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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Made kaya today at Popo's place with Shiow Chui Jie Jie. It was supposed to be a hush-hush affair in the kitchen but because they were fixing something in the kitchen so in the end we had to make it in front of the house where the neighbours could see us and people walking in and out of the house. They were trying to ask Popo about the exact recipe but she didn't exactly say. She say cannot reveal to outsiders, only family can be taught. HAHA!! So pardon the lack of pictures although we took down the whole process but only the beginning and the end can be shown cos this is SECRET FAMILY RECIPE!!..hahahhaha

Starting..

Me...

Shiow Chui Jie Jie..

Woo hoo!! Almost done..

TADAA!!..DONE!! popo scooping into the bottles for it to be cooled..shall pick them up tmr before i leave for Sg in the afternoon.. KAYA SUCCESSFUL!! hopefully i can try making it on my own.. Popo said that today's kaya is VERY good..TOP GRADE!!haha..

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

I'm in KL!!!! As usual, my cousins are forever hospitable, bringing me for good food, giving me a nice room to stay, i'll normally stay at my cousin's place if i'm alone in KL cos i'll be bored to death if i were to stay at Popo's place.

Dinner @ Seoul Korea near their place last night.

the grape minty candy that they gave after the meal, quite nice..

went over to visit popo, saw this new frame in the house done up my by my biggest uncle, some of the pictures taken were like 10 yrs ago!! when i still didn't know how to smile properly cos that was before i had my braces, and when i was still skinny..HAHAHA

some pastry shop near my cousin's place..the cakes are nice..and cheap too..bout RM4+

Just came back from visiting my biggest uncle and seeing the 2 monkeys Andrew & Ryan..

Monday, August 17, 2009

Simple Plan - Welcome To My Life

Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna runaway?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming

No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding

No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

No one ever lied straight to your face
No one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
Never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like (what it's like)

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life

Peace Out - MIA for 4 days

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

NDP this year had my emotions all messed up. Maybe i am too emotional, but i was touched by this year's performances and arrangement, especially the NDP songs, they get me choked up with tears most of the times. The different chapters, one of Singapore's achievements thus far, when the table tennis victory over the South Korean was shown, flashbacks of August 08 came running through my mind, and for a second i got to relive the moment where Tianwei and gang gave Singapore our first Olympic medal ever since independence. The olympics, one event that made a change to my life, got to know a new friend, more lots more new friends, life became much more interesting after Aussieland. 谢谢某人让我生活更精彩。

BUT i can't help but feel that all these is rather ironic, why, you may ask, because i am NOT a Singapore citizen, i hold a Malaysia passport. Then negative thoughts start infiltrating my mind again, it has been 6 months, 6 LONG months since my date of application for Singapore citizenship, i can still remember what the officer told me:
1) You are born in Sg, no problem.
2) You are a university graduate, no problem.
3) You GREW UP in Sg, no problem.
Then what seems to be the problem for the long wait here, i possess everything they require, oh heck, i can recite the pledge, sing the national anthem, i can sing our national day songs in 4 languages no less. I know patience is the key, but i do get sick of waiting sometimes, and with people pestering me give ICA a call to enquire about the application, it just GETS ON MY NERVES!!! And when things like that happens, i just want to get away from Singapore, and my wish shall be granted. I'm heading BACK to KL for 4 next week, to learn some culinary skills from my grandma, and to take a break from the frustrations here.

Tasks to do tomorrow:
1) Swim if the weather is fine, gym if the weather is not.
2) Head down to Novena Square to get my bus tickets to KL.
3) Trim my hair.
4) Dinner with the brisbanites at cityhall.

Well look at the time, 2.40am, i went to bed at 11:45pm and couldn't get to sleep, and they usually say when one can't get to sleep, it's mainly because they are stressed out or have things in their mind. I guess blogging's a good way to lift the heavy rock from my heart.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

WOOHOO!!!! CHAMPIONS IN POL-ITE TABLE TENNIS!!!! so proud of the girls man, each and everyone of them did a GREAT job, even when losing they put up a really good fight and gave everyone a good show to watch. 实至名归的冠军！！Cos this yr we won EVERYONE!! No concessions given!! The NYP game was really a thriller match, left me with a REALLY REALLY SEXY voice today, but everything was worth it!

Kudos to the guys team as well for getting a bronze, i'm sure u guys did ur best as well, it's never an easy battle in the guys category but we still got a placing! Strive on and continue training hard!!

To the girls team:
Cassandra
Liu Ying
Leck Hui
Jia Jie
Candice
Jacqueline
Wanteng
Yun Jen
Sylvia

You guys did good man, so proud/honoured to be ur senior!! Rest well during this deserved break, study hard!! Jiayou for everything yea, when training resumes, continue striving for the best results!! Next target is IVP!!!