'Cause I live to eat

Let's start my culinary adventures beginning from this Friday. It's been a while since I blogged about food but hey, I'm no Anthony Bourdain so people please forgive me. Sophia also introduced me to a food blog which I absolutely fell in love with. I've already tagged the link on my site. Anyone interested can check it out. It's very nice. I tried one of the laksa stall which was featured and man, I have another great laksa place to go to whenever I'm in PJ. In the waiting list are the beef noodles and Thai food. Yum yum... Mr. Bun also can't wait to try out these places.


HOT MAMA















Lunch on Friday was at this restaurant located on Level 4 of Sg. Wang Plaza. I went on Thursday and I absolutely fell in love with the place. That's why I had to drag everyone else back there the next day. It's your usual lunching place, but Vietnamese food is the theme here. And I luurrrvvvveeeee Vietnamese food!

















Hot Mama fried rice

















Crispy shrimp bananarama. The one with sesame coasting on top had chunks of banana in it, while the other one had banana puree. I like the one with banana puree better 'cause it's sweeter.





















Vietnamese coffee
















Thai pineapple fried rice. Came with two big and juicy prawns on top.

















I ordered this roast beef rice. Not bad, not bad at all...

















Ayam percik rice ball... One of the items which I will defintely try the next time I'm here.

















Fresh shrimp roll. I'm not really familiar with the condiments that are used in Vietnamese food, but it was really flavoursome when I took a bite. Goes well with the shrimp paste.

















Cheesy chicken canai roll. This one I don't really like. The roti canai was too thick and I couldn't really taste the fillings inside. Kinda tough to chew as well.

















Paddle-pop coloured ice cream which came with Eric's Hot Mama fried rice. There's a wide list of set meals at this place so it's not really a problem if you're on a budget. But of course if you order from the set menu then you won't get to taste the side dishes. And I wish they had an unlimited avocado stock so that I can finally taste the avocado drink. Me want smooth skin...



BIG APPLE DONUTS & COFFEE

Mr. Bun was walking on air when I told him that my mom asked if he wanted to come along to Genting with us. My dad was up there and my second brother had to go for a seminar and it was my mom's birthday. So I went. But Mr. Bun had to work so he couldn't. He wouldn't have went even if he was free. The boyfriend still shy shy. He bought these doughnuts for my mom. But mainly for me lah... I absolutely love the almond and chocolate banana one. So far I only dislike the vanilla one, which I didn't buy this time around. Oh, Mr. Bun bought the chicken floss one and needless to say, we both agreed that chicken floss doesn't go well with doughnuts and we prefer Breadstory much better.









































RESTORAN GENTING PALACE

We've been to this place for the first time before my eldest brother left for India. It was okay the first time around. This time, everything sucks. No one greeted us when we came in and the staff were busy chit-chatting while we glared at them for not setting up the table and giving us the menu. Suffice to say that I will not recommend you guys to this restaurant. It's weird to start your dinner with a dessert but that's how my dad wanted it so what the heck!
















Gui ling gao which sucks 'cause the honey+sugar syrup sucks

































The dish on top is mixed vegetables with bamboo something something and the one right below it is beancurd something something. Both were tasteless and absolutely horrible. How can something with tons of mushroom end up so terrible?

















Mint mayonnaise prawn ball without any mint taste at all. Just green coloured mayonnaise.

















Most decent-tasting dish, Hong Kong choy sum.

I have to ask Alex to tapau some Krispy Kreme when he comes back from Jakarta in August. I'm bitten by the doughnut bug. I'm turning into Homer Simpson.

P/S: The Simpsons movie was hillarious although a little too short. Make sure you stay until the credits roll to the end. 'Cause the end ties back to the beginning. If you get what I mean.

K(ari)POP

Me no fan of Korean entertainment scene but I need to fly into Tioman again next month for this: http://www.kpopkingdom.com/

Anyone who's a fan? I can get autographed posters or CDs if you ask...

Contradiction

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2007/7/24/central/18375120&sec=central

Bodoh... Make origami no need paper ah?

SALES!!

Ladies, start your engines...





















See I'm so good share this with you even though I cannot go :(

And I wished time would pause

So I got a free ticket to watch 'The King & I' during the weekend and my review would be a conensed and compact summary of two words:

Nice biceps.

Seriously. The lead and supporting males had huge ass muscles! The first half of the show was draggy and I didn't fancy the King's monolouges at all. Second half was at least bearable. The ending was so "wtf like that you also can call ending ah? wtf wtf". It could've been more engaging if I joined the lunch with the cast members two weeks ago, but you can't just summon a high fever away, can you?

Weekend was umm... I would call nice. But of course too short. Had nice and not-so-nice moments but I wished the weekend would never end. But everything comes to an end. Even draggy musicals with wtf endings and Harry Potter. Btw, it was so funny to see Harry Potter on sale for RM69.90 at Tesco...

Wedding: Waiting to be Inspired

Isn't this super adorable? Totally fits my philosophy of "Your money is my money, my money is my money". Muahahaha...

My colleague, Kenix just told me she's getting married in October. Like Mr. Bun and myself, her relationship with her fiance is only a few months old. But they've already known each other since their college days. He recently proposed and she's quitting her job here soon to help her husband-to-be in his business. Ahh... So romantic.

I'm supposed to work on a generic wedding ad for our three islands. I'm so not inspired. I mean, I'm in love. But there's a difference between being a woman in love and a woman with a truly romantic ad concept. If I were to have a wedding, it's gonna be so OTT that the word romantic would become an understatement. So how to think of a romantic ad concept leh? Actually I did have one yesterday when my boss asked me to work on it. She told me to refer to an ad she worked on for her former employer and to my surprise, my initial (and blurry) concept was similar to hers. Great minds think alike, eh? :p

Groan... I'm terrible at this whole branding thing. But what to do? Must learn to overcome my limitations lah! Not sure if my ad concept will be well-received though. Tsk tsk... Hopefully Kenix's wedding energy is powerful enough to spark off some inspiration from my unromantic brain cells.

Hate it when I'm surrounded by this whole wedding talk. Makes me think of how my life would be if I were a missus. So far-fetched from my life right now. Which makes me hate thinking about it. Oh... My colleague, Sophia said it's a good idea us gals work with our husbands once we are married. That way, we can go to work whenever we feel like it, and not go to work when we have no mood for it. I told Sophia I'd talk to Mr. Bun and ask him to take over his dad's coffee shop after we get married. He can marry a few more concubines and they'll be the workers at the kopitiam, helping to serve customers, clean the dishes and what not. I don't mind the extra wives as long as he comes home in the evening to me with the moolah. I'm such a talented and efficient HR manager right? I know which industry I can join if I were ever to lose interest in the one I'm currently in.

Anyone with romantic wedding ideas/dreams/plans? Share with me can? Can lah...

P/S: I think the wedding vibe is starting to rub off some magic on me. Thanks to these wedding websites which Sophia recommended. How can you not love this poem I found??

"Body heat, tickled laughter, whispered sweets
Tangled feet, rumpled blanket, sweaty sheets
Hearts on beat, candid comfort, no tricks just treats
So complete, and tomorrow, let's repeat"

Small step to success

Got a small bump in the paycheque. A small bump is better than no bump at all, nonetheless. Plan to buy the boyfriend dinner. Dear, save your appetite and tummy for that piece of juicy steak you've always wanted to eat. And yesh, yesh... Will not forget to bring the mother out for makan as well. Eat what ah? Umm... I read an advertorial on a Japanese buffet at Centrepoint a few weeks ago. Been wanting to go to try it out. Maybe bring the mother there la.

I sound very rich hor? Well, must belanja deserving people first ma. I do save up money every month anyway. Not like I spend 'em all. Bad news is I gotta start paying back the PTPTN loan now ;( Mom's been nagging edi...

Back from the island

So I just realised I don't have a label for my travels, so I created Travelogy starting with this entry. Hopefully I have more and more travel stories to share in the future. But my maiden trip to Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf & Spa Resort wasn't about a holiday at all. It was work. I'm a fam trip virgin no more... Nothing on Berjaya Hills because I missed the trip up for the event on 'The King & I'. Was down with high fever. But at least you guys didn't have to go to the hospital to visit me. I was suspected of having dengue fever at first. But I'm alright now.
















Good airport. It knows smoking is bad for health.

















We flew to Tioman via Berjaya Air and it's suffice to say that the airplane is only able to fly short distances and thank god for that. I always seem to forget an item or two after I leave the house for a trip. It's a bad curse I have. So I was longing for a jacket when I came close to shivering at the Subang Airport. I don't know what happened between the cab driver and my mom but I was so near to getting sent to KLIA instead. Imagine the disaster that would've happened if I really did end up at the wrong airport.
















Well, apart from the fact that my boss wanted me to start knowing the resorts and the people who work there, I was there for the Tioman Mega Dive. An event that could've gone to greater heights if the organizers were less disorganized. But let's not get to the bitching, shall we?

Room 501 - Standard Chalet. Newly refurbished somemore. I liked my room a lot. Even more so if it was right next to the beach. But I wasn't too far away though. The room was small and cosy, just nice for any lone traveller or a couple. It was just so comfy to sleep on that King-sized bed all on my own. Syiok!! The bathroom was nice, but any person in bigger size wouldn't have been able to fit into the bath tub. It's kinda small. And I wished the hot water stayed hot.

Sri Nelayan... This place is huge. And it's called a coffee house. More like an eating hall, I'd say. I was surprised with the amount of angmohs we had at the resort. Local travellers were a rare sight.

The Superior Chalets, for those who prefer bigger room space or simply want to choose to live on a higher level, for whatever reason...

Getting around on the shuttle. Bad ass modified vehicle. Plenty of those around on the island. No JPJ to saman the people here.


Not much of interesting bits for this trip. Mostly due to the fact that I only stayed one night. But it was a great experience to finally arrive at one of the places which I only got to know from the brochures and flyers we work on in the office everyday. And meeting my colleagues at the resort was fun. We had beer 'til one a.m. in the midnight, just blowing water and laughing at our personal jokes. Was just spending some fun time with some really cool people. Aah... Kill me if you want me to stay longer than a week here, though. Life is so mundane here. You do the same boring stuff over and over within the same small space. I don't know how the guests stay more than a week on one stretch when they come. I can't handle that. Unless it's Hawaii or something like that. Looking forward my next fam trips.

Zooming past six months

Officially, it's been seven months. But who cares if it came one week past its due date?

I was confirmed to my job yesterday.

But I'm in no condition to celebrate. Sick again. It's pretty bad this time around. The fever and flu is dizzying up this girl. Nearly fainted yesterday. Seriously, I'm not trying to be a drama queen. Thank god Mr. Bun was around. Feeling better now compared to the past two days when I was trapped in the chilling and agonizing air-conditioned office. Next week, I'm away for nearly the whole week. Up to the hills on Monday and flying off to the golden sandy beaches of Tioman Island. Back to the bustling sights and sounds of KL City on Friday. Absolutely no time with the boyfriend. But he was so sweet, he drop by this morning with two huge nuts for me. Two coconuts, that is. Maybe he'll drop by again later after watching Die Hard 4.0 with his boyfriends. Groan... I need more rest. Nothing is good on telly right now so I'm stuck with watching Concert for Diana. See you guys when I'm back from my free fam trip to Tioman. Try not to be jealous kay? 'Cause I'll be in Redang next month or so for another fam trip. Work, but still...

I Don't Want A Plastic Bag

One month ago when I found out about this bag, I was like, "Who cares about this stupid bag?"

Now I'm this stupid person making frantic phone calls on how I can get my hands on it. The Malaysian launch is this week and I'm eating my own shorts because I don't think I can get one from the Boleh nation.

So dear friends, if you have some love for the Pinkster, please get me one from the enchanted lands of abroad and I'll be glad to pay you back. I won't mind if it's a prezzie either ;)

Deb, your jetsetting lifestyle brings you to all over the world. Please keep an open eye for me and hopefully you'll have this bag stuffed in your briefcase for me when you come home end of this year.

Darshini, I know this damn thing is sold out in the U.K., but if in any case that you can have 'em shipped to your address or something, please do me this big ass favour. Pleaseeeeeeeeee...

Alex, they have it in Jakarta! Read my sms. Help me buy it!! I'll take good care of Joanna for you. I swear!

I hope Mr. Bun can work out a miracle and get me one this week. Threats of "Don't come see me if you don't get the bag" don't seem to work on the boyfriend. Not that I was serious anyway. But I really really want the bag :( Badly... I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want!

Reason #5436 to hate Paris Hilton: I bet she can get a dozen of these for free without even trying to ask for it. Here I am bitching about how much I want it but can't on my blog. Blah!

Sam's Happy Time!

Four words: Fucking excellent. Must watch!

So good that you'll leave the cinema thinking that these robots really do exist. Mr. Michael Bay, can I call you Mike? Look Mike, you just nailed it. Killed it! The CGI's were more than perfect, the jokes were funny and you made bumblebee look like a little sad puppy when it got caught. It's just a robot for god's sake but I was actually afraid of it getting hurt. Really! Mike... You're just super cool, you know? But no thanks to making my boyfriend thinking that his car would actually transform into a robot. Anyway people, please go and watch it. You know I don't lie about these things. It was so good that the people in my cinema hall clapped their hands after the show ended. So drama la these fuckers...

Outside These Four Walls

How I long for the days when I had the liberty to say "Screw it" to any work I didn't feel like doing, and say "Fuck you" to anyone who gets into my face. A job is part of growing up, and definitely a part of my life. Please do not misunderstand that I hate my job. I love it to bits. I just miss having time to do the things I oh-so love. Like going for a movie (with student discount!) in the middle of the day with Danny and walk around Midvalley until both of us get bored. Or finish reading an entire book (for free) at Borders and MPH. Have an afternoon nap right after finishing a 2-hour lecture. Take a 2-hour lunch break and talk kok with my friends at UTAR mamak. Yumcha in the middle of the night for few nights in a row. Go for late night movies. Have makan outings with deb deb, Miss World, Jas and Dar.

I really miss the carefree days. I know, I know... I should shaddup and not complain. It's over and done with. But still miss lor :(

But I won't ask to go back in time. Because back then I'd still think it was impossible for me and Mr. Bun to be together. Lol!

My blog is as 'un-happening' as my life right now. Mostly dealing with repeated motions. It's about one and a half months until my trip to Hong Kong. I can't wait to break free of this cycle. It's good. But too long can drive me cuckoo. Actually it's still not that bad la. Since I know a little bit more about the travel industry now, I can plan for more holidays in the future. Surely got cheaper price ler... I don't know when my boyfriend is going to get his passport done. I'm itching to go to Vietnam and want him to go with me. But I haven't spoke about it yet. I've got Langkawi and Bangkok waiting in line. Vietnam should come next. And hopefully not too long later, it's backpacking across Europe. It's in my 'Things to do before I die' list, apart from a gazillion other things. One more thing coming up in September: Bukit Kepong. No, I'm not planning a communist rebellion. It's a significant part of my life which I'm (truthfully speaking) happy about. Let's talk about it when I get back from there, shall we? No point in counting chicks when the eggs aren't hatched. Hint: Think the Ben Stiller movie with Robert de Niro. Don't say I'm so bad never give clue ah.

I'm gonna be so bored this weekend. The boyfriend's gonna be away. I wanna watch Shrek 3 before he leaves. I think Paris Hilton's gonna be released from jail today or tomorrow right? Let the world rejoice for the freedom of the socialite!! As if the world is going to be saved from violence and global warming when she's released. I was watching E! the other day and the slut told Ryan Seacrest that she's gonna help make a difference in the lives of female prisoners. That she's gonna help develop a transitional home to help them get back on their feet after released from jail and not fall into vices again. Let's see... Let's all see.

Rather be dead

The Bad that makes me feel like dying
Gastric
Indigestion
Bloated
Dehydrated
Chapped eyelids
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Tired
Still no news from big bro
Unfinished workload

What makes it still worthwhile to be living
Mr. Bun
A day off
A boss who doesn't scream at me for taking MCs


But I still feel very sick. Badly. Gonna go lie down now...

What Kind of Baby Am I?

----------------------------------- SEPTEMBER BABY -----------------------------------------

Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional. Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, Motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.


Hey kawan-kawan, accurate or not? Let me know ;)

Burglary... The Aftermath

How ironic it is to come home to this after watching 'Ocean's 13'. But the fuckers who broke into our home are a humiliation compared to the Ocean gang. I just found out we weren't the only victims. Mei Ping's house was broken into as well, on the same day as ours were. Looks like it was a planned attack on several houses in my area. I tell myself to forget about it. That it's already over. But what if the nightmare comes back? What if the nightmare gets worse the next time? It's so sickening to realize even my own home is not safe anymore. I was wrong about my room being untouched. They went through my parent's and my room. Took my piggy bank with less than RM20, all in 50 cents coins and my Olympus camera. My brother's Lumix was right beside it but they didn't bother taking it along. Other than that, they left my room in a mess and a painful memory for us to keep. I was so disgusted to find my clothes rummaged through. I felt like washing them all, after thinking how those fuckers' filthy hands had touched them. But I took a deep breath, sucked it up and slowly put my room back in order. They even thought I had money in my Pucca-bank but it was solely for display purposes. I realized 'cause Pucca was moved from its original position. Anyway, my heart is still aching and I still can't stop worrying. Can't stop thinking about so many what ifs...
































































































































































































































I'm a different person as I was one day ago. My heart just died a little inside. Is there no more security left in humanity?

This Week

Monday
- Suffered from Monday Blues but went ahead with work anyway.
- Mr. Bun went back to his hometown so I'm left all alone in KL, with no one to play.

Tuesday
- Had my department's monthly meeting and suddenly got severe work stress after realising how heavy my workload really is. And how other fuck-ups play a role in adding to my stress by delaying their work and then my work also delay then I kena boss.
-Kena tiu from mom because of my bad temper + lack of manners. Ok lah... Will work hard to change.
- Mr. Bun called to tell that he's bringing home his mom's homemade glutinous rice dumplings for me to eat. Yipee!! And other stories about me which he told his mom (So funny the way his mom interviewed him in detail about his girlfriend. Kakaka)

Wednesday
- Boss not around so can finally work at my own pace. But not really, because fuck-ups like to ask me to do last minute work for them.
- Bought a new pair of Nike sneakers, pokai for the month, at the beginning of the month.
- Determined to go to Mr. Bun's place as many times as possible to work out. Getting fat and sluggish.
- Mr. Bun called to tell that his mom made dumplings without pork lard, especially for me!! Without her knowing the fact that I hate lard in the first place. Wow, this woman telepathic ah? Hmmm... Must be careful of not letting her detect my plans on cheating on her son :p
- Packed my stuff to bring while staying over at Mr. Bun's place.

Thursday
- Had an okay day at work.
- Mr. Bun dropped by after lunch to pass me dumplings before heading back to his place.
- Had a lovely time eating dumplings with my colleagues at 6pm.
- Came back out to finish up on work and saw 3 missed calls from mom, 3 missed calls and 1 sms from the boyfriend . Couldn't get through mom's line so waited before leaving the office earlier than usual.
- Mom told me that our home had been broken into by a burglar.
WHAT THE FUCKKKK?????
- Called Mr. Bun to tell him what happened and to wait for my call.
- Frantically tried to call second brother to check if my valuables are still around. Phew!! Untouched.
- Called mom to ask how things are and to tell I'll call back later.
- Left the office without Mr. Bun picking up my calls to tell him I'm leaving. Extremely bad mood because I didn't know how to react to the whole situation and he's not picking up the phone. Millions of random and unhappy thoughts swirling around in my head. No mood for gym.
- Monorail station fucking packed. Had to wait for the next train while standing next to a smelly immigrant. Couldn't be bothered because I was too caught up in my own thoughts. The boyfriend finally answered after a few dozen phone calls.
- Got picked up from the LRT station and kept silent for 99% of the time during whole ride home. Collapsed onto Mr. Bun's mattresses after putting down my bags and started to cry while holding on tightly to his arms. Confused tears couldn't stop flowing and Mr. Bun patiently consoled me while I wet his mattress (with tears, of course). Didn't dare to complain much to the boyfriend because my troubles were peanuts compared to what he has gone through before (Actually, nothing much la, I was just in a state of confusion. Scared and helluva mad at the same time).
- Called mom after stopped crying. Fucking burglar took away dad's bigass MILO tin looking thing with RM500++ worth of change inside. Broke in by cutting off the lock. Btw, mom was watching TV while telling me this. Niamah... Still got mood wor. Anyway, then I felt much better, especially after all the crying and thank goodness I was with the boyfriend. If not sure traumatic like hell at home and stress level would hit off the roof!
- Free massage ;)

Friday
- Work as usual.
- Body aching as usual.
- Missing Mr. Bun.
- Watching 'Ocean's 13' with Kuan Yee tonight.
- Booked tickets to watch 'Men in White' with Mr. Bun on Sunday.
- Hopefully things at home are okay.

Saturday
- Gonna sleep 'til damn late.
- Then wait for Mr. Bun to pick me up after he finishes work.
- If gym is still open, must go for a work-out.
- No money for a Saturday night drink but feel like having one.

Sunday
- GYM!!
- Go for movie with Mr. Bun.
- Go home.

Shoe Fetish

Aiyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoooooooo......

I think I have a problem with shoes. I seem to be buying a pair with every month's paycheque. Just when I thought I could stop this month, here I am filled to the brim with pangs of guilt. Feeling like I shouldn't have bought the Nike sneakers, which I just did, and am trying to feel less guilty by telling myself that I need them. Yeah, really NEED them. I tell myself, I'm going to Hong Kong in two month's time and at this moment, I can barely breath after climbing a fleet of stairs which is less than 30 steps. How to shop till I drop then? Haven't shop already drop lo...

Mission possible: To go to Mr. Bun's place every possible day and work out like mad in the gym. Probably throw in a lap or two in the swimming pool as well. Hmmm... Then can lose weight for Langkawi in November as well. Muahahahahahaha... Nobody's gonna say that I put on weight anymore in a few week's time. Watch this space.

Rapunzel

I'm feeling rather deperate right now for my hair to grow long overnight. No... I didn't pull off a Britney "Oops, I shaved my head" Spears. I just miss having long locks :(
















Back when I was an intern at ACP

















Zany students + Equally zany lecturer

















Who could resist a Baskin Robbin's 31% promo? Such clever marketing strategy they have...





















With Danny for our Air Asia presentation. You'll never guess which brand's shirt I'm wearing ;)

















My 20th birthday





















Was bored in UTAR library, so camwhored lo. At least I'm not like that slob behind me...

















My favourite camwhore picture (which didn't require any Photoshop)


So how ah? Should I keep holding on until I have long hair or keep chopping 'em off? Choices... Choices... Any suggestions? Perhaps remedies on how to make my hair grow long faster?