My Life's Journey

Kay-Elle Visa Trip

2010-09-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

Went down to KL yesterday to get my UK visa done. It was actually a gamble considering a didn't get my UCAS letter yet. Took the Aeroline bus from Queensbay Mall at 8.30am. The bus going there was really slow. By the time I arrived it was almost 2pm and yet still no UCAS letter. Well there goes my hopes of applying for visa on that day itself.

Checked into Corus Hotel which is just opposite Wisma MCA (where the visa office is located) and more importantly just a 5 minute walk from KLCC. Next stop..you guessed it... KLCC!!!!

KLCC with the Petronas Twin Towers at the back

View of the park

Its been awhile since I last stepped there. Walk around for abit. Bought a fruit juice from Juiceworks. Bought something called Wake Me Up which was basically banana, strawberry and orange blended into smoothie. Not too bad.

Juiceworks!!

Wake Me Up!

Walked around for abit and saw something interesting... This is especially for u Renee, my teman gila Sesame Street.

Oscar the Grouch!! Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street!!

This one's for you Elmo!

Well fast forward to dinner time. Took the LRT to meet up with my grandaunt. On the way, University of Portsmouth KL office called me and informed me that my UCAS letter was here. Woohoo. Praise the lord. Me and my grandaunt and another one of her friends had Sio Tu Kia or suckling pig for dinner. It was really awesome and at a mere RM68.00, definitely a bargain. The restaurant was somewhere in Petaling Jaya.

Sio Tu Kia!!

After dinner, took the LRT back to hotel and it was an early night cap for me as I had to wake up early the next day.

Alarm woke me up at 6.30am and I checked out by 7.00am. Walked over to Wisma MCA and went to fourth floor. The first words that came out of my mouth was.... "Holy shit, you gotta be kidding me!!". It was barely 7.15 and there were like already 50+ people queuing up outside the visa office. Damn... Well anyway finished everything at about 2.00pm which is considered pretty good already.

Went with Liyan to Corus Hotel to get the 3.30pm Aeroline bus tickets to Penang. Then we went for a quick lunch at Burger King. God I really missed Burger King. Arrived back at the hotel about 3.15, just in time for the bus.

First thing I did when I went on the bus was try to sleep. But thanks to the movie that was being played on the bus and some uncle snoring so loudly beside me, sleep eluded me. After the rest stop, me and Liyan discovered the lounge which was so much more comfortable and quieter so we spent the rest of the journey sleeping there. Had subway for dinner which was given on the bus. How cool is that?

Arrived at Penang at about 7.40 which was a lot faster than the journey there. All in all, tiring journey but at least managed to get things done without much complications.

All or Nothing

2010-08-21T11:52:00.001-07:00

Recently listened back to this song.. Really nice song by Theory of a Deadman.

Check it out....

When i first saw you standing there

You know it was a little hard not to stare

So nervous when i drove you home

I know being apart is a little hard to bare.

Send some flowers to your work in hopes

That I'd have you in my arms again

We kissed that night before i left

Still now thats something

I could never forget

You've got all that i need

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

With you i know that

I am good for something

So lets go give it a try

We got our backs against the ocean

It`s just us against the world

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

Lets take a chance go far away today

And never look back again

Since i said i loved you in Las vegas

It`s never been the same since then

You've got all that i need

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

With you i know

I am good for something

So lets go give it a try

We got our backs against the ocean

It`s just us against the world

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

This is it nothing to hide

One more kiss never say goodbye

This is it baby your all mine

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

I know that i am good for something

So lets go give it a try

We got our backs against the ocean

It`s just us against the world

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

With you i know that

I am good for something

So lets go give it a try

We got our backs against the ocean

It`s just us against the world

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

Looking at all or nothing

Babe it`s you and i

Exams are over!!!

2010-08-14T05:46:00.000-07:00

Finished my exams today...and hopefully thats the end of my diploma. All depends on the outcome of my final year project. Didn't do much today. Practically just chilled at home and caught up on my sleep.

Got the CD for Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor from Jun Guan today. Gonna install it and start playing. Hopefully will take some boredom out of these hols.

Leaving in a months time. Lots on my mind. Hoping for the best. UK...wait for me. I'm coming!

Finally!!

2010-05-01T06:34:00.000-07:00

Finally!!!

I got myself a pair of futsal shoes from Jusco at Queensbay Mall today. I recently started playing futsal every week with Chong Yen, Kia and a bunch of Kia's friends. For the past two weeks been playing barefoot. As a result, my foot has blisters and looked horrible. So finally I decided to get a pair of futsal shoes.

My new shoes cost RM62.90 after discount. On top of that my mum had Jusco voucher worth RM40 so all in all, I paid just RM22.90 for the shoes. Pretty darn good if you asked me!!

My new pair of futsal shoes

Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room

2010-05-01T06:12:00.000-07:00

Went to Queensbay Mall today. Was supposed to go Dragon-i for lunch but unfortunately too many people waiting and I was hungry already. Haha. So me and mum decided to try something new... Xian Ding Wei Taiwanese Tea Room. For those of you that haven't heard of it, its the new restaurant that took over the shoplot previously occupied by Swensen's.

The pricing of the food there is slightly above average (almost similar to that of Dragon-i). However, sad to say that the quality of the food is not yet up to Dragon-i.

Anyway, I ordered the Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in 3 Variety of Sauce set meal. The set meal is served with soup, 3 side dishes and either plain rice of Taiwan style braised pork rice. I chose the braised pork rice. On the other hand, my mum had the Fried Beef Noodles with "Sa Cha". Can anyone tell me what is "Sa Cha"? Lol...

Like what I said earlier, the food was alright but nothing fantastic. But the presentation was rather unique.

The Verdict:

Worth the try but I don't think I will be back for seconds.

Mum's Fried Beef Noodles with "Sa Cha"

My Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in 3 Variety of Sauce set meal

Close-up of the Taiwanese Supreme Chicken in 3 Variety of Sauce

What Happened to My Car...

2010-04-26T04:34:00.000-07:00

Was really looking forward to today's plans. Badminton in the afternoon and futsal at night. What more could one ask for?

This is one of the cases where reality bites you in the ass. When reach Permata time, as I was passing the longkang (covered by metal grating), I heard a loud bang and felt my whole car jerk. All I could think of at that moment was... "Oh f*ck." Parked my car and went down to check. Saw the exhaust pipe was busted... Oh crap. Had to give up badminton and go to the workshop. All the way to the workshop my exhaust was making a loud sound similar to those kinda Tu Kao cars with their big but good for nothing exhaust pipes.

Turns out not only my exhaust was busted but the oxygen sensor was also busted. They had no stock so need to order. Gonna cost a few hundred ringgit to replace it...Arrrr... sim tia. Anyway got the exhaust repaired on the same day which was a good thing. No more Tu Kao exhaust sounds coming from my car.

Well anyway now all that I'm waiting for is the oxygen sensor. In the meantime, the mechanic stripped down my car interior so that it would be easier to install the sensor once it arrives. It was a really weird experience driving my car back. Don't get what I mean? Just look at the pics below...

What happened to my car????

Notice anything missing?

Imagine driving in this condition

You won't see this very often..

Found them!!

Oh, there are all the missing pieces!!

Paddington Bear?? Nah..Paddington House of Pancakes

2010-04-17T08:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the out of date post but this blogger has been really busy lately with studies and college. Well anyway, heres the very much delayed post bout my visit to Paddington House of Pancakes. For those of you that don't know yet.... No it doesn't have anything to do with Paddington Bear but yea it does sell nice pancakes.

Went with Reuben and Boon Teong. Three of us jalan jalan then finally decided to go there for Pancakes. Yum yum!!~

Well lets cut short on the bla bla bla.... And straight to pictures!!!

Strawberries, Nuts, Choco Honeycomb Butter and Ice Cream Pancake

Banana and Berries Shake

Bananas, Cinnamon Sugar, Choco Honeycomb Butter and Ice Cream Cheese Pancake!

Yours truly enjoying his pancakes!!

And We Did It Again!!

2010-04-17T08:07:00.000-07:00

What do you do when the score is level after 90 minutes and your title hopes seem to be fading?? Easy... we score the winning goal in injury time. Thats how we do it at United. We never give up.

We did it in Old Trafford....

Michael Owen with the winning goal!!

And we did it again in the City of Manchester stadium.....

Paul Scholes this time with a glorious injury time header!!

All I can say is sucks to you city. Quote from Roberto Mancini..."I hope they play Rooney so they will have no excuses if they lose. That way we can say that the better team won."

So does that mean he's finally admitting that MANCHESTER UNITED are the best team in Manchester? I'll leave that to him to decide cause I already know the answer.

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!!

Chu Yoke Weng Roast Duck Rice

2010-03-02T05:01:00.000-08:00

Went to Chu Yoke Weng Restaurant last Saturday. This restaurant is one of my favourite duck rice restaurants mainly due to its signature dish, the Pei Pah Duck. The duck is nicely roasted,the meat is very tender and the skin is very crispy. That coupled together with their special sauce makes the Pei Pah duck a definite must try.

The famous Pei Pah Duck...YUM YUM!!

I also ordered the fried Sui Kow. This sui kow is filled with a mince meat and prawn filling. Each serving of the sui kow comes together with salad sauce.

The delicious fried sui kow

And finally, the meal wouldn't be complete without a bowl of Kiam Chai Boey or Sour and spicy soup with salted vegetables.

Kiam Chai Boey!!

Azuma Japanese Restaurant @ Queensbay Mall

2010-02-20T04:04:00.000-08:00

Went for lunch at Queensbay Mall today. Belanja my mum and sis eat. Decided to go Azuma since we've never actually been there before. Heard from my aunt that the food there was pretty good so decided to give it a try.

Reach Queensbay about 11.30am then went straight to the restaurant. The food was pretty good and so was the service. We ordered lots of things. Among them was my mum' s favourite, the Dobi Mushi which is the Japanese teapot soup. Well I'm lazy to list down all the food that we ordered here so why don't you just take a look at the photos below and start salivating. Oh yea, we were even given free desserts. Ice cream with mango syrup. Compliments of Azuma Japanese Restaurant. Cheers!!

Azuma Japanese Restaurant @ Queensbay Mall

The sushi bar

Sake rack

Dobu Mushi.... Japanese teapot soup

Watani Maki.... Sushi rolled with shrimp roe, vegetable and tempura prawn

Ebi Tempura.... prawn tempura

Hotate Cheese Age.... Deep fried breaded scallop with cheese

Gyu Niku Dofu Steak.... Deep fried dofu and sliced beef in special sauce

Yaki Udon.... Pan fried thick noodle with seafood

Katsu Don.... Rice topped with breaded fried chicken

Dessert on the house.... vanilla ice cream with mango syrup

Chilli's Grill & Bar Restaurant @ Gurney Plaza

2010-02-19T23:56:00.000-08:00

Went to Chilli's Grill & Bar Restaurant at Gurney Plaza on Thursday(18/2). This was only my second time going there. Went there about 6.15pm and there was already a waiting list of about 5 families... Wow... They seem to be really popular. More and more people began to show up and I was so relieved that I came earlier. Finally got our table at around 6.40pm. The wait was considered good already as some of the latecomers were made to wait almost an hour before getting their table. One thing I do admire about the people working there is that regardless of who you are, you still ahve to wait your turn. There are no special treatment.

Well on with the food. My family ordered a few things to be shared. Among them were the Classic Nachos, Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Crisper, Southwestern Jalapeno Steak Quesadillas and the Bowl of Chilli.

I especially enjoyed the chicken crisper and quesadillas. The chilli was also pretty good.

Chilli's Grill & Bar Restaurant @ Gurney Plaza

Southwestern Jalapeno Steak Quesadillas

Crispy Honey-Chipotle Chicken Crisper

Bowl of Chilli

Classic Nachos

Canton-i

2010-02-15T06:45:00.000-08:00

This morn went kayu for breakfast. Then after that went some no-so-close relatives house to visit. Turned out to be quite a nice visit as their house was air-conditioned and they had a labrador retriever that I spent most of the time playing with. Lol..... Has anyone noticed how hot Penang has been during this CNY period? The heat wave is giving me frightful headaches...

Anyway went for lunch at Queensbay. Was suppose to go Dragon-i but ended up in Canton-i. Less people. Had the beef koay teow while mum had the Szechuan seafood noodles. Sis had the fried XO yamcake while aunt had roasted duck and roast pork with porridge. Picture time!! Oh yea one really interesting thing was the flower tea that my sis ordered. It looks so pretty and when the cup is filled with water, the flower will float to the surface. Really something unique..

Szechuan Seafood Noodles

Special fried yam cake with XO sauce

My fried beef koay teow

Yummy sio bak and roast duck!!! Definitely a must try

The pretty flower tea..

Happy Belated Birthday to Mr Foo

2010-02-13T07:42:00.000-08:00

We all surprised Yonn Weih on his bday this year. As usual we maintained our tradition of having odd birthday cakes for birthdays. This time it was a Hot Dog King bought from Relau, his favourite. Marcus and Alan went to buy it while the rest of us were studying at INTI.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to get him a substitute birthday present which happened to be an Xperia 1(display set only la....haha..what you expect.We ain't that rich). His real birthday present would be delivered to him later.

Anyway, Happy birthday again dude!!

Hot Dog King!!

Birthday Boy with his "cake"

Xperia 1...His "birthday present"!!

Posing with his "birthday present"

His real birthday present which arrived later.. A dell adaptor

Reunion Dinner

2010-02-13T07:23:00.000-08:00

Reunion dinner with the family was a quiet occasion as usual. Went to my aunts house for steamboat. Didn't really eat much cause I had a really heavy lunch and was feeling pretty tired actually.

Anyways, taking this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year!

ROAR!!!!

Steamboat!

Nice big prawns and lots of meatballs and fish balls

Koay teow , noodles and vegetables

All in the pot!!

Second Visit To Spring Chamber Restaurant

2010-02-13T05:38:00.000-08:00

After 2 weeks of intense stress with 4 test, finally it was time for a well deserved break. Chinese New Year is tomorrow.

Day started off with me waking up late... Feels so nice not having to wake up early in the morning. Went to fetch aunt from Copthorne Hotel and headed to Spring Chamber Restaurant. Second time going there. This time I took a few pics of the surrounding as well. Nice quiet place to have your meal if you ask me. Price is very reasonable as well.

The entrance

Interior decor of the restaurant...very cosy

Unique water feature

The courtyard

There's even a lounge where you can have coffee and snacks!!

Starter....Cream of pumpkin soup

Mum had the Thai glass noodles with calamari

Main course... Butter fish with tom yam cream sauce...Very very nice!!

And for dessert... Marble cheesecake!

After lunch, we dropped by at Gurney cause mum and aunt wanted to shop around. They bought stuff while I didn't. Sadly. But at least I got to eat to eat gelato at Gelatissimo. Very nice. A must try if you ever had the chance. I had the "Biscottino" and "Macadamia and Caramel" flavour.

Gelatissimo @ Gurney Plaza

So many flavours to choose from..yum yum

Went back at bout 4pm. Slept awhile then prepared for reunion dinner.

Kenny Rogers RED day madness!!!

2010-01-13T05:59:00.000-08:00

Today was Kenny Rogers RED day. Meaning that you can get another free quarter meal with every purchase of a quarter meal if your wearing anything red such as shirts, pants, accessories...

Well anyway me, Jing and a bunch of friends went to Kenny Rogers at 11am expecting the crowd to come much later. But sadly we were wrong.... When we reached there, there were only a few empty tables left. Majority of them were already filled with hungry people waiting for their meal. It was like a sea of red. Haha. And another thing was most of them were from the factories...

When we left Kenny Rogers we were shocked.... there was a long queue waiting to go into Kenny Rogers...waaa..madness I tell you. And it wasn't even 12pm yet!!

The queue of people that can be seen from inside Kenny Rogers

Sea of red!!

Just look at that queue!! Not even 12pm yet

Well anyway by the time Joel and Hui Mei got there, it was already 11.30am. We were supposed to watch Avatar at 12.05pm. So we decided to watch the movie first and leave the meal for later. Good choice... Marcus however stayed with Wen Ping, Siew Poh and Yonn Weih to eat first. He joined us later for the movie. So it was me, Jing , Joel, Hui Mei and May Xia.

After movie only we went to eat Kenny Rogers. Not that many people anymore. All in all, a day well spent. Mission accomplished!

Watched Avatar. It was my 2nd time by the way.... Awesome show. After that we went to eat Kenny Rogers. This time there was no more queue.

Two thumbs up!!

The muffins are tasty!!

My quarter meal with a side order of baked beans, mac n cheese and mash potatoes (sad to say the mash potatoes couldn't be seen because I already ate them)

Spring Chamber Restaurant

2010-01-10T05:22:00.000-08:00

3rd January 2010

Was a Sunday and my aunt ajak me, my mum n my grandaunt out to eat. Destination???

Sun Yat Sen Memorial Centre in Penang....I was like huh??? Where is that? Eat what?

Well anyway, once I reached the restaurant it turned out the be a very pleasant dining experience. The restaurants name is Spring Chamber Restaurant. One set will cost you about RM28 and its pretty worth it. It consist of a starter, a main course, dessert, drink as well as a welcome drink. Pretty good if you asked me.

Well anyway I ordered the mushroom soup, lamb with mint sauce, German cheesecake and the iced peach tea.

All in all, a nice cozy restaurant that I would recommend you to go try if you're into western dining. Pricing is reasonable and the portions are just nice.

Sun Yat Sen Memorial Centre located along Macalister Road, Penang

The grilled chicken

My lamb with mint sauce

German cheesecake..seriously very delicious

Blueberry cake

Rebirth

2009-11-16T09:36:00.000-08:00

Deleted all my post...Felt that my blog needs to be restarted all over again...

It's 1.40am in the morning. I can't sleep...The same thing has been happening over and over again for the past few days. Every night, same old thoughts and memories flood my mind. Am I alone in feeling this way?

Night brings with it the same old empty feeling thats been locked deep inside me....Why do I feel this way? Whats happening to me? I'm on holidays now but somehow I wished I wasn't. I miss having people around me.. Each day I face four walls and wonder about my existence.. God put's people in this world for a reason....

So whats mine?

I hate this feeling. Results are coming out and this adds to my worries. I know I didn't do well this semester. Too many things happened at the wrong times. I'm scared to know my results. I'm scared to fail, I'm scared that I won't achieve my goal.

Death may seem scary but to me, two of the scariest things in the world are...being alone and failing. I am experiencing both so what else do I have left to say.... I try my best to never fail in anything I do... but this time, I have failed myself. I have let myself down, I have let others that believed in me down.

Speechless....