A place to let me write and help me to remember things that I will otherwise forget. A place to reflect at what I have done so far. A place for family and friends to know what have I done all this time.
I love the feel of my hair at the moment. It is so smooth and silky and best of all, it is clean. Went to get a hair wash just now. I love the lady for being able to blow dry my hair to a lovely tidiness.
Anyways... Currently also sufferring from flu and possibly cough. Didnt drink enough water for the past few days and also sleeping at ungodly hours as well. My body decided to protest.
The past few days has been an awesome gastronomical holiday. Basically, just eat eat eat and eat. All the eating has caused my weight and waistline to increase. Cham! Need to show this. The famous sherperd pie. Got the chance to taste it again. I have quite a number of food pictures and the beautiful pics are taken by Sherp. To show her skill... Please refer to the following pic. Delicious? Ah! I have a new handphone hanger thingy... Hello Kitty!! Ah! Jumping picture. The famous jumping picture. This is something that I didnt think will happen but it did. Sherp and Nanotay doing the jumping pic at the 3rd Floor, Bintang Plaza.
Erm... For the past two days, I have been eating and drinking... Like really eat and drink. Erm... Without a doubt, my waistline and my weight will increase. Darn...
Anyways... With the remaining 8 of 13 cousins, we, eight people, decided to go to eat steamboat. Initially, we were thinking of going to eat at Micheal Steamboat but decided not to for two main reasons: heard that it isnt good anymore and that the place doesnt have any air conditioning. We are all candle girls, will melt one. So, we went to Sun City Shabu Shabu instead. Group C is the most complete group and they occupied one table by themselves. Dont see these little girls skinny skinny like that. They can really eat. Hebatz, yea! Meanwhile, Group A and B were suffering from missing members so we shared a table.
P/s: In my family, the kids are divided into three groups: Group A, B and C. A being the eldest 5, B is the middle 4 and C is the youngest 4. End of explanation
So...As we are waiting for our food to arrive. We did a lot of cam-whoring. Below is just an example. I am sure the rest of us will be posting about this. Hehe... should I also mention that almost every cousins are bloggers?
Err... I shall move on to the second night. Friday night. Four of the girls went to tuition while the other four go eat at Citrus. Hehe... Err... Hehe... We shared the Seafood SoupBread, Shepherd Pie, Linguine Carbonara and Pegasus Wings. Yummy. So yummy.... That is us getting ready to dig into the pie. Then, we ordered a dessert - Chocolate Fondue. As we waited for the arrival of our dessert, we started to cam-whore again. and more photo-taking... Err....no, we are still waiting for the dessert so we played a bit. Some arm-wrestling combined with staring into each other eyes game. Finally, it arrived! It took quite a bit of time to prepare o... Later that night, I went to Coffee Bean with these two... Err... Gtg... This shall be the abrupt end. :p
Yea! Finally got the pics to post. Hehe...So..anyways, because it was first time, we sat at Table No. 1. Just to mark the occasion. Ok, not true. Just happen to sit there la.
I had the chicken chop with mushroom sauce. I haven't poured the mushroom sauce so there isn't any sauce on the chicken chop in the pic but let me tell you this. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SAUCE because... it has three types of mushrooms in it and one of the mushrooms is enokitake!! My favourite. Muahaha... :p
Then, we shared the Calamari Fritti...which was a bit of disappointment. One is because I prefer the calamari to be a bit at the chewy juicy texture than the crunchy texture. Two is because the wasabi mayo sauce is bitter. Sweat. But I am sure they will improve it!
Then... Dessert... The couple shared the Honey Mudslide. I like the way the food is displayed.
I want to try the Chocolate Fondue but instead I ordered the Banana Crumble. It wasn't too bad. But Aaron's Apple Crumble is not as good as the one we had at Swensen's, Brunei. That was good... Yum....
Today is a weird day... I seems to have a lot to do and yet there seems to be too much time.
Truthfully, I want to sit at the sofa and watch tv. But there isnt anything to watch. And it is not because there isnt any interesting program on tv. It is because I am still 'astro-less'
I dislike the talk about why arent I getting a astro set myself. Why should I? Dont even get me started on why I dont have an Astro set. Anyways, it is my way of silent protest. So, hush!
Anyways... I wanted to post the pics from my first visit to Citrus but then... I dont have all the pics. Should have brought a digicam to take pics but I dont have the digicam with me now. :p
So..instead of posting what I had on the 'first time', I shall post what I ate on my second time. Today's lunch...
Black Pepper Seafood Pasta
Since I am a spicy food eater, I managed to gobble up half of the pasta before pepperly spicy-ness gets too much for me. I guess they will tone down the spicy-ness... Cause I gave feedback to the owner about the food so the food will improve.
Erm... Just in case you are curious of the interior of the restaurant, you can check it out here. The guy wrote a review on the place and he has really nice pics of the food. Hmmpphh... Mine was taken with my handphone. :p
That's the name of the 23rd single by Tohoshinki. I will order that as soon as I have enough amount for free shipping. 'Cause at this moment, my total shopping amount is still lack of USD0.02 to qualify for free shipping. Shit! Just 2 cents le...
Anyways... the reason why I am addicted to this song right now is because...
Well, you guys should know that I am trying to pick up Japanese and Korean from watching dramas. Hehe... And at that time, I just learn the word 'Doushite' from LingDi. Btw, Doushite means Why. Then, when I heard the preview of this "Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou?", I realised that the first word sung is "Doushite" and I thought "What a coincidence! I just learnt this word."
Another reason, which is just as lame as the first one, is that the song name is so long. "Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou?" Long, right? So, it is so difficult to sing just this one sentence. Sherp and I are still trying to finish singing this whole sentence. I hope that I can sing it well by the time Sherp come back from her KL trip. And by 'it', I mean that particular sentence, not the whole song. Sweat.
And just for the fun of it, here is the romanisation of the lyric and the translation of the song.
ROMANISATION
Doushite kimi wo suki ni natte shimattan darou? Donna ni toki ga nagaretemo kimi wa zutto Koko ni iru to, omotteta no ni Demo kimi ga eranda no wa chigau michi Doushite kimi ni nani mo tsutaerarenakattan darou? Mainichi maiban tsunotteku omoi Afuredasu kotoba, wakatteta no ni (mou todokanai) Hajimete deatta, sono hi kara Kimi wo shitteita ki ga shitan da Amari ni shizen ni tokende shimatta futari Doko e iku no ni mo issho de Kimi ga iru koto ga touzen de Bokura wa futari de otona ni natte kita Demo kimi ga eranda no wa chigau michi Doushite kimi wo suki ni natte shimattan darou? Donna ni toki ga nagaretemo kimi wa zutto Koko ni iru to, omotteta no ni (mou kanawanai) Tokubetsu na imi wo motsu kyou wo Shiawase kao de tatsu kyou wo Kirei na sugata de kami sama ni chikatteru, kimi wo Boku ja nai hito no tonari de Shukufuku sareteru sugata wo Boku wa dou yatte miokureba ii no darou? Mou doushite kimi wo suki ni natte shimattan darou? Ano koro mo, bokura no koto, mou moderenai (kangaeta) modorenai (kangaeta) Doushite kimi no te wo tsukami ubaenakattan darou? Donna ni toki ga nagaretemo kimi wa zutto Boku no yoko ni, iru hazu datta (sono mama nii) Sore demo kimi ga boku no soba nara to itte mo Eien ni kimi ga shiawase de iru koto Tada negatteru Tatoe sore ga donna ni sabishikutemo (setsunakutemo)
Why did I end up falling for you? No matter how much time has passed,I thought that you would always be here But you have chosen a different road Why wasn't I able to convey to you? My feelings that were growing everyday and night The words begin to overflow But I know they won't reach you now From the first day that I met you I felt like I knew you And the two of us melded together so naturally Wherever we would go, it would be together It was so natural for you to be with me We became adults together But you chose a different road Why did I end up falling for you? No matter how much time has passed,I thought that you would always be here (but not anymore) Today, the day that holds a special meaning The day that you stood with a smile of happiness Praying to God in your beautiful appearance With the person next to you who isn't me The image of you receiving blessings How could I just stand aside and watch So why did I end up falling for you? We can't go back to that time, or how we were (I've thought it through) Why wasn't I able to take your hand? No matter how much time passes You always should've been by my side Now it will never come true But, even though I say that I need you close to me I just pray that you will be happy forever No matter how lonely that makes me (or how sad)
I am actually "with internet" for the last few days. But I was...busy. Muahaha...
Ah! The heart-throbbing pic! *Blush*
Been makan-ing. Last week, before the "internet-less" time, I went to eat at ... Escapade?No!... Err... Shiki! That's it. This took me about ten minutes to remember the name of the restaurant. Gosh... I miss Excapade. The sashimi at Shiki wasnt very fresh... Actually, I also ate udon but it looks not very appetising in pic so... no pic here.
Erm... Sherp, Veep and parents are in Miri...and Sherp has been my roomie for a few nights already. We had been makan-ing too. Yummy yummy....
There is also a morning when we (lynnwei, Sherp and I) went to Taman Selera to enjoy the sea breeze and view.
Ah... Have got to congrats Lynna for winning the tennis competition...and then also Abelle for her effort in the competition. And then, I just want to show this pic. 'Cause I think it looks really nice. Last but not least, Happy belated Birthday to Sherp!
Ah! The long overdue pics from my dining experience at Fratini... I went some time ago and tried out something different. Err...ok, not all different. My secret friend and I had the Fried Calamari, Bruschetta and I-forgot-the-name-pasta. It was very fiilling... Hehe...Then...this morning.... there are these doughnuts from KK.... I had the strawberry one. Yum yum... Not forgetting the really cold Honey Sea Coconut that I had with Lynnwei and Jasmine this afternoon. Weather has been very warm these days. It was so refreshing to eat ice... Thoughts of the day:-
"I miss my car"
"I wish I have the determination to slim down" Ok..this is such a boring statement from me. Everytime just know how to say, no action. I admit. I confess. I totally agree. But. I cant help it.
Erm... Been watching J-Drama... Maybe I should go for Japanese lessons. Hehe...
And then... I havent received my singles yet... So confirmed that it is lost in post. Sigh... So I have requested for a re-ship and they told me that one of the singles is out of print already. Damn....
But not tonight...Tonight... I am craving for kimchi bokkeumbap aka kimchi fried rice... I wonder where can I find some kimchi so that I can cook it myself...
Ah... I think my wisdom tooth is growing... How to confirm it? It is making me feel kind of miserable especially today. The side of my mouth almost gone numb with the dull pain because of it. Aaaah!
The internet connection has gone pretty sucky at home these days...no idea why...
Ah! Should I also mentioned about the night when my car decided to die on me? It was so scary...
Yesterday, as I was chatting with Lynnwei, I asked her...err... I shall show the chat log... Before that, I just want to say how much I love googletalk 'cause it saves all the chat that I had in my mail box so I can look it at whenever I want to... Hehe... Ok, here is an excerpt of the said chat :-
me: ur pic.. is it the pic from beautiful you video? Lynnwei: eh how u know. OMG. me: errr...i have noticed for some time liaw. just nvr ask. why? Lynnwei: how many time u watch the video me: errr.... Lynnwei: such a small part also u notice me: countless time. haha. my brain..can remember the weirdest little things Lynnwei: haha
ok...the above conversation was editted a bit and then you will discover that it is still kind of weird because of the time delay and two questions asked at once.... delayed reaction... errr... faham faham la... And the the pic there also not the exact one but it is something like that.
So, this is one thing that surprises people - Lynnwei in particular.
And then..second thing .... happened just now. Went out with the younger Lynn pair and the Nings group. After I dropped the Lynns off, the song 'So Hot' by Wonder Girls started to play and the Ning girls were so surprised. Surprised that I would even listen to this song.
Suddenly cant think of how I want to show song... Lazy la...
Alamak! no la.. Not telling a story la... Just want to show something..something that I discovered today...
First of all, for the past half year (I think), I have been carrying these two items in my work bag. Essential. Especially that bottle of ointment. Then... I increased the essential items to this. in just two weeks time. I bought the Lip Therapy because I thought it is quite cheap and then I bought the eye-mo 'cause I felt my eyes are very dry and then I bought the Counterpain because of my back pain and then today, I bought the Vitamin E moisturizing gel because it is buy one free one and the bottle looks so cute...
Everything was scattered on my working table together with my pens, pencil, highlighter and blanco. It was a mess.
Ah! Ever heard of the song, Never Ever, by All Saints? Heard it in Kelvin's car the other day and decided to get it to listen to again... So nostalgic... Just researched on it to find out that it was released in 1998 (July)...almost ten years old now. Oh gosh...
Errr... I just want to show this... My not very new but still quite new keyboard... Another computer accessories donated by my brother, JWei... He bought a new one and gave me this old but still quite new keyboard... which means... I no longer use the laptop keyboard...which also means that I have less space on the table... which also means that I should consider changing my mouse to a white one because I want to match my computer stuff colour to become all white. White lining on laptop (so technically it is a white laptop), white keyboard, white speakers and...err... black mouse. Aiks... white mouse, where can I find you?
The speakers... the bad ass speakers... hehe... I just want to use the word 'bad ass'.. Forgive me... I am going a bit insane 'cause of the stress... Anyways... Altec Lansing speakers... which JWei bought and then brought back to Miri 'cause he finished his A-Level and then couldnt bring over again to KL when he went to study again... Sort of donated to me although I think he will attempt to bring this heavy speakers to KL again because he will be there for a few more years... Hmm...Till then, I am enjoying the usage of the speakers...
Aaaaa.... I am blog-reading and I saw something I want to share... Remember this post? Well, dont play play o. YB Boss attended a workshop about blogging o. Refer here. I read from the blog that there are politicians who attended the workshop and immediately thought that YB Boss might go... and then, I saw the group pic... Ohye! He was there...
Seems like Macau is becoming a real 'hot' place to go to this year. I wonder if I should join in the trend... Illusiv yuanz went to Macau too and he bought me this. I wonder if there is more. Just this o? Err... Ok lor, it is Made in Macau lor... Munching on a piece of pineapple cake
Oh ye... I think my previous post got people worrying for a second. Must be thinking that my house got robbedChoi! Touch wood
Anyways... just that my fridge is lent to someone else for a while... and hopefully I can convince my Dad to get a new fridge... Hehe... I am so anxious for a new fridge... and then maybe a new set of sofa... new coffee table...new dining table... Muahaha... not possible. Unless I am the one who pay for it all.
So..at this moment, my kitchen has empty corner... and it is currently been occupied by the broom and its partner, the ..... what is that called? Ah! I just realised that the songs that I have been listening to... the songs by Super Junior T are actually of Korean Trot genre...No wonder they are so weird weird one.... Interesting...
Err... I should really go on a hiatus... Just so I can concentrate on my work... Abuthen, I feel a great sense of responsibility to blog..and some more, this is what keeps me sane. Ohmigosh.. I am rambling on and on that I wonder if I should go on...
Warning. Very long-winding, extra lo-so reading ahead. Pls stop reading if you have more important things to do. You have been warned!!
Ah! One thing that I keep thinking recently is that why is that the dentist have to use mouth mask when they are treating patients? I am not sure if I remembering it correctly or the image of a dentist is so stereotyped in my head that they are wearing mouth mask... Anyways...then it got me thinking that the ladies who do facial wash at beauty centre also use mouth mask le... So, I came up with a few reasons lor...
Dentist wear mouth mask because one, they don't have to smell the bad breath of patient, two is they can hide their grimace or disgust at the sight of a very horrible teeth (providing that the mask has good coverage of the face), and three is .... I will say this later...
Beautician wear mask...because one is also to hide their expression... gosh..mask is such a good way to hide expression... and two is... the same answer as the third reason for dentist...
That is ...
The patient/client will not feel threaten or offended. How is this so? Eh... The dentist and beautician have to bend down and stare at your mouth and face... Close distance... Damn paise, can... You can see them looking at you... and it so uncomfortable...Imagine if they are not wearing mask and they breath slightly heavier than usual, ewww...can actually feel their breath on your face... Ewwwwww.....
Ermm... Ok..that is very boring of me... Didn't I say I was being ridiculous....I just want to get it out of my head...Time to sleep!
. .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... ...... .... ... .. . . .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... ...... .... ... .. . . .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... ...... .... ... .. . Ok la... It is gone. But I know where it went la. The things in the fridge are all out as well. Should be still ok to be placed outside the fridge. My magnets are safe too. They are currently in a basket. I wonder if I should stick them somewhere else...
Just want to write something to keep my readers entertained lo... Shall try to take and post some pics soon.
Weird..this year, I dont have the 'rush' feeling... I am taking everything slow... And it is not good... Not kidding... Even now, as I am doing my work on a SUNDAY morning, I am taking it slow...
Erm..In case you think I am not working and typing this post leisurely, you are (sort of) wrong. 'Cause I am actually typing sentence by sentence and the interval between each sentence is about a few minutes long... Get it? Type a bit, work a lot..type a bit, work a lot...
Erm... Starting to get a hang of working... into the mood liaw...Haha....
Alas... I went to try the Korean food in Miri... I do believe it is the one and only Korean restaurant and it is simply known as 'Korean Restaurant'.
Presenting the glutton, myself, Gohyie. I actually didnt want to take any picture of myself... I feel as if I have bloated since my buffet extravaganza and then the most recent crabbing experience (last night. But I didnt take any pictorial evidence). But... decided to take a pic anyways to see if there is a slight chance of me showing some result to Mum at the end of this month.Darn...
And... my accomplice, LingDi.We even wore same colour shirt to go....Macam uniform, you know. We arrived at the restaurant quite early...as in quite early for a normal Miriam's dinner time but totally normal for our family. In fact, it was getting late for our dinner. There was no other customer but us from the start till the end of our dinner... And we just treat the place like it was our own. Taking pics of food, eat, and talk....
We ordered bul-go-gi, kimchi bo-kum-bab, and ra-myon. Then, they also served us with side dishes (which I found out later in the bill that we are actually charged for it. Sweat... So this is like a compulsory expense lor).
The food that we ordered as described by the menu:-
Bul-go-gi is thinly-sliced choice beef stir fried in special blend of oriental sauce and spices.
Kimchi bo-kum-bab is fried rice seasoned with soured kimchi and various ground meat and vegetables.
Ra-myon is thin noodles in hot soup with its spices originally from Korea.
Verdict... The bul-go-gi is quite nice. Me like it. The kimchi bo-kum-bab is also very nice. Dont mind having the whole plate myself. The side dishes are interesting... but we didn't finish the kimchi. Too much. The only disappointment is the ra-myon. It tastes just like a normal instant noodle. The meal costs RM 69....After dinner, we went to Boulevard to walk around... Saw a really cute red wedges, unfortunately, that is the only pair and it is not my size. Phew! Otherwise, another RM 60 might be gone. We kept hearing a lot of commotion on the 3rd floor so we went up to investigate.... So, why are all these parents bring along their children queuing up for? They are there to see one person and the person is Mr. Ultraman Max.... Err... I only know who is Ultraman and even that Ultraman I know vaguely of. This Ultraman Max, I don't know la... But if I am willing to spend some money to buy his cd, I can also queue up and take pic with him. Err... No need la. Thanks!
Ah! Been travelling a lot? Not drinking enough water? Chapped lips? Feeling sick? Getting too much body 'heat'? Introducing a remedy for people with 'heat' problem. This remedy has been used by my family for quite some time. Just add two sachets into lukewarm water (warm o! Not hot o!) and then drink it. Once a day is good enough. If you are already ill, drink twice a day, two sachets a time. It doesnt taste bitter. Sweet in fact. Other brand, I am not sure la. But this one is definitely not bitter. Really ok.
Abuthen, if it doesnt work for you, don't come to me to complain. Different people has different reaction to stuff, you know. It works for me and my family but possibly doesnt work for you le...Dont blame me.
And then... introducing Aunt Nora's Limited Edition Red Bean Dumpling. Yummylicious... Erm... Yawn... Err... Going to try Korean food tonight. A bit anxious le...
I have a new workstation at home. The dining table. Ever since JWei is back in Miri, I have to give up the table and moved to the dining table....
Recently been suffering of headache again... Not having enough sleep also not helping the situation... In fact, I am so tired that I am currently having double eyelids (Yay!).
Gawai holidays is over... But I have been working during the holidays... Just in the morning. The afternoon, I am resting...
Slept on the sofa again yesterday... Too tired. Perhaps history will repeat tonight. I am getting sleepy again...