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Coming to an end

2012-02-04T22:46:00.000-08:00

Hello folks :)

And so...my 4 months break is (finally) coming to an end.

Can't wait to get back to uni, to actually do something productive. Heh. Not complaining about the long holiday I've had, but I guess I had enough rest to start this new semester.

I've learned something new this holiday, and I'm going to constantly remind myself of that very valuable lesson.

Words, they can be motivating; inspiring; they can sound so truthful. and yet, so very deceiving.

If you have a friend who is sincerely (and I mean sincere as in the REAL sincere, not the ones that backstab you later on) happy for you, for what you've achieved and how far you've come, know that that person is a friend worth keeping.

Words said can never be taken back, so be wise people :)

Have a great long weekend! :D

Never too late!

2012-01-10T08:01:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!!

Its going to be an awesome year ahead! :)

Sudden inspiration

2011-12-04T17:46:00.000-08:00

Hello folks :)

Its been a while.

Scenes of wooden houses and little farms. Little snippets of heart warming conversations.

Random giggles with the person sitting about 2 meters away from you.

Its amazing how little things in life manage to bring about inspiration and motivation.

Sitting on this bunk bed on the train, so many thoughts came to my mind.

How I was a nerd back in primary school. Got so angry at teachers in secondary school cause we were not given enough homework to keep us busy. Joined my first ever Red Crescent camp in high school. Attended countless amount of camps, marching competition. Organized and managed heaps of events. Foundation at Taylor's College. Character building journey in Perth. Low-profile days in Curtin University. and now I'm on the way to an AIESEC Conference in Singapore.

I can't wait to see what's in store for me, in the years to come.

Being a Marketing and Public Relations Student at Curtin University, Sarawak Campus

2011-07-21T20:56:00.000-07:00

Woohoo 300th post!

Felt the urge to jot down some thoughts and opinions about being a Marketing and PR student in Curtin Sarawak =)

I've mentioned this before to some of my friends and family.
I like how Curtin structure their syllabus.
The assessment tasks are usually somewhat challenging! It may seem easy when you look at the requirements, but if you really want to do well you'll have to include a whole lot more of innovative ideas, which will of course, require much more research.

At Curtin Sarawak, many people are enrolled in Accounting and Finance. No offence to A&F students, but A&F is really not my thing at all. Well I love maths, but I just don't like the thought of sitting in a cubicle from 9 to 5, staring at the computer screen, every single day for the next 30 years of my life. If you know me well, I can't sit still, and I just can't stop talking. (Well I don't talk much when I'm feeling uncomfortable, but with people I'm comfortable with I have the ability to just go on and on and on)

Some people think that PR = Mass Communication = EASY PEASY.
I really do not understand why people think that way. Some people from other courses even show the fact that they think of us as "lazy students who are seeking for an easy way out", just because we are not studying engineering or law or medicine or *insert whatever field that people will go "ooooohhh-wahhhhhhhh" about*

These people do not understand everything that makes up a good PR practitioner. I know that I'm not up to the standards of being a good PR practitioner, but hey, I'm trying! :)

Being in Marketing and PR, its really interesting because you can see how different people have different ideas and how these "wild" ideas can be turned into an effective and different marketing campaign!
All these creative minds and innovative ideas -- you can't formulate creative ideas, can you?

Curtin Sarawak offers a really conducive studying environment, which is good! :)
The scenery is also really pretty, which makes me happy.
I get to see beautiful sunset without having to go to the beach, I get to see rainbows without having sky scrapers to block my view.. Life is good!

Local people here are also really nice!! =)
Always so willing to help you out...

(Sounds like I'm writing an ad for Curtin Sarawak..hahaha...)

Skin Nutrition Products Review

2011-07-20T03:03:00.000-07:00

I blogged about the Skin Nutrition event I attended a month ago, and I also promised to write a review on the products that I received in two weeks time.

So sorry for the delay but I have a valid reason for this.

My skin is usually very adaptive when it comes to skincare products. I hardly get any break out at all when I try new products. So I'm always on the search for the best moisturiser, the best cleansing foam/gel and so on.

For some unknown reason, 2 days after I started using Skin Nutrition products, I realised that pimples were popping out on my face.

Thus I stopped using it for about two weeks, to give my skin some time to recover.

At first I thought the reason that's causing me breakouts is because I did not remove my make up properly or..because of the food I eat.

About two weeks later, I decided to give the products another try. And unfortunately, the same thing happened :((

I'm really sad cause I really love the smell of the products, and I was really looking forward to see the results of the products on my face!

For now, I'm sorry that I can't give you a review of the products, but I'd still say that after several application of the products, my favourite is still the Skin Nutrition Toner Spritz!

I didn't really like the cleansing gel because I like my skin to feel squeaky clean after I wash it. This cleansing gel does not make me feel that way :(

As for the moisturiser, its really really rich! Just a small amount of application will be enough for your face =)

and again, I love the smell of it!

I hope to find someone else to review the products as I would not want to waste such expensive products! Anyone would like to review the products? Do let me know yea? All the products have only been used a few times and they are all in perfect condition!

Thank you Skin Nutrition for the opportunity, but I really have no idea why I'm having breakouts. Maybe my skin has decided to be sensitive all of a sudden..... *shrugs

Back to School

2011-07-19T00:43:00.000-07:00

My blog post title sounds like some promotion that malls have before school reopens in January.

Anyway, I'm back in Curtin, Sarawak for my second year second semester after the pretty short one month break we had.

I was quite sad when I got back here. I feel like I have not prepared myself properly to come back to Sarawak. I think its pretty different from previous semester, where we had 3 months break. I was sooooo bored and I couldn't wait to attend classes. This time around, I did not mentally prepare myself for the new semester..

I was sad but now I'm getting better =)

Been meeting up with friends and having meals together, feels much better!

I cannot be a loner at all. Sure depressed kao kao.

Oh well, back to assignment mode =)

Till the next update, have a pleasant day!

Bangkok = Shopping Craze

2011-07-14T02:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the super delayed update but here I am! :D
Went to Bangkok from 26th to 30th June with Ling, Shu Wei and Jia Yue.

For that three nights, we stayed in Baiyoke Suite Hotel. Its spacious (for the price you pay).
They even provided weighing scale! (Hahaha I think they know how much people shop)

Peektures time!

Yeapp went there by AirAsia! woooots!

We took the airport Express Line to get to the city. Its a very short ride and the seats are comfortable :)
When we got off, we took a cab to the hotel (Cabs in Bangkok are very cheap if you insist that they use the meter)

Me and Ling really loved the fishball stall that can be found around the hotel area. Its something like our keropok lekor but don't know why it taste sooooo good!

We found Red Mango in Platinum Mall Zone 3, 4th floor!!! (We had that every. single. day) Cause its sooooooooooo super yummy!!!

MmmmMmmm...Samurai Pork Burger from McD!

I went crazy when I saw all these old school bottles of soft drinks in 7-11 for only 10 baht per bottle!

(There's even a bottle opener in the hotel's toilet) Yes yes, in the toilet, right next to the toilet bowl. :P

Well....the rest of Bangkok is just shopping, shopping, shopping and more shopping :)

Planning a Birthday Party (Or any sort of party in that case)

2011-06-26T07:35:00.000-07:00

Planning a party can be quite a simple task when you know exactly what you want.

But when you are a fickle-minded person, like me...You might just need more time :P

Just for sharing purposes, these are some of the things that you might want to take note of when planning a party :)

1. Guest list - Make sure you have a list of people who will be or may be attending your party. Don't forget to take note of fine details (Eg: Whether your guest is vegetarian etc)

2. Theme - Usually, having a theme for your party in Malaysia is quite pointless, especially when it involves adults because nobody really care. Anyhow, you can still set a theme among you and your close friends who will actually dress up according to the theme. If you're having a girls-only party, then themes shouldn't be a problem. :)

And if you were to have a theme, you can also set up the venue according to the theme, to make it look more fun! Normally people in Malaysia don't do that but it would be really fun~

3. THE CAKE - There are so many people out there who're making novelty cakes so I guess you can easily order a cake, specially made for you and your party/event.

Some of the famous novelty/wedding cake stores are...

a) A Slice of Heaven/Just Heavenly

b) Gateauxlicious

c) Bisou Cake Shop

4. Canopy/Tent - This is only if you are going to have our party outdoor =)

5. Decorations/ Extra Fun Stuff - Think balloons, fun games, pretty decorations, something that relates to the birthday boy/girl, backdrop to take photos, props to take photos...the list goes on and on! Be creative~ :D

6. Food. Food. Food. Food. and more FOOD - Make sure you have enough food for everyone. Its okay to have extra but make sure you do not starve your guests :P

There's more..but I am just...too lazy cause i'm lying down on my bed :P

A last minute plan that happened

2011-06-23T08:37:00.000-07:00

Finally met up with my dearest Joanne Choo! :))

It was a pleasant day, just catching up over good food..and enjoying each other's company..

Oh we also watched X-Men together! Awesome movie! Enjoyed it a lot~

Berry Berry Good!

2011-06-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

Warning: Many pictures! :D

Earlier today, I had the opportunity to attend the Skin Nutrition Discovery Event at the very beautiful and romantic Cyberview Lodge Resort and Spa :)

Rachel and I just....went a little crazy over the good food, the pampering session and the quality bonding time :)

We arrived at 840am, had breakfast, took some pictures.. while waiting for the others to arrive.

The really pretty bar... I wonder how it looks like at night :)

Rachel. She blogs at www.xanga.com/rachelyyw_rose

For those who don't know, Rachel is actually my cousin :)

Us both :)

The area around the resort..

The posters on the benefits of the 6 different types of berries!

Delicious breakfast! :))

Rachel was trying to study the different types of berries which are included in the skincare range! Such a good student :P

Then we realised that the lighting outside was really good for camwhoring purposes....

Different types of berries!

The yummy Pandan flavoured muffin

At about 10am, the event began!

The pretty MC giving her welcoming speech

Founder of Skin Nutrition, Mr Richard Purvis.

He gave us a rather detailed explanation regarding the Skin Nutrition products which are now available for sale in Malaysia! (Parkson 1 Utama and Sephora KLCC)

Ohh this is a lip plumper that I won from a mini quiz :)

These are the range of products that contains 6 different types of berries which are really good for our skin :)

Super Berry Extracts!

Rachel trying on the Moisturizer that was being passed around during the talk. She loved the texture of the moisturizer. And plus, it smelled really good too!

By far, this is my favourite product among all. The Skin Nutrition Toner Spritz!

It is super refreshing! One of the main reasons why I like it is because Malaysia is realllly humid and it gets annoying after a while, especially when you are moving from one place to another under the hot sun. This Toner Spritz makes you smell good and feel good... Best of all, you can spray it over your make up too!

Some of the promises made by Skin Nutrition is that their products do not contain chemicals that will harm our skin! Which is very important in my opinion.. :)

The lovely lady testing the moisture level of Rachel's skin :)

Next up was Kevin Zahri, a celebrity fitness guru who shared his knowledge and experience of being fit and healthy!

After the speeches and information-sharing sessions, we were guided to the spa center, where we enjoyed 2 full hours of absolute pampering! :)

The organizers were really well prepared! We had everything we needed in our designated lockers!

It was a really sweet thought :)

Changed into the kimono prepared, and I was guided to our room to enjoy some massage services =)

This was where I enjoyed my "me-time" for two whole hours.. Just relaxing and enjoying every moment of it..

The environment was really cozy, and very relaxing!

I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone who's looking for a place to have some peaceful indulgence sessions :)

Happy me!

Just finished my massage, was waiting for the beauticians to come into the room..

Some little refreshment while waiting... (Told you we were pampered) :P

The facial session was sooooo comfortable that I actually fell asleep for a while! (Oops)

The beautician used the Skin Nutrition products on my face during the facial process and I kept adoring the smell of the products =) They smell really natural and not too strong for my liking..

After the facial, we had some light refreshment (Think macaroons, scones, sandwiches.....) MmmmMmmmm Yummy!

We also managed to try out the samples that were displayed on the table :)

Just to show you...these are some of the products that are available

When we were trying out the eye care cream, we realised that it was quite diluted.

A lady from Skin Nutrition came over and explained to us that the reason why most of the skincare products out there are not so diluted is because of the chemicals that are in it.. The chemicals work in such a way to make the products look more solid..

Since these products are 100% natural, we had to shake it for a bit before applying it on our skin! :)

I didn't know that until yesterday.. I definitely learned alot during the event.

The highlight of the event! The Skin Nutrition Cell CPR! Which the is number One best seller in the United States! The Skin Nutrition Cell CPR is the first skin care product that is specially made to NATURALLY restore cells, that will improve the body's production of new cells!

I haven't really tried on this product yet, but I will try it out!
I'll be writing a review on the Skin Nutrition Cell.CPR, so do stay tuned! :)

Please pardon my really messy hair.. =S

I've got some samples from Skin Nutrition.. and I will be using them starting today! Will let you guys know the results in two weeks time!

In the mean time, do leave any comments if you have anything to ask or would like me to explain in detail for any particular product that I have with me :)

The list of the products that I have are..

1) Skin Nutrition Cell.CPR

2) Skin Nutrition Cleansing Gel

3) Skin Nutrition Hydrating Mask

4) Skin Nutrition Deep Cleansing Mask

5) Skin Nutrition Moisturizer

6) Skin Nutrition Toner Spritz

If you're dropping by Sephora or even One Utama anytime soon, do remember to check out the counter of Skin Nutrition!

Dear Chui-San and everyone at Wyann International, BizzyBody and Skin Nutrition, thank you once again for the fun-filled event!

Its been a while

2011-06-15T00:52:00.000-07:00

Its been a month since my last post! Oopps.

Been really busy studying for finals and its finally over!
Back in glorious Klang for a month.

I have heaps to update so watch this space! (Includes an exclusive post on an event that I'll be attending tomorrow....)

:)

Is this it?

2011-05-17T18:31:00.000-07:00

So.. here's the thing.
Was just catching up with an old friend of mine (Can't reveal the person's name...you will understand why as you go on reading)

Was just throwing each other the usual questions, how are you, how's life etc..
Then he said "I'm recovering"
Being the really kepoh me, I went "Huh, recovering from what? Are you not feeling well?"
And that was when I heard the shocking news..

It was an unfortunate incident I'd say.
He and his friends were in Johor, on the way back to their rented-home after an event.
On the highway, there was a car that was stopped in the middle of the road, so my friend thought that there's an accident and maybe there were people who are severely injured.
So they pulled over, and went to see whether is there anything that they can do/help.

He went near the vehicle, suddenly a guy came out from it and said "Give me all your money and phone" (at the moment, they knew it was all a fake-scene, attracting preys)
So my friend knew that he was going to be victimized if he doesn't fight back! And so he put up a fight (This is not advisable) :P

When he and his friend were having their time beating up this sick person, they got hit by a metal piece from the back. Apparently, there were more people hiding behind the bush/drain nearby.

Now, it is obvious that its definitely a faked incident.
Heaps of hitting and beating each other.

Until the point where my friend and his friend, helplessly lie down on the road.
Those idiots took away everything.. Phones, wallets, and even the car key.

Fortunate for my friend, they installed some sort of security function in the car, whereby you'll have to key in some security code when you start your car. Otherwise, the car will come to a stop after a few seconds. Which is what happened to those idiots when they were trying to runaway with the car.

They freaked out after the alarm rang and the car stopped, they ran as fast as they could...to get away from the scene.

My friend and his friend had to crawl back to their car. With blood bleeding all over.

My friend told me that at that moment, he thought to himself "Is my life really going to end here?"
And he had moments of his life flashing past..

I was so close to losing a dear friend of mine.. If those inhumane attackers were to continue beating them or even take their lives.. I won't even have the chance to bid goodbye to my friend.

All they wanted to do was just to help out some random strangers who were stranded in the middle of the road, and in return they get nothing but bruises and stitches.

Is this really what this world has came to?

A cruel and cold-blooded society.

For money, you beat up good samaritans.
For money, you might even dare to kill.
You have legs, you have arms. Why can't you go get a job?
Lazy? That has nothing to do with your victims.
I really hope that the police will lay their hands on this bunch of idiots real soon and give them what they deserve.

Life is short, yes I know.
Not only its short, it is unpredictable.
Heck, unpredictable is an understatement.

Everyone, please take good care of yourself..

I have extremely high expectations

2011-04-21T08:36:00.000-07:00

I love to set ridiculously high expectations for myself...

....and when I don't reach that aim,

I feel dumb.

True story.

Sad part is, I never actually bother to learn where I stand, simply because I don't believe in abiding by "my standards", but rather, setting standards for myself.

Can someone please knock me in the head?

This Dream of Mine

2011-04-17T05:45:00.000-07:00

This thought has been lingering around for quite some time now.

It kills me bit by bit, each time I allow myself to give up on this dream.

I know I can do this, but I don't want to be like the others. I want to create something new, yet I know my creative juice doesn't really like me.

I just need that little inspiration, that little spark that will turn my dream into reality.

When will I be able to make this dream of mine happen?

I know a huge part of me will totally regret if I do not make it happen.. So I am determined to do it, whether or not it will succeed, I am sure the process will be awesome.

For now, I need to get inspired. I need to get my hands on those resources. I need your support.

Wish me luck :)

Choclairs

2011-04-16T08:01:00.000-07:00

Oh nothing special about the title. Just something that I've been snacking on lately :)

Two weeks back, had a debate for the subject International Marketing on the topic related to Culture. My group mates and I have been preparing for the debate for over a month and although it wasn't an awesome performance, I must say I'm proud of our work. Knowing that we've prepared so much and learnt so much during preparation, hard work really do pay off!

Completed all my assignments due before free week and I can enjoy my one week holiday back in glorious Klang!! =D
Also got back one of my assignments and received my first distinction of the semester.
Been enjoying most of my classes, except for Comm. in Business lectures, where I realllllly do not understand the lecturer at all.
Participating in classes makes me excited and I've started to look at things from different perspectives, which enabled me to understand so many things so much better now. Absolutely love answering questions for Case Study too! Gah I sound like a total nerd!
*puts on nerdy specs
Oh wait I already have a pair. T.T

Watched sunset earlier today with Shu Wei. Breathtaking views :)) Totally made my day!

Recently, I read a few blog posts about bloggers' grandparents being ill and stuff like that..and that really made me think a lot.
..about how short life is. They say the average life span of a woman in Malaysia is about 71 years. Which means, I only have approximately 50 years left to be awesome?! What happened to 21 years of my life? It all flew by, just like that.
What is going to happen in the future? How will I turn out to be? Will I be able to get a decent job and earn a living? Full of uncertainties. Scary thoughts, but something worth pondering upon.

I called my grandparents just a few hours ago. They sound so happy, laughing and telling me what they had for dinner, and simple things like that just carved a smile on my face.
How easily satisfied they are. How simple things can be, and yet they still live happily..
Why are teenagers nowadays complaining about their uneven hair color, when their parents are being stressed over work and not even have time to manage their outgrown white hair; why are filthy-rich and spoilt children competing about which branded bag to own when there are poor people out there who're using bags donated to them; why are these college students saying that they hate assignments when others might not even have a chance to learn A, B, C?
This world is full of why(s) and heaps of questions left unattended to.

If at any point of your life you wonder how unfortunate you are, take some time off and look at this beautiful world.

Curtin University Sarawak Campus

If you think work is tough, what about children in poor nations working at manufacturing facilities just to earn that few bucks, instead of getting proper education;

If you think your problems are so difficult to solve that you have to take your own life, then what about others who have bigger problems than you do;

If complaining can't solve your problem, then why complain? Why don't figure out ways to solve the issue? Why not learn to stand up from where you fell? You will not fall deeper, you will only get stronger.

Zurich, Switzerland

This world is bigger than you can ever imagine.

Try to look at things from different perspective, and you will realize, there is so much more in life. It's not about what it is, but how YOU look at it.

Have an awesome week ahead people :)

Loving Uni Life =)

2011-03-30T08:44:00.000-07:00

Uni life has been treating me really well!! :)

Although there's heaps of assignments.. I truly enjoy the process of learning new things each day and I feel that all the assessments are really of good use! =)

Met 3 awesome group mates this semester and my uni life has been even more colorful because of them!! :)

with Soo Hui

Ai Fern

Tiffany

The four of us after debate for International Marketing =)

Okay got to go! Have to complete all my remaining assignments and study for mid-term exam!

Learning is an enjoyable process, as long as you take your time to do it. and, never do things at the very last minute!!

Can't wait to go home end of the month! Looking forward to all the yummy food back home and of course my family and friends!

I wish I could be a student forever....hahaha... :P

Happy Birthday Superdad

2011-03-24T08:22:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDYYY!! :D

Well as we are Asians, we're not as outspoken as those ang-mohs and thus, here I am, writing down what I'd like you to know on this special day.

I love how you and mom have brought us up.. I adore the way you both handle the psycho us.. ok maybe not us, but ME! :P

Its amazing how you've managed to instill so many values and thoughts in me since I was a little girl (still little to you, I know) hahaha..

Thank you for bringing me to this beautiful world (with lots of rainbows!), and providing me with education, shelter, food, "ka-ching", a wonderful family...and basically everything I need and want =)
For teaching me what's right and wrong, how things should be done, how to solve problems on my own, for letting me fall and learn to stand up on my own, for carrying me upstairs to the room at night when I fall asleep on the sofa (or should I say--Pretend to fall asleep), for asking me to learn to order my drink/food since I was a little girl, for teaching me the values and virtues in life, for gossiping with me (hahah), for always being the best listener and advisor, for being so ever understanding and always there guiding me to the right path in life, I'd like to thank YOU.

I am truly grateful to have you as my dad as I'd never imagine having anyone else to replace your position..No one will, as no one is as awesome as you..
A dad who stalks you on facebook, reads your blog and chat with you on Gmail chat..how rare is that!? :P
Now that you've retired, maybe you should consider being a lecturer....... it would be interesting you know :P

Enjoy travelling and taking pictures of breathtaking sceneries..
Looking forward to more family vacations!! (Ha ha ha.....)

Happy Birthday Daddy!
We love youuuu <3

Thank you for being the coolest dad in the universe!

You will forever be my one and only Superdad ♥

Inefficient people kills me

2011-03-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

I think 3 years in the Red Crescent Society has shaped me to become who I am today.

As in, the way I work and the way I look at things.

For example, punctuality is ULTRA MEGA SUPER DUPER important. I am at least 10 minutes early every where I go. Be it class, discussion, meeting or even picking someone up.

If you're going to be late, might as well don't turn up. As easy as that. Or if you really have to be late, have a valid reason. (and no, drinking too much last night is NOT a valid reason).

If you're going to work on something, be passionate about it. Put in all you have.

Don't overpromise and underdeliver. Don't give people high hopes if you're gonna let them down.

If you're going to get a job done, do it perfectly. Do your best. Don't expect others to polish it up for you. How old are you? 3?

and oh, if you have the brains to create stupid invalid excuses, i'm pretty darn sure you have the brains to do your work as well.

Be efficient. Be punctual. Be smart (even when you are creating excuses).

True story.

Why hello there =)

2011-03-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

Its amazing how fast time flies.

So I'm done with my 3.5 months break, and back in uni once again =)

Tomorrow will be the starting of the 3rd week of this semester. Another 9 more weeks and I'll be done with my Year 2 Sem 1. How awfully fast is that?!

Last week was a rather bad week for me...
Somehow everything decided to fail on me..
1. Washing machine failed halfway through
2. Celcom broadband decided to disconnect itself each time I use it, and if its not disconnected, its ultra mega slow.
3. UPS lost my parcel which contained my blackberry :(
4. Hostel's water supply disrupted
5. Curtin's results board and their delays..

I hope this new week will be a better week for me though!

I have some pictures in my phone but I can't seem to transfer them to the laptop via bluetooth cause I think something is wrong with the bluetooth port on my laptop. and my card reader is no where to be found. SIGH. I hate shifting here and there, everything seems to grow legs after a while. Pffft.

Oh I've been going to the gym last week! Twice in a week~ Not bad for a start eyh. :D
Hope to be more fit by the end of the semester =)

I just found out that there will be a 4 months break at the end of the year. Seriously, 4 months?? o.0
What am I going to dooooooo?

On a happier note, I saw a double rainbow last week!
And earlier today, I saw a double rainbow again!!!! :D :D :D
So happy... I love rainbows~~ :D

Dear Doctor, R.I.P

2011-02-21T20:36:00.000-08:00

The person who attended to my asthma attack all these years has passed away.

You can read the article here: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/21/nation/8106411&sec=nation

I had asthma since I was 5. I used to have asthma attacks in the middle of the night, and my parents would bring me to Dr Vinoo's clinic to get treatment. He was a real gentleman who took good care of me. At the age of 13, my asthma was gone. All thanks to Dr Vinoo.

I just couldn't believe myself when I heard the news of his passing. Its just really sad :(

Dear Dr Vinoo, thank you for taking care of me all these years.

I still remember those days when you'd come over to our place for prayers, and have a chat with me about studies and whatnot.

I'll remember you forever.

Rest in peace

Chinese New Year 2011

2011-02-11T06:51:00.000-08:00

Getting my nails done with the cousins before CNY =)

With Evie

With myself :P

With Rachel

With Evie again

Happy Rabbit Year!! :D

Our nephew!! *proud aunts

Me. Andrea. Rachel. Evelyn

Chinese New Year has been really awesome :)

Met up with so many people and had so much fun. (Ate a lot of sinful food too!)

Hoping for more times like this =)

How was your CNY people?

Nothing but Absolute Love

2011-02-09T06:27:00.000-08:00

To the online shopping community, I'm sure many of you have heard of the awesome Fashion Valet :)

If you've not, you're outdated!!! (hehehe joking go visit their site now! LINK)

Picture taken from FV's Facebook :)

First, I bought a headband from them which I lovedddd very very very much. I blogged about it before : LINK

Last month, I joined their "Mugshot Monday" contest and lucky me, I won :)
You can view the post here : Mugshot Monday Winner Week 1
I won a 20% voucher from FV, and I bought two rings from FV. Super cute and awesome rings to be exact =)

Sadly, when the rings arrived, they were badly damaged :'(

I emailed FV immediately, together with the pictures of the rings and I got a full refund almost immediately!! *Thumbs up for awesome customer service and super quick response

Not only I was given a full refund, I didn't even have to mail back the rings to them. On top of that, I was given another 20% voucher! I was soooo happy :)

Last week, I used the 20% voucher to get a cardigan since my current black one is rather old.
Today, the parcel arrived. WITH TWO EXTRA RINGS!!!! (This time wrapped securely with bubble wrap and ultramegasuper cute tape with blue polka dots on it!)

It was a surprise from FV! I was seriously touched by their kind thoughts and it was a really nice surprise.

Thank you FV!

AHHHHHH SO HAPPY!

In conclusion, FV is nothing but absolute Love :)

Inspirational Jess Lee 李佳微

2011-01-30T08:04:00.000-08:00

(Picture taken from Jess Lee's Facebook Fanpage here : http://www.facebook.com/pages/li-jia-wei-Jess-Lee/145736345459331?ref=ts )

If you guys watch 超級星光大道7, you'll definitely know this girl :)

Her name is Jess Lee, 李佳微.

A super talented Malaysian singer who've made Malaysians so very proud of her at the competition held in Taiwan.

You just have to watch this video to listen to that powerful voice of hers =)

Never failed to touch my heart each time she sings.

She's been learning music for 14 years now, and I really admire her determination to achieve her goal in life.

I don't know about others, but she is definitely a source of inspiration for me

Dear Jess, I know you might not even read this at all, but Thank You for inspiring me. Now I'm more determined than ever to achieve that goal of mine

Resolutions

2011-01-25T08:43:00.000-08:00

To read and learn more about anything and everything.

To be a better person.

To be less possessive.

To be more kind.

To be more friendly.

To be more awesome than I already am. :P

Okay scratch that last one on the list!

Happy Chinese New Year in advance!

<3

Dear Ah Ma :)

2011-01-22T08:02:00.000-08:00

My awesome grandmother :)

Happy Birthday Ah Ma :)
I love you so muchhh!! ♥ ♥ ♥

I'll always remember the shopping sessions we had when I was still a little girl, those times when you used to hold my hand to bring me to the other side of the road, picking out clothes for me and choosing my pink color teddy-bear pyjamas for me =)
I also remember all the story-telling sessions when I was lying down on your bed at night. You used to tell me stories about your life, about the past, until I fall asleep.. =)

I hope you enjoyed the simple celebration and remember that I love you!

2011-01-21T08:16:00.001-08:00

I am sad.
I am lonely.
I am depressed.

Fun + Random Facts

2011-01-20T06:26:00.000-08:00

#1 I love to change my blog URL. (proven) I have like AT LEAST 5 different blog links already. On Xanga I had two.. on blogger I had 2 and now this one, on Wordpress I had one... and maybe there's more that I can't think of at the moment.

#2 I love to change my phone number. (proven) As I can remember, the current phone number I have right now is the one I've had for the longest period of time ever since I own a phone :P

#3 I love to buy new clothes but I always wear a few specific ones repeatedly cause they're so comfy and fits my "current" look/favourite OMG I LOVE THIS thinggy.

#4 I'm really stingy when I'm broke (give me back the 10sens you owe me. I mean it)
But when I have extra cash on hand, I'm really generous (I gave RM50 to my brother for no reason what so ever)

#5 I'm not picky when it comes to food. Not picky as in, I eat all types of food. But I'm really picky when it comes to the QUALITY of the food.

#6 I can cook quite decently. My best dish is Cereal Prawns just cause its my favourite food of all time :)

#7 I love to own planners but I always have nothing to write on them. LOL. But when I do, I get tired just by looking at it.

#8 I used to make cards very often last time. I think I can proudly say they look quite good =) Now I'm just plain lazy to do all those, so Popular and Memory Lane have me as their frequent card-buyer :)

#9 My all time favourite restaurant is BBQ Plaza and I love to Barbeque the meat, then dip the whole piece of meat into the sauce, then barbeque it again for at least 3-5minutes =)
And oh, I only drink the soup at the end of the barbeque session cause that's when the soup taste the best!

#10 I'm running out of stuff to write in this post

A Happy New Week!

2011-01-07T05:04:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! :)

Hahaha I'm still in the mood of new year cause I'm awesome like that.

Finally met up with JeanNie and LeongChin last night! So happy! Didn't get to meet up with the rest but its okay, time will come for us to meet again! :)

Planning to visit JeanNie at Kampar!! :D Shall really make this a reality...weeeha!

JeanNie asked me to update my blog and now I'm so energised and motivated to write something on this space but I don't know what to blog about.....Egypt? Korea? Both are equally awesome so its really difficult to pick!

Nevermind. Today, I shall blog about my new favourite color.

Its....G R E E N!

I fell in love with GREEN on the last day in Korea. To be specific, on the 27th December 2010.

WHY?

Cause... I bought that green color long sleeve top in DongDaeMun (30 BUCKS ONLY DAMN CHEAP COZ ITS LONG SLEEVE AND QUALITY SUPER KAO GOOD) Errr okay back to my main point.. and... I wore it on the last day cause, well, I felt like it :D

and... IT SNOWED OK. IT SNOWEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD.

I mean, I've seen snow on the ground, snow on the mount. BUT, I've never seen FALLING snow before. On the last day in Korea, it finally snowed.

Hence, I've decided that my new favourite/lucky colour will be and shall be GREEN.

Okay I shall blog about my Korea trip since I've already mentioned it above. Haha!

So...... On the first day. We landed at Incheon Airport. Stayed one night in Seoul :)

SMELLLLLL THE KOREAN AIR BAYBEHH :P

Visited the 63 Building, which is the tallest building in Korea (Was told by the tour guide)

Kissed my new found boyfriend which I dumped a few minutes later cause he refused to move. True story.

Made a glass/mug/cup out of ice.

They gave us a rectangular ice block, and we're supposed to make those like...errr.. A&W Mugs!

make 3 sides round-ish, and another side would be the handle!

Making the handle is tough cause if you exert too much force, it would then break off and you'd have no choice but to make a mug with no handle. (Refer to the person in the middle - cause she broke the handle :P)

Upon completion, you'll be asked to bring your handmade ice mug to the front and the person in charge will fill up the mug with orange juice! then you can drink from it! like what we did :)

It was a fun experience but, not my thing, really.

Then we went to Myeong Dong for some SHOPPING :D

Day 2 - Jeju Island (!!!)

We went to watch the Nanta Show :)

NANTA' is a non-verbal performance of free rhythmical movements that dramatize customary Korean percussions in a strikingly comedic stage show. Integrating unique Korean traditional drumbeats in a western performance style, NANTA storms into a huge kitchen where four capricious cooks are preparing a wedding banquet. While cooking, they turn all kinds of kitchen items - pots, pans, dishes, knives, chopping boards, water bottles, brooms and even each other- into percussion instruments.

(source)

oh btw do you like my boots?

I LOVE THEM.

Rachel got called on stage to try the SOUP they made! and eventually she got "married" to the guy standing beside her :P

Evie and myself had such a hard time trying to not laugh so much. LOLOLOL SUPER FUNNY LAH SERIOUSLY....

The next day, we went to the Korean Culture Experience Centre, where we learned how to make Kimchi and had a chance to wear the Hanbok :)

SELF TIMER FTW! :D

Kimchi om nom nom nom

..... To be continued :)

Hello there, Twenty Eleven :)

2011-01-02T00:41:00.000-08:00

Its 2011 already. In fact, its already the 2nd day of 2011.

Just to do a small recap of 2010, it was a rather good year for me :)

I spent 4-5 months in Perth studying, and then continued my studies in Miri, Sarawak.

Last month was a realllllly awesome month!
Went to Singapore to visit Ling, went to Egypt with my family and went to Korea with Rachel and Evelyn.
Egypt was mind blowing, its simply magnificent..really. I had so much fun and made many new friends during the trip =)

Korea was...where our dreams came true. Three of us went on our first holiday together, on our own. We saw falling snow, for the first time. We went skiing, late night shopping, spent Christmas away from home, in a foreign land.

2010 wasn't the best year of my life, but in 2011, I'll make it a year worth remembering :)

Cheers to the new year and God bless everyone!

New Addiction

2010-12-06T08:07:00.000-08:00

Have I mentioned.... that I've recently developed a new love towards this thing called headband? They are so awesome and makes it so easy to be a girly-girl on lazy days. :P

I got myself a headband from FashionValet (brand: Alainn) recently and brought it with me to Singapore. Wanted the one in beige but unfortunately it was already sold out by the time I wanted to purchase it :( (So be sure to get yours the moment you set your eyes on any of them! They run out pretty fast so gotta act quick to secure your fav piece!! :D)

Gonna get myself a second one soon-ish.

I got the Olive one! :D

Spot it! ♥

Wore it again the next day, and it matched my maxi dress!

And oh that's some expensive popcorn from Garrett Popcorn, Singapore.

I loved the packaging! So cute!

The people at FV were so friendly and I love love love love loveeee their packaging. (Yes I'm a sucker for nice packaging. I'm a girl,okay)

Too bad I didn't take a picture of the packaging arghhh

Anyways, Thank you FV for the awesome customer service + product + packaging + everything else :P

Hmmmm which headband should I get next?
The red one.

Eh no, I think I'll get the navy blue one...

but the purple one looks nice toooo.....

What about the maroon one?! :D

*continue day-dreaming.............

and maybe one day my prince charming will get me all the headbands and I won't have to worry about the hole in my purse anymore! *giggles

The day is here!

2010-11-26T15:36:00.000-08:00

Goooood morning lovely people! :)

Heading home today!! Wheeeee

Done with finals, done with everything I need to do here in Sarawak.

Glorious Klang, I'll be back in a couple of hours! Reserve those bahkutteh for ME! :D

Random Snapshots

2010-11-14T05:36:00.000-08:00

♥ my awesome cousins

♥ myself :P

Hmmm time for a hair cut/trim. Been so longgg.

Salon visits, anyone?

OHHH! on a super happy note, Congrats to JQ for making it to the top 10 of Mirrors Ambassador Search!! :D :D

Will be going to Korea in December, and spending Christmas there! Best part - the 3CUZ (Myself, Evelyn and Rachel) are finally living our dreams - to travel together on our own!

Feel so grown up now. Haha

Will be going to Korea in December, and spending Christmas there!

Best part - the 3CUZ (Myself, Evelyn and Rachel) are finally living our dreams - to travel together on our own!

Feel so grown up now. Haha

To forgive and forget - Life's hardest lesson, but learning it, slowly but surely.

Life is way too short to make enemies or be mad at people for so long anyway. Stop hatin' start lovin'.

Will be selling away a lot of my clothes after my finals. All of them are either brand new or worn once/twice only. Do check this space after 27th November!

Wardrobe clearance and crazy prices!! :D

I need a new hobby. Buy me a shopping mall, anyone? I'll manage it with all of my heart and soul. LOL.

No, really.

I spend hours just browsing through online boutiques and drool at beautiful pieces.

Makes me happy just like that!

Oh! And I saw a rainbow earlier~ So pretty but too bad I didn't bring my camera back to Sarawak, had to use my phone to capture the pics instead.

Something smart

2010-11-13T05:50:00.000-08:00

Hello dear readers who've not given up on my rather dead blog just yet.

I'm here again, this time, trying to write something to destress from studying.

My finals begins next tuesday, ending on 23rd Nov. I'll be returning home on 27th for a good three months.
Yes I do love holidays but why does it have to be so long? Two weeks to 1 month is good enough already. I hate rotting around doing nothing. Blergh.
Well, at least I'll be attending summer school at Subang.

Yesterday, I have no idea what I was thinking but I wanted to show my friend pictures of the Curtin campus in Perth. So I went to Curtin's website. (The one in Perth)

ok - brb - toilet break :P

ok back.

So... yeah. I was browsing through the website, looking for more pictures of the campus itself. Then, I came across a link that I thought was interesting. and I clicked on it.
It was the greatest discovery of my life.

No, seriously. No joke.
I have no idea why I haven't heard about it before T.T
Such a waste!

This is the website : CLICK

Tell me. How amazing is that. *tears of joy

you have no idea at all, how long I was staring at that page, clicking on each country's name, looking at the list of universities.. and just, drool. Yes, that's it. Just, freaking, droooool like an idiot in front of the computer.

If there's one decision that I regret, it would be the decision whereby I chose to go to Murdoch. *smacks self
I was THIS CLOSE to going to Curtin in Perth, and then probably have the slight chance (that I now no longer have) of going on an exchange semester elsewhere.
Life would have been so different. So, very, ultimately, different.

But I guess everything happens for a reason.

Soooo, yeah. Maybe the reason why I chose Murdoch in the very first place was because I was fated to....
- fall and trip and sprain my ankle on the first week of class in Perth
- hurt my tailbone because of the impact of the awesome and glorious fall
- have an absolutely boring uni life in Murdoch

and then....
- failed to go to Curtin Perth just because of that ONE FREAKING LETTER Murdoch refused to issue....

and then...
- live in the city of the dead, a.k.a Miri
- be 30 mins away from the nearest mall which cost me RM40 just to get a cab to send me there to buy groceries and get back to uni.
- live in an on-campus accommodation whereby I'll receive sms saying "Welcome to Brunei" (coz its damn near Brunei)
- have weird lecturers (No, weird is not the word. Noob sounds more like it)
- and best of all.. I'll be having my graduation in the Uni's gym! zomg how exciting!!! :D :D
yes, the last moment of my life as a student will be photographed, completed with awesome props like dumbbells. I can't wait to graduate. seriously.

Okay I shall stop complaining because all of these is not anyone's fault, but myself.
I'm such a lousy decision maker.

Despite all the complains I make about living in Perth or even Miri.
Its not all that bad. I do have great moments and happy times in both places. I've made new friends from different background in both places..
Its just... human always ask for what they can't get, don't they? and as usual, grass is always greener on the other side. plus, girls love to rant. so, just let me do so.

As for now, I've kinda given up on aspiring to have an awesome-wonderful-kickass-uni-life.
All I want to do now is ace my exams and at least appear to be less stupid. and of course, be happy.

Hmmm now, should I continue studying or sleep.Okay I think I'll go for the latter.

(See what I mean by me being a lousy decision maker?) T.T

Time to go crazy!

2010-10-11T21:33:00.000-07:00

Errr. Not now of course, but during my 3 months holiday!

Lets seeee.. To do list:
- Spa day with JQ Lee
- Bazaar-hopping day! who wanna join!?
- Meet up with Ming
- KOREA!
- Huge party in January for all FICM'ians =)
- Sell away all my unused clothing!
- Plan and start on my big project!

Bwahahaha.. More to add on!
Hoooraayy!

How do you spell the word "good"

2010-10-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

I wish I could be a better person.

Sometimes uncertainties in life make you somewhat blurred about the future, sometimes even something that is staring right at your face makes you spin right round. (Okay I didn't make sense did I) Sigh.

I know hardly anybody reads this space anymore, but this is a personal space of mine for me to jot down my thoughts and scribble nonsense whenever I want to.
There is so much I want to do in my life. So often I let go of all those chances just because I'm afraid of what others would think of me if I fail. Yes, I'm a sore loser. I have not failed any subjects since primary school up till now. I am a very competitive person. I trained myself to either do well, or do extraordinarily good. Failure was not an option. I have extremely high expectations of myself. As long as its not 75% and above, its not good enough to me. That's why I am so very picky when it comes to assignments. Heck, even little things like how to hang my clothes or even how much to arrange my items in an orderly manner, I am sooooooo darn picky. Yes I may sound like a perfectionist, who has a super tidy and neat room, a clean study table free from random items such as cotton buds, left over bread and what not. But I'm not. My life and my thoughts, they are all over the place. Just like my room. It totally reflects on my life.
So messy. So, so messy.

Some people said I'm a confident person. I do my work with all my heart. I don't care what others think about me.
Truth is, every single day before I leave my room, no matter where am I heading to, I'll at least try on 3 different shirts/skirts/pants/dresses. Just to look good. Just so I can actually FEEL good and be slightly more confident. How people think of me, matters SO SO SO MUCH to me. I cannot bare knowing someone dislike me or even think that I am not a nice person to hang out with. I know nobody is perfect in this world, but argh. (Gawd I don't even know what am I typing anymore)

I have everything I want in life. Awesome family members, caring friends, parents who are willing to sacrifice and pay so much for my education. I don't have any life-threatening diseases, nor do I live in an unbearable condition.

Today, I also received my first Fail in my life. No, I didn't fail any exams whatsoever.
It was my assignment. I scored 48/100 for my Management assignment.
Reason: Lecturer mentioned instruction ABC, another tutor mentioned instruction XYZ.
So, since the lecturer is like the leader for the subject, I followed his instruction. But, because I followed instruction ABC, I was penalized for "NOT FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTION"--Quote the tutor with instruction XYZ

Yes, its very near the passing line. Yes, some of you may think "aiyah this girl nothing better to do, like that also wanna complain"

The thing here is, many people told me to complain to the lecturer about it. I didn't.
Num 1: Lecturer and tutors = 1 team of colleagues. I'm sure the lecturer will have something good to say about the tutor anyway
Num 2: I realized that things happen for a reason. In the future, there will be conflicts of instructions from various decision makers. It may be the two marks that I've lost that made me so upset. But these 2 marks, are the best marks that I've lost.

You may not understand what is the big deal. but it's okay.

Today, I became wiser.

An urge to scribble

2010-10-03T06:29:00.000-07:00

I know I've said this gazillion times, but there is really nothing exciting in my life to blog about :(

I've been shopping so much recently (grocery shopping that is)

I feel like we're such monsters, referring to my housemates and myself.

4 of us finishes a tray of eggs in less than a week. o.0

At the rate we're eating, I'm gonna turn into a big fat lazy bimbo one day. real soon. *gasp

The only thing that I'm excited about is the HOLIDAYYYYS.

I know that when the holidays finally arrive, I'll be complaining about being bored and having the urge to do assignments. Gosh why am I so difficult?!

So lets seeeee, 43 more days to finals and 77 more days till I breathe in Korean air. Hahahaha. I sound so dumb. Lalaladida..

I saw a rainbow the other day :) Totally made my day! Wheeee

(okay if you haven't realise, this post is full of nothing but pure bullshit just cause I'm so bored and tired of reading powderful enggrish)

I wanna swim and go to the gym. AND SAUNA TOO!!! :'(

Dear Celcom Broadband, please speed up :( Pretttyyy pleaseeeeeeeeee

Dear Laptop, please do not fail on me anytime soon (Ooops daddie says not to use the word "not"). Let me rephrase, Dear Laptop, please be fine until I finish this semester (at least)

Dear University, please organize more fun-filled events and not some stupid quiz day =.="

Dear Ng Kai Ling, please come back at the end of the year before I die of boredom. Please and thank you :D

Bye bye

Happy Belated Mid-Autumn Festival

2010-09-24T04:50:00.000-07:00

Errr, sometimes I get all hyped up like that ;)

Doodle Doooo

2010-09-18T06:47:00.000-07:00

I miss my Barney cupcakes :(

On a happier note, Korea trip in 92 days! :D

Mooncake festival coming soon! :D

More updates soon..

Ola! I'm still alive!

2010-09-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

Its been so long since I last posted anything in this space (not like anyone cares, but oh well)

Hmmm where should I start?

After my 20th birthday celebration in July, I went to Perth for a couple of days to pack my stuff, and also to meet up with the ladies back in Perth :)

We had really awesome food while I was there.. Too many to mention, let pictures speak for me!

Chee Yin made this for me as my birthday present! :)

So prettttyyyyyy!! Thank you again CheeYin! <3 <3

Skye and myself getting excited because there were balloons!

I cooked Bah Kut Teh on my last night there :(

Jenny who's supposed to be my housemate

Nice to meet you Jenny! :)

Skye. CheeYin. YiLing. Me

@ Little Caesars (awesome pizzas)

Pizza 1

Pizza 2

Dessert Pizza

MUD HONEY PIZZA!

Super nice lah, but after eating one piece, it will be too sweeeeet for you to take another.. haha

Noms..

This is what I call, sinful indulgence ;)

Nomsss. See the choc dripping!!!!

The next day, St. Churros =)

Very nice also!! I miss it alreadyyyy Boohoo

Syok-sendiri while Skye and Yi Ling try on their clothes :)

@ Fremantle

Little Creatures!

Heart this picca ;)

Nachos!

Roasted Pork with Potato and some apple thinggy on the right hand side, I love it!

They helped with packing :)

Below is an advertisement for the vacuum packing bag :P

We had loads of Nougats

And had this candid photo taken by Skye :)

Thank you all for the pleasant holiday in Perth :)

Scary thoughts

2010-08-22T22:28:00.000-07:00

To me, the fastest thing on earth is not the speed of light, nor the speed of bullet train, or whatever fast moving objects out there.

To me, the fastest thing is nothing else but TIME.

Seriously, it's passing by way too fast.

The thought of "What my future is gonna be like?" , scare the crap outta me.

Its scary. Very scary.

It feels like yesterday I was still in high school, bandaging the students' wounds. Giving speeches and organizing camps, activities etc.

When I was in high school, after school, I'll either stay back in school having meeting with the committee, or staying at Red Crescent HeadQuarters planning and organizing events.

Life was hectic back then, but it was rather enjoyable. It was great. Nothing but total bliss.

Juggling between school, tuition, home, and Red Crescent.

2007, I left high school.

Went to Taylor's, Foundation in Communication July 2008 intake.

Where I met awesome friends. =)

I still had my confidence back then. I had the guts to volunteer myself to be the project manager in the first day of class. I knew it was gonna be tough, but I still did it anyway.

I had help from Amirul, Serene, Izzuddin, JQ, Aaron, Joanne, Christine, Imran.. and so many more people. We had sleepovers, late night talks, supper at 3am in the morning..

It was so much fun.

I wished I could stay on in Foundation programme forever.

Now, 2010. In Curtin. Yes I'm happy here.

I hate to admit this, but I'm no longer who I used to be.

My confidence is at level zero, or probably negative.

My self-esteem has gone down the drain.

Yes I still behave the same way when I'm around people I've known for a long time. But when it comes to meeting new people, I suck. Totally horrible at it.

I wonder what has happened. What was so powerful to pull me down this way.

Time for self discovery.

Characters

2010-08-16T22:06:00.000-07:00

时间过得好快，快得有点吓人。

不知不觉地，一个月又过了。

好久没写华文字了，感觉有点生疏。

好想继续学习中文。

Gosh it took me so long to type the short sentences above. :S

Need more practice

2 is better than 1

2010-08-02T04:31:00.000-07:00

Had an advance 20th birthday celebration at home :)

Fun-filled with cute cupcakes!

Warning : Heaps of pictures ahead!! :D

Steamboat! Nomsss

FICM'ians

Happy Birthday Girl

The Klang Gang

Tsk tsk tsk, Rachel.....

Santa Claus! Ho Ho Ho

Aaron Amirul Serene

Snacks!!

Card from FICM'ians

MY CUPCAKES!!!!

Wheeeee~~~ :D

Cuteness to the max or what?! :D

Marine themed, with Barney, Baby Bop and B.J.

I iz happieee

The 3CUZ

3CUZ + Andrea

Ah Yeeee~~ :)

FICM'ians

*which cake to cut*

Cousins, Brother and future cousin-in-law :P

Klang Gang + JianHui from Singapore on the far left :)

WooHooo Andalas-ians

Brother and Soo Ling

Everyone loved the cupcakes :)

Happy Birthday to Me!

Group shot

Encik Wayne with lil' nemo :)

Edwin with Evie's starfish :P

Kiran

Klangians

*melts* So adorable :D

Camwhore #1

Camwhore #2

FAV SHOT! :D

Lulu Nand & Bob

Evie and Ed

Sze Meng and Evie

My beloved Exco 2006 :)

THANK YOU to everyone who came and thanks for all the gifts and wishes!

- Wey Chin -

Ohh Look, Brand New Chapter.

2010-08-01T03:51:00.000-07:00

Wanted to transfer from Murdoch to Curtin in Perth.
Murdoch refused to issue Release Letter, Curtin Perth can't take me in without that letter.
So it is Goodbye Perth and Hello Sarawak.
Here I am, in Curtin Sarawak. In my lakeside apartment while typing this blog entry.

Updates soon! :)

No "Jodoh"?

2010-07-27T08:19:00.000-07:00

Just when I thought everything was fine, they decided to prove me wrong. :(

Its just so, demotivating.

The past 5 months in Murdoch was nothing but blergh-ness. and now even when I want to switch uni, so much of crap have to come in between.

I was so ready to go back to Perth to start all over again. To build up a new circle of friends, to be who I used to be, to be happy, finally.

Now I have to appeal for my release letter from Murdoch. If I don't get the release letter, I can't go to Curtin.

If Murdoch refuse to give me the release letter, I will rather just come back to Malaysia and study here. There is NO WAY that I'm going to continue studying in Murdoch. I am not putting myself into that situation anymore.

I want to be happy, that's all.

Really like tak ada jodoh with Australia.

This sucks. big time. Blerhhhh

This is it

2010-07-12T22:32:00.000-07:00

Finally, everything is okay. (Well, almost)

2 more weeks left in Malaysia and I'll be back in Perth, freezing and hiding under my super comfy comforter.

Was in Penang from Friday to Sunday and I had loads of good glorious yummy awesome finger lickin good FOOOOOD!
All I did was eat eat eat eat sleep eat eat eat sleep eat eat eat . Ok you get it.
Miss my beloved "Har Mee" and Apom by the roadside!

Okay time for brunch!
(cannot believe I'm eating Maggi Mee in Malaysia) =.=

Hello, Blog

2010-06-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

This is already my 3rd week back in Klang.

Still the same ol' klang, but so many people have changed. Some for the better, some otherwise.

I didn't believe my friends when they said XX has changed, or even YY has changed.
But now that I'm back. They really did change.

It disgust me to see their stuck up attitude, and some, have different faces when they meet different people.

Anyhow, I shall let go of the bad and focus on the good parts :)

Had so much of food I think I gained some weight too! (Which is good in a way)

Been hanging out with Evie and Rach a lot, especially last week. Got to see them almost everyday!
Manicure, pasar malam, shopping, BBQ... :D
Total bliss!

Amirul and Aaron came all the way to Klang to see me! So sweet of them! We went to Aeon, had McD ice cream and fries, then went for Karaoke!! It was so fun but sadly I had to leave early. Nevermind, there shall be one more time! ;)

Met Pui Yee tooooo~~~ So glad to have her all to ourselves!

Okay, some pictures to entertain this almost-dead blog!

Shopping day out with the cousins!

Evie tried on this pair of funky pants at Topshop

HAHAHA

Crazy girl

BBQ! (This pic was taken when we were still, sane)

Well maybe not :P

Rach and myself

WHEEEHOOOOO!! Marshmellows in the world UNITE!

Then....Rachel decided to have a marshmellow war and start slapping marshmellow at me and Pui Yee.

(This happened when Evie was IN the house watching the boring World Cup)

Trying to take out the marshmellow from my skin URGH xD

Then we were like "How can Evie escape from all this?!"

So we BBQ-ed more marshmellows to do the same to Evie!!

End result!

HoHoHo

We're happy people!!

Mad at myself

2010-06-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

Results are out

It's so crappy.

I'm sad. I'm angry with myself.

Why? Why?

I studied. I really did.

This is bad.

:(

Finally :)

2010-06-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

Finally I can say this : FINALS ARE OVER!! :D

I am soooooo happy.

Yesterday, I finally moved to my new place :D

Hoorayyy! No more loud music and silly people partying as if there's no class the next day.

Hooorayyy!! No more stupid administration by the Murdoch University Village! (Will blog about this in a couple of weeks)

Hoooooraaaaayyy!! I'M GOING HOME!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Anddddd... I had a mini birthday celebration yesterday morning. I think its by far the earliest birthday celebration in this 20 years o.0
But thank you for the rocky road chocolate! :D
Sweetest sin! :P

I'll be back in Malaysia soon, which means, more pictures!

Stay tuned :D

Updated! :)

2010-06-08T23:57:00.000-07:00

Updated!

CLICK!

Do check it out!

2010-06-07T08:13:00.000-07:00

Had a bad day?

Wanna see pretty photos?

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Trust me, its awesome!! :D

Second Hand Books for SALE~

2010-06-07T08:05:00.000-07:00

Hello...Sold some of my 2nd hand books some time ago..

now I have another two more to sell away :)

~~1) Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert~~

SOLD

- Very good condition

- Edges are still sharp

- Not folded during reading process

~~Now RM20~~

SOLD

~~2) Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom~~

SOLD

- Hardcover Version

- Still in very good condition

- Pages are not folded during the reading process

- Edges are still sharp

this has always been like this, the pages are designed in a way that it looks like an old book :)

Now RM 35

SOLD

To purchase or if you have any questions, drop me an email at michellelauwc@gmail.com

ITEMS FOR SALE!

2010-06-05T06:37:00.000-07:00

:)

Hello all :)

I'm selling some of my stuff that I purchased in Australia..

Please feel free to visit www.otter-brown.blogspot.com and have a look!
Please spread the word!

Thank you loves!

Shop With No Guilt!

2010-06-04T08:07:00.000-07:00

Well you know, girls and shopping, it will never ever end. xD

I've been shopping like mad!

Well, screen-shopping that is. Just browse through the items, look at them, think about how good it is blah blah blah, then when you're tempted to buy, just find flaws in it. Then you won't buy already :D

Smart horh? I know. Thanks

Some of the items that I've been staring at:

This dress :)

Source

Why I didn't buy?

No. 1: My backside doesn't print money

No. 2: Can't think of any occasion to wear it to

No. 3: Don't have such a body to pull it off

No. 4: Not tall enough

And this type of baby doll dress :)

Source

Why I didn't buy?

No. 1: Same as the 1st reason mentioned above
No. 2: Trying to save money

This dress too! :)

Source

Why I didn't buy?

No. 1: My backside doesn't print money

No. 2: Can't think of any occasion to wear it to

No. 3: Don't have such a body to pull it off

There's like loads of them lah, but can't possibly remember where I saw them and it would take me ages to list them all down :)

On a super happy note, I'll be sitting for my last and final paper next Friday, then I'll be home on Sunday!

I know I've said this gazillion times, but HOME SWEET HOME HERE I COME!

I

2010-05-30T00:10:00.000-07:00

(Note: this post was drafted on 21st May)

Today is the last day of my first semester.

Well I'm not exceptionally happy nor sad.

I am happy, but not super happy until I feel like I can fly. Geddit?

I'm feeling rather.. Weird.

No not PMS.

I feel, happy+sad+grateful+many other feelings.

All mixed up like rojak. =S

Why? Why do I feel this way?

I hate to feel bored. I don't like it at all.

It makes me feel rather empty.

Sigh, I really miss year 2005 and 2006. The highlight of my life :)

So what if I was only 15 or 16?

I was surrounded with awesome bunch of friends, who're still super crazy today :P

Sigh how I miss organizing events, gatherings.. I miss being around many many people, rather than facing the four walls in my room

Le sigh

Apple!

2010-05-19T06:57:00.000-07:00

I made Apple Crumble!!! :)

Its really easy and it tasted good too!

I wanted to take photos, like step by step, but totally forgot about it :(

So here you go, just pictures of the final product.

Ingredients:
Flour
4-5 Medium sized granny smith
Caster sugar
Water
Butter

So...What you do is.. you peel and core the apples :)
Chop them into like bite chunks
(Soak them in salt water while chopping the other apples so that it won't turn into some ugly-looking color.)
After chopping all the apples
Prepare a pan, fill the pan with some water and some sugar, then add in the apples.
Cook them over low heat, until the apples are slightly soft (beware not to make it TOO soft though)
Then, get a bowl, put flour, caster sugar, and chilled butter into it.
Use your fingers, mix them up, until they become like crumbles :)

After the apples are soft, get a baking case.
Place the apples in it.
Sprinkle some cinnamon
Then continue scooping the apples into the case.
At the top, place the crumble mixture over the apples, and sprinkle some cinnamon (Just a little will do)

Then put it into a preheated oven, about 180 degrees

Bake for about 20-30 mins, serve while its hot with some vanilla ice cream!!

And here you go! :)

Apple Crumble - Served hot , with a serving of Vanilla Ice Cream

2010-05-11T06:14:00.000-07:00

Miss Joanne Choo a.k.a the Sui Za Bo ask me update my blog.

Haha. Its so super dead.

Not my fault! I have nothing to write because there's nothing interesting going on at the moment.

Hmmmm. So, I will be back in 32 days (WHOOHOO)

And I have a list of things to do/places to go/food to eat/people to meet:
- Home Sweet Home :D
- Bah Kut Teh (many many many many many times)
- Murni @ SS2
- Boston
- Mamak nights!
- BBQ + Sleepover session with the cousins and Ah Yee :D
- Moviessss!!! (I think I can't remember how a cinema look like anymore)
- Jalan Jalan Cari Makan !
- Food
- Food
- and more cheap and yummy food please
- Food
- and one last thing...FOOD =)

Oh, Miss Joanne Low has offered to drive me around. Ho Ho Ho!

A presentation tomorrow, 9 summaries to hand in next week, 4 papers, then it will be HELLOOOO HOME! :)