Successful liao!

* A Kembang Post *

Yippee-yippee-ya-ya! I sudah berjaya! I completed the latest crochet project of mine. Can you guess what it is?

Something in hot P-I-N-K with white frills * :P * hehehe *

* jeng ... jeng ... jeng ... * A tissue holder! * heeheehee *

Yup, I made it! Actually its a very simple design la - but am happy that it's a success! Red coloured tissue to use for CNY! Hope that it will kasi me more "ong"!

Fuzzy feelings ...

A few days ago, on this spectacular night, I find myself going to bed with a warm, fuzzy feeling. Oh yeah, FuzZyPanDa zzzzz feeling fuzzy * :P *

First of all, I got this as my supper as I was working late into the wee hours of the morning ~again ...

"Ngoi-sum" Fried rice with leftover fried chic wings + cheesy hotdogs! * swoon * Thanks to my bro! Actually he sendiri mau makan, but mana tau, he included me as well... * heehee * And one thing sweet about him is that he always make present his food well... Sumore susun nicely ... * hehe ... * Love him all the more!

Then, I went up to continue my work in my room and found this when I was rummaging my study table's drawer ........

An old CNY card from yester years ...

Was wondering who was the sender and I found out that it was from SP!!! * heehee * Dated way back from the days we were in ugly turqoise pinafores and white Bata shoes ... A pleasant surprise, yet a sweet one!

Those were the days when all of us used to exchange CNY cards for friends and the excitement of selecting the right words of well wishes on a CNY card for your crush. Nowadays, it is more to a work-related necessity for us to send CNY cards to colleagues, bosses, clients etc ... All itu 'gosok-kasut' instead of really intending to wish someone well for the coming new year... Or some just dont even bother to give you one.

Yeah, we should do the environment good and send an e-card instead, but e-card pun macam takde I dapat leh... Yup, life's that miserable to me ... * :P * Me am still the orthodox bullhead who likes to send a 'tangible' card to those dear to me ... I enjoy the process of looking for the right card and personalising each card with my ugly yet unique handwriting * :P * muahahaha! *

This card I found in my drawer, though long forgotten, it stirred fuzzy feelings... I appreciates each card I received and I keep them all - hence the surprise to find this one - prolly it fallen out during the packing an unpacking period when my room undergo renovation ... And WOW! How time flew! It made me realised that it was almost 6 years since I used to hang out behind Bilik Kesihatan every morning before class starts and how we all used to sit on the floor there and chat and how each of us ( the gang ) will never fail to berkumpul there each morning ... * sigh ... *

Here is a pic to verify that the card indeed was from SP! * :P * Btw, your handwriting didnt change since high school leh! Keep up the good work! Keep your handwriting "young" forever! * heehee! *

"My" RoundFace ...

I walked past this the other day and squealed in delight :

Its RoundFace! He is a half stray half pet of my Malay Neighbour. He is free to roam on his own and they will feed him when he goes to their place. The time when I was still using my Old Toyota car, I used to park it at the junction at the end of my street as there is not eought parking area at my house. Most of the time I came home late at night, I can see RoundFace lurking around the area where I parked my car. I fell in love with him because I think he is very 'yau ying'!!! How can a cat be 'yau ying'? Well, this cat has S-C-A-R-S all over his body and one very sexy scard on his forehead! Like ganster liddat! My bro commented that RoundFace is one cat who ' haang jau kong wuu ' and also thinks RoundFace very bergaya. * Yes, we are both very silly, I know *

Some more ah, he is not always spotted around here - sometimes he will come, other times only God knows where he is. He even walks with this slow prowl unlike other cats who will scatter away when human approach - he is like he has no fear and care less of the world... So, I always anticipate to see him, but he very 'lann see' wan, not always show himself * :P * Another reason why i think he so 'yau seng kak' is that a few times, when he walk past a group of cats, the cats wil make way for him and even leave their food and give it to him! Memang macam ketua gangster! * heehee *

I named him RoundFace as he has the cutest face! Somehow, the fur around his face grow in a particular manner that makes his face look ROUND! Really! As round as the full moon! He always has this look as if he is wrinkling his forehead at you. He is just so cute!

This time, I managed to catch his picture - he is sleeping so soundly! Felt so badly wanna go cubit his RoundFace! On top of that, the time this pic was taken, it was during a cloudy, cool day before the rain hits - so comfy...

Nothing much la, just wanna intro you all to my RoundFace * :P *

A million little pieces

I must thank my darling W@i for bringing this book all the way, across the seas to allow me the privilege to read this book - A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. I tried looking for this book after seeing it being recommended on the Oprah Winfrey's Show but couldnt find it and ironically, as I finished reading the damned book, I found it in MPH Subang Parade * pengsan *

This book received a very, very high recommendation from the show and people gave so many testimonials telling others how fantastic this book is. It triggered the curious cat in me to hunt the book down to see what everyone is gushing about. Thanks W@i for delivering it to my hands and saved me from more hunting trips... * :P *

Oh well.

I can say that it is a very good read. Very refreshingly different style from most memoir books in the stores. Very raw and realistic sentences that seemed more human * :p * Ya, wat... Usually those memoirs we read have painstakingly well structured sentences and perfect grammar, but James Frey potrayed his journey against addiction in the rehabilitation clinic in the most direct and common language. Very down to earth.

I didnt find it so 'unputdownable' like some of the testimonials given though I do admit it is one damn good read! James Frey gives very detailed information to his story that enable readers feel the scenes without needing to use much visualization on their own. I particularly like the part where he gave VERY detailed description of his VERY PAINFUL experience of going through the dental surgeries without anaesthetic or any form of medical aid against pain. Even though that part was confirmed by the writer himself was actually fiction, but he did one hell of a good job to describe the excruciating pain so realistically, I actually feel as if I can feel the pain and wince along the story...

Reading this book opened my views to an even broader perspective on life and especially addiction - addiction exists not only to drugs or alcohol. Some people who cant stop eating can say is addicted to food, some people is addicted to love, some people are addicted to computer games, addicted to sex and so on. Its the severity of the addition and visible harm it does to someone that qualifies the society to declare it as a "problem". Everyone actually do have an addiction or more, just a matter we realise it or not and a matter if the addiction causes very explicit harm to us or not.

This book also inspires me that for whatever addiction or difficulty or impossible missions - it is just a matter of you want to do it or not and the belief in yourself to do it and not give up. It is sad to know that most of the people who was at the Clinic with him had a relapsed and gone back into the addiction ...

Deinitely a good read, one which can disturb your heart and mind ... * heehee *

Rumah Orang Korea

A delayed post - C must be fuming! * :P * I guess she must have been anticipating this post since this place was suggested by her anyway * :P * We went to this Korean food restaurant in SS2 called the Korean House. They offer Korean BBQ and also some signature Korean dishes.

The restaurant looks like an old place, with the red-brick color and heavy chairs. Looks aside, this place offered one of the best Korean food to me so far besides the one on SgWang's 6th floor. Once you step into the place, you'll be greeted by polite, shy waiters and enthusiastic bosses. I serious like this place's food as they are just fantastic! Very authentic in taste! C love this place too! I will definitely recommend this place is the place to go if one is craving for korean cuisine. The drawback is that it is rather pricey - it cost us about rm50 per stomach, but I heard that it is rather standard price for Korean cuisine - good one that is. Though a lil expensive - I felt that it is WORTH EVERY RINGGIT!!! Cos you'll feel so satisfied from the moment you see the food till all of it went into your tummy!

Marinated Chicken Pieces that goes into the BBQ pit - looks like * erm... * a pile of 'something' but tasted O-M-G So Good! Sweet and tender!

The arrays of side dishes! I think got at least 10 type of side dishes being offered to us - each unique and wat else - sedap-lah! I bet WL will lurve this place too, especially when she is so fond of Korean side dishes...

Ah... The marinated beef slices.... It tasted fantastic either eaten by its own or wrapped in lettuce with cucumber, garlic and carrots that were provided as well. Well marinated and grilled to perfection! Y-U-M-M-Y!!!

And the highlight of our meal - their kimchi-jiggae! I can tell you - its a burst of kimchi orgasm!!! * howling...! * Really! Priced at rm15 per pot, it was served along with rice - which we abandoned - too stuffed liao... This is a MUST TRY I tell you! A very thich broth of kimchi soup along with generous servings of ingredients! C was so impressed and love it so much, she couldnt stop gushing about it all night! * :P * Oh yeah, it is THAT good!

I tell you - GO there to try their kimchi-jiggae! Its very very good! * heehee* C liased with me to give this place a rating of 9/10 because of it!

Rate : Food 8 /10, Price 4.5/ 10 if you makan BBQ, 6/ 10 if only the kimchi-jiggae, Service 7/ 10, Ambience 5.5/ 10

After a very satisfied dinner, we went for dessert - ya lar, my pig stomach can still be filled * muahahahaha...!!! * Went to this Chef Loong's place - I tell you - its NO good. They offer desserts and dimsum. First impression already lost as we were greeted by a stinky, pungent smell in their restaurant. Their place is rather 'sempit' and tables were close to one another.

Egg with milk dessert - * puke... * the texture was like a DRY tau foo fah and where is the milk gone ah? Please dont bother to try it...

Some mango with ice-cream dessert. Boleh tahan, but not exactly good also...

This, I kena tipu - their cinnamon egg tarts which actually just a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on the surface * pengsan * Nothing as special as the name suggested. No, SP, walaupun kena tipu, this time I tak gembira ditipu * :P *

Despite a rather unpleasant experience with their dessert, it seems like their dimsum dishes looked much better. Maybe the other stuff there would be nice ...

It was indeed a lil depressing to end the evening with bad dessert as we had such a good Korean meal before that ...

Rate : Food 3.5 / 10, Service 6/ 10, Price 5 / 10, Ambience 3/ 10

100th Post !

Yippee-yippee-Ya-ya! Wau! Me myself cant believe its my 100th post liao! * hehehe * Nampaknya you guys can tahan read all my celoteh and keluhan! * muahahahaha! * Thanks for all your support, though I usually blog craps and you all still sanggup stop by.

And to mark this * ahem... * 'milestone', * :P * I decided to change the look of my blog * heehee... *

And in this post, I wanna present to you for the 1st time ever, the Monsoon Collection of year 2007! The heavy rainy season of the late triggered my 1st sis to create this look to keep her Fatty Lucky from the chilly winds and wet nights. As he always roll out from his blankie, my sis is afraid that her Fatty gets cold so she came out with this solution.

A poncho! A simple one to keep your fat asses warm! * :P *

It doubles as a cape too! A totally cost effective one as you need only one towel and on sunny days, can use the towel to dry of your doggy after a bath! * :P *

Fatty Luck : Whaddaya tink? Me look 'hot', dont I? * wink *

Fatty Luck : Come on! I look macho, wat ... No?

Fatty Luck : * sigh... * All this modelling is tiring me out... My effort not being appreciated - ppl still say I ugly ...

It is so hard to take pics of Fatty Luck as he doesnt like to be photographed - dunno he shy or jual mahal * :P * Anyway, my late Iro was more photogenic * :P * jahat-me * Really la, Iro takes better pictures!

Blues...

Am feeling not good lately...

I suspect it most likely caused by me spending too much time watching the TV and reading. I finally catch up on my reads as I was too busy the past 2 months - my books are already covered in a thick layer of dust so I started on this reading-marathon * hehehe * This marathon is taking its toll on me as I am now lethargic and tired for straining my eyes too much in devouring page after page. Of course, my reversed sleeping hours fired more exhaustion on my already ailing body ... On top of that, alternating my time between reading AND crocheting - damn, these activities does a lot of damage to my panda eyes * :P *

As to why spending too much time watching TV and reading does my emotions go awry is that - I am overly * erm... yeah, SP is right all these while * :P * S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E and as W@i and C kept screaming - " Stop reading so much between the lines / words !!! Grr...! * :P *

Hey, I cant help it if I tend to " feel " too much! Yeah, I admit I am very emotionally fragile and my emotions can fluctuate faster than the share markets * heehee... * I have said before, I am someone who can cry just from watching AnimalPlanet channel. Seriously! I watched this documentary on Pandas recently, and I cried when one of the male pandas lost in a fight during the mating season. To see him walking away defeated and hurted in the fight just tore my heart and I can feel the disappointment of his and how he hate himself for being so weak ... * tears... * And I just cant bear watching the AnimalsPolice series where the AnimalsPolice who works with SPCA saves abused animals - OMG, I cry every GodDamn time!

I watched one Thai show late one night on Astro, titled " The Judgment " late one night. Its about this guy who went home to his dad after his National Service and found out that his dad took in a lost young girl who apparently mentally challenged as wife. His dad passed away shortly after this son's arrival and put into him the responsibility to take care of the 'wife'. As they stay in a very secluded and small kampung, the people there, well, kampung-minded.

Everyone in the village stigmatized the poor young son by accusing him to 'share' the young woman with his father and all those rubbish. It was a very tear-jerking movie as the Son was actually a very pious man who wanted to renounce the world and become a monk after his dad's death but that plan had to be postponed as he needed to take care of the disabled girl. I cant stand all the cruelty that he had to go through, the ugly words he had to endure, his money cheated by his employer, no one even attended his dad's funeral! No one believed that his relationship with the young girl was clean and he turned into an alcoholic due to the pressure and injustice he suffered. He and the poor girl even got beaten often by the villagers!

Another scene that really shook my calm was how he was forced to KILL a stray dog which was THOUGHT to be a threat to the school children as the poor stray happened to wander into the school compound. The poor Son was forced to hit the dog with a GodDamn CANGKUL!!! OMG!!! And the stupid show was so damn realistic - they actually scened how the dog howled and scrambled for life while receiving 3 blows of the cangkul before it finally died * sob... * sob... *

It certainly does no good for my moods as I read Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella where she tells the horror of being an unwanted daughter in a Chinese family. My heart bleeds for her having to endure so much hardship and cruelty - which are inflicted by her own flesh and blood! I understand how much it kills you when you cant even sought serenity and security in your own home, how much it shatters you to do all your best to please others and your efforts not only not being appreciated, but despised ...

The world is full of cruelty and yeah, I guess I would rather not know the details. People do can be very cruel and at times, evil. I am lucky for living in a cocooned condition where I received little impact reality's cruelty and hardship. I have people who loves me, I have a safe environment to live in. What really hit me is how people nowadays always live in misery. Turn on the music and you can hear numerous songs on breakups and heart aches. Turn on the TV and all the story centered on sex, tak habis-habis about cinta tak berbalas and who trying to harm who.

I know that in reality, life is hard. How many people actually live happily ever after with the one they love? Everyone will somehow encounter some kind of hardship / problem. I guess I just dont want to know though I know it is there. Knowing is one thing, and being reminded constantly is another. Some people say fairy tales are the best as they allows one to feel happy and hope that prince charming does exist and that life would be happily ever after eventually. Oh yeah? How many princes are there? I think they mostly being taken by the princesses in the fairy tales la... Especially when the rate of guys being gays are rocketing? And that 50% of 'happily ever after' ended in divorce? Are the princes still as charming or just charming their way into your panties for the night?

* sigh... * At times, some people can be so naive... But then again, dream is a beautiful thing and hope is what makes us strive on ... I guess I need more happy stories to boost back my optimism!

No Internship for me ...

* sigh ... *

I found out that the Uni changed the timetables again - and all my classes are now on weekdays... * tsk.. tsk.. * sniff ... * sniff... * Therefore, no internships for me for this semester... I hope that I can do internships during my next semester because I really want the experience! * sigh ... *

Shall apply for internships after my mid-semester tests and hope to get one for May 2007 till July or August 2007 ... But I shall start bugging everyone to help me perfect my resume * heehee ... *

Hongkie Food @ Times Square - Part 2

Damn Blogspot! So difficult to upload pics! Its either they dont get it uploaded or the page refreshes by it self and lose all my work before publishing it! * ~!#$%^& * At this rate, I will never able to finish my updates! * grrr... *

Ok, where were me? Oh, on the bargain hunting trip down to Sg Wang with W@i , we stopped by this restaurant in Times Square which serves Hongkie food ala KimGary and CharChanTeng style. I have been to this place a few times but everytime didnt manage to take pics but this time I finally did! * heehee * Situated right nect to the ticketing counter of GSC, I usually go there to grab a bite before the movies start.

This place is usually crowded, at all hours! Gosh, ppl dont seem like they need to work... The settings are okay, but they do have cool chairs as seats. I like that they have an extensive menu which levied hard on the dessert and drinks part. They offer cutesy n unique drinks.

Our ' kena-tipu' snack - deep-fried mantau with crabmeat sauce, which is actually sweet, tomato sauce with NO TRACES OF CRAB MEAT AT ALL.

I really like their cheese baked rice. Compared to the rest I've tried, theirs are much cheesier! And more sauce too...

Their recommended dessert which i dont recommend at all. Some kind of fruit flavored goo where you can choose either a single or combination of 2 kinds of fruit. Looks nice but tasted off mark ... I dont like it la, maybe some ppl would.

Their peanut cream is oh-so-creamy * :P * Definitely 'kaaw' and is a treat for peanut lovers. The thick texture will just drown you in peanut heaven. Me, a no-nuts-person, thinks that this bowl of peanut cream is a rather good one. W@i likes it ...

After a tiring trip of shopping, this place provides the food to fuel you back up! A good place to makan when you are in Times Square, especially when there isnt many place one can dine in there. Price wise , they are rather competitive with the rest of such restaurants. Customer service is the average Joes and Janes... On an earlier trip, I tried one of their recommended snacks - which are the deep fried seafood pockets - it was quite good too.

As for the shopping trip - not exactly a successful one. Mostly cos not enough time lor... But am glad that W@i likes the Korean food place in SgWang too. Bought quite a lot of accessories and saw a few pairs of shoes I really like ... What most pleasurable was W@i's company of course! * wink *

Rate : Food 5.5 /10, Price 5.5/ 10, Ambience 6/ 10, Service 6/ 10

Hongkie Food @ Times Square

Damnit - I cant seem to load my pics today... What the hell is wrong with Blogspot today?

* !#$%^&^%$##$^%& * You guys will have to be patient and curse Blogspot till they finally load my pics! * grumble * grumble *

I am an asthete

I totally agree with a phrase I came across in Tash Aw's Harmony Silk Factory, where this character - Peter - replied to a comment on his obsession with details and going all out to defend the things he find beautiful. Yup, I think I sama geng with him - we need beautiful details in our lives to feel complete * :P * heehee *

Oh yeah, so SP, I must say that I, as an asthete, am always hungry for beautiful things - therefore, the suka-kena-tipu syndrome in me is not my fault * :P * It just comes along with the package of being an asthete * howling... *

Chocolate Indulgence

One of the activities that I managed to make W@i squeezed in for us was to go for the chocolate buffet - yup, you didnt hear me wrong - CHOCOLATE BUFFET at the KL Hilton * :P * heehee * The glutton clan again proved ourselves to be, well, die-hard gluttons * muahahaha * howling *

Got tipped by C about this affair, we had been anticipating for this outing for months. Finally, we made it! The setback was that SP couldnt make it that night * :( *

Priced at rm50++ per stomach, * actually, it might be cheaper but because we went during their Christmas & New Year Promotion, we were charged a higher price * it is THE event for chocoholics!

The lounge was an ideal place for chatters like us to just sit back, relax, pig-out and chat till our throats hurt * :P * The ambience was good and it was rather quiet for a friday night that time we went. Entertainment wise is not bad as they have a lounge band where there are numerous rendition of songs that comes at regular intervals, and whose singer will walk off the stage and come singing at your table.

The good thing is that they assigned a chef at the buffet area to 'assist' you, which at times I find intimidating as he will come over to you while you are busy piling your plate to * ahem * 'assist' you or merely introducing their chocolate dishes. Dont get me wrong, he was really polite and friendly, it was just that I , * erm... * Blush * preferred not to be disturbed when I am greedily piling my plate * :P * Dowan let ppl see my glutton-face upclose * :P *

The disappointment was that there wasnt a big array of chocolates as I envisioned. One truly can try all the chocs without having to max out your tummy. But then again, its chocolates - how much can one eat without feeling jelak, rite? Very well presented, they labelled each platter of chocs. They have an impressive choc fountain, but badly skewered fruit sticks to dip in it - one of my strawberries actually FELL INTO the fountain * pengsan *

Waffles with vanilla and choc ice-creams! The waffle wasnt that good but the choc ice-cream was fantastic as it contains chunks of chocolates in it. A must for ice-cream lovers like me n C!

Christmas cookies as well as some pralines

Choc mousse... Most of the chocie names I cant remember liao ... * heehee * These mousse wasnt as good as it looked...

The choc cake was very good. Lurve them!

My 1st plate of choccies! * heehee * I liked their marshmallows dipped in white & milk choc.

We forgot to take the pic of the fruits we dipped at the choc fountain - not that they looked good anyway - they were a messy mass of choc * :P * And I likes their choc milkshake too! Though W@i didnt like them. They offer hot chocolate drinks as well, where you can choose from 5 different kind of chocs, but it wasnt good as it was a wee too watery. Hey, hot choc are supposed to be hot & thick!

Really a must-try experience for all! Though we ate till the point of nausea, it was fun! One will rediscover that ' child in the candy store ' feeling all over again when standing there surrounded by all the choccie and at one where you can eat all to your heart's ( and also tummy's capacity la) delight!

Though a lil pricey, but I like it! Truly an experience I will never forget! On top of all the carbs and sugar rush, it was a good place to hang out and chat. I had a fabulous night out with the gals! Lurve ya all!

Rate : Food 7 /10, Price 5 /10, Ambience 7.5/ 10, Service 6.5/ 10

Xmas Gifts

Okay, I shall start on a blogging frenzy to update you guys why i have been MIA the last 2 months of 2006. Was a horribly hectic time of the year for me * :P * like it was the previous years and i enjoyed every moment of it!

I mentioned in my earlier post that I wanted to handmade my Xmas gifts for my cheemui clan this year, so these are what I made along with a handmade card. I hope you gals liked the gifts!

This is a pretty memo clip I made for my bro - for him to clip his papers which are always flying around the PC desk * :P *

I made sure each cheemui has some of the pretty flower clips/bands as mine!

And for that extra touch, I made bracelets for them. Each cheemui received a different design, therefore, no one will have the same design! Personalized bracelets for my special gals!

I nearly gone blind making them! Since I am no professional at jewellery making, I dont have the necessary tools to make the process easier. I had to thread each, single blardy beads into the elastic band bead by bead! But it was worth all the *erm...* "eye-power" * :P *

I tried my best to design the bracelets to suit what I think the recipient would like. And also, to what I think the recipient would wear.

The lesson I learned? That jewellery design is no easy business! It was real fun, and as usual, the obsessive freak I am stayed up few nights to make them * :P *

I do hope that my cheemuis will like them and actually will use it. I also crocheted scarves for my darling W@i which the dongkoi-me forgot to take the picture before she jetted back to Canada...

I am hooked onto making more but I guess I hafta put this away to make way for newer projects * hehehe *

Welcome 2007 !

* HAPPY NEW YEAR! *

* MAY THE YEAR 2006 BE JOYOUS, FABULOUS AND HARMONIOUS! *

* MAY EACH OF YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC YEAR AHEAD BEING BLESSED WITH PERFECT HEALTH, TRUCKFUL OF GOOD LUCK AND ENJOYS INFINITY OF LOVE! *

These past few weeks had been jam-packed with lotsa fun, love and laughter! * And the many sleepless nights + never stopped bloating tummy :P * Sorry for the lack of new posts and I shall update this woozy panda blog asap! My darling is back in Malaysia - hence the demanding me hoarding all the love, laughter and chatter that I can get to make up for the past 3 years and the time ahead till her next trip back * blush * heehee *

Till I'm done netting in all the love I can get from my darling - please miss me k! * muaksies! *