Summing up 2008~~~

Many pictures ahead... sorry for the lag in loading the tremendous amounts of photos. :) nothing much i can describe in words but pictures do speak a thousand words. The pictures totally sums up what ive been doing throughout the 2nd semester all the way till the end of the year 2008. The first half of the year can be track back throughout my older posts. Pardon me for the lack of updates in this few months because i have been terribly busy with uni, assignments, badminton, and life crisis. They practically left me with not enough time to sleep as well as updating my blog. And also another reason is that i simply do not know what else to blog about. Ideas wouldnt materialize in my head anymore. Guess im too blur now eh? Studying Maths 3C now is a real pain. Though im lovin it~~~ so lets get on with the pics.

In the 2nd semester... CEP was the biggest time consuming subject i have ever met throughout my life. It ate up my weekends. Because of this subject, im in uni on Saturdays and Sundays and also staying back till 11pm at times. Gosh... Nevertheless, i love the people i get to know through this subject...


My crazy group members = Xiao Jin, Sharifah, Elaine, Shana, Calvin, Clement, Adrian, and Wilson. Xiao Jin just left for Melbourne 2 days ago. Gonna miss her laughter so much. It sucks to know someone new and then you see them leaving you. Haih...


Missing Mr. Macho here... badminton buddy as well... =D


Wilson the Pimp. Miss you guys a lot!!!

With CEP out of the way... stress keeps building up without any signs of stopping throughout the year. Exams came and go... but the stress stays. Stressing the results to be out... even though its the holidays now... im still stressing for whatsoever reason... haih... and i find consolation in the form of indulging in food.


Manhattan Seafood Platter for two... a must have when im so so stressed out that i need to pig myself...


My turtle cheesecake slice for someone who didnt even bother to show up. It tastes good nevertheless, and from that slice, i met 2 more nice friends in the form of Ah Siang and Jiann Huei.


My mix fruits cake which Betsy and Saravana truly enjoys... and even my family too...


Mua Chi. Although it looks and tastes similar to the Foochow Tang Yuan. Love it lots.


Black pepper lamb pie from Secret Recipe. I dont know why but i love it so much... although the serving looks small... it makes me full to the brim... such a good treat for stress...


And i cant seem to get enough of sushi. I go to Sushi King at least twice a month. Arghhh... the hole in my pocket is getting bigger...


But you know, sometimes pampering yourself do work wonders~~~ xD


3 persons can eat this much at a time... when you're stress... splurging is not an issue...


Although im no big fan of KFC... but sometimes a hearty meal of Hot n Spicy Chicken with cheesy wedges really makes me happy.


5.5 kg turkey i had for Christmas this year... never could have finish the whole bird. The most we ate was a drum only. Dont underestimate the small size. Its a picture.


And having steamboat 4 times in the month of December alone really kills my tastebud. I get a little sick of the buttery taste, sick of the atmosphere... and pissed for the weight gain. Arghhh... im sinful.

And with more stress... i turn to baking when my weighing scale shows my weight increased a notch.


Triple Chocolate Cake. Betsy truly adores this piece and Saravana keep pestering me for the recipe... haih... i love it too... but it all depends on the mood ok?


Little Choc Chip Muffins for dessert and breakfast... cant get enough of chocolates i guess... its a comforting food for heaven's sake!


The best cheesecake i have ever baked in my life... tastes as good as Secret Recipe's i can say... LOL... too bad for someone...

And the most exotic thing i have eaten in this half year is...


Mr-Blame-Me-When-It-Rains... now now... dont give me that look... this isnt the worst i have eaten so far... ive eaten more exotic things but im not posting it here ok?

Enough of food... lets talk about uni...


For the first time we managed to get a huge group photo with all 109 students in the class... Engineering Maths 2 couldnt be more fun with Ms Betsy and Ms Chong teaching us again... known them since foundation... whoa... ok although i dont know everyone in class... im proud to say i know at least 80% of them. =D


The first robotics competition i went to... never have i found robotics to be such an interesting course... too bad... the future is...

Other things about uni... well its normal stuff and i dont think i will repeat myself here...

Next on about life and friends... in 2008... ive met many new people, both good and bad... made good friends, 'adopted' new brothers and children =D ... fallen in love and never got out of that hole... i guess thats just life aint it?


Went to National Service... lasted 3 weeks... came back and postpone the crap thing coz i was spiritually weakened. Guess im just useless? Nah... no comment.


Miss my cousin Audrey at times... she came back from Australia few weeks back and now is back again in Aust.


Us at a family dinner... dont we look alike? LOL...


First prom ive attended in my uni... might feel like going again next year if i have a REAL partner in crime... thats Dominic... a new friend i got to know this year... nice chap... thanks for having life-to-life talks and chats with me at times...


Crazy bunch of guys whom i always remember for God-knows whatever reason. Ching Ho, Ah Sien, Eric, Marvin and Chee Min. I still think Chee Min is so good looking... LOL sshhh...


Hoe Hin, Ben and HaYou... dont know why i *heart* HaYou so much... one of my best friends...


Karena from KL... for her age... she is more crazy than me... HAHA... love you babe!!!


Rosemary, Ropalin and Evelyn... super kiasu girls that ive met in Uni... LOL bleh guys bleh!!! They are super smart and available... go after them guys!!! LOL... ps~ im so in love with Eve's cousin. zzz


I miss these guys so so much... Larry when are you coming back?Haih... when can we have gatherings with all of us like this again? =X


At Zakil's house during Hari Raya. Miss you guys a hell lot...


At Pasir Pandak with HouKee, Adrian, June and Mumzy... miss the fun hanging out together... i remembered after this event, i got grounded pretty bad... but now its okayyy... lol


Foundation graduation... i dont see the relevance to why we should attend it but who cares we got our certificates so boo yah!!!


New friends that ive met whom ive grown fond of. TzeHui, Kelvin, Dean, Paul and Bertrand. I still think that Dean looks so much like B. Hmmph... everyone disagrees... oh wells... sad thing is... Dean is leaving to Melbourne in 2009... met a nice friend and losing him in a nick of time. DOUBLE SIGHS~~~ Thanks TzeHui for bringing me out to eat and shop. And for the badminton. And also giving me confidence in things that i dont have confidence in at all... ^^


And special thanks to everyone's boyfriend, Mr Yeo Pei Yuan. Hahaha... thanks for being there for me always... he is a real cotton wool... a guy's and girl's best friend... to sum up, EVERYONE'S BEST FRIEND.

Thanks to June... you got me addicted to online shopping now. Can get stuffs cheaper and also more individualistic as the percentage of other people around Kuching to have the same clothes as you is low. HAHA...

Thanks to bro for always consoling me when im down. I know life in KL is harsh most of the time, but keep going on strongly ok? God bless...

Thanks to mum and dad for everything... even though we do have our unreasonable disagreements... i still love you guys a lot.

To all the Bs' = B, Bubu (HaYou's nick), Bii (Kevin), Bro 1, Bro 2 and Bro 3... LOVE YOU GUYS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!! XOXO LOVE AND KISSES...

To all my friends... thanks for being there for me always... helping me throughout the way with support... without you guys, i think i would have been crazy already.

To all the haters, fuck yourself...

And to everyone that i have missed out... just wanna wish you guys a Happy 2009 as we wave goodbye to 2008... and... TO EVERYONE WHO ARE IN MY LIFE...

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART...
and God bless you guys always!!!

XOXO,
Amber

An Unforgettable Week

I really had an unforgettable week behind me. Lets see... the highlights were... i put on back all the freaking weight i lost during my National Service fiesta, had the best day out with my friends and Mumzy since i cant forget when, got grounded and practically given a warning that i might be disowned if i continued my behaviour (which i dont know what the fuck is about) and also, being a scared kitten when asked to sing into the microphone solo for the first time. And and, my dad's car battery died on us at 7th mile just now. Gawd~~~ Well, that pretty sums up what im gonna say... so... dont bother to read ahead if you're planning to bitch.

Lets see... starting from my weight gain. Im not practically fat now. Just that i got back all the weight i lost while at camp. AT LEAST no more gaunt and bony face, no more showing off of bone structures but Thank God! no double chin. =D All thanks to my unhealthy diet of eating 250g of pasta daily for brunch... and lots and lots of rich muffins and cheese! LOL... imagine you get spaghetti in packets of 500g, dried ones. Tried cooking half a pack and see how much it is. ^^ Thats the best diet to gain lots of weight. Wheeeeeeeeeeee =D

And then... there's the fun outing at the beach. Lots more information about it at June's blog. However, im gonna post some pictures too la. =D


Chocolate muffins i baked for the trip to the beach. Secret to it is... bake it twice... ^^ Bake under low heat first... then higher heat later on... teeheehee...


The serene beach at Pasir Pandak... look at the trees on the horizon... very beautifully placed to give us a sense of mother nature and yada yada...


The beauty gives me the calm i need after a very excruciating terror in the National Service camp...


But all beauty is lost when some ignorant people decided to barbeque live chicken on the beach. Like wtf man... =.= gross to the extreme...


Hou Kee, Adrian and June embraced the seas first... i took a longer time to decide whether i should dip or not... teeheehee... June wore a bikini top... so... ooh-la-la... LOLZ


This is because Mumzy and i were their photographers for the day... ^^


Yours truly after nearly 2 hours of dipping in the sea... yes i did get more tanned... but its worth it. Having to dip and talked about anything whatsoever in our lives...


Yours truly with Ms. Then and choc muffin.


Yours truly with Mumzy!!!


Mr Sia with i dont-know-what-is-he-doing pose.

And it just dawned on me... i didnt have any pics in my phone of Mr. Yao. =.= sowiee...


So this is the five of us who went to the beach that day. Fun day out aight??? ^^ L to R: Hou Kee, Adrian, June, Yours Truly, Mumzy. Ze Mumzy is soooo light... we know her weight... teeheehee... And oh ya... both guys have manboobs!!! LOLZ...

Had LOTS OF FECKING SAND FLY BITES ALL OVER MY ARMS AND LEGS... AND JUNE'S... ON HER WHOLE BODY... omgosh... it was really fun but the sucky part was he sandflies... blood sucking creeps... gee... i dont even know why they exist... oh wells... if anyone is heading there for a relaxation spree... remember the insect repellent!!! By the way, that private beach at Pasir Pandak has a lot of schooling teenagers dating there in the afternoon. And many swimming lessons too... ^^

That night... i got grounded from going out at NIGHT... FOREVER... or maybe till im earning my own cash... and yea... ive been given a choice to stuck up with my parents or get out of the house... practically getting disowned la... coz its a threat... oh wells... gotta put up with it right? Nothing i can do about it. Just because of a little misunderstanding and also the fact that IM A FECKING GIRL FOR MY GENDER... oh wells... over-protectism should be practiced everywhere.. for the good of mankind that will extinct sooner than we thought. Well, this is the first and the last time i will be so obeying to them. Grr... i hate my life.

Since the incident... i was so sad... more of angry... coz i promised my camp friends that i can meet up with them during their holidays from 17th-20th July. However, in fear of everything, i JUST HAD to cancel every plans... oh darn... i cant even watch movie with Zakil... crap man... I so wantttt BATMAN!!! =(

On Friday, results of my first semester examinations were out. Sadly, i got 4 flat. Why sadly? Coz the exams were a bit... i dont know... well, it explains the extremely good results everyone is getting aight? So you understand what sort of paper we got then. Or maybe... everyone is just getting smarter by the day. If that is so... no more playing next semester then. Coz maintaining a 4 flat is shittingly depressing and stressful... gawdd~~~

On Saturday instead... went to sing in the church. Went for practice... got bombed by Ben Lo coz my pitching was all over the place... but wtf i had to sing straight to the microphone thereafter. I usually use the condenser and was like backup singer... but due to shortage, became one of the main vocals... singing the melody or whatever you call it... BUT HECK... i didnt dare sing loudly into the mic, so my bro said... he couldnt hear me at all during the second half of the mass... honestly speaking... i forgot to turn on my mic during some parts... shyt... haha... it really is weird listening to yourself on the microphone. So different. And btw, for the few times in my life, i actually didnt use my full voice capacity... coz im like a scared kitten in church. Those who knows me... you know how loud i can be aight? *winks*

So pretty sums up everything for the week aight? OH YA... CAR BATTERY DIED IN 7TH MILE... and wtf car battery price shoot up so much... gawd damn... how am i gonna survive with my meagre pay when i start working next time? Dang~~~ and to add more spice to the post...

STREAMYX SUCKS!!!

KL trip pt. 3 - OMG, i love ParkRoyal

Yea... as the title goes... i loved the hotel i stayed when i was in KL. ParkRoyal Hotel which is located just beside Coronade Hotel and at the junction of Jalan... Jalan... erm... forget already... =( but i love it coz it is located at Bukit Bintang area, so... it is just a few minutes walk to my best shopping area in the whole of KL. Daddy booked ParkRoyal because Coronade had no more room for us. Eh, how come not school holidays also fully booked one ar? Unfair... haih... But i got to say is, its just our luck coz the treatment we got at ParkRoyal was soooo good... i swear im gonna go back there again if i have the money... zzz... we touched down at KL about 10 something in the morning and headed straight to the hotel. Usually, check in time at hotels in KL is about 2 pm, if im not mistaken... or is it 12 pm? Forget forget, correct me if its wrong yea? Then, the moment we reached... can go straight to a special lobby at the 6th floor and check in there. Then can go to our rooms immediately worr... nice or not? Then got free welcome drinks and such too. But we had a busy day coz it was mum's BIG DAY, so we didnt spent much time in the hotel room. Went to Eastin Hotel for the convocation. Zzzz... Eastin Hotel is like in the middle of nowhere, coz there isnt any shopping complexes nearby, what more there isnt any shops nearby at all!!! Zzz... sucks man... stuck in the hotel for like 7 hours with nothing better to do than throwing tantrum. Lucky we managed to control our tempers coz its mum's day and we didnt want to ruin her mood. Buh... too nice la... =.=

So after the convo and dinner which ended like 10 something? We headed back to ParkRoyal and then... we got welcome fruit platter waiting for us in the room, and also bittersweet chocolates for supper. zzz... purposely make me fat one... haih... but damn good service lor... love it. And they change towels and such everyday... like duh... which hotel wouldnt? But then, we have bath robes!!! Wheee... i so so love bath robes... didnt take a picture with it though... coz it looks too... erm... no comment... =_=


My hotel room shared with my brother... the bed super big la wei... i think its a twin size bed... or maybe a queen size... can fit 2 people ler... so means one room can fit 4 people lor... if i have a bed that big... i will buy more toys la... then half the bed will be full of them again... haha... but then... waste more moeny again... haih... the room si beh big la... like 6 times the size of my bedroom... or is it 8? omg... o.O


My parents' room. Ignore the man... thats my dad... lol... just look at the bed... its suppose to be king size... but i think its super king size le... its like a king size bed plus half a twin size bed again... zzz... i dont know la why they use such big beds? So that we dont drop off the beds is it? Huhu... and the beds are soooooo high some more. If i sit on it, my legs are floating one feet off the ground... means im short? THE BED IS FREAKING HIGH LA... zzz


The toilet and bathroom. Yes... its all glass!!! Thats the downside of the hotel room. The only thing i complain about this place is that you cant do your small or big business without any privacy lorr... wanna pee also people can see ler... very ridiculous la... everytime i wanna take a shower or take a poo, i have to ask my brother to watch tv or play his psp and have to close the connecting door to my parents room. ZZZ... why make life so difficult one? haih... but then... for those couples on honeymoon... enjoy lor... ^^


I super super love the full length mirror that they have in the rooms. There is one near the main door and one near the window... wheee... i super love them coz i can take photos of myself in the mirror le... wakakaka... dont tell me i look short... zzz... if fat ok la... oh ya, one thing i notice about myself... i dont have a big butt!!! haha


Random shot... my brother's shoes are so big!!! Either size 11, 12 or 13... zzz... and mine is like 7? Gah... monstrous feet.


The fruit plate that we got upon arriving back into the hotel. Got chocolates some more le... but kena makan already... haih...


This is our floor's lobby. Nice or not? Coz there is only 3 floors under Orchid Club, so... we can have a lobby for guests staying at the hotel lor... privacy is damn important la...


The indoor garden that is only accessible by the 3 floors. Damn nice ler... can go for a morning indoor walk around the hotel... hahaha...


Orchid Club lounge. Damn big lor... and the seats are all soft soft again... and big big again... and can watch tv again... thats where we always eat our breakfast in the morning lor... what more they gave us free high tea and mocktails and such, but my family dont drink... so wasted la... haha... or if i drink arr... i think baby will scold me liao... zzz... but i gotta say... the food was great... and i love the cereals!!! PILLOW PUFFS AND MIXED NUTS AND GRAINS WITH COLD COLD MILK AND LOTS OF STRAWBERRIES AND APRICOTS!!! OMG OMG...


The view from the glass door towards the balcony outside. If seen properly... can see the mountain... or hill at the back there lo, silhouetted by the morning mist. Haha... KL has been raining like every evening when im there? zzz... wet holiday... through this door, the view is spectacular... and also the air is fresher... coz its high rise lo... quite high rise... haha... then got pool and gym on that floor some more... but the lack of time and me not knowing how to swim really wasted a lot of the benefits there le... haih

I wanna go back to KL!!! If i had one million bucks arr, i think i would stay in KL for a month and enjoy till i drop... and also... become an obese... ><

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But now... its back to serious studying la... I didnt know i am going to have my Energy Motion test the week after my break... zzzz... last minute studying now... and i have EM1 homework, which comprise of almost or maybe already 100 questions do be done and handed in next Tuesday (done it this morning already, phew), Mechanics of Structure lab reports which is due on the 25th April (finished one, dunno about the other), AUTOCAD drawing (done), Energy Motion tutorials, Mechanics of Structures tutorial, Professional Engineering Report to be handed in on the 28th of April (i think... havent touched it yet, ouch!!!), Mechanics of structure test coming up next Thursday... and what else hor? Dunno already... too busy... rushing through everything now... haih

Pardon my Malaysian slang in my posts these days... feel so lazy to blog in proper English. tututut...

In Berberboo's mind: Should i or shouldnt i? I hate this... zzzz