Heavenly Jenn

CNY Fun!

2012-02-12T14:37:00.005+08:00

This CNY, we didn't go very far... My dad decided the place because it's the most convenient - short flight for us and most importantly, the mid-point for my siblings... My sister flew in from Paris, Jane from Shanghai, bro from Singapore, niece from Australia... Just perfect!

I remember celebrating CNY in that same place exactly 10 years ago.. KL city was like a ghost town during CNY. Shops were closed and roads at Bintang Walk was super clear... And we had Indian food for 2 days.. not that we didn't like it.. it's just that, it was CNY, we wanted Chinese food! We decided to check out earlier and take a bus to Penang... We thought things would be better but we ended up with Indian food again T___T When my dad mentioned about family trip in KL this year, i didn't expect much.... worse come to worse, I will just sleep in the hotel...

But, things turn out pretty well this time... It's different in KL this time... Most shops only closed on CNY Eve night.. then it's business as usual the next day... Bintang Walk was full of people and cars! It made driving back to our hotel and have our car parked a nightmare! Fortunately, we have beautiful chinese new year deco to look at while we were stuck in the traffic hehe... It is my niece's first time celebrating CNY in M'sia. she was totally overwhelmed and loved the atmosphere! ^^

Here are some pictures we took in KL... We had a great time together! Went to Melaka and Klang. Tried their infamous food too.. Oh, and we had very nice durians in KL and Melaka. Yum yum!! I simply love the XO taste!! hehe, only the durian lovers will understand what I'm talking about :)

Eat, Drink, Sleep, Play

Back!!

2012-01-31T17:36:00.002+08:00

I'm back from family trip...! Gosh, time flew by really fast.. it felt only yesterday that we just had our long awaited family trip in Brisbane! It's scary to know that one year just came and went like that!

I haven't had time to sort out the photos we took this CNY... Will share with u all as soon as i can... Am kinda still in holiday mood.. my brain is still lazy, my fingers are still lazy, my eyes are also lazy, everything about me is still lazy.... I'm sure you understand the feeling :P

To welcome a new year, it's Chinese culture that we must wear new clothes.. This year, i sort of got lazy and didn't buy myself any new clothes... However, I did help my niece who came to stay with us... She lives in Australia and it's her first time celebrating CNY.. I took her shopping and got her a really nice floral dress, a pair of stockings and ballet shoes to complete the look.. She loves her new look very much! AND she worships me like crazy! Everything about me is incredible in her eyes! I know I'm incredible but i didn't know i'm THAT incredible muahahahaha....

My mum made me a set of bed sheet... she said i could only use it in the year of dragon... it's soOOo cute! I'm still a kid in my mum's eyes... haha

Piggies to go to sleep with me every night

Here is a CNY picture i really like.. Took this on CNY Eve...

Jane selecting gifts in the street of Tokyo!

Please let me know if you still have tit bits to clear at your home.. I will be happy to drop by to clean all up for u ... hehe...

Gong Xi Gong Xi

2012-01-19T17:37:00.004+08:00

I am ready to welcome the year of dragon! We've cleaned our home, put up the CNY deco, bought lots of CNY tit bits and cookies...

Niece stuck this at door.

She was in charge of cleaning washroom

Ma's really creative.. we found many old lanterns.. we wanted to throw them away but ma thought it was such a waste to discard so she converted them to....

Red red red! Nice or not...?

It has a name.. called 喜气洋洋的花园 haha...

Tonight, I wanna do some last night shopping... because.... I have not bought any new clothes for myself this CNY! Woohoo... Am so last minute haha... I need a pair of new shoes too... maybe a new bag too... and more cookies!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

恭喜发财！

梦里有梦

2012-01-17T13:33:00.004+08:00

Last night, I promised my bro that I would send him to airport at 530am. So I set my alarm and went to bed as early as i could.

My alarm didn't go off. Instead my niece who came to stay with us for 2 weeks woke me up and said I've overslept! OMG!!! My bro is going to kill me! he has an important meeting in KL to attend! I rushed to the washroom to brush my teeth as fast as i could.. I was cursing in my heart, while at the same time my niece pestered me to be faster *stress*

Then I woke up to find that it was just a bad dream! *phew* It was still dark outside.. I haven't overslept! *relieved* I got up from my warm bed and took my time to change, brush my teeth and wash my face... by the time i finished, i still had plenty of time!

Then something weird happened....

I couldn't tell if this is just a dream or if it is for real...! It's explainable.. It just kinda felt unreal... then i woke up again to find that everything was just a dream! I was still on my bed, in my pyjamas!

I was darn confused!! which is real and which is not????

Were I dreaming both of the times? Is this real or am i still in my dreams? I stared at the ceiling for a couple seconds trying to get things straight... Yup, this is definitely REAL! And like my 2nd dream, i did wake up early, and before my alarm went off! And we did make it to the airport on time.. and had blueberry cheesecake, Tiramisu, Red Velvet cake , Valencia Machiatto, Mocha, Mango Passion at Starbucks for breakfast (gosh, that's one week's worth of calories in one morning! haha)

Such confusing dreams i had today... Guess I must have been feeling very stressed sub-consciously for having to send bro to airport early in the morning. 幸亏一切是有惊无险!

Dream is like an illusion (like the clock on this wall)

~ They feel real and unreal at the same time

P/s: The chocolate drink at this TW cafe is super good!

Time flies....

2012-01-05T17:47:00.007+08:00

It's my first post for 2012!

Yes, I survived another year! Hooray to that! Because life is, you know, full of uncertainties... You could be laughing with your loved ones now and the next second, you are dead... Why am I being so pessimistic today.... Am not. Am just being realistic because that is the way life is.... like a box of chocolate... you could be eaten anytime...

It rained dogs and cats straight for at least 8 hours since midnight the other night. Many places were flooded. I didn't realise its seriousness until i saw it with my own eyes.... I decided to use a different route to office thinking that the road would be clearer like how it always is. Instead of turning left as usual, i turned right at the traffic light. Straight away, i was greeted with a red dragon (traffic jam). Apparently, the cars couldn't move forward nor backward because the whole area was flooded. So bad that I couldn't see land anymore.... it was like, i was about to drive into the ocean! I did make it to office at the end but i was really late.... the office was practically empty. 99% of my colleagues were stuck somewhere due to bad flood!

Then i was told that a student and a guy who tried to save her couldn't be found after they were washed away by the crazy water... The tragedy happened right at the place where i was in the morning! It was a sad news.. who would realise that you would lose a child, a friend, a sibling, a cousin, a husband/wife, a parent etc on 5th day of a new year, to people of any age....? See, life is very fragile isn't it?

What's 2012 going to bring... I don't know... Let's get fortune cookies to tell me...

This little cookie holds my future!

I tore open the pack and cracked open the cookie... A note holding my future was neatly folded in my fortune cookie.......

So what's my future?

Gosh, I've always been a fool! >__<

I don't wanna be a fool anymore....!

But I was suspicious. They probably stuff all fortune cookies with the same note. So I took another one... just to double confirm. Well, u just gotta do it to find out right? hehe...

I broke open my 2nd fortune cookie and it said...

"Don't spend time. Invest it"

"好好利用時間"

Oh gosh, another BINGO! 又被説中了！Lately, i wasted precious time on movies and shopping!

Gosh, these fortune cookies really know my fortune! @.@

I'm going to buy a big pack of fortune cookies tomorrow.... Whenever I am a bad person, I will draw one and have it reminds me/ lectures me/ wakes me up to become a good and wise person....

Fun time!

2011-12-30T17:47:00.009+08:00

It's last day of work for 2011 for me.... gotta be honest, i wasn't very productive today :P Am already in holiday mood... since last Friday actually... I hehe...

Last Friday, we had a Christmas party in office... it was a crazy one. As soon as we came back from our Xmas lunch, we opened our presents. How exciting!?! All of us were super high.. we were so loud that we totally ignored our bosses in the office :P Aw, i'm sure they understand haha...

Here are some pictures we took last friday...

Christmas presents & cake for the celebration!

The one hanging on the tree is addressed to me!

Woohoo, what's inside?

I must show you close up picture of the cake

Super cute!! It was homemade

The Snowmen and presents are edible

It was a Choc Brownie cake ^^

Chrismasty or not? hehe...

Santa Claus tea pot, Snowman with choc, Chamomile Tea &

Xmas Ornament from Santa Claus (me me me!)

Another photo of my full-of-love gifts!

Our Crazy Party

Somebody couldn't wait to put on his snake-skin underwear haha

BTW, i received a very nice shawl from my secret (not anymore!) angel... super like it! Very soft!

This should be my last post for 2011 too. Before i end (for the year), I wanna wish you all.....

Have a great new year! See you again next year! Big muaks!

Hi What's up?

2011-12-21T17:48:00.005+08:00

Look what I bought?

A box full of colourful rabbits!

It's a bit crowded in there ... but they are happy to be together... *相亲相爱，和乐融融*

And they all wanna be seen!

Precious Moment

2011-12-12T13:30:00.004+08:00

We all know that nothing can buy time.. Once it's over, it's over. There is no such thing as turning back.. No matter what you do, you just can't go back anymore. That's the way it is.

I once read a very interesting statement in a book. It says, how do u know that yesterday actually exists? How do u proof that what happened 1 sec ago really did happen? Because it's already over, all you are left with is memory.... As it's only a memory, how do u know that it's not an illusion? It is complicated i know..... It does sound like a nonsense but if u really think about it, it does make sense! I remember that there is a saying "life is like a dream"... And since dream is not real, does that mean the lives that we are living in now are also not real?

I'm a Doraemon fan. The author had invented many incredible devices I wish I'd in real life. Time machine and Anywhere door are 2 of my favourites.... Too bad there are no such things... it's just something we human beings wish we could've...

It's true that nothing can buy back time... luckily that there is something called "blog" *long life to blog!*

I always have a birthday post on 11th November of every year to talk about my birthday for the year. It's like my own tradition.... It's my way of reminding me of the loved ones in my life and how lucky I'm to survive another year.... This year, I broke the tradition, unintentionally *oh no!*... i was busy and didn't have the time to write about it... *excuses excuses excuses*

11.11.11 is worth to be remembered. Not only because 11.11.11 only comes around once in 100 years (we are all lucky to witness this!), it's also the day 2 adorable twins came to this world N years ago... \(^V^)/ that really calls for a big celebration! hahaha..... Come, please hop on to my time machine. I will bring you back to to 11.11.11 <-------- click here (2 posts in one day! I hope I make your day :P )

Happy Birthday Jane & Jenn!

Cherish every moment, cherish everyone in your life, cherish everything....

喜歡喜歡！

2011-12-03T23:52:00.001+08:00

夜深人靜的一晚，外面正下著大雨。想去睡了可是又不捨得。怕睡了長假很快就過了*揍* 那是什麼爛理由呀？根本不合邏輯.... 不過我當時真的是這樣想的。哈哈~ 太夜了，頭腦不清醒嘛.....

一打開電視，就是爸爸愛看的鳳凰台。正播著很嚴肅的節目呢。今晚的氣氛那麼好，應該來個輕鬆的嘛。

奇怪的是星期六的深夜，怎麼電視都沒好看的節目呢？轉了很多台，都没好看的。是電視台希望年輕人星期六夜晚出外交朋友而不是在家裡看電視嗎？正想放弃时，突然我被吸引了。虾！那個演唱者是誰呀?! 唱歌好好聽喔，而且很有型吶!！是誰是誰?!?!? 赶紧看看銀幕上的名字，原來是是萧敬藤！这是第48屆金馬獎的重播。我以前有聽過他唱的歌，是很好聽但我對他没什麽深刻印象。為何今晚我覺得他唱的特別好聽呢？是因為外面正下著雨和夜深人靜的關系嗎？還是因為他的表演真的太帥了！

好有型！

隔天我立刻上youtube下載了他當晚的演唱。*youtube萬歲！* 真的是越聽越好聽，越看越有型！*陶醉* 這幾天，我又回到‘追星'的時光。上網找了很多有關萧敬藤的節目和MV。他最近有在康熙我來了，天才沖沖沖 etc 出現喔。他唱歌真的很好聽！唱的超投入，超有feel的！好欣賞他的才華！我正式封他為我的歌壇的偶像！喜歡喜歡！d(*~V~*)b

他的新歌很好聽！

好想去他明年2月的演唱會噢！~.~

言承旭，你放心！你還是我心中唯一的演藝界偶像！喜歡喜歡！已十年了，我還是不變心！

言承旭和萧敬藤太有型了！超喜歡喜歡!!

My happiness

2011-11-28T15:46:00.004+08:00

Somehow, hot milo and chocolate make everything wonderful...

They are indeed a girl's best friends... They inject happiness and work all the time... Am dancing around and singing la la la now...

My Happiness

Nothing bad has happened to me... just that, it's that time of the month for me and i can't help but feel a bit restless ~_~

But not anymore... I just had my hot milo and chocolate! Yummm... I'm now strong like Popeye the sailor man :P

It's public holiday today..... and there is no reason why my mood should be spoilt by anything.... Let's say YAYEEEEeeeeee altogether \(^V^)/ Holiday is gonna end very soon but that is OK... Because we managed to skip Monday Blue today \\(^V^)// *double celebration*

Hardworking Jenn

2011-11-21T17:39:00.006+08:00

A few months ago, i attended a 3-day world conference in KL...

There were close to 2,000 participants altogether... For 3 days, the convention centre was like a little globe, holding about 2,000 people from everywhere - from local country to countries way way up the North and way way down the Southern Hemisphere. It was like a plate of fried rice in the food world.....

When I registered myself for the conference on Sunday and also attended a half day seminar (yup, instead of going for shopping spree, I actually dedicated my personal time to seminar. Such good employee is hard to find muahahaha...), I was given a survival backpack which contained a pen, a writing pad, some read ups and also a map.... Not a map of KL city but a map of the Convention Centre.... How come they didn't enclose a compass too and some emergency food in case i get lost? Aiya, I should've put that as suggestions for improvement! :P

I've never been sOOOoo serious when attending seminars... I did my homework every night... I looked thru the next day's topics, decided which I wanted to attend, and then checked to the map to see where the venues were.... hardworking or not? Even when I go for free and easy trips, I don't look at maps! haha... Well, if they had enclosed some emergency food in the backpack, i wouldn't mind getting lost! ^^

Checking out where to visit!

Here is some tips for those who are going to attend world conferences.. Remember to wear a pair of comfortable shoes coz u'll have to walk from venues to venues.. it's like in the Uni... u have to change locations for different classes.... Also, make sure *very important* you bring a big bag (as empty as you can) coz you will need it to keep all the free gifts you collect at the exhibition...

These are just some of the free gifts i got

The only downside is, you have to queue up for almost everything... So don't forget to bring your patience with u ...

Gala dinner to end the conference

My favourite moment being sipping free cappuccino during tea breaks... We all need a little something to keep as awake ^^

Unbelievable!!!! Part 2

2011-11-15T17:37:00.005+08:00

On 1 April 2011, April's Fool, i wrote a post about me winning $100,000 cash from petrol station for the lucky draw contest I participated.

Guess what? I just received a call from Shell. The lady told me that I've won. OMG! I won? I mean, I WON!!

I was a bit skeptical.. I've heard too many incidents about people being conned over the phone.... So I asked, how she got my information. She said 'you submitted lucky draw contest forms at petrol stations, didn't u?" Oh ya, I did. And I submitted A LOT!! Just on that basis, I should be rewarded for my loyalty! haha...

Then she said in order for me to qualify for the prize, i must correctly answer 1 question. Darn, hate that! But for the prize, ANYTHING!

She asked her question and i gave her my answer... Then she said "Congratulations!" That is one lovely word to hear! Everybody loves that word because that means something good has happened! \(^V^)/

Even Tiger couldn't believe that I've won!

Tiger: "Huh? Are u joking?!"

My prize will arrive in 4 weeks time. So long but it's OK. I know it takes time to process...

It's nice to won a $100 petrol voucher.. Although it is 1,000 times less than the sum i wished for, well, at least I won something ^^

Am easily satisfied...That's the way to stay happy.... :)

Birthday of the Century!

2011-11-11T13:22:00.000+08:00

It's an unforgettable birthday this year... Not only that it is a special date 11.11.11, which only happens once every 100 years, i also get to celebrate this special day with all my loved ones..

I had tears in my eyes when my buddies presented me with a super duber cute (& yummy!) Hello Kitty birthday cake, a surprised birthday thrown by my dear friends, an ex-colleague whom I've not seen since she migrated came for my birthday dinner, gifts and wishes from all over the world etc... The list just goes on!

Thank you guys for everything! You guys really make my life meaningful ^^ Love you all!

Here are some happy pictures I just have to share....

Being happy is priceless

Although Jane couldn't be here to celebrate with us, but She is always in our hearts

Adorable Hello Kitty for adorable twins

Hello Kitty tasted like Banana Vanilla!

The next 11.11.11 will be in 100 yrs time. It's great that we are able to celebrate this special day together...

Need some hopes & happiness?

2011-11-01T13:07:00.008+08:00

If you are looking hope and happiness, you are in the right page ^^

I was given a taste of happiness months ago.. Right away, i got addicted... I wanted more.. and when i got more, i wanted even more! Addictions is scary... once u are hooked, your desire becomes bigger, you become greedy, you find yourself never satisfy.. it's like a snowball... All you just want is MORE...

But for me, it's not like that.... Not anymore..... I used to get upset or sad when things don't go my way or as planned. It really drained me emotionally... I figured out *finally* that this is self-inflicted pain.. Why did I want to torture myself this way? Why did I wanna punish myself for something I've NO CONTROL over? It was crazy, right?! When things go bad, I've 2 choices ~ let myself being bothered and feel frustrated OR smile and start again... The latter is definitely a wise choice!

These days, I just go with the flow.... I haven't mastered this skill yet but I'm on that path... Life IS breezier this way... These days, I try to do everything with no expectation for returns... I finally realised that it's only when u do something without expected to be rewarded, both mentally and materially, you won't feel let down when things don't turn out the way you want or expect... What is more important is that you have learned something during the journey...

I know everyone of us wants hopes and happiness (I don't think there is anybody who wants to live in a dark, gloomy world), although hope and happiness are in your own hands but sometimes, we need a bit of help from others.... So i decided to plant a lot of hopes and happiness to cheer up those we come to my home...

For my friends who cannot make it to my place for hopes and happiness, let me bring them to you! How thoughtful am I hey? hahaha...

Lots of hopes & happiness

There are along my driveway!

Beautiful!

May your everyday be filled with happiness....

Super Sized!

2011-10-25T13:48:00.007+08:00

Mum received a last minute invitation the other day.. it was a food party at somebody's home..

Mum wanted to cook something to bring over but it was too short a notice.... We quickly went shopping for a present for her friend and we came home with a packet of plain flour, butter, sugar... How I tempted just to nicely wrap them, enclose a DIY recipe and give away but.... we are too thoughtful to do that...... it's just not our style... As soon as we reached home, mum wasted no time to start making presents.

I remember, when mum said she wanted to bake pineapple tarts as presents for her friend at the supermarket, my eyeballs almost dropped out... she had to be at her friend's place in 3 hours time, enough time or not? It sounds like a big project, it would need a lot of time and energy.... don't want my mum to be exhausted... mum said caaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn... it's easy.. can be ready in 20 mins time... 20 mins???? so confident huh? Hope that also includes cleaning time...

As soon as we reached home, mum started mixing flour, butter, sugar and eggs together to make the pastry while I got the pineapple filling ready and separated an egg for brushing... then she wrapped the fillings up to make little pineapples.... within 5 mins, one batch of pineapple tarts was baking in the oven... and within a few mins, our house smelled heavenly! loved the smell! it felt as if we were welcoming CNY!! \(^V^)/

While the pineapple tarts were baking, I did the cleaning. just a bowl, a knife and a brush to wash.. so simple! Gotta salute my mum for that! She made the impossible so easy!

1st batch ouf of the oven!

I tried to eat the round one but FAILED..

Too hot to handle! :p

Her friend loved the tarts.. Her eyeballs almost dropped out when she saw the size of the tarts. SoooOOOoo BIG!

Pineapple tart as big as my palm

She better gets used to it coz my mum always super-sizes her products.... sushi rolls bursting with ingredients, sandwiches about 1 storey high etc... that's my mum... her heart is always bursting with love ^^

Organic Corns

2011-10-17T17:36:00.003+08:00

I have corns for breakfast every morning. They are fresh from mum's veggie garden. They are very very sweet and juicy!

This morning, i saw more corns sitting on the table. Yummm.. more corns to eat later! Yayeee.... \(^V^)/

Freshly picked from the garden

I love! Yummm....

随性包

2011-10-05T17:41:00.003+08:00

My handbag is usually very heavy... There are things I need and also things I may not need but are in there because I think I may need them -_-

What a handbag looks like doesn't matter to me as long as it can contain EVERYTHING I need....

Yup, functionality is more important than appearance.... Very practical of me huh?

The other night, I needed a bag to go grocery shopping. I was too lazy to go to my room and dig out a smaller handbag to use. I just grabbed whatever bag I saw nearby... and what kind of bag i went out with?

Pinkish see-thru bag!

Stylish or not? haha....

Not only is it FOC, I can even see what's inside and best of all, it's safer than nice bags which attract thieves' attention hehe...

What's even better, it comes in various sizes and colours... :P

Sick....

2011-09-27T17:36:00.002+08:00

This was me a last week....

Feeling sleepy

Mind is unclear

Can hardly breath

Can hardly taste food

Darn, how i hate having flu!

My parents were eating durians last weekend. I shouldn't be eating because am already sick. But my mum kept asking me to eat coz the durians were really yummy. I resisted until I saw them eating too much. You know, durians are too sweet and heaty for them. A bit is OK but too much is definitely not good for their health. So, me being a filial daughter chose to sacrifice myself and joined them so they would have less to eat... Gosh, am such a great daughter!

Durians were indeed yummy!

What happened the next day?

Feeling sleepier

Mind is blank and unable to think

Nose is officially blocked. Have to breath via mouth

Can't taste food at all

Fever

Sore throat and coughing

Eyes and head are heavy

Dizzy

That's the result of taking too much durians... and while being sick...

Made myself Manuka Honey drink to consume... Hopefully will recover ASAP.... In case my parents buy more durians to eat I will have the strength to help...

Pooh bear is eating honey!

A gift of love

2011-09-21T17:42:00.005+08:00

I just received my first birthday present for the year! And my birthday is still 2 months away...\(^V^)/

Like jane said, good surprises once in a while spice up life and give your heart some positive boost... But life is life, nobody can avoid bad ones too ... Let's just hope these ones don't happen too often :P

My friend passed me a nicely wrapped present a few days ago. She said she couldn't wait til my birthday to give me, hence an early birthday wish..... I, on the other hand, COULD wait for my birthday to come because I wanna stay at 25 forever.... but any early birthday presents are sure welcomed ^^

What could it be?

Like others, I shook the present up and down to try and guess what's inside. It totally made no sound! Also, holding the gift in my hand felt.... 'empty'. It was like having nothing in my hand! Then I started to wonder if my friend was actually playing a joke on me... is it really... empty? >_<

Can't blame me for having such suspicion because once upon a time, I was tricked...... by very own flesh and blood sister......

One year, we siblings decided that we should have gifts exchange on Xmas day.... presents started to pile up under the tree and one big box had my name on it. It was darn heavy too! I was so excited.. What could it be?

On 25th of December 1994 (yes, i remember the darn date too!), I practically tore open my present.... The gift box was filled with paper balls.... i dug thru them and at the very bottom, I found a big chunk of rock! Ha! I wish it was a big diamond! The rock wasn't even new! It was taken (or should i say, borrowed) from our garden! You couldn't imagine how disappointed I was.... then something made me smile thru my tears... there was a set of pinkish heart-shaped hair pins! They were so pretty... and what made it special is that, it was a gift from my sister's heart....

Back to my original topic, although the gift felt as if it was empty, i was sure my friend had stuffed her 'love' in it... it's a matter of whether I could feel it or not.... I carefully tore open the present and guess what i saw....

A kitty cat in my favourite colour! My friend handmade it herself...

Say meowwww....

Am so touched *sob sob*

You know, nothing can bother u if you have a positive heart and mind....

Mum is in action again....

2011-09-07T17:36:00.001+08:00

The aroma of freshly baked moon cakes filled the house this morning. Yup, mum's baking more moon cakes ^V^ she wants to give them as gifts to a few friends as appreciation. No gifts are better than gifts with hands and hearts :)

Gifts from mum's heart

I did request mum to make me an egg york only moon cake. But she said "CANNOT!" It's too high in cholesterol... :( It's alright... because mum wants me to be healthy ^^

Mum's golden mooncakes

It's Lantern Festival next Monday... Hope it won't be cloudy on that night coz I wanna hang colourful lanterns around my car porch (if I'm up to it that night :P), eat homemade moon cake, sip green tea, enjoy the evening breeze and watch the moon.....

Some people always say 外国的月亮比较圆. Is it true? I wanna say, YES, it's true! The moon in Aus is HUGE! Esp when it's full moon! I remember looking out from my dark room one sleepless night and saw a gigantic moon! It was amazing! It's like if u really look at it, you could see the species living on it.. or you could see ET & his friend cycling over the moon, or a cow jumping over the moon hahaha... too much movies and kiddy songs is not good huh? haha... The moon was indeed very big and bright. I remember reading under the moonlight on that sleepless night... I wasn't exaggerating. I really did that as I couldn't turn on the lamp because that would wake Jane up... ah, the good old days....

Wait..... walking down memory lane is a sign of aging! haha....

中秋節快樂!

知足常樂

2011-09-01T21:03:00.004+08:00

我在上班時間有聽音樂的習慣。快樂的環境很重要嘛。呵呵。。。由於不方便大聲聽，我都會用耳機聽音樂的。有沒有很有公德心？:P

但我的耳機有個小小缺點。

不知何時開始，一邊的聽筒燒了。升為持家勤儉的好女孩，我沒有嫌棄它。還是乖乖的照著用。只是一次只有一邊的耳朵能享福。右耳和左耳很合作，他們沒有打架喔。是和樂融融的。這樣的日子也過了很久。

那天，我的‘單筒耳機’竟然沒聲音了！沒有音樂的辦公室立刻變成灰色的。好悲傷的顏色啊！假期一來臨，我趕緊去買了一對新的耳機。是可愛粉嫩的粉紅色喔。看了就讓人心情愉快！

星期一，我帶著期待的心情來上班。哇，我的世界又再次充滿了色彩，而且是粉紅色的！不但如此，我的左右耳終於得到公平的對待了！雙耳聽音樂的感覺很棒！

第二天，我仍帶著快樂的心情上班。來到座位時，我沒發現掉在地上的新耳機，結果我笨重的身體踩在上面，還‘卡’了一聲！！往下看，是我可愛的新耳機耶。

幸好它沒有粉身粹骨。耳機還能用啦，只是我又倒回去單耳聽音樂的日子。

只能說，我的雙耳沒有福報。呵呵.....

Mum's moon cake

2011-08-24T17:36:00.004+08:00

Ghost month is ending.... That means it's time for moon cakes and lanterns soon!

Time really flies. I remember writing about my way of eating moon cake only not long ago. Has it been one year?

I started eating moon cakes weeks ago. *lucky me* I remember years ago when we were studying in Aus, moon cake festival felt like any other normal day. One day, we sat together and talked about how much we missed moon cakes and colourful lanterns back home. Mum being mum, she decided to make moon cakes for us to cheer us up.....

Mum did make 4 moon cakes with her hands. I remember them sitting on a white plate on the dining table. They looked exactly like store bought! We were as happy as a butterfly and all of us couldn't wait to dig in. Upon one bite, we realised that the moon cakes were hard like a rock! We even threw it on the floor and it was still in ONE piece! haha...

I remember dad laughingly said that if the world ever runs out of rocks and stones, we could get mum to make. Muahaha.. i imagine a house made with moon cakes instead of bricks. Would it attract lots of ants ah?

This year, my mum decided to challenge moon cake making again. I was a bit doubtful coz if they are rock-hard, what should we do with them? Use them as weapons or build a moon cake house for Tiger?

That day, i went home and found moon cakes on the table. This time they tasted superb! just like the moon cakes made by professionals!

Homemade mooncakes

They weren't hard at all... Mum said she used the wrong flour last time because when too much golden syrup is mixed with plain flour, it means hardened dough... Oooo....Mystery revealed!

I wonder if mum could make me a special mooncake with ONLY salted egg york filling...

re-live my memory....

2011-08-16T13:12:00.004+08:00

Remember i mentioned before that my mum used to make super big sushi for us to bring to school as lunch when we were studying in Aus?

Mum must have felt my 思念 coz this morning, she made me two super big sushi!

When I came downstairs, the sushi were already on the table for me. I felt as if I was a kid, back in high school again...

Mum's sushi rolls

I still ate the way I did ~ holding the roll of sushi in my hands and munching away.... The fillings were oozing out just like how it was during school time. My heart was filled with happiness and memories of me sitting with a group of friends outside the classroom re-lived.

Mum's sushi still tastes delicious, just like the way it is many many years ago....

Fun with Family

2011-08-08T13:10:00.005+08:00

It's super late but better than never right? :P

This year, after lots of mails sending and phone calls, our long awaited family trip finally materialised! *hip hip hooray!!* With siblings everywhere, it was quite difficult to decide on a meeting point. HA! And i thought setting a date that is OK for everyone is hard enough!

When I was small, we had family trips very often. I remember us going to Genting Highlands, KL, Penang, SIN, Perth..... Then when we studied in Aust, my parents would take us on family road trips during school holidays... We stopped at small towns along the way until we reached our final destination. It was great fun! While my dad drove, we, the kids just ate, talked, enjoyed the scenery, fell asleep then woke up, ate, talked, enjoyed the scenery, fell asleep then woke up, ... the cycle begins again & again..... Thinking back now, I really miss that kind of family trips! Simple yet memorable...

Now, we all live in different countries and family trips become impossible. We've been trying to arrange one LONG AGO but someone always couldn't make it :( That's the trouble for having big family and everyone scattered everywhere...

This year, my parents decided that we should have our long awaited family trip in Brisbane. Yup, a place with no CNY feel at all but it sure has a lot of sunshine (& seafood!) to offer.... Unlike summer in Perth, there are no annoying, as-big-as-a-black-bean flies to bug us! and the weather is not too hot...

We rented a car to drive around and we all think that Brisbane ppl are kind and patient. We did many last minute lane change as we were not v familiar with the way and not once did we get a 3rd finger greeting, 'friendly' shouts or being honked at! Amazing ppl right?

We also rented an apartment in the city.. and it overlooked Story Bridge. Very nice view... It was a relaxing family trip. We didn't try to do too many things in a day.. just taking it easy... oh, but we did eat a little too much in Brisbane... We never have any problem when it comes to food.... if only it was the same for our family trip arrangement, then we wouldn't have to wait so long for it to happen!! Haha...

And I drank lots of coffee and choc while in Brisbane.... just couldn't resist since these are their specialties. I can't imagine what their milk tea will taste like! u gotta eat and drink what they are good at! Gotta be flexible to change taste according to the culture ^^ That's my food philosophy when holidaying. But.... NO BUGS plssss....

Family time

Gold Coast

How I miss our family vacation.. I wonder when our next one will be.....

Park here and there

2011-08-03T17:48:00.003+08:00

I thought parking illegally by roadside is bad enough. Yesterday, I spotted this

Someone parked his/her car in the MIDDLE of the road, blocking everyone else from entering the car park! Cool or not? The car may be small in size but the driver's ego is sure huge! hahaha...

Hope and Happiness

2011-07-24T22:04:00.010+08:00

There is a secret garden at my home. Haha, not secret actually. I just wanna make it sound mysterious so you would feel curious and continue reading *心機重*

I saw mum digging lots of holes in the garden a few weeks ago. Then I saw her watering and fertilising every evening. I asked her what she planted. She told me to wait and see. Oooo, I like surprises but I hope I don't have to wait too long!

After a few weeks, they finally blossomed! (^V^)

The flowers are bright yellowish.. from far, they kinda look like many little sunshine. very cute... They really brighten up my days :)

I asked ma for the name. She said they are called 新花 (New Flower). Ah? Weird name for such beautiful flowers.. I secretly changed their names to 小太陽 (Little Sunshine) coz they really look like one from far...

I made a request to ma to plant more 小太陽 in our backyard so that every time we look outside, we see hope and happiness...

Hello sunshine!

So bright So cute So Happy

Even the bee loves it!

Hope they bring colours to your day too :)

Diet No More....

2011-07-11T17:44:00.000+08:00

I say I wanna go on a diet so often that some of you (esp LJ) is sick of the phrase... I'm very serious about it. I REALLY wanna go on a diet coz being tall, it's important NOT to be too fat unless I'm planning to join the sumo team...

I do try very hard to watch my weight. The thing is, mum always cooks nice food every day. And it's like a feast enough for 10 people! My dad eats v little while my mum sometimes skips meal coz being the chef, she claims that she is full just by cooking it. Me being a 持家节俭的好女生, wasting food is a big NO NO. So what do i do? I stuff all into my tiny tummy, which is no longer tiny T______T

Lately, mum is into making new food she hasn't tried before. In one week, she made chicken pies twice, crispy-skinned roasted pork twice, egg tarts, lo bak (braised pork) and salted chicken. With so much delicious food, how is it possible not to eat? *Where is my will to lose weight?*

Homemade chicken pies

Penang "Chick" Ku Teh

Mum just returned from her 1 week Thai & WM trip. Before we could finish mum's 3 bags full of food from China, she bought another bag full of food.

more food on top of lots of food

Mum even bought birdnest dessert all the way from Thailand for me! WAH.. so touched ^^

Nice packaging!

It comes with a spoon somemore

Oh well, i might as well just stop dieting since that's never gonna work. Let me just sit back, relax, enjoy mum's love and BE FAT.... (^@^)

Cool or not?

2011-07-05T17:39:00.005+08:00

Found these in my colleague's car

Her new generation Sunglasses

Did you spot anything unusual about them?

My colleague bought a pair of sunglasses but as she is short-sighted, she needs them re-done. Instead of taking them to the optometrist, she decided to DIY. And here is how they look like, close up....

Lens + clear sticky tapes! haha

I laughed so hard when i saw how she did it. Then laughed til my tummy aches when she said " Actually, I wanted to use superglue one..."

Would like a pair just like that? LOL

Oppps....

2011-06-29T17:36:00.005+08:00

I did something very bad... i feel guilty abt it and i want to confess and ask for forgiveness.

It was unintentional.I Did it thinking that this will benefit it. But because of my lack of knowledge, i actually killed it :'( Good motive but bad action...

I mentioned about how mum spends a lot of time and effort in growing organic veggies and fruits. That day, I saw two big ang mo liu liang hanging on the tree and to prevent the birds from getting to them before me, I plucked them. Mum was in China at the time and being a filial daughter, i wanted to save the sour sop for her.

NORMALLY, to keep things fresh, we will keep them in the refrigerator right? That's what i did but when i took it out and tried to cut it for mum to eat, it totally DRIED out and was as hard as a rock! HOW COME?!

Totally cannot cut thru T__T

Mum said "Aiya, ang mo liu lian is just like banana. Cannot put in the fridge"

Aiyaya.. I know that guava and banana don't like cold place but ang mo liu lian being an ang mo ('Caucasian' in Hokkien), it should be able to live in the cold leh...

Oh well, now i know... Not only can looks be deceiving, names can be deceiving too! Like how Winter melon doesn't grow in the winter, Rock Melon is not hard like a rock and eggs doesn't grow on eggplant etc.....

I FIXED IT!

2011-06-20T17:38:00.004+08:00

Last January, my brother accidentally locked the study room from inside. As we did not have the key to open the door, my dad dismantled the door knob. Ever since that very day, there is a BIG hole in the door.

Can "see thru" from outside

At that time, i thought it wouldn't be a permanent thing because my dad would fix it like what he always did when we were small. I also figured that this is a man's job so nobody would expect me, a girl to handle it.

One day turned into one week, one week became one month, soon one year came and went, the hole is still there T__T

Last weekend, I finally ended the knob-less door life *hooray!*

I knew nothing about door knob so i started by asking my male friends abt it. Naturally right? Since they are men, they should know how to do work like this. But mannn... it turns out that they were just as clueless as me! *not man at all guys!* hehe...

So I went to my trusted google and did some research. Then with limited knowledge, I hopped into the store and bought a copper coloured door knob. At home, I sat at the table examining the knob trying to figure out how it works.

Mannn.. am really proud of myself. Look! I installed the knob all by myself!! *la la la...* Am I invincible or what? haha...

FIXED by ME me ME!

la la la.. the power of determination is incredible! I realised that nothing is difficult when u set your heart on it! Long life to the phrase 天下无难事，只怕有心人!

When we have problems, we could either sit there and complain about how unfair life is or face it, deal with it and fix it. Am glad that I chose the latter although it came 2 yrs late T____T oh well, it's better late than never right? hehe...

Let's face it, problems will not disappear by themselves. They will only go away only if u DEAL with them and FIX them....

And do you know, many times WE are the problems ourselves... DOH! *Cannot accept the truth!*

Garden Talk

2011-06-13T13:22:00.006+08:00

My mum spends quite a bit of time in her garden everyday. I really salute mum coz gardening is really hard work! Believe when I said it's hard work. I was mum's garden caretaker while she enjoyed herself in shanghai with Jane for 3 weeks.

Everyday, i prayed for it to rain so i didn't have to water the plants. It was darn hot in the beginning and mum's plants all looked very sad. If they died of depression, I would surely be held responsible! So, i spent at least half an hour every evening to make the plants happy again...

Then, it started to rain everyday. I was happy coz that means no watering required! yayeeee... my prayer answered! ^V^ BUT, the weeds started to grow bigger than the plants. If mum's plants are malnutrition, I would also be held responsible. So I spent my evening pulling out the weeds T__T

Well, that's life. No matter what happens, there is always something else :P

I really dunno how my mum does it. Gardening really requires strong determination and lots of effort!

My hard work was well rewarded. Mum bought the whole Shanghai and Xi'an back. All stuffed in 3 bags. AMAZING?! how she managed to stuff the whole china in 3 bags? I dunno...

Mum's hard work is paid off too. Just look at the two big angmo liu lian ("sour sop") daggling on the tree! I'd blended sour sop juice this morn. Nice!

All green green. Can u see sour sops?

There are more organic produce to come soon... *Excited* And what's even more exciting is that, am free from gardening work since mum's back! yayeee...

Need Help

2011-06-08T17:39:00.003+08:00

Everyday and night, I hear crackling sound coming from the ceiling. Sometimes I even see black shadows flash by. They are so fast that I can't see what they are. And fruits go missing mysteriously from the kitchen and packets of food are messily opened, eaten and left behind. Lately, the kitchen even smells of Ammonia! -__-

Darn. My home is turning into a Rat nest! Umm.. or it already is one? One night, I even saw a mouse looking in from outside the window. Sort of like this

If only it's as cute as this

Sounds cute hey? ha!! If u have to deal with the crackling sound, missing fruits, messy stains, pee and shit, will u still think it's cute?

Last night, i went to bed at 1am coz I was throwing away all the messy packets of food in the kitchen *hardworking* Am feeling sleepy now *yawn* I even bought lots of containers to keep my mum's 'stocks' to prevent the rats from reaching them. I figured that if there is NOTHING for the rats to eat, they will starve and eventually move out from our home. Am I right?

SOS..... Do u have any better ideas on how to get the rats to willingly leave? Am a peaceful person, no killing ya... or do i have to find ways to live harmoniously with them? muahahaha...

The real challenge is, how to get my mum to co-operate with me so she would stop buying too much food?

A sense of familiarity

2011-05-31T13:32:00.005+08:00

I have not seen him for a long time. Though it has only been a couple of years but it felt like decades.

Nothing much has changed. He still looks the same, except older.

Looking at him, memories of our past popped out like mushrooms. He's brought me a lot of happiness. I remember looking out from the window, waiting eagerly for his arrival. Upon seeing him, no matter how far or near he was, I would scream with happiness and rush to the door to welcome him....

He used to come to our home very often until one day, he stopped coming. Probably he has found other more interesting places to go to. I dunno. I never ask him... All i'm left with now is memories of our past....

That day, i bumped into him on the street while driving. Seeing him surrounded by many people, I kinda felt like rushing to him too...

Seeing people buying ice cream from him reminded me of the old days when he pushed his bicycle to our neighbourhood. His ice cream bicycle is very well equipped ~ a metal cooler which holds all the delicious ice creams, which cheer up kids and adults like me and an umbrella which keeps him out of the hot sun.

Everybody is happy to see him

For some reason, my siblings and i were very sensitive to his 'santa claus' bells. When we heard the bells, we would called out for him from far and wait by the gate for his arrival.

I remember, a cone with a scoop of ice cream was only 10c. My favourite was butter bun with 3 scoops of whatever flavour ice cream in the middle. It always lifted my spirit, and only for 50c!

Hmmm... I wonder if he still remembers me since i was one of his loyal customers back then? I wonder if the ice cream butter bun still tastes heavenly?

Hmm.. I shall try it the next time i see him....

苦中作樂

2011-05-27T17:35:00.004+08:00

Mum is now in Xi'an having lots of fun with Jane and Helena.

Called them and i was told that mum is buying things as if they were free because the prices are v v low.... Am so envious! Why am I here and being tasked to water mum's plants and veggies every morning and evening while they are enjoying lives?! So unfair! Oh well, that's MY life :( But that's OK. I'm also having a good life here... because....

I have mum's organic veggies all to myself! I only harvest from the garden when I want to eat. So fresh that they make my crappy cooking tastes as if it was made by Michelin star chef :P

Fresh from the garden

Mum also keeps a lot of fruits in her fridge coz she is on a 'new' diet lately. Since she will be away for weeks, so am in charge to clear the fruits. And the fastest way is to eat them all together. *Lazy Jenn* So this morning (actually, every morning since she left), I made healthy juice....

Avocado + pumpkin + barley + rock melon

Gosh, Am so healthy and hardworking!! I haven't lived like that for so long! While Enjoying my healthy meal, I wonder...

Will they remember to get me presentS?

Long forgotten post

2011-05-23T17:38:00.003+08:00

Went thru my 'blog post collection' and guess what? I discovered that I've forgotten to share this joke! This happened a few years ago... haha, very outdated but there is no expiry date on jokes right? hehe...

My friends were comparing wealth (as usual) over lunch the other day (many years ago). It's easy to tell that we are Chinese! Because we fight to be the 'poorest'. Chinese are sure low profile and humble when money is involved haha..... Today's society is full of thieves, we gotta be as low key as possible :P

That day, my friends were comparing wealth by judging on the Brand of glasses one wears. I don't wear glasses so I just sat and watched the actions. Words flew here and there and I moved my head left and right like watching some kind of a tennis competition. Suddenly, someone blurted out 'you wear BLURBLURRY!' *??(-.-)??* Everyone went silent after the remark. Is that a new designer? It's not possible that we've never heard of it....

Ooooo... He meant Burberry! *Laugh* *Still laughing* He said 'I'm a Foochow wat.....' Ookie, we have to accept his excuse. After all, he is the man who said he will put 'neng-kark' (instead of $) in angpows.

FYI, neng-kark = bra in Hokkien

Don't get excited guys. He meant Name Card ^^

Ahahahahahaha.....

No sleep

2011-05-16T13:32:00.005+08:00

Me, at work now... but my mind and soul are in dreamland because am super sleepy! Zzzzz....

Me, sleep deprived... I have been sleeping late and waking up early since Friday night.... and because of that, last weekend felt sOOOOooOOOOooOOOOo long to me, like there were 48 hours in a day!

I don't mind the long day since all I did was eat and play... and the long day also means I have 'more' time to spend with my loved ones ^^

Jane & bro are in town...

Mum & dad surrounded by loving kids :P

Of course the side effect is having panda eyes @_@ but that's OK... because that means I don't have to spend time doing smoky eyes. I look sexy without any effort! *patting my eyelashes* Wah, that's one stone killing two birds because with the 'extra' time i get, that means I have even more time to eat and play!

OOoo hoo hoo.. i think I can live like this forever....

Tiger's favourite past time

2011-05-09T13:25:00.001+08:00

Lately, I discovered that Tiger has a new hobby. I catch him playing with his balls everyday! He chases after them, licks them and chews them until they break into half *Oucchhh.... painful!!!*

Where did he learn to be soOOOoo violent?

It's not a bad thing that he is so busy with balls playing. Coz that means our shoes at home have longer lives ^^

This is how Tiger plays with his balls

*munch munch*

Balls so tasty

I know.... NOT sexy at all....

I didn't buy him any balls to play with coz many moons ago, I bought him a rubber hedgehog to keep him entertained. BTW, why is dog toy so expensive ah? He loved playing with Pinky. Oh, Picky is the name I gave to the rubber hedgehog because....

It is Hot Pink!

The next day, Pinky died because her body was half gone.. as if she got bitten by a shark while swimming in the deep sea T_____T i cried because that's money down the drain (& of course for Pinkie because she lived such a short life). Then the next day, Pinky totally disappeared! Poor Pinky.... She died without a complete body. Sorry Pinky... I didn't know I have a monster at home....

So, where did the balls come from?

My neighbour converted his garden into a concrete tennis court. I think he is coaching kids and adults coz i see different people dropping by every morning and evening. That's where Tiger's source of entertainment comes from. He picked up those tennis balls that flew over the safety fence and dropped at the roadside.

Psst, Tiger even keeps stock. Look where he keeps his balls!

Found Tiger's secret place

包包里的秘密

2011-04-27T13:21:00.001+08:00

Whenever i see girls carrying handbags sOOooo flat and small, i wonder what they put inside. They probably think the same when they see me with my super-sized handbag *faint*

Such flat bag!

I seldom carry small bag unless am attending some formal dinners. And also because I'm a hippo, a small bag will look weird on me T___T Just imagine an elephant with a tiny weeny bag T_________T I will make the bag smaller than it already is. Or maybe totally hide the bag! haha...

There are sOOOOoo many things I have to bring with me ~ my big sized mobile phone, my pouch containing all sorts of useless cards & ATM slips, my make up bag which contains A FEW lip balms (I HATE dry lips!), a notepad and a pen. Also, I carry a water bottle (can't live without water!! Was I a fish in my past life?) with me. And not to mention, I carry keys too.

With so many necessities (really?), I really don't understand how some girls can keep their handbags soOOOoo small and flat! How they bring everything they need ah? *scratch head* Or are their bags only for 'decoration'? Or are they empty inside ah?

In my bag, there is another bag. And this 'inner' bag is already bulkier than the handbags of most girls!

Jane bought for me in Korea

Everything is systematically kept. Am organised, am i not? *proud*

How about you? What are the things u MUST bring with u when u go out? Share with me plsss... I wanna know if I'm normal...

Bigger than normal

2011-04-19T13:42:00.011+08:00

Mum made me a very hearty breakfast today. The sandwich was soOOOo big that i could hardly take a bite without having something falling out from the middle ^^ it kinda reminded me of my homemade lunch back in high school...

Mum's creativity

~ 0riental plain bun + western fillings

When we were in high school, mum always made us lunch to bring because school there stretched from 9am to 330pm. It's very common for students to do that over there. At lunch time, we students would sit in groups ~ under the tree, under the sun, on the benches, outside classrooms, at the staircase, outside the toilets, basically anywhere (except places with tables :P) having our lunches.

We liked to take a peep of what people ate. One of our gangs ate banana everyday and she always took half an hour to finish. And because of that, she earned her nickname Banana Queen hehe... Another friend only ate apple because she said she wanna go on diet. I thought that was very torturing. The word 'diet' didn't exist in my life back then. Another friend brought bread with jam everyday because that's all she had time to prepare. The rest, I don't remember what they brought. Some just grabbed from the canteen.

Jane and I are the lucky ones for we have mum at home! she always made us super yummy lunch. And super big too! Our friends were always amazed at the size. The sushi ROLLs mum made were always gigantic. So full of ingredients that one bite of it would push all other ingredients out from the other end. But we were trained to handle it. And the sandwiches mum made were 3 storey high! OK, i exaggerated but it was 3 layers sandwiches - meat on level 1, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, beet root, sprouts on level 2 and one fried egg on level 3. Now u know why i eat more than the average people. I was trained from young! haha....

I totally love today's sandwich. It really reminded me of the good old days. Our homepacked lunches were always bursting, not just with ingredients but also mum's love ^V^

My gigantic sandwich

Yummy!

I'm exhausted...

2011-04-18T13:05:00.005+08:00

Lately, I was busier than Hollywood first class celebrity @__@ While u were sleeping soundly like a baby at night, i was out and about all night, doing all sort of things somewhere..... I would not feel as tired if it only happened once or twice per week... BUT 8 nights in a row?! Even a heavy duty robot cannot take it! * smell something 'chou da' (burnt)*

Too much went on for the past 8 nights. And I cannot remember what has happened on some nights! Gosh! Is that dangerous or what?! What if someone came and claimed that I owed him money but I cannot remember? HOW How how?

Anyway.. i never know that dreaming every night can be sOOOooo tiring! Let's see if it will continue for the 9th night tonight.... ZZzzzzz...

Weird to say... but am kinda looking forward to sleep tonight. Kinda cannot wait to find out where I would be tonight, what I would be doing and who I would be with...

So guys, watch out... i could be in your dreams tonight....! whether u welcome me or not, I'm visiting!! *thick-skinned*

Growing Sideways

2011-04-13T13:24:00.004+08:00

I'm losing my waist! *scream* If I wear red, i might be mistaken for a cola can T_____T

I blame it on the scary pic in the gym. Because it is hung right above the sit up machine. Every time I sit up, i will see this scary person staring at me with her evil eyes!!

Frightening isn't it?

太热了啦！

2011-04-05T17:43:00.005+08:00

最近的天氣超熱的！洗澡和流汗已傻傻分不清楚了。

不但‘外'熱，‘內’也熱。上個周末忘了不時不時要喝水，結果臉上長了很多痘痘。最惨的是我嘴角邊長了一顆ulcer。又疼又難看！ *難過*

像不像欠錢被 K的傷口？

幸好它有開始消了..... ^^

現在只希望來個豪雨，把熱氣帶走。

下雨吧.....

Unbelievable!!!!

2011-04-01T12:18:00.008+08:00

I don't believe in miracles because to me, miracles only happen in movies... Okie, I'm being negative. Yes, miracles do happen in real life BUT definitely not in my life.... That's what I thought until.....

I'm in VERY GOOD mood today...

Actually, that's an understatement. I feel super duber wonderful today! BECAUSE

I finally WON something! Woo hoo! Can't believe my luck!

Remember the slips we fill in at the petrol stations after each purchase? Remember how we always look at the pictures of the winners at the counter and wonder when our pictures could be displayed there? Hehe, wonder no more coz MY picture will be all over the country soon!

My mind is super busy today.. How to spend $100k ah? I didn't have any plans for I didn't expect to win. I have always had lousy luck.... *thinking thinking*

OK la.. since i'm in such a good mood today, i will share my happiness with my lovely friends... Guys, would you like an all-expensed paid group trip to Bali? Nice of me or not?

Wouldn't it be heavenly to stay in a private villa, have our own chef to cook for us, a butler to serve us, a beach of our own to swim in, masseurs to take away our tiredness, party every day and night... etc?! Are u feeling excited about the holiday and wishing that we were there right now, at this very moment? I am! I am! \(^0^)/

This is what I have in mind

Wanna come along???

Pic taken from some website

When shall we depart for Bali? When When???

Let me check the calender 1st...

Oh, u know what?

Gotcha!!

It's April's Fool today!!

Sigh... dreams shatterred. That was such an exciting dream! How I wish it was REAL.....

See? I told ya. There is no miracle in my life... 還是老老實實過生活吧。。

Watch Dog

2011-03-25T23:24:00.000+08:00

我們常說‘狗會看門’

可是‘看門’是什麼意思啊？

你看過你家或人家家的狗‘看門’嗎？

我家的泰哥太可愛了。牠真的是坐在那裡‘看門’!

*感動* 没有白费我的爱心！

很好。牠有實行牠的任務。

怎麼樣？我的教導有方吧。呵呵。。。

SOS

2011-03-21T23:51:00.004+08:00

You know urgent attention is required when:

* 90% of your clothes are too tight for you

* You cannot find the red top you desperately needed in your closet

* You sorted thru your closet & went Ooohh & aahhh over many long-forgotten clothes

* There is totally no more space for all your new and inherited belongings

My emergency action?

I closed my eyes and told myself that I was only having a nightmare... Yup, there is nothing to worry about for it's only a dream. It's not real.....

Mum's biased!

2011-03-16T13:32:00.000+08:00

Mum shows her favouritism again... *I still haven't forgotten abt the bun vs drumstick incident* *记仇记恨* :P

It happened yesterday. After dinner.

Mum: Have you fed Tiger?

Me : Yes. Gave him food already. But he is not eating.

Mum: U always give him lousy food.. that's why.

Me : I gave him the meat you cooked for us last night wor

Mum: ......

Looks like all my pets have better life and 'higher status' than me at home worrr *sob sob* Even mum's cooking isn't good enough for Tiger! *faint* What's more, I feed Tiger everyday, bath him, pat him, play with him, educate him etc.. wah, i do sound like a maid for my dog! haha.... Oh well, that's what our parents do too... so better don't complain :P

Actually, Tiger was very distracted yesterday. He was busy woofing at the neighbour's dogs that wandered around at the roadside til he forgot to eat... HA! I hope he is just as hardworking when it comes to seeing suspicious strangers!

Innocent look~

Jane cheers me up.... sometimes....

2011-03-09T17:36:00.004+08:00

Today's conversations with Jane goes like this

Jane: Can you help me get some raw nuts for soup cooking?

Me: Raw nuts? What kind? Peanuts or black beans? Or u meant barley and green beans?

Jane: I want to cook ma's bean soup. They sell at Carrefour here but very very expensive... Can't afford.

Me: So you want black beans izit?

Jane: I don't know if it's black beans or not. Just the type ma uses to boil.

Me: ......

If we were in a comics, there would be lots and lots of croaking crows flying across the page, above my head... like this

I wonder how Jane knows that the 'raw nuts' she wanted are very very expensive when she doesn't even know what kind she wanted....

haha Jane... I'm still laughing as I write this... u r funny....

..... but pls don't do that too often... i will go maaaadddd... LOL

My Dark Secret.... no more.....

2011-03-06T17:36:00.001+08:00

We have an old scooter at home. It's my dad's... My mum used to ask him to sell it off since he no longer uses it but my dad always refused.

My dad has always been the 'thrower' in the house. He can throw out anything (esp other people's! >___< ) without any hesitation but when it comes to his beloved scooter, he just wouldn't part with it...

I can understand.... it's his very first 'girlfriend' which he bought with his hard earned money. And the scooter went to places with him... he must have fond memories and deeps feelings for it. That's for sure....

When we were little kids, dad used to take us out on that scooter. of coz we took turns la.. Sometimes we fought coz one of us went for a ride longer than others... the things kids fight over.. haha...

That day (after soOOOOooo many years......), my mum mentioned to my dad abt the scooter again... This time, she asked my dad to sell it off as scrap iron because it is rusty and still not usable... Again, my dad refused.

How old and rusty? see for yourself

Lonely old scooter

I suddenly remembered about the things we did many many years ago.... My sisters, brother and I played police & thief game in the house one day and accidentally knock over & broke the 福禄寿 figurines in the living room. And to avoid being scolded, we decided to bury the evidence... We didn't dig a deep hole in the backyard to conceal the bodies.. We took the easy way out and hid them in my dad's scooter compartment.

After more than 20 years, my parents still haven't found out about the 'murder' case! Ahahahahaha.... I went to the old and rusty scooter after my parents' conversation and guess what? The broken 福禄寿 are still at their secret place!! Yes i know.. how could we slipped away with such crime since the 福禄寿 were big and obvious figurines in the living room!

The well hidden bodies

We might have safely escaped my parents' scolding, but will we be punished by 福禄寿 instead, for killing them? I hope not.... They have big and kind hearts. I'm sure we have been forgiven ^^

就那麼的隨意

2011-03-02T13:30:00.005+08:00

最近很忙。其實也不曉得自己在忙些什麼。反正就是時間不夠用啦 （>__<）

寫東西的靈感也不知跑到那裡了。。我想，它應該還在享受年假吧。‘忘了’跟我回來！哈~

我姐姐買了新的相機。還蛮好用的。這是我隨意拍的。覺得出來的效果很特別。連我那個不稱贊人的弟弟也忍不住稱贊了 *得意* 呵呵。。。

Jenn 的作品

這是誰的脚？

A Story about Noodles

2011-02-25T13:51:00.006+08:00

Here is a story I created to entertain you guys... It's about the life of a bowl of instant noodles. Yummm....

Once upon a time, there was a bowl of instant noodles named Noodles. She lived a plain and ordinary life because she was well, plain and ordinary.

Plain and ordinary Noodles

Noodles wanted to be different so she decided that what she needed was sexy lips like Angelina Jolie's so she could attract handsome guys like Brad Pitt. So without delay, she went for a cosmetic surgery.

Noodles and her THICK SEXY lips

Noodles was very happy about her appearance. But she was still not satisfied because even with hot lips like Angelina's, she still couldn't attract anyone. She looked herself in the mirror and figured that it must be because that she didn't have any hair. So she went for hair implant, then a hairdresser. She wanted a stylish hair to compliment her new look.

Noodles asked for dark silky hair like those models' in the shampoo commercial. She was very excited and looked forward to the handsome guys she would attract after this. Unfortunately, something horrible went wrong. The hairdresser mixed up the colour and....

gave noodles curly red hair instead!

Curly red hair!

Noodles was horrified!

Noodles was depressed. With looks like that, noodles figured it would never be able to attract anyone.... Noodles was wrong.

Because it attracted ME!

Now u see it, now u don't!

*Burp* Noodles was yummy :P

The End

Hope you have enjoyed my little story:p

Away and now back!

2011-02-17T13:06:00.005+08:00

I can see spiders building their houses on my blog hehe... Sorry for the long silence. I know you guys miss me very much (as if), that's why I decided to cut my CNY holiday short to update my blog. Nice of me or not?

I had a great CNY. Ate lots (need to be on strict diet soon), played lots (darn.. i'm back to cruel reality once again) and spent lots (i welcome donations from anyone). Didn't sleep much coz there were too much to do but too little time!!! @.@ <----- Panda Jenn

I'm kinda still in holiday mood. Kinda still feel a bit slack to use my brain and strength to write a post for my blog :P I'm sure you understand.....

It was a special CNY this year. We took a plane somewhere....

Just look how pretty the plane is at night!! Got twinkle stars to help us go to dreamland fast! So thoughtful of the airlines. But where is the moon? Am such a demanding passenger! haha...

Pretty or not? Felt like i was in space...

The tiny stars looked like little heart shapes in the pic!

Wish they were REAL diamonds!

Great atmosphere but I didn't sleep. I was too busy watching movies. There were more than 20 movies to choose from! Can't believe that I watched 4 movies in a night and, non-stop! Oh wait, i did take a few breaks in between ~~ to sip wine and eat supper... Ahhh.. that's life....

Can't believe that it's Chap Goh Mei today. That means the end of CNY!! A bit sad coz I've yet to do CNY visiting!!

Oh NVM. It may be end of CNY on the calendar but to me, it's CNY EVERYDAY!!

Just have your CNY tit bits ready coz Jenn will drop by your place anytime!

err.... I hope i haven't scared anybody hehehe....

Just in time for CNY!

2011-01-28T17:40:00.004+08:00

My parcel arrived today! Yayeee....

Need to do some 'cleaning up' for my face too, not just for the house :P

Hope my face will become 'pek pek good good' (fair and feels like baby skin (which i doubt)) before CNY!

i want this!

2011-01-25T17:41:00.004+08:00

How come we don't get this at McD here????

Bagel with philadephia cheese & Pork + egg muffin

We can't have pork here but at least the bagel leh.... *drool*

One of the reasons why I rather DIY at home.... :P

My breakfast = fresh avocado bagel

Silver Rabbit Year soon

2011-01-20T17:35:00.002+08:00

Chinese New Year is just around the corner. 13 days to be exact.

Ooo hoo hoo.. it's time for crackers and acar again! *yum* They have been on my to-eat list since... i don't know... I've lost count! i only remember eating them at every year...

We started cleaning the house weeks ago. We have to start early because of labour shortage here (Jane, u should come and help too! :P). Helena will be back next week but i don't expect much from her because she will definitely be sleeping while we work like a dog and awake while we are sleeping (jetlag for her since she comes back from Paris). All I expect from her is that she doesn't mess up the places we've cleaned.

Am counting down to CNY liao.. i can't wait!

Oh wait, I still need more time to lose the weight i gained from last year's CNY eating frenzy....! Time flies! Before I could do anything, it's CNY again...

祝大家兔年快乐！

important to me

2011-01-13T13:07:00.000+08:00

Jane said that when she moves into her new place in Shanghai, she will definitely get an oven. I know Jane didn't have an oven during her years in HK so why all of a sudden, she wanted an oven? She baked apple cinnamon cake twice after we got our oven here and that was AGES ago. May be she wants to toast her bread? Knowing her, she would rather eat it plain than having to go through the trouble. Right, Jane? hehe...

For me, I can live without an oven, an electric kettle, a toaster, a blender, a microwave (which i still don't have at home) but I CANNOT live without a rice cooker *How Do I Live playing in the background*

Lately, I've discovered the wonders of a rice cooker. It doesn't only cook rice but i can also cook porridge, green bean/barley/red bean/potato soup, boiled eggs, egg pudding, chicken rice, minced pork with salted fish, pork rib with black bean/peanut soup, veggie, black glutinous rice dessert... the list just goes on! Oh ya, how can i forget ~ my new invention - Chinese style spaghetti!

Whoever invented the rice cooker is a genius! And of course, whoever can use a rice cooker to make various dishes is gotta be a genius too :P

Saw this pink rice cooker on the internet. So cuteee... I want oneeeeeeeeee... even if it is just for deco....

Almost 2 years ago....

2011-01-05T13:13:00.004+08:00

I gave my room a total makeover *hard work*

Many of my family and friends did not have faith in me when they found out abt what I did to my room. I don't blame them because even I myself wondered if i would be able to keep it clean and tidy. After all, there is a famous old Chinese saying "Mountains can be moved but characters are hard to change".

That's why, there is a need for an update.....!

Am glad to say that, although the Chinese phrase is valid in many cases, but it is not when it comes to my room *proud* After so long, my room is still war-free... and i could still roll on the floor from left to right without being obstructed by unknown objects! *clap clap*

Although it's hard work in keeping it tidy but it's definitely not as hardwork as having to clean up the crazy mess afterwards. I will never ever want to mess with the mess again after the painful journey... *shiver*

Don't I deserve for more applause for such persistence? *clap clap clap clap clap...*

My sparkling clean bedroom!

A box bursting with mum's love

2010-12-27T13:14:00.012+08:00

Dad came back from his vacation. As soon as we arrived home, I tore open the box of goodies mum had packed. I told her I didn't need anything coz i still have lots of food waiting to be finished. But mum will always be mum. She worries that I don't have enough to eat at home and insisted to export more food from Aus to me *幸福*

I've always thought my mum doesn't love me. Remember the story about mum buying a BBQ bun for me as lunch but a chicken drumstick for Husky, my dog that died in a car accident a few years ago? T____T Yes, I haven't forgotten! *我幼小的心靈被傷的很深*

I now totally believe that my mum loves me just the same. How do i know?

Coz the big red capsicum she packed inside the box for me said so...

I bit into this capsicum and....
it shows my mum's love!

In our family, we show our love thru actions. After all, actions speak louder than words ^V^

People say, love makes everything good. No wonder this capsicum was sweeter and better than the normal ones i had... Would a bitter gourd taste sweet if mum had packed one for me, I wonder? Good that she didn't coz i don't ever wanna know... Bitter gourd, i don't like :P

Mum really knows me...

Big Birds

2010-12-21T13:23:00.007+08:00

Spotted this signboard in Yangshuo.

Come take picture with my birds
Apparently, tourists can take pictures of or with the fishermen's birds here!! How exciting! What's more, you get beautiful scenery of Yangshuoas the backdrop! And all for ONLY RMB5! Is that money for value or what?

I didn't know that people are so open-minded in China these days! Sigh, looks like I'm the country pumpkin....

I was tempted to take picture with their birds but i was a bit shy. Too many people around to stare at me la. I would feel uncomfortable having to pose with birdies when so many eyes would be on us... *camera shy*

The fishermen's birds are indeed different. They are so big and full of dark fur that it makes other birds jealous of their masculine look. And they have very pointy peaks. I think they can spear through anything without much strength.

Big black bird waiting for business

Okie, i didn't pay for this pic :P i saw the signboard only after i took it. By ethics, i should pay. If not, I should delete it. But, i decided to exchange it with something better ~ a post on it to advertise for fishermen, and their birds.

The bird is called 渔鹰. It dives under the water and helps fisherman catch fishes. Because the fisherman ties a string around birdie's neck, it has to spit out the fishes. Kinda pity the dude. Food is so close but yet so far.....

Fisherman looking for the spot

Birds waiting patiently to start working

Caught a fish! But cannot swallow in...
If you are on diet but cannot control your food intake, maybe you can tie a string around your neck to stop you from eating. No need to spend thousands of dollars at slimming centres liao... woo hoo... do let me know the result after u try ya!

Bake at home!

2010-12-16T17:36:00.002+08:00

My sister introduced this Korean Drama to me when she was here a few weeks ago. It's called 面包王卓求 (King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo).

30 episodes altogether!!

A bit regret to watch the drama because I COULDN'T STOP!! The dirty dishes are piled up to the ceiling; I'm late to meet people; I grow sideways because I couldn't stop eating junk food; I get panda eyes due to late night sleep; I hold my pee coz I keep telling myself that I will pause and go pee after this scene... etc... Gosh! Watching good drama is making me a BAD person!!!!

There are quite a lot of bread making scenes in the drama. But making bread is not the essence of the story. It's only part of the story. But without the bread making part, it's also impossible for the drama to continue. Ai ai, it's very complicated to explain la... very hard for me to summarise 30 episodes here........

I've always imagined myself baking my own bread at home. Wah, just imagine the aroma of fresh bread in the house! And eating warm bread as soon as it comes out from the oven is gonna be yummy yummy! I'm drooling just by thinking abt it!

I never go for it because bread making requires a lot of time ~~ have to knead knead knead and then wait for it to rise. Then after a few hours, you punch out the air in the dough, knead knead knead again and wait again... Too much waiting! So u see why i prefer to just buy from bakery ~~ just walk in, take a loaf of bread and pay. Easy-peasy, right?

That's why I never make my own bread even though I'm tempted to. But the drama really influenced me! Homemade bread looks so so so so so delicious in the drama so i decided to challenge myself and make my own bread.

Shhh... kneaded dough is sleeping

After dough had a nice long rest (like one day), it's finally time to bake it (happiest and most exciting moment!)

In 10 minutes, here is what i got....

Nicely baked Bread

Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside

It's darn delicious! I can't believe that I actually made it with my own hands, in my own home! My home smelled of fresh bread, just like how it smells in a bakery! Gosh, if only my home can smell like this forever!

My bread went really well with cheese omellete. It still tasted good even if i just had it with a cup of cappucino!

Ooo.. I'm also imagining myself being a Queen of Baking, making my own bread and cake everyday, and watching people enjoying my work of art....

One day. May be one day...

Dec Last Year

2010-12-13T13:07:00.004+08:00

It's the last month of the year... and it's Xmas next weekend! *jingle bell jingle bell...*

Too bad that Xmas and New Year fall on Saturdays this year. And since I work 5 days a week, I don't get extra 2 days off from work. Darn! I lost 2 days of publich holidays just like that! Well, the only person who is smiling now is my employer....

I'm not in Xmas mood yet. Must be because many of the shops here are already playing Chinese New Year songs. And CNY is 2 months away! Also, many places are already decorated with red lanterns, cherry blossoms etc... With so many red red happiness, no wonder I forget about Xmas!

Not much to look forward to this year *boring* I could only get myself into Xmas mood by looking at old photos... Long life to digital cameras! haha...

This time last year

What are your plans this year? Please please get me into Xmas mood! It would be even better if you could bring me to some place for white Xmas! *dreaming*

Something from afar

2010-12-11T12:35:00.001+08:00

It has been ages since I received ‘hardcopy’ letters from friends. So when I saw a postcard sitting in my mailbox, I was excited!!

And Angkor Wat is on the card! No mistake that it must be sent all the way from Siem Reap. So glad that my friends still remembered me!

What can I say? I have a bunch of thoughtful friends!

Yeah, i guess i did miss out some fun times in Siem Reap like my friends said in the postcard. Too bad that I didn't make it to the trip... Coz I'm sure the trip would've been EVEN MORE fun with my presence! hiak hiak hiak...

Oh well, looks like i'm not the only one losing out hiak hiak hiak....

Thanks guys for the thoughts.. Thanks for sending Angkor Wat to me :)

Lazy or just creative???

2010-12-01T17:35:00.004+08:00

There is no secret that I like to eat. Once i start, it's hard to stop. But when it comes to cooking it myself, i stop and think. Not because I don't like to cook. In fact, I LOVE to cook. The process can be long but the end result of sitting down & enjoying my own cooking is satisfying... How I wish all the dirty dishes would just disappear by themselves! *dreaming*

Recently, I 'invented' a quick, easy & delicious dish with v little cleaning up to do. I've experimented a few times and am proud to say, IT WORKS! *clap clap*

It's easy. I just throw all the ingredients and seasonings in a pot, place that pot in my rice cooker and let the ingredients 谈情说爱 (love to blossom) while I continue to attend to other things like watching tv or talking on the phone... In minutes, i get my yummy meal!

Getting to know each other

Jane called my dish a 懒人的料理 (lazy person's meal) but i think 香亲香爱 (Be kind to and love each other) is a more suitable name since all ingredients get to develop their loves for each other in that small pot.

Spaghetti in Chinese Style

It's quick, easy, delicious and fuss-free... Just what I wanted.... :) AND healthy too since all the nutrients go into my stomach!

It's amazing how creative I can be sometimes! ^V^

Delete them!

2010-11-22T23:17:00.007+08:00

I've this bad habit of keeping things. Good things. Bad things. Beautiful things. Important things. Unimportant things. Things I think I will need next time. Things I eventually forget I've kept....

I have this bad habit of saving a copy of the same file in all the devices I own ~ in my PC, my laptop, my external hard disk, my pen drive... When I make changes to the file, I don't overwrite the original one. Just in case I need to refer to the old version which I rarely do. In the end I forget where I keep the most updated copy T_T

It's PC fair next weekend. I am thinking of buying another external hard disk to store the increasing files that I've. Looking at my bad habit of keeping multiple copies of the same files, I wonder how many more hard disks i will need! Hmm... Maybe I should not buy more HD since I've yet to develop a proper system to keep track of the files I already have. And more space will only make things more complicated...

Was chatting with my IT friend just now. I told him that I'm thinking of getting a 500GB external hard disk. He laughed at me HARD. For being so outdated! He has two 500GB external hard disks which he is thinking of throwing away coz they are now too old and too 'small' for his consumption. Oh good! He can certainly throw those 2 HDs to me. One person's trash can be someone else's treasure! How true is that!

HA! I wonder how he would react if i told him that I'm still using my 180GB external hard disk....

Time to delete those unwanted files............

Busy busy like a bee

2010-11-15T13:06:00.002+08:00

Last weekend was full of actions for me... lots of food, lots of fun and lots of people wanted a piece of me! OOoo... it felt so good to be in high demand hiak hiak hiak....

I wasn't the VIP, although i should be because i was the birthday star! The VIPs were my sister who returned from Paris for a short 2 day stay (she is still on the plane to Paris as I'm typing.. poor thing) and my buddy who came visit me only once in a purple (her fav colour) moon. A good friend of mine also returned from KL for the weekend. We didn't manage to meet up because by the time i had time for her, she was already on the way to airport! *Opppsi*

Then, I also rejected a party invitation for Saturday night... I just hope that i won't be "de-listed" from their party list next time since this is the 2nd time I rejected them. Haizzz... now i know how celebrities live and feel!!

Sis brought back goodies from Paris. I can't afford to visit her in Paris so she brought Paris back. Tada...

Cheese & chocolate from Paris and nougats from Spain

It's nice having siblings around the world. But that also means, we only get to see each other once a year and having everybody together in one place is impossible... When is the last time all of us gathered together ah? When I was in primary school i think....

I feel bluer today compared to other Mondays coz everyone left me yesterday :( I think the fact that Jane's leaving HK permanently today also made me feel a little bit sad too coz that means the next time she comes home, I won't get any of my favourite pineapple buns from HK anymore, even a pancake-like one :((

The dark clouds got blown away fast and rainbows come out after rain. I feel wonderful right now! In fact, i feel colourful (how confusing!?) right now because I made friends with 12 colourful friends last weekend. They really bring big big smile to me!

Cute or not?

Jane or Jenn 傻傻分不清楚

2010-11-03T17:34:00.004+08:00

Not long ago, i complained abt the painful process I endured to get my hair permed. 4 months later, I willingly tortured myself again andwent thru same painful process. Mannn... Looking decent really requires a lot of time, effort and money huh? Oh well, what to do? Like the wise one said "No Pain No Gain".

Am very happy with the end result. At least this time, my friends and colleagues noticed the change in my hair without having to get their eyes checked :P

shorter & curlier

One problem though. People keep mistaken me for Jane...

It's good coz that means i could do bad things and not get my own name spoilt! Cool!!

Eat, Sleep, Play in Siem Reap!

2010-10-24T17:48:00.001+08:00

I've been wanting to visit Siem Reap since my return from Hanoi in 2008. So when Red Bird offered cheap fares earlier this year, I got my airfare! Yahooo!

The airfare wasn't exactly cheap when i bought it. You see, the website was darn congested as 53253492049 people around the world were fighting to get the bargains. All i got was error messages! Darn wasting my time and energy so I left the crazy war. By the time I finally managed to get it, the cheap cheap fares were already not cheap.......

That explains why i'm never able to grab any free or cheap cheap fares. I'just don't have the patience like others to spend HOURS in front of the computer or laptop trying my lousy luck. Also, I'm a busy person. I don't have that kind of spare time :P Oh wells, at least this SR airfare is the cheapest overseas airfare I've ever bought from Red Bird * content*

Yayee... Am going to see Angkor Wat with my own eyes. Touch it with my hands! Climb it with my feet! Oooo, so looking forward to it! How much? So much that I even started liaising with a tour guide in Siem Reap half a year before the actual trip! Can u feel my enthusiasm? haha...

Today is the day the tour guide will bring us to see sunset in Angkor Wat. I've heard how beautiful sunset and sunrise are at Angkor Wat. While my friends and other tourists are busy climbing around trying to find the best spot to admire the beauty... I just sit at home IMAGINING it with my great mind!

WHY?!

Because I'm not there in Siem Reap! I'm here. Yes! I donated my hard earned, blood & sweat money to Red Bird, AGAIN. WHY? Because I'm feeling generous! haha...

Oh wells... That's life... Nothing is certain even with proper planning. NVM. I can be happy no matter where I'm. And I'm happy to be home as no place beats home! Right?

The Sunset i miss

Photo taken from someone's website

FINALLY!!!

2010-10-21T17:33:00.002+08:00

I'm indeed the Queen of Procrastination. After 2 yrs of delay, I finally did what i was supposed to do loOOOoong ago.

Guess what? I just enrolled myself to do my lOOoooong outstanding exam! I don't have a great feeling about it. I'm willing to WASTE myhard-earned blood & sweat money because I only have 2 choices ~ tore-do all other papers which I'd passed or 'buy' more time. As u cansee, I chose the latter, simply because I don't wanna miss the 2 yrdeadline and repeat all units! I would never ever complete mystudies with my tortoise speed if I'd to restart from scratch! umm.. isthe word 'speed' even appropriate ah? haha~~

I was just being informed that they will need 2-3 weeks to process myexam registration. @&*$!$# SOOoooo long?! Gosh, my deadline for the examis December 2010! That's only 5 weeks away! Hope i could make it in time *cold sweat*

My textbook which i bought 2 yrs ago still looks brand new simplybecause it has not been touched. Maybe not very brand new coz there aredust and spider webs all over it. It has been a decoration on my desk allthis while and sometimes as a coaster, for my cup of tea. Poor book....
I don't have time to study for my exam anymore. What i gotta do now isto learn how to aim properly coz that's one important skill if i want to'shoot the CORRECT bird'.

Wish me luck! My Law lecturer used to say to us that 'luck has v littleto do with it'. Errr... thanks for breaking my illusion, Mr lecturer!

Anyway, I will still keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best! Now,that's the positive attitude i need!

Look and smell bad. How abt the taste?

2010-10-17T21:07:00.004+08:00

Guess what this is?

Some weird Chinese wine from China? Hehehe..... Nope. It's homemade fermented bean curds (腐乳） from Taiwan. A friend gave it to me coz she said this is the best fermented beancurds she has ever eaten in her life. 酱厉害？！ Is she exaggerating or not? I gotta try, to confirm.........

When she digged out a piece from the bottle for me to eat, wah, I kept refilling my rice bowls! I ate FIVE bowls of rice! FIVE!! I can't believe that I ate that many bowls in one time! True to my friend's words, the beancurd is darn YUMMY! The best I've ever had in my life too! Got wine taste and very creamy! 真的很下饭呐！

这样下去，我不变饭桶也不行了。。。哈哈～

Strange strange place

2010-09-27T17:35:00.004+08:00

I'm feeling particularly blue today. It must be because of the dark, gloomy, rainy weather outside. How i wish I were at home hiding beneath my warm & cozy blanket & dreaming away! *ZZZzz* Another weekend just came and went. Somehow, time flies during weekend! WHY?!

Had dinner with my long lost friend at the weekend. WW and I were in the mood to be adventurous. We wanted to try 'new' food. New as in both of us have never been before. Although we were starving like mad, we still willingly crossed the deep sea and high mountains to get to a place far far away. We heard from someone that it makes different food. Mannnn, this person better be right!!

The place looked quite filled up from the outside. That's a good sign because crowds usually means good food. Ooo, i can't wait to try! But that eagerness soon vanished when we entered the shop.

Why is it dark inside? I guess the owner probably wanted to conserve energy because the brightness came from the lights at the corridor. NVM. It's good for Earth. As long as we can see what we are eating, I don't care...

Then the ladyboss came to our table and sat down with us. WW and I were waiting for her to introduce their famous dishes but instead, she sat back at the chair lazily not saying a word.

Weird. Has she worked too much that all she wanted to do is rest? Or is she being forced to give up her Saturday night to help out in theshop? Coz she sure didn't look like she wanted to do business. Or maybe because WW & I are 'small fish' so she didn't see why she had to spend her energy to entertain us.

WW broke the silence first and did what any first comer would do and asked for some recommendations. The lady, still v relaxed in her chair said "鱼囉，虾囉，肉囉（fish, prawn. meat)". She stopped there. Har? Is that all? Such general menu ah? So we asked for more. She replied "菜囉，鱼囉，虾囉，肉囉 （veggie, fish, prawn, meat)" Full stop again. Err.. what's up with her ah? Then we asked her if there is any non-seafood dish? She replied "雞囉，猪囉，牛囉 (chicken, pork, beef)". I was falling asleep as she went thru her menu, if it was even one *Zzzz* It's indeed different, just like the person said but different experience, not different food. Funny....

ooo, guess what? I'm having ginger milk tea tarik right now. A perfect drink on this cold, gloomy weather.

Instead of keeping my hot take-away milk tea in a plastic cup, i got him to put inside my thermo cup. Such good idea coz it's still warm when i reached office. Somemore I saved a few trees by avoiding plastic cup and also avoid cancer! One stone kill 3 birds. So clever of me! hehe...

How do u eat your mooncake?

2010-09-22T17:34:00.004+08:00

It's Lantern Day today!

Lanterns bring back a lot of childhood memories. I still remember the times we hung our colourful lanterns around the house. They looked so pretty in the dark! Once, we hung many lanterns of different colours on a long bamboo stick and paraded around the neighbourhood. Everyone looked at us. They must be admiring our colourful creation! haha...

Lantern party at hip's house last yr
Mannn, has it been a yr?? time flies!
Look at my Pooh Bear lantern. Cute eh?

I wanna ask how u guys eat your mooncakes. Tell me. TELL ME! I ask this question every year after one faithful Lantern Day a few yrs ago.

I've never found anything weird abt the way i eat my mooncake because everyone at my home eats it like this. That day when i was biting into my mooncake in the office, my ex-colleague screamed very loudly. I thought she got attacked by a big black hairy spider! Turns out, she was shocked with the way i ate my mooncake. Then everyone else joined in. Errr.. I don't like attention leh :P

It turns out that nobody eats mooncake like i do. BUT that doesn't mean i'm weird, right? It's just that everyone else were raised to eat mooncakes their way. They are just not accustomed to the way i eat mine and because my way doesn't conform to theirs, so they see me as 'weird'. Actually, I'm just different (& unique) lah haha....

I don't cut into tiny little wedges and eat only 1 or 2 pc and then keep the rest in the fridge for future consumption. It's just too troublesome. Also, the leftover might be left forgotten in the fridge and eventually invaded by some green hairy species (mouldy). Me, I take the whole mooncake and bite it like how u eat a bun. I know. I could've cut into little wedges and eat it piece by piece. More ladylike right? But, why bother? I would have to wash that plate and knife!

Enjoy your Lantern day guys....

I like eating mooncake MY WAY

Busy Sunday

2010-09-20T13:34:00.004+08:00

Sunday is supposed to be my lazy day. Just lazing the day away in a hammock with a good book to read or a few comedy movies to watch, a jar of cold cold freshly squeezed orange juice to drink and lots and lots of crispy, full-of-fat chips to eat... ahhhh, that's my kind of Sunday!

I decided to make myself worked like a cow on this particular sunday out of the blue. RARE. No, pigs didn't fly but the weather did change from hot sunny morning to dark, windy, wet afternoon... Hmmm.. I wonder why?

I woke up pretty early this Sunday, like 730am in the morn. Awww... i was really looking forward to waking up late! sigh...

Went downstairs for some juice and suddenly, i felt MOTIVATED (BTW, is this how popeye feel after he takes spinach???) and took out that pack of flour from the fridge and started making my breakfast. In 20 mins, i get my hot and crunchy and a bit chewy Focaccia.

My yeastless focaccia with lots of herbs & garlic! yummm...

So fast and easy to make that even a cooking dummy like me can do

I only do simple food. Anything quick and easy is my kind of cooking, simply because, i'm already a complicated person, i don't need more complications in my life :P ahaha... actually, recipes with complicated ingredients and steps confuse me. I give up even before I finish reading haha...

Then I remembered the black glutinous rice i bought a while ago coz i craved for some black rice porridge dessert. It never got cooked because i was too busy (a good excuse for my laziness hehe...)

Yes, u guess it. I made sweet black sticky rice dessert and topped it with some coconut milk. Yummm...

紫米甜品

U know what? As I write this post, I feel quite impressed with myself. When I'm not in the mood, nothing gets done (like my long overdue exam which is going to expire in 2 months time ZZzzzz...) but when I'm motivated, i can get zillions of things done in one go! Sigh, how i wish i feel motivated EVERYDAY. Then i won't have such a long to-do list to follow! Oh well, life is the way I manage it....

It was a 'foodful' morning. When afternoon came, hunger striked. Since there was quite a lot of coconut milk left from the black rice porridge, I made vegetable curry. Ahahaha.. i think by now everyone of u must be amazed at my abilities haha... I am too!!

Vegetable Curry

Brought some curry for my colleagues to try. They cleaned up the whole pot in 5 mins! That's the silent way of telling me that it was good :P

After making focaccia, dessert, curry and the cleaning up, I was really exhausted by the end of my Sunday. Good thing that my motivation comes visit me only once in a blue moon. Or else i would be exhausted everyday and go mad one day :P

Why so Blue??

2010-09-13T13:05:00.006+08:00

Feeling very blue today...

Not only it's monday today, it's also the first work day after 3 joyful rest days... After days of eat, sleep, play, no wonder I am feeling more blue than other mondays! (-_-) I wanna continue to eat sleep play! And all those curries, satays, muruku, masak merah, cake lapis etc that I had during Hari Raya, I want to eat them again!!!

Here is a picture irrelevant to the topic... I posted it just because

- I Like it

- I miss carefree holiday time

- I miss going to bed and wake up whenever I feel like it

- I wanna cheer myself up on this blue blue Monday by looking at happy moments

Eat sleep play do-nothing life

I'm looking forward to another holiday in 3 days time! yayeeeee.... Now i'm happy with excitement! My life is colourful once again! Yipee!

Ha! im so easily satisfied! That's the way to happiness! :P

阿妈，我的咗！

2010-09-04T23:36:00.001+08:00

終於大功告成了!

原來天下沒有做不到的事情。難的, 是那顆心!

我花了一個晚上, 犧牲了我喜歡的電視節目和寶貴的睡眠, 為的就是這個。

Tada....! 我的小布袋!

真的可以用喔！

怎麼樣? 很不錯吧? 這是我親手作的。是純手工縫制的喔! 我真的會缝東西哦。。。但是手工有點粗啦。。。沒關系啦! 我真的已經盡力了。而且人家沒學過裁縫吶。。。

因為這是雙面的包包, 所以縫制起來, 真的要花很多時間。其實我縫到一半時, 真的很想放棄。三不五時就會自問自答, 干嘛沒事自討苦吃, 邊吃零食, 邊看電視不是很快樂嗎? 真是自我折磨咧! 真是自作自受耶!

幸好我的意志力強。想到已買好的材料和成果, 我的熱情又來了, 又繼續埋頭苦干。原來如果有恆心, 真的沒有什麼是辦不到的耶! 還好我有不斷的幫自己轉念, 才打敗了那個懶惰魔吶!

我越看小布袋越覺得它漂亮! ~哈! 臭美!~

說真的啦。它的外表真的沒有很美麗。可是縫制的人的用心和堅持, 應該有讓小布袋添了一些內涵吧？

工欲善其事,必先利其器嘛~
我的工具箱

有没有對我另眼相看？哈～

I'm giving out free hotdog!

2010-09-01T17:34:00.007+08:00

Who wants to eat Hot dog now?

Coz I'm very upset at Tiger right now...

First, he tore my beloved black shawl (& heart) T____T

Then he tore my bedsheet!

Grrrrrr.....

So, do you want your hot dog with ketchup?

Why i drink coffee...

2010-08-24T13:11:00.008+08:00

I like to drink coffee but I'm not a coffee drinker. Coffee gives meracing heart & dizziness and sometimes sleepless nights. I still drink coffee despite the effects i get though *不怕死* simply because, coffee tastes gooOoood....

I like my coffee with lots of milk. I knooowww... why not just drink pure milk instead right? But it's differeeeent coz milk by itself sometimes doesn't give me the satisfaction *hard to please* and because i am lousy at taking caffeine but still like to consume caffeine. And after years of experiments (ok, i exaggerate but I did do that), I finally found the perfect combo, that is by increasing the milk:coffee ratio. And I take my white coffee with no sugar *劲叻？* simply because I love the original taste. A bit bitter, a bit sweet, a bit like life....

That day, i was sOOooo sleep deprived @.@ <--- Panda Jenn that I worried I would fall asleep during a very important course. So I bought a big cup of black coffee to fight Sleep Devil. No milk added coz warm milk is like sleeping pill (u do know that right? hehe...). Wah, i was wide awake like an owl for the 8 hours of the course! 0.0 <---- Owl Jenn

Then the other day, i was freezing in a seminar hall. That place was like the freezer at my home. So darn cold!! Even my layers of fat couldn't keep me warm! :( Now i know the pain Rose and Jack went thru when Titanic sank! I think I would not get a sunstroke even if I put on my winter coat, hat, stocking, gloves, boots and scarf... Too bad I didn't have all these with me at that time T__T So I drank a cup of my super white coffee. Oooo, I instantly felt as if i'd put on all my winter stuff! Coffee is sOOOo powerful mannn...!

Just one side effect though - I was wide awake like an owl that night T______T

love this coffee shop. So cozy!

But... who's that crazy dude behind me?

That's my bro. He totally spoils the lovely picture in my head lah!

But he is funny haha...

Where is Sleeping Buddha??

2010-08-19T13:44:00.008+08:00

For those of you (which is not many) who played my 'little game', here is the answer to "spot the Sleeping Buddha" . If you haven't played, here is the photo again.....

Where?

Did you see Sleeping Buddha? If not, don't despair. It's my fault as the picture is waaaayyy too small for your eyes. If yes, well done! That means you have v v good eye sight and imagination!

Here, a larger version for those who miss it. Can u see Sleeping Buddha now?

Simply beautiful!
I think I would have no problem falling asleep here as well

If u still can't. Eeerrr, how do i say this nicely ah.... *#&$@ What's wrong with you!? Sorry, I've done my best. You really need to get your eyes checked and mann, where the heck is your imagination???

Sorry if I broke your fragile little heart....... :P

Gone Fishing....

2010-08-13T00:35:00.004+08:00

I remember the times when i had to buy films from the shops for my compact camera so I could take pictures. And also making trips to the photo shops to develop photos. So troublesome but that was how it was if u wanted save your sweet memories.

At that time, I took photos ONLY when necessary coz really, who needs so many copies of the same thing? There were also times when i ended up with some totally hopeless pictures :'( Sigh, what a waste of my hard-earned, blood & sweat money.... If only i'd known before I developed them :(

Thank goodness for the invention of digital camera! It's so common these days that almost everyone has one. I myself already have 3. Super outdated ones though. But, I don't care and I don't mind since they still take nice pictures :) *easily satisfied*

These days, I just snap snap snap all I want. Sometimes even when targetless and not necessary coz I can delete them later or just keep them in my hard disk until i decide that they should be deleted. Love that I've total control!! ^^

Went thru some old photos just now. ooo, i didn't even remember some of the events! good lah.. the digital photos help to keep track of things that have happened. Less work for my brain hehe... Digital camera is soOOOo convenient that it makes me wonder how we lived last time! haha...

Let me just show u one of the uses of digital camera...

Taking funny pictures!

Here is a BIG fish Jude and I caught last year...

好可爱的大肚鱼吧 haha.. Jude is keeping him. He is her favourite pet :P

BTW, Happy Birthday HIP!

He won't find out abt me posting such interesting pic of him coz he doesn't read my blog anymore muahahaha...

In Heaven 世外桃源

2010-08-02T13:45:00.009+08:00

Chinese Painting

In the past, when i heard Chinese poems about the beautiful sceneries poets saw, I praised them for their magical words. When i saw chinese paintings like the one above, i praised the artists for their imagination.

In my mind, such heavenly scenery existed, well, only in heaven... I now finally believed that such heavenly place does exist on earth when i saw it with my own eyes. Am amazed! I don't have to die and go toheaven to see it! It's real! It's the creation of mother nature and it's toucheable! 珍珠都没那么真！

Floating tea houses on the river

Guilin is damn beautiful. U can easily take award winning pictures even if u are hopeless in photography. I took dozens of pictures without much effort and all are postcard, wallpaper, painting materials. Suddenly, i felt like such a professional photographer! haha...

Greeted by mountains in the morning
~ From our hotel room

We took a 4 hour boat ride from Guilin to Yangshuo. It may sound like a tiring way to travel but not at all. I had no time to feel bored as I was mesmorised by the beauty along the river. It's beyond words can describe... u just gotta be there physically to know what i mean...

Boat ride "in between mountains"

Yangshuo - see our resort on the right?
Like living in heaven!

The mountains in Guilin are unlike any i 'normally' see. They stand individually and are everywhere!! In the city, behind the shops, along the river, in the park, next to the washroom.... And sometimes, a family can have one whole mountain in their backyard like they own it! mannn, i would love to have a few as my backyard! Simply beautiful!

Lucky ppl! They have mountains as 'back up'!

Guilin to me is heaven on earth. I especially like a town called Li Pu. It's the place filled with my favourite food - taro! yummmm... now u know why i love that place so much. Not only is it peaceful and beautiful but also because i can get taro in every dishes! ooo, i think i can live here :P

taro with pork

minced pork and taro balls
They are big like tennis balls!

Candied taro 芋头拔丝
Similar to the candied sweet potato in Shanghai/ Chengde

There is even taro rice! YUM!

We went to see a performance directed by the famous chinese director, Zhang Yi Mou 张艺谋. Like most of his movies, I didn't fully understand the plot but the real Guilin mountains and river as its backdrop and stage and the big number of performers and colourful use of lightings really took my breath away! How did they do it??? I must say, they are good!

Just imagine this as the background. Very beautiful right?

Was being told that Guilin used to be under water. From then on, each time i looked at the breathtaking scenery, I imagined how they used to hide under the deep sea where only fishes could enjoy their beauty...

See the reflection on the water!

Guilin kinda reminds me of my trip to Halong Bay, which is known as Little Guilin. I can see the resemblance... Hmm, you know what? Probably after a few thousand or million years, Halong Bay might lose the water and become Halong Park instead... Don't sneer. That's what happened to Guilin. Applying the same theory, it might happen to Halong Bay one day too... or not since Guilin is inland while Halong Bay is not.. okie, a bit irrelevant. Am going too deep :P

Guilin is indeed a beautiful place. It's different from other Chinese cities i've been to... The only complaint i've for this holiday is that - it's too short!!! *greedy jenn demanding for more*

Even inside the cave is beautiful

Can't help feeling a bit sad at the same time though coz by going inside, we are actually 'killing' the cave :( Hope ppl would stop taking pictures with flash lights while in caves... Every little action counts mah......

Okie, before I end this super long post, here is one little game to bring u back to reality ~~ Can u spot the 'sleeping buddha' in this picture, which I took it at the mountain top?

Guess what this is?

2010-07-30T13:49:00.004+08:00

Looks like something u have in the kitchen right? Hehe... Nope, it's not an oven mitten.

It's something i bought for Tiger. Don't underestimate this simple glove. It has quite a few functions. I can achieve several things at one time. Incredible leh...?

I can use it to pat Tiger so he feels loved and at the same time give him massage so he loves me even more; also, combing thru his fur with this gives him silky hair so ppl know that Tiger has a super caring owner (me me me)!

Tiger really enjoys his patting, massage and combing... Come, I can let u use it so long as Tiger doesn't get jealous and bite u...

My Holiday (Part 2)

2010-07-26T17:35:00.005+08:00

Haha, did you really think I went to a foreignland for holiday when u read the title? Gotcha! haha...

It sounds like a big budget movie when i split the related post into a few parts... Hope you'd enjoyed my little holiday so far :)

... I was still drinking my milk tea from the plastic bag when I arrived at the old court house. Ooo Look! New cafe at the court house! mannn.. I've not been out here for too long! Since when is this nice cafe opened?! It looks like a cozy place. I wanna come here one day! Seriously, I really felt like i was in a foreign land! I discovered so many new things! Again, was it because of the tourists around me??? or was it because I really wanted to go holidaying???

Cafe at courthouse

Thank goodness for the gigantic trees at the court house! It was so cool there that I decided to give my poor legs (& bum) a rest. Found a place near the cafe to sit.

Ooo, shade... me felt soOOo cool

The occasional breeze really cooled me down. Would be nice to spend sometime at the Cafe but I don't think they would let me bring my 'outside' drink in. Also, I felt quite bloated after the big bag of milk tea so really, what's the point of going to a cafe if I won't be having any drinks? To use free Wi-fi of course! But i don't have a laptop ;(

Entrance of court house!
Looks like postcard hor? hehe...

The wind and the relaxing atmosphere kinda made me feel lazy and sleepy so i thought i better leave to keep myself awake. Since I'd walked so far, i decided to continue my journey to India Street. Woo hoo hoo, I still couldn't believe how far i'd walked as I write abt my little holiday now.

I passed by the Indian stores. SoOOo many colourful spices! None I know of though... Yeah, I'm lousy in the cooking department :P I was a bit tempted to buy the papadoms but am lazy to fry them at home. Nah, i think I will just buy the ready-fried ones at Indian restaurants...

I walked thru the little alley to get to the heart of India Street. The pathway is v narrow. Although there weren't any signboards but we the pedestrians seemed to know when and where to give way to other ppl. I then walked all the way to Coffin Street hoping to get a few pieces of
the delicious taro century egg puffs. I was there too late. There wasn't any left T______________T SOOooooo disappointed!

After window shopped for a while, I headed back to Hilltop. This time, i decided to take a different route - thru Carpenter Street! Must see different 'scenery' so I wouldn't get bored. And probably discovered more new things!! Yayee...

On my way to carpenter street!

Halfway thru my return, I saw a little hawker store near the temple. OOoo, it's Lak Tou Sua (Split Bean soup)! Wah, I haven't seen ppl selling lak tou sua like that since dunno when! It really reminded me of my childhood.

Taokeh busy with my lak tou sua

When I was small, there were ppl selling Tou Fu Hua (Beancurd Jelly) in wooden bucket at the streetside. When we ordered, the ppl would opened the wooded lid and scooped out the still-warm tou fu hua. Then they would put the jiggling jelly in a bowl and poured some pandan flavoured sugar syrup over it. Anyone know where to get such toufu hua these days? haha, now you know which generation i belong to.

lak tou sua cooking in 'face bucket'

OOOooo, did u know that many of the shops along Carpenter Street have been converted to guesthouse? Some are as cheap as $18 per night! The shops in that area are pretty old, I wonder if cockcroaches and mice come out dancing at night :P

By the time I reached my car at the hill top, I realised that I'd walked for about 4 hours!! I must say, this was a fruitful walk. I walked a lot, saw a lot, did a lot, learned a lot, thought a lot and sweated a lot. What amazed me is that, there are actually quite a lot to do here!!

I saw this wooden coaster and couldn't resist. It's handcrafted. U like it?

Dayak Coaster

There, that's the end of my little holiday in my hometown.

Did i lose you somewhere? hehe...

Rescuing Hungry Sheep

2010-07-19T13:44:00.000+08:00

Jane went to NZ recently and bought a sheep. Naturally, since sheep is like their national icon and what's a more suitable souvenir than that?

Poor Fluffy (that's the name i gave to Jane's sheep. She didn't know it, YET :P) was starving like crazy when Jane handed her to me. Fluffy was FLAT like a pancake (anyone wants a sheepy pancake?)! She was so weak that she couldn't stand properly. Aiyo, that's animal abuse! Fluffy needs intensive care!!

See? So flat! Cannot even stand !

Determined to save her life, i went to the fabric store and bought a piece of silky smooth cloth. And then to the handcraft shop and got some needles and a bag of cotton. After 2 nights of my gentle care (playing with threads and needles), Fluffy finally re-gains her strength and now, she can stand on her feet, on her own! *proud*

Happy Fluffy

Her favourite activity is jumping over the fence at night, over and over again. I fall alseep whenever she does that *zzzz*

Look! Got Jane's name!

Green is her favourite colour and the fish represents Jane's name in Chinese Aren't I thoughtful? hehe...

Fluffy will be going home to Mama Jane soon. I will miss her *sob sob*

Baaa Baaa...

I have one problem now. Tell me. What should I do with 1kg of cotton???

My Holiday (Part 1)

2010-07-14T13:21:00.004+08:00

Everytime ppl ask me for interesting places and activities to visit and do in my hometown, i always find myself thinking v hard *frown* Then i worked out a standard answer so i don't have to stress my brain each time i get asked - just eat, eat, eat. Hehe, I forget that not everyone likes food as much as i do :P

Like i say quite often lately, ppl tend to take things for granted and only realise their value until they lose them. I don't wanna be like that anymore.... There are beauties in everything. It just depends on how u choose to look at it. Ok ok, you probably know this too well since we read abt this in many many forwarded emails but, do you practise it?

It was quite a nice day one weekend. I managed to find a beautiful spot at the hill top (near Hilton). And under the shade! As i needed to buy some souvenirs for my friends, I decided to treasure hunt at Waterfront where all the souvenir shops are.

Ahaha... you might be thinking that Jenn has gone nuts. Why walk from the hill top??? So hot! And so far to walk!! In the past, i would think myself as mad to walk under the hot sun too. But that day, i was in such a good mood that i thought, Why not? I have never done it before! Also, there were a lot of tourists at that time. Why not join the fun? Spontaneous aren't i? haha...

I went into every souvenir shop at Waterfront. I actually felt like a tourist while walking there! haha.. In fact, everyone just assumed that i was a tourist since i was walking in the touristy area. Eh, i later found out that i can get the same thing at cheaper price at Sunday market T___T Mann, me getting ripped off at my own hometown? haha... Oh well, nvm. i really enjoyed the journey, so it's ok pay a bit more :P Also, it just shows that I didn't know my hometown that well even though i live here ;P

I want one of those pandan leaves bag!

I kinda felt good to do this. I actually felt like i was on holiday!! May be my mood got affected by the relax and happy tourists around me. If u are like me - wanna go out of town for a holiday but cannot afford it, just go somewhere touristy like what I did and do what tourists do. Instantly, u will feel as if u are holidaying overseas! What's more? You get to learn more about your own hometown, like u can get 1 more fridge magnet for the same price at Sunday Market. That's killing 2 birds with 1 stone! Cool hey?

It was bloody hot that day and i craved for some cold drinks. Guess what? i walked to Tua Pui Sim and ta bao (take away) teh c peng. Eh, I didn't know that their shop now has name! It's called NEXT. So IN one!! Probably they wanna make it easy for the tourists to find/ remember. Or may be it means "if you don't like to wait hours for one bowl of my delicious vinegar noodles and pork seaweed soup, go NEXT door!!!" Ahahah... Okie, out of topic. Back to teh c peng. I was a bit surprised to see the big bag of iced milk tea. Must be because of my dehydrated look so the person made me an XXXL one haha... Glad he did coz that was just what i needed to kill my thirst and cool me down. I also managed to take a peep on how they make their teh c peng hiak hiak hiak... can make my own at home liao :P

Me and my milk tea
I was sweating like mad that day
Didn't lose any kilos though :(

I went on with my adventure while drinking from the plastic bag. Quite a few ppl looked at me with envy but sorry dudes, I don't share when it comes to food!

Excuse me for a while. Jenn wants to watch the slow-moving clouds while enjoying her milk tea...

Fluffy clouds, where are u floating to? Can you take me with u?

Do come back again for the NEXT episode on my "holiday".....

Busy like a bee

2010-07-05T17:38:00.003+08:00

I was being told that I eat a lot. I was even crowned as the eating queen last time. Do i really eat that much? Seriously, DO I?!

Not really lah. I do eat SLIGHTLY more meals than others, that's all. That must be the reason ppl get the wrong impression that I eat like a dinasaur.... But i'm not going to deny that I like to eat. Because eating is my hobby!! \(^V^)/ And yummy food cheers me up. Bad food = bad mood.

There is something abt foodmakers here. Food can be very very nice and filled with ingredients at first. As time goes by, they start to substitute this with the cheaper version of this or totally skip this or add other cheap stuff thinking that the we won't know the difference T____T What are they thinking?! Unless our tongues don't function or better, if don't have a tongue, we will know! Sometimes the taste is so out that I don't know what I'm eating anymore T______________T

I remember a funny story told by my ex-boss. One fine morn, she went to a kolomee stall next to our office to ta bao noodles. Being health conscious, she told the kolomee taokeh not to put MSG in her noodles. The man nodded and continued with his work. After a few seconds, she told him not to put too much oil in her kolomee so as to cut down on unneccessary calories. This time, the taokeh got annoyed and said to her 'so troublesome! You go make your own kolomee lah!!"

Ahahaha, funny but true. If you don't like what you are getting or can't get what you want outside, why not make your own? d(^@^)p Ooohaha, so clever of me!

So 姜姜姜姜...!

My soya bean and cashew nut milk

Avocado with 100% full cream milk

My almonds, macadamia nuts, cranberries Granola bars.

And my specialty - Kimchi!

It's a lot of hardwork i must admit. AND i ALWAYS regret each time i start the project (like cleaning my room back in 2009). But like what i always said, '先苦後甜'. The end products are so good that I forget abt the lOOooong and complicated processes I went thru.... Then I make them again, feel regret to start, then forget abt the pain, and start to make again and..... ya, u get the sequence.... :P

Is this for real?

2010-07-01T23:01:00.002+08:00

Read this on news online... Checked my website several times to make sure that i was not on a jokes website. I must say, kids today are very adventurous...

The reporter was very humorous. It felt like i was reading a funny story instead of something serious, disturbing or something to be concerned about.

Here is the extract of the news online.. The title itself is already very interesting. Doesn't it make u wanna read on?

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Thursday July 1, 2010
Teen runs half-naked for 1km to escape gang rape

AN 18-year-old girl ran half-naked for 1km to escape 10 men who tried to rape her in an oil palm estate in Gerik, Perak, reported H*rian Metro

The girl and her boyfriend had earlier gone on a date and had entered the estate to have sex.

While they were resting after their tryst, 10 men approached the couple and tried to rape the girl, said a source.

The source said the victim managed to put on her pants and grab her handphone before fleeing. After running for about 1km, she called the police.

The police showed up and rescued her from the men. She later lodged a police report before being taken to Hospital Gerik.

*********End of News**************

Well, the teenagers should be praised for their creativity. Who would thought of doing it at the oil palm estate? They are not afraid of being bitten by the cobras?

I'm ashamed

2010-06-28T13:54:00.002+08:00

It's almost end of June and i haven't progressed much....

This is the 'reminder'on my table.

What's a reminder for ah? Pls don't remind me.............

是怎様？

2010-06-24T13:14:00.005+08:00

It was raining when i woke up today. My long awaited weather!!

It has been v warm lately *drought* The orchid plants at home bend their bodies hoping to hide from the hot sun. My dog prefers to lie lazily on the cold tiles instead of eating his dinner. As for me, even after 2 cold showers at night, i still feel warm. Looks like everyone is doing all they can to cool themselves. I sure hope it stays wet and gloomy like this for another few days...

I left home earlier than usual this morn. Despite the rainy weather, there were not many cars on the road. When I reached the junction, it was green light! Ooooo hoo hoo.. I think I could make it in time to join my friends at the kopitiam for some teh c and kaya & butter toasts! ^V^ This is good! Today will be a great day!

When I arrived at the roundabout, there was a slight traffic jam BUT the good thing is, cars were moving pretty smoothly. Yaye! Looks like I could even listen to a few gossips while enjoying my toasts and teh c before work!

Then, like in bumper car, there was a loud crash and my car went forward and my head almost hit the steering wheel (Ok, exaggerated a bit but u can imagine the impact lah :P) Damn! Someone knocked into my car! All my dream clouds disappeared. Haiyaahhh.. why on this fine day???

The good thing is (yes, another good thing), my car wasn't seriously damaged. Just some scratches and peeling here and there. I didn't give her a hard time and just let her go. I'm not sure who is the lucky one here. The woman, for bumping into a nice person like me? Or me, for my car only suffers from minor damages.

Oh well, I'd say, it's the kopitiam boss who is the unlucky one for she makes $4 less on drinks & toasts this morning.

I'm hungry....

2010-06-20T17:33:00.003+08:00

Tiger reminds me of something tasty.

Tiger eating banana fritter

WUuuuiiiiii, what are u thinking?! I don't like to eat Hot Dogs. AND most importantly, I DON't eat dogs! Esp my own pet.

I was talking abt this.

*drool*

Pork bun! Looks yummy isn't it? Or do u find Tiger tastier? hehe...

Happy 端午節!

2010-06-16T13:12:00.000+08:00

哇, 今天是端午節了! 這幾天我們家收到了很多親朋好友自家做的粽子. 有花生的, 有蝦米的, 有鹵豬肉的. 最豪華的是裡面有一顆咸蛋黃的喲. 哈~ 這回不用等到中秋節的蛋黃月餅, 也能吃到有蛋黃了. 超開心!

現在真是太方便了.只要想吃, 隨時隨地都能買到粽子. 可是不管怎樣, 還是媽媽親手做的吃了才會心暖暖. 還是家裡的粽子最美味! 而且媽媽的粽子超多料的!

我有告訴媽媽說我個人的粽子要放很多很多的栗子. 今早看見一碗泡著水的栗子. 嘿, 我有一股很好的預感喔. 希望我心想事成! Yayeee….

家裡的粽子! 好吃!

We are going out for dinner tonight to celebrate Father's Day + 端午节. Yeah, it's a 2-in-1 dinner. Hehe, I'm sure my dad doesn't mind :P I'm still feeling quite full though. zong zi (粽子) have filled up all 4 of my stomaches! hehe...

My colleagues brought a few bags of zong zi for us this morning *幸福* I was given 2 huge ones. Mum also gave me 1 zong zi as breakfast this morn. I ate all 3 of them coz they were still warm. Warm Zong Zi tastes super good!

My breakfast

How many have i eaten so far ah? Let me count. I ate 3 this morn + 2 yesterday + 2 the day before + 2 the day before before. wah, I'd already had a total 9 zong zi in 4 days! woohoo... so many! *burp* Anyone beats my record?

I took some Emperor's green tea from my millionaire friend just now. Hehe, hopefully it can help to 'dissolve' the fat i've put in for the past 4 days...

I will be living on zong zi for a while as we still have quite a lot in the fridge. I've a feeling that I'll look like zong zi soon... ：P

My diet tea :P