A Field of Wildflowers...

2011: The Year That Was.

2011-12-31T06:00:00.003+08:00

2011 has been a year of many new things for me, and most (that I can think of) are good, if not great. The year started with my restarting my routine of running. Since I stayed near Gurney Drive, I had my own personal stretch of 'gym' (when it doesn't rain) with natural sea breeze (when the wind DOES blow. Definitely not pleasant when its low tide tho..haha!). It was quite pleasant and the

Cookies cakes and etc

2011-10-21T19:18:00.003+08:00

Those closer to me would notice that I've taken up baking a lil more seriously as of late. Attempted and experimented with few new cakes. Have also started small scale business for cookies/cakes (my customers being my colleagues. Hehe). It's a great boost to confidence as well as to experience and skills now that I've been baking far more often than I used to. Starting a proper business may not

Midnight Chef in Me: Scones

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

I have the tendency to somehow, one way or another start baking/cooking around midnight. Be it cuz I had a nap right after work, or that I got too distracted with some shows I've been watching on my PC. Yesterday was no exception. Thankfully, scones are really easy to make and it took less than 15 mins before it was ready to be popped onto the oven for baking. 15 mins in the oven later

Caking spree

2011-09-21T03:30:00.003+08:00

Aunt and my 2 elf-assistants. Cake was not disastrous eventho they kept bugging us to 'help' us. I've been on a cake making spree lately. Spent last weekend making Black Forest and Moist Chocolate Cake. Both turned out pretty well, especially the moist choco cake considering it was the first time I attempted this recipe taken from a magazine probably older than I am. Hee! Mini-black forest cake

Peekaboo!

2011-09-20T10:30:00.001+08:00

Here's a cutie pie. Born to the family on Father's Day. Quite the bundle of joy to spend time with, my niece.

Greenies

2011-09-10T12:47:00.002+08:00

I would fork out RM10 for the damned bitch but would think once/twice/trice when splurging on some nice lunch at werk, cuz she knows how to steal my heart. Can't wait to see her tonight.

The iPhone Blogger app

2011-09-09T09:56:00.001+08:00

So Blogger's finally got their own iPhone Blogger app...which is great. But I really wish they let me type with the horizontal keyboard instead of the tiny vertical one only. Urgh. Well, it's not like I blog much these days anyway haha!! We'll see if this'll make me blog more often. :P Here's a pic we took from Tokyo Street, Pavillion, last weekend during my epicly long vacation with QJ

Thank you (for the safe ride)!

2011-07-19T23:37:00.000+08:00

I rely on public transportation, mainly the bus, rather heavily. Sometimes it's out of convenience, sometimes out of financial reasons, sometimes out of necessity. I rely on the local bus to get home from work. Fortunately for me, I live in Penang...and there's Rapid Penang. I can't praise them enough for their awesomeness and efficiency. There might be a lil minus points here and there...but

Celebrating a quarter of century of existence?

2011-04-23T01:24:00.000+08:00

(This post is a month and a half late. Haha! I've been busy with my toys) Where I work, we have this little unspoken tradition of organizing something special whenever one of us is turning a year older. Be it some surprise party, dinner at somewhere special, or outing 'overseas'(via ferry...lol) to the mainland for some good food. Sometimes we'd just buy a delicious cake, or pool money to buy a

The iPhone

2011-03-21T02:45:00.003+08:00

The bloody damn thing may cost about the same as my new i5 PC but hell...I can almost do everything I can do on it, and maybe more. It opens up a whole load of possibility and makes every bloody thing so much more convenient. Thanks to that, I'm able to blog from my bed at this ungodly hour when I can't sleep. I don't even have to go down to use the PC. Hehe mum did comment that I didn't wanna

Thoughts from a moment in life.

2011-03-01T18:19:00.012+08:00

Real Love is all about......how you've suddenly found your meaning of existance.It was just another evening in my life, I was relaxing in front of my computer after a long day at work as I stumbled across my significant other's blog, when suddenly, WHAM.These... thoughts hit me, and refused to budge, the emotions it provoked so overwhelming that I had to put it down in words.Even then, I

Animal cruelty spotted in Sungai Petani

2011-01-30T23:26:00.000+08:00

CNY: The office gets pimped

2011-01-30T02:06:00.000+08:00

Of pot of 'plum blossoms', and hanging red cloth. We only moved into the new office after CNY last year. So this will be the first year the new office is celebrating CNY. Boss decided to go get the office some plum blossom arrangements. Went to local florist and got it done and delivered (bloody expensive IMO. Could definitely done it for far cheaper :s ) Kinda makes it a lil more lively,

2011 and the buzz before CNY

2011-01-30T01:57:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year is barely a week away! Got all your new clothes yet? :P This year's CNY preparation's rather calm for me. For one, the annual family gathering isn't at our house (thank heavens) so we didn't have to fuss too much about the (usual) awful mess here and there. Not that its not gonna get cleared anyway but its a lil less tensed. About 2 weeks back, aunt made kueh bangkek (white

Happy 2011

2010-12-31T22:45:00.000+08:00

I'd sit down and write up an entry reminiscing 2010, but I'd miss my bus if I do that. Haha! Suffice to say, 2010 was a great year. Well it could have been better, more explosive, but...it was a good year. I look back and think of everything that's 2010, and I'm all smiles. There's only a few more hours left of 2010, and I'll probably miss it. But with the new year hopefully comes a new chapter

How I spent my Christmas 2010

2010-12-31T04:41:00.001+08:00

Christmas this year, had been a great one. Nothing extravagant. No hard partying. But warm, full of laughter, and full of love. And dogs. And (annoying) kids. But it was lovely nonetheless :) QJ and I took our time picking up present for everyone and proud to say we finished all our Christmas shopping for everyone by the beginning of the month :P (and not last minute 25th December style..

What I cooked for Christmas 2010

2010-12-31T04:04:00.000+08:00

As 2010 draws to an end, I reckon...I better post all these pictures up before the calendar goes to 2011 :P Decided to cooked dinner western-style dinner this year instead of BBQing. Planned a long list of dishes I'm familiar with, cut it down, and came down with these: Salad with popcorn chicken dressed in mayo+balsamic+mustard dressing. Boeuf Bourguignon - Beef stew, recipe by Julia Child Ikea

Merry Christmas 2010

2010-12-24T18:03:00.000+08:00

When I was a kid, there were many of those Christmas shows on TV. There was also a lot of books that features Christmas theme...and most, if not all of those pictures in them, had snow. White cottony snow. Beautiful layer of white blanket covering the ground, the roofs, the trees... And I thought that one day, it would snow in Malaysia. And that I just had to wait a few years or something.

Christmas at Straits Quay 2010

2010-12-23T15:00:00.000+08:00

Talk about first impression. This is the view that will greet you upon getting to Straits Quay. My jaw dropped when I saw this. It was BEAUTIFUL! I had heard that there was a new hangout spot in Penang. Decided to check it out since it was quite near my place (and bro was equally 'kaypoh' too :P) The whole place had a 'colonial' feel to it. It is afterall, E&O's project. First 2 floors are to be

Christmas at Prangin Mall 2010

2010-12-23T14:30:00.003+08:00

Last weekend, my nieces and aunt was down in Penang. Since I wasn't working that Saturday, I decided to grab the chance and bring my aunt out to eat the 'misua koh' that I have been raving to her about non stop. I was pleasantly surprised that Prangin Mall management had bothered to put up a rather nice decoration. Heck, even the brand new 1st Avenue didn't bother much (at least not when I had

Christmas at Gurney Plaza 2010

2010-12-23T14:00:00.001+08:00

A lil bit of effort from Gurney, which is...well...not bad I suppose. Lil toy soldiers at the side. I need a wide angle camera. View of the lights hanging from the top. They...could definitely have done a much better job than this. Sad to say, Prangin Mall probably had better decoration than this. Up next.

Christmas at BB Bazaar 2010

2010-12-23T01:27:00.000+08:00

+This one's at BB Bazaar, Bukit Beruang, Melaka. Pics courtesy of Mr QJ Wong ;) So many years I was there, they never bothered la. The moment I left, they decided to put up this fancy looking tree. Apparently this poor tree's been thru a lot during the freak rain season. Few days after it was up, some of the wires snapped and it was damaged. Poor tree! Really nice to see the management making

Christmas at Sunway Piramid 2010

2010-12-23T00:27:00.000+08:00

Sunway Piramid - Old Wing. Dome castles, lil birdies, and a snow globe. Apparently you can go in there! (but damn it wasn't even snowing when we were there :< ) Last year's decoration at Sunway Piramid was pretty nifty. This year's was not bad either. There WAS some very nice LED lit wireframe decoration outside the mall but we didn't have time to go take a look (as I had to run off to catch

Christmas at Bangsar Shopping Centre 2010

2010-12-23T00:03:00.000+08:00

Christmas is only 3 days away. Looks like I'm running out of time to post these pics! Lets get them out and over with :3 Bangsar Shopping Centre. The ones they did last year was pretty impressive. Gigantic gifts, shoes, jeweleries and what not. Most impressive of all was the 'merry-go-round' tree! It was sooo beautiful. We went there with hopes to see similar surprise for us where they used to

Christmas at Mid Valley Gardens 2010

2010-12-22T08:00:00.000+08:00

Mid Valley Gardens have very little concourse area, so they've gotta make do with what they have. Nevertheless, they never fail to impress with the stunning display they churn out for this holiday season. This year's deco is pretty similar to last year's, just with a lil twist to it. I love it though. Simple, elegant, beautiful. Again, L'occitane's booth is part of the decoration :P Decoration

Christmas at Mid Valley Megamall 2006

2010-12-21T03:41:00.002+08:00

Breathtaking beauty. My favourite Christmas decoration at Mid Valley 2006. I have no idea what took me so long to post this one up here. Pics (if i'm not mistaken) were taken by my sis using her Olympus SP760UZ. Mid Valley's decoration that year has got to be one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL decoration, ever. The only thing that (IMO) can rival this one, is Pavillion's decoration during their first

Christmas at Mid Valley Megamall 2010

2010-12-21T03:21:00.001+08:00

Mid Valley Megamall has always had the luxury of space (and perhaps budget) to come out with extravagant decorations. My most favourite decorations were from Mid Valley's work of art back in 2006 (which, shame to say, I have yet to post in my blog, and will do so right after this :P ) This year's theme was 'toys' - toy soldiers, dolls, ballerinas, plushies and bears..huge ones! Nieces would have

Christmas at One Utama 2010

2010-12-16T01:34:00.000+08:00

One Utama's Christmas decoration concept this year features a little town with frozen 'ice-skating-like' river/lake. Pretty cool, considering how you can mingle with the decoration itself. One thing we observed from the Christmas decoration in most malls these days is that they tend to incorporate the shops and stalls as part of their deco. The little 'town buildings' houses shops such as

Christmas at The Curve and e@Curve 2010

2010-12-15T01:01:00.001+08:00

The Curve was our first stop. I kinda had high expectations on this one since the ones last year, and the ones in 2007, were pretty nice (urk. I have better pics of the ones in 2007. for some stupid reason, I didn't post any of the really good ones in 2006 and 2007. Will rectify it this year ;P ) Well that, and there's the fact that I had expected to do most of my Christmas present shopping in

Christmas Mall Decorations 2010

2010-12-15T00:21:00.007+08:00

QJ and I went on a lil side mission first week of December to 'collect' pics of mall decorations (ok it's my fetish, not his :P ). So here's this year's collection so far. I'll update this page with pics and links as I post those pictures on individual posts (because I'm too lazy to edit all those photos in one shot). The Curve and e@Curve One Utama Mid Valley Megamall 2010 Mid Valley

Daorae, Melaka Raya

2010-12-08T17:50:00.004+08:00

I've always wanted to take QJ to Daorae. I've constantly raved about how good it was everytime after I go there with Shindee (and every single time I go with her, I'd complain of being too full :P ). One of the last trips there, we noticed that Daorae had opened in Melaka Raya. Awesomeness! Now I didn't have to wait till he comes to Penang/PJ to bring him makan. /gringringrin! As usual, we

Pak Putra Tandoori

2010-11-30T00:57:00.000+08:00

Melaka is famous for many things. Satay Celup, Chicken rice balls, Tan Kim Hock products etc etc...but Tandoori would not be one of them. Not until you've tasted Pak Putra's chicken tandoori of course ;) A couple of friends of mine brought me to Pak Putra some years back and until this day, Pak Putra remains as my #1 most favourite place for tandoori chicken. Heck, I don't even bother trying

KTZ, SS2 PJ

2010-11-27T03:39:00.000+08:00

KTZ has been one of my favourite 'thong sui' places. Located in SS2, PJ, they have one of the best mango lolo (yes that amazing bowl of yellow gem you see above), and my (and my eldest sis) ultimate favourite: 'fa shang wu'. Now THIS is the ultimate bowl of goodness. Very fragrant rich peanut aroma but not too 'jelak' for consumption. Tho rich in taste, we found that it was a lil watery in

Swedish Meatballs and Spaghetti

2010-11-25T23:23:00.000+08:00

Flavours magazine (by The Star) tend to have very interesting recipes come festive season. Big sis buys them regularly so I get to browse thru them (and steal recipes from her) while I'm at her place.Since I'm working now (and feeling a lil splurgy since I haven't bought any recipe books for awhile now *hint hint* ), I decided to buy this festive month's edition. There's quite a few number of

A yearly tradition of sort

2010-11-24T08:32:00.018+08:00

Christmas is around the corner (just about a month away!) and even though I've yet to get my family to set up the tree (will do so this weekend...PROMISE!)...I'm excited! And I know I'm not alone. :) Even this blog's 'feeling' it. It's been getting quite a number of hits from people looking for Christmas deco in malls. So...as per somewhat of a yearly tradition of mine...I'll be doing it again

Microwave maggi

2010-11-23T11:55:00.000+08:00

I was never a fan of maggi noodles cooked using microwave oven. Sis and I were pretty 'perak' la last time when we first bought a microwave oven for the house. We made maggi tomyam using the microwave..and it sucked big time. We never went back after dat day. Year later, I saw my colleague cooking maggi curry noodles using microwave. Surprised, I asked her if it was nice, cuz my previous attempt

The simple food I miss

2010-11-11T17:34:00.001+08:00

I miss Nasi Goreng Cendawan from that friendly malay stall in Siswa, MMU. Their chicken rice is kinda awesome too (for those who fancy their style of sticky somewhat glutenous rice). The owners are really really nice people. One will often ask if I'm from Korea/Japan, then say "Ur BM banyak bagus ya". Another will tease me that I'm still around :P ...Once I forgot to go ATM machine before 'tapau'

Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-11-03T01:27:00.000+08:00

Seems like just awhile ago that I blogged bout my dad's birthday last year...I made that 'instant tiramisu' and my niece was still 'botak' and all..haha! So...Happy Birthday Dad! :D Made plans with the family to celebrate Dad's birthday in Kunthai. Excellent place with fast service and good food (tho, I must say, the tomyam's a tad bit spicy. 'Almost' everyone suffered 'minor burns' in the

Flying dog!

2010-10-24T13:17:00.001+08:00

It's a beautiful sunday morning.... ...and we decided to play with the dog a lil. "sigh" I bet she totally hates me now. :P "Dumbo made it look so easy with the ears." **No Fluffies were hurt in the shooting of these pics...might have been a lil shaken tho :P Enjoy your Sunday, folks.

A touch of nature in the midst of the awesome food and drinks

2010-10-19T02:11:00.002+08:00

Day 2 in Langkawi was full of water activities. And thank the heavens the weather was BEAUTIFUL (it was raining left right and centre just before the trip) Shindee had wanted to go Temurun waterfalls. So our Navigator, QJ, and the lead convoy captain, Shah, led the way. (Yes Dear...I'd join TARA with you anytime :P ) Moss on the trail leading to Temurun WaterfallsWe were greeted b this

Off for some bucketloads of fun!

2010-10-15T13:15:00.000+08:00

Been there a few times...can't say there's that much things to do there that's tourisy...but there's cheap good booze. Reason enuff. Not to mentionthe cheap chocolate, good food, and good company in a relaxing environment. Hello Langkawi! :P

First Time

2010-10-14T01:44:00.000+08:00

There's always first time for everything. And just the other day, I had another 'first time' encounter. Taking the public bus (Rapid Penang) to and from work, is actually not much of a hassle. The bus picks me up right across bro's apartment, and drops me off about 5 minutes walk away from work. If I need to go home by bus, I'd usually ask my colleague to drop me off at the station, and I'd just

iPod

2010-10-12T12:55:00.000+08:00

I've been wanting to get myself an mp3 player. Well...previously I used my Nokia but that got lost, and the other SE Shindee gave me didn't have earphones :P ... Last August, QJ and I met up in KL (during my convo trip)...and he casually said "Eh lets make a stop at Apple store later". Not suspecting a thing, we went there, fiddled around with the units there...and then he said "Come, lets get

He's such a hotshot...

2010-09-07T16:30:00.002+08:00

Because he... ...got promoted... Damn. Never knew he looked so cute underneath that helm of his :P Venser,the Sojourner. Planeswalker. Scars of Mirrodin

Hi!

2010-09-07T01:38:00.000+08:00

...because it's been awhile. :)

Well spent.

2010-05-03T01:31:00.000+08:00

Spent Saturday morning bro and his family (and my aunt, who was also in Penang for a short visit). Dimsum breakfast, visit pet store, then came back...took my damn cough meds and konked off for a few hours (thank god for the cooling weather). Woke up, packed, and drove back to SP with my aunt. Detoured to go shopping before heading home, then dipper (dinner+supper) with aunt and dad. Workout,

Stomach cramps

2010-04-20T00:47:00.000+08:00

So a regular day at work. Boss suddenly waltzes over. Looks at the toilet, and randomly comments... Boss: Eh, you guys dun go and stand up the toilet seats aaa! Colleague1: WTF? Where did you get the idea? Where got ppl stand up on the toilet bowl summore one these days? Boss: Got la! Last time one of the clerks do that... C1: We don't la. Where got? Last time last time la. C2: Eh how you know?

Dragon training 101

2010-04-15T01:07:00.000+08:00

How to train your dragon. If you like works by DreamWorks Animation you'd love this. If you enjoy fantasy films, you'd like this. If you like high quality animation...you'd like this too. If you're in for a good story...and a good time, this one's for you. Great story. Great animation. Nice work on viking voice talent. Still need anymore convincing? Worth all your money watching it in the

Observation (aaaaa)

2010-04-11T23:44:00.000+08:00

Try spoon-feeding someone. Be it your 'sayang'....your sister...your mum/aunt/dad....your niece/nephew.... Unconsciously, you'll have the urge to open your mouth as well when you 'suapkan' the food. You can keep your mouth closed, but you kinda have to make a conscious effort to do so. Maybe its doesn't happen for everyone la but many people I've 'tested' with had the same reaction. Really

Reading

2010-04-09T10:21:00.000+08:00

I'm good in reading people...(daresay relatively good). Changes in their behavior and what not and why they act that way...given I spend reasonable amount of time with them (verbally, internet-ly, personally). It's something I take pride in.

Din din

2010-04-07T20:54:00.000+08:00

Dear blog, I made fried brinjal (steamed afterwards) with garlic and dried shrimp for dinner. Love brinjals. But haram if dun fry them before steaming. Taste yuck yuck. Also made fried cabbage with carrot, (lotsa) garlic and dried shrimp (again ;P ) Fried chicken with sesame oil and ginger cuz I ran out of ideas what else to do with them. It actually turned out allright. Hahaha! Making mango

Likes - Ferry

2010-04-07T00:07:00.000+08:00

Ferry rides. Love them. Eventho it makes me feel icky and sticky from the ocean breeze (and probably the heat and sweating) after the ride, I love it. Like it best when I'm not in a hurry, and I don't have to be so bloody restless while waiting for the passenger+car ferry to arrive (ferries in Penang-Butterworth come in 2 types. car+car load and car+passenger load) and just take my time and

Best Bits of Project Alpha Season 1

2010-03-03T00:12:00.000+08:00

Sitting in front of my PC, surfing my blog feeds on my Google Reader - one of the best ways to spend time off study/work...tho I have to admit, sometimes I spend a little more time on my reader than I should. :P Sometimes it does make me wonder. How do those awesome bloggers be so successful, be so good in what they do (blogging, what else?). Where did they get the ideas? The inspiration to

Without doubt.

2010-01-14T23:11:00.000+08:00

I wanna skate. /sigh. Dunno why the fuck's it so hard to go skating. I know it doesn't snow here but we've got a skating ring here (altho its 300+km away from where I am now) .... I don't skate. I never skated (properly) in my life. But I wanna skate (and fall and trip and tumble and eventually hopefully move a few inches). To think of it, if I were to ask Rabbit to go down KL with me

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T23:51:00.000+08:00

Overall, 2009 was a great year for me. Not to say there aren't "meh" moments, just that....its not the first thing that comes to mind, and the fact that I can't recall without exerting much effort in remembering them, kinda makes it rather forgetful now (ah yes, I lost my phone. Damn). I remember many happy memories. Fun times (lol yes I'm late in Starcraft-ism...). Great LOYAL and SINCERE

Christmas in Malls 2009 (Suria KLCC)

2009-12-25T00:00:00.011+08:00

Suria KLCC was our last stop before heading back to SP. Glad we went there, cuz the deco's rather interesting, compared to the huge gigantic tree theme they use to have every year. This is a nice, fresh change :P Our timing was pretty good, as they had caroling both times that I took pic of the centercourt. Must be Hansel and Gretel's house :P Falling candies!! Family of Gingerbread

Christmas in Malls 2009 (Sunway Piramid)

2009-12-24T22:00:00.008+08:00

Sunway Piramid's deco last year was not too shabby. But I think this year, its even better. The new wing centercourt was left to be used for some...promotional booth...but they splurged in the old wing Centercourt. I really really like this pic... ...and this pic too!

Christmas in Malls 2009 (Mid Valley Gardens+Megamall)

2009-12-24T20:00:00.017+08:00

I've always had high expectation of Mid Valley, and Gardens too. They will always try to have extravagant decorations every Christmas, and CNY too. The ones below are from Gardens...making full use of the little space they have. And the ones this point forward, are from Mid Valley Megamall. Reindeers escaping! Santa'll have to use the cab this year. :P Hogwart-like

Christmas in Malls 2009 (Bangsar Shopping Center)

2009-12-24T18:00:00.012+08:00

Bangsar Shopping Center (BSC) has got one of the more interesting decorations. Gigantic replicas of presents and furnitures, kinda makes you feel like Alice in Wonderland. Just look at the bag! ...and that pair of shoes! They cheekily hung mistletoe at the top and bottom of the escalator.../giggles! Huge baubles with miniatures in there. This one has a line of snowman(men?) on

Christmas in Malls 2009 (Ikano+The Curve)

2009-12-24T17:00:00.002+08:00

Ikano's deco this year is rather disappointing....considering what they did last year. They were doing some 'underwater Christmas' theme...which is a bit meh. Probably more deco elsewhere but this is all I see in the usual deco area. However....The Curve never fails to deliver. :D Felt so warm and lovely being there. Me likey.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T15:05:00.012+08:00

It's that time of the year again! Time when malls flaunt their Christmas decorations (and me going crazy over them)... :D Mall hopping for 2 days got me me a few (hundred) photos. LOL. I'll be posting them in batches throughout today (since I just only had time to finish processing them yesterday and some time to spare to schedule posts for today.) Merry Christmas & Happy New Year :

Pulling a disappearing act

2009-12-22T00:19:00.001+08:00

Fluffi must be quite confused these days. One moment I'm home...play with her for awhile...and in a few hours, I'm gone again. For a few days, or a whole week! My poor baby! "Eh you're going off again? Hauummm!!" Pic taken this morn, before I left for Penang. I'll be home for Christmas, my sayang. :3

The weekend before Christmas

2009-12-21T07:24:00.000+08:00

Awesome timing of public holidays. For 3 weeks in a row, most ppl will only be working 4-day week. For the peeps in Selangor, its a whole month of 4-day week. So so awesome. For a long weekend, as well as the weekend before Christmas, I must say that I'm surprised that not all malls are flocked with human beings. Ikea however, is flooded with human beings. It was crazy! Underground parking at

Reminiscence

2009-12-15T10:48:00.000+08:00

One of my colleague's son is going to start schooling next year. Teased her that she'll be taking leave that day to go accompany him. She said he told her that he feels scared...but he doesn't know why. I think its quite cute that he knows to express this. I can't remember what I felt before I go to school. All I remember is, someone sent me to school (I think it was my eldest sis, or my dad... :

As I sat there...

2009-12-15T01:16:00.002+08:00

There was just this few moments of silence. With the current change of surrounding in my life these recent months, and from time spent with those around me and from my own observation, it makes me sit, and think. More than anything it also gives me fear. And question myself. Do I really want this? As my friend would say, "Regret is a bitch." In the midst of my being unsure about things, I

Interest/hobby/passion

2009-12-12T17:51:00.000+08:00

It really has been a while since the last time I had to sit and think what I'd write down (in black and white, digitally or otherwise) what my interest are. The last time I wrote about my hobby would probably be during pre-U days. Usually, I never really give much thought to what it is I like to do. If I like to do it, I just...well...do it. I like a lot of thinks, that I know. I know I love

It's December

2009-12-06T07:10:00.000+08:00

Yes it's December. And it just ain't seem right if the Christmas tree isn't up yet. (Finally) got myself to clear the mess at the usual 'tree spot' (toys...mum's misc stuffs.....) ...and quietly put up the damn tree while 2 of my nieces are asleep. Can't wait till they wake up later to see the tree up and ready for them to hang the decorations. /grin

BBQ Feast at 391D

2009-11-23T15:05:00.001+08:00

My place in Melaka, is like this headquarters for BBQing. We're equipped with all the things that you'd need for a BBQ party: 3 BBQ pits, tongs and skewers, leftover coals (from previous sessions), big bowls for marinating...and plenty of chairs :D. We have BBQ as often as we can (tho never often enuff! :P ) Went Melaka a few weeks ago, and decided to throw a BBQ before I leave. QJ couldn't be

More affordable Malaysian Passport

2009-11-22T03:31:00.000+08:00

Wanna travel overseas but wince when you remember that you have to renew your passport? RM300 is a lot of money just to make a passport that you'll hardly ever use (if you're not a frequent traveller). Fret not. Now you can get an international passport for only RM100, but it'll only be valid for 2 years (5-year validity passport is still available for RM300 for 32 pages) At first, it kinda

Fluffy, the Lapdog

2009-11-22T00:27:00.000+08:00

Fluffy, on my lap while I'm killing Zergs on Starcraft.

Salad with Mayonnaise and Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

2009-11-20T23:59:00.003+08:00

Tesco is like, my family's favourite hangout. Now that they've open another Tesco (Extra) in the little small town of SP, they lagi suka go. Salad's great for a simple meal During one of these excursion, I saw some salad-greens that were marked down. Mainly cuz they look wilted and not so appetizing. A good dip in cold water would easily fix that! Bought two types for less than RM2...and it

Things I can't stand in Facebook

2009-11-20T12:21:00.002+08:00

Or rather, ways ppl use Facebook that I can't stand. It's prolly just me tho...but sometimes I think that these ppl forget that they're actually shouting out loud in public when they post anything in Facebook. Posting on your wall about your being pissed at another person. You get all fumed up about the person, all pissed and everything, but still chose to be bloody vague about it. If you don't

FW: 4 Asian Leaders

2009-11-19T01:48:00.001+08:00

FW, cuz I took it from my mum's e-mail. Yeah one of those forwarded emails but I rarely ever get them anymore (at least the good ones) that this one just cracked me up. This is just a joke...hope no one takes this seriously (giggle)...allrite here goes: General Musharraf, Dr Mahathir, Gloria Arroyo & Lee Kuan Yew were sitting in a train. The train goes through a tunnel and it gets completely

Recipe Board

2009-11-19T01:09:00.000+08:00

My fridge/recipe board back in Melaka. Bloody convenient. I just wish there was a magnet computer gadget thingy that I can stick to the fridge (that I can afford). :P

Phone Caller Etiquettes

2009-11-11T23:40:00.002+08:00

Although this may seem very normal to most people, some idiots out there still don't observer the normal etiquettes of a caller while on the phone (in the perspective of the receiver of course) Start the conversation with a "Hello" or any 'friendly greeting'..."Hey" works fine too. Always know who you're calling (like duh). Never start a conversation with "Who are you?"...it always puzzles me

'Instant' Tiramisu / Happy Birthday Dad

2009-10-28T02:23:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Dad :D Couldn't celebrate dad's birthday last year cuz my ITP was starting the very next day, so I made it a point to be at home this year (instead of lingering around in KL doing...well..nothing :P ). More pics and recipe after the jump! Well...this isn't exactly the first celebration we had with dad. We had a joined celebration last last weekend when my eldest sis was around

GITS-like technology might actually be possible

2009-10-23T02:01:00.000+08:00

Those of you who know me know I'm a huge fan of Ghost in the Shell (QJ's prolly sick of me blabbering bout it) and its futuristic ideas of what that would technology do to humans and machines. The idea they had...is goddamned awesome. I can't stop loving the show. And I can't ever get bored of re-watching the series...AND the show. (my GITS collection eats up 25Gb of my HDD) Sometimes, my

Soya Bean Milk

2009-10-22T15:06:00.001+08:00

Towards the end of my holidays spent at 391D, I was chatting with my sis when she told me she just made soya bean milk the night before. Lately, I've been loving soya bean milk quite a bit. Would buy them whenever I go pasar malam (which is sadly, not often enough) so when she said it was really easy to make them, I got curious and ventured out to buy some 'yellow beans'. It was really quite

I'm baaaaccckkkk!!

2009-10-22T04:09:00.000+08:00

Well..actually I've been back a few days...just without net. And in those few days...well....I slept...a lot. Gosh when I'm bored I just went to the couch..and just slept. Sisters came back during the weekend too and they did just about the same thing. LOL. Terrible people, us ;P ...well...we did make cakes tho. With some nice deco. I'll post some pics some other day. Don't have my cam with me

Not so away afterall

2009-10-16T07:28:00.000+08:00

/peeks from the peejay Guess I won't be so away afterall. Hee...well what can I say, its great having neighbours who are so kind enough to share their WiFi. Sharing is caring, rightttt??? (Hey its not our fault they didn't lock their WiFi.... :P ...have been using it sinct my ITP last year..hee!) aaannnddddd...mum told me she suscribed to streamyx just the other day cuz the promotion at Tesco

Away

2009-10-14T18:49:00.000+08:00

I'll be away for awhile...detouring to KL for a day or two before heading back to SP...without my PC. Yeah leaving teh PC here in Mlk for awhile...gonna get my parents to come down and pick stuffs up later (mum wants to come here shopping too..uh....)... So...I'll be away from blogging for awhile..until I get broadband installed at home (or if I get to leech some net using sis' laptop while I'm

Baked Macaroni Cheese

2009-10-12T06:24:00.000+08:00

Khurshid made mac and cheese for his family for Iftar quite some time ago...and it made me wanna make something similar. Went scour kuali.com and found something which is rather easy to make. Recipe after the jump Baked Macaroni Cheese taken from kuali.com Ingredients (Béchamel sauce) 40g butter 40g plain flour 600ml full-cream milk salt, pepper and nutmeg powder, to taste 1 egg yolk 160g

Fish Chips with Beer Batter

2009-10-10T03:38:00.001+08:00

I looooovvvveeee fish chips but some restaurants can really screw up the fish chips that it makes me think twice before ordering. My sis had tempted me before with beer batter fish chips somewhere in Penang and it made me crave for it ever since. Figured it shouldn't be too hard to do, since I've fried fish chips before using Jusco's tenpura flour. So I googled for the recipe and found one from

Bread Pudding

2009-10-09T12:00:00.001+08:00

We bought quite a bit of big loaves of bread this semester, and as a result, there's always 1-2 slices left when it expires. What I'd do is, check for mold, and if its clean, toss it into the freezer. Figure since semester break is approaching, I'd do something with the bread before having to toss them all out to the garbage truck. Decided to make bread pudding, something Amran made quite some

The end of sem 'pick-a-kitteh' syndrome.

2009-10-09T01:44:00.000+08:00

This will be the first thing you'll see in the morning, should you bela this cat. ROFL. I don't quite understand why..but it seems like everytime semester break approaches, some lost kitten will wander into our house and we'll be in a dilemma whether turn it away, or keep it a few days until we're about to leave the house and then turn it away then. Kat, the Christmas cat was one of those

New Layout!

2009-10-08T07:07:00.000+08:00

It's about time I dish out something new :D http://volvoxx.blogspot.com has been using the last theme for far too long. 2 years if I'm not mistaken :P. I love the theme to bits. If it wasn't for the fact I couldn't fully utilize blogger's new template widgets and tools, I wouldn't have bothered. The ajax menu was really nice and I like its simplicity. It was clean and neat, just what I liked. I

Happy Mooncake Festival

2009-10-06T04:16:00.005+08:00

I've always like it during the Mooncake Festival. What's there not to like? Delicious mooncake to eat (free, of course, since parent's buy and gifts from relatives), nice mooncake boxes for collection (haha!) and nice pretty lanterns to play with! I remember when I was a kid, dad would bring us to buy lanterns sometimes. I got myself a teddy-bear shaped one one of those years. Love it to

FYP - Done

2009-10-01T21:08:00.004+08:00

Finally, fully done with the whole damn thing. From trying to not get lost in Facebook Platform, planning, coding, to report bullshitting writing, soft cover, kill myself finding places that wanna do hardcover in the midst of Raya holidays....with the dateline looming closer and moderator not replying my email to give me the green lights to proceed with the hardcover binding.... Finally, its

Fifi gets a haircut!

2009-09-25T13:37:00.001+08:00

These pics were taken way back in 2007. Went thru my stash of pics and saw these...found them quite cute and funny so I'm gonna post it here ;P Was one of those days at home with nothing better to do, when I noticed aunt was giving Fifi a haircut. Judging by the growly sounds the furball was making, she wasn't too pleased with it...kekeke.. Notice how she always tries to get her teeth

Business Idea and Business Plan Competition

2009-09-24T22:17:00.001+08:00

Usually, CyberP would require students to sell stuff (usually food) for about a week, and your marks would be based on your profit and what not...but for this year, FBL students are required to write a business plan instead. Since CyberP is not offered to FET this sem, I decided to join FBL students instead. We started the whole business plan not expecting anything...just needed to do it as a

Home Cooked

2009-09-24T03:34:00.002+08:00

I'm just gonna post pics of food I cook for now.... ...cuz I'm too lazy to write long long bout anything else. ...that. And I forgot to take any pictures of the BBQ we had last Monday....so...maybe another day...maybe I'll throw in some marinate recipes along too. Anyways....here's some stuff I've been cooking lately. Of course, its not western everyday. Its just that I pay a little

Stop stealing my food, idiot.

2009-09-16T11:11:00.001+08:00

Seriously now. Stop it. It's getting really really annoying. And childish (ok wait I forgot...you are one.) First it was the frozen meatballs. You just simply took it from the fridge...and makan with your maggi. I saved the last few ones for some other time and you just simply empty the bag, and happily eat it. Never crossed your mind to ask us first eh? (cuz well..if you had asked...I might

Catching up

2009-09-13T05:07:00.000+08:00

So I got lazy...and busy. Haven't posted anything since a week ago :P ...Was supposed to post something bout the GACC thought sharing thing, but ended up just dumping pics to Khurshid and he did the job instead.. :P ... To make up for the lack of pic in this post...I'm gonna post some OOT pic of some Korean meal we had last week when Shindee was around. Been ages since I went to Tok Su Gong..

Unexpected turn of events...sorta.

2009-09-06T07:45:00.000+08:00

I groaned and whined that I had to wake up early Saturday morning (had to wake up early last week cuz we went KL - end up didn't sleep, had to wake up early today for CyberP Business Plan competition presentation - end up didn't sleep either, have to wake up early next Saturday for TKD beach training...wtf gimme back my saturdays!)...meh that the lecturer's making us attend SIFE and her event by

FYP - Almost....

2009-09-04T07:21:00.001+08:00

I'm finally done with the software part of my FYP. Compiling, assembling loose codes, fixing and standardizing links...KAUTIM! Yey! ...now to finish up the damn report and do my slides.... /sob! Sorry I'm not gonna give out the link to the application just yet. Scared some things might screw up or what not...but here's a screenshot of roughly how the application is like. No flash no

A day in the city

2009-08-30T23:52:00.001+08:00

It's been awhile since QJ and I had the time (nor money) to go gallavanting carelessly in KL....since he was slightly 'up' in the finance department lately, we decided to go jalan jalan in KL for a one day trip. Thanks to my 'bleh' FYP, as well as some random assignment tasks tossed at me last minute (not to mention 'assignment' by my bro to do some major alterations to some pics of his youngest

Fried switch

2009-08-29T05:02:00.002+08:00

I was on the bed planning the structure of a 'componant' of my FYP when suddenly QJ went "Oh shit...the network's fucked up again"....got rather worried cuz no net means my FYP's gonna stall....when I look out the room, I noticed the lights on the house switch (our router got stolen...those bastards) was blinking in a rather...peculiar pattern. QJ went out and check and smelled sumthing that

Reasons why...

2009-08-26T05:10:00.002+08:00

Reasons why it might be kind of a bad idea to be selecting a fully software FYP, which is fully dependent on a good/decent internet connection, and a server which won't die anytime soon.Like fire, you need 3 elements to be able to work on it: a computer, internet connection, a server (which won't die on you anytime). Any one of them missing, and you're a sitting duck.When you have no internet, or

15MALAYSIA

2009-08-24T01:05:00.003+08:00

If you haven't already check out 15MALAYSIA.com ...go now! 15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers.New films are released every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The best part is, if you've seen the films and you like them, the short films are available for download so you can keep a copy and watch them 'n' years later :P (tho, I'm pretty

Ramadhan

2009-08-21T22:27:00.004+08:00

/tries to beat Khurshid to posting his annual 'copy paste Ramadhan post'.. :PEventho I'm not a Muslim and do not observe the act of fasting during Ramadhan...the month of Ramadhan is still kinda special.......of course when I mean special...in this context it can only point to 'food' ...LOL. Cialat...I know :P But I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks like this (My eldest sister would stock up