =P
photoshop-malfunction =)

Yen ordered her Prairie something and cream ice cream
yummmmmmmmmmmzzz.... so smooth the ice cream
Chilled until it was about time to go Rock&Rolling

mmmMMmmmhhhmm, Andrew's Margarita

My Shirley Temple
(wonder why is it Shirley Temple... lead actress in Annie)

Awesome time! Thanks for bringing us around!

I love the KL night 'life'

Headed on for dance lesson
It was superbly fun!

all the friends in Dance School...
nice no? gives the place a very comfy look

Couple #1:
Yuen Ting and Gary
They are my fav. dance couple coz they're always smiling and having fun while dancing!!

1, 2, 3, ,4....5, 6, 7, 8

Kick, kick... kick... kick........
Couple #2
Saras and Thana doing the Rock&Roll

Spin...kick...7,8...

Duck step, 2,3,4,5....
down, up, down, up down,
Twist, twist, twist, twist...

Oh so much fun..... Charms, you're right. I wished I went to at least 1 cha,cha class with you last year when I was still in Melaka =D I've waited for SOOOOOOOOO many years before I finally got to learn these! Now if only they teach East Coast swing.... that'll be awesome! Simply awesome! I found out that they do teach Lindy Hop in Spore but it's expensive (duuh).... And Lindy Hop is different from East Coast swing... Lindy Hop is west coast.. so yeah, maybe I'll have to wait till the time is right to learn East Coast....=P

Seeee..... it all turned out well!!
Sorry, but you said I could post up anything on my blog =D
Super spastic looking right?
but thanks for being such an awesome sport!

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When you have a house full of guys

2007-10-17T09:24:00.000+08:00

These few days have been rather, erm, interesting - Kevin Teh, Zach Wong, and Andrew Lee have been staying over at my place for the past erm...... 2 weeks or so? It's impossible to write and tell everything but yeah, here's some. Sorry there are no pics this time (pictures later la).

1: I was due to be up in KL 2 Sundays ago (7th Oct) when I was tempted by Kevin and Zach to stay on another day in Melaka and return to KL the following day. *Note that I have already bought my ticket back to KL and I had Marketing Comm test on Monday*. On top of that, Andrew arrived in Melaka that morning for IPS 2 which starts on 7th. To summarize, I finally gave in to temptation, managed to buy a ticket up to KL for Monday morning, left Leon to balik KL himself *sowwwiee* and HAD A BLAST albeit it was only for a night. As what Andrew said, "....although it was only a day, it was quality time".

2: Living with Kev, Zach and Andrew sure is fun! Kevin with his incessant peals of laughters (i will endeavor to record him laughing and post it up for y'all to listen, it's hilarious, I promise), Zach with his 13-yr-old innocence while playing Taboo (the word he was supposed to guess was SPIDER, so Yen said the nursery rhyme.."Little Miss Muffet, sat on the tuffet, eating her curds and whey, along came a ......?" and without skipping a beat, our dear little Zach shouted "LIZARD".... swt right? =P) and Andrew being buffed Andrew la...(sorry la, i dono how to describe you)

3: 13th Oct - I made plans to go down to Melaka after work (since Monday is a public holiday) to chill and then come back up to KL on Tues (skip all classes) with Andrew and Yen. Ok, so the interesting thing was that on the day that I went down to Melaka, Andrew was on his way up to KL with Rowan, Caleb, and Kevin. He was set to go back down to Melaka the following day with his bro and church friends for 1 day and then drive back up to KL on Monday (super packed kan?). Newyez, told Andrew he can put up a night at my place and balik KL on Tues with Yen (yup, she's visiting for 5 days!!!) and I, to which he did (yayness!)....

4: On Monday (15th Oct), Yen and I met up with Andrew in Jusco and we caught a movie, "Seeker" which sucked quite badly. Chilled then went home for dinner with parents and yeah, lepaked around in the 4-walls of our room coz the FunFair was closed. Which was when the interesting thing took place. =) Between 2200-0400, Andrew learned the footwork for the R&R, chatted bout stuffs la, Andrew REMOVED yen's nail-polished toes (!!!) and PAINTED me and yen's nails (his first time kay)!!! I mean, it's kinda new to me for a guy to want to removed nail polish from ppl's TOES and then PAINT their nails. hahaha.... (ok, stop thinking nonsense now). It was funny. I think maybe it was obligations since he's outnumbered 2:1 or maybe he was bored.. =P yeah, but twas a good time.

5: Yesterday, we were all set to leave for KL by bus at 1230 when Andrew decided to give me and yen more than a little scare. So for the 2nd time in my life, we arrived at the bus station on TIME (on time would mean before 1230). When the door was opened, we got on the bus, found our seats, and was comfortably seated waiting for the bus to push off. I mean, that would be just perfect if a certain somebody didn't have to waltz off to the washroom... So not even 2 minutes after this Mr. Lee goes to the washroom right, the bus driver decides to push off, NOT wanting to wait for whoever who was NOT on the bus (stupid driver). So I was already slightly worried coz well, who knows how long Andrew is gonna take and the last thing I want is to leave him behind in the bus station. So me and yen walked up to the driver,

Suz: "... boleh tunggu sekejap? Kawan kat tandas la..." Driver: "alaaaa... *voice slightly raised* apa tandas ni? Sudah mau jalan. Mana boleh tunggu?" (driver slowly reverses the bus and starts moving slowly)

Yen calls Andrew Yen: "Dude, hurry can a not? The driver wants to leave already. Oh, done d? Ok, faster, faster!!" (Driver slowly drives off..)

*this was when I really got worried* Yen walks up to the dude Yen: "...Encik, kawan kat tandas" Driver: "Mana boleh pergi tandas sekarang?" (he was super pissed d) Yen" "Bukan.... bukan saya. Kawan, dia tengah datang"

*waits for quite a while.... STILL no Andrew! Walao, I tell you, I was freaking out already. Everyone on the bus staring at us kena marah by the driver. Hehe... waited a bit more.... Can't even see Andrew. So I got off the bus to look for him la coz the bus already left the platform...scared later he cannot find the bus...

Suz: *talking to myself* "..eh, where is he laaaaaa...." *run run run" "eh, which washroom he went to ah? Hurry up.... dude? Aiyo, where are you?"

And suddenly, from a distant, I see this big dude running...*Phew, RUN ANDREW!* So yeah, was safely up the bus. Driver was like scolding and muttering under his breath. Hope he wasn't cursing la. =)

Suz/Yen: "Weiz, where you went la? That was SUPER close okay...." Andrew: ......*ok, I can't remember what he said but apparently he lost his bearing and went to look for us at the domestic section.. KEKEKEKE.... go to Andrew's site to read his account.

Haiyooo... my heart was pounding away. Reached KL, hurried to College to hand in my assignment, got caught in the rain with all the luggages (thank God traveling with a guy...keke...), went to Andrew's for dinner (yummy!!), saw the mini zoo (SOOO NICE!! dude, that's how I pictured my future home to be like you know, I mean, like complete with a little zoo), got a tour around his house (first time to his place ma..only heard bout the mini zoo from neTte), chilled there for awhile then he gave us a lift back to gramp's place. So yeah, that wraps up yesterday and the last few days.

Oh... and WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! Andrew is coming along with us to KK in Jan! woot woooot! =D

What The Modern Woman Wants

2007-10-04T20:54:00.000+08:00

My dad emailed me this painfully real and true but touching essay written by a 15-year old Singaporean girl titled What The Modern Woman Wants. Enjoy! Btw, tell me y'allz opinions...

Singapore girl wins Commonwealth essay prize!

What the Modern Woman Wants
By Amanda Chong Wei-Zhen

The old woman sat in the backseat of the magenta convertible as it careened down the highway, clutching tightly to the plastic bag on her lap, afraid it may be kidnapped by the wind. She was not used to such speed, with trembling hands she pulled the seatbelt tighter but was careful not to touch the patent leather seats with her callused fingers, her daughter had warned her not to dirty it, 'Fingerprints show very clearly on white, Ma.'
Her daughter, Bee Choo, was driving and talking on her sleek silver mobile phone using big words the old woman could barely understand. 'Finance' 'Liquidation' 'Assets' 'Investments'... Her voice was crisp and important and had an unfamiliar lilt to it. Her Bee Choo sounded like one of those foreign girls on television. She was speaking in an American accent.
The old lady clucked her tongue in disapproval.
'I absolutely cannot have this. We have to sell!' Her daughter exclaimed agitatedly as she stepped on the accelerator; her perfectly manicured fingernails gripping onto the steering wheel in irritation.
'I can't DEAL with this anymore!' she yelled as she clicked the phone shut and hurled it angrily toward the backseat. The mobile phone hit the old woman on the forehead and nestled soundlessly into her lap.
She calmly picked it up and handed it to her daughter.
'Sorry, Ma,' she said, losing the American pretence and switching to Mandarin. 'I have a big client in America. There have been a lot of problems.' The old lady nodded knowingly. Her daughter was big and important. Bee Choo stared at her mother from the rear view window, wondering what she was thinking.
Her mother's wrinkled countenance always carried the same cryptic look. The phone began to ring again, an artificially cheerful digital tune, which broke the awkward silence.
'Hello, Beatrice! Yes, this is Elaine.' Elaine. The old woman cringed. I didn't name her Elaine.
She remembered her daughter telling her, how an English name was very important for 'networking', Chinese ones being easily forgotten.
'Oh no, I can't see you for lunch today. I have to take the ancient relic to the temple for her weird daily prayer ritual.'
Ancient Relic. The old woman understood perfectly it was referring to her. Her daughter always assumed that her mother's silence meant she did not comprehend. 'Yes, I know! My car seats will be reeking of joss sticks!'
The old woman pursed her lips tightly, her hands gripping her plastic bag in defence. The car curved smoothly into the temple courtyard. It looked almost garish next to the dull sheen of the ageing temple's roof. The old woman got out of the back seat, and made her unhurried way to the main hall.
Her daughter stepped out of the car in her business suit and stilettos and reapplied her lipstick as she made her brisk way to her mother's side.
'Ma, I'll wait outside. I have an important phone call to make,' she said, not bothering to hide her disgust at the pungent fumes of incense.
The old lady hobbled into the temple hall and lit a joss stick, she knelt down solemnly and whispered her now familiar daily prayer to the Gods.
Thank you God of the Sky, you have given my daughter luck all these years. Everything I prayed for, you have given her. She has everything a young woman in this world could possibly want. She has a big house with a swimming pool, a maid to help her, as she is too clumsy to sew or cook.
Her love life has been blessed; she is engaged to a rich and handsome angmoh man. Her company is now the top financial firm and even men listen to what she says. She lives the perfect life. You have given her everything except happiness. I ask that the gods be merciful to her even if she has lost her roots while reaping the harvest of success.
What you see is not true - she is a filial daughter to me. She gives me a room in her big house and provides well for me. She is rude to me only because I affect her happiness. A young woman does not want to be hindered by her old mother. It is my fault.
The old lady prayed so hard that tears welled up in her eyes. Finally, with her head bowed in reverence she planted the half-burnt joss stick into an urn of smouldering ashes.
She bowed once more.
The old woman had been praying for her daughter for thirty-two years. When her stomach was round like a melon, she came to the temple and prayed that it was a son. Then the time was ripe and the baby slipped out of her womb, bawling and adorable with fat thighs and pink cheeks, but unmistakably, a girl. Her husband had kicked and punched her for producing a useless baby who could not work or carry the family name. Still, the woman returned to the temple with her new-born girl tied to her waist in a sarong and prayed that her daughter would grow up and have everything she ever wanted. Her husband left her and she prayed that her daughter would never have to depend on a man.
She prayed every day that her daughter would be a great woman, the woman that she, meek and uneducated, could never become. A woman with nengkan; the ability to do anything she set her mind to A woman who commanded respect in the hearts of men. When she opened her mouth to speak, precious pearls would fall out and men would listen. She will not be like me, the woman prayed as she watched her daughter grow up and drift away from her, speaking a language she scarcely understood. She watched her daughter transform from a quiet girl, to one who openly defied her, calling her laotu; old-fashioned. She wanted her mother to be 'modern', a word so new there was no Chinese word for it.
Now her daughter was too clever for her and the old woman wondered why she had prayed like that. The gods had been faithful to her persistent prayer, but the wealth and success that poured forth so richly had buried the girl's roots and now she stood, faceless, with no identity, bound to the soil of her ancestors by only a string of origami banknotes.
Her daughter had forgotten her mother's values. Her wants were so ephemeral; that of a modern woman.
Power, Wealth, access to the best fashion boutiques, and yet her daughter had not found true happiness.
The old woman knew that you could find happiness with much less. When her daughter left the earth everything.
She had would count for nothing. People would look to her legacy and say that she was a great woman, but she would be forgotten once the wind blows over, like the ashes of burnt paper convertibles and mansions.
The old woman wished she could go back and erase all her big hopes and prayers for her daughter; now she had only one want: That her daughter be happy. She looked out of the temple gate. She saw her daughter speaking on the phone, her brow furrowed with anger and worry. Being at the top is not good, the woman thought, there is only one way to go from there - down.
The old woman carefully unfolded the plastic bag and spread out a packet of bee hoon in front of the altar.
Her daughter often mocked her for worshipping porcelain Gods. How could she pray to them so faithfully and expect pieces of ceramic to fly to her aid? But her daughter had her own gods too, idols of wealth, success and power that she was enslaved to and worshipped every day of her life.
Every day was a quest for the idols, and the idols she worshipped counted for nothing in eternity.
All the wants her daughter had would slowly suck the life out of her and leave her, an empty soulless shell at the altar.
The old lady watched her joss tick. The dull heat had left a teetering grey stem that was on the danger of collapsing.
Modern woman nowadays, the old lady sighed in resignation, as she bowed to the east one final time to end her ritual. Modern woman nowadays want so much that they lose their souls and wonder why they cannot find it.
Her joss stick disintegrated into a soft grey powder. She met her daughter outside the temple, the same look of worry and frustration was etched on her daughter's face. An empty expression, as if she was ploughing through the soil of her wants looking for the one thing that would sow the seeds of happiness.
They climbed into the convertible in silence and her daughter drove along the highway, this time not as fast as she had done before.
'Ma,' Bee Choo finally said. 'I don't know how to put this. Mark and I have been talking about it and we plan to move out of the big house. The property market is good now, and we managed to get a buyer willing to pay seven million for it. We decided we'd prefer a cosier penthouse apartment instead. We found a perfect one in Orchard Road . Once we move in to our apartment we plan to get rid of the maid, so we can have more space to ourselves...'
The old woman nodded knowingly.
Bee Choo swallowed hard. 'We'd get someone to come in to do the housework and we can eat out-but once the maid is gone, there won't be anyone to look after you. You will be awfully lonely at home and, besides that, the apartment is rather small. There won't be space. We thought about it for a long time, and we decided the best thing for you is if you moved to a Home. There's one near Hougang-it's a Christian home, a very nice one.'
The old woman did not raise an eyebrow. 'I've been there, the matron is willing to take you in. It's beautiful with gardens and lots of old people to keep you company! I hardly have time for you, you'd be happier there.' 'You'd be happier there, really.' Her daughter repeated as if to affirm herself.
This time the old woman had no plastic bag of food offerings to cling tightly to; she bit her lip and fastened her seat belt, as if it would protect her from a daughter who did not want her anymore. She sunk deep into the leather seat, letting her shoulders sag, and her fingers trace the white seat.
'Ma?' her daughter asked, searching the rear view window for her mother. 'Is everything okay?'
What had to be done, had to be done. 'Yes,' she said firmly, louder than she intended, 'if it will make you happy,' she added more quietly.
'It's for you, Ma! You'll be happier there. You can move there tomorrow, I already got the maid to pack your things.' Elaine said triumphantly, mentally ticking yet another item off her agenda.
'I knew everything would be fine.' Elaine smiled widely; she felt liberated. Perhaps getting rid of her mother would make her happier. She had thought about it. It seemed the only hindrance in her pursuit of happiness. She was happy now. She had everything a modern woman ever wanted; Money, Status, Career, Love, Power and now, Freedom, without her mother and her old-fashioned ways to weigh her down...
Yes, she was free. Her phone buzzed urgently, she picked it up and read the message, still beaming from ear to ear. 'Stocks 10% increase!'
Yes, things were definitely beginning to look up for her...
And while searching for the meaning of life in the luminance of her hand phone screen, the old woman in the backseat became invisible, and she did not see the tears.

Treats

2007-10-02T21:56:00.000+08:00

I did an unforgivable thing today - I skipped FA1 for a movie date with 3 great people ( Mr. Wong, Nigel and May) . It was actually a very spontaneous outing ( I forgot how fun spontaneity can be ). On the way back from lunch, passing the bus stop, I casually told everyone that we're making a stop at Midvalley. May's face lit up with excitement, only to be told it was joke. See, May was done for the day but no, not the 3 of us. FA1 was at 1400 and skipping it was out of the question, or so I thought. Walking a little farther down, turning into the junction, someone suggested we catch a movie.... There were objections initially although the idea seemed so tempting..to cut the long story short, I reasoned with Leon and Nigel that either way, we're all gonna be sleeping in class - from the chicken rice we had for lunch (ask Dr. Yee lah and he'll share with y'all)...or from the subject itself. Besides, with the exception of me, the 2 boys have not skipped any of Dr. Yee's class.

So after all was set, we agreed upon staying thru half of the class (take attendance ma, if you have to skip, skip wisely la *snicker*) then bolt off for greener pastures during the break. So that we did, even getting a ride to Midv from Justin Yam (another one of the gang who took off la). Watched Chuck and Larry, and my, was it hilarious! It was a riot.... not the best movie from Adam Sandler, but makes you laugh nonetheless. Oh it was fun.

And I bought a pair of shoes in Treats after the movie ended. My first time into Treats but since May went in, I also kepo masuk la. Mana tau I saw some shoes there that were pretty nice looking. At the end of the line of shoes, a pair caught my eyes. =) Not a pair I'd wear out for casual outings. It looked small enough to fit my feet so I tried it on. Oh lala! Fitted perfectly. Ahhh ok, not perfectly coz my right foot is a few centimeters smaller than the left... but all is great, coz i bought it.... with the help of May.. =) I didn't have enough cash on hand so she erm.. lent me la.. *malunye*

Ok... my new pair of shoes!

Happy Birthday NIGEL!! [Part I]

2007-09-23T17:07:00.000+08:00

Pictures from Nigel's birthday... =)

BIRTHDAY BOY!!!!!

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY NIGEL ah-boy!!!!!
It was a lot of fun...
Nigel being the dense guy that he is was oblivious to all that was happening (which worked to our advantage)
Was indeed difficult having to keep up with covering each other so he wouldn't suspect anything... but all in good fun! Thanks May for the blast we had...running around bringing Nigel on 'trips' was indeed exciting! Thanks for sharing Nigel with Leon and I... Heaps of fun... =D The sharing/blessing/speech time was my FAVORITE! The whole surprise birthday thing brought back sweet memories when I was back in youth days in Melaka before the BC Youths were scattered all over M'sia..... Anyways, here are the pictures!

So here goes... pictures to describe the moments.........

May
on the way to Joshua's hse with Nigel

Feels like Fall

Look who greeted us when we got there!
Gal, May and a bowl full of fries

Andrew Ee

Caleb

Joshua Lim Sze Keong

En Ai

Leon Wong

Liz and Abel

Daniel Foo

Chevonne

Edson

Mark Darius

Domino's for Dinner.. =)
Yum yum...

Have no idea whose cup this belongs to..
I just like it a LOT!

NO37's

guess whose....
click here

Andrew's

Rust

End of Part I

[there's are more to come... the next post will be people pictures' post.. promise]

Photoblog

2007-09-06T18:52:00.001+08:00

Do check out this other site that I am contributing to....it is called....

BeyondTime Photography

it's a photoblog... soooo yeaaa,,, mainly just pictures by few photography-loving people!

Tagged

2007-09-05T23:34:00.000+08:00

A most unfortunate thing happened...I was.....

Tagged! by a Mr. Wong =D
Anyways........

1) Each player must post these rules first.
2) Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3) People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4) At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5) Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

SuLi's 8 random facts/habits :

1. I set my alarm to go off at 0645 and switch off the snooze, but automatically wakes up at 0700....
2. I only wake up to my faithful cell-phone's alarm =D
3. I love kids.... esp the difficult ones... ( they just need more love)
4. I'm dropped out of highschool *winks* and no, i don't regret it
5. I tweeze my eyebrows and underarm without spectacles on every night before i sleep, unless i'm at a sleepover =)
6. I love shoes.... and bags!
7. I loathe wearing jeans because it's uncomfortable but i still do anyways 'coz i can jz wear some ' ham choi' shirt and still look decent enough
8. I spend approximately 15 minutes brushing and cleaning my teeth =)

I TAG:

no one because im pretty sure almost all college-bloggers have been tagged by one person or another... and my other friends from xanga-world do not do TAGs.... soooo, i shall end it here =D
*yah, i'm no fun =D*

2007-09-02T21:02:00.000+08:00

decided to jump into the bandwagon since I wanted something easy and fun to post.. =P

Soundtrack Of My Life

If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?

So, here's how it works: 1. Open your library (itunes, winamp, windows media player, ipod, etc.).
2. Turn on the shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button.
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.

Opening credits:
God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood

Waking up:
Letters to the President - Hawk Nelson

First day of school:
Lullaby - Josh Groban

Falling in love:
Rain - Anthony Callea (hahah... i agree to that! it falls like rain.. droplets pelting down my face, my soul......the rush of it all leaves u soaked and drenched, then half way thru' there's the storm and the lightning, and after everything, comes the rainbow =D)

Fight song:
The Way of the Cross - Tracey Ann Collins (tee heee.....maybe that's y i don't get into a fist fight with anyone)

Breaking up:
My Glorious - NewSong (lyrics goes.. "God, is bigger than the air I breathe, the world I live... so there.... =D He definitely is bigger than all my probs... so, this song will definitely be good)

Prom:
Welcome - NewSong (again... hmmm....)

Life is okay:
Keep My Heart - Paul Baloche

Mental breakdown:
For Freedom - Avalon ( yeaaaaaaaahhhhhh man!!! a TOAST!!!! for freeeeeedom... what a song durig mental breakdowns... )

Driving:
Out of My Mind/Tears and Rain - James Blunt

Flashback:
May It Be 0 Enya (kekekeke...yah, may it be....)

Getting back together:
Faint - Kangta and Vanness (me oh my)

Wedding:
Blue Asia (Japan) - Putumayo World Music (kinda creepy for my wedding... maybe during the night makan... =) there will be ppl dancinggggg the night awayyy)

Birth of first child:
Nocturne for Violin and Piano - Chopin (my goodness... superrrrr la this one.. ahhhh, so soooottthiiinggggg.....)

Final battle:
Something Else in Latin - Various Artists (very sad song la.... haha.. not kanchiong one..pfftt)

Death scene:
Bear Necessities - Jungle Book (HAHAhahha.... )

Funeral song:
Holy! Holy! Holy, God Almighty (yayyyY!!!!!!totally perfect)

Ending credits:
Like I Am - Rascal Flatts (yeaaahh.... be just Like how I Am.... u'll have the best-est movie ever!)

Awwww-ness

2007-08-19T15:20:00.000+08:00

This banned ad just makes me go... awwwwwww....
Plus, it's hilarious...... lol.... go click!

PromNight'07

2007-08-17T00:36:00.000+08:00

PEOPLE!!!! PEOPLE!!
STUDENTS!!! STUDENTS!!!!

Life College's VERY FIRST prom night is already in
its planning stages....... All y'allz opinions and ideas are very much APPRECIATED!
head on over to...........

LifeCollegePromNight-in-the-making

TEXTBOOKS FOR SALE!!

2007-08-15T21:43:00.000+08:00

I want to free my cabinet of previous textbooks so I have space to bring in new ones for this semester. I have 3-4 books to sell.

Principles of Marketing (Eleventh Edition) Philip Kotlet & Gary Armstrong

Excellence In Business Communication (Sixth Edition) John V. Thill & Courtland L. Bovee

Understanding Business (Seventh Edition) McGraw Hill

Database Systems - A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (Fourth Edition) Thomas Connolly & Carolyn Begg

Email me kay if any of you college peeps interested to buy ya? - thextinctone@gmail.com We'll talk bout how much to sell la then ya. Books are in good condition Thanks....

fleeting thoughts

2007-08-14T23:13:00.000+08:00

It is during times like these t hat I wish I had a pen and paper with me.... Neweyz, thank God for technology --- I sms-ed my 'thoughts' to Leon 'coz I did not want to forget about them.

"On the drive back to KL awhile ago, I sorted my thoughts and emptied my mind as I looked and admired the scenery outside. For the first time, I was stuck by the beauty of God's creation. The vast skies with a flock of birds, the beautiful trees swaying in the directions of the wind, the many different shapes and sizes of trees along the highway, the hues of oranges during the sunset. Yet it was not the sunset that caught my eye. It was not the blue sky that held my attention. Not that it was not a sight to behold. Rather, it was the sheer simplicity of the entire scenery that captured my attention. I saw how God took individual things and put them together to create a perfect picture. How God can create something so simple and make it His beautiful masterpiece. How God can take something small and make it big. How God took lowly fishermen and made them His disciples. How God chose a humble Mary and bore her Jesus, the son of the One true King. It dawned on me that it does not take a great man to be great. It doesn't take a rich man to be rich. Sure, I've heard that statement from others, but none with such conviction. Sure things like that happens, but it does not always happen that way. All it takes is just simple faith to believe in what God can do in my life for me to realize how BIG my God is. How majestic my God is. None one earth can ever be compared to Him. None even deserve the title to be compared to Him. None worthy."

"And while listening to My Immortal by Evenescence on my Ipod, I was brought back to when I was probably 12 or 13. I suddenly remembered a young little boy from years ago who made it to Star Newapaper's headlines for quite a few days. I do not know if y'all remembered that fateful day, maybe some were too young, but it was about this little boy who was then maybe, 9? Anyways, if I remembered correctly, he was allegedly kidnapped while on his way back from school one afternoon. There were search parties throughout the country seeking to locate his whereabouts, to no avail. Over the years, some have mentioned that they have seen a boy who looked similar to that little boy up in Thailand, without his limbs, begging by the roadside for money. I have no idea that I could recall such a long-ago memory but, when it hit me, a loadful of emotions hit me. There is no way on earth I can ever imagine the distraught or pain his family went thru' and is still going thru. By now, if he's still alive, he would probably be in his teenage years. 19 maybe? 20? How did man end up being so cold-hearted and brutal? And man's cold-heartedness, brutality and ruthlessness just keeps increasing. How did it lead to this? How did WE came to leave behind our consciences for the sake of our own good? We're no immortals."

Football match pictures

2007-08-13T21:40:00.000+08:00

So these are the pictures.....

Stadium Hang Jebat Melaka

Us girls happy we're on time for once; Unc CK & Zeph (church members)

Warm-ups: White --> Inter Milan; Navy --> Porto

Match begins:

A little while after the match began:

And some dudes weren't TOO happy about the goal

2nd half of the match:

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2nd Match: Man Utd (red) vs. Boca Jr. (ultramarine&chrome yellow)

They're so happy they scored 1 goal

Man Utd eventually .....:

Fans

Comical picture of the day:

some Ball kicking action!

2007-08-12T12:08:00.000+08:00

Ever felt that constant pounding we call anticipation building in your chest when you're anticipating some grand event to take place? Or that strange feeling building up inside which causes your tummy to feel like it's all twisted and knotted up? Why did I feel that way? .....

Well, yesterday dad brought his 2 girls to watch 2 football matches (under 20) in Stadium Hang Jebat Melaka (it's like 5 mins drive away from my house) ! ....1st match 'twas Porto vs Inter Milan and 2nd, Man Utd vs Boca Jr. Came back to Melaka just for that 2 matches. The last time I was in the stadium, I watched Melaka team trash Pahang's Shahzan Muda 3-0 ( I think... can't remember d..but YAYY anyhow). We reached the stadium like 30mins before the match started. Crowd only started streaming into the stadium an hour into the match. Could see that majority of them were MU supporters. Dad bought tickets for the grand stand area (supeeer cheap kay... only RM12! and I thought it would cost like RM50 and above). Anyways....

Boy..... was super looong and tiring man! 2 matches wei. Like 4 hours plus 'know? haha... I got extremely fidgety from the 2nd match onwards, which did not work to my advantage b'coz it was an extremely good match, super fast paced... unlike the 1st match. Somemore I followed the 1st match. Sigh. Oklah, I know can't give a very detailed and precise summary of both matches, but the first match was excruciatingly looooong! Aiman Napoli from Inter Milan scored their only goal in the 5th minute and then, that was it. No more actions to look out for throughout the remaining match. In my opinion, Porto played a very skittish game. Seriously, they were like skittles! Run a bit, then fall down. Push a bit, fall down. They had like many opportunities to attempt for a goal, but what happened? Must trip over the ball la... or over their own feet lah... or something must happen la then they fall over (phew, that's a whole lot of lahs in a sentence). And I don't think both teams were very friendly towards one another. It was quite funny to see them pushing and shoving each other and play-acting wounded. Oh, on a more shallow note, there is this one player from Inter who bears similar resemblance to Matthew Fox... from the side, that it. Oh, and the commentators? .....erm... well, the Football Federation or whoever it is who was in-charge could've gotten better commentators.

So that 1st game ended with Inter 1, Porto 0. After the 1st match, in between breaks while waiting for the 2nd match to take place, they had a lucky draw thingy. Winner wins an all-paid expense trip to watch Chelsea play.... *erm...I can't remember* in England. Only 1 winner. ONLY 1 winner. Sigh. Neweyz, some Malay dude from JB got it la. I got bored during the break so I read my book. =) thank God I brought it along... *just in case, y'know*

Second match was really fun! I have to admit that I spent the 1st half of the match finishing my book tho'... =D Too kan-chiong already. I can't concentrate if I watched the match and not be done reading it. BUT I glanced up occasionally la and in time to SEE Daniel Drinkwater (interesting last name, I must say) score the 1st GOAL!! Fuuuyooohh... the MU fans so super happy man. Some screaming, some waving, some dancing and there was this obvious ardent fan of MU who stood up (2 seats in front of me) and did a jig of some sort. Hilarious! Oh, not to mention him shaking his bon-bons. Missed that shot tho. Dang. So anyways, it was really fast-paced. Both teams had fighting spirits (according to dad) and went all the way out to play their best.

Yen: "This game was definitely more challenging compared to the previous match and worth watching. Tho I may not be the best person to describe or judge their performance or strategies, both teams played a fast game and shooted whenever there was an opportunity. MU scored their first goal in the very first few minutes while FC Boca scored their 2nd goal in the 60th minute. Talk about determination.. From where I sat, the only football player that I could tell the difference was one who had red hair, while the others were dark haired. This game didn't have much sliding and as much injury time as the previous match, much to the emergency and first aid team's delight. One thing I took pleasure in watching was when a bunch of those burly ppl in orange cap and army uniform along with those blinding orange life jacket (sort of) carrying an orange stretcher running in and later walking around half the stadium back. Not criticizing, but they look so comical running in, and turned out there were no major injury and they were not needed. At least they will see themselves on TV =) Humor of that night? The ball bounced over the "fence" towards the audience and a boy went to take it. Several fans were asking the boy not to return the ball, telling him to,"Simpan bola le..." and later, "Eleeeee, Alahhhh" when he threw it back. First try; hit the fence and bounced back to him. Laughter filled the stadium. Second try; without success nor the third try. I think it was the 4th or 5th try when the ball finally went over the fence. =) How nice of Malaysians to return the ball and not keeping it and for supporting both teams, cheering for them equally loud, although they were mostly Man Utd fans. You know what I mean if you have watched a couple of matches where they will refuse to return the ball or booing when the other team scores. Overall, twas a very nice match to watch!! well, this is from a girl who has only watched a few matches before.. hehe.. let alone local matches... this is def the best so far. =) Not a football fan nor a football fanatic but just someone who enjoys watching without really understanding what is going on the entire game.. haha."

There ya'll have it. That's my darling yen-yen reporting on the 2nd match! Oh, it's getting late already... I will post pictures up tomorrow or something. Not edited yet. Not resized. =) Till morrow then.

College Camp

2007-08-08T20:37:00.000+08:00

Since college camp is over, all emotions felt about the camp has been long forgotten. So, I will not say much about camp except that it was fun in its own way. Better not dwell on all the negativity, right? Don't want to bring back all those feelings lah. It's just not worth my time. Besides, most of y'all were there to experience it so bringing back some memories is uncalled for.

Anyhow, lets try to rewind back to 24th July 2007 (did I get the dates correct? hmmm...)

Event: LIFE College Camp ABC (Awareness Building Camp)
Venue: Peace Haven, Genting Highlands
Date: 24th July - 26th July '07
Time: leaves college at 0800 sharp! (I base this by Malaysian standards)

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As all my other posts are, I'd just post pictures and add whatever necessary captions to them la ok? *bit lazy wanna type a summary of camp*

Journey to Peace Haven was my "snooze-time". I can safely assume that the 2hour ride was good because I had a really nice time sleeping... (as most people were on our bus). Anyhow, Peace Haven was and is a nice place. I love the chilly weather! Quite contradicting la that statement - "I love the chilly weather" coz' my tolerance for the cold weather is close to zilch. But it's the perfect reason for snuggling in bed or to put on layers and layers of tops to keep me warm and look bloated =)

Anyways, I love the vegetation up in the highlands. Reminds me of Aunty Lyn's Kundasang place =) Neweyz, pictures....

I think it's the perfect place to practice for chalk-art! Practice drawing those trees =)

See... told ja aye? Haven for Chalk Artists

Peace Haven - nice camp ground
(sorry for this rather bad shot, but yea, wasn't into the camp mood this year)

Josh and I in the carpark of Peace Haven

Fellowshipping

random shot of a lamp post I took interest in

I love this shot of them guys... not posed, btw.
Understand why I like taking candid shots now?

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some time in the afternoon after lunch, we all had a session with the camp speaker, Mr. Steven Chong. I shall not go into the details. But well, I don't think it's really worth sharing. In case you're wondering how it went, click Levi or Gal. Now fast forward to ..........

Peace Haven's pet! Babu the monkey
So cute... tho she caused a squawking ruckus that night (I believe she was cold)

That 1st night, quite a few of us played a game quite similar to 'Tag-you're-IT' to rid of the excessive energy we all had in us. Was heaps of fun! Great way to warm oneself plus to exercise those already hardened muscles of mine. Running never felt to good. Honest.

Crystal taught us all the Tag-you're-IT game

Sammy Oh
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Day 2 started pretty well, I'd say. We had an 'ice-breaker' kinda thing with a lesson on trust. The speaker later related it to life as a whole, which I found to be quite relevant. A time will come when we will have to trust and rely on others in order to be successful. Here's how the activity went:

See the people behind Sam? Well, Sam's gotta trust them and fall back, trusting them to catch him and not let him fall to the ground and suffer a broken bone or worse yet, paralysis (jk)

Here's how you do it - fold your hands so your fingers don't go jabbing others when they catch ya.
Being steady does the whole trick

There... easy-peasy...Looks like he has no issues on trusting them people

told ya I'm in good hands...

*I had a blast during this activity. Ha. I want to bungee-jump and sky-dive someday, so trusting college staffs and friends to catch me wasn't a problem. Ha. I went for it twice! tee hee

While we were having fun with the activity, here's what 'some' of them did/felt

ah foo looks on doubtfully

Mel thought it funny when screams and squeals were heard

Vanessa eyes everything with care; Daniel Quek tunes out and leaves us for another place

Karaoke session

Now this session was hilarious! Mrs. Steven Chong shared a very emo song with us. I like the tune... tho' was somewhat 'lost in translation'. Edson was called up to do the hand motions to the song (some 'hua yi ge') with the Mrs. His expressions were priceless and painfully funny while still managing to charm the hearts of some of the girls *swoons* We cheered and whistled on... hands in the air waving like some ~~RETARD~~....oops, like some Andy Lau or Hacken Lee fan during their concerts when they serenade some emo song. Yah, that's exactly how I felt. Ah, all in good fun.

then it was Ah Foo's turn to go up on the stage to SING that song
*he knows some parts of the song*

I think that Edson and Ah Foo did a swell of a job entertaining us and keeping things light. The speakers seemed quite oblivious to what was happening and was 'lost' in the song. Well, as long as everyone's happy and satisfied =D Anyhow, there were 2 sessions after that 'karaoke' session. By the end of the day sessions of Day2, I had a somewhat bad sore throat and pretty bad muscle cramps. So NOT cool.

Anyways, what followed were many more pictures of tame Babu the monkey during our free time.

Nigel and I paid a short visit to Babu and fed her some kind of weed. She loves eating them and very quickly warmed up to us. In no time, she was.....

on NIGEL's LAP!!! That was when we found out that she was very tame.

Nigel:May may...! I got monkey on my lap ler.. quickly come down and see la. Very tame!Quick!

That night, I had a blast staying up and fellowshipping with friends. Me oh my, I didn't think one can go high with the lack of alcohol ..but in some ways, we got slightly high (with the thin air and lack of oxygen pumping into our brains). We played Taboo, UNO, then Taboo again and ended up lying on the floor with May's sleeping bag over our heads while we tried creating a funny story together. Hilarious. Ahhh, precious time together. Who cares if the camp wasn't going like how we expected it to be when you have great friends to be with? Since we were already there, might as well enjoy what nature and friendship has to offer right?

people who made it fun! Precious moments.

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Day 3's morning was spent on some photo session. Good times together.

The hot quadruplets!

aaahhh..... sun-ward bound

This therefore concludes Life College Camp for the year 2007!!!

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NOTE:

I want to say that as disappointed as I was with camp/college/speakers, I still am glad for those who enjoyed all the sessions and have benefited from it. This is just something that may have worked for some, and not for the others. So, I guess I'd have to say that camp was indeed fun in its very own special way. This camp was definitely different from last year's and should not be compared with each other at all =) For all things work out for good....eventually. So what was the good that I gained from this camp you ask. "I had the opportunity to mingle and spend time with the different groups of people during the camp that I was never close with and got to know many others better. I have found that my impressions of some people were so wrong and I'm glad I got to see the other side of them. The real side. That was neat stuffs. As the saying goes " first impressions are almost always wrong". well, I said ALMOST ALWAYS ah.. =D

Simpsons

2007-08-04T15:24:00.000+08:00

Please visit here to read up on my experience while watching Simpsons yesterday. Lazy wanna update properly la... so this will have to do for the moment.. =D Thank you Levi for being soooo understanding

Let's go visit the city of O!

2007-07-29T11:57:00.000+08:00

Nooo, the Orlando did not mean Orlando Bloom the actor... More like, the place, y'know? Orlando, Florida, USA. I've dreamed of visiting Orlando since a little kid .. all for 1 reason. DISNEYWORLD!!!! now which kid won't dream of DisneyWorld? Hmm.
Well, DisneyWorld isn't the only "hotspot" in Orlando, so I have found out over the years. I have relatives who has been there and they tell me that it is such a great place to visit! What with the Universal Studios, SeaWorld Orlando, Wet 'n Wild and a bunch of other cool, hip-happening places to visit, it is a definite MUST-SEE if and when I get to US... =D

So I found some really neat facts about Orlando...I hereby show you....

the TOP 10 Fun Facts about the city of O

According to Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s 2006 Travel Trends Survey, Orlando is the second most popular domestic travel destination in the country (Las Vegas placed first).
Out of the estimated 50 million tourists who visit Orlando each year, over 2 million are international visitors, with the majority of foreign tourists coming from the United Kingdom.
There are now 20,000 to 25,000 rental properties in Central Florida, mostly located near the theme parks.
The official nickname of the city of Orlando is “The City Beautiful,” although it is also known as “O-Town.”
Ever wonder why there are so many Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters in town? Orlando is the corporate headquarters of Darden Restaurants, which also runs the Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones, and Seasons 52 restaurants.
Even though few people outside of Florida knew where Orlando was before Walt Disney World opened in 1971, the city of Orlando had been around for more than century before that; it was incorporated in 1875.
Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, although the vast citrus groves for which the county was named no longer exist.
Before there was Disney, there was also a considerable amount of cattle ranching in Central Florida; you can still see cattle grazing along certain stretches of the 417 GreeneWay Expressway.
Although many of Orlando’s citizens (especially the most famous ones) are originally from somewhere else, there are a few celebrities who were born and raised in Orlando, including Wayne Brady and Delta Burke.
Beat generation icon Jack Kerouac lived in the College Park neighborhood of Orlando during the time his novel On the Road was published in 1957.

Off I go... Weeeee-oh-weeeEEEeee!!!

2007-07-29T05:25:00.000+08:00

In about 19 hours, I am leaving... on an express bus... to....

PULAU REDANG!

Nyek nyek.. I think I deserve a good holiday after camp from h*ll and crazy finals

Anyhow.... Please pray for:

safe and smooth journey to Terengganu
person-in-charge will meet us without any unnecessary hassle
good weather
good health
no current to sweep us all away
won't drown
have tons of fun
good quality pictures
won't be kidnapped by any Abu-Sayyaf or Laden's peeps =D
mom who'll be home-alone for few days
safe and smooth journey back to Melaka