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Pressies

2011-02-15T20:43:00.002+08:00

Received Val Day pressies yesterday. Not feeling very wordy at the moment. At Singapore waiting for my transit to Sydney.

Anyway, a picture tells a thousand words as they say.

My purple owl from Huiling! ^.^ Extremely touched! Thanks Huiling! love it a lot.

And my specially tailored AntiStress Kit from Tsu! I took everything back with me except the choco bar. ^.^

Can't wait to take my 'Pills'.

Anyway.. Happy Days ahead to everyone!

Happy Val Day

2011-02-14T08:33:00.000+08:00

Woke up and my mum was eagerly telling me there's a chubby puppy outside with the black puppy that started showing up a few days ago. Didn't even get to go to the toilet first! But the puppies were really cute. The black puppy was excitely playing with the chubby puppy.

Got some photographic evidence.

Made cheesecake last week: Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake

It was my first time trying to bake a cheesecake in a water bath. It's supposed to prevent cracking and keep the temperature in the oven even. But after chilling for a few hours, the cheesecake still didn't set properly. I've checked the baking instructions and I've baked it long enough.

I've just found this: How to make the Perfect Cheesecake. Because of the water bath, it seems like the temperature can't go higher than 100 degrees Celcius whereas my baking instructions says 180 degrees for 45 minutes. :( fail!

But to defend myself.... it still tasted good though!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

PS: I wanna hear romantic/date stories!!

Reunion Steamboat!

2011-02-04T22:00:00.001+08:00

Had our reunion steamboat a few days before Chinese New Year before everyone started getting busy and started leaving.

Preparations were pretty last minute. But it was because we thought it was best to buy the things just before we went to Jenny's house. I didn't have much space in the fridge the day before because my mum was occupying 100% of the fridge.

So the 3 of us went to Econsave to buy the ingredients. I was shocked to find that the Wombok and Golden Mushrooms are no longer there! I went to Econsave the day before to make a survey and both were in abundance. I guess you shouldn't try to mess with housewives before CNY. Best to stock up on both before it's too near the big day.

This is our soup base! Added chicken stock cubes, dried scallops, half of a cabbage, red dates, wolfberries and mushrooms. I think everyone would agree that it was delicious!

Then we cleaned and put the fish balls and other things onto plates. ^.^ Thanks a lot to Jenny's mum who helped us prepare when we snucked out to Carrefour to get golden mushrooms and 100 plus.

Kelvin, Jenny's brother joined us for dinner. Haha.. no free meals in this world. Of course he had to work for it. He was the bartender of the day!

Siblings~

What do girls do when they get together in groups? Camwhore of course!! Here are just some of the photos we took.

Bee looks lovely as usual. ^.^

Huiling, Lihfong and Woantyng!

Janice joined us later because she got caught up at work. ^.^

Group photo taken by Kelvin with Jenn's mum in the background.

Jenny has the sweetest dog ever: Lucky! He is the cutest sweetest old dog in the world. Love him to bits.

Two of my favourite cuties~

Jenny forcing Lucky to diet to fit into this. >.<

There were 9 of us and we couldn't finish this! But we almost finished 6 pieces of maggi mee! I shouldn't say we coz I didn't eat any of it. lol. Even my mum was shocked that the instant noodles left wasn't that much.

Love you guys! Hope we can have more reunions! Really had a good time. Muacks!

Penang

2011-02-04T21:41:00.000+08:00

Finally got photos out from my camera. Just a tiny bit late. =D This was a short outing with Jenny and Huiling. We went to the pasar malam at night and I bought nice hair accessories!

Waiting for Jenny outside the jetty and saw this 'poster'. Was informed by Tsu that it was made by KaKi Creative. Good job! I really like it. It's cute. ^.^

My feeble attempt to try to photograph a mosque from inside Jenny's car.

Jenny's car accessory~

View from 1st Avenue's parking space.

Old style Kopitiam.

Cendol

Huiling and Sharon!

Jenny in the background. >.<

The Abyss

2011-02-04T21:21:00.000+08:00

Had a field time reminiscing about the drama team I was in in 2004 on the trip home from Alor Setar. I have always had a pleasant memory of the times we had. Somehow this time I could remember the more unpleasant aspect of the experience.

Disappointment, betrayal, being doubted, abandonment, rotten politics. It seems so fresh in my mind. It almost overshadowed the happier times we had together.

The drama team was never about all that. About getting to the top or doing anything it takes to win. I have always felt it was about a group of friends who had something to do after school (and a reason to skip classes!) and working together towards a goal. The times we shared practising, making props and most importantly eating (I think I put on a lot of weight that year thanks to the countless nasi lemak breaks and KFC trips)! Those were the good times.

I still remember the bus trips we made. This was before any of us had driving licences. The beginning, where it all started. We bought material for the costumes for the more eccentric characters, spray paint and other props. And we camped at my house shredding cloth to make the costumes for the witch, cat and the dark elements (I forgot what they were called already. hahaha.. I think it's Weileng and Etyng's characters).

I still remembered how I got the idea to include a witch into the story. It was during the prefect marching practice. I just had this idea and the script started to get better from there. We had a bland story about love between father and daughter before that. It gave us a lot of room for more creativity. The spells and also more extravagant props.

I am really glad that we managed to advanced to nationals. It gave us more time to spend with each other, practising and working hard. Through all those times, we became fast friends. Now, we seem to have drifted apart. Some of us still keep in touch with each other and that's what matters I believe.

It's impossible I guess to keep all the friends you have had from before. Still, I am happy for all the times we have had. I hope the memories will remain happy and not corrupted by some of the sadder aspects of the drama team.

Happy Bunny New Year!

2011-02-03T10:55:00.000+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year to whoever still comes to check out my blog! Hope happiness and luck will be abundant this year.

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=^.^=

This year for me is truly a beginning to a new chapter of my life: old age. lol. I hope to make the best of it and hope I'll be making money and affording things that I would like to buy. And not to forget have more time for charity and giving more love and understanding to everyone.

A happy and cheerful bus driver really makes a difference to a person's day. Just being nice and civil to someone can make the day seem a little better. So, this bunny year, smile more and bring a change to the world by being more cheerful!

Ipoh road trip

2011-01-14T17:54:00.001+08:00

Went on a one day road trip with Jenn, Huiling and Irene when I first got back. =^.^= my wish to go to Ipoh for food came true! Thanks guys!

We drove to Ipoh in Jenny's trusty Kelisa. First stop of the day was Purple Cane Tea House. We were starving when we arrived. Thanks to google maps being only 90% accurate.

As there were only 4 of us, we didn't order much as it was supposed to be a foodie trip but it turned out differently in the end.

Noodles that tasted good. =)

Sweet potato balls! Really wish there are easily available in Penang

Avoid this. >.<

The tea house had really nice interior design. Good place to camwhore. =D

Then we went shopping! It was the highlight of the trip. >.< Got some good deals at the shopping centre. Can't recall the name though.

Did some touristy stuff after that. Bought the salty herbal chicken and had bean sprout chicken rice without the bean sprout.

Fish and meat balls we had for lunch~

Then we went to a bakery nearby to get kaya puffs and salted egg pastry.

Shopping, instead of food became the highlight of this trip but nobody's complaining, especially not me. Went to this other mall that had Jusco. It was Jusco card member day and there were tonnes of people. Ipoh residents show their extraordinary ability to park at places you never thought you could leave your car. Ipoh drivers are really something different. *wink wink*

Last stop of the day was Strawberry Moments. Verdict is: Overrated. The interior of the shop and the presentation was really really good. Even the food looks good. But in terms of taste, wasn't that impressive. Good if you want to go somewhere with good ambiance and to take photos. The food is just so-so.

Strawberry Struddle

Chocolate Cake

Some strawberry drink

Drove back to Butterworth after that. It was a really great trip. ^.^ I think all of us had lots of fun and it wasn't too expensive too.

Hopefully our Melaka trip will happen.

PS: photos are taken by Jenny and Irene with their iPhone 4s!

Dessert!

2011-01-12T12:56:00.000+08:00

Forgot to include this! Really amazing dessert from Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts. Perfect for those who love mangoes!

There's a mango drink that's sold there too. I love the mango drink with jelly! ^.^ be sure to try it if you go to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong!

2011-01-12T12:42:00.002+08:00

I know I haven't been blogging that much. I really want to keep blogging and all but somehow there's this thing called the lazies that keep creeping up on me. So I've finally got a really decent camera and I've took pics and all.

So I'm gonna blog about my trip to Hong Kong with Tsu.

So Sharon & Tsu went to Hong Kong! We got on our flight, feeling excited and worried about our nonexistent Cantonese speaking skills. After about 3 and a half hours, we landed in the Hong Kong international airport. (this is turning out into a really long and naggy post it seems).

We got our on-loan octopus card ($150) from a counter in the airport and the bus tickets for getting to our hotel from the airport. We got the Ocean Park combo ($295) which really saves a bit of money if you are counting. Hopped onto the Citybus that is supposed to get us to the nearest stop to our hotel and that's when the nightmare began.

Being the smartie that I am, I forgot to write down the address of the hotel we were staying at but I somehow remembered that its supposed to be 116 (It was actually 118). After asking people in English, walking up and down the same section of the street and asking a friend for the address and getting the wrong address, we finally called the hotel and got directions.

It was a nightmarish hour with our luggage and all. But finally all is well, we checked in and got the well-deserved rest we needed.

Day 1

We got up and had breakfast at a nearby restaurant. Tsu has this booklet with 50 Must-try foods in Hong Kong. It was a pretty good guide for people who had no idea where to eat in Hong Kong. So we went to Lok Yuen Noodle in Fa Yuen Street which is really near our hotel.

Tsu had the fish dumpling (not sure what's its official name) and I had the beef ball noodles.

Tsu's noodle!

Beef ball noodles

Overall, the dumpling and beef balls are really really good. But the noodles and the broth was disappointing.

Then we got on the MTR and took the train to Central to go to the Peak. The main attractions there are the Sky Terrace and Wax Museum. We paid $200 for return tram rides, Wax Museum tickets and entrance to the Sky Terrace.

I keep calling Pavarotti, Pavlova. >.<

It was a pretty gloomy day when we went to the peak (it was pretty gloomy on most days that we were in Hong Kong), so didn't really enjoy the Sky Terrace as much as I thought I would.

Day 2

Went to Ocean Park but not before having some breakfast. We wanted to try a typical Hong Kong Char Chan Teng. So we followed the recommendations in the book and ended up in Wing Hop Shing Restaurant. We had a hard time finding the place but with a little help from the locals, we got there in the end.

The Claypot Rice with Beef and Eggs that was recommended.

Beef Sandwich

Milk Tea!

The food was good and we enjoyed it a lot. The Milk Tea was somewhat different from what I expected. I guess I should go to Hong Kong expecting mamak teh tarik. It was on the pricey side but it was near Central and food there is a bit more expensive.

Then from Admiralty MTR station, we took the Ocean Park express bus (return tickets came in the Citybus Ocean Park Combo). We were dropped off at the Waterfront entrance. There are two areas in Ocean Park, the Waterfront and the Summit.

Panda hairband!

An An the panda!

We went to see pandas, giant ones and red pandas. We had a lot of fun observing them. And we also bought some memorabilia! Both of us bought the panda hairbands and I bought a cute little seal light thing. Wasn't too expensive, $35 each. The seal show was a really nice.

Next we went up to the summit which houses most of the thrill rides. We just went up on two though but both were great. The first one was The Flash. Really awesome ride! Tsu was the one who forced me. I was freaking out before going on and wanted to run away.. hahaha... but in the end Tsu was the one who felt horrible after the ride. It felt so peaceful being up there. The scenery around the park was amazing.

We had corndogs which I didn't like for lunch and went on another ride, The Eagle which was ok. We arrived in ocean park at about 11am and didn't have time to go for all the rides. If I have the chance to go again, I would definitely go for all the rides. I didn't take any photos once we got up to the Summit. Best avoid the YangTze river exploration attraction. It was small and didn't have much.

Took the Ocean Park train back to the Waterfront. Was a very interesting ride.

Then we went to Tsim Sha Tsui for dinner and for the Symphony of Lights. It was OK. Not bad. lol. The light show can be viewed from the Arena of Stars. We took photos of the hand prints and stuff. Nothing really interesting.

Day 3

Disneyland day! This time we made sure we got there at opening time so that we could enjoy the best of it. We got there a little before 10 and waited. First thing we did was wait in the line to take a photo with the famous Disney couple, Mickey and Minnie mouse!

Love this pic!

Then we headed to Tomorrowland and the first ride we took was Space Mountain which was the scariest ride in Disneyland. lol. It was quite thrilling and at the end there were flashing lights and all. Next we went to the Astro Blaster which is a Buzz Lightyear ride. It was a ride plus a shooting game! We returned there and went on it a total of 5 times while waiting for the fireworks.

Hello Martians!

I really love the aliens from Toy Story. They're tremendously cute.

The next place we went to was Fantasyland. Most of the rides there were kiddy rides. The only things we did there was go to the Philharmagic show which is a 4D show, the Golden Mickey show and the Winnie the Pooh ride.

We headed back to Tomorrowland for the Stitch Encounter which is an interactive encounter with Stitch! It was funny and really fun! Tsu said this was similar to the Donkey attraction they had in Universal Studios.

The next area is Adventureland. This area had the least number of rides, River Cruise and Tarzan's Treehouse. The River Cruise was fun. Our guide, Michael was funny and entertaining. Its a bit of a

Michael's passengers from last month.

it's fake!

Tsu!

Had Mickey waffle and corn cob. The corn cob was the most flavourless corn I have ever eaten but the waffle was okay.

We stayed till 7pm for the fireworks and it was pretty epic. ^.^ A wonderful end to a wonderful day.

Day 4

Had breakfast at Lin Heung Teahouse for that authentic Hong Kong yumcha experience. Shared a table with an uncle that offered us tea and a nice chat. Overall the food was okay but it was really packed.

Then we headed to Tung Chung to shop at the Citygate Outlet Mall. Unfortunately, we didn't buy anything there. Even though Hong Kong currency is 0.4 times Malaysian ringgit, the prices were mostly above $99 and we didn't really find anything we like.

Was supposed to go to Ngong Ping but by the time we had lunch it was almost 2 and I got lazy, so we went back to Mongkok to rest.

Tsu felt sick the next day and we didn't do much except rest in our hotel room which wasn't too bad coz we had TV. >.<

On the last day, I finally met up with Andy who is from Hong Kong and we went to have breakfast. But it didn't end there... as we walked back to the hotel, he kept buying food for us!

Photographic evidence!!

But he was really a good guide! Even if it was just a short while. His parents gave us a ride to the airport~ Thanks aunty and uncle!!

We had a small shopping spree in the airport buying biscuits and stuff. Hong Kong airport is a nice place to while away the time while waiting for our flight. Hope Penang airport will get a face lift soon! Even the airport in JB is much much nicer.

Anyway, this is the end of the long long post. Will keep posting now that I found a quick and easy way to put photos in my posts. *wink*

Thanksgiving

2010-11-26T07:54:00.000+08:00

Yes I know.. My blog is practically dead. hahaha.. I have come to revive you, one of the countless blogs I have abandoned. Seems like blogs are starting to become like those daily planners that I buy in the beginning of the year and abandon after a few months.

I think I'll try to update it more frequently since I'll be going to places soon. ^.^ But sometimes it's a dilemma of whether I should write down my thoughts on the blog because it feels too public here.

I'm going for a trip with my parents this weekend. I'm pretty excited about it since I've planned it almost completely.

Every year I would write down a list at the beginning or end of the year to just recap what I've achieved and what I want to achieve. I discovered there were so many things that I've written down but haven't stuck to. Things just get forgotten after they were written down, just like those diaries/journals. But this year, I will try to set some long term goals and review them monthly or fortnightly. I feel like most of the things that get done are the sudden urges that hit me and I just start planning/working on it.

I guess if I write things down and say to myself, I'll do this soon, I'll do this next week, then things won't really get started.

For 2011, I have a really pretty daily journal. Hopefully I will write in it till the end of the year.

This year I guess I am thankful for having my bf and friends who are always supportive and caring and getting through everything. I would like to start next year off right. ^.^ Wake up optimistic and go to bed content.

Retro camera

2010-11-03T17:26:00.000+08:00

I just downloaded a really cool app on my phone. I'm really happy and excited about it. Have been taking photos in my room with it. Mostly of my laptop and the window.

Because of the Froyo update, I am falling in love all over again with my phone. It's a bit faster now after the update and I've been downloading a few more apps to add to my phone because with the new Android, some apps can be moved to the SD card, freeing some phone space. But only some... beggars can't be choosers I guess. That's the only thing that's a bit irksome about my Desire, the phone storage is really not that great and having an SD card doesn't really change much coz most apps are installed in the phone memory. Hate it when I can't download more apps because the phone space is getting full.

Finally had a chance to take some photos outdoors. Took some photos in the Fenner grounds when I was cooking dinner. I think they look quite gorgeous. But they look extra gorgeous in my phone. A bit pale when transfered into the computer.

Retro camera has a few cameras and they're basically different effects that's applied to the photo after it's taken.

FudgeCan is one of my favorite and the first photo is taken with the FudgeCan.

This was taken with the Barbl and is in black and white mode. I like this photo the most.

The rest are taken with little orange box. ^^ I think you can't go wrong with this one.

Now I can be artsy fartsy too. =P

Poetry

2010-11-01T21:11:00.000+08:00

Just wanted to share a poem here. It's written by Jewel in her book 'a night without armor'.

Second Thoughts in Columbus, Ohio

I find it strange that we search

our wholes lives for love

as though it were the final treasure

the solemn purpose of people

in movies and magazines.

Yet when it comes to your door

one morning with calm eyes to deliver itself

you realize it alone is not enough

You are before me, sweet man,

and I am thinking

Aren't I supposed to give up

everything?

Aren't I supposed to be brave

and abandon

each dream and aspiration

and yield utterly to this

elusive beast love,

to your soft belly and companionship?

Aren't we supposed to

have a piece of land-and children!-

that look like you, and cook

soup and bread and sing

each other songs before sleep

and absentmindedly count the stars

from our front porch as we pray

for each other's keep

and pretend

forever is a word known

not only by the heart?

post op

2010-08-19T09:31:00.003+08:00

Had my eye surgery today. Finally, after 2 whole months of a 2nd cyst. It was actually quite a traumatic experience. I vow to take better care of my eyes and health in general from now on. =)

Taken after the surgery

I am very grateful to the wonderful nurses at the Canberra Eye Hospital for making me feel comfortable and welcomed during the whole ordeal. The whole surgery probably took less than 15 minutes. And I had the most heart-warming cup of tea after the surgery~ Thanks Wendy and Virginia~~ And also thanks to Dr. Lawin-Brussel.

And special thanks to Yean Tat for coming with me and bringing me home. <3 I look so ugly in that photo. T.T We had lunch at Iori after that~ Yay~~

Made a fluffy mound of mashed potatoes for dinner. I was too lazy to cook anything elaborate. =D

It's 8.16pm now and I'm too lazy to do anything. T.T

Nigella Fever

2010-08-17T20:52:00.001+08:00

Had Nigella fever last week. Made three of her recipes in one week.

I made her cupcakes with royal icing first. They were really good. And it was the first time I succeeded in making icing. ^^ But I'm terrified at the amount of sugar that is needed in making icing.

The cupcakes I made were not as nice as the ones that Nigella made. They were lopsided and didn't rise evenly. =( I am going to make another batch soon I hope! I love the cupcakes, they smell so divine thanks to the vanilla that goes in.

Then I made Vietnamese Shrimp Noodle Salad. =D

It's really good as well. But not very filling though. I got hungry after like 2 hours. =( But I love bean sprouts and the sugar snaps.

The last recipe is a special gift for a birthday. I made chocolate cheesecake for Wj's b'day yesterday.

I think it's quite good. But the next time I make it I will probably put a little less sour cream.

Been addicted to eating cereal lately. It's called milo in M'sia but in Aussie, it's called nesquick. And when I was looking for it, the milo in Aussie is actually koko krunch. It's pretty funny.

Took this photo during Wj's birthday party. I really had lots of fun at the party and I really enjoyed the company of the people there not to mention the awesome food. Hope to have more awesome times before I graduate.

Took these when walking to the school of music for gelato.

I am eating cereal again. Feel so famished even though I ate dinner. =(

Robocup 2010

2010-08-05T13:14:00.000+08:00

I volunteered again for Robocup this year. Was really fun. ^^ and I got a thank you gift and lunch which is a neat bonus.

Was in charge of judging the dance section again this year. The kids were really creative and cute. And i got flowers for helping out~ yay~~ ^^ Thanks to Cal/Kel (?), my co-judge who was awesome.

This is victory smurf looking out at the dance floor.

This is the winner for the dance category. Star Wars~ Last year they had pirates. Both big on theatrics and props and robots fighting each other.

There were other groups that were really good. All the kids had a good time and I sure did. Thanks to Samantha from the College of Engineering and Computer Science for asking again.

My phone camera kinda sucks. The photos look ok in the phone but not so good when it's on the computer. =( Hopefully I will get a camera soon.

Rocky Road

2010-08-04T21:19:00.002+08:00

Made aglio e olio pasta today. Been craving for it. It's yummy and easy to make! I remember mc told me about this before.

I kinda got depressed for a few things, bills, assignments and accompaniment. Been listening to my songs on shuffle. Love how the unexpectedness of the sequence of the songs manage to make me a little less agitated. Currently playing is a violin song by Vanessa Mae.

Mc should have arrived in Sweden and started discovering a new life for herself. lol. I miss u dearie and you are always in my thoughts.

I'm using this app from my phone to blog but I can attach one photo on one post. bummer~

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For my MC

2010-08-02T09:40:00.001+08:00

Sorry for not updating. I wanted to update but I just kept procrastination and not taking photos and so in the end I didn't blog for awhile. hahah. I'm making excuses.

MC is gonna fly off to Sweden tonight and I wish her all the best. Will be anticipating exciting stories about her adventures in Sweden.

On another note, I promise I will blog more frequently from now on.

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Updates

2010-03-01T18:19:00.002+08:00

Today is the first day of the second week of uni. Last week was fun.

Thursday was Fenner Hall's commencement dinner.

PG Engineering ppl...

Dinner at Fenner Hall on Friday.

Took this photo at the airport.

Me and my mum

And this is me and bee... living together for a few days. =D

Bee and me~

Anyway, she's found a place to stay already and has left. =( I'll miss her alot. T.T

Hahah.. my blog is getting less and less wordy...

ENGN

2010-02-22T06:18:00.000+08:00

Got up earlier than needed. Went to uni anyway and to the engineering building computer lab. On the white board it was written: WELCOME 2 HELL.

Welcome to hell indeed...

Frustration

2010-02-08T21:11:00.002+08:00

Blogger is making me feel frustrated. My post font sizes have suddenly become micro. =( Someone tell me what happened? T_T I can't seem to fix it so that it will be like how it used to be.

Seems like the problem only occurs on the home page... =.= I have no idea what happened and what's wrong. =/ Just gonna hope it'll get back to normal on its own.

Disappointment

2010-02-07T06:21:00.002+08:00

hmmm.. I can't believe that even when I thought I could grasp the darkness in a human's heart.. I haven't truly understood the full extend of how twisted someone could be. It's sick.. and sad..

My first post for quite some time and it starts out emo.

Going back to Canberra soon. Feel kinda sad and unwilling to go back. =( Last week of work this week and the next week is Chinese New Year already. Times passes really quick..

Today's gathering is sort of a success I guess. I think everyone had a good time. Will post pics when i get them. =D

Can't wait for MeeChea to be back from Singapore. I miss her so much. Tzeyin's gonna leave for Tasmania tmr. Praying for her safety and happiness. ^^

Wisdom

2010-02-03T20:18:00.001+08:00

"Being deeply loved someone gives you strength, While loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao Tzu

I like the stuff that Lao Tzu says more and more. hahah.. >.<>

Reading

2010-01-23T16:08:00.003+08:00

As everyone can see, I am slacking in blogging.. :D

New Zealand holiday post : not done
Singapore trip : not blogged
Various outings with high school friends : not blogged

That's not gonna change anytime soon though. hehehe..

Been trying to read more since I came back but the rate of buying books has far exceeded the rate of reading those books. A new book I just bought is "What your Teacher Didn't Tell You, The Annexe Lectures Vol. 1" which is basically a compilation of lectures that Farish A. Noor delivered in Central Market. I would have loved to be in the audience.

I'm still half way through the book but it's a really interesting read. To simply put it, the book is about the history of our nation and how what happened in the past shaped the country we now live it. It's refreshing to see it from this point of view.

I would encourage anyone who loves or hates Malaysia to read it. :D

As most of my friends would know, I'm working as an industrial trainee in an electronics firm. And work can sometimes get a bit slow and we interns are left with a lot of time on our hands. :D

I've just discovered a wonderful thing on the internet. It's called Read Print. It's quite addictive (for reading enthusiasts). I would have read tonnes of books by the end of my training. XD

Lao Tzu

2010-01-17T22:48:00.001+08:00

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

Read this quote in a book of quotes I saw in borders. Lao Tzu's philosophy is interesting and practical. Am gonna read up about it. ^^

Pretty words

2010-01-07T23:30:00.000+08:00

"You are beautiful...when you let friends have their space, when you believe, when you laugh, or are moved to tears, when you let it just roll right off your back, when you talk about your dreams, when you help a turtle across the road, when you try to do the right thing even when it comes out wrong, when you love." Anonymous

NYE

2009-12-31T18:54:00.002+08:00

hmmm... *looks below* hahah.. looks like i didn't keep my end of the bargain. >.<

I think i uploaded too many photos and it exceeded the limit blogger has on photos and stuff like that.. kinda lazy to get some alternative photo uploading thingy.. gotta try to settle it when i'm not feeling so lazy. :p

It's new year's eve! I usually write down a list of things I hope to achieve or change for the new year. But i'm probably gonna skip that this year. Mostly because I will forget whatever I wrote after the first 2 months. And I don't follow up on whether I've actually achieved anything I've written. hahaha.. kinda pointless right?

I guess I'm more of a short term goal kind of person. Don't ask me where I wanna be in 5 years and all that shit. I won't be able to give an answer. I'll just say: I want to be happy. ^^ mwahahah..

Hmmm... Don't know what to say.. Hope the new year will be filled with fun and laughter. :D

New Zealand. -Part i-

2009-12-09T19:47:00.009+08:00

*continued tmr*

I couldn't upload photos onto Facebook because Facebook was being a bitch. Luhao and HC for all the hard work planning and organizing the whole trip.

Day 1
Flew from Sydney to Christchurch. Sako couldn't come with us because of Visa problems. =(

Scenery from the airplane

waiting at Christchurch airport

Day 1 involves alot of driving, getting lost and more driving.. and camping outside in the cold.. hahaha..

Day 2: Franz Josef Glacier & Fox Glacier

We arrived at Franz Josef at about 3-4am and got locked out of our accommodation. Had something planned for 9am but we woke up late. Had to change our Fox Glacier walk to the afternoon. We went for a walk at Franz Josef Glacier in the morning instead. ^^

Franz Josef Glacier

In the afternoon we walked through the bush and the glacier.

up on the glaciers.. ^^

group pics~~

Most photographs were taken by hock chai. teehee.. thanks alot hock chai. So group photos are kinda rare.

Day 3 Queenstown
Drove from Franz Josef towards Queenstown. The scenery was breath taking. We stopped and took some pics~ ^^

Then we stopped over at Wanaka's Puzzling World! I'm so glad we stopped there. There's this maze and an illusions room but we only had time for the illusions room. It was pretty neat. Buddy, u would have loved it there!!

5.33 Sydney time.

2009-12-06T21:11:00.003+08:00

I'm writing this on board the plane to KL. The last few hours have been really enjoyable and a great wind down after the long trip we had. Me and bee had breakfast at the Fish Market and got attacked by a hungry seagull. That's mostly thanks to me, for insisting to eat my sashimi outside. The New Zealand trip has been really awesome. New Zealand was really wonderful. It's too bad that we couldn't go to Rototua in the North Island because of lack of planning and money.

There are wealth of emotions I'm suddenly feeling as I'm trying to put into words all that has happened in the near past. Thank you Bee for everything that you have done for me and for being such a good friend and mother. :p You're graduating now and facing the big bad world soon. We'll have many more interesting stories to share about our lives in the future. Love you loads.

N9

2009-11-21T05:57:00.002+08:00

I've finally packed everything into boxes and moved it to bee's room. I realized it doesn't pay to be cheap cause now i'm gonna have to squat in bee's place for awhile and her room is a big mess thanks to me. :( sorry and thanks bee.

I will really miss my room... So i'm just sitting here and going online for the last time this year.. bye bye room...

2009-11-20T20:05:00.002+08:00

Packing is a bitch. I blame myself for hoarding stuff and being disorganized. T_T

How is it possible to have so many stuff??? I broke the minimalist rule i made myself last year. :( You don't need so much stuff Sharon! T_T

I have too much stuff. i'm gonna nap and wait for bee to come back and continue packing.

2009-11-17T21:16:00.001+08:00

"The memories of long love gather like drifting snow, poignant as the mandarin ducks that float side by side in sleep."
Lady Murasaki

Exam time

2009-11-11T17:29:00.008+08:00

I just finished 2 exams in 2 days.. In inertia now.. Can't start studying again, mostly because the next exam is 9 days away. >.<

cheat sheetz for control systems. didn't help much. the questions were kinda hard and i was breaking out in cold sweat from the cold and panic of the moment..

my big 'fat' cheque from Cyanide Clothing. rock on! gonna go ~~'cheque'~~ (cash?) it soon. :D weee~~

Kokoblack coffee is so pretty.

Cappuccino, mocha and raspberry sorbet. ^^

hahaha.. new way to do my hair. i need a haircut badly. :(

I bought a bottle of Rosé because i really got attracted to the colour, a subtle red. I'm a sucker for pretty stuff. :( But it didn't disappoint. I like the taste, it's pretty special.. ^^ I'm glad.. n all is well in the world.

2009-11-07T07:09:00.001+08:00

"A weak man has doubts before a decision. A strong man has them afterwards."
Carl Kraus

2009-10-30T13:54:00.003+08:00

"Loving someone is giving them the power to hurt you, but trusting them not to". Anonymous

the end is coming...

2009-10-28T19:41:00.008+08:00

I'm so bored now. So just thought i'd update some stuff since i have some photos.

We're just through with the Robotics lab, finally.. Couldn't have done it without all the help we could get. =D Thanks y'all!

Just gonna post up some photos.. >.<

Failed mugshot.

This was one of our first attempts.

Another failed attempt. hahah.. pig was drawn by wankeen.

Getting there but not quite..

Finally done with it. Gotta struggle with the report now. >.<

I'm so boring.. interesting stuff in my life is completing labs and assignments. =.=

2009-10-27T18:19:00.001+08:00

all i can think of now is a positive exponential going into instability and breaking..

Deluded

2009-10-25T09:43:00.005+08:00

I haven't been writing eloquently recently. Probably because any writing that needs to be done is for reports and writing out theoretical stuff for exams.

It's probably time for some reflection on life. I still remember after finishing high school, I wrote a list. A whole list of things i wanted to do before i turn 21. And here i am, 21 this year. I doubt I have achieved much from the list of things. I have stopped writing lists.

It's not because I have stopped dreaming or hoping. It's because I have learned that life never goes the way you want it to most of the time. I didn't think I would be in ANU studying engineering now when i was 18. But yet here I am and I wouldn't say I regret where I am now.

At 18 I was foolish and naive. Falling in love with the first person who told me he loved me. It made me realise how little words are worth, how people can say things and not mean them. It hurts the most when u believe and cling on to those words that are fleeting and weightless.

......

This is to be continued because i'm listening to a really fly song. >.<

Time lapse

2009-10-23T19:54:00.002+08:00

Another year has passed. So quickly it has been almost 1.5 years since i'm here in Canberra. It passed so fast but it feels like it's been so long.

Trying to remember minute details of the year has been quite hard. Things feel so distant.

I'll be going back to Malaysia again.. Meeting the ppl i love and love me. Then it's back to the ANU for more toiling..

Hope to come back to work hard for my Honour's project and getting a part time job. I have new aspirations. ^^

Exams are in 2 weeks time. it's a freaking nightmare. T_T

That's all for now. Toodles!

Abandonment

2009-10-19T09:54:00.002+08:00

Haven't been updating much. Not really in the mood to write or elaborate on things.. Nothing interesting has actually happened. Will blog when something interesting happens i guess. =p

I'm maintaining this blog mostly for MeeChea. I love you darling. ^^ Can't wait to see u end of this year.

Atomica

2009-10-07T20:30:00.002+08:00

I’ve tried to take your breath away
yet how easily you breathe
-Salt-

I can live with my own mistakes
but I can't inherit yours
-Recent-

What does this mean?

2009-10-04T21:44:00.001+08:00

"Love looks not with eyes, but with the mind." William Shakespeare

Successful?

2009-10-04T15:51:00.002+08:00

Disclaimer: I am not trying to brag.

I have chosen a topic and a supervisor for next year's honour's project. And a company in Penang has emailed and is giving me an internship position for summer.. My life as an engineering student at ANU should be perfect already. hahaha..

Somehow I don't feel happy at all. So 'kiam pak' right? T_T

Exams coming real soon. I have no idea what's going on in management. 2 assignments for Control, 1 assignment for Robotics, Hair dryer lab, Scorbot lab, Project Proposal... I have many things to do this week.. Pls give me the will to start studying... =/

Final push before the holidays.. this is usually the time when i start losing motivation and the will to work hard. hahahah.. I really gotta get rid of this bad habit. Wish me luck. ^^

Happenings

2009-09-28T13:59:00.004+08:00

Today is a really good day. ^^ I feel motivated to live life now. LOL.

One of the good things that happened... I received buddy's b'day present already!!

some of the things i got.. ^^

Thanks so much buddy! ^^ I'm really touched.

It was warm for about one week in Canberra. Now it's cold and windy again. =( I missed going out without thick jackets and wearing shorts. I don't like cold weather. Makes me feel so unmotivated to do anything...

Lots of stuff to be done this holidays.. But don't think anything will get done if i keep slacking. Today the slacking will stop!

And i bribed myself by letting myself buy something expensive.. I downloaded Mozilla Sunbird to help me organize things and stuff like that. hahah.. I really want to buy a notebook or some kind of physical organizer.. But i don't think i'll use it much.. So i stopped myself from spending 'unnecessarily' and just use a calendar software.

Gonna start cooking more often.. Can't afford to eat out all the time. tsk tsk tsk....

Dinner

2009-09-26T16:12:00.002+08:00

This is what i had for dinner tonight:

Doesn't look really good but it tastes ok. This is Kev's white sauce recipe that i got from bee's blog. Finally cooking after not cooking for about a month or so..

Just felt like I should update the blog even though not many ppl actually read it.

It's the mid semester break now. Have tonnes of stuff to submit after the break.. So it's not really feeling like a holiday now..

Gonna much on some snakes and rum & raisin choc now to make me feel better...

2009-09-25T20:17:00.000+08:00

"You know when you listen to music playing from another room? And you're singing along because it's a tune that you really love? When a door closes or a train passes by so you can't hear the music anymore, but you sing along anyway...then, no matter how much time passes, when you hear the music again, you're still in the exact same time with it. That's what love is like." Anonymous

^^ Sweet..

In the rain

2009-09-17T11:06:00.002+08:00

It was 2 mondays ago.. Charles warned me that it'd be raining that day. But was having just a 2 hour workshop and i went empty handed without a bag even.

Had to walk home because the 5.10 bus was full. The weather was fine, a little gloomy perhaps but nothing major. We were just a small distance away from fenner when it started pouring.

Zhu Nan took this photo when we were waiting for the lights to turn green at a junction. ^^

WengJin, me, Chew Ching Hong, An and Chit with his $20 bill.

My post secret in words:

2009-09-16T19:30:00.000+08:00

I judge ppl by how wrinkly their bed sheet is.

To ppl i care for...

2009-09-15T21:34:00.003+08:00

Pls stop smoking.

especially u.. the one who was so excited about mixing water colour colours with me a long time ago...

Listen to me ok guys? ^^

Zombies

2009-09-14T14:55:00.003+08:00

Been waking up then rushing to uni lately. No time for breakfast even.. but that's probably coz I wake up just right on time..

Just passed up two assignments today.

Bee told me a funny story before. She saw a few engineering students going on the Fenner bus looking like zombies to pass up assignments. hahaha.. This is a typical story for engineering students.. Work on assignment until the very last minute and go to uni to pass it up. Today is one of the examples of that. We had up to 2 to 3 assignments to pass up at the same time.

Quite relieved that that's out of the way.. Gotta start reading up for labs now.. =(

My life sucks. hahaha.. i bought a new book last week and i haven't had the time to start reading it. I want to buy more books! Someone pls stop me. My shelf is filling up with books. What am i going to do when I go back to Msia end of this year??

Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa

2009-09-09T16:52:00.006+08:00

I wanted to blog a post in Malay but I can't seem to find the flow and fluency. It's too bad. I will probably brush it up before attempting to do it again.

Anyway I think i'll probably be boring everyone with non-gossipy details. Tough luck. Won't be any gossip on this blog anytime soon. ^^

Nothing interesting ever happens, only frustrating shit.

Because i've run out of things to say in English, gonna write some random crap in Malay.

Hidup ini perlulah ikhlas, itu yang penting, bukan? Saya bukan seorang yang boleh terlalu objektif dalam pemikiran, bukan semuanya hanya betul atau salah. Mungkin dalam dunia ini, tiada apa-apa yang hanya satu dimensi. Kesemua orang yang fikir cuma ada betul atau salah dalam dunia ini, adalah orang yang paling 'misguided'. Saya rasa kita perlulah kadang-kadang meragui apa yang dibuat atau difikir kerana tiada apa yang ~~konkrete~~ konkrit.

The moon the moon the moon

2009-09-07T08:44:00.006+08:00

I had the sudden urge to drink tea and eat mooncakes under the full moon ages ago.. But it wasn't the full moon at that time. So bid my time and checked out the
dates of full moons.. It's actualy all thanks to wj coz he bought mooncakes... hahahaha.. Mooncakes rock.

It's totally the wrong time to 赏月now coz it's the 7th month in the Chinese calendar, for those of you who get it, gets it, for those of you who don't.. hahahah.. too bad. =p Anyway, the date was for Friday but because bee and lu were working, it was shifted to Sunday.

Part of good management is to make sure the weather is fine. We were really lucky yday.. It rained a few hours after our 'party'.

I bought really cute tea from T2, it's called Go go Geisha. cute right?

Here's a photo without wengjin.. coz he's the camera man.

I sound so incoherent in this post. Gonna post photos to hide my bad writing. Look at the minuscule moon in the background!

me & the teapot hockchai gave me for my bday. it's so cute right? ^^

my cute bee. *hearts*

lulu~ hahah.. i like this photo. ^^

Did anyone notice that all 3 of us were wearing grey? hahaha..

another pretty photo with weili.

fan & bee, father & daugther

Anyway, I really had fun yday.. eating mooncakes and great company . ^^ Thanks to keith who shipped lanterns from Perth for the party... They will be fully utilized on the next full moon which is the real 中秋节! Hopefully there'll still be mooncakes left for then... @_@

Till next time.. bye!

Harder

2009-08-31T14:22:00.003+08:00

Hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalik

Breathing space

2009-08-28T13:04:00.002+08:00

I think this marks the end of one of the hectic phases this semester. There's more to come. Just submitted the Control assignment and LEGO report. Gotta work on the Robotics assignment now. It's due Monday so bye bye weekend relaxation. LOL. Not that that's anything different from usual.

I'm going to run out of books to read soon. There are actually several books that i've yet to read. I think i have this bad habit of buying books and not having the interest to actually finish it. >.< I guess I should read The Great Gatsby next coz it got praises from Murakami. Gotta read it for myself.

I hope everything goes back to normal soon.

Victory Gin

2009-08-24T19:48:00.002+08:00

Was planning a victorious post for today.. but i guess it wasn't meant to be. Kinda lazy to blog now.. hahahahh.. will elaborate later.

But anyway, i want to thank my group members for all the effort that we all put in. Even though in the end things didn't turn out as well as we wanted it to, but it's worth it i guess? I'm trying console all of us. >.<

Our report has gotta be awesome. hehehehe...

And thanks to wengjin for borrowing me his camera. His camera totally pawns mine. =(

LEGO 10
DaiXi, Chin Ming, Wan Keen & me.

Thanks for the awesome work guys. Really had fun doing this project with you guys. ^^

Sundays

2009-08-23T08:13:00.002+08:00

I'm in uni to work on my robotics project. =/

Why can't I have a normal sunday filled with laundry, assignments, studying and doing nothing? T__T

And now i'm waiting in the cold for someone to come and let me in the Engineering Building. hahah.. scrap that. going to BnG. weee~~

The Dilemma

2009-08-17T16:07:00.001+08:00

To bare with hunger or be satiated?

On plastic surgery

2009-08-14T12:46:00.003+08:00

You should never be with someone who makes you feel inadequate.

Hahaha.. There's been a lot of chatter about plastic surgery i feel... There are various reasons why ppl would want to do plastic surgery but i think trying to change yourself for someone else is only going to be harmful in the end..

I am not against plastic surgery. Still learning to love myself and everything that comes with it...

Measure of a man

2009-08-09T20:33:00.004+08:00

“I shave, sir. I have a driver’s license. I’ve won a couple of fist fights. I’ve saved a life. I have lain with woman. I’ve been hustled at pool, I’ve defied my father’s wishes. I have broken hearts and I have been heart broken. So by all the markers of this society I am a grown man.”

Dr. Clark Edison
Bones
Mayhem

Cute, whimsical retort when asked if he was a full-grown scientist. My favorite part is: I have broken hearts and I have been heart broken.

Have i broken a heart to be a fully qualified person? =)

Short update..

2009-08-09T16:23:00.005+08:00

exactly how i feel right now.... =D

something (i used to have) in the deep trenches of my heart...

Robocup

2009-08-06T17:58:00.003+08:00

I had trouble sleeping last night. Had this massive headache and I think I had a fever. At that time i was thinking, omg i'm gonna die... But at the same time, i was thinking : Go immune system! Go white blood cells! Rid me of sickness~!

I don't know if this 'theory' is right or not but fevers are you're body's mechanism to fight germs (viruses n stuff). So actually those micro organisms don't cause fever, fever is induced by the body. Hahahah... Maybe bee can care to correct this point of view.

I was a volunteer at the ACT Robocup Junior. There were 3 categories of competitions, rescue, soccer and dance. Rescue is basically the robot following the line on the floor and reaching the goal. The programming that the kids could do is really impressive.

Soccer is pretty cool too. 2 robots playing soccer with an IR emitting ball. hahaha.. I was one of the judges for the dance competitions. hahaha.. Quite cool... but boring as well.

It was all good fun and i got a $50 co-op voucher. weee~~ hahahah..

Everything is back to going well i guess. And another weekend is coming. Time passes really quick. =/ It's really scary.

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The book i'm currently reading (my bed time story) is Self by Yann Martel. I read his other book Life of Pi and it was a really good book. So i thought this shouldn't be too bad and it wasn't. LOL.

The last part that i was reading, he/she got raped and it was quite graphic. The part I can't really digest is that ppl who rape thinks they can get a way with it. And they really get away with it because the victim is to distraught and confused to make a police report. I was really in disbelief after reading that.

Well, it can be argued that this is just fiction but I can understand where it's coming from... So i guess this kinda shit really DOES happen, which sucks. Maybe if i'm in that situation i wouldn't be able to make a police report either.. But this is just wrong. He should pay for what he did. HMPH.

This is the end. Till next time, toodles!

Self-medicating

2009-08-05T17:19:00.003+08:00

Last week i felt like i was a lucky person and i had a pretty good week. Now i feel my life sucks. =(

Is sick and have some commitments tmr, so i'm hoping i'd get better soon. Like really SOON. It's not H1N1 no worries. I don't have a fever, body ache, etc. Just having slight sore throat and coughing.

It's not easy to see a doctor here. Usually you have to make an appointment which will be a week later. Means if i make an appointment today, i'd get to see the doctor next week. Quite pointless right?

So i went around googling about how to treat cough with 'home remedies'. And i found this website.

9 Useful Home Remedies for Cough

It's quite informative. I made myself ginger tea today.. gonna drink some hot milk with honey before i go to bed tonight. Hopefully it'll speed up recovery. *keeps fingers crossed*

WHY didn't i get sick during week 1 and week 2?? Assignments, tutorials, everything is starting to pile up. =(

Hope my week will get better soon.

Birthdays

2009-08-03T14:45:00.002+08:00

I turned 21 this year. And most of my friends have turned or are turning 21 this year. So, is this the threshold of adulthood, turning 21?

What does it actually mean to be an adult? Being able to pay bills, provide for you and your family, getting a job, etc etc? Or does it mean to understand the 'realities' of life and face life with utmost coldness and mistrust?

I still feel like a kid, appearance-wise and nothing has really changed it seems. (But i'm 1.5 years away from graduating and being injected into the 'real world')

The older we get, the more we know that sometimes things just aren't fair and we get hurt by the ppl we call our friends and by the ppl we trust and respect.

I guess this is what it means by being an adult. To never take things at face value and never to just trust what we hear, even when it comes from ppl we think we can trust/who are our friends.

The truth is I hate all this shit and wish we didn't have to distrust the ppl we meet but on the other hand, I accept that this is what happens most of the time and distrust. Contradicting stuff.

When applying for part time jobs in Malaysia, it's normal to lie about how long you're gonna work there. Most of the time, ppl lie and nobody appreciates honesty. Ironically, ppl who lie gets hired and the boss has to deal with the situation that they want to avoid the most. Hmph. Ironic.

Tiger Lilies

2009-08-02T21:01:00.002+08:00

Just got back from the tiger lilies performance/concert/whatever. It was mad entertaining. They are a really good band. The singer/pianist/guitarist/accordionist was awesome. The bassist/back-up singer/weird string instrument that makes scary scooby doo sounds was awesome. The drummer/comedian/mental patient let loose was awesome.

They ended the performance with Autumn Leaves. ^^ i was happy. All the songs were really good. The type of music I really like. Hock Chai should have come with us!

Overall a very good show. =D I enjoyed it a lottt!

I got a CD but i'm not sure if i made the right choice. Should be good.

hahaha.. that's all. i should go to bed. toodles!

Special update

2009-07-31T19:05:00.002+08:00

I think this week is kinda a good week.

Got the volunteer position at the Robocup held in ANU next Thursday. Kinda excited bout that. ^^ Hope to have lots of fun and observe and learn to help in the robotics project.

Gonna watch tiger lilies this Sunday with Jack and Bee. I think it's gonna be good. Watch this. Should be good. >.< I saw the pamphlet at the gelato place in Melbourne and the show is showing in Canbie. woohoo!

Had steamboat just now. Very full... hahahah... And had watermelon and macadamia with mango and cream ice cream after. Think i'm gonna get a tummy upset tonight. @_@

Hmmm... i bought lots of curry packets. hahah.. excited to cook that soon. And spinach fettucine and carbonara sauce!

This is the first time i bought lots of snacks when grocery shopping i bought 'se zai' (snakes) gummies. Yday our mentors from Accenture brought us sweets to munch on during the meeting. I really like the snake gummies. <3

Hahahaha... That is the end of my pointless update. teehee..

i made a car

2009-07-30T18:55:00.003+08:00

i managed to build a car to show off to bee. :D hahah.. the maximum of my capabilities so far. How to design a robot that climbs walls??? =(

Gonna try connecting the RCX to the tower again. Bracing myself for another hang...

ARGGGHHHH!

2009-07-30T18:14:00.003+08:00

Trying to connect my RCX to the InfraRed tower and my laptop hanged on me thrice already! Fuck u stupid software!

Am trying to find some way to resolve this problem. My teammates have encountered similar problems..

This project is really hard, even harder than i thought! =(

Bane of my existence. =(

3rd Semester

2009-07-24T14:12:00.004+08:00

I got my control system textbook today. ^^ Quite happy about it.

Gonna have some interesting stuffs going on this semester but it still hasn't started to be overwhelming yet but i think it's gonna get overwhelming soon. Like last semester, i'm just gonna be taking 3 courses. Hopefully i can maintain my marks.

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Added on 25 July

Have a project (should call it a race) due in 4 weeks. Quite worried bout this one. =/ Got this crazy business project that i'm really scared of coz of my lack of original ideas and social skills. =(

Just the first weekend and i'm feeling burned out already. Must. pull. self. together..

Kay Kay

2009-07-20T19:00:00.004+08:00

Pearls of wisdom: the problem with girls in shitty r'ships is that they forget their self-worth.
Kay Kay's tweeter

Decisions

2009-07-17T17:56:00.002+08:00

I think this blog entry is worth sharing with everyone. It's from Xiaxue.

The Best Decisions

For now, I think one of the best decisions I've made is coming to ANU.

Abby

2009-07-16T20:52:00.005+08:00

"Typical man, promises everything until he gets what he wants."
Abby Scuito
NCIS Season 2 - Hometown Hero

Melbourne

2009-07-12T11:39:00.004+08:00

Just got back from Melbourne on Sunday. Thanks to E-Thing for the hospitality and the company. ^^

First day there was shopping and eating in the city. Had breakfast then had coffee at Max Breener.

i had cappuccino. i love cappuccino.

bee and her suckao.
It's basically milk and chocolate 'chips'. Melt the chocolate into the milk and suck. =p

Max Breener is supposedly famous for its chocolate stuff. We were planning to go there again for some other chocolate drinks but didn't manage to make the time for it in the end.

We bought a number of clothes in the city and Smith St where all the warehouse stores are. Couldn't find anything nice in the nike and adidas shops though.

On day 2 we went to Monash University where E-Thing studies and had hainanese chicken rice at Kotaraya. It was yummy and cheap too! Just $25.50 for 3 ppl. For aussie standard, it's very cheap. =(

For dinner we went to Lygon St., it's called Little Italy because it has a lot of Italian restaurants. We went to Notturno and shared a pasta and risotto.

Penne Salmone. Tastes really good. Just creamy enough without being too creamy. =p

Bee, E-Thing and me starring at the mango smoothie.

Had gelato at Il Dolce Freddo. ^^

For the first time in my life i couldn't finish ice cream/gelato. @_@
Hence the disgruntled look in the photo. LOL.

Ended the night drinking bourbon and coke and eating snacks. =D

Day 3 we went to Chadstone, the hughest mall in South East Asia, i think we only walked like a quarter of it. I bought this really cute blazer there but made quite a dent in my wallet. @_@

E-Thing cooked porridge for us and ate it with Chaosansi, this canned food with shredded pork and bamboo shoots. All three of us love porridge. Heheheh.. ^^ Usually when porridge is mentioned ppl will have this cringe face. LOL.

On the last day, we had to wake up really early like at around 4.30am to catch a bus at 5.45am. Took a virgin blue flight (which bee officially loves) back to canberra. End of story.

We didn't really do much in Melbourne most because it was just 2 of us and because we decided to cut the trip short. I want to go to Melbourne again and visit all the tourisy places like Great Ocean Road and see penguins in Phillip Island. Let's go melbourne next semester k? =D

I'm a gaming monster

2009-07-07T21:09:00.004+08:00

Been playing lots of DS games lately. And just downloaded a PSP game called echochrome. Recommended by buddy. It's quite interesting and different. I don't really like RPGs and stuff like that. I like puzzle games and fun games. hahaha.. Will convince someone to lend me their PSP teehee~ But now i'm gonna concentrate on playing DS games.

I bought a really cute casing for my DS. But the casing is for a DSi, so the size didn't really fit. The employee at the place LIED to me. hmph. I settled it anyway, so now the casing fits lik a glove (almost).

reduced to taking photos with webcam coz cameraless.

I'm totally excited bout going to Melbie tomorrow. Me and bee are gonna go eat lots of stuff in Melbourne city mwahahahah.. ^^

Bees

2009-07-06T18:45:00.000+08:00

Who presumes
To make honey
Without sharing the bee's fate?
Paloma
Profound Thought No. 13

The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery
Translated from French by Alison Anderson

I interpret this as meaning that some people think that they are above things. Things that are filthy or dirty.... But these things are part of what we are, part of us being human. And people think that just because they are richer, more educated, better looking, more religious they can escape that..

I think i didn't really portray my thoughts correctly but this is the best i can do. ^^ The book is great. Recommended reading. =D

Love

2009-07-06T18:20:00.002+08:00

"When love is in excess it brings a man no honour nor worthiness."
Euripides

Criminal Minds, Season 1 - Broken Mirror (Gideon)

After i heard this quote i was thinking, is this true? what does it mean? Then i think i sort of got it. How true...

The episode was about an obsessive psycho guy who is in love with a pair of twins.

Stuffs

2009-07-06T16:50:00.005+08:00

I decided to put quotes that i like on this blog since i think it's more meaningful this way instead of putting it on plurk or as an msn pm. Actually i decided this the night before but i needed to go to sleep instead of blogging. =p

I got my results today.. and i deserve a TY bear teehee. ^^

I made cream puffs today~~ ^^ I got the choux pastry recipe here. Actually p-chan gave me a recipe before this but the site suddenly isn't working anymore... =.= I think the pastry recipe is really good but used store bought custard which isn't as thick and creamy as i thought it should be. So i found a custard cream recipe at allrecipes. Gonna try this next time.

Cream pufffssss~

Cream puff that looks like a duck. @_@

The cream puffs smell so nice. They're just beside me on a plate and the fragrant smell of pastry... i ate 3 already since it was on my table. Wish the custard tasted better though. =(

I'm crazy bout tetris now. it's a really great classic game. Yes, i'm using my DS to play tetris. hahaha.. I found other cool games for my DS. mwahh~ i love my DS.

Gonna go to melbourne after all. Hope i won't spend too much money. >.<

2009-06-30T23:03:00.003+08:00

The intro of Weird Fishes/Arpeggi makes me feel like hugging someone.

Exams : done!

2009-06-27T19:23:00.010+08:00

Finally done with exams. It's quite frustrating to have the last exam on the last day of the exam period. I'm not sure how well i did for the last 2 papers. Just hoping for the best. ^^

Heheheh.. So on the first day after exams, a outing is definitely needed. mwahaha..

I think lots of ppl are crazy about the new Transformers movie. But i think it's just alright. The first movie was better in terms of story line and the right amount of drama and action. LOL. But that's just my opinion. =p

Been craving for Koko Black for quite some time. Went to Koko Black after watching Transformers. :D

Finally drinking Koko Black's Iced Chocolate Mocha.

They changed the menu. ^^ looks nicer but they increased the price. =( hmph~!

Cch is happy coz we finally watch Transformers.

Wj is happy coz finally get to drink Koko Black stuff.

errr... Keith is always happy. LOL.

kita sangat gembira. LOL.

Most shops are closed at around 5. So nothing much to do before dinner. Hung around in Borders. Anyone noticed I'm kinda obsessed with bookstores??

Had thai food at Lemon Grass. ^^

Tom Yam Goong, Red curry, Green curry & some chicken stir fry. :D

i love prawnnnnssss!! huge right??

The food was not bad. ^^ I love thai food. Miss the thai restaurant in bw. AHHH buddy remember go eat before u go back! I think i love asian food - Japanese, Korean, Indian.. hahaha.. i miss Malay food! Craving for ayam kicap, kacang botol & sambal. T_T

And i saw this in borders. hehehe.. gotta take a photo.

This totally reminds me of Jack. @_@

2009-06-21T08:15:00.002+08:00

I should be making pancakes. >.< But i'm taking my time to get into the flow of things.

Ppl say that time moves very fast right? Yeah that's what i was thinking too. It's now the end of the semester and the 2nd semester is going to start in a bout a month. =(

But thinking back to the time when this semester just started, it felt like it was so long ago. Mingshern's b'day felt so long ago. it felt like years ago. LOL.

And Mingshern is now in msia enjoying the hawker food he loves. hahaha. i'm so envious. But i guess in a flash of time i'll be back in msia enjoying Penang food as well.

I'm going back on the 4thhhhh of dec. :p

Everyone help me find employment. T_T

Chuck

2009-06-20T18:15:00.002+08:00

I want a pair of chucks.

this pair to be exact.

My pair of jack purcells hurt my feet. =( but i'm not giving up on chucks! >.<

2 down 1 more to go

2009-06-20T14:02:00.003+08:00

Finally finished my 2nd exam which was maths which is supposed to be one of my strong suits... but unfortunately i didn't really feel confident after completing the exam. I could answer almost all the the questions but i'm not really confident i nailed it all down.

Been putting off cleaning my room for quite a bit... i should start cleaning. hehehe.. giving myself a day off and more excuses for not cleaning my room.. >.<

This post seem to not have any purpose. hahahah... except state the obvious ~~( i'm a slob )~~.

Correlation

2009-06-12T22:16:00.003+08:00

It's funny how a series of unrelated events could suddenly trigger a realization which connected the seemingly unrelated events.

I watched Jisatsu Saakuru (Suicide Club) yesterday. Multitasked while watching the whole thing. A lot of gore and the whole plot was weird. But anyhow, the main 'theme' i guess was: what is the connection between yourself? Are you connected to yourself? It seems weird. How does one answer such a question?

Tonight I was reading Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman and the short story i was reading is about human flesh eating cats. Was half way through when i realized something that jolted me.

I think the thing i fear most is disconnection, isolation. Isn't it terrifying to be unrelated to anyone in this world? Losing the connection to the only thing that's connected to you, isn't that like losing connection with the world?

Is this the theme of the movie? Is this what it means when the question : 'Are you connected to yourself?' is asked?

Well, it doesn't directly answer the question but it feels right somehow to me.

Being afraid of losing connection to the one dearest to you... isn't that what we all fear the most?

手を....

2009-06-12T14:34:00.005+08:00

....つなごう

手をつなごう.mp3

A very beautiful song from ayaka (bride of tendou aka mizushima hiro T__T ).

I really like this song a lot. From the first note she sang I fell in love with the song. Now I can't stop listening to it (and ~~brainwashing~~ encouraging others to love it. *wink*)

Hmmm.. seems i can't write much lately. =( Hopefully i get my knack for writing back soon.

Anyway, here's the translation of the song. Scroll down to the very end for it. ^^

Oh ya.. clickie on the title to download. >.<

Hope everyone enjoys the song. ^^

3 for 2

2009-06-09T13:49:00.004+08:00

i got books from borders. ^^ Bee gave me a gift card for my b'day. *thanks bee!!!* So i finally used it. Bought 3 books for the price of 2~ hehehe.. damn happy. I think i bought the books that i really like to read. teehee~

unaccustomed earth, what i talk about when i talk about running & the boy in stripped pajamas

i bought the first book coz of the pink cover. <3 kidding.. =.=

What should i read?

2009-05-31T13:22:00.003+08:00

Yday i was thinking bout which book i should read after finishing Frankenstein. I bought this book quite awhile ago. Bought it the same time i bought my accounting textbook at the CO-OP. It was an international bestseller, so i guess it should be good.

I started reading it last night. First few pages contained a lot of words that i didn't know the meaning to. But i just continued reading hoping it'll get better.

3rd chapter has haiku. I had mix feelings. From the beginning, the mood i got from the writing was sort of like a post WWII kind of feeling. And suddenly manga was mentioned. So i realized the era that the book was set in is actually modern day France.

It jolted me. It made me see what was actually right in front of my eyes. From after high school till now, i've been struggling to understand and find the meaning of life. Thinking that simple things that make me happy, relationship with people, those are the things that matters and when things lik that start to crumble, i'm left with this empty feeling in my heart. Like i lost everything that i stood and lived for.

However, there isn't actually meaning in life. Life is routine and responsibility and doing 'what's right'. Maybe realizing this is the first step to being happy and satisfied with life. Realize that this is everything there is.

^^ i'm looking forward to continue reading the book tonight.

Fenner @ Big Night Out

2009-05-30T10:58:00.003+08:00

I'm finally blogging bout Fenner at Big Night Out a.k.a. battle of the bands. it's a yearly interhall event where the halls battle it out. ^^

dinner at wagamama

Honey bee had to be on duty at the fenner library so she missed out on the rest of the night. =(

When i first got there, the BnG band was playing. and i was thinking, omg i wasted 20 bucks to watch this crap. But luckily things got better real soon. ^^

Second band was the Bruce Hall band i think, it was great! but not as great as fenner's la.. :p

In the background is the Bruce Hall band i think.

The main reason i went is coz Josh is playing guitar for Fenner's band. Well, i wasn't disappointed. Fenner was great. Josh was great. and we WON. yay~~ ^^

Josh da man...

Shalynie, me and Weili.

me and weili~

near the front when fenner was playing.

The woodwind/brass trio were really entertaining. Never fails to crack me up with their funny/silly antics.

Favorite pic of the nightt~~ GIRLS NIGHT OUT! hahah..

Today

2009-05-20T18:38:00.001+08:00

snack of the day. ^^

math assignemnt. :(

Autumn @ ANU

2009-05-19T19:44:00.005+08:00

Took these photos a while ago. Went to the food fiesta before that, rather enjoyed that.

ANU is really pretty. :p

esther, weili & me!

in front of university maintenance building

a very pretty photo of weili!

me & esther chillaxing!

walking to 'class'. i promise to get thinner!

under a giant tree.
i really like this photo!!

a frosty evening..
This is where i pass everyday, well almost everyday if i don't skip classes. :p
In front of the engineering building. Wait for the winter series of photos.
SAKURAs will be ablooming. weee~~

Birthday post will come really soonnnnn... me promises. >.<

Golden Key

2009-05-14T22:05:00.006+08:00

Went to the Golden Key New Member Reception earlier today. Just gonna post up some photos. ^^ Might elaborate when i feel like it.

hc, me & wengjin. ^^ poor hc didn't get his cert that night. >.<

with Vice-Chancellor Ian Chubb.
He was the keynote speaker that night. An inspiring speech.

me & hc

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a random photo of me looking distracted. hahaha!

kthxbye!

So sien

2009-05-13T17:04:00.001+08:00

A blog is not a blog without rantings bout how miserable life is. :p

I haven't been updating much. Haven't even updated bout my bday and Fenner @ Big Night Out. Will blog bout it soon.

There's so much thinking to do and so little time. >.< This is the last week of hectic-ness caused by stupid stat assignments. :(

Promise i will write more posts soon. ^^

To my bestie:

2009-05-08T20:21:00.005+08:00

This week hasn't been a really great week for me. It started eventfully though. Thanks guys. You guys made my b'day such a happy and surprising day. ^^ Love you ppl! >.<

Anyway, i just wanted to write about a good friend of mine and i don't know if i ever told her or she knows how i feel.

We've been friends for really long. I think she was my first bestie, through all the kiddie times when we were crazy bout power rangers and she was crazy bout dogs (still is). I still have a scrapbook of her drawing of a dog. She's done so much for herself now. And i'm really proud of her. I'm sure she'll go far in life.

Our friendship has not been a bed of roses and i suspect it never will be. But every time, we survive through it.

No one is perfect. I think it's safe to say that both of us have quirks that tick each other off. We have fought countless times and both of us have flaws. One of them is being short-tempered. Yeah.. so it's a bad combination. So we do fight and it's usually quite big, the fights i mean. But in the end, we apologize to each other and are still good friends.

I think that's because we realize how important we are to each other and it's not worth giving it up for anything else.

We've been with each other through all the shit that life has thrown at us and we'll be through more shit. I love you Tsu. ^^

In remembrance

2009-05-03T12:49:00.012+08:00

me, huiling & Mr Leow

My high school chemistry teacher, Mr Leow passed away yesterday. I do not know how old he is. But i know he died of liver cancer. He found out during March and it's just the beginning of May that he died.

For my friends that are going to his funeral, pls pray on my behalf as well.

It was shocking and sad.

But like what MeeChea told me, he lived happily.. so that's enough. Yes, it was enough.

After i found out about his death, I started remembering all the classes we had and the things that we did and the things that happened.

Mr Leow was a big fan of sci-fi novels and he has a big collection of Isaac Asimov novels. He had this big box of books in the lab assistance's room. And he had very interesting views.

He said that pain was the only way to make people remember something deeply. The context was war.

There was once when we did an experiment mixing element 1 elements with water. It was quite funny. We were gathered around the basin when a big piece of lithium or natrium fell into the water and a huge puff of smoke was produced. But we were still standing there in awe until Mr Leow asked us to run for it. LOL.

The chemistry lab had this door connecting the lab with the lab assistant's room. And we called that door the David Copperfield door because of how Mr Leow would 'appear' and 'vanish' through the door without us realizing because we were too busy talking. Ironically Mr Leow's name was also David.

He retired when we were in form 5 which is 2005. i think we were the last batch of students he taught.

Mr Leow's retirement. He was a merry fellow.

and he loved singing. ^^ everyone should remember him for this trait of his.

There were so many things that he said, that i still remember. I really miss him.

Thank you for everything that you have taught us. You'll always be in our hearts.

Tassie trip!

2009-04-25T22:55:00.009+08:00

Went to Tasmania during the mid semester break. It was a good trip. :D really had lots of fun but not much rest though.

To Tzeyin and anyone else going to Tasmania, congrats!! u're going to a really cool and beautiful place.

Hobart city is really great city. note : city. Canberra is so dead and boring compared to Hobart. Streets with lots of shops and sales. i like. *wink* The whole place is like surrounded by beautiful beaches and clear dark blue seas. Yeah, normal right? considering it's a fucking island. But so is Penang but it's totally different.

We passed through many sheeps while driving. hahaha.. i wish i had a photo to show but i didn't take much photos during the trip except camwhore ones.

Just gonna show u the photos i like. [clikey for bigger photo].

Day 1: Mount Wellington

me & bee. i look funny here but need to show u the view!

another nice pic from mount wellington. hahah.. perfect chance to utilize sunnies. :p

group pic! i like the colour in this pic. :D

at a port i think...

Day 2: Eco cruise!

This is another highlight of the trip. We went on an eco cruise. it was really cool. i can't find the right words to make it sound cool though. Ride through rough waves and cold winds for 3 hours to look at beautiful rocks, wildlife and high seas.

It made me realize how powerful nature really is. Imagined how it was like being a pirate/sailor in stories like Sindbad and Narnia.

Got seasick as well.

beautiful rocks. :D

more rocks?

paradise on earth :D

proof that i was really there.

Day 3: Coles bay & Wineglass bay

The two bays are like opposites of each other, separated by mountainous areas. hahaha.. this again is another assumption based on observation. i'm not gonna be a good tour guide coz i keep exaggerating things. teehee!

i think this is the place with the most pictures. it was raining in the morning. i was thinking : crap, that's it. :( it was a hike to get from Coles bay to Wineglass bay. and after a 2.5-3 hours drive, it was disappointing. But soon after breakfast, the rain cleared. ^^

at coles bay. kamen yaiba~!

nice group pic. ^^

on the hike to wineglass bay. this is the wineglass bay lookout.

at wineglass bay!

caught! one of the highlights of this trip was patting kangaroos and wallabies.

another group pic but only with the Canberra group.

Last day: Royal Botanical Garden

And finally...
Thanks to our dashing drivers. :D

Weekee, you really cute la...

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our dearest lulu.

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Mr navigator: GPS-san!

had a really great time. ^^ anticipating our trip to nz... weeee~~~

Mission #1.

2009-04-25T21:00:00.003+08:00

Was supposed to shower then watch a Utada Hikaru concert video. but talked to MC on msn and created this blog.

Today is my ex-roomie's b'day but i totally forgot until i saw someone wish her on facebook. yes i'm horrible. But it's the holidays and i can't differentiate one day from another. no excuse though. Glad i still manage to wish her though. ^^

Happy Birthday Woantyng!!

here's some old photos to commemorate it. hahaha.. :D

as i was looking for photos, i couldn't find some of the photos i remembered taking. i guess like memories and friendship, it gets lost under newer things.

some of these photos are really old. we didn't even take much photos recently i think. Woantyng, thanks for being my friend for such a long time. i wish we could still be as close as we used to in high school and college. But people just cease to be close because of time and distance and also new commitments. But u'll always be in my heart Woantyng.

And looking at the photos, if u didn't know us since high school u'd be shocked rite?? hahahah.. we've changed. :D

the only thing that's permanent is change. ;p

i guess i'm just gonna start a new post and talk bout the trip to Tassie i guess.