Child At Heart

I'm older by half a year and working

2010-12-22T14:21:00.006+08:00

Wow. Half a year really do pass by fast. I've got my blogging mojo back! haha. Not really, I've ran out of things to entertain myself with at work thus I concluded this is the next best 'fun' thing to do. =) *i've played sudoku, solitaire, minesweeper, read articles, read blogs, google thing i'd never do at home and the cycle goes on everyday. Of course only when I have no work to do.*

So half a year has gone by and here I am sitting down on a chair which can be spun round and round, with my own table which I'll call my own for 2 months, a nice drawer that I can lock all my belongings in and 2000 other human beings. This is KPMG. I've been wondering what it's like working in the BIG 4 and now I know. Can't really run my thoughts here about working life because it's somewhat P&C and I might get fired. I don't want to be the only intern here which gets fired. It'll be embarassing. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm just an intern here. =) Okay, maybe when I'm done withmy internship come end January I'll spill some beans about work.

So half a year has passed, I've finished yet another semester in university and gotten my results. Yes, I'm happy with it. Much better than what I'm expecting and I'll be transfering to RMIT, Melbourne in February. So you see, many things had and are happening now. There's always the too little time to do everything sentence now and then.

Just another 10 days to a new year! I'll be turning the big 21! =D Before the year ends, I have many invitations to dinners, a holiday to Camerons and Pangkor Island *yes, I've heard about the bus crash but I'm still going*, and clubbing before I start work again on the 3rd of January. *i'll be on leave from 25th December 2010. Yey me!* 2010 has been a great year for me. I'm hoping 2011 would be greater and much bigger things would happen.

I'll be back soon. I'm sure. Working is somewhat good in it's own way. Haha.

Be good people!

Love,

Minyi

RANDOMS

2010-07-26T22:59:00.012+08:00

I'm sooo lazy to blog! =(
So many post to blog about actually. Sighhh.
I rather upload pictures in Facebook instead of here. Hehe.
Oh well, it's the final week of hols then it's back to school next Monday.
Quite happy it's starting because I'm getting bored. lol! Need to use my brain juice.
I'll be back. ;)
Below are randoms of 3 months. Happy viewing!

XOXO
minyi.

April 2010

Paris!

Most beautiful cat I've ever seen. But I still hate cats.

May 2010

Paris with the Toy Story craze.

Was so into badminton at one point.

Dinner at Brussels, Jaya 1, for the first time.

June 2010

When it was study break period. Glad it's over! Haha.

Dinner at Italiannies. OK for me.

Dinner at D'Tandoor. Loveee the food there. =)

Dinner at Madam Kwan's. Yummy! =)

Watching Toy Story 3

2nd time dining at Fullhouse. Hate it. =p

Thomas's band playing at The Curve.

Where have I been?

2010-07-20T18:57:00.005+08:00

Hey readers! =D
I don't know if I have anymore readers. haha.
I've not been blogging well. No idea where my blogging mojo has gone to. =p

Anyways, I just got back from Hong Kong and Macau!
It was a really nice trip.
The weather was terrific. No rain except for some drizzle which was on and off.
The food, people, sights and shopping was fab!
Was everything I hoped for.
Right now, I'm unpacking and will rest after.

Hope my blogging mojo will be back soon!
I've sooo many post yet to be blogged about. heh.
Oh, and I'm still on hols. Till the 2nd of August. Yey!
Enjoy looking through some of the pics from my trip. =)

Till then,

XOXO
minyi.

First time to Johor and Universal Studios!

2010-07-10T14:33:00.017+08:00

*Johor and Singapore*
-2nd till 6th April 2010-

It was my first time to Johor.
Went with HL and his family.
We stayed at the Grand Paragon Hotel for a night.
I think it's the best hotel in Johor. The rooms were nice.
After checking in, we had dinner at a shop nearby. The food was yummy!
I love all these hawker food. The ikan bakar and sotong were so good. =)
The buffet breakfast at the hotel wasn't good though. It was below average.
However, we had lunch at a famous Chinese restaurant.
Many famous actors/singers has eaten there.
The food was so damn good. Haha. I tasted the best butter prawns there.
I can still remember the taste. Just perfect. Feel like eating it now already...

The next day, we drove down to Singapore!
Checked in Parkroyal Hotel at Beachroad.
The hotel was really nice. The rooms were really clean and spacious.
Room service was good as well.
The buffet breakfast here was really good. They served all sorts of food and all tasted good.
A trip down to Singapore is never complete without shopping.
Singapore's shopping beats Malaysia's flat. Malaysia's shopping malls are so boring, few, and all far from each other... =(

The best part about this trip was Universal Studios! =D
I loved it there. Feels like being a kid all over again.
The colourful decorations, cartoon characters and rides all brings back memories as a kid.
Had probably the best pizza there as well. Finger licking good!
The rides were ok... It was a bummer that the roller coaster wasn't in service when we were there. Sighh...
Overall, I did enjoy myself there.

That's Johor and Singapore for me. =)

XOXO
minyi.

Melbourne Trip (DAY 6, 7 & 8)

2010-07-08T02:40:00.011+08:00

Soooo, let's continue on my Melbourne trip! =)
This will be the last, final one and I'm done. hehe.
On day 6, we went to the Melbourne Aquarium!
This is definitely the best aquarium I've been to.
The animals there were so beautiful and were taken care off so well.
Before that, we had lunch at Blufish.
Blufish specialize in fish and chips. The food was above average, not damnnn good. Haha.
My favourite animal currently are the penguins. =D

Soooo cute!!! Super love. =D

Giant crab.

Super weird animal. =S

Love jellyfish too! Such a beautiful thing. =)

The stingrays were crowding the person feeding them. Super scary. The man could actually die because the stingrays are really strong animals.

This is the best indian food I've eaten. At Crown. Better than the ones in Malaysia!

The State Library at night.

On day 7, we woke up and had breakfast at the famous Max Brenner's!
The waffles were sooo, soooo good!!! Best ones I've eaten yet.
The drinks were good as well.
After that, we made our way to the Eureka Skydeck.
It's Melbourne's tallest building if I'm not wrong.
We could see the whole of Melbourne from the top. 88th floor to be exact. =)
When it was dark, we went to Crown to watch the real "fireworks". Haha.
And we had cake! All the cakes in Melbourne looks and taste nicer than the cakes in Malaysia.
That's it for day 7.

We had a tough time finding MB. Went round and round but it was actually very easy to find. =/

Day 8 was our last day in Melbourne. Our flight was in the evening.
We had our last meal in Melbourne at Kitchen Workshop.
It was a International Buffet.
Food was okay. Buffet prices in Melbourne are so cheap. I think it's because the normal ala carte servings are huge already so not many people would eat buffets. Good for me! =)

ANDDD we're done! =D
Melbourne was great. I loved the city.
I'll be going there in February next year to study. RMIT hopefully. ;)

XOXO
minyi.

Happy 20th to me!

2010-06-26T10:45:00.003+08:00

I turned 20 yesterday! =D
The big 2 has begun.
Went for dinner with HL's family at The Ship, Uptown.
Food was so yummy! My first time there. But we ordered a bit too much. So wasted.
Then met up with some friends at Tom, Dick and Harry's, TTDI.
It was so nice to be able to meet up with some people I have missed for a while.
I figured I don't need a big celebration. All I needed was good company. =)

Today, 15 of us will be going to PD! Yey!
I've not packed and we're leaving in an hour. Ho ho.
GTG now. This is going to be fun.
I'll be back with lotsssss of pictures and updates. Haha!
OH, and my exams have ended!!! Double yey! =)
Thanks for all the sweet wishes from everyone.

XOXO
minyi.

Almost half a year has gone by. That was fast!

2010-05-31T22:53:00.014+08:00

Hello readers!!! =D
How have you all been? Hope everyone's doing great.
I fell sick couple of days ago but am doing very good now.
Thank God I'm as healthy as can be right now because this week is going to be a busy one!
Finals are just around the corner and I'll be having extra classes this week and next week.
Better put in extra effort just for a little while more.
Can't wait for semester break! Will be going to
PD and Hong Kong! =)

Every year the days past by us faster. Don't you think so?
It's June already. Can't believe it.
I guess when you've got something to do most of the time especially when you're getting older, it turns out like this.
Oh well, at least I know I've been able to accomplish and do whatever that's set in my mind. =)
Sometimes things that happens are just more than what I've expected it to be and I'm always very grateful for all the things that I've gotten or has happened.

Guess what?
Mum bought me a Louis Vuitton bag! =D

My very first, own designer bag!!!
Received it couple of days ago.
I LOVE IT SO, SO MUCH!
The boyf bought me stuffs as well. He don't normally buy me things out of the blues so when he does, I'm so, very happy too!!! Haha!
AND my blogshop is doing pretty good! =)
Managed to sell 10 pairs of shoes for the 2nd batch.
Slow and steady la I guess. ;)
Check my blogshop out! Hehe. Link's available at the top of my blog. You can leave me an email for orders for the 3rd batch!

I'm going to bed soon but since I've been a bad blogger, I'll leave you all with some pictures. =)
Happy seeing through my month of March's randoms!

*MARCH 2010 RANDOMS*

-Gathering with unimates-

-My new sunglasses!-

-Lunch with the boyf at Dave's. They have superb pasta!-

-Dinner with boyf and his mum at Daorae. Anytime is good for Korean food. =) -

-Dinner at Chillis with the close friends-

-Dinner at TJ Haus with the boyf. Their cripsy whole duck is so gooood!!!-

That's all for now! Goodnight and take care everyone!
Hope the coming days will be a great one for you.

XOXO
minyi.

Last party night!

2010-05-16T03:09:00.014+08:00

Just did some work on my crazily long assignment. It has 15 parts to it. =( Since I've done work today, I'll blog about something more fun before I go to bed and continue my assignment again tomorrow. So crappy.

Went for a dinner and night out with my close friends before my new semester starts earlier this year.
Most of us will be so busy with uni and some will be flying to another country to continue their studies.
So this was probably our last time together till probably end of June.
We had dinner at Italiannies and went to MOS after. It was a good night with my lovely friends.

One reason why I continue blogging is because all these memories will be remembered when I read them back next time.
The good thing about blogger is that I can save my whole blog into a hard disk and keep it forever with me. So it's really like a diary.
Maybe next time my children can see my whole life from this blog. Haha!

*Italiannies and MOS*
-26th February 2010-

Lastly, here's some random February shots and I'm done and over with February posts! =)
Not quite actually, I'm left with the last post on my Melbourne trip.
Hopefully I'll have the time to blog soon again.

*Went to Fullhouse at Pyramid and I'm never going back there again. So over-rated.*

*Cacat carbonara*

Goodnight readers!
Signing off at 3.31 A freaking M. Hehe.

XOXO
minyi.

3rd year anniversary and monthiversary

2010-05-15T18:00:00.011+08:00

Uni is really killing me softly the past couple of weeks.
Assignments, exams, and extra classes which starts at 8am. =(
Luckily it's almost the end of it all!
Only left with 2 more assignments which are due the coming week and I'm done! Yippee! =)
After next week, I just have to focus on my finals which starts on 14th - 24th June.
Am I lucky or what that the last day of finals is on my birthday eve. Hehe.
Can't wait to celebrate my birthday and for everyone overseas to come back!!!

12th of March is our yearly anniversary.
This year was our 3rd year together.
We were suppose to go to Le Meridien for buffet but the traffic was bad.
So instead, we went to Genji at PJ Hilton to celebrate it. =)
Genji is a Japanese restaurant. Neither of us knew about this restaurant. HL's dad proposed it to us.
The food was really, really good!
Very good quality food and delicious.
The price is slightly more expensive but since it's a yearly occasion, heck it. Hehe.

*We ordered the Hana Bento and Teppanyaki Seafood set.*

Since I'm on to our anniversary, will blog about our 38th monthiversary too! =D
We went to Victoria Station! I was talking about VS quite some time ago saying how long I've not been there.
*Maybe since 7 years old. =p*
So off we went last 12th May 2010.
I tried escargots for the first time ever and I don't think I'll ever pay money again to eat those things. Yuck.
However, the lamb ribs were so damn good. =)

I'm off now! Dinner soon. Take care lovely readers!
OHH. And clickity-click on those Nuffnang advertisements before you leave ya? Hehe.

XOXO
minyi.

Melbourne trip (DAY 4 & 5)

2010-05-15T16:53:00.012+08:00

Since my blog is so dead, I'll continue with my Melbourne trip!
Kind of forgotten some details already. Sighhh.
After this, there will be one more last post on the trip and I'll move on to many other stuffs.
Let's just hope I have the time to blog after this. =)
Enjoy this post! I loved Melbourne. Looking through these pictures bring back lots of memories.

One our 4th day, we went to the DFO at Richmond which was so far away.
But unlucky us, we were told it's closed down and there's a new DFO at South Warf, Docklands.
However, Richmond had some nice shops and I managed to get some nice stuffs there.
After that, we went to the DFO at Docklands. It was huge!
They had factory outlet stores for so many brands. Everything was so damn cheap even after conversion.
I especially love Forever New and Dotti. They had FCUK, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, lots of sport shops and beach wear shops. Super love Melbourne's shopping. =)
After that, we went to Crown since it's nearby and it was getting late.
I had the best burger I've ever eaten at Crown.
We went to the poker room and went to Freddos for the famous gelati!!
It was so yummy. We had snickers, durian and rum&raisin.
However, there's a shop back here which sells really good gelati too.
After that we went back to sleep because we were going to the zoo the next day! =)

*Huge, beautiful cathedral and the pope was there.*

*Docklands*

*Best burger I've eaten so far.*

*Super love Supre! =D *

*Shopping loot up to day 4.*

The next day, we went to the Melbourne Zoo!
We got lost on our way there. =(
Super stress, tiring and frustrated. We were walking, literally walking around in circles for about the worst 2 hours in my life under the hot, HOT sun.
And when we finally reached the zoo, we were so tired. Sighhh.
Was sunburnt but luckily there were some really cute animals.
I think that day was the most I ever walked in a day.
I love the penguins and the sealions. =)
Oh, do take note if you're going there. Bring your student card if you have one. You'll be entitled to the student pricing.
After the zoo, we went back straight because we were just too tired.

*Melbourne University*

*Walking, walkinggggg to the zoo under the hot sun.*

*Rear baby red panda which was sleeping.*

*Super smart animal.*

*Learnt so much about penguins. They have to shed their feathers and then their body will turn waterproof. Only then, they will swim. If not, they just have to stand, wait and watch their friends swim. Hehe. So cute.*

*See that super fat and cute penguin? =) He can't swim with his friends because he still has his feathers on.*

*Some carnivorous animals. Yuck.*

*This bear was so cute!!! He was doing back strokes like sooo many times. From the time we were there till we left. Haha.*

*Shy leopard/cheetah. =p*

*Lazy lions. Don't blame them because the weather was just too hot.*

*Wild dogs!!! This is how your cute pet dogs are actually. These dogs are carnivorous and so much crazier than your dogs at home. Haha.*

*Ostrichs*

*Lazy kangoroos. Not one was standing up.*

*Another lazy animal by nature. Koalas!*

That's all about Melbourne for now! =)
Next one will be on the Melbourne Aquarium which I enjoyed so much. The DFO at Essendon, Eureka Skydeck 88 and our last buffet meal before we leave Melbourne.

XOXO
minyi.

Melbourne trip (DAY 1, 2 & 3)

2010-05-03T15:23:00.013+08:00

It was my first time to Melbourne and I was so excited! =)
We were there from 4th - 12th February.

We touched down Melbourne at about 11pm local time.
Since Melbourne is 2 hours ahead, we weren't tired and decided to take a ride on the tram.
We saw Crown for the first time that night. That was it for day 1. Haha!

Day 2, we walked around the CBD and familiarize ourselves with the area.
We had lunch at Mekong which is famous for its 'pho'. It was delicious!
Francis, our host took us around and told us where the places we wanted to go are.
He also showed us places that we must visit.
The designer shops in Melbourne are so much nicer compared to the ones back here.
Random buildings are also built with great architectural skills.
The roads are clean and a lot of people walk around or take the tram instead of driving. It's just more convenient that way.
Francis also took us to Lindt cafe. It's one place on my to-go list.
The cakes and drinks were awesome. Much nicer than any cafe back here in Malaysia. Sighhh... =(

*Tiesto was there!!! But we didn't go... =( *

On day 3, we took a walk to the Queen Victoria Market (QVM).
It's only a 10 minutes walk from where we stay.
The weather was just perfect. Not too cold and not too hot. I think it was around 22 degrees?
I LOVE QVM.
The market is so clean and there's so much to see and buy.
Moreover, the place doesn't smell!
Everything looks fresh and you actually want to buy almost everything you see.
The one big thing that differentiates Malaysian and Australian market is the price.
Dollar to dollar, all the groceries are cheaper in Australia.
Even after you convert, it's still cheaper! And you don't get so great food quality back here in Malaysia.
We had some food to eat at the market and it was delicious.
We bought grapes, cherries, schnitzel, steak, HUGE sausages, and salmon to cook for about 20 dollars in total, which is about rm60. We had 2 big meals from this. So it's about rm15 each per meal. Not too bad right? =)
Later that day, we went to Supre, Jayjays and visited the DFO (Direct Factory Outlet) at Spencer Street!
Supre is so awesomely cheap because we went during the sale period. =D
Jayjays and DFO was great too.
So far, of all the places I've been, Melbourne's shopping is the best. =)

*That's the State Library. Many people will just lie on the grass and past time there.*

*My cooking! =) *

*Our shopping haul till day 3.*

That's about it for day 1, 2 and 3!
Adventures of Melbourne is to be continued... =)

XOXO
minyi.

FINALLY, CHINESE NEW YEAR 2010!

2010-04-17T14:10:00.015+08:00

HAHAHA! I must be the only blogger in the world right now to post about Chinese New Year. =p
I have been pretty busy with uni and also catching up with friends.
My blog has been abandoned much!
Thought I would at least put in some effort to keep it alive. =)

Chinese New Year was on the 14th February for those of you who have forgotten. However, I doubt you would because it falls on Valentines Day!
Me and the boyf decided not to go for any special dinner for Valentines this year.
Instead of spending money on dinner, we spent the money on presents!
So, I got a Gucci sunglasses and he had his Onitsuka Mini.
(FYI, we paid a portion each, not the whole price tag.)

Chinese New Year was very eventful for me this year. FULL of food and angpaus! Haha.
This post will be filled with pictures from now. I'm too lazy and I've sort of forgotten what happened then. Enjoy the pictures!

*Reunion Dinner*
-14th February 2010-

*1st day of CNY*
-15th April 2010-

*Potluck at Ling's*
-19th February 2010-

*Dinner at Boon Tat Seafood*
-19th February 2010-

*Chap Goh Mei*
-28th February 2010-

Next post will be on my trip to Melbourne!
Not sure when that'll be. Hehe.

XOXO
minyi.

And I'm going off again!

2010-04-02T00:14:00.004+08:00

Hellllooooo! =)

I'll be going to Singapore tomorrow till Tuesday.
I've not pack yet. This week was a tiring week for me.
Finished an assignment, played badminton *3* times and haven't gotten enough rest.
Don't know if I should bring my laptop with me to Singapore because I'm not sure if I'll be getting any internet connection. Hmm...

Anyways, I'm on a 1 week break! Easter holidays! =D

Happy Easter!
Have you gotten an Easter egg yet?

XOXO
minyi.

Farewell to another and totally randoms

2010-03-27T13:23:00.017+08:00

Hello my dear readers! =)

Firstly, take at look at this! I've readers here, there and everywhere. Haha!

MALAYSIA
AUSTRALIA
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
SINGAPORE
CANADA
PORTUGAL
FRANCE
BELGIUM

I'm back once again. With backdated post, again! Haha!
Well, something is better than nothing right?
I have this circle of friends that I really treasure.
Every year for the past 3 years, one or a few of them would go overseas to study and I'll attend their farewell parties.
Next year will be my turn! Hehe.

So, my dear friend, Amar, whom I've known since probably standard 4? has gone to Melbourne to study.
Cheers to our friendship and that you'll move on to greater things. =)

*12th February 2010*
-Amar's farewell party-

Moving on, January was filled with so many events and outings and of course, food. =)
Here's what I've managed to capture on camera.
Enjoy!

*Seafood dinner at Coconut Flower, Teluk Gong*

*Banana leaf rice at Paandi's*

*Watched the guys play paintball for the first time*

*Lunch at this Italian restaurant near SJMC. I've forgotten the name but it was good. =p*

*Automatic car wash! =D I love it!*

*Cooked dinner which consists of pasta, sushi and fried mushrooms.*

*Played pictionary at Amar's.*

They were watching disgusting accidents. =(

I got a whole lot of movies in my laptop. Going to get started on them now! =)
Will be having a BBQ dinner at my house tonight. Yey to chicken wings!

Owh, and my next update will be on my Melbourne trip! Hehe.

Till next time,

XOXO
minyi.

We've reached the end of the third year!

2010-03-12T03:22:00.006+08:00

=D
It's a happy day and right now, a happy moment!
It's our 3 year anniversary!

12th of March 2007 was the start of it all.
We were told we would only last for a month. Haha!
Hsien Loong was not the kind of guy ANYONE would expect to have a long relationship.
When we reached the 1st month, the bet was 2 months.
When we've reached the 2nd month, it was a 3 months expiry date for us. Lol!
It went on till we've finished secondary school together and both scoring 8As for SPM. What a coincidence right? =p
After that, the buzzing went off and now we're here, stronger than ever. =)

I can't wait for tomorrow!
We're going to watch the much anticipated Alice in Wonderland and go for a very nice dinner. Yey! =D

Love is in the air.

XOXO
minyi.

January babies

2010-03-06T16:31:00.019+08:00

I love birthday parties because we get to go for nice dinners, dress up and party the night away.
I can't wait for my own 20th birthday party this June! =)
Check out how my friends celebrated theirs recently!

*Daksha's 19th at The Library*
-11th January 2010-

It was my first time there. This place has been made popular really quick because of the concept. I guess people want to experience it. They have bookshelfs and real books. Haha.
I was looking at the cakes that were being sold. They look really yummy and delicious but a bit too pricey. About rm20 per slice? Wasn't really hungry so didn't bother trying it.
The drinks were quite nice. My long island tea and HL's pina colada were good. Pricing wise for theirs drinks, they were all quite reasonable. They have happy hour promotions which are really worth it for beers. =)

*Long Island Tea*

*Pina colada*

*Daksha's girlfriend, Chandni, who planned the whole party.*

*The birthday boy and HL.*

*Hui's 20th at TwentyOne*
-16th January 2010-

It's my first time there too! =) I must say, the food served here are really good. It almost fine dining but the pricing is really reasonable. Something like rm30 per dish. I would visit this place again for their food. The dessert which I tried was really yummy too (can't remember what it's called). Drinks here were good too. Haha! All in all, it's a really nice place to come have dinner and drinks after.

*HL's beef cheeks. It was so soft and delicious! Haha.*

*This was mine. Wild mushroom risotto. Can't remember what was the names of the rest of the food ordered.*

*The chocolate dessert.*

*My stawberrish cocktail which was quite yummy.*

*Us with the birthday girl.*

*Happy bithday again darl! This is quite late. =p *

*Von's 19th at Teeq & Maisons*
-30th January 2010-

Also my first time here at Teeq. Teeq serves some good food too. But the pricing is at the higher range. I love the dessert I ordered but I can't remember what it's called again. Hehe. I shared the curry burger with HL because we weren't hungry. It was good! Haha.
After Teeq, we tried going into Rootz. But we couldn't get it. LOL! So we went to Maisons instead. =) It was a good good night.

*The curry burger. I think it was about rm30.*

*The dessert which was reallyyyy yummy and not expensive. About rm15 for this.*

*Teeq has a really nice interior. Perfect for dinner dates.*

Off we go to Maisons!

I know you had a blast on your birthday. =) Love ya lots.

XOXO
minyi.

Genting Highlands 101

2010-03-04T23:15:00.007+08:00

Genting Highlands is a place where you just know what you're going to do there and what there is to do. There's no more surprise for us 20 year olds. =)
It was a last minute trip up with my close friends before college resumes for some...
The weather was colder than normal and it rained on the day we were at the themepark.
So we only managed to sit about 5 rides.
You know the go-kart at the themepark?
I thought I would get my hands on them for the first time.
We were lining up and then it had to rain. Buggerish. So I've yet to try the go-kart after my, maybe 6th time up to Genting. Haha!

Will let the pictures do the talking. =)

*Ling and Jake*

*Ian Lee*

*Yi Von*

*It was so misty, cold and wet.*

*We had steamboat and grill for dinner. It's weird how they wrapped the grill with foil. Hmm... The guys said it's unhealthy.*

*The food was not too bad but we had lots of oil jumping from the grill to our hands and for me, my face! =( *

*After dinner, we had Starbucks and played cards through the night.*

*Kenny Rogers for lunch the day after.*

*Managed to sit on the Flying Coaster just before we left for home.*

Yeah, so that's Genting Highlands 101 for those who haven't been. LOL!
I would suggest you go with close friends because they make it more fun up there. ;)

XOXO
minyi.

New Year's Eve and it's March already!

2010-03-04T22:57:00.005+08:00

It's March already! How did January and February pass by so fast?!
It felt like I just celebrated New Year's Eve. Haha!
I can still remember going to my friend's shop, Colin, named "Tom, Dick and Harry's" for dinner with the bunch and I remember ordering the beef pie which was yummy! =)
And for being such a good friend, he bought us shots on the house for us girls. Hehe.

It's March already that next week's our 3rd year anniversary, which marks how far we've come together and grow together. =)
I still remember you saying goodbye to me before I leave for my Athletics district competition in Form 5. =D
I STILL remember doing that Sleeping Beauty play with you in kindergarden whereby I slept on your shoulder.
Wow! Now, that was a quick 3 and 14 years!!! Haha.
Can't wait for a nice dinner next week!

*Back then in Form 5. Spoiler Singh in the picture. =p *

Now, pictures which was long due. =p

*New Year's Eve at "Tom, Dick and Harry's" and MOS*
-31st December 2009-

*Like my sparkly dress for New Year's? =p *

*Colin, my good buddy, one of the main owners of Tom, Dick and Harry's*

*Yes, they spelt my reservation name wrongly. =.= *

*Jesse boy. Big brother to baby Mischa from my previous post.*

*Our shots on the house!*

*This was mine. It looks so cool. =) *

*MOS was decorated with lights just for the day. It was quite a nice change.*

*Tequila shots! Don't really like them.*

*Balloons which were released and had goodies in them! =D*

I love how we all still keep in touch and come together during big celebrations although we're studying in different unis and for some, different country.
To those who are still away and haven't been back for the holidays, I miss you all!!!
For the record, I would like to say I love you for our friendship and you guys rock! Hehe. =)

XOXO
minyi.

Went for facial and she doesn't cry

2010-03-03T00:53:00.009+08:00

It was a tiring day for me. Somehow I felt really tired today. Not too sure why. I'm guessing it's because I'm so used to getting 10 hours of sleep and when I only slept for 7 hours yesterday, it just wasn't enough. Haha. And the hot hot sun isn't helping either.

Anyway, today was my second day of attending classes in my new university.
FYI, I'm no longer studying in Victoria University. Right now, I'm in Curtin University.
I feel blessed that they accepted all my credits from Victoria Uni so that I don't have to retake any subjects. =)
So far, I'm coping well with this new environment. Was quite blur about how things work here. Haha! Thanks to my new friend, Vivian and my brother that I'm settling in well.
I'm in luck in this college I guess. I borrowed the last Law book from the library today. After I checked out my book, there were 2 other students who wanted to borrow the same book. Hehe. Too late! =p
Hopefully my luck here doesn't run dry soon!

Ohh, yesterday I went for my first ever facial. Done by a professional.
I went with my mum to
Cres in Taipan.

Lets see, my first facial experience was weird (When they asked me to remove my top and bra and put on a tube dress), scary (The room was dark and I'm with a stranger), yummy (I love the masks they used! They used 3 different mask. Pineapple, papaya and a seaweed based one.), relaxing (Wishing she would continue massaging me!), painful (The extraction part was not nice. It was really painful.), sleepy (I slept during the last face mask for maybe 15mins? I don't even remember. Haha!) and lastly, relieved (After 2 hours, it's finally done!).

Now, the outcome.
-I DO NOT have ANY blackheads now! =D
-Nor do I have whiteheads! Hehe.
-My face is smoother, brighter and clearer.
- I no longer have any bumps on my face.
- The magic lady took out an 'oil sac' from my face which caused a small bump. I'm happy it's gone now!
-Downside, I had red spots yesterday due to the extraction.
- She lied to me. She said the red spots would go away. It's the end of the 2nd day now and I still have red spots especially at the part where she took out the 'oil sac'. =(

Hopefully the red spots will go away very soon. However, I still love the facial!

Yesterday was also a day to be remembered.
Baby Mischa was born! =D
She's so cute and has the chubbiest cheeks ever!
She's quite a big baby. Which is good I guess. Hehe.
Mischa's been a good baby. She hardly cries! All she does is cry for a few seconds and then stop. Haha!
Congratulations to dear Melissa and Kai Jen on their 3rd child.
They have really beautiful kids. So lucky!

Now, I'm off to bed.
No classes for me tomorrow! =D I can sleep in. Yippee!

XOXO
minyi.

My last holiday in 2009

2010-02-23T14:14:00.011+08:00

*Cameron Highlands*
-27th till 29th December-

Almost every year my family and another family which is really close to mine would go on a holiday trip.
We've been to Tioman, Redang, Langkawi, Cameron Highlands for the past few years. It's not how exciting the destination is that makes our trip fun but the great companion.
This year we had 3 new faces on our trip. Hsien Loong, Colin's girlfriend named Kelly and her daughter Sophia.
The destination was Cameron Highlands this time around.
Camerons is known to be boring or a place just to unwind.
For me, it's both. Haha! But I love it because of the food.
When I'm there, all these is a must.
Fresh strawberries (with whip cream, cocaine and honey. yums!!!), strawberry milk shake, sweet potato balls, corn in a cup, scones and tea, hamburger, steamboat and the night market which sells apam balik (no coconut bits for me!). =D

The Sun seems nearer when we're there. =)

Hsien Loong and Jaeden.

Yummy! I can eat so much of this.

Meet Sophia!

Jesse

Mum and daughter

Dad and son

Having steamboat when it's cold is just the best!

My favourite tea and scones! =)

At the night market.

Nice ride!!! BMW rocks.

Now that's about it!
If you're going up, those are a must-do to keep you busy. Hehe.

XOXO
minyi.

How I spent Christmas 2009

2010-02-22T21:27:00.016+08:00

Christmas is my favourite occasion of the year because everyone is just so happy during that time of the year.
I love the thought of presents everywhere I go.
The bright shining decorations and Christmas carols really enhance my Christmas spirit.
Giving and receiving presents makes me happy too! =)
Other than the presents, the food during Christmas is just so scrumptious.
This year's Christmas, I really got to eat so much food in so many varieties.
I had LokLok, BBQ, buffet at Shereton Imperial, a few potlucks, and I cooked a few dishes as well.
Below would be how my typical Christmas would be like every year.

*BBQ and potluck at my house*

We had chicken wings, pork chop and sausages.

Presents under my Christmas tree.

I baked potatoes and stewed chicken. Took me 3 whole hours to cook up these 2 dishes.

My brother's salad without its dressing on. Hehe.

Cheese baked cauliflower by Melissa which is one of my most favourite vegetarian dishes of all time. Only get to eat it once a year though. =)

*Christmas dinner at Melissa's house*

We had really nice food there. It was Christmas eve so everyone brought their parents there to open. I love it when the clock strikes 12. Everyone will be wishing each other and then it's present opening time! Love, love, love it! =)

*Gathering at Clanton's house*

Clan's Christmas tree is really packed with so many things.

We played the same card game which we did on my birthday. It was hilarious!!! We had a fun time laughing at each other. Loads of silly pictures but it won't be posted here. =p

*Essence at Shereton Imperial*

It's my second time eating there. Went with Hsien Loong and his family. It's a really nice buffet restaurant. They have quite a huge variety of food. The dessert bar is the best one I've seen.
My favourite here would be the fresh steam prawns, salmon sashimi, the 'make your own ceasar salad' and their satay is one of the best I've eaten.
Hsien Loong loveee their lamb.

*Potluck at Jin Yin's house*

My first ever LokLok experience at a house. =) Love the feeling of taking as much as I want without thinking about the price. Haha! =p
We had so much food here. Everyone brought something to the table.
Be it Western or Asian food, it was good.
We also had the carolers from my church coming here.
It was a really nice performance by them.
I took videos of it but I'm kind of lazy to post it up right now. Hehe.

Yummy! My favourite cheese baked cauliflower again and chicken wings. =)

Mum, dad, aunt and uncle.

Meet Genervie. She's the most talented violinist I've known. She's played for Jacky Chung during his tour. That's how good she is. =)

That sums up my awesome powsome Christmas 2009!!! =D
I pray that my Christmas 2010 will be even greater.

Enjoy the last few days of Chinese New Year people!
Mine's been really good and New Year has been stuffing me up very, VERY well. =P

XOXO
minyi.

Happy New Year and Valentines!

2010-02-14T19:06:00.004+08:00

Hey you!!! =D

I'm back from my trip to Melbourne.
It was a really nice trip. I got to do everything I wanted except going to Phillip Island to see the penguins.
But Melbourne Aquarium and Melbourne Zoo made up for that because they had super cute penguins too!
Will post up my trip to Melbourne soon before I forget all the details. =)

Right now, I'm heading off to dinner with my family. Just a simple one to TGIF. Hehe.
Not so sad okay, we had a really nice reunion dinner yesterday. I lou-ed the Yee Sang already! =)
Had dinner with my cousins, uncle and aunty.

*They're Chindian but definitely more Chinese in them than me. They speak fluent Chinese! =( *

*Yummy Yee Sang. I love the salmon.*

First day of New Year and I've eaten a lot already. And not forgetting the angpaus! Haha.
Definitely going to gain at least 2kgs from Melbourne and New Years.

Valentines Day is today too. Not going to have any special dinner with the boyfriend.
Maybe a post-Valentines dinner after New Year.
Well, our Melbourne trip is our Pre-Valentines present already. Hehe.
I guess we'll have a big present for each other and a super nice dinner for our
3rd year anniversary on the 12th of March 2010.

*88 floors above ground level*

*Beautiful Cathedral and they had a ceremony because the pope was there.*

Again, Happy New Year to all the Chinese people and Happy Valentines to everyone. =)
May it be a great one for all.
Stuff yourself because noone's going to judge you this season. Hehe.

XOXO
minyi.

LOVELY Singapore & Zoukout

2010-01-20T01:22:00.019+08:00

I'm leaving to Melbourne, Australia this Thursday! I'm so excited!!! =D
There's so many places I want to go eat at, places to shop (DFO!!!), go see the penguin parade!, and just walk around. Hehe.

AND I've rebond and coloured my hair too! =DDD
It looks like this now.
Attended Von's 19th birthday party.
That post will come up 'soon' I hope. Haha!
Still haven't posted up Christmas and New Year's eve. Sighh...

I went to Singapore in December last year.
It was jam-packed with people, tourists mostly.
If you don't know, it was the Singapore SALE!
Singapore was a shopping and food haven for me. I love love love the shops there and the food is just sooo good. I can never get bored of the pork satey and 'oh cien'. HAHA!
One reason I love shopping there is because they have brands that Malaysia don't. And the brands are really nice and affordable even after the currency conversion. =)

It was just a second ago when we were still at the Malaysian airport and then we landed in Singapore. Hehe. 45 minutes passed by so quickly.
We managed to go for Zoukout too! =DDD

*Singapore*
10th - 14th December 2009

*The new Ion Mall. Beautiful!!!*

*Meet up with the rest of the Zoukout gang. Hehe.*

*Had nice Japanese food at a restaurant in Takashimaya.*

Didn't take much pictures of Singapore. Too distracted by the shopping and food. Hehe.

*Zoukout 2009!*

Zoukout was so pack! 10000 people went I think. Sentosa beach had about 8 stages all performing at once and 12 bars if I'm not wrong.

*Beautiful fireworks to mark the beginning of the event.*

*So many people from around the world attended.*

*DJ Tiga. My favourite that night.*

*The lights were awesome!!!*

*Presenting, Armin Van Buuren!!!*

*We were there from night till morning. Watch the sky... Btw, weird double moon. Haha!*

I'm so excited about my trip to Aussie that I'm fully packed. Hehe.

Till then,

XOXO
minyi.

Malacca trippin'!

2010-01-18T21:27:00.020+08:00

I'm lagging... Haha!
My blog is so dead and I feel so sorry.
Been really busy with so many things.
Holidays have been so good. I still haven't gotten bored with it.
It's really funny how there's so much to do when there's actually nothing much to do. LOL!
Maybe you don't get what I mean. If you do, good. ;)

I started badminton trainings to fill up some spare time and work those long unused muscles.
I just got back from my second training today. It was good! I learnt a lot of things which makes me hit the shuttle better than before.
After my first training last week, my muscle was aching so badly. But today, all's good. =)

I can't wait for my Aussie trip on the 4th of February! =D

Before that, here's what happened on the 9th of December last year. =)

*Malacca*
-9th December 2009-

I went to Malacca once in the middle of 2009.
The food was so good and the night market beats all other night markets I've been to.
Too bad, second time around, the night market wasn't open.
We had the famous chicken ball rice for lunch. There was a queue as always.
Some said they weren't hungry and was going to eat a little.
Once they've tried it, they actually asked for second and third helpings. Haha!
Then we went for cendol which was also very good. But it was a bit overpriced.
We walked around and came across this stall which sells the balloon thingy which we all used to play when we were much younger.
Everyone was so excited with it. I was too. =)

After much talk and thinking about where we should go, (home, butterfly park, zoo, crocodile farm) we decided to go to the zoo! Haha!
We weren't so eager at first because when we were at the entrance, it didn't seem too good.
But we kept our hopes high and walked around.
At first it was kind of boring. Then we saw animals after animals after animals.
They had soo many animals there!

And the animals were actually acting weird that day. Haha!
We saw a big muscular bull/cow eracting. *Not sure if I spelt that right* But you know what I mean! Haha.
Then we saw an eagle killed a chick! Like literally strangled it and ripped of its head. =(
We saw 2 antelopes/deers/reindeer fighting with their antlers. I'm not so good with animals. Forgive me. =p They fought for so long. We were thinking that they were the 2 prominent male there, fighting for the girl. Hehe.
Then we saw a super cute black monkey!!! Haha! He acted like he knew what we were saying.
We also saw a parrot which can talk. Like a lot okay! Erm, I know most parrots can talk but I still find them amazing. =)
Next we saw giraffes which were going to mate! So weird okay... But I think we made too much noise so they stopped. Haha!

It was so fun seeing all these.
We walked like mad... I was panting. Seriously. There was a point when I didn't want to walk anymore.
Everytime we felt tired, we thought it was almost the end.
Then we saw the map! We were only halfway through. =(
We asked the zookeeper how long was the walk from the start till the end.
Guess what... 5 friggin kilometres!!! =SSS I'm not kidding.
We took almost 5 hours if I'm not wrong to get out of the zoo. Sighhh. But it was a really good zoo. The best I've been to so far. =)

Then, we went for dinner at the most famous LOKLOK shop! =D

Now, pictures time!

*Chicken rice ball!*

*Yummy cendol*

*Reliving our childhood memories*

Zoo time!!!

*Rhinos*

*Zebras*

*Sooo cute poney!!!*

*Shit ugly snakes*

*Weird looking lizard*

*Ughhh bats...*

*Can't remember what's it called but it's supposed to be from the rat family. The biggest rat!*

*Balik kampung. Haha!*

*This is the two giraffes which were going to mate. That's the position. LOL! The male actually put it's two front leg on top of the female and then we started screaming. HAHA!*

*BIG MUSCULAR BULL/COW ERACTING. SERIOUSLY... haha!*

*I don't like you.*

*Quite cute monkey. Not sure if it's a monkey. Haha!*

*Angry hungry tigers*

*Sad leopard*

*Probably the ugliest ostrich I've seen. Haha!*

*Beautiful peacock!*

*Murderer eagle. Super 18-SG the killing. It is eating the poor chick.*

*Err... flamingos? Don't know.*

*Ugly crocs*

*Not sure what this is but the baby is so cute.*

*Yey! Honey bear! =D*

*The must haves. Elephants!*

*The fighting deers/reindeers/antelopes. =P*

*This is the monkey which looked like he understood humans. Haha!*

*Thomas teaching the monkey.*

*Monkey see, monkey do. LOL! Kidding, Thomas was teasing the monkey. It was quite funny seeing it.*

*Cutest baby monkey I've seen in my life!*

If that's the cutest, what's the ugliest/weirdest?

THIS!!!

Seems quite normal right? No. Look again.

*LIKE WTHHHHH RIGHT??? HAHAHAHA!*

*It's the ugliest and weirdest looking ass I've seen in my life! LOL!!!*

*It's so big, it actually can be stucked at the tree and prevent the monkey from falling. Haha!*

At last, we were done with the zoo. Played a fool and then went for dinner...

Supposed to be the best one in Malacca!

After that, it was time to go home... I think this is a very informational post on Malacca. If you want to know more, check out my previous Malacca post. We went for lots of good food during that trip.

I will tryyy my best to update soon again. =)
Till then!

XOXO
minyi.

My awesome December.

2010-01-02T14:22:00.010+08:00

Hello readers! =D
We finally meet again!
I'm indeed a bad blogger. Haha!
Well, I don't blog for a living. You see, I only blog when I'm very very free or when I'm bored.
Anyway, it's the 2nd day of the year 2010 already! That means I'm officially 20 years old this year! I still remember the time when I was 16. But I'm glad to be finally turning 20! Hehe.

How was December 2009 for all of you?
It was a very, very delightful December for me. I think it's my best December yet in my whole life. Haha! I had so many activities going on. Posts will come up slowly here. Don't worry. =)
It was a very fun and relaxing month for me.
I can proudly say nothing went wrong in December. =D

The main highlights in December would be:

- Christmas presents (giving and receiving)
- Christmas season (much time spent with family and close friends, not forgetting the food!)
- Singapore trip (shopping and food was awesome)
- Cooking and baking (most I've done this whole year)
- Malacca trip (food galore! i just weighed myself and I didn't put on any weight! =D )
- Cameron Highlands trip (first trip for HL with my family)
- Best parties with all my close friends (everyone's on holidays so noone was left out)

I've thought about my New Year resolutions. I've never really made any before this. I guess to have a few main ones would be much better than having so many and only accomplishing a quarter of them. So, here goes!

- The most important one. Care about the feelings of people around me, family and close friends, like I would want them to do in return.
- Go through the year 2010 smoothly and more amazing with the boyfriend like we did in 2009
- Lose some weight till I'm 48kgs consistently (currently 50 - 52kgs)
- Travel to 2 countries at least (Australia's coming up soon. The other I really want to go to is Bangkok)
- Retain my close bonds with my girlfriends (holla them or just a simple text more constantly)
- Study more consistently and maintain my good results this year (my results last year was really good. Hehe.)
- Save some money every week from my pocket money (to fund for my shopping and trips)
- Lastly, enjoy every single day of 2010.

*This will be copied and paste, reviewed and assessed on the 31st of December this year. Hehe.

Now, pictures time! I know you all love pictures. =)

*December bakes!*

*Martha Stewart's Surprise Cookies*

*Banana Nutella Bread*

*Apple and Cheddar Cheese Loaf*

***More bakes and cooking on my Christmas post! =)

*Final photoshoot pictures*

We were helping Vonnie for her photoshoot assignment. Had so much fun doing the photoshoot with my dear friends. This is my first time so don't shoot me. =p

*That's a wrap! mwah!*

I'll be back soon again for more updates! I have backdated updates from 9th of December. Haha!

Going for seafood dinner at Teluk Gong, Klang with the bunch tonight. Haven't been there before. Heard food's good! Till then!

XOXO
minyi.