New challenge ahead

When someone is given a huge reponsibility at such a young age..
isnt it normal that one would feel inferior and doubt his/her ability?

After so many consideration i think i will keep up my motto
" Make it happen, nothing is impossible"

meantime.. i am frustrated with other things too..
The mentally torment is killing me!!

Hurts!

I just had my braces on my teeth 2 days ago... its is hurting me soooo much!
Basically i cannot eat anything because it will hurt my teeth except going on a solid diet.

Thank god i had sushi before i did this. hahaha

Watched Harry Potter 6, I must say the effects are good but something is missing from the movies like details and stuff like that. Its still a good movie though.

I wonder how my teeth is going to be in next 2 years.. hmmm

My Tech-Gagets

Went and did some shopping since i am here in KL.

I spotted a nice IPOD dock system that i have always wanted from Mac City! RM 599 for this Ipod Dock sytem from Logitech. The RM 599 one is compatible with Iphone 3G/IPod touch and the Ipods including Ipod classic and 1st Generation. It's pretty worth it. The good thing about it is it's portable, you can bring it everywhere. The whole thing comes with a remote control and a pouch for the docking system.

I have gotten a cute little mouse with Zebra stripes on it too.. its a good deal from Pineapple Store in One U.

Not to mention, I have watched Harry Potter 6 too! Its quite good. Darker plots with more action.. I think this is my fave HP so far..

;)

The Blue Box

There is a saying goes " Every girl deserves a Tiffany"



I personally loved them too.

I have a Tiffany Braclet with their blue box charm on it and a ring

and .... I have a new love from their 1837 collection. I want it!!!

Surprise..

Today, I wasn't in the mood to work at all.
I wasn't concentrating and its badddddd Well i guess i have to make my plans much clearer and firmer but there is too many things going on around me that i couldn't manage to cope with it.
Everyday is challenging , everyday is hard

I hoped that my house plan is coming out really soon so i could move into my new place.
Kindda looking forward to it as well because i feel very pressure to stay at hotel.

I have just received my copy of Flavours mag! They have featured some interesting stuff like recipes for Spanish tapas items.. Too bad i don't have a kitchen at where i stay right now.. if not i would try and cook some.

Adele!

I was watching Ugly Betty on one episode where they featured this singer that sang a song and it has caught my attention.
Later , I found out her name is Adele- she is a British singer that has just won 2 Grammys this year! She has a deep and husky voice. I personally liked "Right as Rain". It's actually a sad song but the it has an upbeat rhythm. " Chasing Pavement" is a nice ballad if you are a fan for slow songs.

Durian season is here!!!!! Grandma's orchard has everything .. from duku, langsat , rambutan to the amazing durian kunyit!! Her durian is the best durian i have eaten!

PS: I had too much and having stomach upset nowwwww :(

Hovercraft!

I went on a short trip with Hovercraft at the river..

It was fun but kindda freaky because at one point where we turn, the hovercraft rocked really bad as some water runs into it. It was warm and humid as well..

so basically we are like "white eats" who were experimenting the hovercraft after it was fixed.

The driver is currently under training so he needs more practice to make the driving and navigation.

Uncanny Adventures in Switzerland and London

I know i have completely stoppped blogging. Haha. Main reason is that I have been busy with work and blogging about my work is not very interesting and fun.

I did somehow took a 2 weeks off to London and Switzerland. The main thing is to visit my sister's university which she has been accepted. She is taking a fashion retail course and the most amazing thing is that her university is just nearby the shopping district area of Oxford Street. When we came out from the underground stop of Oxford Circus; all the famous English retail shops like Topshop, Dorothy Perkins.. and more.

We had a good time in London, did some shopping and a lot of window shopping. Haha. We had good english meals including a big and hearty english breakfast every morning and a big dinner as well. I felt in love with the jacket potatoes which i had in a cafe near Madam Tussaud's museum, the portion is incredibly big!

As my auntie is an alumini of Oxford University, we paid a visit to Oxford and stayed at the guestroom of her college. The environment of the her college is absolutely beautiful and serene, where there is lush of greens and a nice little pond within the college.

After London, we went on to Switzerland as my auntie have never been there before.. We had a lovely 3days 2 night trip in Zermatt but the uncanny adventure begins after we left Zermattt...
Before leaving Zermatt, I actually almost forgotten to took my pouch bag which i had left it in the computer room of the hotel we stayed. I did go back and get it and fortunately everything is there. But.. i have a feeling that something is not right... NEXT my auntie lost her passport!!!!
We had problems in communicating with the local police because my french is not good enough and they don't speak very good english. Somehow we did find out there is an Malaysian Embassy in Geneva and quickly rush there hopefully that they could help.
Thank God luck is at our side! We did manage to make it on time and my auntie got a temporary certificate to make sure she could travel back to London and also to Malaysia. All thanks to the Swiss-Malaysian Consulate - Mr Azril who has been so helpful in assisting us and making sure we arrive London safely.

Welll.. it was a longgg flight back home and I just glad that we did make it home! I am still suffering from some mild jetlag and hope that I could adjust it before I start work!

chuus and update later...

Snooze!

At times when you wake up, you just wish you could sleep 5 minutes longer? Then, you would press the" Snooze "button on the phone alarm and then you completely doze off again. The next thing you know- you are LATE!

I hate waking up in the morning. I am simply not a morning person. However, it's good to wake up early morning because after you finish work, you would be able to find the energy to do something like shopping, watch a movie, eat.. clean up the room or cook for yourself etc..

hahaa.

Going back to hometown and probably start working really soon. anyways.

I.P.H.O.N.E

I totally didn't expect to get this

OMG. It's only a 8GB but i think its enough for me.

It's a user friendly phone with a lot of applications to download! I have Skype and Facebook on it and it could be used connecting to the house wireless internet or any WI-FI network.

The touch screen keyboard its really good to use and its not hard to type at all.

Yesterday went to Mac City to get a casing for my iphone..

It's from a pink leather from Belkin! My sister told me its really good and leather are usually more lasting than the plastic one.

This is so much easier for traveling than my laptop!

Bizzard Food

Some fun facts of Bizzard Food that i know of:-

1) Some Westerners(US,Canada) couldn't take when they see whole fish was served( including the head) Some of my friends say its a turn off and makes them lose their appetite. That's because most people does their grocery in supermarkets and so most of the fish are fillet. That explained why.

2) Koreans do have really good food but do you know they have the habit of eating dog like Vietnamese do? I don't assume everyone does. Well, they don't simply eat dogs from the streets... they do have a specify species of the dogs that was bred for eating only? I used to work with a Korean colleague who told me about it. One day, my senior supervisor and chef were showing pictures of their dogs where first it was a chihuahua and a big Dalmation. He then jokingly said: " The big one looks for for main course and the smaller its good for dessert!" That's funny!

3) I saw from TV shows that some bugs - scorpio, worms, beetles and etc are breed to eat. It was claimed to be high in protein.

4) Chinese people do drink snake's galbladder. That goes to Vietnamese too. O_O

5) There is a company called Edible produced 100% edible food out of ingredients that you couldn't imagine.. like Green Crocodile Curry, Mopani Worms, Chocolate Covered Giant Ants. and etc. I didn't make out these names. They are real. Click here for the website

Well, I must say that actually whatever we eat is nutured by the culture of where you are. Some people may think it's bizzard but not to you. So.. =)

Sunday Brunch!

I woke up super late on sunday because the sky was gloomy and it's such a good day to sleep. My mom surprisingly suggest we should have sunday brunch in Kampachi Restaurant in Equatorial Hotel! That is like one of the best japanese buffeet i have ever had!

I had their sushi and it's really good! It's like one bite size and the sushi rice doesn't break apart when you dip the soy sauce. This mean the sushi chef has some good skills. Mostly commercialized japanese restaurant's roll is too big and rice will fall apart.. Also, I had so many servings of teppayki chicken!! =) Delicious... It's really satisfiying!

Pizza Vending Machine

This is amazing. A vending machine that can freshly make a crust, put all the sauce and toppings and bake the pizza- all within 2.5 minutes. This newly invented machine is introduced by an Italian company, which they has shown love for their national symbolic food. Click! To read article Most importantly, it's freshly baked pizza! Of course many traditional Italian pizza makers has commented on this machine.. but i still find this so amazing.. I have never thought of that before..
Maybe we can sell chinese stir fry in vending machine too! LOL

Tea time~

I have always enjoyed drinking Chinese tea. My dad loves Bakkuteh-, a chinese delicacy where the pork meat was braised in a herbal soup and to compliment the food, you should drink a hot cup of tea.. I guess that is how i started to like it because of my dad's influence, i love bakkuteh too. The tea that i drank is OoLong, one of the different types of tea. I basically liked stronger tea like "Cha Wang"(literally translate as King of Tea) and "Hiong Pin"(Jasmine tea).
I went to do my feet pedicure in Bangsar Village 2.. at a shop called Colour Culture. It's really good. They have a lot of colour selections and the service is quick and efficient. Appointment is recommended. After that, we went to have dinner in Fatty Crab, one of the famous seafood restaurant in Taman Megah that is famous for their signature crab dish. The taste is still the same and as good as before! Another popular way to eat it is dipping the crab sauce with toasted bread! Yummmy..

=)

ARRGGH

I was out in shopping mall yesterday .. and missed this turn and hit the side of wall really hard!

In the end, I scratched and dented one of the doors...Heart ACHE!

Well, coincidently, it was one of my sister's birthday.. and so we bought this cake for her and wanted to surprise her. She wasn't expecting a celebration. She is already 17!

I finally got the shirt and cardigan i wanted.Its really nice. And plus, my best friend in Atlanta told me she has received the box I had sent! I was really glad.. because when i tried to track it in Malaysia's poslaju, i couldn't find it.

anyway.. that is all for today

I need to shop!

My sister officially started work as a part-timer in GAP outlet and i paid her a visit during her working hours. Walking around the store, this yellow cardigan caught my eye! It's really nice and matches so well with a grey shirt.. The cardigan is very comfortable and it's not like some material where it made you itch..



I need to get some more shorts to replace the ones i have been wearing. I think most of my clothes especially T-shirt are more than 10 years already.

GAP is really expensive in Malaysia and I guess its because of the currency conversion. As I was told by my US friend, GAP wasn't that expensive.

Oh well..
I am going to start work really soon! Enjoy my vacation and then prepare to work..

Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant!!

Japanese food was preceived as something very expensive among us. I remembered the first conveyor belt sushi restaurant was introduced to Malaysia was around .. year 95-99. Sushi King was like the first sushi chain in the restaurant. Right now, japanese food has became much more popular where more conveyor belt sushi restaurant were established including Genki Sushi, Sakae Sushi and so.

Right now I guess the latest japanese conveyor belt sushi chain is Sushi Zanmai. It's so popular until you have line up and wait to be seated. I personally liked their yakitori , salmon fish head and their fried chicken. It's excellent with a glass of Japanese Asahi beer! The only setback is that the enviroment is really crowded and you can't really enjoy eating the food because everything comes so quick and the tables are small. I think there is a reason for the small tables design- This will make people eat quicker and so will somehow resulted a higher table turnover.
I think the reason why it became so popular is because of the menu variety, they have pretty much everything from sashimi to grilled items and noodles. Most importantly, its affordable.

Places I Have Lived

For the past 3-4 years, I have been moving around and living in a couple different countries. Of course, I was borned in Kelantan State, lived for 10 years in a small town called Kuala Krai which is 1 and half hours drive away from Kota Bharu, the capital city of the state. Life is usually more laid back, nearer to nature and not very developed. However, those are actually stories of 10 years ago. Recently, the small town has it's 1st fast food outlet - KFC and also a global chain convinient store - 7 Eleven. The small town has been slowly developing, which i think it's good because this would raise the standard of living of the town. As far as i know, the standard of living of the east coast of Penisula island (Malaysia) is still far less as compared to the west coast(where Kuala Lumpur is situated).

I moved to Kuala Lumpur when I was 10. There are a lot of stuff, a lot of excitement, .. because at that time, it was the most developed city in whole Malaysia. Not to mentioned right now, Kuala Lumpur is famous as the capital city of Malaysia, but it is also the place of 2 Malaysia's icon - KL Tower and Petronas Twin Tower.
I remembered when Dr M- our 4th Prime Minister announced the huge project of building Twin Tower, many people disagree to it because of the cost of the project and questioned what is the purpose of the building. However, at least in my opinion, it kindda proved the purpose of the construction. 1st, it served as a commerical center of the city and an important icon that stood up. This really boosted the status of the country in the world. I was surprised many people in the States actually recognize the country because of the building.

Switzerland- I used to live 1 and half years for my hotel mangement course. It's a neutral country- very peaceful and laid back. 3 words to decribe Switzerland - beautiful, natural and breath-taking.
During Summer time, the flowers are gorgeous. During Winter, though the weather is drop death freezing, but it is worth to see the snow especially a spectacular view of the snowy mountain as well as feeling it. I remembered School work was stressing me up so much, but the quiet and beautiful enviroment kindda balanced it - ended up that I was still stress but lesser. Haha. Not least to mention! They have super good chocolates and dairy products! Chocolates are not expensive at all and it's widely sold in supermarkets. ( Coop, Migros, Denner are the main chains) Breads are super delicous and it is freshly baked everyday.

After graduating from Switzerland, I have gotten an internship offer from an American based chain hotel in U.S. After some discussion with parents, I had decided to embark my journey to Atlanta for my one year internship. It was a lot of fun, a lot of freedom and also this is the first time i felt i was living completely by my own( at least in school you lived in school hostel). I have to absorb a completely new working environment, place and also culture. To me, America is like a country of convinient? Maybe i lived in the city so it gives me this impression. Fast food is everywhere over Atlanta city. Shopping online , online banking.. is safe. You can basically pay your bills online but with a % of convinient fee. Pre-made pizza, pre-made soup stock, pre-made frozen dinners are widely sold in supermarkets for those who doesn't cook and don't have time to cook.

Of course, I do miss some of the places I have once lived. But.. home is home. :)

Random Pictures!

I woke up so late today but the good about it is I slept good yesterday. Finally, I got to adjust myself back to the life in KL and Malaysia. Yesterday, I went to send a couple of postcards to my close friends in Atlanta, especially to Ivan who has been really interesting in Asian Culture. He is our F&B houseman where he is originally fromm Bulgaria.

This was the picture i took for a close friend of Twin Tower, She was amazed by the building itself.

Above: A cool notebook cooler that i bought in Ikano Center for only RM 19. The blue LCD light is amazing!

Below: A Kipling bag that i bought for myself today- Vintage Kipling

Singapore Trip!

I have just made a recent trip to Singapore! Actually, the main agenda of my trip is to meet up with a few close friends who have been living in Singapore. It has been a good trip and did a lot of traveling by myself.

My mom and sister had always loved to travel down to Singapore because they have a lot of good shopping district..(its true until I went there by myself and explored it) Everything is really convenient where you can get everywhere by MRT(singapore’s subway/train system)









When I first got out from the airport, my friend brought me to Bugis, which is the main shopping district where many teenagers like to go. Its really nice! So many cool brands and stuff I have never seen in Malaysia and so. I visited a couple more shopping center like Marina Square, Vivo city(Habour Front), Takashimaya and Paragon.

Bugis Street

Besides than the window shopping.. I did visit a few popular destinations of Singapore including the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore River .. Esplanade Singapore(Singapore’s Opera House). I did not visit Merlion(Singapore’s Icon) because I was told by my friend that it was struck by lighting and current is under construction.. Too Bad, but I will save that for another trip!

Singapore Esplanade
Singapore River

My friend sort of laughed when she heard I visited a museum.. which I think there is nothing wrong with that. Haha. I went to Asian Civilization Museum and it is just across Fullerton Hotel.( just happened that it was there..so I went!) I was hoping to see Kangxi’s exhibition, but it’s not ready for visitors yet.. What a bummer! If you are a foreign visitor and liked South East Asian’s culture, this is a pretty good museum. It’s not that big but good for a start. The admission fee is only SD$5.

Above: Bakerzin, a Singaporean chain restaurant which serves really good dessert- Lavande and Sweet Pleasure, are worth a try for chocolate lovers!

Below: Mos Burger, a Japanese Fast food chain which is popular in Singapore, where they have Rice Burger which subtitube the buns with rice patties, and or course japanese fusion flavours.

I might go back to Singapore for an weekend get off trip and I prefer short trips like this.. =) I miss the dessert in Bakerzin already!

Umbrella~

I was searching around on youtube for fun .. and came across this punk rock group - Vanilla Sky, that did a cover of Rihanna's Umbrella. I personally liked their version a lot, because i am into rock music. Also, its a change after listening to Rihanna's version. After doing some research, i found out that Vanilla sky is an Italian punk rock group! So interesting.. Maybe I have been associating Italian as Tenors/Sopranos, Opera, making Tiramisu.. hahaha Pretty cool! Their version of Umbrella MV is really funny as well!!

Went out to KLCC suria for a short trip! Picked up 2 books and also helped my sister of choosing her fashion design books. =)

Bunny Suicides Calendar

I was in Barnes and Nobles when i saw this ridiculous, black humoured and wacky journal book! I think it's really funny in a way that how the bunny was trying all kinds of way to kill itself and how could people thought of it! Besides than the illustration of the bunny suicides, its quite a useful journal as it provides all kind of general info on the time difference, some chic hotel addresses and website(if you are interested)..birthday list and so on.

I know some of people might get offended by the pictures, but i personally think it's fun. I hope no one take it seriously and try it out! This is definitely not a journal for the younger.

This is my favourite picture out of all of them. " Chopped by A Chopper!!!!"

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New Home!

This is going to be my new home! I have just decided to change to blogspot because i am tired of using another site and wanted some changes.

I do like to post interesting stuff about my life and would love to share with everyone! For the past 3 years, I have been traveling a lot due to the course that i took-Hotel Management. I just got back from Atlanta to my home country not long ago and still adjusting myself back to everything in normal.

When I was about to go to Atlanta for my work-internship, Pavillion was the latest newly built shopping center in the heart of KL city. Right now, it's like one of the hottest shopping spot in Malaysia. Today, my sisters and I went there for a short visit but didn't stay long. However, I am glad that i did bought a pair of shoes! - Adidas by Stan Smith.

I will keep on posting!!!

-jans09