China / Hong Kong Dec 2011

Okay, I feel so guilty for updating so late. But hey, better late than never right? :) From my previous post, I said I was in Hong Kong / Shenzhen. Well, I took heaps of pictures! And as always it's tedious to have to filter them all and edit them before posting up here, but I finally did it! *fist pump*

So anyway, this was my first time stepping into my ancestor's country (my grandparents were from China) and it being a republican country I found it very....uptight, at first. Judging by how strict and prim the airport was. And it was also my first time experiencing winter! Practically froze my ass off while I was there.

My first view of China!

Upon reaching the hotel. We simply could not resist mirrors :/

Teh hotel room. The cold was kinda awesome though, we didn't have to turn on the air-conditioning because it was already so cold! Went to bed immediately cuz we were exhausted from all the walking during our transit and whatnot.

Walked to Dong Men (东门) from our hotel and spent the rest of the next day there. Pretty huge place with malls and loads and loads of shops. I would've taken a better picture, but it was so crowded there I just couldn't be bothered to take my camera out most of the time. Shopped and bargained there like mad that we had to make a few trips back and forth to our hotel just to drop off our hauls so we could buy and carry more stuff!

Told you we totally can't resist mirrors ohmygod

And you know when I travel, the most irrelevant things catch my attention. Like the fact that the Mackers in China and Hong Kong (and prolly most of the world) have Mc Cafes! Selling coffee and ice cream and slices of cakes like Starbucks or Coffeebean. Yeah, I was sakai as ever lol. We should totally have that here! I'm pretty sure it'd be a whole lot more affordable than Starbucks....

Also, saw people making bubbles in the streets. Super pretty! I wonder if they get paid to do this everyday...

Ate at Ajisen Ramen at Dong Men that night after all the shopping. Nice hot soupy food was gooooooood.

Cute pic of cousin eating ramen and looking totally asian (not that she isn't one...)

Next day we took a really long train ride to the border. So convenient for these people, being able to travel between Shenzhen and Hong Kong via train anytime. So convenient that the chinese citizens literally FLOODED the immigration clearance hall.

NO KIDDING.

Can you imagine hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people crammed into a narrow hall? Even sardines have more personal space than this! I swear we had to push like hell (and be pushed wtf) through the crowd in order to avoid getting stuck at the back or trampled to death. Thank god we were foreign tourists instead of chinese citizens so our queue wasn't that long or else we'd have to queue for hours.

"Battle scars" to prove how horrible it was lol. All the pushing tore a ladder all the way up my tights :(

Walked out of the station and got directions to our hotel from this dude, in exchange for his expensive [read:not very sweet] sweet potatoes.

Upon reaching Metropark Hotel in Kowloon.

Went to put our luggages in our rooms and went for lunch after that. One thing that I must emphasize on about the food in Hong Kong is that the meat they serve, e.g. pork, goose, duck meat, ARE DELICIOUS!!! Marinated and cooked to the most perfect taste and texture.

SO YUMMY I wish I could have some right now :(

Walked further down the street and found a shop selling ice cream and froyo. GENUINE FROYO. Like, they blend the fruits you choose and mix it in the yogurt for you to see. So yummy also. Though I almost couldn't feel my fingers afterwards because it was already so cold and we decided to make it worse by eating frozen yogurt.

Yums ♥

Met up with my relative's friends afterwards and they brought us to Stanley Plaza / Beach..

These high-end seaside condominiums are where most of the Hong Kong stars live, apparently.

And we met these SUPER CUTE DOGGIES SO FLUFFY YOU'RE GONNA DIE ♥ ♥ ♥

The street lined with picturesque cafes and shops. (if that's how you use the word)

Now I want you to look closely at this picture. See anything unusual about it?

No??

Look again.

This emo doggie just stands there alllllll day, watching the people on the streets below. I really wonder what morose thoughts are going through it's mind...

We look like a honeymooning couple! ♥

Super tall poodle asdfgh

The dogs here are really pretty and pampered, I tell you. I even saw someone bringing their poodle on a walk. In a pram. Complete with a thin veil in front. Purpose of walk lost -.-

Super romantic place for lovebirds to sit and watch the sunset, as you can see.

After dinner, which I didn't bother to take pictures of because we were ravished, we went to have a look at Times Square, Wan Chai before going back to the hotel and knocking out right after.

Super crowded, like any other place in HK.

The next day, we went to Mongkok Street. "Mongkok" meaning crowded corner, yeah it pretty much lived up to it's name.

After exploring Mongkok Street for a bit, we went to Nv Ren Jie (女人街, Ladies' Market) which was just within walking distance.

And shopped mercilessly, again.

Saw some people doing a live news telecast in front of some building that got badly burnt the week before.

Had lunch at yet another crowded restaurant with good food. The tables were all super narrow as you can see.

But who cares about space when you have such YUMMY food to eat?? So so so yummy.

Took this pic from a tram that we were riding to the star ferry jetty.

On the star ferry!!!

Me looking all chubby and bundled up because I'm so vulnerable to the cold T__T

Reached the other side of HK. Saw the recently opened Apple store full of people playing with apple products.

And the Loius Vuitton here has it's own BUILDING. Unlike the little LV shoplots in KL or Singapore lol.

Super crowded street which I know not of it's name. Took it from inside a double decker. I'm pretty sure we rode ALL the vehicles available here, train, tram, bus, taxi, you name it.

And even after nightfall the streets all over HK are still crowded even more so than in the day time.

And the only thing else that I could recall of that night was having awesome steamboat dinner. Perfect for the cold wintery night ♥ Went back to Shenzhen the next day. Luckily the flow from HK back to Shenzhen on Mondays are pretty minimal, so yay.

After dropping our belongings at the hotel, shopped MORE at the Luo Hu Port. Took us a while to get out of the mall there that night because every corner and shop looked the same and we kept getting lost wtf

Bought strawberries to eat on the plane ride back home the next day. Yums. What is it about foreign food that always make them SO yummy huh?!

To sum it up, I guess this trip was more of a shopping trip more than it was a sight-seeing one. Like most of my trips with mum. All she wants to do is shop like mad. I've been to Singapore twice and I've never even seen the Merlion once *sob* But hey, at least I'm blessed enough to ever get the chance to travel outside the country. Gotta count my blessings everyday and be thankful for everything :) Hopefully I can afford to travel this much when I grow up and have my own family aye x__x

Till next time! :D

Nihao!

Heya peeps!

I know I've been horrible about updating regularly. This sem's been pretty tough and I'm expecting tougher times ahead next year :S Anyways, Greetings from Hong Kong! Am currently on vacation here after just spending two nights in Shenzhen, China. Just wanna give ya'll a heads up that I will be writing more soon! :) For now it's 1am in HK and I gotta wake up early tomorrow morning for mad shopping so I gotta get some shut-eye.

Hugs and kisses!

The big 2-0.

Temporary freedom!!! Just handed in two of my assignments this week. Now for an assignment-free weekend, until we get the new briefs on Monday. It's been a crazy hectic week for me. Assignment deadlines and birthdays. My birthday, to be specific. Teehee.

Me being vain because I rarely wear make up and take selcas anyway :)

Celebrated in advance with the family first on Sunday night at The Carvery. That place is seriously amazing. More than 9 types of meat served buffet style AND served to our table!! Didn't get to take a lot of pictures cuz we were all so busy stuffing ourselves. Talk about fat farm.

Only managed to take a few pics before leaving though. Me and mumsy. Finally wore my new floral skirt!! :D Though my bag was blocking it in this pic -.-

Here's a pic with a better view of the skirt and me looking like some bitchy snob lol. Mum snapped the pic before I was ready = = No cake that night because we knew we'd be too full to have desserts.

Oh and dad got me a netbook that day too. Which is what I'm using right now. Outside. Oh the convenience of it all! ♥ It's secondhand but still in pretty good condition. Just the battery's a little weird. Am gonna use it for personal stuff and internet surfing only since it can't accommodate my Adobe programs. And the desktop shall be used for mostly work stuff~

Anyway, on Wednesday, which was the actual day, Jess(who booked me for lunch a month in advance wth) picked me up for lunch right after my class ended. Went to Millions with me thinking that it was just gonna be the two of us like on her birthday. Little did I know there were gonna be surprise guests who *ahem* told me they were busy and couldn't make it. But thanks for showing up and surprising me. I had a gooood time :)))

This girl who was texting the whole time and me thinking she was texting her boyfriend. But she was texting Nimai instead.... . . . . . .

CUPCAKESSSSSSSSS ♥

The only decent candid pic that Jess took of me that doesn't expose my fatness lol

Nimai sadface because his food came in a small bowl and he considers it as eating the decoration and Nimai happyface because his shirt matches Jess's shirt that day.

Thank you, awesome people who surprised me and treated me to lunch :DD

(Yes, I ignored the rules and wore the skirt out to school anyways haha) Btw, remember the mug that my beloved monkeys got me last year for my birthday?

This one? Well, baby just broke it a week before my birthday. Which means it didn't even live up to a year old. *sadface* I was pretty upset about it cuz it was so cute. But this year they got me another one which was much more special :O

Roar, be awed by its awesomeness! Replacement mug!!! :D with our faces on it! Thank you, my monkeysss!! I love you guys ♥ ♥ ♥

I shall end this post with a random pic that I took of the sky that I'm kinda proud of xD

Toodles!! Thanks to everyone who wished me on fb and txted me!! I really appreciated the fact that you guys remembered cuz I hid my birth date on Fb. Ehehehh. I'm so old now.... *sobs*

Geek with the awesome shirt.

Yes. I am the geeky girl with a Big Bang shirt. *sakai* On my last trip to KL I went to KLCC and saw this shop called UNIQLO. And then I tried to remember why it sounded so familiar. Because they have Big Bang shirts! So I went and got one. It wasn't one of the best designs, but it was the last size S left. The rest were way too big for me. So it was that or nothing. Quite happy with it though :)))

And Lol this pic looks so different compared to the pic I posted before this. I guess glasses, messy hair and lighting makes a huge difference. Previous pic of the skirt was taken during the day with the window open, which explains why I look so fair there. xO

Anyway, had a Mackers lunch with Abi and Leen the other day. Such a guilty pleasure, I'm so glad I can't afford to eat it so often. Or else I'd be happily obese right now. *shivers* Talked about a lot of dark stuff that day. I wonder why I find these topics so interesting.... I get the creeps, but I still like to talk about them in detail. -.- e.g. Superstitions on sleep paralysis and not picking up stray umbrellas cuz they're "unclean". Yikes.

But let's not talk about that now at 1:25 in the morning. Let me show you a funny picture.

I don't know if you guys find it funny, but I think it's kinda amusing in a cute way. How these dogs can be so fascinated by a pile of soil on the road. Saw this outside my sister's house today. If I'm not mistaken the white one spent a few hours just lying on top of the pile. Bet he felt like King of the mountain. LOL.

Okay, enough lameness from me tonight. Baaaaaack to work again. :) TTFN~

Sadmidnightcravings

It's 1:35am and I'm stuck with assignments and feeling shitty. And all I can think of is what I'd just love to do or where to be right now.

• I want to go to the beach.
• I want to stuff myself silly with takoyaki.
• I've been wanting that delish ham and vege sandwich from Delizze for quite a while now.
• I forking miss Universal Studios in Singapore.
• Actually I just miss Singapore in general -.-
• I haven't been to the Japanese buffet at Crowne Plaza for quite a while now (since New Year's) and I miss the unlimited sashimi supply like mad.
• I want an iPhone a data plan for my phone that won't suck up my credit like crazy.
• I want a wlan usb adapter. Still using a netbook and desktop at the same time to do my work wtf damn frustrating lo.
• I WANT MORE TIME TO COMPLETE MY ASSIGNMENTS!!! PLEASEANDTHANKYOU

Just a random midnight rant. Getting hungry now. Shall go hunt for some milk or something before turning in. I'll prolly do a proper update tomorrow. Nights, everyone :O

Persevere! And other random stuff...

Day two of my winter sem and I'm almost ready to drop dead.

I already have a presentation tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. And 2 assignments due in another 15 days. One assignment is to design and code a Game and Watch game from scratch using Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver, and another assignment is to create a typography animation using Adobe After Effects. I'm not even that familiar with After Effects omg. T__T

On a lighter note, I bought a pretty new skirt from my cousin's shop over the weekend. Decided to try it on yesterday. Hmmm. I think I like it :))

And yes, as usual, my room is a horrible mess, but let's not delve further into that, shall we? And yes, I stick post-its on my mirrors as reminders. My memory has been getting pretty ridiculous lately.

Anyway, what do you think of the skirt? :D My sister won't let me wear it to school cuz she thinks it's too short though. So I don't think it will be seeing the sun anytime soon. -.-

Done with rant, now back to work. Toodles!!

Smoky Sexy Eyes :D

I'm on a roll! xD Just a short post today too, wanna show you guys something. Been meddling with make up lately, and I'm very fascinated with how people can make their eyes look so fierce and pretty just by blending the right colours. Especially like in Michelle Phan's make up tutorials.

Was looking at the make up at Watson's the other day, since they were having some sale. And I saw these eyeshadow palettes from Revlon, and THE COLOURS ARE SO PRETTY!!! Apparently it's called the Revlon CustomEyes Shadow and Liner.

I like the Naturally Glamorous (upper right) and the Smoky Sexy (bottom left) colours! I'm contemplating getting the Smoky Sexy palette but it's RM33. I'm not a make up pro and I don't usually splurge that much on the make up.....but I'm thinking of making an exception and buying it. Should I? Or should I forget it? :S Is it overpriced? Come to think of it, it was originally RM40++ before discount.

Should I get it?! T_______T

What is this?!

My gosh. An update after 6 long months of silence. I'm sooo sorry for neglecting my dear blog. :S I've been planning to blog for so long but I couldn't help but procrastinate and delay the task despite how dead bored I was during the holidays. I guess assignments aren't the only things that a student can procrastinate about.

Anyway, I've recently just recovered from a rather severe bout of acute tonsillitis. Severe because I've had tonsillitis before, but I've never had it this bad. I'd show you guys a picture, but it's really gross and prolly make me lose readers. Eheh.

With only one day left until my winter semester classes commence, I was just reading other people's blogs and thinking how diligent they are, updating their blogs every few days and how pathetic I am, wasting a whole month of holidays without even updating once.

Well, it's finally the end of my holidays and I've finally summed up enough willpower to actually blog. I keep wanting to do looong updates with shitloads of pictures, but then I realised these long posts don't come easy -.- So I'm just gonna start off slow with teeny basic updates for now :)

Like my nails? Just did them yesterday. MYSELF. *proud* I procrastinated a whole week before doing them though. I'm so horrible. Lol. Then I realised that it is a good thing too, cuz then when classes start they'll still look fresh and unchipped. *joy* Oh, and it's not black, its a dark metallic blue. And yes, my fingers are peeling like maaaaddd because I played my guitar a little bit during the hols. Guess the poor thing is back to gathering dust now that I'm gonna have classes.

I can't say that I regret my hols though it was kinda shitty. Stayed home every single day, hardly getting to see my friends. Only going out 5 times within those 6 weeks. Getting so sick at the end. But at least I got to meet some of my friends. Better than none at all right? :)

OH. Also, newsflash! DAD SOLD MY CAR. So I am currently carless (which explains my holiday situation) right now. Gonna drive mum's [less valuable] car to school. Everyone thinks my dad is gonna get me a car for my birthday. I think NOT. Not in another 2 - 3 years is he gonna get me a new car. Trust me, I've seen the signs. Haha.

Now all I'm hoping for this winter sem is keeping up my no-fail streak. Gonna make myself work my ass off for two subjects within SIX weeks. My uni is crazy but we get this shit all the time so we're used to it. :) Tatas for now!

Love of my life! ;D

You wanna know the current love of my life? Her name's Shanice. And I love her so so much. :) Recently me and my sister keep bringing up how time flies so damn fast and how it feels like just last week we brought Shanice back from the hospital. And how she used to just spend all her time sleeping. Here's something fun, picture comparisons! :D

This was taken on January 14th, 2010:

Sleeping....

And this was taken on January 12th, 2011:

And smiling away..with rice on her mouth. Lol, my little kepo ma.

Words cannot describe how much I love her ;)

January 5th, 2010

December 25th, 2010

Time flies too fast. I have yet to catch up with it. She's walking already. Before I know it she's gonna start asking me all sorts of questions. It's a funny thought. :)

Twenny Eleven. ♥

Hello, Happy New Year!! :D I know this post is long due and I wanted to do a 2010 recap but didn't really have the time yet. Maybe soon, if you guys don't mind? Lol. Anyways, Singapore post is still not finished....Sooo many pics! So before I get the chance to procrastinate again, I shall write about my New Year's Eve! :)

Mumsies ♥

Had dinner with the family at Cafe Majestic. Was a really last minute plan since we didn't have anywhere else to go for NYE x__x so sad right. Haha. Anyways, FOOD PHOTO FLOOD :DD

The white stuff is cheese. Super YUMS!

These two were a sort of experiment, I think?? Weirdest sushi I've ever tasted. That's lamb meat in it!! Not such a good idea...:/

Sashimi galore! Damn I miss it already.

(If you wanna know, there's salmon, tuna, white tuna, mackerel, octopus, surf clam and eel sashimi)

That's maguro/tuna rolls.....That red sauce on the plate killed me. I think it was tabasco sauce :( buuuuuuuuurn!

California rolls filled with ebiko. Specifically requested for no rice in it! ♥

And dessert! ♥

And NO I didn't eat all those cakes. Wish I could though. Just took a bite out of each to taste all of them :3 And I must say that the slice on the small saucer was the best omg *drools*

Spent a good two hours there stuffing ourselves silly. Then headed over to Sarawak Club to meet some cousins in hopes of crashing their countdown at the karaoke lounge like last year. But there wasn't any countdown going on there. Or even dancing. Sad. Only some people singing "♪♫Can you paint with all the colours of the wind........" on karaoke. T___T

Then dad wanted to go home....but I didn't want to go home before midnight so he dropped me at Woodlands with my siblings. HAAAA Danced like hell there. Had fun indeed.

Shotsshotsshotsshots *cue Lil' Jon*

(And no I didn't have any of that lol)

Michelle!

Me and sister. Can you see any resemblance??

Plus another cousin :D

Uhh...not a lot of pics cuz I was dancing most of the time and my purse was under the table. But here's one of me and Michelle at 2am in the car on the way back. Lol.

Happy New Yearrrr!!!!! :D

Ps: Damn, this layout doesn't let me edit font colours and sizes :(

Sniffle.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I was going to Singapore before this. Well, I'm back. So expect a post soon. I'm not sure how soon though, cuz I got sick -.- and I need to get most of the pics from my cousin's camera since I couldn't really take proper pics with my mobile camera.

Anyways, 3 days to Christmas! ;) And someone's coming back tomorrowwww! ♥

Bzzt.

Today is not my day. Shit happens. And sometimes, if you're really unlucky, even the most ridiculously impossible shit happens.

Bah. I found something cool today anyways. Have you ever found that Bar Code Reader app on your mobile phone and wondered how it works? I did. Tried it on the bar codes on stuff I bought. Doesn't work. Now try and scan this :)

Liplicious!

It's 2am...I can't sleep and I'm sort of in a dilemma... . . . I won't say what about yet though, you will find out soon. For now just to keep my mind preoccupied I shall blog about something really random. My lipbalm "collection". :P

←oldest to newest→

Previously I had horribly dry, chapped, peeling, cracking, anything-else-you-can-think-of-except-herpes lips. Then it so happened that my mum had a brand new Nivea Essential Lip Care lipbalm that she didn't want. So she gave it to me.

It literally did miracles for my lips, no kidding. My lips are hardly dry and chapped anymore! And I used it religiously everyday and night. When it was finished I went to buy another and found one that was even better. Hydro Care. Got that for RM7+.

When that finished, I went to buy it again but it was always sold out. So I got the Cherry one (was the last Nivea lipbalm left wtf). I thought it would just smell like cherry but it was really red when I wanted something colourless. So I went to yet another pharmacy and found the hydro care one but guess how much was it. RM11. I was so shocked the price could shoot up 4Ringgit in just a few months!! Cilaka one!

Then when that finished too, I went on another hunt. At another pharmacy, the last one left was the Soft Rose one. Tried that. Was a very light pink, wasn't as red as the cherry one but it wasn't moisturizing enough. So I went to another pharmacy again, and wth hydro care was sold out there too! Why so in demand ah T___T So I got essential one again. Just got it today(Monday), actually.

So thus goes my wild goose chase for the perfect lipbalm. Haha. Sorry if this bores you, but it was just something I felt like sharing. If you have dry lips, I highly recommend these!! :)

Ps, don't ask me why I still keep the finished ones. I'm not sure, but I guess I just like seeing them all together like that. Lol. And I still use the pink and cherry ones. I apply them over the colourless ones depending on the occasion. Cherry for dinner parties for redder lips, and Soft Rose for daytime use cuz it has a more natural colour. :3

Life as it is :)

Okay, something happened today that kinda shocked me. My puppy somehow escaped from her cage while Cammi was out. I was so scared for her. :C But fortunately, they seem to be getting along fine. Cammi seems very curious about her and keeps chasing her when she runs away.

Oh, I realised that you guys don't know the puppy's name yet. I named her Cassie :)) But no offence to my friend Cassandra, kay? :O Lol. Cuz my dog names all begin with C. Cutie, Chloe (not around anymore), Cody (not around anymore too), Cammi and then there's Cassie! :D

Well, so far things are going well... Cassie seems to submit to Cammi. Like, she would crouch down and stay still when Cammi stands above her. Brother says that things should go smoothly if we give them a few hours of supervised playtime everyday. We gotta let Cassie know that Cammi is more superior! Also, my brother plans to get another rottweiler puppy. A male puppy. Oh boy, indeed. So I'm kinda worried about how rough he's gonna be when he grows up. @@

Anyway, I want to show you guys something awesome I found through Jin's (behindinfinity on DeviantArt, in case you don't know) Twitter!

Wait for it....

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Super cute riiiight?! I can't decide which to call my favourite! These characters are drawn by this girl who calls her self Jacket. And she posts them on her blog. Go check it out! She even does comics about them! Like how Blogger has a crush on LiveJournal and stuff. Hilarious! She also has a DeviantArt account, so go check that out too! She does a lot of kpop fan art as well for those interested xD ♥

Long time no see :)

So...I changed my blog skin...again. Is it driving you mad yet? I'm finally having my hols! Been M.I.A for 2 months on this blog and when I come back, I look at the skin and I decided that I didn't like the colours. White has always been my colour, I guess. Found an old header that I made last year so might as well use it since it's Christmas season already. :D

And it's Shanice's first Christmas! (Last Christmas she was in confinement and spent most of her time sleeping so that doesn't count) Her first time seeing Christmas trees. She's coming to Singapore with us this year. I'm kinda worried about how she'll hold up in the plane though. Even if she's not a new born anymore. :S We're going to Universal Studios! Looking forward to that! Speaking of which, I need to do a lot of preparing. Like repainting my nails. Not really contented with the current purple colour :/

Editted cuz I was bored :3 I do not have purple eyes -.- (I wish, though) Also, I am a major noob at make up Should I paint my nails red? Something fitting of the Christmas season ♥ I wanna look the season this year. Which means I need to get a new santa hat too cuz mum threw out mine. It had pigtail braids attached to it!!!!! Grrr.

Oh, and I got a new puppy :O

Don't try and resist her cuteness ♥

A rottweiler mix with no-idea-what-breed. No, she is not Cammi's pup. My brother-in-law found her walking into his shop one day covered with ticks so he took her in. Now she's living with me. The day she came to my house in a box she was so quiet and shy. Now she has her own cage and makes a lot of noise. -.- I dare not let her play with Cammi yet though. I'm afraid Cammi might kill her :(

SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN SIZES D:

Aih, dad says we might move her to my grandparent's house. I'm worried she might run down the hill and get run over by a car or something. :C Not entirely sure if he's really serious about it though. We'll just have to wait and see....