yiiiiiiiiiiimin

2010-12-02T10:58:00.005+11:00

exam mode

im studying for exams now.. STILL studying. it's been a long semester and i can't wait for it to be over. everyone's already on holiday/graduating/partying. ugh, i need to let loose!

and here's to new friends i've met!

say hi to nick and michelle

chian chian, ever so adorable

and my group at clinical school
rach lim, jac, jasper, namy mich, milton, rach jo

2010-08-16T17:08:00.003+10:00

yixuan comes to visit

we girls had a long awaited get together and heaps of fun

2010-07-16T09:58:00.006+10:00

adriano zumbo

last year in the masterchef craze, television introduced adriano zumbo, the pastry king of balmain, sydney who brought us the painstaking croquembouche and seven-layer apple-salted-caramel-cake-thingy. a year later in the new masterchef, he brought us the macaron tower!! he's a pastry chef of such out of the world ideas and passion and skill.... and i'm impressed.

it was one of the most anticipated trips down to his patisserie in balmain, sydney, we were so excited! we picked almost one of each kind of cake on display (so not to miss out) and we shared 10 cakes amongst the 6 of us...

it was true bliss! each cake was so unique and the flavours were bold. there was so much detail and skill in involved, every layer we bit into was a new surprise...

macarons, we had to queue twice for these babies

might i say, that raymond and i are in this macaron baking craze and we are so inspired by him. how does he think of flavours like raspberry & beetroot, oatmeal & ylang ylang, chickpea lemon & caramel....?

sadly we didn't get to meet him. i would have been starstruck with cake crumbs in my teeth.

2010-07-05T11:45:00.001+10:00

oyster

an unexpected appearance on oyster magazine
picture from FAT launch party

2010-06-28T11:19:00.002+10:00

banana strawberry passionfruit yoghurt shake

i just made my own blend and i feel so healthy starting my day with 2 serves of fruit. it's so pink and pretty.

2010-06-01T13:15:00.005+10:00

proud mary, keep on burning

our morning routine

2010-05-12T23:34:00.002+10:00

art gallery

andy warhol

2010-05-02T08:47:00.003+10:00

latte art

my first resemblance to a rosetta
one day, i'll master this skill

2010-03-16T23:41:00.002+11:00

hello march

i wanna go out shopping. but i have tons of clothes and shoes and bags that haven't seen the light of day. i've been so busy with work recently. i've worked a few concerts.. pearl jam, ACDC, George Michael. and i experience a freakish hailstorm and instant flooding, all inside a donut van and all i could think of is "what if the van turns over and i get deep fried by the oil?" and melbourne was venice in a matter of minutes. and suddenly i realise my thesis needs to be done, REAL SOON.

2010-02-23T01:59:00.002+11:00

milk crates/coffee tables

cost efficient and quirky

2010-02-19T01:32:00.000+11:00

happy chinese new year

it was an odd first day of new year spent working at the zoo. even though it was by choice, it made me quite upset that i was... working, wearing all black to work, missing out on the reunion dinner, hammered by the previous night working at the ACDC concert, the zoo being really busy because of the baby elephant on display (which i haven't had the chance to see) yadda yadda....

i made pineapple tarts. it was so easy this time because i had a food processor handy (how could i have lived without it?) for the pastry and i used the microwave to cook the jam. ah, i love technology.

2010-01-31T23:48:00.002+11:00

sunday reads

postsecret.com

2010-01-15T23:30:00.002+11:00

can you say SPLURGE?

damn, i'm a sucker for shoes

duration : december '09

savings : near to zero
fashion meter : 100% and 5 freakin' stars

2010-01-10T00:22:00.003+11:00

Happy 2010!

dad, mum, xian were here for ren's graduation & christmas.. it was 2 weeks of non-stop eating. bad move on the extra serve of turkey, i now have to slave at the gym. it's actually my first christmas and new year here in melbourne! boxing day sales was fun.. new years eve was spent at the biggest NYE party, sensation @ etihad stadium WORKING.

it was a simple festive season, no mad partying at all.

2009-12-21T21:57:00.001+11:00

CHRISTMAS BREAK!

happy holidays to all... the christmas mood is buzzing. i am eating way more than i should. tis the season to be jolly!!

2009-11-28T22:00:00.000+11:00

thoughts

"damn i have ugly toes.. and, i have quite a few pair of shoes, some which may have caused the ugly toes"

"that guy is flippin' hot.. if only i had the guts to asked him out"

"i want to bake a fruit cake for christmas.."

"dear god.. can i not go into office today? pretty please??"

"would you rather be stick thin or voluptuous? why am i neither.."

2009-11-03T18:58:00.005+11:00

my beloved ah mah

it was a unexpected week. suddenly, i was taking the midnight flight back home. and next it was 800km from singapore back to taiping for the funeral. at 95 years old, with 101 descendants.. we mourned over her death but more so, we celebrated her life.

2009-10-22T23:36:00.003+11:00

breakfast

i had breakfast at Carousel by the lakeside at Albert Park. it was a bright and sunny morning with a nice, cool breeze. and we watched the black swans waddle away. the eggs benedict was delicious, the hollandaise and smoked salmon to die for. the big breakfast was cooked perfectly, yum.. just right. the coffee was good, and even the water was fresh with a hint of mint and lemon. just lovely. another great find by my breakfast buddy, erin and i!

2009-10-20T01:38:00.002+11:00

how things turn out to be

you never know how things will turn out to be. but eventually, the cat will be let out of the bag.. and the war begins. how sad.

i've had a few dramatic weeks and it is devastating. i am tired, sick and tired. where were those days when it was carefree and good? and we laughed about all the silly things and even more at each other?

2009-10-10T01:02:00.001+11:00

i had a ball

2009-09-02T11:50:00.006+10:00

like how cute is that

2009-08-13T09:28:00.002+10:00

mind block

this blog is dying a horrible death. sigh, again comes the time when i don't know what to type up anymore. what i ate, where i went, who i met... it's pretty much the same each time. on an interesting but sad note, i dropped my phone into the toilet bowl, lalala i'm so smart i should die. so my phone has chosen to kill itself in my pee.

and i'm totally hooked onto this australian show MASTERCHEF!!! even though i only caught on after the whole season has ended (after the whole of aussie was in a massive craze - ratings were higher than the world cup!) it's so good, and the things they do are really impressive. for those interested in cooking, it's a must watch! now i wanna be a masterchef too...

i've been through my closet and found clothes i've bought and not worn, new shoes still in their boxes and (possibly forgotten). Bags unused. Perfume stashed in the back of the closet. hello, guilt of spending on unnecessary things. sigh, the unnecessary but really really pretty and i-had-to-buy-them things.

2009-07-15T12:04:00.004+10:00

Alice's housewarming - Point Cook

after working hard for 3 days and nights -- the end result, totally worth it! every single piece was handcrafted and carefully designed. and of course, delicious! it sounds like i'm blowing my own trumpet, but i'm so proud of us, it was a job well done.

savoury table

desserts table

strawberry cheesecake, my pride.
with compliments to my assistant-hand-beater, erin tay

our very team of fine people

honestly, seriously. i think we're that good. call us for catering services :)

2009-06-15T22:12:00.000+10:00

hairDO's or DON'Ts?

i love getting haircuts.. it gives me a thrill when someone takes effort and slowly rummage and fondle through my hair, and this is not suppose to sound wrong. anyway, i've changed a few hairstyles over the recent years...

(june '07) my bangs phase.
i let raymond cut my hair one day and this is what he gave me.

still with the bangs which i liked very much, they were quite a statement.

(sept '07) med ball.
the messy-bird's nest-look

some time in between, i got myself a few strands of fake red hair

(dec '07) still messy and ruffed up.
i literally just stepped out of the salon when i took this photo.

(april '08) longer, tamer but still with a few strands up the top.

(june'08) probably the longest my hair has been in a very long while.

(august'08) CHOP CHOP short and cleopatra style

(2009) my mushroom hair
which i absolutely adored and spent hours blowing it everyday to ensure it stayed in shape.

and most currently, short-short hair all over again!!

2009-06-01T23:42:00.003+10:00

SWOT VAC

is definitely the most dreary and worst week of the semester. well then again, there's the actual exam week itself, shit. QUARANTINED! i am so unhappy.... talk to me again in 2 weeks.

2009-05-16T19:13:00.002+10:00

boring updates

oh wow, i don't even know what to write anymore. it's just the everyday buzz and it passes like a blur. and i have so much study-work to do but i can't bring myself to sit down and do it. oh, slap me!

mei jing was here to visit which was highlight of the week. i miss the feeling, knowing that she was always so nearby and now she's far far away in malaysia.

another thing, i got a pay raise! which was quite a shocker. because i was hoping for it for so long, and eventually convinced myself that it probably wouldn't come. but then it did! fyi, i'm still in the donut business and it'll soon be my 2nd year anniversary there.

i'm sure most of our dear friends have heard.. that laine and shan have a new blogshop going on.. they both are fashionistas of a kind, so there'll be some gold to find there http://inaflashoftime.blogspot.com

oh, what else? by the way, a few weeks ago i cut my hair short, sort of like high-school-kinda-short, but not in the dorky sense. i like it lots, and so do most other people, that's good for me :) and it goes well with heavy, dark make up so that's me these days...

2009-04-24T23:35:00.005+10:00

too long since i've been home on a friday night

damn, it's a weird feeling. no work and no hanging out, it's just my computer and i. if i actually pick my lecture notes up to study, it is officially cuckoo. but i am really thinking about it, i know, what a loser. le sigh. but maybe it's about time i did so, shame on me.

erin's 22nd birthday, belgian beer cafe
it's a night of mussels, i can't believe i ate a pot, miss-i-do-not-eat-shells

by the way, easter break has come and gone. and i've just realised, i haven't unpacked my luggage since coming back to mebourne in february!

2009-04-02T23:42:00.004+11:00

cupcakes!

so, i've still been pretty busy lately. i've started going to gym pretty regularly.. i'm so amazed that i''ve actually made myself go and am still going at it. i've had a few conscience vs. devil battles in my mind recently, which i'm proud to say my conscience has won a few times. like the time i dragged myself to the 8am lecture and NOT fall asleep, how unbelievable!

and we're not quite the party animals anymore. every now and then, we like to have some domestic-entertainment ie. baking cupcakes and having fun with colours and buttercream icing!

my very own designs.
it's art, ok... it's not ugly.

and this awesome thing here is a 24-cupcake-carrier

raymond found it at coles, and it's an ingenious design, i love it! it's only $15 and it comes with a baking muffin tray plus another plastic tray to stack on top so you won't spoil the cupcakes. apparently, it's sold out, so, just our luck we got one! i'm actually such an aunty...

2009-03-24T00:46:00.007+11:00

loreal melbourne fashion week

fashion-partner-in-crime, shirlaine!

starstruck: miss J alexander from America's Next Top Model

with a random model who's fiercely stunning

the whole fashion show experience was awesome.. you'd feel like an A-list celeb or a gossip girl, mingling with the people of the industry, everyone dressed to impress and looks to kill, having some salmon bruschetta and champagne.. definitely 100% fabulous!

2009-03-16T19:36:00.006+11:00

hey big spender!

hello dear dead blog. i have been busy.. actually, i don't know what with, but there's something to do everyday. or even on days where i don't, i'll be too busy 'lazing around'. so that's that. i must say, i'm hooked to coffee and big breakfast, it's such a pleasure.

i've got myself some new treats -- new bag yum, new shoes yum yum, clothes clothes clothes. i'm back in the donut business and it's a lil' strange with so many new faces and the loss of old ones. oh and i went dancing which was awesome, and i've watched billy elliot the musical, which was great as well. and there's still people i have yet to meet.. it's all very happening! note that i've omitted all the boring details about studies and uni you don't wanna hear...

next up -- loreal melbourne fashion week with shirlaine!

2009-02-12T18:49:00.002+11:00

hello melbourne

i'm finally back. it's so good to be back, the melbourne life, the freedom, the friends, the coffee. oh the coffee is beautiful. my house is a real mess though. but i love seeing all my clothes again, it's like a big reunion! thus far, i've had one heatwave-day and it was more than i could handle. just walking outside for 10 minutes was pure torture, it was literally burning through my skin!

and i've got a new phone, sony ericsson G900. it's high tech for a girl like me and i'm still exploring it. a dumb thing i did: i thought i was using the wifi at uni only to find out that in less than 5 minutes of browsing, i'd used up my $30 phone credit.

anyway, it's melbourne love. anything is good here.

2009-01-23T13:14:00.005+11:00

pre-cny

i'm pretty excited for chinese new year, it's been 2 years since i celebrated here in malaysia -- think new year goodies and ang pows. ah but it's going to be the typical lazing around and visiting and butt pains in the 8 hour ride back to taiping. i'm in such a black-grey-white phase now that i don't have anything right to wear besides the one red shirt i bought for the first day of cny. actually i don't have much to write about... that's all. and i'm leaving for melbourne in 2 weeks - time to get packing!!!!!! happy chinese new year to all :)

backdate when i was still working at season's
alia, miesya, naz, me

hate the temp uniform ie. white t-shirt black pants aka funeral clothes

2009-01-06T15:51:00.003+11:00

thus far, the worst run

personally, it's been such a horrible 2008, i can't say at all i'm sad that it's over. seemingly, it all started of well, i thinking that ah it would be a change for the better. but really, it was only propping me up to drop me even further. this fengshui master told me that '08 was the "peak of my unluckiness" some well spoken words fitted to description, argh.

to keep it simple, i failed my semester 5 and got kicked out of australia due to visa reqiurements and was placed a ban till 31st dec. i'm thrilled that the ban is now lifted and even more that i'll be heading back to melbourne in a months time! back then, i put my life on hold and at the biggest crossroad ever to unwillingly haul my sulking ass back to malaysia for a good 5 months. and honestly i didn't think i'll survive it, i had the hardest time leaving my life behind. i got myself a silly job as a waitress at Season's Cafe to let time pass and as eventually time would, 3 months went by. in the meantime too, i lost my mobile phone, watch my mum get robbed on my birthday and got myself robbed twice. i think i had every reason to be unhappy. a good day would be a day if i didn't cry.

after a while, things slowly picked up. or cynically speaking, things are so bad that you find joy in the even normal things. so, 2008 in a nutshell. i made wrong choices, i obviously had no sense of responsibility. although, i'm not thoroughly convinced i'm going to see the light and emerge all brand new. because i'm doubtful to commit to a life of something i can't say i want. but hopefully, i'll eventually see something.

i just want 2009 to be one which i wouldn't cry so much.

2008-12-25T02:03:00.002+11:00

Merry Christmas ho ho ho

i got my dad to buy Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince for me! even though i've read it, i wonder why i missed buying it. but now i've completed my set of Harry Potter books and i'm re-reading. ah. such is bliss. by the way, i watched Love Actually again as part of my xmas routine.

2008-12-11T17:40:00.005+11:00

shenzhen, hong kong, macau

it was a short trip of 5 days. it wasn't too bad but i found it a bit too rushed with no time to enjoy. shenzhen was 2 days of walking around the tourist attraction places -- window of the world, splendid china and the cultural village. it was very touristy. cabbies in shenzhen are scary, they keep hogging you even if you say no and they are very very aggressive.

the main purpose of the trip was to attend cousin, ming & fiona's wedding at hong kong. it was very elaborate and grand. the ceremony was sweet, you have all the exchanging of vows, for love, laughter and joy.. makes you believe in happily ever after and wanting to fall in love so much.

ming & fiona

david & baby alex who is to-die-for adorable

night view of hk from kowloon harbour & the christmas laser light show

the venetian
big, grand, beautiful fake blue sky and romantic gondolas

somehow, i think my kind of holiday involves slow walks and a cup of coffee to take in the feel of the city. i didn't like the rush i went through travelling from place to place. having to wake up too early in the morning is no holiday as well. i feel i'd barely seen hong kong excpet for it's MTRs. but i liked hk, it's so compact and with so much character and it feels like you stepped into TVB land.

2008-11-22T13:12:00.000+11:00

this boy

it's been pretty mundane, just work sleep, sleep work. i'm glad that december is here quick. i'm quitting my job at the end of this month. not that i'll miss the work itself, but i'll miss my colleagues. i like them and they like me too, we're getting along really well. oh and i met a boy at work who likes me that way, it's kinda sweet because he makes me smile. he's the assistant head chef. and all giggles, i'm a lil' fond of him too. but my brain is speaking much louder than my heart is, we've too much differences to be anything more. i'm a snobbish act and it's horrible and honestly, i feel awful. it was heartbreaking when he turned his back on me after i shook my head in answer to his question. and it was hard to look at the dejection in his eyes after that. but in the end, i did what i did and i'm still a snob. he says i will forget him, which i guess i will. so this is to remind me, that there was such a boy.

2008-11-11T00:19:00.005+11:00

i miss being a girl

i miss wearing heels and looking all so glam but actually, they hurt like hell and i can't wait to sit down. i miss putting on my make up until the boys yell and tell me it's already been an hour.

2008-10-24T23:24:00.002+11:00

there goes my wisdom

i just got my wisdom tooth extracted. it's my second one now, had my first one done 2 years ago. anyway, it's just annoying.. this sore feeling. at least the swelling isn't too bad. oddly, with my mouth so sore, i've got this insane craving to eat and i keep looking at what's in the fridge. and i'm tearing my food to small pieces so i can chew. it sucks that i can't bite an apple.

2008-10-17T20:07:00.004+11:00

down on luck

oh dear god, i ultimately wonder if you are testing me, to see when i will break? because i'm not strong and i am going down the drain..

well, my money got stolen from my locker. it goes like this.. at where i work, we keep our bags in the locker behind the restaurant. so last week or so, i realised that there was RM100 less from my wallet. i wasn't too sure whether i'd dropped or misplaced it but i had my suspicion that there might be a dishonest someone who took it. days later, my colleague told me she too, had lost some money from her bag. so, i told her about my issue and we brought it up with the manager. on that very evening after work, i had this inkling to look in my wallet and turns out, RM40 was gone. i knew exactly how much money i had because i made a point to take note after the RM100 incident. the thief, had kindly left the RM1 notes inside and took off with the four RM10 i had.

despite this oddly calm tone i'm typing in, i'm actually tearing my hair out. i am so frustrated and already feeling very very miserable with all this shit about me and my life. too add on, i'm low on cash, and i had to lose my mobile phone (which i'm still counting my dollars to decide how to replace it) and now, to have someone steal from me??! it's always about the money and it's also about that feeling of unjust. why the fuck steal?

2008-10-07T00:10:00.001+11:00

cake

about a month ago, we made an excuse to buy a cake. we had a reason for celebration: to celebrate gary and his achievements! and sort of a mock birthday since i wouldn't be around for the actual day. we sang a birthday song, you made a wish, cut the cake.. so pretend, i was sort of with you for your birthday, ok?

happy 20th birthday, gary! you're so special.. and i'm really proud of you because you're such an achieving lil' boy. and your like this child and i'm feeling like a proud mama, damnit that doesn't sound right. and i know how much your birthday means to you and i'm really sorry i'm not there. and it's bad luck your birthday just happened to fall on the day with 23 hours. ah well hmm.. but i hope you had a fabulous one nonetheless.

2008-10-04T00:08:00.003+10:00

FUCK SHIT CIBAI I LOST MY MOBILE PHONE

damnit, i'm so frustrated/angry/sad. seriously, i have no idea how i lost it. most likely, it dropped out of my bag, because i had no contact with anyone whatsoever until i realised it was gone. how great is that... i love that phone to bits.. it was beautiful and i only had it for a few months actually. and most importantly, i bought it with my own money. it's such a heartache. losing a phone, it's just one of those things that's so ARGGGHHH! and i know someone took it because they turned it off soon after.

FUCK YOU WANKER ROT IN HELL

now, now now now.. i will have to reallocate my money. i have to start a 'buy-a-new-phone-fund' which will make my 'dreaming-of-a-designer-bag-fund' a much delayed plan. 'possible-year-end-holiday-budget' will need to be tweaked. no unnecessary buys if possible, that means no to those nice pumps i've had my eye on, or that 1 litre tub of haagen daaz at cold storage. my current savings can only take me so far, and what i'm earning now, that measly salary is just depressing news. please compare my previous $AUD15/hour donut money to my RM4/hour cafe rate. in melbourne, i splurge because i can afford it. now, i think twice to buy a pirated dvd, because that cost an hour's work. i kept RM1.60 in my pocket rather than into the tip box because it's well deserved and they never share out the tip at the end of the day, which is unfair. a customer gave me a RM3.50 tip, i was so happy because that is 45 minutes worth of work. this is freakin' pathetic and i am pathetic and so whiny i've got no one to whine to because i lost my fucking phone!

2008-10-01T13:17:00.002+10:00

selamat hari raya!

although i don't celebrate raya per se, i definitely enjoy what it has to offer especially since i'm back here in malaysia ie. a public holiday! and pasar raya where they sell all sorts of nasi-nasi, curry, rendang, ayam percik, laksa, kuih this kuih that yum yum yum. and i got to eat lemang! ah well, can't resist it when the food is good.. and after being in melbourne for so long, it is so cool that food here is cheap and delicious: 3 kuih for rm1, 5 karipap for rm2. anyway, i'm off to work, i get double pay today!

2008-09-25T19:09:00.008+10:00

twice in one week

some time ago in melbourne, i went to see Panic! at the disco at rod laver arena. it was my very first concert ever, so it was quite an experience. truth to be told, i'm not a fan of Panic! and i actually don't know their songs.. at all. so anyway, a few days before the concert i had a quick listen on my ipod of what their songs are like, so i wouldn't be too stoned there..

Panic! at the Disco

the opening act was by Cobra Starships & The Academy, which was pretty entertaining on their own, despite not knowing who they are, again. the concert itself was quite good, not super fancy with lots of props and all, typical band type of thing. i thought they sounded like their cd, which is a good thing.

the crowed was jammed packed with teenagers 14-15 year old girls.. a younger crowed thus them being rather aggressive and childish, LOTS of pushing. when Panic! finally came out, every one started moving forward (we got tix for the standing pit) and within 1 minute, gary and i could barely take it any longer so we squeezed out to the side for some fresh air..

from the side with actually, a better view, fresh air and no smelly armpits

next up was Sneaky Sound System!! which i was so much more excited for.. i love thier songs! they're a great aussie band with really funky and catchy dance hits. this time, it was sort of a gig, it was held in a club/pub, Queensbridge hotel and we got to stand 2nd row upfront since we got there early!

opening act: dukes of windsor.. very unique style, yum

miss connie of sneaky sound system, AMAZING vocals

and it was a totally different crowd altogether in comparison to Panic! much more sophisticated and mature crowd. actually a bit odd, i thought because most people were in like a chilling mode.. very cool and slack, not much frenzy fanatic acts going on, not much dancing even!

2008-09-18T00:58:00.007+10:00

and i am a material girl

i turned 21 on this very day, 16th sept! it was a simple one with the family (will get back to this later). but a few weeks ago during my last few days in melbourne, i turned up to an unexpected surprise farewell cum pre-birthday celebration by the whole lot of good people; it's really odd not having them around. it was a sweet get-together and meijing brought along this really cool polaroid camera and we had good fun playing with it.

sisterly love, meijing & cheng lin

the ever so sweet boy, gavin;
wei sung, haha who calls me when most unexpected

pooi yee, we make love; erin erin.. berpattern-pattern.. as always

hong kok 'keith' bully; alice, big wet kiss, you know i love you

alex, yay you smiled! cheng lin aspires to be a fierce model

my 2 fav boys: raymo & gary, you 2 better be missing me

yian kim, is this a dancing pose??

the miri boys: michael & edwin, pan cute

anyway, i was pampered to the max!! oh the gifts.. awwww.. you guys are really generous. which makes me a happy girl, i smiled during my sleep, the next day and after and after..

my precious loot *insert evil laughter* happy birthday to me

burberry, the beat perfume from edwin (by the way, i also just got a burberry, brit sheer perfume from erin when she struck gold at crown). tiffany necklace from raymond oh you crazy boy hahahahahahahah// gucci wallet from everyone else. thank you, oh the extravagant gesture, couldn't believe my eyes when i saw that big brown paper bag!.. and a pair of chanel earings i bought for myself :) and a key from my parents too.

and this huge bouquet of 21 roses came to my doorstep in jb, courtesy of alice all the way from melbourne!! damn alice, you really got jalan. MY OH MY it's so beautiful and it hurts me as i see those roses ~~slowly~~ quickly withering away in this hot humid weather.. it's really nice and detailed because each rose is wrapped individually and there's lots of nice little flowers at the side to match it plus shiney, glossy streamers all over, it really is gorgeous... much love and thanks to you, alice, it made my day x1000000!

just to show you how big it is in comparison to my hand

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so anyway, my family was on our way out for dinner for my birthday. so on the way, we stopped to pump petrol at a petrol station. blah blah my mum and i were talking and looking at a sign "turn off mobile phones & electronic devices at the kiosk.." and my dad was out filling up the car. so, someone opened the driver's door and before we knew it, my maid was screaming and that someone had snatched my mum's handbag and fled off with his accomplice on a motorcycle! what the fuck.. it was so sudden. my mum's pretty pissed, there goes her ic, bank card and some cash. moral of the story, always lock your car door. and 'twas the end of the night, in a police station and soon back home with delivery pizza.

2008-09-10T01:50:00.004+10:00

major withdrawal symptoms

my days back here, it's been 10+ days now. i can sleep for hours and hours in the day, and still sleep soundly at night. i really am not a chatty person, i don't do small talk. i am trying, well if i bother to. i am absolutely mum and non-responsive in ways that will annoy you. i love my laptop and the internet more than ever before. i am unusually impatient and i can't control my temper, i am so frustrated. i have my bad days, i throw tantrums and curl up and cry. i cry too much. i am standing there and i think about things and tears well up. then, i try to amuse myself and i think and i laugh again. i want to tell so much but words fall short. i actually hate that i'm so emotional and i really want it to be better. the food here is really good though.

2008-08-29T14:12:00.003+10:00

hey all. i'm actually back in malaysia and i'll be here, back for good until early next year. a series of unfortunate event has led me to this state.. i'm not proud of it, but sadly i've failed my exams and blablabla here i am! i've a great last month in melbourne though. it passed by with days of lazing around, tagging along, olympics. i watched Panic! at the Disco which was pretty cool, my first ever concert, then next was Sneaky Sound System which was awesome, 2nd row upfront!! and i had a surprise farewell dinner cum pre-birthday which was so sweet of everyone, which makes me love and miss melbourne and what it has to offer so much more than ever. it's a lie if i told you i'm not sad. i'm gonna miss the days when i put my full on face-make-up as if i'm going to a party but i'm just walking across the street, really. we'll see what jb can do for me, to deflate my head would be good. i wonder if i'm prepared to face everything, to be different for a while but i suppose it will have to be. ooh and now i have 3 dogs in my house, winnie, max, brownie.

2008-08-20T12:20:00.005+10:00

some-pretty-things

beauty overrules 4 inches of pain, gorgeous shoes but oh fuck those blisters

beauty at a price, new found love with my C's

latte art by an emo-rocker barista at calatrava

2008-08-13T17:00:00.005+10:00

Will & Grace

i've been watching Will & Grace 24-7, if not more. it is HILARIOUS and highly infectious. i think we all have a bit of drag in us, some more than others hint raymo-tranny-material. i love how the show is just loud, mean and exaggerated.

i wanna go dancing to shake it shake shake :(

and this is just too adooooooooorable

2008-08-06T09:39:00.005+10:00

haircut

some 1 month ago, i cut my hair short, again. i don't think i'll ever be able to let it grow long, just keep wanting to snip-snippity-snip it away.

when thuan tzen came to visit

2008-07-16T13:49:00.002+10:00

hmmm

hey all. it's been an odd couple of days. nothing feels right yet and i'm still waiting, i'll see how it goes. oh i didn't go back to malaysia, change of plans. those 2 weeks of supposed-holidays are over. i feel different, yes i do and i need lots of distraction to get me out of this moody-mood. even food don't taste that good. god please let that ray of sunshine fall on me.

2008-07-06T22:51:00.003+10:00

by the beach

seafood platter $100AUD, st kilda beach

i ate my first ever mussel & raw oyster. fyi, i've never eaten a shell up till this day and if not for the push from it's striking price tag, i probably wouldn't have had the guts to do so. still unsure whether i'll do it again. but it was a beautiful seafood platter, pretty worth it as the 3 of us shared it and we still couldn't finish everything.

eddie, debbie, alice, me, pooi yee, pooi mun & casper

"alice looks so thin!" quote raymo

fooling around & the sunset sky was absolutely captivating

2008-06-30T00:46:00.007+10:00

raymo 19/6/2008

happy 21st to darling raymo
you are.. more than words can say
we've had wonderful times together :)

professional catering at it's best
by YEA catering - Yiimin Erin Alice catering company

after much planning, hiding, lying, all the secrecy, our surprise for raymo was a success. i hate to praise myself, but us, from YEA worked really hard for 2 full days to prepare for this very special moment :) all the way to williamstown for his "mark's cake". and food prepared from scratch, with our love and sweat. late hours & early mornings, frying this, chopping that, making 100 curry puffs, 40 tiramisu cups, etc. our lovely (professional) deco & arrangement by alice. phew, we're damn proud of ourselves. and kudos to all for the cooperation, good job, good job.

happy 21st, raymo. you vain-materialistic-crazy-rich-bitch! you are an amazing, unusual individual. you drive me insane, you are insane but i lovvvvve you!

2008-06-21T14:43:00.002+10:00

after exam mood

party party party!
happy solstice today - shortest day of the year!
going back to malaysia next week
:)

2008-06-07T16:44:00.010+10:00

if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything

did you know, i am a anti-soft-drink, because carbonated drinks have too much sugar, diabetes, yadda, yadda.. i am pro mineral water. until i started working in the foodvan where i have access to diet coke, all the time. oh and i love them flat. i used to open a bottle and wait forever for it to go flat. but someone told me to put salt in it and it loses it's gas. and now.. i love diet coke.

i am strongly against eating instant noodles. they're not nutritional, too much msg and they make you fat. it is just bad, bad and bad. but since i met raymo and his wonderful world of instant noodles, in all freaking flavours. yes, they are convenient. and after a long days work, at 12 midnight, instant noodles are satisfying. so now, i buy them and i eat them.

my first present from raymo, a nissin noodle kitchen mit

a side story: once, i was cooking raymo's instant noodles for him while he was in the shower. so, you know that little pack of flavouring which is msg/salt/sugar loaded? i only tipped half of it in his noodles and threw the rest in the bin. fucking guy, totally reads me. he came out of the shower, went straight to the bin and picked out that leftover half pack and added it into his noodles. and i got a slap on the wrist. asshole.

mcdonalds. don't even get me started. i boycotted them for a good few years, way back when i was 15 and tried to convince my friends about their conspiracy but everyone said i was ridiculous. because they put every part of the chicken/cow into the patty, ok? anyway, i slowly accepted them. not the burgers, but i would eat their fries, apple pie, sundae.. very very occasionally, like twice a year maybe. AND THEN NOW. since mackers opened below gary's apartment, it is literally in my face. gary. gary and his mcdonalds. now i eat it so often too.. damnit,i even crave for it. well, they assure us that "we use 100% australian beef", either that or i am deeply in denial.

and i put sugar in my cooking now!! i am a low/no-salt-no-sugar person (desserts otherwise)! what is up with me? once, i even put chicken stock cubes in my vegetables. i picked up these cooking tips from raymo. he, cooks superb. and sad to say, tasty food just needs that extra dash of something..

i'm not proud. i used to be strong, and now i'm weak weak weak. and i love to blame my fav boys. where is my stand, my principles?

2008-05-31T04:04:00.006+10:00

So Comes the End

officially the end of our preclinical years. literally the end of attending uni. because from now on, it'll be research, then clinical years. so, it was another semester. faster than ever, and it never fails to amaze me because it really, i mean really, was a blink of an eye, faster than the previous blink and the previous blink-blink. it has been 14 weeks of i-don't-know-what, missed classes, late mornings & nights and oh-i-just-didn't-want-to-go. med school. sigh, the love just isn't there. come on, i've got a week to pick it up, up and away or else i'll pull another semester 4, crossing my fingers and toes. one week now, SWOT VAC. my four walls, my notes and i. even though it's just one week and another week of exams, it's just hard to tear away from my frivolous lifestyle.

our exclusive gang, my heart and soul during med school

2008-05-20T01:27:00.006+10:00

a quick one

i've been up to random lil' things. these are the years, when you should totally make a fool out of yourself and be unaccountable - and i've found my partners in crime and they make me insane. which makes me so so so reluctant to cool it.. although, yes.. i will soon need to settle down and prepare for my exams, boo that.

raymo's drunk escapade
never thought this day would come, me saving him instead of vice versa

PAINTBALL!!!!
12 vs. 12

all geared up. damn, that suit makes me look pudgy

some of the boys, trying hard to be cool
in the end, dirty, sweaty & fun

and the random-est pajama night out to crown cinema
complete with boxers, pillows & blankets

did i mention it was freezing outside?
but it was so much fun with cameron & ashton

me, my blankie & i
trust me, we had our fair share of stares from passerbys

sleepy in front of LV.
we wuv you looooooong time

2008-05-06T21:57:00.010+10:00

I <3 Mornington!

over a special weekend, a bunch of young stars set off to Mornington Peninsula. twas a beautiful day, and us being excited, full of sunshine and love, made a huge ruckus on the other side of Melbourne. for all reasons, it was a trip to remember..

fishing for squid by the pier, everyone being very into it

fish & chips while waiting for the squid to catch bait

after much waiting, and still no squid, our patience wore out

random unknown weirdos

next up, Sunny Ridge strawberry farm

alice being greedy.
ooh but the strawberry ice cream & sorbet was oh-so-mmmmmmm

raymo & cheng lin caught in the act stealing.
they ran away without paying, tsk.

next destination, apple farm -- lovely, red, sweet, apples!

the 2 lovely cousins, loving each other in a unique way

barbeque dinner at the loft by RAY catering aka. Raymo Alice Yiimin catering

birthday love to mickey & erin.
RAY catering: provides all kinds of services for any occasion.

and with much perseverance, at 2am we dragged ourselves in the blithering
cold to fish for squid, again. finally, the only squid, caught by head-chef alice,
who cooked and ate the squid all by herself.

all geared up for some real fishing action
ready to make a killing

in this cute little motorboat, off we went

and we get to drive the boat, all by ourselves!! what an adventure!

captain raymo, feeling the wind in his hair. star quality 100%

losing the plot. star quality -50%

some titanic love going on between ahkee & raymo

after much pursuit, squealing and muscle-action, a successful alice and her jellyfish.

the catch of the day, 7 ugly-looking flatheads

tis a picture perfect moment :)

2008-04-30T20:25:00.003+10:00

i've been running an april birthday marathon!

happy 21st birthday to mei jing 13/4

happy 18th birthday to mickey 18/4

happy 21st birthday to darling erin 19/4

happy 20th to wei sung 23/4

haaaaaaappy 21st birthday to edwin 27/4

phew. that's a run for my money :) it's like a celebration every other day. anyway, i've got ample time to rest and get ready until the next birthday comes up. happy birthday to all, it's yet but another year! best wishes growing up!!

2008-04-22T19:13:00.004+10:00

it's going to be a clichéd one. it was all a big cliché, actually. there's not a "i'm going to be a new person now" but when i look at each and everyone of you, i'm glad that you're there and we can laugh it over, make the foulest jokes. and those hugs were the most real i've ever felt. and us, just being us. and the littlest things, they make me smile more than ever. sitting together having lunch was the best that i could ask for. thank you for saving us.

2008-04-16T23:37:00.002+10:00

the good & bad come together

by sheer luck, i escaped a tram fine today. mind you, i have been validating my ticket a lot lately, just not every single time. i was cussing on the inside until he said those magic words "today's your lucky day!" my heart skipped a beat.

and 5 of us, me, gary, cheng lin, james & amanda got rained by bird shit today when we were walking together. it was so infuriating, it was pretty hilarious. the bird probably had a bad case of diarrhea..

i'm having a great time now for no particular reason whatsoever. i'm enjoying my youth, very much, i would say :)

happy 21st to meijing on 13/4

new jeans: sass & bide, nudie, nudie

the three of us, we're bad for each other. we can't help but talk each other into buying things (with reference to our friendship shoes). but those jeans were just gorgeous, creating that long and slim illusion.. yumyum.

2008-04-10T21:51:00.002+10:00

my darling rocky passed away today. almost 2years old :(

2008-03-28T14:58:00.007+11:00

easter break-ing, lazy mood, do not disturb

michael's birthday, karaoke till the sun comes out

steamboat, out in the cold at raymo's 10th floor foyer

unusually happy at lambs souvlaki

2008-03-14T22:26:00.004+11:00

my new workmate, shirlaine lee meng meng

we are working at the F1 2008 Australian Grand Prix! i don't even like car racing, but it's such a big event that even i'm excited for who knows what :) the rock band, kiss, will be performing on sunday, i hope i can get a glimpse of that infamous tongue, licky-licky!!

2008-03-07T18:51:00.006+11:00

i..
won..
$200..
at crown casino..
at my first hand at poker i got a straight flush! mr.crown this is the best you have ever ever been to me, i'm so touched i could cry. it's a sign that my luck is changing... i feel so relieved, no more unlucky shit. i might almost cry.

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and one fine day, while walking along southbank. we saw a telegu movie aka Tollywood in the making. fascinating.

them dancing by the river. adorable, like corny-adorable

and a picture together with us, their new found fans

apparently, according to the indian-fans around watching, she's a super famous indian actress Ileana. she really is very gorgeous-looking. and he is.. err forgot his name, un-impressionable, oops.

2008-03-03T00:17:00.005+11:00

birken fever
cheng lin, raymo and i bought "friendship shoes"

i bought another 2 pairs that day at the birkenstock clearance centre and now, i have 3 gorgeous pairs of birkenstocks :) they really are very comfy to walk in.

2008-02-22T01:08:00.002+11:00

uni has started. gahhh, the usual. but it's great to catch up with all the people i haven't seen in the past 3 months.. and more and more of the others will be coming back soon soooo.. i can't wait!! and everything else is pretty much the same, easy going at the moment, sweetness. that's all for the moment..

2008-02-12T14:27:00.000+11:00

le sigh.. everything's smooth sailing.. it's so comforting. i'm making chocolate muffins, i'm using almond meal to make it denser, and supposedly less calories as well. it smells fresh and chocolate-y, mmm. i passed my exams, yayyy i'm a 3rd year medical student!! i got a pay raise to $15. my laptop malfunctioned on me but daddy got me a new one. the weather's great, breezy and cool. i made my first succesful buy on ebay, i got a pair of birkenstocks and an ed hardy t-shirt for a great price. i love those. the t-shirt is a lil' tight, makes me feel like i need to lose a cup size, but no way. everyone will be back in melbourne soon enough, awh i'll be so happy to see them. i've got too much time to spare for the moment, downloading and watching endless shows. aaaaaand i have some extra cash on hand, i'm thinking whether i should do something about my hair? :)

2008-02-06T01:40:00.000+11:00

Chinese New Year in this faraway land.. again. oh all those glorious new year goodies.. bak gua, i will always love you!

so, to create a more festive atmosphere, to feed my cravings, and maybe so i don't feel so..."all byyyy myselffff - Celine Dion style", i made pineapple tarts!

i even made my own pineapple jam.
i am on my way to becoming a domestic ~~auntie~~ goddess

and it really is tedious work, moulding them one by one, decorating. and after all that work, i yield....44 tarts only, what an auspicious number. wow, now i know why pineapple tarts are expensive. they're not as pretty looking as i hoped they would be, eh? hmm.. will work on it's appearance. althought slighty on the sweet side, they do taste quite nice.

and my very own festive-looking jar of pineapple tarts

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR :)

2008-01-29T02:05:00.000+11:00

today, i wanted to do some banking but it was a public holiday ie. Australia Day. and ughh.. i forgot. but anyway, i did a lil' run around the city as well.

i had to fight the aunties to get these

target is having this massive sale on stockings! 56 cents each, such a bargain!! so, i bought all the crazies that i normally actually wouldn't. coloured stockings, hmm.. fashion faux pas or not? i can't decide.. but at 56 cents, i didn't think that much.

midsumma gay & lesbian festival

sometimes, you've gotta love australia for being such a liberal country. i worked at the event last weekend (selling donuts.. nothing kinky, alright?) it was such a gay event, note the pun. i would've loved to grab a few photos of them in heavy make-up and boobies even, with legs fine as hell, but i was afraid some drag-queen might bitch-slap me across the yarra river.

oh but them gay couples are so loving. they are all so sweet.. and why, tell me why!!? are those hot, hunky, muscular men batting for the other team??!

2008-01-17T21:19:00.000+11:00

i've been getting some weird phone calls, about at least a year now. it doesn't happen very often, but often enough, say once a month. i just got the call again, half an hour ago. it's kind of.. mind-boggling.

the call normally goes like this

"how much is it for your service?"
"how much for half hour?"

and then the caller hastily/rudely hangs up when i sound particularly inquisitive. absolutely dodgy to the max. it's defintely nothing good. i'm thinking along those lines. and the callers are always male.

i wonder, i seriously do. maybe someone who hates me enough, to have scribbled my number across the men's room screaming "BLOWJOB" or "SEX" or something. how on earth do this people get my number??

any tips on how to tackle this?

2008-01-14T15:58:00.000+11:00

i can't believe i did it, but i really did! i have officially, once-off, in all sanity, bought myself a new phone. a sweet little thing, sony ericcson k770i. such a big step for me *big wet eyes. i've done much considering, it definitely wasn't an impulse-thing. but the notion of spending so much money is just.. overwhelming. my weekends & late night work have gone into this little baby, it better be worth my while. plus, i spent more dough on girly stuff, bags & shoes etc. in that short 3 hours i went shopping, i am now rm1100 poorer.

oh.. MY HEART.. IS.. NOT.. ACHING........

oh, it's money well spent, in comparison to that lousy fine i paid which cost me just as much. or the many times i lost my money.. or whatever!!! stop thinking about money. no regrets, no regrets. am flying off to melb in 24 hours.

2008-01-01T15:53:00.000+11:00

2007 is so last year :)

i have had a wonderful year. there were little hiccups here and there, but generally, not too shabby i would say. been light-hearted, irresponsible, a floater, having lots of fun, taking life a little less than seriously. being young, being vain, being playful. totally unfocused. because life's too short to be taken seriously -- Oscar Wilde style.

rediscovering melbourne--
loitering around everyday after class. tea times that were always too long. shopping. new places to eat, to look at. watched miss saigon & phantom of the opera. went for dance lessons, funk & contemporary. traveling around for work or for play, around the suburbs, mount buller, ballarat, phillip island.

late nights--
clubs. karaokes. movies. home-cooked dinner. being domestic, cooking and cleaning. talking. taking lots of photos. staying over at gary & raymo's, how crazy it was. so much so i lost track of where i'm actually staying. or when i start buying groceries for them instead of myself.

meeting new people--
it's like a major leap of difference from my usual social circle. getting to know raymo, a lot more :) & his bunch of friends, paul, michael etc. leanne [gary got hitched!], michelle, pooi yee etc. klang people. erin! alice, ah kee + foodvan people shannon, yan etc. the other med people, getting to know them a little more.

work--
the foodvan. an enjoyable job, which i actually put alot into.. good money, various exposure.. worked during footy season. rugby. soccer. car racing at sandown. royal melbourne show!!! music festival. motorcycle grand prix. horse racing, gambled on my first horse.. and lost, sadly. and the other occasional job, unger catering. always a challenge for me, don't have quite as much good luck around the boss though, she's always caught me doing something wrong.

well myself though--
had absolutely rotten luck with money. didn't win a single time at crown casino, swore off it for the rest of the year. literally lost money, thrice, $10, $20, $50. a humongous fine by the tram inspector $350. lost my apartment swipe card $80. besides that, didn't get any thinner. still can't drink for shits. didn't get lucky in love. studies didn't go too well, hmm.. bad, in fact. and got 2 ear piercings.

ohh, damn the bad ending. don't focus on the bad stuff. but i really had a good year, i really did. it was just.. happier. i had my fun.

so, 2008 happy new year!
we'll see how it goes. hopefully, cross my heart & double cross, there are things that i will improve on. better studies. get thinner. get richer. have a fling or two. and have a ball, a beyond wild one!

2007-12-24T16:09:00.000+11:00

i love christmas shows.. there i am, like a little kid glued to the telly, enjoying the chirstmas feel.. telly-style. all so warm and fuzzy, corny yet sweet. where snow is falling, it's blithering cold but everyone's wrapped up in their christmas gear. with gorgeous christmas lights on every house, in the shopping windows. christmas shopping, grocery shopping, turkey, ham, cranberry sauce, mince pie, fruit cakes, egg nogs. santa hats. snowmans. christmas carols. choosing a real christmas tree. presents. mistletoes.

oh i loveeeee christmas shows.

now.. excuse me while i watch Love Actually for the 3987526th time.

it makes me expect so much, and one day, i will fly to a place for a white christmas and enjoy the rush, the holiday jolly feel, the craziness and all the chirstmassy stuff. Merry Christmas '07 everyone!

toy section, myers, year 2005

hohoho so 2 years ago :)

2007-12-17T14:05:00.000+11:00

i'm now in pangkor laut resort. it's a lovely place, all expensive and posh but i'm always, always with the wrong company.. i mean yes.. holiday with the family & friends ie. other uncles and aunties, oh-so-happy but this place was made for honeymoon-ing!! it is mocking me, in my face. i want to be here with a super-hot-bod, handsome, to hot to handle, delicious man-hunk who will serenade me, frolick together in the beach and elope into the sunset...

*smack

it's been quite a mundane few days. where the parents socialize with their friends and i.. well, sit and wait and wait some more. thank god for wifi. and astro too, but thank wifi more.

2007-12-08T14:17:00.000+11:00

photo courtesy of miss xuan & miss pei ven
happy 20th birthday to miss laine!!

may we all have many many happy years of 姐妹情 to come

2007-12-07T13:54:00.000+11:00

i think i'm better now. kinda gotten over the whole "sad bit" at the moment. cried it all out, talked on the phone to whine and sob, cried a little more, muck around and laugh it over. get distracted. at least now i can talk about it without tears streaming down.

the motto is "fuck it, get over it"

now i'm in the process of rectifying. in the meantime, just watching lots of drama series, hk series mainly. and trying to pick up more canto. still trying to pronounce "egg tart", "daan tar","daan tattt" properly, getting all confused. because all i remember is your big face, laughing your ass off.

2007-12-03T00:43:00.000+11:00

this is the inner me talking
"i really wanna go back to melbourne now. i need time off. i am selfish, i want to do what i like only and i don't want to help others. i don't want people constantly around me, telling me what to do, monitoring my every move. and whatever i do, there's always something to pick about. and if i don't like you, i don't bother to make nice. i'm getting frustrated and i don't have the patience to deal with all these. and i'll get touchy and cranky, and i can't get along, and everything will be a mess. every time.

oh by the way, i am in deep shit. shit.
god save my fucked soul."

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this is me on the outside.
"hi, i'm happy to be home."

2007-11-24T21:55:00.000+11:00

i am currently sitting my ass back home in johor bahru, feeling all sticky, hot and bothered. oh well, i flew back yesterday. i'm half happy, half not, it's always a mixed feeling. oh, i miss melbourne, everything about it. i shall call it the i-love-melbourne-withdrawal-sypmtoms. focus on the posisitve, girl. i love malaysia too. now let me think what i can do during these long aimless months.. hopefully it'll be a good one.

ahhh.. i'm bored out.
here's for some star quality

and don't we look fabulous?

here's to the wannabe
my god, those sad eyes are piercing

2007-11-17T21:26:00.000+11:00

exam's are over!
tuesday was such a liberating day.
been having fun for the past few days.
having fun.
having fun.
doing nothing.
doing nothing is fun.

2007-11-03T19:25:00.000+11:00

almost the end of SWOT VAC now.
can't wait for it all to be over.
buuuttttt don't want it to start as well, i'm sure most of my colleagues will understand this love-hate feeling.

oh wowee, i've eaten so much junk in the past week. it's like i can't stop. there's no definite '3 meals a day' because it's just constant nibbling. starburst rocks my socks. i'm so tempted to bake myself a tray of brownies but if i do, i will eat it all. and i'm gonna be a 5-months-pregger seeing as how i'm in my 4th month now. damn those fats.

and for the umpteenth time, i forgot to bring my phone home.

2007-10-28T01:52:00.000+10:00

yes.. and she had time to go to a halloween party @ Seven. ooh whatever happened to exams? dress up was amazingly fun. and we got to cut a huge queue and free entry by #random security-nice-guy-simon.. i haven't got into a club so quick before and it felt gooooooood.

"Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it"
- Mean Girls

michael the angel, paul the doctor, me the bunny damnnnn i have fishnets on and poker cards as my props *grin, raymo the devil ooh evil, and fion the fallen angel

ooh i love your eyes, raymo. god is unfair.
they're fierce, you speak with your eyes aka Tyra ANTM

little red devils: genieve, orange, raymo

random #1 mamasan chic, bear-girl, bunny, policewoman

random #2 pumpkin deejay

random #3 girl in funkylicious green hair
and a happy 19th birthday to michael too!

read bigmouthclub for more photos & costumes!
p.s. quote me a good price, like a really good price ok? it will be worth your monayyy if you want the uncensored version of raymo in his "red suit". we might start a bid should things get ugly. ciao bello!

2007-10-22T23:46:00.000+10:00

lo and behold, it's now the last week of uni for this semester! which means that final exams are just around the corner.. oh wowee, can't wait. i need to get into study-momentum.. oh wait. i need to get started before i can actually get into momentum. everything is just an excuse to get myself away from the books.

been sleeping a lot lately. more than i need but it always seems like it's not enough. sleeping is the best procrastination method. and the weather is terrible, getting me into i-need-to-sleep mode all the time.

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this is from gary's birthday @ Sienna Cafe, Chapel St
happy 19th, boy!

trinity peeps.. how we have ~~aged~~ changed

a one-sided-smile photo from everyone

2007-10-15T23:21:00.000+10:00

it's been yet another busy weekend. i went down to phillip island to work at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. the place was packed with 50 000 highly enthusiastic motorsports fan, with too many men than women.

after 3 days there watching the races (our foodvan was directly in front of the tracks), i am absolutely certain that i don't get the point of watching bikes speed by you for less than 1 second, 10 times again and again. plus the sound of the motor was so loud, i'm positive my hearing is permanently damaged.

but the main point is, just on sunday itself, me and my colleague, Maray who were in charge of making burgers, made 585 beef burgers, 441 chicken burgers and at least 400 egg and bacon rolls in 8 hours. that averages to 2.9 burgers for every minute. and i consider it a personal achievement, worthy of a post! because it's not everyday you can say you did just that, and probably not many chances to do it again. just like ah-kee who cooked 4200 donuts. yay, feeling slightly disgusted and slightly proud altogether!

p.s. some dude flashed his white ass at us and rubbed it against erin's car window when we were parked in the car. as disgusting as it was, and as mad as erin was, and as scared as we were that he would get violent, i thought it was frickin' hilarious.

p.p.s raymo so tricked me into eating ox tongue and erin, alice and ah-kee were in on the joke as well. you guys are downright mean.. it's all about the principles, okay??! just like the last time i got conned to eat deer.. i have lost my stand now.. RaymoTheEvilMastermind.. it's all about TRUST!!!

2007-10-09T23:24:00.000+10:00

i regret not being the most enthusiastic student.

i'm grateful for you helping me even though you don't agree with what i do, and i know that i'm not suppose to.

i'm sorry i don't keep to my promises.

i'm sorry i lie, but i have to.

i'm sorry for causing trouble, but sometimes i'm also tired of walking around egg shells.

i'm doing something with my life. i have a aim, of some sort but maybe my priorities aren't right.

i'm know i've neglected many other aspects of my life.

i apologize for not being able to catch up with many friends.

i'm probably not the most sociable person alive.

i'm ashamed that i only talk when i need something from you.

i'm glad that you can always make me laugh.

i'm not depressed, really, i'm not. i'm just reflecting because sometimes it gets a little overwhelming.
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in the meantime,
a long-belated wish since the 22nd Sept, to my darling girl

2007-10-03T02:41:00.000+10:00

my birthday celebration!!
which was streched over a few days due to unfortunate timing (ie. an exam on the day after my birthday). had dinners with several friends and then a few unexpected surprises *grin.

i was absolutely speechless when i opened the door to this amazing array of cakes - all personally home-made and decorated. the gorgeous design and setting, the beautiful display.. all the sweets i love, it was unbelievable. and the photo doesn't do justice to that moment, because it was seriously beautiful.

and the table cloth raymo swiped from his school. the risk, the effort..

i love love love it

the lovely people behind this special momento, you blew me away
raymo, gary, pammie, cheng lin, wei sung, mei jing, inge

a booby-cake done by dear gary

me.. unprepared but feeling over the moon.
my heart-felt thanks to all and everyone who was here in melb or far far away, who remembered and cared, wished or gave a hug

Happy 20th!

2007-10-01T21:50:00.000+10:00

ROOOOOOAAAAAAARRR
this girl ain't dead yet.. but is on her way there..

i've had a massive past 2 weeks.
med ball. then my birthday. then royal melbourne show, cheng lin's birthday, phantom of the opera, leanne's birthday and the end of royal melbourne show.

i had a one week break from uni.. but i decided to go all out and work at the royal melbourne show (carnival). what holiday? i averaged a 13 hour/day for 10 days and it was just sleep, wake up, work, back to sleep. full on standing + some work politics + a little of this and that. tiring, sooooooo drained. and i haven't had me-time to sit and chill, no proper sleep.. i lack grooming, oopsy. but definitely an experience to keep. i've just realised, i've spent 24-7 with raymo for the past 10+ days. ahhh my trustee-workmate cum bitch-friend, you keep me sane, don'tcha?
BUT. the most important thing.
i'm RICHHHHHHHHHHH, baybeh.

and i watched Phantom of the Opera, the musical. it was absolutely mind-blowing, i'm so impressed! i wasn't quite sure whether i wanted to watch it at first, because i'm not a fan of the story but the play was gooooood. those people can really sing, like sing-sing. those high notes, made my hair stand, literally. and everything. the setup and stage, the details, the magic.. two thumbs up, i like.

and the rest plus pics to illustrate will be up some other day.
hehe chheh wahh.. like so important.

and omg omg.. all the new shows are out!
grey's antomy
heroes
prison break
las vegas
NCIS
how, how am i gonna concentrate??

2007-09-14T23:59:00.000+10:00

Med Ball was a pretty affair

i'm glad i stayed sober throughout the night. at least i have more photos to look back at, and my efforts to dress up and look pretty didn't go to waste!

2007-09-09T22:56:00.000+10:00

while walking alone, i had these pangs. of wanting to snuggle in with someone after a hot shower, or to kiss when we meet, and to have someone to sleep beside with. too many movies, too many love stories in my head. single life is keeping me well, still i have been alone a little too long now and it scares me a little.

excuse me.. i think that was a burst of hormones talking.
i am happy and i have lots of freedom. yes, it's a bachelorette lifestyle with no strings attached.

on the happier stuff.
raymo and erin bought coconuts from springvale. and they were too good to be true and even better! soooooo sweet, so fragrant, so refreshing, so thailand...

i'm looking at a busy week ahead.
and here i am, nodding off as i type this. hope i survive.

2007-09-02T23:44:00.000+10:00

i'm tired.
somehow this week/weekend i'm outright drained. i've worked throughout the weekend before but weirdly, this week i feel weak, boohoo. maybe it's also because i worked wednesday, partied on thursday, merdeka eve (which was actually boring..) then worked the weekend. maybe.

i have lousy energy levels.

plus some not-so-enthusiastic news about my studies which adds on to all the tiredness.. right now, i'm contemplating baking for my tutorial group tomorrow.. i'm not too fond of them *excuse me. i just don't like-like them thaaaaaaaaat much. also, i'm out of eggs and butter.
all that negativity.

i need some positive energy!!!!
i'm going for a haircut soon! spring's here!

2007-08-23T23:05:00.000+10:00

maybe it was one of those days, where i accidentally kicked the Yarra-Trams-God (well, sort of..)

and maybe the Money-God too.

so, i received my fine from my last encounter with the tram inspector. congratulate me! i got a Penalty Reminder Notice because somehow i never received the initial letter to pay the fine, really, like really, i'm not lying. and now i have got a reminder + extra $40 to pay.

and now, i just realised i lost this tram ticket i had. it's a 10 times ticket ie. you can use it for 10 trips, and i had barely used it and now it's lost. wowwwww...
i feel so lucky *in the most sarcastic tone, in case you didn't notice.

it's bitch-mode now.

every slightest thing that has to do with Yarra trams, absolutely irks me. i'm so irritable now. i hate losing things! my room is too messy! my house is too messy! it's too cold in my room! my table isn't big enough! i hate the food-smell on my clothes!! grrrrr.

and justin timberlake is coming on the first day of my exams.

2007-08-16T23:11:00.000+10:00

Ski Trip to Mount Buller @ 11 August

of all days, it had to rain on the day we went up the mountain. hence, causing us to be wet. and being wet = very super-duper cold = paiiiiinnnnnnnnnn. okay, i don't know about the others but at least i was in pain. it was a bad-weather-experience.

gary, raymond looking so cute in his Loser-hat, bianca

if you're wondering, none of us got hurt. everyone's still alive and in one piece. amazingly, i hardly fell down! but i assume it's because i hardly skied too.. i was feeling too miserable in the cold. and of all days i had stomach cramps for no reason! gosh, i'm such a weakling =(

me looking terrible, just moments before i gave up
and ran into the shelter to get warm

oh yeah, we had a huge group. gary, raymond, cheng lin, paul, michael, bianca, selina, james, bernard, betty, kee, pamela, inge, houston, khairul + 2 of his friends and of course, yours truly included.

cheng lin, pamela, inge being so adorable.

once again, since my last ski trip with my parents to Falls Creek, i still haven't had the guts to ski down the slope. maybe next time, hehe.

half of the group, the other half were somewhere ahead

even then, it was fun going out on a trip with the all the lovely friends. i am absolutely touched by those who cared when i was freezing shit and looked like i was about to die. friends are such wonders <3<3

2007-08-08T17:20:00.000+10:00

finally, after thinking about making something nice-and-expensive-tasting. tiramisu has been on my mind for such a long time, and the mood was just right. feeling oh-so classy, walking around with a bottle of wine in a brown paper bag.

in the process

tiramisu
2 small cups + 1 larger cake

i think it was quite good *PROUD
ohhhh yessss and goes into a crazy frenzy. say my name, baybeh!
i feel so.. achieved.
i'm so domestic.

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after the short test on monday, i've drift back into the extremely good and laze-around mood, where nothing matters and time is just time to waste. where we walk around the city with no aim. where we sit around, and talk. where we stop to listen to a busker sing. when life is good, and what is neuroscience? i sense temptation and it's growing more in me each day, and it feels good. yes, the bright side is beckoning me.

2007-08-05T10:46:00.000+10:00

pandan muffins

distraction, my comfort zone
and green, the colour of envy

2007-08-02T23:13:00.000+10:00

hello, 3rd week of uni. I don’t like you at all.
sigh. still haven’t got the oooomph to hit the books yet. but then again, when will I ever have? I need a force-push.

but damnit. after a practical class today, i just shocked myself into buying a textbook. i-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e-l-y.

today's prac class got me in such a bad mood ='(

i miss the days where we could just laze around

on the other absolute bright side, i have finished reading Harry Potter!
finally, after trying to squeeze in reading time every now and then, toilet breaks, tram time, late-night reads.. i’m so glad that i’ve read the book without hearing spoilers from anyone, which makes it all the more mind-blowing. totally love the feeling of unexpected-ness.

except for Raymo who ambushed me with the ending. his attempt to spoil my wonderful journey with Harry even though i’ve told him umpteen times to shut up about it. anyhoots, i assumed he was lying, because he’s such a good liar and always does, so i didn’t believe him at all and was still surprised by the ending.

yay, to JK Rowling! yay, to Harry Potter!

Harry Potter is such a good read.
and I find the book trumps the movie every single time.

2007-07-22T23:49:00.000+10:00

i've been back at uni for a full week now.
this semester is neuroscience.. ~~seems~~ it's intense. which somehow makes me a little frustrated knowing that i'm expected to be studying most of the time. frustrated in the sense that i won't want to study.

things i am thinking of buying:
1. Netter's Clinical Anatomy. fuck my nerdy side.
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. how can i not buy it?
3. eyeliner and mascara. i've run out/running out.
4. a new handphone. that's if i'm absolutely crazy enough.

*hint, birthday in 2 months. oh please, it's still so far away.
but i WILL BE pissed if i get Netter's as my birthday present, fyi.

i'm still saving money for the stupid tram fine, which i sincerely hope will never ever come. but yeah, preparing for it. and over the holidays, i've had fun and spent quite fair bit too. so still saving.. and sort of cash-planning.

i realised i'm quite money-orientated.
my topic always revolves around money. and money always hurts me.
think you can buy me with money? believe me, i'll probably be tempted. money is such a driving force. WHO DOESN'T LOVE MONEY, I ASK??

2007-07-12T17:40:00.000+10:00

i don't know what i'm doing but i'm absolutely enjoying it!
even though as each day passes by, and in the end i've done nothing.
i'm still lovin' it.

please do not start uni, pretty pweeeettyyyyyy please.

mic, me, laine. dancin' till lights came on.

laine came to play and bake.
michael drove, ate, played, shop chapel st, shop city, shop until you pok.
karaoke with loads of peeps.
gavin cooked lunch, and set of the fire alarm. muahaha.
raymo, gym, swim, sauna and steam. gonna be muscle man soon, you think?
I GYM-ED TOO *i'm so proud

finally going to watch Transformers tonight. gosh, i'm outdated.
congratulate me, the last time i was in a cinema wassssssssss.. to watch Superman Returns, say december?
i wanna watch Harry Potter too!
and the book is coming out soon, to buy or not to buy?

AND
I LOST $50 WHEN I WENT OUT TO TA-PAU FOOD.
DROPPED OUT OF MY POCKET, ME THINKS SO.
GRRRR. remember i lost money previously? SUCH BAD LUCK.

2007-07-04T16:25:00.000+10:00

i want to eat!
- char koay teow, CHAR KOAY TEOOOWWWW
- ice kacang, cendol
- otak-otak
- satay
- curry laksa
- asam laksa
- johor laksa
- rendang
- sambal belacan kangkung, sambal petai
- mango lassi
- yau char koay, ham chim peng, kap chiong
- ban chien kueh
- keropok lekor
- taufu fah
- roti prata, roti tisu, any kind of roti, murtabak
- rm1 nasi lemak
- bak chang
- curry fish head
- lok lok, taiwan sausage
- butter crab, black pepper crab, salted egg yolk crab
- deep fried nian gao
- pisang goreng
- bak gua

2007-06-26T13:27:00.000+10:00

i am quite bored right now,
and have some time on my hands to ponder about life's bigger issues,
and in the midst create a list and drool over hot guys today.
in no order of preference. and these choices reflect my current mood/taste and would likely be subject to change, i suppose. and probably, in retrospect when i read this again, i'll have quite a laugh.

ladies, you're in for a treat! my taste shouldn't be that off, right?
guys, errmmm.. enjoy? get jealous? feel insecure!!

justin timberlake

now, i'm not a a huge crazy-screaming fan. especially, during his N'sync days which was not so appealing and those boyish curly locks! eww, i shudder at the thought. and no, i'm quite sure even in my teeny-boppy days, i wasn't a fan. but now, he has man up! shaven, manly and sexy. the dude is rockin' hot. ooh, he is a trend setter. hello, he brought sexyback. with dance moves sooooo smooth, daammmnnnn, he can dance. and i love the way he sings, with a high pitch, sort of false tone. dude's got talent. and he's got stage presence, an absolutely great performer. and that, ladies altogether is smokin'.

chad michael murray

this guy, i never knew what was the thing about him. especially the "a cinderalla story" hype. girls in my school were squealing over him. i somehow thought he was, well, too "teen". so fast forward to now, where i'm addicted to One Tree Hill. and CMM as Lucas Scott totally rocks my socks! i love his Season 2 look, where he went for the manly look, shaved with a stubby moustache. and when he does the narrating thing at the beginning/end of the show, i find his voice soooooo sexy, soft with a bit of raspy-ness, so full of emotion, so much depth. in conclusion, i like the show, i like the character and like him. i heart Brucas! why did you choose Peyton, why, why??! and can you believe CMM actually married Sophia Bush, in real life! oh, what a handsome guy-pretty girl couple, but they divorced. hello Chad, are you blind?

josh duhamel

this guy, blows me away. he is good looking, with a great smile. i'm telling you, his smile brings out his boyish charms which adds so much to his manliness. yes again, i love him from the show, Las Vegas. the guys is hot, with a great bod! and the times he's topless in the show. WOW *fans self. but of all people, he's dating Fergie.. i just think that, Fergie's hotness (or lack thereof) doesn't par with him. tsk, bad match.

lee hom

this is my favourite asian hottie! because he sets a different standard, he is of another level, he is the creme-de-la-creme! he's good looking, he's smart, he's musically talented, he's passionate, he's got a good family background, he's polite, he's innovative and i could go on.. he's unbelievably perfect (damn, i'm superficial). whenever he's got his hands on a musical instrument, his attractiveness just shoots beyond any scale, wooh! he makes love with that violin..

keanu reeves

i've just watched the lake house, and i think i'm biased. age seems to be catching up with him, the receding hairline, ouch! but he has got style. he's good looking and all, but his style makes everything of him. be it the romantic, love-lorn guy or the action-packed cool guy, he has style. however, i absolutely hated him in the Matrix. bad hair. long or bald, is not for you. and Matrix style, somehow is a no-no for me. maybe the style factor was too much to swallow. ugh, maybe because Matrix was a complicated show and i couldn't understand much of it. i liked Constantine much better.

gackt

gackt has to be an alternative. the guy's hot. but he's pretty. but he's handsome. but he's so pretty.. arggghhh i'm confused. have you seen a guy look so refined? so beautiful, to the extent that it makes him so handsome? he looks like he just walked out of an manga. the absolute pretty boy.

kangta and vaness

i don't know why they're in my list, seriously. i was browsing through some pictures and found them. and well they're looking pretty good. vaness has improved leaps and bounds since his F4 days. he was the less-noticeable sidekick and i wouldn't even consider him as barely acceptable then. and imagine he thought his long-technic-rebonding-hair was his life. he definitely thought wrong! the whole geeky-specs-rocker-look is eye-catching and looks like it could kill a million young girls. and kangta? don't know him too well, and the korean look has never been my flavour. but he's not looking too bad either.

all in all, i think i'm a pretty boy kind of girl. sighhhhh
the male species out there, are you still with me?

2007-06-23T14:19:00.000+10:00

holiday's been okay so far.
watching shows, hk dramas, dvds.
morning, afternoon, night, non-stop watching whatever i have.
so much for life. relaxing, but getting slightly boring. and i might slip into a mental state soon when i run out of shows.

and i went for my very-first paid work here in melbourne!
i worked as a waitress for a catering company who was holding a year 12 ball. and by golly, it was one eye-opening experience. as an amateur in this line, the behind-the-scene was.. unexpected, borderline chaos. it was one big adrenaline rush, keeping me on my feet the whole night. i was so afraid of screwing up.
whoever invented silver service and who made plates to be that heavy?
and people love free alcohol.

and yes, it was tiring. and my hands' ache.
but for money.. i will work!!!!

2007-06-19T23:59:00.000+10:00

this is specially for the ever-so-great*subject to change
Raymond, HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY!

he who has been my new best friend,
one hell'uva playmate and bitch-friend,
plus lots of craziness, wild screaming and laughter..
and reintroduced life in melbourne in so many ways.
how did i do without you?? awwwwwwww... touched, eh bitch??!!

birthday boy had to embrace the strike of 12 by... doing his assignments and scrubbing the toilet bowl. woohoo, what a way, what a way.
because we needed to do a major clean up to prepare for gary's aunt and grandma who would be coming later in the day.

so clean, clean, clean..
and fast forward to later, raymo, erin and i at his place with a cake.

raymo and erin.. quite a bad pic but it's the best i have =)

20th birthday cake

this is my best-looking work so far. new york cheesecake with a slight marble pattern. actually, there's a huge crack on the cheesecake, boooooo. but the wonders of strawberries as cover up. so it looks good, right?? say yessssssss!

happy happy boy with his prez, he looks so *grin*
the ed hardy shirt we got him. fits him perfect!

and for more nitty-gritty details, visit the birthday boy at bigmouthclub for his many accounts of his birthday celebrations. or until he gets to updating it.

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for those who don't know.
something shocking happened right here a few days ago. a man fired 3 shots in melbourne city, one person lost his life, 2 wounded. whatever happened to the world, when people start shooting for nothing? and now, the gunman is still on the loose.

well, well. lots of police roaming around the city. should we be afraid while walking on the streets? the shooting happened near raymo's house! kinda freaky.