'A Moment With Your Kakiis'

[Us foodies and kakiis sharing a yummy meal of Melaka's famous Sate Celup]

A (good) picture is worth a thousand words, and every picture tells a story.

This picture may be simple, but to me and the other "hands" in the picture, it's worth all the words in the world as it represents the relationship we share - as each others' kakiis ^^

We are by no means similar, each from different parts of Malaysia and with different tastes and preferences. As seen in the picture, us 9 girls even have different ways of holding the lidi (stick)! XD

However, just like the circle we've formed with our hands, our friendship has strengthened into a bond of unity throughout the 4 day PJ-PD-Melaka-PJ roadtrip we embarked on together.

In the process, we realized that despite our differences, we do have similarities which make us gel... such as a love of food that saw us reveling in the mouth watering delights Melaka had to offer.

Hence, the picture of me sharing a "close-knit" dinner with the angels, a.k.a. kakiis, in my life. Sometimes, it's a shared moment like this which serves as a reminder of how lucky it is to have buddies to ride the ups and downs with =)

Thanks Yi Qing, May Zhang, Pei Rong, Yen, Emily, Sze May, Su Sean and V for keeping the circle of friendship, and making it a great time ^^

As good friends are for keeps, the crazy cool Kakiis - Friends++ Connected social network utility makes keeping in touch so simple that there's no simply excuse to neglect your pals.

With Kakiis, you're able to group your friends into 'circles' and have fun interacting with your friends within the circles, as well as conveniently share videos and photos with one another. No more mass emailing everyone those post-exam holiday pictures ;)

Kakiis and Nuffnang have also teamed up to organize the 'A Moment With Your Kakiis' contest that has set the blogosphere buzzing.


*clickety click* to celebrate friendship and win yourself some really cool prizes =)

I'm SUPER hyper! XD

I found one of my fav "it's so passe and cheesy, but oh-so-catchy" songs on YouTube~!

Aqua's Dr Jones. Brings back memories? ;)

Gotta love those 90s, bubblegummy techno europop beats. Best thing is... GOSH! It's so great to sing-a-long to. Me likey ^^

The new Nano looks great, aye? ^^

I still love it in green, but... now there's my fav colour - purple!

Orange won my undying love as well. It's so fresh and, and... life brightening =D

You'll likely want to walk alone while loving your Nano (it's sooooo sexy, I love my 2nd gen to bits), but at least with the sun shiny orange you'll (almost) never feel blue ;)

*pls do excuse the pun on Liverpool*

And... I still think red's the most fashionable in Nano-land ^^

Looks aside, the new Nano has got great features too. [Shake] fans (the bf's one ^^ ) , rejoice. With the new Nano, just give the lil' beauty a shake to automatically shuffle your music. Cool or what?

Wait.... there's more. Go take a look at all the cool things this Nano can do @ http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features.html

If you've yet to listen to Beyonce's If I Were a Boy, it's worth giving the ballad a slice of time ^^

I'll be the first to admit that I'm usually all for fast paced songs (I'm loving Katy Perry's Hot N' Cold), but I daresay If I Were a Boy's a song all gals who've felt that they're loving the man in their lives too much would be able to identify with.

The gals (and some of the guys) would know what it's like staying up all night and hurting inside. Now you have a song to emo with and sing your hearts out to XD

YouTube :: If I Were a Boy

Wheeeee! ^^

Had a great time with the girls in PD, A Famosa Resort and Melaka Town.

9 of us - we laughed, we shared, we did crazee stuff, we ate (and ate and ate XD ) and shopped till we dropped

It was real fun!

I've some piccus of the trip in my cammie, will post up soon. Most will come from Yi Qing's when she uploads. Look forward to it! ;)

Soooo soooo pretty yes? *nods* *glares at those not nodding *

Hehe...

I finally blinged my DS up too! Of course not anywhere near as nice and professional as the pics la, but for RM6 and considering it's my first time doing, I think my efforts turned out well ^^

But.... it's not a done job yet. Still have to touch-up, and add blings to the sides.

Just that I didn't buy enough packets of the blings, and I can't find the type I want anywhere else (bought in Klang), so work is on hold.

I'm so addicted to prettifying my gadgets that now I even want to do my phone XD

Hehe... was constantly looking out for crystal stickers in Asian Avenue with the bf yesterday, until he also commented that I'm really into it liao. Uh-oh =P

Another new-ish (although not so new already) addiction of mine is blogshops.

Explains why I've been pulling out my trusty (read: old) tape measure from the sewing basket to take my measurements.


Probably I'm still into blogshop hopping and checking out the goodies on sale because my first purchase, from Bouncing Bananas, was a good experience ^^



I bought the one right on the left (Maroon + Black).

Apart from a not very noticeable tear of the lace at the top part after 2 washes, I love the dress. As it's above knee length for me, it's a great semi formal cocktail-ish dress

And for RM40, even my mom who's skeptical about online shopping, said it was worth it XD

I'll be getting a pair of tights from Ministry of Clothes too on Thursday. It's their much talked about Miss Jenny! The gals behind MOC are quite nice people. Friendly and willing to help

Will be getting a top from Luscious Lips on the same day too. On sale and quite worth the price I think, that's why getting it although a bit not my style. Would look good for a casual day out though once paired with a waist clincher.

And also, this book from a forumer on LWY


It's a Diana Wynne Jones! Normally I wouldn't buy this although I want to read it because books are expensive these days, and it's rather thin. But now I can own it - in good condition somemore - for RM5, second hand.

I love digging up second hand books on LWY XD

I'm looking for a part-time job! ^^

Hols are really long this time, until the first week of March, so I've to "cure" my restlessness

So far I've went for one job interview, but the shop decided that they did not need any more extra help after all, so I'm still jobless XD

Nvm though, coz I'll be attending two more interviews at places that sound great to work at, so we'll see how it goes ^^

Going off to PD and Melaka for a trip.

Will be back on the 9th. See u then ^^

>.< Sleepy but can't sleep mode. Really scared about Monday's Marketing paper.

I am super addicted to 九十九次我愛他 (I love him 99 times) XD

It's the OP of the Taiwanese drama You're My Destiny/Fated to Love You which my family has been watching =P





The lyrics are so cute ^^

I keep thinking of the male in my life when the chorus goes into the 九十九次我愛他 part ^^


九十九次我爱他
By 元若蘭

保加利亞玫瑰的精油
全滴在他 剛才牽過我的手
橫衝直撞 我的心像一顆躲避球
誰懂愛停在手裡多久

學問道理教科書都有
戀愛上上籤到底哪裡求
如果有教授 我一定要努力修
丘比特呀快為我加油

多想帶著雷達 到他夢裡 仔細調查
愛的正卡還有沒有副卡
也想拿起掃把 在他心底 洗洗刷刷
不專心的念頭 哎咿哎咿 都清除啦

九十九次我愛他 少了眼皮會亂眨
要他能心電感應我的想法
每天念著他的名字 哎咿哎咿 一句不差

九十九次我愛他 少了頭髮會分岔
要他的想念每天準時打卡
愛像冰淇淋在(我)嘴裡溶化

After all that ranting... something a little less depressing and annoying =)

10 little known things about me

♥ I love most things banana-flavoured
Chocolate banana cake, Chocolate banana Pocky, banana cake (hehe, Boon Aik still remembers this XD ), etc all make me very happy XD

♥ My great-grandmother was a Singaporean Nyonya
Actually, just found out about this recently from mum. We were commenting on how Ken has 'exotic' slightly brown-gold coloured hair and she said "you're actually more exotic than him since your great-grandmother was..."

No wonder my grandfather looked a bit not Chinese in his official portrait.

♥ My first so called 'secret admirer' was in kindergarten
There was this boy who liked to hug me and plant kisses on my cheek =P

♥ I'm super neat when it comes to unwrapping gifts
Usually, wrapping paper survives mostly intact under me when it comes to the unwrapping process. Can't say the same when I'm the one handling the wrapping though ;)

♥ I can't remember the last time I cut my fingernails
Uh-huh... because I haven't cut them in years. Ashamed to admit this, but there's something about the solid, shiny metal of the nail-clipper that freaks me out when it comes to fingernails. So that's where my nail-biting habit comes handy. Lol.

♥ I ADORE thick black soya sauce
Hehe... it's the Hokkien genes inherited from my two Amoy/Xiamen origin grandfathers. Amoy in Southern China's famous for its soya sauce. Hence, a lot of Hokkien cuisine incorporates caramelised dark soya sauce in the recipe. Eg: Hokkien Mee, Bak Kut Teh, Loh Ahk (braised duck) and my all time fav - my grandmother's black sauce prawns... yum! =9

♥ I've burned myself on a spotlight
There's a light and gradually fading scar not far from my right elbow that I got when I unwittingly laid my hand on the spotlights illuminating a menu at a Chinese restaurant in Subang Parade. Was around 6 or 7 then and yet to dicover how hot a spotlight can be XD

♥ The government schools I've been to serve better food than the private institutions I attend/attended
Canteen food at primary school was lovely (and cheap!), esp the noodles, hence why I balloned up around the ages of 8-12.

My secondary school was also known for great canteen food while I was studying there. I'll always look forward to lunch after prefectorial duties + in early form 5 got to hang out with Mr Yip Jun Ho while partaking in the spread. Hehe ^^

Meanwhile, Taylor's started off having a cafeteria that did not sell any food. Then, there was food but of the packaged, meant to last a few days convenience store type. Monash, on the other hand, has a cafeteria with quite a lot of variety........ except that more than 50% is spicy in some way, or too salty >.<

♥ I watched Euro 08 finals with Auli and Gary
Hehe, this one was really last minute =P The Samad gang met up for an outing on the day of the Euro finals, and Auli proposed that we watch it together. In the end, Gary and I agreed and we stayed up from 11 pm to 5.30 am at Auli's house =) Germany v Spain. I'm the neutral one whilst Auli and Gary are long-time Spain (Iker XD ) supporters.

♥ I cried the first time I did abseiling
Erm... SMK SAS prefectorial board of 05/06 would know about this, since it happened during prefects camp at Fraser's Hill. I didn't have trouble roping down. It was the letting go at the upper ledge of the wall that caused problems.

Was really scary since I have a phobia of free falling backwards. In the end, it took quite a bit of coaxing to get me to let go. Turned out that the rope was very secure and abseiling down the practice wall was really easy + fun ;)

I really should be in bed.

Grr. I hate how I become insomniac-ish when under stress, no matter how sleepy and tired I am. It's just... I keep dwelling on worst-case scenarios until I scare myself into a frenzy and toss and turn in bed.

@#% exams start on the 23rd. 11 days away. The only studying I've done is for COM1020, and my 'achievement' is not enough to even attempt one of the basic 100-word-essay questions in the paper. Starting to get really sick of 1020 and all those 'wth! this makes no sense' uber over-structured and complicated sentences in the journals (which when compiled is our textbook, thus 100% examinable).

I seriously don't know how I'm going to break down, comprehend and store enough info to write four 100 word essays and two 600 word essays in 2 freaking hours. That's a total of 160 lines! Thank Zeus the exam only carries a 30% weightage.

Still... if I didn't do well in assignment 2 (worth 40%), and even if I did alright, I'll need all the marks I can scrape together to achieve at least a Distinction.

Dreading exam season with all my heart. I still remember all the tears, anxiety and anguish that accompanied studying for exams in June... because I prepared right at the last minute, in between papers, for all 4 subjects.

It's going to be even worse this sem. Only 4 days separate Macroecons from Marketing, and only a miserable 1 day between Marketing and Business Law (open-book, so it needs the most note-taking preparation. Not enough of that, and guaranteed an instant fail or barely passed grade >.< )

Suddenly all the light-heartedness and optimism I've been feeling lately is fast draining away, and I'm becoming grouchy and high-strung again. *sad*

Adele has been feeling very happy and lucky lately. Thank YOU! ^^

So hyper until can't sleep

Hehe. Went anime shopping with the male in my life and he picked up Kanokon for himself, partly because of my recommendation. What girlfriend introduces an ecchi series to her bf? *shakes head* =P

... And what girl watches a male ecchi series?! Hmm.... XD

Well, Kanokon is rather quite a bit of fun to squint at and enjoy in front of a laptop screen =)



Here's a take on why Kanokon is an underrated gem ;)




On another note, my much awaited half-German cousins arrived in M'sia today! 8 years since my aunt's family migrated to Germany and all I can say is... GOSH... why do the males in the family get all the good genes? =P

My grew-up-in-Australia cousin looks like a buff male model whilst his elder brother has the good-looking preppy Harvard style, and this German cousin - I swear - looks like he just walked out of an alt-band/Hollywood photo shoot. And he has the cutest accented English. And he's just only 15! Not fair! XD

And... and... and... they're all gentlemanly, romantic sweethearts girls swoon over. The preppy one's even married already.

My other German cousin, 4 year old sister to the aforementioned rocker lookalike, also has typical Pan Asian look with gorgeous features. This one's so adorable that she's going to break more than a few hearts in the future ;)




Going out with dad later today. Hopefully we'll be able to try Ramen Taiko.

Itching to try the food there since Katsumata-sensei (another ramen lover!) recommended the place, and dad got me the menu to skim through. They have authentic Shouyu Ramen, my fav~! ^^

But it'll be funny if we do go there, since the restaurant is just opposite his condo in Mont Kiara... but he has to come and pick me up all the way in DJ and then make our way (almost) back to his place XD





Speaking of Katsumata-sensei.... *sniff* I miss a lot of these guys and gals.

Especially the ones that I met back in Beginner 1, like Ou Yang-san, Natalie-san and Candy-san. And also those that joined us later like Karen-san.

That's Katsumata-sensei in the first row to the left, with the checkered skirt. She's gone back to Japan now. One of the best and most lively teachers we've had =)

Almost 3 weeks now since I've deferred my I2 class to end of the year. On the bright side, at least I might get to see Natalie-san and Lina-san at the next I2 intake.

Undecided yet though if I want to commence Nihon-go classes for twice a week during the hols. Getting a little hard to manage hw and revision for the Intermediate levels.

Might also want to take up latin dance or start learning to salsa again during the weekends.