Mucking Around

My mum always insists that we go to airport early. Really early. like 3 hours before departure.

It's okay if the airport is as interesting as Changi or Hong Kong Airports.

The airport here is so quiet that we can even hear our own breathing!

Thank goodness there is Starbucks!

Long live self-timer!

Long live WIFI!

Life In dulgence

I've been observing one trainee in my workplace for a while. Not that I'm nosy or have nothing better to do. It's just that I can see her everyday from where I'm sitting.

This girl, i think about the age of 20 drinks a can of coke everyday. During the day, she also eats choc waffles, cookies and other tit bits. Whether to kill boredom or hunger, I dunno... One thing I know is that her rubbish bin is always full of shiny sweet wrappers and cans.

She reminds me of myself in the past. I used to eat whatever I like without much care about the consequences. Ummm... I am still like that, just not as out of control ;p

Once, Jane, my bro and I finished one large pizza EACH in one night. It was winter and we were hungry...

Another time, Jane and I ate McD meals continuously for 27 days because of some silly Snoopy figurines collections. Oh oh, have u ever tried filling your mug with lots of milo, condensed milk and icy cold water and ate the gooey mixture with a spoon? I tell u, it's heavenly! Like you are floating in the air! oh oh, how about topping ur fresh strawberries with so much whipped cream that all u can see is a pile of white cloud? And did u know that ice cream goes really well with cooked glutinous rice? Ha! I bet you've never thought of that! My food adventure list just goes on and on and....

At that time, we always bought the largest of everything - the biggest bottles of full cream milk, juice & peanut butter, biggest tub of ice cream and yogurt, the biggest pack of biscuits, crackers, cheese, the biggest bar of chocolate etc... Hehe, we were trying to get more with our money. poor students mah... Then we would eat out of the tub, bottles and packs while watching tv...

Calories? Fat? bad for health? Nah.. we never heard of these terms.

I am still not very familiar with these terms but I am less careless these days because i notice that once my weight goes up, it never comes down :( I still eat like old times, just less uncontrollable but given valid reasons, I'm still as uncontrollable....

Maannnn... old habits are hard to break!

Pssttt.... Guess what?

Guess what?




Yippppeeeeeeeee...... one problem less! y^V^y

Raving about My room, AGAIN!

I better post this before it's too outdated :P

I woke up a few times from my sleep on my first night in my room (yeah, it's that topic again! ;p). No, I didn't have nightmares.

me, the next day

I have this habit of not sleeping well on the first night in a new environment. Because of the total room change, my room which I've been sleeping in for yeeeaaarssss becomes a new and unfamiliar environment for me!

My parents have been nagging for years that I need to do something abt my room, but the buffalo in me couldn't be bothered to budge. I reasoned that it's the way I like it... So u could imagine how shock they were when they came home from holiday to find my neat room. Hehe, a surprise once in a while definitely makes life more interesting ^^

During my stressful time, I came to realise that a room is actually a bit like our heart and mind. Each day, we put in new memories and feelings, be it good or bad. We keep adding without throwing out the old, broken, unwanted, unneccessaries because we don't want or are not ready to deal with them. We have no organisation at all until one day, the tiny space is cluttered. Then we make excuses that we like it that way because cleaning is a frightening job!

While I removed things from every corner of my room, I saw things that I've long forgotten. Some I could not even recognise! Emptying our mind and heart is the same. We find memories and feelings which have been left untouched for years because they were buried so far below that we've forgotten about them. Then, we have to deal with each and every one of them and decide whether to keep or throw them away. So in a way, cleaning a room is like free-ing the space in your mind and heart. Once u get things sorted out, you feel light inside, as if u've been given a new life....

Now, wouldn't u rather clean your room instead of soul cleaning? It sure seems much easier to clean that mess in our room....

感動拉麵

What happens when u put 3 gals together? Play til dawn; Talk til sleep; Shop til drop; Eat til explode... that's basically our lives for the week in Taipei.

Food in Taiwan are absolutely tasty! Well, to me anyway. There are so so so much to eat that I could have different food every single meal (hour)! Even on my 2nd visit to Taipei, i still didn't manage to sample all the delicious goodies... hmmm.. That should be a valid reason for me to visit Taipei again ;p

One thing about food in Taiwan is that people really cook with their hearts. They use the best quality ingredients and they don't do shortcuts.

We discovered a Japanese restaurant that serves very (times infinity) delicious Ramen by accident. We were gonna eat at the other Ramen restaurant but it was closed.

We weren't expecting much coz the place looks just like any other ordinary Japanese restaurant. My Pork Ramen in Beef soup looked pretty ordinary too. Just a couple of slices of pork on top of the handmade noodles, a poached egg by the side, all covered in soup.

It was until I had my first bite that I broke down and cried. Hehe, not really, but almost. It was soOOooo good that I had tears in my eyes! I am not exaggerating! It was THAT good!

The owner stews the cow bones for hours til the soup turns milky white. It is the sweetest soup I've ever drunk! No MSG btw. And the pork slices are full of flavour, which MELT in your mouth. YES, you read it right and again, I'm not exaggerating. They really melt the moment they touch my tongue, just like good quality dark chocolate. No chewing necessary. Oh my gosh, I'm drooling all over my laptop as I type!




We left wonderful comments in the owner's Little Book of Compliments. He deserves them. The ramen really touches my heart :) We were gonna return for another bowl of 感動拉麵 ('sincere' ramen) but there are just too many other food to try during our limited stay. The only place we repeatedly visited is.....

My Mashed Taro ball in hot jelly!

I think I could live in Taipei...

Fly Lice

Hehe, u must be wondering what the heck fly lice is. That's the pronounciation in HK. It means Fried Rice lol




My breakfast menu for the past 4 days has been fried rice. Yup, fried the rice 4 days in a row. I'm not sick of it yet as mum's homecooked fried rice is always very tasty. But.... is 10 eggs in 4 days too much for me?

Yeah, I also think that it's a bit too much. Am turning into an egg soon! That's why I'm going to sweat it off by climbing Mt Singai for the 9th time tomorrow. I was gonna stick to Lucky 8 for the rest of my life but.... a bunch of enthusiastic mountaineers' fate depends on me so it's waking up at 6am tomorrow......

Yeah, I'm too nice I know....

Where is Jenn?

I feel as if I am slowly losing my identity, fade, disappearing....

More and more people mistake me or say I look like Jane lately. Why is it not the other way round?! Hmmmpphhh..... :/

Just 2 days ago, while having breakfast with my gang, we bumped into friends and one of them asked me when I'm leaving Kch.

My mind went blank and my world became silent for 10 seconds while I tried to figure out what she was referring to as, to my knowledge I'm going no where. I hadn't even planned where to go after breakfast!

Yep, u guess it right. She had mistaken for Jane......

Peach Princess

I've totally forgotten that it's now peach and nectarine season in Australia.

Everytime I visit Perth in summer time, I never fail to come home with a box of peaches/nectarines. We would drive to the orchards (& then stop at Rose Garden for scones and milkshakes *yum*) to get the biggest and sweetest peaches we could find. And because of their squashy texture, they are hard to bring back.

I don't care. I love them so much (can already smell them miles away!) that even hand carry them millions of miles from down under is worth every effort! So u can guess how happy I was when mum gave me a paper bag with 5 precious peaches in it last week! *touched* She still remembers that I love them...

Don't they look cute in their peachy suits?

Photo taken in 2008

Still Amazed.....

Let's chill-out in my room, online.....



I know you are probably sick of me raving about it again. That's because I'm still in amazement! I still can't get over it! Also, there are PEOPLE who underestimate my ability. Hence the need for this post.... Please bear with me for a little while longer k... :P

Each time I walk past my room, I stop and stare. Wondering why all these years I'd never bothered to take the trouble to do a major room makeover, once and for all. Wondering how I managed to relax in that pigsty for years...

I'm so proud of myself. It's hard to believe that I actually did it! I've overcome the impossible!! y(^^)y *singing 'Jenn is the champion, Jenn is the champion...'*

Jane and I burst into laughter when we looked at the before pictures of my room. OMG! It looked as if World War III was in action! And what's worse, I was actually happy living in it! Jane, don't laugh! U contributed to the mess too! haha...

Then there are photos of my stressful 'journey'. The mountain high stuff that I'd accumulated over the years sent shivers down my spine. In fact, i still shiver when thinking back! I will think not twice but many time the next time I want to add something to my collection coz I DON'T EVER WANT TO GO THRU THE PAIN OF CLEANING AGAIN!

Am glad that I was being forced to give my room a facelift. It's such a shame that I didn't feel that it needed a 'little' clean up until someone pointed it out! *Blush*

The feeling of achieving the unthinkable is indescribeable! I feel as if I have been re-born and given a new soul! I feel so good and light inside!

See the reflections on the floor! It's SPOTLESS~

I wanna give a big thank you to my dearest friends for their supports in helping to realise my goals. Friendship forver Patience, Determination, Motivation and Hardwork! ^^ Without you guys, I'd still be living in my mess :)

For those who are still living in your pigsty, Clean Up That Room of Yours! It's worth the effort and if Jenn can do it, so can you!

My next challenge is...........

To keep my room spotless for the years to come! Wish me luck! :)

My Colourful corner....

Aren't I creative? hehe....

Life

I felt relieved after reading Jane and Tracy's posts about their views on life. Relief in a sense that I'm glad that I'm not the only lost soul who also have doubts and question about my life purposes.

I guess everyone is on that path once in a while. Sometimes we stare into a cup of hot chocolate and wonder if there are 'missions' to be accomplished in this lifetimes of ours, like how chocolate's meant to be melted in warm milk....

I guess it is not possible that anyone will ever be content with his/her 'material' life. Once your disposal income goes up, so do your material wants. I think the key is to be content with what you already have at present. Yeah, you may not have the most expensive, most delicate meals on your table but at least you are eating them with your loved ones.

I guess the key is to look at things from other perspectives. Very often, we focus so much on the bad that we make ourselves feel terrible than we actually are. I bet there are people out there who look at us and say, 'mannnn, i wish I can be as happy as they are... '

So cheer up my dearest friends (me included). At least you are not alone :) Being happy is the ULTIMATE purpose of our lives.....

Now... Smile and be happy!

Live life well

My Room

3 weeks ago, I started my mega project to 'de-mess' my room. It is soOOoooOOO hard and time consuming that it makes demolishing my mum's empire seem like a piece of cake!

For the past few weeks, I've been working like a bee and an ant. Working a bit each day so I wouldn't go insane. On some days, I was really motivated and determined to get it done. At other times, I felt frustrated at the mess i've created and just wanted to quit!

Finally, it's over. I've done it! Yipppeeee.... the feeling is great! I usually just re-shuffle my junks around by moving things from this cupboard to that cupboard. No more junks organising this time! I made myself chucked away things, esp those i kept making up excuses that I might need them in the future. I don't think that 'future' will ever come (as I won't be able to remember their existence afterwards).

My friend is right. The journey is painful and torturing but once u reach your destination, u feel great. I think that's an understatement. I feel INCREDIBLE! Like I could achieve anything!

I'm blinking back my tears of joy. Is this really my room? Really, nothing is impossible if u put ur heart to it.

Hehe, I won't show pictures of my room. It's kinda personal :P (sorry to disappoint) but i can show u the room I like...

I wish I'd a room like this!

Healthy Meal

Made this yesterday with the ingredients bought months ago. The bread is a bit too salty but not too bad with a sunny-side up fried egg, fresh veggie and tuna on top.

Wholemeal Bread