The List

I have a list of things to buy/complete (preferably this year) and it's piling up!

1. Book ticket home for CNY. Spent 600+ and I should be spending less than that IF I book my tickets earlier.
   
2. Service my car. The last time I serviced my car was in April and now it's Nov. I'm supposed to service my baby at 12,000 km and I'm now at 14,000 km. Great! My car's mileage is only 14k after 2 years of driving!!!!!
   
3. Service my laptop. The display died on me a month back and I've been dragging to fix it!
   
4. Own a Sony 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens.
   
5. Own a macro lens. No idea what model to get yet. Hmm.
   
6. Get a nice camera bag for my babies. Any idea what brand should I be getting?
   
7. Get my Adidas ballerina shoes! I still couldn't find them anywhere in Penang.
   
8. Finish my research and project's deadline before my long break!
   
9. Lose weight! Hahaha! FML really!
   
10. Book ticket to my buddy's wedding.
    
11. Sort out my photos.
    
12. ...

Sigh. What a long list. I'm now busy doing a new project and I'm quite happy as I'm finally out of the misery of fixing software defects. Yay! There are so many things to learn and I need to complete a certain number of things before the Christmas break! Just can't wait for it! Woo Hoo!

Anyways, here's what I've been up to. I went to the Penang Bird Park in Mainland last weekend for some photo-shooting. I must have donated tons of blood to the tenants there as there are at least 10 mosquito bites on each of my legs! Now I see lots of red spots on both legs. Huhu.

Pic of latest fat moi with two cute owls. It's my first time touching these creepy birds!
A lot actually thought that these 2 owls are gloves! What say you?

More pics to come, so stay tune! I'm so lazy that until now, I haven't even go through ALL of my pics taken on that day yet! -_____-"

LMAO of the Day

During the picture taking process, we need to consider a number of things. Among them are lighting and angles. The picture below is the Cinderella Castle at Disneyland, Tokyo. What they are trying to achieve here is Hidden Mickeys and there's nothing wrong about it. Hehe.

Well, it's all about the tricks of the light and angles. And also the sun of course! I'm sure the designer of Westminster Bridge was not trying to achieve Hidden Mickeys in the first place! ^____^

All Souls' Day

According to Wiki, All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed. This day is observed in the Catholic Church and coming from a Catholic family (mum's side), we celebrated by paying her a visit. Grandma has left us since year 2004 and it's still hard to believe that it has been 5 long years!

The day started by going to Dad's favourite kopitiam at 7th mile. We reached about 8.30 and our food only came an hour later. That proves how popular the kolok mee is! Located somewhere in 7th mile, we have been coming to Molly Siang Seafood Cafe on our way to visit Grandma at Nirvana Memorial Park, somewhere in Bau.

No. 128, Jln Penrissen Batu 7

What I don't like is the auntie who's slow in taking order. Business is just too good I guess.

The 'cheng' kolok mee without any ingredient.

You can opt for fishballs (cousins love it!), pig's livers, prawns, pork, etc.

3 layer Tea. Originally started in 7th mile Kuching, they even have a website for it!
From Bottom to Top - Gula melaka, evaporated milk and the tea itself!!
You can even find this in some of the mamak in Penang too. LOL.

We reached about 10.30 and the day was already so hot. Ughh! After placing the orchids that I got for Grandma (Grandma loved orchids a lot when she's still alive), we started lighting up the candles and said our prayers. Of course, I was only watching when they prayed. For those who do not know me, I'm a free thinker! If I stay long in Kuching, perhaps I might be a Christian now. Haha.

Candles were lit.

Prayers were said.

When Grandma just passed away, we would visit her grave every weekend. Then, some relatives told us not to visit her that often as she belongs to a different world now. It would be sad for her to see us on and off when we visit her. Sigh. Wonder how true can that be?

Grandma has 4 angels guarding her tomb.

Mother Mary & Son; rosary beads with Grandma's name.

So, that's how I spent my last Sunday before I flew back to Penang again. Mum said it's such a coincident that I'm back on the right time to celebrate this day with the family. :)

Baby Isabel

PEDO Alert! *alarm ringing*

Isabel's little foot.

Nah! You want a kick from my chubby foot?!?!

Same pic but with different effect. Which is nicer? ;)

Meet Cheryl, my best buddy since Uni.

Grumpy Isabel with Mama.

Argh. She looked terrified. Must be wondering why I kept taking shots of her.

Another different effect. Love the polka dots...

My favourite pic of all! So chubby!

I didn't get to snap a pic together with Baby Isabel. She cried every time I tried to carry her. Huhu. Must be pretty scared of this stranger eh? Nvm. I will try again the next time when I get to meet her. She's 3 months old now. The next time I meet her, she would be 6 months old? LOL. Stay tune for more! ;)

Short Update

Hectic short weekend was over. I was back in Kuching and it's really a very short, very cheap trip that I was only able to entertain certain people. One in particular was someone I was very keen in meeting for the first time. ;)

Let's meet her in my next post, shall we? ;)

Blue Colored Rice

I've tried red and brown colored rice before but this is the first time I tried blue colored rice. How cool is that? LOL. Pardon me for being such a noob. =P

Pic was taken during Pasar Ramadhan last month. It's just opposite USM, Bukit Gambir.

One of the things that is a MUST to try when you visit Kelantan or Terengganu is their oh-so-famous "Nasi Kerabu". I just know this recently. Else I would have tried that when I visited Kelantan last time. LOL. Oh well. Nvm. You can still hunt this at the Malay pasar malam around you. =P

Nasi Kerabu is normally served with fried fish or chicken, fish crackers, salted egg, chili stuffed with fish and coconut (just like yong tofu) and so on. The rice is served with some special coconut-based gravy called 'tumis' which is simply gastronomic. Yummy! What makes it so unique is the blue colored rice of course! It's not just some artificial coloring you see. The color is extracted from some flowers called Butterfly Pea / Clitoria (nearly type clitoris wtf) Ternatea or in Malay, Bunga Telang.

Pic is stolen from raykinzoku ;)

Yea. That's the clitoris flower I am talking about. Looks like morning glory isn't it? Haha. Oh well. That's the key to the real taste of Nasi Kerabu. Simply lovely! Now who can tell me where to hunt yummylicious nasi kerabu in Penang? =p~

Chilis Overloaded

Last week was 2 of my colleagues' birthdays. As usual, the kaypoh (busybody) me went and organized a birthday celebration and I hate it when people started to question me bunch of stuffs like ...

• Who else going?
• Who's driving?
• Where to eat?
• Who's buying cake?
• I'll tell you later, need to check with my girlfriend first. (This is the most annoying stuff I often hear. Can't you just decide without asking your gf's permission?)

Yes. Most of the pictures here will appear to be YELLOWISH.
So shaddap and c0ntinue reading please. =P

What's more frustrating is one of the guys actually told me he had a very important date with the gf. Then, when another girl started to question him, he said he just want to get a new watch. Yeah. Getting a new watch is pretty important to him. -_____-"

Anyways, back to the birthday celebration ... We ended up going Chilis to celebrate, thanks to someone's idea *cough* and this had indeed burn a BIG hole in my wallet AGAIN. The bill was RM365 for the 7 of us and we were actually treating the 2 birthday boys. So, it's roughly 70 per pax. Huhu. Really broke. Apparently, I have been having expensive/good food (at least RM20 per meal) for the whole week. Argh! KILL ME!!!


The food was really yummylicious despite the guilt (an image of Annie saying FAT liao ahhhh!!!) I had while eating. I think she's gonna nag me more if she sees that I've been blogging about food only. LOL.

Bottomless Tostada Chips! Love the home-made salsa dip. - RM 9.95

Kickin' Jack Nachos with beans and queso with a hint of seasoned beef with jalapeno Jack chesee and Margarita spice. Served wtih house-mad pico de gallo and sour cream. - RM 21.95

Classic Fajitas Chicken - RM 31.95 or
Fajitas Trio - RM 38.95
Not sure what's this as everyone started digging in the moment the food was served. LOL.

Fire-grilled Chicken & Portobello.
Fire grilled chicken breasts with a marinated Portobello mushroom served over zesty peppercorn sauce with loaded mashed potatoes (beef bacon) and seasonal veggies. - RM 32.95

Fire-Grilled Jalapeno Steak Quesadillas. Spicy jalapeno steak, melted pepper Jack cheese, jalapenos and fajita onions in fire-grilled tortilla.
Served with sour cream, house-made pico de gallo and ancho-ranch dressing - RM 29.95

Sigh. Another food entry. I wonder what's next? *rubbing my bulging tummy*