Study Week!

Classes just ended and two weeks to finals!

So here's how I study what I did during the study week.

Day 1:

Waking up early to get myself prepared for home! Working part time on the weekend before the real study week start, as well as earning myself some assets for trip (flight had been booked and no regrets for that, what need to be done now is collecting travel expenses). Slept through the 6 hours bus trip. Step my feet into home for few minutes and off going out with family to the mall for food (I'm hungry as I got myself Maggi for breakfast and two breads for lunch only). Heading to Tony Roma for their Time Out entrees! (It's so full that I skipped my dinner) Went to the phone outlet to see if my phone can be repaired, my playstore give up on me causing me problem updating my Whatsapp. Whatsapp is so important these days where it leads to lose track on important discussion especially two of my professor now is using Whatsapp group to communicate with us. Anyway, mum bought me to another store and bought me a new phone. Thanks mum! I'm going to use it wisely and carefully (My phone shelf life is normally short so I don't feel to spend much on it). My current phone is by far the most expensive ones (still lesser than 1k). Came home and it's already dusk, get myself shower and having aunty and uncle came to visit. By 10pm, I'm rushing my lab reports till midnight. And probably get to bed around 1.30am.

Day 2:

Waking up at 7am for tang yuan! It's winter solstice festival and there's a reason for dad to make tang yuan this year (it been long since I taste home tang yuan), so so yummy! Definitely different from the one you can buy outside. Nothing much I did today, watching Youtube and blog from people I subscribed. And also playing around with my new phone :) Continue with going for a hair treatment with my mum, loving my hair right now :) And then the bad thing came, following mum to an insurance company to settle my siblings long paid insurance and the result is very very bad. Bad customer service, bad company environment, bad staff, bad boss, etc. You shouldn't cheat us to buy insurance and now after we paid for 10 years like what you explain previously, we need to pay for another 67 years! The money I invest now can already buy a house what more 67 years! That's why I don't like people who work for insurance so much like cheating people's money :(

Having hair treatment

Day 3:
Lazy day where I just sit at home all day except going out for awhile to settle my car stuff. Today's dinner fish, so fresh so smooth. I want to stay longer at home! Went to the mall at night to shop for Christmas present end up got attracted to Cotton on offer and spent much time there.

Mum bought this cute little dolls to be given away on Christmas

Day 4:
Finally everyone is at home! Spent some time with my siblings to arrange our wardrobe again. There's always clothes for us to throw away (not like we had a lot of clothes, we kept most of our clothes and some is worn for more than 10 years). Anyway, another full bag today! (OS: Another reason to buy new clothes!) Went to the mall in the afternoon to meet up with Yuyan for some updates on her recent life. You really need to pay attention on this girls like asking her how are you so so frequent so that you won't forget her or not to let her nagged on you for the next meet up. She don't update her social media at all. She turn gorgeous anyway, this is true. Today is soup day! Finally get to drink home soup :)

Day 5:
It's Christmas, Merry Christmas peeps! Wake up late again today so after having lunch off I go preparing for today's Christmas dinner at my relative house. And reached home at night packing my luggage to depart tomorrow afternoon. Bye Selangor, will be back soon.

Hi, Ming Ming! Love how he look at me so deep ♥

Our Christmas dinner together! So much food we couldn't finish.

Guess I'll end this post with the menu today :) So we had oven baked chicken chop with broth, salad (carrot, cucumber, sengkuang, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, salad vegetables), mashed potato, duck, herb whole chicken (an alternate of turkey, we don't know how to roast turkey XD), vegetables, mushroom, fried rice with lap cheong, watermelon, mango, cherries, own baked chocolate cake.

Will start my revision perhaps Sunday. More lab on Monday. Few more days left before finals, guess no more fun time except New Year countdown?

December updates

It's coming to the end of semester, one more week till study week. After finals it's a one month holiday break, and after one last semester I'll be graduating! Time flies, very fast~ I don't even know how I spent this semester, I been asking myself how many classes did I attend, what did I learn, it's the end already, OMG OMG OMG! What did I done, and the questioning goes on and on. Of course I did not simply skip classes except those days when I'm really sick or where I'm up on another thing.

Few more pending stuff that need to be settle before this semester call to an end. Hopefully I get to cope up with the stuff I left aside. Been too absorb with Korean drama and Youtube videos these days and hence today pop quiz is a total challenge to me especially open book session, screaming internally "I don't have book! Phone cannot? How am I going to answer then". Nevermind, let bygones be bygones. Been reading a few good articles about healthy lifestyle, guess I need time to switch everything back. Not practicing my good lifestyle after that sickish week, time had been turned upside down, I sometimes drink cough medicine at night to just sleep (don't learn).

Oh ya, just knew that I got a part time job before study week start. Shall work and earn a little pocket money before heading home for some rest before the war start? No war actually happen *haha* I have been exaggerating like what others proclaiming, no maybe they are really stress up. But definitely not me, I'm those very relax kind of people, I focus only past year question, I read but not much stuck inside my brain, I still sleep if I couldn't finish my studies, I'm just an ordinary student who is not very ordinary *hehe* (trying to act cute don't get too confuse).

And yeah this time I'm going to celebrate Winter Solstice and Christmas at home! All my papers is at the very end of exam period which is next year so I shall enjoy more time at home. Still I have exchange gift session with a few of my friends but this is to be postponed to 31 Dec last day of 2015 and continue with the countdown to a new year 2016. So sorry friends, I had been 3 years not celebrating at home and I really miss my home tang yuan. I love eating tang yuan if you following me, I been posting tang yuan stuff and Christmas song a lot and I received lots of tang yuan few years ago, thank you so so much! And about Christmas turkey, hmphh, next year maybe if there's another gathering after we graduate? (so impossible har as everyone will be apart as we all come from different hometown and state)

Let's start tomorrow with early morning routine! (so inspiring but kind of impossible to happen still as I'm sleeping late, how to wake up early tomorrow >.<) No more class tomorrow but going for lab for final year project. It start at last~ So excited to go and see my eggs tomorrow~ You know those eggs are not cheap, one egg can cost up to RM5! (expensive stuff hmm)

Unwittingly, I had been doing monthly updates in this blog cause I love to update my blog with new articles and I just type whatever in my head. Will love to write a post on the last day of life, something I found interesting after I watched a drama about freedom - In a good way (我的自由年代). You know how I love the word freedom, how I imagine and dream about it. How will I be if there's no obstacles I need to consider or conquer. *teaser*

Penang Hill

That trip early in the morning (we depart at 6am) with a bunch of coursemates and the to do list that must be ticked off before graduate. It's sunrise from Penang hill! If you had better half (girlfriend/boyfriend), it's a bonus place to go, super romantic especially with homemade breakfast and picnic on top of the hill! What my previous roommate experience, they are a lovely couple.

Definitely will go for another round if anyone invite me, it's just awesome on top although we fail to watch the sun rise this time as it's hiding behind the cloud but the view is still magnificent. Ticket for cable car is just RM5 with MyKad and student card. Their first ride is at 6.30am so make sure you reach there earlier to purchase your ticket cause the next round will be half an hour later. And remember to put the car park ticket because you don't want to receive summon after coming down, the car is charged as early as 8am. Penang parking time is all different for all location, Kek Lok Si temple charged as early as 7am. Crazy for charging also on Sunday and all the way till night.

Time for the photo to speak and you will see for yourself. Photo credited to my coursemates, I don't have a better camera with me.

And the love lock new attraction place.

There's also morning aerobic exercise too, fun stretch out with teenagers and music!

Lastly ending my post with group photo missing Pei who is holding the camera.

Game over

Hi December! December is a month where it falls to be public favorites, it's symbolizing the end of a year, the month that you might want to look back on your resolution and achieve as much as possible, and countdown towards Christmas with exchanging gift, Christmas song, and Christmas decoration (fake snow for example).

It supposed to be a Penang hill writing full with beautiful scenery but I suddenly fell sick, so so sick where I start to ponder how did it got so bad. Before Penang hill, I had a continuous two days of sleeping at around 2am. It's been so long since I stay up late. Sleeping early and waking up early is what I been practicing this semester but occasionally I still break the rules hanging out with friends till midnight.

It started with itchy eyes then I turn to the mirror to see red spot around my eyes and sleeping with a swollen eyes. It's like the usual allergy routine I had after consuming panadol. But this time I consume only one tablet of paracetamol and the swell just don't go away for one whole day. I started to feel hot sometimes cold suspecting myself to have fever. Telling myself I should just pay a visit to the school clinic and get myself some medicine. I don't visit doctor if it's just some mild illness because I hate medicine, I'm allergy to lots of it.

I'm now recovering, not fully but better :) Sleeping for around 30 hours in 2 days (48 hours). Waking up with a heavy head but still better than having a swollen eyes that barely open. Head still spinning a little but still better than barely have energy to walk. Still feel like sleeping maybe effect of too much of sleep or it just the side effect of medicine. Lost my appetite probably because what I'm doing is just sit and sleep but still consuming food trying to not spoil my body more.

YOLO comes from the word you only live once. They say, go crazy while you are young! But guess I just need to accept the fact that I no longer young and my body couldn't take it furthermore. Now I opt for more of natural activities in the morning than midnight supper and talks (I'll still glad to have it once in awhile). Treat your body well, it's a lifetime thing. Without a healthy body, you will no longer enjoy fun.

November updates!

A little update for this month which speed so fast like a roller coaster having it ups and downs. In specific just this two weeks after my mid semester break, so so hectic!

It started with meeting my supervisor on Monday and got inform that he wanted to change my final year project title! In case you don't know, it's a pretty big case as our proposal presentation is in a week time and proposal summary is needed to be hand in before presentation. And in this case, I actually did much research on my previous topic and had been sharing the information with other students of him, it's too much for me to let go and not only just let go the title but passing my title to another student of his, I can-not! Anyway, after some puppy eyes and he didn't seem to change his mind, I got to just take it and do it. Skipping my lunch just to head off to library and start working on the new title, I struggle myself a bit not wanting myself to fail on a new title because I know I actually work hard for it. With my supervisor help and some modification of slide after mock presentation on the day before the real proposal presentation, I receive good feedback from my examiner regarding my proposal just a little bit of mark deducted from the hard copy proposal. Thanks god, I make it within a week time!

That week continue with friend's graduation! Below are the favorite person of mine, congratulation for finishing your studies and time to hit the society, real world (sad case) Sorry that I miss out some, I had a very weak memory, having small head hence small brain (joke from my friend XD).

Yong Le, my roommate since first year, the first new friend since I reach Penang for studies. We are from the same school but taking different courses, she's taking environment courses while I'm taking food courses. We having a lot of similarities hence getting to live together in a room for 3 years having no argument. (thumbs up for this)

Chooi Wen, roommate's coursemate, I actually forgotten how I knew her but probably because of AIESEC we get closer. She's wonderful with her charismatic, she gets along with different type of people fast.Thanks for bringing me to good food exploring part of Penang and a good mate helping me in almost everything she can sometimes carrying all the trouble to herself.

Wayne, my boss. He brought me to his team and announced me as a manager of talent management. He don't talk much moreover that extra explanation he hatred but very good in guiding ones. He's one year younger than me but he sort of help me grow, not sure how he did that but he is knowledgeable that way.

Last but not least, Wen Yang, my direct senior. He's the best senior you can ever get, I don't think I treat my junior equally good. Not only getting plenty of notes from him, he do door service too! Thanks for still guiding me after you graduate, lastly that's not a rabbit nor something you put in the car. (My jaw totally drop with this he repeat so many time statement) Guess he doesn't like this puffy toy that much as I do.

Drama freak! I actually spent my last weekends on Korean drama despite the busy schedule I had. YongPal, a korean drama with less of romantic scene but still great! And yes, I finish it in two days time, daebak! Next shall be Who Are You: School 2015, another korean drama my friend recommend. I couldn't resist myself from watching drama like one episode for one day, that will really turn me insane. I always watch straight from day to night and night again to day. I'm insane.

Anyway, just watched The Hunger Game: Mockingjay Part 2 with my friend in a theater near my school. It's great, maybe my expectation went a bit down hill when I see comments from the social media saying that's wasn't really nice but it is great. Part 1 bought me a little disappointment but not Part 2. As is the last episode already, the ending ends well, I love happy ending.

My taobao haul reached! It's exciting to open and check what's in the box. The moment when you open up each plastic bag looking into the product. The moment when your product received is higher than what you expect with cheap price. Apart from those bad ones my friend received (a little too small size for them or some even come out of shape), I actually love all the clothes I bought this time, the cloth is just nice. I been wearing on one already, gonna wear another one tomorrow I guess for my outing tomorrow. It's watching sun rise on Penang hill session, I can't wait!

Talking about trip and ticking away my to-do-list before I graduate, I had actually bought my flight tickets during Airasia free seat, it's like finally! There's lots of factors that actually blocking and suppressing me to move forward but it's a total relieve after the ticket is bought, all you need to do is wait for the day to arrive. I pat myself for the braveness in me. So, I'm leaving out August and September, still planning and shall it turn out as a miracle as well. I understand that opportunities is to grab and not to wait, but let see.

Talking about grabbing the opportunities, I finally went back to AIESEC yesterday for their executive board managerial team general training, actually just accompanying my friend for her chairing. She's great that way, being a leader and non stop inspiring others. There's one session on drafting life's blueprint, which is divided into three session being experience, growth and contribution. This totally spin my mind. You can try out yourself, write it all down and stick on your wall, make it a sort of reminder on what your young self think of your future self. Looking back few months or years later, ask yourself had you achieve it? Are you on the way towards what you plan for? Is there changes on the way you growth? Are you working on what you passionate of? It yes, congratulation! And if not, why?

Lastly updates on my test and assignment. Guess test ends all well, assignment is still crawling their journey to the end. Three more weeks till study week, exam timetable is out, time wasn't good but it's still finals!

Cheers for a fruitful month or week! Time to finish up a few more assignment and enjoy my drama :)

原来爱情那么脆弱

那天凌晨，我们有了我们久违的枕边谈话。要走进一个人的心其实很难，更别说摊开来说心里话。我常常在想，我大学生活如果没有了他们会是怎样？还是那么的朴素平凡低着头做人还是那个永远长不大的天真小孩？

要说我现在喜不喜欢我现在的生活，我会老实的跟你说是我喜欢！虽然还是有点自卑，任为自己没别人漂亮，没别人聪明，没别人独立，没别人受欢迎，更没别人有自信，但因为有了他们，那些变得不是那么的重要。人生太沉重复杂，你没必要把所有的事情看得那么重。别累坏了自己，到头来辛苦的还是自己。

爱情那方面我谈不上，自己还是瞒失败的一方。现在长大了，回头想想自己当时的绝情，对不起当时爱过我的人，我太不懂事了。我坚强因为我别无选择。他们说，当人被给予一个最艰难的任务时，上天是在考验着我们的意志力，他给的种种挑战还是有尺度的，当我们把力气都给逼出来时，我们就会知道原来我们还是行的！那种力量绝对会把自己拖胎换骨一次，就像毛毛虫经过几次的转变才会成为蝴蝶。反之如果你中途放弃，你永远都飞不起来。

我家虽然没有很特别也没有平平稳稳的日子但我知足了。那些一点点偶然的幸福，够了，我不求要多。比起很多人，我实在太幸福了。虽然表面功夫花了不少力气与时间但被漂漂亮亮的呈现出来还是瞒欣慰的。听听别人的故事，你会发现自己活得没那么的差。那些抱怨是小孩不懂事的表现，大了就只能说他幼稚长不大了。

幸福要自己追求这句话听起来那么的自由但如果你不知道幸福的样子你又如何去追求？我毕业后的计划，我改了又改，改了又改，生怕后悔又怕遗憾的当下你又会如何抉择？我要自由！年轻人都齐欢的口号，但他们是否了解自由的意义？而我又是否走在对的道路上？

最后还是以加油吧大家来结束着一篇文章！大家记得要幸福哦，如哪里冒犯了大家，大人不计小人过别放在心上，或如果不小心让你徘徊了或混淆了，忘了他吧（我指那些句子），不要让自己过得那么苦，开开心心就好。那些纯粹是我在当下的思绪，说不定我几个小时后就忘了 :)

Frown Fault

I did realize this problem a few years ago where my friend asked me about it. No, I didn't realize it all the while. Just after the question is bombed, I immediately look myself into the mirror. Holy shit! do I look like this all the time I asked myself, I look exactly like a widow. And after that I told myself to not frown more but smile instead which change the face figure especially the forehead.

But what happened today, I frown again during my working on an event. Okay, maybe I frown all the time still when I'm not smiling. No, I can't smile all the time like 24 hours, apart from the muscle ache, people will think that I'm crazy, haha!

During briefing, I frown while listening. And I got question by the instructor if I understand what his instruction. Although I'm not fully clear about it but still I understand the brief part, enough to complete my job well. Okay, maybe I shouldn't stand in front, I might just make a step to the back, some sort of displacement or refraction or mass transfer. Well, I forgot all my science term.

Anyway, I received a message from Hamza sending my photo years back when we first met. Ah, the bangs, that's what immediately hit me, sorry Hamza not you. The fringe covering the forehead might as well cover the frown too. Silly me. The thoughts of getting rid of frown is spinning all in my head.

I shall really make an effort on it. Frown fault. There's a chinese saying says the ugly duckling will turned into a beautiful swan one day (actually from a fairy tale). I'm holding to it although I had already long pass the age of 18. I have learned that if you want something (or beauty) you need to put on effort for it. Luck comes, opportunity too, but how many times will it come knocking your door?

Expectation vs Reality #2

I got addicted and decided to make a series out of it. Planting some me culture in my blog :)

Walk pass the AIESEC booth yesterday and it give me a WOW! The decoration is so much better compared to my years and the program offering have actually change a little. Was still thinking whether or not to join and go for exchange, it's already my last year and I want no regrets.

Expectation:

Was worried about my English since it had been quite some time me not using it.

Reality:

What bothering though should be the money. The fee had increase by RM200 for each program. Aiks, I shall go last year without interview. Now, not only facing interview problem but also financial (not a big deal actually but still thinking)

Expectation:

Yesterday a few staff came and test the fire alarm, today must be the fire drill practice! I need good sleep before test. Text my friend and ask if I can go to her place and overnight there and received a yes! Happily pack and move.

Reality:

Nothing happen. *silence*

Expectation:

Not yet ready for tomorrow test, must wake up early and do quick revision before entering the hall!

Reality:

School notice, the air condition is currently very bad. All classes are cancelled. Look at group post, test postpone *faint*

Expectation: 

Yesterday before sleeping, I had already set a plan of what to do today which include what to eat and where to go.

Reality: 

Woke up today and found out all classes cancelled and worst still test postponed, my timetable complete mess up. Hence, nothing I do today is what I planned yesterday.

Expectation:

Yeah, I'm going back this Friday! Concert concert, I get to meet with the kids. Gonna hug them and kiss them. I miss them so so much!

Reality:

Why you cancel class today, I should have not skip class to buy that damn ticket and then by this time I'm already at home. #sien

Expectation:

Today class cancel, so is it school holiday for university? *Look right look left* No bus. Okay, I shall just walk back.

Reality:

Not long after my walk, bus bus! Now how long shall I walk till I reach my destination, so far~ Oh wait, what happen to my philtrum, shit I'm sweating terribly and my mask is soaking. The weather is too stuff. Ah, it's worsen my now-not-good skin condition.

Expectation:

Oh, now that I have no class and test is postpone. I have plenty of time to spent. Working out list of things to do.

Reality:

Time flies. What had I done all the while?

Expectation:

Oh, Queensbay? Yes, finally I get to shop for once before I head back home tomorrow. It's been two months in Penang and never I once shop, this is crazy!

Reality:

Yes, we had our dinner at Queensbay but right after that we head back to car back and when home. Where's my shopping? :'(

Expectation vs Reality

In life, there's always certain point came out different from we we expected. For example, I come back to university with lots of expectation spinning in my head, it's my damn last year okay but almost everything is just as different from what it suppose to be, haha! So after a month and a half, I come out with this, my version of expectation vs reality in my final year. (I somehow trying to work out vlog in words form on a blog, consequence of watching too much Youtube videos)

Expectation:

Since I'm at home I been thinking to go for karaoke session, a cheap brunch hour session will do. Back in my home it's expensive.

Reality:

Came back to school, did I asked? (I don't remember either) I didn't even once go shopping with my friend in a shopping mall ever since I'm back in Penang.

Expectation:

I have a lot of plenty time since I didn't took up extra subjects. More time for fun!

Reality:

Friends are all taking extra subjects (foreign language) Ahh~ I'm alone again. What should I do now? *sobsob*

Expectation:

Since I have so much time, I shall study hard and score better this time! *feeling determined*

Reality:

Hmphh.. Study is boring, lecturer haven't complete his/her teaching, I shall watch my Youtube first (Recently subscribe lots of youtuber and have plenty video to watch not to mention my one week one drama thing)

Expectation:

It's my last year studying in Penang, I shall explore Penang to the max with bunch of my friend

Reality:

Friends are busy working, part time job almost every weekend earning morning for our graduation trip and this totally kill my expectation of fun. Nevertheless, we did go for supper (unplanned) yesterday, indeed very crazy just a call and within 10 minutes and we are off to Air Itam (a 20 minutes journey) for the famous duck rice and dammit that stall is not open.

Expectation:

Maintain a healthy lifestyle to boost my confidence (I know you might think that's not at all related)

Reality:

I skip my meal just by having extra biscuit and bread, sometimes oats and tea. Spent extra money to stock up long shelf life food in my room. About exercising? Not at all except friends who invite me to swimming pool and swim a little. Nowadays, the swimming pool in my school is like a beach, it's too pack with more than 50 people for around 8 swimming lanes.

Expectation:

Bought a book here from home to read and maybe get some insight of my future path.

Reality:

The book is nicely placed on the shelf. Well, you look pretty good there so I'm not going to touch you.

Expectation:

It's test! Borrowed a text book from the library and have great feeling to finish it within a week before test.

Reality:

Flip the book, what is this, I don't understand. Oh no, I'm getting sleepy. *doze off*

Expectation:
There's so many malay stall in Bukit Gambir, all look equally attractive. I shall try all the stall before I graduate. #feelingdetermined

Reality:
All friend move their hostel into in-campus and no one willing to come all the way to Bukit Gambir. What?!  To eat malay food? *confused*

Expectation:

Well, since friends are all working. Let me join them too. Fill up the particular and get offered. Yeah, now I'm going to work with them while earning money. *grin*

Reality:

Friend spotted another well paid job and want to let go the previous offer. Ahh, no~ I'm going to work alone? Really? How? *cry but no tears*

That's all for now. Will work out more interesting post soon if I'm hardworking enough since I got nothing to do. Teehee.

Finding Happiness

Was supposed to write an entry few days before about ways to find happiness which sorts of continuing the previous topic but ended up got hook on another drama series, I just couldn't resist the wait. Thereby the postpone publish. Was thinking of writing a post on the drama too but will consider it once again since I have a few more pending post.

I am a very optimistic person, always choose to see the good side compared to the opposite. Aren't sure if this is good but definitely not too bad. I have friend who love who I am. Sometimes, my straightforward might have indirectly hurt someone but definitely without intention, it just slip out. As I grow, I learn to be more of the observer cause whenever I speak, a small part of it will surely go wrong. Nevertheless, I had this bunch of people loving me still :)

Disclaimer: These are purely my thoughts and might not be applicable for everyone as everyone is different.

Everyone have their own way to own their happiness. Let the finding start :)

1. Don't insist on the best
People tends to always want themselves to be the best on everything they are working on, but the truth is there's always imperfection. Give yourself a break, the earth won't stop turning because of you. Do something unexpected, for example youth favorite YOLO! Or plan a holiday. pack your bag and just leave from the stress environment you are currently living to somewhere for fresh air.

2. Spend time with your favorite people
Your favorite people can always be your family, your spouse, your friend or even anyone else you find comfortable with. Talk to them and have deep meaningful conversation. Or maybe a hug without much word need to be utter (but this is rather hard as it can be very awkward sometimes). And most importantly always say please and thank you to anyone who done anything for you which include also your closest people.

3. Spend time on hobby
This is important! Cause if, I say if you don't get to work in the field you like, at least there's a hobby to work on after a stressful day. It can be reading book (something really tradition), coloring (the secret garden coloring book very famous nowadays), take a dance class, play computer game? Or maybe shutting the window and door tight and sing out loud on your favorite song. It might be easy as eat chocolate and drink coffee too (not hobby just extra activities, eating particularly).

4. Helping others
By spreading joy and happiness, you yourself will benefit from it as well. If you have time, it's good to be a volunteer for any NGO to help more helpless ones. Engage in meaningful activities not only gain you some knowledge where you can't obtain it from books but also expand your friend circle and also explore more. Be compassionate.

5. Practice gratitude
This can be hard at times. There's one season last year where this activity about practicing to write 3 gratitude each days failed by lots of people. Reason being everyday is a normal day for normal human being especially students, all you need to do is go to school study and get back home. There's hardly any extra activities on weekdays therefore it's very hard to recall what to be thankful of. But let's think from another aspect, wipe away all those extra thoughts you have and you will realize how lucky are you to be able to wake up today, having internet to access extra knowledge worldwide, able to fill your stomach with great food. Be grateful for everything :)

6. Set meaningful goal for yourself
Don't think it's too late. It's never too late. Yes this is indeed true! Not everyone have goal since they are young, they might not be studying the course they like the most, it's a finding while you are growing. Up till now, I still couldn't manage to figure out my ambition but I'm happy to set a few target and closely I believe I'm on my way to my goal :)

7. Stop caring so much about what other think
This is tough! I spent years to work out on this and currently still striving to be myself. And you got to stop worrying so much because most of the thing we worried never do happen :) And never put people down to make you feel happier as it doesn't work that way instead  you will get lesser respect from others if you do so.

8. Smile more. 
This is the last but also the most important of all. Smile :) You never know who will got attracted or influence by your smile when they had a bad day. Smile is simple, straightforward and most importantly sincere. Start practicing smiling and turn that frown upside down today :) You can look out more for google just by typing the power of smile. To lighten up your mood, dress up too! :)

Define your happiness, create it and spread it out. Cheers people :)

Me with positive thoughts :)

Was sipping a cup of green tea while playing a list of song I had from my laptop. That's my crave when I first woke up early this morning. I love to own the room all to myself playing music just to fill up the very death silent in the room but in the mean while I couldn't sleep alone in a room, I always need accompany be it at home or hostel. This is too contrast to be compared and hence I always fall into dilemma of choosing.

I somehow bump into an app on facebook called photogap.me that I found pretty interesting. Seeing my friend post and see no difference in him hence I wanted to give myself a try. Tadaa! That's what I got. What do you think?

When I first saw this picture appearing on my laptop screen, I was like hmphh this girl turns pretty wey :)) *grin big big* while admiring my side face (someone wake her up please~). I was wondering how I get those smile and sorts of flipping some photo I took recently and found out it's not all the same, it always that one moment. More homework and practice to do I guess, *joke joke* I aren't that hardworking either.

Anyway, there's one of my friend who look at the picture and say "No change dao also". My immediate reaction is like "No mehhh".

Was wondering if I really look all the same. I takde jadi pretty ke? Hahaha!

I'm someone who is always lack of confidence in almost everything. I always need someone or something to boost me up. I love to get praise, as well as praising others. Of course, not those fake and insincere ones. Why be selfish for just preaching what you feel deep down inside and let the opposition knows, it doesn't cost you anything. Cause I know every human being need those praise, it's some sort of recognition. It might as well unleash one's hidden talent.

When someone say I been exaggerating the kindness or some act people offer too much, I definitely not. I love to express what I truly feels inside me. I been more than grateful to have anything I got that drop from the sky aren't mine. Not everyone is born to serve you, those act they show are their choice, do you know that they can choose to not doing it or bringing themselves into troublesome. I'm just plainly expressing my gratitude towards them. 

It's pathetic if you couldn't count your blessing and express your gratitude. You are living in a world with just work and commitment. Live won't be as good if you don't have positive people surrounds you.

Family and friends are parties I cannot lost, they are both important to me. I'm not those super lady or they call it 女强人. I'm only independent when I'm force to. I rather stay in a room whole day then going out alone to be strong.

People say I'm always over positive. But why look at the dark side when it aren't happening on you still. 

Life is about choice. Choose to life happily bring more happiness than to earn lots of money. To change your current status is tough but if you don't start now then when?

Saffron Cafe, Prangin Mall

A big meal again this week after class with fellow coursemates. Everyone was discussing about where to have dinner, the worst most tough question for university students. No one knows what to eat but they clearly know what not to so the discussion begin and suddenly Saffron came to my mind. Saw this promotion on facebook posted by one of my friend.

They are currently having offer for semi buffet which that means you order a main course from RM14 to 50 and you get free flow dessert, fruits and drink. Kinda worthy actually cause most of our orders fall below RM20 without drink.

We first bring ourselves to the dessert bar to get ourselves a bowl of broccoli soup. Creamy and taste good when it's serve with bread crumb. It's like a starter to our main dish.

We continue serving our appetite by a bowl of salad share between five of us as we are not a vege person. So this little small bowl of lectures, tomatoes, egg, olives, etc do serve us well.

Waited for some time and here we go for the dessert before our main being serve. It's a weekday but still the cafe is full with people. We came in with 15 people and almost not getting a place to sit. The crowd totally shocked us, it's weekday people!

Anyway, while you munching for the free flow food a little bit of chatting, the food will be placed right in front of you. This loads of dessert totally my type! Never tried plainly meringue before and this totally nail it. It taste a little sweet and sourish. My friend told me the coffee flavor ones taste good too with very strong coffee taste.

This dish is a blast! So much like the pizza topping or the spaghetti sauce, haha! It's tomato with minced chicken, cheese and sunny side. Oh, the egg yolk is watery! A little dark side about this dish is that the toast bread weren't crispy a little too soft.

Baked Chorizo 

This is good too consider that the pesto taste good but the dish is cooked a little too oily. Nevertheless the chicken is good! A is given in generous amount :)

Chicken Pesto Spaghetti

This is the most attractive dish from all the above. The fried chicken together with the sauce make a good combination. So much a kid dish, haha! On a side note, this is what I ordered.

Crispy Cornflake Chicken

This is far most the most dining style dish. It's totally chicken breast, guess those who love healthy dish and gym people will favor this. We don't really like this dish though, a little to dry for us.

Sous Vide Pesto Chicken

After main, we continue serving ourselves plates and plates of dessert and fruits. We ended our dinner with a group talk. I got to say I really love this bunch of people. It's our final year, not much time we got to meet up and talk like these. Something worth the memory.

This cafe serve cheap good food. And guess what, there's no addition price for service charge and gst! Totally a must try cafe in Penang :) There are also two gigantic bear for photo session.

Things to do before graduate

It's been a relaxing month since school reopen as I don't take extra subjects for this semester. Foreign language is really not my thing, I remember how bad my French paper was, I practically guess all the answers to the questions and don't bother to check my paper. Other friends are picking Korean and Japanese subjects, some studying the intermediate level while some had reached the advance level. Guess I'm the most idle ones.

I do have homework, mini assignment and final year project to work on but still I always find myself having plenty time to spend or shall we call it waste. Was planning to join a society or organization and did do some searching on my school facebook group page but end up not applying, guess we don't have the faith, didn't manage to find their booth. So, I literally end up both my weekend with dramas and managed to finish two dramas in two weekends. *faint* 

The lazy me with this super hazy bad weather day start ordering the vegetarian delivery again, had previously written a post about it. Had been eating outside food all the while as friend are driving but recently he's working on part time work hence me eating biscuit and cereals in my room. Could really finish up all the biscuit and cereal I bought last month. Plenty of restock needed with the right flavor of biscuit. I'm very typical in type and price of the biscuit, I love bread more but the shelf life is too short. Not to mention the illegal parking saman we got for parking at the road side, there aren't space to park our car after turning for two rounds!

And to stop procrastinate, I decided to update my blog. Should actually post something on my Ipoh trip last two weeks but I haven't sort out the photo right yet hence looking back at my bookmark and found this, things to do before graduate :)

My coursemates are very typical with this last year we are going to spend together. He always said, it's already our last year, let's go! Or she, saw something on facebook, let's plan a trip to here (in Penang still), so beautiful! Guess everyone want to fully utilize their last year of being a student before stepping into the adult work with loads of job and commitment you couldn't escape. 

My biggest thing in my list is to go overseas for trip! Not aiming for Europe or US but any ASEAN country will do but with Malaysia currently fighting with the low current exchange rate, this idea is being cut off. Probably within Malaysia will do. *self comfort* Currently, coursemates are saving up money for our graduation trip probably Taiwan for a week or two hence less entertainment and more part time job. Not me

Reading through the list and found only some related ones where I wish to share it here :)

1) Attend all the events held in school

Probably will choose a few more performance to watch. Had been attending few concerts held in school and find that the ticket price is relatively cheap compare to outside. And school is somewhere you can really explore talents. For who is still in their early years, join as much of activities you are interested, don't back off because all you have now is time!

2) To dine in every stall or cafe

There's a lot of cafe and stall in my school. Shall really visit and try out each and every one before I graduate. Include also the outside restaurant nearby my school.

3) Dress up to school

Waking up every day looking into my wardrobe and find nothing to wear (girls everyday problem), end up picking a normal tee and jeans sometimes with slipper. Will love to hang out one day, shop like a girl and pick up pretty blouse or dress. But in fact, I'm not pretty also, so wear what also no difference, haha!

After filtering, I got only 3 out of the 20 ==! As some already being done like having class trip or drink in a club or pub while some others are irrelevant to me like confessing or returning student ID and stuff. I try to list out more and did a little google search but still nothing to add on to the list. So that's all for this post I guess. See you soon :)

Mid Autumn Festival with Kao Rou!

Staying in Penang this year for mid autumn festival with lesser coursemate as they all went back during Haji holiday and still not returning due to our loose timetable we talk about in my previous post. So, I just actually kind of slack wasting time watching video from youtube. Having bread for lunch from a bakery near my university which offer up to 28% for their new opening. Bought myself a red bread which I assumed it's dragon fruit bread with raisin and cherries. Later top up my chocolate milk powder stock from Tesco which located just beside.

That's so much afternoon and finally it's time for dinner! Gan came back with this, mooncake! *screammmm* Thought that I won't be eating mooncake on the day itself so I had a few at home last two three weeks. He bought it from RT pastry the famous bread bakery in Selangor, smell so so good. I guess my taste bud is pretty bad these day, I can't taste out the flavor just too fragrant, haha, that's all I can comment about it.

They said to celebrate mid autumn festival, it must be come with barbeque meat. So, we actually google it and finally decide to had it at Ko. B. Q, Bayan Lepas. It's a new shop area with all new restaurant and cafe, there's also Sushi Mentai selling cheap sushi. Shall visit this area next time for other food.

When we reached at 6.30pm, the restaurant was already fully occupied and we were asked to wait outside. During waiting time, we started flipping the menu and discussing what to order later. It's a huge pick and throw selection on what we want to eat. After reaching consensus, it's just right our turn to enter and get seated. We ordered straight away and wefie a little.

The variety of side dishes served which is refillable from clockwise, kimchi, pumpkin, celery, lotus root, long bean, broccoli, spinach, cucumber and sausage. So much of vegetables!

Our first dish came with thick soy sauce and lots of onion. A chinese dish with korean way of cooking.

Jajangmyeon (RM20)

This is the best among the dishes we ordered. It's a bit burn at the back as the workers is too busy to serve other customer too at the same time so you need to do the turning part yourself but overall it's taste good. Two type of sauce is provided which is the garlic oil and gochujang. And it goes together with the lectures too. Wrap it up and munch it :) My friend goes together by adding in side dish to the roll.

BBQ spicy pork belly (RM32)

This is the big pot where every bits of korean food is added inside. This is originated from ancient time where the soldier doesn't have enough cooking utensil hence the adding of all ingredient and cook in one pot. This pot contains tofu, enoki, baked bean, cheese, ramen, glass noodles, ham, tteokbokki, etc. 

Budae Jeongol (RM65)

Ended my night with meeting with other coursemate of mine in the stadium with some lantern and candles. Talk a little and everyone headed back for bed.

Happy Birthday Baby!

This happened exactly 10 days back. I went back home for my dental appointment and with really loose timetable as I don't register for extra subjects, I manage to go back for like one week which include the Malaysia day holiday. We are celebrating their cake one day after because of the big meal we had in BMS organics for dinner. We are too full for second round. Didn't expect the portion to be that big and we each ordered one set for ourselves. The food is serve compliment with two spirulina tablets and a cup of ginger tea.

Kitkat and Maltesers with chocolate and cheese cake ordered by mum. The cake is pretty delicious except that the chocolate which is the Kitkat and Maltesers are too sweet. Oh ya, they don't have candles to light up and blow as the order itself didn't provide and baby don't want to buy so we just plainly sing song and they make wish without candle :)

Below is their photo, just normal house wear clothing as they just woke up. And it's a celebration early morning, we wanted to make it as breakfast, haha! Really cincai la, sorry baby.

Them trying to make star above. I wasn't in the camera as I'm pretty ugly too. And how the cake look after being cut.

Lastly, happy birthday baby once again. You two will always be my baby no matter how old you grow. I will always buy you things, drive you out or even be your partner in crime. Love you, from sis.

The lunch that day, work out with sister. I actually just toast this, my sister did all the work as in wrapping the enoki with bacon.

One year older

My 23th birthday with family before school reopen again as in returning back to Penang for my final year. After studying in Penang, never had I been celebrating my birthday on the exact day. And I actually lost call on my age, thought I had reached the age of 24, too old to count. I speak like an old lady now nevertheless I'm very glad of my young looking face.

Tadaa! My birthday cake, charcoal cheese? I had no idea on what the cake name is, as it have passed 20 days since this celebration. But this cake is delicious! Not too sweet for everyone favoring and got finish up by my family within few minutes :)

Me posing with the cake with candles lighten up. And a few more wishing pose and candle blowing pose after I actually blew the candles as the wax is melting too fast. Of course birthday song is sang between the photo as the candle is still lighting up.

A photo with my parents before the group photo. Thanks for raising me up to a healthy ones. I'm really glad to be one of the lucky ones :) And following goes with siblings and whole family portrait sort of.

Okay, is time to dissect the cake. *monster look*

Tiny present by my sister and another one on the morning by my brother. 100% handmade using surplus material :)

Had a total of 3 celebration this year. Very grateful to the people that surround me with love and keep me away from disaster. Thanks for remembering my birthday without facebook notification. I don't know when I set it to private either, I don't intend to hide it. But just let it be, aren't going to change it back. Thanks for all the sweet and lovely text friends, some surpise ones from long lost friend too, I definitely appreciate those moment we been together. A meet up soon after I finish my studies, guess I'll have some time for a bit of fun before entering the working field where the battles start with lesser free time. Not exactly knowing what it will likely be but sounds bad listening from friend who had started working. Fighting everyone! :)