Or is it still the same?

2009-08-24T11:29:00.006+01:00

Somehow I'm back to the spot. Same spot.
Still the same old different me, if you're wondering.
Life has been pretty eventful - catching up with the gorgeous girls, watching a dance concert, bumping into old friends along the way, picking up some forgotten pieces in life, savoring some not-very-authentic jap food, learning jap! and being me (:
If one day my crazy energy level eventually fades off, life wouldn't be that bad I supposed, but I'd be very grateful, for once upon a time, I was blessed with a great life.

back!

2009-07-20T14:05:00.017+01:00

It's been awhile.

Everyone (I doubt anyone is still reading this,haha), Ogenki desuka??? haha (p.s. my nihonggo still sucks worse than the smelly vacuum cleaner I've been using, other than arigato gozaimasu and otsukaresamadesu and maybe some Osaka dialect, I'm just pretending as if I know some jap words.We all are pretenders anyway aren't we. We bow, we nod, we smile and we kampai, yays)

Just 3 short months, so many things have happened. Did i change again? For the better or otherwise?

It doesn't really matter. At least, I'm back.

Where to? Doesn't really matter too.

I'm back, home, for a while. at least.

Okay, crap aside, before this blog officially claims dead, I shall just post up some of my fav pictures in Nihon. My colleagues are really nice and lovely.I'm missing them already. Meccha samishi!

Bento! my everyday-lunchtime-fav (: it became a bit blend after a while tho.

Best memory in Japan! Mountain climbing in Nara.Meccha cho sukiyane!

Say hi to Otoro everyone, they melt in your mouth like dry ice (haha some personal joke summimasen), i think i can die for them.

That's why I'm still alive now. I owe much to them.

I owe even more to them. esp my sweetest roomie ever. (and eventho you don't read my blog), thanks for baring with my crazymadinsane nonsense. I miss you alr ):

This macha ice-cream wraps up my japan voyage. bitter as it can be, the sweetness that melts in the mouth is so memorable that the taste just lingers, even after a million years, or longer.

The internship was good. Really. It was beautiful, with so many gorgeous people to thank. Yes yes yes, I do not know why I'm very thankful whenever I blog. But I'm just thankful. Can't wait to see the gorgeous ppl in school too. Love y'all.

2009-05-24T07:12:00.008+01:00

Some pictures. See I'm still alive. and breathing. haha

Yesterday was insane. Some family party in the afternoon (we made takoyaki and okonomiyaki! yums! and it's so easy! but i doubt we can find the takoyaki machine back at home.hmm), some drinking sessions with the colleagues at night, and karaoke-d till 3 am or later. HAHA. I wanted to Kyoto today but, HOW? haha.

Intern has been great. I had an awesome dinner of raw fishes with the bosses. And of cos a drinking and Japanese satay session afterwards. No, I have not been drinking a lot. Maybe like twice a week the most. See, I've been really good. Cycling around is the best exercise. I love the chilly wind blowing pass my face (: The people are really nice and friendly too. They are really curious about the diversities of ASEAN countries and are very keen to know more about it. But I really should have learnt Japanese. Sigh. It was a little sad when the operators try to make me understand what they are trying to tell me but just saying all the Japanese food namae. HAHA I have stong Japanese vocab in those, only. I would have been able to learn so many more things if I do. Note to self: omg learning is neverending.

Takoyaki in making! Super fun (:

I'll take good care of myself here. You all have to too. Cos I miss you all, I'm blessed with great family members and awesome friends like you all and I'm appreciating it.

2009-05-17T06:00:00.006+01:00

Pictures speak a million words. I have work on most of the days so I can only update now. And I still have weekly report to write so I shall just upload pictures (: I hope everyone is doing well! Esp my dear sisters, girl friends, boy friends and of cos, MY DARLING! and you too. haha
Tokyo! I had the most expensive Jap food at a skyview restaurant, thanks to the Company. That's my roomie from NUS and the Parie Eiffel Tower lookalike Tokyo Tower.
That's me in my uniform.haha and my bedroom in the middle (we sleep on tatami!) and..food, as usual.haha I have bento for all my lunches. Jap homecooked is actually very healthy. Oh and Ocha anytime.haha

Our short trip around Osaka city area yesterday! See Jap kids in uniform (:Last but not least, food from Umeda, Shinsaibashi, Osaka and Tennoji! The tako balls (originally from Osaka) is oishi!!!!

ok i shall now go iron my uniform, wash the toilet, vacuum the room and do more laundry now. Till then, Otsukaresamadesu!

2009-05-12T15:13:00.003+01:00

Konbawa! Summimasen for not updating upon arrival!
I have to wake up at 6 (i.e. 5 Sg time) tomm morning for work. lol. I shall just briefly update.
1. Was in Tokyo for one day half. Gorgeous. and very urbanized. Orientation at the head office was very posh. Shibuya was crowded worse than Orchard and Tokyo Tower is an Eiffel Tower immitate.haha Shijuku is nearby too but we didn't have time to explore. Just go watch Shinjuku Incident and the streets look exactly alike.
2. Am now in Osaka, Takaishi-city, preparing to sleep in my very kawaii ne apartment. Go watch Ramen Girl and that's how the neighbourhood looks like. I live by the sea and I cycle to work. shocked? there's more to come. haha
3. I HAVE NO INTERNET CONNECTION.

The Japanese are very nice once they know you are a foreigner. The food is OMG. Simply OMG. even the 460 yen katsudon has the most juicy and tender meat ever.

I'll try (albeit very hard) to upload some pics when my eyes can open wider. I'm missing you, you, and you. And home the most.

Oyasuminasai!

2009-05-04T09:32:00.003+01:00

Let's welcome the new family member to the existing one (: It's very heartwarming.

2009-04-29T09:38:00.009+01:00

It must have been awhile. It doesn't seem that long but it has been quite a while since I last came here. The days after the papers have been nothing but blissful albeit a lil packed.haha.Like what you told me last night, I am a truly blessed kid. And I think you make up part of it too.

Dinner with the gorgeous sisters at Raj. The food was scrumplious (:

There's someone which I could not thank enough. Been spent almost everyday of my one whole year with you has been really good. Insanity but all good (: Thanks for being very patient with me and stand up for me. You have me too. Lots of hugs for my youngest sister! And dear ost, I've been missing you. Unbearably missing you. Please stop my craving for you when I get back. Big sis! let's have more swimming session next sem (I know it's gona be quite a heavy sem for you but you have us to back you up all the way ok?). Your wise words always make me think. I like that. And I love you for that. NHP, the sweet innocent one, you complete us, you always do, so naturally. Argh, makes me wonder how would my uni life be if I've not met you all. Must be a disaster.

Told you the food was good.It's at Biopolis.go try.

Pre-bday bbq with the gang

Thanks for those that came. Thanks for organizing. You all make my life really really beautiful.Thank you. Oh, thanks for the gift too! Haha jio me for more swimming sessions! Anytime.

sClub7 gathering! check out the nipple(s).lol

Writing till this point, I do not know how to further express my gratitude to all of you that truly care. I hope a simple 'thank you' is enough. It isn't. But when I said it, I mean it.Trust me. You all mean a lot to me *hugs*

And last but not least, you never fail in making me all high and happy, from the bottom of my heart. I'm so so so gona miss you. I'll be thinking of you. Have a great intern Darling (:

Loving you like no air can breath~

And for all of you that have wished (or not) me, as long as you are a friend of mine, and you actually care, you deserve a big hug from me. You make me different. *HUGS*

To sum up, I'll be away in Osaka for my intern. Yes, the journey continues. I love you all.

2009-04-09T04:17:00.003+01:00

So it's the time of the year again and you're busy doing the same old routine of trying to digest every small lil word/equation/formula on the notes.

But while everyone is busy doing so, I had fun digesting food back home (:
OH BTW, check out the mee goreng (bottom left), it's orgasm i tell you, haha. but nth beats my mum's cooking. not even close.
Nth beats meeting Darling up for lunch too.haha

enough of digestion.go study.sigh

*hugs everyone for the upcoming exams*

2009-03-22T04:22:00.006Z

Updates! Busy busy week.lol but yup, 时间是自己造出来的。

1. Met up with the sisters for dinner at bakerzin at JP. The food was quite a turn down, the portion was rather small for the price we paid and they could have make do with more cheese and fillings for the main courses. but oh well, the ppl always make it up, and the chicken rice shop uncle (sorry some very personal encounter,ha)! haha i have very pretty sisters (:

gorgeous ppl!

2. Dinner at Inle myanmar restaurant on friday at marine square.highly recommended!The curry might come a lil late but the food was yummy! esp the fried seabass and curry mutton. sorry no pictures for the food this time round. was too indulge in gulping em dry. lol. oh mosaic music fest was so cool too. Would love to have more of it if i can find time.oh well.

3. Choir performance for RedCross Charity concert. haha let's not talk about how was the performance, cos it was basically very crappy. but we had FUN. singing, trying to memorize the song, cam-whoring and just hanging out together - made my saturday very beautiful.only you guys can make this happen.hee

4. ah Ho made me took a cab down to one north for the alumni dinner. haha but it was a very heart warming night seeing everyone getting together. it was such a successful event! credits to the organizers. the dinner made me realized, it's okay to grow old, as long as we grow old together.haha

okay i need to go study for my quiz, haha. who doesnt?

2009-03-17T17:06:00.006Z

The fama weekend visit (:

Gee how to not heart these two very important ppl in my life.
And as usual, haha we had jap food! (I should really stop my jap food addiction,lol)and OMG the chawanmushi is ffffeliciousss.The junior cream puffs too.OMG.And popeye is so much better than kfc.tsk tsk.I have someone else to thank too. thank you.

Well, I don't have much to update. Normal days are non-other than sch,assignment,quizzes and the vicious cycle repeats itself in an infinite loop. Event which might be rather interesting would be the choir appreciation night last thurs. Love was all around, much appreciated! Pictures are all over fb. fb is just so overrated.haha.

Somehow, tonight, I can't, breath. I need, air.

And I think staring at this pic helps a lot.

This is what keeping me sane (or insane, as u wish to perceive).

and on and on!

2009-03-08T23:47:00.005Z

The beat goes on!!!

I've been receiving lots of nice pictures of the concert and i think it's only right for me to upload some.

I've never thought of quiting choir if you ask me.

It's about the passion, the beautiful people and the ties we share.

It's a forever thing.

Loving the choir (:

and not forgetting to be thankful!

For those that genuinely care, thank you.

2009-03-06T09:21:00.002Z

I just feel like thanking all good things that has happened/happening/yet to happen in my OMG crazy life.
Thank you my parents for guiding me in becoming who I am today.
Thank you bro for allowing me to see things in a diff way.
Thank you fellow friends who have been there for me, all the time.
Thank you Darling, without you, is like breathing without air,literally.
Thank you SW, i duno how would i live without you for this past year.
Thank you the sisters,fellow gfs and bfs for keeping my uni life sane. (or otherwise)
Thank you choir mates for i live on notes and i duno how that is parted from you all.
Thank you cleaner aunty who cleans my corridor and smiles at me every morning.
Thank you, you for making me real.

I know it's not thanksgiving day, but you dont need such a day to be thankful (:

it's choir concert tomm, and i'm sure it's gona be fun, one heart, one voice!

2009-02-27T07:07:00.010Z

Indian cuisine anyone?

If you like trying new exotic food, try this restaurant in chinatown, provided you don't think that having vegetarian food is stupid (I don't but I must admit i love meat too).

browse for Annalkshimi if you're interested.

Totally adore my choir mates (: you're what made beats go on!

Can't wait for concert to come, the adrenaline rush! OMG!

2009-02-25T04:03:00.003Z

Has anyone read this book? It's by Paulo Coelho (you all should know) and it's titled Veronika Decides to Die. It is so addictive, no, dying is not addictive, it's the the thin line between sanity and insanity (maybe dying is addictive,hmm, but i think darling is more addictive *hugssss*). But the book is good (it made me think a lot which I normally dont) and thanks to hcl for lending me the books, albeit addictive.

Well, what I wana say is it doesn't really matter you're insane or not (well, if you can tell me what is insanity or sanity or whatevernotveryimportant), it's all about living lives. And this book has it all. (:

2009-02-22T09:37:00.003Z

haha why I never know this gate's existence? lol randomnya.

I'm addicted to my room temperature. haha. it's 27.6 C now, yays?

and i'm addicted to my darlinggg (: awww *hugssss*

2009-02-19T23:40:00.005Z

I srsly have nth much to update. but i think every lil thing that made me smile worth remembering (: I was at ICTF for a short while (classes and labs, sighs) and colored this! Life is like coloring a flower, it's all about your imagination, and that explains why I'm so insane. hahaha

and this was very long ago, but I feel like blogging about it. whenever i get a chance to go back home, and with my ever-strong cravings for jap food, i'll always pay this restaurant a visit. the buffet is by placing orders and your food is super fresh and hot! highly recommended (eventho i very the dislike buffet, always eat till i think the food fills up to my lungs,eww)

*simply delicious - courtesy of Tao restaurant*but nth beats home-cooked food, mummy's the best chef, ever!

and i miss home, where it understands me most.

2009-02-15T11:16:00.006Z

I know this place has been really really dead for a very very very long time. so let's warm it up with the current temperature in my room. I can feel the blog melting away.lol i'm just finiding reasons to not study for my quiz tomm. sigh

So to update: I was at:

1. MSA CNY dinner with Henah! Met WX, and a lot lot lot more ppl who somehow couldnt recognize me.lol.

2. KK's bday, late night chats are the best.hahaha

3. dinner at random places. lol

4. a lot of choir practices, choir concert! You coming? hee

5. Girls' night out and K session, was fun!

6. IG for swimming, ha ha ha. the purple T is ugly, bleh.

The past few weeks have been reaaallllyyyyyy great (: The family, my Darling, the friends, they make me feel whole. I love you all.
Hopefully, this blog will be kept alive. It's one great place to remind me how lucky I am.

It's really easy to be happy (:

like, how to be unhappy when love is all around?

and how to not be happy when you have your Darling (and the gorgeous, SEXY girls whom I totally adore) spending Val eve with you?

Thank you, you and you and a lot of you for caring (:

I'm nth without you.

2009-01-27T13:33:00.005Z

CNY was spent away in some place windy and pretty bad in transportation, you need to grab a cab to go anywhere. But it doesnt really matter when you're spending invaluable time with the coolest ppl of the entire world. This year's cny was different. I wasn't back home. I had a great time in a different land. But it was different. All I want is them being happy (:

I see glitters in their eyes (: I'm TRULY a blessed child.

HAPPY CHINESE NIUUUUUUU YEAR EVERYONE!

2009-01-23T11:16:00.004Z

Well, initially, this blog was meant to be a journey to the west and it ends there, happy ending. But, now it doesn't seem like it. So sorry for the long absenteeism. And yes, I'm back to reality, woken up, realising just today that I didn't register for one of my core subjects. Ain't I brilliant. haha.
And yes, I'm staying in old hall, somewhere up the hills and near to the food. It's a nice cosy place. Despite the fact that there are cheerleading practices every night right in front of my block, it's a real nice and windy place. Let's not talk about the toilet washing part. Sometime later. Maybe.
And no, I'm not going back home for cny. And yes, I know it's a tad stupid to come back at this time of the year when almost everyone has gone back already. I need to attend lab sessions you see, life's tough back here. lol
But on a happier note, I had a VERY SHORT home retreat right after my return. It was great. I'm trying to settle down, picking up the pieces too. I'm trying to convince myself that this is wonderland no more but what reality lies and holds. Just, pls give me a lil time.
So anyway, I really want to write a summary about my exchange but I really don't know where to start.
I'll be off to somewhere else for cny (: parents are the best.
So to pen off, pls purchase Choir's Concert tickets if you love music and would like to have a relaxing sat night on march 7. It's our 20th anniversary, and the beat goes on.

The rest of the ppl, I WILL HUNT EACH OF YOU DOWN AFTER CNY, MUAHAHAHA

2009-01-13T23:37:00.006Z

Brunch in London Malaysian Hall!

I am supposed to blog about my final travel down south and I'm supposed to study for my last paper too, but I'm too lazy/indulged in packing/can't wait to go home/simply giving reasons.

Was in England for.. 4 days. Visited Stonehenge (it's actually not as big as you might think of), Windsor Castle and Roman bath from London, met up with primary sch mates (after 5 years?!?), went to Coventry and then to Manchester (again). Okay, more than half of the time of the trip was spent on the budget bus. And I think when I'm getting used to this very cold winter weather, I'm coming back already. I'm perspiring in winter. This is insane. But I can't wait to sweat MORE (: ok, till I complain. haha

Happy Birthday Gentle Giant! Have a good one!

*cheeeeeeeeers*

2009-01-07T10:05:00.003Z

Trip to Kelvingrove Musuem was fun (: Knowing that how lil time we are left with, we visited some famous spots in glasgow, like the Mitchell Lib (which was by coincidence) and this beautiful and interactive musuem. Glasgow has more than what it looks. We have been bumping into a lot of historical moments during world war 2, especially those regarding concentration camps for the Jews. Sad, but all so true. we all have good lives.

Oh, watched Australia too. haha other than Hugh Jackman is so macho-you-can-die-for-him, Nicole Kidman is as elegant as ever. Her cheekiness definitely made the movie a more light-heartened one. Despite it's a 3 hour long movie, it's worth the watch (: Nah, it's not as massive as pearl harbour, not as crazily romantic too but it talks a lot about family values and how ppl perservere to live, very inspiring. so go watch!

I still can't imagine I'm leaving in 10 days. Time really does fly.

Happy New Year with love

2009-01-02T15:06:00.019Z

Was talking to my Darling through msn! Missing you!!!! Arghhhhhh, yes yes our date at Wala Wala (:
My previous post pretty summed up where I've been to for the winter break. I delibrately dropped my trip to Budapest cos it was where I've spent my Christmas. Christmas was meant to be celebrated with ppl you love, checked. Christmas was meant to be 'special', checked. Christmas was supposed to have turkey but i had Thai food so it's ok, checked. And Christmas is srsly not about huge celebration. In Budapest or any EU country, it's about spending time with your family members. So, Budapest was like a dead city with completely nth on christmas eve. haha. And nope, i did not have a white christmas, but definitely a freezing cold one. But Budapest is gorgeous, rather unkempt but it's all good. We counted down in a pub playing bluff. Merry Christmas to you if I've failed to get to you.
We normally travelled around by train (yes, very time-consuming but it's the cheapest way to travel around europe) with our eurail passes. All the train services were good I would say. However, all hell broke loose on our way to the last destination, krakow, poland. Dark, dirty, gloomy and vacant, it was like a haunted train, haunted by the most evil creature you can imagine, the homo sapiens. The boys were stolen not once, not twice but trice! It was traumatic. If you have a choice, try not to take a night train in eastern europe, unless you have a strong heart. lol. what an experience.
But if Budapest is unkempt, Krakow is worse. One of the days there was spent at the Auschwitz concentration camp. We got the best tour guide ever. We were as if brought back to time. It was so saddening I don't feel like talking about it. I'm just very very very grateful to every single lil thing in life.
New year eve was celebrated at Sylwester 2008, Krakow's countdown party. I still couldn't believe we stood 4 freaking hours for leona lewis and were not frozen to death. In the end, leona lewis was not all worth the wait but the experience was err, unique. but pls dont try this celebration if you are clastrophobic.

2008 has been like the tower of terror ride in Paris Disneyland - lots of ups and downs (literally), but defintely more ups this time round. 2008 was spent in more than 10 countries around the world. 2008 has the best memories in life which I'll definitely hold on to for a very long time. I've changed quite a bit in 2008, learnt a lot too. The exchange is coming to an end, it's like I'm finally going to wake up from this dream. And I really can't wait to wake up (:
Since I've taken like 1800 pictures (amazing right i know), I'll TRY to filter and only post, pictures about makanan! (albeit many of the times we had pizza, kebab and pizza, again) yoohoo!

Dumplings from Austria and Czech Republic are a must try! (i know that's a lot of food but it's a 14-day backpack so what do you expect, lol)

sweet stuff and soups!

coffee, tea or me? (or beer? or stout?) ICE CREAM anytime! (:

lots of love for the new year to come, another splendid one maybe? *hugseveryone*

2008-12-29T13:30:00.003Z

December is not all about love.it's also about coldness, snow and constantly frozen to death.Same for vienna, same for prague, the coldness goes straight into the blood and bones. Now, I just wana stop for a while, go back home, where it understands me most.
The kinda long trip is coming to an end. Having been to paris (disneyland this time!), chamonix (died skiing w bruises lol), zurich (nth much to say other than cold cold cold), salzburg (sound of music! Mozart! Ah Ho was right, i'm loving the place,hee), vienna (watched a residence chamber orchestra w ballet! Omg.but the chill was even more omg!).now,sitting in kfc in prague, i cant even feel my typing fingers.

Missing u, u and u.and of all, i'm missing home lots.

Happy New Year, i love u all (:

NO AIR this christmas (:

2008-12-15T12:46:00.017Z

OMG, can you visualise someone doing her stinky waste water pollution paper but smiling like a mad lady away? OMGOMGOMG (this is a gazillion times louder and BIGGER omg than the barcelona trip). I've just got a mail! *jumpsscreamshopsskipslaughshahahahahahahahahahaha* not from anyone but someone special (: *goes insane*

Christmas is TRULY all about LOVE (:

This christmas, i didn't only tasted snow, i was planted a love tree, beautifully decorated, where our hearts live and grow, and of course, breath.

I love you Darling

*sings 'no air'*

PS to me Darling! You didn't know how timely you are, cos i'm leaving for a long vacation tomm! and it got to me this morning before I sit for my paper, i seriously couldnt stop smiling and i think the invigilator thinks i'm mad or i love waste water so much.lol. Gosh, i miss you i miss you i miss you, i wanawanawanawana hug you!*HUGSSSSSSS* thanks darling, the card is GORGEOUS but i'm very selfish and shall not share the card with everyone (actually my cam is giving me a hard time,lol). now i have a month of christmas! *beams*

PS to whoever that cares, i'll be everywhere (well, almost) for the coming 2 weeeeeks. Sort of the last lonnnnnnng trip before i come back to sit for my lassssssst paper and i can head back to hug my darling like mad.

PS: I've been good, having a great time too, and with this special delivery from santa, I want everyone of you to enjoy this beautiful season too.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

*carols away*

oh and a happy new year.haha it's 2009 already???

Edit:

This is going to be one of the best christmas ever!

I'm not that selfish after all (:

i need a hug

2008-12-11T01:25:00.001Z

*hugged*

by a passerby who thought I was too cold.lol.thanks! (:

random leh,haha

2008-12-07T18:38:00.005Z

Everything happens for a reason, as I've always believed in. Why fret over something that has happened when there are so much more opportunities in life? I've been lucky, real lucky - blessed with the best fama, surrounded with genuine friends (darling!!) while enjoying my life away, what else is there to brag about? haha but this is a shitty week (I can still brag lol), I have to finish up almost everything I've learnt (or not) in less than a weeeeeeeeek. arghpukesvomits. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a very lucky person.hee
Experienced the beautiful autumn and winter snow, everything is happening like a bolt of lighting, or sth faster which I don't know, living life from dream to dream, so blurry, so vague. Having seen and getting to know people so unique, left me to search for the voice within me (which doesn't really matter, the song just came up to my mind, lol). Aww, why is it so difficult to pen down something you feeeeeel, crap.haha. Anyway, was in Oslo, Norway for the weekend! *Sings:Ohhhh, let it snow, snow.. let it snow..* crap, it was so cold I almost died. haha sorry for being so dodgy, must be the bruises from snow fight. lol
This christmas, I've tasted snow, it tasted like ais kacang without syrup and well, kacang.

OMG

2008-11-28T11:06:00.012Z

Me encanta Barcelona!

Not forgetting the OMGbeautifultillicancry beaches (:

it's so beautiful you just feel like dancing/jumping/go insane (((:

and engraving ppl you LOVE in the OMGsobeautifulcanfaint sand!!

i LOVE my mum and dad too but i'm not gona publicise about it.or i just did? lol

Other stuff: Barcelona has OMGscarilybeautiful grafitti practically everywhere! Watched my virgin football match, barca vs getafa, OMGnoucamp was so crowded and magnificent.wasnt a good match tho,1-1, messi didn't play.hmph and and we stayed right opposite the beach! OMGOMGOMG, can i stay there FOREVER???

Loving you like no air can breath

2008-11-26T18:03:00.009Z

One fine evening, I was visiting ost for her first birthday in ntu, I smiled to her very pretty roomie who was then rather shy and quiet. We didn't talk much. We rarely even bumped into each other in the uni. I've always known her existence - the pretty one, the m.n. queen, the sexy one (: Somehow, there was an invisible string which entangled us together thru one camp. The knot somehow got tighter, till a point where we could'nt live one day without getting crazy together. It was just so comfortable, so relaxing and so insanely happy everytime seeing her ((: All the cheers, laughters, screaming, jumping around, they don't come easily with everyone. She is just great in letting people be themselves. I'm just so proud to say, getting to know her is one of the best things in life. I'm sorry that I have to do this openly on a blog entry (which I think this is pretty personal), and not being able to spend this special day with you. But I want you to be Happy all the time (well, no one is happy all the time, but at least most of the time (((:). You can always count on me, darling.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING!!!!

missing you

loving you

*HUGS*

2008-11-22T01:16:00.003Z

Super cold day.
I had a rather fruitful week (:
(in random order)
1. Watched Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig is actually not bad but sth is just missing, and the story line, a bit crappy for me. And the theatre here has more than half and hour of adverts. wt*faints*
2. Attended a wine and cheese tasting organised by my department, finding that there was no cheese but only crackers, what a shame. haha but it was a cool night out with a coursemate from Iran (: Bumped into my head of department and asked him is he a student, super black head! but he was cool and nice. the lecturers here are just down-to-earth nice. actually all the acad staffs are super helpful. we need to cultivate this culture! haha
3. Visited a whisky distillery under one of the core modules (not my subject but long story so very lazy to explain) called Auchentoshan Distillery, what a name. The oldest whisky is fifty years and how much does it cost? freaking 2.5k pounds! wt*double faints* and you can find whisky with 50% alc or more! scary isn't it.lol
4. Went for a street dance class just now. was not bad. aww, i miss dancing.
5. Going somewhere tomorrow, hope I'll enjoy the trip with the boys (:
6. Booked my return ticket back home! Time flies doesn't it.

I was walking along the streets the other day and as usual, there was some guy 'begging' me to buy some magazines from him (it's a common site here), most of the ppl that he asked just ignored him and treated him as if he's invisible. All I did was gave him a smile and shook my head, I could see his face brightened up and greeted me goodnight as I walked off into the dark. I'm not sure if I've made his day but he had definitely made mine. haha I'm not sure why am I bragging about this but the incident just kinda got stucked in my mind. So I'm appreciating all good things, it's not that difficult at all (:

2008-11-18T20:55:00.010Z

I thought I'm the only one obsessed with Leona Lewis's new album, I can be so wrong. Love the songs, every single one of them (:

The past weekend was about people, people I've known for a long long time, whom I've grown up together with, who understands me, who we have kinda lost touch thanks to growing up, who I genuinely care and appreciate. The gathering at Manchester was splendid. We camwhored so much it's like we've travelled back via a time machine to the carefree days when we were younger. Camwhore with the mirrors, in the changing room, under the christmas tree, at the old Trafford stadium, with some statues outside the male washroom (lol), with handbags (double lol). Time flies, we change, but the heart stays the same.

All you need is love.

2008-11-14T11:21:00.007Z

Due to overwhelming request, tada!!! hahahaha Please find him under ah Seng's duvet cover.lol

(omg,ah Su is going to slice me into a zillion pieces and make me into a haggis when he gets back to stockholm and check out my blog)

haha ok, ah Su's visit is not ALL about being erm sober, we had a scottish meal (well, sort of) and he was lucky enough to catch the Glasgow Fireworks Festival on the night of his visit. We even walked him all the way to the river and took pretty green pictures in BBC's buidling. All in all, we had a wonderful time. Good food, good people, that's life (:

Finally, a decent picture of everyone.hee

Right after his visit, we headed down to Dublin, Ireland. It was a rather relaxing weekend getaway where we enjoyed good Irish and Asian food (lol), fought against the wind,rain,storm,anything you name it, the boys meeting up with high school bud and visited the Guiness storehouse! oh and Dublin is so green, i'm loving it. haha that's not really all, we had some great bonding sessions throughout the trip, was priceless. *winks*

Cheers!

2008-11-11T12:37:00.007Z

Ah, too many things to blog!
1. ah Su's visit + glasgow bunga api fest!
2. ah Su getting drunk.hah, ooooops xp what did i just say?
3. trip to dublin, ireland (:

and i need to kickstart on my erm notes? haha
I was awaken last night quivering! Shut all the window and it still feels like a freeeeeezer.wt*faints*
glasgow is getting so insanely cold to survive.argh.haha
please dont mind my very broken language cos i can't even type properly in such weather.
Shall blog about everything once i organise the pixels! (:
and for my Darling and love ones who are sitting their papers,

ALL THE BEST IN THE FINALS!!!!!!!

*HUGS*

2008-11-02T00:53:00.008Z

Happy Halloween (belated) everyone! (my virgin celebration!)

That's not my costume btw, I was just some stupid student ghost. We were some chinese ghosts roaming around the streets. The Halloween here was rather different in the sense that ppl actually dress up as tigger, banana (??), clowns, bears, omghotsexy

nurses/policewomen/cheerleaders/whateveraslongasyouaresexy. But it was all fun (:

Happy Birthday Cherie!

For someone really special to me, Sorry for being late and I'm not sure if you read my blog or not but I just wana wish you happyness, anytime anywhere. We have come so a long way. We might be leading different lives now. We might not meet up as often as we used to. We might not be able to do all crazy things anymore; but those fond memories are what I'll always hold on to. I'll see you soon! Cny maybe? (:

Very random: I neeeeeed to catch up on my studies. wt*faints*

Not very random: I'm missing you Darling, argh like no air can breath..

2008-10-31T10:32:00.005Z

When you're gone, it's just so different to go on.

Missing you and hoping the best for you.

2008-10-26T10:45:00.021Z

Four weeks in Uni and this is my first time doing tutorials on a Sunday morning. Water pollution control. LOL. This is my belated post for my Darling about my Uni life! ((:

Glanced thru the window to check the weather to know how many jackets to wear.lolWalked up hill to meet up my dearest sis (: Rushed pass the weirdest monument, a safety pin?!? wt*faints*
Lots of stairs and slopes along the way, the beautiful autumn leaves are all gone ):
After what seems like eternity fighting against the wind and rain..
MORE stairs await us!
Boring stuff.haha (blackboard!!)

Nothing to do after classes and went around to camwhore with monuments and huge mechanical eng. lab door. lalala

Having hall-made lunch at the kebun bunga opposite our acad building (only tried once and was nearly frozen to batu ais,haha)

Goodbye Autumn. You'll be missed dearly.

Scotland in Scotland

2008-10-20T21:54:00.015+01:00

Emptied our wallets, packed our bags, bidded goodbye to the overcrowded low land city, we headed up north. We spent all our pennies being hit by a bus, drenched by the icy downpour and being blown away into the Atlantic Oceans. But fortunately, joining us in the journey were Harry Porter and friends, Sir William Wallace from Braveheart and some fairies from Stardust. Ok enough of crap. With a bunch of other exchange students, we decided to ponteng one day of classes and have a skye weekend.

A walk to remember!

1. err, Glasgow

2. Stirling (Sir William Wallace Monument)

3. Perth (in UK - first touch of the colorful forest)

4. Pitlochry (Pretty town - best scotts borsch, yum!)

5. Killiecrankie (sounds so cranky, it's the first Jacobite uprising anyway, Loch Garry!)

6. Inverness (Capital of Highlands, first rainbow (; Clava Cairns, some Bronze Age Grave; haha and one crazy night)

7. Loch Ness (Nessie! - Loch monster of Scotland; highland cattle! Eilean Donan Castle, the wind *speechless* *drops jaw*)

8. Kyle (Staffin - dinasour stamping ground, blown off the cliff, literally, heard fairy music, aww)

9. Portree (Beginning of Isle of Skye!)

10. Isle of Skye: Old Man of Storr, Kilt Rock, Quirang, FAIRY GLEN (loves it but drenched, soaked in fairy water); home-cooked (first taste of haggis and cranachan, delicious)

11. Fort William (passing Ben Nevis, highest mountain; tradisional steak sandwich, not bad)

12. Glencoe (Harry Porter Hogwarts Station!!)

13. Luss (Loch Lomond)

14. err, Glasgow

PS: Fav spot - Fairy Glen, I saw miracles! haha, not.

Random: Rainbows followed us everywhere, which also means we were under the rain throughout the trip.yay.

Great Glen is made up of Loch Ness, Loch Lochy, Loch Linnhe and Loch Oih (yay, i remembered, lol, there are hundreds of lochs in Scotland, scary right)

We went through so many lochs and glens. We had so many autumn forest walks. Compared to our lush green tropical forest back home, the forests here are covered with Caledonian pine trees. Autumn must be one of the best season to visit the highlands - the leaves slowly turn from green to yellow and red, lighting up the glens with a salute to the sun; tups scamper about the mountains; stags roar defiantly from the hillsides; salmon make their way upstream in the waterfalls. Awesome. But, a Big but, you can experience four seasons in a day itself, sun for one minute, rain the next, come storm and ICE rain. LOL.

One good thing about going on a guided tour is that you're able to do things to the max. We wouldn't have got ourselves so drenched; wouldn't have climbed up those slippery dangerous cliffs, wouldn't have experienced the chance of being blown away by some gusty autumn wind, it was wild but definitely worth it.

The colors of life.. (oh btw, the last pic is the Glencoe bridge in HP)

Love is actually all around (:

On this special day,

2008-10-17T00:00:00.001+01:00

Ken lee, tulibu dibu douchoo (:

2008-10-12T21:05:00.000+01:00

Edinburgh, gorgeous and magical.

University of Glasgow, too pretty to study in. Loch Lomond, where the autumn sparks glitter through the leaves.

But of course, all these would have been colorless without the people (:

Lots of autumn love from Loch Lomond!

It's about choices in life.

2008-10-10T22:03:00.000+01:00

Jelly belly anyone?

is..

2008-10-07T20:11:00.000+01:00

eating a lot of bread, cheese and ham.
hitting lots of gym *lol*
drinking lots of susu.
munching lots of red chrispy apples.
fighting against the rain.
stoning away.
missing fresh air from home.

2008-10-05T22:08:00.001+01:00

I cooked! A three course meal.

Hmm, only seeing is believing, they're ugly but edible (:

Sometimes, believing is seeing too. Glasgow is not all dirty afterall.

2008-10-03T12:28:00.000+01:00

Am I asking too much to touch the sky?

Missing the warmth, the smiles, the laughters, the hugs.

2008-10-01T12:42:00.000+01:00

Second day of Uni. There's no much difference actually. But the BIGGEST difference is that the students here do not TALK in class, left alone eating in class. They pay full attention most of the time and seldom skip lessons. It's all so BIZZARE. You can literally hear a pin drop in class. They have so much respect for the lecturers it's scary. The buildings we have classes in are similar to those you see on Gossip Girl.They are huge,baroque and unkempt. Lecturers and administrative officers are a bunch of helpful lot. Very nice people indeed. We have been hanging out a lot with some Hongkongners (tpt insists) - cooking, drinking, playing cards, travelling and just hanging around doing nothing. Life is bliss, when you're contented (:

Pictures tell my room, some food we cooked (not pretty at all), a friend's visit (loves) and a small part of my classroom (not important).

2008-09-29T11:28:00.001+01:00

Pictures! Haha after browsing through ALL the pictures and I realized all of them look the same -_- Of course the buildings are magnificent and I often go ooh-aah over how perfectly carved/built they are. But somehow, they look pretty the same. Foodie blog pictures instead then! *hungry*

And of course, desserts! Moi favourite! For Sure (:

There's no path, paths are made by walking.

some words.

2008-09-27T22:01:00.000+01:00

Hello world! haha I've just came back from Edinburgh and had dinner (some microwave food, as usual.lol). I shall not be like ah Ho and spend forever to blog about the Europe tour.Hah. So this will be a long one. I have been writing during the free nights and this will sum up all of it. This is for the Darling (: and everyone of you, if you care.

September 16, 2008 Hoftgarten, Austria Tyrol
Day 4 in the tour. It’s basically a tour based in the US, only for those age 18-35. Yes, they are ageism. Whatever. For now, I’m sitting in a little chair in my hostel room in Hoftgarten, somewhere in Austria. Bet no one heard about this little town, it’s not far from Innsburk. I totally adore the Hoftgarteners (I made this up.lol) cause they are so amiable and lovable. They wave to you, greet you and say hi to you even when most of them have very poor English language command. That’s why I love people from little towns or friends from kampongs. At least, they care.
I’ve met so many people in this tour, which are mostly the Aussies, Canadians and those from the States. We are the exceptions. All Asians are I supposed. Angmohs are okay; some of them are really bubbly and crazy. But unlike us, they are actually using up their hard earned money to pay up for this trip. That’s typical. I’m just plain lucky.
Back to the tour, the first day was busy traveling across to Belgium via ferry at Dover, London. Crossing by Belgium, we went straight into Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dinner at the hotel was okay, foodie blog later. Yoohoo (: We took a canal cruise along the river with lots of drinking and dancing and crazy shits. What’s installed for us after that is even wilder. We went for a life porno show at the red light district. It was cool. But it’s more of acting than making love, no war. I don’t know, those on stage looked pretty solemn to me. If you like, you can really go ‘window shopping’ at that zone. Pick up a barbie and have a great night. Buy them with plastic bags of course. You wouldn’t wana get infected by toys.
Weather was turning cold. I trembled every time one chilly wind caressed me. More like harassed me. Haha. Day 2 started off walking around Amsterdam with maps. The morning went by passing by Blumen (Flower, tulips!) Market and Sex Musuem, attacking the souvenirs shops but ended up buying nothing (euro, expensive lah ): ). Hopped onto the coach, we had a long ride to erm, St. Goar, Rhine Valley, Germany. Bet you all never heard of it too. It’s a tiny town along the famous wide huge Rhine river. I skipped the wine tasting in the evening (have been drinking EVERY SINGLE DAY, can die) and walked around with SW instead. It oversees a few castles and has a calm, tranquil view. How bad can it be when you ‘sit mountain see river’. Loving it.
Since the tour is covering six countries in ten days (madness), we made our way to Munich, Germany. Toured around the city, watched the world largest cookoo clock tower, went to a beerhall and listened to yoddlers, drank and fell asleep. Coolness. How I wished we had more time to visit a konsentration camp. I like the history in Germany, the Nazis and everything. Sadist I know but it’s amusing, isn’t it?
So today is in Hoftengarten, Austrian Tyrol. It has a beautiful zentrum (central area) with pretty wooden houses everywhere. And APPLE trees! Everywhere! OH, I did white water rafting in the morning and I thought my nose and fingers were gona fall off. Nonetheless, I loved it. Awesome.
Lining up are trips to Venice, Swiss Alps and Paris. I should catch some sleep now and I’m missing you, you and you. A lot, really. I wished to have you people with to cuddle around in such freezing weather. *loves*

September 20, 2008 Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Outside my very beautiful and comfy room, tour mates (including my bro) are still drinking, laughing, talking or whatever which I couldn’t bother to chip in. Switzerland is too pretty to drink it away. We went up the Jungfrau Mountain this morning. SNOW! I saw SNOW! We had snow fight! One word, awesome. The wooden buildings here are very much like those in Hoftgarten, very pretty. OH, we stayed in a chalet right beside the mountain (named Top of Europe, height: 3454 m, VERY COLD can die, haha). You can see white washed silky waterfalls flowing down the mountains. Last night, we hiked up one of the trails, passed through some tunnels, slipped a few times and got up to a plateau where we were directly behind the waterfall. It was like shooting stars falling down from the stary night but prettier. The snow, the waterfalls, the mountains are simply breathtaking. Switzerland means much more than what it holds.

September 24, 2008 Glasgow, UK
I’m somehow back on track now in the Uni. The tour was madness but cool. I know so many good people and got myself a place to stay in Australia, Canada, India and many more other countries. LOL. Everything passed by so fast. I couldn’t get hold of it. There are so many things to learn, to play and to experience. There’s so little time. And I have limited energy too. My body is constantly protesting for a really good rest but my brain just doesn’t see that right. I guess I’ll just have to take things slower, one at each time. Glasgow, the streets look identical to those in London; brown, old and dirty. Haha. Aside from that, the architecture, monuments, walls and parks are magnificent. I got a single room (the only type of room provided) on the last floor (which I always do but not off my choice, tq), sharing a kitchen, a bathroom with five MALAYSIAN floor mates. Cool right. Not. Of course I don’t mind the whole Malaysian thing. It’s just that you wouldn’t want to come to Scotland and stay in Malaysia right? I don’t know. *fingers crossed* I feel like calling home.

PS: Just to note, I went to Munich (touristy, largest cuckoo tower clock and freezing; went to a beerhall, Pros!), Venice (longkang everywhere! Gondola rides, beautiful masks and slanted buildings), Luzern (the very sad lion *touched*, wooden bridges and expensive chocolates), White water rafting (BRRRRRR), and Paris (Eiffel Tower, erm pretty when it's blue with glitters, The Lourve, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Opéra Garnier, Latin Quarter, Moulin Rouge, cafe with chairs facing out, NICE ice-cream yada yada, it's the world's most visited city, do I need to say more?). The final note was a French fine dining. The End.

Phew, told you it's super long but copy and paste is not difficult at all. ah Ho should learn frome me.haha. and i did messaged you for you birthday! sucky connections.haha. Anyways, Happy Belated Birthday! *hits on ah Ho's tummy* Pictures next time, i'm so drowsy now.

london!

2008-09-12T21:16:00.000+01:00

and i'm left with 10 minutes of internet time....

and it's £1.50 for an hour....

*sighs*

2008-09-05T12:35:00.000+01:00

Yesterday - Left: Dessert Fried Rice w lots of Prawnssss;

Right: Main course!! muahahaha

Dinner today! Yummie!

'Food' for thought:

If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?

(but sometimes ppl just don't understand,sighs)

2008-09-03T13:24:00.000+01:00

Left: the Famiglia's (ts inspired);

Right: Mine (super delicious ikan porridge to celebrate my lost of wisdom.yeah!)

Playing elf

2008-08-31T10:24:00.001+01:00

Intern at the toy factory has finally come to an end.
When I first embark in this journey, I did not have high expectations. All I wanted was to grasp a feel of the working life in a plant. Yes, get down to the dirty work and going back home soaked in sweat (well, that does not happen everyday thankfully). This very short intern made me think - what i want to be in the coming years and which job I’m comfortable to work for let's say, at least 10 years? Yes, i can be so loyal to a job, all taurusian are. But on the other hand, i wish to be in a job which i'm given the space to expand and grow, till i blow. haha. i need constant entertainment in life. ok, i'm contradicting myself.
For the first time in my life, i'm seeing so many cars (go figure) being produced in a day. Die casts, plastic parts, wheels, windows are scattered everywhere. i was first placed in the vum department. Aluminum is used to make the cars shimmer, lots of machinery. Humans are so over spoilt these days. The world is dying. Who cares? Moving on, i laid my hands on tampo (printing of designs) which i get to mix paints and solvents like a 3 year old kid. Trying to get the correct solvent can be tiring. But the outcome was worthwhile. As always. And those designs are actually done by acid etching? It's exactly like potato crafting! hahaha. I got bored of playing with acids and moved on to play with dirty water. Yup all the flocculation and coagulation, maintaining the zinc and COD level and wtf. Dirty water, smelly place, yup loving the dirty work.
My thoughts ran wild working here. When i was figuring how difficult racking cars on spindles it can be (i was so wrong or i'm just dumb), an operator, with hands covered with metal dust, turned and said jokingly," luckylah kamu, dapat belajar dan tak payah buat kerja macam ni." Staring at the moving conveyer, i couldn't even return her with a smile (like i always do). Thinking of how blessed I am could not stop the bleeding pain for these less fortunate. No more complaining from me i tell you. Nil. Zilch.
I've made lots of friends here. People who care and work hard to make ends meet. People who have worked too long and become stagnant. People who are fresh and ready to be moulded. Heck care the pay i receive. The experience was extraordinary.
ps: and yes, i am insane. Filling up my 4 (hahahaha, told you) months holiday in a beautiful place in europe and a plant with paints, dust and 3 thousand people was a great combination. Aww, i miss my margarita with a lot of salt.
pps: now i know why i'm so rebelious and PASSIONATE (like all Rysians, *proud*, aww i miss the ppl ):), cos i play with toys when i'm young, and i play with passion.

as the saying goes..

2008-08-29T12:29:00.000+01:00

Dinner. Bayam, springroll, steam prawns and SHARK!

Delicious, of course (even when my nose is not breathing.lol)

Last day of intern! Time to eat sleep and rot.how interesting.

2008-08-27T13:05:00.000+01:00

Dinner. Gee, i think i'll never get bored doing this.

Homecooked!

2008-08-27T04:33:00.000+01:00

Dinner! Salutes to the Queen of the house!

My layered cheesecake! Hearts (:

I shall post the recipe when i'm free so I don't have to bring it around.lol

No baking required! Go try!

2008-08-24T13:08:00.001+01:00

Went to club with my bro and gang last night (today to be exact xD). Well, the place was definitely not as huge as where i sing a pore but it was nice and cozy. Clubbing is not really my cup of tea. But i always enjoy it when clubbing is with great company (you know who you are,hee). i just miss the crazy dancing through the night, i supposed.

dancing away (: