Sara Khoo

Daorae Korean BBQ Restaurant

2012-03-12T19:49:00.001+08:00

Wei brought me for Korean on the eve of Krabi (I know! been wanting to post pics but I forgot!), and it was sooo-ooo-oo goood.

The last time I went was YEARS ago, and I asked myself why I had deprived my tummy of this for years. *craves

my date for the night :)

We went to the Taipan branch (opposite McDonalds), and we were hungry, so we swiped at anything the waiter recommended.

We ordered the rice cake, the Kimchi veg soup and rice, BBQ Pork, and BBQ Beef (so sorry I can't remember the exact names cos whatever the waiter pointed, we just took!)

and then the food came.

Banchan (small dishes) and complimentary soup -super yummy!

and came.

rice cake - not a fan

Kimchi veg soup

and came.

*shifty eyes*

We were so close to bursting we could hardly breathe properly. True story.

but the BBQ meats eaten with the sauces and salad and garlic were SO GOOD. (ok I realized how many times I've said it)
I wanna go back again!!

Bride Ideas

2012-03-11T15:02:00.002+08:00

A week after Wei proposed, Hopo went to Singapore and got me this as a souvenir.

Bride Ideas!!

I LOVE IT *slobbery kisses to Hopo* everything you can think of (and everything you can't) is listed down by sections in this handbook. Songs you want and don't want to play during your reception, florists you want to keep in mind, reception and bridal shower venues and the pros and cons, bridesmaids dresses... tentative guest list and confirmed guest list, hair salons ..

whoa I got a bit overwhelmed there.

I didn't touch the book for a few weeks, mostly because it was too pretty and I didn't have the heart to write something down unless I'm absolutely certain it's in my 'KIV list', until last night.

attended a wedding at Intercontinental with Dad (it was a staff's son's wedding), and it gave me a few ideas. I was certain I wanted to scrap the whole dramatic-music-in-background-while-waiters-served-the-first-course thingamajig, and it also confirmed some of my ideas regarding the venue!

first few details penned down at 1am in the morning with Mum reading newspaper on my bed :)

Phew! am finally going somewhere with this!!

Krabi

2012-03-09T16:12:00.000+08:00

We booked our Krabi flight tickets last year, and decided to make it a 5 day 4 night trip on a whim. There was a lot of second thoughts cos of work and all, until we decided to JUST DO IT, save for Wei's insane schedule in the future.

It turned out to be the wisest travel decision yet!

We did a bit of research before the trip as I needed to know what we'll be doing and when :p and then when we got there, the first hour upon touchdown was spent haggling for the best price on tours.

We settled on:
Day 2 - full day speedboat tour to Phi Phi (7 islands)
Day 3 - full day kayaking and caves

Day 4 was saved for the odd trip to the temple and shopping, and we ended up doing:

Day 4 - visited Wat Bang Riang, shopping, and Muay Thai at night (only available Fridays and Mondays)

Here's some pictures of Day 1 & 2! will save the rest for the next post

there was a bit of bad turbulence when we were nearing Krabi. Man I was so tense I left my imprint on Wei's arm

so relieved to finally land! Was quite pleased with the hotel we booked. stayed all 4 nights at Centara Anda Dhevi Resort & Spa. It's a relatively new hotel so everything's impeccable. Staff there are super friendly and ever so helpful, I would go back again!

ordered room service, then I decided to take a bubble bath while munching on wedges. Bliss!

we visited Krabi town at night, but found it extremely disappointing

Transportation was already quite pricey - the half an hour ride from Aonang to Krabi Town cost us 400baht and that was already discounted (most quote 500 baht)

Pad Thai for dinner at the night market

we went back to Aonang for shopping cos the bazaar at Krabi Town took 20 minutes to complete. It's THAT SMALL. what a waste of RM80 to get there and back -_-

don't know what this actually is and didn't want to touch it either haha

woke up bright and early the next morning for our first tour. Hotel pickup was at 830am !

I went all out to NOT get burnt, or too tanned. Had my hat and sunnies with me, and 2 types of sunblock. *sheepish

won't go into detail ngeheh but most importantly, IT WORKED. #success

on to the islands!:)

thank god we sat at the back of the boat cos the ride was pretty bumpy when we reached the open sea. we could hear screams from the head of the boat every once in awhile. comparable to bad air turbulence me thinks T_T

the first stop - Bamboo Island!

we just chilled and lepak-ed and slathered on more sunblock for good measure. Twas great

the colors of the water was so pretty I couldn't stop taking pictures.

but fail me most of them turned out meh *hangs head

this is Viking Cave where they harvest bird's nests.

I love all sorts of caves! they're so mysterious and pretty and scary at the same time. ya know?

entering Maya Bay - my favorite island of the lot :)

Pity we went during peak season as the whole island was PACKED

see the crowd? it got worse after 10mins as more boats arrived at the island.

everyone was just ogling at the boats as they maneuvered into 'parking' spots haha

we walked to the other side of the island, and it reminded me of Lost.

see what i mean??:p

the sand was so fine you could walk bare feet around the entire island

we left for Phi Phi Don an hour later for lunch, and almost did more shopping, the horror! There was one shop that sold bags of every kind, handmade AND leather. I got excited for a bit then I remembered I only had 1000 baht with me.

*breathes* oh well.. my pockets (and Wei) are grateful.

the beach, sun, sea, and you <3

this is our first stop for snorkeling!

I was afraid to get into the water cos I don't know how deep it was. kinda have an inexplicable fear of having my feet too close to corals :/

they were well above, so I'm good:D

we did a bit of fish chasing before going to our 2nd snorkeling spot

love this shot from Soon Han! made friends with this group who was on the tour with us and they helped snap some pictures.

our tour guide of the day took a sea urchin out of the water and gave us an up close discovery lesson

its weird looking mouth

he broke one of the thorns and pressed it onto Wei's finger (yes he offered -_-), and it left a reddish black stain. According to him it's not painful at all but no way I'm gonna try!

Ended Day 2 with some street food, massage, and mani-pedi :)

there're 2 rows of food stalls on Aonang street itself. The ones close to McDonald's were relatively more pricey, so we ended up trying the ones nearer to the beach. they taste almost the same in my opinion.

street food I loved and am still craving?

THE CREPES/PANCAKES !!!

please do your tastebuds a favor and try Banana+Nutella crepe or Cheese crepe (drizzled with condensed milk) when you are there. It's crispy on the outside and buttery with bits of bananas and melted choc. omgggg

oh, and the papaya and mango salad please. slurps

beach getaway!

2012-03-03T00:54:00.000+08:00

Leaving for Krabi in a bit!:)

WE ONLY HAVE 600g OF BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE FOR SHOPPING. *hyperventilates

celebration of new doctors

2012-02-28T22:24:00.002+08:00

Some pictures from Wei's grad ball last weekend!

Hair was mum's masterpiece, under the tutelage of Pinterest.com. I'm addicted to that site!! everything there is so pretty I always feel inspired to do something.

with pretty Esther and Karmen

we all thought Esther should show the back of her dress so she did

phewwit

*hearts* :')

lovebirds Ada and Wen Loong!

it's heartwarming to see how close-knit they are and the stuff they've done and been through throughout the 5 years of med school. There were a lot of messages and poems and speeches for all who are parting ways, and it made me miss student life for a bit. then again that was a fleeting moment because I'm reminded of the assignments and exams hehehe

Congrats to all the new doctors!! I feel safer already for knowing so many of you! :p

level up

2012-02-24T23:48:00.001+08:00

Wei is now Dr Chung Wei Lee! :D

*level up*

on a completely jokey note I said to Wendy, 'time investment not wasted.' hehe.

I've seen how hard he's worked for it and I'm so happy for him! seriously it has become so ingrained, even his jokes are medical related. -__-

I told Wei the idea of it and what he does? sexy...

the crazy long hours and the forgetting-how-you-look-like part? not so sexy.

*bear hug*

Angkor Wat

2012-02-19T16:17:00.000+08:00

I was looking back at some pictures and realized I haven't posted pictures of Angkor Wat! how can! must pen it down since it's one of the seven wonders of the world!

I blogged about the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Floating Village of Tonle Sap, Angkor Thom (capital city of the Khmer empire which also encompasses the smaller Wats including Angkor Wat), and the breathtaking Ta Phrom temple where Angelina Jolie flew around in her karate moves. So here's one on Angkor Wat to sum up the highlights of my Cambodia trip.

We took 2 days to cover Angkor Thom - the myriad of little temples, and Angkor Wat; and that, according to our tour guide, is missing quite a few temples already. But we didn't mind, because after a while, some of the features and attractions got a bit repetitive.

What made Angkor Wat so different from the rest was of course the moat on its peripherals, which I later found that its size and distinctness made it visible from space! *flabbergasted

the moat is also apparently a vital feature in the construction and maintenance of the megastructure, but I don't quite know how, you can read/watch it on Nat Geo yourself. hehe.

as we were walking into the entrance, there was a kid who gestured to Wei to take a picture. Wei gave him the thumbs up and he deftly jumped into the water o_O

I shudder to think there may be rocks down there, but he swam and climbed up and jumped into the water again -_-

we took so many shots even when we were just at the entrance!

the place was hugee. it was built such that the three-tiered pyramid temple was at the centre of the whole expanse, crowned by five lotus-like towers all around (below). I didn't follow the tour guide close enough to learn the history of the carvings etc cos we were busy taking pictures and got left behind. *sad

this carving at the exterior wall at the lower level was said to depict the stories and battles of the then King Suryavanam II.

it was barred off for restoration works when we were there cos the carvings got dulled by visitors touching them -_- the ignorance of these people tsk tsk. this is not the laughing buddha!

some pictures from atop the pyramid!

and of course the famous reflection picture of Angkor Wat:

we have the exact picture in wood carvings hung up on our wall at home :)

If you're thinking of visiting Cambodia (*eyes Waiping), GO. I thoroughly enjoyed the sights and experiences, and to see how people on this side of the world live. One of the highlights of all my travels so far!

DG Smart Plan and my Android Phone

2012-02-17T15:53:00.004+08:00

I've always thought the Samsung Galaxy Note was cool. If ever I give up my Blackberry (or iPhone option), I would so get the Note!

just LOOK at the video. That could very well be my butler. hehe.
See bag I like, butler crops and saves the bag (and sends it to Wei *clever). Need to go for an appointment, butler circles the venue and reminds my girlfriends. Genius!
I could even use it in place of my Nook for reading cos of its size. and use it for my occasional doodling or sketching or to record all my bright ideas. or use the 8MP camera in place of my point and shoot. or use this and have no need to get an iPad... T__T
I would of course use it with my DG Smart Plan - cos it's the cheapest around!
and cos my butler wouldn't be so smart without the internet.

new chapter in our lives

2012-02-13T23:19:00.000+08:00

ok so I guess it's official.

We're engaged!!! *pops confetti* hehe.

Everything went well with the parents, ring has been resized, talks about the ceremony... not quite yet. but we're taking baby steps. no one's in a hurry.

right? *shifty eyes

When all the cheesy-ness and awkwardness was over, we talked for a while before I had to go to bed for work the next day (spoil moment much).

*looks at ring* 'scary..'

'yeah? ok la a bit'

'omg we can go ring shopping!!'

'...'

'you sure ah?'

'confirmed.'

'what if I'm old and wrinkly and I've no hair.'

heheh. okay, I ask him that a lot. and every time he tells me nothing is permanent and he understands that. I've known him for 10 years, been with him for 5, yet he still makes an effort with the little things that shows and reminds me he cares. That, to me, speaks more than the occasional expensive gifts and huge gestures (which wouldn't hurt too!*disclaimer). He's the most selfless person I know, he makes me want to be a better person, and he's a constant reminder to me to remain grounded. He's home for me, and he's the one person (apart from my parents) whom I can really say, loves me unconditionally.

I couldn't be happier. :)

Strawberry juice

2012-02-08T21:55:00.002+08:00

I went jogging in Camerons! *chicken dance

got too excited preparing for the longg jog ahead I even brought my iPod for some leg-pumping action.

*flex*

2.4 km later I made it back to the hotel without a sweat. Wei said that was because it was cold and that I was complaining the whole time *roll eyes*

but when I got back I did just wanted to flop on the floor.

hehe.

It was a very laid back trip, we did nothing but spend time with each other, play poker, take walks in the cool air and snap silly pictures of ourselves.

I also tried my first strawberry juice and it's awesome! sourish, tangy and sweet.. *slurps* man we should have this everywhere

we also went to the night market and Smoke House..

lots more pictures but too silly already. hehe

piggy back

2012-02-07T17:14:00.000+08:00

I bought these new flats recently and gung-ho-ly decided to wear them on the day I was gonna be out and about.

brilliant idea? *face palm*

Towards the end of the day I was limping, I could've invented a new medical condition for badly blistered feet.

We were walking towards the car park and Wei offered to piggy-back me.

"hold me tighter"
"whatt. are you trying to take advantage"
*scoff* "NO. so you won't bounce so much"

-_-

when we got nearer to the car,

"okayy put me down"
"Not yet"
"put me down!"
"waitt"
"my butt feels exposed. you want people to look at my butt?"

hehehe. flip flops for the next uh, 2 days!

CNY gluttony

2012-02-05T00:24:00.000+08:00

after the initial CNY celebration at my grandma's, it has been house hopping after open house after lunch gathering every weekend! my tummy has never been happier.

during house hopping with friends. We took 8 hours to visit 5 houses! (and playing poker in between). at the end of it all, all I wanted was my bed

he couldn't decide if he liked us hahah

we had a lunch gathering at our place on Sunday which means no sleep for me that morning. when Mum wants sago pudding, she gets sago pudding.

some of the relatives who came all the way from Seremban!

Hopo had an open house as well and she served home-cooked Thai food. man, the salads were AWESOME. nyams. now I want fish sauce and lime in all my food.

didn't take much pictures cos we were busy getting Nic's money. heheh

Nuffnang, ChurpChurp and Netccentric also had a CNY dinner. Some of the girls turned up in cheongsams!:)

so prettyyyy

ok holiday tomorrow, gotta pack! <3

bunny ears

2012-02-01T14:28:00.001+08:00

my little nephew is just beginning to get over the shy phase, and boyyy, is he hyper.

the other day when my relatives came over for lunch, he was running about, telling people about his flu meds (o_O), calling himself pink panther, making music on the piano, and telling me he wants to take picture here and here.

nephew: "baaaahh-neeee"

aaa I wanna squeeze him to bits!

keeping tabs on expenses

2012-01-27T12:07:00.000+08:00

I have to admit I've been in a little bubble of ignorance ever since I started working. I figured now that I'm earning my own money, luxuriating in the little indulgences every once in a while wouldn't hurt. After all, what's a couple of hundred bucks every month?

Then when our salaries got bumped up, it gave fuel to these 'indulgences'. I was freer with my money, I saw too many things that I've 'always wanted', I rationalized that my purchases were a necessity... hehe nahh I wasn't ~~always~~ that deluded.

but when I actually had to make a mental calculation of the loan repayment that is about to start in the next millisecond, I didn't like the figure in my brain. That's a whole big chunk of my money EVERY month, sealed off. locked away. never to be touched again. it will almost be like I never earned it T_T then what will I do? I won't have much left for savings.

my bank balance even after 2 years isn't impressive. I definitely wouldn't be able to pay for an MBA and still be self sufficient (my cousin could zomg).

and then what if I wanted to furnish a new place? or 5 years down the line when I need a new car? or pay for a wedding?? or kids in the future?! pampers are frigging expensive. not to mention the 4moms stroller. hehehe. Then how! eat grass ah?!

*breathes*

so anyway, just to serve as a reminder to self. 'Out of sight, out of mind' doesn't work for credit card statements. I've just started using Checkbook this month and I MADE SURE I keyed in every single loss my purse suffered. It's a free iPhone/iPad app you can download to keep track of your expenses and income; and the best (or worse) part is, at the end of every month, they show you a pie chart of the percentage of your expenses. Shopping takes a whopping 70% of mine.

OH MY GOD. What is wrong with me?!

I will slash it by half next month T__T cross my heart and uh, hope to die.

CNY snapshots

2012-01-25T16:39:00.003+08:00

some snapshots from my Blackberry and iTouch. Discovered 美图秀秀 through my bouts of app downloads, love it! Am attempting to find out how I can install the Mac version on my laptop :D

We spent the whole long weekend at my grandma's, and left only for the temple and to visit the granduncles at Port Dickson; which means TV, conversations and cards became our entertainment! The best, really.

this is Toto, who is the size of a rabbit and parks herself around like a rug. oh and did I mention she chews on toes?

at the temple making our offerings

'To bean or not to bean'- random gift from Wei :)) we played countless rounds.

I shouldn't gamble. Ever.

food, and more food

welcoming the God of Wealth

Happy New Year you guys! It was a much needed break away with the loved ones <3

Nuffies on Elephants - Chiang Mai trip

2012-01-17T22:12:00.000+08:00

I need to get this all out before I forget the details or lose my momentum after a single post, so here it is - 3 days of Chiang Mai condensed into.. this!

I'm gonna skip the packing bits (cos you know how packing and I are friends ha-ha), but let me just tell you, my luggage was 19kg when we came back from Chiang Mai. Chunglern asked if I bought bricks (very funny-_-) and I had to suppress my rising panic whenever I lugged that thing anywhere, thinking 'shit, this has to weigh like 25 kilo or somethin, I only have 20 baht.'

so anyway, let me try to urm, sectionalize this.

First there was the hotel.. it was supposed to be a secret until we get there. But of course we had to fill in the departure and arrival card.

the hotel was like.. a sanctuary. you're walking and riding along the dusty street... you practically inhale fumes all the way to your destination, and then you go into your hotel, and it's dense greeneries and pools and fresh air and paddy fields.

we chilled around the hotel abit and then it was farming time!

whee we even looked the part hahah

see the muddy area above divided into sections? this our battle ground

they were talking about leeches and snakes and whatnot.. but when the time came we just had to get in there

bring it on, leechesss

the mud was squishing in between my toes, the water was splashing up, my hat was dropping.. but all I could think about at that time was to cover as much ground as possible.

... until I stood up and the shoots weren't aligned. Sighhh

needless to say, we lost. oh well. at least we can claim credit for a few grains of rice. hehe

then it was cooking lessons before the judges tried our dishes

we learnt how to make somtam, padthai, tom yum soup and red ruby dessert!

needless to say, we won. =P woohoo!

then there were the rooms..

Hopo and Sue got this romantic room to themselves, complete with a round bathtub

while Amanda and I got this cosy room with a long tub which we didn't get to use. but ohh my god, the bed and pillows and blanket was heaven, you just melt into them.

our room became the hide out spot for some of us and we spent a few nights hanging out and catching up over Mama instant noodles (best instant noodles everr). We even had a pajama night! Timo was the only guy there so they called him girlfriendddd. heheh

then there was the night market. We went there 3 nights in a row and we still couldn't cover the entire place.

Guess this explains my baggage weight *shifty eyes

in a red cab!

proof Wendy was looking at clothes for her children (she doesnt have any.. yet)

we were all looking out for massage parlors everywhere we go. There were quite a few around the market, and when we saw that it only cost 150 baht for an hour of massage we went berserk. It's like seeing the buy 2 free 2 sign in La Senza and getting 4 bras when you didn't need them?? Anyway, they went for the massage 3 nights in a row -_- hard work being in Chiang Mai

foot massage 1 night, full body massage the next!

and of course, the highlight of the trip: Maetaman Elephant Camp!

I think I took close to about 300 pictures here, and then painfully rotating and deleting the similar looking ones omg.

but it's not everyday that you get to ride on an elephant! or an ox cart! or float pass sceneries like this!

Yuen on the right is scared of heights. hahahaha aww

so green and tranquil and scene-from-a-movie-like :')

yeah. there was more shopping at the spot we got off our elephants (before the ox cart ride) -_- very clever, them

we went for lunch, then we were very quickly ushered to the bamboo rafts

I love how everything they use is as authentic as it gets! there were no concrete public toilets along the path of the elephant ride, or a concrete/metal jetty where we waited for the bamboo rafts. everything looked like.. it belonged?

at the end of that day we only have a day left in Chiang Mai. We had a team meeting in the morning, before we split into our groups for brainstorming. This is the Ad Ops team from Malaysia and Singapore! *mexican wave

we had the afternoon off after the meeting, so we decided to do 1 last touristy thing - visiting Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in the city!

we weren't dressed appropriately so we had to wear the scarfs provided

pretty Raeesa looking like she's dressed up for a kenduri

we made our offerings, prayed for a blessed year for our loved ones, before exploring some of the shops outside the temple

and then on to the last itinerary for Chiang Mai.. dinner !

this was how the venue looked like

live 'band' playing traditional music, us mingling around, taking pictures.. it was nice :)

ended the night by setting our wishes into the sky :')

so this sums up my Chiang Mai trip! enjoyed the sights, shopping and the cheap MASSAGE. but it was the company which made it a memorable one :)

voucher day

2012-01-02T16:02:00.002+08:00

over the weekend, we decided to go to the mall and do as many things as we can with only vouchers for currency.

Well, actually, I only had 3 things in mind.

get voucher from Topshop (birthday month).
eat lunch.
watch movie.

come to think of it, we should've done karaoke too! *triumphs* too bad we didn't have time. oh well.

Topshop one was simple. go to the counter, ask for birthday voucher, sign, walk away. But they had all these damn racks with slashed items argh. was this close to getting the pullover below (bicycle!!!!)

even had a few outfits mapped out around this pullover! then my December overdraft niggled at the back of my brain, so it took me a Herculean effort to drop it in the folding bin. not meant to beeeee *clutches

then the best part of the day, eating lunch! Wei had quite a bit of Coffee Bean vouchers, and he let me do the choosing felt like a kid in a toy store whose parents said to 'go crazy'.

wheee

sandwich for Wei, rest for me. haha

movie plan didnt work out, but this was funnn. so much more fun then spending money.

Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 2011

2011-12-29T21:02:00.000+08:00

Finally some pics on Napbas!

The Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards (Napbas) is a bi-annual event which Nuffnang organizes to celebrate and reward the best of the blogosphere - somewhat like the Oscars for bloggers (or so we hoped to achieve heh).

The last Blog Awards was held in 2009 in Singapore, and this year it was particularly huge as we had bloggers coming in from 7 countries! I honestly don't know how the Napbas team put it all together, from accommodation, to planning the bloggers' agenda, to details like having a handbook/guide for every blogger with the itinerary of the 3 days 2 nights they were here, and even transporting the bloggers from one venue to another (the thought of it was enough to give me a panic attack). It was CRAZY. But they did it. *salute

Since we were hosting it this year, the Napbas team set a dresscode for the Malaysian Nuffies. We were supposed to be in black (together with a red corsage), so it would be easy for bloggers to identify us. My uh, dress hunting story was a bit of a funny thing.

Hopo and Mammal wanted to disown me cos I took forever to settle on a dress I liked enough to actually purchase it -_- it's an evening dress! you're supposed to think about these stuff!

but when I actually DID buy something..

this GORGEOUS black satiny tube dress (a bit big here, they were gonna alter it for me) which this picture doesnt do justice (!!), the sales girl called a day after to say there was a snag on the dress -_-

my heart broke into a thousand pieces and before I could pick them all up we made our way to the shop and it broke somemore. the snag was akin to a long stocking line ugh. it was a week from Napbas and I havent even gotten my shoes and clutch!!! I was seriously freaking out. so I said byebye to the black theme, and went with the back up dress instead.

my story to everyone who asked was.. I'm the Olympus girl hahaha (Olympus was our sponsor, and so happens I was put in charge of the photobooth)

we were at Marriott from 10am that day, so the team very kindly arranged for our hair to be done by number76. whom by the way, did Audrey's extensions which I thought was very nicely done!!

the end result

Hopo's hair!

got a glimpse of the ballroom, while they were still doing dry runs on the light show and everything

and of course the Marriott lobby!

we were running about the entire night so here's the few pictures I managed to snap

the only time we'll see the tech team dressed in suits hehe

this is Mammal while we sat cross legged on the floor helping Hopo with corsages

the crowd mingling before the ballroom was open

Hopo!

with Joyce. I LOVE LOVE her dress!

Latif the bouncer :p

Cindy and Huai Bin

stole this pic from Waiping. Waiping and Jestina looked amazing as always :)

There was the Napbas after party at Zouk but most of us only wanted to see our pillows we went home to sleep.

More pictures here and here!

Christmas celebration

2011-12-27T22:08:00.002+08:00

Things I'll remember about Christmas this year: carolling! (my first), expensive Christmas decorations, climbing up trees to string lights, the late nights on Christmas weekend, cooking german sausages in beer, get togethers, and of course, the company. <3

Hope you enjoyed Christmas as much as I did!:)

you shaggy

2011-12-23T17:28:00.002+08:00

this fella is in dire need of a haircut.

I'm thinking coconut bangs haaahaahhh

cupcake surprise

2011-12-21T11:54:00.000+08:00

I meant to post this up last week but it uh, kinda slipped my mind. was swamped between getting the outfit for Blog Awards, work, and living my 'double life' as Wendy calls it. and oh my god SO many Christmas presents to buy! the mall became my second home.

on the morning of my birthday, Wei brought me for breakfast at Wondermilk before he had to go back to faraway land. never been there for meals proper, it was always to get cupcakes! or their baked potatoes mmm

they had dozens of mismatched tables and chairs, and little knick knacks on shelves everywhere, Jacqkie would've loved it :)

their sandwiches was soo gooooodd

and the mocha had this crusted layer of sugar on top which I jabbed to little bits

and then Wei said he wanted to go to the washroom so I started replying tweets on my phone. and the next thing I knew, this came

along with 5 or so waiters who started singing Happy Birthday from across the room -____-

Had I not been blur queen of the year, I would've noticed they switched off all the fans in the room. and Wei gesturing to them to bring it over, and Wei asking me more than twice to go choose which table I wanted to sit so he could order privately.

But awww I was touched :') and so shy cos everyone was looking at me.
His surprises almost always didn't work out cos anything out of the ordinary and my radars go blaring. this one, I didn't sniff. Wei must be getting better! hahah.

*kisses

It's the most wonderful timee of the yearrr

2011-12-13T16:27:00.000+08:00

I wanted a huge tree this year.

The kind that towers over you and is the first thing you see when you step into a living room.
Or, you know, the kind where you sit on the floor, dwarfed by the tree and its ornaments while you rummage through presents and tear open wrappers, and the firewood nearby crackles, and it's snowing outside...

oh well. only happens in movies. and four season countries. and in my head.

I was already thinking of how I would decorate it! and was excited I might even be able to urm stick some of my plushies in it since the tree's gonna be so hugeee.. until mum shot the idea down -_- she says our tree is still new lah, nobody wants to decorate it lah.

So we stuck with our old tree. -_-

Anyway, I wanted to stick to a theme this year. After so many years of a rojak Christmas tree (we had baubles in red, gold, dark blue, light blue, silver.. whoa), I decided.. this year it'd JUST be red and gold!

I got some ribbons, more baubles (the glittery or beaded ones ), flowers! and unknown looking swirly long things. and was happy when everything's done!!:)

We also hung the Christmas wreath on our front door, and swirled lights around some trees in our garden, so we can look at pretty lights and decorations whenever we return home :)

the little boy who doesnt wanna play the piano

2011-12-09T17:43:00.001+08:00

I bring along my box of crayons whenever it's the little boy's class. I figured at his age, he wouldn't know what musical notes were, let alone counts, so the least I could do is make things colorful for him.

In my efforts to uh, drill it in his head the very basic of basics, I started drawing these huge dotted lines for him to trace on an A4 paper:

in hopes that he would learn the shape and look of a middle C

He didnt. -_-

Or even if he did, he didn't indicate it. Everytime I ask him a question, he looks at me and smiles. Or grabs my hand to indicate we're wasting precious coloring time. I want to bang my head in frustration. The first thing he does when he comes to class is remove the box of crayons from my pencil case. I don't have to lift a finger.

I spoke to his mom, true enough, he doesn't like to talk. The only word I've heard from him for 4 weeks is 'byeee', accompanied with a happy wave. -_-

And then last week, he didn't want to play the piano. I half panicked, what do you do in a piano class if you don't TOUCH the piano?! I coaxed him, I used the words 'last one' too many times (credibility down the drain), and then I had a lightbulb moment.

'omg you know what? Let's play a game. You wanna play a game?
*snaps into attention*

hahahaah ownage (in my head). I placed an eraser on his hand, got him to play a few notes without dropping the eraser, and recited to him again and again how his fingers should be curved like THIS when playing the piano (nevermind if he thought I was speaking gibberish). He spent a few minutes like this concentrating on keeping the eraser on his hand, and I was able to run through half a song!

the next class, he rewarded me by placing his thumb on the middle C. hooray!

first significant progress *jots down*

cheque ceremony

2011-12-04T19:20:00.001+08:00

I'm a week late but my birthday's just past! Had a wonderful celebration this year. I blew 3 cakes, made the same wish again and again (sure hope it triples the uh, materializing of the wish *level up*), and it made me stop and realise (and I vow to remind myself time and time again), how lucky I am to be surrounded by these amazing people who love me.*blowskisses

hehe. not gonna start on a sappy entry so here's some pictures from my birthday celebration at Toshokan (Library), First Subang!

I have to say Hopo and Mammal did everything. All I did was decide where I wanted to go and think of the message on the invitation cards and they did the rest. Hopo even made invitation cards with pretty ribbons! Trust her to go all out like that :) Ahh I love them to bits, and I don't say that enough.

It was my first time at Toshokan, and I got excited when I saw the 'Encyclopedia' menu. *sheepish
Then Hopo started bbming me.

'Rahrahhhh. Think I'll be late. caught up in something big'

at first I'm like ok lah.. then I remembered she's almost never late, so I got a tad worried.
I even asked if everything was ok.

and she didn't answer -_-

bbm-ed her a few more times and half an hour later she appeared..

with the 'caught up in something big' object

she helped wrap the present! when we were posing for pictures, Hopo said 'this is not a cheque ceremony!'

hahahhaa

It was HEAVY, and man, I couldn't for the life of me guess what was inside. I kept trying to dig hints from Mammal she got annoyed with me. *shrugs

with the awesome Nuffies who attended <3

People don't get how close all of us are. We're like friends who happen to work at the same place, which is super when you come to think of it, because every day that you had to turn up at work, you're hanging out! :P

and then the cake came.

I once MENTIONED that I wanted to try this mango cheesecake from My Elephant that Yuen kept raving about (but was always sold out), and they remembered. *tears

it was frozen so Yuen the expert took over

and then we had karaoke right after. Mammal booked this huge room which could accommodate 15-20 people. I didn't know karaokes had such big rooms, I obviously need to go out more

As soon as I reached home I opened my new presents!

a personalized doormat!!! cos I just shifted to a new place and all. but The Khoos? How cool is THAT

It now graces our front entrance :)

Soap and Glory body scrub and other body products - which coincidentally I so wanted to try the last time I was at Sephora but didn't have the heart to splurge

and a gift voucher for an afternoon tea for 2 at Carcosa! <3

Thank you guyss, you know who you are. *big wet kiss

Perth Day 2: Margaret River tour

2011-11-28T19:54:00.000+08:00

omg I totally forgot about Day 2! which is really bad cos now I can't remember the names of the places we went to visit *smacks self

You can read about Day 1 here and here

Day 2 was less grueling. We went to the famous Margaret River to visit vineyards, nuts and cereal factories, chocolate factories and the sort. Lots of food and wine tasting.

There were a lot of comparisons made between Margaret River and the more renowned Swan Valley. Did a bit of research and it seems Margaret River is the less commercialized one, recommended by quite a few on tripadvisor. So Margaret River it is!

made a stop at Busselton Jetty - known for the 2km long wooden jetty stretching out to sea. Reason for this (if I remember correctly) was that the sea level resides so much at different times of the year they had to keep extending the jetty to accommodate boats.

I wanted to go all the way to the end of the pier to urm see if I can glimpse some whales. 2km out on a normal tide has to be pretty deep no?!

so far out you had to take a tram. We didn't have time so no whale-watching (in my head that is)

hiding my hands in my coat. it was coldd

Wei is not human so.. *shrugs

arriving in time to feed the sheep!

*munchmunchmunch

we were supposed to have a sheep shearing demonstration but winter lasted longer than expected

.. so they get to keep this

we had lunch in this shed. there was cold chicken, cheese with crackers, cold rice, and the awesomest salad I've ever tasted. The CAPSICUMS are SWEET. I normally wouldn't touch capsicums but Wei gave me his

and this is the vineyard!

It was after harvesting season so this was all there is to see. I was hoping to be able to pluck and stomp on grapes hehe. turns out they have urm machines for that now

wine tasting

and my favourite destination of that day: Mammoth Cave!

named simply because it's so huge. it was much colder in there my nose started to run

prettyyy rock formations. there was a fossil of some prehistoric animal embedded somewhere. dont know where that picture went :(

final stop to pick up some chocolates

we got some of their chocolate tablets (there were plenty for tasting so we helped ourselves). soo yummy we bought a gazillion packets. made hot chocolate and soaked marshmallows in them :)

the day I travelled with my fat bag

2011-11-24T16:29:00.001+08:00

last weekend (or more precisely, on a Sunday night), the admin girl from my music school called me. I was half afraid she would be rescheduling classes and I, my plans (you have no idea how many times that has happened because students nowadays are busier than their teachers).

So there I was, debating whether or not to pick up (of course I would in the end -_-), and in my mind I was already rescheduling; no more leisurely hot shower - slow dinner - curling up in bed with my nook. It's just not nice to mess plans like that you know??

'Hi Sara.. term break.. no classes'
'ohh. ok. no problem. wait, WHAT? term break??'

My heart skipped a beat. I felt like someone with suddenly so much free time in my hands I didn't know what to do with it :p

so what did I do? I jumped on the opportunity. I always wanted to visit Wei's place, but work and piano kept me. I still had work, but how often would I NOT have piano?! So I took leave, and 2 days later, I was off. (sounded easy but I was still debating up till the night before -_-)

I had to take the train, exchange at Masjid Jamek, take another train, get to a bus station, get on the RIGHT bus, and I'll be well on my way. It was easy in my head.

The night before, I ran through everything with Wei again.

I needed to travel light, so I stuffed everything into a bagpack. You had no idea how many times I rearranged things cos I NEED EVERYTHING that I've packed. No downsizing! I've already downsized! 5 pairs of clothes, I didn't need so many so I brought 4. you know, just in case I spill soup or something :p

and ta-dah! So happy everything fit I bbmed everyone:

Hi ___ , meet Fat Bag. Fat Bag, meet ___.

Trust Hopo to half laughed at me. She couldn't believe I was carrying a backpack -_-

15 minutes into the journey that morning and I was already fidgety. This bag is SO heavy. my LAPTOP is so heavy. couldn't anyone be merciful enough to let me sit? *pleady eyes.

Didn't work. So I stood all the way to Masjid Jamek.

Bade farewell to Hopo, I got lost 2 mins after. There were SO MANY people around. Thank god we don't go to Masjid Jamek station in the mornings! It was stuffy, people were rushing everywhere, I couldn't find the damn Ampang line. Saw an old man selling newspapers, stopped to ask him, and before he could answer, I saw the sign so I walked away T__T Felt so bad when I realised it after. I was distracted!! but oh well.. no excuse for bad manners.

on the Ampang train I met these Hongkies. They were obviously not from around here from the way they were dressed. The couple was slapping each other on the train, I felt it odd and I tried not to look. The woman beside me was staring openly though. So were 10 other commuters O_O

We reached Bandar Tasik Selatan - my stop, and they got off as well. I'm guessing they saw my fat bagpack because they started following me. It was like the blind leading the blind. I needed to find the bus station, there were renovation works going on, the signs were a bit haywire. I saw angmohs and I started following them.

and then I saw TBS in all its glory. It looked like KL Central. It looked like KLIA! I was here! A few more minutes and I could put down my bag and actually EAT something. I packed some cake mum made the day before, hooray to good thinking *pats self. hahha

I started looking for the ticket counters. NO double deckers. No way Jose. Stopped at 1 counter, it was 9am and the man gave me the 9am bus. I went

'wah, sempat ke?'
'sempat, kalau u nak'

o_O wo-kayy.. wasn't sure which bus company this was, so I asked. In my mind I've settled for KKKL so he pointed me to another counter.

got the 930am bus! I had to find the right platform and when I got there, I dropped my stuff, sat down, took out my nook and my cake, double checked the platform number against my ticket, and... it felt good. exhilarating, almost. Proud of myself, if allowed. heheh.

slept during the journey cos it was surprisingly comfy. whatsapped my parents and Wei every now and then to keep them updated. there was an annoying old lady with red straggly worm-like curls in front of me but she wasn't gonna rain on my parade.

reached Batu Pahat in less than 3 hours, got down the bus, and there he was. Standing there in his shirt, slacks and tie. looking a bit out of place among the motorcyclists and roadside hawkerers and hawkerees, and it made me smile :)

hello, sleepy town!

Mimi turns 21!

2011-11-19T18:30:00.000+08:00

So many birthday celebrations! Ok Mimi's not really 21 but we value our lives. hehehehh *throws flying kiss at Mimi

We went to Red Box cos she likes to sing. Thanks to Tim for buying :) It was fun!!

birthday girl in the baju kurung. she looked all gangsta with her sleeves rolled up, but she carries an LV Alma and wears strappy stilettos

Mimi singing while her 2 homies drive hahaha

she had an extended birthday celebration. Flying to Koh Samui for a Le Meridian getaway and all.

the rest. Yuen was supposed to join us but she had proposals to send out :(

with my loves

we bought Mimi her own fragrance! don't have a pic of the perfume bottle, it was in a reallyy cute shape of a Japanese girl, with mushroom hair and flowers on her head

OH found it!

hehe.

okay am off to another birthday bash~

Happy belated birthday again Mimi! you know we love you!

Wei's birthday celebration

2011-11-18T18:16:00.001+08:00

So Wei turned 23 last week! Simple celebration this year since it was a belated.

We went to Ole Ole Bali, and I really liked it!

I was looking at the tatami-style seating every once in a while. I so wanted to sit there! Stupid me wore a short skirt ugh

Servings are pretty large. We ordered 1 main, 1 soup and 1 salad, and we wanted to burst

Sup Buntut hehe. I'm not kidding, that's what it's called

Nasi campur

Squid salad

This was so yummy I ate most of it. Wei could have the rest of the nasi campur, so why not :p

I made it a point to put my phone away, even though emails were still coming in at a steady pace at 830pm. It's a Friday night! Don't people rest??! sometimes I don't know how they do it, digital advertising is the worst

we talked about everything and anything. there were jokes about silly stuff, we discussed our plans, we talked about infidelity (hahaha don't ask). I'll remember how much we enjoyed each other's company that night :)

Then when I finally checked my phone, I discovered that I've missed the La Senza 11.11.11 sale T_______T asdksdhwkpt my hearttt *clutches

small Bonia wallet cos he only uses the small ones

ended the night with coffee elsewhere!

roadtrip to Malacca

2011-11-14T22:00:00.001+08:00

Been a while since we had one of these roadtrips! So nice to just take a day off to go food hunting and get lost in trunk roads. heh.we played one of those word games where you had to choose a category and shout out words from that category which starts with the last alphabet of the word previously mentioned. get it get it?

turns out we're not as bright as we thought. *sigh

this time it was all about the company :) Malacca was packed, never have I seen so many people milling about the streets of Malacca town. Every single shop that had decent enough looking food had queues up to the road! We went for asam laksa (beats chicken rice balls any day in my opinion), cendol, coffee and of course, the awesome bakar-ed crab!

mmmmm.. *wipes drool.

Wei drove us!*smooch

yep we walked under the sun and did touristy stuff. Like buying kampai off a freezer. hehe. when I first saw a kid holding the bottle I did a double take. err. don't these contain alcohol?

but yeah turns out there's a non-alcohol variant.

or did you know that already?! -_-

didn't capture the super delish asam laksa and cendol cos I was hungry T_T but look out for Jonker 88 if you're heading there. The queue is a small price to pay for a lil bite of heaven :P

and then there's this cafe which serves coffee from 13 states.

Calanthe Art Cafe - very cosy and quirky. I liked it immediately

had dinner at the Portuguese settlement. awesome sea food, especially the pepper crab!! there was so many people that when we reached at 620pm we still had to wait for an hour.

'er whuttt'

Wai Ping's reflecting

Yuen's concentrating

Tim's anti-social and Maren's always happy hehe

and then back to more touristy stuff!

Haikal's really happy cos Hopo didn't get the ring *amused

oh and we finally went to Jonker walk.

always wanted to go but somehow never got the chance.

we had to rush through the streets though as it threatened to rain :(

cheap pajamas

3 for RM10 earrings! We were almost willing ourselves to buy them even when they didn't appeal to us.

Sense got to us, obviously. oh well.

was so much fun just spending time together. We made a pact to come back for a Renaissance getaway. just because :)

Wei gets older

2011-11-09T22:02:00.003+08:00

It's Wei's birthday today!

poor guy had to wake up at 630am this morning to draw blood. hahah. first phone call with him in the morning was a mumbled happy birthday with my eyes half closed and a whole lot of groaning. waking up pains.

I honestly didn't plan anything this year. How do you come up with ideas for surprises?? We've known each other for a decade now gasp. omg we're old. After the 6th or 7th year, your brains just run out of juice.

But anyhow, he's in BP and I'm here, so celebrations will have to wait.

I did send him a proper birthday wish though.. with promises of celebrations to come :)

and the face I hope he's eager to see :P

and of course, my first ever banoffee pie!

which is 3 quarters gone by now..

which I will make again just for him.. hehe

Happy Birthday Weiii <3

*kisses

trippy lights

2011-11-07T12:37:00.000+08:00

Saw these and I couldn't resist getting them for my room! Always wanted to have those string of little lightbulbs to dangle around my curtains or even on the dressing table.

Bought 2 of these for RM50. Quite a bargain I think?

wheeee ~ happy! Havent made up my mind where I want to place the 2nd string. Probably down the corner of my windows :)

how my colleagues missed me

2011-11-01T22:03:00.000+08:00

so the one day that I was out of the office..

I won costume of the day

I had conversations with them, and apparently gave Karen a creepy stare

I was.. you know, doing my work as usual. and then ASOS popped up. don't ask me why. I wasn't even looking at the screen

I missed lunch so I snacked on Hup Seng.. while having Mars in my mouth. *munch

I went to the toilet to adjust my cardigan (??)

I sang (have to give them credit for this one)

and as a welcome back 'gift', they thought it funny to bury my keyboard under a bunch of treats

not so funny when I returned the favor the next morning

oh my god I want to smack them so hard...

Channeling Nigella

2011-10-31T18:40:00.000+08:00

Got this from the recent Big Bad Wolf sale, along with a gazillion other story books (I have too many, I know!) There's something about looking through cookbooks, or home improvement brochures, or DIY magazines, and thinking you can work it. and then your muffins turn out to be flat chunks of biscuits *hangs head

didn't happen this time! I was flipping through Nigella Christmas one day, and decided to go for the simplest recipe I could find. So simple I didn't have to chop anything

just break them apart, lazy man style

we didn't have Cornish Hens, so I used chicken whole legs instead.

just place the chicken on a deep pan, drizzle the olive oil, slot in the garlic and lemon pieces, mix the seasoning together and sprinkle! lazy man style 8D

preheat the oven to 220 celcius, then pop your tray into the oven for an hour

and ta-dah!

had it with mashed potatoes, salad with french dressing, and pear cider

yums.

Teaching hat

2011-10-22T17:07:00.000+08:00

I've worn quite a few hats in the past - Babysitter hat (Kindergarten), Cashier hat, dancing hat, Harasser of doctors hat (ugh, research work, don't ask). But.. teaching??

I guess I always thought it an easy task: dump info, drill info, bye bye. Meh, middle C is here. Semibreve? 4 counts.

1-2-3-4.

But when I actually GET students, mann was I intimidated.

Before every new class I freak out. I can't do role model stuff! I can't tell my students my 'opinion' when I don't know what to think to begin with. I can't do dancing and singing to Old Macdonald's or Mary had a Little Lamb, I wouldn't know what to do with my hands! *shrill

I don't know how to break down what I know of music; so how am I gonna map out every single class if I don't know which. basics. come. first. I too easily assume the student knows this when I teach them that. pft.

This is stressing me out more than 10 advertising campaigns put together *hyperventilates

After the initial class, I calm down and tell myself, 'see? that's not too bad'. And then a new student comes along and I'm back to banging my head against the wall. It's scary knowing that every advice you give and every action you make carve the details of a world to someone.

*breathes* so anyway, baby steps. Today I taught a 4 year old boy who's just beginning to learn how to grasp a pencil. (didn't see that coming) Minor set back but ok.. I guided his hand with my own and drew a circle and a line across. Middle C! hehe. felt like clapping my hands. did some sticker work.. got him to paste stickers at the correct places.. Sang Mary had a Little Lamb (he didn't want to sing along but was perfectly happy with me singing to him -_-), asked him to emulate spider fingers for me (thanks Hopo!)... and I guess he was happy, cos he gave me a hug at the end of the class aww.

I'm thinking coloring next :)

alteration day

2011-10-17T22:02:00.000+08:00

bye-bye black hair

hello blondie

Blue Cow

2011-10-11T11:48:00.001+08:00

Sunday was a beautiful day! It was hot out, yet windy and this is the view we woke up to :)

we were meeting Maren and the brunch for tea at Blue Cow, and Wei was back so we went on a little roadtrip before that!

oh, and yes. I jogged. woke up early on a Saturday to do that. sigh the things we do to conform.. hehe

so anyway, back to Blue Cow.

Food was okay for me.. apparently the big breakfast is good but I just ordered apple crumble. It's a pet-friendly restaurant, so guess who came along for tea!

the 2 Malteses Louie and Shadow :D

SO. CUTE. I wanna squeeze them

awwhh

all our attentions were focused on the dog we didn't have much of a conversation *shrugs

Is this how new parents are gonna be like around each other??!

kitty kitty

2011-10-10T21:36:00.032+08:00

there was a cat show at Sunway Pyramid last weekend! This guy was holding one of the cats in his arms so people could pat it.

As I got closer, some girl beside me was baby talking and going 'Helleww kittehh. Hey kitty-kitty'

Ok first I don't get baby talk! like your tongue has dissolved into butter and pronunciations go out the window. and err. does this look like a kitty-kitty to you? :S

it is hugeeeee

Playing House

2011-10-04T20:54:00.001+08:00

you know how we always liked to play house when we were younger?

Ok la I don't know if little boys liked to play house, but I used to build tents from sofa cushions and blankets and I'd pretend to be a doctor and made my brother be my patient. hahaha. and then I'd go back to my tent to sleep and pretend to cook -_-

surprising how that turned out hrm.

so anyway, Hopo, Mammal and I went shopping at the home department the other day, and it was soo fun! like playing house all over again.

First our beds will have this Aussino quilt cover..

only RM1,003 *blows nails

oh and it only feels so much softer than Egyptian cotton

then I'd make coffee every morning from this

or you know, considering it looks mighty hi-tech it could probably churn out coffee when it senses that I'm awake or somethin

and then we'd have this bean bag in our recreation room and lie on it for an hour or two and talk about the weather..

and then when we've grown old, we'll have this quaint looking rocking sofa and prop our legs up when we feel like it

then we ran out of time and came back down to earth.

haha. nevertheless we were quite productive!

more bedsheets!

girls day out

2011-09-28T18:12:00.001+08:00

went out with the crazy girls last weekend. so much fun!

We made our appointment with Honeypot just cos it's fun to have someone there with you, and this time.. we brought Mammal along! Brazilian wax virgin no more. She wanted us to hold her hand throughout, so oh well.. *shrugs. heheh. Throughout the session I could hear allll her questions. Seriously that girl has no filter -_-

'I don't wana live anymore..'
'omg this is worse than giving birth'.

oh my god drama queen.

then we went to Canoodling for late lunch!

Just like Avanti, they have huge mahjong like papers with crayons on the table for you to doodle

and omg their Canoodle Oodle of Noodles is awesomeee

you put the stuff together, drizzle the green chili thing, roll it up, take a bite and go to heaven

after a while I got impatient so I threw everything together and ate it like char kuey teow.

the rest of their stuff are really good too! I love the Thai Beef Salad I ended up ordering takeaway for the family

mammallll

and of course... we shopped.

ok fine. Karen and I shopped.

Cottlesloe Beach, Fremantle Port and Fremantle Prison

2011-09-25T14:20:00.000+08:00

continuation from Day 1 Part 1:

After the Perth Mint tour, we headed to Fremantle for lunch!

Stopped at Cottlesloe Beach along the way..

beauuutiful azure blue waters, with seagulls flying above our heads

I was afraid they might poop on me -_-

Sat by the beach to enjoy the view and the breeze. it was really sunny! but still chilly cos of the wind. I didn't bring my slippers else I would've sunk my toes in the sand :(

arriving at Fremantle!

Fremantle is Perth's port city, and is also Western Australia's largest general cargo port. We were there mainly for the prison tour, but turns out they're famous for their Fish 'n Chips as well :D

took a walk through the city and the park to the boardwalk where all the restaurants are at

quaint burgundy brown wooden doors and a 'no junk mail' sign :P might just replicate this for a side gate in the future

went to Cicerello's for the 'best Fish 'n Chips in Perth'

didn't disappoint! Was longing for the same taste since the last good Fish 'n Chips I had at Tasmania years ago *reunited

hehe. Portion was huge though. I only managed to finish half, so the rest went to the Lee brothers' stomachs.

sipping beer while enjoying the view and chilly sea breeze. could do with this more often :))

some other stuffs we ordered

the 2nd plate alone cost about 40aud. xia si ren

'Please don't feed the seagulls, or they will shit on you'
My fear was real T_T

then to the last stop of the day before we returned to the hotel: Fremantle Prison!

while waiting for the tour. looking like death from just 3 hours of sleep T_T

our 'prison warden' Bill, if I remember correctly.

At the end of the tour he said 'My name's Jack if you thought the tour was terrible. However if you liked it and would like to share it with our management, my name's Bill'. hahah

we went through the whole process, from the place the prisoners strip and get frisked for hidden objects to the showers and then the cells.

safety nets above to prevent suicides

like a scene from the movies :O

the canteen

we even saw the equipment they use for flogging the prisoners D:

prison chapel

and then we went through the process of the condemned prisoner's last morning. His final meal, brandy to soothe his nerves, then chaining his hands and legs and hustling him to the execution room :S

4 men will be standing on each corner to make sure he falls straight down - not sideways or leaning frontwards - to avoid strangulation or decapitatation O_O Bill told us the whole process only takes about 2-3 mins. puts rope around neck - final prayers - pull handle.

after which the body is lowered to the floor below and a doctor on hand goes down the steps to confirm his death.

so creepy :/

Apparently there're night/ghost tours as well, for those looking for a 'different' experience.

Thought this was another really good tour, of all the tours we've experienced at Perth.

We went back to the hotel to rest, eat some more, and explored Perth City at night :) Will update more on Day 2, 3 and 4! hundreds of pictures more to go ~~

Brownie's doppleganger

2011-09-18T17:09:00.000+08:00

Brownie

Brownie brought to life

oh am geeeeeeeee *ruffles curls

Meeples, European Boardgame Cafe

2011-09-17T19:05:00.002+08:00

been hearing a lot about Meeples lately. Apparently opened by a fellow SU-ian, Meeples is basically like.. a library of boardgames, only better! People go there to hang out and play boardgames for a fee of RM5 per head per hour. The staff there are around to guide and teach you everything about a new boardgame, since most of them are not available in Malaysia. Mini snacks and drinks are available for order, but we were so engrossed in our games we didn't order anything.

We played Saboteur and Smartass!

Quite fun, this Saboteur. Basically Saboteurs have to prevent Minors (the opposite team whose characters look like Snow White dwarfs) from getting the gold, while Minors have to prevent Saboteurs from sabotaging their gold expedition. I didn't get the gist of the game so I sabotaged my own team T__T

we asked the staff if he knew how to play all the games that were there, and he said most of them. Must've been so stressful, playing the new boardgames and then coaching customers later *bitter

maybe they're looking to hire. hahah

Oh! if you like what you're playing, you can purchase it! They have a whole list of imported boardgames available for purchase.

Meeples is located on the first floor, same row as McD SS15 (Near Taylor's and Inti College).

Meeples - European Boardgames Cafe
64-1, Jalan SS15/4D,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

My weekend

2011-09-14T16:22:00.001+08:00

Wei has been in Batu Pahat for more than a week so Hopo and Mammal are my boyfriends now.

*Phone rings* Wei: Hi baby
Me: uhh.. who's this?

hahaha. Ok lah I was JUST KIDDING. We miss each other so badly he's coming back after 2 weeks. heheh anyway!

Went for karaoke with my boyfriends on Friday! Before that Yuen, Hopo and I went for dinner at Sanbanto. My first time there, they had a butchery right in the shop o_O Not sure if I want to see that before it gets served in a plate infront of me *ignorant

Yuen was stressing over VW.

their mushroom soup was awesomeeee. I wish I could make mushroom soups like that.

Karaoke till 2 and then I got home and was locked out -_- Bro thought I was back already so he locked the side door. Turns out I didn't have my house keys AND the gate remote with me *smacks forehead

We hosted lunch on Saturday, group of 10 altogether. By 5pm we still had soo much food left! so we had marble cheese cake for tea :D really yummy homemade stuff.

and of course mooncakes and Earl Grey tea. I like it plain with half a teaspoon of brown sugar.

and then Dad took Kobe out for a jog. Wei said he's bordering on obesity. HE IS NOT. He's just fleshy that's all. By the time Kobe reached his kennel, he flopped down and ignored us.

Max running about looking like Ratatouille. hahahhaa

Sunday night we went all out. Dad and I drove to Kissaten to get dinner, and while waiting he ordered a pint of Paulaner. I took a pic and bbmed mum. hahahhahhaha

then he told mum I drank half -_-

on the way home I was playing around with the in-car phone thingy. And then I synced it to Dad's phone!

*proud. heehhe

called bro just for the fun of it.

Went to 15 to get some DVDs, and ended the night with awesome food and images of a panda

till tomorrow night!:)

Perth Day 1 - King's Park & Perth Mint

2011-09-10T20:57:00.002+08:00

So.. Perth was fun! Some have asked me 'why Perth'

Actually, I don't know :P We've done Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmania. Forgot all about Gold Coast. Maybe it's the sandboarding, or the dolphins, penguins and sea lion tour.

the 4 days we spent at Perth was packed!

Here's part of Day 1:

We pulled an all-nighter on flight, so when we reached Perth it's the start of a full day - not a wise choice but it was the only one we had. AirAsia only had 1 flight per day

Wei was amused with himself pft. He captured several other pictures of Chunglern and myself snoring on flight. Not a pretty sight. so I rejected him in his video. hahahhhaha. funny story, that.

The headrest was uncomfortable! and they kept switching on the lights throughout the night. I think most of us only had about 3 to 4 hours sleep. nevertheless, good experience?

630 in the morning! On the way to get some breakfast. It was 7 degrees by the way. We chartered a van-bus (don't know which category it belonged to) throughout the whole 4 days since there was 9 of us. Our tour guide was.. quite charming. Hahaha. Since ours was a private tour, we managed to visit some places that weren't in the itinerary.

There were several other tours with lots of Malaysians that we kept bumping into, but those are group tours of 30-40 odd people!

Our hotel was at the heart of Perth City. Quite a good location, one of the famous Italian restaurants was just a 5-10 minute walk away. Convenience store and liquor shop just down the road. Bought ourselves some cider, beer and Moscato. looove the Moscato. If you should want to buy me some wine, you know what to get *bats eyelashes

Our first stop: King's Park!

King's Park spans about 4 square kilometres? The largest city park in the world. beats New York's Central Park! Wei kept saying he wished he'd brought his jogging stuff. Even I'm inspired to jog.*flex muscles

King's Park is also home to one of the largest variety of plants and wildflowers species. I took some pictures of the flowers for mum. She'd go craazyy there I tell you. loves flowers.

love the tree bark!

fooling around with the cousins <3

We went to the lookout point and got this! Too bad my blogger template dont allow bigger pictures

Perth City and Swan River in all its glory :)

those buildings at the little island in the centre? holiday homes and accommodation of Perth's rich. Yachts, river-front serviced apartments, jogging at the world's largest park.. totally my thing. hhehehe

it was windy by the way, and I was FREEZING.

so we went back to the van-bus to get my coat.

French Connection from ASOS!

lifesaver, really. hehe.

WHY DONT WE HAVE PARKS LIKE THIS?

then we went to the Tree-Top Walkway, and I was trying not to look down. Vertigo *wobbly legs

2nd stop! Perth Mint

The highlight of this tour was the pouring of liquid gold into gold bars. Photo taking was prohibited for security reasons, so we don't have much snapshots here. But I thought the Perth Mint tour was really good.

The guide was engaging and witty, and told us how the Perth economy bloomed from all the gold. When the first gold nugget was found, there was a gold rush and people flocked to Western Australia. Apparently one 20 something kilo gold nugget was discovered by a 19 year old, WITH A METAL DETECTOR. The biggest gold mass I ever got close to was the 1kg gold bar at the mint. glass encased pft.

This is how a gold nugget looks like:

un-shiny and covered with mud. If I were to see it lying on the road, I'd ignore it T_T

Wei's sad cos he got the smaller piece -_-

we also went to Cottlesloe beach, Fremantle city and the prison! (another really good tour). Will keep that for Part 2 of Day 1 :)

Jaben Malaysia, SS15

2011-09-04T13:48:00.001+08:00

someone once commented that Wei is an audiophile. Not too sure what that meant but it sounded like pedophilia to me

Audiophile - hi-fi enthusiast; a hobbyist who seeks high-quality audio reproduction via the use of specialized high-end audio electronics.

*roll on floor laughing

ok yeah so I guess it's true. Apart from my uncle, he's the only other audiophile/headphones + hi fi + speakers + home theatre fanatic I know. Whatever equipment that emits music/sound, he wants lah.

So anyway, the first time I heard of Jaben was when Wei wanted to get Comply Foam Tips for his earphones. What these are are basically foam cone-like things that you insert into your ear in place of the silicone/rubber in-ear cone-like things. fuhh look at me go.

If you didn't understand the above sentence, here's some visual aid for you, you're welcome.

foam cone-like things that you insert into your ear in place of the silicone/rubber in-ear cone-like things

you just have to squeeze, insert into your ears, and wait for them to expand in your ears to provide a comfy seal

these foam buds are noise reducing, and wont hurt your ears even with extended use. Perrfect for my tiny ear canals

So anyway, back to Jaben. Everything in there is try-able! even the RM15 comply foam tips!! Some places don't allow trying of in-ear headphones, what more ear buds that cost only RM15 - which actually doesn't make sense to me because these equipments are all about the quality of the sound that you prefer, yes? I know I would want to try if I'm gonna be spending hundreds on these stuff

Wei and I sat there for half an hour to 45 minutes just trying headphones, and chatting with the staff. The staff there are super friendly! They brought out a few headphones of the range Wei was looking for and provided us with players.

their prices are also one of the most competitive (Wei did some research online and offline before settling on the one from Jaben)

So there, a very happy ~~kid~~ customer.

-_-

Jaben, SS15 is located on the first floor just opposite Asia Cafe (same row as ChaTime and Snowflake)

Getaway

2011-08-30T22:59:00.000+08:00

Hello from Perthhhhhhh!

new toy

2011-08-26T23:25:00.000+08:00

Wei just got his new iPad. He was all over his new toy, showing me features and meddling with it for hours. What's with guys and their gadgets?

I took it and tried tapping on the keyboard. mm.. like the 'tuhks' sound. Tried typing as fast as possible to see if the 'tuhks' stretch into one long tuhhkkkkk. swiped around. yawn, no games yet.
So I left little souvenirs

quite fun, this photobooth!

the little things

2011-08-25T18:14:00.001+08:00

Wei is done with his major exam and is having his break, which means he's back for 2 weeks!!:)

We watched movies, went on a little roadtrip, met up with friends..

then I messaged him one day while at work, and guess what.

He's SHOPPING.

talk about rubbing it in, ugh.

that evening, he presented me with something

Comfort kit!! (sort of)

Milk chocolate digestives which I'm crazzzyyy over. seems to be magic for my gastric pains. a book so I can read on the plane :)

and of course mini chocolate fingers!

which my Dad conveniently opened and popped into his mouth when I showed him

-______-

He bought himself a tie pin and a CD. ahh so sweet this guy.

hehe ok you all can stop the gagging noise

The Little White Dress

2011-08-19T10:37:00.000+08:00

See how you can wear the LWD in 7 different ways

SO PRETTYY.
I love Monday, Tuesday and Sunday's looks best!

Hopo turns 23

2011-08-14T18:06:00.000+08:00

We went to Bedroom Pavilion for Hopo's cocktail party. Quite a nice place! They decorated our corner with balloons since they knew it was a birthday occasion. It kinda fell short of my expectations though. Since it was called Bedroom, I expected more.. beds and pillows?:P Or cosy plush corners with drapes for privacy etc. That would've been so much more bedroomish don't you think?!

Sigh. Nevermind.

I ordered some cocktail drink called Midnight Kiss. The mixture had pretty sounding ingredients like Violet, Champagne, and Bombay Sapphire. Hehe. Tasted not bad!

Sparkly and.. colorful. I don't know how to describe it.

We were taking pictures and then the birthday cake came. The waiter plopped it on the table infront of us and just so happened I was right in front. So they called me a limelight stealer. -_-

So quick to judge tsk.

The gorgeous birthday girl!

with Hopo

I bought her pretty little things from Xixili!

So pretty I couldn't resist T__T

new blog!

2011-08-14T15:25:00.001+08:00

ahhh, FINALLY.

Took me 2 lifetimes but I've moved! :P

Almost satisfied with my new layout, still making some tweaks here and there. I was literally going through a gazillion templates online and looking through codes so much I'm seeing stars.

Learnt something new though! The 'inspect element' feature allows you to see the coding for each section, SO COOL.*jakun
hehe.

Happy for now! *swings legs

Choya Umeishu

2011-08-09T20:50:00.004+08:00

omg you guys should really try this Japanese plum liqueur.

Dad's been seeing me with a glass almost every other night heheh. Not that he's complaining, it has health benefits ohkay.. :P

I like it best on the rocks! Ahh so yummy..

I heart weekends

2011-08-04T22:29:00.003+08:00

Last weekend was packed! First there was Hopo's cocktail party, so Friday night was spent accompanying her shopping. We didn't really want to go home yet so we went for late night desserts!!

Swear and cross my heart that I'll exercise soon.

Saturday came and I wanted to squeeze as many activities as I can. Wei was around, I wanted to spend time with him; yet my parents wanted to bring grandma out and I wanted to be there too. I can't tell you how many times I've tried so hard to plan things to the minute especially when I need to be at 2 places at once. I CAN'T SETTLE FOR CHOOSING EITHER. My parents and Wei knows this, so they're always telling me to go with the other party, which actually doesn't help, really -_-

Hopo's party was fun, and it gave us the opportunity to see Wendy wearing heels! *jaw drops

She's always choosing her 'trusty Havaianas' – or so she calls them. But they didn't want her anymore. They chose to stay at the badminton court. *roll on floor laughing

Will post up Hopo's party pics soon!:)

Then Sunday came! Laid back Sunday… perfect way to end the weekend.

We went for brunch at West Lake Garden, stuffed ourselves silly and we didn't have to eat for the rest of the day until dinner time. Yummy stuff!

Then dad and bro was putting in the garden.

I felt left out so I went to Max and Kobe and gave them a large bone. They went nuts. Chewed at it for almost an hour and it's still not diminishing in size O_O Magic I tell you!

I walked past them, called them, did a little dance in front of them. They ignored me. -_-

I tried to take their bone away.. and whoa. Talk about overreacting. Ok maybe it was a bad idea.

Hee heee. So cuteeeee!! *juggles cheeks

On Sunday night, we watched Life As We Know It.

Then went to bed with images of Josh Duhamel. Ahh, perfect. <3

a birthday wish to Hopo

2011-08-01T21:47:00.000+08:00

Dear Hopo,

Your new year resolution: do something about your hair! I was looking at your birthday pics and it's so long!! Any longer and kids will be able to pull it >:D

We've been through dramas, schools and boyfriends (you've a penchant for weird ones :P), so I'm glad you finally found your Pear Bear. We have so much history together sometimes it's scary. Please remind me to swear each other to secrecy before any embarrassing wedding speeches, thanks. *dagger stare*

We share the same tastes; build castles in the sky together. We are BAD for each other's pockets yet we keep going for walks in those damn malls. We like the same things, which makes giving presents to each other so awesome!

The crazy times, the sleepovers, the sneaking around, the stories we tell each other, and of course, sticking up for one another.

WE, are constant.

by the way, THIS is not rejected love!

it's you trying to take food in my mouth pft

Happy Birthday!! *smooch

beaded love

2011-07-31T17:55:00.000+08:00

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I couldn't resist. *hugs fabric*

kaftans

2011-07-28T16:58:00.000+08:00

Ive never really paid attention to Muslim fashion. Which is surprising because they tend to have really stylish yet modest pieces that Hopo and I go gaga over. I swear our dressing sense is so similar, sometimes we look like we color code -_-

We even each have a pair of shoes in the same shade of yellow.

YELLOW. the kind that makes you skip a step cos they're so bright and cheery.

What are the odds?!

So anyway, we were doing our usual.. work. And look what I found :O :O :O

The last one is only RM1200 hahahahhaha *hysterical

Oh well. I need one for Hopo's wedding no? >:D

buying gifts

2011-07-20T21:57:00.000+08:00

I've been spending a lot on gifts these few months!

Actually, I've been spending a lot, period. There's always someone's birthday coming up, or just my luck that I stumbled upon something I've looked for my entire life. Can't let that go, can I??!

And then I come across a couple more of those somethings.. *hangs head

Mann, I need to freeze my credit card in dry ice or something. That should teach me never to touch it.

So anyway, Hopo's birthday is coming up! and I've got so many ideas on what to buy her I don't know what to buy her anymore!!

I'm starting to see the point of the whole wish list crap. I used to think it was nonsensical and shameless, but I guess it makes sense. I may even use it for my birthday! and housewarming. and wedding. hehe

Just a month ago I had to help my brother choose a present for his girlfriend. We went over all possibilities. HE, couldn't decide.

Necklace? gave her one.
Handbag? don't know..
Flowers? perishable.

I told him to channel allll his love, and make a card.

He ignored me and bought the Marc Jacobs Classic Q Trifold -_-

pft. let's see what he buys for me in December.

water chalet

2011-07-17T19:41:00.001+08:00

We took a short break last week and drove down to PD for a night. I like that we have a holiday home nearby, so whenever we feel like getting away even for a short while, there's that awaiting us!

The one day that I took off from work was crazy though. I was working the whole morning, laptop glued to face from the kitchen counter right straight to the car -_- Motion sickness didn't dare mess with me that day

It can get really frustrating though. You are supposed to be on leave yet people expect things of you. I had half a mind to throw my BB away.

Then I thought about all the saved mushy messages so I changed my mind. *roll on floor laughing

When I finally did close my laptop, we were at PD!

taking the buggy

We read, watched movies, watched the sea, had seafood dinner, and just enjoyed the company and the room. So nice to be able to do this every once in a while :)

If you're looking to invest in a water chalet just like the above, let me know! You get a holiday home, 5% returns, 12 nights of free hotel stays… not to mention the emotional rewards and it's contribution to you and your family's general wellbeing (from having free getaways every once in a while) *serious

get in touch for more details!

Brothers and Sisters

2011-07-12T23:39:00.002+08:00

I used to watch Brothers and Sisters religiously. While everyone was reciting lines from 10 seasons of Friends, I was paying attention to Dave Annable. And maybe Rob Lowe. Hehe.

I'd flop down on the sofa with mum every night, box of tissue next to us, just in case of sobfests.

And then Dad would come home from work and get drawn into the conversations. Haha.

I don't know why we stopped watching it though. Couldn't find torrents.. not exactly easy to purchase them here either.

Just yesterday my brother decided to play it again. And I'm reminded of why this has got to be one of my most favourite series ever.

The scripts are witty and intelligent, it's not annoying like The O.C., and the characters all have so much depth. There's so much going on yet there isn't much action, everything manages to come across through their conversations... You have to watch it to know what I mean!

I'm thinking of rewatching the first few seasons and catch up on the remaining ones. So sad to know ABC decided to end it at fifth season :(

red velvet cupcakes

2011-07-04T20:33:00.000+08:00

I ate some red velvet cupcakes the other day and I was hooked. I can't believe I've never tried it!

I was so excited to make some myself I spent 100 bucks on muffin trays. -___-

Got a shock of my life at the paying counter.

'WHAT?! 50 bucks each?? oooohh my god. my mum's gona kill me'

nevermind. lesson learnt.

Dont grab stuff off the shelf without looking at price. pftt I should smack myself.

So anyway, yes. Red velvet cupcakes.

Surprisingly easy to make!:D

just dump everything together, use the electric mixer, and tadah!

success!

I shall treat the trays really nicely. *solemn

My kakak shall too.

going international

2011-07-03T15:15:00.001+08:00

purchases from the UK has arrriveddddd!!!!!! :D :D

*skips around*

buying properties

2011-06-30T22:17:00.000+08:00

We went to check out some properties over the weekend. Just to see what are the upcoming projects around and what are the prices like..

And mannnnn, are they EXPENSIVE.

How can people afford houses??!

Like hello, RM700 per square feet?!?! Have you seen the size of an A4 paper?? Hehe.

I'm just beginning to grasp how the whole process works, what is interest rates, how to qualify for a loan etc etc. What I can't grasp though is the price I have to pay for a toilet cubicle T___T

We went to check out Sunway Velocity a couple of weekends ago, and Seringin Residences just last weekend. I was really excited about Seringin!

Here's some of the pictures I took (not sure if photography was allowed, but there were no signs around and nobody stopped me heh)

we were told these are how the actual surrounding areas will look like. Timber louvres, vertical gardens..

Love the whole idea and concept ! They have rooftop herb gardens, solar panels.. all creating a green environment. They also had lotss of greens everywhere, water features, a lot of wood and glass.. it's like the developer read our minds

Deal breaker for us was the glassed toilet and the floor to ceiling glass windows in each unit :O

What do you think??

It's only RM866k for 1,800 square feet

Big deal. *blows nails

I just have to eat grass.

Girly time

2011-06-26T16:18:00.000+08:00

Decided to have a mini slumber party recently! I can't remember the last time I slept over at Hopo's and just do crazy stuff late into the night, we always had to wake up early the next day for work.

Sigh. Boring things grown-ups do, really. hehe.

On the way back from dinner, we were telling Wendy how our sleepovers involve driving to McD at midnight for ice-cream, or cutting each other's hair at 2 in the morning when suddenly she went, "I'll cut friendship ties with you if you cut my hair!"

*roll on floor laughing*

the guys didn't get it.

'What do you girls do during sleepovers??'

'pillow fights.. lingerie party..'

Wei's jaw nearly touched the floor I had to smack him.

Hopo sent a picture of the gazillion nail polish and magazines to Haikal and he said, "that's so high-school" *fumes*

so anyway, the best part about sleepoverss..

FREE manicures

hahahaha.

Just kidding. OF COURSE it's the company. and the gossips.

ahh so therapeutic.

Dad's new toy

2011-06-21T23:19:00.001+08:00

Dad bought a car for mum recently.

He has been looking around for months, keeping it a secret from my brothers and I pft.

And then I started seeing brochures and unclosed tabs on his iPad... -____-

That's it la, I'm not telling him secrets anymore.

So anyway, this was supposed to be for mum's birthday.

And it finally arrived! :)

So happy for dad (we all know who it is really for). He has been working so hard, so it's nice to see him finally indulging in some stuff for himself and mum!

Took it for a spin the other day, love the interior!

Guess the price of the convertible gave my dad wobbly legs, so we made do (wind down all the windows).

See it even gave us sexy hair

happy baby

2011-06-19T22:07:00.000+08:00

My cousin Kih-ran is such a happy baby.

We went for dinner together the other day and upon seeing us, he grabbed my hand and led me to the table.

I said thank you!

He bounced away.

All throughout the night he was dancing by himself, talking about explosions and stuff.

In his haste to go and see the fishes in the pond, he spilled a bit of water on his shirt.

I looked at him and I said 'kih-ran! okay your shirt is a leeetle bit wet.'

He repeated that throughout the entire night.

'leeeetle bit wet. Leeeetle bit wet.'

-___-

And then when it comes to singing the birthday song to his mum, he started jumping in his chair.

The best part about birthdays

*squeeze

housewarming

2011-06-16T23:21:00.001+08:00

After MONTHS of renovation and furnishings, we finally invited some relatives over!

not everything is in place yet though.. water feature is still not fully functioning, the granite tiles on the driveway still need a protective coat, another fridge for the dry kitchen, a chandelier...

how la? no money for my walk-in wardrobe already.

It's scary how much money is involved when it comes to building a home! Even Max's little house can buy me some MNG dresses T__T

we had 2 small get togethers recently. Just for my mum and dad's relatives. Not easy to put something like that together also. I was juggling between serving food, making sure everyone has everything they need, and chasing my nephew so I could squeeze him.

not easy, that. He has learned to say 'duwan!'

some of them brought gifts as well!

maybe we should do a barbeque for friends!

fit friends

2011-06-14T17:22:00.001+08:00

met up with the uni mates with Wei last Friday and it was just like old times..

Zetch being the over-thinking-must-have-everything-meticulously-planned-out while YC and I make jokes and laugh by ourselves.

except that now YC has joined the fitness bandwagon. *jaw drops

I swear, 3 of them were preaching fitness to me.

'you'll feel good about yourself..'

'no more period cramps'

pfft. this is what happens when you have fitness fanatics as friends.

Okay. in my defence, I do exercise!

a little. Taking Kobe out for a run is hard. work. *deluded

but anyway. this is what I really wanted to tell you

Kissaten's Teriyaki Pork Burger is the bombb

Soo yummy

Their Salmon Steak is pretty darn good as well!!

nyam.

staying connected

2011-06-07T22:23:00.001+08:00

Wei is away most of the time. He comes back only for the weekends and before we know it, it's Sunday already! When he has to go on call, or rush some work or prepare for exams, sometimes all I see of him is his contact picture when he calls.

really no time to love me, this guy. hehe

so what we do is.. we send each other pictures! snippets of our ongoings just to keep each other updated :)

This is him showing me one of the routine during classes..

or how 'serious' they are when they're in the library

I don't know this bunch of people, really :P

or to ask if I fancy a hybrid car

well.. if you insist.. *blows nail

or to show how he has daddy potential

did you kidnap him for this picture!

He doesn't look very happy.

haha

and this is me showing how I refashioned his top!

or to make sure he buys the right flour

Once I went for dinner with the family and thought I'd scare him a bit.

someone brought me to this nicee restaurant.....

hehe. what would we do without hand phones!

Bonia mum up

2011-06-05T12:47:00.000+08:00

Bro and I have been working for about 1 and a half years now. I remember how it is when we first started. We'd be soo conscious of our money going out that we were bordering on stingy! The first time we fully understood the meaning of hard-earned money.

I know some friends who spent their first pay check splurging on a designer handbag, or some on something they've been eyeing for a long time. For us it's just clutching to our money as tightly as we can. hehe

That was then. Now we're like meh.. it's just swiping cards.. and then we'll feel guilty as hell.

So anyway, last weekend was the first time we decided to splurge on something.. for mum!

Mum is.. the opposite of me. She rarely goes shopping! (but I bet she did when she was younger pft. Hello? You guys should see her wardrobe) She spends on her loved ones and not herself, and she always receives expensive gifts, so she didn't really have to buy handbags or perfumes for herself.

She's been using this Dior handbag for work for the longest time, until one day I couldn't take it anymore so I told her Ma please change your handbag, smelly already. haha

so we decided to get a handbag for her birthday! I contemplated getting Marc Jacobs cos their new collection is gorrrgeous. and then the price tag gave us wobbly legs

ta-dah! *excited*

typical mum didn't want to tear the paper bag -_- I couldn't wait so I asked bro to help her

to the most important woman in our lives :) *slobbery kisses