i need sleeppp..

Was working late last night and only managed to doze off at about 4.30am. In the midst of my so called sleep, my mind was still wandering & worrying about my essay and the other deadline and test this week.. gahh, insomniaaa. I'm feeling terribly restless now and my body's purely running on adrenaline. Nevertheless, I am happy =)

With the constant getting up, dozing off again, getting up again this morning, i finally managed to make myself feel sleepy at almost 10am. Which was when, a phone ringing tone buzzed out of my laptop. I groggily dragged myself out of my dad's enormous comfortable bed and landed my chin on the side of my laptop next to the bed.. to see a familiar face on the screen!

Sarah just got back to her room from a Halloween party. It was 2am in uk omg, but she looked so amazingly cute in her angel outfit dang should have snapped a shot of her. I miss you loads too rah! =( really wish i was there with you.. imperial, iamworkingmyassoffnowtogettoyou.

Talked for about 20 minutes, and i dived my face back into the sea of blankets. 10 minutes after when i was This close to dreamland, my cousin came knocking on the door to tell me to get ready for breakfast. Ahhhh..!

Washed up, changed.. we headed to citrus park for breakfast. The best part.. shoppinggg after that! =) seriously shopping is the best therapy.

takealookatmybagcollection

i'm just really bored now, but gotta get back to work soon, AGAIN omgg.. This is It tonight and maybe a Halloween partyy! ;) okineedtosleepbyebye.

time to relax =) Not!

Daddy bought me a book =) vintage classic edition of the tt's wife. I'm VERY tempted to tear open the wrapper Right Now and start reading. Gahh.. but i really shouldn't or else i won't be able to put it down once i start. Work first.. eileen work.. focusss!

thank you daddy! =) i love you.

And thank you so much for helping me search high and low for the EIA guidelines i need for my forestry essay a dang thick stack of guidelines i'll hafta read up on, no sleep for me tonight. Hope you've safely landed in bintulu =) can't wait for you to be home.

dieee..

Had a splendid dinner at Waterlily with godma and godpa tonight. I am happy and contented.


their signature fruit ice blended. this is honeydew and mint, the best i've ever tasted!



my lemongrass grilled lamb





Godma ordered a mojito which was served with a longg cucumber and chilli inside. It was extremely hilarious watching her gulp it all down, ahahahah..








godpa's salmon steak!



yummy fat riceee


Daddy's away so i'll be camping in his freezing cold room and using it as a library tonight. Gonne start burning my midnight oil, bleagghhh..

On a happier note, regardless of the lot of stress and deadlines.. i scored an almost perfect score for my first test, hehe.. thank You Jesus for giving me a great start to this semester.. and thank you for blessing me with the best lab partner/friend ever - Jacqueline she scored an almost perfect score too! who is always so patient with me & putting up with my nonsensical questions. i couldn't ask for more =)

toodles!

Ahah finally..

Handed in my 30 pages long laboratory report on enzymatic reaction today. My head has been cracking over it for the past one week and i only got 2 hours of sleep last night trying to work out some last minute calculations. The next deadline would be next thursday for math followed by a 40% essay on Forestry next friday.. dieee.. then a presentation and plant design project which i'm supposed to hand in the week i'll be away in China.. die die dieee.. but i'm in such a good mood today i can't be bothered about ANYTHING right now! =))))))

1) No more sleepless nights having to worry about my lab report.
2) Salsa is ssoo AWESOMEEE! can't wait for my next class..
3) Managed to have 3 good runs this week, 6km each time..
4) Gonne watch This Is It on Saturday!

AHHH.. i'm the most contented person in the world right now.


Anyways i cooked Alfredo for lunch today with a bloody bull's eye. It was really delicious so i'm gonne share my recipe here..

Fusilli Alfredo

1. In a pan, heat up about 200ml (per serving) of low fat milk together with a reasonable amount of butter. Leave to simmer.
2. Stir in the amount of pasta you want - macaroni / penne / conchiglie / farfalle although i personally recommend fusilli or rotini (twists) with Alfredo, which is also relatively easy to cook.
3. Add in a generous amount of cheese powder and seasoning (pepper, salt.. )
   
4. Stir consistently for about 8-10 minutes then serve.

Toppings like diced tomatoes or bacon can be added in while cooking if it's too plain. Garnish with chopped parsley or oregano (should be yummy-er)

Signing off..

I am Happy, because..

• Had a great family dinner at Chef & Brew.
  

Kenneth took me here for dinner once and i fell in love with it. the cozy and relaxed atmosphere.. (i know i've been advertising a lot about food recently) but the food was yummy! An ideal place for discussions to take place because it's so quiet, or to just simply chill and hang out. So, i took my family here last night and they loved it too. Especially when daddy had to pay the bill.. in total was around Rm150 for 6 diners. Given the number of dishes we ordered (8 if i'm not mistaken), very reasonable i must say!

Clam chowder - not recommended.
Bubba gump still has the Best clam chowder i've ever tasted.

Hainanese chicken wings

Japanese salmon head

David's chicken chop

Daddy's bombay chicken - i likee this dish!

my long awaited and much craved for Lamb shank! =))



Lucas' mussels pasta

• A lovely surprise from across the sea..

i absolutely lovee receiving postcards from friends who are far far away from home.

this one's from Jon all the way from bristol. =))

• My to-do-list currently looks like this,

Things I'm Going to Do / already doing:

1. study my butt off everyday.
2. hike Mount kinabalu in March 2010
3. run at least 5km, 2-3 times a week.
4. save up for traveling next year.
5. travel China with my sister in December.

Things I Want to Do:

1. get First class =)
2. see fireflies in Kuala selangor before they extinct! (nope, I have never been there)
3. hike Broga hill and Gasing hill. and i did both in one week!
4. travel london & europe in June.

So much to do, so little time! Gahh.. i'm gonne be MIA for a while. I have a couple of deadlines i need to settle before i can freely switch on my computer and Not to work. Till then stay tuned! =)

birthdays

I'm currently blogging from my dad's place. Yesterday and today were simultaneously 2 special days - sister Smelly and Aunt Jenny's birthday. So, we had a nice dinner at the Grand Dorsett! - by now you should already know that this is gonne be a food post. Dinner was spectacular. The ambiance was amazing with soft jazz playing at the back, table setting standards were met and the food was exquisite.

The first dish - fresh oysters, scampi and smoked salmon =))

in conjunction with Octoberfest - Terazza Bras' pastas

say cheeseee!





dessert's bar was heavenly. my sweet tooth is definitely gonne kill me one day.

chocolate covered apricots, panacota, cream caramel and lychee cheesecake, the list goes on..




the panacota was the best ever. it was so rich and creamy and tasted like whipped cream, so i became greedy and swept everything off the bar!




the siblings wanted a shot with the choco-fountain.




Lucas enjoying himself. Really glad cos' he's finally sitting down properly eating his food, thank gawdd..




i dipped my green tea ice cream with chocolate from the fountain and it freezed!




[camwhore time for the siblings]









[bad pic]




Birthday girl!



Awaiting for many more great ones to come..

something spontaneous

My classes ended at 3pm today, after which I headed home with my course mates (and housemates) Amelia & Michelle.. after we got home, one of the guys in our house suggested that we go on a hike up Broga hill. It wasn't exactly last minute, but it was very spontaneous and we were all definitely not prepared for it.

Nevertheless, we all got up to the peak in one piece after a good half an hour hike. Here are some shots i took with my phone at the top of the hill. The view was breathtaking and i absolutely loveeddd everything about it - great place, great weather & great company.

These are all scenery shots, human shots are being uploaded on FB now..

the first picture to be seen upon reaching the first peak

at the sides

i love golden hay fields.. they're so country-side like what we see in movies


After coming down, we immediately headed to town for coconut juice and cendol. Mmm.. decided to cook some spaghetti for dinner after reaching home. Found out that I only had some can food left, so i used up whatever i had to make my perfect dinner =) it turned out like this..


fried spaghetti with Luncheon meat, egg & Bbq sauce - the best invention ever.


I took a look at some brochures for my trip to China coming december and came across this.. i really hope i'll get to see this while i'm there! hehe..

Some other random photos that i had to get out of my phone..

key chain sean & michelle got for me from Bali



mashed potato loaded with bacon that i cooked for our house warming



my boys at home =) they're crazy but i love them like my own sons



That's all for now.. stay tuned for more!

sore feet but i'm great

Just got back to my room. My toes are sore from walking around Gardens and Mid-Valley all day - what a wonderful way of celebrating one's birthday! =)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACQUELINEEE! - my darling lab partner =))
if she actually reads this..

Here are some pictures i'd like to share because I don't wanna be keeping them in my phone for life..

I'm so proud of my boys at home. Thanks to them, my beautiful kitchen is finally alive!

Sean, Han hung and Choo chii (cuci), hehe.. they cuci-ed the entire kitchen - from the fridge to the counter to the sinks and floor.



Han hung did a great job marinating meat for our house warming BBQ bash. We're all gonne be eating diarrhea-like food tomorrow night..



y'know what i mean now =)


Girls day out today! Lab partners Jacqueline, Priscilla, bestie Michelle and myself. Was expecting to spend quite a sum - (like in chic flicks where a bunch of girls will hang out and shop till they drop) but thankfully I didn't! Hehe.. and I promise that wherever we went, people were annoyed by our loudd non-stop bullet train girl talks. Ahahaha..





We had Japanese for lunch. Then we watched The Ugly Truth - i laughed a lot more this time. Went to heaven! I mean, Charles & Keith, hehe. Didn't buy anything -YET- don't worry. Anddd...after much long of craving, I finally got my


MALIBU DREAM =)

i like this gay drink because it reminds me of someone far far away from home.. please come back soonn =(


I did buy something at the end of the day. My long-awaited lipstick! I absolutely loveee the colour and the texture of it. It's really nice and I got it for 20 bucks cheaper than the normal price. How lucky! Hehe.

Maybelline Water LipShine Pure - highly recommend it! =) It's going for RM19.80 now at Watsons for this entire month I think.


Lastly,

I received the confirmation this morning that i'll be flying to China in December. Being sponsored by the chinese government to be there for 12 days! Woohoo, a chinese girl in a chinese world. Am excited about itt.. Gotta brush up my chinese first before I get killed. Hehe. So that's another thing to be added on my Going to Do List =)