Why I like it Longer?

why? cause it's too much fun!! hahaha... i'm talking about how i spent my new years eve la... aiyo, what did YOU think? :P

it was a long (and interesting) journey for Lynn and i, planning, discussing over millions of emails, calls to gather info, get the proper people to set up this big bash! and i actually loved doing it!! hence one of my FB status - wrong line of job! lol

anyway, on the 30th, things started to come together, the canopy, the sound system, the projector, the lights.... we had a pre-new years eve gathering by watching Russel Peters and a christmas movie on our (rented) home theater (projector and screen). wished it was wide-screen with crystal clear HD resolution (like the LG Chocolate BL40) though it was a lovely experience, cool night air, suttle breeze, drinks and great family... this is why i like it longer

then finally the day came, it started out hectic, the caterers came to setup the tables, cutleries, deco, lights.... we on the other hand started to bring out our own decos, having headaches on how to decorate the whole house, inside and out, wished we had the LG Chocolate BL40 to take 5.0 MPixels pics of the area and test run the decorating "scene" in 3D graphics so that we have a better idea on how to decorate the place

with my partner in crime - Lynn

Lynn's family

so the party people started to come as early as 8pm and things are starting to get busy, almost 50 ppl came, lots of food, drinks, chit chat, laughter with hugs and kisses. there were loads of surprises through out the night as well!!! here are some of the ppl who came... hard to put all the pics here...

with Dad

Esther and Teck Chye

Jean and Wayne

cousin Cheryl

Aunty Betty and Andre

Michael, Anita and son Andre

with Audrey

crazy cousin Luke

i had also invited some of my friends from CHOICE, from college, school and other friends, but not all turned up. the CHOICEes that came were Irene, Audrey, Fiona (Tan), SuSee and Elizabeth. missing friends were Jessica and Brian, Sharon and Bee Choo, Telly, Mark, Bella, Hanie, Isfendy, my lovely KL friends and not forgetting the Dugongs - Rosalind + Mr.G, Becky + Mr.A, Benji + Ms L, Cyn + Mr.J. missed you guys!!!

Cheryls gang - fiance Edzil, Jean and Ian

there were definately loads of other people who came to this superb i-like-it-to-be-longer party! there were Dave's family, Teck Chye's family and friends, Cheryl's in-laws, Anna's sister and friends, Reutenses from Australia, KL and Ipoh, old doctor friend of the Reutenses...etc gosh the list could go longer!!

there were slide shows on our "rented" home theater, dancing with disco lights and smoke, 2 big speakers (with inbuilt sound system), we even had mic for speeches (and occasionally instructions) and lots of dancing and drinks!! this was the night i heard someone mixed two types of wine and i tried the mixture of kickapoo + tequila!!

the countdown was something too!!! we had a (small) clock on the projector, loads of poppers, banner and bag of balloons to fall and not forgetting AIR-HORNS!! big and small, and all different types of noise makers!! i felt like this was a party at a club!!! to those who didn't come, u guys really missed it!! we were sooooo loud that at one point, a police car came by to "advise" us to keep it down after midnite! heheheh....

*oohh.. check out the vid! (not too clear though)

so yea, this new years eve party is a party on Why I like it Longer! i want it to last, the fun, the family, the friends and the memories we make with each other! to all who came, it was good to have seen you after so long and hope you too had a great time and to those who didn't come, maybe next party ya! *wink* and to Lynn, Dave and kids... it was great working with you guys on this! great experience!! love ya!

*this post was brought to you by LG Chocolate BL40 Nuffnang competition :D (hope i win this)

What's up this Christmas 2009?

Christmas was quite busy for me this year, it's because we had family over from over-the-sea and lots of planning/outings to do..

so first up, started with the Dugongs and we made a pact to come in either red and/or green :D the meet up was at E&O Buffet Lunch. as expected, the food was abundant and delicious!! too bad i didn't have much time to spare, i was practically swallowing my food :( any how, we had great time makan-ing, chatting, laughing and had our gift exchange. the higlight of the afternoon was that becks had swapped ros and my presents. so i actually opened ros present and ros opened mine.. u can imagine the mixed looks on all our faces!! LOL..

and because cyn and i had some hotel membership thingy, we all eventually paid RM31 each! coolness!!!

the cousins

had to lah... infront of E&O lobby christmas tree

Christmas DAY itself was cool and calm. my parents and i went to Holy Spirit Cathedral for Christmas Mass in the morning. the choir was good, made me cry at one point! so very the touch-ed. and knowing a few of the choir members were my friends, i had to go up to them later to wish them. *hugs*

after mass, we went to YMCA - 747 restaurant for "brunch". we all had a light meal as we knew we were gonna stuff ourselves at dinner hehehehe.... then it was nap time at LeNid (while waiting for the dubai ppl!)

finally about and hr late or so, they came, reason baggage got lost.. poor things. so after quick catch up, gift exchange with the kids, we headed to Smokey Jacks for Christmas Dinner. i was hoping to get some ribs, but unfortunately they only had their christmas menu which consisted of chicken, lamb, fish combo (with white or red wine). dad had an extra mug of beer :D

(will do a review of Smokey Jacks soon - with food pics)

then after a hefty dinner, mum had another party to go to and dad and i went to A.Esther's for desserts! wondered what we were gonna have and true enough, her famous TRIFLE!!! gosh!! it's been a while!! maybe one day i'll make one just for fun!!

so there, we met the Aussies (A.Jean and Wayne) and the dubai ppl, had desserts, chat, laugh, joke, gift exchange again and we played Battle of the Sexes - curtesy of the aussies. was kinda fun yet got boring at one point cause no one knew the answers! LOL. of course we had beer and coffee-liquer as our drinks *hic*

after a few days, we met up with my parent's God-Daughter and her family who have been a close friend of the family. we had dinner at Little Cottage 2 @ Waterfall Hotel. surprisingly it's my first time there and the food is WONDERFUL!!! wonder why i never been there... we all had a mixture of meals, fish, salmon, lamb, steak... imagine how full we were... and yes, what's Christmas without EATING! lol!!

so that's my christmas! how was yours? stay tuned for New Year's Eve! hehehehhe... that's gonna be a good one!

it's already 2010????

my my.. how fast did this year go. very fast i'd say. so much has happened, so much i've gone through, seen, heard, lots of tears, laughter, made new friends, lost some, gained back some, lost a love, lots of battles between the heart and the head, good-wrong-bad-right, logical and emotional and religion battles, between responsibility and consious... sometimes i wonder how the hell did i go through all that and come out alive. i guess THIS is what life is, whether u like it or not. issit a clean cut of 50/50 good and bad? i can't say for sure as ppl tend to remember the bad more than the good.

all i can say, that we learn from our mistakes this year and try to be BETTER the next, grow a lil, be smarter and hope that 2010 will have more good things than bad.

remember your loved ones, don't take them for granted. i've lost my grandfather this year and we all thought he'd live till a hundred. also i've learnt that (some) friendships DO last, just have to be patient, eventhough it takes a few years to have it mended. so yea, i pray that i'll move on with my life, find a life partner soon and have a great year ahead - and i pray for you too ;)

Happy New Year everyone!

... and may you have a Merry Christmas!!

another year has passed and 2009 has taken a real toll on me, emotionally especially. but i "think" i'm doing better but i know that there's still lots more to be done to be back to the person i was before, to be better, more positive, more confident, more motivated and HAPPIER.... and that's what 2010 will be about. self improvement... i never actually kept to my new year resolutions, but lets see ya.... oh, and if possible, find a husband candidate! LOL.. serious!

so i hope everyone had a BETTER 2009 than me, and i hope and wish for a much more better year ahead for all of you.

Have a wonderful Christmas! you can drink, but be responsible and get someone else to drive you. enjoy your time with your loved ones, remember the ones that are gone to a better place and appreciate all that you have now.

i will TRY to NOT be a sourpuss during this season when i'm WORKING! uggh... :P

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone

and have a wonderful NEW YEAR!!

GOD BLESS!!

Max @ opposite QueensBay Mall, Penang

Max is a chinese/noodle/Hong Kong type of restaurant, located at one of the shoplots opposite QueensBay Mall (opposite HSBC). i never tried this place before (or even know it existed! hahah) until one of the CHOICE gals brought me there. not that bad actually! :)

at that moment, i think we were really hungry hence the # of dishes on our table.. lol, as usual, we wanted to try as many dishes as we can, recommended by Irene on what's good. overall, it's tasty enough to enjoy and fill the tummy. good place for snacks too and the pricing quite reasonable. will go back there again to try the other dishes in the menu. :)

Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun

supposedly appetizers but somehow the dessert came in too

fried "nest" mee

wan tan soup

char siew rice - yumm!!

custard bun, siew pau (i think), mango pancake

Just Pizza @ Gurney Plaza, Penang

Just Pizza (not it's not just pocket bread, but also pizza and pasta) is located in the basement of Gurney Plaza. was out with Melanie for christmas shopping and we couldn't decide on where to have our early dinner.... sick of fast-foods, chicken places, thai places and jap places, no budget for steaks, weren't into porky dishes... so we saw this place right in the middle of the basement, and thought, hey pizza!!! definately sick of the usual pizza place but this was new, pics were looking good, saw the menu, price also ok. so why not. so we got in, and ordered.

was wanting for some salad, so instead of the usuals, i saw mango salad, so i thought why not, it has strawberries!!! :D the portion was one big plate and it's a good size to share. then they had a promo set, garlic bread + soup (can't remember how much). the garlic bread was nice. crunchy at the sides, soft inside. soup? i'm not a mushroom soup lover, Melanie said it could be better though it had lots of mushroom chunks in it.

then came the pizza. it was a set thingy order a pizza together with coke OR pudding OR cheesecake OR tiramisu for about RM29 (large pizza) or something. we got the cake as the cake was more expensive than the drink.

we ordered Pizza Rino and was surprisingly delicious!!! crust was not too thin and not too bready, enought portion of meats and tomato base.. AND it had a fair amount of cheese!! love it!!! would definately go back to try the other flavours... all in all the bill came up to about RM20+- each.. which his quite ok actually if u think of the quantity and quality.. :)

must go back again! yumm!

flymas.mobi – as Easy as 1, 2, 3

my first overseas trip was i think in 2005 or so to Sydney, Australia. it was not exactly my first time flying (have flown MAS before but between Penang <-> KL). it was abit scary at first but i loved it. planning for the trip was kinda confusing, i wasn't too sure about online booking and all that and dad wasn't too convinced with using his credit card over the internet, hence we resorted to a travel agent.

anyway, when i got on the MAS plane, i got excited. there were beautiful stewardess, food was surprisingly great AND the movies! hehehe... told myself i'd watch movies for the whole duration of the flight (which is, mind you 8 hrs) but in the end after 1 movie or so, i fell asleep.

so far on the flight i was impressed, i thought, i like MAS, though maybe the seats should be abit bigger.... ehheheh

when i reached Sydney it was coooooold (yea, clever me i went during winter) but i loved it. i stayed with my uncle and cousins and they showed Sydney to me. i saw the Sydney Oprah House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and Bondi Beach! and many more places! gosh, miss that place, would love to go back there again (maybe when i win this eh?)

then the second time i flew with MAS was when i had my 1st trip to Dubai (that's another 8 hr flight... some how i'm prone to 8 hr flights.. why ah?) a year after the Aussie trip. that was another experience, again, i still had no idea how to go abouts on the MAS website (was still a chicken shit) to book tickets and again, we had to go back to the travel agent.

anyhoo, the flight was good, food was great! service was too! (but again, seats should be bigger la... for economy.. heheh).

and when i touched down to Dubai, it was hot! hahah funny how my first trip with MAS was to winter season and 2nd was to summer/desert season! stayed with my cousin and also been around visiting the great sites of Dubai! like the ever famous Burj Al-Arab!

then after afew years, i had the chance to go to Dubai again AND with MAS again too! and as expected, i got the same good service as i had few years ago. which is good! and especially the food, it's consistent... :) this time my cousin and i went on the MAS website did our research, and it was quite convenient! we managed to get the dates and timing but due to some unforseen circumstances, we had to relate back to the travel agent, but at least thanks to the website we did our homework! :D

this time i got to see more of Dubai, like Wild Wadi Water Themed Park, went on a Sand Dune ride, and even a limo ride!! how cool is that!!! if MAS weren't too convenient, i wouldn't have made that trip! :D

just to add to the list of MAS services, i recently went on a trip to Phuket with Firefly, again the same consistent service and how easy it is to book a package on the Firefly website. and YES! this time i did it ALL online!! but wouldn't it be easier to do it on your phone??? well there's a new (and convenient way) to book your flights using your phone! it's flymas.mobi! (but not for Firefly flights though)

Phuket was one of a kind, it was like Malaysia yet it's not, food too is like malaysian food but it has it's own taste. i took the 3D2N package and i think that's not enough! there's too many things/place to do/go! but on this trip, we stayed in Patong, i did the Phi Phi Island tour trip AND get my braids done! was sad going home, but flying the Firefly plane (by MAS) was a nice way to end the holidays.


SO as i was saying about flymas.mobi, it's a site you use on your mobile phone to book your tickets! it makes life easier and you may even find yourself flying and holidaying more!! so check it out!! trust me, even a 12 year old can book flights (i know my lil cousin can) cause it's as easy as 1,2,3!! and i guess it'll be sometime till i visit the travel again again!

blocked

yea, it's happening again. many times i came here to post something (which is not a review), i go blank. and because people i know read this, people i think i know would read read this, people i don't know would read this, people i unexpect to read would read this. so i can't really rant on specifics. which kinda sucks cause that would practically leave me nothing to write about.

yea, i "could" write about something positive, nice, happy but i haven't gone through anything positive enough that i can boast and spread it all on this blog.... well, except for the meetup i had with an old friend, though we weren't really close before, but in this meet up, i really got to know him more. was glad that we had met, just that it was too short. it's really rare to have someone (who's on the opposite sex) be comfortable with me and willing to spend that much time with me just for laughs, good conversation, drinks, drive around town. unfortunately not many were willing... they always seem to have an excuse.. sheesh

so, ya... that was just a brief "good feeling" i had in weeks...

was looking forward to going to KL for my fix but plans changed, so got to postpone all my "meetings" to Jan... sorry peeps, i miss you too in KL, will come see u soon alright?

oh... i officially made a batch of 50+ cupcakes for a customer.. well not really a customer but it was for the PEA (Penang Eurasian Association) and the cost was sponsored by mum.. so infact i didn't actually make anything! :-s this time we used the muffin cups and icing was much more easier, yet i wasn't too pleased with the outcome. somethings wrong somewhere.. with all the batches i've been doing, there's always something that is not quite right.

could the colouring be old, could the kitchen be too warm for icing, could i be using the wrong brand of butter, icing sugar or could i be using wrong kind of grade for eggs? or could it be wrong utensils? tools? there's so many possibilities!!

then there are other issues which i better not go into as per reason in my 1st paragraph.

sometimes i feel like running away, just to piss people off and to make them realise what they're missing.. but that's irrisponsible isn't it? it's like smoking your way to doomstown and drinking your liver away...... but at this moment, that sounds like a good idea...

i wanna blame it on PMS on what i'm going through right now, but i doubt it is, just that PMS makes the emo stronger, on other days, it's still there but not as strong...

aarrgghhh... forget bout this post, it's useless. sorry for wasting your time

what does it mean?

i don't usually dream of my ex, and i haven't dreamt of him since the breakup. but i don't know why, i dreamt of him last nite.

in the dream, as how he is, he was trying to split himself in helping some other people and at the same time trying to help me in my situation (which is wat i don't know..) which ended up me waiting for ages for him and in the end was late for something, or forgotten something, or something was wrong... ended me hating him more and he showing me his puppy sad (sorry) eyes... it was the same story over and over again... and in the dream i felt something too familiar, too painful and i ended up crying, which also woke me up

it surprised me actually, i mean it's been nearly 9 months and i can say that i was nearly "there" in moving on, not as angry, not as envy, not as hateful, not as sad, not as dissapointed, not as depressed before... i truthfully really thought i was over him, but then this dream happened, and it's all coming back to me.. damn!

what does this actually mean???