Vivid Collection Revisiting

You would love these side dishes..

2011-10-10T00:19:00.007+11:00

At Seoul Korea, Taman Danau Desa

The chilli, garlic and sauce for the BBQ meat

Sweet Korean Mushroom

Delicious Kimchi

Mouth watering side dishes

My first sip of Soju

BBQ Beef

The end results..

Seafood Pancake

Kimchi Pancake

Chap Jae

My colleagues enjoying the feast..

This would be if not 5th time my 6th visit to this restaurant. I love their side dishes. They serve lunch sets too for 2 person @ MYR30. its a good deal.. :)

check this place out and its really good..

@ Mojo Asian Heritage Row Kuala Lumpur

2011-10-05T15:40:00.006+11:00

Mojo is located on Jalan Doraisamy on the Asian Heritage Row. Along the same stretch you will find Pappa Rich and other pubs.

There was a long list of mocktail /cocktail and soft drink to our choice. We ordered a Mojito.

There are 4 choices of main course. We have selected the Barbequed Lamb

and the Chicken Schnitzel ala Mexicana

They offer 50% off for all desserts to coupon holders. We ordered both the Brownies

and the Panna Cotta. Soft and doink doink jelly.. :)

Overall the food was great. I will come again :)

On the way home I managed to catch a glimpse of the Twin Towers. Purr---fect!

Angkor Wat

2011-10-04T15:10:00.000+11:00

Tonle Sap Lap lies the floating village. An hour boat ride costs USD15

Bayoun Temple

South Gate of Angkor. These are the demons..

Stunt Angkor as the backdrop

Group Picture with one of the temple in Angkor

Kita No Zen The Gardens Mall

2011-09-25T01:52:00.004+10:00

Name in Nihongo is Kita No Zen

Otherwise also known as Hokkaido Ichiba

The Sashimi

California Maki

Tempura Ramen Set

I found the best Tiramisu, i know its an irony to find this in a Japanese restaurant but.. its really good (Rating: 10/10)

Caramel Salty Ice cream with Wafle (Rating: 10/10)

I love the desserts. It's affordable too at RM9.80 per serving. You should check this place out soon :)

my new travel buddy

2011-08-30T23:03:00.006+10:00

The Lumix LX-5 bundled with 8GB memory card

came together with a standard case

and a complimentary leather case

test shot of Komtar at dusk

@ Vineria

2011-08-29T11:14:00.009+10:00

It has been sometime since we have last met for makan makan. its either i'm not in KL or another one is not in KL. mobility rules these days. so we have decided to go for a try at Vineria - apparently it was highly recommended.

If you ask me, i think that would be the first and last time for me to pay them a visit. except maybe just go there for their starter.

The menu in brown paper. Go green..

wine for your selection

my makan kaki browsing the menu

Appertiser of the Day - 8/10

Seafood Pizza - 7/10

Grilled Lamb Rack - 5/10

Ravioli Stuffed with Duck meat - 3/10

Dessert - 1/10 rated. Somehow it looks like 2 brown nipples.. lol...lopsided one too

poser of the month with nipple of the day

It is quite evident based on the ratings i have given this place is not to my liking.. you could give it a try. perhaps i ordered the wrong food or i don't know how to savour italian food. *wink* *wink*

Note: The ratings above are of my personal opinion.

another splurging time...

2011-08-26T13:10:00.002+10:00

This is going to be my next splurge... LX-5 by Lumix Panasonic. Features Leica lens, HD movie with 3inch LCD.

Seems like next week will be a good time to splurge.. lol..

I shall share with you my experience once i get my hands on it ...

it's yet another time for happy hour

2011-08-25T19:17:00.003+10:00

see if you agree with me.. i like the glass. my friend actually asked if we can steal it..

nice to have one ...

its has been a while since i last drank. two weeks ago a thai friend was in town, so we dropped by Jaya One. i had a quick sip of Kilkenny. the foam actually taste nice. best if i can just take the foam and the rest haha..find someone to handle it

last week went for a happy hour..so call. and i ordered this.. quite fruity but i think i will prefer hoegaarden more..

i found my freedom

2011-08-25T12:53:00.000+10:00

what's next? haha...

Hanoi Aug 2010

2011-01-02T15:47:00.003+11:00

Some of the random pics taken in Hanoi...more to follow up soon :)

Kia forte in Hanoi. This car just looks so so so cool. If they are selling it in Malaysia..i'm going to get it..

Let's learn how to pronounce pepper in Vietnamese :) is it tiu?

Do you see risk in this? I think Vietnamese don't.

Guess what

2011-01-01T15:39:00.000+11:00

What is the longest car in the world?

the picture explains itself. hehe

2nd guess: Where is this?

Ribs @ Oasis BU Petaling Jaya

2010-05-03T23:01:00.005+10:00

Both my friend and i had wanted to check this place out but never had a chance to; tneh initiated a dinner treat and we suggested this place. This place is an accidental discovery to me because its located on the this row of shophouses on a road or shortcut that links 1-Utama to Kota Damansara. There was once day i lost my way to Kota Damansara and found this short cut to 1-Utama. A mini story telling of my accidental discovery :p

Ribstropics

Appertizer: Deep Fried Breaded Fresh Mushroom.

Tneh did not spare some fresh mushrooms for Chin; so we ordered another appertizer: Sauteed Mushrooms

Minted Lamb Salad

Baby Back Ribs : To me these are too big to be baby back ribs. There was one small rib + 2 big ones. So i failed this dish.

Pork Knuckles: The skin wasn't crispy. (so far the best pork knuckles i'd tried was in Chiang Mai in Thailand)

BBQ Pork Belly - it does look a bit like my "Tau Yew Bak" (Braised Pork Belly)

Molten Chocolat Cake topped with Haagen Daz's Ice Cream
I love this cake.It's very well moist and smooth.

Both my good friends...Tneh and Chin busy cutting the pork knuckles for us. :) (KT we miss you)

My Rating

Food : 6/10

Ambience: 7/10 (its quiet)

And finally Thanks Tneh for the dinner treat :)

Interesting Facts about Malaysia

2010-04-29T01:35:00.002+10:00

I came across this article from one of the blogs. For sharing...

By P. RamakrishnanAPRIL 2 — Of late, the pressure is building up to convey the impression that the Malays are poor because of the non-Malays. It is trumpeted that the non-Malays are enriching themselves at the expense of the Malays.This erroneous and mischievous line of argument is deliberately pushed to achieve two objectives: One, to get the Malays riled up and to create hatred for the non-Malays as the source and cause of Malay poverty. Two, this is a ploy to consolidate the position of these hate-mongers so that they can be accepted as the defenders of the race and champions who would deliver the Malays from their wretched situation.But these extremist elements do not reveal how they have benefited from the policies of Umno that were meant for the welfare of the majority poor Malays. They do not reveal how the benefits have gone to the crony corporate figures and the well connected political elite irrespective of their ethnicity.They do not disclose how billions of ringgit had been squandered to rescue the failed ventures of their elite group. They do not disclose how billions were pumped into Bank Rakyat and Bank Bumiputera to sustain them. They do not disclose why Mirzan Mahathir’s floundering and debt-laden shipping empire had to be bailed out with our national wealth. They do not disclose why Tajudin Ramli’s stake in MAS was bought over for RM8 per MAS share when the market price was only RM3.62.Likewise many other individual Malays have benefited enormously. They don’t lose out when their businesses fail but they gain in spite of their failure. Contracts, licences, AP permits, new shares and whatnot are grabbed by these individuals for themselves and their families. The poor majority Malays do not benefit from these policies.It was recently disclosed that out of RM54 billion in shares allocated for Bumiputeras, only RM2 billion were still in their hands. What has happened to the RM52 billion that cannot be accounted for? RM54 billion is a colossal sum of wealth that has been dished out. How did RM52 billion disappear into thin air?After 40 years of NEP, it is absolutely unacceptable that the deserving poor have not benefited in the way it was intended. Sometimes we wonder if the Malays are kept poor simply and deliberately to get their votes by blaming the non-Malays for their abject situation.Over the last 40 years, successive Umno presidents and deputy presidents served as prime ministers and deputy prime ministers wielding great powers, influencing policies and determining the fate of the Malays.Every Education Minister since Merdeka has come from Umno. Every Finance Minister after Tun Tan Siew Sin has been an Umno man. Every Rural Development Minister has been an Umno man. The Cabinet was dominated by Umno leaders.How is it that with this heavy representation of Umno leaders in the Cabinet the vast majority of Malays have remained deprived and desperately poor? How did Umno, ever ready to advance Malay interest, permit this neglect?The Umno-dominated Barisan Nasional holds the purse strings of the national wealth. Why wasn’t this wealth distributed to the poor as well? Why did the greedy grab everything? Was this done without the knowledge of Umno leaders?Don’t blame the non-Malays who have no say in the policies of the government; blame it on Umno. Who squandered the national wealth on prestige projects while neglecting the poor? Who bailed out crony businessmen by writing off billions of ringgit? It is Umno and nobody else! If the Malays are poor, it is because of Umno. Don’t blame it on others.There is a serious lesson to be learnt from John F. Kennedy’s view: If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

Be warned! — Aliran*
P. Ramakrishnan is president of Aliran

Taiwan - Sun Moon Lake

2010-03-21T18:27:00.007+11:00

Not to forget my signature snap everytime i go travelling....this time Air Asia again :)

We stayed in Laurel Villa on our first night of stay in Taiwan. Sun Moon Lake is located in the district of Nantou near Taichung.

We were welcomed with warmth greetings from the owner of the homestay. A husband and wife who has 2 sons run this villa with only 5 rooms. I rmb when we reached Sun Moon Lake we were lost and couldn't find Laurel Villa. At that time we reached with an empty stomach.
The 5 star rated room condition ( i rate it)

Clean bathroom

4+1 Dishes Home cooked Dinner. It was cold and we were very hungry......

Food=> GOOD

Dessert @ Starbucks. French Cheese Cake. Delicious!

Sun Moon Lake at Dawn

Sunrise at Sun Moon Lake

Behind houses the Washroom to my suprise. I thought it was someone's home.

Western Breakfast Served @ Laurel Villa. You can ask for more and they are happy to offer do long as you can finish it.

Taiwan Tourism Board advertises "Taiwan Touch Your Heart". Taiwan did touch my heart. I love the food, the people and the environment in Taiwan.

The branch which had grown to imitate a deer

Proton Savvy in Taiwan

How will a motorbike looks like in the outskirts of Taiwan..

All of us after the cruise around SML

This "Milk Steam Cake" can be found at all 7-Eleven's in Taiwan. Watch out for this delicious cake. It comes in handy when you feel hungry during the trip.

Price: NTD39 (equi to MYR 3.90 at exchange rate RM1=NTD10)

I was so excited when i see Weis' bar in Taiwan. At all 7-Eleven!! whether they are in the outskirts or city. Widely made available and it is Made in Australia. I'm not done; its so much cheaper than in Australia.

This House looks cool. Mau's House. (try translate mau to English :))

Group picture with The Laurel Villa Owner

Trend Setter @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

2009-12-01T15:04:00.003+11:00

A small eatery in Bandar Puteri Puchong. Behind Giant on the same row as where Papa Rich Cafe is; is this authentic Hong Kong style restaurant.

Rice in Soup with Oysters

Succulent and fresh oyster...look at this. Are you drooling?

Braised Soft Bone Pork with Steam Rice

Fried Rice Noodles with Egg Plant

Deep Fried white bait

Reasonably price. MY 50 for all the above. Shall check this place out for other dishes next.

Just Muffins @ Queensbay Mall

2009-11-25T15:47:00.002+11:00

Clockwise From left: Strawberry, Green Tea with Oat, Corn Flakes, Chocolocate Chip, Kiwi, Apple Cinnamon, Orange Poppy Seed and Banana

8 pieces for MY11 (Each individual muffins are sold for MYR1.60 each)

They are actually quite good and at affordable prices.

Hop on to QB Mall in Penang. It is located on the 2nd Floor at the north wing close to the centre court.

Ever seen this?

2009-11-22T15:09:00.002+11:00

Omega Plus Egg. Double Yolk Egg. Amazing isn't it?

Happy Birthday to All of You

2009-11-08T15:12:00.004+11:00

To all of you birthday babies...from Left Simon, Tneh and Kim Teck

**May all your Wishes Come True**

Random Scenes. Tneh was a bit off last night. Just not doing quite right..So please forgive his childish act below.

Mr Chin helping putting on the *___* for tneh. What do we call that? I dont rmb the noun. :(

I don't know what do we call this (because i didn't order it) but this is GREAT! It's so full and rich with nuts and lots of nuts which i do love them much :)
Malibu Sea Breeze Cocktail. (this drink brought the Nostalgic moments of Sydney)

We went up to Simon's room to play Ticket To Ride Europe too. We had good food, good desserts, good laugh and good game.

Guess everyone enjoyed themselves. I DID *smiles*

Been long since i laughed and enjoy myself so much. Those moments will not prolong because in reality they aren't.

Tomorrow is Monday and Let's Get back to REALITY.

Lei Cha Fried Rice from Ying Ker Lou The Curve

2009-11-08T14:54:00.003+11:00

Priced at MYR 14.90

It's DELICIOUS**

i love this dish and i didn't feel headache in the aftermath. I remember the last time i had Lei Cha was at this eatery in Seri Kembangan i developed headached after having it. feeling uneasy and dizzy in the office and can't continue with my work..tht was disastrous...

cupcakes up for grabs!

2009-08-17T23:49:00.005+10:00

that is not me...my name is spelled with 2Es. It should read Berrence! hmpph...don't know still wanna act clever use this name. Please put bling.
anyways...

I love this minnie version. it is very VERY CUTE!!

and this is mickey ... lol

mickey and minnie...

all the happy family

and the extended happy family.... :p

dont ask me where did i get this because i have absolute no idea. The only thing i know about these cupcakes are that they are selling at MYR5 each. (tht's pricey hey...)

chill @ Souled out Hartamas

2009-08-15T22:46:00.005+10:00

Dragonfly

and Apple *something* i forgot the name . lol

Butter Chicken Tandoori with Garlic Naan

Mango Prawn Salad - this is fantastic. i love it very much!!

the succulent prawns and creamy avocados... *are you drooling?*

Drink responsibly.....the stars folded by who?

ME :)

We did drink responsibly... :)

birthday partee...

2009-08-15T22:27:00.003+10:00

@ COE (for APJ Hosting Team)
*smiles*

when it comes to birthday, candles are not meant to be forgotten. whether they symbolise your age or not. by blowing the candles and making a wish seems something i dare to say everyone in the universe will do so.

featuring.....

The Hazelnut Black Sesame Cake

and

The New York Cheese Cake

Happy Birthday to All of you!!

Wishing you guys a wonderful great year ahead.

Taiwan Updated Itinerary

2009-08-11T23:41:00.000+10:00

It's cute isnt it? lol...

Fong Lye @ The Gardens Mid Valley

2009-08-11T22:08:00.003+10:00

2 weeks ago we spend time enjoying dinner at this place. The last time i went was last yr with tim and mr chin.

This time we ordered the pork intestines mee sua.

the taiwanese style mini steamboat (you see the yam pieces? it does blend really well and i love it very much)

It comes with this

and glass noodles
We also ordered the Fried Sweet Potato Balls

and i can't wait to go to Taiwan end of December!!! Sure its gonna be fun fun and lotsa fun! Talking about that i think i'm missing something here. i need to plan the itinerary in taipei eh.. honestly i'm kinda lazy plus today is definitely not a good day for me...i feel so restless.. and sien....

COE 1st Anniversary

2009-07-12T22:27:00.000+10:00

This picture was taken back in February ( i think i'm spot-able from here)

We celebrated COE's 1st anniversary on the 1st of June (we share the same birthday!)

Today this is how much we have grown....this pic was taken back in May. Now that it's August bet the number would have reach nearly 190~200. (try to spot me?)

I was looking for the clue at this room overlooking the guardian castle of HP Centre of Excellence. Serene took a snapshot of me. excitingly found the clue..yay!

trying to be funny. lol....need some crazy gestures otherwise we were so tensed thinking of how to solve the riddles for the treasure hunt.

The ESS SC Team

The agenda~

Sheree and Mingli :) (blue and green top). it was a random shot *bluek*

group pic of us the APJ TSG and Hosting team (maybe you will be able to find me somewhere)

Pasta Zanmai @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre

2009-07-11T21:29:00.000+10:00

Dinner feast at Pasta Zanmai : my favourite restaurant :)
why would i say my favourite? Cus i have been there 4 times. yes a whopping 4 times already....lol

We ordered the fruit punch. It came in a jar poured into small glasses.

Mr Chin enjoying his glass of fruit punch

Among those we ordered are these below. The names of the food are simplified versions by me. As i wasn't able to rmb the name in Japanese oops..

Cream Sauce Chicken Chop Spaghetti

Tempura Spaghetti

They gave you a separate small bowl of Black Sesame to be sprinkled on top of the spaghetti

Fried Beef with spaghetti

Miso Soup

i think tneh was too excited. posed for this pic with the cute pose (taiwanese style i supposed?) kt was like...ahha

Unagi with Rice

Salmon and Salmon Roe Spaghetti

Crabmeat and Avocado Salad with Sesame Sauce

Chocolate, Black Sesame and Green Tea ice cream

I particularly love this Black Sesame Ice cream. its great!!

I love you!

Yaki Yaki BBQ Buffet Restaurant

2009-05-07T14:50:00.009+10:00

On the seafood plattter there is an instruction of how to grill your food...

Fresh Prawns

Fresh promfret

All kinds Chicken marinated with mustard, black pepper and etc.

Fish Ball, Meat Balls and Ham

Lamb marinated with mustard, black pepper and etc.

Chicken Wings marinated with mustard, black pepper and etc

Steamed Soup

Fried Noodles and Spaghetti, Garlic Bread too..

Fried Lala

Spicy fried Crab

Fried Rice

Fried Prawns

Jelly Fish Salad

Steamed Stuffed Mushroom

Steamed Promfret

Cook to order Udon/Ramen

Sashimi Bar

Jelly Fish and Seaweed

Chill Steamed Prawn

Sushi Bar

Ebi and Unagi

Generous Wasabi

these are all the sauces available

Longan Soy bean dessert

Konnyaku Jelly

Teambuilding @ The Pullman Hotel and Resorts Putrajaya

2009-05-05T22:40:00.018+10:00

"Now Opened" a contradiction between the past and present.

Outside the ballroom. i like these lights

All of us were given a card each. We guessed it must be for groups identification

Arrival of HP-ers

the card reveals its purpose for this game. Called Noodles.
How to play?: Each and everyone have a noodle. Simple yet tough...we need to pass the noodles on our hands to the person next to us without touching other parts of our body except for our hands and the noodle must not land on the floor.

one way of passing it....swaying it from hand to hand.

another way of doing it is by throwing it to the person next to you. it was cool. my team finished it first. so i went around snapping pictures.

The instructor told us to throw the noodles whilst he was still standing in the middle of the ballroom. lol..he was in a scare i bet

They feed us quite well.

Round 1: Brekkie

Round 2: Tea Break

Round 3: Buffet Lunch

Round 4: Tea Break

Round 5: Buffet Dinner

Everyone was on their hunger hunger mode. queue-ing for food and more food..

grabbing nice seats around... quite cool but not so practical for dining.

Laksa

Ham at the Salad Bar

The Salad Bar

i miss this so much. this is a resemblance of my life back in Syd. din really ate a lot of this in Sydney, but it reminded me of humus and avocado dip. yummy...

my platter for the day

Desserts Time

and more desserts

My favourite was this. made from yoghurt.

Fruits Platter

The Iron Chef Competition. Iron Chef actually is under copyright. So we changed it to HP Chefs. There are 15 stations i.e kitchen full with equipment and ingredients. 8 each in a group.

The HP chef's masterpieces i was in Group 9: I fried those eggs. Something happened so i wasn't able to complete the spaghetti task. Completed by my team mates :)

some of my colleagues in HP

and more... see the sun is shining brightly on me!

it was a hot day

which we ended up eating under the hot sun

as the sun was setting

Pullman Resorts by dusk

it was a long and tiring day.......................but we generally enjoyed the day having fun. putting all our work behind us for just a day.

it was GREAT!!

Restaurant Yan Yan - Old Klang Road

2009-04-23T22:13:00.006+10:00

Elaine has resigned as a market researcher in Synovate. We have been trying to arrange a time to meet each other for dinner. But to no avail as she is a VIP. All her schedule was full.

It was smart of me to think of going for brekkie instead during workdays. We have decided on Dim Sum near Taman Desa along the same row of shophouse as RT Bakery House. Unfortunately when we reach there it was too early. Not exactly early as it was around 7:45am. So I thought we could either go to Yan Yan or to Tim Sum house in Tmn OUG.

Yan Yan is closer and apparently it opens 24/7 for dim sum. All the dim sums are priced at MYR 2.90 per plate.

Quite reasonably priced.

3 pieces of fluffy Char Siew Pau

"Wu Kok" -Deep Fried Yam with BBQ Pork.

Steamed Fish Ball

Carrot Cake

Lor Mai Kai -Glutinuous Rice

and my all time favourite - Har Kau

Mouth watering yet? The prawn was fresh and juicy.

I will not say this is the best place for dim sum. But the food here was okay. you may wanna check this out. Its located directly opposite the junction of Taman Desa near the TDMC.

Appetizer

2009-03-30T08:54:00.004+11:00

one day after i came back from work, my housemate was making this . Early snack just before dinner.

Tofu with bonito stock. The sauce at the bottom left corner is made from bonito. On the top right corner is some chopped ginger, spring onions and bonito flakes. it's simple yet yummy.

you should check this out one day

the sauce is made from boiling the soya sauce & bonito flakes

Last week i went to venture KL-Bukit Bintang area. Wondering why? to purchase the tix to Wang Lee hom's Music Man Concert *smiles*

it is a good deal @ 15% off. *happy* *happy*

I could rmb very well the last time i went to pavilion was when we met up with a friend who came back from sydney. and i could rmb well there is this bakery in Pavilion that sells "charcoal bread"

This is the charcoal bamboo bread by Lavender

I know it looks weird..and its so blackish that you doubt you will even put it into your mouth. as usual i tend to check out new(difft) things. if i could rmb well i paid MYR3.80 for 3 pieces of the bread.

and the verdict is "I LOVE IT"
I may venture KL again for another adventure for bread maybe?

delicious @ bangsar village II

2009-03-11T00:19:00.005+11:00

Went to delicous by Ms. Read in Bangsar last weekend.
The overall setting and ambience.

We ordered the Traditional 3-tier English Tea set for 2 worth MYR49.90++

It comes with
-Warm Scones with Preserves Jam & Pure Cream

-Assortment of Finger Sandwiches & Duck Confit in Filo Pastries

-Strawberry Chocolate Dip & Hand Rolled Chocolate Truffles

-Rosemary & Cheese Cookies

-Choice of any one cake (we ordered the apple pie)

-Choice of any 2 cups of tea (we ordered the Peppermint Tea)

June and myself posing the signature "kt pose" and some really random pics. We missed out Joy here cus she was busy snapping pictures :)

these pics are courtesy by Joy from her new camera.

amazingly....

2009-03-03T23:17:00.003+11:00

Cute

and Huge

Are you able to guess where is this place? It's Wong Kok Char Chan Ting. The one in which Roger Kwok is the ambassador.

This is a birthday gift to their diners. With the condition of minimum 6 pax per table.

It so happen that today is one of our colleague's birthday. We had no intention to come to this place knowing that they offer this. It happened coincidentally. When i opened the menu i saw this. So i told them..."hey you can order this! Just need to show them your IC tht's all"

We did not expect it to be so huge. When the waiter served it, he was carrying with both hands. And all of us go "Whoaaaaa......wahseh!" When we wanted to move it closer to the birthday girl, two person have to carry it.

Amazingly huge... It can easily feed more than 6 person. We only had 1/4 of it. In fact, i already felt full by looking at it. lol

I had a small cup of this and the side effect came immediately after. I had a minor headache since after lunch. Maybe it's time to admit that time flies. is this the sign of aging?

No caffeine for 3 yrs. I miss my flat white and caramel ice blended.

Looking forward to tomorrow. Gonna go watch "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". *smiles*

delicious

2009-03-02T00:11:00.002+11:00

Went for tea @ delicious by Ms read in 1-Utama. It is located on the Ground Floor (beside FCUK)
J ordered a Carrot Cake. I don't fancy fresh cut carrots but carrot juice. Weird i know.. but i don't know how to explain why.

I got myself a cuppa Earl Grey Tea. The last time i had earl grey i rmb after adding the milk the tea turned "grey". I'm serious. This time, it looks just like how a normal tea in brown. *puzzled*

They offer Afternoon tea for 2 @ MYR59.90. Food served in 3-tiers. It looks quite good. Maybe i shall go and try one day.

Canton-i @ QB

2009-03-01T23:44:00.003+11:00

Shrimp Wanton

Wanton Noodles

炸两 (Yu Tiao wrapped with rice sheet)

Roasted & BBQPork noodles

Century Egg Congee

I found the shrimp wanton good. The prawns are fresh and succulent. In terms of the noodles it was tangy. I've tried 炸两 when i was in Sydney @ Super Bowl. Basically i think the taste are similar as they are of the same thing. Nothing fantastic..very bland and just doesn't suit my taste buds. It doesn't bring a good flavour out of the dish.

Canton-i is the sister restaurant of Dragon-i.

They are non-halal.

Visited: Canton-i @ Ground Floor Queensbay Mall, Penang Island.

Happy V-day

2009-02-14T18:25:00.002+11:00

Wish you a Happy V-day!!
Ever wonder why is Valentine's Day celebrated on the 14th February annually?

是因为要
2个人
1生14
的在一起

do you think this reasoning is valid? it could but very judgemental :) it depends on how you see it.

anyway..i hope everyone enjoy their valentines no matter if it's with their loved ones or friends or with their families.

treats

2009-02-14T18:14:00.001+11:00

typical CNY treats for the "niu" year in Penang. Lion dance performance on Campbell Street by the Penang state government.

I regretted not snapping pictures during the Emperor Jade's Birthday. So i only have the pictures above.

I remember mentioning that i will be going to the Le Meridian Hotel for their afternoon tea. Well since its now in the afternoon and yet i'm still blogging away from my PC you know i didn't make it there.
That is because i fall sick these few days. It was really bad. I'm having a really sexy voice. Luckily i don't have to teach a bunch a kids today otherwise i would be dead at the end of the day.

The poor thing is i have 4 hours of teaching to do tomorrow. from 10am to 2pm. with my condition i don't know if i can speak. not to mention loud just speaking is a problem.

so if you want to scold me you can do it today as i wont be able to protest. because i lost my voice.

i have not been snapping pictures lately. having less adventures and eat out these days. sad to say but the momentum has gone down.

maybe the momentum in me has dissappear..

Happy happy 牛 Year...

2009-01-27T16:28:00.002+11:00

Wishing all a Happy Happy New Year....
May you have wealth, health and a prosperous year.

恭喜恭喜新年快乐

万事如意心想事成

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-06T15:52:00.002+11:00

3 yrs has passed. I always ask myself what are the success stories in the past 3 years.
It really depends on how individuals judge it.

To me there was nothing much to boast about.

What are my new year resolutions?
1. Wishes everyone good health
2. Wishes everyone filled with happy moments
3. Wishes all a good year ahead amid the global recession

CNY is coming soon....red packet season.

To be honest i think i'm getting lazier these days to blog. One is i have no time and on the other i have no internet connection.

and i have nothing to blog about. I feel as though i have been blogging about the same thing over and over again... *sobs*

2008-12-09T15:09:00.002+11:00

Has been long since my last post. Many events has taken place in the past 1 month.

Not much food explores though. Guess it was replaced by weddings.
Started working here in Cyberjaya since 1st December. Just like any ordinary new hire not much work is involved. Just a lot of training and slides to read on and doze off eventually?

Will need to travel to Sg next week for 5 days to be exact for training before kicking off work in January.

Wondering why such a gap cus there will be a 2 weeks shutdown period here in HP Malaysia.
So i'm taking 14 days off before resuming work. 10days shall be spent in Penang.. :)

Preserved Radish with Egg

2008-10-24T18:35:00.003+11:00

Have you tried sweetened dried radish?

The very first time i had it was during CNY in Mae Sai, Thailand.

All of us fell in love with it and when we returned to Bangkok we went to the local market in Chinatown to buy the sweetened dried radish because apparently we can't find it back here in MY.

A big pack. and we finished it quite quickly. It was like only 3 cooks.

This is the Penang version from my mum's kitchen style of Fried Egg with Preserved Sweetened Radish.

Now they sell sweetened radish in Malaysia. I saw it in the Pasar Malam @ Taman OUG.

You should check this dish out.

May i shall cook this next week. Hee..hee..

colours

2008-10-21T17:30:00.005+11:00

Orange is for pleasure

Yellow is for conviviality

Brown is for ...........

to read more Click here

p/s: traffic to be diverted to this site so long as the posts are non food related.

Singapore Roars

2008-10-16T18:54:00.009+11:00

Background of the Sands Casino under massive construction rushing for completion

Esplanade

@ Vivo City overlooking the Sentosa Casino by Genting construction site. Similarly rushing for completion

The flyers of Singapore

Board Games: we called it the "train game"

Very unique and innovative menu @ Settler's Cafe, North Canal Road Singapore.

tneh managed to get free tickets for MRT because he is shorter than 0.9M

Katong famous Curry Laksa

Taufufah @ Geylang (topped with peanuts)

Mos Kakiage Rice Burger (from Japan and only found in Sg, I don't quite like it though)

"The Sling"

Loh Mee with Shark's Meat ( this is good. Can be found at stall 178 @ Tiong Bahru Food court)

Bengawan Solo Layer Cake

From left: Simon, Tneh, CY, myself, Jessica and KT

From left: WH, KT, Tneh, CY

From left: CY, KT, WH, Tneh and myself

Spag

2008-10-07T12:21:00.002+11:00

Sometimes a simple meal like this makes you happy.

Believe me nowadays cameras do make something look way much presentable. Leggo's spag sauce is a bit sourish. Best is to make your own spag sauce from fresh tomatoes or tomato purees that can be find off the shelves.

Current Mode: Craving for

Moist Chocolate Cake

Curry Chicken Danish

2008-10-06T02:15:00.002+11:00

Prepare the filling with the ingredients below

Chicken Breast
Curry Leaves
Onion
Curry Powder
Dash of pepper and salt
Potatoes
Star Anise
*Fry and mix all the above to your taste*

Buy the puff pastries from the nearest supermarket. such as the "Kawan" brand puff pastries.

Fold the pastries after you have filled with the curry chicken and potatoes.
Don't try to be greedy and put too much and overfill the pastries.

Because you will eventually see it actually leaks from here.

I made the above last week and that was my breakfast for a few days.
and it was yummy :)

Cova @ The Gardens Mid Valley

2008-09-29T08:35:00.000+10:00

Cod Fish Spaghetti

Fish Fillet with Mashed Potato

Seafood Spaghetti

Duck Confit

Dessert of the day: Butter Cake (from their daily set lunch menu) Tiramisu (side order)

It was a lunch with our client Alliance Bank. The food are quite good especially the tiramisu. I liked my spaghetti :)

You should try it out one day. Pricing wise a bit of the pricey side but it's worth a try.

Rmb to try their desserts. Apparently they are good and famous in desserts.

2008-09-24T10:58:00.005+10:00

**Attention**

thinking about it if i were to post about everything in this piece of blog seems a bit out of direction. So i've decided to maintain a few piece and among the few will be these 2.

Moving forward all posts in this blog portrays food and adventures.

For rantings, complains and spills it can be found here Spills

read only if you are interested.

Food Craves

2008-09-18T17:17:00.008+10:00

I've been having cravings for below...

1. Devil's Food Krispy Kreme
2. Sushi
3. Korean Side Dish
4. Pizza with lots and lots of Cheese.. ( although i just had it on Tuesday Night at Pizza Uno)
5. Laksa
6. Nyonya Kuih (kuih talam, ketayap, tapioca)
7. Deep fried banana fritters
8. Kerabu Mango
9. Fried Chee Cheong Fun
10.Hot and Spicy Ramen

I'm still full from my lunch but i feel like having the top 10 list of my food cravings above.
Surprisingly, i had a sudden crave for alcohol. Believe it or not, actually i don't. But this is just how i'm feeling. strange i think...

Last weekend i was back on the lovely sunny island Penang for a wedding reception. It was a quick and short trip. Didn't manage to do anything else other than attending the wedding thingy. Met up with ALL my ex-colleagues from Dell. My ex-managers too. Not much have changed since 3 months ago (physically i mean). :)

I'm still thinking now whether should i or should i not post the pictures we took in Penang. I'm feeling so freaking sleepy now even though i had a very fulfilling sleep. urggh....guess im just feeling restless and "sien".

i think i gained some weight. because i look as fat. I'm FAT! You'll understand when you see me in the pictures.

Okayy okayy...i know. let's see some pictures.

Wedding Dinner @ The Grand Ballroom The Gurney Hotel

The Four Seasons

Shark's Fin with Crab Meat and Scallop

Depp Fried Chicken with Mango Salad

Deep Fried Prawn with Oatmeal

Braised Sea Cucumber and Mushroom with Brocolli

Steamed Fish Teo Chew Style

Lotus Leaf Rice

Sweetened Peanut Mousse with Pancake. (pancake hidden behind the Peanut Mousse) *sorry*

Team Picture

Standing from left: WK, Khor, Mei Huey, Irene, Bride (Ai Chen), Poh See, Veronica

Sitting from left: HL, Lee Lee, myself la, Amy, my backfill, Veronica's backfill

On the Wedding day Sunday

I was wearing the classical Polka Dotted (bola tiam-Ai Chen's language) dress.

chimuis taking pictures with the bride. There were a lot of pics taken. But not advisable to load everything here rite? It's available on my facebook.

keep the ball rolling

2008-09-10T19:31:00.003+10:00

wahseh.. i just enrolled for gym on Monday.

attended the 1st session yesterday. sweat a little.

I don't really like the gym environment because it was too cold to sweat. tht simply means more effort needed so as to burn more.

and im going again later after i shut down this PC.

Don't Cry Again

2008-09-08T11:16:00.005+10:00

Bie Zai Ku Le别再哭了 - Yise Luo Yi shi罗忆诗

Spoilt by choice ranging from flyfm to hitz to mix to 988 and to myfm. i decided to tune into myfm. it was still quite early when i left for work. so i thought i could catch the daily morning slot of "yang kwang chan ran" *just lazy to type in Chinese*. Right after that this particular song came on air. this is the first time i hear this song and i like it.

translated to english would be "Don't Cry Again"

it's a great song indeed. i know you will think it's an emo song. which i don't deny it. i'm quite an emo person afterall. i like sitting by the windows during rainy days overlooking the busy roads and do nothing. worth mentioning here is i did not cry.

if you feel like asking me why am i posting such emo posts these days and what is it about. don't try to ask me unless you can come out with 10 reasons why i should tell you.

that it reveals...

2008-09-08T11:10:00.005+10:00

remember my last posts where i did mentioned that i can't wait till the truth is revealed?
it finally came true after all the longg time that dragged for if not days months!

relieved?
i won't say not at all but honestly i don't feel a strong relieve in me.

upset?
i do feel upset but not over the outcome because i did not expect an outcome from the confession.

don't ask me how i feel because i don't know how to describe it. it just feels so different and i'm glad that i made it. i once told myself not to do such a nonsense ever again but i just did it. well i guess this is just me. the real me. don't call me brave on that base. actually i'm not. when we let things drag and hope to just erase it via time then it's not.

i realised as time passes by we tend to think and do things differently. at least i feel so different from the last experience. no awkwardness or sadness. it was random and ended as it is supposed to end.

we came from different background and we never know how each other feels and think. its crucial to make things clear that i do appreciate our friendship. you know in whatever you do you have my moral support.

dedicating a poem to you.

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you,and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

Because you are my FRIEND.

have you ever

2008-09-04T17:54:00.005+10:00

have you ever feel like you wish today was yesterday?

have you ever feel like you wish to do something better if you were given a chance to turn back time?

have you ever feel like you wish to live in the history?

have you ever feel like you wish to look for something of a resemblance of the past?

have you ever feel like you wish you didn't do something and you wont ended up in such a situation now?

and do you know that this is actually a resistance?

if you answered yes to all the above you have not move a single step since your last stop.

Moving on is not easy and i understand that it takes time. painful yet unavoidable.

if you are reading this and you think this is rubbish then okay..just getting a little emo-ed these days. need to think of something to blog about.

and this is it Let's Move On. :)

**************************************************

If one day u feel like crying
Call me
I dont promise that i will make u laugh
But i can cry with u
If one day u want to run away
Dont be afraid to call me
I dont promise to ask u to stop
But i can run with u
If one day u dont want to listen to anyone
Call me
I promise to be there for u but also promise to remain quiet
But one day if u call
And there is no anwser
Come fast to see me
Perhaps i need you
♥Remember, everyone needs a friend,dont ever leave the one u love for the one u like♥
♥Because the one u like will leave u for the one they love♥

A Game

2008-08-25T20:16:00.005+10:00

I was reading one of the random blogs and i found this quite interesting. Well take a chance to know me well and better. Rite?

Let's see....
Each player answers the questions about themselves.At the end of the post the player then have to tag 5 people and post their names, then leave a comment at their blog, letting them know they got tagged.

Starting time : 6.38 PM
Name : bling
Sisters : 2
Brothers : 0
Shoe size : 7
Height : 167
Where do you live : KL
Favourite drinks : Iced Chocolate (because i had to stop drinking coffee)
Have you ever been on a plane? : lost count
Fallen asleep at school : yes
Broken someone's heart : i think yes. cus i'm quite mean
Fell off your chair : not yet
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call : i'm an ordinary girl after all. Yes
Saved e-mails : one in my draft. planning to send to my 38 friend when i can't take it anymore.
What is your room like : Square shaped. A queen sized mattress. Next to it is my mini wardrobe and a little table at one of the corner housing my PC.
What is right besides you : which side? Right: My manager. Left: Juin
What is the last thing you ate : Tiger Biscuit
Ever had chicken pox : Not yet.I'm immuned. Need to go for the Jab when i turn 36 y.o
Sore throat : twice last month
Stitches : nope. I'm very afraid of pain.
Broken nose : i hope not.
Do you believe in love at first sight : no
Like picnics : during winter please.
Who was/were the last person you danced with : i don't rmb who because it happened 2.5 yrs ago.
Last made you laugh : i laughed a lot . so i don't keep track.

Today
Did you talk to someone you like : nope
Kissed anyone : nope
Get sick : nope
Talk to an ex : do you mean ex-colleague?
Miss someone : always
Eat : I live to EAT!

Best feeling in the world : being Loved.
Do you sleep with stuffed animals : NO!! i hate soft toys.
What is under your bed : parquet floor
Who do you really hate : who lie to me
What time is it now? : 6.53PM
Is there a person who is on your mind now : yes
Do you have any siblings : yes
Do you want children : yes
Do you smile often : very much
Do you like your hand-writing : sometimes because i do scribble and it turns out horrible
Are your toe nails painted : yes. It's pink :)
Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in : close friend's
What colour shirt are you wearing now : Black
What were you doing at 7.00pm yesterday : Watching Speech in Silence
I can't wait till : the truth is revealed.
When did you cry last : last night.
Are you a friendly person : Yes
Do you have any pets : nope. but i loved to have one.
Where is the person you have feelings for right now ? : at work i guess
Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now : nope
Do you sleep with the TV on? : i often fell asleep during the afternoon when the TV is on.
What are you doing right now? : duh....playing this game
Have you ever crawled through a window? : nope
Can you handle the truth? : YES!
Are you too forgiving : YES!!
Are you closer to your mother or father : Both depending on what issue.
Who was the last person you cried in front of? : in the airport with Suvians presence.
How many people can you say you've really loved? : 4
Do you eat healthy : always make sure there are vegetables in every meal.
Do you still have pictures of you and your ex? : i do have pictures with my ex-colleagues
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you? : nope
If you're having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to? : its her and him
Are you loud or quiet most of the time? : loud when i talk and quiet when i'm thinking hard.
Are you confident? : yes

3 Things I was doing 10years ago
Study, Eat and Sleep.

3 Things on my to-do list today
Finish up the drama Speech of Silence
Pack my bag
Read my novel

3 Things I would do if I were a bilionaire
Buy a big house
Sponsor my parents for a holiday around the world
Donate to charity

3 of my bad habits
Lazy
Procrastinate
Biting my nails

3 Places I have lived in
Penang
Sydney
KL

5 Jobs I've had
Sales Asst for Hang Ten
Kumon Teacher
Cashier/Kitchen Helper for It's a Wrap Fox Studios
Pricing Analyst in Dell Asia Pacific
Researcher in Synovate

Who to tag?
treelo
mr chin
sarah yew
Sexy
My sister Erin

Oriental Spoon @ Sooka Sentral

2008-08-20T18:50:00.014+10:00

I remember when i first started working in Synovate. i am still very free and what i do was browsing all the food blogs on earth. and i came to read kampongboycitigal's post about Oriental Spoon. and i showed it to my colleague. My colleague was very impressed with the Hedgehog look-a-like bun. So we decided to pay them a visit.

Black Sesame Bun

I have tried a similar kind of bun in Shanghai Ding on the same stretch of shophouses housing the new HSBC Queensbay Branch. It was way MUCH better and it's filled with lotus paste. The reason why i found them better was the black sesame bun shown above doesn't taste like the normal black sesame paste and it has a weird smell. Undesribeable, unimaginable normal black sesame paste will taste like. It is just weird. Rating? Zero/Five

I don't exactly know the name of this dish above. It does taste like char siew pastry but it's not. The filling is sweet and nice when it is served hot. I tried it after it was on the table for some time and it was not as good. Rating? Two/Five

Lotus Leaf Rice

This dish doesn't leave me with a good memory. Hence, this is just a normal Lotus Leaf Glutinous Rice. Not fragrant or anything. Rating? Two/Five

Steamed rice rolls with sweet corn and minced chickenThe Cheong Fun is special because it's not the ordinary prawn or char siew type of Cheong fun we usually savour. I'll give a credit to this dish for their Chilli Paste that goes well with it. Rating? Three/Five.

Fried Radish CakeThis is really good. Soft and tender and fragrant with the Bonito Flakes topping. Heaps. Rating? Four/Five.

Steamed Prawn Dumplings or "Har Kau"

Fresh succulent prawn. Rating? Three/Five

Lotus Root Dessert

I like this very much. Simple yet special. Simple in taste and special in presentation. They stuffed glutinuous rice in between the holes in the roots. Do you see? Rating? Four/Five

Water Chestnut Dessert I like this dessert but when it was served it wasn't chill enough. or is it supposed to be served warm? Well it wasn't too swet and just nice. Rating? Three/Five

Char Siew Pau "Halal"

This is made from chicken and it doesn't taste as good as the pork char siew we get. Rating? Two/Five

Egg Tart

I must stress how much technology these days affect photography. I'm not praising myself for having a good camera or photo shooting skills but if you look at the pictures above you would think that the food must be really really nice. Especially for this Egg Tart. With a naked eye i bet you can judge it's not good. Not to mention to even pop into your mouth. But via this shot it does look tempting. But the truth is not impressive. Rating One/Five.

For the Price of MYR18.80++ for the amount of food above is reasonable. Quality wise they are Good. But i reckon they could be better.

Generally none of us like the dim sum because they not as good as being published on most blogs. We've had better ones before. It's worth a try for the price you pay.

Shillin Snacks @ The Gardens Mall

2008-08-20T18:40:00.002+10:00

Oyster Mee Sua MYR5

The thing about this oyster mee sua is that they encourage you NOT to use the chopstick. Of course you can take if you like but there will be a kind note at the counter that the locals in Taiwan eat them using the spoon. And so we all wanted to try to eat like a local and refused to take the chopstick and ended up finding it so difficult to eat with a spoon. But we all made it.

Happy Rice Box Set with your choice of drink MYR9

Well if you like to order just the Yummy Deep Fried Chicken. It is priced at MYR6 per piece.

Sushi Zanmai @ The Gardens Mid Valley

2008-08-14T16:37:00.005+10:00

a week after my first visit to the horrigible service Sushi Zanmai in 1-Utama, giving it a 2nd chance we hop into The Gardens branch in Mid Valley.

It's located on the 3rd floor, just next to The Borders bookstore.
It was a quick dinner after we watch the movie Dark Night. A tribute to Heath Ledger. He portrays the character Joker well indeed. It's a loss to the entertainment industry that he left us so early. I like the movie and Christian Bale is sooo GOOD LOOKING!!

Among those that we ordered were

Green Tea Soba

Soba with Kara-age

I love the cold soba with deep fried chicken chop. Yummy.....and one thing important to stress here. The service in The Gardens is way so much better than the one in 1-U. Well you know. It's in KL and not PJ. i guess my friend's claim is proven right? you judge it!

unrelated post:
i have been watching the news closely these days. on the daily free newspaper thesun, online via thestar and nst. i began to realise one thing. im quite sure a lot of you will be aware that recently there was a big hoo haa on anwar's political comeback and the sodomy case. history repeating? let the people judge it. then the Permatang Pauh by-election after Datin Wan Azizah resigned and make way for Anwar.

and what did everyone else forgot? try to think deeply guys....

there are so little coverage on our National Day celebrations this year. We are now in the Merdeka month. I can be very sure that last year it was so much merrier and so much more mentioned in the press.

today's paper? election, next PM, oil hike, inflation and etc you name it.
lucky i've seen some coverage of the merdeka already as we move closer to the 31st of August.

mentioning the above don't make me more patriotic, do get me right. this is just to make a press highlight in today's realistic world. so people time to fly your flags for Bolehland!!.

Krispy Kreme is coming to MALAYSIA!!!!! BCorp is bringing them to Malaysia early next year. Yay!!!!!! i get to have my hands on Devil's Food and the Cinnamon Apple Filled Doughnuts. I've already told so many people Krispy Kreme is so much better than Big Apple and Missy Donuts. You gotta try them when KK hit the streets next year.

have you watched the Olympics opening ceremony Beijing 2008? i have not. because i went to Kajang for Satay. My colleague told me it was really fantastic and greatly done. Looking at the amount of people in all their performances it's like telling the world China is making it's presence felt.
and it came to my surprise to know that some of the fireworks during the opening ceremony was fake. and the little kid who were singing wasn't singing. her lips were synching the song sang by another kid from the backstage. well this is acceptable to me but how to fake the fireworks wor?
and i read from the papers yesterday that some shots from the opening ceremony that we were watching isn't live and they were pre recorded due to the quality of air in Beijing. *puzzled* how is this possible wor?

Zanmai & theobroma

2008-08-11T14:57:00.014+10:00

it's been long since my last blog eh..

so you enjoyed reading my last post? that was beautiful isn't it. at least i think it is. hee hee and now you are back for more i'm sure.

a lot had happened in the past 3 weeks. fell sick twice a month. watched a few movies. got pissed off quite a bit, ate plenty of fattening food last weekend and can't imagine how much protein i gobbled.

We went to 1-U for dinner at Sushi Zanmai a few weeks ago courtesy of tneh (a friend's name with no silent n, just pronounced it as t-neh) from his overdue bonus payout. guess i was too indulged with the food and i only took a few snapshots.

Stamina Roll

Salmon and Roe Sushi

The Squid

The service was HORRIBLE. The serve you the food..mumbled the name of the dish and TURNED AWAY rudely. A few times when the dish arrived we wanted to request something and they turned away and of course when we finished the sentence they are gone.
urrgh...HORRIGIBLE!! what kinda customer service is that? Apparently those ppl from PJ are like that. stuck up, rude and they don't care. Well don't quote me. i quote someone too...

I'm a Penangite and famous for "good" drivers *wink*

After Sushi Zanmai, we went for dessert at theobroma the chocolate.

They ordered drinks one each and i ordered the Belgian Waffle. *too much ocha from Sushi Zanmai*

Belgian Waffle

Chocolate Affair

Snow White

Ms Coco Frappe

A word of advice from me:

If you feel like having fondue please go to Haagen Daz's.

If you feel like having coffee, Dome instead.

Because we don't have Max Brenner's in M'sia. The best alternative option is those that i've just mentioned.

theobroma did not impress us and did not meet our expectations. I bet those ppl who had Max Brenner's will agree with me.

Isn't this Beautiful?

2008-07-17T17:14:00.002+10:00

I'm touched when i read this and this kind of confession is just unintentional and yet meaningful.

Girl: Talk to her
Boy: I don't know. She won't ever like me.
Girl: Don't say that. You're amazing.
Boy: I just want her to know how I feel.
Girl: Then tell her.
Boy: She won't like me...
Girl: How do you know that?
Boy: I can just tell.
Girl: Well just tell her.
Boy: What should I say?
Girl: Tell her how much you like her!
Boy: I tell her that daily.
Girl: What do you mean?
Boy: I'm always with her. I love her.
Girl: I know how you feel. I have the same problem.But he'll neverlike me...
Boy: Wait. Who do you like?
Girl: Oh some boy.
Boy: Oh... she won't like me either.
Girl: She does.
Boy: How do you know..?
Girl: Because, who wouldn't like you?
Boy: You.
Girl: You're right, I dont like you, I love you
Boy: I love you too.
Girl: So are you going to talk to her?
Boy: I just did.

Dinner @ Bakerzin's 1-Utama

2008-07-14T18:04:00.001+10:00

The Setting

The Appettisers: Scallop (3/5)

The Appettisers: Crab with Avocado (1/5)

Seafood Spaghetti (3/5)

Beef Ribs (5/5)

Mushrooom Carbonara (4/5)

The Dessert: Chocolate Cake (5/5)

The Girls

The Guys

5 of us.

I'm sorry for some of the bad qualities of the snapshots taken due to some technical error.

All the above shown except for the Caesar Salad and the Aglio Olio costs aroud MYR130 for 5 of us and it was a great deal for a buy 1 free 1 promo for the mains.

We actually met up to celebrate Mr Chin's 24th Birthday. Happy Birthday :)

I know this post is overly due but better late than never. By the way Mr Chin's birthday falls on the 11th June .

Just a gentle reminder that if you remove "1" that will be my birthday. *bluek*

Congrats Penang and Malacca

2008-07-11T19:55:00.002+10:00

to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As a Penangite i'm definitely happy for this and there will be a celebration on the 25th Weekend in the Month of July. To those of you who have some spare time...drop by Penang @ my hometown for sightseeing at the historical sites like the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion on Leith Street, Khoo Kongsi on Armenian Street and the townhall @ Esplanade and many many more....

read this for a full coverage on http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/9/nation/21773435&sec=nation

i'm running out of time to show you pictures because im going to do some groceries shopping...so please click the link above and learn about Penang and Malacca. Thanks heaps for your support of visiting my blog.

What is in the news?

2008-07-07T11:36:00.003+10:00

Rally in Kelana Jaya....

Rakyats sick of political bickering.....

on thestaronline

reads this....

The most important part...please see the higlighted para.
Oh well yeah the PM got it right. The elections are over and way over 100 days.
BUT....you judge the last sentence that "The people have chosen BN to continue to rule"

???

Do you think this work after 10yrs?

2008-07-01T18:59:00.003+10:00

I guess everyone must be busy occupying themselves with the current hoo haa of the sodomy case of our Ex-Deputy PM. exactly 10yrs after the last one and coincides with his political comeback there it is the history repeats.

Well when i first knew it my first reaction was

my sympathy to Anwar
someone out there must have plan something to frame him again?

Just to share with you what you can find on thestar online today.

A warning from the US. wow!!

Fun Hunt @ Malacca

2008-06-26T17:38:00.002+10:00

If you remember i mentioned i went to Malacca for the company Treasure Hunt. Well i was caught in this act.

Brought to you by bling :D

I'll blog the food piece at a later day. Stay tuned

Fong Lye - The Gardens

2008-06-25T13:56:00.001+10:00

If i was not wrong Fong Lye is located on the 2nd floor of The Gardens Mid Valley. I went there beginning of this year and only managed to blog about it today.

Very much of a delay but better late than never. They offer extensive types of food in their menu and usually are in the form of set.

It comes with a Chinese Herbal Soup. The soup for that day was Bitter Gourd's Soup.

The main. Cod Fish Fillet

The side dishes "Dumpling", Braised egg and Pickled cucumber and Rice with Minced Pork.

San Bei Chicken Set for Uncle Chin

and his version of side dish was Braised Tofu instead

Tim ordered the Glass Noodles with Duck

I ordered the Green Bean Ice and let me warn you it's huge.

There were only 3 of us and the table for 4 was already full with 3 sets of set lunches and beverages.

The good news was they gobbled up everything except for me. I did not finish the cod fish and the Green Bean Ice because i was too full.

Now that i currently work in Mid Valley, i have yet to go for a meal because this place costs you at least MYR20 for a set. Shall go one day because its really really nice.

*thumbs up*

2008-06-18T15:58:00.002+10:00

i think i should never try to eat Kim Gary's set lunch on my own. the reasons underlying it was it's freaking huge a portion. well this is actually the only reason..hee hee

I ordered the Mark Six Curry costing MYR12.90 ++. Cheese Bakes curry with Sausage, Potatoes, Pork Chop, Chicken Wing and Ham Came with an Iced Horlicks and Borsch Soup. *i forgot about snapping pictures my apologies*

the damage was MYR13.4 and not limited to this. i'm feeling sleepy and a bit dizzy now. And my stomach is on FIRE!! the curry was very spicy...urggh...

lately my blog has been a bit dull...i know but need to bear with all these first b4 getting the internet connection live.

yesterday i was thinking hard of picking a date to go home. hahaha yeah i'm here not even a month yet and my cousin was asking me if i want anything from penang.(she's going back to Penang this Friday) the answer was yes....can i have my mum here? and my cousin said if your mom is here then your dad eat what? oh yeah hor...lol.

okie dokie....i shall go home one fine day.

2008-06-17T16:46:00.000+10:00

oh yes...i'm going to Malacca this Friday!!
yesterday the treasure hunt organiser came to give us a quick briefing on what to expect this Friday.
it doesnt seem to be easy at all and the most important thing is we have to bring our swimsuits. *faints*
it is one of the challenge and its worth god knows how many marks.

we are going to leave the City at 9.30AM this Friday and expected to reach the Mahkota Hotel at 3.30PM.

hmmm...things sounded tricky to me after the briefing.

the best thing to expect is i'm going to venture the famous satay celup, chicken rice ball and chendol gula melaka. this is the main point to me at least. heee heee...

2008-06-13T11:55:00.003+10:00

I was reading the star online this morning and i found something rather interesting. Which is something the majority of the people residing in this country will agree.

enjoy reading..

2008-06-11T12:01:00.000+10:00

10am

sleepy

New Chapter Begins

2008-06-06T16:00:00.002+10:00

Hi peeps...

it's been long since my last update 2 weeks ago. well i was pretty busy last week because i had to do a lot of packing. Last Friday 30th May marks my last day in Dell and yes currently i'm blogging from KL. At my desk in Mid Valley.

Basically i drove myself down to KL on Saturday afternoon and it took me 5 hours to reach Taman Desa. It would be earlier if the weather allowed me too. It was raining cats and dogs to the extent where i had to switch on the hazard lights on the highway. On the highway it is. Practically I dont see anything on the road and it was dark. *puzzled*

last weekend was solely devoted to room searching...

I went to look for apartments around Tmn Desa, Kuchai Lama and Jalan Jati off Old Klang road heading to Puchong where an ex-collegue stays. It was on Monday night when i went to look for a unit in Danau Impian which is located on the 1st floor of Block 17. unfortunately it is only available in July.I did not decide on anything and wanted to venture out for more rooms. However, to no avail the search continued for 3 days. It took 2 days for me to decide and i called the lady of Block 17 and told her that i'm interested to rent the room. Apparently she did an appointment with another person and she will only decide after the meeting. On the next day she called and she asked me if im still interested. And so; on Wednesday i went to her unit and we had some discussions over the rental and utility and etc.

So i finally found a room to move into BUT it will only take effect on the 5th of July.

I was quite worried on the first day i joined the company over lodging and car park.

Lodging issues had been settled and left with car park issues here in MidValley. I'm not worried about the traffic because i stay very near and it only take 5 km to reach in 15mins time. Petrol is minimal but bear in mind the price per litre has gone up by more than 40%. Full tank for SLK* pays MYR108!! oh goshh imagine if you drive a BMW or Mercedes Benz.

*small little kelisa* a term i picked up from my colleagues here. hee hee

Parking is what i have been worried for the past 4 days. Actually im still worried now because i parked my car on the roadside. :. I would describe my mood which has been in a non stabilise state. On Monday i got freaked out because i have to pay MYR7 per day for car park. That amounts to MYR140 per month. which i can use up the funds to pay my insurance coverage by adding an additional MYR10.

Then i was told that i can apply for season parking which i was very happy on Tuesday. Unfortunately i got turned down by the staff here that there are limited passes available and it's only available when my turn comes. I will be put under the waiting list and its LONG. Then HR told me that if im not entitled to a season pass i get to apply for car park subsidy for MYR60 per month.i was relieved by just a bit. net net i still need to fork out additional MYR80 for car park anyway.

and the good news is here during lunch.
i was feeling so much relieved just now when one of my collegue told me i can actually take a bus from Taman Desa to Midvalley...Tht's GREAT news. 15mins to reach. Tht's exactly the time i took to reach if i drive. next monday im gonna catch the bus to work and it's MYR2 per day unlimited rides on all U buses. yay!!! a big thanks to Elaine :D

that will be my update from KL so far. I apologise because no food blogs coming in the next couple of weeks until i move into my newroom and get the internet connection live. Well i'll try if i can blog over here at my office desk if i'm free. The freedom wont last for long....

i'm owing myself a post of my Birthday Celebration and Farewell Lunch @ Ms Saigon E-Gate. stay tuned :D

Kungfu Panda has finally rock the screens...i've been waiting for this show to come live and there it is. I'm going to watch it real soon. Not forgetting GSC is giving away free movie tickets as a birthday treat and i think i'm going to watch the Indiana Jones next week. a fine print - tickets are for movies marked with asterisk* only.

currently i'm getting excited over the KL-Malacca Fun Hunt organise by Synovate. Its going to be Flagged Off on the 20th June. Can't wait!!

red for Birthday

2008-05-25T16:02:00.003+10:00

We went to the Flame for dinner last Friday. The outlet located on Jalan Bagan Jermal.

Soup Base : Fish Bone Ginger Milk and Szechuan Taiwan. Kimchi is a good choice if it suits your taste butts. We found the Sze Chuan Taiwan overly stuffed with Cinnamon Sticks. Ginger milk is nice.

Combo 1 :MYR39 that can accomodate 4 persons if you are a light eater. They offered us a plate of Birthday Noodle and crystal prawn for free. So in the end 3 of us were stuffed full.

Black Forest Cake for her

Up close: Black Forest Cake from Ritz Prima Tanjung Penang

Discovery in land of Thai

2008-05-11T14:50:00.008+10:00

Sawatdee Khrab by Ronald

I go drool whenever i see the fruit stalls in Thailand. Look at the Bali Pineapples.

Local Thai Strawberries for Sale. Not very sweet but edible.

Koay Chap is famous in Chinatown. This is the one we tried on the 1st night.

This Koay Chap is the one we tried on the 2nd Night. My mom love them so much. Until today she misses them lots.

Coconut Milk Glutinous Rice with Mango...yummylicious

Local Thai Desserts. One of it is the Water Chestnut with Coconut Milk called "thad thim krop". I hope the spelling is right. and another one is so much more yummy than the former which i duno what it is called. Hehee...not much information of the name here but go to the food court in MBK centre. There are 2 desserts stalls. You can find all sorts of local desserts there.

Thai Style "taufufah" with "yu tiao". The syrup is made from black sugar and ginger.

The most disgusting thing on earth i ever seen. silkworms i think...my mum was this close to trying it....and next to it is the grasshopper. Apparently my friend said it's delicious. *gross*

Coke bottle Thai Version

Pork Knuckles Rice.

Mini pineapple. Dont think they are sour. They are very very sweet!! yeah i'm drooling over here....

the double deck stroller i saw in the jetty on Menam Chao Phraya

We stayed in one of the newly opened hotel in ChiangMai the other day and i found this....

Weirdly translated :D

Among the few pictures I took. At the Wat Rong Khun

with my parents in the Doi Tung Villa

at the entrance to the Doi Tung Villa

in the Mae Fah Luong garden

a resemblance

of this

that reminded me about a friend. the photo we took 2 yrs ago in Luna Park Sydney.

Bangkok - Day 6 to 8

2008-05-10T23:05:00.000+10:00

We reached Bangkok on the 5th day of the trip.
This pic was taken in the hotel room overlooking the Chinatown. *my mom's room*

Chinatown in the morning.

The wet market in Chinatown

Thai Airway's HQ in Bangkok

dtac HQ in Bangkok. One of their telco provider in Thailand.

Zen - A shopping Centre. A whole strecth of road just like the Bukit Bintang Area in KL houses the World Trade Centre, The Paragon and the MBK Centre.

The four 4 faces Buddha is also located on this strecth and it's the busiest road.

It's accessible via City Link and the 4 faces Buddha is next to the famous boutique Burberry and opposite it is LV .

At the Chathuchak Weekend Market.

There are a lot of things on sale, all affordable ranges from food to clothing to furniture and plants and to pets.

Can you spot the look-a-like Lesportsac bag?

The telco provider is promoting the packages. Quite interesting

What do you think this is?

Deng Deng.....It's Thai Style Air Cream. I dont know how they did it...but they took out the stick and dip it into the flavours and here it is ta da..

Rabbits

Doggies..

and tortoise too...

We went to this place near the seaside called Bae Sat i think. They sell things ranges from dried cuttlefish to glutinous rice in bamboo.

a long stretch of a few 10 stalls selling similar local products.

the glutinous rice in bamboo

this is it...and it's absolutely yummy. 1 for RM1. Very very cheap.

there are a lot of those markets in Thailand. One of it was the Chathuchak that i mentioned which is only on during the weekends. The Suan Lum Night Bazaar as the name suggest is on every night. The things are not as affordable as those in Chatuchak and there are nothing much to see. Chatuchak is definitely the best place for everything.

Well if you catch a train from Penang to Bangkok, this is where the train will stop at. The Main Railway Station Bangkok.

At the Menam Chao Phraya.

Buddhist Temple along the Menam Chao Phraya.

and 4 to 5 stars hotel along the Menam Chao Phraya

A Historic Day Out

2008-05-05T00:31:00.002+10:00

At the Pinang Peranakan Mansion Church Street.
Once known as the "Hai Kee Chan" which was the official residence of the Chinese Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee. He was the leader of Hai San who signed the Pangkor Treaty. sounds familar? Remember Sejarah during high school we had this Perjanjian Pangkor 1874. Go dig up your history books.

It was a rewarding discovery and of course the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion was the best discovery. No pics allowed in the Cheong Fatt Sze mansion so i really recommend you guys to go there if you happened to be in Penang. It's located on Leith Street, near the St Xavier's institution on Farquhar Street.

Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai Day 4

2008-05-03T22:42:00.002+10:00

gooodddd morning. This is sunrise from the chalet we lodged on top of the hill in Chiang Rai.

The Wat Rong Khun Please click on the link to find out more on this "wat". I claim this is the most beautiful wat in Thailand. It looks so much like a palace.

Look at the garden surrounding the "wat"

when i first reached this place i thought it must house the buddha statue.

and you know what? it houses the toilets. look at the toilets...it's fully equipped with a towel and slipper and it's very very CLEAN.

up close...

the carvings..

it's the stairway to the Wat Rong Khun

i'm not very sure what this means. but it looks a bit eerie if you look just the shot below. you have to be there to catch it live.

the sideway

80% to completion

the workshop was located in walking distance in within the wat. This is the base.

in which they will add glasses to it and transform into this nicely done piece.

workers smoothens the surface of the clay (i think if i'm not wrong) and stick the glasses on the surface.

i didn't go and find out what this was for....i guess it was for visitor's use during rainy days.

final shot of the Wat Rong Khun

We were on the way to Chiang Mai and we stopped at this natural springs garden called Pong Num Ron.

it's really hot...boiling hot...

what is this you must be wondering....they are baskets of eggs...

what for? to cook them? but where? heheh..in this hot spring.

look at this

We reached Chiang Mai at around 3PM.

i heard that if you've been to Chiang Mai...seeing this you know this is Chiang Mai. I think i need to get more information of the history of Chiang Mai to blog about this.

We managed to catch the final hours at the Royal Flora Park in Chiang Mai before close of business.

I definitely like this....nice art pieces, statue and most importantly fresh air and greens....

the Biodiesel garden.

apparently this place is still in the pre opening phase, so we don't have to purchase tickets to go in according to the worker but i found contradicting info from wikipedia...

we took the train around the garden because it's going to take a long journey by foot

the main entrance decorated with 5 elephants on each side.

they built architecture based on countries in the royal garden too...those that i could rmb was China and Kenya.

This is the one that symbolises Thailand...called the Pavilion

the main hall of the pavilion sees

the main entrance

in the pavilion houses this

This is the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006. It's 2006 because it was a flora festival held in the year 2006. and i think now i know why we don't purchase tickets because the festival is over... i could be wrong. Also partly because i did not get more information on this garden..too exhausted and everything is in Thaiii... ok?

life is usual

2008-05-03T00:53:00.002+10:00

life is as usual even though i've already tendered my resignation....in the sense that i'm still this busy.

been occupied with work ever since last week and work 24 hours of OT to finish up the never ending requests from the US and Europe. To make matters worst there are more from Asia Pacific. You see...?

i was reading through all the entries i made in my diary. a little bit and pieces of some little things i wrote when i was in Sydney. and i remembered so many things sad ones and happy ones.

and i go emo again. because i rmb how close it was to reach an ending. and now i'm lazy to type.

i'm going to bed..

today is definitely not my type of day

2008-04-21T21:06:00.003+10:00

bumped into some stupid moron in the morning.

in the afternoon i bumped into another..

is today the moron's day or what?

my mom called and said that father can come home already...just FYI that my dad fractured his bone(s) and he was admitted to the hospital for x-ray and observation.

so his daughter here refered to "bling" has to go pick him up from the LohGuanLye Specialist Centre on Logan Road.

you know when it's accident you have a lot of claim forms to get the doctor to be filled up. so i went to the nurse station to ask where should i go. Nurses look helpful but their face was so darn black. Like i owe them salary. NEVERMIND!

then i went down to the clinic and look for Room 7 where the doctor's room is. unfortunately the Doctor was not around. So when i was about to reach the doctor's room the second time i saw one of the staff opening the door of Room 7 and so i said can i ask the doctor to help me to fill this form? then the lady didn't give me a reply and turned her head to the nurse who was sitting inside the room.

nurse: u must leave this form here. when its done i will call you. can i have your mobile phone

me: zero-one, erm when can this be done? cus the patient has been discharged and we are going back now.

nurse: not so soon because there are a lot of insurance forms and i think this form is the kind where we must fill in whenever there are visits.

me: but this is for PA u know

nurse: i know. (with her face facing downwards)

me: this is for those claim for ppl who are unable to work for income

nurse: i know. (with her face facing downwards) but we need 1 to 2 weeks. what's your contact number

me: this is only to filled this particular one piece of form need 2 weeks????

nurse: yes. (looking at the paper) so this is your father's contact number. we will call you

DAMN F**KING RUDE!! and this asshole stupid f**king bitch!!
during the whole conversation she was looking at the table and paper.

i was standing next to you and i wasn't on the table. Can you please show some respect?????
CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK AT ME?

DUMB-ass!!!!

this hospital is definitely blacklisted by me at least by the Lim Family!!!!

Reasons to blacklist?

unfriendly staff/nurse (they sell black face)
in-house cafeteria serving kopitiam food like mee goreng and teh-o ais charges SERVICE TAX!!!! What the hell??
the consultation fee was RM120 (that was because it was off consultation hours -FINE!). Then the cashier said it is a direction from the top that we charge MYR150. So altogether MYR450 inclusive of deposits. From MYR120 to MYR150???? what rounding up mechanims is this??? Never learn this before in Math or even in uni of NPV. So they gobble MYR30 effortlessly.

enough reasons??????

Nowadays hospitals don't help patients with their profession but for money. At least they gave me that feeling. And i don't mean all hospitals are the same. At least i didn't feel this way when i was in Adventist Hospital.

Judge it yourself if you don't believe me and of course *touch wood*. Nobody wants to go there.

morons on the road

2008-04-21T10:52:00.005+10:00

a moron started my usual monday morning with a rage......

stupid bitch make sure you get urself messed up one day on the road!!!!!!!

this stupid bitch honked from 2 cars behind me and keep flashing her headlights for god knows why she was doing that. if you want to f**king overtake me just do it and there is ample space for you to do it and i wasnt blocking the road because i was already speeding. well maybe you want to announce to the world that you are driving a damn f**king new car but what is it? Proton Saga 1.3 my ass. No wonder you can't seem to overtake me. go to hell and i wasnt the one with no brain it was you who is brainless!! honked like there's no tomorrow and everyone else on the road thinks u are insane and not me!!!

you idiot indian lady!!! go get yourself messed up with your new small cheap (cheaper than mine anyway) car Proton Saga. You are blacklisted!!!

PHQ9495!!!

giving you another clue. It's silver

all drivers in Penang please watch out for this insane cum mad indian lady driver. Stay away from her and if she does the same thing to you get her messed up!.

Chiang Rai - Mae Sai Day 3

2008-04-18T00:10:00.000+10:00

It was 6.30AM in Chiang Rai. Outside the hotel. Sun is yet to shine and the moon is yet to set.

Winding road up the hill but towards which direction?

We finally reached after the long and winding road. See...Flags for sale.

There's a fee to visit all the 3 places firstly the villa, secondly the garden and lastly the memorial hall

I think it costs use around THB 200

This is IT!! we explore first the Doi Tung villa. The King of Thailand's mother's Villa.
Entrance to the Doi Tung villa reads this.....

My mum was smart enough to wear a skirt on that day so she ended up looking like this hehehehe. Stylo isn't it?

The Mae Fah Luong Garden. Look at the grass. Looks gross to me actually...

Nicely done with bamboo sticks

and the sun was this high and it was freaking hotz!!

The "monkey cup". If you need to clear flies out of your way get this plant. They help u lots.

this is interesting and amazingly done.

A special species of flower..They did not specify the name of the flower so i can't help it.

i was impressed by this....the flower face downside if you look at it properly and it does look a bit like morning glory except where it was facing and it was white.

The garden with the memorial statue in the middle

a little hut for you to catch a deep breath after the long walk and sweat..

believe in your eyes..nobody spray it white

the flower facing sideways and probably that was were the sun rises.

the discovery has come to an end and this garden is the final one to the Mae Fah Luong. most importantly this is the spot where you can see from the Doi Tung villa.

they offer drinking water in the garden...and it's icy ice coldddd..... didn't dare to drink so i used them to wash my hands. :D. i agree that defeats the purpose but please think of this out of the 100 ppl who actually drinks them?

We then head for lunch in Mae Sai. A little shop near the river which mark the boundary to Cambodia. That's Combodia.

Combadian flag on the left side and Thai on the left.

This is the side of Thailand in Mae-Sai. There is a lot of things for you to buy here in Mae Sai. all affordable.

We rented a place in one of the chalet type lodging in Chiang Rai and it's on top of a hill :S We went through the long winding road, passes through the paddy fields

Dragon fruit orchard

and more paddy fields

and when we finally reach, a 4WD was waiting to transport us up the hill already

This is the little hut that we stayed in on that night.

another type of chalet for 2.

The dining table. open air.

Hangers made from bamboo. creative but not practical. not strong enough to hang my towel even.

owing you owing me

2008-04-17T17:04:00.003+10:00

i realise ever since i started to blog about the food i ate, or the places i've been to, i actually had neglected to blog about the personal piece of myself which originally it was meant to be.

anyway..i've been in hibernation mode recently and i still dont find the reason why. Strange aye? i'm very sure i'm still owing not you but myself the post of my vacation in Bangkok a month ago.

last week I went for dinner at this place called Bukit Genting which is located on the stretch of the road from Teluk Kumbar heading to Balik Pulau. Food is nothing extraordinary. Most of the value goes to the scenic environment. A great place for sunset and sunrise but food wise not recommended. It's Pork Free too...(picture should flow after i completed the Bangkok Piece)

do you find the media nowadays have nothing great to talk about but they repeat themselves. Things like...

I'm not stepping down

sounds familiar to you? Bet it is because ever since 0803 that was the one and only controversial hawt juicy issue that everyone has been occupying themselves with.

I also came about this article this morning about the increasing stds of living. An auntie made a comment that she heard rising prices of food and neccessities but her husband's pension never increase. Well that shows that the quality of life actually deteriorates.

But that doesn't mean that when we get pay increments we are better off. Because the pay increment is meant to cover for inflation. We are no better or worst off. Quality of life stay the same? Hell no...Because when we earn more we tend to spend more and that's the issue of human being not able to succumb to temptations. Well that then is our fault.

Hahaha...it sounds like i'm giving a lecture on Economics. Rmb im going to move in to Market research and hey i can't wait for the next phase in my career. But i have a month and a half to kill in "the great place to work" before moving down central of the peninsula.

Haven't found a place to move in. Haven't figure out what to move and how to move them.

What's important now? Bye Bye....time out and i'm heading to gym now.

adios...

Been there, Done That

2008-04-05T23:25:00.002+11:00

It was a lovely day last Monday where coincidentally the manager that i used to report to was on leave and the other colleague who sat behind me was on MC. The lady who sat diagonally from me went to the toilet. And there was my manager sitting next to me.

So how did i approach her?

ME: ohh is HL on leave?

Manager: Oh yes....

Me: oh is it...i have a bad news (opened the drawer and took out 2 envelopes) i want to resign.

Manager: ....... (took out the letter and read it)

ME: *smile* I'm moving to KL

Manager: oh..to Lenovo? (because Dell employees are famous of moving to their competitors)

ME: Nope. It's a consulting firm in KL

Manager: I see...

From the way i look at her facial expression i know my resignation was not a surprise to her. but it was a surprise to all the rest. I gave so much hints that i will be leaving Dell one day but it was not expected to be so fast. As fast as 2 weeks after my performance review. I was promoted to a Senior Pricing Analyst and received an increment of 18%. That was great news aye?

and my guess came true...my manager told me 2 days ago that she knew i will be resigning. she actually make that guess a few months ago. haha....well she is a very kind and good manager. I wish her all the best in Dell.

That's it!!
I have tendered my resignation as a pricing analyst in Dell Asia Pacific on the 31st of March.

Finally it's true. I'm no longer dreaming of leaving that place. It was not a difficult decision make.

I gave 2 month's notice and my last day in Dell Asia Pacific is on the 30th of May.

Plans moving forward?
I will be reporting to work on the 2nd June 2008 with Synovate Malaysia which is located in Menara IGB South court of Mid Valley Megamall.

I think it will be quite a rush for me to move on the 31st of May to KL because i only have 2 days to settle down but... no choice but this is it. I'm positive with the move.

The only issue now is looking for a place to stay.

Chiang Rai - Day 2

2008-03-22T13:57:00.005+11:00

Our location on the second day was = I don't know. The only thing i knew was we were heading towards Chiang Rai. While we were on the way we visited a few temples and the story flows below.

Pork Knuckles Rice for Breakfast

and Pork Ribs Rice Noodles Soup

Time for another temple

I was amazed and at the same time shocked when i saw them worshipping the Buddha with a Pig's head. Do you see it?

We went up to this temple which was located on top of the hill.

From there look at how does the country of Thailand looks like. I felt so relaxed and green then. Fresh air too unlike those we find it here locally. It looks a bit like the Jelapang Padi in Kedah...hahaha.

We had lunch on the hill in this hut.

These was what we had. Do you see the shit lookalike thing on the bottom right corner? Apparently it's pig's intestines stuffed with pork.

From where we sat while satisfying ourself with food we had this in the background. If only the weather was cool then it would be a great lunch :)

Another temple which i don't know what it calls

The gigantic Sleeping Buddha I've ever seen.

We finally reached Chiang Rai at around 5PM in the evening. We stayed in one of the hotel called Sabai Inn. They offer free internet access tooo...
We then had dinner at one of the best local restaurant that served the best Fried Egg with Radish.

This is the Chiang Rai night Market. Everything is darn cheap. A pair of earring for THB10 and 2 T-shirts for THB99. Amazingly cheap!!

The dog who has purple fur..The owner actually dye them and apparently she (i presume) was so used(maybe bored) to camera flashes that the she sometimes don't feel like posing for a picture. Lansi isn't it?

Tower Glass for Chang Beer. FYI, local Thai beer is called Chang.

Bangkok - Day 1

2008-03-15T19:57:00.010+11:00

Day 1
Survanabhumi Airport Bangkok

Interesting...

Not very clear..i was standing too far... let you make the guess

This is the exterior of the airport. Apparently its a low cost airport and tht's why its not painted.

This is the tastiest Fried Chicken on Earth!!!

Roots rooting (ted?) outside the temple.

It's very creative of them by folding these joss papers into this mini tower

This is a famous buddhist temple.

Very nice architecture isnt it? and very goldly

The sun almost sets when we were there.

I didn't climbed up the steep stairs, we used the backdoor

while we were on the way to dinner...amazing thai's sitting on the bike WITHOUT helmets you see. 3 of them!!

We reached the hotel which i duno what name it was and which location it was cus we reached at 11PM. I was too sleepy to bother even. A decent room with TV and fridge costs THB350 per room. Cheap isn't it?

Updates to the rest of my vacation: Day 2 to Day 8 will follow suit soon...

New Term for Penangites

2008-03-12T01:46:00.002+11:00

don't think this blog has been abandoned...it won't

it was in the non updating status because i was

away for a vacation in BKK (which i will blog about it soon) *i'm owing myself so many posts out here *sobs *sobs
since my arrival from a long (9 days not very long but quite long) vacation i have been occupied by following up with my job as a pricer.
then this week: 5 days x 8 hours is all committed to the Finance Academy. (a training which is compulsory for all Finance Folks in Dell to attend)

I hope i'll get this up and running soon...

By the way DAP won!!

Go Rocket!! and please prove yourself but don't overdo it. We are giving you this 4 yrs term and cherish it.

And Jeff Ooi is representing us in the Parliament. If u don't know who Jeff Ooi is please visit his blog @ jeffooi.com

Leaning Tower in Malaysia

2008-02-23T15:13:00.011+11:00

is located in Teluk Intan, Hilir Perak (previously know as Teluk Anson)
My father was born in TI. We drove back to his hometown on the 2nd day of CNY.

We had Steamboat and Barbeque on both the nights we were there in TI. My cousin prepared this Yee Sang for a prosperous year. The higher the toss goes the more prosperity comes.

The children can't wait to "lou"

Posing before the tossing. Can you spot me? Those in the pic are my aunties and uncles and cousins and nieces and nephews etc. I have so many relatives and this is just 1/9 of them.

There it is.....Don't think it's for us to eat cus it's mainly for tossing :)

Uncle No.3 took us to this place in "Pan Kang" (in mandarin) on the 3rd day of CNY. See the mini crabs. Those are meant to be thrown into the rubbish dump.

Workers dumping all the fishes to the basket from the blue container full with all kind of fishes, prawns, cuttlefish and all various types of seafood.

Then they started to choose and allocate them into baskets of the same category. Do you see the sting rays?

All the fishes in the basket ready to be distributed to the fish markets everywhere around Malaysia.

4th day of CNY. The traffic looks smooth rite? don't judge too early

See!? That's our fast lane!! They conquer our lane. Well, reason was the journey up north was smooth. Only city goers were having a hard time heading south.

I have 2 more posts to go featuring the Yee Sang CNY dinner sponsored by Dell. One @ Sesame+Soy and one @ Jade Blossom.

Stay tuned..

Happy V Day

2008-02-17T23:13:00.002+11:00

Happy V Day to all.... (belated?)

V Day is always the day to express your love to your loved ones and more often than not you wish to spend the particular day with them. Whatever you do whether it's having a simple dinner, catch a movie or spend time talking on the phone for those who is on a LDR. Some may catch a flight back to celebrate this special moment. most impresses the other half by giving them pressies like Flowers, Chocolates and things they could think of.

My V Day was never extraordinary because i had to work and it coincides with the Thin Kong's birthday which falls on the 9th day of the chinese lunar month. So don't get things wrong the flower in the featured picture is a gift to the 'thin kong" :D

Guess something struck my mind. Yesterday i went to catch some movies. We had a movie marathon from 12noon to 7PM.

That's a freaking long not done things in my life. We started off with the show

Kungfu Dunk directed by Jay Chou. I realised the song that i have been listening on My FM with the "tofu""tofu" "kungfu" kungfu" is the soundtrack for this show. gosh man....the first time i heard it i was like what the hell? what kinda stupid song it is? tofu? this show is rather good except the part where the sifus came in to the basketball championship and showed some kungfu that doesnt make much sense. minus tht it's a good show.

then we had lunch at Ajisen Ramen. I obviously don't bother to take a picture of what i ate because i certainly don't have the mood.

Touch 3PM. Dan in Real Life is finally there. This is a Love cum Comedy by Steve Farrell who is a columnist who writes to people who have problems in love. Something like what we usually find on Thursday's Big Brother in The Star. He was visiting a bookshop in his hometown and bumped into a hottie whom he's interested with which he found out on the same day she is his brother's girlfriend. interesting isn't it? Noting to fancy about but i think this could happen.

Touch 5.20PM. Time for some Extra-Terrestrial by Stephen Chow - Cj7. Well you know Stephen Chow's masterpiece. Full with nonsense, humour and just plain laugh.

the movie marathon ended at 7PM.

suddenly i have the crave for Seoul Ria's side dishes. hmmm......tht's when i love rice lots.

a lot of times i feel confused. not knowing what went wrong and what should i be doing. Should i follow the current and let things be after all i'm comfortable with it and why not? But sometimes i kept thinking for a change do something!! I used to be very brave, very pat, very fat, very talkative, very mean and very fierce. Now as times passes by i became less brave, not so pat, not as fat but still fat, less talkative, still very mean and still fierce. what is there to do? i hate myself for being so gutless. did i change for the good or bad after all this years?

It's 2008 and always my hope is for a better year and may if not all some of my dreams do come true. Are my dreams so hard to be fulfilled?

i'm feeling so damn bored now...need to boost my life a bit please.

Dinner @ Audee's during CNY

2008-02-13T23:43:00.000+11:00

strange aye CNY but western food?? :D
anyway................................
Immediately 2 hours after i stepped my foot on the land of Penang on Sunday(4th day of CNY), i went for a date with my friend(s)

I went to a friend's place to "pai nin" before heading to Audee's for dinner. Those who were there were

clockwise from left: Chee Yin, Myself, Sau Chi, Sin Huei and Wei Li

What we had?

Cod ,Tuna and Salmon with Salad

Beef with Salad

3 Combination Soup: Chicken Soup, Seafood Chowder and Pumpkin Soup

Tiger Prawn Olio

Seafood Carbonara

CodFish Fillet

LambShank with Mint Sauce

and finally There comes our dessert.

German Cheese Cake

Creme Brulee

All the above costs MYR255 for 5 of us.

we went for a drink @ Bed on Belissa Row right after that to chill

great ambience and nice enviro

and cosy sofa's

most importantly

an artsy glass

"Lou Sang" @ EQ

2008-02-13T02:08:00.000+11:00

The director who gave us boxes of Mandarin Oranges and Mooncakes has moved on to another role in Dell.

so that means they have a new boss. As a kickstart he came to Penang to meet us and treated us dinner at EQ - Golden Phoenix Restaurant.

I was too busy eating and out of 10 courses i only manage to snap a few pictures of the dishes that was served. my apologiesbecause i didn't bring along my Sony T-2. bear with the blurer shots via Sony Ericsson Z610i.

Firstly the Salmon Yee Sang

Deep Fried Garoupa with Black Pepper Sauce

Kampung Chicken with herbs, abalone and dried scallops

Fried Hor fun with Seafood

Stuffed Cabbage with Dried Scallops

also served was shark's fins, black sesame glutinous rice balls, 4 seasons and etc.

the most important thing he gave each and everyone of us an ANG POW

a whopping MYR50 "hong pau"!!!

happy happy!!!

Happy CNY!!!

2008-02-07T20:37:00.000+11:00

May the year of Rat brings Health, Wealth, Fortune and Success to Everyone.

恭喜!!恭喜!! Welcome to the year of Rat.

As CNY approaches no one will ever forget

Ang Koo ( Red Tortoise??) and Huat Kuih ( Fortune Cake?)

and GOLD!! (Kam in Cantonese and Hokkien, Gan in Mandarin). The rest are like Pomelo, Pineapple(Ong Lai - Fortune Come!!) and the erm i dont know what we call that. You know in ancient drama series they use it as their tumbler? Hahh..yeah tht one!

To top up the ambience, we decorate our house with the ornaments like this

and we put up this

and we eat fattening, heaty but delicious CNY cookies like the Arrowroot Chips, Love Letters, Pineapple Tarts, Peanut Cookies and many many more.

to make things short

2008-02-06T17:49:00.000+11:00

Jane was back a month ago. We met up and we had

tada....the Ice Cream Fondue from Haagen Daz.

A little group photo...Jane and Loiuse, Myself, Sau Chi and Sin Huei

We met for lunch the next day at Nando's Queensbay

clockwise from left: Bee Bee, Jane, Thean Er, Myself, Sau Chi, Sin Huei, Daphne, Gim Heong and Hui Ming

*********************************

Do you still remember i mentioned about my car who got kissed? It really look fugly but it's not serious and yet it costs MYR200 to repair.

I was in KL last December for the NYE. I came to draw a conclusion that traffic jams are caused by traffic lights. But when we don't have traffic lights it is definitely very dangerous because i want to go first and you want to go first too. What a dilemma. Well i think we need Traffic polices!!

Finally....

2008-02-05T00:32:00.000+11:00

oh man....FINALLLYYY!!!

i have my internet!!!

i have so much blog entries to make as a result of this stupid streamyx connectionless for 3 weeks.

rmb i was saying i was preparing myself for the bomb last week?

there was no bomb...everything is perfectly normal and fine wor...

and i was told to take care...

what am i gonna do now?

take good care of myself definitely

i used to think if i go to bed at 11 and woke up at 7 means i dont have enough sleep. But you know what tht's a whopping 8 full hours. i usually force myself to sleep until 8 and drag myself forcefully to work.

and i was surprised to hear that one can sleep 5 hours a day and look so damn fresh.tht's weird or should i say admirable?

i definitely need at least 7hours.

anyway...let me think how many blog posts to update. if i don't now i'm gonna be frustrated for the next 3 weeks because i have on my hands KL trip, Jane's birthday, Lunch with Jane, christmas dinner, CNY dinner and for the next few days CNY pics to post and Bangkok Trip to boast about.

urgghh....stressnya

and the chatterbox is gone again....aduimak!!!

2008-01-30T19:48:00.000+11:00

you know how life can be the same when you don't have dramas to watch?

i was down with no dramas( i mean new ones) to watch ever since 18th January....

and i dont see myself having extra free time.

interested to know why or not?

i dont care if you seems not to care but i'm gonna tell you this :p

someone offered the steps to yoga video to my manager and so i copied them to my desktop.

so almost every other night i practise yoga for at least 1 hour after dinner.

you think? with this you think i have the time to watch drama or not?

anyway...i'm running out of time cus i have to go now.

I have a CNY dinner to attend

A celebration before the bomb comes tomorrow.

2008-01-25T17:09:00.000+11:00

Imagine sitting down here with nothing to do

And what you can do is to wait tick tick tick (not rain) but for the clock to touch 5PM.

Owh…not exactly 5PM to be frank. I came in at 8.45AM this morning.

Basically I did nothing much since 9AM this morning…believe it or not please do.

Sometimes I feel like a vase….come in everyday waiting to go home. What’s the point?

Worst thing I don’t feel like a useful resource here…what a wasted resource. You think what 15years of education just to sit here and wait for the sun to set everyday? So so so wasted with my experiences and knowledge. I can still proceed further.

Should have gone somewhere else to feel appreciated.

Yes....Waiting for March to come!! Better be soon!!

2008-01-24T17:52:00.000+11:00

the streamyx is up and running but the phone line is down....

basically i still can't connect to the internet until today.

1 Week without internet and it does kill me...

killing me softly

but i'm quite happy currently because i'm going to Bangkok!!

Departing Penang 24th Feb

Departing Bangkok 3rd March

yay!!!....

Then i shall tender my resignation letter in March!!

hibernation

2008-01-21T17:32:00.000+11:00

my apologies for being MIA for the past 10days or so..

a lot has taken place in my life

like what you must be wondering...

like...someone knocked my car, no streamyx connection etc.

hopefully the streamyx will be back in action soon

been waiting so patiently to go online because i have to start applying for jobs you see..

urgghh...

2008-01-11T01:38:00.000+11:00

2 more posts.

1. KL Trip
2. Jane's Birthday

Christmas Lunch cum Stella's Birthday Celebration

2008-01-10T11:40:00.000+11:00

Need to update desperately..i have too many post waiting for me to publishhh...

the enviro at Hardwicke House

At the Waiting Area

Wine Cellar

Still hungry me posing for a picture

Sin Huei just got back from Taiwan, so she gave us each of this with Omochi and Pineapple Biscuits flew all the way from Taipei.

The kickstart....I gobbled 2 pieces of this because i was starving...... *thumbs up from Sau Chi*

Our Salada came...and what an arty fartsy longy name :s

Smoked Salmon Confit Cherry Tomatoes Romaine Leaf with Caesar Dressing

Brocolli Soup with Herb Croutons

Traditional Roasted turkey Breast with Sauteed Vegetables; Mashed Potatoes with Red Wine Glaze

Grilled Lamb Shoulder with Sauteed Vegetables; Mashed Potatoes with Black Pepper Sauce

Our Side Order: Seafood Spaghetti

Trying to imitate girls out there who likes to pose with the hand signal Peace we went with Scissors, Paper and Stone combination.

Busy posing for the Group Picture when the soup came. Until the waiter offered himself to take a group picture of us. tada...

That was a Candid Shot....

I wont recommend you to go for their Christmas Set Meals. Because the turkey was a too dry and hard. The spaghetti has a very weird sourly taste. Try a'la carte because i've been there once and it was really really good...

Last But Not Least an Amazing Presentation of Stella's Cake...

at least she was very Happy indeed.

2008-01-09T02:02:00.000+11:00

i should be better by now...but i'm feeling very sleepy cus i didn't have a good night sleep

the worst thing that can happen is i

could not believe i'm still thinking of the possible hint.

it is such a bad timing and god knows why was i not paying attention and why did i not answer back...

urgghhh...i am so silly

2008-01-07T17:07:00.000+11:00

i'm feeling very weak now

not able to focus on my work

having this stupid damn it menstrual pain

that i have to go through every month!! urgghhhhh!!

the worst thing is whenever this happens i need a bed to lie on...

it's really really torturing noww.....

i feel dizzy and i can't look at the screen properly...i'm forcing my eyes to open

and i'm feeling strengthless miaa...

:'(

it's currently 2.22pm i have 2.5 hours to kill before i can pack my bag.

SPA Anyone?

2008-01-05T01:37:00.000+11:00

I have a few post that i wish to update here such as the

1. GCP Christmas Dinner
2. Christmas Lunch cum Stella's Birthday

but nothing is more important than this.....

A Gift Voucher worth MYR200!!

A moment ago i realised it's a Balinese Massage...And of course i don't know what makes a SPA Balinese Style.

What is a Balinese massage?

A Balinese massage uses a combination of gentle stretches, acupressure and aromatherapy oils to stimulate the flow of blood, oxygen and 'qi' (energy) around your body, and bring deep relaxation and wellness.

What is a Balinese massage good for?

A Balinese massage works deeply to soothe damaged tissue, and relieve strained muscles and joint pain. The boost to your circulation will help reduce stress and rebalance your body.

quoted from goodspaguide.co.uk

By reading through the lines, i feel relaxed already....

What makes things worst/better (depends on how you judge it) is a whopping 4 Course Lunch Treat after the SPA.

humans these days are so pampered...

I'm a little scared though...who is that person who's gonna touch me....where are they going to touch? :S and do i need to rip my clothes off ah?

I think it's for me to find out and for you to know. Obviously not before i go. Basically means i have to go before the voucher expires.

*on a unrelated note* i was talking to my friend 2 days ago and came to talk about seeing the dentist. My last visit to the dentist was like 3 yrs ago. I think i need to go and get a dental check up soon.

yadda yadda....bling tends to procrastinate these days...just bear with me and i'm sorry

Happy New Year!!

2008-01-02T00:24:00.000+11:00

My New Year Resolution = > Get Married!!

Don't be shock to be shock cus you have the right to be shock cus i'm pulling your legs. Muahahaha

anyway...

It is to Get a New Job. (obviously that didn't turn into reality last year, this is carried forward)

also

To Go Travel!!

and a few more not worth mentioning here. Hehe

I received a letter from the bank last week...It reads this

Dear Ms Lim,

We are pleased to inform you that your new Credit Card Limit is MYR5,500

What the heck? MYR3,000 is enough for me lor. Keep on increasing and what is it for? So that i'll overspent and you'll earn more interest from me? urrghhh....

2007-12-29T14:29:00.000+11:00

i managed to found out something last night..

first i found it strange, because i'm not sure what happened yet.

then

the bling u know definitely went to investigate.

and then

tada!! got it...i found the ANSWER!!

I feel lost and confused... Damn shitty and i wish i dont give a damn on this!!!

I didn't know tht this could happen okay?

and the best part...i remember very well i didnt do anything at all u know? sigh man

unrelated note* i think i'm having an emo stress. Not valid until proven true of course but then i could. go to the gym everyday and sweat like mad...when i say mad means mad. Need to get anti-perspirant to stop perspiration! and right now i feel like scolding that someone..ish

*bangs wall*