Me: Living Life (as it is)

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

2012-01-02T10:17:00.001+08:00

Good morning world! I'm alive and kicking at 9 in the morning on a public holiday. You would not believe it, but I slept off at 10pm yesterday. I know, a good start for 2012. Let's hope I can keep up with this sleeping pattern. Oh wait, I don't have a choice, do I? Since I'll be starting work, like, tomorrow? Hehe. I'm gonna start off as a Junior Writer at In Publishers, kinda excited as it'll be my first exposure to the home living industry. Do wish me luck!

Year 2011 has ended, lots of bitter sweet memories if you ask me. The highlight of the year would have to be experiencing the wonderful works of God at GA 611 Bread of Life. Not forgetting being baptized for the second time, and finding friendship and support from my cell group. Also my brief internship at Marie Claire, that served nothing short of a fantastic eye opener, I swear I'll never look at fashion the same way again. LOL.

Then there was the torturous thesis that I spent nights doing (last minute, don't ask), have to thank Ashe and Chairman for the specific guidelines and constant advice, and also Patty who was in charge of printing and passing up as I happily packed my bags and headed for a stress free getaway to Bali with Tk.

Year 2012, and I'll be 26 in August. Just the thought of it makes me shudder. With hope that aging comes with maturity and sensibility. I ought to learn to have more patience and obtain better time management skills. As the saying goes, "Fail to plan, plan to fail". I need to learn how to plan ahead, and stick by it. Commitments and responsibilities are not exactly the easiest to cope with, but through Him, I ~~hope~~ know I can.

It's incredible when I look at how far I've journeyed in life. Without the grace of God, without the love of my family and friends, where would I stand? Hence I just wanna say a big thank you to all of you who have made a difference in my life, I pray that my Lord Jesus will protect each and everyone of you, and bless y'all abundantly.

I'm gonna end this post with happy pictures of Christmas celebration with my beautiful family. ^^

Looking forward to Christmas already! Hehehe.

Happy New Year, folks!

Eleventh Hour

2011-12-05T04:34:00.000+08:00

I've got to be the most last minute person on EARTH. I'm off the Bali in another 24 hours, and I've yet to pack, not a thing, na-dah, seriously! And here I'm frantically trying to finish the last bits of my thesis that is to be submitted in less than say, 8 hours? GOSH. Time is catching me short. I'm out of breath. All thanks to my lack of time management skills, and of course - procrastination - the biggest devil in my life.

I've got to stop doing this. Like really STOP pulling last minute stunts. I haven't slept enough, my eyes are dry and prickly, severe outburst of acne, you don't wanna know.

Year 2011 is coming to an end, time for new year resolutions, again. And hopefully this time I'll make 'em like I mean 'em.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, God. Make today a good day! Hopefully all will end well.

Saying Yes to Jesus Once More

2011-11-28T16:17:00.002+08:00

November 27, 2011 marks my new birthday, as I reaffirm my identity in Christ. Pastor Philip conducted my baptism at GA611 BOL yesterday, and I was really honored to have Tk, Mii and Mr. Infinity present, not to mention my kind shepherd, Jennifer, and all the new friends I made from cell. Although I was baptized as an infant, I had no memory of it whatsoever, and deep down I just yearned to relive that experience. Just like how some married couples renew their vows as a symbol of cherishing their marriage, I wanted to significantly commit my life unto Jesus, I wanted to say yes to Him once more.

Indeed, God has performed many miraculous wonders in my life, His great love never fails to amaze me. Each time when I feel like I'm being pushed to the brink, He makes me feel that it's okay even if I do fall, because He'll be there to catch me in time. Let me tell you this, I've never been good at waiting, be it waiting for a person, or waiting upon the Lord, patience is NOT my middle name. Hence when I knew I couldn't rush Tk into knowing Jesus, I just felt so frustrated. I know it's not fair to him, because to him, God has never played a role in his life. But emotions just kept taking over, and I couldn't help but blame myself, worse still, I blamed the Big Man Above. I blamed God for making me fall in love with a non Christian, and for getting me into all this dilemma and misery.

I'm just guessing, God must have had enough of my whining because during Sunday service, right before my baptism yesterday, Tk felt touched by the Holy Spirit for the very first time. Tears welled in his eyes as Pastor Ezekiel led in praise and worship, and he had the tingling sensation that nearly freaked him out. He couldn't understand what was going on with him, and I was just too overwhelmed to explain things. There and then, God was telling me right in my face that He was able, that I should have never doubted Him. I should have knew that He loved me, He loved Tk, and that our relationship will be in His good hands. I should have never felt insecure or restless, because all will eventually fall out in His perfect timing.

I believe Tk will have his personal encounter with God one day. I just need to continue to pray for him and learn how to have faith, as I always say but fail to put to practice. I promise I'll try harder this time.

Thank you Jesus, all glory unto You!

Feeling Needy

2011-11-23T02:40:00.001+08:00

I've just finished a bowl of duck flavored instant noodles, and a bar of choco with hazelnuts. This is gonna keep me up all night. I hope.

Thesis hasn't been progressing as smoothly as I'd expect. Each time I finish a paragraph, I tend to pause to read again what I've written, and wonder if I'm on the right track. Next thing you know, I scroll upwards some more to read the earlier paragraph, and the paragraph before that, I just keep going backwards to check, and the doubt simply grows greater, then suddenly I'm terrified if I'd gotten everything wrong. UGH. This is utterly frustrating.

December is supposed to be my favorite month. If not for thesis, I'd be really looking forward to it, what with my vacation with Tk, and also celebrating Christmas with my family and friends.

Stay focused, Mel, FOCUS! Thesis will be over before you know it. (They say the power of the mind performs great wonders... I'll just have to keep hypnotizing myself then.)

Declutter

2011-11-21T01:00:00.000+08:00

Trust me to do the right thing at the WRONG time. I just spent the whole evening de-cluttering my room, when I was supposed to be figuring out Chapter 3 of my thesis. Can you believe it, I'm only left with 2 weeks? Chairman is right, Procrastination IS the thief of time. Now I'm gonna suffer... BAD!

Still, I feel much comfortable with the extra space that I can do with now. There's still more to work on, but it'll have to wait, unless I don't plan to graduate on time. AAAHHH. That'd be a horrendous nightmare. Yes, just the word nightmare won't justify, it's horrendous nightmare, something like nightmare x10000. Why am I even bothered to explain this. ISH.

Feeling very broke right now, glad to be done with all birthday celebrations. HOHOHO. Need to save up for Christmas though, been eyeing dreamily at some lovely things during my window shopping sessions. Would be great if I could get them for my family and friends.

Gotta ciao for now... THESIS AWAITS. Sigh.

The Perfect Seven

2011-11-16T01:30:00.004+08:00

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Genesis 2:2

Seven, God's perfect number. It encompasses completion and providence. And guess what, Tk and I had just celebrated our seventh anniversary! ^^

It's really exciting when I pause to reflect on how our relationship has grown throughout the years. From classmates to lovers, from lovers to life partners to be, we've certainly gotten to know each other a fair bit. Love on its own would not have sustained the relationship; I believe it has been the grace of God, and also our conviction to stay committed to each other. Life is full of choices, and more often than not, we are forced to face temptations, but I guess end of the day, you just need to be contented with what you have. Most importantly, trust in Him, He knows who is right for you.

Nothing comes easy, so trust me when I say we've had our rough patches, as cliché as it may sound, if two people really intend to do life together, then you must be prepared to face all sorts of obstacles that come along the way. You need to believe in each other, and really hang on to the faith that you want to make things work. The most important lesson that I've learned so far would be: Acceptance.

Tk and I are very much different in many aspects. We were brought up differently, we've got different lifestyles, different point of views, different likes and dislikes, hence to accept each other is not as easy as it seems. However we're gradually getting the hang of it (yes, after seven years that is), and it's still in the progress. As my dear friend, Jennifer, puts it, "God tends to provide you with a partner that is of your opposite in order to complement you, so that together, you can carry out His works". Which I pretty much agree.

That said, here are pictures of our humble celebration. (",)

Main dish of the night: Sweet sour pork. It was Mr. Ho's first attempt. Not bad I'd say! :-p

Serious cook at work. LOL!

Ingredients that were needed.

The only help I could give: Beat the eggs.

Fresh vege waiting for it's turn to the wok...

End result! NICE. *grins

Dinner is served.

Indonesian High Tea

2011-11-14T15:10:00.002+08:00

Bowels problem aside, I went for High Tea with the oldies over the weekend. Hehehe. Yes, the oldies! My mom and my aunts, not forgetting Mr Infinity. :-p

Thanks to Dealmates, we got a very good price for our tea set at Brisik, Jaya One, however there were a few setbacks. First of all, the place was kinda stuffy, and the Balinese-Spa-ish music was playing way too loud at the background, what should have been soothing became more of an irritation. Also, I bought two coupons, so rightfully, I should have been entitled to two pots of tea, but the lady boss insisted on one big pot for us all, which was still acceptable, IF she would have put two teabags in it. We could hardly taste the tea. =.=

When we were almost done with our makan, the lady boss came over to ask how the food was, and we said that we really enjoyed the fried meehoon, but the kuih and cakes were less than mediocre, then just like a living scene from Kids Say the Darndest Things, she replied by saying that the kuih were not made by her, because she didn't know how to, so she ordered from 'outside'. LOL!

This is the entrance, you may take the stairs up to the restaurant. It was rather nicely decorated!

Fried meehoon that was the saving grace!

Three-tier: The sandwiches with chili flakes were good, cakes and kuih were really so-so.

(Pictures courtesy of Madame Ruth)

All in all, service was a tad slow, however the two staffs that were working there were really smiley and nice. I guess the restaurant just needs to work on the ventilation and as for the cakes and kuih, perhaps change the supplier?

Bowels Disturbance

2011-11-11T23:54:00.003+08:00

My bowels obviously hasn't been the nicest to me lately. Everything feels wrong inside. I think I really, seriously, for the last time, need to address my sleeping habit and my diet. UGH. Never had any problem of this sort during my internship, probably because I was leading such a normal lifestyle.

Perhaps it has something to do with my eating out constantly? Not that I can help it, FYI I CANNOT COOK. SIGH~

Please God, please make me well again. I promise I'll change!

Okay now, time for a cup of warm Milo! I need to feel better. :-(

November Blossoms

2011-11-10T04:51:00.004+08:00

I wanted to laugh when I first saw this picture, then I stopped, what's so funny? That very statement is the naked truth! The evil, naked truth if I may add. It's already the second week of November, yet I'm still casually cruising through Chapter 2. I'm seriously digging my own grave! AAAHHH!!!

So what have I been up, you may ask? Faithfully going after this TVB drama series... Forensic Heroes III. OMG. Someone should really give me a big smack on the head, I need to stop wasting time!

That aside, I've been busy with celebrations. November means a lot to me. Many special friends like Eugene, Ting and Patty's birthday falls on this very month, not forgetting my anniversary with Tk. ^^

Happy 25th, Eugene! Hope you enjoyed lunch and most importantly, our company! Heee~

Group shot. From left to right: Eugene, Mel and Steve. Something worth mentioning, our waitress misheard watermelon for portobello. Ended up serving us 4 main courses and 2 drinks. LOL! Thank God she wasn't pissed to rectify the order, since we actually confirmed when she'd repeated the order in the first place. :-p

Celebrated Ting's birthday at Kuala Selangor last Saturday. A very long drive I would say, as most people were travelling back to their hometown due to Hari Raya Haji holiday on Monday.

Happy 25th, Ting! Hope the choco cupcake from A Slice of Heaven was heavenly enough. Many happy returns!

Last but not least, Happy 7th Anniversary, my dear Mr. Ho! Thank you for all the love and patience you've diligently shown me all these years. To many more beautiful years to come, with the Lord as our shepherd and refuge.

More about our homely anniversary celebration in the next post, no fancy restaurant this time around, just a simple meal shared between two persons who wanted to remember that special day. Next up, looking forward to Patty's birthday. Another 5 days to go...

Mood Disorder

2011-11-02T01:05:00.004+08:00

I'm getting very emotional these days... When people say one thing, I tend to interpret it to mean otherwise. It's getting out of control, so much so that I can't seem to make sense of it anymore. Why is it that when we're happy, we're just happy, but when we're sad, we tend to be very sad, the negative feeling seems to have an upper hand over the positive feeling.

Happiness can only bring a smile, a laugh at most, but sadness lingers on, it eats you quietly inside, and each time you're reminded of it, you relive the hurt, and feel sad all over again. It's like when you dig into happy memories, you get this happy, but when you shovel up sad memories, you not only remember the sadness that pierced through you then, you also feel emotionally distraught now, and then you realize you're experiencing both old and new sort of sadness concurrently. The best part? The more times you think about it, the sadder you become, and that's something that happiness can't do, you can't get happier than you were, but you can get more and more upset.

Oh pardon me, the rain must be giving me some sort of mood disorder. I should really get some sleep now.

Girlfriends

2011-11-01T04:32:00.000+08:00

Funny thing about us women, is that we like to talk. We like to convey our thoughts, no matter happy, angry or sad. Funny thing about men, is that they don't like to listen. I guess that's why when couples tend to argue and fight, women are usually left feeling totally drenched emotionally, and men feeling... Lost. Simple reason being, they didn't understand the purpose of the fight even from the very beginning. =.=

Hence I conclude, it's easier to connect with women than men. Long live girlfriends!

We celebrated Viki's 25th at Sushi Zanmai several weeks ago. Everyone seems to be so busy these days, the only time we're able to meet as a whole is during birthdays. Well since there are 6 of us, we can be sure that we'll at least meet 6 times in a year. Hehehe~

After a hearty meal of fried tempura and sushi rolls, from left to right: Viki, Kimchi and me. ^^

Twins-used-to-be, Sk and Ey.

Happy go lucky, Ey and Ting.

Really hope we'll be able to catch up more often. You cannot imagine the amount of noise we make when our chattering and gossiping begins! Oh, the fun!

Fret Not

2011-10-31T03:17:00.001+08:00

I feel like I'm slowly losing interest in blogging. Not that I don't have anything to say, on the contrary, there are so many things that I want to say, but simply can't bring myself to. I guess that's just part of growing up. You can't just randomly say what comes to your mind. You need to learn how to be responsible, how to be discreet. You can vent your anger just to make yourself feel better, but the consequences will become a source of unpredictable risk. You may want to share your thoughts and worries, but you can't guarantee that it won't be used against you. Ahh... The irony.

Anyways, good news, Patty's back from backpacking! That means I've got an extra friend to stress over thesis with. We're only a day from November. It's gonna be CRUCIAL month. One chapter a week. I really hope we can overcome this. We've been ranting about this like FOREVER. It's really time to get it over and done with.

Really looking forward to December, by the time I'll be done with college stuff, and Tk has arranged for a getaway to Bali! I know, not the best choice since they just underwent earthquake, but hey, we're helping them boost their economy! So hopefully God will be gracious unto us, and grant us journey mercies. ^^

2012 is just breaths away. So much of uncertainties, that it gives me goosebumps! I guess I'll just have to live a day at a time, and really learn how to submit unto Him. Somehow I just feel like my faith is being tested over and over again.

May I find strength in Him. Amen!

I'm BACK.

2011-09-27T16:12:00.001+08:00

I'd almost forgot how it feels like to be sitting under the spinning fan in my living room during a sunny afternoon, with Chester sprawled lazily near my feet. To watch the leaves rustle gently outside my house, to see cars and motorcycles by pass almost every minute, what never fails to attract me though, is to watch the new, vacant houses standing upright just opposite mine, looking ever concrete. If you ask me, it's still unbelievable that what used to be a patch of green has now been replaced by yet more development.

How time flies. I realize the more I mature in age, the more frequent the tendency to use this phrase. In some ways, I find it kinda appalling. One second, I'm worried sick about how I would fair for my internship, and the next, I'm DONE. It's just shockingly fast that I hardly have any time to reflect. Everything still feels very much surreal to me.

I had to quit internship earlier than I planned because thesis was just starting to freak me out. At least Patty managed to finish a chapter or two before she packed up to leave for the UK. Look at me, I'm only getting started with the journals! Been doing so much reading, I feel like my eyes are gonna pop out! Honestly, why is life such a pain? It's like one dreadful thing after another. GOSH.

Anyways. Thankfully I had a whole week to do things that I was deprived of during my internship. I ate, slept, and watched TV life never before. My body clock has totally fitted into sleeping at dawn (once again), only to find myself waking up the next day into a scorching afternoon. I know it's bad for me. And yeah, I promise I'll change when I start working officially. HOHOHO.

I'm gonna end this post with a picture of some beautiful things that Uncle Paul and Amber bought me this year. Awesome stuff from awesome people! ^^

Absolutely love Heathcote & Ivory and Cath Kidston! I think we have them in Malaysia now, but they are seemingly pricey, perhaps its due to our low exchange rate? :-p

Weekend

2011-08-07T03:51:00.001+08:00

You'll probably not believe this, ever since I've started my internship:

(1) I've been sleeping way earlier than I used to, yet still have lots of pimples on my face! Screw the sleep-early-and-wake up-early crap, the next time anyone dares come up to me and say that the reason why my face is infested with horrendous lil' red bumps is due to my sleeping habit, I'd beat the shi** outta him/her!

(2) I've been snacking non-stop to keep myself alive at work, yet lost 2 kilo's in less than a month.

I've actually got loads to share about work, but I can't and won't do so just yet. I've been penning down my thoughts and experiences though, will get to it as soon as my internship ends.

So my weekends have become really precious, due to the fuss of traffic and parking, it feels like I work 12 hours a day, 5 days a week. Hence Saturdays and Sundays are strictly reserved to chill. I started off my day with brunch and facial with Kimchi this week.

Everything was great, my facial therapist had really magic hands, she gave me a super overwhelming upper back massage, could feel myself loosen up almost instantly. She was amazingly quick in extracting my pimples too, reducing the pain at her level best. HOWEVER. She started to piss me off when she couldn't stop selling the products to me. All I needed was a moisturizer, yet she kept insisting that I take some serum as well. Honestly, when a customer tells you NO in the face like three times in a row, just DROP IT for crying out loud.

There you go. A precious afternoon NEARLY RUINED! GRRRR~

Anyways, Kimchi and I proceeded with ice-cream treatment. We shared a banana split at Gelare's, nothing spectacular, but we managed to do a lot of catching up, and that's all that matters. ^^

Spent the evening with the family, had some awesome Teochew porridge at Pakka, Dataran Sunway with Tk, Mii and Mr. Infinity, then went shopping at Sunway Giza. We popped by AME's, a really beautiful fashion boutique owned by Tk's high school friend. There were heaps of pretty dresses there, albeit a tad pricey. Tk got me two for my birthday! *grins

Time to snooze, gonna pay Little Natalie's new born baby sister a visit tomorrow!

Weekend well spent. Yay!

New Transition

2011-07-11T17:38:00.001+08:00

Counting down,

Day(s) of freedom: 01

Oh gosh! I'm feeling kinda low right now. I've got a Feature Writing paper tomorrow morning, and my internship starts the day after. So I'm practically left with one last day of sweet freedom, which is today. SIGH~

I'm gonna miss all my late nights (though Mr Tk Ho would jump for joy as I finally ditch the bad habit of sleeping at wee hours of the morning), I'm also gonna miss all my quiet afternoons, especially gonna miss seeing Fat Ches yawn and stretch lazily before snoozing at a corner some two feet away from me, I'm gonna miss hanging out with my friends at off peak hours, having the cafe/restaurant to ourselves, basically I'm just gonna miss the ample time I've to myself!

Who am I kidding... I'm already 25 this year. I've stretched the validity period of freedom for way too long. It's time to buck up, this is the last year I'm gonna burden my mom financially (hopefully), time to be a real grown up, which I foresee is gonna be anything but fun. Honestly I never really got around Peter Pan and his idea of Neverland when I was younger, in my mind I kept thinking, "Get outta here! Who doesn't wanna grow up? You get to drive a car, make your own living, now THAT'S life." Oh well. Time to repent. Childhood turned out to be the best, 'eh?

I know looking back is nothing productive, but won't you agree that the past is what shapes us to be who we are today and maybe even tomorrow? Bitter memories are like cuts and grazes that will keep us aware of that particular bad experience, or even remind us of a lesson well learnt. Sweet memories are like treasures that will put smiles on our faces and encourage us to continue living life at it's best.

Well I guess it's time to snap out of emo mode. I need to welcome this as a new challenge in my life! Time to step out of my comfort zone. As Bill Gaither sings,

"Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives, all fear is gone;

Because I know (I know) He holds the future,

And life is worth the living,

Just because He lives!"

Step out and step up!

The Cutest Thing

2011-07-06T18:37:00.001+08:00

CUTENESS ALERT!!!

We were at my grandma's (Mii's mom) place after dinner one day, and boy was I surprised when this little guy greeted us enthusiastically! What a adorable little furball! I wanted to cuddle it so badly. Only it was waaay too active. It couldn't stop running about. It was really cheeky too, nudging us one by one then running away before you could react. The cutest thing, EVER!

Guess what? His name is... CHAI KOW. So not cute. LOL~

Just look at his fluffy, round bod. Eeeeee... Wanna squeeze him!

Cheeky guy realized I was snapping heaps of pics of him.

Decided to watch his senior chomp dinner.

Posed for me! ^^

I was about to give him some of Chester's puppy stuff, but his owner has already provided him with the basic.

Oh well, I shall keep it for another puppy!

Coupon Craze

2011-06-22T05:03:00.003+08:00

Kimchi would call/text me whenever she sees any awesome deals online, then we'd discuss to see if it was a go or no go. This has been going on so often that we're now both badly ADDICTED! We've become frequent customers of Everyday, Groupon, MyDeals and so on. Frankly, the deals have been rather promising so far. We've done facials, massages and dinners, all at reasonable prices!

Lately, Ey and Sk has joined in the craze too! We got 51% off a Cheese Gratin Chicken Set Meal at The Coffee Shop. That's ~~Rm16.40~~ Rm8 for a Cheese Gratin Chicken with Mushroom Sauce and a splendid cup of Charcoal Coffee.

As the location was kinda far (@ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling), and we weren't even familiar with the area, we decided to set out on a adventure with the help of Ey's GPS! LOL~

Sure enough, we arrived just in time for dinner without much hassle!

Being the coffee lover that I am, I totally enjoyed this warm cuppa! Even the cup and saucer were warmed before hand. Loved the pleasing aroma and rich coffee taste. According to Everyday's website, the reason why this is called the Charcoal Coffee is because the coffee beans are being moved by a charcoal operated mechanizer which twists and turns the coffee. It goes through a process called the PYROLYSIS, which is known to be heart of roasting. This is also how it's able to produce the wonderful flavor and aroma of the coffee.

This is sort of like the signature dish of The Coffee Shop. It didn't look very appealing, but the taste was really not bad at all! For a mere Rm8, we thought the portion would be modest, we even had a menu to stand by, thinking we'd have to order something extra to share. But surprise, surprise! The cheese was melted nicely on the piece of grilled chicken. Filling and yummy!

The happy bunch!

Coupon Craze Duo! Hahaha~

Sk posing while waiting for the food to arrive.

Liked the interior of the place. Clean and cozy! Kimchi seems to agree!

Ready to dig in!

Overall we had a great time catching up and most importantly, planning our next money's worth dinner! Keke~ Hope you gals had as much fun as I did! Looking forward to our next round. ^^

Father's Day Brunch

2011-06-21T16:45:00.002+08:00

I was talking to Patty the other day while we were waiting for the shuttle bus. Poor gal has been busting her a** off tons of psychotic assignments, thanks to Mr. Bill. LOL~~ And then she mentioned about how glad and relieved she was to finally have the weekend free, cuz she could then celebrate Father's Day. I paused for a moment to make sure I heard her right,

"You... Wanna celebrate... Father's Day?" Hesitation and uncertainty was evident in my voice.

"YES! We (Including her sis and bro) celebrate for my mom every year!" Patty replied chirpily. Chirpily, but firmly!

And then it hit me. How come I've never thought about this? Just because my dad has migrated to Heaven for good, doesn't mean I don't have a purpose to celebrate this special day anymore. How could I have forgotten that poor Mii had been juggling between both parenting roles for the past 7 years? All the sweat and hard work... She deserves a Father's Day celebration as much as any father on earth!

So... Thanks for the idea, Patty! I brought my mom out for brunch last Sunday! ^^

Behold, pics of brunch at Plan B, Bangsar Village. Love the efficient and friendly service there!

Mii and I both ordered the signature Plan B Breakfast Platter, which came with a glass of orange juice and coffee/tea.

Another reason why I love Plan B. They're not kiamsiap with their water. Unlike those typical cafes, where the waiters take forever to bring you a glass of water, or even give you one kind of look when they do. (Hello! Not that we cannot pay for drinks, but we still need to have some plain H2O after a meal!) Anyways Plan B serves you water generously, check out this cute, medicine-like bottle, hehe, and they'll happily bring you a new one the minute you're about to finish.

Mii enjoying her platter.

The Platter consists of eggs (I had mine the good ol' sunny side up style, Mii had hers scrambled) on a piece of toast, baked beans, sausage, ham, hash brown (Super yums!), and sauteed mushrooms with baby tomatoes.

Mr. Infinity had Spicy Aglio-Olio which was too plain to his liking. I think he nearly had the whole bottle of Tabasco in it before digging in. Hohoho~

Mii and Mel

Thank you Mii, for being the most awesome mom AND dad at the same time! Thank you for your unconditional love and countless sacrifices for both Mr. Infinity and I (Not forgetting Chester). We LOVE you!!!

Sleeping Disorder Continues

2011-06-14T04:27:00.002+08:00

It's 4.16am... I'm WIDE AWAKE. And guess what? I've got a class at 8am! UGH~

Will I ever repent? Will I ever turn over a new leaf? Will I ever SLEEP EARLY for goodness sake? SIGH~

My sleeping habit has gone haywire for years now. Mr. Tk Ho has been constantly nagging at me, so has my mom, and some really concerned friends. Thing is, as much as I try, I can't seem to turn things around. I love the stillness of the night (in fact a lil' too much) to separate with it. And gosh how I detest mornings! So not a morning person. I'm normally groggy, if not moody in the mornings. Even the slightest thing ticks me off.

HOW?!!!

Internship gonna start soon. And I'll need to wake up early like EVERYDAY.

Wuwuwuwuwuwu...

As Time Ticks Away

2011-06-12T04:30:00.001+08:00

Thanks to Chairman Meow, I could happily enjoy a fresh cuppa from Pacific Coffee on a cloudy Friday afternoon... I was rushing on some finishing touches for my two profile stories that morning, Chairman patiently checked through my work and gave me some useful advices. I was never good with details and formats, so he was really being a saint by guiding me! SALUTE*

It’s funny when I think back how Chairman and I started out on the wrong foot. I mean we were like enemies! Okay, maybe the word “enemies” sound a tad strong, but we were sort of down that China VS Japan line. LOL~ However upon attending Mr. Baldev’s Asia Pacific class (which I’ll always be thankful that I did), we’ve since signed the “peace treaty”! Mr. Baldev has truly taught us a lot. He gave us wonderful insights regarding worldly and political issues, especially in the Asian region, history would have never been more interesting! I really miss attending his classes. There should be more learned, dedicated lecturers like him around!

Well would you just look at how times flies. Half of the month of June has actually gone! Gosh! Here goes highlights of the month:

Celebrated Baby Renee’s 2^nd Birthday. That cutie pie is gonna melt hearts when she grows up. Witty and smart she is!

Had a gathering with the A-Levels gang. Was both surprised and delighted to see Paul (who have been MIA for centuries) to show up! He even brought his gf, Rain, and officially introduced her to us for the first time! Definitely had a good time catching up with the funny bunch over a cup of recent psyched trend – Chatime!

Attended Re:Union 2011! It was simply mind blowing and soul fulfilling! Although I didn’t manage to stay for all sessions, I certainly enjoyed each and every one that I could! We had really dynamic speakers, pastors who were deeply moved by the Holy Spirit, and it was all about taking up the challenge to go to the next level for (with) God. I was especially inspired by what Pastor Kenneth had said during the opening, “God wants us to go to the next level because the things that He has in store for us doesn’t warrant us to remain in the current level”.

Attended my first ever Huddles Meeting. I was introduced to a DNA session, whereby roots and history of Acts church was shared. Can’t help but exclaim my amazement towards how abundantly this church had grew over the years! What a powerful movement of God!

Mr. Tk Ho bought me a pretty decent dress from Dorothy Perkins! Haha~ Not exactly a highlight, but just had to acknowledge his thoughtfulness! ^^

Wow! Another two weeks to go, then we’ll be welcoming July! And guess what? I’m still nowhere near starting on that thesis project, gah! FOCUS Mel, FOCUS! Anyways, highlights for the remaining month of June – To try out vegetarian food at Yishensu with Mr. Tk Ho, to enjoy some gal time over charcoal coffee with my gals, to experience a Trial Facial Session at Decléor Paris with Kimchi and last but not least, to attend a much awaited gathering with my secondary school mates! Woots!

With that, sums up my busy month of June. July will be all about Finals and Internship! Anxiety pang**

Live It Up!

2011-05-26T08:33:00.001+08:00

Things are turning for the better! Gosh. Can't believe how emo I was last week. So many things happening at one go... This proves it, I can't handle stress! Sigh. I imagine my future job to be rather demanding, yet I'm starting to notice that I'm not the kinda person who can work under pressure. Oh God, please help me...

That aside, I'm glad that I didn't make any hasty decisions when I wasn't quite myself. He made me realize how silly I was to be so negative about our relationship. I admire his determination; he's obviously more focused on our future together than I am. I've nothing more to ask. God has blessed me with a good man. Someone that is matured, composed and nice. Someone whom I believe I can depend on at all times.

Also, results are out! Nearly had a nervous breakdown when Patty told me about it. I was kinda worried, because I felt that I didn't do very well for one of the papers. Thank God everything turned out okay. I can sleep in peace from now on.

Besides, I've finally gotten a positive response regarding my internship application! I'll be interning at Marie Claire in July. Man, I'm really excited! All this while I've been yearning to work at a magazine, to know how it runs, to meet writers, to know how fashion photo shoots are like... I know many will feel that it's better to intern at a newspaper, because that's where they really throw you out in the field, and make you work, which is how you're able to learn lots.

Thing is, I just can't resist fulfilling this weird fantasy that I've towards working at a magazine. Just like what Aunt Ruth had said, I’m more suitable to be doing what I’m interested in. And yeah, I’ll be following my heart this time. Let whatever comes, come.

Well this also means that I only have a month left to enjoy sheer leisure, and I look forward to enjoying every single bit of it! Hohoho~ Of course I’ve still got Feature Writing classes to attend to, not forgetting my damn thesis project… UGH. Oh well, what the hell, life is short. Don’t wanna be get all worked up for nothing again!

So that's about it. Gotta meet the Chairman later to run through interview questions that we've came up with individually. It's for the interview that we'll be conducting with our favorite lecturer next Monday! I'm ecstatic! LOL~

Signing off.

Imagination VS Reality

2011-05-20T01:51:00.001+08:00

I rarely disclose about my love life, because I don't like to draw unnecessary attention. But today, I just feel like saying what I feel about my 7-year-relationship.

7 seems like a big number. Imagine the amount of tears shed, and happiness shared. We've certainly come a long way. From a college-going courting couple to well, matured, moving into adulthood kinda courting couple. We've gotten use to a lot of each other's nonsense, accepted each other's different lifestyle and varied perspective towards things, our very distinct likes and dislikes... We've learned to compromise and adapt... But somehow I just feel like things are changing lately. Not sure if it's for the better or worse.

Picture this, you're on a race track, your goal is to reach that finish line. You run your level best, you rest when you feel like you're out of breath, but you continue as you've had enough. It's difficult, it's tiring, at times you even feel like giving up, but you don't, because you know the best is yet to come. All this will be worth it at the end. No pain no gain. Nothing comes easy on this earth we're living in, hence you need to give in order to receive. So you press on. However just when you're approaching the finish line, you start to wonder if you were on the right path at all? What if that wasn't your destination?

What if this was just meant to be a part of your life? An experience for you to reflect in the future?

Some of my gals jokingly claim that I would be the first to get married among us - Thing is, I'm not even sure myself.

There are things that I was so certain before this. My spirit used to be so filled with determination. But now, I just seem to swim in doubt, my heart has become hesitant. I don't know what's getting into me. Perhaps I should just focus on my classes and thesis for now.

Mumble Mumbles

2011-05-03T12:07:00.002+08:00

Humans tend to make the same mistake, don't they?

Last year, Tk and I went to Cameron Highlands with his friends on the 1st of May, (Labor Day i.e. Public Holiday) we ended up getting stuck in the psychotic traffic jam for a good whole 9 hours. This year, we decided to go to Malacca with my family, also on the 1st of May, (Damn Labor Day i.e. Sickening Public Holiday) and we got stuck for bloody 4 hours. GEES. Moral of story: TRAVELLING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED DURING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

We only managed to eat some lousy chicken rice balls and purchase some local food stuff before the rain set in. Double the traffic and commotion, because there was extra human congestion now! What a day. Seriously. Still we had fun in our own ways, thanks to the entertaining Baby Natalie. It was her first time travelling, and she turned out to be such a good sport! The only time she got restless was when we were on our way back, which was also when the car was moving REAL slow. Good girl Natalie, you made us proud! ^^

So I'm officially two weeks off! There's actually a list of tasks that I'm supposed to complete... But gosh, am I lazy to even get started! Tsk tsk. It's funny how I desperately wanted to read The Gatecrasher by Sophie Kinsella (writing as Madeleine Wickham) which I bought for a cheap price from MPH Bookstore's Book Fair, back when I was having my exam, but now that I've all the free time in the world, I can't bring myself to even touch that book. Ironic, no?

Random note before I close, been having all sorts of cravings lately. Especially miss the yummy Korean food that I had with Mr. Tk Ho at Hwangsil Garden, Neo Damansara. The BBQ was simply awesome! We had marinated pork and fresh beef. Also the side dishes were really appealing and mas-issneun! Only the free kimchi soup tasted a tad salty. Gosh! I want a revisit!

Oh well. Nap time for now... Ciao~

Distasteful Character

2011-04-27T02:58:00.001+08:00

Oh gosh! If there's one thing I hate in this whole wide world, is to memorize stuff. My final paper for FINALS will be due tomorrow, after which I can kick back and relax. Not like I've been very busy. But still, churning out what little brain juice I've got for these two papers meant that I deserve some good food and plenty of sleep after this! I can barely wait! Hohoho~

I realize I've probably over reacted, not a little, but a lot, over the issue of my brother being in a relationship. I had a very long talk with Mii tonight... And I guess I just have to let nature take it's course. Just like how she believed in me, I need to believe in him. Moreover, how can I forget the fact that we've got a mighty God in control? I'm gonna sound like a hypocrite for citing this right now, but I'm gonna do it anyway. Blehhhh~ So it says in Matthew 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" and in Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

I'm far from being perfect, but I don't know why I always have high expectations towards people around me. I know that's very sick of me. I really need to make a change. Pardon me, sometimes I tend to become a very confused human being. Yikes huh!

That being said, there is the ONE other thing that I would really like to rant about (of which I'm afraid I'm gonna regret having done so later), is about some random soul I've known who have seem to change drastically over the years. Hmmm... Could it be due to stress at work? Peer pressure? Society influence?

All I hear from this person these days are nothing but crude, sarcastic remarks. I don't care if it's your job environment or the people you hang out with, but please have some least respect when you're hanging out with your friends. It's okay to poke fun every once in a while, but there has to be a limit. Also, if you haven't notice, there IS a difference between being straightforward and being merely blunt. So choose your words wisely, take into account other people's feelings, gees!

Teasing others on stuff that you yourself enjoy doing is just hypocritical. Honestly, give other's a break. And have a sense of responsibility if you expect others to do the same for you. Perhaps you haven't noticed, but friends ARE getting sick of your nonsense.

And for crying out loud, stop making it sound like you're going through a financial crisis, cuz if there's one thing I can assure you, it's that you're nowhere near the P word. As in P for poverty. Ever crossed your mind that you may need to deal with your extensive leisure spending instead?

There. I must be having PMS or some weird disorder... Or else why do I feel so disgruntled these days? LOL~~

Jealous Sister

2011-04-26T03:58:00.003+08:00

I know I'm behaving like a total paranoid... I keep ranting to people how I'm still in disbelief that my brother's already in a relationship. For God's sake, he's only turned 18! He doesn't even know how to take care of himself, let alone take care of another human being! UGH. Thing is, he doesn't like to talk about it. And that drives me crazy! It's like... At least tell us stuff about your relationship, not icky details, but tell us who you're dating, what's she like, give us an assurance that you know what you're doing. The last thing I want is a messed up brother after a bad break up! Seriously. You know how sensitive and narrow minded teenagers can be these days, how they won't hesitate throwing themselves off a building for a stupid girlfriend who played them out? Okay. Now I'm INSANE.

Am I being over protective? Maybe 100%. Honestly, even the mother hasn't said anything, and here I am, fretting like nobody's business. I really can't stand how he has the slightest idea of our worry for him. He's young, he's about to enter college, it's supposed to be so exciting! But no, he just had to choose this supposedly best time of his life to deal with lousy hormones and pathetic emotions. Take it from me, girls are difficult! Especially at this age. And what have you got to offer? Are you even financially equipped? Do you have what it takes to care for a person in terms of time and money? Where does that put your family then? Last on your list?

I may not be the best role model on this earth, but at least I know my priorities. (Okay, I've bad time management, but I'm really working on that!) He doesn't understand that we're not like other families. Our mother is the breadwinner and the "housewife". She's played both roles ever since dad passed away, and she's done it amazingly well! For that, I believe she deserve all your attention. Not some person whom you've been infatuated by for a few months now. C'mon!

The worst thing, still, is that he just refuses to communicate. I don't know if its the rebellious teenage thingy within him that's making him so difficult to talk to. You're not allowed to ask him anything, and he's entitled to a couple of weird mood swings every once in a while. That's it. I really don't understand him. I guess I liked him better when he was this annoying little brat in diapers, tailing after me. Or maybe I'm just jealous. I'm jealous that some girl came out of nowhere and robbed us! Whoaa... Getting delusional here.

Anyways. What I'm really trying to say is that, privacy comes with responsibility. Do you think you're able to handle so much of privacy? It's not like we're even trying to pry into your love life, we just want to know that you've everything under control. Being committed in a relationship is not as easy as it seems. You'll fight, you'll argue, of course there will be sweet and happy moments, but what about the bad times? Will you be able to handle the tension, and at the same time handle your studies? At least share with us, and we can advice you?

I know to a certain degree, I'm not the most qualified person to pass all these remarks. I started a relationship at a young age as well, and my mom was very much against it at the beginning. (Now I know why) Hence I tried to be as open about my relationship as possible, I confided in her a lot (I still do these days) because I didn't want her guessing. The last thing I wanted was to burden her with more worry.

Also the fact that I've started a relationship at a young age, I know it's not a bed of roses. And I really doubt that he's matured enough. Call me a selfish bitch, domineering, control freak, whatever. End of the day, I just don't want him to get hurt. I don't want him to make any unnecessary mistakes. He's the only brother I've got. If only he knew, I'm just very much concern about him...

Blessed Good Friday

2011-04-23T00:24:00.001+08:00

Attended a rather meaningful Good Friday service with Mii and Mr. Infinity tonight...

It is painful, but important at the same time, to be reminded of how our dear Lord and Savior was crucified, and left to die for our sins.

Thank you for the cross.
The mighty, mighty cross.
Thank you for the love.
The love, so great and strong.
Thank you Jesus!

Blessed Good Friday to all!

Getting Caught Up

2011-04-22T04:28:00.003+08:00

Okay, so the thing is, my final's are around the corner. To be specific, I've got a paper like, TOMORROW. So pre-exam stress a side, here I am, wasting what little precious time I have left to blog. Hohoho~

There's been a lot going on with me lately. Funny how each time when I turn to this blank page, I'd start typing away, but before I'd even get to the next line, I would delete everything and just exit. I guess it's just difficult to record how I'm feeling exactly. For once, even words can't fully describe what I'm going through.

I came around this weird thing about me, it's like when I feel all fired up to do something, I'd keep moving forward like there's no tomorrow... Just like driving a car, I'd speed all the way, 80km/h, 100km/h, 120 km/h, then suddenly... Eeeeeeeeee... Loud screeching of tires due to sudden halt. I'd stop midway and ponder, am I doing things right? Why doesn't it feel right? I don't know what kinda disease this is, but it's starting to really bug me. I'm much annoyed by it simply because each time when I stop to wonder or re-analyze the whole bloody situation, it just gets seemingly harder to turn the engine back on to continue with my journey.

Anyways, I've been trying to fast this week as it's the Holy Week. I've never done it before. And I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. I decided to do the "fast a meal a day". Since Pastor Chew Mae mentioned that fasting also meant abstaining from watching TV series, computer games, etc. (Basically means to abstain from things that you normally do religiously and neglect God in return) I decided to also go on a Facebook fast. (Yeah, if you go through the History section on my lappie which contains the websites that I've been surfing, you'd realize 70% of them are Facebook pages... Talk about not having a life...) Glad to say that so far I'm doing good!

God has been good to me. I prayed for Him to show me a miracle everyday throughout this week, and so far, He has not failed to amaze me with His wonders. I know there's a lot about me that needs to be improved. He has granted me many second chances, and I don't wanna run out of them. I just hope that I can have half of Chester's determination to help me change for the better.

Well I guess I should really get some rest now. 2 papers awaits this sem! Then I'm due for 2 weeks of holiday! Woots!

Mere Expression of Thoughts

2011-03-27T05:32:00.003+08:00

今晚我和Moment姐妹们唱K去了，虽然buffet的东西没有很好吃，而且收费也有点贵，但还是觉得是值得的，总算大家可以抽空出来聚一聚。其实随着年龄增长，大家都各忙各的，想出来哈啦打屁的机会更是渺茫之至。所以即使今晚没有唱够喉，还是觉得玩的挺痛快的! ^^

刚刚上了FB才知道原来错过了MyFm第二届(My Astro至尊流行榜颁奖典礼)，遗憾的是没能看着王力宏成为当晚的大赢家! 好替他开心，因为我真的觉得他是个非常用心的音乐人。得到的

奖项有：第7首 My Astro至尊金曲 (你不知道的事),第18首 My Astro至尊金曲 (伯牙绝玄)，My Astro至尊男歌手 (海外)，My Astro至尊年度大奖和My Astro至尊制作人。

在此真诚的恭喜王先生，你再次在你热爱的音乐上得到了热烈的肯定!今后请务必继续加油!

说起来，王先生真是个有heart的艺人，除了忙于音乐也不忘关心时事，他在三月十三号，在FB post了这段话：[每天睡觉前我都会祷告，内容虽然不长，但讲完后心理会踏实许多，感觉比较平安。里面的内容包括“请求上天带领我做对的事，让我能帮助别人”。太多无辜的人一瞬间需要帮助，对日本来说是前所未有规模的天灾，希望我们在这个时候能表现出人类最伟大的力量：爱]

日本的遭遇确实让人心痛，好好一个繁华，傲人的国家，没差点就招架不住巨大的天灾而被摧毁不已。我始终相信日本很快就可以再站起来，他们此刻需要的是大家的支持和祷告。

对于那些落井下石，说这是日本的报应等等的刻薄话的人，我只能说，上帝是神圣和完美的，你我都不会懂得他的思绪，又何来懂得他何时作出惩治呢?就像世界末日一样，主耶稣说过会有第二次的降临，但就没说明时候，日期。 1 Thessalonians 5:2道： [。。。主的日子来到，好像夜间的贼一样。]，所以我相信没有人能够清楚的计算，或准确的预言他的到来。

经过一番长篇大论，夜猫子也是时候告退了。

大家晚安~

If Only

2011-03-22T03:52:00.000+08:00

Dearest Daddy in Heaven,

Hey there, just wondering how are you getting on up there? Must be great to be finally home, to be by the side of our Lord and Savior? How are the angels treating you? :-p

7 years felt like yesterday...

I could still remember how you insisted on getting me supper although it was raining cats and dogs. Perhaps you knew it was the last time you would be able to do so. I could still remember how many detours you made, because it was late, most of the shops were closed. Thankfully you managed to get me that tao sar pao in the end, for it became our last shared memory.

I'm not angry at God anymore. I know He had his reasons. But still, I can't help being sad when I think about all the time that we should have had. I'm gonna miss you at my graduation. I'm gonna miss you at my wedding. I'm gonna miss you at my baby shower. Most of all, I'm gonna miss seeing you grow old with mom.

You know, your son just turned 18. It would have been wonderful if you were at Tony Roma's, celebrating with us. Aunt Becky gave him a very special gift this year. A wallet that was meant for you. It's a wonder how she kept it in such good condition for so many years.

There are so many things that I wish I could tell you face to face... So many decisions that I would like to seek for your advice... If only it was all possible...

Til' we meet again.

I miss you.

Wandering

2011-03-18T15:17:00.001+08:00

I can hardly bring myself to believe that it's already the mid of March. Time flies. Like really, really FLIES mannn... And anything productive that I've done so far? NONE.

Sheesh.

The laziness is eating from the inside of me. All I do each day is log on to FB religiously. Talk about life wasted. But stuff has happened... So I guess it's only fair that I get the privilege of doing nothing, while my tiny, incompetent brain sorts out the miscellaneous and et caetera's...

Things that have been bothering me:

1. His defensive nature against salvation: I'm glad that he followed me to church one Sunday, and allowed me to pray with him. I know he's still not ready, and I know there's no point rushing. I believe Jesus will touch his heart one day, I just need to keep doing the possible (i.e. pray) and let God do the impossible.

2. The horrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan: Believe it or not, I'm actually kinda saddened by this... For one, I love Japan, it's a beautiful country, and I never stop thinking about when I could visit again. Secondly the people, the culture and the food is simply endearing, I hope they'll be able to recover and rise again soon. Nippon daisuki! Nippon ganbatte!

3. Thesis/Final Year Project: Frankly, I'm gonna die if I keep procrastinating on this! I need to get my hands on that damn proposal a.s.a.p. Ugh! I wanna graduate on time!

4. Year 2012: I know right, it's only the beginning of 2011 and I'd start worrying about the next year. Perhaps I'm having a early mid-life crisis. Hohoho.

Need to learn how to,

Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; (Proverbs 3:5)

Falling

2011-03-03T14:54:00.000+08:00

I only happen to realize that in every relationship, it is important to put down your stand from the very beginning. You give in once, you have to give in twice, and then it becomes a habit. A sickening habit that becomes like those irritating coffee stains on sofas that is almost non-removable.

It's just like how it is with Chester. I don't believe he knows that he's the dog and I'm the mistress, simply because I had him think that way. I'd give in to him, even when he's naughty, when he messes up, when he's just behaving like such a total spoiled brat. I'd give in to his greediness one too many times, that now it has become such a challenge for me to eat in front of him without him creating a scene.

It's my fault. I've got nobody else but myself to blame.

As it is with canines, it is the same with humans. I'm a failure when it comes to proper communication. I guess God was right when He said to not yoke with the unbelievers, because who but He would have knew better of what I was getting myself into.

I don't expect him to understand right away why or how I do certain things, let alone accept it. I don't expect him to recognize my efforts in persisting when it comes to certain things, but I truly hope that he'll show a bit of support in exchange of what I'm putting myself through.

It is my responsibility to share with him of what an awesome God I serve, yet each time I just fail to find the right words. He doesn't know how much his salvation means to me. And I'm flustered because I don't know how to get about it...

Gees...

2011-02-20T04:18:00.003+08:00

As it turns out, I missed church camp...

Well, brought Chester out for a evening walk today. He sneaked out yesterday cuz Mii left the gate opened, scared the sh** out of us. Thankfully he came back the minute we called out after him. Need to walk him more frequently these days. Perhaps he's sick of staying home. Ish.

Somehow I feel like something's bothering me. Sort of in a confused state. However my faithful advisers have been doing their best, and I owe them more than words of thanks for their time and "intense analysis". *grins

Oh well. I'm not really in a mood to blog. Just that I haven't had a Feb blog entry yet. So I figured I'd write something one way or another. Ugh. Bad call.

Be back when my emo-ness leaves.

p/s: Found this interesting MyLiveSignature thingy from Melanie's blog... Looked cool, hence I decided to try it out!

Blues

2011-01-31T02:57:00.000+08:00

Honestly, no more late night orange juice! My stomach's cringing right now... Gosh!

Back to the title of the post, Blues. I've been feeling rather blue the past two days... Somehow many things kept flooding my head. I was welled up with anxiety and worry over what should have been little, insignificant things. I couldn't sleep well, didn't have much appetite, but thank God it was Sunday! I went to the 4pm service as usual, and return home a happier person. ^^

I'm guessing that God must be really fed up with me by now, cuz I tend to bug Him over the same stuff each night. And despite all the assurances that He has given me through His Word, I seem to hunger for more affirmation, subsequently questioning Him over and over again. I'm weak like that. :-/

There are a few things in life which I hope I never had to encounter or deal with, likewise there are also a few people whom I hope I never met or had any affiliations with whatsoever. However clearly this is not my choice to make, it's something called life, where things just happen, and people just cross your path, whether you warrant it or not. Thing is, how do you handle them?

Hence I'm taking baby steps of faith each day, hoping that I can pull through by His grace, and when the time comes, I hope I can safely say that I've ran the good race. As I seek Him and yearn to draw closer to Him, I realize it's really hard to be what He wants me to be.

Signing off with a quote from Pastor Andy:

Sometimes you won't know JESUS is all you NEED, until JESUS is all you've GOT!

Peace~

Say MEAT!

2011-01-28T05:02:00.001+08:00

We stumbled across a restaurant called Meat Works in Mont Kiara Solaris one weekend, and decided to give it a try! And boy were we glad we did, dinner was amazing! Despite the restaurant being packed, service was kinda good, and the food didn't take forever to come. Oh and it's actually advisable to make a reservation if you'd like to visit during weekends and public holidays, cuz the crowds can be overwhelming.

If there's anyone who takes crappier pics than me, it's gotta be Mii. Would you look at this blur shot! :-p

Mii is a coffee addict. You may serve her Latte day and night. Hohoho~

You'll see this two refrigerators as you step into the restaurant. Within it displays an array of cold cuts. Makes you feel like you've entered the meat section of a supermarket. Woots!

The original recipe to grow fat. Vanilla Milkshake topped with heaps of whipped cream!

I LOVE~

The appetizer was simply superb! I can't remember the name of the dish (So much for gluttony), but it's like potatoes fried with olive oil, basils and ham strips. Everything blended so well! Good choice, Mii!

Mr. Infinity's steak. The BBQ sauce was really good, especially when you dip those well baked potatoes in it. Yummmm...

Mii had a Aglio Olio which was not bad as well. You know how some chefs tend to over do it with the olive oil and chili flakes, causing you to barf, but this was just nice.

Ooohhhh... And this was mine! Steak with Ciabatta bread. The steak was juicy and tender, and the lightly buttered Ciabatta was thin and crunchy. Especially loved the potato chips, it was like the real deal! Very potato-ey. ^^

Nothing like a good meal to warm your stomach. I'm feeling all fuzzy by just looking at these pics. Hehe!

Mischievous Ches

2011-01-27T02:25:00.000+08:00

You know how it is like with kids, when they do something wrong, they tend to hide in a corner hoping you won't find them after discovering their mischief?

Well can you believe it, it's the same thing for dogs?! Naughty Ches played with Mr. Infinity's Chinese Ink one day (don't ask me how he was able to reach it, I seriously have no clue), and it got smeared all over his paw that he totally freaked out and hid in a corner...

Guilty face!

The "Look, I said I'm sorry. What else do you want from me?!" face.

Didn't have the heart so scold him, so we allowed him to sit there and reflect on his misbehave.

Luckily the black ink didn't stain his yellow fur for good... After some water and rubbing, he looked as good as new. Haha.

Hope he'll not mess around again... Sheesh~

New Year Resolutions?

2011-01-26T05:00:00.000+08:00

I just had to do a quick post before I head off to dreamland... I was really bored (as you would know now if you'd read my FB status update), so I actually went through some of my past blog posts, and guess what I found?

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR 2010!!!

It read:

(1) No more sleeping at odd hours! (I swear I can so hear Patty laugh as she reads this)

(2) Resign from the title of Late Queen (Yes Kim, I'll try my best, no making monkey faces!)

(3) Save Rm1 a day (Gotta make it a point to at least save some money this year)

All I can say is I'm still proud of myself cuz I managed to fulfill at least ONE out of the three. And can you guess which one? The fact that I'm still typing this at nearly 5 in the morning shows that I've broken the first resolution without a doubt. Plus sleeping late sort of contributes to being late for subsequent appointments... Hence it ain't hard to guess... I managed to fulfill the last resolution!

I SAVED RM1 FOR 365 DAYS! WOOTS!

Well technically speaking, nothing to shout about la yea... That means I've only saved RM365. Tsk tsk. But still, better than nothing right?

Guess what? I'm gonna save RM2 a day this year! HAHAHA~

Okay. That's it. NitezZz...

Food Venture: Yellow Cab Pizza Co.

2011-01-26T03:49:00.001+08:00

Kimchi and I actually craved for the same thing last week, perhaps it was due to the many good feedbacks about this particular pizza chain, hence we decided to hunt it down!

We made our way to the branch in Bukit Bintang as soon as the GPS failed to take us to the one in USJ. Hohoho~ The traffic was bad as usual, but parking was easy to find. We parked at Lot 10 since the leaflet stated that the pizza place was right outside of it. And true enough, there it was as we stepped out of the Main Entrance.

Kimchi waiting patiently for our pizza!

I love the pizza box! Nice!

We picked two flavors - New York's Finest and Tribeca Mushroom.

So cheesy...

Taste good yo!

Oh and guess what, they use this to deliver pizzas! Cute or what?!

Kimchi says that all our makan posts should be entitled Food Venture from now on, so be it! Hehehe~

After all it does feel like an adventure... What with trying out new food, new places etc...

Fat Ches Turns 5!

2011-01-24T03:26:00.002+08:00

I finally made my way to MPS last Friday! According to the lady, I didn't have to make that trip, cuz what was issued to me was merely a notice, not a compound. Hohoho~ Waste petrol and time nia... Then again, it's good to get this issue off my chest!

Oh speaking of which, the big yellow bubbly guy just turned 5 this month! So he's 35 years old in doggie age. Gosh! My dog's marching into adulthood! (Still a silly baby from what I see, playful and energetic no less...)

Another year older... With hope that you'll learn that I'm the master and you're the dog, not the other way around! =.=

No b'day treats this year... You've grown too fat!!

Many people tend to tell me that Chester is lucky to be in our family, cuz we love him to bits, but sometimes I feel that it's us being lucky to have him, as he brings sheer joy to all of us! He's our topic of conversation each day, and we've even gone to the extend where we love to guess what's on his mind or even speak on his behalf when he gives us a reaction. It's really crazy. Haha~

This kinda love and bond is not something that everyone would understand or appreciate... But trust me, have a dog if you wanna learn about love and responsibility. You'll be surprised!

May the Lord continue to show kindness to my faithful canine, and grant him many more years of good health! Thank you, Jesus! Amen and amen.

Ignorance

2011-01-18T11:51:00.003+08:00

Honestly, if there was anybody who should get a big slap in the face right now, it's me! Being a educated person, I actually behaved like those typical auntie when two guys knocked on my door this morning. I deliberately shoo-ed them away without allowing them to say anything. But then I heard my neighbor attend to them...

Curiosity kills, I decided to ask what was it all about. And my neighbor said that they were from the MPS, wanting to check our doggie license. She said they took a picture of Chester and put something in my letter box. I wanted to faint when I saw the notice, it stated that I should apply for a dog license within the next seven days. The irony? I just renewed Chester's license in the beginning of January.

I'm not sure how their records are like... And I'm afraid if any misunderstanding were to happen, the only person who's gonna regret, is me! So I went after them in my car, cuz I figured they'd be nearby. True enough, I managed to get them at the last row of my Taman, and showed them the license.

Then they said so long as I had the license, it's fine, they just wanted to keep check. I wasn't convinced, and I asked what about the record they'd just made. And they laughed over it, saying it's nothing and repeated that nothing could be done to my dog as long as I had the license. The guy some more asked to not worry, and be happy... =.='''

Anyways, I said thank you and left with some doubts lingering. Somehow I'm still worried. I think I should make a trip to MPS anyhow to clarify things... Or do you think I'm somewhat over-reacting? Then again better to be safe than to be sorry right?

Gosh, I'm so frustrated!!! Why the hell did I brush them away without listening first? But can you blame me? What with fakes, impostors and swindlers coming out with all kinds of ways and methods to con us? Tsk tsk. We're all living a tough life, aren't we?

Oh well! Gotta leave for college now. Meeting Lawyer Niam for banana leaf lunch! Let's hope I've still got the appetite to eat. Sheesh~

Some Thoughts

2011-01-11T00:42:00.000+08:00

Check out what lovely diary I got from Mii!

It's from our all time favorite, L'OCCITANE!

It's priced at RM15 per copy, and the proceeds will go to the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB)!

Don't we all love companies who fulfills their CSR! At least it's their way of showing that they care, and that they do give back to the society apart from making profits.

Oh well, I'm gonna jot down my thoughts and plans for 2011 in this pretty book. I believe it'll act like a check and balance come end of the year. There's just so much to do be done this year, there's gonna be so many uncertainties, and so many decisions to be made! I just hope that God will give me the strength I need, and most importantly, to see me through it all.

Classes have officially started by the way! And results for my last semester will be released by end of this week. I can feel my heart skip a beat even at the thought of it. I did 5 subjects last semester (may not be a big deal for some of you, but it definitely was for me!), and I'm hoping that I'd be able to pass all of it. *prays silently

Also, I'm really looking forward to Acts Campus Camp next month! It's been sooooo long since I last attended one. Looking forward to a spiritual breakthrough and to make some new friends!

That's about it...

Zzz...

Food in Hong Kong

2011-01-06T04:24:00.002+08:00

If you're a person who grew up watching TVB dramas like me, you'd have this funny craving for their local delicacies as it is always portrayed to be mouth watering. Hence when I knew I was gonna board on that plane to Hong Kong, my mind was immediately filled with fantasies about their food! Hahaha~

I yearned for food from their Char Chan Teng, the typical breakfast, the signature hot milk tea, the smelly tofu from the streets, the steamboat (cuz they have this cute netting sort of utensil that we don't get to use over here), the dim sum and also da lang (which I've completely zero idea of why it is called as such) it actually means to order a few dishes and then you get to down it with beer! Woots!

I'm glad to say that I managed to try all of it! Although the smelly tofu was really quite a disappointment. Perhaps I didn't go to the right stall. It was rather smelly, however it tasted simply like fried tofu upon having a bite. I don't know what I was expecting really. Hmmmm...

Oh did I already mention that I love their Char Chan Teng? The rate the workers move about is massive! I can only stare in awe! Seriously, you'll never get such efficiency here. Then again, the fact that they're quick and whatnot, they're not exactly the nicest people on earth. They get very impatient when you can't decide what you wanna eat, and I suppose if they could, they would just serve you what they wanted and get things done with. Hohoho~

Anyways, pics ahead!

Dim Sum for breakfast yo!

Lotsa variety! Sorry, should have taken pics when they were all still on the table. Oooppss...

Steamboat for dinner! They have weird soup base I must say...

Look what Sk's holding? It's that cute netting utensil! Can we have some here please?

Famous Gai Dan Zai stall, LKK!

Warm and slightly crispy at the sides. Om nom nom...

Breakfast at some random Char Chan Teng. I look super blur I know. Mind you, it was only 8.30am!

Bou Zai Fun @ Temple Street. I loved the Lap Cheong!

Time for dessert! Sk's cold Ma Tai Suk Mai... Which she claimed to be FREEZING cold.

The guys picked Fan Shu Tong Sui... Their Fan Shu is pure yellow colored, unlike our local ones that has a mixture of yellow, orange and purple...

Fu Zhok Gai Dan! Big egg yo!

Oh dear. Missing their food already...

Brand New

2011-01-04T01:28:00.001+08:00

Happy New Year, everyone! Can you believe how time flies? It's actually year 2011 already! I'm filled with fresh hopes and expectations, it's gonna be a challenging year, I can feel it in my toes!

My trip to Hong Kong with Tk, Sk and Seng was awesome! Had a lot of yummy food, and trust me when I said I had a great deal of walking! Thank God for cars in Malaysia, I promise I won't curse and swear the next time I get stuck in a traffic jam. *fingers crossed

I did quite some shopping in Hong Kong! A pair of jeans from Giordano only cost Rm60 and blouses from Esprit were half the price if compared to what we get in Malaysia. This is all thanks to Sk who did her homework before we traveled. She specifically mentioned that we had to go to the Citygate Outlets in Tung Chung because there were fabulous bargains there. Oh and I managed to get two dresses and a pair of flats from Cotton On whilst galavanting in Central (it was cheap due to the exchange rate, don't ask me why)...

Also, I love the food there! But definitely not the people! Especially the ones in the service line! They ought to buck up on their atrocious attitude and start treating their tourist with a little respect. This is where I take pride in our dear country. WE ARE KNOWN TO BE FRIENDLY. Hohoho~

Anyways, I'll blog more about my trip soon. As for now, it's time for some hot cocoa and a good night's rest. Need to send Mr. Infinity to the driving school in the early morning, someone's gonna learn how to take over the wheels!

On a side note, look what my dear cousin, Eggy, got me for Christmas!

It's a lovely music box!

Filled with Toggi's! Yums~

Thanks Eggy! You know me best!

Ciao~

Here and There

2010-12-27T04:02:00.001+08:00

Just to share a little "breakthrough" in year 2010, I drove to Genting Highlands on the 21st of Dec for the first time ever! Heeee~

Mr. Infinity's 3-Days-2-Nights graduation trip was held there, and the rooms were booked with my credit card, so I had to send him there and also to collect the room keys. Mii took leave on purpose to accompany me cuz she was worried that I had no experience driving up those winding roads. Well turns out that it wasn't that bad after all, the condition of the roads had really improved over the years...

Anyways, I was home alone in the afternoon the next day, so I decided to head over to 1U to get my presents wrapped. So much for last minute!

As much as I hate eating on my own, I didn't have a choice, the fact that my stomach was rumbling... I then grabbed a quick toast and coffee at the newly opened Toast Box!

You cannot imagine how long I had to wait to have these gifts wrapped. Everyone seems to support the idea of rushing at the eleventh hour. =.=

Thank you Pretty Bows, although you made me wait, I still adore you... Cuz you make my life so much easier! ^^

A Social Network Christmas

2010-12-26T02:49:00.001+08:00

It's the 26th of Dec - Boxing day! Woots! Too bad I've already opened all my pressies. Heeeee~

Anyways, gonna be at Acts later to listen to the wonderful Word of God! God is gracious, ever forgiving. God is loving, ever giving... The best gift of all is of course His one and only son, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to take away our sins.

It's really great to be able to celebrate Jesus' birthday each year with my dear family and friends. Thank you all! And most importantly, thank you Jesus! Thank you for bringing us together year after year to rejoice in Your amazing love.

Blessed Christmas yo!

Oh and do watch this, simply awesome!

A Social Network Christmas by IgniterMedia

Christmas w Moment

2010-12-26T01:58:00.001+08:00

You cannot believe how difficult it is to gather my girls for a simple Christmas dinner! Everyone had a very tight schedule... So after much coordinating, we finally came to a agreement on the 20th of Dec at Bel Pasto which was convenient for everyone.

It was raining really heavily when I was about to leave the house to pick Kimchi up, thankfully when we were about to arrive at the restaurant, the rain kinda stopped, or else it would have made her even more unwell. Weather has been a bit weird lately, everyone seems to be falling sick. Ting couldn't make it last minute, because she was sick too.

Anyways, we shared two pans of pizza and a Macaroni Milanese that night. And to put the cherry on the cake, we had the famous Tiramisu for dessert!

Promise me you'll try this if you ever visit Bel Pasto, the texture is so soft that it melts in your mouth. Though don't try to swallow if fast or else you'll get choked by the cocoa powder, which was happened to Sk. Hehehe~

Ey and Sk

Kimchi and Viki

Sk and Mel. Same type of blue. How matching! Hohoho~

After makan, we had a simple session of exchanging gifts, then we headed back to our home sweet home.

Merry Christmas, my dear gals! Hope we'll be able to meet up more often in the coming year!

Cheers~

The Loaf

2010-12-23T03:24:00.001+08:00

It was a Friday night, Kimchi and I made our way to Pavilion to have some decent dinner. It was raining cats and dogs, therefore we got stuck in the traffic jam... SIGH. It was jam in the parking lot as well! Malaysia simply has too many cars on the road. Tsk tsk. Plus it was a Friday night. I guess everyone just needed to lepak.

We had dinner at The Loaf, food was great, slightly overpriced I'd say, but the ambiance and service paid it off.

Pics ahead!

Kimchi has a love for cute stuff, even her drink had to be pink. :-p

Don't you think that deco on the wall look like a snow covered tree with cherries? LIKE!

Kimchi's choice: Carbonara

Kimchi let me pick the appetizer, so I went mushroom crazy! Hehe~ There was enokitake, shiitake, portobello mushrooms etc.

Mel's choice: Japanese OmuRice (Heavy influence from Anime)

I LOVE SALADS w MUSHROOMS!

Glam or what! There were heaploads of people taking shots here and there...

Now this is a awesome Christmas gift! A year worth of coffee supply! Any kind souls out there? Heee~

We got a cute lil' ah moi to help us take a pic together.

After feeling all Christmassy what with gigantic heavily decorated Christmas trees and chaotic human congestion, we grabbed a beer each at Malone's before we called it a night.

Going His Way

2010-12-22T02:00:00.002+08:00

Okay, this post was supposed to be up like some two weeks ago... But I'm not sure why it got saved as draft... Hmmm... Anyways. Here goes:

I had a extremely wonderful time at church today! I enjoyed listening to the word of God, and of course the amazing praise and worship session. Today's message made me realize one thing, don't try to take things into your own hands, just trust and obey and He will take care of the rest.

Because He said so.

It's pointless to try to go against God's will, because as much as you try to sing the "I Did It My Way" song, at the end of the day, you'd still wish you hadn't. Just like how the fall of man took place zillions of years ago.

Chapter 3 of the book of Genesis talks about how man gave into temptation and turned against God. The scenario was simple, God gave a command, Adam and Eve were to eat from any tree EXCEPT the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and being humans, they just HAD to eat the forbidden fruit. That's typical, it's just like when your parents ask you to not do something, you just HAVE to take up the challenge and seek the consequences.

Of course there was also the character of the serpent who played the role of tempting Eve to pursue the forbidden fruit. Frankly, I feel that "serpents" are everywhere even in this day of time. Well, not literally, but y'know, in human form. If you haven't notice, somehow there will be people around you who pretends to be nice yet indirectly instigates you to do what they perceive as right, or what you think is good.

Thing is, not everything that is good, is good for you. Okay, there's no way I could come up with something as brilliant as that, I admit, I copied after Pastor Kenneth. Heee~

It's just that what he said was so true, smoking may feel good, but it's definitely not good for your body. Sex may feel good, but it's definitely not good if you have it outside the marital consortium.

Well I guess you could say, all we need to do is to just choose our company wisely, stay away from the "serpents", hence we won't be badly influenced. But I think it'll be more secure to lay down a firm foundation in faith, to just lean on Him and rely on His word.

Ra-men

2010-12-22T01:33:00.002+08:00

As I kiss my notes and final exams goodbye, I was overjoyed! Oh gosh, it was like goodbye to stress, goodbye to brain dead due to info overload, goodbye to pimples, oh wait, no, pimples are still here (thanks to all the late night drama marathon)... Anyways, I'm still a happy person! Except the little fact that I'm kinda broke now. Must be too much of eating out and shopping. Not shopping for myself, but Christmas shopping for people I heart! ^^

There you go - notes of boringness! BYE~

So right after the exams, I went celebrating with Ashe, Chairman, Cheesetine, Uncle G and JoAnn. Unfortunately Resh and Patty couldn't join us, cuz they had a paper the next day. We had a good makan session and talked about almost anything under the sun. And how can I leave out the Ashe and Uncle G's "couple squabble" part... They're just too cute!

See what I mean? :-p

Post exam pics. Can see the word RELIEF brimming from our faces? Heee~

Well being a responsible "mama", I didn't forget to celebrate with my dear ah lui after she was done with her papers as well. We went for a Ra-men treat!

Marutama Ra-Men is from Tokyo, Japan! Really authentic! You can now try it out at Fahrenheit 88, KL!

While waiting for our steaming noodles to arrive...

Honestly KL is a big no go during the school holidays, we got stuck in the Sg. Wang parking lot for a good 20 minutes or so! Massive madness... Then had to park at Lot 10. The mere 3 hours cost us bloody Rm7.50! =.=

But it's all worth while when this was served before us - Marutama Ramen, the original! Gosh, how I love the thickness of the chicken stock! Yums!

We were too hungry (having encountered the psycho jam in the parking lot previously), hence we decided to order an extra Steamed Gyoza! Two thumbs up!

Happy Patty enjoying her yummy bowl of goodness!

Oishii!

Now, there's something really special about the egg that we ordered separately to add into the noodles! The yolk was soft and wobbly, but it wouldn't spill even when we poked it with our chopsticks, I'm guessing the cook didn't want the yolk to spoil the soup? Just curious how the cook managed to boil the eggs this way though... Cuz it tasted superb!

If only I could have some now...

2010 & 2011

2010-12-08T02:33:00.004+08:00

As soon as I got off the line with Ashe, I resumed to reading my PR Methods notes. This is gonna be my second last paper, and you'd guessed it, I'm quite drained by now. I just feel so reluctant to continue reading, not that I'm tired physically (I managed to catch a lot of sleep in the afternoon), I guess my head just can't take it anymore. I was never a bright student, and don't get me wrong, I don't despise studying, just that I'm simply not good at it.

Then out of nowhere I started reviewing what I've been doing for the year 2010... Have I been "sleeping" my time away, again? What about 2011? What are my plans? Will I finish all my subjects in time? Be able to squeeze internship and thesis in between? Gosh. And what if I really finish everything in time, what's next? Working life? Am I prepared?

Thing is, we can never really be prepared for anything in life. Take it from me, I've lost a dad out in a blue. Never really recovered entirely, but God is keeping me going. Then I thought about my attitude and the way I've been dealing with things.

As a daughter, I consider myself to have failed to honor filial piety completely, simple reason being remaining as a student at the age of 24. I know I should be out there in the dog eat dog world, bringing home what little salary to at least share the burden. However I've tried and will continue to persevere to do my best, and lighten Mii's load in the smallest of ways. For e.g. taking care of the household matters and staying out of trouble. :-p

As a sister, I've not been able to set the best role model, I mean look at me, I'm hot tempered, average student, indulges in eating and shopping, but I try to be nice to Mr. Infinity as much as I can, by ferrying him around and reducing the amount of money that I used to borrow from him. ^^

As a girlfriend, I can be a handful at times, but thankfully God has blessed me with a very patient boyfriend, hence I guess I'll try not to piss him off so much. Taking into account all our differences, you can imagine how it must have been to steer a relationship, and keep it sailing for 6 years. It's not so much about the number, but the amount of tears and joy. (",)

As a child of God, I've been taking His business lightly before this, hence I hope I'll learn how to put Him first in everything from now on. The gift of salvation is too precious to be forsaken, I need to constantly remind myself that He should be my priority.

I'm a person who feels insecure easily, and that is why I try to put up a strong front wherever I go. I remain a spoiled brat in certain ways because I used to be my dad's princess, and he'd give me everything I wanted. Not that I'm badly deprived now, but the fact that my protector has left to reside in Heaven without me just makes me feel inadequate in some sense.

Oh well. In 2011, I target to be more matured. I need to grow, physically and mentally, most importantly spiritually. Also need to be more careful with my finances, and quit being such a impulsive shopper!

Done.

Back to my notes of boringness.

Oh kill me already.

Christmas is coming!

2010-12-07T16:05:00.005+08:00

If you've been around malls lately, you'd realize that most of the Christmas decos are up, in fact it seems like they're all out to compete with each other. So far I like 1Utama's concept the most, cute little English-like houses... Good for imagination if you haven't been to the UK. ^^

And no, this is not taken from 1U, it's from Mid Valley. Heeee~

As I see most of my non Christian friends getting all excited over where to feast, and what pretty gifts to get, I sigh because I haven't been playing my part, i.e. to tell them about the true meaning of Christmas. Of course one can have the biggest Christmas tree, with the loveliest of decos, have the most scrumptious meal and exchange the most exquisite gifts, but even that, will not make one's Christmas complete, simply because one has yet to receive the heart warming Christmas message.

Christmas has become so commercialized these days. The ang moh non believers treat it as a winter holiday, and the local non believers treat it as any other festivity. It's so hard to change their perceptions, or even start off by saying that Christmas is really not about Mr. Santa Claus, but about the birth of the beautiful baby Jesus.

John 3:16 (NIV) says: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

And that is the reason why we celebrate Christmas and rejoice in it. To be glad and to remember and take into account, God's love for us! The love so deep that He chose to give his one and only son to us on this very special day...

Sadly, this fact is overshadowed by all the worldly material stuff, contributed mainly by the media and marketing people of course. And what am I doing about it? NOTHING. Yikes~ I don't know myself. It's not like I'm ashamed of being a follower of Christ, but somehow I just find it so difficult to introduce Him to my friends, let alone talk about Him and Christmas. I'm cowardly in that sense. Tsk tsk.

So I guess I can only pray that more people will take the initiative to find out what Christmas is really all about, and be greatly blessed by it! Once they secure that gift of salvation, I believe they'll celebrate Christmas like never before!

Rooting Down

2010-11-29T00:44:00.003+08:00

Mii followed me to Acts today, and as usual it was a soul fulfilling service!

One of the things that Pastor Dave preached about today was rooting down. Believe it or not, somehow I just felt like the message was being directed to me (perasan-ing). I don't just say this, but the thing is, I've been going to Acts for about three months now, but I wouldn't say I'm very dedicated, as one way or another, I just keep allowing other things to deter me from attending church service.

It's not the journey, not the distance, but me. The conniving dark side of me from deep down keeps telling me that it's okay to miss church once in a while. That my God is a God of grace, ever so gentle and loving that He would understand if I had "more important" issues to deal with than to go to His house and worship Him. Guilty as charged.

Anyways, Pastor Dave felt that it was important for us as Christians to be rooted down in one place, as in a church where you can call home, where you can give yourself to God and serve wholeheartedly. Honestly, I find this commitment to be rather intimidating, but I really hope one day I'll be able to make that pledge.

Pastor Dave also emphasized on embracing an enduring spirit. No matter what we're made to face, we should endure, and persevere, because there will be faith at the end. God will never forsake us, He loves us too much for that. Deep inside I felt myself breaking up, because I know for a fact that I've been doing nothing but doubting Him lately. I stopped praying at one point because I felt He wasn't listening, I was angry because He made me deal with people that were mean to me. I felt that He was being a tad tough with me.

That's me. A typical whimp. Weakling. Cry baby. You name it.

I fall, I crack then I shatter. Such is my faith. Made of mere glass. I'm truly disappointed with myself.

I guess what I need to do right now is to straighten things up in life. Pin point the significant ones to prioritize and learn how to overlook petty, minor, nonsensical issues. I realize that I tend to stress unnecessarily, pushing myself to the edge for nothing.

But today in church, I could finally take a deep breath. This is it. I need to learn how to submit. To depend on His strength and not mine. He'll protect my loved ones, my home. He'll guide me through my exams. He'll see me through my everyday life, be it bitter or sweet.

Sorry for straying. Yet again. But I'm home now.

Yikes

2010-11-24T04:27:00.005+08:00

It was a beautiful morning, I'd sent Mr. Infinity to school, wishing him all the best, then made my way home to catch up with my sleep. As I arrived at my door step, I saw this boy walking past my neighbor's house. Then right before my eyes, I saw him deliberately provoking my neighbor's dog, causing it to bark. Such a nuisance. Immediately, my beautiful morning disappeared.

My neighbor's wooden door and windows were open, it meant that somebody was at home, still that little lousy fucker had the nerve to disturb the dog. Just to show how thick skin and unafraid he was! I stared at him, he stared at me as if he'd done nothing wrong, and then he just walked away. Insolent imbecile. I hope he falls flat on his face. Bloody shit ass.

I seriously don't get it, what pleasure does low life morons like this get by harassing a innocent dog? That fella was merely resting in it's house, minding it's own business. And trust me when I say there are more sickening brats like that low life moron living around my neighborhood. If you wanna say, "Relax, they're just kids" then I plea with you that this statement is not valid. They're school going children, and they go to school for a bloody reason. TO LEARN. Even if the school fails, their parents are supposed to be responsible.

You don't allow your stupid kid to go around disturbing people's pets, because for one, that is being very rude, learn how to respect others, and two, it makes you look stupid, it simply shows what bad parenting skills you've got to have caused such flawed upbringing.

Annoying little things.

Sometimes it just kills to live where I'm living right now. School holiday is like all hell breaks loose, I just hate those fucking little hooligans running around, yelling, disturbing the dogs, disrupting peace. I hate my bloody uncivilized neighbor who's really starting to agitate me by constantly "crossing boundaries". I wish they would all just vanish miraculously. But of course that would never happen, unless it was the end of days. Even then, I hope I would die separately and not together with them. SPARE ME, GOD!!!

So yea. Just had to rant before finishing my final assignment which has way passed that deadline that was given by my group leader. SORRY CHAIRMAN. :-p

Okay. Done. Back to work now.

11

2010-11-21T15:46:00.007+08:00

The month of November...

Tk and I celebrated our 6th anniversary on the 6th of November. We've indeed come a long way. I'd admit it wasn't a bed of roses all the way, but I'm glad that we still share that same love and bond up til' this day. It takes two to make things work. And both of us have put in much effort, for this I'm sure. I pray that the Lord will continue to uphold this special relationship, that we'd continue to be committed to each other wholeheartedly! ^^

Also, my dear ah lui, Ms Patty Law celebrated her 21st on the 15th of November. This blurry gal has finally reached her legal age! With hope that she'll continue to be showered with lots of TLC, and be prepared to face the challenges of adulthood!

Humans aside, quick update on pet: Ollie has been discharged with three stitches! Poor guy. Can imagine the agony he had to go through... Tiny as he is, he had to undergo a surgery because he had three growths on the bottom part of his body, which the doctor later certified as fat tissues. The surgery cost me a bomb, but it's all worth while so long as he can be fit as the hammie he was before. He's now recuperating in his little house. Hope he'll get all better soon!

As for the last two weeks of November, I've got one last assignment to be passed up this week, followed by a presentation, then it's finals before I close for the sem. How time flies!

Can't wait for December to come along! Cuz:

(1) Christmas, my favorite season throughout the year is here! Time to do Christmas shopping and planning for Christmas Eve's dinner! ^^

(2) Hong Kong trip with Tk, Sk and her bf! Really hyped about it. I'm sure we're gonna have so much fun exploring and eating!

That's about it. Now its time to zzz...

Ka-ching! $$$

2010-11-11T03:45:00.004+08:00

Honestly, there's nothing more frustrating than people not listening to you when they're supposed to. I mean, there is a time to talk cock, and a time to pay attention, especially when you owe that person money! Gees.

It can be so annoying when people don't give a shit about you trying to give them a teensy-weensy hint to pay you back (that is the money that is rightfully yours), but the fact that you need to put it in a not so obvious way, so as not to make the two of you awkward, and even that, they show the least interest, it takes little common sense to realize how pathetic it makes you feel!

Then there is the "besok, lusa" fella, who will intentionally or not, forget about it until the next millennium. And it kills you because if you keep asking for it, makes you look like a miser, but if you don't, you feel used, conned, etc. Hmm... I really don't get it. Why do creditors need to feel embarrassed to ask for their money back in the first place? The debtors should feel bloody paiseh right? Yikes! Hence I always prefer owing people money than lending people money, cuz I don't forget to pay back. =.=

I guess it's all about credibility. I know some people who are short changed, but when they say they'll pay you back the next day, they most definitely will, however there are also those who just don't mind getting on your friggin' nerves.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Fuming

2010-11-09T01:47:00.002+08:00

It is during times like this that I feel heavily distraught, my emotions badly disturbed. Mii told me about a saddening piece of news she read from the papers. A 75-year-old lady lost her dog to some reckless, cold blooded dog shooter. The dog had a license for God’s sake; the owner merely left him unattended for a couple of minutes to get a plastic to bag his poo, (so much for being civilized) and her reward? Returning to a dead dog... Not any dog, but the dog of her life, the dog that kept her company since her husband’s demise.

Honestly, I don’t even understand why these fuckers are allowed to gun down dogs! That is just bloody sickening and inhumane! Oh hello, it’s the 21st century! Not back in wartime. Why only condemn the Japanese for brutality? Why only harp on cruelty demonstrated by other countries? Have you looked yourself in the mirror lately, my dear country? If you can’t even treat an animal right, then fuck all the nonsense about implementing higher education. There are some things that you just can’t learn from books.

What sort of progressive country are we talking about? Leaders can paint pretty pictures about protecting citizen’s rights and welfare and whatnot, but how about start by providing us with a civilized authority to be governed by?

I mean these people just don’t get it, do they? Dogs are not just dogs to some of us, they mean so much more! They play such a significant role in our lives, that they’re actually more than just some pet. They’re like family! It’ll be shocking for ignorant imbeciles to find out the amount of money and effort we tend to put into bringing up our pets.

Anyways. I do not foresee any serious punishment or legal action being taken against those irresponsible jerks. Simply because this is how it always is. But I curse those mother fucking bastards that they’ll reap what they sow! The day they meet their maker, will be the day they be judged accordingly. Nothing beats eternal damnation. So suck on your sorry lives while you still can.

Eventful Day?

2010-11-05T03:54:00.003+08:00

It's been a very eventful day...

First, I was awaken by Mii's alarmed voice, her car couldn't start, and she was late for work. I couldn't let her take my car, cuz I'd bought movie tickets for later. Hence, I had to drive her all the way to work, then get stuck in the jam all the way back home. Sigh. I tried to go back to sleep when I got home (I was actually sleepy like mad), but somehow it was just so hard. Finally after tossing around for what seemed like forever, I felt myself relax, and was slowly drifting off to dreamland, when I heard my uncle calling out for me from outside... He had come to take a look at the car!

It was really nice of him to come fix the car, but honestly my body dreaded from separating with those soft cotton sheets and squashy pillows as they'd just reunited. So yes, I was disturbed from my sleep once more. As soon as the car was in good shape again, I had to get ready for "You Again". Mr Infinity and I decided to watch something funny, since he was stressed over coming exams, and I was trying to take a break from bloody endless assignments. But then the traffic just had to be mad heavy. By time we reached 1U, we only manage to catch the last 45 minutes of the show. =.=

Anyways, we had a nice lunch at Paddington's. Did some shopping then headed home. I had to quickly take Fat Ches out for his walk, and give him his weekly bath cuz it was soon time to pick Mii up from work. Got stuck in the jam for the third time, picked Mii up, and had dinner at The Curve. Later we bought some fruits and popped by Aunt Becky's to visit Grandma. She looked really skinny... Hope she'll gain some weight soon.

Thanks to all the driving up and down, massive traffic jams, I now feel like an old hag, cuz I swear I feel my back aching! Hahaha.

Now all I wanna do is lie back and chill like this lazy Yellow Labrador Retriever. ^^

Sigh

2010-10-16T17:43:00.002+08:00

Sigh.

Comm Law, PR Audit assignments...

Sigh.

Irritating flu.

Sigh.

Pathetic weather.

Sigh.

Damn broke.

SIGH!

Furry Friends

2010-10-13T18:25:00.004+08:00

I've always find it easier to love dogs, than to love people, simply because they're straight forward, and almost always adorable, (except Mini Pinchers & ShihTzus, can never stand the sight of them) things are less complicating with dogs, when they first meet you, they already are who they are, they portray their true self although they don't know you that well, then they sniff you to check out who you are, if they like you, they'll initiate to play with you, if they don't, they'll just walk away, simple as that.

Dogs wag their tails when they're in a good mood, and sit at a corner when they're feeling emo. End of story. No funny business, no Oscar winning pretense. I guess I also I feel more comfortable with dogs, cuz I don't need to try to be somebody I'm not. It's always more demanding to deal with humans. Yes, the fact that I'm doing a Communication course does not help much either, sad to say.

Anyways, there's this stray dog that's been roaming around our area for days. Cute, skinny little guy, and many of the neighbors took pity and started feeding him. He'd always wait opposite Neighbor A's house, cuz she fed him the most, and even gave him a bath! It only took a few meals to make him loyal to her. Every night he'd guard over her place, and bark if any strangers went near it.

However there's this bunch of stupid kids that had to come and disturb him during the evenings. Not like he was in the way or anything, he was just sitting there, minding his own business, and they had to throw stones at him and intimidate him by imitating his barking. Senseless pricks. Looks like all the DHA shit had ZERO effects on their malfunctioning brains. Sigh.

Neighbor B then encouraged Neighbor A to take in the poor guy, but Neighbor A said she wasn't ready for the responsibility... Neighbor B didn't give up, continued to ask around for the next few days and finally found someone who was willing to take the dog in. And so, together we gave him another bath, and as soon as he looked all freshened up, we put him onto Neighbor B's car, and off we went to his new home! ^^

He was kinda terrified when he was in the car, hyperventilating and moving about, all I could do was to continue stroking his back until we reached the supposed destination. Honestly I was quite pleased to see the new place upon arrival, it had a large porch and there were two other little furry friends waiting, a Mini Poodle and a Mini Schnauzer. Perhaps you guys would be wondering why would the owner take in a stray when he already has two pedigrees, well he actually wanted one to be able to guard over the house. So fingers crossed, hope he'd treat all three of them equally.

The Mini Schnauzer was really playful, jumped all over me, and when I gave him treats, (Stole some of Chester's from home, ssshhhhh... Don't tell him that...) the hyperactive fella kept pestering me for more. The Mini Poodle was a bit shy, but she came sniffing nonetheless. I also observed how they behaved towards the newcomer, glad to say that the first thing they did was circle around him and sniffed him out, instead of showing growling teeth. (That was what happened when Tk's Rex saw my Fat Ches for the first time, he deliberately wanted to eat him up okay!)

All in all, I'm just happy for the stray dog, he's finally got a home! He does not need to loiter around and fend for himself, or face the risk of being bullied and chased. I truly hope that his new family would love him and cherish him, take good care of him for the rest of his life.

It's funny how a dog gives you it's 100% even when all you do is feed it. Such is the simplicity of a dog's love.

Friends and Boyfriends

2010-10-04T02:01:00.008+08:00

I cannot believe it. I had to see the doctor for the second time. Again. Waste extra $$$! Kindly do me a favor, if I ever fall sick again and want to go to that pathetic 24 hour clinic simply because it's convenient, please stop me! Yell at me, scold me, do whatever you need to prevent me from making that stupid mistake. I'm not sure if that clinic's medication is too mild, but it really has no effects on me lo! Some more charge me bloody RM60! Ugh. All my money go to the doctor's! Damn it. Correction, all my mom's money. Oh and also some of Tk's money. Cuz they're the ones paying for my medical fees... Yikes!

Therefore, I hereby make a pledge to both Mii and Tk, that I shall never stay up til wee hours of the morning (assignment period is exception though), I shall take my vitamins daily, drink plenty of water, and probably try to bring Chester out as often as I can for exercise (that will do good to both of us). Hehehe.

I went for Viki's steamboat party on Saturday night despite running a temperature. I decided not to spoil the fun (also the fact that I'm the person who's in charge of her birthday gift), plus Viki's mom makes the best steamboat soup ever! I think it's plain chicken broth, but somehow its really clear and tasty! Has a very homely touch. Feels good on the stomach, especially when I'm not feeling well. I only had tofu, mushrooms and vegetables, didn't dare to upset the stomach further.

After food, we headed up to her room for a nice chit-chat. Funnily enough the boyfriends got together at one corner to have their men's talk instead of joining us, so we went on reminiscing about our high school days and some inside joke. It was really good to be able to gather around and just talk... We don't get to do this often, perhaps that's why it adds on to the fun!

The highlight of the night was of course Viki's new boyfriend, one Mr Eric Tan. The first impression that he gave us was, "Whoa! Solid arms! Must be a gym freak!" But the two simply laughed over it, and said he was nothing like that. Anyways, he seems like a really nice guy, a bit shy, but sincere looking. And most importantly, he makes her smile. ^^

Need no further intro, that's Tk and me on the left, and there's Viki and Eric on the right!

This two couples are the cutest. Billy and Ey on the left, Sk and Seng on the right.

I'll tell you why they're cute. The whole night we kept accusing this two ladies of being the Alpha in the relationship. In fact, Sk was "furious" and started pointing at innocent looking Seng, going like: "You better clarify this! Ain't I always nice to you? Have I ever boss you around?" and etc. Seng simply smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Damn funny lo. We all laughed like mad. We then went on to talk about relationships and stuff.

Well basically we're all engaged in a long term relationship... We agree it's not easy to have come this far, but it's definitely worth the love and effort.

For instance, my China man boyfriend will not bring me to fancy-pancy restaurants for celebrations, or give me Hollywood surprises on our special occasions, but he'll always be the first to take me to the doctor when I'm sick, nag and nag, making sure that I take my medication and drink heaps of water, and bring me to eat the best fish ball soup noodles when I'm lacking appetite due to crazy sore throat.

And that it why after so many years, I still love my boring, China man boyfriend. Hehehe.

Okay, it's late! Gotta sleep. (I haven't broken my pledge, as it's only enforced, NOW!)

NitezZz...

Bits and Pieces

2010-10-02T00:33:00.005+08:00

You know you're falling sick too often, when people respond, "Again?!" instead of giving you that really traumatic, agonized face. Hehehe. Anyway, that's me. My immune system is just weak. In fact I've gotten used to it! Only this time it was kinda scary, cuz the temperature went quite high, and after it went down, it hit me again the next day. It was so bad that Patty had to take over the wheels. I owe a lot to her for today. I don't know how else I would have survived. *maybe getting a lil' melodramatic here, but you get the drift.

So I've been doing a bit of self reflecting since I could legally skip class this two days... (Got MC, don't play-play!) And I'm wondering why am I constantly affected by people? As much as I hate myself reacting this way, the slightest thing tends to set me off, and all the cursing and swearing starts pouring in like Niagara falls! Then the same night I'd have to repent, and explain to God, and promise to try to fight my temptations harder the next time. And the cycle repeats itself. Sigh. When will this end? Really?

Anyways, ever heard of the illustration of the coin? Just like a coin, it says that there is two sides to every story. So it got me thinking,

(a) What if people that I claimed were freeloaders, was actually me being calculative?

(b) What if people that I thought were hypocrites, was actually me being sensitive?

Then again, what if there are others who agree with me? That these people related above are indeed so? And so we discuss about it. But does that make the agreeing bunch and myself a group of gossip mongers? The last time I checked, stating a matter of a fact isn't actually gossiping, is it? If this is the law, then I'd say there's a great loophole here!

Oh well. I suppose it all comes down to learning a couple of new anger management tips. Since there is no way I can suppress my anger calmly and neatly, (I'm a very angry person. I know.) perhaps the next time I feel my blood boil, instead of cursing and swearing like mad, I should tell myself, "Breath in, breath out, these low life imbeciles don't deserve that much of attention!" And even that is part of cursing! Damn!

One sided

2010-09-29T01:08:00.003+08:00

Tell me if I'm being "one sided"... I told a friend that I felt there were a thing or two that our previous church could improve on, such as people cleaning up after they eat instead of appointing designated people to do so every week.

I mean the pastor was right to enforce a washing roster, because week after week the same people seemed to be cleaning up (the ones with the desire to serve). And so to be fair, also the fact that the church is supposed to be everyone's home, everyone should take their turns.

So I told my friend, I don't see washing rosters being pinned onto other people's churches' bulletin boards (Maybe I'm not church hopping enough). Everyone just seem to do what is right, clean after they eat, automatically, it's like a natural thing, you don't wait for other people to do it for you!

Then he goes on to say that actually things are improving, there isn't a bucket for you to store dirty cups anymore, meaning you need to wash your own cup right after you drink (like duhhhh), then I say why is there still a need for the washing roster? And he says that he actually feels there's nothing wrong with having certain people to clean up, after all it's for the church's sake, AND then he accuses me of being one sided on this matter! Like what the hell.

Hello, I'm not being all Judas here okay... I mean I didn't exactly like my previous church, but I don't hate it either, I was just pointing out that washing thing because I felt it was silly, c'mon, the church go-ers are mainly youngsters and adults! What's so hard of exercising a bit of initiative? Imagine if the church had some celebration, there were tons of food to eat, can you imagine the amount of cups that the three poor appointed fellas have to wash? The amount of mess that they have to see into? Oh wait, how about when the same people seem to be appointed to wash during big celebrations year after year? Some coincidence huh?

Anyways, it was all just a thought, I still felt it didn't warrant such apprehensive feedback... Lighten up, dude!

Appointment with God

2010-09-27T03:37:00.003+08:00

My previous Facebook status was as such, “ You can cancel any appointment, but not the one with God!” And that wasn’t me trying to sound holy, there’s actually a story that led to it!

What happened was this, Jennifer had invited me to her cell group last Friday, and I agreed since I was currently cell group-less. I knew I had a tight schedule on Friday, but so long as I go according to plan, everything would proceed smoothly.

Initially, my plan was to wake up at 9am, attend Communication Law class at 10am, judging from the lecturer’s teaching style, I gather he’d let us off early, so I would be able to be home by 12noon, take Chester out for a walk and bathe him (I had to bathe him this very day cuz [1] He was starting to smell and [2] I intended to have my hair curled at the salon later, and I wasn’t allowed to wash my hair for the next three days! Trust me when I say there was no way in Heaven’s name that Chester’s odour could wait another three days! Hence, the logic).

Subsequently, I’d proceed for my hair do at 2pm, the process would take roughly four hours, and I would then leave to pick Mr Infinity up, be home and before 7pm, catch a few breath before I pick Jennifer up to meet her cell group at 8am. There. Even more compact than compact powder!

However, I overslept on this fateful day! I just had to. (This is a bad habit that’s gonna ruin my life one day, I just know it! May the Lord have mercy on me!) Can you believe it, for no good reason, I woke up at friggin’ 2pm?! Missed class, had a number of missed calls on my phone, and worst of all, I was completely off schedule!

I was rather reluctant to cancel my hair appointment, cuz it was a promotion package, and I had to do it within a certain period of time, so I called to postpone it to two hours later, and then shamelessly came up with a lame excuse to tell Jennifer I couldn’t make it to her cell group! This was when God started teaching me a lesson.

I decided to take Chester out for a quick walk, give him a quick bath (lousy pet owner alert), pick Mr Infinity up and then head to the salon by 4pm in order to have my hair done. Therefore, there I was happily walking with the yellow fatty when all of a sudden; this pathetic cat appeared out of nowhere! It took me quite some time to pull him from trying to get near to the cat, and need I mention a lot of strength! We then walked a different route to avoid from bumping into the cat again.

With all that extra time wasted, I knew I had to move faster. So as soon as we got home, I tied him to the usual spot to prepare for his bath. Thing is, the minute I started shampooing him, the rain fell, and I mean big continuous drops kinda rain fell! (The sky wasn’t even dark when I came back!) I had to carry on since he was partially wet, and the rain became heavier as I rinse the lather off his back.

After towel drying the fat guy, I stared at the clock in my living room, it was almost 3.30pm! My stomach was rumbling like crazy, I was partly soaked, and all of a sudden I just didn’t feel like rushing anymore. Then it occurred to me, why am I making myself so uptight to meet a hair appointment? Is not fulfilling your meeting with God even more important? Just then I received a text from Jennifer, she asked if it was really impossible for me to spare two hours? And at that very moment I felt guilt embracing me from the top, right to the tip of my toe.

At many times, we tend to conveniently compromise God's affair with our own, thinking that our business outweighs His by far, thus allowing ourselves to indulge in the worldly hustle and bustle, completely forgetting our original purpose on this earth was in fact to serve Him, honor Him and to put Him first in everything. But He, being a gracious father, always forgives especially when we turn to Him in regret and is ever willing to accept us into His arms once again.

Such love is amazing, and I'm of utmost gratitude as I know I don't deserve it.

Oh right, just so you know, I went for Jennifer's cell group that night, and was truly blessed!

Cinema Tragedy

2010-09-22T00:31:00.004+08:00

I just got home from watching Resident Evil Afterlife, the show was not bad I guess, I found it really hard to concentrate though, cuz this asshole kept kicking Tk's chair, the impact was so great that even his brother and I could feel it. Not only that, the lousy dumb ass had to talk on top of his voice, assuming that everyone else in the cinema was deaf.

Seriously don't get this jackass, GSC is well known for quite spacious seats, yet he can still reach the chair in front, bloody no back bone is it? Might as well you lie flat on the floor then, you lousy piece of crap! We turned around and stared at the dick head, only to realize he was moving a lot because he wanted to cuddle with his woman. Go get a room la, or at least pay for couple seats, bloody cheapskate cannot afford but wanna touch touch each other and irritate other people. Darn ass sickening. Warned him to keep his bloody legs to himself, but to no avail. A genuine demonstration of major lacking civilization.

Anyway, the best part, the movie ended, lights were turned on, we got a glimpse of the two disgusting morons, and they were actually bloody old hags! Seriously, Resident Evil Afterlife is not for you people! Please stay home and watch The Bold and The Beautiful in future. You can get all sexed up by not bothering other people also. Thank you. (No discrimination intended, solely an innocent suggestion)

Oh well.

Moral of the story, always buy seats that are at the last row. At least if there's anyone kicking your chair by then, you know its the unknown, the unseen, and the untouchable, whereby there's absolutely nothing you can do about it. Beats this, knowing that it is a human cause, yet we can't bash these pathetic imbeciles to teach them a lesson. Tsk tsk.

Yada Yada Yada

2010-09-16T00:22:00.003+08:00

There is something very wrong with stupid Blogspot! It's not allowing me to switch fonts and use colored fonts! Damn it. Each time when I try to highlight a word with color, it turns back to the original black! So frustrating! Can someone please tell me what's going on? :-(

Frustration aside, Selamat Hari Malaysia to all! It's our very first, and it's definitely worth a shout, cuz that means from now on there'll be an extra public holiday! Woohoo! Just kiddin'... I mean it's good to see that our PM is putting efforts in showing some unity here and there... But err... Oh well who cares about my political views anyway. Just hope that our country will be able to maintain it's peace, and that we'll all have a happy place to live in.

Also, I'm kinda looking forward to the weekend, cuz my cousin Ken is finally tying the knot! How time flies... I still remember how Eggy and I went shopping for something pretty to wear on her brother's big day back in December, 2009. And that big day is actually just around the corner! Gosh! Need to get my dress altered and washed a.s.a.p! (So much for last minute work. Typical of me.)

Alrights, time for Shopaholic Takes Manhattan! I know, I'm addicted. I finished the first book in two days... I'm really starting to love Rebecca Bloomwood, she's so funny! The way she works her logic into making herself feel better about shopping extensively is simply hilarious! I guess it's within every girl - the desire to shop til you drop. I'm in quite some debt myself, despite not shopping much. Sigh.

That's all for now. Ciao~

Grumbling And Munching

2010-09-14T02:03:00.016+08:00

Okay, I know everyone's gonna flinch and totally not believe me when I say this, but seriously, for once in my life, I did not miss class intentionally! It was a pure involuntary act on my part, whereby the LG ice-cream phone is held completely liable! It just died on me! With no apparent reason. =.=

I remember clearly having it fully charged before I went to sleep last night, I even set the alarm at 7a.m. but it didn't bloody ring! Oh of cuz it didn't, it shut down automatically for I don't know why! Man! It was 8.30a.m. when I eventually woke up, and it was raining like mad, so I thought, "Heck! Might as well just sleep in..." There. Honest to God.

Hmm... I guess I'm just gonna have to rely on my cheapo Ikea clock that cost merely RM5 from now on. Nothing like waking up to a physical clock that's squarish with numbers and has that long and short pointy hands.

Technology. Boo you!

Then again, this entry wasn't supposed to be about defected phones and me missing classes. It's about Ms. Kimchi who's all rejuvenated from her Taiwan trip! Love the Leehom cd that she got me. So sweet of her! Glad to hear that she had much fun! She really deserved that vacation.

Okaerinasai! (It spells Welcome Back in Japanese)

Everyone that has just returned to our dear Malaysia needs a homely touch - Nasi Lemak!

Simply love Little Penang Cafe's Char Kway Teow!

Oh and we had Cendol for dessert. Ice cold Cendol on a rainy evening. So pathetic hor!

Laziness

2010-09-13T02:25:00.006+08:00

I fought hard, but gave in to laziness nonetheless.

My alarm rang at 9a.m. Then it went on every 10 minutes, but to no avail. When it rang for the umpteenth time, I decided I was too lazy to go to church today. Sigh. Very typical of me. Always surrendering to my mighty enemy - SLEEP. God forgive me.

I was actually at Jennifer's church last weekend, and I received a very thoughtful vision. I was seen all geared up at a swimming pool, in my swimming attire and all, however the only thing I do is walk around the pool. I dare not so much as to dip my feet in the cold waters, instead I keep circling it. God is calling out to me, asking why am I in doubt. Yet again. Why am I hesitating? He is down there, waiting for me to come and enjoy the waters with Him. Just like a eager father, waiting to give his kid their first swimming lesson ever. Why do I find it so hard to trust Him? Will He, the God of love and mercy allow me to fall and drown? After a few deep breaths, I finally set my feet in with good faith, and then my entire body is soaked in the waters, He had my back, suddenly all my worries and fear disappeared, I started having fun in the waters instead!

I was quite emotionally disturbed for the past week, new semester, new subjects, many uncertainties caused anxiety to take control of me, hence my Kiasu-ism entry. However He has given me affirmation. And I believe I can go through this by His grace. Nothing more comforting than being reminded that He's always there. And that's all that matters.

Which brings the more guilt and shame, the fact that my Abba Father loves me so much, I can't even beat the sleepy monster in me to worship Him on a Sunday morning. Sheesh. I can still make it up to Him right? Spend some extra time praying maybe? Hehehe. Just kiddin'. That's not how it works! I need to work on self discipline somehow! God help me.

Anyways, apart from my confession about laziness, I would also like to confess that I'm officially hooked to The Shopaholic Novels! I started reading Confessions of a Shopaholic this afternoon, and I'm only left with a few more chapters to go! Such a good read! Sophie Kinsella is awesome! Who cares if this Shopaholic craze has been a while now, better late than never right? Go get a copy of the paperback today! ^^

All right, that should be it for now. Got class at 8a.m.! NightzZz...

Kiasu-ism

2010-09-03T17:35:00.003+08:00

The new sem has merely started, and it's already giving everyone headaches. All of us are afraid that we can't graduate in time, hence every step we take requires a lot of planning, and a lot of courage!

Most of my friends are doing 5 subjects this sem, hence the kiasu-ness arising in me. I keep thinking to myself, am I losing out? Is it wrong to play safe? We're only encouraged to do 4 subjects in a long sem, however due to the absence of a subject availability list, and even if there was a list, it was more often than not, inconsistent! Thus everyone feels that they should give it a shot. When the subject is offered, take it! No hesitation. It's like a do first, die later kinda thing.

And so, all of a sudden, I feel like there's a devil and an angel fighting in my mind!

Devil's saying: Makes no difference if you do 4 or 5 subjects, Melissa Lee! Not like you can score A's by doing 4! So why waste time? Bloody do 5 and get it done with! You keep hesitating, you end up crying over your sorry ass!

c/f

Angel's saying: Do what you can, moderation is the key! Do not rush, better be safe than sorry! You're already finding it hard to cope with 4, why do 5 and suffer the possibility of screwing up?

Sigh.

I don't know. I really don't. I keep telling Ashe to be firm with her decision, not to think twice, but I failed to do so myself. It's like I know my qualities, and I don't want to risk doing the impossible. Man, you know what's the problem with me? I've got to really stop depending on people, damn it! Everyone is bound to lead a different life, so how can I keep following other people's footsteps?

It's high time I made decisions on my own. Shove away that cowardly being and be more determined! I need to know what I want to achieve, and how to do so. No point of doing things for the sake of doing. No point in following others for the sake of being at par, yes? It's a individual race, I should be scheduling according to my time, my capabilities, right?

I hope I'm right.

That's it. Die kiasu-ism, die!

There.

Blue Monster From Childhood

2010-09-03T01:40:00.004+08:00

*rough, horsey voice in action:

Now what starts with the letter C? Cookie starts with C! Let's think of other things that start with C...... Ughhh! Who cares about other things!

*music:

C is for cookie, that's good enough for me. C is for cookie, that's good enough for me. C is for cookie, that's good enough for me. Ohhh! Cookie cookie cookie starts with C.

Haha! I'm sorry! I was just trying to relive childhood for a bit. I used to watch Sesame Street like everyday when I was little. I loved it so much! I loved Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar, Grover, the Count... And of course, Cookie Monster the most! I know Elmo's famous, but I kinda found him irritating back then. :-p

The rekindling Sesame Street spirit was very much due to Sesame Street Live performing in Malaysia. "When Elmo Grows Up" is scheduled to happen in Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil from 3rd September til 5th September. And believe or not, Mii actually asked if I wanted to go!

But no, thou shalt not sit with a bunch of kiddies whilst reminiscing old times. Hence Mr Tk Ho took the trouble to find me this blue monster so I didn't feel so blue.

Check out the pair of huge furry feet! Apparently he's the only monster in Sesame Street that has five fingers!

His stomach should be rounder, don't you think?

It's scary the fact that he can never close his eyes! Even when he's sleeping. Whoaaa...

Anyways, I would like to welcome him to the family. ^^

Alrights, I'm gonna get myself some milk and cookies before I hit the sack.

Remember y'all, C is for COOKIE!!!

Muahahaha...

Dinner @ Monte's

2010-09-01T01:07:00.011+08:00

Here comes the dinner at Monte's entry! I've been looking forward to blog about this, simply cuz the food is too awesome not to! Haha~

I love restaurants that serve you warm bread and butter as starters. It shows that they're hospitable, and that you're in for a treat! :-p

Baked Scallops! Cheesy and yummy. What can I say.

This has got to be the best Garlic Bread ever! It's a bit different from the usual garlic bread whereby butter is spread onto the bread, then garlic pieces are sprinkled on top and then sent for baking. This one tasted like as if the garlic and butter were melted onto the bread and then sent for baking. When your mouth inches in for a bite, you can enjoy the crispiness of the bread covered with the richness of the butter and garlic.

I think this is Caesar Salad, the dressing was normal, loved the crunchy bread thingy.

This Fresh Baked Onion Soup tasted exactly like the one I like from The Ship! Awww...

Tk and Mii ordered this. Its called the Carrot and Pumpkin Soup. It was really creamy and nice according to the both of them. However the portion was a little too small. Hehe~

Mii's Norwegian Salmon Steak. The fish was fresh, grilled to the fine. She would have enjoyed it even more if it was fillet though. (No need to watch out for bones maaaa...)

Mushroom Chicken! I loved it! The sauce was creamy, but not too rich, plus I'm a mushroom person! So it's not hard to see why I enjoyed it so much. The herb rice that came with it suited well to the tip! And I think it was kinda under-priced! It was only Rm18!

Tk had Grilled Lamb. It was good!

Okay, poor angle for Mr Infinity's Rib Eye. The serving was quite adequate. However slightly overcooked. Mr Infinity enjoyed it nonetheless. (Beefy person he is)

Last but not least, I've got to say this is ultimately SINFUL! Hershey's Chocolate Cake. There is no way one can finish this on it's own, unless one plans to pack a few pounds! The cake is so moist and spongy, coated with a thick layer of original Hershey's chocolate. Tastes soooo good that you can die!

I can't tell you how much I'm itching to dine there once more. I love the food! LOVE! So many other stuff that I haven't tried... Anyone interested in buying me a meal there? It'll be my pleasure to lead the way?! Hehehe~