new header!

noticed the new header? nice?

i love it!!

photo and editing credit to leemun.

it was actually a candid shot and overexposed. it turned out really nice! just the way i like it after editing.. thanks uncle mun!!

 

a new beginning

started new job for a week and i can see that i'll be very very busy from now onwards. though the company is small, i know that i can learn a lot from there. hopefully everything will go smoothly for me. i cannot let myself and everyone around me down again. especially those who are close to me. especially my ex boss. especially Smelly. i cannot afford to hurt them again and again, seeing me go aimlessly not knowing my direction even though i'm already holding a map and compass. i cannot fail them endlessly. i cannot waste my time anymore. cos i'm not young already. i've got wrinkles forming in the corner of my eyes. fine lines are more visible on my neck. back is getting hurt from sitting too long in the office. sigh! signs of aging..

oh.. last weekend we had farewell dinner for Gary and Joyce. they're migrating to NZ. hope they will have a wonderful new life there. photos coming up soon... IF i have the time to arrange it.

went for a drink and some shopping with Ann. omg... it's been like.. a year since we last went out. good to know that we've not drifted apart, like most best friends do after a while not seeing each other. i'm so glad that i've wonderful besties. two is enough for me... quality is always more important than quantity ;)

p/s: ann, we should hang out more often yea?

i is back!

back from Bangkok last Monday. too lazy to upload photos cos Opera and Safari is damn stupid. can't organize the photos. 

summary: Bangkok is definitely NOT a place for me and Smelly. cos he doesn't really like shopping. and seeing him waiting for me while i do is a bit of a pain la.. kesian him.. another thing is.. the hotel that i stayed in is very inconvenient. far from shopping area. far from taxi stand. far from BTS station (have to walk at least 10 minutes). a bit regret that i didn't consult David, a good friend in Bestour.

so people, next time don't pandai pandai like me, do research online only, never ask properly. 

i've uploaded the photos in facebook so not gonna put it all here again.

us at The Dome at State Tower. celebrate my birthday ma.. but mana tau, this skybar punya view is not that nice cos it's not fully open air (should've went to the one at Banyan Tree Hotel). and it costs us over rm100 for 2 drinks. my advice... don't go to any of the skybars. better buy liquor from supermarket or 7-eleven there. damn cheap.

at angkor wat

we wanted to go Wat Pho, The Sleeping Buddha and the Grand Palace but then we didn't know that we can't go in with shorts (another reminder: please DO RESEARCH PROPERLY before you travel next time!) so we went to another temple instead. it was a small temple. only open to public on selected days. we were lucky that so happen it was open the day we went there.

we bought some joss stick and candles and it came with a small piece of paper. we threw it away not knowing what was it for.. after praying, we got to know that the paper is for us to scrape off the gold on the Buddha statue and bring it home. it'll bring good luck.

-_-

no. we didn't take it back from the dustbin though i really feel like doing so. but then.. it was the heart that counts, right?

went to Chatuchak, Pratunam and Suan Lum night market.  another advice is... you can choose to go either one of the above mentioned place. cos the things they sell are all the same. personal advice: go to Pratunam Market, opposite Platinum shopping center (Platinum also selling the same thing in Pratunam but price a bit different cos one got air cond, one don't have). don't have to waste your time shopping in Suan Lum cos it's like our Petaling Street. they cut tourists punya throat like we slaughter chicken for Chinese New Year. but can go there for food though.

er...

overall it was a tiring trip cos we spent too much time in the taxi cos Bangkok's traffic jam is terrible and the hotel is far. we're definitely going for beach holiday next time!

oh yeah... Happy Birthday to ME!!!

birthday gift from Peks...

new hair!

cos she always say my hair style is very "liong" so she insisted that i pay a visit to Shawn Cutler. so how? nice? Smelly said it's nicer than how daddy always cut it (shhhh... don't let daddy know ok!).

hmm... should i cut it short again?? 

salty food is for porridge.

Since the minced pork is too salty, i've decided to cook porridge on Sunday. so i went to get some canned makerel with black bean and perserved vege to go with it.. no need took... just heat it up and we're ready to eat! but cooking poridge is quite mah fan cos need to keep on stiring it so that it won't burn. (it's actually my first time cooking porridge! lol!) so i called daddy to get some idea on how to actually cook porridge (paiseh..) cos i scared it came out not like rice, not like porridge.. die. luckily i did well. i'm soo proud of myself... oh... told daddy about my too salty minced pork and he gave me some tips how to make it better! shouldn't have used soy sauce to marinate! oh well... will cook better next time!

makerel with black bean. taste better than the usual fish with black bean cos it's not too dry.

my fav preserved vege stem!!

the leftover pork.

my bowl of porridge! oh.. i forgot to snap a photo of my FAVOURITEst "foo yu" (fermented beancurd?) yummy! i like!!!!

i'm sure he said something funny stupid.

i should cook more nowadays.. save money, healthier food.. (though sometimes it's canned food.. lol).. if i have the time sure i'll cook more...but since Smelly's mom is back today, i guess i'll just let the veteran do the job.. lol!

what's for dinner?

Smelly's parent went to Lake Toba for a holiday last weekend so we're home alone. since both of us were too lazy to drive out to get food, i decided to look in the fridge for something that i can cook. found some minced pork and prawns. so i fried the minced pork, fried prawns with eggs and vege. it's the best that i could get cos the fridge is nearly empty...

fried minced pork. TOO salty that we only ate one piece each.

since the pork is too salty, i didn't put any salt or soy sauce in the egg. taste perfect!
Smelly said eggs are naturally tasty so no matter how you cook it, it's gonna taste good! gah!

stri fry siu bak choy.

healthy meal.

But Smelly said it's too dry... grr.. should've made meatball soup instead of frying it.. cos he's actually sick..


very satisfied with my cooking! hahahahah! come to think of it.. it's been a while since i last cooked a full meal like this.. at least two years since i last cooked! no time lah..

Mother's Day '09

So last week was Mother's Day... we're supposed to go dinner with gramma but Shorty ffk (ps- gramma misses Eva! please arrange a time to see her after she's back from Taiwan cos she'll be going to Melbourne with 2nd gramma in June!). so i went dimsum with gramma and 2nd gramma on Mother's Day.

at night, i suggested to bring Smelly's mom for dinner cos i know Smelly wouldn't do anything if i didn't plan it. initially, we wanted to go Duck King at Jaya One (i think..) and i was very excited cos i've never been there. Smelly been there few times and he raved about the duck there. we supposed to go out at about 6pm but Smelly's mom got guest at home and we waited til about 8pm. so we had to go somewhere else for duck.. i think we went to Seapark.. Smelly said they have similar duck.. so disappointed that i didn't get to try Duck King. hmph..

the duck.

got the drumstick!

some pumpkin dish. it has mushroom, abolone slice, sea cucumber, scallop.. er.. dunno what else. quite nice. i like the pumpkin! very sweet and tasty!

love the mushroom!

dunno what fish. very fresh! i like! but it's like.. RM70 for this dish alone! damn expensive right? and it's only half the fish! the pumpkin is only RM50.. grr.. seafood..

family photo. (Smelly's brother went fishing. i think he forgot about Mother's Day though.. lol... )

we actually ordered seong tong nai bak er... vege soup.. but then it never came so we cancelled our order.. overall the food was delicious. i'd rate 7/10. it's packed when we arrived. i think due to Mother's Day. but then Smelly said normal day also very packed cos people go for the duck... i forgot what's the restaurant's name though...

can't wait to try Duck King!

Melaka.0309

Finally have the time to post up some photos here.. ok.. so I went to Melaka with Vincent in March (i know.. damn long d right?) not knowing how exactly to go, we just fuel up the tank and drove down to Melaka. Being a safer "adventurist", Vincent bought a map while i pump the petrol. actually i planned to go Cherating that weekend but he said he don't have enough time to do research so we went to Melaka instead. at least nearer...

we started our journey at about 2pm.. reached there about 4 and the first stop we went to is the chicken rice ball shop.

my plate of rice balls. so-so only

Vincent likes it with dark soy sauce.

my favourite dish. but too bad, it's COLD. yes... it's cold. it's either they scooped it out for hours or they forgot to make it hot. NOT NICE. what a disappointment. better luck in finding a nice chicken rice ball stall next time!

after that, we went for a walk at Jonker Street. it's just like normal pasar malam. a lot of food stalls and when we passed by each stalls, we're like.. "wanna try??" then we'll agree to "try later after the walk". then we came by this shop who's selling asam laksa. we were both salivating.. probably because both of us likes asam laksa.. then beside the stall, it's another stall who sells asam laksa. but looked like very full. so we decided to join the crowd and lined up for it.

remember this.

after 10 minutes of waitng in line, we finally got our laksa. because we're still full from rice, we only ordered one bowl to share. BIG MISTAKE.

cos it's so the very delicious that we're both fighting for it!!!

only remember to take a photo after we drank the soup. lol!

look at him...

see? i'm not kidding! it's like the best asam laksa!! btw, that's Nyoya Asam Laksa that he ordered.. they have quite a few types of laksa to choose from.

chendol. it's quite nice but too "coconutty" for my liking.

look at the people waiting to get that bowl of laksa..

and the stall beside it is like.. totally opposite!

after laksa, we walked a while and went hunting for satay celup.

we're too full so we ordered only a few sticks.. it's not as good as i remembered though..

oh.. bought a lot of dodol home as well.. and some of it will be delivered to NY for veyBoy cos he's craving for it! heheh.. can we actually post food overseas??

this trip is short but fun. too bad we didn't have camera with us.. we both forgot to charge our camera! who wants to go Melaka with me next time???

melaka trip photos coming up!

grr..

there's so many things that i wanted to talk about. write about. bitch about. gah!

even though i'm not working now, it's funny that i can't seem to find time to write properly. i don't want to forget a lot of things. there's just so many things that i wanted to keep in record but somehow... words in my mind can't seem to flow out as i wanted every time i started writing. ugh.

one day.

i'm waiting for my verbal diarrhea.

i can sense it's coming soon.

you wait!

bad decision made.

not the end.

far from the end.

the journey has just begun...