Where It All Begins - Malacca.

About 2 or 3 months ago, I've save up some money in Australia to plan this trip to Malacca with Boon. It was his "so called" birthday present. And since Boon did not give me anything for my birthday (actually he offered but I did not want anything) so he decided to pay for all my expenses in Malacca and I pay for the hotel :)

The trip was 4 days 3 nights, I know its a bit too long for a place like Malacca but 2 weeks before our trip to Malacca, we invited Jason Teh, Aaron, Derrick, Jia Ji and Jack to join us on our second day in Malacca. Practically my Subang kakis. To know Jason and Jack is joining, I know one thing for sure that this trip is gonna be filled with laughter and hell lots of stupid and silly things!

I booked our hotel at Hotel Courtyard @ Heeren which I came across in Natalie Chai's blog which is a good thing because the hotel's location is awesome! Just a row behind Jonker Street plus it was near the place where Subang kakis are staying; a house they rent in Kota Laksamana.

Day1:

We did not do much. Basically we walked around Jonker Street and chilled in Geographer Cafe; Boon had a pine of Hoegaarden while I had a huge coconut with spicy potato wedges. It was very comfortable until a bunch of China people visiting Malacca stopped by the cafe and a bunch of kids running around with their bottle of water pretending it is a gun and phewphewphew with each other =.= What was worse was that they ran around my table! Made me feel damn annoyed and gave me another reason why I dont like kids.

First thing he did right after we reach.

Our room balcony.

At night, we went to Dataran Pahlawan to get some DVDs cause our hotel room has a DVD player and had very very bad dinner in Newtown food court. THE FOOD THERE SUCKS! We do not know where to have awesome dinner cause .. although I have been to Malacca many many times with my collegemates but I dont recognize the places and restaurant so yeah, we suffered.

Day 2:

Thank god the next day the Subang kakis came but they reached at night about almost midnight! So during the day Boon and I walked around Jonker Street again and had coffee and ice kacang :) I like how the coffee shops looks like there because it looks old school. The aunty and uncle there is so friendly and warm! The coffee shop reminds me of my grandparent's house back in Butterworth.

When the Subang kakis came at night and had our supper, we went back to their house and played ... SCRABBLE! No drinking game, no cards games, no poker but more knowledgeable game hahaha! Influenced by a game called Hanging With Friends that I have been playing on my iPhone. Also another reason is because Boon forgot to bring his poker chips and Jack forgot to bring his too. So yeah, Scrabble it is then.

Day 3:

Woke up in the evening and off we went to eat satay babi. YES PORK PUNYA SATAY! I have been to Malacca so many times and I've only heard satay celup and then Derrick introduce us satay babi. OMG SATAY BABI IS SO GOOD :D How it works is they keep serving you, 10 sticks by 10 sticks. And they will keep serving you until you ask them to stop. One stick is about 60 or 70 cents. CHEAP!

Notice how everyone is wiping their mouth and sweat? I find it amusing lol.

We wanted to try the coconut shake that Julian and Derrick recommended but sadly it was closed :( And the place that they sell coconut shake is quite deep inside, like kampung area. Since it was closed, we went back to Jonker Street to have some cendol and ice kacang. By then, they started setting up the night market on Jonker so it was very packed! Plus it was the weekend so it was packed with homosapiens!

Then we went back to their house to chill. On the way back, Boon tapaoed fried oyster that according to the uncle that guard our car in our hotel say its famous. Derrick took a nap while Boon, Jason and I played Scrabble (and I lose, no surprise there cause I am bad at words. England no good) and the rest just running around in their boxes and some played Hanging With Friends.

Derrick caught me taking pictures of him so he turned back lol. Btw, he cant live without the small pillow he stole from MAS Airline lol.

Jason look damn uncle here hahaha!

THEN IT IS SATAY CELUP TIME O.O I never fancy satay celup because I dont really like the sauce. The sauce has peanuts in them and I dont like eating peanuts or any kind of nuts so I did not eat much. And after that we went drinking at Ant Bar. Its so hard to find a place to drink in Malacca. Did not know they have a club there too haha. Half of us were playing liar's dice (dai wa sik) and the other half played chor dai di and Monopoly Deal.

Day 4 (Last day):

Since we did not have chicken rice ball for lunch the day before plus Boon and I had to check out by 12pm, we both went over to their house, wake them up, wait for them to pack and clean up the place AND OFF WE WENT TO HAVE OUR CHICKEN RICE BALLS! Also because Boon never had them before and it was quite some time since Boon actually went to Malacca. And DAMN IT WAS SATISFYING :D :D :D :D

Stupid Jason Teh reading newspaper like uncle. 

Wear the specs so low summore! Haha.

Yeah he is still reading!

Guessing the word from Hanging With Friends.

AARON'S STRESS FACE HAHA!

I CANNOT HELP BUT TO LAUGH AT JASON'S FACE!

This practically sums up my trip to Malacca with Boon and the Subang kakis July 2011.

Learning My Mistake & Moving On.

Finally checked my uni email to find out my results, turns out I really failed one subject and just passed the other 2 subject. Yeah, JUST PASSED. Not High Distinction or Distinction, just Pass Level 1 and Pass Level 2. I was never good in studies and I know I've tried my best.

Guess I just really have to try even harder, do more detailed research, seek help from the lecturers and well, best friend and just stop procrastinating so much next semester.

I'll be going back to Adelaide in about 2 weeks time. Its winter back there and I'm gonna miss the hot weather here in Malaysia plus all the yummy and cheap food. Back to staying at home all the time with the heater turned on, counting money every end of the week, going over to bestie's house to have yummy and proper meals and desserts.

Besides missing my parents, my bed and Boon, I'm gonna miss one person which I think I spent most of my time here in Malaysia with which is Jason Teh.

Last time I would say I miss MJ Cafe, but since things have changed, I am gonna miss Subang and my Subang friends (which is Boon's friends wtf).

Btw, I just came back from my Malacca trip with Boon and the Subang kakis not too long ago. HATE UPLOADING PICTURES!

Shatter Me!

On my birthday, I did a basic french manicure. But my nails grew longer and it starting to chip off, not just the colour but my nails as well. So I decided to visit Colour Culture again. Its the best place to do mani padi for me! I go there so often that I am a member there so there's 20% off :))

This time I decided to give OPI's Shatter Collection a try and decided to paint silver colour shatter on my nails. I think its the best out of many other shatter colours. Even the white one didnt turn out as pretty as I expected. And I tried Mermaid's Tears from the OPI's Pirates of the Caribbean's Collection together with the silver shatter, turns out it looks awesome.

Without flash.

With flash.

Before I have decided to choose Mermaid's Tears, I've tried Sparrow Me The Drama, Steady As Rose and Planks A Lot as well together with the silver shatter nail polish. The best among 'em is still the dark colours like, Sparrow Me The Drama, Planks A Lot and Mermaid's Tears (ESPECIALLY PLANKS A LOT! DO TRY! PRETTY!). Even without the shatter nail polish, it looks good on itself! Google them the colours, its really nice.

In my own opinion, I would advise you to choose a dark colour for your base if you really want to try the silver shatter nail polish and on top of that, I think silver shatter nail polish matches any dark OR light colours but preferably dark colours. 

10 Habits Of Mine That I Can't Stop.

1. Putting lotion on my hands and feet. This is what I call OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). I feel the need and urge to put lotion whenever I think my hands are dry. Before I tuck myself in bed, the moment I sit on the bed, I need to put lotion on my feet then only I feel comfortable sitting/lying/sleeping on the bed. I like my hand to be sweaty, it makes me feel secure and good! Although I am studying in Australia, this habit of mine did not change.

2. Searching for something to scratch out from my face. I tend to do that whenever I am watching tv series, movies or when you are talking and I am digesting what you telling me, I do that. I do that even before I sleep and when I wake up. Its bad I know, its disgusting and dirty I know but I dont care.

3. Pulling this face every time I take a picture of myself/with someone/both. Which face am I talking about? Well, is the one where you can see a "V" on your cupid's bow. Dont know where is your cupid's bow? Google it. Sometimes I do that then when the picture is about to be taken, I change my face haha!

Example:

4. I like to talk very loudly. I am generally a loud person. My laughs are loud, my screams are loud. Its so hard to talk softly seriously. No idea why. 

5. I like to throw my clothes everywhere. Dirty clothes on the floor thats for sure but clean ones, I always put them everywhere. Especially the room in Malaysia, I dont know why. Maybe cause the room in Australia is small cant throw here and there haha. 

6. I CANT LIVE WITHOUT MAGGI MEE ASAM LAKSA! Everybody that knows me knows that I eat a lot of maggi especially asam laksa flavor. Ate it since young and still eating a lot of it! Every week at least 3 times kay! I really try very hard to not eat so much maggi cause of cancer etc but I still cant help it. 

7. Bringing my camera every where I go. Whether its my DSLR or my G12, I always always have and must bring camera along with me. Cause you'll never know something amazing might happen while you yumcha at the mamak next to a drain and you see a shooting star or your friend sneeze coke out from the nose and you want to take a picture! Who knows right? I know I know, got phone enough laa why need camera? If you really ask me this, I am just gonna answer you, "I like laa. I carry the camera or you carry the camera?" 

8. Drinking Chinese tea. In Malaysia, I must drink at least 3 cups of Chinese tea at home or outside, it doesnt matter where. In Adelaide, everyday I will make a pot of Chinese tea for myself. I know I know again, its bad for your health but I am gonna say this again, I cant help it. ITS TOO GOOD!

9. Crack my toes and legs before I sleep and after I wake up. This habit I learn from my 3rd sister, Jasmine. When I was younger, I see her cracking her knuckles and toes all the time so I also follow and learn. Not blaming her, just saying that I learn from her. 

10. Bringing a body mist with me. For this, you all tau tau laa why I always carry a body mist with me HEHEHEHHEHEEHEHEHE. 

Its Not A Big Deal.

I have always imagine my 21st birthday is gonna be in a club and at the end of the night I'll be drunk after downing lots of shots and liquor and whatever.

When I was in Australia, I was thinking of having dinner with all my close friends, the boys, my best friend and boyfriend then maybe yumcha and shisha after dinner for my 21st will be just nicee.

My actual 21st celebration? Well, it was nothing much. I had dimsum with my parents and boyfriend in JW Marriott Hotel with all my favourites. Had "xiao long bao", had A LOT OF THEM! Had the "cheong fun" with duck skin inside. Had dumpling soup with shark fin. Had "siew mai" and a few of them which I dont remember what is it.

I like taking picture of Daddy Ngoi! He may look serious and scary but HE IS SO CUTEEE! Of course there is family picture at the end of the meal. Two pictures, one parents looking serious and the other not so serious. Dont really know why the first attempt they look serious, like some graduation picture.

CUTE!

Can you see the seriousness? Especially in Mummy Ngoi!

Daddy still very cute! I like.

HAHAHAHAH FAT BOYFRIEND!

Well, other than dimsum with the family in the afternoon, Boon organized a joint birthday celebration with Wei Seng in RedBox, The Curve since Wei Seng's birthday is only 2 days after mine. It was all Boon's side of friends that went, which is also my friends but not really close.

This is Wei Seng. My boyfriend's other half!

Mabel was there too! CYA IN AUSSIE!

Honestly, I did not had much fun cause all my friends werent there. But it was okay. UNTIL I RECEIVE AN UNKNOWN NUMBER CALL AND IT WAS CHAN LEONG TELLING ME THAT HE IS BACK FROM RUSSIA! Then a bunch of them came and then I didnt felt lonely anymore :) :) :) :) But they stayed only for awhile then they went yumcha which I really want to follow but I cant leave so yeah.

That was how I celebrated my 21st just in case you did not know. It was not a great one, I am not sad but just feeling okay. Nothing much to talk about it. Well I had fun and am happy that Boon called everyone to go.

As usual, I got a key pendant from my parents. I DEMANDED IT! :D Yes. And on top of that, before I left to Australia I made a deal with my mum that she will buy me a ring on my birthday to so I can wear it on my other hand. Both my ring and key pendent is from DeGem and thats what I got from my parents for my 21st :)

Jasmine che, all this pictures is for you. If you still cannot see properly then wait till I go over laa hehe.

Other than presents from my parents, I CANT WAIT TO GO BACK ADELAIDE TO GET MY PRESENT FROM MY BEST FRIEND! OMGOGMOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGM :D In case you are wondering how come I did not get presents from the boyfriend and all 3 of my sisters is because I do not know what I want. I rather them give me money and see if its enough for me to buy me the Marc Jacobs wallet anot hahaha.

Its really not that bad after all. Celebration or no celebration it does not really matter, well actually it matters but my birthday already past and I did had fun so yeah :D I AM LEGAL TO GO CASINO NOW. I am always harassing my boyfriend to bring me go Genting but he said "GO FOR WHAT? YOU KNOW HOW TO GAMBLE MEH?" whatever.

Ohana Means Family.

The bunch of crazy and funny people I met up with once I came back is the bunch that never fails to make me laugh, they are known to be the Ohana gang; Tracy Siew, Kenny Liang that bunch! To even met up with the two of them, its good enough already. Together with their other half, Min Hui (which is from another bunch of friends haha) and also .. FINALLY JEANIE! Finally got to meet her in person after so a year or so haha.

The feeling of going back Taylor's is weird. Felt like as if I am still a student there but I know I am not and on top of that, so much has changed. I suddenly dont remember where the toilets are or why is there suddenly so many restaurant/pub/bistro open in a campus which I think its ridiculous.

I have to say that Ohana is one of the best chilling place compare to Ecoba or whatever restaurant that is new over there; Ecoba sounds expensive anyways. Love the decorations there, the ICE LEMON TEA IS NICE hehehehe, love the sofas and guess what? They have shisha there too. But well, Ecoba now have newly open shisha stall also lol.

It feels good to be catching up with them since I did not meet up with any of them before I leave. Talk about hell lots of shits and maybe a bit of gossip then talked about Kenny's famous high fashion pose hahaha.

I dont like how restricted I am about putting pictures up here. Every word I say here, the language I use here, pictures I post up here all must be as clean as possible or else my family members will start pointing out fingers and I will be in DEEP TROUBLE. 

JENG JENG JENG!