Please.. I need a room

Eh, not that kind of room when you yelled, "GO GET A ROOM!" har.

Sigh.. Feeling kind of down now, the list for the hostel is not out yet and the priorities are given to the first year fresh  students. And I'm nothing but a fee-paying-self-sponsored-in-service student with financial problems.

I'm not complaining, I'm just worry.

And, not in the mood to blog about happy happenings now.

Happy Birthday FussyKelly

I just realized that we seldom take photos together, just the two of us. Wanna crop Theen's but scare she won't let me eat her chili sauce tonight.

My Registration Day

... started with me eating Indomee alone in my car looking at people walking pass by either in groups looking all happy and exciting, or youngsters with their parents. I felt so old and not belonged.

Anyway, there's an interesting story I'll like to share with you all.

While waiting in the line to submit some form, there was this uncle.... er... can I still call 30 plus years old male uncle? majal at the table to two poor innocent ladies and its obvious that he's not going to leave until they accept his form.

The reason why they're rejecting his forms was because the passport photos attached should be taken with proper attire, i.e. with shirt with collar. The uncle was wearing a very casual tee with no collar and honestly, it doesn't even look like "Passport Photo".

And he was hogging the line!

He majal, majal and majal and you know what he did in the end?

He took a black pen and drew collar on his photo and colored it black.
Oo Emmm Geeee!

Priceless.

Mini Girly Bloggers Tea Out

This is a super back dated post.

The afternoon... or I should say night was really fun! We stayed there from 4pm (Atul, Tina and I.. we're the early birds, the rest were late. Biasa.) until 8pm! Talked and laughed A LOT! As for The Other Office, honestly... I'm not quite sure if I'm going for a third visit again because the second one was kind of disappointing, or TOO SURPRISING for us?

Seriously. Ice Cappuccino?

(Crap! I spelled it wrongly in the above photos! Photoshop does not have spelling check bah! And I don't drink coffee, I can't spell Cuppacino.. I mean, Cappuccino.)

I still couldn't believe that guy served Tina a cup of hot cappuccino with a bowl of ice and called it ICE CAPPUCCINO!!! Like, wth.

Rosie was damn funny! She wanted to camwhore with Atul and instead of facing the lens to their faces, she pointed it to the wall and paused for few seconds thinking why so hairan... she's seeing white patched on her camera... Its her LCD screen lah!

Eh wait... all of them happened to be wordpressers and I was the only blogspoter. Nevermind, I'm also a wordpresser in some way, I have my "backup blog" there. In case blogspot makan all my posts one day.

And did you guys see my camera? The metal is still dangling there as I have not stick any double-tape or find a replacement screw for it. The girls shouted in astonishment when they saw how buruk or badly abused my camera is.

What to do... I'm a "rough user" as per Fussy.
She complains a lot that I don't take care of my stuffs and I made up an excuse saying that my things are more tahan after I simply hantam used them.

Some people very sayang their stuffs one.. One scratch also don't have. But like tofu, very fast rosak liao. Mine hor, all look buruk outside but inside damn tahan okay.

Look at my 3 yo camera, ugly exterior but my photos still okay right? Better than SL's Sony T200. Hhahahaa.

I'm so going to lose all my friends if I continue to poke fun of them in my blog.

没心情

Just a short rant-y post for what happened, or what I came across lately...

• I don't get it... I don't know why some people could do things like that. And some other people choose witnessed the whole thing happened before their eyes and all they could think of was took a video and post it up to the internet?
  
  For what? Seriously... for what?! I couldn't even bear to see the whole clip fully loaded... I over-estimated myself thinking I could handle it but obviously, I failed.
  
  It's just too much for me.
  
  
• Could that be the reason I don't watch horror flick or soapy dramas that would make my blood pressure shoot up?
  
  
• Another scandalous affair going on.. another gossip news... another victim, soon.
  Sigh, they just don't learn.. do they?
  
  
• Some people may look harmless and friendly calling each other little sweet names. But who knows what they said behind their backs? So pretentious... Oh well, some "friends" come and go in our lives don't they? Only the best stays.
  
  
• When I don't know, I expect least. After I know... I feel disappointed. So don't tell me next time ya. Hhahahhaahaa. Know why? Because Bobby called me up and apologized out of sudden saying that he needs to work tomorrow (SUNDAY!) and can't come down Seria to see me. And, I wasn't even expecting him to do so.
  
  Now he said it.. make me feel bad nia.. Sai.
  
  
  
  
  

Don't worry, I'm fine. (Cheery post coming soon)
Just to much to ponder..

Work, studies, money, marriage....

Fussy, I think we should stop asking each other when can we kahwin and when will we have our own houses. Its just too depressing.

=S




Life's never fair, so beat it.

Pusat Ehsan Charity Bazaar

I'm helping out my soon-to-be-classmate-again, SolyTheGlam in advertising this. Do have a read and spread the news will you?

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Dear All,

I am selling BND5.00 coupons for the Pusat Ehsan Charity Bazaar to be held on 3rd Aug 2008 from 8.00am to 5.30 pm at Kg Bengkurong.

The coupons can be used for playing games, getting involved in the activities, buying food and other items. The money will 100% be funded to Pusat Ehsan.
Please e-mail us if you want the coupons.

salwamornie@gmail.com
solymornie@gmail.com

OR you could SMS us directly at:
+6738722814
When was the last time you did a community service?

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Yes, when was the last time you did a community service?
And I'm thinking to donate blood soon, anyone wanna go with me?

I learned that...

ONE SHALL NEVER EVER PUT GREETING/ SORRY CARD ON THE PRINTER PAPER FEED TRAY!

Like this...

Sigh... I conveniently hit the Ctrl + P keys followed by pressing "Enter" very nonchalantly without checking. Lucky the card was thick enough and didn't went through the printer else the whole "face" of Bobby macam got bad pigmentation..... I mati.


But still.. the lips got dirtied.

Why am I so careless?????




p/s: Been busy lately. Entry with photos coming soon.. Got back-dated photos that's supposed to be blogged last month!

Good Life, or not

Note: My Photobucket is up! Oh yes, no more ugly notice! I gotta be more careful with the photos I upload there. Never knew my header means so much to me until its gone... And my button too.

Oh yea, guess who's blogging from her new lappie? Hehehehe. Yeap, I finally got myself a laptop and now I'm using Windows Live Writer. WLW doesn't work on my desktop I don't know why so I wish I won't be encountering any problem publishing this later.

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Last Sunday I followed my mum to the KB tamu and before that, we had our breakfast at the 1st floor of the KB wet market. We shared table with couple of aunties (my mum's friends too) and they were talking.. or rather gossiping about another auntie who wasn't there that time.

Out of curiosity, I asked my mum where do the sons of the auntie work now. They're about my age, just a year or more younger than me and... they're doing nothing now.

NOTHING! Not studying, not working, just stay at home and... I don't know, eat, sleep, go toilet and watch TV? A 24 years old young lad doing nothing! My goodness.

I put up a smile and looked at my mum....

"Waaaaaa.... Hern hao ming hor?"
"Hao ming ni der tou er."

Okay, I know you guys don't understand the above conversation at all.

I was telling my mum that I thought that they're very "lucky" to have such good life and my mum said lucky my head.

-_-"

What? Don't you think that they're very lucky? Mind you, they're not born with silver spoon hor, not even bronze... maybe plastic lah, like me. I had to work my ass off after graduating from secondary level, saved money for my diploma... then worked part time to pay for my own expenses for my HND days, and now... now....! I'll be going back to study soon and I still couldn't escape my "suay-ness". Sigh... Sien eh. I need a part time job. Any takers?

I digress.

How many of you know people whose old enough to be independent yet behave like a parasite? No money to study? Not good in studying? Then work lor. Stay at home wait for money drop from sky ah?

The worst case will be, malas!

Young young don't study. Then old liao hiam (being choosy) in getting a job again. Too hot lah, too tired lah, too far lah, salary too small lah.... you so lihai you go be your own boss lah. Do something productive. Don't just sit there and blame the world for being unfair.

Weird.

One of my mum's ladyboss punya son lagi steady. Coming 30 years old liao... everyday stay at home "play computer" nia. Told the mum he wanna study this study that, do this do that, go this country that country to learn, in the end said too "tiring" and gave up. What the heck!

He "good life", no need to work also got money to spend. Parents rich mah, ngor-tei-mm-han-tak-kom-toh-ker-lor. Hahahhaha. Why am I using Cantonese to blog?

I really don't know how is he going to survive if *touchwood* the parents are no longer for him one day. Who can he harap on? Can he handle all by himself? Wait... can he even support himself after finishing the inheritance? Ntah...

I really don't know how some people can have such carefree life. Yes, I'd heard of the phrase "Live like no tomorrow", but... I think that means live with no regrets, and not asking you to finish all your money today buying something you want, and tomorrow go steal mangoes from your neighbors. What about your family? What about those who loves you? No need to think about them is it?

How many years can our parents support us? Is it time for us to repay their kindness already? Hahahhaa, or you're thinking... "I don't ask money from them good enough liao lor, ask me give them money? Slow slow wait lah... Langsat ripe and drop liao also don't know got or not...".

That's what an auntie told me when we had a conversation about "Kids nowadays..."

She said, "I don't harap my kids to give me money next time.. They don't ask me to give them money good enough liao.... Sigh."

While some kids (adults who still depends on others to feed them) are sitting at home doing nothing, there's also parents who never get satisfied with their already-brilliant-and-filial children.

Not going to name names here, but... I do have friends (a handful, I'm glad to have friends like them rather than some parasites honestly) with parents who put super high hopes in their children, in terms of repaying them financially... or doing heaps of house chores. 

Why ah? When the baby was still in the tummy, parents only hope for the baby to be healthy and dare not ask more. But when the baby grew healthily, then they expect the baby to get straight As in the report book, excel in sports and know how play all sort of musical instruments. Get a good job and give monthly allowance to parents. Then marry some nice people with good family background, give birth to grandchildren and yadda yadda yadda.

I really cannot tahan when someone tried to compare me with another person. Lucky my mum is not like that. "You see so-and-so's daughter give the mother a LV bag and $2k angpao for CNY ah... So-and-so's son belanja the parents go China makan angin ah... you leh? Still need me to cook you dinner. Why my life so bitter?"

*roll eyes*

(I have great imaginations and watched too much TV... )

Can't we all just feel content with our current lives?
Give more, expect less.

Get-Together with His Majesty in Belait

Before I proceed, its important to let you all know that I did asked for permission for those pictures I took with my colleagues and students. And they're aware of the fact that I might post it up in my blog.

So yeah, no drama please this time.

I arrived school at 6.45am and car-pool with the girls because it's almost impossible to get a parking there. Thanks for Hjh Zu and her hubby for giving us a lift.

We're chit-chatting at the waiting area and couldn't hold our tears while talking about the death of one of our student.... Very pretty, adorable, obedient and loved by all of us. Life was just too short for her...

Okay, stop that gloominess Nonnie! This is suppose to be a happy and exciting post!

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The beautiful padang

The Stage

My Darlings =)

(SheepishAcai, Hjh Zu and Arniza)

Oh yes, and 2 of them own a blog!
Do check out Arniza's one because she made it as an assignment and we had fun letting her student surfed through her blog and answered questions by commenting.

So cool right?
Their lecturer taught them how to blog!
I think I'll excel in it and get an A for it pasal.... I'd already won the "Best Personal Blogger"!
Hhahahahhhaaa. Snob.

Us again...

It was so hot (even at 7am) that I couldn't bear to let my hair down and flipped it nonchalantly acting so cool with my sunnies (which.. I left it in my car. ARGH!!!!) and had to tie my hair up into a pony tail.

Our favorite stall

They serve the best burger in town!
KFC, Sugarbun, Jollibee, McD all step aside.


First Aiders

Superman wannabe!

That boy was enjoying walking with his "cape" and note than his "spandex" was suppose to be tied on his head later as "dastar". Sorry, gotta crop out his head else later I'm going to get hate comments from anonniemouss again.

Policemen on duty

While waiting for our burgers, we heard announcement asking owner of a Sunny to move his car away and just less than 5 minutes, the tow truck came.

Damn syok you know. My colleagues insisted that we waited until the car got towed away, I took pictures and post it up my blog. Hahahhahaaa. So even when our burgers were ready, we still stood there watching.

3 minutes gone... 5 minutes.... 10 minutes!

The policemen were still there standing waiting for the owner to come and drive his car away.
Potong steam.

Yeap, we didn't get to see the car got towed away. The owner came like 15 minutes later. I'm just curious about the official waiting time after the policemen announce and before they take action and tow the car away.

I love my burger

My colleagues

The grand stand

LOL!

He asked me to make him taller.

Can you see my sweat patches? Yes, it was that hot!
Lucky I wasn't wearing white.

Here comes!

LOL!

If you can't read the notice, it says...

"Tidak dibenarkan berjaja di kawasan ini."

That spot used to be where hawker stalls were located, and they're moved to the other end for the actual day.

Fatherly love

HM's Ride

I gotta say that the security was much tighter this year. I was told not to take picture of the car but, everyone was doing that! And this time, I couldn't sneak pass the police and get to the media area like last year.

The medias

with their really long lenses

My compact camera is no fight lah. Give me few more years, then I might get a DSLR. Uncle Jan said once I start having it, I can't stop but splurge more and more money getting more. Scary!

Bumped into Liza

Love her aviator shade and why ah, her hairs always look very nice.

The ex-d.o office which looks kinda haunted

Men at work

Kids having fun

The paparazzi

Yes, I had to tiptoe, strength my hand and tried my best not to move while taking those pictures. Everyone was pushing and I was lucky not to get molested unlike the poor Mrs. G. Sigh.. those pervs who took advantage of the event should rot in hell!

My colleagues told me that they could literally saw and smell armpits brushing against their shoulders near to their faces. Gali lah.

Our beloved Sultan,

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah,
the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam

who gives us peace, free education, free medication, fuel subsidization and
tax free to our country.

Yes, I shook his hand!

We're all so excited and Shirley claimed that,

"OMG! This is even better than my wedding! I feel so excited!"

Lol! Yes, very exciting indeed.

Hjh Zu showing off her precious.

autographed by Pg Ak Khairol

Poor baby

And yes,

We took a group photo with Pg Ak Khairol .
He's so humble and nice.

=)

Related Post: His Majesty Birthday Celebrate @ Taman Jubilee (2007)


p/s: Photobucket will be up tomorrow! Finally!

My attempt to take picture with His Majesty

One word,
Failed.

LOL! They're forced to be educated now

Not sure if its just pure coincidence or the authorities read my blog....

Take a look yourself.

No no, I'm not that boh-liao posting you photo that looks non-sensical to you. Look closer, I swear you'd seen this before! Its not just some parking lot okay. 

Still doesn't ring a bell?

Bah....

How about this one?

From this post

Aaaaaaaaahhh.. Now you remember right?

Maybe it looks very different without the cars blocking, and also cones lying a little further out on the road.

I went to MOE (Old Airport) today and to my surprise, road entrances are no longer jam-packed with parking idiots! Yipppeeee! I don't have to turn one big round just to get in the parking lot anymore. 

Yet, there's still one stubborn black sheep who parked right after the cone thinking he could cheat it maybe? 

Oh well, 80% dropped in parking idiots is a very good result don't you think?

Love and Food

Down with cough, flu and slight fever now. Could it be the overdose of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (Brainwashed by mom that chocolate and peanut are heaty! Have to drink lots and lots of water after consuming?) ? Or I'd been dining out too much and lack of mum's soup?

Don't bother to ask me go eat some medicines.
I HATE EATING MEDICINES, yes... very much like a kid.

Nonnie says NO to Panadols!

Anyway, this is going to be a more pictures, less words entry showing you what I'd been eating for the last few days. Or maybe not? Usually I'm a ranty person in nature.

12th July 2008

Went to the hostel to submit my application form and a mini-drama between the clerk and I went on but it was all good. Hahahhaa. Not going to say what happened here, asked me (in MSN or face-to-face. No calls please, I have err.. (slight) Phonaphobia remember?) if you're curious! You're so going to think that I'm your latest idol after knowing what I said. Hahahhahha! I'm serious!

Ran some errands and waited for fatguy till 6.30pm to makan. We opted for something new this time so we chose "Fun Wok Hong Kong Restaurant".

The Menu

My HongKong style Milk Tea

Not your average Teh-C.
Its the kind of milk tea you get from ordering Kokoberry's Pearl Milk Tea.
The color looks a bit like 3-in-1 Nescafe though I know but it was pretty nice.

Okay, what I did was...

I took a picture of the food we ordered on the menu, and another photo of the actual one that was served onto our table showing you guys the difference. Yes, I'm aware of the fact that there's usually a disclaimer on the menu stating that what you see from advertisement might look different from what's being served, I just wanna see how "different" will it be only nia.

Sigh Nonnie, you're so jobless and lame. Eat full nothing to do again?

No! I haven't eat yet so got time to do whatever I want to do.
Can or not?

*roll eyes and flip hairs*

Salt and Pepper Tofu, $6.50
(Can't remember the precise names of what we ordered... but you'll get it)
On the Menu

The Actual Serving

I. love. this!
It was really really really good.

Probably one of their signature dish I don't know but I saw quite a number of customers having it on their tables.

Maybe you thought, "Aiya.... fried tofu only.. what so special? My mum also fries for me lah. Chew." but I tell you, this is really different.


Its crispy outside and watery-smooth and soft like butter/ avocado inside!
Nothing can goes wrong with that kind of combination. Perfect with chili sauce.

When I popped it into my mouth, the liquid in the tofu instantly exploded out and my tongue was enjoying and savoring the texture, the taste and the overall feeling of it... One word,

sibehlimpehchaojiwudiDELICIOUS!

(语无伦次)

Bobby's err Baked rice with chicken fillet... I think?
($7 something)

The actual one...

Erm... sorry to say but, it's very predictable and forgettable too. Can get it anywhere and not necessary there. The bamboo basket with aluminum foil does make it look a little unique pulang... but taste wise, okay okay only. I'll pass next time.

My Satay Sauce Beef Steak Spaghetti
($6 something)

I love Procter's (KB) Beef satay noodle soup and thus I ordered this with confidence. Sekali, it really did taste like noodles in those peanutty-satay sauce, not spicy at all.

Yeap, it was a little disappointing for me because

1) I didn't like how it tasted. I think its just me lah.
2) Beef steak? Where? I saw only beef slices.
3) Spaghetti overcooked, soggy and putus-putus one. I felt like a 2 yo baby eating my pasta by scooping with my spoon. I like my pasta in the al-dente stage thank you.

Borcsh
($3 or $3.50?)

The actual one

Mana saya punya itu daun atas itu sup? Just kidding. Bobby liked it. I scooped the soup and put it into my spaghetti and it did taste a little better after that. Should have order the good old bolognaise. Nothing goes wrong with that.

Mango Pudding
($3 or $3.50 can't remember)

The actual one

Average. Very how-to-say, erm... instant-from-a-packet-like? Buy ready-mixed sachets and mix with water those. Would love it more if it has more chunky mango flesh though. I know, I very maciam, $3 only so many complain. Just shaddap and eat you stupid mafan blogger. You so lihai you cook lah.

Sigh, wonder when can I get to taste the legendary Xu Liu Shan's Mango Pudding?
*cough* Don't pretend you don't see this Bobby Lim *cough*

Bobby's Ginseng something with sea coconut
$3.50

Never like herbal smell so no comment from me for this.
But can see a lot of ingredient inside lah, make your $3.50 worthwhile!



The overall experience was not bad. Definitely going back for a second try because I didn't get to eat their dimsums! Xiao-long-bao, salad prawn and so on...

Wait for me Fun Wok! Hiong~

(Love the name though!
Very sat leh! English and Cantonese also can with two different meanings)
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Watched Hellboy2: The Golden Army.
Two words, MUST WATCH!!!
The End.

p/s: Blog owner sucks in writing movie reviews.

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14th July 2008

Went to my favorite vegetarian restaurant with VaiDBeauty, Pingko, Yeye and Hui.

(Located in Menglait, same building with Le Apple)

Was suppose to try out their new exotic dishes but unfortunately the chef who "invented" them wasn't around. So we got the usuals. Still good though.

Chicken chop in blueberry sauce, can you imagine?
Somemore vegetarian one, very curious lah. Hopefully can go there soon.

Sizzling Hot Plate Tofu

Oh, all photos here taken by Pingko.
And oi, if got any salah name tell me ya.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Chop

My favorite~!

Crispy Butter Abalone Mushroom!!!

So good!!! Imo, its even better than chicken, prawn and other meat.

Hui's Tom Yam MeeHoon

Love the tom yam soup too!

Honestly, Tien Hsing seldom disappoints me. Even meat-lovers like Bobby loves dining there too. Just that he's unsure what to order that's why he never goes there without me. Hhahahahaa.
I think most people have this misconception about vegetarian food, thinking its very bland, tasteless and boring. You're so wrong. Any food you can think of can be vegetarianized!

Take my mum for example, she's really good in converting meat dishes into vegetarian one and looks really appetizing. Unfortunately for me, ever since she dwelt on her explorations in making new dishes, her skills in cooking meat dishes (for me and my dad) is getting worse. Basically due to the reason that she doesn't taste them before serving.

Feels like eating something healthy and sick of salad?
Why don't you go have a try at Tien Hsing?

You'll be surprised with the choices you can have.
Curry puff, burger, noodles, porridge and rice. They have 'em all.

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15th July 2008

Thanks to Uncle Jan who told me that Fratini is currently having their 50% off pasta and pizza promo again so Bobby and I baru got chance to eat there.

Their usual price really scares us off bah. We're karit and poor boh-pien.
Only can go there like once a year nya, during the Puasa 50% promo. Sad hor?

Hahhahahaha. What so sad?
Still got car to drive, shelter to sleep in, food to eat, water to drink, Astro to watch, Espeed to surf and cheap subsidized petrol. Where got kasian?

Linguine

Pepperoni Pizza

The bill came up with a total of $23.00 including our drinks and imagine with the 50% off, no $50 also no need to walk out of the door ah. Somemore we only ordered one pizza and one pasta nya, not because we don't have money okay, because scare cannot finish bah.

Can you guess where is this?

Again, its Uncle Jan who told me about this place (I hope I didn't get the wrong place though) and I asked Bobby to go there. It does feel really different, just that the road very small and no place to park nya. Everyone's parking illegally at the road side making it hard for other cars to pass through.

Belait river, longest river in Brunei

where you can see crocodiles if you're lucky.

Great place to relax, do nothing, think nothing and just sit there looking at.... trees?


Oh oh, I beat Bobby in playing the basketball arcade game today!

His!

My Score!

HAHAHHAHAA!
22 and 99, what a pathetic gap!

And I had to tiptoe to shoot because the platform was too tall for me. My hands already damn tired and also my legs (tiptoed too long) and I kinda like gave up and simply shoot after that. I kasian Bobby doing nothing and looking at me with puppy eyes because he game-over liao.

Yeah, I was shocked by my scores too. I think I can score better if I bring a stool next time.

The Uni Arcade in Seria is so much better than the one in the Mall. Know why? Because boh-lang one. Nobody will know how badly you score, no need to wait and no annoying preteens looking all emo blocking the entrance making me squeezing through them.

My boo made me sandwich to day

Such perfect day, woke up and the first person I saw is him. He reached Seria at around 9.15am and surprised me with sandwich that he prepared himself, apologized that there's no lettuce in it. Silly boy :)

Hence, my best meal today is my breakfast.
Bobby's Specialty Sandwich, price unknown.



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Sent Miss Mau my picture of pencilnosing for her fun and unique campaign.

I thought I kinda look like a cat here and thus I spoofed the lolzcat.
Small eyes, big round face. What's new?

Keep the photos coming in, email her at maurina@gmail.com if you wanna contribute your piece of artwork.