M Fest 2009!

We have been longing for M Fest since a month ago when we first heard that we were invited to perform during M Fest, that was way before our Malaysian Nite performance. There were too much dramas before the M Fest, from yes to no and no to yes, and there was this very brainstorming moment where everyone of us struggled so much. Our spirit was once hit down for few hours and it was such a miracle that our team spirit was that strong and everything was back in place after a night.

It was so the road not taken when I was about to vote for yes or no, I hate that kinda feeling. No matter what did I vote that day, I don't feel sorry for voting no and it doesn't matter after all. It's all so good for now, no regrets at all.

So the day has finally come. I've never traveled with such a big group of people to Sydney before, it is fun and emm... it's like keluar kampung(?) with our leader holding the gong dragon pillar and a small Malaysian flag. LOL.

After walking for few hours around Darling Harbour having my beloved Easy Way taro milk bubble tea and Gelatissimo guava ice cream with Pet and Jas... finally it's our time!

Negara makmur hidup rakyat............................ Negaraku Malaysia! :)

I'm so grateful.
It would never be a wrong decision to spare my time for dikir practices every week, this made my last few months in aussie become so happening. Goshhh I'm loving my life right now, I'll bring home with all these sweet memories.

The youngest in the house to turn 21st.

Happy 21st Hua :)

I still feel bad that I left to dikir barat practice right after the dinner. This is unusual I would say. For our culture we will stay up late at home chit chatting and have cards and wii till everyone is exhausted, then only we would call off the day. When I reached home everyone was in the room and no more zho-siaoness around, aahhh.. a shorter celebration compared to ours. Anyway I still hope you enjoy your day with us. :)

We are all 21st now. *oops except nana*

Happy happy happy birthday, huaaaaaaaa :)

Commerce vs Architecture

A commerce student's table will never go like this, at least for me my table will never be like that. Worse come to worst it would just be notes and notes and tonnes of notes scattered all around the table, but still it's a rare case for me.

I guess everyone knows about the orangy morning we had early yesterday morning. :) So so so orange! The dust storm is so storm that I was actually waken up by the strong wind and the extraordinary colour of the sunlight I could peak through the curtains. I woke up and looked at the sky, and back to bed thinking it's just slightly abnormal since never on earth I know there's something called dust storm. Lame, I know. Felt the strange and woke up again, stared into the orange colour and still, I didn't know what's wrong with the sky except the extremely strong wind that was very irritating.

 Photo courtesy of Mei Zhi

Dust storm isn't the main point here anyway. I mean.. I woke up early in the morning. So early that I had the chance to witness this phenomenon.

Okay, continue.

And so, I experienced the life of an architecture student. Staying up the whole night, doing the model, measure and measure, cut and cut, and glue and glue. Burnt the midnight oil, and blew it off because it's already bright outside.

5 of us, but Cien fell asleep because she was too exhausted.

Just to complete this two models.

How grateful I am for doing Commerce instead of this thing that would've killed too much of my cells, any cells. No wonder someone needs "Gold Cavier".

So there was this 24-hour that I stayed awake, from witnessing the dust storm to experiencing the owl life of architecture students, and I am more than agreed with archiTORTURE proposed by Liyinism afterall.

I am thankful that I don't have any "art cells" that would ever encourage me to choose this architorture path. Phew~

Mixture of my days

I feel uncomfortable for not updating for a long time hmm for the sake of updating I'm just gonna crap whatever it is in my mind. But come to think of it, what for updating something heartlessly just because it sounds like a duty and not enthusiastic at all. See, I've started my blabbering.

Last week we had briyani, and just now we had rendang ayam. Sedapnya! It's Raya time now! This is how wonderful life is when you have neighbours who are a bunch of good cook! Thanks neighbours :) I gonna do something in return soon, soon sooooon. Let me think what can I do.

I think I only have 2 months plus left here. Future is unpredictable. Seems like yesterday was only last year February when I first left Penang and kept telling myself I'm gonna go home after 2 years, and now when I come to realise there are only 2 months left, I think S, A and D is not a good combination to form a word. Damn how am I going to fully utilise this 2 months?

Because I miss my mom's vegie savoury pancake so much finally I managed to make something similar last night. Quite to my satisfaction and I'm craving more. Herng, you must do it one day okay? :)

What else what else...

Should I buy some baking ware home? So many macam-macam bake ware here and they look so cute and adorable.

Oh ya damn I think I can imagine the dining hall in my house is so full of mooncakes now! Arghhh...

What else what else...

Looking forward for the spring break! Although I've no specific plan for the two-week break...

When can I know where/what/when/how am I going to be after this year?

Whenever comes to this question, it will end up with ..................... dots and dots. Who wanna employ me?

I miss kuih-muih now!

Weeehooooo I made kuih batik, again! The first time I made was just few days ago, it was a very very last minute decision to make and brought to Bizi's birthday on last Wednesday night. Woke up early in the morning and rushed to Woolworths to get the ingredients and settled it in an hour time, headed to uni after that. And yea, I missed the PASS session because I've totally forgotten about that. I could only think of the kuih batik and kuih batik when I woke up in the morning. :(

People always says that baking and cooking shan't be doing in a rush, and the more love and passion the better it is. I remember back at home I once baked the cookies in frustration, and even fell asleep while waiting for the cookies in the oven, it was a disaster. :D :D And again, for the first kuih batik I made in the morning due to the time constraint I think I measured the Milo wrongly :S Anyway the second batch of kuih batik is definitely better! :) :) :) :) :)

Me and Hua made it again last night because she has this issue of craving for desserts late at night recently. And also, we added chocolate powder it tastes nicer and stronger too. Hehehehe.

Super easy :)

A photo of us at Bizi's surprise birthday bash. A nice prank that night! Hahaha =)

It always feels nice and pleasant to be appreciated and trusted by friends and when they share and grumble with you, this strengthens the bond. Sometimes I think this reflects how do people look at you and the image you give people. Hmm. :)

Catching up!

Haven't really been blogging lately, although everyday seems to be so normal and nothing seems to be extraordinary to me, rupa-rupanya I have some left behind that I don't know is my laziness that leaves them behind or .... most probably laziness, can't deny.

I made kuih kodok for our "Makan-makan Sampai Pengsan" party! :) Easy job, flour + eggs + water + bananas + dessicated coconut = :D Hmm I should have put some baking powder inside, or maybe if I make it again next time I shall decrease the portion of flour, and more banana, more and more banana :) tastes more banana-ish! But still, moderation is good else if it's too banana-ish I can't shape it probably.

So I already had kuih kodok here. My next kuih-muih craving is kuih dadar, kuih talam, kuih ubi kayu, ondeh-ondeh...... Aiyo, gimme any kuih now I will sapu for you! Ohhh... I want keropok lekor! We will make it one day, hmmph, you will see!

I can't stop when it comes to a food topic. :S Nevermind, let me continue.

I kept browsing through Okonomiyaki recipe recently, I must do one soon to satisfy my crave! I miss the taro+carrot pancake mom used to make it at home, it's simple but with the taro it tastes so heavenly to me. I am a taro freak! Anything with taro will definitely catch my attention first. Or maybe I should also do scallion pancake one day, or any type of Chinese-savoury pancake with vegie inside. Shit this reminds me of my beloved don't know what-green-vegie pancake at home, dip with chili sauce it's so perfect OMG! And being a typical Teochew, I'm thinking of "kuang chiang" now! :( My mom's kuang chiang is the best! [Yes yes, Kev? I know you love it! =p]

Enough of food. Hmmmmm. Too much to continue.

A night out for Wei Xiang's 21st birthday at Goldbergs'. We are so typical Malaysians because the main thing we want is to have a yumcha place, and whether or not we really enjoy tea-ing/coffee-ing it doesn't really matter, all we want is chit-chatting, gossiping and still, mouth exercising. :)

Mom, am I a Buddhist? Or I should better regard myself as a Taoist?

I went chanting and listened to a dharma talk! So unbelievable to me myself @@ Maybe I did before or I couldn't really remember, but this is so formal! I'm going again this Sunday, let's see how far can I maintain. 

At Cham Shan Temple, Morisset.

My dikir barat family :) Not all in though, most were absent. How nice is it if we always have some makan-makan during our meetings and practices. We are so Malaysian, ain't we Malaysian loves makan-makan?! =D No matter what gathering or outing we have there must be food involved, back in Penang or here in Newcastle, whenever we gather around we go for food, this is for sure!

Kita anak Malaysia!

Go go M.Fest! :D

So much uncertainties recently. Whatever you heard me saying before, you could just wipe them off from your mind because they probably don't exist anymore. Where am I going next? I need to restructure and rebuild the whole mindset, everything changed. Not until the very last minute, I won't know the definite answer. Or maybe there won't be a definite answer? But still there must be one. Sigh. Lead me please, anyone?

A night for Malaysians

On the 28th of August it was the night for all Malaysians in Newcastle! Merdeka Night was so fun and few days after we were still very excited about it! I managed to borrow a Punjabi wear from Jing for that night, instead of wearing dress I showed some supports for the culture. :)

Merdeka Night 2009 Fusion of Culture

My last Merdeka Night in Newcastle! :(

I guess what makes it special to me for this year is because I actually get involved in one of the performances for that night. It is quite unbelievable for me though. I was very active back in high school but not in the college or uni until just weeks ago when Jim asked me whether or not I'm interested in doing something crazy on Merdeka Night itself!

Dikir Barat is something I am not familiar with at all, until I joined the team! From what I knew it was just a performance where the performers sit on the floor and clap clap clap, clap and sing and clap and sing. And now, I know it was a big mistake, I am so grateful that I'm a member of the Dikir Barat team! It is not just as simple as clap and sing, the fun and joy in between count a lot and it is all that matters. :D

Ala ewa                ewa bule           

                                                                                                                ewa bule               teraju tigo

And who knew we would come back with 3rd prize for the MYSUN's Got Talent competition! :D

Watch THIS and watch THAT!

Thoughts flashed through my mind after the awesome night and I know confession is what I can do at the moment. Thing always happens to be in the way that you wouldn't appreciate until you realise it worths a place somewhere in your heart. I've never expected that I would fall in love with this place and seeing that there are only three months ahead before I leave, for the first time there was a moment I felt sad to leave. When I'm just started to feel it, I'm going to miss it soon. It is not too early to feel sad, three months' time - a very short one. Sometimes I just failed to transform my thoughts into words.

Ahh.. Move forward. :)