Christmas Dinner

It was my first time cooking Christmas dinner on my own.

And would I ever do it again?

Ask me that question in 10 years time. =P

It was really stressful, but I was very satisfied..or rather, relieved, when the turkeys came out. =D

Actually..being able to pull this dinner for 13 people off, with my rather limited equipment...was quite an achievement...XD

And this made it even better..LOL!! syok sendiri..=P

I was pretty tired when dinner started..now I know how my mum feels..=S

Thank You everyone for coming!!! =D

And a big THANK YOU to Ikram, Elisa, Wai Teng, Shermaine, Nicol, Wei Guan and Han Quan for helping me out. =))))

Thank you for the presents everyone!!! =))))

AND, to my secret santa!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! =D

Gonna head off to London on the 28th. Will be back in 2011. =P

Don't miss me too much guys!! lol.

Ciao!

*that reminds me..my italian h/w....=S

Of honey and lemon.

When you're feeling down, with a slight cold..honey and lemon is like the best thing in the world! =D

Christmas dinner countdown.

3 DAYS!!!

Excited, yet not.

Hopefully everything will go well! *crosses fingers*

S

"All right, see you then.

S"

HAHAHA!! Now you must be wondering what on earth that is.

It's Simone's email reply to me. XD

Usually it's "Regards, Simone"

This time I just got "S"

Funny. =P

Met Simone to ask some questions about the BPTC. And then we were talking about UoR opening in Malaysia. She's on the committee that is looking into this project.

Anyway, yeah..so back to BPTC application, haihs..stupid thing, got 1 section where I have to write like essays for the answer. ESSAYS! ESSAY[S]!!!!!

=S

Word limit..2000 words. My Revenue NA is 1200 words weh...this is gonna take sometime...=S

Was doing my laundry the other day, and while waiting..I brought down my Gino book to read.

It is DAMN NICE!!! =D

Rule 1: If you're not in a good mood, don't attempt to cook. Get a takeaway..because your mood will show in the food.

Rule 2: Cook alone. Cooking should be a personal experience.

Rule 3: Don't try to make a healthier version of a recipe, get your arse down the gym. XD (my favourite)

Rule 4: Never cook onions and garlic together. (I still have yet to understand this one)

Rule 5: Put all your energy and concentration into the flavour of a dish and less on what it looks like.

Rule 6: Spend less time on cooking a dish, and more on buying the right ingredients.

He mentioned other stuff in the book which was really fascinating to know..like..never serve bread (panne) with olive oil, cause no one does that in Italy....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

*thats another reason why i wanna travel Italy, not the touristy places, but the back alleys, and trattorias, to learn the real deal. ;)

Tutto bene!

Ciao!

Tired....tired....tired...

Yesterday was RUMBSA's Christmas party. It was held at Yates. Atmosphere was good. Company was good. Food...eh...not so good. =P

1 more week till Christmas break. I really need a break.

2 more days till my Italian written test. =S

Had badminton today. Super awesome. Super tired. Super satisfied. =D

My whole body is aching like it would after Sunday training. Too bad i don't have any 100PLUS to drink. =P

Damn..Edbert and I can play when we're not under pressure. I told myself that I have to play at the net more often to set up shots for Edbert....AND IT WORKED!!!

Edbert and I were against 2 other guys. I'm guessing their either from Hong Kong or China..but their english is damn good..might be BBC.

Anyway, they are quite pro. not many people turned up for the session today..so plenty of courts. Edbert and I didn't stop playing. hehe..XD

Yeah, so we fought them, and we won the first game 21-18. We lost the next 21-17. But our game was damn nice! Haven't played like that in months!

I was setting shots for Edbert to smash. And when he smashes..he smashes! lol. And my defence...awesome weh! There was one time I took like 6 smashes in a row..unfortunately, I missed the 7th...NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Whoa..but awesome stuff. Then there was this other guy watching our match. So after our game, he wanted to play. At first I thought he was Thai..but he said he was Malaysian! wah...and from Kluang.

DAM PRO WEH!!!

Edbert decided to rest a while, so me and this guy played against each other. Not counting points, but full court singles. I haven't ran all four corners in a loooooooong time. But I managed to retrieve all his shots. =)))))))))

And the way he plays..reminds me of Ginaesen. Of course he was just playing around, I was sweating like crazy! On form weh my defense! He's so tall..and he jump smash. SCARY!! but I still returned his shots...well..most of them anyway...=P

After that..his friend came in, and so did Edbert. So one last doubles. Me and edbert against them. His friend wasn't all that good. The cocky side of me came out. Play around in the beginning, then it hit me that the Malaysian fellow was covering his friend like crazy! AND smashing at us from all angles!! This guy was out to win it. =S

Matched them point for point at the early stages. Then they pulled away. The score, 21-10. Our rallies weren't short at all...all very long and tiring. I was panting, but amazed at the same time, cause I really love long rallies..they put a smile on my face. I kept praising that guys' shots. Edbert said, "you watching movie ar Justin?" LOL!!!

But serious..it was good, cause nobody was giving in, and everyone was defending like crazy.

I'm a happy chappy. =)

Gonna have a REAL good sleep tonight! =D

But first..Italian h/w...

Ciao!

Barca! Barca! Italiano!

Literally..

1st, Barca won 2-0 against Rubin Kazan. =D

Revenge is sweet..=P

As the commentator said..the Barca team that played tonight..it could be a glimpse of the future. So many youth players were playing last night. And when the 2 "senior" players got injured early on in the 1st half, Jeffren and Bojan, on came Victor Vazquez and Marc Bartra. And Gerard Pique was made captain of the night. =)

Possession was good of course..but the forwards couldn't find a way to get through the defense. I was starting to get worried. Alcantara and Dos Santos..awesome stuff. The midfield is looking quite strong. =)

BUT, when Messi came on in the 60th minute...he was already opening up the Rubin defence. Nice. =D

2nd, Booked the Barcelona trip! =D

8th-11th January!

Ikram and Elisa were over in my room to book together. So troublesome, have to fill in this and that. And we were skyping with Shermaine and Nicol for their details, and Ikram was translating words from Google translate on his phone and playing it out for them to hear.

"oh my gosh. shucks man"

HAHA!! =D

Year 1 weh.......=)))

Anyways..yeap. Everything is confirmed..couldn't get the hotel we originally wanted. =(

Had to get a slightly further away one, and it cost £2 more! XD

BUT BUT BUT!!!

IT'S A.................4-STAR HOTEL!!!

Hotel + flight + insurance..cost us each, £135. =D

*we're livin' the life!

BARCA! HERE WE COME!!!

3rd, Italian test in less than an hours time. Been listening to the Italian audio whole morning...I think I should be fine. Am starting to understand more and more of it.

Like the 1st audio that we heard during our 1st class..I can understand EVERY SINGLE THING!! =D

*so proud*

=P

Wish me luck! =))

Arriverderci!

20 days till Christmas!

11 days till the end of term.

I'm pretty happy...at the moment. =)

Revenue NA - Done

CV for Dr Nowrin - Done

BPTC application - getting there

Inns of Court application - getting there

Barca vs Osasuna - 3-0 win. =D

Italian listening - ehh...i'm practicing. =)

After the listening test on Wednesday, I can then concentrate on the written test the following week. And I think it's looking pretty good.

After that, WINTER BREAK!!!

Come on snow!

SNOW PLEASE!!!

Not too heavy..but enough to play snowball fight! =P

I'll leave you guys with this

Ciao everybody!

BUON NATALE!!!

There is too much in my brain..

..even though an average person only uses 5% of it...

Final year of law school.

*pressure*

Revenue non-assessed, due next week

*pressure*

Italian listening and written test coming up next week and the week after

*pressure*

BPTC application

*pressure*

Writing CV for Dr Nowrin so that she can be my referee for my application

*pressure*

Please don't ask anymore from me..at least not till Spring term. =S

The few things keeping me sane, are playing badminton with Edbert, Angel, Nic Fung and Endrick, and just being in the company of great friends. Ikram, Elisa, Wai Teng, Suet Mei, Jia Sen, JML, Amethyst(every now and then..lol), Cass, Sanjeve, Debbie, Shermaine and Nicol.

*note..the last 2..maybe not so much..cause they're damn scary, they're always going to the library to study...more pressure..HAHAHAHAHA!!! XD

I seriously can't wait for the winter break. I just need to clear my head for a while. But even during then I'll have to do HR non-assessed, prepare for tutorials, Employment assessed work, and Writing Credit...OMG!!!!

Law school will be over in 6 months. And I am gonna reach there by hook or by crook.

Sono laureato studio legge all'Universita de Reading

Ciao!

Have to go write my NA draft and finish my Italian h/w.

5 star performance

Battle between, the 2 best players in the World, arguably the 2 best clubs in the World and 2 of the best coaches in the World.

5 - 0!!

But Messi didn't score..=(

He did set up a few..but would've been nice for him to score.

At least CR7 didn't either..=P

13 yellow cards.

1 red.

Plenty of arguments.

And the Spanish team can still play together.

Casillas fighting with Pique and Valdes.

Ramos took out Messi, then Puyol then slapped Xavi.

Carvalho elbowed Messi.

And I think it was Marcelo that slammed into Messi's back as well.

lol.

Lets just say..Barca players were flying all over the place. =P

But we still won. =DD

Even Guardiola got shoved...and he wasn't even playing! HAHA!

To be fair, that was a pretty cheeky move. ;)

What a match..and what a dinner. =P

Chicken and chips...but PFC is way nicer..and cheaper as well..=S

Moving away from football, temperature has been below freezing. Frost every morning.

JUST LET IT SNOW ALREADY!!!

I wanna make a snowman and play snowball fight with the others..=D

Okies, ciao!

Signora Winter is knocking on the door...

..and so is Signor sore Throat, but I think he got in while I went to the kitchen to fill up my water jug...LOL!!

Seriously..it's super cold this year compared to last year.

My skin is sooo dry, and the skin on my soles are peeling...=(

*too much info..LOL!!!

JML got his haircut yesterday...cost him £20. He went to the one in town cause the barber on Wokingham road wasn't open..=P

Saw him yesterday during futsal..short hair really suits him well.

Mo is here in Reading! =DD

Yipee!

He played futsal as well...and that'll probably the last time we play till winter is over..cause it's too bloody cold. I was playing keeper, then Mo asked to swap. So I played away from the goal posts for the 1st time..LOL!!

It was only for a while..but it was already getting to me. It's so damn hard to play in the cold.

All in all it was good fun...only thing..I let in like 8-9 goals...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Damn that Frenchman..he can shoot from so far of...=S

I want him on my team next time..=P

HP 7 this Wednesday! =DD

Can't wait! =))

Till then, I'll leave with a sentence from one of my Italian homework,

"Il mio obiettivo è essere la cuoco"

ciao.

Vettel is champion

It was all messed up.

I wanted either Webber or Alonso to win. Don't get me wrong..I want Vettel to win the World Championship, but he still has plenty of time..=P

Webber's time in F1 is nearing the end, and Alonso..well..he's in Ferrari. =D

When Vettel crossed the line..I was a bit disappointed. But when the national anthem was being played..it reminded me of Schumacher. I was so hoping the constructors anthem would be the Italian one..XD

And speaking of Italian..classes have been quite good lately. I'm understanding more bit by bit every time. And Ryan agrees. lol. =D

Mi piace cibo italiano.

hehe..XD

My aunts came yesterday.

LOTS OF FOOD!!! =D

*won't need to cook for a few days..plus Deeparaya is on Wednesday..XD

And I got my brown jacket back..YAY!!

MANGIA! MANGIA!

ciao.

Post-Notts 2010

First round out again. =(

Partnered up with Edbert for doubles, but I was suppose to playing Justin Michael Liew (JML)!! =(

He ran off to play football, cause it was far away. haihs..

We lost 21-13 to City Uni.

We could've won if either one of us were good at the front. That was our biggest weakness.

Both of us are back players. JML is a natural front player.

Even though Mike and Darrell, and even Audrey a few times, said that I can play at the front..I just don't have the guts to play a net shot in a competitive match. In a normal game against friends..I am fine..but not this, or against any pro players, but I did play a net shot when Angel was standing opposite me on Friday...=P

We didn't have a playmaker..so die la. =(

Didn't even sweat during the match...but I did sweat when warming up with Edbert for his singles match, cause I was playing properly...and Susan and Suet Mei even said, why during the warm up we play so well, during our doubles, played like shit..XD

Never mind, at least I got to eat nasi lemak this time round. =)

I met up with Basil at the food hall. He was busy! lol..didn't catch up much.

The girls played netball, Elisa played congkak, Jia Wen played tennis, Angel played badminton and the guys played futsal.

Only Jia Wen and Angel made the semis for their event. Angel lost to a much stronger opponent, and Jia Wen sprained her ankle. No medal for Reading again. lol.

It was a good day all in all. =D

*One thing about the Notts games that still irritates me...I dunno about other sports, but for badminton..why on earth do you need so many volunteers running around like headless chicken or just standing and talking to each other, and none of them knows how to officiate a match!? Damn stupid. give them free shirt, free food and all, at least give them something to do..not just writing the names of players that won and cancelling out the names of players that lost. =S

**Barcelona won 3-1 against Getafe. XD

Ciao!

Pre-Nottingham Games 2010

Will be departing in just under 30 hours time for Nottingham.

Round 2.

I have a score to settle. =P

One last training session for us tomorrow at 3pm. It needs to be good. =D

Gonna get to see old friends again! And will eat Malaysian food this time round, unlike last year where I didn't get the chance. =P

Don't really have much to update about..so I'll just leave it here for the time being. =P

Arrivederci!

Italiano

Come sta.

Mi chiamo, Justin.

Come ti chiami?

=D

Italian class was pretty fun. =)

So far so good...but there is a listening test and a written test at the end of the term...=S

I wonder what it will be about or how hard it's gonna be..

But so far, I'm enjoying it. =)

And I even found out that there is an Italian word for Malaysia.

So when someone asks me, "Di dove sei?"

I say, "Sono Malese". =P

I actually went Malaysiano 1st..it's not wrong..but then she said Malese was more widely used..lol.

Looking forward to tomorrow's class. =D

Played badminton yesterday with Justin Liew, Angel, Edbert, Nic Fung and Endrick. It was good

=D

Justin-Justin combo is working well. =D

Even with my thumb not fully healed..we still beat everybody! WEE!!

With the slight niggle in my thumb, serving was a bit hard..made a lot of errors. Now, i should just let it heal till Notts. =)

We beat, Edbert-Endrick, Angel-Nic Fung, and then Angel-Edbert.

Angel-Edbert combo was the hardest of course.

Angel is a district player and Edbert..well..he can hit super duper hard.

So yeah..we're optimistic. =)

Might have 1 more session just before Notts just to brush up a bit more..then we should be fine. =D

Super excited! =D

Ciao!

THE HORROR!!!

3 days of 9am classes was bad enough...now I have 4! =S

WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

And....I don't have Wednesday's off anymore...I now have italian from 12-1pm.

But thats not so bad..=P

Luckily I didn't make the badminton team..if not..it would clash with my italian class, as the team have matches every Wednesday with other Unis...phew..=P

I have 4 straight hours tomorrow because of italian from 11-1pm...not loving the timing...but I'm really excited about starting tomorrow! =D

A bit nervous...but excited..

Ciao!

It's getting cooooolder...

The temperature is dropping pretty quickly this time round..but I like the cold..so it's all good..=P

RUMBSA AGM on Wednesday night. I think it went pretty well..the only think was there weren't enough pizzas..lol.

Congrats to those who got posts on the committee. =)

Had a great time last night at Yunrui's place. She invited me, Ee Kai and Amethyst over for dinner. Nice dinner. =D

Next time, the 3 of us will do the cooking..=))

Damn nice place she has. The whole bottom floor, and there is this huge ass garden and a pond.

£300/month!! insanely cheap! And really cosy..not a typical student house...=)

Very nice place.

And we were watching giant squids being dissected on TV...LOL!!!

Tonight's dinner at Mackinder. It's gonna be good too!!

Lemon chicken.

Sambal prawn.

and vege...but you can't jz count out the vege..cz the sambal prawn and lemon chicken shld be good...=)

Not sure if I can lose 18kg again this year with all the food and friends..XD

Justin and Justin, reunite.

For the Notts Games. =D

Ciao!

*gonna go watch them play futsal.

Lectures start in 2 days

Freshers week went by..*snap* just like that. =P

Did a hell lot of walking, and I strained my achilles tendon....again. Did the same last year as well. XD

Went for badminton tryouts today..with a strained tendon.

Didn't make the cut...even though I thought I played pretty well.

Too much competition from the China ppl...haihs...there are too many of them. =(

I didn't feel much pain while playing, but I'm probably gonna wake up with a sore foot. lol.

Oh well...looks like I have only the Nottingham games to look forward too. hehe...anybody wanna partner me? =)

And I've registered for Italian already...WEEHEE!!! =D

Can't wait to start!

Alrighty...ciao ppl!!

Old destination, new adventure.

Is back in Reading, Berkshire.

Completely tired from shopping.

Has never seen so many Malaysians in ASDA before. XD

Going to Foxhill tomorrow.

Going to bed pretty early.

GOODNIGHT!! =D

Reading; Round 2;

In the blue corner.

Returning for a rematch, J - D - WONG!!

In the red corner.

Defending champ for the last 118 years (according to wiki..=P), U - O - RRRRRRRR!!!!

*ding ding*

"FIGHT!!!"

HAHA!! It is like a boxing match ain't it? XD

My last day before flying off tomorrow!

Had nasi lemak for breakfast, and that last mouthful tasted so goood! =)

Kristine came over to my house to pass me the letter to close her NatWest account.

I've packed everything.

I've ate everything.

I've had a lazy, but fantastic, 4 month holiday.

It's time to fly....solo. =D

May this year be as good as the last. =D

On the 1st of October....

ARRIVEDERCI MALAYSIA!!

On the 2nd of October....

BUONGIORNO READING!!

*WHAMY* for bass and guitar.

Went out for lunch at One Utama with Nicol, Sanjeve, Cass, Ikram and Elisa.

Shermaine and Kevin joined us later.

*I finally got to meet up with those 2 after almost 4 months being home...lol.

After that, we crashed at Ikram's place..or rather..we jammed at Ikram's place. =DD

Played Rock Band!

I loved playing the bass guitar...cause it was quite easy...=P

Had loads of fun yesterday!

Being around great friends having great fun. =)

Played all kinds of songs. I won't bother to elaborate them here...but the 2 that I can remember the best was Nicol singing to Linkin Park and Kevin singing Love Story. XD

After playing Rock Band, we played boxing on the Wii.

The 3 couples had their go at each other...the funniest being Cass and Sanjeve's match. XD

Then it was the 2 single ppl. Me and Nicol.

Unfortunately..the Wii didn't work when it came to our turn...=(

Didn't have the chance to beat Nicol up. XD

She would say otherwise. =P

At the end of the day...we were quite pooped out, and Ikram's house is sooo comfortable..Sanjeve was falling asleep. lol.

So it was dinner time, and we went to the Curve to eat at Vivo. The food was alright. Then we headed back.

The next time I see them again, will be in AMAZING READING!!! =)

*except for Kevin..lol..=P

Then hopefully we'll have more amazing times during the 9 months there. =D

Ciao!

Una cena Italiana

"An Italian Dinner"

*I hope the title is correct italian...I used Google Translate...XD

My father's birthday dinner last night was at Prego, in Westin Hotel.

RM 40 buffet on pastas and pizzas.

My dad said that this promotion was probably aimed for hotel guests..cause he only saw the advertisement in the hotel lift.

So, we sat down and opened the mini menu from which we would be ordering our food from.

The good thing about this promotion, was that the pastas and pizzas come in small portions.

That means....VARIETY!!!! =D

ROUND 1

Spaghetti with prawns, mint and zucchini.

Penne amatriciana. (beef bacon in tomato sauce)

Orrecchiette with lamb sausage and broccoli

Pizza "wow suprema" (can't remember what was on it..=P)

ROUND 2

Farfalle Carbonara

Spaghetti with prawns, mint and zucchini

Spaghetti con le sarde (spaghetti with sardines)

Calzone Bomba (yet again..I can't remember what was inside)

ROUND 3

Spaghetti Aglio Olio e peperoncino (Garlic, olive oil, chilli)

Farfalle Puttanesca (olives, capers, anchovies, tomatoes)

Tagliatelle Guancia (beef cheeks marinated in red wine)

Piadina (some sort of Italian flat bread) with king oyster mushroom, provolone and rocket.

ROUND 4

Caesar Pizza (crab meat, chilli, fennel, romaine lettuce and some dressing)

ROUND 5 (dessert)

GELATO!!! =D

Didn't have any room left to try 2 other stuff.

Risoni in beef broth and chocolate pizza..=P

Oh..and when I first opened the menu..I was like a kid in a candy store. =D

It was so exciting seeing all the different ingredients that I've never or hardly tried, all the different pastas and stuff.

=D

I was a happy chappy. LOLS!!

MANGIA! MANGIA!!

Ciao!

It's all good in the hood.

Woke up from a good sleep last night.

Too good a sleep....couldn't hear my alarm that I set at 4am. =(

Missed the Barca match. Luckily I recorded it.. =DD

DAMN!!!

Barca is just too good!!!

It's my father's b'day today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PA!!

Dinner at Westin Hotel tonight.

All-you-can-eat Italian dinner!!

RM40+

WEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Yesterday, I met up with Dominic and Deborah.

At AC of course. =D

A round of pool again...and I lost...=(

lol.

Have fun in Italy Dom! Cya at Nottingham. =D

Gonna play Fifa now..ciao!

Kedai Kopi Kong Meng sudah tutup.

After 60 years..it has closed.

Kong Heng is gonna be sold at the end of the year, and apparently the new owner wants to renovate the place and retain the stalls.

Beh Le is waiting for the right price to sell Thean Chun. And he wants to sell the business, rent the shop and keep the custard recipe....HAHA!! XD

Going back to Ipoh this time was quite fun, and "knowledgeable(?)".

Cause I found out that..

-It was my grandfather's idea to open Kong Heng, Kong Meng and Merlin Hotel. *Not too sure about Kong Ah..cz it was sold off sometime ago...if i'm not mistaken. =P

-The satay man(lol), the old guy..not the middle-aged guy, is a relative. He is my great grand uncle. OoO.

And he was a teacher by profession. OoO...Hong..did you know that? XD

-and there are a lot of shareholders in each of the businesses. Though I'm not sure if my grandfather has a share in Kedai Kopi Paris (what a name).

And talking about shareholders, the Kong Heng business has 5 known shareholders..BUT..when we went to the SSM(Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia) to ask about closing Kong Heng..there was another name apart from the 5 shareholders registered with the SSM.

A guy by the name of Ong Boon Hock. Stays in Teluk Intan. Doesn't have an IC number, AND there is a police logo attached on his file. OoO. No one knows who that fellow is..HAHA!!

Now, since my grandfather is staying KL, so we have to clear out Kong Meng, so we went through the whole house. Found a lot of stuff! =D

*Seb...now you're not the only one with a RM20 note..hehe. ;)

And..I have a 10 cent NOTE. From 1941. WEEEEEEE!!

Dunno if it's real..cause it's only one sided..and looks like monopoly money.HAHAHAHA. But i'm sure it is.

Plenty of super old coins as well.

It was like a treasure hunt. XD

Today, we visited Phine che che and Ivan kor kor.

Isaac is almost a month old now!

So cute!!

oh..and Pebble's bit my nose. lol...=P

Wokie. Ciao!

I'm BACK!!!

And I'm too lazy to blog about the trip..=P

Going back to Ipoh tmr to clear out Kedai Kopi Kong Meng. It's closing after many years of operation, as my grandfather is staying here now.

And there's going to be a shareholders meeting in "Thean Jun(?)" (dunno how to spell...=P)

LOL!!

All the old guys, who own the coffee shops around the area are gonna decide what to do with Kong Meng. lol..=P

Wokie.

LEGO!!!

LEGOOOOOOOOO!!!

Who on Earth doesn't love LEGO!?

It's super awesome!!

I can't remember when I last played LEGO. I have this huge ass box full of it!

If I was super duper rich, I would have more huge ass boxes full of LEGO...XD

Apart from the Star Wars characters that I have..I can remember 4 other LEGO figures that I have really well.

Yellowey.

Redly.

Bluey.

Whitey.

XD

The 4 leaders of my good guy crew. They're named like that because of their uniforms. =P

My brother controls Bluey..I control the other 3. Whitey was the leader, probably because I watched too much Power Rangers. Bluey was my second-in-command. Benefits of being the older brother....LOLS!!!

The pirates were the bad guys...and so are the Sith. =P

*Captain Jack Sparrow wasn't around at the time..and someone had to be the villain. XD

Oops..I think I've gone off topic about what I wanted to say.

While in Jusco, I saw these in the display cabinet at the toy section.

*I always stop by this area when I'm there. =P

SOO NICEEE!!! =D

And it comes in this uber nice box AND a LEGO figurine! I think I saw a Stormtrooper one..but I'm not too sure.

Then there's this!

Nice clock yes?! =D

Chewie and a stormtrooper! =P

So cool!

I'm sure it's pricey as well...oh...why oh why must LEGO be soo expensive! =S

Moving away from the Star Wars LEGO...

I also saw a LEGO Chef at Jusco. =)

That was cute. lol.

I can feel it.

It's gonna be a good good weekend! =D

And it has already started!!

My cousin gave birth last night...and he's soooooo cute!!

*Cute; define; ugly but adorable. XD

Can't wait to see him in person. =P

Tonight, I'm gonna suit up

FOR..

..get it?

"Law Ball".....LMAO!!!!

Too bad not many Year 2s are going.

Oh well..I'm sure it's still gonna be great. =)

Then tomorrow!!

After 3 weeks of no badminton...

TRAINING RESUMES!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I tak boleh tahan. I can't wait to pick up my racquet!

And I only have 6 more sessions before I leave for Reading. =(

Time really flies...

and talking about flying..I'll be flying in August, September and October..LOL!

End of the month..going to Australia. Coming back in September. Then flying on 1st Oct back to UK. =P

Okies. Ciao!

I totally forgot about this..

..and I'm sure you did too! =P

I received an email saying that my account will be deleted because I haven't logged on for 2 years.

So, I'm gonna login now to keep my account. ;P

Have a peek at how it is inside now. =)

Rest in Peace Poh Poh.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Went out to watch the movie at Tropicana City Mall.

Played Bishi bashi like crazy after the movie..=P

Had pork burger at Ninja Joe. =D

It was quite nice.

On to the movie.

I'm gonna use the original name..rather than the theatrical release one. =P

It was alright. It's probably like Harry Potter you know? Summarising the whole thing into a 2 hour movie. This was summarising the whole season, 20 episodes long, into 2 hours.

They even cut out or changed some of the nice parts. =(

Not gonna spoil it here.

But I'm gonna say one thing..and this really got me irritated.

The bloody names!!

Aang = Ang (like the chinese pronunciation of the surname)

Sokka = so ka (say it as it is..like the 'soka' in Ahsoka in Star Wars the Clone Wars)

Iroh = ee roh(GOSH!!!!)

The actors. I think the guy who played Sokka, Jackson Rathbone, did it quite nicely. The others..err...not so much.

Hopefully there'll be more bending and more of the original storyline in the next movie.

PLEASE!! I don't wanna see a summary of season 2..

Okies. Ciao.

It has everything.

One is a place.

One is a machine.

The World's biggest food and wine center!

It's in Turin, Italy.

I totally forgot all about this until I recently read that Mario Batali was opening one, with the same concept, in New York. =DD

Now I have just added Turin to my ever expanding list of places I want to go in Italy.

Naples, Tuscany, Modena, Amalfi coast, Bologna, Milan, Sicily, Alba, Venice, Parma, Puglia, Rome and Maranello(The Ferrari Museum). =P

And yesterday I plotted a course to Eataly, Turin from Mackinder...HAHA!!

It would take 12 over hours, over 800 miles and through France. =D

ROADTRIP!!!!!!

I would so love to see this place. =)

Now..on to the machine that has everything...or rather can do everything, with the exception of roasting, toasting and deep-frying. =P

I give you the....

THERMOMIX

Just got back from a demo at my aunty's place. She bought it so that she could cook for my grandparents. Easier, healthier and all those stuff.

RM5000++!!!!!

Even a person who doesn't know how to cook would be able to "cook" dishes.

The lady was saying that last time..ppl didn't know how to wash clothes, and now everyone can wash clothes with a washing machine. Just press a few buttons and...taadaa!

Is this gonna replace a real kitchen?

I love cooking not because i just love to eat...but the sights, the smells, the sounds, the feeling, the heat and the accomplishment. THAT'S the main reason why I love cooking. It's exciting!

No doubt, gadgets have helped us along the way...but to take away the atmosphere of a kitchen...I'm not so sure. I can't imagine a kid seeing someone use this to put food on the table be excited about cooking.

The lady also said that Ferran Adria uses this. I'm not surprised. He's doing molecular gastronomy. It's more on the science of food, to achieve something totally different with different methods. I won't even be surprised if Heston Blumenthal or Wylie Dufresne have a few lying about in their kitchen.

It's not traditional cooking..that's for sure.

Imagine this. Iron Chef America. Bobby Flay has one, the challenger has one. The Chairman goes, "Allez cuisine!!". And they start pushing buttons...ROFL!!!!

That would be really hilarious!! XD

I'm not particularly in favour of it replacing a real kitchen or a real cook...but who knows...30-40 years down the road...every house might have one.

The only good thing I like about this machine..is that it cleans itself. =P

A little water..a click of a button..taadaa! XD

Alright..enough of me ranting...Ciao!

We Were Miners...Once and Young..

..nah...not really. =P

went to The Mines. Haven't been there in a uber-super-duper long time.

This was only my 2nd time there!

It's like a "Long time ago....in a shopping centre far far away" moment...XD

Went there to watch The Sorcerer's Apprentice. It was a nice movie.

There weren't many people in the cinema...and I'm guessing it's because it was too early..=P

Erik wanted to go to The Mines because he wanted to get something.

The place was actually not too bad. It's a bit like Subang Parade meets Empire. That kind of feel...

AND!!

This coming Sunday..there's no training!!! ='(

The school is using the hall for something...haihs...

So I'll have a Sunday off.

*lightbulb*

...maybe I can go for high-tea...let me ask my parents..=)

oh wait...I don't have to ask them once they read this post...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Okies, Ciao ppl!

AC + AC

Left for Asia Cafe at around 1pm.

Met up with Kris and Shaun for lunch....well...only Shaun ate la..=P

Then we talked for a while. Kris and I were supposed to meet up with Sanjeve and Cass for L4D2 at 2pm. But at 2pm, we saw them coming into AC for lunch. So they ordered their food and sat down. Talked a bit more.

Then off we went to play. Shaun came along as well. We had 5 ppl..so we played versus.

Shaun isn't half bad. In fact..quite good with the Charger. He almost killed me...=P

Played until around 5pm. It was fun..=D

Sanjeve offered to send me home..=D

Then 2 hours later..I was going out to AC again. This time it was supposed to be with Dom and Deborah, but Deborah was too busy with work..so it was just the 2 Doms.

After dinner, we went to play pool. This being only my second time playing pool at AC...I BEAT DOMINIC!!!! =D

3 games to 2...=DD

Won the first one quite comfortably..but that was probably all fluke..=P

He won the next 2. Then I won the 4th.

The last game.,he was leading all the way. Until he only had to hit in the black one. I still had 3 left. His luck ran out...LOLS!! Every shot of his wouldn't go in.

I hit all 3 balls in..then I hit in the black..=D

Lucky me...=)

And I've bought my Law Ball ticket..=D

My Work Station

My father got a new computer. There's no place to put the old one. SO I get it!!! =DD

Now..if only I had this say maybe 3-4 years ago. I could play online games and still chat at the same time....XD

I'm done. Now on to the next.

Yeap! I'm done with AC1.

Gonna start AC2 tomorrow. =D

The final fight with Al Mualim was kinda disappointing. All you had to do was counter his attacks, and you'll win. =(

The big kahuna with the glowy orb. noob. Fighting the few soldiers before Robert was nicer. =D

Badminton training went nicely again. =D

But I want to play more often!! Not just once a week..=(

Sometimes I wish Hee Ian and my bro weren't overseas. Then I can keep playing with them and Hock Chin. =D

Okies, ciao!

*I feel like eating Lamb and Mint Pasty..=P

Talking toys, misty mountains and crispy duck.

Yeap. These words sum up my last 4 days. XD

Watched Toy Story 3 with Wyhow, Basil and Gary. It was nice. =D

A fitting ending to the story. =)

Nuff said.

Treasure hunt to Frasers Hill.

We seem to be slipping down the pecking order as each year passes. =P

Finished 7th.

But it was a nice getaway from the heat in Subang. =D

Managed to rush back in time for training...=DD

Had lunch with Ikram and Elisa at TJ Haus. Had the crispy duck again. =)

And they got me a Recipe Journal. =DD

THANK YOU IKRAM AND ELISA!!!! GRAZIE MILLE!!

*the dessert section might be quite empty..don't have many recipes for that..=P

and..SPAIN WON!!!

but the match was pretty dull.

Now that the World Cup is over, I won't have to sleep so late anymore. =D

Ciao!

Yoho, yoho a pirates life for me...

This Saturday, I will be looking for buried treasure!!!! =D

*ARRR*

I am Captain Nice Beard(?)

*Arrr?*

lol!!!

Going for a Treasure Hunt to Frasers Hill with my parents. Organised by Saujana.

=D

Coming back on Sunday. Not sure if I can make it in time for training. =P

Watching Toy Story tomorrow. =DD

Ciao!

God-like speed.

Get UniFi ! ! ! ! =DDD

The speed...is simply amazing. Out of this world even.

It can probably match the speed in UK.

That's how sweeet it is. XD

Just got back from Malacca with Zhang Rei, Basil and Erik.

It was fun. Ate all kinds of stuff. Pics are all on FB. =)

Basil was the driver...THANKS BASIL!!!

Erik was the navigator...cz he had the GPS.

Zhang Rei and I were just there to eat. XD

Now..I don't dare to check my weight. LOLS!!!

Lemme slow down a bit on my intake..then I'll check..=P

Wanted to blog a long post...but now I'm just too lazy.

So..ciao!

*Too bad Messi won't get to lift the World Cup.

Paintball

It was quite fun. =D

Would've been better if my cousin and my bro were there.

I got 2 things from this.

Bruises and sunburn. =P

And it finished late, so I missed badminton training...=(

Bb.

*watching F1...football later..=P

Hot like shit. Slow like shit.

Panas gila!

'nuff said.

Been playing games on the Xbox...but I'm not the sort to play games for long if I'm playing alone..it really gets boring, no matter how fun it is.

But time is really flying. It's been 3 weeks since I've been home. Another 13 more weeks till I leave for Year 3.

AND...

I still haven't had wantan mee from Leung Kee yet!!!! =S

And I'm gonna rant about the slow internet again!!!!

IT'S SO SLOW!!!!!

Getting the new internet soon. I think it's 5mbps. Some fibre optics thingy...

But I really don't have confidence in TM. No matter what they say.

And this new one is gonna cost much more..and my house number is gonna change...

If the speed isn't any faster....TM really should just close down...and never come back. =P

Anyone wanna watch Toy Story 3? Oh Oh!!

And The Last Airbender is coming out soon!!! I wanna watch that too!!!

I just watched Michael Jackson: This Is It last night before the Spain match. =D

It was not bad. Too bad no moon walk.

The Spain match was good, especially the 1st goal..=DD

But one thing I just can't understand...how the hell do people stay up so late?

I was watching the match, and I ter-slept during the last 5-10 minutes or so.

I was dead tired. I somehow woke up just after the match. The off I went to bed. Woke up at 12+..with a sore throat...aiyor...I better not fall sick..cause..

PAINTBALL TMR!!!

And training as well!! =DD

Okies. Nothing else to say atm. =)

Bowling fun!

Met up with Maureen, Ikram, Elisa, Nicol, Sanjeve, Cass, Debbie and Jia Wen.

Had a great time catching up with them.

Saw 3 more familiar faces, ie. Maureen, Nicol and Deb. =DD

Met 1 new person, Jia Wen (Jan cohort).

We went for lunch at Popeye's. Then we went for bowling!!

At first, I wasn't so sure about bowling. Never done it before. Not sure how fun it would be.

But dude!!

Bowling with friends like them was damn fun!!

Ikram and Debbie didn't play, so only 7 of us played.

We used 2 lanes.

Lane 41 - Jia Wen, Sanjeve, Cass, Me.

Lane 42 - Elisa, Maureen, Nicol.

There was a little competition between me and Nicol, cause we had the lowest scores at the very beginning..lol..but I messed up so many times...couldn't keep up with anyone!! =P

The points kept adding up on each lane, and before I knew it, the score was something like 201 and 203 on each lane respectively.

It came down to Me vs Nicol. Pressure gila...LOLS!!!

Nicol messed up her tries, and I did too!! =P

In the end, the 4 of us lost 203 - 206 to the 3 of them....HAHAHA!!!

Wanted to play again, but they said that the lanes had been booked by someone at 4pm. It was 3.45pm at the time..so we left.

It was fun. =)

Lets bowl again soon!! =D

And got badminton tmr! =D

But it's still so hard to find additional kaki to play with..=S

Okies. bb.

2 things.

1) Result

2) Wessex Diet Regime (=P)

Freaking shit!!

I passed with an overall 2.2, but I ain't happy...especially Equity...grrr!!

I have a theory...

If you hate equity, you'll somehow do well for it (eg, Shaun and Henry)

If you love equity, you'll somehow do shit for it (eg, me...=P)

*this is just MY theory based on 3 examples..so it is inconclusive...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Nvm la...at least I don't have to resit anything...=D

I've put on almost 3kg!

and it's not even 3 weeks since I've been home!!!!!

cannot cannot...

MUST go back to my old diet.....and maybe with a sinful meal (nasi lemak) every now and again..hehe..XD

Badminton everyday! XD

Okies..ciao ppl!

My 2nd week home..

..let's see what I've been up to.

Restored my laptop to factory setting. =D

Now I can run it smoothly.

Installed L4D2, a day before going to play with Sanjeve, Cassandra, Kristine, Kelvin(Kris' bro) and Cheng Wei(Kris and Sanjeve's friend..and apparently also from SU..lol), so that I could get used to the game play and not get caught off guard..hehe..XD

We played at FTZ...and it was my first time going into a cyber cafe...=P

It was dam nice! The chair was super comfortable, the screen was super huge and the place was super cold! XD

The computer has so many games on it..yet it doesn't lag when playing...it must be shit-ass powerful...

I WAAAAANT ONE!!!! =D

Anyway, so there were 6 of us, so we played versus. Me, Cass and Sanjeve vs Kris, Kelvin and Cheng Wei.

Not to sound too cocky or anything..but..

I OWNED THEM!!!!

WUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

*especially Kris and Cheng Wei..=P

well...whaddya want me to do? not shoot a zombie when one runs in front of me? XD

Our team won twice..well..cause we had the upperhand. I had Sanjeve and Cass. Kris and Cheng Wei were...well...not so good..=P..but Kelvin was good. =)

Then the 3 of them left early cause they had stuff to do, so Sanjeve, Cass and I played the first campaign. Some other guy joined us..lol. It was good fun. =D

Then that night, I went to Murni in USJ 9 with Erik, Basil and Chong Yong.

The Harrier that belonged to Basil's father, which Basil drove to pick us up...awesome...XD

It was fun meeting up with them...but I better not go so often...or I will put on weight!! =P

Planning to go to Malacca with them. =D

And I love the weekends! why?

TRAINING OF COURSE!!! =D

Cya!

2 years ago...

..=P

14 years...

..since I last freaking wore a pair of jeans!!!! =P

And I still don't like wearing them...I like my loose cargo pants...XD

But I look rather good in jeans....WUAHAHA!! *syok sendiri*

OH OH OH!!

And I just bought a t-shirt the other day...guess what size!

"M"

WALAU WEH!!! I'm jumping sizes like crazy!

The last time I wore an "M" was...hmm....I can't remember when that was...=P

Played L4D a few times...just to get the rust off..and..

..

..I still got it. =D

And I hate the slow Internet speed...haihs..

Okies.

Ciao.

After 8 months...

..I did 2 things.

Went for training on Sunday and went to Ac + Lakeside Campus today.

Training..awesome shit!!! =DD

Got to see Gabriel, Kean Weng and Benjamin again! =))

It was nice playing with them again...although I didn't get to play doubles with Kean Weng or Gab, cause there were too many other ppl around...=(

Played doubles with my bro against Benjamin and one of their friends, who just started training a few months ago, Chung Ee. We won..=)

After training..my butt ached like hell...LOLS!!!!

I have not stretched like that in months!! But it was good...=P

Can't wait for the next training on Sunday...AND..badminton this Saturday with Hock Chin!! =DD

*back to my old self again..blogging about badminton training...LOLS!!! XD

Today, I went out with Ikram and Elisa!!!!! It was soooo good to see them again!! =D

Kristine was suppose to come along..but she fell ill..=(

So, we went to AC to makan and talk..then we went to the Lakeside campus. The smell of cow shit is the first thing that hits you the moment you step out of the car....=S

The campus kinda sucks...to be honest...=P

It's so concrete. UoR is so much nicer...hehe..XD

So, we first went around to the library, the food court, the classroom LT17 if I'm not mistaken.

Then we went to the law office to find Miss Yoges. Still as funny as ever..=P

Then off to the staffroom. Saw Mr H, Ms Sunitha and Mr Joseph.

Didn't see Mr Lai though..I think he had a class. We chatted for a while..then Ikram drove me home..=)

It was a good outing, seeing familiar faces...but...I WANT TO SEE MORE FAMILIAR FACES!!!! =D

Call me out!! =D

Movie anyone? Badminton anyone? Makan anyone?

*And I forgot how bloody stressful organizing badminton sessions were...=S

Home!!!!

I'm back in humid Malaysia..=D

Had satay, nasi lemak and roti canai!!!

Quite satisfied. =P

I'm the 6th person to leave Reading this summer, that's including Aki whose from Brunei..=)

BADMINTON TRAINING TOMORROW!!!! WOO!!

Can't wait! And tomorrow morning...I'll cut my hair..=D

It's great to be home...but it also feels weird. There are more stuff in the house now, and the best addition to the house has got to be the Xbox..=P

What to do? where to go?

Badminton!

Asia Cafe + Taylors!

Mamak food!

Cinema!

Let me know!!! =D

BLARDY HELL!!

Was packing my stuff today to go back home...

the weighting scale was out...so I decided to weight myself....

I FREAKING LOST ALMOST 18KG!!!!!

=DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

I wonder how long that can last...=P

But it's a good start..hopefully I can keep it that way..=)

Have been catching up on 24(TV series) since I came to London.

Currently at ep 9..=P

Oh..and when I was in Reading, there was always someone from Chesterfield, Derbyshire that arrived on my blog through my cousin's blog.

I now know who it is...it's my aunty...LOLS!!

Cause I was checking my blog..and some of my friends' blogs, and it registered me as being from Chesterfield, Derbyshire. But sometimes it says the correct one..Harrow, London.

Not sure why Chesterfield pops up..lol.

Shaun they all going to Italy tonight...so nicee~ =D

Wish I could go as well..=P

Okies...ciao!!

Location: London.

I've left Reading for almost 2 days now...

...and I'm living the life in my aunty's house...=P

But if I stay here for too long..I might gain weight...LOLS!!!

Got a lot to eat...hehe...XD

Anyway, today we went to Fifteen London for lunch!!!! =DD

It was so awesome!!!

I've always wanted to go to Fifteen...but when I was told that my aunty would be taking me there..I didn't really feel much excitement.

BUT...the moment I got into the car...it really sunk in...

I WAS GOING TO JAMIE OLIVER'S FIFTEEN!!!!

WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

We were driving along the main road..one straight road for quite sometime..the moment the GPS said.."turn left"...

..there it was...the iconic building. =D

IT LOOKED JUST AS AWESOME AS IT WAS ON TV!!!!

Took some pics..but I'm too lazy to upload..cause the camera wires are in one of my bags..too lazieee to find....=P

Will upload it when I get back to Malaysia.

And while waiting for my aunty to park the car..I was standing outside taking pics of the exterior. One chef walked out of the building and headed down an alley leading to the back of the restaurant.

He looked familiar...*click*..then I remembered. It was the chef that Jamie had with him on Iron Chef America!!! =D

The inside was nice..=D

And so was the food!

Too bad Jamie Oliver didn't pop in...=P

Will be leaving in 3 days!! =DD

I can't wait!!

See all of you back home soon!!!

My last full day in Reading..

29th of May, 2010.

I'LL BE GONE TOMORROW!!!!! =DDDDDD

I can't believe that the year is over, just like that.

I can still remember my 1st day here like it was yesterday...=P

All the people I've met, and all the friends that I have...I'm gonna miss everyone. =)

Oh, and Zhang Rei came to Reading on the 27th. He just left.

We went to Stonhenge..and we had one hour to look around before the last bus leaves.

Reached Stonehenge...dude!! it was smalll!!! =S

We walked around it in like 10 minutes..and we didn't know what else to do.

SO we took a lot of stupid pics!! ;)

*all will be on FB.

Lol!! then we used up our 1 hour..waited for the bus for a while, then we left.

I did some packing yesterday, when he went on a day trip to Windsor. He's obsessed with castles. =P

Now, I have to finish up my packing....soooooo lazeeeee!!!

Will be in London for 3 days..anybody coming down to London..gimme a call..=D

Byes!!!!

Thorpe Park!! =D

I'm not sure why I even went to Thorpe Park. I'm not a thrill seeker. =P

And I just found out the night before, many guys are the same..LOLS!!

I thought I was the only 1..*phew*..XD

BUT...

IT WAS FUN!!!

I didn't take many pics..not in the mood..cause I was super nervous!

Group pic before entering. Not sure where Zili and Pris were. I know Kris was standing next to me taking d pic.

*The 2 on the left, Edbert and June(Jun?), were the two I rode with on rides..=)

There were quite a lot of game stalls around. Pris and Penny won Mario and Sonic here. =D

At another game stall, Esther and I tried to win an Xbox 360..but alas..it wasn't meant to be..lol..stupid game wasted my £2.50...XD

Back to the rides.

We started of with Nemesis Inferno. I was freaking out more and more as we got closer and closer. Edbert, Ngai Chun, Zili, Pris and Ee Kai wanted to sit in front..and the front seats have a different queue, and it was sooo long.

So many crazy people want to sit in front...=S

So it was Penny, Esther, Kris and Lara in one row, and me and June in another.

Takut gila!!

Especially when I was strapped down...=S

When we started moving, I was hanging on to the handle bars so tight, that when I got off, the muscles in my fingers were a bit stiff..=P

But the ride was awesome!!! =DD

I screamed my head off!!

Usually when I was younger, if I ever do sit on fast rides..I'll keep it in. Now..I just scream! =D

Don't like the part when you drop down..but going upside down was ok..=)

We didn't want to wait for the others to finish the ride, we went straight onto the Colossus. 10 loop roller coaster...crazy...

This one was a bit more scarier than the 1st one. There were more drops. =S

And it was looooong! A bit too long. Why?

When the ride started, then everyone screamed, me included.

And then, in between..no more breath. Took in a deep breath...and screamed again....HAHAHAHAH!! XD

Now thinking about the ride..I'm feeling a bit dizzy..=P

Oh, then after the rides, you can see shots and videos of you on the ride. My hair flew backwards...=P

I look terrified..lol!

But it was not bad..=D

Then we decided to ride Saw. This time we met up with the others..and split up again. So now, I'll be sitting with Edbert.

The queue was soo long. Waited for 1 hour, and the ride was over in 30 seconds.

At first, there was no place to sit at the back..so we had to queue to sit in front..=S

Then I think someone chickened out, so me and Edbert quickly took the seats..=)

The ride...was scary at the beginning...not saying why..=P

But somewhere in the ride..I was going, "AHHHHHH!!!", and Edbert was going, "WOOHOOO!!".

Then he was hitting my lap, and when we were turning, I saw him looking at me, as if to ask me to scream, "WOOHOO" with him..and I did..LOLS!!

That was fun as well!! =DD

Then we went for lunch.

Piri Piri chicken burger. =)

After that, some of them went for Stealth. 0-80 mph in under 2 seconds...Pris, Edbert, June and I didn't have the stomach to sit on the ride. But the 3 of them went much later..I didn't...XD

Sat on a few more rides, played a few more games.

Then..it was time to get wet..=D

Tidal Wave!!!

When we were on the boat, Zili was going, "My new shoes! My new shoes!"..XD

The splash was awesome!! =D

The beginning of the fall..I don't like, but after like 1 second..the rest of it..nicee~ =D

Then we went for the Rumba Rapids..was quite relaxing..you barely got wet.

Then we dried ourselves by just standing under the sun, while waiting for the missing trio, Pris, Edbert and June. They went on the flume ride twice..lol.

Then we headed for home. =)

It was a good day. =D

On the way back, there was some problem with a train at a station up ahead..so we had to wait on our train for something like 50 minutes. Only reached Reading at about 9.30pm.

Bought myself a kebab. And my dinner was at 10pm..=P

Went to sleep..and this morning, my whole body was aching..lol!

Okies!

I will be back in 12 days time!! =D

Post-Birthday post(LoL)

I've turned 20!!

2 decades old!! =S

Old like shit!! I'm gonna miss having my number 1 in front of my age. =P

This is the first time I'll be celebrating my B'day in London

wait..nope...This will be my second time! =P

The first was when I was 6 years old. I can only remember it after watching old home videos. Me and my brother trying to blow out the candles on my cake in my aunt's house. =))

Fast forward 14 years later.

Shaun and I left for the train station at about 9.30am.

Reached our 1st destination at about 10.45am.

The Imperial War Museum London. =D

They have new exhibitions since I last came in 2006. And I think they keep changing what they show..so as to not make it boring...BUT BUT...why did they have to take away the D-Day section!! =(

That was like the best one ever!!

Got to see my favourite tank..=D

And they had a Trench Warfare exhibition..that was awesome!

And Shaun was telling me that the War Museum in South Korea is much bigger than this one. And they displayed nuclear warheads and huge planes..=D

I WANNA SEE!!!

Ok then, not running away from the war theme. The HMS Belfast was our 3rd destination. =D
Shaun found a 2 for 1 offer. So we only had to pay something like £6 each..=D

It was SOOOOOOO NICE!!!! From the outside, it looks kinds small...BUT it's really HUGE!!!

Climbing up and down the super narrow staircases and venturing into different parts of the ship was damn cool!

And the narrow spaces reminded me of the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam.

The staircases were so narrow, and some of it quite low..at times Shaun and I even had to duck our heads down so as to avoid the ceiling..I mean..wouldn't the sailors of this ship be taller and much bigger size than us?

Too bad we couldn't visit the engine room..it was closed due to unforeseen circumstances. Shaun was saying that it will forever be closed, because they don't want the people to know that it is a working ship and ready for battle...LOLS!!!

Now leaving all the war stuff behind...We went to lunch at a shop opposite King's Cross Station.

This was after visiting the Imperial War Museum.

It was a place called Chop Chop noodle Bar. My aunty told me about this.

AND THIS IS WHAT I ATE!! =D

Singapore Curry Laksa! With fish cake, 3 prawns, and taufu pok. Only £3.90! =)))))

Shaun had the seafood noodle, and we ordered spare ribs as well..=D

After a really satisfying meal..we then left for the Belfast..then walked across Tower Bridge, then went to Wong Kei for dinner..=D

Then we arrived back in Reading at about 9.30pm. =D

Oh, and this is what I bought from the Museum..hehe...XD

And when I came back to Wessex, I got a cake! =D

From Hayley, Laura, Alice, Katiy and Dave..=D

My 20th Birthday was a good day..=D

Pre-birthday post.

OLA!!!

Just got back from town with Shaun, after his final paper.

He went to cut his hair. £17!! =S

I haven't cut my hair in almost 8 months...XD

So, went to town to look see look see. Bought enough snacks to last me till I go home..=D

And also got my B'day Present...XD

3 for £10..=D

And when I was in GAME, Shaun and I were talking..ABOUT GAMES!!! OoO

eh..wait...come tot think about it..I recall him saying that he plays Flight Simulator. yes yes...this is starting to sound very familiar.

But we were talking about strategy games and FPS!!!

I seriously can't imagine Shaun playing these games..lol!! =P

Another new interest found. RTS! =D

Red Alert, Command & Conquer, Age of Mythology, Age of Empire.

He's even played Total War and a few others..and I haven't!! LOL!!

=D

Anyway, we will be going to London tomorrow. Gonna visit the Imperial War Museum and the HMS Belfast..=D

Then might meet up with Charine and Angelina, cause they're going to London as well. See if the timing is right.

Hmm..then might get myself something from the museum as well...*cough..Sherman Tank Model...cough*

XD

Okie dokies...gonna install the games now..=D

Ciao!

It was sooo crazy...

..but SOOO FUN at the same time.

Never cooked for 8 ppl before...luckily they were all recipes I knew by heart.

What went wrong?

The tin tomatoes tasted like tomato ketchup. =(

*thank god the basil sort of covered that up quite a bit.

The roast chicken wouldn't brown in top. =((

*it took like 45-50 minutes to get brown.

The "British Radishes" suck!!!

*if you were to blindfold me and put THAT radish in my mouth..I would've told you that it was something crunchy with no flavour whatsoever! =(((

What went right?

The potato salad..=D

*You can't really beat creme fraiche and lemon juice..=D

The roast chicken leg and stuffed chicken breast.

*Rosemary and lemon is a super combo (all hail Jamie Oliver) and you can't beat pesto and parmesan in a chicken breast wrapped with Prosciutto di Parma (Parma Ham..or as Ee Kai calls it.."Paria Ham"...HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Joker weh that fellow)

The pasta..

*I think it just fell short of a 2-2..XD

NEVER EVER USE Sainsbury's brand tin tomato. It's a shit product!!

Napolina all the way. Or back in Malaysia, S&W all the way..=D

Luckily the two chicken dishes will always be a winner..=D

And a potato salad..DONE PROPERLY (not just with mayo)..is always a crowd pleaser..=D

*I think this has got to be the best family pic of all time..=D

*I've got a new brother..LOLS!! Tan Ee Kai!! XD

And with Zili around..you know there's bound to be some random comment.

Zili: Eh Justin, you know you've got a secret weapon to get girls..any girl will fall for you with this food.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Then I must be doing something wrong...I'm SAL!!

*Ketua SAL (used to be a department in Subang Utama's Library) some more..XD

SAL = Self-assessment Learning.

SAL = Single All Life...XD

I'VE BEEN CURSED!! Wasn't it Erik that put me in this dept.? grrr!!..ROFL!!

There was so much pressure to put out great food..it was one of the hardest thing I had to do thus far. *the competition back in Form 5 was a waste of time..

One other hard thing I've done was mooting. *that was shit as well...

But if I had to choose one of the above to do all over again...hehe...the answer is already so obvious. ;)

Stayed up till quite late..about 1am talking, and playing Mafia.

Slept at Shaun's room..and again, reminiscing old memories.

We were discussing how hard law school was..then compare that to Form 5..LOL!!!

All the empty maths exercise books, Mod Maths 1, Mod Maths 2, Add Maths 1, Add Maths 2, Add Maths 3. How may books were even used? hehe...XD

All the empty pages used to play Conquer...lol!!

Life was good back then..=)

But it's so ironic..when you were younger..you always wanted to end school life ASAP, and go to college. No restrictions, no uniforms, air-cond rooms.

Now?

I wanna go back to Form 4/5.

It's been 4 years..but Shaun and I can still remember it like it was yesterday. Who sat where, who did what, gossips, teachers..

..but we can't really remember how college or Year 1 was, as clearly..I wonder why?