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Guilty.

2010-11-01T00:04:00.002+10:00

Wow, I'm getting REALLY bad at this ):

I admit, it's been a pretty low profile year for me. Hardly any shared photos nor news from me.

Many exciting news from time to time. But I've just been busy with the boy and work, moving out and into a new place. And still, searching to BUY a place :/

I guess, if you were after photos, you'll find it in tagged albums on FB anyway. I left my camera back in KL for my brother to fix and the only reliable source I have here with me is the iPhone, and I've had problems trying to transfer them to my laptop. Boo ):

MAYBE, if I had a nice long break, away from everyone. I would be able to do it at wee hours like I used to. But for now, my time is devoted to work, boy, TVB and friends on the weekends.

You know what, I might just abandon it til I have the time for this once again.

Yes, still alive.

2010-08-11T01:19:00.005+10:00

Yup, alive not dead. I've given up blogging lately because the one time I had the time and mood to do it, pictures I wanted to share couldn't be uploaded. And yet again, they were saved into draft modes - to be forgotten and never be shared ever again =.=

Okay, last weekend was pretty relaxing. Spent Saturday sleeping in because I was feeling under the weather. Andy took me for fish congee supper at Westlake. Yum.

Sunday - pho for lunch at Victoria St (still not my favourite place for pho). Drinks at 3bagsfull. Dinner at Kotaraya at St Kilda before we headed off for Khalil Fong & Fiona Sit's concert. Okay, too many photos, only sharing a selected few.Outside Palais Theatre.
We heard Khalil rehearsing before we went for dinner. Damn, we were so tempted to sneak into the unlocked side door.
She's got quite a bubbly personality.
I think her songs were surprisingly good. Better than what I was expecting anyway. Wouldn't mind listening to her songs.
I watched recorded clips of her songs after, some were pretty catchy.
And she sang some of my favourite classic songs as well.
Then, the big guy finally showed up.
Sang their famous duet.
He sang most of his classic songs, which was good.
Sang a couple of Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 songs.
I like men who can play many musical instruments.
He's pretty shy! I loved his reaction when random girls starts shouting 'I love you Khalil!' or 'You're the best!' haha *paused&stoned* "Erm, thankew. Like how Michael used to say, I love you too".

They sang Jason Mraz's Lucky - nice! Bet Mei Kee would kill to be here (:

Honestly speaking, I was wondering why would the concert be located here. The theater wasn't big, which was to our advantage because that meant everyone would have a much clearer look of them. A pretty low production concert, I felt - no change of costumes like most singers nor was there a single huge LDC screen like most concerts.

But, it felt cosy. And I came out happier than I expected myself to be. Fiona did not bore me, and Khalil's voice sounds better in real life - despite him having a throat condition and it's his last show in Australia (I think).

Now, it's time to hit the sack. Hope to finish off some of my old posts... one day.

Good Start, Good Start.

2010-06-19T18:35:00.003+10:00

Guess what.

I found myself a new accounting job. Part time basis til mid next month, then I'm switched to full-time. FINALLY! Woooooottttt! Hopefully this is a good start to my career (:
My Sheridans has finally arrived. And I ordered another batch of them :D

Dead Tired.

2010-06-07T00:06:00.004+10:00

And there goes another weekend.

It was Steph's birthday celebration last night - dinner at Long grain and karaoke at Chi Lounge. Doing it in advance because her actual birthday falls on a weekday. The night was good, I was so tired by the end of it because I worked from 9-5pm. By 4.30ish am, I was dying to snuggle in bed.

You'll think I would wanna sleep in today but some friends wanted to have brunch at Three Bags Full. Two warehouse sales and a shoe shop later, we were all ready to head home for a short rest with our shopping bags. But 2 hours after, we met up again for a simple dinner =.='

So, you see. I didn't have enough rest this weekend. At all. And it's time to go to bed now because it's back to work again tomorrow morning. How much have I spent over this weekend? A bag full of hosiery, 2 cardigans, a top, dress, jeans, denim skirt, and work flats later, I'm just glad I worked yesterday to minimize the damage on my tiny pockets.

Oh, my Sheridan has arrived hohoho. Can't wait to change my sheets soon-ish.

Now You See Me, Now You Don't!

2010-06-02T01:52:00.003+10:00

Wow. I haven't shared anything since the end of March. And even the last post was about my trip back in KL. So much has happened since my return in early March. And now it is officially June already. Geez, time flies so quickly.

Oh well, let's have a clean start. I'll try to update a little more regularly from now.. if I've got the energy =.=' But it's been mostly work that's been draining me out. When I'm not half dead from work, I'm probably with Andy or the rest of my mates. In the spare time, I'm doing housework chores like a typical aunty or taking friends here for holidays out for a nice catch up.

I'll love to share all the highlights of my days for the past couple of months, but it might not happen. Really depends if I've got enough time to put them altogether. And if I really can be bothered to.. Plus, I haven't transferred heaps of pics from my mobile to my laptop because it has been running very low on space grrr. Bought a new external HD but I cbf-ed to reformat it etc.

I've been such a good girl this week. 2 loads of laundry done yesterday. Did quite a number of ironing today. Managed to even clean 2 of my stained tops which I've left in my laundry basket for eons (because I really cbf-ed) but I still have two more to go. At least I'm getting somewhere with all my house chores..

On a totally unrelated note, I'm REALLY looking forward to my new Sheridan sheets from to arrive. 1200 TC pillowcases and silk ones too! I'm gonna start camping in bed from now. Now I really wish I bought the entire Icon Snow range as well, sigh.

Okay, bedtime. Ta.

One, Two, Three.

2010-03-29T12:46:00.000+10:00

Finally finished my entry on my trip to KL:

11 February 2010

Went to MV to buy some CNY stuff for myself.
Ended up having a very heavy brunch in the midst of shopping.
Janice was around so we met up for awhile. I took this when she was making a payment for her earrings O_O So much cash! Wanna take a wild guess what was the total amount? ;)

12 February 2010I have a new driver at home heh - my brother. He is now officially on the road most of the time :D
Made a pitstop at A&W for my favourite onion ring goodness. I used to always stop by the drive-thru near Curve for some when my brother was still in school. If only they had it here in Melb..

13 February 2010
The annual simple family steamboat lunch at home.
Dinner at BSC's Grand Imperial. And once dinner started, I forgot all about photos this time heh. But the soup was really good stuff.

14 February 2010
First day of CNY and my shopping itch has started. Really loved this bracelet but it was the only one they had left and was slightly faulty ): Pretty, no?
Meet my niece! The poor girl had a slight fever but still, was energetic throughout the day.
She's got such prominent double eyelids and really naturally-curled lashes. I'm jealous!

15 February 2010

Karaoke at Neway with Angeline, KohBeng & one of their friend.
Shu only turned up for catch up at The Chocolate Lounge with LokChin because she arrived at the end of the k-session. Angie & KB left after dinner at Little Taiwan (not nice!) because they had other plans. Since Khai Siang came during dinner, we decided to go for some drinks at TTDI after that. I only stayed til 12 or so and then had my brother pick me up because I felt bad leaving my parents at home though they were enjoying their TVB series marathon. Can you believe that we've been friends for 20 years now? Shocking, huh?

16 February 2010
Had one of my fav Shanghainese dimsum at JW Marriott with some family friends and then headed to Sunway Pyramid to check out the mall because I haven't been there since they opened up the new wing. B. Yong was flying off the next day and wanted to do some last minute shopping before she flew back to Melbourne.
Kurt came to join my brother and I. After he had a simple lunch, we walked aimlessly around the mall til Shu & MeiKee came to join us, which was an impromptu thing. MeiKee wanted to try out the Salt&Pepper lunch thing. This was what Shu & I shared. More aimless walking til the end of the night when it was time to go home.

17 February 2010

My brother picked June up and dropped us at Midvalley for lunch and some light shopping. And she convinced me to get another lingerie that I didn't really need =.=' Kurt came to join after lunch and ShuYee came around the time June left. She wanted to catch a movie and so, we ended up with Percy & Lightning Thief because most of the other movies were sold out anyway.

18 February 2010

Kurt was the pimp again and drove us lot to SS2 for lunch.One of my new buys from F21v - ribbon ring. I love these smokey jeggings too - comfy!
Suddenly, I've been craving Rojak this trip. I love all the crunchy bits in it, yumyumyum.
Chee Cheong Fun.
Lobak.
Fried Kueh Teow. Not bad.
His new glasses - so stylo haha. Can you see the monograms in the reflection of the glasses?
Shu.
Mei Kee.The male bestie.
My gurls.
Candid.
These girls just kept posing when I had to pick up a call =.=
My dear engaged Michelle. So happy for you! But I'm disappointed I couldn't make it for the ROM ):
Oh, my current score for FFF ;)

19 February 2010

Had a bite in one of the cafes on the ground floor at the Robinson end of Gardens. Yes, I'm aware that it's the 3rd day in a row. Their food weren't cheap but the french onion soup and mushroom soup and salad were rather good. Karaoke at Redbox once the rest has arrived.
There IS a reason why she is sitting so close to the screen. She needs to charge her PDA where she keeps all the romanized lyrics of her Mandarin songs -.-"
This is the first time he's opened up and decided to sing. I'm not sure what triggered him haha. Maybe it was because I tried discouraging him to join us for karaoke since he never sings and it's such a waste of money just going there to eat..
Sze. Shu. Mei Kee. YinThink.
Or Stacey, Meggy, Yumie, Elaine.
I always love how she does her hair - such dolly curls! I HEART!Dinner at Fung Lye. I realize I order this all the time when I'm here. Perhaps I should try other stuff as well in the future.
Shu's mini hotpot. And our snacks to share.I'm starting to love Yumie's camera. This mode makes everyone look so flawless!Except for me, maybe. Daren was just in the neighbourhood so he came to join us for dinner too. I can't remember why I didn't take a photo with Leed Wi. I think he switched to another table with a friend before I could..

20 February 2010

My boy's in town!
And he came with a present - a large Shih Tzu!
And a tiny silky terrier.
And not forgetting the Chihuahua. Haha, kidding! His friend, Valerie who is the owner of Pets Icon dropped him off in town and had all her dogs with her.
Lunch at Lot 10's food court. Lamb Chop & some noodle set Andy ordered.
Hokkien Mee & Oyster Omellete.
Wondering how 2 people is going to finish up 4 dishes >_<' My bro picked us up and drove us to Jalan Alor for some dinner late at night. I had Balitung for the first time.Boiled cockles, balitung, mixed satay, four-angled beans and Wong Ah Wah fried chicken wings - shared between 3 people.I think I was about to blink..

21 February 2010

Was so happy to find out my favourite kopitiam in Lucky Garden was opened today. But the Pan Mee stall wasn't opened for business =.=
I had dry pork ball noodles instead.I think my mum bought yummier pork balls in KL though.
Love her lacey white top.
I love this candid shot of Shu.
Mushroom salad to nibble on.
Wild mushroom soup to share. And banana chocolate and mango cheesecake for desserts.
Yes, we headed to Delicious, 1Utama not long after our kopitiam lunch because Shu hasn't had lunch so we had to take a break from shopping for 'afternoon tea' hehe.

The girls had dinner plans so Shu dropped us back in KL. Walked thru the malls for abit before settling down in Sakae Sushi. Ugh, what a dissatisfying meal - the stuff were hardly fresh and not value for $. I'd rather have Sushi Zanmai instead.

When I was waiting for my transport, we bought a coffee right at the main entrance of Pav. I don't remember the name of the cafe at all, but well, it SUCKED. Our drink was served in the usual Starbucks/Coffee Bean plastic cup but it was barely 3/4 full. I think they forgot to put ANY sugar in it at all, and charging me $11 was a total laugh and ripoff! I think I'm never going to order western style coffee anywhere besides blended ones at Starbucks or CB.

Anyway, it was an awesome weekend being able to see my beau. It's never easy when you're both on holidays but apart from each other ):

23 February 2010
Had my weekly appointment at MV again. Took this while waiting to be attended to. Heh.
Lunch with mum at Delicious. Mushroom soup.
And one of my favourite pastas there. Somehow I still think Bangsar Village's branch serves better food.

Joined Angeline and KB at Maxis to sort out some mobile issues. Our movie plan was cancelled because we were running really late. Decided to just grab a bite at the banana leaf place in Bangsar Baru.

Obsessed with his new BB Bold.
Mmm, I conclude that I'm not a fan of Indian stuff like these. I just like the usual mamak food like roti canai and maggi mee goreng etc.

When the couple was dropping me off at BSC, the most embarassing thing happened to me. It was raining soooo heavily and I was aware that the water level has nearly reached the curb. The security guard knew I was trying to get off the car and so he came to assist me with an umbrella. However, the moment I stepped out of the car, the water current was SO strong that it literally just whipped my slippers off my feet. Yep, both of them. So I had to run barefooted downhill chasing after my Havainas. OMG. I just wanted to die. Even the guard was chuckling to himself grrr. And, I had to wander aimlessly in wet clothes around the mall because my brother was stuck in the jam for an hour.
My dinner/supper - I haven't had a Ramly burger for years. I think I got my brother addicted to them too.

24 February 2010

Dinner with Michelle.
See what I mean? I ordered these once again haha.

It was a fantastic date because we really had some private time to talk deeper stuff instead of the general things since we always have friends around. I finally updated her with more about my life too because I haven't been able to catch her much online since my last trip in KL.

She sent me a message with a few kind words but it was enough to put tears in my eyes. Girl, if you're reading this - you're just as special to me too. You've been my human diary since college - through my ups and downs and I really appreciate that. I will try my best to make it to your wedding, but it will require alot of planning from my side to see if I can get time off.

25 February 2010

Spent the noon at Sg Wang walking around, looking for bargains. Met up with Steph's mum to pass her some things on behalf of Steph and ended up having drinks and walking around with her. I was suppose to meet Yumie but she cancelled 2 days ago because she got admitted into the hospital for feeling too dizzy etc. Thank god it was nothing serious.

Parents picked me up for Ng Family's CNY Reunion Dinner. This year we picked to have it at Marco Polo. The hosts of the night.
Do we look like siblings at all?
Chin Tian - my cousin in law. And coincidently, Boon's uncle haha.
My dad must have been in the middle of a conversation or something.
Aww, mum looks perfect in every way.
Cousin Janet telling my dad something. While my bro and I are very engrossed with our food.
Group pic to end the night.

26 February 2010BKT lunch with Angeline before the rest of the girls came and joined us.
After shopping, we shared waffles and a brownie because these girls were longing to snack on something. Shouldn't have indulged since I had a big dinner to attend in the evening.
Candid, but couldn't capture Shu in the pic. Damn.
Diner at Iketeru, Hilton @ KL Central.
Before dinner started.
Strangely pleasant.
Fresh Sashimi.
My brother had these soft shell crabs sushis instead but we shared both of it.
Lobster.
Fresh sashimi platter, each shared by 3 people. So friggin exp! Mum told me it was about $300+ and the waiter made a mistake and sent us 3 of these platters and we thought they split the huge platter into three plates because the 11 of us were sitting around the teppanyaki table which would make it very hard to share a plate.
Scallops.
I never was a salmon person except for raw sashimi. But these were cooked so well that I had to say it's one of the best salmon I've ever had, other than Shira Nui's.
Beef.
Garlic fried rice.
Dessert.

I must say dinner was superb, but way too much! I could barely finish the last couple of courses. Hope I'll get to eat there again someday.

27 February 2010

Okay, I was determined to have my Pan Mee this trip so we tried again today. And THANK GOD it was opened!
As usual, two saucers of chilli for the my bowl of noodles and sliced raw fish as entree.
Angeline always carefuly picks out the ginger and leaves them on the side like that haha.

Dropped by Mei Kee's shop to go through her stuff and bought a few items for myself. We proceeded to shop at 1u until it was dinner time. Decided to try Pasta Zanmai because I've never had the chance to dine here before.
Fruit tea - nice and light.
My salad entree.
Very yummy sesame pasta. I always have a bottle of Goma sauce back in Melbourne to dip my meat in for hotpots.
Unagi and egg on rice. The salad and pasta was part of this set.
Shu's clam noodles. Not bad but it tastes more like Chinese cuisine rather than Japanese.
Angeline's pizza with egg. It tasted pretty good with a touch of tobasco sauce.
We shared the green tea parfait because we were too stuffed to have one of our own. It's been good being able to hang out with my girls lately.

28 February 2010 Had lunch with my brother at Secret Recipe after getting my glass prescription done. It's been awhile since I last dined here. I used to enjoy their Thai Fried Rice because it's rather spicy. Spent the rest of the day at home, chilling with my family.

1 March 2010

Okay, Michelle & I weren't hungry yet so we decided to have some dessert first.
Some durian dessert.
And Durian Waffles.
Dinner at Seed's Cafe. It's pretty shit now. Her Caesar Salad was simply PATHETIC.
My Nasi Lemak was oh-kayyyyy la. I thought it was better before though. But I still like nibbling on their chicken.
Our soups - beef balls and double mushroom soup. Bleh. Not even fresh.
She refuses to take a photo with me today ): Gave me empty promises of taking some with me if she joined me for dinner the next day.

2 March 2010

Dinner with ShuYee & MeiKee since Shu flies off to Taiwan tomorrow, just like Michelle. Angeline couldn't make it because she couldn't get off work and had no transport anyway. Michelle ffk-ed me ):
As usual, our mushroom soup. It seems this is a 'must-order' when I'm out with these two. Not that I'm complaining.
Cantaloupe and ham which had a slight alcohol taste in it. I conclude that El Cerdo has better ones.
Our sides - sauerkraut and mashed potato.
This is a hugeeee platter of all sorts of pork, that serves 3-4 people. I can highly assure you that it is very fattening. We barely finished it.
We added on a Caesar Salad. It sure beats Seed's but still not the best I've tasted..

Group pic.
Headed to a nearby mamak since Mei Kee's sister and cousin were hungry after work.

3 March 2010 4 March 2010

Decided to have my hair rebonded since my holiday was coming to an end really soon.
MeiKee bought me food while I was having my hair done. Ahhhh, Nasi Lemak from Village Park. I heard it could be a 20mins wait just to takeaway. Don't you just love a bestie like her? Getting you food that she knows you would love. Aww, I feel so loved.She also took me to Wondermilk after that.
Looks at all the colorful varieties of cupcakes!
But I hardly ever eat them. So we just picked 4 to share. See, I also sacrifice my so-called diet to eat these fattening food that I do not even really like, because she wanted to have some. I love her heaps too, ok! Heh. But they were alright, just not something I would buy for myself.

5 March 2010

Dinner at Ah Yat Abalone in PJ. The dinner set we picked weren't expensive, but the quality and taste of their food has obviously deteriorated. Meh, not a place I would want to go to anymore.
Braised shark's fin.
Tiny ass abalone with the usuals.
Prawn or..
Scallop.
Fried chicken rolls which were meant to be the entree of the course =.=
Fried rice wrapped in egg. We also had half a Peking Duck because dad wasn't satisfied with dinner. I've had much better ones elsewhere.
Some avocado cream dessert thing which I did not enjoy. I'm really just not an avocado person.
Sitting around Pappa Rich, while the adults chat. Was hoping to have some egg tarts but they ran out ): Sigh.
Candid shot of my bro - he would kill me if he saw that I posted this one up hahaha.
Loving all the floral prints on the dresses I've purchased recently. Bloody bargain too!
It's not fair that mum's more petite than me ):

6 March 2010

It's my last outing with AngieBaby this trip ):
Finally finished off what I owed her since end of 2005 haha. Anyway, she saw this photo in my camera before I even handed over the card (I was going to surprise her but... =.=). I can be really dumb sometimes.
Lunch at Charms, 1 Utama.Angeline's extra spicy Tom Yum Spaghetti. Not bad, something I would order in the future for myself.I haven't had Assam Laksa throughout this entire trip.Rojak again.
The best among the bunch of ugly photos we took :/

7 March 2010

Went to MV to collect my new glasses and finish off the last beauty appointment of this trip and then spent the rest of the day at home with my family. Mum bought us dinner from Madam Kwan - sweet pork ribs, curry chicken and prawns cooked with petai. I nearly licked my bowl clean from trying to finish off every single bit of the sambal petai.
I'm gonna miss my family when I'm back in Melbourne ):
Kurt happened to be at the airport to send someone off, so he dropped by after that to bid goodbye and have drinks with my family.
I'm not sure how our lives are gonna be if he really does come over to Melb next year.. haha.

And that marks the end of my lovely holidays. Now, I should start planning for the next one heh.

I'm Aliveeeeeee!

2010-03-18T22:46:00.001+10:00

And it's been a week and a half since I returned to Melbourne. So how was KL? Gooood as usual. Any holiday is always good for me - sleeping in, lazing around and catching up with loved ones. Not to mention all the endless supply of good food, be it at my favourite food spots or home-cooked meals.

Okay, I'm still halfway through my holiday post so.. just hang on.

There was VIP Night at Chadstone yesterday and I was really well-behaved. The only things I bought were from Sportsgirl and it was under $80 - 2 cropped cardis, earrings and a scarf. No luck with work attire, or maybe I was just too tired to browse shop by shop.

I heard good reviews of Lady Gaga's concert in Sydney. Iwannagoiwannagoiwannago! ): But tickets should be all sold out by now. SIGH ): So much cheaper than JayChou's concert summore.

I've been so flat out this week because there were just so much to do at work, it was neverending! The moment I lie down on my bed, I dozed off within ten seconds or so :S

There Goes A Week.

2010-02-09T02:28:00.000+10:00

3rd February 2010

Dinner at Tien Fu! Haven't been to the new branch at South Yarra. Gotta say it looks so much better and cleaner.Voon ordered these tangy eggplant dish.
Look at what we've ordered. Nearly every dish were covered with chilli hohoho.

4th February 2010
Passed by one of the cupcake shops in Melb Central. Look a the enormous cupcake!
They're pretty, but I hardly would take them - too sweet.
Dinner at QV Kopitiam Mamak - Ayam Bakar. Not bad, the chilli dip was good.

5th February 2010

Went to Chaddy's after work today.Guess which couple I bumped into! Ahhhh, cute Travis.
He was too busy eating his snack to pay any attention to me :/

6th February 2010

Random thought: I remember Angeline once told me that she sometimes have the Shin Ramyun cup noodles instead of the old-school instant ones that you cook over the pot. Man, I'm never ever going to try the cup noodles version anymore. I had one today for lunch and I don't like it! I even added egg into it, but I think the egg was the best part of that cup noodles.

I rather have it cooked over the stove, adding kimchi and korean chilli powder into it as I go. Not forgetting fresh cut RED chilli and a half cooked free range egg. And there you go, a spicybutyummy Shin Ramyun. I learnt it from Steph, and I would never go back (unless I have no choice). I regret not cooking Angeline our version, and then she would know how ShinRamyum should be since she loves it spicy too.
Nice lashes haha. Saw this before I started my shopping spree of the day.
My Chocolate Ripple - you could taste yummy cookies in it.
Waiting for our food to be served.Universal's Pescatore - really worth trying! I loved it! But be warned that the cream is rather thick.I didn't like the porterhouse quite as much. Or rather, I preferred the mushroom sauce more than the piece of meat itself.Vue De Monde - Check. Bistro Vue- Check. Now it's to tick Cafe Vue off my list too... soon.

Karaoke at Partyworld at night, and Andy surprised May & the rest of his colleagues by turning up with me because they all thought that he left on Thursday night haha. You should have seen their faces - PRICELESS! Okay, pics will need to wait because it's all in May's camera.

7th February 2010

Spent the noon at Chapel Street and then had dinner with Andy and Edward before they headed to the airport. I've been overspending all weekend! ): I think I bought 2 jeans, 4 tops, 1 dress, 1 havainas, a bunch of lingerie and even hair products!
And the initial plan was just to look around for shirts for my bro and some gifts for friends. Grrr.

And that sums up the rest of January.

2010-02-07T23:28:00.003+10:00

15th January 2010

Rayy made vegetarian dinner and invited some friends over again.
Brocolli & mushrooms.
Ma Po Tofu, which didn't turn out that good. Lee Kum Kee paste = fail.
Kung Po style squid.
Petai in rendang paste - good!
Jocelyn - we met up with her at Left Bar for drinks and catch up.
Then Jocelyn came over to check our place out.
Janice brought us more flavoured Kit-Kats to share.

17th January 2010

Sunday dinner at Crown.Kilpatrick Oysters, was it?Can't remember the name of this pasta. And we ordered another pasta because it wasn't enough for us.

18th January 2010
Pure boredom - while waiting to be picked up.
Hey, it was a 50 minutes wait. Don't judge me.

21th January 2010Maggi Mee Goreng - dinner at QV Oldtown Mamak on Thursday after work.

23 January 2010
'Fei ngao' for hotpot.
Dipped in this sauce - yum! I should learn how to make this simple concoction to dip stuff with.
Huge ass abalone - size of my entire hand!
Street lights.
After a very satisfying meal, it's finally time for bed!

24th January 2010

My feet's been killing me since I took up the temp job.
So Andy treated me to a nice full body Thai massage.
Felt so refreshed 60 minutes later. Hmm.. I've never seen anything quite like these indoors before.

25th January 2010Dinner at The Brasserie, Crown.
Bread was served as usual.
(:
Andy.
It was still bright when we arrived.
Love my FN headband - a total bargain!
Wagyu Carpaccio - it really melts in your mouth!
Escargot Provencale - one of their specialty. Omg, I can feel my mouth watering just thinking about it once again..
Sipping on red wine while waiting for our mains.
My Spring Dorper Lamb Rump.
Beef tenderloin (200g) with braised wagyu ox cheek, Parisienne mash. Okay, his LOOKS like crap but it tasted pretty okay (it's probably just from my angle). The mash were really smooth too.
My side - cauliflower gratin. Good, but couldn't beat Rockpool's yet.
His side - Kipfler potatoes with rosemary and Parmesan.
He constantly reminds me that I'm never alone.
Like my Cage D necklace? (:
Before we left to meet the rest.

We realized that every bar had a cover charge just because it's Australia Day tomorrow. Spice Market had a private event and Silk Road was charging $30 just for entry.
We ended up at Motel - bad move. Dodgy place and crowd and the music is just.... :S I miss the old Lavish times - they had so much better music back then!
2 pairs of housemates.
Girls of the night - Voon, Me, Steph, Alicia & Gin.

29th January 2010
Just a drive night by the ferris wheel before meeting up with some mates at Crown.

30th January 2010
Tomyum steamboat - yes, I know I've been having hotpot at least once every week this month =.="
Wayne - even Steph found him cute. How rare! Haha.
Strawberries & Champagne.
Blackjack. Voon & I played Monopoly instead - drinking as we go.

31 January 2010
Quarter pounder for lunch in the car on a bright sunny day.
Pink skies are love.

Work.

2010-01-21T00:46:00.008+10:00

It's been a tiring start to the week. I had an offer to do a 2-week temporary work and I snapped it up quickly.

Gosh, the first day was excruciating because the stock area was a complete mess - an unorganised jungle with so many racks of stuff to be put away that I didn't know where to start. And to top it all up, I wore heels to work. The high ones.

My feet were in SO much pain by the end of the day. Andy was like 50 minutes late due to traffic jam caused by a road accident so I was standing in the cold, in pain and hunger because I didn't have any lunch (did not bring lunch and was too tired to head out to grab anything).

Second day was much better because we started making progress with the stock. I had flats this time and I knew better of what I had to do - enough for the team leader to chat me up about job opportunities in the company. Unfortunately, a showroom consultant isn't what I would like to be doing full-time.
My lunch at Ying Thai - it's a blessing that the place is so near my current workplace.
Beef combination noodle soup - added in all sorts of chilli that they served and it's super yum. Okay, I've decided to have it for lunch once again tomorrow heh.

Today everything was starting to fall into place. The ladies mentioned that they could see a difference from what Bianca (the other temp) & I have done. It was a pretty busy day that I only took my lunch break at 4 when I finish work at 5 =.=

Naturally, I've been either napping right after dinner once I reached home (and then screwing up my sleeping pattern) or went to bed at 11 if I didn't have a chance to nap. But... I miss my night 'life'! Not that you can label it as a life, but I like the pressure of not having to sleep early and doing whatever I want, knowing I could sleep in the next day. Grrr.

I hope tomorrow is pay day - to remind me this is all worth it.

Where Did My 2 Weeks Go? I want a REFUND!

2010-01-14T22:26:00.001+10:00

Gosh, where did it go? It passed just like that and I hardly did anything. Definitely didn't head to the gym for sure. Note to self: Just call and quit my membership, once and for all.

1 January 2010
Been hooked on Monopoly these couple of days (:
I kept on going to jail =.= Grrrr. I'm jinxed. Kept losing by landing on spaces with hotels and heaps of houses and then going bankrupt. And paying income taxes. Didn't even help that I was given a handicap of $1k loan. BUT, I won the last game which made it all worth it hohoho. It was funny to see how they were so reluctant to throw the dice when it was their turn after I started building so many houses and hotels heh.

3 January 2010Infobooth Cafe & Tea - quite reasonably priced. I've never came here for meals before but I definitely will do in the future. If you like TenRen, this might be your thing too, for a change.

7 January 2010
Lunch at Footscray - Bun Bo Hue.

8 January 2010
Love from Hokkaido. Janice gave us these when we met up for dinner and drinks. She even gave cool Ed Hardy lighters to June & Steph heh. I love the corn chocolates, they are YUM.

9 January 2010
Brunch date at Tulk once again with the girls.
Sam & Erna - I love catching up with these girls.
Thank god she's here to organise catch-up dates because I'm such a procrastinator.
Lomo Love.
Dinner at Ying Thai - Yam Sam Krup (crispy pork skins are simply sinful)
Drinks at friend's place in the suburbs. The lovely couple's nephew, Wayne is soooo cute! Andy made him posed with all the alco bottles heh.

10 January 2010
Badminton at Albert Park and then lunch at South Melbourne. Found these babies at the back of someone's vehicles. Aren't they adorable!

11 January 2010

I made lunch plans to meet Katrina since I had something to pass to her before she flies off on Friday. Food was alright, but I'll say that I've had better Caesar salad before.
Teman Andy for his lunch after Katrina and her beau left.
This is a total lie - though 41 would have been bad enough, it was much hotter than that! Above 45, I reckon? I just wanted to die the whole day - not knowing what to do because the heat was screwing with my brains.
Lying in bed, I couldn't nap because the heat was unbearable.
Went to dinner at Crown - veal shank and a soft drink for only $12. Bargain! Even Crown itself was really stuffy because their centralized-conditioning wasn't working. Grrr..
Boredom - while waiting for the lift heh.

13 January 2010

Dinner at Malaya Inn with some friends. And then headed to PP.
A ring? Again???? Please no, I don't need another key ring... Cartier Love, maybe? Bvlgari or Tiffany?
Me: PP ritual in front of the mirror! Fasterrrrrrrr...
Andy: :/
Me: Eh, one more one more... they're still paying anyway!
Andy: Aiyoooo... I wanna sleep already...

Pfft, like I needed to be seen in even shorter legs.

Alright, time for bed. I think... I'm fresh all over again. Great.

The End Of Oh Nine.

2010-01-04T22:01:00.003+10:00

18 December 2009Mini oreos are awesome. Gonna be stocking up on this regularly from now heh.

19 December 2009
Early X'mas dinner at the Boathouse.
Mr. Red Tie.
Steph's crispy skinned ocean trout with olive and anchovy sauce. Andy's 250g aged sirloin steak with pepper sauce.Voon's paillard of free range turkey, watercress & walnut salad.My linguini of fresh mussels, clams, salmon chilli & parsley. And we had several pizzas to share as entree.May & I.I'm loving the colors of this maxi dress (:
All the KK gifts of the night. Mintz ended up with this apron hahaha.Steph picked this - a reusable coffee cup.Gals of the night.
Boys of the night.Shopaholics.
Post-dinner drinks at Sofitel's Atrium.

22nd December 2009
Tong yuen dessert and tumble blocks at night (:

23 December 2009
Penguin chocolates! Ahhhhhh I want!
Received my first Christmas gift of the year, not that I celebrate the occasion usually.
Small pouch from Coach. Thanks (:

24 December 2009
Was at CQ before countdown.
Andy.
Headed to Hollywood for karaoke to meet the rest after countdown.My gals.Fried chicken wings are awesome supper snacks. Mmmmmm....
I finally wore this white lacey dress tonight after buying it 3 months ago. From Topshop.A bargain at half-priced.
But it's pretty see-through and you can't wear a bra underneath it.

25 December 2009
BBQ at Chin's on Christmas Day!
Voon made spaghetti and I made mashed potato.Andy & Deric.The cute couple.Mintz, May, Chin & Voon.Andy, Edward & Mintz.I was wearing Chin's cardi because it was pretty chilly in the evening.
Celebrity Steph helping out with the barbeque while Mintz looks on.Specky Voon, me and May.
Maybe I should go get some funky nerd frames too hmm..
Jensen finally came over with Mimi..
Night activities: Mah Jong, Wii & Chor Dai Di.
Oh, Mimi is soooo cute.

26 December 2009
Shop shop shop - It was so crowded everywhere!Bought this Santa teddy for Steph as a small X'mas gift.Dinner at the new Oldtown's Mamak. The satay wasn't bad.

27 December 2009
My favourite oyster omelette.

31 December 2009
Hotpot for dinner again. I love porkballs stuffed with mushrooms, yum!
Travis is so adorable *hearts*

Unfortunately, I haven't got pics of other people for the night and the NYE video taken isn't with me - was too lazy to look for my camera. No properly videos of the fireworks were taken either but we had a pretty good view of fireworks coming from two locations from the comforts of our own home. Too bad it was raining throughout the night.

Hope you had a great New Year's Eve just like I did, and that year 2010 would be even better.

Trapped Again.

2009-12-22T15:26:00.002+10:00

Fitness First must love me. I've been trying to quit for ages and yet, I've failed to. Why? Every time I call to do so, they offer me something that isn't too bad and I keep holding on to my membership =.= I'm such a sucker for deals.

First, they offered to give me extra free personal training sessions which are already worth my month's fee. And then, they persuaded me to pick a cheaper alternative package instead of quitting altogether eg limited entries for half of the usual price. Now, they're offering me a free one-month membership for a friend because my reason was that I've lost my gym buddies and lack to motivation to travel alone all the way to QV just to gym by myself.

Seriously, I've got no motivation at all to go these days. Yes, I could go to other branches but I don't feel like it when I've paid a premium for QV. Fine, I'll give them another fortnight to a month to decide. If I still cbf-ed to go QV, that's IT.

First resolution of 2010 would be to quit paying for a monthly contract thing, if I'm not gonna use it =.= And second resolution would be to attempt to use the gym facilities in my apartment if I'm gonna quit FF.

Work To Shop Or Shop To Work?

2009-12-21T03:38:00.006+10:00

Okay, I've always thought smart suits, blazers or vests looked hot. And lately I've randomly came across these range in a retail chain shop I hardly frequent in search for work clothes. You know, just for those just-in-case last minute interviews or called-in for work.

I did think they weren't worth the price for the brand, so I kept putting off buying them. Until I received an email about 40% discount storewide for members only. I don't even remember when did I become a member?! Back in.. 2005? This is a message from God asking me that I HAVE to get them, because I usually delete their emails without even checking :/
I initially saved these images just to share with you what I liked. Now, it's just to show you that..I bought this .And this. (Damn, I forgot to tried on those shorts! But erm, it was probably for my wallet's own good).
As well as this! (Hmm, not a bad skirt.) I definitely heart white smart attire. Not the most practical thing ever, but it just looks soooo good! At least, on the models :/

Next stop - hopefully some comfy skirts and pencil pants.

I Smell Christmas.

2009-12-15T01:30:00.000+10:00

2 December 2009

We dropped by Miss Louise before brunch just to confirm tomorrow's sale details.
Chloe. I wouldn't mind the nude heels. I think I need a pair for the summer. Hmm..
Alexander McQueen range - I want to get something that high :D
Steph loves the red ones. I think I prefer classic black.
We went for brunch at Mart 130, Middle Park.
Quite a nice cosy place.
I kept on eyeing Steph's breakfast. Her poached eggs are SO drenched with hollandaise sauce! Mmm...
What a lazy but beautiful sunny Wednesday~
My soup.
Janice's corn fritters, which were pretty good too. Actually everyone's choice wasn't bad.
It slowly turned quiet..
Right before we left.
His shirt's cut is a tad gay. Limited edition, my ass hahahaha ;)

4th December 2009

Andy took me to dinner at Horoki's on Liverpool.
Beef tartare.
Baked with chopped garlic and all, it's exactly the same as how some ercargots are served except for this was replaced with octopus instead. YUM. I could have finished it all by myself!
Mr. Busy.
Original spaghetti noodles with spicy cod roe.
Some pork belly with kimchi dish.

5 December 2009

It's finally Shwee's turn to graduate. So proud of her! (:
The bitchy photographer kept looking back at us to make sure we weren't taking any photos. But TOO BAD buddy, I still caught one on mine. Woooot!
We came with two bouquets of flowers and a FF grad bear hehe.
Family shot.Janice seems so professional haha.
Went to Sofitel that night for celebratory drinks.
End of the night.

6th December 2009
Steph highly recommended the tuna salad at Kanteen, and it really was pretty good. I would never fork out $18 for such a salad usually.

Since Janice hasn't been to Outpost, I suggested we went there for post-brunch drinks just to check the place out. I found out their menu's changed and boy, I'm definitely going back to try out their food once again.

Evening drinks with Adri in the city til it was time for dinner in the suburbs. Janice wanted to try the new China Bar's Buffet. Some of the food weren't bad but $50 for it did seem a little steep. But I'm drooling for their fresh prawns once again. Even Edmund, one who hardly eats prawns because he hates peeling them, had tonnes.All my favourite Japanese appetizers in a plate - marinated octopus and pickled seaweed etc.
A convenient small portion of Bak Kut Teh, enough for a person.
Raspberry Lemonade.

That's all I have from the buffet. Probably will need to grab the rest from Janice next time. The day after, she took me to Springvale for lunch because she knew I've been craving for Pho so much. Aww, I feel so loved (: I'm so gonna miss her when she goes away for holidays.

9th December 2009

Met up with Carolyn after a year's wait! I met up with her last December when she came to visit, and it was nice to see her once again. She managed to get such bargain tix from AA - RM400+ return OMG! Since she had dinner plans, Andy & I went to Madam Sousou for dinner.Great food companion - serves with free jokes ;)
Cosy looking place, but their menu seemed rather limited as compared to places like France Soir.
French Onion Soup.
His Duck Confit.
My Rabbit Stew.

Can't wait til tomorrow. Collecting my new phone upgrade heh. It's about time I started using the 3Gs instead of my current version, for quicker surfing. Can't wait to play FFF again! Now, if I could upgrade my laptop too, I would be one very happy girl :D Santa, anyone?

Remember The Month Of November.

2009-12-14T23:53:00.002+10:00

7th November 2009

I was taken to Langham Hotel for their buffet dinner as a birthday treat.My first serve of seafood (:
Later on..
With a bottle of white. And more seafood once again :D
Finally made a mad dash to the dessert area to get some helpings before they kept everything away..
On my last glass, finally.
Such a beautiful lobby.
The one that shouted dinner.
Steph joined us in a bar nearby. I liked the simple interior of the bar (:

11th November 2009
My first birthday gift of the year (:
Mine is the Cage'D pendant in black.

13th November 2009Love, all the way from KL. Thanks Michelle! *HEART*Andy bought three pieces of cakes to celebrate my big day while the few of us chilled out at Supper Club haha.
Another pleasant surprise.
It's pretty huge! Can you take a glimpse of the pink peony roses! They're not available throughout the year, I heard.
Thanks for all your effort. Truly appreciated (:

14th November 2009

Just rested at home, doing nothing all day. Felt too lazy to do anything or go anywhere until dinner time.Dinner group at Thai Thai.
After finishing up dinner, my birthday cake was quickly served.
Papa.
Ah, my girls are love.
Janice.
Steph.
Had no idea that was behind me when the picture was taken. Check out the beautiful Cartier card with leopard!
Wooot!
An extra kiss for the night.Karaoke at Partyworld after that.
Thanks, Voon! Now my baby has a twin haha.
Thanks girls, I've put them to good use already (: Love it!

18 November 2009Apparently, this is how I look like when I'm grumpy :/

19th November 2009
Had dinner at a place named Miyako with several friends.
The cosy Japanese place.
Eugene - talking so much about nutrition and exercises that I started getting very distracted.

24th November 2009Met up with AiVyn for a catch-up at Max Brenner after gym. Plus, I've missed this for awhile now.My portrait of her (:

25th November 2009VIP shopping at Chaddy's. Taking a break at Laurent. Cute cream and gold flats, jumpsuit, office shirt and pants, dress, maxi dress and some bargain lingerie. And I was already restraining myself from really browsing the shops =.=

28th November 2009
The people that made it all happen.
Our table.
Phil.
;)
Amuse Bouche - Confit egg with white asparagus and wood sorrel.
Candid shot of Janice.
Truite Fumee - Ocean trout with horseradish and baby beetroot, smoked at the table.
Risotto Aux Truffes D' Alba - Classically inspired white truffle risotto. Yummmm.. Janice said that the black truffles seemed to have a stronger or richer smell though.
Pain Perdu Accompagne De Foie Gras - French toast, green apple purée and foie gras with eight spice and jamón Joselito ibérico. This was one of my favourite of the night.
Filet De Saint-Pierre - Fillet of John Dory served with XO sauce and prawn and sesame toast.
Verveine A La Citronelle - Classic lemon verbena spider. I love this - so refreshing!
Poulet Aux Champignons - Poached breast and confit leg of chicken with mushroom velouté.
Bœuf Et Ravioli Au Roquefort - Beef with Roquefort ravioli, swede, horseradish purée and beetroot oil.
Entremet Sucre - Lollipop. Mouth-washers for the transition between savoury and sweet.
Sago Au Cassis - Blackcurrant sago and blackcurrant mousse with raspberry meringue and bubble gum ice cream.
Souffle Au Citron - Lemon meringue souffle - too sour for my taste.
Declinaison De Chocolat - Four textures of chocolate.

Notre Selection De Cafes, Thes, Infusions Et Petits-Fours - A selection of coffee, teas, infusions and petits-fours.

Steph chose our wine for the wine which was a 2007 Mac Forbes ‘Hugh’ Cabernet Sauvignon.
Breakfast as our takeaway gift :) Free range GREEN eggs, spices and brioche. I'm just not too sure how to prepare it O_o"

29th November 2009
Ivan, Rain & baby Travis came over for lunch. Look how big he's grown again! He came peeking at my room and climbed onto the chair and entertained himself hehe.

Octoberfest.

2009-12-14T02:36:00.003+10:00

2nd October 2009

Dinner at Coconut House to catch up with Jeremy. And Nick joined us (:Nutella Scrolls at Zingarella. Phat was supposed to join for dinner but he was so late that he only made it for the second half of this dessert haha.

7th October 2009
Dessert at Koko Black after dinner at Coretto's. This is why we get fat so easily .

8th October 2009
This will be in my room soon hohoho ;) Gonna kidnap it.

9th October 2009

Fashion show at Beach Club. The brand Rebellz is designed by 2 Malaysian gals. Phil kept asking Steph, Phat & I to join him to check it out and so, we did (: Bumped into AiVyn inside. She just attended her uni ball - look how gorgeous she looks! ;) To be honest, I found the fashion parade pretty disappointing. I think I liked their first season better.
We headed to Se7en after the show. Bumped into Lionel.
And the two crazy papparazis - Rohan & Nick.
Close mates.
Someone act cute :D

10th October 2009

Ching wanted to check out Lavish so Steph & I went along.While waiting for Steph to be ready.
Phat - our designated driver for the night once again. Gosh, I forgot to straighten my dress =.=
Girls of the night - Yvonne, Ching, Me, Steph & Siang.

Not sure what shots are these.
The cool bartender that made it.
And these cocktails too - courtesy of Mr. Phat.
The entire group (except for P). I look drunk =.=
T'wards end of the night. I wonder whose finger was it??

11th October 2009Housewarming for our new place.
Oh, I lurve Travis!
Doing a Michael Jackson while having his milk - this is what I call multi-tasking.
June's housewarming gift - Laurent cakes are yum.

13th October 2009

Since Ah Lok's in town, some of us took the day off and planned a day trip to Yarra Valley.
Upon arival, we all had lunch and red wine.
The recent addition to the household - Rayy.
It looks like it was going to rain, and it did by the time we were at Mt. Dandenong.Enjoying the green green grass for like... a minute.
Chocolate fudge brownie at Miss Marple's, Mt. Dandenong - how sinful.

14th October 2009
TGIF's Baked Potato Skins *slurps*

15th October 2009
Jeremy wanted to try Spanish Paella at the South Melbourne market so I looked for him after work.
My Spanish Paella - Pierre said that it tasted like soggy rice soaked in curry haha.
Phil, Nick & Evelyn at Golden Monkey.

16th October 2009

Ah Lok was gonna leave the next day, so we all planned to have a karaoke session at Chi.
Dinner at Shark Fin's House/Inn (forgot which one).
Is he YOUR soul mate? Hahahahahaa.
June. Rayy Steph. Me.Drunkards .Nick went to Se7en after dinner and only popped by karaoke late in the night and then disappeared once again =.=
Wat Tan Hor is why we got sooo tipsy!Some gay loving going on.

17th October 2009

Only we would arrive at a club at 2am =.=' I can't remember why but it was full house on that night.
Cheeky Nick.

21 October 2009

Brunch at Kanteen.
Poached eggs on toast.Minestrone soup.Super awwww. What a sleepy head.

24 October 2009

Voon's birthday celebration at Chi Lounge.Birthday girl.Voon's birthday cake from Lindt.

28 October 2009

Brunch at Outpost, South Yarra.
What a hidden area.Feels like we're eating in someone's kitchen.Cool old-school cashier machine.
Yummy prawns with cold soba noodles.
Classic breakfast.

Satisfying food and great service from friendly staff. I would definitely come back again (:

Wake Me Up When September Ends.

2009-12-04T01:14:00.003+10:00

1st September 2009

Went to Pappa Rich to eat before my brother's tuition.
Curry noodles.
Dry curry noodles.
I think I got a little carried away, buying myself an entire set of skincare from Laneige :S

4th September 2009

Finally met up with Kurt today.
First stop - dinner at 222. Hokkien mee~ *slurp*
Drinks at Absolutely Yogurt, nearby Bangsar Village.
BFFs (: Just chilling out on a hot and humid night, enjoying our cool drinks and playing around with our iPhone functions while catching up.

5th September 2009

Finally my big day has arrived. I was at Sunway Hotel Resort by 9am.Registering for graduation studio photos.
With my parents.
The start of graduation ceremony.
My moment - thank god I didn't trip. Oh it was only seconds before I walked up the stage that someone rearranged the color drape on my robe, saying I had it worn wrongly =.=
He's happy to be touching what he's been paying for :D
Michelle.
No, these weren't my flowers.
Kurt.
Mei Kee & Swee Ming - the late-comers of the event! But they had flowers to make up for it.
Shu & Angeline bought me a FF Graduation Bear :)
Shu.
The giraffe that practically had to squat to get to my height haha.
Angie.
The women in my life <3.Lunch time! Look at everyone's hungry faces.Such a big plate for such a tiny dessert.
My awesome gals! Not sure why Michelle didn't lean in for the pic =.=
My fantabulous family. Not sure why my bro looks so serious :/

Then we went to 1u for drinks at Delicious and proceeded to have dinner at Ming Tien.

6 September 2009
Went to beauty spa to pamper myself for a tad bit hehe. It'll be nice if I can get a jacuzzi tub like that in my home in the future ^_^

Lunch at Lucky Garden.
1) Our sliced raw fish entree.
2) Our main - my ultimate favourite pan mee. Their chilli is THE best :D
3) Side dish - chicken rice with no rice (extra sauce please!) & popiah that Angeline bought from outside the kopitiam. Finished off with teh peng, and guava with extra assam powder as we leave the place. And that marks the end of our usual Chun Heng kopitiam routine :D

Yes, I looked pale because I cbf-ed to put much makeup after spa.
This is from the garden of Shangri-La Hotel. Looks like an interesting maze, no?I always look forward to drinking soups.
Abalone is best served simple.

7th September 2009

It was a public holiday in PJ so I managed to gather up a few friends to go karaoke at Pavillion's Redbox Plus.I wanna drive~Just getting a feel of how it is like to be on the driver's seat for once :/ I SO need to get my license in Melbourne.Dinner after karaoke session. Mapo tofu set~ Now I feel like having some.
Candid - Kevin, Elian & Shu. Shu seems half amused with Koh Beng and Angeline's story.
Yumie~

Photos taken over karaoke are in Mei Kee's camera - that girl owes me heaps of photos man =.=

11th September 2009

I met up with Mei Kee and we were getting hungry so we stopped by The Gardens at 1 Utama for a light meal while waiting for Angeline. Their crestnut soup comes in a small portion, but it was quite yummy.Oysters with lychee and vodka shots.

Kurt suggested dinner at Kura, OneWorld Hotel.
Unagi & soft-shell crabs.
Caterpillar.
Cold soba noodles and others.

The makan team.
Angeline finally came to join us after work.
We went for dessert after dinner.
Chips and buffalo wings.
Fried mars bars dessert and two other desserts.

13th September 2009

First, Daren & Ah Wi had lunch at Pizza Hut because they were too hungry. When Shu & Mei Kee finally arrived, we moved on to Delicious for lunch again.
Leed Wi insisted that he sat in between us for the photo =.=
Mushroom salad. Yum.
This is one of my favourite at Delicious too. Heck, anything with mushrooms are always gooood.
Candid shot of Mei Kee.
Drinks at Kim Gary.
Dinner at Ming Room, BSC.
I liked these appetizer. Both my favourite, served together *drools*

15th September 2009
Oldtown Kopitiam - bread with kaya & butter, nasi lemak, half boiled egg and 'xi mut' milk tea :D Spent some quality time with mum talking about heaps of stuff ^_^

16th September 2009Banana chocolate frappe after dinner at Sushi Zanmai, 1 Utama.

17th September 2009

Met up with Yumie for late lunch. She was so late that I kept spending while waiting for her. Zzzz..
Our meal at Time Square.Candid shot of her.

19th September 2009
He was like that the whole evening. Then blames me for not picking a duet song to sing with him =.='
Pandan cake. Whoa, haven't had those in ages.
My Mickey Mouse.
One of our last photos together before she left to attend a wedding dinner ):
Kevin.
Inaians. (Can't put the one with Shu up because it's not a flattering picture of her - she'll kill me >_<) Angeline was trying to open the bottle of sparkling juice. Somehow it turned out looking rather..obscene :/
Still loving my headband~

25th September 2009

Returning to Melbourne on the 22nd, I barely had much time left to pack up the entire apartment.
My last night at Degraves Street. I'll miss this cafe - ahh, the bittersweet memories.

26th September 2009

The big day has arrived - time to move to the new place. Wooottt! Ivan was nice enough to offer help and drove his commercial van over. Rayy managed to get some friends to lend a hand to help out with the heavy stuff and to save time.This is hardly even a quarter of our stuff.
Because there were lack of seats in front, these 3 sat at the back of the van. They look like illegal workers that got caught for working without visa hahaha.
Our yumchar break, in the midst of moving =.='

29th September 2009
I'm not a fan of Oriental Spoon, but their lunch bentos aren't too bad and cheap too!Right before I head out again for dinner with Ching & Siang (:

That Last Week Of August.

2009-11-22T21:44:00.000+10:00

21st August 2009

What a rush after work. I barely had time to get ready for dinner because I had a quick drink with Lee as soon as I got home. I practically just threw on a dress and touched up on my make-up (which I found out to be a real epic fail afterwards).

Shwee's birthday dinner was held at The Point, Albert Park. The manager was really bitchy and refused to allow us to order from the usual menu just because there were more than 10 of us despite him saying he would make an exception when Shwee called to make reservations much earlier. He only served us the group menu which obviously was more restricted.

Anyway, one of the waiters were more diplomatic in handling us and managed to persuade us to stay and get the chef to make the exception (because we were close to leaving and already had made another reservation elsewhere instead haha)Appetizer - not quite sure what it is.Entree - oysters that were so tiny you hardly tasted anything. But they were really fresh.
My wagyu.Janice & Steph.
Janice. Steph. Shwee. Rayy. June.
Birthday girl making a birthday wish.
We got her a LV multicolor key-holder - hope she likes it (:
Mmm, I love Laurent's cake.
Thanks for the lovely dinner, babe! (:

24th August 2009A lunch date with Caroline at Monash Uni. We went in pursuit for my long-craved mushroom risotto - but failed. Mama Duke no longer serves it :(

25th August 2009

Another lunch date at Number 8 with Caroline and Winnie. Caroline is leaving just a couple of days after I fly back to KL so this is going to be our last meeting *sniffsniff*
My oyster entree.
And steak. A tad too dry for my liking.
Winnie & Caroline.
I'm gonna miss you babies. Mummy wants to bring all of you home, but I'm sure I will need heaps of space in my luggage when I return to Melbourne.

27th August 2009
Flew off in the arvo. Found this pretty sunset right before I dozed off.

28th August 2009

I headed to town with my family and had lunch at Grandmama's, Pavillion.
My fish head noodles.

Spend the afternoon looking for my brother's prom suit before we rushed back to the PJ area for other appointments.
Darren decided to take me to the Curve's Library.Because I'm a geek.
That loves to drink.
Sigh, fugly photo but the only one I have with him throughout my entire trip :(
Then we proceeded to have dinner at Italiannies. Yeap, that alcoholic made me drink before dinner.

29th August 2009

Met up with Shu, Angeline & Jon. And guess where am I taken to?
One of Angie's favourite place - Kin Kin Chilli Pan Mee.
And pork balls in clear soup.
Oh, Aunt Audrey bought me a cake from One World Hotel's buffet. Like I needed more dessert to fatten me up haha.
Dinner at Leonardo's at Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar.
Stairways from the entrance below.Soon enough we found out it was Ai Ling's birthday.
Dad, very engrossed in a conversation.
My geeky brother.
Mum.
Family portrait (:
The hungry boys.
The pizzas served were gooooooood. This was 'Big Breakfast'.
Vegetarian.
Mamma Mia.
Mixed premium sausages platter.
Portobello bacon.
Breaded fresh achovies with bacon with pimiento tartar dip.
Pork knuckle platter.
This obviously was by far my dad's favourite. Look at him gobbling it down haha.
Grilled assam fish. Yum - one of their specialties for the month.
Still daddy's little girl.
We proceeded to the top floor for the cake-cutting session and drinks.

30th August 2009
My family decided to eat at BSC and we tried out Kuriya for the first time.
Dad's pick.
My tempura udon.
Bro's.
Soft-shell crabs.
Some entree dish with cheese dip. And I ask myself why am I fat =.=

31st August 2009

NG family lunch gathering at a vegetarian place at Desa Sri Hartamas.
Then I met up with Mei Kee for drinks and shopped around (:

Err..

2009-11-05T00:51:00.003+10:00

There's so much to update but I'm so way behind, I'm feeling lazy and wondering where to start? Just uploading the photos would take forever :/ Shall attempt it soon. Maybe on a quiet night in.

I've got myself a Blackberry recently, and it's just as fun as the iPhone! Actually, it's more fun as a chat tool when I'm at work heh. Ping is NO WHERE near the BBM! Woooooot! Okay, time to sleep. I have work tomorrow :( FML.

Already Gone & Come Back To Me.

2009-09-18T05:24:00.004+10:00

One of my favourite songs at the moment: Already Gone.
Remember all the things we wanted
Now all our memories they're haunted
We were always meant to say goodbye

Even with our fists held high
It never would've worked out right
We were never meant for do or die

I didn't want us to burn out
I didn't come here to hold you, now I can't stop

I want you to know that it doesn't matter
Where we take this road someone's gotta go
And I want you to know you couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on so I'm already gone

Looking at you makes it harder
But I know that you'll find another
That doesn't always make you want to cry

Started with a perfect kiss then we could feel the poison set in
Perfect couldn't keep this love alive
You know that I love you so, I love you enough to let you go

I want you to know that it doesn't matter
Where we take this road someone's gotta go
And I want you to know you couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on so I'm already gone

I'm already gone, already gone
You can't make it feel right when you know that it's wrong
I'm already gone, already gone
There's no moving on so I'm already gone

Already gone, already gone, already gone
Already gone, already gone, already gone, yeah

Remember all the things we wanted
Now all our memories they're haunted
We were always meant to say goodbye

I want you to know that it doesn't matter
Where we take this road someone's gotta go
And I want you to know you couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on so I'm already gone

I'm already gone, already gone
You can't make it feel right when you know that it's wrong
I'm already gone, already gone
There's no moving on so I'm already gone.

I've been listening to Come Back To Me by Utada Hikaru as well, but the embedding has been disabled so you'll need to go watch it yourself. Now, I feel like going for another karaoke session! :)

Reunited Lovers In Melbourne - Angeline & I.

2009-09-15T04:19:00.002+10:00

SUPER LONG POST WITH HEAPS OF PICS.

Consider yourself warned :) Heh.

31st July 2009Erna's Birthday Dinner at Giraffe Cafe.
Proceeded to Seven that night for Matthew's birthday bash - all the way from Sydney!
Finally he took a good shot of us!

The que to go in was simply crazy because it was Seven's 2nd anniversary or something. Thank good we bumped into friends that took us in without any hassle, phew!

1st August 2009
I got up for brunch at Hairy Canary with Caroline's bunch.
Group shot.
Samantha.
Birthday gal. Me. Sam.
Erna.

I skipped drinks with them that night because I finished dinner too late and I knew they were gonna leave soon. Instead, I took Steph to Spice Market since she hasn't been there before, and she liked it :)

2nd August 2009

I only slept for half an hour after Spice Market because I was busy packing up my old clothes into China plastic bags. Caroline was suppose to pick me up before 6am to head to Camberwell Market with Yvonne.As tiring as it was, it was worth the experience with these two lovely gals.
Yvonne.

Of course we made enough money to cover our costs and chucked the stuff we couldn't sell at the nearest Salvation Army. Ahhh, at least my apartment would have less trash now :) And it really wasn't even about the money, I wanted to spend all the time I could get with her because she's leaving Melb indefinitely soon :"(

I was SO tired when I got back then I napped for a good couple of hours once my head touched the pillow.
When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was the aroma of Steph's assam laksa for dinner :) Papa, Janice & Deric came over for dinner and J brought dessert too. Man, we should do this more often.

3rd August 2009

There was a knock on my door, and I initially thought it was the building staff coming in to for a routine check on the toilet to look for any signs of leaks.
It turned out to be this. I was pretty confused with the size of the box until I read what was on it and read the card attached.
Lilies & Lindt Chocolates :) Thank you, this unexpected surprise really made my day.

I met up with Darren in the evening since he arrived first. Had drinks with him and his friend, Jon at Cookies before more people came and all of us had dinner at a Jap place at Lonsdale.

Angeline arrived late at night and we just spent the couple of hours yakking away while she packed for her snow trip. Arrive at my place at 1am and needs to leave by 4am til Thurday. Wth =.='

7th August 2009

After work, I came home and rested up before it was time to prepare for Seven. Darren wasn't sure about joining us, and went off to hang out with Jon & Mel first. Angeline & I got a little too excited about clubbing together overseas again. We did not know our limit and things got soooo out of hand haha.

I was intending to drink heaps with Phat, who was nice enough to come down from Dandenong to pick us up and join us clubbing. But it seems like he had to take care of us instead. Everytime Angeline suggested shots like 151 (her reason being M'sia doesn't have it, and it's a cheap way to get high faster), not only did I not stop her.. I said BRING IT ON!!! Ohhh boyyy, wrong move.

To be honest, I kinda lost a chunk of memory of that night and when I started to remember, it was about the same time I got really sick and wanted to chuck up. I only remember drinking jagerbomb as a starter, a couple of 151s with that crazy gal, and Sambucca with Lee.

Apparently, Phat said that I had more after that but I don't recall drinking them at all. I was told that I was spinning around and I even picked up Darren's call only to say I was drunk and hung up. I checked texts I sent (the day after) and initially thought my friends sent them for me -.-"

As for Angeline, she kept disappearing from the dance floor, only to be found at an air conditioned spot many times. When she finally passed out on the sofa, it was nearly an automatic reaction that I felt sick and felt the need to rush to the toilet, where I stayed til it was time to go. Gosh, it was HORRIBLE. I couldn't chuck up enough but was afraid I would if I were to leave the toilet bowl. Siang & Ching came to check on me and comforted me the whole time.

It felt like a mission, just trying to take Angie & I out of the club and into the car. We rushed her into a hospital because she completely passed out after chucking over herself and wasn't responding. Duh, we were so worried.

She was rushed into the ward once we took her in, while I was seated on a dumb wheelchair and covered with a blankie. No idea how but some of the guys turned up too and started taking random shots of me while I was still trying to chuck up all I could into a bag =.= Who else but Lionel la :/

What a tragedy. I shall try to drink a little more moderately from now, and definitely not allow Angeline & myself go near 151s or ABCs, together.
Me. Lee. Phat. Angie. Ching. Steph (Hmm, where did Siang go?)

No photos of the night except for this one, because Angeline realized she lost her camera at the club the next day. Picture courtesy of Lionel.

There were other shots taken that night from other people's camera but none that I want to share - too many defaming paparazzi shots taken :S

Anyway, a big THANK YOU for all of you people that took good care of this two babies :) I know we must have been a big pain.

8th August 2009

Lee picked me up at noon to head over to St Alfred's to look for Angeline. I was glad he came with me because I didn't know if Ching & Siang was gonna look for Angeline too. Besides for being well-prepared with a new set of clothes etc, I was pretty lost and didn't know what to do. I would SO wanna share a picture I took of her at the hospital but I think I'll like to live a little longer.. *shifty eyes*

She had no appetite at all after she was released, so we had a brief meal nearby before he sent us home. We had a nap and I headed out to meet Steph & Janice before it was time to pick Angie up again for dinner. Decided on hotpot dinner since there was some sort of promotion. We stayed in for the rest of the night until Lionel & Lee called us for 'supper' at 5am when they were done clubbing.

9th August 2009

Took Angie out to get a new camera before meeting up with Siang for shopping at Bridge Rd.
3 gals squashed into the fitting room as Siang tried on a dress haha.
Before dinner.
Ching, Angie, Me & Steph.
I love Hwaro's BBQ.
Group shot.

10th August 2009

We headed to Chapel St and then back to the city to walk around again mainly in Melb Central. Dinner at home and then we headed out for drinks.
Ended up at Stalactites for supper.
Steph. Me. Angeline. Mel. Jon. Darren.
I love bread with dips. Yum.

11th August 2009

Angeline's friend, Jeremy took her, Rayy & I to Mt Dandenong.
First stop - Pie In The Sky.
I had my Rendang Pie with mashed potatoes on the side.
We stopped at SkyHigh to take in the view - despite the weather. Oh, it rained 5 minutes after we drove in =.=
Jeremy and his Lumix LX3.
Miss Marple's - such a cosy cottage.
Jeremy was craving for some scones.
Angeline's love (after me, of course) - Sticky Date Pudding. Look at the amount of caramel..
Visited the tea shop next to Miss Marples.

After heading back to the city, we grouped up with a few more friends for dinner at Ying Thai.Flowers are 90% complete. It puts a smile on my face, just looking at it :)

12 August 2009

We spent the noon shopping at DFO, Spencer St.
Angie's been dying to take a photo of the huge ass purse on Bourke St haha.
Another candid shot I like.
Yes, I'm greedy. I was feeling rather hungry and had sudden craving for margarita pizza and spicy sausages.
Dinner with Ching, their high school friend, YeeSeng & his gal at Giraffe Cafe.
Mars Bars Dessert at Grecco's, Crown.
After Grecco's, Boon and Phil came to join us and headed to a nearby bar for a couple of drinks.

13 August 2009

Darren kept his word and took me to Shira Nui at Glen Waverley with him for dinner. I met him right after work but had pre-dinner drinks at a cafe because our dinner appointment was at 8pm.Finally managed to try Darren's all-time raved 'Pan-fried Salmon'.
He liked it so much that we ordered another plate right after ;)
Assorted Tempura.
Spaghetti Salad, but I preferred J Cafe's.
Lamb Cutlets and this is where the 'Feed the Penguin' session started wtf.
Green Tea Creme Brulee, which Darren had the Sesame version. Both were really good.

The penguin was happy and contented because she was fed well. I was so tired after dinner so I called it an early night and stayed in with Angeline for the rest of the night.

14 August 2009

Angeline wanted to give Seven another go so it was where we went.
Belles of the night.
Steph. Me. Darren.
My loves.
Darren. Me. Boon.
Idafi, a junior of mine from primary & secondary school. Swee Hoe took him here since it was the last night of his trip.
Dancing all night til 4am before we finally headed for supper.

It was funny that Lee only called me when he was inside 7 just as I was leaving haha. Would have been easier for him if he just went to Chilli Padi from the start. Supper was rather crap tonight though.

15 August 2009

Woke up at noon and decided to take Angeline out to Docklands and asked Darren to meet us there.
Mucking around.
Somewhat candid shot of her - I likey.
Beautiful, yes?
Awwww, she's finding her inner peace.
When Darren finally got here.
Now there's two little zen creatures. Ohhhmmm...
Soulmates.
So tempted to push him off hehe.
Just one of our moments.
Can never get enough of the harbour.
Lunch time at Fish Bar.
I'll rate it not bad for a person who usually doesn't quite enjoy Fish & Chips.
The cow is facing the other way :/
Getting tired.
I like this shot of them.
Looking pensive.
Macam some celebrity couple hahaha.

After we were done, we headed back to CBD and took them to Lindt Cafe.
Guess what did we order?
Iced Chocolate. Mmmm...

Night came and we headed to Lee's birthday bash at Bass Lounge.
Shaun, Ching, Angie, Steph, Me & Siang.
Duck. Penguin. Bunny.
David.
The gals & Christopher.
Birthday boy, Lee.
Him again, very drunk at the end of the night haha.

Supper at Hawker's Cafe after was so shit, I barely touched my laksa.

16 August 2009

The entire household took a trip to St Kilda Beach just to eat and have a stroll - though it wasn't the best weather to go (but Angeline was running out of time).
My Chicken & Mushroom Risotto - not bad.
Angeline's Big Brekkie.
Rayy's Vegetarian & Herbs Omellete.
If Rayy & Steph swapped places, we would have been standing according to our age haha.
Candid - so Sex&TheCity ;)
One of the reasons why I love walking along St Kilda Beach.
Peace.
Mucking around.
Ah, pretty :) A candid shot taken while Angeline was taking a photo of me.

17th August 2009

Took Angeline out around the city to run her errands etc.
Me - The keyboard warrior.

Lee, Iqbal & I accompanied her all afternoon to look for stuff after a fulfilling lunch at Dessert House.
Greek Dinner at Philhellene, Moonee Ponds.
Group shot.

Desserts at Stokers.
Not the best picture ever, but it felt real.

18th August 2009

We both spent the day at Myer and around the city til dinner time.Dinner at Authentic Thai Taste, Johnston Street with Jeremy & Phat.
Durian and sticky rice in coconut dessert - this was the bomb!
Fruits in spring rolls, served with ice cream.

It was time to collect her luggages and send her off to the airport *sniff sniff* And that marks the end of her trip :(

And this post too. It's getting way too long haha.

I Gotta Feeling.

2009-09-15T04:08:00.002+10:00

Kurt shared this cool as video, which I then promptly shared it with others. Makes me feel like rocking it at parties once again hehe. This song gives me bittersweet memories :/ Yes, posts are coming up soon-ish. I am just TOO lazy recently *shifty eyes*

I love Black Eyed Peas - they rock! <3

Still Here.

2009-08-10T04:56:00.001+10:00

Yes, I've gone missing for awhile again. Life has been sweet and busy at the same time. Sorta.

I'm not gonna update right now, but all I gotta say is, ANGELINE & DARREN are here!!! Rock on!

I took Angeline out to Seven last Friday. And I got so drunk I couldn't remember parts of that night. I'm sure I did heaps of things which are too late to regret now. But of course, Angeline was worse off haha.

Updates laterz!

End Of Hiatus.

2009-07-27T03:05:00.001+10:00

Before I even start off with what I've been up to lately, here's a picture Eileen finally put up. A picture of us taken during her trip to Australia with Kenji.
Date: 30 May 2009 (This was the same night I had my very first kangaroo meat)
Location: Giuseppe, Arnaldo & Sons @ Crown.

It was a chance to meet Calvin & his wife too. I haven't seen him since college!

7 July 2009

Decided to go for desserts at Stokers with Voon & Andy one random night. I popped by her apartment to meet her baby Mimi.
Cute, no? She's such a good girl.

10 July 2009

Everyone met up after work because Papa's treating at Takumi's as a belated Father's Day dinner :) Dinner was good - Japanese BBQ, something different from Hwaro.
We got him a watch this time. It's nothing fancy but we hope he liked it.
Drinks at New Gold Mountain afterwards. Mel, Yvonne, Caroline, Steph, Erna & Sam.
I'm stuck between the boob sisters >_<"

On Sunday, I attended Chin's surprise party at Charlie's Bar. Me. Birthday Boy. Andy.
May's such a sweet girlfriend - she organised everything for him. Awwww...

16 July 2009

June suggested a hotpot gathering at her house since Rayy is back in Melbourne. Yeah, baby!
Look at the amount of food we've prepared.
The start of dinner. YUMMMM.. I'm hungry once again :(
This is the amount of beef left over from dinner , untouched -_-" That's why we had to take a kiasu picture of it hahaha. It's all Papa's fault, stocked up too much. Anyway, we did use parts of it for supper again when some started playing MJ.
Rayy's bf, Lok, took this to dinner. 3 drops mixed with syabu-syabu sauce and your tongue is burning like hell. I like!!! Some couldn't handle a single drop because they mixed it with their meat, undiluted. I must find a way to get my hands on these.

Next night, I had dinner with Caroline & Yvonne after short drinks with Ming.
I forgot to take pictures of our dinner nor the lovely gals. And only took pictures of desserts!
I loved this cheesecake. Will definitely return for this. And check out their cheese and chocolate fondues.
Went to Seven with all my girls and Rayy's boy along with his own bunch of friends.
Met lovely Jocelyn that night.

Good fun, met new people. Even found a 'bf' to armour me from being made to drink up more shots. Hehe.

Saturday night was Lok and Kong's farewell party at Kong's place.
Breads with dips. A variety of flavored mussells. Steamed chicken. Fried udon. And, the amazing Thai Green Curry and Curry Laksa. Awesomeness!
All prepared, and just needed to pour in the soup. I regretted not having another bowl now :(
Reunited with Rayy again.

This week, I have't done much. I decided to be good and stayed home on Friday night. Yesterday, I had breakfast with 2 lovely couples at South Melbourne and proceeded to go shopping at Myer's.

Stephane & June attended the Miss Chinese Melbourne beauty pageant, where one of the judges was Bosco! Awwww, I wanna meet him! Good news is a Malaysian won :) While they attended the dinner, I went to have dinner with the Optus bunch at Westlake and karaoke.

Today, I slept in til late evening. I've lost my voice from last night so I skipped out on yumchar in the noon but had dinner with my mates at Malaya Inn.

Oh by the way, I've been granted my PR. Wooohooooo! :) What a wait it's been. Grrr.

Jensen's Birthday.

2009-07-13T08:30:00.000+10:00

Right after my return from Sydney early in the morning, Papa drove us home for a nice long nap. Yumchar session in the noon and a quick stroll along the streets for a shopping quickie. Evening came, and I had to get ready to dinner at Claypot. No, it's not the typical Asian claypot place. It's some fusion place in St Kilda - quite an interesting concept. No photos of the food, unfortunately.Voon, May & I. Gee, my face is getting really round... esp after that trip.
Voon has prepared so much for the lucky birthday boy.
Andy - the big bully.
Another cute couple - Chin & May.
Birthday boy busy serving fish to everyone.Voon got the first birthday cupcakes from Little Cupcakes, which is just a cafe opposite from where I live.
Pretty cupcakes - but I'm not a fan because I find the icing too sweet.
Second cake from Brunetti's.
Second cake of the night. Profiteroles (cream puffs) covered with hardened caramel. Angeline would SO die for these.
Jensen and the boys.
He was gonna kiss her and that was her reaction haha.

Okay, two draft posts finished off. Maybe one more tonight, if the thoughts in my head still needs to be cleared. Now, I'm gonna lie down for half an hour more before I officially get up and prepare for work.

Jay Chou & Sydney.

2009-07-13T06:45:00.001+10:00

The ticket that costs me $268 T_T And, it's not even like super awesome seats. But SO worth it :)Lunch at Hurricane's, Darling Harbour.Full rack of ribs with fries - half pork, half lamb. Can you believe two of us finished the whole thing? O_oWhen Matthew had his late lunch/early dinner - taken at an Seafood Restaurant at Darling Harbour.Before the concert.

I took heaps of photos and videos, but can't say all were of great quality. He kept on moving and zooming in too much might blur the quality of everything. It's time for a better camera. Care to donate?
南拳媽媽 appeared as special guests during Jay's break - I don't know many songs by these two, except for a song sung by Lara herself. They sang their rendition of Jay's song - 屋頂, which I now like once again :)
千里之外
Some people don't like his 'traditional-inspired' songs. But I think I'm a weirdo, I do! I like 青花瓷 and 菊花殘 among others!
This lucky bastard must have been standing at one of the Partyzone areas. From the angle of it, he/she stood at the side of the middle of the stage (the stage was kind of shaped in the alphabet of a capital I). Great chance to shake his hand and have a very close-up look for the singer himself, but might be hard to see the entire concert performance as a whole.When he arised from underground with the piano <3
He made a great choice, playing the few favourite songs of mine on the piano :)Another lucky bitch :(
Jay's dancing instructor proposed to his girlfriend towards the end of the concert. How touching. In front of 15,000 people and have Jay sing 開不了口 for you. Awwwww... I was close to tears *touched* I can foresee my marriage proposal will be as unromantic as it can be, because I'm unlucky like that.

He changed abit of the original lyrics to fit the special occasion. And mind you, this is not my video so it wasn't me singing at the background. I didn't upload mine because they are way too big so I can't be bothered.

I must say, I wished he did more encores though. After all, it's his first concert in Aus and for one night only, he should have gone all out for the full-house stadium.

Now, I really wished I either bought my tickets much more in advance to get nearer seats to the stage, or just bloody fork out $400+ IF I could be guaranteed good spots. No point paying if you were gonna standing far back throughout the whole night, duh.

Okay, at the end of the concert, Steph & I was expecting to go for supper with Matt. I even asked EwJin to join us in the city when we get there. But.. Matthew changed his mind :( Steph & I wasn't too confident about travelling down by ourselves so supper was cancelled.

It seems like people in Sydney seem to rely heavily on public transport. EVERYONE was queing for train tickets, I think I stood in the cold for nearly an hour. And for some reason, it was friggin cold during my stay there, unlike how Sydney weather is MEANT to be :/ Just when I decided to wear a skirt without stockings too :(

Oh wells.

Next morning, we skipped breakfast and got ready to head to city in time for lunch at Seoul Ria. I managed to get Kevin, a junior of mine in highschool, to just join us and walk us around.
Spicy Fried Chicken.
Hotpot - intestines, tofu, sliced beef and veggie etc. YUM! How come we can't find this 'flavor' in Melb???
The Corner Shop - stocks Philip Lim, Marc Jacobs, Miu miu etc. I really like the presentation of the shop and the brands they stock. Real good stuff, unlike certain fobby shops we all know.. :/
Doesn't the Strand Arcade vaguely reminds you of Melbourne's Royal Arcade at Bourke Street?
We finally were done walking around, so Kevin took us to a place with pretty tea pot displays.
Unlike a typical Japanese place.
Ugh, my cheeks.
Tea and blueberry cheese cake. Yeah, abit random.
Kevin.

EwJin happened to be in the city and dropped by to say hi before he had to run off with his wifey. Would have loved to catch up with him, but still good to at least SEE him briefly after soooo long.
Dinner at Churrasco when Matthew picked us up.
Garden Salad to start with, before all the meat started rolling in.
And the servings began - lamb, chicken, scotch fillet, siu yok, sausages, cheese balls etc.
I obviously had too much - felt like I had enough meat to last me for the rest of my lifetime.
After dinner, he dropped us off at Darling Harbour. He had plans and we gals wanted to find some place to chill. Had drinks at Home Bar, only because the other happening bar looked too good and we felt too underdressed that night for it. Never mind, we'll go there the next round!

Kevin came and joined us for abit and took us for chinese dessert because I had huge cravings. Come on, it's our last night and I didn't feel like drinking. So, WHAT ELSE could we do? Obviously, my period must have been coming. I had mango with shaved ice and sago. AND iced milk tea. And even as I was finishing up, I was eyeing the octopus balls with curry/satay sauce someone was having on the next table.

I had to DRAG myself out of there to avoid ordering it, but god just had to tease me further. Guy queing up next to me bought that and HAD to open his takeaway box for me to SMELL it. Even some guys outside the shop was hungrily eating them. Whyyyyyyyy... Shit, I still want them NOW. If you're wondering why didn't I order it in the first place, it's because I didn't see it in the menu and Kevin said it might no longer be available because he didn't see it on display on the front counter like before.

You can't imagine how much weight I've gained from that short holiday :( No gym can save me now.

Anyway, it was a good trip but I'll say it could have been better. Shall organise a better trip over there next time. Jay Chou? I would definitely go again if I had the chance to (hopefully I wouldn't need to sell my backside to buy his tickets). So, what's next? Ne-Yo? Britney? Please excuse me, as I become a part-time hooker first LOL. So DARN broke right now :(

Oh, I actually fell asleep around midnight. Even dreamt about Jay Chou - yes, he knew my existence and even talked to me. Steph is going to be SO jealous haha. Yeap, that is why I suddenly decided to finish off this draft post. And, by youtube-ing more of his videos, I'm turning myself into a BIGGER fan, crap. Videos of his performances gives me the shivers of joy haha *blush*

Mad Night at Spice Market

2009-07-08T17:25:00.002+10:00

27 June 2009

Went to Silk Road with Voon two Saturdays ago. She decided not to catch a movie with her beau and the rest of her friends because THIS was her chance to drink up and catch up :D And who supported that? ME :)

We got in around 8ish when some of her friends were already inside, having some pre-clubbing drinks before hitting it up at Lavish.
Birthday gal Gin, moi & V.What a night. Besides the two white wine bottles we both shared, we had bubbles and red wine. I'm pretty sure Voon had way more than me. I was fine until I went to the toilet to take a leak. Somehow, I felt dizzy in there and got really sick.

Things got so bad that I was helped out through the back door. The rubbish bin became my best friend until a car was arranged to send me home. Then, I was reunited with the toilet bowl again. Ah, that's the worst feeling ever - wanting to puke but it just refuses to come out. I gagged so much that Steph said I sounded like I was asking for help instead haha *blush*

This is the second time I've mixed all my alco, the first being at Red Violin with Kien. And I vow never to make the same mistake again for the third time :S

Oh wells, all was good until midnite haha ;) Can you believe I had the nerve to go for yumchar at Taipan the next late morning too :D

Last weekend? I spent it at Sydney. I shall blog about it in a couple of days ;)

Bad Rash.

2009-07-01T04:55:00.004+10:00

I caught a rash on the insides of my elbow at the end of the May. It got worse throughout the next couple of weeks, while I kept waiting for it to heal miraculously by itself. Whenever it looked slightly better, it got worse after I shower or even after sweaty gym sessions. I even had trouble trying to find tops to wear because I wanted to cover the awful looking rash, which I ended up hiding underneath cardigans daily.

Finally, I decided to stop by chemist last Saturday and talk to a pharmacist which recommended me a cream. The cream worked wonders! It's 90% healed by now. Then, I stupidly ask myself - why on Earth did I take so long to make this move??? :/ Could have saved myself from a lot of trouble and embarassment :(

Let It Go Or Bring It On?

2009-06-16T05:20:00.004+10:00

A pondering thought, but not shared. Yet.

Anyway, I'm just wondering to myself - have I changed in the past couple of years? Maybe yes, maybe no.

I think I've learnt to let go of a huge lump of my unhappy past. No longer have the interest to dwell or think about it anymore, which is good. Except for a recent incident with the bitch boss. I realized I haven't shared the whole story here yet. Just you wait and see, because it's going to be a long story. That, I need a little more time to get over >:(

Of course, I still wish that the people that defamed me would know their mistakes, because I am still pretty sensitive about people lying about things I said or did, when I am very sure I didn't. How sure? Like, I would "get-hit-by-a-bus-the-moment-I-cross-the-road-if-I-did" sure.

But, I believe, people that had the intention to do it on purpose, will most likely deny doing it, or realize their faults. The old me would probably bitch about it day and night til I run out of brain juice, but I'd figured, you just gotta let it go. There will be less wrinkles showing on your face :)

I do wonder, though. Would it have turned out differently if I confronted the person? It's not because I don't dare to. But many times, I let people off the hook way too easily and just decide to 'screw it' and start ignoring them. It might prevent a drama, but would these people ever learn their lesson?

While I want to let it go as usual, I have friends that is suggesting that I report P to certain unions, just so that she wouldn't do the same thing to others anymore, always assuming that we're easy to be bullied.

Where is that 'ganas' side of me now?! Or have I buried that side of me by chanting 'Let it go, let it go' a lil' too often?! LOL.

Funsize.

2009-06-14T05:12:00.003+10:00

I had dinner with Phat on Friday. It's not often that we get to meet. In fact, the last time we caught up in person over beer was at Lion's in April 2008, I believe.

I took him to OldTown for dinner since he wanted Bak Kut Teh. Well, actually he asked me to cook it but no way he's gonna have a home-cooked meal from me haha. Since I decided on dinner location, he decided where to go for drinks instead - Red Hummingbird Bar.

I must say, I like it ! I've walked past that place soooo many times and never noticed it. We spent a couple of hours just catching up over drinks. And made promises to go clubbing together in the near future. It's fun talking to him because he's such a bubbly kid! He was gonna introduce me to Chivas & Apple juice, except that.. Edmund's been serving us that in Partyworld since last year. Green tea is so last century and no, I don't like Coke with it.
Moi. Funsize.A final shot. But I look odd. Like I've got this smug look on my face :/

Hmm, I was sleepy on my way back from Pancake Parlour before. And because I didn't sleep immediately when I got back, I'm still fresh at this odd hour O_O