Saying Goodbye

I am feeling very emo now, the heavy rain out there only make it worse.

It is always very difficult to bid farewell. It had been a long time since I have this feeling, someone or something very dear to you, that makes you thank God for bringing him/her/it to your life. And when you are counting your blessings and appreciating the moments, suddenly have to be separated. Those moments will become memories. Do not frown that 'this is it', it's the end but instead be happy that it was once a chapter in your book (life).

Bro's Convocation

Just completed my first post for the night but still cannot sleep, the caffeine is really working. So I shall post my second entry and hopefully by the end of this entry, I can just doze off on the keyboard.

Last week, my family went to Kuala Lumpur for my brother's convocation. We stayed at our relatives' place and had a fun-filled family gathering.
We paid a little extra for an eighteen-seater coach. The seats are pretty spacious and comfy. There are also individual television installed with a selection of movies for passengers to watch and kill time. However, with the price we paid, we were a little disappointed to not be served any food or drinks.
While waiting to board the bus.
A scenic view from the bus while we were passing Penang bridge.

We went to the night market within walking distance from my relative's house and I discovered some food which could not be found in Penang.
Really greasy and sinful burger. The bun and the fillings are all deep fried and I personally don't quite like it.
Cartoon-characters sponge cake.
Really really huge spring rolls. It is about three times the normal spring roll.
Stinky fried bean curd. It is a popular street delicacy in Hong Kong and I was suprised to find it in Kuala Lumpur. We could smell the stench from afar but decided to give it a try. I find that it smells must worse than it taste.

The day my brother has been waiting for......
What's graduation without a bouquet of flowers ?
Bro in the gown.
A sneak peak of the hall before the ceremony starts.

To celebrate my brother's big day, we went for dinner at a chinese restaurant. The food was delicious but it was a long wait. The chef took his own sweet time to churn out the sumptuous dishes despite the big crowd. In the end, we waited for an hour plus for dinner to be served.
The entrance of the restaurant.
Antique dining table and chairs.
Kitchen door
One of the many ornaments in the restaurant.

Ais kacang for dessert at the night market and that concludes my short visit to Kuala Lumpur.

It's already 2am now and it's raining cats and dogs here in Penang. I am still not very sleepy but I will try counting sheeps to sleep. Good night!!

Out-dated Stuff

I should pretty much be asleep now since tomorrow is a working day but thanks to my low will-power, I gave in to temptation and had a cup of coffee at 9pm. So now I can't sleep and since I am not in the mood to study, I might as well post something here. What I am about to post are pretty out-dated.

Lets begin with my belated birthday celebration. My former college mates who are now working in other states of Malaysia threw me a belated birthday dinner. Although, it was two weeks after the real day, I was pretty touched by their thoughtfulness. My friend of twelve years who could not celebrate my birthday with me because she was on vacation at Hong Kong bought me a clutch bag and a key chain from Disneyland for my birthday.
The clutch bag from Hong Kong.
The key chain from Disneyland.

On the first to the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, Taoist go on a strict vegetarian diet in conjunction with the 'Nine Emperor Festival'. Besides the regular vegetarian food outlet serving an array of delicious vegetarian food, many hawkers will also take the opportunity to legally set up stalls along the road side to give consumers an extra choice to choose from. My family do not celebrate this festival but just to join in the fun, we decided to have our lunch at the longest stretch of vegetarian food stalls in Penang on the second last day of the festival.


Spoilt for choice.

This was what my family had at a reasonable price. Although it was a meatless meal but the dishes are really tasty.
Vegetarian satays.
Vegetarian burger anyone ?
What about some vegetarian pizza ?
Vegetarian spring rolls.
Hill-full pf vegetarian curry puffs.
Vegetarian fried and oily finger food.
Vegetarian dumplings.
Vegetarian cupcakes for dessert.

Came across these unique buildings from the place we parked. The building on the left looks very much like a church and the one on the right looks like a temple. Malaysia is truly a united multi-racial country ?!

A Short, Quick One

Time flies! Time really flies. There is so much to do, yet so little time. There is only 78 days left before we welcome year 2010. There is only about two months left before my exam.

I have just registered for my exam. Paid about a hundred over sterling pounds, definitely a great motivation for me to pass my exam. Must start reading more. Study text, PYQ, here I come......

This blog entry really serve no purpose. Just feel like blogging but can't think of a proper topic. I better stop crapping and hands off (I mean pen-off but since I am typing and not using a pen to write, hands-off can?), I still got to wake up early for work tomorrow.

Totally enjoy working nowadays, especially with my slight favourable salary adjustment. Yay!! But the week just fly by so fast. It's the same situation at work, so much to do but so little time.

Good night (for real)!

Just a random picture of Becky.

A Perfect 10 Birthday

It is already the last quarter of year 2009, it is already October and my 23rd birthday just passed hours ago.

On the eve of my birthday, my colleagues treated me dinner at a fusion restaurant with a very catchy name, 'No Eye Deer'. Just imagine this situation:
A : Where should we go for dinner later?
B : No Eye Deer.
A : Come on. How can you have no idea? Just simply suggest something.
(The wonder of English language).

The food at 'No Eye Deer' is good although the portion is a bit too small for the price. We noticed that there are many paintings of deers and fishes in the restaurant and found out later that the owner painted all the paintings himself. According to him, it is difficult to get paintings of deers without eyes, therefore he decided to paint them himself. Such a talented man.

One of my dear colleague gave me this :
A green and blue pen. Not pricey but they carry special meanings.
And a key chain with my name on it, simply love it.

As soon as I reached home, I saw a card resting on my table. It is from a dear friend of mine. She sent me the card all the way from Kuala Lumpur, so thoughtful of her.

When the clock struck twelve, gammy (grandmother) gave me a red packet, a very traditional but one of my favourite gift (who doesn't like money?).

Then mummy gave me two hand-made cards. They are 100% made of recycled items. She pasted pictures of me and my families, and made my immediate family members sign the cards. So creative of her, such a meaningful gift.

On the next morning, as soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a bag containing a book, a card and a bookmark. Another gift from mummy.


Then I saw two envelopes stuck on the side of my cabinet.
When I opened it, I found that it is empty.
I found a piece of paper in each of the envelope stating that I shall present this 'coupons' to my brother in order for me to redeem my card. I immediately burst out laughing because I find it really creative but hilarious.
So I presented the 'coupons' and exchanged for my birthday cards.

I love the graphics on the card cover. The contents are equally creative as the way my brother presented me my cards. He is such a humorous fella.


Later, my brother tricked me into opening the refrigerator to get something and I found a cake in there. My brother's girlfriend knew that I am a chocolate lover and baked me this super rich, pure chocolate cake.


The highlight of the day was buffet dinner at a Japanese restaurant, a treat from dad.














Cheers to a great dinner.

Although my birthday celebration was not very grand and I did not receive many presents but I am really really happy and touched. Just a text message, a greeting on facebook and even a blog entry from thoughtful people who remembers made my birthday a meaningful one. A big thank you to my family members, relatives and friends at Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Australia for all the well-wishing. Love you all!