REMINISCENCE

Second day into the Dragon Year!

2012-01-24T22:39:00.003+08:00

The second day of Chinese New Year is almost over. Ang pau collection is not as thrilling anymore as I become older. The only fun thing about CNY is about the food. There is a lot to eat. A chance to gain weight too.

Going to Seremban tomorrow to visit grandma. Hope she doesn't scold people anymore when we visit.

Just want to wish everyone continue to eat more this festive season and don't be afraid of getting FAT!!!

Dragon Year Eve

2012-01-22T21:33:00.003+08:00

This afternoon, when I looked out from the mini balcony, I wss momentarily mesmerised with the beautiful colour of the sea today. Just today, I realised that it was beautiful.

I had a great view from where I live. :)

My dinner just now at KFC. One of the places which did not increase its pricing during the festive season.

My snack plate. Did not order the dinner plate as that consisted of 3-piece chicken which I did not have the stomach for.

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone! May this Dragon year be a blessed one filled with happiness and success.

Second post of 2012

2012-01-19T20:02:00.003+08:00

It's way past the mid of January and here I am, updating the second post of year 2012. The Lord has been good to me so far, I shall not dwell too much on the details before it is realised. Just to sum it up, good things are coming my way! That's a lame attempt at trying to be cryptic, I know.

The Dragon year will be here in about 4 days. I have prepared my ears to the sound of fireworks. I wonder if the dogs are afraid of the fireworks? After all, this is their first CNY with us.

The place where I am staying now is decorated with some lanterns at the guard house as well as this banner in front of the elevators.

Fatty Girl and Fatty Boy wish you a very prosperous Chinese New Year.

Even my workplace attempted to bring the festive air into the cafeteria.

One day, when I was having lunch, I spotted this lime tree that they have put up to symbolise that CNY is soon to be here. And if you noticed, there's a firecracker hanging by the wall!

The best part of it all, I got ang pau packets from the hotel!

But they are all empty. All ten of it. How I wish they would fill it first before giving it to me.

Nice or not? I am proud to be a part of Shangri-La! Not because of the packets only, okay? Hee hee...

Latest update:

I just came back from dinner about an hour ago and this is what I had.

Nasi goreng kampung from Uncle Pinang Emas' shop. I will visit him more often because I miss the food there!

Mom said I should be writing a 1500 words but I think the year will end by the time I am done writing. Even my favourite cross-stitching is taking ages to finish because I have ample time but not for it. Working life does make you feel lazy to face the computer for another few hours.

This is already my best effort to update. It is quite an impressive length, I'd dare say.

So, mom, what do you think? :)

The Elles reluctant to go to the vet!

2012-01-04T22:22:00.003+08:00

It is another day to the vet again and the Elles were very excited about getting into the car, unbeknownst to them it would be a visit to the Dr. Gilbert.

See their excitement painted on their faces!

Where are we going? Where are we going????

Elly being joyous.

Elsa tried to contain her excitement and remained calm in the moving car.

They could not help it but to let their tongues out of the mouth again. What a relief!! They are still wondering where they are heading to.

Nearing the destination.

Still in a blur state until the moment they got out from the car.

Elly dashed out from the car and the instant she saw the veterinary, she walked backwards and got back into the car which door was still opened. I had to carry her across the road to the vet. Elsa was following stupidly behind, dragged by Eunice, also realising by now that the car ride was a trap to lure them to the vet. Haha!! Too late to back out now.

Some dogs abandoned outside the vet.

Isn't she a cutie?

Another dog

Cute expression

And a couple of kittens too.

Two of them together.

It was a good work out taking them out because we need to really stretch our muscles to control them.

Christmas Diary

2011-12-25T23:16:00.002+08:00

This post came up a week late because, well, you already know the reason. Procrastination has been my good friend and it is very difficult to get away from it.

On the 14th December, Eunice came to Penang for a short trip and we watched Happy Feet 2 in 3D! Her trip was a very adventurous one and you can read all about it here.

Us with the poster after the movie. It was worth watching because one, the ticket price was cheap and second, the graphics were great.

Then we went for Japanese food at the basement called the Sushi Bar.

Our bento set. Unagi bento and garlic chicken bento.

As I had to work that night, we had to leave and no time to window shop further. Let's skip to Day 2.

I came back from work and slept for about 2 hours then off we went for breakfast (maggi goreng) at Khaleel. Our first itinerary of the day was to Air Itam for some batik shorts shopping then to Prangin for more shopping.

Of course, when we have walked too long, the thirst attacked us.

This was where we had our drinks, a place called Oasis. Red Volcano and Mango Tango.

Remember the previous night we could not do shopping at Gurney Plaza? We went back there and did more shopping there.

Dinner at Bar.B.Q. Plaza. This has become my favourite dining place.

Grill, grill, grill...

Our matching shoes for the day.

A matching bean bag! Anyone wants to get this for me for Christmas?

20 December 2011: Present Exchange Celebration

The RSR family at back office.

Another shot.

Thanks for the enjoyable time. The food were great too. Curry puffs overload!

The tiny Christmas tree flooded with presents.

When I got home three days ago, I saw that the condo has got the festive mood up too.

Skinny Christmas tree

With a flattened Santa on the glass.

It feels great to be home for Christmas although we didn't go out much except for church and a gathering at a friend's place. I still enjoyed it very much.

My other family for eight hours daily.

2011-12-12T23:57:00.004+08:00

I have never shared my workplace as well as my colleagues here ever since I started working. Today is your lucky day as I am revealing how my workplace looks like and some of my pretty colleagues!

First and foremost, I need to give Miss Mastura the credit for the beautifully snapped photographs using her new Xperia phone.

(Don't ask me what series, I am really dumb when it comes to phones.)

Clockwise from left: Radha, Rajesh, me and Hema

Another closer shot. Hema loves this shot.

Mas and me.

(Please pretend not to see the rubbish behind us. It's not usually like that.)

Hema and Mas.

On another note, the petrol station near my place is open! I don't have to go down the winding road for petrol anymore! Whee!!!!

Breaking Dawn Part 1

2011-12-07T21:18:00.003+08:00

Lunch of the day!

It's roasted chicken with ramen!

There's a mushroom hidden beneath the chicken which tasted absolutely delicious!

By the way, I am typing via the 'Edit Html' and not the 'Compose' mode because I didn't want to to look at the picture which is making me hungry all over again.

The initial plan was to go on a movie marathon today but I ended up watching only a movie as the bus was late. So I chose Breaking Dawn over Petaling Street Warriors. The second part of Breaking Dawn will definitely be more interesting.

That's the end of my off day. Another day of work tomorrow. Thank you God for a great day spent. :)

Shaved Ice

2011-11-25T21:20:00.002+08:00

Another month to Christmas! This entry, however, is irrelevant to Christmas. :P

A couple of pictures for you to whet your appetite. Not pictures of solid food but something even better.

What is better than something as cool and refreshing as these on a warm day?

Ice kacang from Woolley for her.

Lemon with shaved ice for me.

Time speeds when I am lazing at home. Back to work again tomorrow. :)

Macarons with ♥ Part 2

2011-11-22T00:33:00.003+08:00

The football match is over and everyone is asking for a public holiday. I don't mind if there is one but I don't think there will be one since it's just another gold for SEA Games.

So I am back home for six days and I enjoy lazing around at home without having to hear the phone ringing. I shall treasure this moment of relaxation and solitude before I get back to work soon.

Got myself a half dozen + 1 macarons from Miss Nurainie! This time, the flavours are all different. Do check out this page for the flavours this month!

Are you drooling already? Eunice loves it!

Glad you love it, sis! Next time, it's your turn to give me a treat. :)

Nearly hospitalized

2011-11-18T19:11:00.004+08:00

This week has been passing by extremely slow. So this is what sickness does to time. To slow down time so that you will feel tortured longer. Tortured enough for you to finally defeat and seek help from the doctor.

I am very terrified of being sick. Extremely. It's because when I start falling sick, it will last for days or even weeks. For this time round, I thank God for His quick healing Hands and I am recovered within a week.

The high fever should be gone two nights ago but I suddenly fainted minutes before my shift started and that triggered a brand new episode of me going to the hospital in the wee hours in the morning doing several tests and scans (they even scanned my brain!!) to ensure that I was really well enough to go home. I was even wheeled around the emergency hall, something I really hate because I it made me feel even more helpless. The results that came out were, well, suffice to say, I was generally healthy except for a mild infection in my blood stream which could have been due the fever I had. The MO was not convinced and said a person did not fall into unconsciousness for no reason so she referred me to a cardiologist the next day.

Okay, this got me worried. Why refer me to a heart specialist??

I had a restless night thinking about there might be something wrong with my heart. Then I woke up with a headache and went to the hospital once again in apprehension. And the result that came out from the echo was all right.

There is nothing wrong with my heart (except for a slight trembling of the valves but the doctor said it should not be a problem).

So tomorrow I am going back to work. You cannot understand how glad I am to be back like a normal person. :)

It's Friday!!!!!!!!!!! My first post in November!!!!!

2011-11-04T19:16:00.004+08:00

Deepavali just ended and Rajesh gave me a container of cookies!

I have finished more than half of them.

I have the appetite for sweet desserts these days. For instance, I had this yesterday.

Some strawberry tarts. So delicious that I finished all three. Yum yum.

I was so excited today because I met Wei Li today! We had lunch together and even got ourselves Chatime!

My bento - Unagi Don (RM16.90). I spoil myself once a week. Hehehe!!! Wei Li and I ordered the same bento! The best of the lot, I should say.

My first time trying Chatime! It was delicious. The best I have tasted though it's RM5.90 a cup.

After that, I went to watch In Time alone as Wei Li has to attend a class at 3pm.

The movie was really interesting. Imagine if you were to live in a zone where everything must be purchased with time. At the same time, your lifetime is doing a countdown. How can you sleep then? Sleeping would mean you would lose 8 hours which could have helped you to get some groceries done. If someone tries to rob you, he would not say, "Money or Life?" because money IS life.

That's just a little something about the movie. Just go watch it! You will not regret it.

Deepavali celebration

2011-10-30T13:18:00.002+08:00

I celebrated Deepavali at Rajesh's house three days ago.

The view from her apartment.

First I was served cookies as appetizers before going to the main course.

Four dishes with steaming hot white rice.

Are you hungry already? My night shift just ended. Now back to normal sleeping pattern. :)

♥ Macarons ♥

2011-10-23T21:24:00.003+08:00

I update today because I have a couple of pictures to share! Thanks, Miss Nurainie for the mackies!

Do not laugh but this is the first time I have eaten one. I love the texture and the sweetness of it. Yum yum.

9 pieces altogether in the lovely box. Every colour has a different flavour!!! I have all the colours!

Refer here for the flavours. I really love this page a lot. When I look at the colours, my mood becomes better.

Top view

Tomorrow my night shift starts!!! I will not sleep tonight.

Erm.

I mean I will TRY NOT TO SLEEP TONIGHT!

An off day without movie marathon

2011-10-19T13:17:00.003+08:00

The week passed by so quickly that it was another off day for me again. Remember the previous off day I went movie marathon? Oh well, I didn't go for a movie marathon yesterday because I was bankrupt. Erm, more to save money for a better cause actually. :)

So I had a mission to go to Prangin to make a purchase of a new drama in the market. The initial plan was to eat chicken rice near my place but the stall was not opened. So I went straight to the mall and had my lunch there.

The char koay teow stall at Prangin Food Court also sells chicken chop rice at RM4.50 with a free fried ice-cream. He guaranteed the chicken chop rice to be delicious but I was really surprised. Not in a good way.

I think it is a bit of a rip-off because there is nothing else but chicken and rice. I thought chicken chop rice should at least have some cucumber slices at the side. But the fried ice-cream is good so no further complaints.

For dinner, I bought a dumpling from the food court and the lady asked whether I wanted to open it or not? I thought, "Sure, why not? It will definitely be easier for me to eat if I do not have to open it myself."

This is how it was packed. First time seeing someone takes a dumpling home like this? Hehehe!

Not only she helped me opened the wrapping of the dumpling, she also cut it for me and 'seasoned' it with chili sauce. Yum yum! I have never eaten dumpling in such a pampered way.

So what was the drama that I bought? You see, I plan to only buy one set of drama but I ended up buying two. Drama addicts like me are too lazy to go for another round of bus trip to purchase another drama.

The Other Truth and Man with No Shadow.

I am currently looking forward to next month. We are going to have family reunion again. You will appreciate your family more if you are working outstation and reunion like this does not come frequent. :)

On a special note:

Happy birthday, Uncle Ho!!!!! Have a blessed birthday this year. :)

Dream House and The Cat marathon!

2011-10-11T21:09:00.007+08:00

Today is my off day and I had an interesting outing with me and myself. With Elaine too in the evening. :)

Went for a movie marathon again today and I watched The Cat: Two Eyes That See Death and also Dream House.

This movie has the usual Korean scares and worth watching. A little bit like Dark Water at the end of the movie but... I shall let you watch it yourself. :)

The plot reminds me of Shutter Island but more interesting. There is nothing scary about the movie but the ending is unexpected. Go watch it!

As there was a break of an hour or so between the movies, I went food-hunting and saw this paratha roll kiosk so I was thinking, why not?

BBQ chicken in paratha with home-made soya bean at RM4.90. Quite a reasonable price eh? It'd delicious.

Oh, and I went to the computer shop and played around with Ipad 2. If I had the money, I would get one. No wonder so many people wanted it. It's light and easy to be carried around.

Later in the evening, I had Indian food with Elaine at Sri Ananda (opposite Sandy Bay Paradise Hotel)

These are what we ordered:

My three-layered tea. Diabetic induced. People, don't drink this often. It's bad for your health. Hahaha!!!

Briyani rice, mutton vindaloo, kadai chicken and masala naan (not in the picture)

Total cost of the dinner: RM32

After dinner, we were both very full. Next time, I shall ask my family to come here for a meal. The pricing is really affordable. Not a place for everyday dining, but it's an ideal place for a good meal once in a while. :)

Tomorrow is someone special's birthday again. Happy birthday in advance! And may you get well soon!

First Sunday of October in Penang

2011-10-09T13:28:00.004+08:00

Happy Sunday to all of you! Went to church this morning and the topic was on faith. One quote that I like in the sermon was

"A person can live 40 days without food, 4 days without water and 4 minutes without air but not 4 seconds without HOPE."

Isn't that inspiring? As mere human beings, we need hope to be happy and lead a worry-free life. And what might that hope be? Of course, the answer is Jesus! Count upon him in everything you do because no one can provide the hope and love greater than His.

I feel refreshed after the sermon and I realise many times, I try to be independent and solve my own problems but that is not the way God created us to be. We are made to depend on Him, in good times or bad.

Oh yea, I met a new friend today. Before the service started, there was this pretty lass who took the initiative to sit next to me. It was too bad I did not have much chance to talk to her and all I know about her was her name was Eveleen and her right shoe was broken today. Sweet girl. Hope I can see her again the next time I go for service.

I am getting so lazy to blog nowadays. Currently watching a drama entitled Lives of Ommision - a series that depict the story of undercovers.

A note to mom: Hope you get well soon. Take more rest and move less for the time being till the wound is healed. May God's healing hands continue to be upon you. :)

No Monday blues!

2011-09-26T11:07:00.004+08:00

Another two days of working and I will be back to Ipoh for a 6-day holiday.

Another two days of working and I will be getting my salary.

Now that's something happier to share about.

This morning, Elaine and I went for breakfast at the famous nasi lemak stall opposite Rasa Sayang. Now I understand why it's famous. I've been wanting to try for a long time but because I am staying 20-minute of walking distance away, I never got the chance to. Thanks Elaine for fetching me! :)

And we ordered teh tarik as the accompaniment to the nasi lemak that we had. Bravo to mom for she guessed correctly what I had. How is that you are able to guess it's teh tarik before I tell you? You really have bionic eyes nose and eyes to see and smell what I am up to. Hehehehe!!!

Oh and the only picture I have with Joan.

At Pastamania, the empty restaurant!

I think today will be a good day although my alarm clock died on me this morning. Just changed the batteries and it is working fine again. :)

Have a great Monday, everyone!

Joan

2011-09-23T01:00:00.006+08:00

It's my first time going out with Joan today and although it was a short outing of food and shopping, we enjoyed ourselves much.

We first had our breakfast at McD and we were the last to order breakfast for the day. The clock struck 11am when we went to our table with our tray of food. We halved the food as we were planning to have lunch at Gurney Plaza.

Joan very happy to be photographed with the breakfast tea.

We strolled around in the mall for quite a bit, going high and low the complex searching for some outlets that sold reasonable priced clothes. I was really tempted to shop but I resisted.

To think of a place to have lunch could be a headache. We could not find anything that we felt like eating at that moment at the lower ground so we went higher and higher till we reached Pastamania.

The 7-inch pizza that we halved. We shared almost everything. :)

She let me try her baked rice with ham and sausage and I let her try my potato waffles.

I was feeling a little full so I didn't order my all-time favourite lasagna.

The potato waffles at RM4.90.

This intrigued me. They actually counted how many they served!

I wonder if the figures can be counted on.

After that, we strolled for a bit and rushed off to the bus-stop to wait for the bus to fetch us to the resort.

I will miss you and your gang, Joan. :) Let's meet up again when you are in Penang or when I go to Johor!

Kim Gary, Gurney Plaza

2011-09-16T19:41:00.002+08:00

Had dinner with Elaine at Kim Gary, Gurney Plaza last night. The food choice was quite good and I settled for noodles!

And I ordered my very first boiled Coke with ginger.

Very soothing sort of drink. I love it.

My pick! Korean Spicy Noodles with Chicken Chop! RM15.50.

Comes with kimchi too!

I definitely indulged too much. That's why I am only going to watch two movies on Monday with no popcorns! Hahaha!

I just woke up

2011-09-15T15:30:00.004+08:00

Yes, I just woke up from my 8-hour sleep of the day. Time to cook up a blog post so you don't have to keep staring at the lazy post below. :)

Three days ago, I was in Ipoh for the Mid-Autumn Festival and I had lots of fun. I saw a dog which looked like Shaggy but it is a cross-breed between a Husky and a Poodle. He was the pet of my sis' friend, Hui Qi.

See how cute it was!

So sorry for the picture quality. I have a bad camera phone. :P

A slightly clearer shot of the cute dog.

The following day, I went for breakfast with Eunice and I ordered the most predictable American Breakfast; something that I usually have when I was still in Ipoh. It was still as delicious. I know. How could sausages and egg taste any different? They were instant food after all!

I finally got to drive my new car and I am still in the process of getting the parking right. In due time, I will be an expert!

Oh yes, I need to feature the two darlings. They are getting stronger and bigger as days go by.

Meet the Elles!

There was sort of a warehouse sale at Ipoh Parade and I managed to get a good haul for my new bed.

The whole set (comforter + bedsheet) with 330 thread count at RM89 only! The original price was at RM499! It's such a good bargain. :)

Dad took us to Sushi King for dinner on the 13th September and we ate some sushi and it amounted to RM40 something. I don't remember the exact figure but it was within the RM50 range. Next round, we must go to Sakae Sushi. Heh!

First day of night shift is over. Second night will be here in less than 7 hours! I am a vampire again for 5 nights minus the blood-sucking ritual.

I want to play the Sims 2! What a sudden craving for Sims. I don't know why.

Excuse me for being lazy.

2011-09-10T00:05:00.004+08:00

I admit, I have been lazy in updating my blog but I am not going to give excuses of why I am lazy. There is no excuse. I just feel lazy to type.

Okay, now that is an excuse.

I realise that as I got older, I am getting more and more speechless and less and less outspoken in terms of expressing myself online. I only have one sentence to say for this post.

I AM GOING BACK HOME FOR MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL!

Till another meaningless entry.

Bye!

Today is a Smurfy day!

2011-09-07T20:17:00.004+08:00

I am back home and the The Smurfs is a very hilarious movie. I don't mind watching it for the second time.

From left: Clumsy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Papa Smurf, Smurfette (my favourite character), Gutsy Smurf and Brainy Smurf

Oh, an alternate trailer of The Smurfs

The Smurfs trailer 2 by FilmBoy-gr

The story begins in The Smurf Village where the Smurfs were all preparing for the Blue Moon Festival. On an unfortunate (or rather fortunate) twist of events, Clumsy led another five of his family into the human world via a vortex that is magically opened during the rise of the Blue Moon. And the hilarious adventure begin with Gargamel, the evil sorcerer closes in, hunting them to obtain their Smurf essence.

I was thankful that I managed to get the last eye-level ticket. Indeed, God is a wonderful. I can never thank enough.

After the movie, I saw this cute Pig Pig G phone strap and decided to get it for someone special. :)

Isn't it cute? I think it looks like the plushie in the series but mom said otherwise. Anyway, hope you really like it.

Will be working in afternoon shift for the next four days. Hope I can wake up early tomorrow. I tend to wake up late when I work in the afternoon.

The Smurfs!

2011-09-07T14:00:00.003+08:00

Today is my off day! The initial plan is to watch The Smurfs at 2.10pm but since it rains, I postpone my plan to watch the later show at 4.05pm.

Looking forward to it!

Golden Retrievers!

2011-09-03T21:51:00.007+08:00

Found some interesting videos about Golden Retrievers!

From the moment they were born.

A 30-second puppy commercial break!

Pregnant at 59 days

Another video on the birthing process!

5 day-old puppies!!

At 12 days old

They are so cute!!!

Another related video but this is the birthing process of a Maltese named Muffin. Too cute to resist!

A day out with Melanie and Co.

2011-08-30T23:49:00.003+08:00

Melanie came to Penang and fetched me to places today (Actually, Kent drove). I was still feeling drowsy when she called as I was sleeping after came back from work. As soon as I got into the car, I suddenly became less sleepy.

Kent drove us to a cake shop for drink/ice-cream and had a little chat. I had green tea and I have to thank Kent for the treat. :)

Thank you!!!!

The next agenda was to go to Hard Rock Hotel (yes, it is a tourist spot right now) and snapped some photos. Pastor Richard and Aunty Susan as well as some of their friends joined us at this point of time. We saw the sunset (well, almost) and then headed to Tanjung Tokong Food Court for dinner as the initial plan to go to Macalister Road fell through due to the heavy traffic.

We met up with Charmaine, Noa and Siew Kuan and had dinner together. I ordered roast pork rice but I was brought a plate of chicken rice instead. Never mind, I can forgive the stall since it was busy. Ever since I work in a hotel, my patience level has been going up. Thank God for the Patience Training!

Straits Quay was up next!

I looked at the beautiful yachts and wonder about rich people. Well, I can only watch from afar and not even touch it. I can only afford to own it in my dream. :P

Some beautiful cakes I saw from Sugar.

Angry Birds!

Mommy and I forever ♥

Who moved my cheese?

The classic Charlie Brown and Snoopy!

That's the end of my eve of Triple Pay Day and First Day of Raya!

Once again, Happy Raya Merdeka to everyone!!!!

Night Shift

2011-08-23T17:22:00.003+08:00

Yes, I have been lazy in updating again. I don't blame anyone for my laziness but I am living a bat life for five nights. That's because I am working in night shift and I sleep during the day and work during the night. But that doesn't mean I can excuse myself from blogging right? :)

I know.

So what do I think about working nights? I think it is quite interesting because it is way quieter in the night and the work pressure is less felt. I enjoy it. The downside is of course I have to sleep during the day which is not so normal. I am slowly adjusting to the shift and I have another two nights to go before going into afternoon shift.

It's going to be payday again soon! I love my work. :)

Dinner at Claypot Place and the debut of The Car

2011-08-17T20:50:00.002+08:00

Elaine took me to a new place for food today. After watching The Loan Shark, we headed to a place with claypots.

The dishes that we ordered or what Alfred ordered for us.

From the top left: Claypot 'Hong Bak' Pork (Nyonya style), Brinjal with minced meat and Thai style tofu.

Each dish snapped individually.

It tasted like the usual Thai style tofu from other places.

This one is special. I had so much potatoes and I thought they put a little too much potatoes. I later found out Alfred and Elaine didn't manage to eat the potatoes. Oops!

My favourite! Quite delicious and it reminded me of Poh San's cooking.

Take a look at this car!

Why are you not orange in colour?????

Sexy black car

The interior.

Will be starting my night shift on Saturday till Wednesday and I am excited! Had a crash course of what I am supposed to do during night shift. I hope I can remember everything. :)

Love is the Only Answer

2011-08-16T21:27:00.003+08:00

The trailer of Love is the Only Answer.

There's a little influence from My Sister of Eternal Flower at some point of the movie.

Orange pillow for the butt

2011-08-16T17:56:00.002+08:00

I am in love with Orange. I have an orange phone and I recently bought two litres of Orange-fragrant body shampoo and now I am looking at an Orange pillow.

Maybe I should paint my car orange too.

Let's check the pillow out, shall we?

Look at the juicy orange. I wonder if it will be comfortable.

The backs of the orange.

Do you want an orange pillow too?

Careless Whisper - Instrumental

2011-08-14T00:53:00.002+08:00

Careless Whisper for mommy dearie!

Barley

2011-08-13T21:15:00.004+08:00

I have been so inspiration-less that I have no idea what to blog but I thought that I should blog about BARLEY today.

There are so much goodness about barley. It has been a very long time since I have eaten home-boiled barley drink and I long to drink one now. I have had enough of powdered form barley drinks.

Barley is believed to be a preventive cure for cancer and cardiovascular disease as well as Type 2 Diabetes.

The origin of barley. This is how a barley plant looks like. It's wonderful to know that each grain has a priceless value for deterring deadly diseases.

The grains freshly plucked from the plant. This grains look very different from the regular Ipoh barley grains that I see. Hmm...

Look! These grains look more familiar, don't you think?

Another shot of the grains with a human touch to it.

I always thought barley can only be boiled but there are actually various ways to use barley in recipes.

Barley stew with onions and carrots. This picture makes me go hungry.

For those who are more into baking, you can make barley pies too!

I have never tasted barley pies. I wonder how they actually taste like? Anyone daring enough to take up the challenge to bake it? When you do, remember to leave a comment here so I can rush to where you are to have a bite. :)

After writing this post, I feel like going to a barley plantation. Any recommendation where I can find one?

Happy birthday, Elaine!

2011-08-10T19:36:00.003+08:00

Two days ago, I celebrated Elaine's birthday with Alfred and we went to Bar B Q Plaza for dinner. The initial plan was to go to a claypot place but it was unfortunately closed. What a luck the birthday girl had.

But it was a blessing in disguise as Elaine had not been to Bar B Q Plaza before and she finally had a chance on her 21st birthday.

Look at the array of pork and vege on the large plate.

There was a promotion and Elaine got discount for what we ordered. She insisted on paying for the food and said that it was only 21 years once that she will be treating us.

And so we sat there for almost one and a half hours barbecuing away and making delicious soup!

The next agenda was either to watch a movie or to go for a karaoke session. We headed to Red Box and the price was crazily expensive. RM47 per person and to make it all worthwhile, we had to sing till 3 in the morning! Then we asked whether we can sing till 10 and pay at a lower rate and the cashier said no, we still have to pay the same price.

So we thought of finding a movie to watch and because I had wanted to treat her the karaoke session, I pestered her to watch a movie but she said she didn't want to. She suggested that we walked about in the mall and then go home.

We came across this shop that sold Bird Nest Tart at RM18 for 3 and I insisted on going in. As there were three of us, it was the ideal place to stop and rest while enjoying a tart each.

Elaine and I. Notice the many bottles behind us that contained different kinds of bird nests.

Our pao shen tea with the egg tarts. If you look closely, you can see the bird nest on the tarts.

Don't laugh, but this was my first time eating bird nest. Never would I have thought that my first encounter with bird nest will be associated with egg tarts.

I was going to pay for this but Alfred was being insensitive and took my chance. In the end, I paid for the parking ticket that amounted to RM4.50 with Elaine's consent. :P

I am already in my fourth week as a permanent staff! How time flies!

RM6 note

2011-08-06T09:11:00.002+08:00

Have you seen the new RM6 note? I thought it was for real at first but when I saw the note, I went Hahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you have a great laugh as I did!

A short trip back to Ipoh once again!

2011-08-04T21:27:00.003+08:00

I was back in Ipoh for a while to get my certs and I spent some time playing with the Elles. They slept more than play. I let them into the house for almost one and a half hours and they slept like babies.

Dozing off into wonderland.

They sleep nose to nose.

Speaking of dogs, here is a cute video of a dog jumping into the water. SPLASH SPLASH!!!

I had an adventure today. I left my purse together with my bus ticket in it in the car which my sis had driven to college and my dad drove like Batman to get to her college so that I could retrieve it.

Made it in time to the bus station but the bus was not there yet. Then at 4pm, when the bus was about to move, an old lady said she left her luggage and went down to retrieve it but it was actually inside the luggage compartment on top of her seat.

Finally reached home at 8pm and now I am sitting in front of the laptop typing my adventure. There was a bit more to it about how I met a Chinese Indonesian lady who spent 10 days in Penang and how sardine-packed the Rapid was. Good thing I got a seat or else I would be sandwiched by the people.

Tomorrow will be another day of work. I am getting used to it and hope I make less mistakes. Hehehe...

Prangin Mall Outing

2011-07-30T22:26:00.003+08:00

Went for a movie today and it was indeed an interesting movie. Funny yet touching at the same time. Bought a popcorn and a bottle of mineral water too and I couldn't finish it. As a matter of fact, I just finished the popcorn just now. It was just too sweet.

My sweet popcorn. RM6.20 set.

Oh did I mention I got free pantyliners given to me as soon as I walked into Prangin Mall? Guess I will be giving them to my sister. Hehe..

My early dinner at 4pm just now before going to church.

Char Koay Teow! RM3.50 only!

The sermon today was by Mr Lee Wee Min, the Regional Director of Focus on the Family. It was very interesting and he can be humourous at times. He also shared with us this poem by Linda Ellis, The Dash.

This video is very inspiring and it makes you think a lot about life.

Perfect Rivals

2011-07-29T20:23:00.002+08:00

It's been two weeks since I started working and I got my first pay slip! It's not much but I am still happy to get my very first salary. :)

Tomorrow will be my off day and will most probably go and watch this movie entitled Perfect Rivals. The review seems good.

I am interested in watching this movie because of the familiar faces!

Hope tomorrow will be a good day! Please don't rain! I need to walk!

Frozen Ice-Cream and Flooding Marketplace

2011-07-24T21:27:00.005+08:00

I had a strange dream this evening while I was taking a nap. I could have remembered all the details better if I had written it down right after I woke up but I did not so here was a brief version of what actually happened in my dream.

I was in a place where there were a lot of people. Sitting on the floor at a desk, my bro and sis were there and she bought me 4 scoops of strawberry and blueberry (2 scoops of each) frozen ice-cream. I knew it was ridiculous because ice-cream was already frozen and there was no need to repeat the word 'frozen' in its name. But that was what my sister said it was. Then I saw my parents too and my sis said she got to go and it seemed she was going to drive back from Penang to Ipoh.

I got distracted at some point and then I forgot to eat the frozen ice-cream. The curious thing was, no matter how long I left it on the table, it did not melt. Then I tried to call my sister, in my head realizing that she could be driving at this point of time but I went ahead and dialed. I asked her why didn't the ice-cream melt and she said frozen ice-cream was like that. They just don't melt easily. I started eating the ice-cream, savouring it bit by bit and then caught sight of the receipt of the ice-cream. It was RM35 something. Could not remember the cents behind it. I told my sis that it was so thoughtful of her to buy me such expensive ice-cream and she replied frozen ice-cream was expensive.

Then I was walking along the corridor outside where I was sitting enjoying the ice-cream and reached a marketplace. People were busy shredding and cleaning shrimps and in the process of doing so, the liquid from the shrimp started raining on me because too many people were hurling their shrimps in the air while cleaning them. There was another lady who was slicing five red chilies at a time using a queer equipment with 5 holes in it and a knife along it. Brilliant thing invented to slice chilies quicker I should say though I was not sure if it would really work in real life.

Then I exited the market place and then found the floor at the entrance flooded. I went out and then reached one corner by a flight of stairs and saw a police officer clad in white uniform began to fall asleep on my white pair of slippers. I told him to get up and said the slippers might suit his uniform but it did not suit him. His expression was of a mixture of shock and surprise, a little bit of anger too I supposed. Then I told him he should not be sleeping because the marketplace was flooding (which I knew was a lie because only the entrance was flooded actually). He quickly got up and went to the marketplace. On the way there, I saw that my table (where I was eating frozen ice-cream just now) was flooded and the flood consisted of liquid from the shrimps. I went to my table and got my laptop speakers which were on the floor up to the table but the liquid was rising at an incredible rate.

I woke up after that. Weird dream, huh? The best part of it was, I could still remember the taste of the frozen ice-cream till now. Yummy!

Cheat post

2011-07-19T00:47:00.003+08:00

First day at work and I feel strange. Everything seems kind of complicated. But I have a good mentor so she makes me feel my day is not too stressful after all.

Gone for a medical check-up after work and I hope all will be well.

Nothing to say for now. See ya! I know this post cheats people. :P

Funny Interpretative Dance

2011-07-17T22:58:00.002+08:00

This video makes me laugh! It's not easy to dance the lyrics of a song out.

Careless Whisper with David Armand.

Another chapter of my life. The Working World.

2011-07-14T14:04:00.002+08:00

It is time for me to face the fact that I am not a student anymore (although I will still be using my student card to purchase movie tickets as it only expires in 2013). I am slightly scared but mostly excited at the same time because at long last, I will be earning my own money. It's not much but good enough for a first job. :)

Work starts on Monday and the next trip back to Ipoh is still unknown. During the past six months, I have the freedom to claim my public holidays to come back but this is not the case when I am now a permanent staff.

I have had a long break! Time to work hard!

Pig Pig 猪 finally for sale!

2011-07-08T22:44:00.004+08:00

If you have watched 花花世界花家姐, you would have known the famous Pig Pig 猪 in the series.

A scene from the drama depicting the pigs.

The whole family for sale at the price of RM125. Each is 20cm in height and the whole set weighs about 0.5kg.

I am only interested in the the purple one.

Cute or not?

For more inquiries, please click here for more info on the Pig Pig 猪!

Elly was being a bully!

2011-07-07T15:27:00.003+08:00

Elly can be a little overwhelming at times and I can see that she enjoys bullying Elsa. Sometimes I think Elsa is being threatened when she does not dare to get the toy back from Elly. What was the threat about, I wonder?

See how Elly gets the toy most of the time without Elsa fighting back.

Shades

2011-07-06T20:45:00.002+08:00

Went to an optical shop the other day and sis and I went to try on the shades.

Nice?

Eunice likes this shot

Eunice tried on white-framed one too.

Bobby, the newcomer for a night.

2011-07-03T13:57:00.004+08:00

Last night, there was a visitor named Bobby. She's actually neighbour's puppy and we puppy-sat for her. It's funny that she has a male name.

Eunice and the pup. She is one mischievous puppy.

Tiny little thing.

She's so tiny that I can carry her like carrying a baby.

The only picture of me and Bobby.

Look at her ghostly eyes.

Getting drowsy.

She is even smaller than the size of my sister's palm.

We tried making her ears stand. She did look a bit like a chihuahua.

Sis enjoying photo-shooting with her.

She soon got tired and went to sleep on the sofa.

There will be many shots of her sleeping after this so there will be no captions on her sleeping photos.

Pinky paw!

The sofa was not so good. Sleeping on human thigh better!

Aww, such a cute baby!

Hey, Bobby! Meet Elsa!

Communicating in dog language.

She got scared and hid in between my legs.

Elsa wondering what Bobby is doing.

They got along pretty well.

Elsa watching Bobby.

A beautiful picture of Elsa.

I brought Bobby with me to bed last night. My first time having a dog in my room. She didn't want to sleep on the floor so I put the towel on my bed and she slept there. Throughout the night, she nibbled my ears, hands, legs and even the towel. The cutest thing was when she went to a corner and left some 'gold' there. She knew how not to mess up her sleeping place.

Below are some videos of her screaming.

Attention-seeking Bobby!

When she was locked up this morning. She kept crying and crying. Very naughty. There's also one scene when she bit the cage.

Too lazy to do report but still have to. Sigh.

Pre-Ipoh, During-Ipoh and Post-Ipoh

2011-06-25T21:29:00.003+08:00

I went to Straits Quay for the first time on Sunday (19 June 2011) which coincided with Fathers' Day so there was a flea market.

Kah Men and I opted for street food so we had these for our dinner.

A dumpling, banana pulut and angku kuih.

The banana pulut. It's something like apple pie with banana filling.

The dumpling that I missed having since last week.

Two bright orange angku kuih to complete my meal.

Besides those food, I also had a cup of organic soya bean milk. :)

I bought a novel by Josh Grisham and a DIY cross-stitch bookmark. I just couldn't help myself whenever I see cross-stitch.

I went back to Ipoh on the 21st June and it was a great trip as usual! Every time I go home, I feel it's my first time after staying in Penang for so long.

I miss the cuties so, so much!

This is Elsa being useless. Hahaha!!

Had a visitor and we went for dessert session at Woolley.

My choice. Delicious! There's konnyaku jelly at the bottom.

On the 24th, it was time to remove the stitches from the Elles.

Her ears stood up, finally.

The same day, I had Mee Rebus Ramli laksa for lunch.

This was how I usually ordered it. Nothing but the noodles and egg.

Another reason I came back this time was because it was my sister's 21st birthday! Happy birthday, Eunice! I know you have a lot of celebrations around so I shall help you celebrate virtually here. Hehehe!!

Here's a virtual cake with virtual candles. Blow the candles now!!

Today, I had pan mee at Peking Pan Mee shop. It was my first time there and the noodles were not bad. I especially love the soup that came with the dried noodles I ordered.

Noodles with lots of ikan bilis on top.

Later in the evening, with a heavy-laden heart, I set foot on this Transnasional bus and came back to Penang.

I was lucky to get a single seat throughout the entire journey. Good thing the bus was designed that way whereby the first half were double seats and the second half were single seats, 3 in a row.

Back to work tomorrow. I wonder if I still remember what to do at work. Hmm...

Holiday makes me lazy.

Lunch at Hard Rock Cafe

2011-06-17T18:42:00.002+08:00

I had an awesome lunch today! Thank you for treating me, aunty! So where did I go for lunch?

Initially I was thinking of going to a stall for lunch so I was not properly dressed. Just shorts with slippers. And Steph's mom took me to Hard Rock Cafe. I felt so embarrassed dressing the way I did walking into the restaurant. I could at least put on a more decent shoes if I knew it. :P

The set lunch menu. The price looked less scary than the a la carte menu. :)

I have selected the grilled chicken skewer topped with percik sauce served with raisin rice and spicy brinjal for main course and lemonade as my drink.

The setting placed in the middle of the table.

The soup of the day. There were carrots inside.

The delicious soft and fresh bread! Yummy!

The main course! The chicken on skewers tasted like satay!

Stephanie's choice of pasta as her main course.

Then it's dessert time!

Don't let the picture fool you! The 3 scoops of ice-cream are mini mini scoops. They did look like huge scoops in the picture. That's how advertisement cheats people. Focus the lens real close and you will get the result like this. :)

4 days to go.

The Spayed Elles

2011-06-15T20:20:00.004+08:00

Today was Surgery Day for the Elles and after today, they are not entitled to celebrate Mothers' Day forever.

The last moments before they officially become barren for a lifetime.

The sisters relaxing in the car.

They must be wondering where they are being taken to. Maybe another jab?

Little did they know they will be going under the knife.

The moment is here!

Say goodbye to the yet-to-come periods and hello to a healthier life. :)

Another day of 8-4pm today. The weather was so cool today. Thank God for nice weather!

Will be back home in 5 days! Here I come!

All about Garfield

2011-06-13T22:20:00.004+08:00

I should be posting pictures about the Elles but I think I should post about Garfield today. You can't really put cats and dogs in the same post. Okay, I am just giving excuses coz I am plain lazy to upload more pictures. :P

Today, I went to have dinner at the stall where I first met Garfield. I love him very much. My love for cats had grown. Hahaha!!!

Garfield! Garfield!!

Sleepy look.

Grooming himself again.

Dozing off, I suppose?

I ordered a plate of prawn fried rice which cost me RM6.00 (this is after discount because I had been regular or else it would be RM7.00). Not bad huh? I got a discount of about 14% by dining by the road.

Check the rice out!

It did look like something that came out from some atas restaurant. Delicious!

The prawn heads I gave to Garfield which he finished and asked for more. Sorry, kitty, I could only share the prawn heads with you. Not other parts of the prawns, okay?

After dinner, I cat-watched.

I feel like cuddling it all the time.

Finally sleeping after having 4 prawn heads as his meal.

Superman style. He must be dreaming of flying in his dream. Hehehe!!!

The waiting is always the most tormenting part. I feel a tinge of nostalgia because I had the same emotion when I was in Lower Six. The waiting is driving me crazy.

God in Ancient China

2011-06-12T23:46:00.001+08:00

The ancient Chinese already know Jesus since the beginning of time. Check this video out. It's an hour video but it's worth your time. Please watch!

Garfield and a couple of other pictures

2011-06-10T12:09:00.004+08:00

I found my new companion at a stall a few days ago. He looks like Garfield.

Isn't he adorable? He has got a white, furry chest.

As the day gets darker, so does the photo quality.

Failed!

Time to turn on the night mode!

Ah, much better! Garfield is still waiting for food.

Another shot of Garfield grooming himself.

The top view of his body.

Kitty in motion!

Looking up again hoping for food.

Then there comes another cat and they start fighting.

This kitty does not look as friendly. Don't ever mess with him.

***

Izdihar has completed her internship last week and I saw a couple of picture that we snapped together.

At the cafeteria. Dieha, me and Tracy.

On her last day at Rasa Sayang.

We went to Khaleel shortly after that and we had a great time eating and chatting before me riding pillion on her bike without a helmet. Hahaha!!!

Countdown: 11 days before I am back in Ipoh! :)

Another garden wedding

2011-06-07T18:55:00.003+08:00

Two days ago, there was another wedding function and I had to help out in banquet again. What a relief it was when I found out it was a garden buffet dinner! This means less energy needed to carry dishes. Hehehe!!

The layout of the event. Looks beautiful, isn't it?

The table setting.

Some flowers that I don't know of hanging above the tables.

Most of the time, we had nothing to do as they were self-sufficient and not demanding at all. I love these guests. They were rich but humble. Good for them. :)

Akademi Fantasia 9

2011-06-04T23:18:00.006+08:00

Didn't follow the Akademi Fantasia for this season but I love this song.

By Fina - Menangis Lagi

By Hazama - Cinta Teragung

By Lena - Sisa Kisah Kita

By Azri - Niskala

By Erul - Legasi Cleopatra

Please enjoy!

A new place for dinner

2011-06-02T22:08:00.003+08:00

There is an increase of variety of food at the area where I am staying. The new stall was just opposite the stall where Kah Men and I experienced the mini typhoon. Today, Alfred and I tried a new stall. Kah Men, we shall eat here another day!

The chicken fried rice that I ordered. Cost RM4. To me, it's delicious.

But Alfred thought otherwise. He felt that the chicken was too dry and the rice was tasteless. Good thing i did not order chicken rice.

The chicken rice that he ordered. RM3.50. The soup was undeniably very oily. He was right about that. But I think the chicken rice wasn't that bad.

Initially, tomorrow was supposed to be my off day but due to the busy period these days, I chose to work and claim my off day another day. So now I can go back earlier on the 22 June! I will have two full days in Ipoh. :)

Long Beach!

2011-06-01T22:26:00.004+08:00

Had dinner with some friends at Long Beach and I ordered this.

Chicken with rice set. (RM8)

Gonna be a busy day tomorrow. :)

Banquet, after a long time.

2011-05-29T20:47:00.004+08:00

Had my long awaited off day after working for 9 days and I went to Gurney Plaza for a movie marathon on Friday. :)

Kung Fu Panda 2 and Insidious. Two very different but equally interesting movies!

Then, got a call on the same day to help out in banquet the following day.

It's a Chinese wedding.

The backdrop

VIP table.

The 3-tier wedding cake not for eating.

The number of tables for the night: 29 tables.

The table setting

Mint-to-bee (Meant to be)! What a cute pun!

The wedding cake that was cut by the groom and bride.

Another shot of the beautiful display cake.

Today, I learnt more about the GC members point collection. Thank you Asami for teaching me!

8-4pm shift tomorrow. I love my shifts at Front Office!

It's Inventory Count Day!

2011-05-25T20:06:00.002+08:00

Today was inventory count day so it was quite busy at the gift shop and there was a group checking out so it was busy at the reception too.

I have filled up the job application form and now all I need to do is to leave everything in God's hands. I pray I do get the job! :)

Had my meals at the hotel so I spent RM0 today. Got to know some new trainee friends such as Shirlyn, Elaine and Chie Fei, working in HR, Finance and Purchasing departments respectively. They came from all various states - Shirlyn is from Malacca, Elaine from Alor Setar and Chie Fei is from Sabah. It's wonderful to meet people from so far away.

I had a walk at the garden today and got to learn more about two guests who shared with me their experience in the hotel and how appreciated they felt being remembered. According to them, the staffs at the resort always make them feel special by preparing 'Welcome Back' and 'Bon Voyage' cakes each time they visit.

"They have good memories! They remember us!" they said.

I sat there listening to them and I just wished I could sit there all day with them. Miss Angela and Miss Pamela, it's really nice talking to you. You don't have the vibes that strangers will emit when you are talking to them. You both are so friendly and it felt like I have known you for years.

Managed to get 5 courtesy logs today and I believe it's the most I got today. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get as many though I doubt it.

For those of you who do not know, courtesy logs are records of opinions of guests about their staying experience in the resort whether good or bad. :)

Dog nursing ligers

2011-05-24T20:26:00.002+08:00

Have you seen a dog feeding liger (a crossbreed between a lion and a tiger) cubs?

The wild being nurtured domestically.

Here's the full story.

Happy 19th Birthday, Deric!

2011-05-21T23:50:00.003+08:00

Before the clock strikes 12, I just want to wish Deric a very happy 19th birthday! It's hard to believe you are already 19. It felt just like yesterday the moment I turned 19. Now it's your turn. :)

I guessed you had fun and I'll see you next month. Can't believe time flies. It's almost halfway through year 2011. And my training ends on the last day of June, approximately a month and ten days to go.

I had a fruitful day today as I learned more about the reception. I want to learn more about the system now. Step by step, I shall be patient. :)

Feeling sleepy right now. These days I tend to feel sleepy really soon.

My day started off with Chocolates! What about yours?

2011-05-18T22:23:00.003+08:00

Got a surprise from Siew Choo today. She is so sweet. Feel like hugging her a thousand times over.

Okay, that is a bit too much. Hehehe...

Only thoughtful friends will remember you on their trips (I know I am terrible because every time I go for holiday, I forget my friends at times.)

I must be prepared for ants to come to my room soon.

A tube of While Toblerone chocolate and a mysterious brown package.

Look! My name is on it! With a smiley pill as deco. Cute!

Tadaa! So many kisses flying out from the brown paper bag. Can you just feel the love??

I will eat one a day (if I could resist).

Thanks so much again for remembering me during your trip to Langkawi, Siew Choo!! :)

Haul on Wesak Day!

2011-05-17T21:44:00.006+08:00

I had a terrific day with Kah Men today! And I spent the highest amount of money in a day in my history of shopping. It's a total of RM93 all in cash!

The day had been gloomy all day (threatened to rain, quoted from Veronica :D) but we managed to get to Gurney Plaza smoothly. Surprisingly, the traffic was not that bad. As soon as we reached there at around 1.40pm, the first thing we did was to look for food! Soothing our stomachs was of utmost importance.

Every shop was so full of people. Especially the food court. All the tables were TAKEN! We finally settled for Bar.B.Q. Plaza since there was a vacant table for us.

Pork and bacons! It's been a while since I have consumed anything from the piggie family.

Fried rice with bacon rolls. The rolls were very delicious. I think I can eat them all if it was a dish by itself.

I am currently running low on supplies of Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) so I went to Watsons and got ripped off willingly. I had no choice but to buy the twin pack at the price of RM128.80. Before this, they had an offer at RM92++ with two huge bottles plus a small bottle of EPO.

The twin pack that I bought. Just compare it with the current one that I am consuming. I guess Blackmores EPO is more expensive. :)

By the way, I paid for this using debit card so it doesn't count in my spendings in CASH!

Kah Men was shoe-hunting and she found none at Gurney. So we headed off to Prangin Mall since it is the haven for great variety of shoes and clothes and other things! Great place to shop, really.

The proof? A person who always window-shops like me succumbed to purchasing something that I never thought of buying at all at the start of the day . I thought I don't need it but I guess I do now.

(Oh, that's what every shopper says when they purchase. I NEED IT, NOT I WANT IT!! :P )

It's too cute to resist! RM25 for a 20-inch x 13-inch luggage bag.

Thank you mommy dearie for buying this for me! :) I can stare at the bag whole day and not use it. So cute!!!

Working from 12-8pm tomorrow. Should I go to Pinang Emas tomorrow for a cuppa? Hmm, I really don't know.

Sheep gave birth to dog!

2011-05-17T09:48:00.005+08:00

It's a weird occurrence but the puppy and the sheep mama is so cute together! The world is definitely turning upside down.

The puppy (also known as a sheep dog) that has a sheep for a mother.

The following is extracted in its entirety from here.

IT would - if true - give a whole new meaning to being a sheep dog.

Scientists say it's impossible, but Chinese farmer Liu Naiying believes he is the proud owner of a miracle - a sheep that has given birth to a dog.

The "puppy" has wool like a lamb but its mouth, nose, eyes, paws and tail look more like those of a dog. Thousands of people have visited Mr Liu's Shaanxi province farm to see for themselves.

"I was herding the sheep, and saw a sheep licking her newborn lamb on the grassland," Mr Liu said.

"When I went up to check I was shocked because it looked so weird, like a cross between a sheep and a dog.

"I was a bit frightened, as I've been raising sheep for 20 year
s and had never seen such a creature."

Researcher Yue Guozhang said "it's likely that this is just an abnormal lamb".

A couple of pictures from the south and a video that brings back memories

2011-05-15T21:25:00.003+08:00

I am learning more things each day in Front Office as I observe and being asked questions. :)

Just a couple of pictures snapped in Ipoh!

A picture with the Elles. Elsa is so cute standing on my legs.

Eunice and me at Brownies for ice-cream and of course, brownies!

Another day of morning shift before my off day! So good to have an off day on a public holiday. :)

Here's a video that you will like if you have watched Green Green Grass by the River, a Taiwanese drama in 1992. Meet the casts after 16 years!

Third day at Front Office

2011-05-12T22:49:00.001+08:00

Today is my third day at Front Office department. For the time being, my main duty lies at the gift shop but I will go out to the reception at any opportunity I get to see what I can learn. I don't know why but this is the department that lures me to be more curious than ever.

I have seen the manager about my wish to continue working in Front Office after training and I think all would be good. Now, I just need to learn the nature of the job and bear with the consequences that come with it. As he said, it is a 'hot' place. I think I can handle the 'heat'. I shall not worry and leave the burden to God. :)

I officially learned about the checklist for the safety box today and also escorted three guests today! (Although one of them just wanted to see the room as it was raining so heavily that he had got nowhere else to go. Poor thing!) I really thank the staffs there for teaching me and luckily they did not scold me when I forget things at times.

I am glad that I am put in the gift shop as I get to learn more. Looking forward to work tomorrow.

An embarrassing act of the day. I signed on the wrong side of the logbook while collecting the key for the gift shop this morning. Oops! Will definitely consult the security lady before signing tomorrow. :P

A new environment

2011-05-11T23:28:00.003+08:00

Today was my second day at Front Office. There has been a change of shift and now I don't have to go to work from 12-8pm but from 8-4pm instead. I am happy as I get to learn about the gift shop as well as the reception work. The staffs there are friendly and willing to teach me when I asked. They joked around so much!!

Snapped on the first day.

Snapped today.

Last day in Ipoh

2011-05-10T00:52:00.003+08:00

Some pictures from Ipoh. Chee Foo took us to a new Japanese place called Mokuren after church service on Sunday.

Later, I treat my sis at Brownies for Haagan Daaz ice-creams and brownies! Thank you Foo Suk for recommending this place. :)

The menu. ♥ the bear!!

Rum rainsin and Belgian chocolate flavoured ice-cream with brownies at the bottom. Super delicious!

Some pictures of the Elles! I can't wait to come back next month to meet with you two again!

Elly feeling drowsy

Elsa with her perks

This is so adorable!

Her growing teeth.

First day in front office was really relaxing. What a contrast from the hustle-bustle in SMC. :)

The Elles grown up (by a bit)!!

2011-05-08T01:02:00.002+08:00

Home sweet home once again! I enjoy coming back from Penang. It's a joy to be back!

Some eye candies for you. The Elles are bigger now!

On the way to the vet for their final heartworm vaccination.

Looks like pig.

Lazing around in the afternoon.

Elsa

Elly

Can you try guessing which Elle this is?

Elly's passport picture.

The inseparable duo.

The weather in Ipoh is killing me. Oh, and Happy Mothers' Day to all!!! :) :) :)

Diabetic-induced

2011-05-06T00:02:00.003+08:00

I am too lazy so just crapped out a post to entertain myself and my silent readers.

Just enjoy it.

The day before yesterday, I went to Pinang Emas again for dinner and we had jolly great fun. Just a simple meal can make me so happy.

See, Cecilia is two-faced! Literally. Panoramic shot failed!

Notice how Alfred had a sun-like glow above his head like some angel.

Friends, they are your gem when you have no money to buy from Tiffany's. :) They are priceless.

Yesterday, I saw many kitties at SMC and they were all very complacently sleeping on the chairs. Here's one being very shameless and too lazy to move that I managed to snap its picture.

It was a lazy afternoon for Kitty. Still, it distanced itself away from me whenever I tried to touch it.

It's a pity my hand was a little shaky while taking this picture. Couldn't snap another one as Kitty ran away.

Shortly after that, some Japanese tourists saw the cats and started snapping away like they were exhibits in the zoo. And I felt like a zookeeper.

This rainforest tree is said to be 100 over years old. Since I will be leaving SMC soon, I reckon it's right for me to snap some pictures as mementos.

The outdoor section of Spice Market Cafe. I hate working here because I sweat while working. Super uncomfortable. But I enjoy the experience. :) So ironic, huh?

The following section consists of food. Make sure your bellies are filled before consuming the photos with your eyes.

Chocolate fondue! Been dying to try this for ages but yet to have the chance. Soon, one day, I will try!

An assortment of dessert for the International Buffet night. Sugar overdose! I feel diabetic looking at the pictures.

Ingredients for ice kacang. The Malaysians' favourite during hot weather.

Been tortured in SMC looking at the food every day but not getting to taste them so I am taking revenge by posting about the pictures so you get tortured too! Forgive me for being EVIL!! Hahahaha!!!

I had a simple lunch for today.

A bowl of Cintan Noodles Laksa Flavoured with An Egg.

Then I got tempted by the food from the International Buffet again but I got rewarded.

A sinful cake for me to enjoy. On top of that, I had coffee creme brulee too. I need more insulin looking at the picture now.

I ate the whole thing by myself. Good thing there is no weighing machine here or I will be worried sick having to think of ways to lose weight. What I don't know won't hurt me (I think).

Too much of sweets can be harmful. I better drink more water to dilute the sugar level in my body. Does water help? Hope it does. :P

Post Labour Day

2011-05-02T21:51:00.002+08:00

Happy Belated Labour Day, everyone! Was too busy labouring at work yesterday so didn't manage to blog. SMC was crazily busy!!! Everyone was having a great time enjoying their long weekend but the hoteliers suffer! Hahaha! Anyway, in the midst of hard work, we did enjoyed serving the people from all walks of life.

Let's take a look at last night's dinner. Went to Gurney Drive with Alfred and I realised we came on the wrong day! Was thinking of having char koay teow but every stall had a beeline as though they were giving free food.

In the end, I settled for this.

Prawn mee and muar chee and banana juice (no pix)

Alfred's choice. He ordered this with another bowl of something (I can't believe I forgot what it was).

Bought eggs from Cold Storage and then went back home. It was really kind of Alfred to walk back home with me. Thank you! But I pitied your legs have to walk back all the way back to Mutiara. You are indeed a great gem for a friend! :D

Today, the breakfast session was still busy but not as crazy as yesterday. More people checked out today. Came back home sleepy as usual. I think the 3pm sleepy disease is still there. Can't help it but to sleep in the afternoon when I am at home.

Woke up when it was dinner time!

Belacan fried rice. Yummy! Why everything there so yummy one? I want to eat eggs at home also cannot!! Too irresistible!!!

9-5pm shift tomorrow. Hope it will not be busy. Hee hee!!

Last day of April, the eve of Labour Day

2011-04-30T05:50:00.004+08:00

The breakfast yesterday morning was fantastic. As I was working from 9-5pm, I was not expecting to have breakfast there. Maybe just a cup of milk to start my day at the canteen but the selection that I saw was very surprising, in a good way.

It was like a mini buffet. The sausages were delicious!

Later in the afternoon, Ernie asked me to go to Ferringgi Grill to help out after lunch. When I went there, no one was in sight except Kak Aishah who was vacuuming the place.

First time being at the fine dining restaurant of Rasa Sayang, I had to snap some pictures.

The view of Chi, The Spa from the restaurant

The view does look great from here.

Oh look at the ambience

Table for two

I love this place! Too bad my training in F&B is coming to an end.

Went to church with Alfred today and I was glad he had a good time. The title of the sermon was Instructions to the Rich. Interesting topic. Pastor Isaac was really funny!

One way to diagnose if you love God more than money or vice versa.

Which statement makes you sad?

1. There is no God.

2. There is not a single cent in my bank account.

There were a couple of statements to test but I forgot. :P

The initial plan after church service was to go to Gurney Drive for dinner but I wanted to let Alfred see where Eden Seaview and Pinang Emas are so we went to Leong Seng Cafe for dinner.

Chicken Sambal

After mixing the chicken with the rice.

Tomorrow is Labour Day but I have to work. Happy Labour Day to those who are resting from work!

Fun day out with Lynn and Theing

2011-04-27T23:10:00.003+08:00

Coincidentally, my off day is the same with Lynn and we went out as early as 10am for breakfast at McD then to Gurney Plaza to watch two movies; The Roommate and Red Riding Hood.

In my opinion, The Roommate is quite interesting as the psychotic roommate is portrayed insanely well. Red Riding Hood on the other hand, provides suspense as to who is the real werewolf. I didn't manage to guess the werewolf so I suppose the plot is good. :)

The highlight of the day was of course food. The main talk about Penang is always about the food. The most famous place that everyone knows has the widest variety of food is Gurney Drive!

Pasembor, rojak and the best laksa in Gurney Drive from stall 11.

My first bowl of cendol after staying in Penang for almost 4 months.

Fried oyster. Delicious!

Wei Theing who doesn't eat oyster asked whether she can only order the fried egg in future without the oysters. So funny! Hence, the name of the stall should be changed to Fried Egg Or Chien.

Chatted and laughed and finally we bade farewell at 9pm. That was one long day out! The next one might be two weeks later. Hopefull we can make it!

My first Easter in Penang

2011-04-25T00:43:00.006+08:00

Easter service was great as usual and I enjoyed the worship session very much.

My Easter lunch today! It was very delicious.

Wedges, ayam kicap, some mixed gravy, brinjal and rice. RM5.50. Not too bad huh?

Went to work with no idea that I would be stepping into a war zone. It was Easter Brunch day (RM120++ for adult and RM60++ for child) with free flow of beers and house wines. Tell me who doesn't want to go? That's why when I reached at 2.50pm, there were still many guests still around happily eating and chit-chatting. The buffet closed at 3pm. Wow, it's really overwhelming.

The Easter Bunny at the entrance of Lobby Lounge.

Some lost pictures from last week's outing.

At James Foo Western Food

In front of The Ship with Rachel!

Hard Rock Hotel once again

11 more working days at SMC. Got a RM50 tip from guest last night. Better than working for 9 hours at banquet. Hahaha!!!

Thank God It's Friday!

2011-04-22T12:00:00.002+08:00

Blessed Good Friday, everyone! Let's reminisce the goodness of the Lord today (not only today but every day, okay?) Jesus saved us from our sins today. He still does. I want to thank the Lord for always being there for me through thick and thin. All glory to the Lord!

Thanks for the peace.

Thanks for the joy.

Thanks for wholesome life.

And lastly, thanks for the cross.

Looking forward to Easter. It's another year but He stays the same now and forever. Isn't He a great God? :)

A day out

2011-04-20T22:02:00.004+08:00

Working life saps all my energy away but with great friends around you, the energy seems to come back even after a lethargic day at work. That's the wonder of friendship.

Yi Rong came to Penang and we went out with his other two friends. Went to Nando's for lunch and then off to Red Box for K session. Rachel and Khai Pin, nice to meet you. I am happy to meet you both. Yi Rong, don't be jealous okay? I am happy to meet you too after a long time not seeing you. :)

The initial plan was to head to the beach to watch the sunset but the K session only ended at 7pm so we ended up eating at James Foo Western Food. I tell you, that place is so popular that it is over-crowded during weekdays. Rachel said it is almost impossible to go there during the weekends.

Now why is it so famous?

For one thing, the western food is priced reasonably. The quality of the food is really not bad too!

The lime juice that I ordered. The best remedy to prevent sore throat after consuming lots of black pepper sauce.

Yi Rong's hotplate of beef. We teased him saying the beef was from Hari Raya Haji since his food came the fastest.

Grilled chicken with black pepper sauce. Not my first choice because my first choice was not available. They ran out of BBQ sauce. Sigh. Good thing the black pepper sauce was tasty too.

We went to Hard Rock for photo session. Will upload more pictures soon! Stay tuned!

Missing the Elles!

2011-04-18T21:58:00.002+08:00

I miss the both of them. Their antics and just the way they make me laugh.

Even this picture is making me laugh every time I look at it. Picture taken yesterday on the way back from the 'hotel'.

The schedule of the week is out once again. Can you believe it? I only have three weeks left in SMC and then I will be going to another brand new environment. I am excited to find out all there is to it for me to learn.

18 Apr (Mon): 9-5pm
19 Apr (Tue): OFF DAY!!
20 Apr (Wed): 7-3pm
21 Apr (Thu): 7-3pm
22 Apr (Fri): 3-11pm
23 Apr (Sat): 3-11pm
24 Apr (Sun): 3-11pm

The Seafood Buffet (Friday and Saturday) will be busy nights again. Ir's okay, I will persevere. :)

Cat gave birth to a puppy!

2011-04-16T12:26:00.008+08:00

It's nearing the end of another week! How time flies! I only have another 3 more weeks in SMC before moving on to another department. So far, all have been good. Of course, there are times when I feel frustrated but it is normal when you work with people. Just take it with a pinch of salt and everything will be fine. Thank God for patience!

Just saw a news about a cat giving birth to a puppy! So cute!

Click here for the story!

A quite lazy entry

2011-04-15T00:10:00.002+08:00

Not the first time having breakfast at McD but it was indeed the first time ordering the family breakfast box. The name of the set sounded so heartwarming. :) Togetherness.

The box set and the coffee and tea

Curious to know what were inside?

Sausage McMuffin, Hash Browns, Egg McMuffin, Hotcakes (pancakes), scrambled egg

Time to tuck in!

Do you feel hungry looking at the picture above? I do!

After breakfast, I got on the bus and headed north to Butterworth.

After a two-hour journey from Medan Gopeng, I finally reached the bus terminal at Penang Sentral.

It was windy on the ferry. The best thing was, it was cold win. Not the hot wind you get on a regular fine weather.

A quarter after noon, I finally reached my destination. Wait a minute, grab a lunch before preparing for work first!

Wanton Mee. Only RM3.

Eyes can hardly open now. Nite nite!

Dim sum at Kao Lee and uber cuteness of the darlings!

2011-04-13T11:11:00.005+08:00

My morning in Ipoh started off with dim sum from Kao Lee! I have not been having dim sum for a long time except for frozen dim sum from Rasa Sayang.

Yummy assortment of 点心. The 点心 makes my 心 happy!

Feeling satisfied looking at the picture above.

Brinjals

Century egg porridge. Yum yum!

Back home, we had some photoshoot sessions with the gorillas.

They are resting on the mat before bathing time. :)

P.S. My driving licence has expired so I got to be passenger for now. Hehehe!!

Best Groomed Dog Contest at Komtar!

2011-04-11T16:16:00.004+08:00

Friends came over to have their Sunday Brunch yesterday. I had a mini reunion with them too!

A picture with Poh Ting. She's very cute. Hahaha...

There is an interesting upcoming event at Komtar on the 16th April! Too bad I will be working or else I will definitely join the fun. :)

It sure does look interesting. So people with pet dogs, go show off your doggies there on that day!

Sunday Brunch - the busiest period in SMC every Sunday

2011-04-10T21:26:00.003+08:00

I always love to work in the morning but not on Sundays. Why? The Sunday Brunch is always a crazy period. Today is no exception. Tomorrow will definitely be a better day. It always happens that way. :)

Every day, I can't help but to think that I am truly blessed in every way. I am so happy every moment of my life. Before this, I thought that I would be miserable but no, I actually enjoyed myself up to this moment. Training life has been fun so far. I will definitely savour every moment I have because this half of the year is very important and precious. Besides, the chance only comes once.

Back to today.

I had ayam masak merah with rice for lunch and nasi goreng kampung for dinner. I had an awesome meal. Delicious. Sumptuous. Yummy. Just put in any positive adjective that you can link with food. Penang is a haven for food!

Spent quality time with Kah Men eating this. :D

Going back to Ipoh the day after tomorrow! Though it will be a short trip, I know I will enjoy myself tremendously.

Yet another Saturday. Time flies!

2011-04-09T22:26:00.003+08:00

The service at PCC was great today! Although I was late by 20 minutes because the bus made too many stops along the way. It was okay though. I enjoyed myself worshiping God in the precious last ten minutes or so. :D

Dinner of the day!

Fried rice with shredded fake crab sticks and pork! I think the pork was marinated with wine. Tasted so goooooddddd!!!!

Work schedule for the following week is out!

11 Apr (Mon): 7-3pm
12 Apr (Tue): 7-3pm
13 Apr (Wed): OFF DAY!!
14 Apr (Thu): 3-11pm
15 Apr (Fri): 3-11pm
16 Apr (Sat): 3-11pm
17 Apr (Sun): 3-11pm

Nighty nights, world! It's the end of another day. Thank you God for a wonderful day!

A life-sized doll

2011-04-07T21:57:00.003+08:00

Came across this video and the girl looks like a doll. Seriously!!

So flawless like porcelain! I can't believe that she is real. Check her out! :D

So that is how a doll sounds like if it could talk!!

Canine pic and vid

2011-04-07T16:59:00.002+08:00

Somebody shared this picture on Twitter. Get ready to be awed!

It's a baby pomeranian!!! This is my first time seeing it!

A video about a guilty dog. Do you know how dogs can look when they are guilty of something?

Mystery solved!

After three months

2011-04-06T21:47:00.003+08:00

I can't believe it's been more than three months since I have come to Penang. Life has been good so far and it all has to do with God's kindness and His overflowing blessing. For a start, I have never expected to be able to go to church regularly here but He makes it possible. On March 5, PCC has started their third English service in the evening so it means I can go to church anyhow no matter what shift I am working in the weekends. If I am working in the morning shift, I can attend the evening service and I can go to the Sunday morning service if I am in the afternoon shift.

I have been in Spice Market Cafe (SMC) for a month now. My supervisor is so kind to me that he said he will be giving me my off day and public holiday replacement for Labour Day back-to-back! This means I can go back to hometown for the weekend!! Praise be to God for His goodness! I can go back see the cuties again. :D

It's another week again!

This week's schedule:

4 Apr (Mon): OFF DAY
5 Apr (Tue): 7-3pm
6 Apr (Wed): 7-3pm
7 Apr (Thu): 7-3pm
8 Apr (Fri): 7-3pm
9 Apr (Sat): 7-3pm
10 Apr (Sun): 7-3pm

Time to hit the sack! Good night!!!

Sweet and sour chicken for the soul

2011-04-05T21:28:00.002+08:00

I always love morning shift. This is one reason why.

Dinner at Pinang Emas. Sweet and sour chicken a la Malay style (RM5).

Was hunting for socks and so I strolled at the night market. Couldn't find any and as I walked, I got nearer and nearer to Eden Parade and tried my luck there. Finally found them and purchased two pairs of black socks and a tube of hair gel for work purpose. The rebonding cream didn't seem to work. Hope this Revive Hair Gel worked. :)

Mixed entry

2011-04-04T18:09:00.002+08:00

The economy rice near Pinang Emas is not bad. So far I have been there twice.

What I had on Saturday (2 April). That patty is made of mashed potatoes and minced chicken meat.

These few nights had been busy so I finished work late. My supervisor, Krishnan decided to reward us by treating us after work at Khaleel last night.

Sinful food! Ice-cream on roti pisang.

Group picture with the people available at SMC. Actually it was the farewell for Nadia and Shu Jiun.

(From left, clockwise: Kak Niza, Arvin, Azman, Krishnan, Shu Jiun, me, Nadia and Siew Choo)

Went to Gurney today and bought my supplies of eggs and noodles and a pair of new shoes for work.

It's a backup in case the current one spoils. Hehehe!!

Yesterday was a special day at PCC because three new members got baptised. Enjoy the video!

Hallelujah!!

Will be working morning shift for this week!! Hope I can go back home again soon!

One Man Disney Movie

2011-04-02T02:20:00.000+08:00

Simply awesome!!

Rainy day again

2011-04-01T10:47:00.005+08:00

Surprisingly, it was very busy at SMC last night. I don't know why so many people would suddenly eat buffet.

My schedule for this week:

28 Mar (Mon): OFF DAY!!
29 Mar (Mar): 7-3pm
30 Mar (Wed): 3-11pm
31 Mar (Thu): 3-11pm
1 Apr (Fri): 3-11pm
2 Apr (Sat): 3-11pm
3 Apr (Sun): 3-11pm

Will be eating two eggs and seven crackers for lunch. The rainy days have never ended.

Mini typhoon in Penang?

2011-03-29T19:37:00.007+08:00

The 17 hours I had at home (including the sleeping time as well) were good times. I miss the cuties already! I was attempting to blog about the trip back last night but I was tired (actually being lazy using tired as an excuse).

Boarded Transnasional this time and the ticket only cost me RM14. There are many people at the bus station who will try to rip passenger off, especially desperate ones so this time, I took my sweet time buying ticket as soon as I reached Medan Gopeng the night before (27 Mar).

Looked like a movie ticket.
Speaking of movie tickets, I have been collecting Gurney GSC movie stubs to keep track on how many movies I have watched here so far. Current record: 4 times, 3 times in this month alone.

No wonder my expenditure sky-rocketed this month. Hahaha!!!

Eunice accompanied me at the bus station while I waited for the bus to arrive. Finally it did. I was supposed to sit at 2A but then I looked around and saw that 5C and 5D were empty. So I quickly changed my seat and it was nice having two seats to myself when I only paid for one.

The ride was uneventful and I dozed on and off throughout the entire journey.

Reached Penang Sentral at 5.50pm and headed straight for the ferry. Waited for around 20 minutes and at 6.30pm or so, I reached the island.

Last transport (the Rapid) to take from the Jetty to Batu Ferringhi. By the time I reached Batu Ferringhi, it was already 7.50pm.

And here was when the adventure began.

I was walking happily to the Malay stall for dinner and I felt the rain was coming but did not think it would be heavy. You know, like really tiny drops from the sky that could not be considered rain at all.

So I caught sight of Kah Men sitting at the stall waiting for me and suddenly, the sky opened up and water started pouring like crazy. As if this was not enough, the wind followed suit almost instantaneously and I quickly ran and desperately trying to take cover under the shelter of the stall but the wind was too strong that it was blowing the rainwater in all directions (I actually wished the stall had four walls then). It really reminded me of the typhoon I saw on tv. I thought I was a smart-aleck and tried opening my umbrella to shield myself from the rain. I got so shocked when my umbrella got opened up in the opposite direction and quickly closed it. Upon closer inspection, one of the wires was a little bended due to the pressure from the wind. :(

HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID???

Anyway, the "mini typhoon" had their fun for a while while we were waiting for people to start cooking. Yes, the cooks were hiding from the rainwater so no orders were taken during the episode of the "mini typhoon". We waited for around half an hour before we could place our order. It was already 8.30pm by then.

My long-awaited nasi ayam pedas. RM4.50. Value for money as it was delicious. :)

The rain finally stopped at 9pm and I walked back to the condo feeling relieved.

Why has it been raining for the past week? I don't understand. I don't really like the rain anymore when it gets too much.

Had bihun and 2 half-boiled eggs this morning so I ate less for lunch.

Erm, not that little according to mom.

I get hungry really fast when working especially the period between breakfast and lunch. I think it has a lot to do with the non-stop walking in SMC.

A final treat to end this post with a bang!

The cuties/naughties having fun. No wonder they ignored me after that. They were too tired to play already!

A short trip back to Ipoh

2011-03-28T10:54:00.003+08:00

I almost missed the van yesterday morning but good thing Nathan waited for me. :D

Breakfast time again and I had congee at 6.40am before work. Was planning to see the cuties after work by bus.

The anticipation of going back home all by myself was so overwhelming that I couldn't wait for 3pm to come sooner so I could go back.

Finally it's time. I boarded the 3.50pm Rapid Bus from the bus-stop in front of Parkroyal Hotel.

Jam-packed with people going to various places.

This was snapped after the stop at Komtar. Many got down from Komtar.

Around 5pm, I finally reached the jetty where I needed to take the ferry across to the mainland.

It's free!

The interior of the ferry. The back of the benches can slide back and forth so that passengers don't have to sit in the opposite direction when the ferry is moving.

The view from jetty

In the ferry

The bus from Butterworth to Ipoh. RM20 for the ticket but the good thing was I got to get up the bus instantly.

I chatted with a girl sitting next to me and we became friends. Went out to dinner together with my sister and we fetched her home since she was staying nearby.

When I came home, I was so happy to see the two cuties running out from the cage to greet me. Elly gave me a bark and I never hear her barking at me ever again after that. Just felt like playing with them all day long. :)

Watched Master Chef final and I am glad Whitney won. David was such a snob. Attitude truly wins!

As I only have 17 hours at home, I tried my best not to sleep early but in the end, I slept at 1.40am. Got to wake up this morning to wash my bedsheets and pillow cases before going out for breakfast with sis.

I missed the Western breakfast at Liang Tang!

It has been a long time since I had last driven and I still remember how to drive. Hahaha!!

The dogs and Eunice

It's the Elles again!

Elsa licking her mouth. She is a better model than Elly.

Both sun-bathing

Two of them doing random things.

They love to lick my hand.

Elsa's ears are infected with parasite. In the process of healing. Get well soon, Elsa! Don't answer to the name Elly anymore.

Elsa!

Elly at the background looking for people to bark. Hahaha...

Both of them sleeping after feeling bored of nothing to do.

It's breakfast time! See how they eat.

Elly. One of the rare pictures with her being still.

Now I know the trick to snap her picture. Make her tired and snap all the pictures at any angle that you want.

Going to doze off soon.

They are adorable. Can't bear to part with them. I will be back for another trip soon!!!

Will be boarding the 3.45pm bus back to Penang. Sayonara, Ipoh!

Are you ready for food?

2011-03-26T09:15:00.010+08:00

My laptop bluetooth suddenly doesn't work anymore. So I can't upload any pictures to blog. The only alternative would be to send the pictures via MMS to my mom and she will do the uploading for me. Thank you, mama!!

I don't have any interesting things to update other than food because I am working in the food service department and I would like to make you salivate.

These days, I have been working in the morning shift and I usually have my breakfast at the hotel cafeteria.

Char Koay Teow

During lunch yesterday, I saw this for lunch too. I knew it was from breakfast. Hahaha!!!

Went to the shop below Pinang Emas flat and ordered economy rice.

Sambal egg, fried chicken and some fish gravy on rice.

The gravy tasted very good and I wished I had bought some bread.

The next morning, which was this morning, I had fried noodles. I usually am not a fan of noodles but I was hungry so I ate.

The taste was not too bad.

During lunch, I had some rice and fries and fish fingers.

Oh and cabbage too. With a mixture of chilli and tomato sauce at the side.

Dessert - Pineapple rojak

Going to church soon. Hope it has stopped raining. :)

Tomyam fried rice for dinner

2011-03-24T19:56:00.007+08:00

I was on duty for the outdoor station this morning and indeed, it is much busier than inside. People tend to sit outside in the morning because it would be too cold inside! And the sun is back. That is another plus point why people choose to sit outside. But I will always opt to sit inside no matter what. I don't care if the air-conditioner freezes me to death. Hahaha!!!

The breakfast time closes at 10.30am every day but today there were several guests who arrived for BREAKFAST at 10.30am sharp. What good timing! I was halfway turning over some of the tables for lunch when six guests came over asking me where they could sit for breakfast. I asked them whether they would like indoor or outdoor (praying so hard that they will say indoor so that I don't have to reset breakfast setting for them) but they said, "If possible, we would like to sit outside." Dang. Truth to be told, I was a little frustrated but it's all right when I thought about these poor souls who had not eaten since morning. :)

Back home, I went straight to bed and slept for almost 1.5 hours with my make-up on. Eew, I know it's disgusting to sleep with the make-up on but I was fatigued. Probably done a lot of walking today, that's why. Then I did my laundry (of course, after removing my make-up) and then came online as usual. Soon it was dinner time and I messaged Kah Men to see if she had gone home for work. Poor girl. She was still working. So I went downstairs to the coffee shop near her flat and ordered a plate of tomyam fried rice and a glass of hot barley.

Hot barley is always good for the system. Everyone should drink more barley. :)

A few minutes later, my dinner came. I tell you the Malay/Indonesian lady is a terrific cook! She can cook very fast and the food always turns out to be DELICIOUS!

With lots of ingredients such as chicken meat, prawns, fish cake and such.

I just realised I had fried rice for breakfast and dinner today.

I could almost eat the whole plate if I were to have a bigger mouth to swallow.

Total I spent for dinner: RM5.00

NOT BAD RIGHT?

Next, I might try their nasi goreng kampung or nasi goreng ayam. Both look good too.

Oh and another thing, I realised there is no lizard here at Seaview. Or I have yet to see one in my room. They hate the hilly places, I guess. That's good news for me.

Working environment in SMC

2011-03-23T20:22:00.002+08:00

My working place for two months or so. Lovely.

The indoor dining area, also known as Section 1.

Section 2 with the dessert and noodle station and the bar.

Today was a slow day so I could snap some pictures after coming back from lunch.

Table setting for lunch and dinner

Had a good 1 hour nap just now and was planning to go out to eat but the rain forbade me to do so!! Had to use Plan B. Instant noodles with egg! I will turn botak soon. Hahahahaha!!!

Nasi Paprik + The Hills Have Eyes for dinner

2011-03-22T22:07:00.002+08:00

Had my dinner at Pinang Emas area with Kah Men and it was a long meal. No, the food did not come late or we ate slow but it was raining so we ended up watching an entire movie of The Hills Have Eyes. And the rain kept pouring and pouring. Good thing I had my trusty umbrella.

Had nasi paprik.

So much ingredients. There were prawns, long beans, chicken meat, and some cauliflowers inside. Delicious.

Back to morning shift tomorrow. I love morning shift. :)

Nyonya Kuih, anyone?

2011-03-22T12:52:00.002+08:00

Feeling hungry and longing for something to chew on?

Here's a picture of an array of Nyonya Kuih from SMC buffet line.

I am craving for desserts now. Hmm..

My shift for this week:

21 Mar (Mon): 3-11pm
22 Mar (Tue): OFF DAY!!!
23 Mar (Wed): 7-3pm
24 Mar (Thu): 7-3pm
25 Mar (Fri): 7-3pm
26 Mar (Sat): 7-3pm
27 Mar (Sun): 7-3pm

I am going to watch some movies and do some reading soon!

First Saturday service for me

2011-03-19T22:00:00.002+08:00

Today was my first morning shift at SMC and again, I was lucky as there was few guests who came for breakfast hence, plenty of time for mis-en-place for lunch and dinner.

Went to church after work and the sermon was about the second lie we often tell ourselves: Good people will go to heaven.

It's an interesting topic as we often think that good people will definitely go to heaven. I was so tired from walking back from work that I fell asleep in the bus on the way there and was dozing on and off during sermon. *guilty*

After that, I walked over to the New Pakma Food Court and ordered a plate of fried spaghetti and french fries. Was thinking to quickly eat and then wait for the bus sooner but I suffered after that. Stomach was churning so badly I thought I was about to throw up. Throughout the entire ride in the Rapid, I was feeling slightly giddy but I felt nothing after came back home. I guessed all the food had been digested. :)

Dinner

I will eat there whenever I attend Saturday services. Will try the fried rice next. Looks delicious.

Another 7-3 shift again tomorrow. :)

P.S. My hair smells so good after using the L'Occitane conditioner. Hmm...

The Indestructible Wall-E

2011-03-18T01:26:00.003+08:00

Wow, this dog is so strong! What kind of DNA does he have? The injections didn't kill him. I want him too!!! The indestructible dog

The following passage is lifted in its entirety from The Straits Times.

Wall-E, a puppy who managed to survive despite two attempts to euthanize him at an Oklahoma animal shelter. -- PHOTO: AP

OKLAHOMA CITY - A STRAY dog who survived an attempt to put him to sleep at an animal shelter has become a canine celebrity, with thousands seeking to adopt him, an appearance on a national television show and growing concerns about his safety as his fan base increases.

Wall-E was among several dogs abandoned by the Sulphur Animal Shelter less than a month ago. A local veterinarian tried to euthanise the puppy due to overcrowding, but he somehow survived.

Now, about 3,000 people have expressed interest in adopting him and US$1,200 (S$1,535) has been donated for his care. He was flown to New York City to appear on Good Morning America. Concerns about his safety have arisen as some people have said they want to breed him to make money.

Veterinarian technician Amanda Kloski, who works at Arbuckle Veterinarian Clinic, has been surprised by some of the phone calls and e-mails the clinic has received. She said one man travelled from Arkansas to the clinic in Sulphur, south of Oklahoma City, offering to take Wall-E off her hands and breed him.

'It's been crazy,' Ms Kloski said on Wednesday.

Since that incident, Wall-E has been going home with a designated individual each night, rather than staying at the clinic. Also, plans are to have Wall-E neutered before he is sent to a new home. -- AP

A dream so emotion-affecting

2011-03-17T11:25:00.004+08:00

Today will be my tenth day in SMC. I didn't realise I actually miss Chi people until I see this picture that Melissa posted on my Facebook wall.

Mel and I

She's an Indonesian Chinese I got to know during my early spa days. Miss her so, so much! Hope she is doing well.

***

I had a dream about Crystle. Funny that I didn't even think about her and she popped up in my dream. She was again in the house and everyone seemed to be forgetting the fact that she was supposed to be missing. It was as though she had been there all along. And in the dream, I asked mom what happened to the Elles and she said another friend already adopted them. I was so sad to hear about this because I still had not seen them and now they were gone.

I was glad it was just a dream. Not glad that Crystle is still missing but I am glad that the Elles are still safe and sound at home. I don't want anything bad to happen to them.

Will be cooking on my own for lunch. This time it will be half-boiled eggs and crackers. Yum yum!

Great friends, great food

2011-03-16T13:21:00.004+08:00

Last night was another busy night but not as busy as Monday night. I have gotten used to the work routine at SMC and now it has become more bearable. It's been a week since I start working there.

No picture in today's post. Had a great supper (consisting of soup and dumplings otherwise known as 水饺 or Chinese Ravioli) with friends after work in the back kitchen. All the tiredness we experienced seemed to vanish in that moment of fellowship. Thanks Justin for the dumplings. They were delicious. :)

Time to prepare for work now. Today will be less busy. Heh!

Thank you God for all the wonderful days that I have. :)

Yet, another great Sunday.

2011-03-14T10:36:00.002+08:00

Besides having to be alert and learn to find work to do all the time, I love my current department very much. My working hours seem to be shorten by half when I work there. An hour feels like minutes. And the people there are friendly too.

Last night was not busy but because we were understaffed, things were a little bit messy. But we managed to pull through and wrap up everything in success.

Oh yea, a couple of pictures from the pastry kitchen.

Bon Voyage cake for one of the leaving guests.

I think this cake belongs to Ferringhi Grill.

While on the way to the bus stop yesterday morning, I saw a couple of monkeys carrying some garbage in their hands.

They were very scared of me. Good monkeys minding their own monkey business. Hehehe.

Right after that, I saw another monkey grabbing a plastic bag joining the duo.

During service, Pastor Isaac mentioned about the lies we tell ourselves that there are certain areas in our lives which God cannot help us with. That is a lie. Every single area of our lives are God-created so He shall take control and we must not act by ourselves.

Walked over to Burma road and tried the prawn noodles. Quite delicious. RM3.50.

My supper prepared by the noodle chef. It's a huge portion and I took a long time to finish it.

He also gave me a bowl of soup with a big, fat mushroom and a piece of black chicken in it. Ate the mushroom, threw the black chicken away. :P

Today will be busy because it's Buy One Free One Day!

Calmness in the midst of chaos

2011-03-14T01:37:00.004+08:00

My heart goes out to every affected Japanese in the tsunami.

Here's a video of a supermarket when the earthquake took place.

I salute them for their calmness in the midst of chaos.