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Road Trip

2011-11-26T20:47:00.000+08:00

Yong Peng > Batu Pahat > Muar.

It was an impromptu one, planned just a day before since we didn't have any classes on Wednesday. 9 of us altogether went on a food hunt road trip which left me going home with an over-bloated stomach :/ We were first treated at Hawe's uncle restaurant at Yong Peng. We further continued our journey to Batu Pahat to have fish head curry, chicken soup (my favourite) and pork soup. Didn't take any pictures of the dishes at the two places (regretful) but it was all damn good. One word- scrumptious.

We visited Tokong Cina at Batu Pahat which is situated beside the sea.

And they have this huge fishes in the pond (I forgot what are they called). They are much bigger in real life, definitely more than 100cm in length. Apparently if you touch the fish with your hands, you will be blessed with good luck.

KM, Stanley, Guo Zhen and Danny,

Hawe.

It rained in the evening. Thank god it was only drizzling when we reached there.

After visiting the temple, we had steamboat for our dinner. The steamboat is fairly good but it was the side dishes which is the highlight of that place. Unfortunately we were too busy eating that I didn't get to take any pictures of the side dishes :/

Our total bill cost to RM 138 which is quite reasonable for 9 people.

Just as we thought this will be our last meal for the day, Hawe's dad called to meet him up at his friend's restaurant in Muar. And this will just mean one thing; more food! We were pretty much bloated by our heavy dinner but since the purpose of this trip is to well, eat, we went ahead anyway. We were treated generously with many dishes and it was all really good, I just wished I had taken pictures of 'em food! Sigh.

It was a good trip, not just because of the good food but the good company :) I've always love spontaneous plan and the fact that this is the final year makes it more memorable.

Sunshine and Cloud.

2011-11-25T14:28:00.003+08:00

Sixth week into the second semester of my studies and one and a half month to a new year. I think my life has it's way of balancing itself with the good and the bad. Just when I thought my world comes crashing down when something unfortunate happened, I was blessed with something good in return. Perhaps as the figures to my age increased, I start to look at things differently.

Went to Penang last 3 weeks and I had an awesome 3 days there. It was my second time and despite the terrible weather (super hot in the afternoon and rain in the evening for 3 days straight), I love Penang. The food, the place...really makes me feel like if I were to ever move out from my hometown some day, Penang is where I want to be (just for that 3 days at least). When I think of the scorching hot weather, I changed my mind =.=

Good hair day :D

I braced myself to try para sailing when we went to Batu Ferringhi on the second day. Being a scary cat as I am, I was shouting half of the time but I can't help it! It's the only way to ease my fright of being lifted so high up in the air and the fact that I can't swim wtf. But I'm glad I did it because it was awesome fun. I'll definitely do it again one day :)

King Miing was telling me how my hair blocked his way almost the entire time when we were on the air. LOL.

Looking back, I had a good year in 2011. There were many ups and downs but I survived through the downs and became a stronger person. I love to think that I've matured in many ways but there's always room for improvement. I try not to take things for granted. And I tell myself to be thankful for the bad things that happened in life as it helps to open our eyes to the good things we weren't paying attention to before.

There's also a new chapter in my life, something I didn't expect, something I didn't plan and something I didn't see it coming. Life has it's funny way of making plans for me. It put me through a catastrophe before showing me the sun. It put me through thunderstorm before showing me the rainbow. But I guess it doesn't matter because now, it has put a smile on my face :)

It's a new beginning ♥

Make A Wish Upon A Star

2011-08-31T19:42:00.003+08:00

It's almost the end of my first semester. The thought of us all leaving in another two semesters to pursue our separates lives put a frown to my face. You know how people say the best time of your life is your uni life- its true. You don't have to wake up early every morning and stays in the office till late evenings, you can hangout every other night even if you have 8am class the next morning and you can always have impromptu road trips whenever you feel like it. I think in life you will come to a point where you realize that nothing is permanent. Sometimes there are things which you wish for it to last forever-it never did. And sometimes things happens when you least expect it to be-happy things.

For the past weeks, I've been frequenting The Friend's Cafe, Melaka so often that I now have a beer belly wtf. So I made a promise to myself that I will not touch beer anymore unless if there's an occasion which I can't say no to drinking ._.

I've also just turned 23 on the 17th. It's amazing how life has got me this far and I'm truly grateful to all who have make a mark in my life. I still fairly remember my 21st birthday and in a blink of an eye, I'm already 23. Like freaking 23. Shudders me a little thinking how time flies and the next thing I know, I might be turning 30 wtf.

They surprised me with this.

Mango Cheese Cake. Delicious :)
As in why there are only 4 candles which suppose to signify 22 years old, let's just say I may be 23 but I still don't look a year older :D

I had my birthday celebration the night before the clock strikes twelve with my lovely friends and I could never been happier. It's always nice to know that there are those who cares and remembers the important date in your life. I'm touched by all the wishes, the presents, those who made the effort to celebrate with me, to call me, text me or just leave a simple message on my facebook wall. Thank you loves <3

Jia Rou

Chong Pei. Hawe

Kin Ming. Guo Zhen

Stanley.

So I made a wish upon a star, that one day my wish will come true.

On the night of my birthday as well, I had karaoke session with my coursemates. I finally get to see those who loathe karaoke but actually gave in just for the sake of my birthday awww <3

The notorious couple =P

The sweet couple.

I can't stop laughing at this picture because of Hawe. That fella took my jacket and wore it because he was cold. And to think, he has skinnier arms than me. Shucks.

Singing their hearts out.

The guys.

Me and Ruby.
The one girl who hates karaoke so much but truth is that she isn't tone deaf! She shall be my next karaoke buddy and she doesn't have any more reason to reject me the next time :D

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I used to can't wait to grow up, simply because I yearn for the freedom and I was excited to unfold what the future holds for me. Now that I'm all grown up, I realize things aren't exactly picture perfect and sometimes, things get tough and it breaks me.There are also times when you wish there will be someone there to catch you when you fall, to tell you that everything will be okay. And sometimes, I confuse myself. There are things I did which I am not proud of and there are things which I don't know why I did it. I still don't have the answers but I don't intend to find them. Sometimes things just happens and there is no reason for it. Life's an adventure after all, isn't it? :)

Week 3.

2011-06-28T01:14:00.005+08:00

Boastful. There is nothing more I dislike than people who speaks as if they have an encyclopedia embedded in their head. If you're really that smart, you should be studying some where off better, not stuck at where you are right now. It's funny how you can act as if you were the one who has done everything when in fact there was not even a single work done by you. You may point your fingers at others and play the blame game but really, ask yourself this. If you have done what you're suppose to do, is there a need of pointing the index finger and shouldn't the result speaks for itself? Because you and I both know, at the end of the day, you did nothing.

Last week, I finally went to have a look at Mirul's house which was surprisingly really nice. It's probably the outlook and the surrounding of the flats area which always makes me think that the units inside are small, if not dodgy. I was wrong indeed.

Miss Ruby.

We took so many shots that day but it was all taken with another camera so I'm waiting for the pictures =D I hardly use my digital camera anymore because my camera is at it's midlife right now. It on and off so frequently that it's almost impossible to take any pictures. I don't know what went wrong but it's probably because I've dropped it a time too many. Sigh.

Seoul Garden!

Finally went there after 2 years. Still serves the same food, except there's a hike in price.

Bottom right, the food which I ate. I don't think I should ever eat buffet. I'm just throwing my money away because I never eat the amount worth the price I pay.

Mirul, always ever ready to eat as much as he could (:

End with dessert. Ice cream!

So I met a friend today and he showed me with his hand gestures that I've grown sideways T.T I shall take that as his way of saying hi to me (note to self: cut out on desserts!)

I've not been feeling well these couple of days and I'm afraid my health is deteriorating again. You know how I always fall sick when I'm in Melaka, so often that my medication always runs out. It's bad because I know it's not healthy. My busy schedule has caught me tied up that I often skip meals and I eat out almost everyday. I never skip breakfast though, I always remind myself that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And now it's already 1am, I shall be heading to bed soon. 8am class, shucks.

Here and there.

2011-06-14T13:47:00.000+08:00

I had a long talk with a good friend of mine the other day. It's good to know that things are still the way it is even though we don't meet up very often. We could talk for hours without realizing the time and we both know that no matter what happens or no matter how ugly things could get, we will always be there for each other. It's funny because when we're not in good terms, we are like sworn enemies. We argue, we shout and we curse. I'm not one with a good temper and I'm always indecisive which lead to many of our disagreement which well....probably last for only a couple of hours before we apologize to each other wtf. It's good to know that despite our differences, we will always have each other's back.

Korean food.

My garlic chicken with kimchi soup.

Food brings people together.

You'll see me in this pose once in a blue moon.

I've been having dreams for the past few days that the moment I wake up, it feels as if I've not slept at all. You know how they say when you're dreaming, you're not actually sleeping as your mind keeps running, projecting those images over and over in your head. This would mean I've not slept for 3 days. There was this once when I woke up with swollen eyes and severe eye bags so terrible that I couldn't bear to look at myself in the mirror. I have a room mate who sleeps before 12am everyday, I should probably follow her sleeping routine. I'll try.

On a random note, this is Jason.

We celebrated his birthday at Secret Recipe last week and went for a movie at night. Super 8 is a lousy movie let me forewarn you before you decide to throw your money in the trash.

Made him tried on this cute pink toilet shoes haha!

Stole this pic from Ruby's blog. Love this pic of us in formal wear.

I finally went to the gym yesterday. It was good alright, being able to work out after the longest time ever. You have no idea how frustrating it is when almost every one of your friends point out the obvious- that I've grown sideways wtf. The thing is, I don't eat a lot. I think. I just have low metabolism. True fact! And you know what annoys me the most? Not the one who is frank with me about my weight gain, is the one who is already thin beyond thin and still claims to be fat. Are you kidding me? As if having a plank wood as a body isn't bad enough, you want to have a stick. No wonder beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Because as far as I'm concern, looking good isn't about being the thinnest one among your friends, it isn't about starving yourself just so you could fit in XS size; it is about being healthy and feeling good about yourself.

I just want to be healthy :)

A New Beginning.

2011-06-12T01:20:00.005+08:00

The first week of my final year first semester has past just like that. Tutorial classes have not started yet so my schedule is still bearable. It will be hectic soon enough, let's just hope I can pull it through this time around. Last Thursday before I came back to Melaka, I had steamboat buffet for dinner at Tasty Pot. I don't remember when was the last time I has steamboat nor can I remember when I've had a buffet dinner. My sudden weight gain is alarming and it's funny how the more I try to lost 'em, the more I gain 'em. Jeez.

Darling kei picked me up to her place while waiting for Gaya. She is finally driving on her own now.

Come to think of it, I'm probably the only one who is still not driving. (I have a driving license fyi)

The cute piglet ^^

The food.

The three musketeers wtf. My besties <3

Wyan wants a piece of Gaya's bosum wtf.

I've not been feeling well lately. Fatigue, dehydration and lack of sleep. It's taking a toll on my health as I always feel sleepy and tired during the day and during the night, my mind refuse to sleep. I really should start taking good care of myself or I'll definitely face the consequences in the long run. Eat healthy! That's what I always remind myself. But my goal setting doesn't work and it never did. Sigh.

I love this picture of us. But you can see how terrible our eye bags are.

On the first day of class, I went to Sushi King for dinner. I'm a big fan of Japanese and Korean food that I wouldn't mind having them everyday. Seriously.

My Tempura Udon. I love Tempura!

Mark seems to be enjoying his food much =D

A better picture of them.

And us.

Bought a new pump on the same day. And it's on 70% off. I love sales :)

And that's why I smile,
It's been a while,
Since everyday and everything has felt this right
~Avril Lavigne

When It Comes To An End.

2011-06-03T03:34:00.009+08:00

My holiday will come to an end officially this Sunday. Thinking about how I'd need to spend another year there, I'm dreading this Sunday as I'm not ready to head back to Melaka just yet :(

So I went to Zouk last Saturday, probably my last time before my new semester starts. I don't club in Melaka and if it's in KL, it's only with close friends-people whom I trust. I don't go to clubs to catch fishes if you know what I mean. I just go to have a good time with my friends and hence, I don't dance with strangers unless if the guy is so extremely good looking that it's too good to pass wtf.

My bestie is back from Sabah. For good. Congrats on your graduation babe :)

The girls.

It was an All-white party but as you can see, only two of them actually follows the theme (:

Goldfish & Blink Ft Altimet & ZE! - In The House

If you have seen a lot of my pics with him, that's because he is my kawan baik lelaki. Known him for more than 10 years already and still counting.

The very next day, I took a bus to Melaka just to hand in my final report as the due date was on Monday. If only I did not procrastinate, I could have finish up my report earlier and courier it so I don't have to purposely head down. Sigh. Thanks MC for picking me up from Central and Ruby and her bro for meeting me up for dinner and pool :)

RM 21 per hour . We didn't know the table we took was the expensive one.

Had lunch with Jason the next day and went to Digi Center to get back my Digi number. My Digi postpaid line was terminated without my knowledge and I was furious as hell when I found that out. Vent my anger and frustration on poor Alvin wtf who eventually help me get back my number. Switched my plan to prepaid now, hopefully this will help me in managing my phone bills as I've always spent more than I should ._.

It's funny how after all the incidents that has happened, we are still good friends now. He has always been a good friend to me, although we have our differences. We fought and we laughed. We fought again and we laughed about it again. You know how people say sometimes if things are not meant to be, it is because it was meant to be the other way round. I find that somewhat true.

My newly treated hair =D

Did hair relaxing at Antico Salon, USJ 9 yesterday as Loreal salons are having a 50% off promotion for the month of June. My initial plan was to do rebonding but apparently that will make my hair look super flat straight and I never like the idea of having paper flat hair. I just wanted my hair to be more manageable and look healthy. So I was introduced to hair relaxing and I love it! It looks and feel softer and I still remembered 3 years ago when I have my hair rebonded, the top of my hair was so flat and my ends are like razor blade sharp wtf.

Happiness starts with YOU

2011-05-27T02:30:00.001+08:00

Quote of the Day:

"You are responsible for the energy you create for yourself, and the energy you bring to others. Don't wait for somebody else to save you, to complete you, to fix you." ~Oprah Winfrey

The Single Woman Says:

I was so incredible moved by the finale of Oprah’s show yesterday, and this particular statement she made hit me so hard, I knew I had to share it with you. So many times in life, we (myself included) are guilty of misplacing the blame on someone else for OUR issues…for OUR unhappiness…for OUR pain. I don’t say that to discount the fact that we are ALL going to face challenges and yes, Life is at times, extremely difficult; but the bottom line is, there comes a point when we have to assume responsibility for our OWN lives and our OWN happiness…and, unless we want to keep experiencing more of the same…stop the blame.

No one can make you happy except you…and no one can make you miserable except you. As tempting as it is to blame the person that betrayed you or abandoned you or cheated on you or let you down as the cause for your unhappiness, it is ultimately up to you to decide if you are going to let your peace and joy and hope walk away simply because they did.

Remember: Happiness starts with YOU. Not with your relationship, or your friends, or your job, or anything other than YOU. You are NOT broken simply because your heart is…and your worth is NOT gone simply because they are. Stop giving away your power and realize that YOU alone choose your energy and your attitude and your mindset every day. It's up to you. You can keep dwelling...or you can start prevailing.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Get out there and make it the first day of the BEST of your life.

The above post was taken from http://thesinglewoman.net/. Well said and truly inspiring.

Where The Sidewalk Cracks.

2011-05-18T09:03:00.003+08:00

It only takes one phone call to make me realize what I've been avoiding all this while. All the thoughts and memories came rushing through me and suddenly my heart drops a beat. I suddenly realized that I still do care. I am never the one who shows how I feel, no matter how upset I may get, I will always try to put up a good front and comfort myself by saying that everything will be just fine. Everything is fine. I just can't help but to wonder how will things turn out to be had it not ended this way.

Take a leap of faith.

I did. And I could never be more grateful for the courage God had given me. Sometimes, I tend to take things for granted. What I have in front me, I want more. I want what I can't get. There's always someone selfish inside trying to push its way through me. At times, I relent. But sometimes, I gave in. And looking back through the recent years, I can't believe I've done those things. Things I wish I didn't do, things I wish I could have done better.

I didn't believe you at first, all the things you told me. Because everything you said, no longer mean a thing. Why do the calls keep coming in, after all this while. Why can't we put a stop to this, once and for all. Why did we throw away the things, that were once of an importance to us. And why did we keep pretending, as if things will get better in time. It never did. And that is why I walked away.

The phone call, that I received few days ago. It was shocking, but I wasn't mad or happy. I was just......dumbfounded. I knew it was coming, all the things you've been telling, you know you've been stepping off on the wrong foot. You did it anyway, because you said you don't believe in the four letter word anymore. But look now, where has it got you.

Life is all about making choices.

Sometimes, you make the right one. And sometimes, you make the wrong one. It's okay to make mistakes, but its not okay if you make the same mistake over and over again. And its not okay if you know you've made the wrong choice but continue to do it anyway because it gives you the easy way out. You may find solace in others because you want to be loved. But tell me, if you have found what you're looking for, then why do you still make me a part of your life.

Can you see your reflection in my eyes,

Of it used to be, it was and it had,
I still do care, but you know it doesn't mean the other way,

I only wish you well.

Broken Shell.

2011-01-18T21:38:00.001+08:00

So today i finally wore back normal contacts after months of my inseparable period with colored contacts. It's funny how i actually forgot how smooth and fragile normal lens is that i tore the lens on my first wear, period. And that cost twenty ringgit.

This Friday will be the law night event and i'm slightly excited. I've got my dress-finally. Nothing too fancy, simple in color and decent. I'm glad i actually got something to wear so i'm not asking for much or i'll be breaking down in anxiety or have an emotional outburst with just 3 days to go.

Ok no, punch me in the face for worrying about still not knowing what to do with my hair when people from other counterparts of the world is fighting for survival. But as i'm the committee of the night itself, i have to be there as early as 4pm and the thoughts of having my make up and hair done before that gives me this uneasy feeling that by 9pm, my hair will have ruined and my make up will have smeared wtf.

Ok no, i should probably brush my earlier thoughts aside because guilt struck me. It's only 9.19pm and i'm feeling sleepy already. The unimaginable slow internet connection is not helping either. I could click on the link, go and boil hot water, go the the toilet, finish up my nasi lemak and the page is still LOADING.

Sigh.

So when you wake up in the morning with unruly messy hair, you call it a bad hair day. What do you call when you wake up with puffy cheeks and severe eye bag? Bad face day wtf.

Tumberlance.

2011-01-13T01:06:00.004+08:00

I hate it when i see your face or pictures and a sudden gush of hatred rush through over me. I don't think hatred is the right word as i don't know you personally but for the past years, you have been poking your nose into others people's life and the only reason why you do so is because you still cares. You may go on with your rebound or perhaps you do love him now but let's face it, even a third party can tell he's just a victim of your childish behavior.

Arms Wide Open.

2011-01-09T00:10:00.015+08:00

You may find out soon enough that i've deleted all my old entries. Twenty ten has been a great journey, though some not so but i'm here to create new ones. I welcome twenty eleven with an open heart and all i ever wanted is to eat healthy, be healthy and stay healthy. Because nothing else really matters.

Last December, i went back home to celebrate Christmas with a bunch of friends and really, nothing feels like home. Friends which i've known for years-they are here to stay. It's always good to know that you'll always have a shoulder to lean on and you know that this is where you belong.

Went to Empire to have dinner at Italianese. The initial plan was to dine in Chilis but it was full house that night.

Smoked Salmon

Fried Calamari

Some pasta i don't remember the name.

Can't remember this as well :/

Dessert.

Peanut Butter Cheese Cake.

After dinner, we head to The Opera for the countdown celebration to join the rest, which wasn't really one except the fact that you get sprayed by random dudes with foams everywhere you go. The club was packed as hell, barely enough space to walk that i told myself i'll never spend any eve celebration in a club ever again.

As you can see. And this is just the first floor alone. Imagine the ground floor.

The groupies.

Us.

With the party queen.

That was Christmas. I had to rush back to Melaka for my classes the week after and was planning to go back again for New Year's eve but unfortunately, on the day before the eve, i fell sick-again. Probably the tenth time for last year alone. That's how often i fall sick. Thank god i got better on the eve itself or i would have missed out on the celebration.

Went to Mahkota and Dataran on the eve.

Had Kenny Rogers for dinner before watching Meet The Fockers which was just alright.

At Establishment. That was after we went to Old Town.

The six of us. A small group but nothing beats having a good company.

Cheese pizza which i didn't try because i was a lil unwell :(

Ruby, Mark and yours truly :)

We later went to this new place at Jonker which i can't recall the name. I'm really that bad when it comes to remembering names.

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Now that twenty ten has passed, i'm really looking forward to a better twenty eleven. I'm not a firm believer in horoscope but it says that the rabbit year is a good year for dragon. And i really do hope it's true :) The rough end of my twenty ten left me heartbroken, with its wounds taking its time to heal-slowly but surely. I don't think i owe anyone any explanation. The only person to whom i should explain to is myself. It's funny how some people who were almost non-existent in your life takes a great concern about your relationship status and acted as if they know what's going on and that they care. Who are you kidding? Everything is well right now but seriously, don't come telling me that this is a good thing and that i deserve better or any of your bullshits because as far as i'm concern, the only person who knows exactly what's going on is me alone.

And sometimes when you have people telling you 'oh, not again', 'nah, it's okay, they will be back together again' and 'you guys just don't get tired, do you?', you can't help but to scream 'SCREW YOU'. Yes, we probably have the most on and off session and yes, there is always a probability that things will be just fine once again but to have an outsider acting as if they know your own relationship better than you do makes you feel as if your soul has been ripped apart from your body. If you were to tell me that's concern, i'll be gladly showing you the infamous middle finger. But this has definitely opened my eyes to the people around me. True friends never judge and i'm glad i know who they are and that they are with me <3

Now let's hope for the best and may 2011 be an awesome year for all of us. I'll be heading to KL tomorrow for a day trip with classmates and just a note to dear mr. weather, no rain please.

I'm a year older now, shucks.