Back to university...

i just went back to utm last night...
i was so reluctant to come back,actually...
i missed my comfy home...
i don't want to start my class so soon..
it was so fast...
1 month just gone with a gush of wind...
being in nyonya mood so much during the holiday, it seems that my nyonya fever is still in my body...
hope i can "recover" from it after the show ends...
anyway, i've been busy with my cleaning and unpacking chores...
till now, there is still one box of books i haven't unpacked it...
maybe will pack it tomorrow...
oh ya...
my class starts tomorrow morning at 8am...
so i think i need to sleep now...
if not, i'm sure i will be late for class...
so, good night....
sweet dreams...

Australia...

i watched the movie " Australia" today...
it was such a classic and touching movie...
it was not only about romance but actually, it was more on racial discrimination...
the story was about the discrimination on the black race and the aborigin by the white...
and the story began during World War II, around 1939...
u would learn the history of the people in Australia...
how the white monopolised the territory, how the black race and the aborigin lost their right in anything...
however, the situation changed when there was someone who willing to change the reality, to change the fate of the discriminated races and trying to change the mindset of the white for accepting the black n aborigin...
besides being touched by the storyline, i was mesmerised by the scenic view taken throughout the movie...
Australia is simply beautiful...
hope there is chance for me to visit this lovely country...

one record broken by me again...
being the first time crying while watching movie...
my tears just rolled down without me realising it...
and i also heard people behind me crying too...
so, it is a must watch movie...

Tuesday With Morrie....

i finished another storybook "Tuesday With Morrie" by Mitch Albom within 3 days...
i read it during my journey to Ipoh....
it was a easy reading book...

i like life experiences story...
simple but yet, motivational and thought-provoking...
their experiences have guided us and motivated us to be a better person...
i didn't mean that it can totally change a person but somehow, it will be a useful guidance in our lifes...

this story was about a professor named Morrie who was diagnosed ALS ( Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis = neurodegenerative disease )
his favourite student, Mitch learnt about it after 16 years upon graduation...
Mitch started to visit him every Tuesday..
during his visit, they would talk about family, regrets, death and many more...
i came across with this statement which i thought it was meaningful...

"Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for someone else's thinking. On the contrary, you'll be overwhelmed with what comes back."

and there was another sentence that kind of make sense to me..
here how it sounds, " When u learn how to die, only u will learn how to live."
a simple statement but it make sense...
as a matter of fact, we will die someday...
we are counting down the remaining days we have now...
just that we don't know the exact remaining time we have...
so, since we will die anytime, why don't we appreciate the time we have now with meaningful things???
and this is how we going to live for our remaining days...

anyway, Morrie was so strong and positive on facing his illness...
he said that he was lucky to get this illness...
can u imagine that he said he was lucky??
strong will to lead his remaining life with meaningful things...
that's what we should learn from him...

his case was just like Chew Chor Meng's case...
Chew Chor Meng also diagnosed with such similar illness...
hope he can think positively and bravely face his illness...
may god bless him...

Ipoh trip....

hey guys... i'm back!!!!i just came back from Ipoh to visit my aunt and uncle...it was just a short trip(3 days) because my mom got to rush her work today before she has her Christmas holiday...but within these short days, i think that i've turned into a pig...i've been eating and eating and eating since i stepped into my aunt's car...i would say that this trip is food and sightseeing trip...so, be prepared for food drooling pictures and serene scenary pictures later on ( but mostly on food though.. :p)

so, here's the itinerary of my trip...we started our journey from Muar at 8.30am and reached KL at 11.45am...we bought our ticket to Ipoh at 3.50pm so that we could go shopping in Sungei Wang for a while..suprisingly, my mum and i managed to buy quite a lot of things with only 1 and a half hour shopping time...ok... back to the main topic...so, when we reached Ipoh, my aunt brought us to have our dinner...Kai Xi Hor Fun + Ipoh Tau Geh + Popiah + Yong Tau Fu Soup = Full...sorry, i didn't take any photos of those because i was so hungry to think of taking photo of it...hahahahaha....for those who know m well, i don't take taugeh but i'm so in love with Ipoh Taugeh because it is juicy and sweet... not like the normal taugeh we have in somewhere else..next day, my aunt cooked for us for BRUNCH....hehe... u guys should know why,right??as she cooked, i was standing behind her, watching her how she cook and asked many questions about cooking...oh ya... did i mention that my aunt is very good in cooking??in fact, she is also good in baking, knitting, painting and gardening...my uncle was telling me to come and stay long so that i could learn all her cooking and baking skills... because he jokingly said that if my aunt passed away, all her secret recipes will be gone with her... i would wish i can learn some cooking with her too, though... so, here are the food that my aunt cooked for us...

Our Brunch on the 2nd day...

The short but juicy Beansprouts from Ipoh

The Steamed Chicken

The Sweet n' Sour Prawn

The Tangy Jellyfish

The Raddish with Home-made Fishball Soup + the Home-made Chili Sauce

i see salive drooling down already!!!hahaha....after the meal, we went out for sightseeing...as we know, Ipoh is famous with mountains and caves...so, we went to a few caves....

The Park behind Kek Look Cave

Little monkey in the temple...

Sam Poh Tong

The Pavilion in Sam Poh Tong

I find this status of "The Smilling Buddha" cute....

The Tortoise Pond in Sam Poh Tong

Munching the "Kang Kung"...

A valley in Sam Poh Tong

what a nice scene....
so tranquil and peaceful...in my opinion, for those who like to explore peaceful and scenic place, u can go there and enjoy your life...maybe sit there, absorb the beautiful scenary, inhale all the fresh air and hear the birds chirping... or u can read books or have some tea with friends..ok... i told u that my aunt has a green finger...so here's her small garden...

I simply love this picture... the colour of the hibiscus was simply radiant...

Guess what is this???

A flower or leaf???

The Powder Flower Plant

Is it a grape??

The Egpytian Leaf Plant

The Mexican Chili Plant

The 100-Days Flower Plant

so beautifully bloomed, right?? it really needs extra care and patience to bloom it... and also the talent and passion to do it... as for dinner, we had traditional steamboat in Old Town... it is an old shop, operated for 20 years and it still remains so famous among the locals...as a matter of fact, i know why it is still so famous... it is simply because the "ching tong" soup is sweet and the curry soup is really superb... however, i forgot to take picture of it... sorry again... too busy stuffing myself with the yummy food... haha... so, the next day, i had roasted duck and "char siew" for my brunch before i set back to Muar...

The Roasted Char Siew

The Crispy Duck

The Tang Gui Roasted Duck

yummy yummy... i was told by my aunt that Ipoh is famous for roasted duck... no wonder i saw so many ducks in one of the picture taken by Jeanette during her filming in Ipoh... haha.... anyway, it was a nice short trip for this holiday... being so occupied with my Little Nyonya show, this short trip indeed made a better breakaway for me before i go back to uni... Christmas is around the corner...as we know, Christmas is a season for sharing and caring... i'm here to share my short but yet nice trip with u all... wish u all have a great Christmas out there...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

My Aunt and Uncle

Shaolin Stunts!!!!

here are some of the picture i took from the voluntary work for the South African orphans...

( taken at backstage.. so, can only see their butts... haha... sorry ya...)

and the video of their performance...

so, enjoy it...

Memories....

while clearing the junks in my house, i came across a lot of things which i made and used last time....
do u still remember this???

if i'm not mistaken, this was the project that we need to do it by ourselves in form 3... the box and the cover for the box were handly made by me... i didn't said that it were TOTALLY my own work...but 70% were my effort... i would say that the box was 95% done by myself... except for the part i needed to grill a hole for the lid to flip... as for the cover for the box, only 40% was my work... hahahahaha... i admit that i'm suck in needle work... so, i secretly asked my aunt to sew it for me... that was mostly Jac's mom's work... if not her, i think i won't pass for my KH (Kemahiran Hidup) subject in PMR... hahaha... thank a lot, aunt!!! actually, there was a musical box attached to the box... just that it already spoil... so, i took it out... and guess what... i'm still using it... hehe...

another thing to be revealed....

haha.... my name tags.... what a troublesome thing for us to wear it everytime when we were in school... i said it was a troublesome thing because if we didn't wear it, we would be penalised... if i'm not mistaken that there was a rule, stated that those who didn't wear a name tag, they need to re-do a new one immediately... am i right??? i barely can remember all those stuffs already... hahaha... i think u guys should know me well that i've short-term memory and limited space to remember anything... anyway, hope u enjoy these memories we have...

To my beloved friend.....

dearest Nya Nya Chua aka Shi Hui....
Happy 21st birthday!!!!
though i can't celebrate for u this year...
however, i HOPE the best for u...
HOPE u will have a memorable birthday ever in different place, different time and different people...
HOPE all your wishes come true...
HOPE everything will be fine there...
HOPE u will be the happiest person in the world...
and HOPE u will meet your Mr. Right very soon....
though this year, we are not there to celebrate for u..
but our hearts are celebrating and singing birthday song for u...
can u feel and hear it???
i'm sure u can...
so, go and have fun ya...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Chua!!!!
miss ya n love ya lots!!!
muacksssss~~~
*hug hug*

The Last Lecture...

what a suprised!!!
i managed to finish it in 1 week...
another new record broken...
haha...
as a fact, it was simply because this book really interesting and inspirational...

Randy Paush, the writer of the book who was a professor in Carnegie Mellon University, had his last lecture after he was diagnosed pancreatic cancer(last stage)...
he was told by the doctor that he has only 3-6 months to live...
his aim for spending his remaining time for the last lecture was to educate his children indirectly...
he wanted his children to know and to remember his father & to lead and to educate them the proper values of life...
quoted from the summary of the book:
"It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because “time is all you have...and you may find one day that you have less than you think”). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living."
it was not a normal and serious lecture that will make u sleep or roll your eyes...
but, it was all his life experiences which will inspire and educate u to lead a successful life...

i can say that he was a successful role model with mostly his childhood dreams were accomplished...
he was so motivated to do anything to realising his childhood dreams...
there are so many useful pointers for readers to implement in their lifes...
in 25th July 2008, he lost his battle to the cancer...
however, his legacy will continue to inspire many other people in this world...

actually, there is a website for u to browse through about his book and his life...
here's the website...
www.thelastlecture.com

i would highly recommend u all to read it...
and yes, i did tear while reading it...

may him rest in peace...

Clearing Junks Process....

this afternoon, i was cleaning and clearing my mom's room...

it was such a mess especially in the dressing table drawers...

i was wondering that how come my mom could bear with this kind of mess while she always opened these drawers??

how she managed to find the things she wants?

but i know that she has no time to tidy it...

actually, she is a cleanliness freak...

so i believed that she has no time for that...

PS : Nya Nya, don't worry, Michelle will do it for u....

so, here are some of the "messy" scenes...

suprised???

can u imagine that??

when i was taking all the things inside the drawers, i was kind of suprised...

there were so many junks in it..

all the empty boxes which used as a jewellery wrapper and her useful things are messed up/mixed up together...

so, after all the flitering and arrangging processes...

here's the outcome...

see the huge differences??there is still space for other things...won't it be easier to take the things u want??but i just hope that she can maintain it for a long time...actually, the secret of maintaining a neat and tidy space is throw all the junks away/straightaway and don't ever throw your things inside the drawer just like nobody business...however, i was quite enjoying the whole process...i got to see many stuff which i saw ages ago..

Ta da~~~

hahaha...this spectacle was belong to my mom...it looks so "retro"....hahahaha.....but it is still a antique and i'm keeping it as remembrance... hehe...

when i was bathing, suddenly, i got something on my mind which rather amused me... so, i wanna share with u all... my mom always nagged at me for a small thing... and that small thing is the way i put my facial tube on the shelf near the sink....here's the example of picture about the positioning my facial tube( the blue one)....

can u see the difference about the positioning of my facial tube?? it was just a bit slanted to aside... so, my mom said that she felt so endangered by this position of my tube because she felt that the tube was about to poke her while she was washing her face... *faint*... so, whenever i put this slanted position, she would call me to the toilet and adjusted it... *sigh*.... she even dared to ask me whether do i feel endanger by it.... haize... anyway, when thinking back, it kind of amusing... haha...

another charity work for this holiday....

i just came back from a voluntary work in Chung Hwa High School...
it was organised by the owner of the 99 Badminton Court(Siao Ti Uncle)....
it was about a group of South African orphans who were adopted by a monk....
they were brought to Taiwan and began their journey as monks and nuns...
they learnt kung fu tooo....
as a repay for the donation, they performanced many unbelievable stunts ( something like Shaolin Kung Fu )...
mind u one thing... they are jus small kids aged from 10 to 16 years old...
besides, they also sang Malay, Hokkien and Chinese songs to the audiences too...
can u imagine that??
a bunch of SOUTH AFRICAN kids singing MALAY,CHINESE & HOKKIEN songs!!!
really awesome, right???
even i, myself also don't know the lyrics...
so embarassing....haize...
actually, the purpose of this charity event is not merely for the donation...
since some were abandoned by their parents/ parents have died, they were brought up without parental's love...
hence, this event can shows our appreciation and create sense of belonging for the children...

whenever i attended a voluntary event, there is a strong feeling of satisfaction...
not only because i did a good deed, but, in fact, i brought some happiness to the needy...
maybe my contribution was just a little bit, however, it still made my day...
actually, i don't feel like going because i don't wanna miss "The Little Nyonya" show..
but i told myself that "I'm doing something meaningful... I can watch "The Little Nyonya" tomorrow morning"
it may sounds like i'm really crazy for being so enthusiatic in the show, but i really do...
haha...
anyway, i managed to make a wise decision...
there will be some photos of the children and maybe some shots of their performance coming up soon...
so stay tune...

renovating process....

i just renovated my blog again with a bigger font and an additional chatbox under "link"...
and all these renovation process was simply a tedious thing to do...
however, my process is lightened up by the help of my Nya Nya Chua aka Shi Hui...
thank a lot, Nya Nya..
haha....
n Yiling is so addicted to renovate her blog too...
seems like blogging has reached its climax for making so many people addicted to it...
anyway, i like blogging now...
simply because i can write whatever i want, how i feel, what i wanna share... anything..
hehe...
ok for today...
wanna sleep d...
so good nite...
sweet dreams...

PS I Love You...

did i mention before that i was reading PS I Love You by Cecelia Ahern??
well, i managed to finish within 3 weeks...
it was a great achievement for me because i can hardly finish a book within such a short time...
previously, i was reading a detective book, recommended by Yi Ling..
it was from Agatha Christie..
i took 1 YEAR to finish it...
hahaha...
look carefully...
was 1 year...
hahaha...
anyway, i find this book, " PS I Love You", really interesting...
i don't feel boring at all when i was reading it..

in some points, there was suspenses that lured me to continue reading it...
besides, it was a romantic and touching story...
it showed the meaning of true love, the importance of family ties and also the greatness of true friends...
u could feel that how true love can affect someone greatly in life specially after the death of the love one, how family can brings comforts and warmth when u are down & how friends can bring joy and happiness to u...
all these people who really care for u will always by your side....
lending ears to her your sorrows, guiding and leading u to a correct path and giving u a helping hand to pull u up when u fell down...
besides, this story also teach us to brace up and be strong to face the future which is so unpredictable...

at the moment, i'm starting to read " The Last Lecture"...
so, i will do a summary on it after i finish it...
erm.. give me a month to do so?
can??
haha...
i hope i can finish it before i go back to Uni...
oh ya... Chua told me that she cried when she read that book...
so, i wonder that will it brings me to tears??
haha...
let's find out when i go into the climax of the story...

meawhile, i'm also trying to clear all the junks in my house...
just managed to do 10% of it, though...
and now, i have a problem...
where to donate the useful stuff like old clothings & books/magazines???
can anyone please tell me??

nyonya mood again... haha...

what a show...
i would say it again that this show really scored for good...
in today's episode, it made most of the audiences cried including me...
as far as u guys( my friends) know, i'm not the sentimental or emotional girl who will cry for a show...
but this time, it made me cried...
i was touched when Juxiang carried Yueniang back to her hubby after they were threw down the ship...
i was touched when Juxiang begged her hubby not to dump her and Yueniang as he wanted to draw away the attention of the Japanese soliders...
i was touched when Juxiang cried after she knew her hubby was shot dead..
i was touched when Juxiang was dying and Yueniang was crying, begging her Nya Nya not to die...
i was touched when Yueniang demanded her daddy's body from the Japanese soldiers as to buried her parent together because she knew that they deeply love each other..
those were the scenes that really touched me...
making me so sad for Yueniang...
from what i wrote, i think u guys who didnt watch it, won't get the picture...
so, if possible, try and watch it...
in fact, i was suprised when i received a message from Ai Rin..
she said she cried terribly when watching the show...
then when i onlined, Chiau Wei msned me, saying that she cried too...
when i checked Jeanius Forum, most of them said they are touched and cried during the show...
simply, it shows that today's episode really classical...
so keeps on watching ya...

Statisfying moment...

hi guys...
just managed to do a blog construction today...
spent about half a day to do it...
though some of the things kinda disappeared...
like the follower n the comments...
but i love the design of this layout..
it reminds me of Christmas....
love the atmosphere during this festive season...
the lightings, the decorations, the Christmas songs, everything...
it feels so warm, so nice n so beautiful...
how i wish that i can celebrate Christmas in a snowing country...
though i know it is freaking cold but is a lifetime experience...
hope there is a chance in future...
now, i'm thinking of how am i going to celebrate this year's Christmas??
will there be any Christmas party??
Gals... are we having a Christmas party????