Frozen Is An Exageration

As you can already guess, I managed to find some time and come home after 7 weeks of being in total "exile" in Malacca. I was initially going to take a cab and go to Malacca Central and take a bus to KL from there. Then, I found out that a friend was also going back to KL. The cab and bus plan got replaced. I followed my friend, saved up to 20 bucks for transportation and I reached home safely at the doorstep of my aunt's place. My aunt's place looks so ready for Christmas, her decorations are up, the tree is up and most importantly, she is already making her fruitcake =) Trust me, I was like a total tourist when I was there, taking pictures of almost everything...

The tree is up already and my aunt's family went all out with the ornaments this year.

Personal favourites :-)

She said take more, and I did.

And most importantly...

*drum-rolls..*

Fruitcakes. Made with so much love...*yums*

My dessert dates and greatest friends a girl can ask for. Went for my first ever trip to a frozen yogurt outlet. Its really not frozen to me, just cold enough to solidify it a bit and make it not runny.  Kajang seems so cool now with the opening of Tutti Frutti and Subway. What's next, Wendy's.? =P

Anyways, that's it for now. Gotta go and try my best to prepare and study for my Finance paper =.=

365 Photo Diary #1

Photo diary is just a nicer way of saying picture spam. Yes, this post is gonna be all about pictures. Picking things up from where I left off.

19th November 2011

Another day of ROC practice. Don't know what else to snap so I played it safe by taking a picture of my Chucks. Then I made it black and white to follow a theme that I saw in the Excel spreadsheet that I downloaded from the Internet, to assist and give me an idea on days when I am blank.

20th November 2011

What I wore for church. The best time to put on your best clothes and look your best is the best day of the week, a Sunday. My top is actually a skirt. On a personal note, I thank God for what happened later that day. Though I cannot see how it will all look like at the end, I am hopeful and geared up for His plans.

21st November 2011

The changes that is obvious after that *points to the picture above*. What one thing like that can do, am thankful nevertheless. This is really cheap.! Only RM2.30 =) There is even pork in it.!! I knew this would be my picture of the day the moment I took it.

22nd November 2011

Imitating one of Esther's pictures. I am also having those days where I have nothing up and I don't know what to capture. Hence, the picture of the sky is my safest and last resort. The clouds look so fluffy :-P

23rd November 2011

Missed a couple of steps, tried and failed to figure out what was wrong and I was completely lost for the remaining of the class. It was like the class was in a completely different language whose my understanding for it is little to none. My brain was fried >.<

24th November 2011

Inspired by this. Mine is nothing compared to the original one. I tried looking for a pack of Smarties for a few days and all attempts failed. I decided to just use Skittles instead. Planning to attempt this again soon and with Smarties the next time.

Till the next 365 update...

Imaginary Stage, Spotlights and Curtains

Technically, ROC2 : Dear David is coming to all you all live on stage today. At least before it got extended though. Its both strange and exciting to know that at this very moment, me and the rest of the cast and crew of ROC2 might be singing, acting, dancing, running for props transition, the band doing their thing, the back up singers singing their hearts out and so much more. It is gonna be nerve wrecking and chaotic but it will all be worth it as we do all these, endured all the grueling practices for God and it pleases Him.


That makes yesterday's full dress rehearsal the "final" one. For me, it is the most impactful one by far. We sat in a circle and had a sharing session. Directors affirmed us that they will be listening as your friends, your brothers and sisters. My heart was beating so fast - "should I share or shouldn't I.??!". Sharings like these are supposed to be encouraging, to bring each other up and I know for a fact, that what I want to say is nowhere close to that. In the end, though it took a whole lot of courage, I raised my hand. I decided to just make all my anger, frustrations, dissapoinments, things that I only talk to a few friends of mine behind closed doors and all my beh song-ness public. Truthfully, I don't think there is any positive elements in what I shared. Its all about how angry I am, how I hated being in this campus in general, how unenthusiastic I am to come for practices, how I wish I am actually doing Agape rather than ROC and how I am like in a different frequency with the people here bla bla bla and a whole lot of complains and ranting. In other words, it was a public outburst that was so not and far from encouraging. But I think letting it out did help me for the rehearsal later. I didn't get neither good nor bad feedback from the directors but I felt I did a little better XP hahaha...And not forgetting those who came and talk to me after that, I really appreciate it, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.


I really thank God for his timing last week, seeing how flawless his timing is, with CG outing and watching aCt3. These two events were the turning points for me. I shared a little (just a fraction) of what I shared on full rehearsal during CG and watching aCt3 kinda fired me up to continue and press on with ROC no matter how hard it is. To see the satisfaction on the faces of seniors that I don't even know, was so encouraging and in my heart I was like "Yes.!! God sees all my hard work and He will get me through this and not abandon me and I cannot wait to feel the satisfaction when all these are done.!!". All that I can do now is to let it go and to just to trust Him.


With this being said, I end with something that I find encouraging :-)

Psalm 13:5 - But I trust in your unfailing love, and my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Image Of A Family

Truth is,I wrote this post few days ago and I was just waiting for the right time to post it. You'll get a better understanding after you scroll down.


I don't wanna spam my own blog with my 365 pictures. So, I guess the better solution would be to just share my latest picture at the time of a particular post. Therefore, my latest one is this. I'm currently on my ninth day :-)

I was trying to redo my first picture. Sadly, I couldn't. I had to "expose" this myself and the outcome is nowhere close to the first. What a whack of a colour combination right.? If there is red in this ensemble, it would have been a Malaysian flag =.=


Now, for something more related to the title above. The title was taken from a friend of mine's Facebook status :-P

I know what my image of a family is. No words can even come close to describing it, I just know it when I feel it. Still on the search for it, finding a place in it if there is already one here. People don't just merely exist. To look at it in a more selfish, self-centered way ~ I don't just merely exist here. I know I am and can be a great addition. That is going to take time and until that day comes, please bear with me as I continue bear with all of you. I know I can be quite a pain at times. Together we are one.! 


With this week's CG outing, I feel more positive bout spending the next 3 years here and the people here being my new family, and not just my temporary family. So thankful that I went for this one. Mainly cause I have decided to try and not go for CG outings this semester as an attempt to catch up with my studies.

Don't take it personally yea, I didn't set out to offend anyone therefore really sorry if I did. It's my personal opinion and it seemed harmless to me. No offense intended.


Till I write again, have a great weekend :-)

Stand On My Shoulders and Call Yourselves Tall

*points up*

My favourite line from The Social Network, its so in-your-face.!

Been singing and doing over-the-top versions of Adele's Someone Like You for the past few days now. I also finally watched the mash-up done on Glee using this song and another one of Adele's - Rumour Has It. Two semesters ago, when I was still an Alpha, I was listening to Rolling in The Deep non-stop and I found the MV to the song was so cool (glasses of water across the floor of the room, dancing in the room filled with "dust" :-P). 

Nothing much has really happened since my previous post, but I must say I had an amazing time in church last Sunday. Service that week was unique, which I guess made it more eye-opening. Check out Madd Messenger :-) 

365 is still going well. I'm on my fifth day now and I really look forward to the 360 days that is left. Here are some pictures, continuing from where I left off in the previous post.

The moon at 3am. A friend buzzed me on MSN, telling me to go check out the moon. I did and I spent some time on my beloved balcony taking pictures of it.

Psalm 118:8 - It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

One of the two paintings by the guest preachers that day.

Class ended 20 minutes earlier and my stomach was growling. I dragged one of my course mates with me and had this. Quick, yummy and cheap(RM2.80 only.!) ~ what is there to complain.

.: 360 days :.

Making It Count

So, it was the 11th of November 2011 (11.11.11) yesterday and everyone was making a big fuss about it here, posts on Facebook saying how we should make it count. I guess the only way that I made it count was embarking on the 365 Project. Did I make it count enough to you.? I have the next 364 days to remind myself of this rather hype up, pretty looking date. *beat that*


It was a normal if not an uneventful day for me. I mean, I did what I usually do on a Friday. I put the same amount of thought into what I would wear for the day just like any other normal day, I went for my prayer meeting and committee meeting after, came home after everything in campus is settled, lazed around in the room. Long story short, it was unproductive.


Without further a due, I present to you my-currently-most-overused-picture *points up*  My first picture for 365 Project.

I really love how it came out, so over exposed yet so lovely that I couldn't even bring my itchy hands to tweak any of its colour and tone. Just cropped it a little and added that text.


Anyways, I just saw a homemade video of my friend that my friend told me about. I would share it but its set to private. My 2 cents on the video ~ This is the epitome of FUN.!


Till I write in next time, take care and have a wonderful weekend :-)

Things I Miss #1

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us 

- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

 For some, you might be able to recognize what that is. Things we did for fun then. For those who don't, you weren't there yet and I'm sorry you couldn't see that side of me. Saw something that reminded me how fun those times were. Looking forward to the time where we can do this again ~ for fun...

Makan-ing in Kajang

It's almost a month now since I last went home and I'm really starting to miss those things that I nom on when I am home. I started searching through my pictures library and I found pictures of those things that I will eat whenever I am at home *drools...* I have pictures of all the 3 main meals in fact :-P 

Being the proud small town girl that I am, this can indirectly act as a guide of "what and where to eat when you're in Kajang". You eat what the locals eat right.? Ahahaha... I wanna go back so badly, I cannot wait to taste all these glorious food again. No offense to Malaccan food, but Kajang has some other pretty decent food apart from the over-hyped satay. I am not choosy when it comes to food, so decent makes the cut in my book.

Feast your eyes people.!!! And prepare to d r o o l. . . . 

Breakfast under the flyover bridge into town. Nothing special and different, but I always somehow find their roti canai more crispy and their telur goreng more fragrant.

Then for lunch, my all time favourite char siew and siew yok noodles in a kopitiam. Its cheap, quick and satisfying ~ what is there to not love. Don't know the shop's name, but I know exactly where it is. I will gladly bring you there, well you will have to drive though =.= 

And lastly dinner...

Stir fry bitter gourd with pork slices. This changed my mind completely about bitter gourds. Who knew that bitter gourds can actually taste so nice...

This is not curry fish head. Its curry stingrays. *yum yum...*

Order these two dishes and you will be more than content with your dinner. 

The restaurant is located along Jalan Reko and again I don't know the name of this place. My family just calls this place "the Temple" *where wanna eat tonight.?..erm temple la...* cause its located beside a temple.

Whheee~~~ I guess I just did my first "food post". My parents and relatives never got why I take pictures of the food I eat. Its always whenever a dish is placed on a table, I have to be extra loud and clear and nicely tell them to "wait yea, I want a picture of this". Or else, everyone would be aiming for the food already. 

You can expect more of these but then again, I always eat the same few things whenever I am home. Oh wells, as long as the stomach is happy =)

I Really Wanna Go Home 

and

 Eat All These.!!!

Little Side Project...

Went for supper after ROC practice, mainly because tosai telur bawang was calling me and not because I was hungry. Anyways, so during supper, a friend asked me something bout my camera. You see, before this whenever I whip out my camera and start taking candids, people will just randomly say to me "Weyh, you like taking pictures one hor, and your camera is always with you..". My reply will usually go something like "Err yea la...oh and because I always carry a camera in my bag everywhere I go mah..". I've never called myself a photographer. I don't know if I'm any good, I just know I like taking pictures, capturing things the way I see it and not forgetting the joy and excitement in seeing how a picture turns out. 


Its decided, I am doing the 365 Project.!!! wooOttssss :-)Its strange to see how I finally came to my decision. I've always wanted to do the 365 Project and I've been like saving it for the best time to start. Earlier today, I saw one of my Facebook friend updated her 365 album which I didn't even know existed. This was then followed by me, revisiting my A Picture A Day ~ September 2011 album. Then 365 kept lingering in my mind for the remaining of the day. Therefore, when another one of my friends asked me over supper if I was still doing my A Picture A Day, I told her it has ended but I will most likely be doing a 365 next year. When I came back, I thought "Why wait.? Why not start sooner.?". I got on MSN and buzzed a dear friend of mine. My friend decided to also join this project and do it together with me :-)  


I'm hoping that this year-long project will keep me sane and happy like how the one month one did. It taught me to see smaller things (which is still a work in progress) and I felt more optimistic bout the day that God has for me. I wasn't feeling all that positive prior to A Picture A Day, and when I did that project, it was probably a desperate attempt to just get a fraction of my positive-ness back. Things started to get a bit better as I have something to do and look forward to each day. I also get to have some Photoshop fun along the way...

To cut to the chase, first picture will be up on 11th November 2011 (11-11-11, geddit.?? ahahaha...)